--- In [email protected], "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], Roy Charles <dunamite_1@> wrote:
> >
> > I suggest watching the text scroll by throughout the boot process.
>
> I think he *did* watch the text scroll, even if he didn't quote it all
> verbatim. MEPIS7 prints the "verbose mode" keystroke (CTRL-ALT-F1)
> prominently on the splash screen.
>
> > Installing any Linux distro on a laptop is an iffy proposition
> because they usually have lots of proprietary hardware and there may
> or may not be any Linux support. Dell now sells laptops and desktop
> systems with Ubuntu pre-installed, so they likely have support
> available online. Whether they have old drivers is another question.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: james_jolin <james_jolin@>
>
> >
>
> >
> Betcha its stumbling on a missing or incompatible/generic driver.
> Lucky for you, ndiswrapper is included in MEPIS7, now all you need is
> a Windows *.inf for that wifi card. Got the driver CD for it?
>
> google "howto use ndiswrapper" + (your linksys card name) to track
> down details. There might even be a faq/howto in this group's files
> section?
>
Ok, I will answer some of the questions. Yes I did watch the verbose
mode (ctrl+alt+f1. And the live cd does stall at the pcmcia and
linksys wireless card. If I take the wireless card out of the slot
the live cd will complete. I did not try to install without the
wireless card because I ran into a problem with gparted. It did not
seem to want to pick up on my free space.
I do have the cd for the linksys card and I did download some info
from Mepis.org about undetected wirless cards and Using nidiswapper.
Now I will have to figure out this thing about gparted. Any help
there would be appreciated.
Jim
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