I've got a 2005 Packard Bell EasyNote R9260 (laptop)
Intel Celeron 2ghz processor
1024ram
160GB HDD
Nividia Geforce Go 6200 Graphics card (512 designated ram)
Realtek sound card (don't know the spec's)
various network cards
I've installed the live CD for Kubuntu 8.04 Hardy and it's not half bad, but yes there are some really irritating issues. I did verify the download and once the CD was in the drive and I started up the PC I did a CD check and all checked out fine. I played around with the "demo" and then did a full instillation and after things were not working so good I reinstalled it, but I still have the same problems maybe some one could give some advice.
1) on some applications there are no help files (even though there is a help button) and once on the main help it also says that some files are missing? is this because it's a CD version?
2)My "Run Command" doesn't seem to work all the time and certain things aren't found eg. "sudo apt-get install python-vte" (I've even tried it in the terminal window)It says it was not found.
I need this for the menu option - Inspect, on my vodacom 3G HSDPA USB card this brings me to the next problem.
3) the Vodacom card is working other than the this mentioned above, it picks up the card, it has installed the connection settings for internet from the card. I even sent a sms to check and all is good. (this is my only internet connection) but for some reason nothing on Kubuntu can access the net, not the browser (Konqueror) or any other program, so I can't update a thing or install additional applications like WINE. I've tried to create a new connection manually but I don't have that option for some odd reason. I tried this from the command line as well as in the terminal window: sudo pppconfig But nothing happens
4) Kubuntu picks up my Nvidia GeForce 6200 graphics card but if I select to use it the screen starts doing disco strobe lights in all the colors of the rainbow, then I have to reinstall Kubuntu on safe graphics mode again to get it working again, is this a driver issue?
5) so with all this said I've decided to try the DVD versions of the distro(Kubuntu 8.04) to see if it will work on my PC; is this the right thing to do, does the DVD version just come with more application / do the come with more drivers / will it detect hardware better?
I look forward to the comments!
Thanks,
SKay
Intel Celeron 2ghz processor
1024ram
160GB HDD
Nividia Geforce Go 6200 Graphics card (512 designated ram)
Realtek sound card (don't know the spec's)
various network cards
I've installed the live CD for Kubuntu 8.04 Hardy and it's not half bad, but yes there are some really irritating issues. I did verify the download and once the CD was in the drive and I started up the PC I did a CD check and all checked out fine. I played around with the "demo" and then did a full instillation and after things were not working so good I reinstalled it, but I still have the same problems maybe some one could give some advice.
1) on some applications there are no help files (even though there is a help button) and once on the main help it also says that some files are missing? is this because it's a CD version?
2)My "Run Command" doesn't seem to work all the time and certain things aren't found eg. "sudo apt-get install python-vte" (I've even tried it in the terminal window)It says it was not found.
I need this for the menu option - Inspect, on my vodacom 3G HSDPA USB card this brings me to the next problem.
3) the Vodacom card is working other than the this mentioned above, it picks up the card, it has installed the connection settings for internet from the card. I even sent a sms to check and all is good. (this is my only internet connection) but for some reason nothing on Kubuntu can access the net, not the browser (Konqueror) or any other program, so I can't update a thing or install additional applications like WINE. I've tried to create a new connection manually but I don't have that option for some odd reason. I tried this from the command line as well as in the terminal window: sudo pppconfig But nothing happens
4) Kubuntu picks up my Nvidia GeForce 6200 graphics card but if I select to use it the screen starts doing disco strobe lights in all the colors of the rainbow, then I have to reinstall Kubuntu on safe graphics mode again to get it working again, is this a driver issue?
5) so with all this said I've decided to try the DVD versions of the distro(Kubuntu 8.04) to see if it will work on my PC; is this the right thing to do, does the DVD version just come with more application / do the come with more drivers / will it detect hardware better?
I look forward to the comments!
Thanks,
SKay
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