salvage-this
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Well I finally got the driver working for the 6950 so I think I'll leave my system running how it is. Once the 11.04 boot CD gets figured out I might throw it on my laptop to see if I like it.
Ubuntu 11.04
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lucasbytegenius
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DMGrier
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I never use CDs anymore. So 1990's
True but cd/dvd rw are cheaper and I still use them cause if I plan on sticking with a release like I will with 11.04 I buy the disc from Ubuntu cause the profit goes to future developement and not to mention it is still dirt cheap.
lucasbytegenius
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In the long term, if you're an end user and not a CD distributer, the flash drive is cheaper. CDs have a limited number of writes to them, while a flash drive can be erased and reused many times with no problems. They're faster, they're smaller, and they don't get scratched up and unreadable
DMGrier
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Well if you scroll down a little more you will se a scroll down bar where you can select US Dollars and I just buy the 5 pack cause honestly is it under $8 which coming from paying the prices of a Windows disc I dont complain.
lucasbytegenius
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Had no trouble installing using the Wubi utility on my Windows 7 desktop in sig
Soon I'll whip up a nice partition plan and install it on its own partition.
Well, the CD I burned off the wife's laptop at least boots into Ubuntu... it's freaking out over my wireless card, I see, and the "Try it now" function kind of locks up... no menu, though I can access the Settings from the power button on the upper right.
I guess I will have to hit the wired LAN later and try installing on my spare partitions.
Right now, though, it is past my bedtime.
I guess I will have to hit the wired LAN later and try installing on my spare partitions.
Right now, though, it is past my bedtime.
mrjack
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Tried to upgrade to 11.04 from 10.10 on my netbook (Samsung NF210) today. It always grinds to a halt at the loading screen. Same thing when I try to do a fresh install. I'm going to have to install Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Remix again, at least that version works on my netbook. 11.04 does work on my other desktop.
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Perkomate
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yeah, i'm having some serious trouble installing off of a USB. I've got the same processor as you, the 1.6ghz Atom, but only 1 gig of RAM. Damn school cheaped out on them big time. I'm told that the troubles arise from not having enough memory to complete the installation, which sucks.
Motoxrdude
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I would try doing the alternative installation. It installs from a command line instead of a user interface. That being said I didn't have a problem with the normal installer on a 512mb computer.
DMGrier
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You should be able to install the OS on 256 MB of memory preferably 512 MB though. There is something going on with the install process with this release cause it seems like a lot of people are having problems.
Try it with a external disc drive and if you don't want to shell out the cash on the external disc drive then find a store with a return policy go out get the disc drive and install your OS and then return the disc drive.