Bernard wrote:
Hi I have Ubuntu 5.1 on my machine on a dual boot with Windows.
I need some help getting it configured; the main thing is the ADSL modem,
also the USB 2.0 drivers and printer.
If anyone is in the Burwood area today and would like to help me I can re
pay with some beers or whatever else you think is fair.
Please email me first.
Cheers
Bernard
Bernard
I have been reading this thread with some interest and can recall what
is like starting off with Linux, talk about a steep leaning curve!
I would concur with nearly all the comments made by the other CLUG
members, however our individual experiences & attitudes can colour our
perceptions of the same event(s) eg. what does free mean?
If you are happy to just pay the money and plug things in and they will
work (well most of the time anyway) & and make the worlds richest men
richer by climbing on the whole version: 3a, 3b, 3.1, 98?, 2K, X?,
"student", "office", "professional" blah blah blah $$$$ treadmill then
forget Linux because it requires a bit of effort to get things sorted.
I guess it depends what you want out of your computer experience really.
I wasn't happy to do that and I enjoyed learning a bit of new stuff in
the process but it required a bit of reading and at times frustration.
PRINTER:
I am currently running (among others) Ubuntu 5.10 and have previously
had a Canon i550 printer running on this machine. I got zero support
from the Canon Support site getting it to run, but plenty form the
members of this list.
Needless to say I ficked it at the first opportunity in favour of a
better Linux supported printer (but it is still running on my elderly
mothers computer - she is using Ubuntu 5.10 also! - although at times
I'm not that sure she realises that??)
USB ADSL modem:
I understand that can be tricky, so I took the soft option: pluged it
into the network card and Ubuntu did the rest (so that can be very
straight forward, depending on the modem), but its not that had to configure
Any way long story short:
I'm a bit of a novice compared to most of the "gurus" on the list but I
am fairly familiar Ubuntu having set up several dual boot Windows/Ubuntu
machines now.
If I can help you with the basic stuff just let me know
Also this is a guide is really good, its a sort like a of cookbook of
fixes, you just copy and paste the "code" entries into a terminal window
and hit enter (bookmark it in Firefox browser for quick access):
http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu
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cheers................Dave G
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