<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Thanks Barry</span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Barry Von Ahsen <barry@vonahsen.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug@cialug.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, October 17, 2011 9:30 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Cialug] ubuntu 11.11 install hangs<br></font><br>
is there anything knoppix provides that the ubuntu live cd doesn't?<br><br><br>-barry<br><br><br>On 10/17/2011 06:30 PM, Ralph Kessel wrote:<br>> Happy sorta solution. Installed Ubuntu 10.04 which is an LTS (long time support ) edition. It's working like a champ. The boys at Ubuntu suggest that my NVIDIA graphics card is the problem with 11.xx installations. On second thought they may be right. No more upgrades for me until my NVIDIA graphics card is supported. I'm definitely bummed by this. It's crazy to by a new box that is successfully supported by Windows.<br>><br>><br>> I still would like to now about a 64 bit cd/dvd only linux distro based on Knopix. Knopix is not supported by anymore and the only other distro is in French. Your help would be appreciated.<br>><br>> Thanks,<br>> Ralph Kessel<br>><br>><br>><br>> ________________________________<br>> From:
Matthew Nuzum<<a ymailto="mailto:newz@bearfruit.org" href="mailto:newz@bearfruit.org">newz@bearfruit.org</a>><br>> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group<<a ymailto="mailto:cialug@cialug.org" href="mailto:cialug@cialug.org">cialug@cialug.org</a>><br>> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 4:28 PM<br>> Subject: Re: [Cialug] ubuntu 11.11 install hangs<br>><br>><br>> On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Ralph Kessel<<a ymailto="mailto:ralphkessel75@yahoo.com" href="mailto:ralphkessel75@yahoo.com">ralphkessel75@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> thanks i guess I'll have to go for a clean install. BTW i'm looking for a desktop linux for my new windows based laptop. I don't wish to wipe out windows which my wife uses. And I could use my linux over the top. Thanks.<br>>><br>>><br>><br>> Seriously heck out Wubi, it installs Ubuntu from within Windows. It's safe, it doesn't mess with partitions or the master boot
record (it simply adds an item to Windows' own boot manager). It won't give you the absolute best i/o performance but for desktop applications you're unlikely to notice. http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/windows-installer<br>><br>><br>> Ralph<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> ________________________________<br>>> From: Matthew Nuzum<<a ymailto="mailto:newz@bearfruit.org" href="mailto:newz@bearfruit.org">newz@bearfruit.org</a>><br>>> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group<<a ymailto="mailto:cialug@cialug.org" href="mailto:cialug@cialug.org">cialug@cialug.org</a>><br>>> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 3:48 PM<br>>> Subject: Re: [Cialug] ubuntu 11.11 install hangs<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> I don't know for sure why that would happen. I myself had a problem upgrading but everything was fine when I did a clean install. (my installation completed but when trying to
login with the standard desktop (not Unity 2d) it funny things would happen)<br>>><br>>><br>>> There is an alternate installer. It's not as pretty but it works good, it's the same one used for the servers. You can find it here if you want to give it a shot: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/alternative-download#alternate<br>>><br>>><br>>> On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Ralph Kessel<<a ymailto="mailto:ralphkessel75@yahoo.com" href="mailto:ralphkessel75@yahoo.com">ralphkessel75@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>> Trying to reinstall ubuntu 11.11 for second time. Using feature of installing ubuntu 11.11 over ubuntu 11.11. Goes through all of the steps but hangs when completing installation with last message : Asking all remaining processes to terminate. This has been going on for at least an hour. I hesitate to stop the process. I have my system backed up. But I don't wish to a destructive
reinstall. Any suggestions?<br>>>><br>>>> Ralph Kessel<br>>>><br>>>> _______________________________________________<br>>>> Cialug mailing list<br>>>> <a ymailto="mailto:Cialug@cialug.org" href="mailto:Cialug@cialug.org">Cialug@cialug.org</a><br>>>> http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug<br>>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> --<br>>> Matthew Nuzum<br>>> newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin and twitter<br>>><br>>><br>>> ♫ You're never fully dressed without a smile! ♫<br>>><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> Cialug mailing list<br>>> <a ymailto="mailto:Cialug@cialug.org" href="mailto:Cialug@cialug.org">Cialug@cialug.org</a><br>>> <a href="http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug"
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