hey guys.. new ubuntu user here..
i installed ubuntu last night as i was getting pretty pissed with vista (bugs and some driver issues)

anyways after i installed the latest ubuntu 8.04 LTS my pc was fine the desktop everything was fine.. .
then i went to SYSTEM >> ADMINISTRATION >> HARDWARE DRIVERS and i installed what it told me to install.. after i installed the recommended display card driver.. and restarted the pc... my screen became pixelated and crappy.. with like some boxes in the middle and here and there... sort of like the screen became blur la.. so then i uninstalled the driver and restarted the pc.. .after that its all back to normal..

what happened?

EDIT: using NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

having problems installing my canon pixma ip1880 driver.... searched online but to no avail... tried many instructions online but still cant get it to print..

any ideas?

EDIT:
Its ok i found a solution.. so well, anyone here new to ubuntu and are also using any canon pixma 1800 series printers can use this guide

HOW TO GUIDE

but for ubuntu 8.04 users.. in step 4 under configure CUPS, you dont have to select 'USB Printer #1 with status readback for Canon IJ' under which device do you wanna use... just select which ever it recommends.. thats how it all worked for me..

This post has been edited by bluswhitehat: May 30 2008, 01:16 AM

what msn messenger client are you guys using???
im using aMSN quite frankly.. its shit la...
it takes so long to connect and it crashes sometimes too...