2008/6/11 Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > "Robin Laing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> I hope XP dies and then more people will move to Linux. At least I hope >> so. :) > > I would dearly love to move completely to Linux, but until things like USB > wireless adapters are sorted, then I'm afraid no. It took me over three > hours yesterday trying to get Kubuntu 8.04 to recognise my wireless adapter > and I failed - so I just gave up I'm afraid, and will carry on with Vista > until it gets MUCH easier! >
Which wireless adaptor? For a while the lack of support for a particular Edimax USB wireless adaptor was one of the top Ubuntu bugs. My neighbor had this particular adaptor, and now Kubuntu 8.04 (which powers both our computers) runs it just fine. The 8.04 betas did not. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
