[VFOVkZBj]

Probably should split this off but what is the error?

[Kokomoxcv]

Probably should split this off but what is the error?

its an IO error. Says that it stopped the installation, and that it is eiather the CD ROM, CD Image, HD, or the CPU is too hot. I shut it down for awhile, and will try again before i look more towards reburning the CD image. it is a few years old, and maybe the HD needds to be replaced. I am completely unsure right now.

Until then the desktop is mothballed.

[bataovady]

That is usually a faulty CD image or a faulty ROM drive. Boot the disk on another computer and use the check disk for defects option. If it fails on another computer then you know you made a coaster. If it checks OK then likely you've got a faulty CD-ROM drive in that old unit.

[ladleliDypenue]

I moved this off to tech talk.

[jyhugikuhih]

That is usually a faulty CD image or a faulty ROM drive. Boot the disk on another computer and use the check disk for defects option. If it fails on another computer then you know you made a coaster. If it checks OK then likely you've got a faulty CD-ROM drive in that old unit.

two questions:

can i boot from a flash?

can you use an external cdrom to boot from?

[Kghyutgykim]

Booting from a flash drive takes some prep from an existing install. I think you can do it from a LiveCD but I wouldn't bet on it. Also the system has to have a modern enough bios to support booting. You said this was a Win 2000 system. Hardware for a 10 year old OS isn't going to support that.

Same answer as above. You can boot but only if the BIOS will let you.

[Ygd2qr8k]

Booting from a flash drive takes some prep from an existing install. I think you can do it from a LiveCD but I wouldn't bet on it. Also the system has to have a modern enough bios to support booting. You said this was a Win 2000 system. Hardware for a 10 year old OS isn't going to support that.

Same answer as above. You can boot but only if the BIOS will let you.

oh, that computer was shelved. this one is the desktop system in my house. it is about 4 years old, give or take. my kids used it, and you can only imagine how well windows was functioning.

[55Beaphable]

Burn it on the slowest speed if the media check fails.

[Zpxbawtz]

Burn it on the slowest speed if the media check fails.

The media check failed. We had 1 bad file. I reburned an image on my lunch break, and it checked to be "OK" when i tested it on my laptop.

i will try to reimage the HD at home after work and will post results.

[Smabeabumjess]

ok, the image took and is running quite well.

i cannot get on the internet right now. I am very unversed in how to execute commands in Linux, so cannot install the drivers for my Linksys USB Wireless device.

I presume that my NIC works ok, so i am just going to buy a 25' ethernet cable and hardwire it. If that works, and i ever feel like figuring out how to run the commands, i will install my wireless dongle again (or buy one that is more linux friendly).

i love the OS. i reclaimed 25gb of HD space by removing windows and that stupid partition that dell set up. Plus the 15gb of space free now that i am not having to carry all the 3rd party apps to do what Ubuntu can already do.

as long as i get it online, i will likely be very happy with the OS.

[VipInoLo]

What model is your linksys? If you can get a wired connection there are some updates that download right off the bat that can enable wireless functions by downloading proprietary drivers.

What version of Ubuntu did you download?

[wowwieholmes]

What model is your linksys? If you can get a wired connection there are some updates that download right off the bat that can enable wireless functions by downloading proprietary drivers.

What version of Ubuntu did you download?

I looked it up and it seems like i am going to have to install a wrapper, and then manually run the setup.exe after that.

i just need to get familiar with how the directories are set up and how the commands are run in the various applications within the OS. I am starting from scratch, with DOS about 20 years in my rearview. I think i will get the hang of it once i get it online and can look up some tutorials.

The Ubuntu version is 9.10

So, if i plug in a broadband connection via ethernet, it will connect? The drivers are set up for the NIC already?

Do i have to configure the connection, or is there some sort of wizard that will walk me through it?

[Erossycuc]

I have that really long cable you gave me. Let me know if you need it.

[zlopikanikanz]

I looked it up and it seems like i am going to have to install a wrapper, and then manually run the setup.exe after that.

i just need to get familiar with how the directories are set up and how the commands are run in the various applications within the OS. I am starting from scratch, with DOS about 20 years in my rearview. I think i will get the hang of it once i get it online and can look up some tutorials.

The Ubuntu version is 9.10

So, if i plug in a broadband connection via ethernet, it will connect? The drivers are set up for the NIC already?

Do i have to configure the connection, or is there some sort of wizard that will walk me through it?

Unless you have some exotic NIC card that failed to load drivers then it will be setup default for DCHP. So long as your using that on your router, and only someone who's a tech or geek running a server is going to change that you'll connect just fine.

Again I ask: what model linksys card do you have?

[Britiobby]

Unless you have some exotic NIC card that failed to load drivers then it will be setup default for DCHP. So long as your using that on your router, and only someone who's a tech or geek running a server is going to change that you'll connect just fine.

Again I ask: what model linksys card do you have?

Sorry.

linksys wusb54g v4

[RogerButton33]

when i go in and look at the connections, i see that the wired connection already shows a device listed in there (stating it has never been used, which is correct, although it probably references its usage in Ubuntu only).

The computer is only about 5 years old, bought new from Dell.

[LymnInvinny]

I would input your wifi security info, tell it to autoconnect & reboot.

I've rarely found a wi-fi device that doesn't just work under ubuntu.

[Ebjjrxrd]

After you get connected you should start terminal and do this

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

That will fetch and install any updates that are current on the system. Ubuntu will do that anyway on it's own but this will force it so that your current ASAP.

Then I would look here for some needed tweaks:
http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/a...ng-ubuntu-910/

[ñàéäèíã]

I would input your wifi security info, tell it to autoconnect & reboot.

I've rarely found a wi-fi device that doesn't just work under ubuntu.

Everything I'm reading is that card should work. I would unplug it and replug it up and see if it gets detected. Rebooting with it plugged in should help. The updates should help as new drivers get downloaded as part of the first updates.

[casinobonuswer]

Everything I'm reading is that card should work. I would unplug it and replug it up and see if it gets detected. Rebooting with it plugged in should help. The updates should help as new drivers get downloaded as part of the first updates.

i will plug it back in and reboot.

when it is plugged in, the light on the device blinks, so i know it is getting power and it is doing something (i presume interacting with the router).