Just wanted to echo everyone else in saying welcome to the group Richard, nice to have you aboard. I'm sure we will be able to help with most problems you might have transferring to Linux. Your problem with installing Ubuntu and Mint is a strange one but as both distributions are based on Debian, I wonder if it's something you would get with all Debian-based distros. I've heard similar stories with some hardware in the past.<br>
<br>Hopefully the new Ubuntu release might help you out with more hardware support. It would seem to be some problem with the motherboard and the hard disk controllers not being supported to me but I'm not a hardware guru, that's just a hunch. You could try the alternative installer CD or even the 64 bit versions of Ubuntu. The alternative install is aimed at people with these sorts of hardware problems I think.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate">http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate</a><br><br>Let us know how you get on and I'm sure we can get it working somehow. Best of luck!<br>
<br>Dan<br>-------------------------<br><a href="http://linuxoutlaws.com">linuxoutlaws.com</a><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Ben Arnold <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:iamseawolf@gmail.com">iamseawolf@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">>> On Sunday 26 Apr 2009, Richard Naylor wrote:<br>
>> > Hi Chester LUG<br>
>> > I have just started using Linux and feel I really could do with joining a<br>
>> > User Group, I want to get to grips with this system and know I will need<br>
>> > pointing in the right direction at this time.<br>
<br>
</div><div class="im">>> > My main<br>
>> > needs apart from exploring Linux are for digital photography, music,<br>
>> > podcasts (I have an iPod) and internet and email etc<br>
<br>
</div>Welcome Richard! Thanks for joining.<br>
<br>
There's a good lot of tutorials out there, varying in quality and<br>
quantity it has to be said, but generally GIYF!<br>
I think our members have experience in various areas and to various<br>
levels, we've a couple with audio/video interests so they should just<br>
about cobble some sense together (:<br>
<br>
It's a shame you can't make Thursdays but paths may cross at some point!<br>
<br>
<br>
2009/4/27 Paul Williams <<a href="mailto:wilp4a@hotmail.co.uk">wilp4a@hotmail.co.uk</a>>:<br>
<div class="im">> Not sure if this is any use to you, but the latest version of Ubuntu came<br>
> out last week. Just download and burn the ISO to disc in the normal way. I<br>
> hear that they've added more hardware compatability and this might (big<br>
> might here!) solve your issues.<br>
><br>
> I use ubuntu and find that more stuff works with each new version.<br>
<br>
</div>Further to Paul's point, have you tried other non-Deb/Ubu-ish distros?<br>
Just caught my eye that Suse was okay and I've never had hardware<br>
troubles with Fedora though my setup is far from esoteric!<br>
<br>
<br>
Ben<br>
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