2010/1/29 Suparna ಸುಪರ್ಣಾ <[email protected]>: > I have been using Ubuntu for a year now. And Open Office. I paid a bomb for > my laptop, saved on the OS. I have no problems with OO. For me the > philosophy of FOSS was enough to jump from Windows. > > BUT many of the hardware features do not work on my laptop. Please remember > that I do not know how to 'sudo', 'su' etc etc. The Ubuntu Forums have been > educative but it is not enough for people who do not want to get into the > tech part of FOSS.
You've not detailed your hardware for us to be of help. Please do. > 1. Am on Ubuntu 8.04. Am told that 9.10 will get all my hardware > functioning. I got my printer working with help from ITfC. How do I upgrade > to 9.10 without affecting those drivers? If you did install it once, you could probably do it once more in case the upgrade messes up the drivers. I've not used the 8.0x>>9,x upgrade option much to tell you conclusively if it does/does not affect drivers. I'd think it should work smoothly. > 2. Want to be able use the video facility on skype. Am not able to now. Will help if we know which cam brand. Most likely webcam is not installed. Look up http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/6463/1/ > 4. Want to connect my MP3 player, copy music etc...no luck! Again model please. Rhythmbox supports MP3 devices. Have you checked that? > 5. Downloading photographs, videos from my Nokia phone...don't know how! Try kmobiletools or wammu/gammu or bitpim. -- Mohan Sundaram _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
