Hi Richard This link may assist with the offline repository issue. I haven't read it thoroughly but it looks as though it may be of use.
Stu Bird On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 11:49 +0100, Richard Forth wrote: > Well guys i downloaded Ubuntu 7.04 Beta Desktop LiveCd for i386, and > playing with it is a live CD first impressions are not bad at all have > a couple of issues and comments i'd like to share / discuss and see > if anyone has any good tips for me on resolving the issues > > 1. Built in 3d / Graphical Effects > > GFX card - Club3D RADEON ATI x800 256Meg AGP > > - out of the box, enabling the "experimental" settings in Desktop > > Prereferences > Desktop Effects, the wobbly windows works fine, but > "desktops on a cube" does not seem to work. is this suppose to work > out of the box, or do i need Beryl / Compiz installation first? Do i > need a different GFX card? > > - 3d Screensavers blew my mind, espeically A Tunnel, Chess, and > SkyRocket was just fantastic, wow, very clever stuff. > > 2. Sound > > - Works right out of the box - using On-board sound > > 3. System Performance takes a hit if the graphical affects are > "enabled" not sure if this is a bug or the fact I am running a liveCD > not a proper installation from hard disk. so this may be nothing at > all > > 4. Wireless Lan > > Does not detect my Belkin 54g Wireless PCI Card, even though it shows > up in hardware manager as a belkin Network card it does not show up in > Network Tools as a configurable device > > TBH I would be happy to buy a *buntu compatible WIFI card rather than > faff about trying to get the Belkins working, but if anyone is willing > to help I will try, after all it will save me a a few quid if i can > get it working.... > > 5. And of course lastly all the other issues that come with not having > a network / internet connection, eg codecs, and players for my DivX, > Mp3, M4a, MOV, MPG and AVI files... > > After these issues are resolved, next task is to look for a Video > Edditing software to pull off / edit, footage from my camcorder, get > the printer working, and then I might consider installing it. > > Oh and yes, as you'll see thet signature says i am still green belt in > judo, i got my ass whooped on sunday, and failed the grading, and I am > very sore.... > > -- > ***** > Richard Forth > MCSE, MCSA:Messaging, ACP, Network+, A+ > > Black Belt (1st Dan): WTF Taekwondo > Green Belt (3rd Kyu); BJC Judo > Orange Belt (6th Kyu); Shukokai Karate > > ***** > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
