you can try to ping the default gateway and dns first.
if all is fine, then try if u can ping any websites and see.

i am new to linux...
i am wondering....
lets say i use wubi install ubuntu on window xp using same hdd
is that anyway i boot my windows on ubuntu?
or access file my c: drive?

You need free space in same hdd in order install ubuntu. Ubuntu can read/write ntfs using ntfs 3g.

got no idea why ntfs 3g not working properly .. i unmount, mount didnt work at all

but automatix 2 ntfs 3g setting worked


btw anyone installed compiz fussion?

its quite nice interface there

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Added on August 12, 2007, 5:21 pmbtw i am using over 4gb allready ... should have allocated more hdd space

This post has been edited by jaya_pc87: Aug 12 2007, 05:21 PM

My ubuntu working great with ntfs. I install ntfs-3g and ntfs-config.

why would you need GCC 3... if you already have 4?

Lately, i wanted to connect to another networked PC running Windows XP using vncviewer. However, when i try executing vncviewer 192.168.0.114, i will be presented with "VNC connection failed: No configured security type is supported by 3.3 viewer". FYI, I have RealVNC installed on my Windows PC. After going through the settings for VNC server, i try disabling the Encryption option and it worked out well as i was able to establish a connection between my Ubuntu PC and my Windows PC. Therefore, I presumed that vncviewer doesn't support the configured encryption although i have set RealVNC to use only version 3.3 protocol. So, how can i rectify this problem without turning off encryption?

just use ubuntu for few days....super noob...
how can i install .tgz?
i extract them but how to install?
google around ......need to type something like > ./configure
> make
> make install
but where to type this ?


-super ultra noob

I assumed you are trying to compile and install an application from source as the source are normally packaged in tarballs.
What you need to do is press ALT+F2 and type in x-terminal-emulator. Press <Enter>. You will presented with a terminal window. There's where you are going to type the commands. Type cd <the location where the files are extracted> and followed on by the subsequent instructions as listed in the extracted ReadMe file.

recently, i installed ubuntu 7.04 on my fren's pc.my hands got itched and i installed the "restricted driver", ubuntu recommended driver for Nvidia geforce2 integrated graphic card.

now i cant even go to the splash screen.ubuntu will just hang during startup, so i assumed the driver is not compatible with the PC specs

how to solve?any way to disable restricted driver?

I already have ubuntu cd. Is it possible to install Ubuntu on same partition with my windows XP?

no you cannot do that. if you want to use linux inside windows xp, it is either vmware or colinux. but not sure whether ubuntu is supported

Some ppl use wubi, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubi_%28Ubuntu%29

just a suggestion: uninstall automatix
i've read articles on how it breaks ubuntu. google it and you will find a few

after done all updating for 1st time in ubuntu, my ubuntu cant boot. error loading nvidia driver kernel. recovery mode is full of command which i'm clueless about it.

what should i do? this happened after updating to ubuntu kernel 2.6.20.16

I use ubuntu via vmplayer transfering file to Win Vista very slow... the speed is like 500kb/s only..

how to solve man ?

I use normal Networking to transfer the file w.o 3rd party software.

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Added on August 17, 2007, 10:58 pmI use ubuntu via vmplayer transfering file to Win Vista very slow... the speed is like 500kb/s only..

how to solve man ?

I use normal Networking to transfer the file w.o 3rd party software.

This post has been edited by Suk: Aug 17 2007, 10:58 PM

Type sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg at the command prompt/terminal followed by pressing <Enter>. After doing that, you will be presented with a blue screen which you could reconfigure your xorg.conf to use vesa mode. After selecting vesa mode at the first prompt, keep pressing <Enter> till the configuration process finishes. Then, you will be presented with the terminal again. Type sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start and press <Enter>. Gnome desktop manager will load and the login screen would appear. Type in your username and password and login as normal. Download the latest nvidia driver from here to your desktop.

Then do the following:

1. Press ALT+F2 and type in x-terminal-emulator. Press <Enter>.
2. Type the following one at a time and followed by pressing <Enter> after each.
   
   CODE
   sudo apt-get install build-essential
   
   
   CODE
   sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-dev
   
   
   CODE
   sudo gedit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common
3. After executing the last step, gedit will open and set DISABLED_MODULES="nv" if you haven't. Save the file after you've done.
4. Reboot your pc.
5. When you are being presented with the login screen, press CTRL+ALT+F1.
6. At the terminal, type in sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop. Press <Enter>.
7. Type cd <the location where you place the downloaded nvidia drivers> (e.g. cd /home/test/Desktop/). Press <Enter>.
8. Then type in sudo sh ./<the nvidia driver file name>. Press <Enter>. Note that if you can't remember the file name precisely, you could always type the initial of the file name and press <Tab>.
9. After doing that, nvidia installer will walk you through the installation process.
10. When the installation finishes, you will be brought back to the terminal.
11. Type in sudo shutdown -r now to restart the computer and hope that X would load this time.

i followed your guide but stucked at step 8. no command found but can find the nvidia driver on desktop..

You need to locate where that driver you download. Go to that dir and use that command.

I was wondering how long does it take for the ubuntu to start up/boot. Mine quite long... around 1 - 2 mins.