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Old 04-23-2008, 09:00 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Why does it take 3 or 4 minutes for Ubuntu to start, is it because i just installed and its making changes?
The first time it loads, it Profiles your hardware to allow for quicker boot-ups, but 3-4 minutes does seem a bit long. You mentioned your graphic drivers aren't installed, so that could be part of the problem. As far as reinstalling one, I cannot say for certain as I've only done it with Nvidia cards, but this link: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...ght=ati+driver should point you in the right direction. As mentioned, I can't personally vouch for it's accuracy, but eliot has a plethora of info with that stuff so you should be good.

Playing DVDs, MP3s, etc: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats
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