The latest - my modified xorg.conf file seemed to be the cause of the problem. >From the command line I removed it and I now have the desktop, but get this - no keyboard or mouse. Trying USBs. Simono On Sun, 2010-10-10 at 15:33 +0100, Simon O'Riordan wrote: > If NBR is NBG, I'll probably dig out my Fedora 13 disk and go with that. > Bloody shambles. > Simono > On Sun, 2010-10-10 at 15:16 +0100, Simon O'Riordan wrote: > > I am now(at the 3rd attempt because the servers aren't up to it), slowly > > downloading Netbook edition for a clean install. > > Maybe it will work. Maybe it won't. This is going to be an all-nighter, > > and I may have to revert. > > Fortunately I backed up the good stuff already. > > Simono > > On Sun, 2010-10-10 at 14:59 +0100, Simon O'Riordan wrote: > > > Wunderbar! I have ABSOLUTELY NO DESKTOP WHATSOEVER. 10.10 is a console! > > > On Sun, 2010-10-10 at 12:49 +0000, Bryn Jones wrote: > > > > On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Simon O'Riordan > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > My wireless was KO'd at about 45% download. > > > > > After switching to wire, and recommencing about 5 times as it kept > > > > > aborting, I have reached the end of download and am now installing. > > > > > Fingers crossed! > > > > > Simono > > > > > On Sun, 2010-10-10 at 13:12 +0100, Dan Dart wrote: > > > > >> Don't forget the ten seconds! > > > > >> > > > > > > > > Hmmm > > > > > > > > Ran update-manager -d and was greeted by 'Welcome to the Ubuntu > > > > 'Maverick Meerkat' development release' > > > > > > > > Maybe later..... > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 > > > > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > > > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 > > > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue > > > > > > > > -- > > Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 > > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue > > > > -- > Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
-- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
