K14.04 is the version that is giving me the trouble. I did not think 14.10 could be worse and expected some of the problems to be corrected already.
During the installation I had problems. I was stopped midterm with warnings that I would have packages to fix after the install was complete. When I restarted, I lost connection with the Internet. Instead of having the funny apple-like panels on the right border of one screen, I now have one on the right border of both screens. Nonetheless, the battery monitor menu seems to have gone, and system log off, restart, and shutdown are working again. Video drivers are set and 1000? x 700? which makes the on screen images too large for my 1920 x 1080 monitors, and the system refuses the two other video driver options, perhaps because they have to be downloaded and I don't have Net connection, I don't know. Start up procedures take forever, so with my smoking machine that used to burst from item to item, I have to wait about as long for a boot to finish as I did with my 25mhz starting computer after a large update. Repair features do not work, and my Motherboard no longer acknowledges my cd/dvd/usb drives, so I am unable to boot my Kubuntu 13.04 or 13.10 dvd/usb ISO's. Other than that, everything went perfectly. Can't figure out why I am stressed and depressed, can you?
Most of the time I don't mind working beta distributions; I get to learn a little more, and use of my computer is not as critical as it is for most people, however, I would love to go back to Kubuntu 13.10 if I could get a usb or dvd recognized by my motherboard. I am exhausted with the constant problems. Should my first repair be getting connected to the Internet, or trying to get the BIOS to recognize my cd/dvd/usb drives? If you know the solution to those problems, I sure would like the answers. I am about at the end of my rope. Thanks if you have any ideas!
During the installation I had problems. I was stopped midterm with warnings that I would have packages to fix after the install was complete. When I restarted, I lost connection with the Internet. Instead of having the funny apple-like panels on the right border of one screen, I now have one on the right border of both screens. Nonetheless, the battery monitor menu seems to have gone, and system log off, restart, and shutdown are working again. Video drivers are set and 1000? x 700? which makes the on screen images too large for my 1920 x 1080 monitors, and the system refuses the two other video driver options, perhaps because they have to be downloaded and I don't have Net connection, I don't know. Start up procedures take forever, so with my smoking machine that used to burst from item to item, I have to wait about as long for a boot to finish as I did with my 25mhz starting computer after a large update. Repair features do not work, and my Motherboard no longer acknowledges my cd/dvd/usb drives, so I am unable to boot my Kubuntu 13.04 or 13.10 dvd/usb ISO's. Other than that, everything went perfectly. Can't figure out why I am stressed and depressed, can you?
Most of the time I don't mind working beta distributions; I get to learn a little more, and use of my computer is not as critical as it is for most people, however, I would love to go back to Kubuntu 13.10 if I could get a usb or dvd recognized by my motherboard. I am exhausted with the constant problems. Should my first repair be getting connected to the Internet, or trying to get the BIOS to recognize my cd/dvd/usb drives? If you know the solution to those problems, I sure would like the answers. I am about at the end of my rope. Thanks if you have any ideas!
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