Luis de Bethencourt wrote: > On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Boris Djemrovski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hello. >> >> I am new to linux systems, and I am 'trying' to install Ubuntu Studio on >> my machine. I have done it few times already, but always did something >> > > If you are new to linux the easiest is to install ubuntu and then with > synaptic, the ubuntustudio metapackage. > > >> wrong so I have had to reinstall again. First few times, I installed >> drivers for my graphic card, and after that it didn't started Gnome GUI. >> First time, I didn't realized that it is because of false drivers (or >> something like that), so I did it again, and again... Finally, I >> installed it again, and didn't used that drivers, and everything was >> fine. But than, I realized that my other OS, winXP don't want to boot. >> It shows some weird error, like some 'hal.dll' is missing. Ok, thats >> fine, I thought, I will reinstall it again, change settings in Grub >> loader and thats it. Yep, but than I messed with some user privileges >> (huh..) and I don't know how, but now when login as normal user, I >> don't have rights to administer system, and when I try to act like admin >> (sudo, etc), it doesn't accept my password, like it was changed. Now, I >> plan to reinstall it again :) Sooo... >> (just to mention, I have 64 bit system, so we are talking here about >> ubuntu studio 64 bit) >> >> Few questions: >> 1. When installing, I got only option for install in text mode. Why is >> that? (other linux systems and 'clean' ubuntu first boot from cd, and >> than in GUI I can install) If this is just because, I don't blame it, I >> only ask if I am doing something wrong here. And why is that ISO called >> 'alternate install CD'? Why 'alternate', and why 'CD' when it has more >> than 800 MB size? >> > > Alternate is the code name for text mode install. Other distros, like > Ubuntu, have graphic install because they want to be easy for new > users and they want to be a live cd too, making a live cd of ubuntu > studio makes no sense, as the apps are fast hardware demanding. > > >> 2. I always do partitioning manually, so I am wandering what is >> difference between ext3-2, raiserfs? >> > > Too technical yet, I would have to go into file system theory, > journaling and how the data is actually stored in your phisical drive. > That's stuff a new user shouldn't worry about, just use ext3, which is > ext2 with some improvements. reiserfs is a different thing, but most > people recommend ext3, anyway, you won't notice the difference unless > you are a big system admin. > > >> 3. Next, when installing, on few points my installation stops and shows >> only 'please wait'. In this moments, nor my HD is 'working', nor DVD >> reader. It longs between 5 and 30 minutes (yes, exactly). This is really >> painful. Why is that? >> > > I don't know about this... maybe it likes the suspense. > > >> 4. And, finally, about driver I need. This is graphic card ATI Radeon HD >> 2600 PRO. When I first time boot UbuntuS, it shows me some window about >> downloading and installing suggested driver, but it always said that >> this is 'restricted'. What should I do? >> > > Restricted means that the driver that is going to be installed isn't > open source, and it's going to "taint" your kernel. Go with this one > as it performs much better, it even performs better than the windows > driver (says slashdot today). This should do all for you > automatically, no need for manual diver installation that you > mentioned before. Manual installation of drivers and apps... well, you > left that behind in windows. Apt/Synaptic is your friend. > > >> Thanks a lot. >> > > No problem. > > Luis > > PD: In soviet russia ubuntu studio installs you. > > >> Boris >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users >> >> > > > > Thanks for quick reply guys. About the driver... problem is, that I USED this automatic recommended driver installation, but than GUI crashes on boot. It shows something about /etc/x11/xorg.conf, and it don't find appropriate 'display', or something, I don't remember right now. So, I tried to run system without installing this, but I really need it for better performance. Any advices? I will try to install Ubuntu, maybe there this will not happen.
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