The alternative installer CD has a text based install but it's just as easy as the main one. It leads you through prompting for information the same, it just does it in a text screen rather than a GUI. If you can use the normal installer you'll be able to use the alternative without a problem one I reckon. Might be worth a go. If it's a HDD driver problem I'm not sure it'll help. The text based installer is great for machines with graphics card issues. Once installed, some things work that wouldn't work on the LiveCD, it's strange but often does the trick.<br>
<br>Good luck with it, I hope you get it working. If you get stuck or have any questions just let us know and we'll try to help :)<br><br>Dan<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Paul Williams <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wilp4a@hotmail.co.uk">wilp4a@hotmail.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Good luck. Hopefully see you in a few months at a LUG meet when your course finishes.<br><br><hr>Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:50:43 +0100<br>From: <a href="mailto:uncledikki@googlemail.com" target="_blank">uncledikki@googlemail.com</a><div class="im">
<br>To: <a href="mailto:chester@mailman.lug.org.uk" target="_blank">chester@mailman.lug.org.uk</a><br></div><div class="im">Subject: Re: [Chester LUG] Chester LUG new user<br><br></div><div><div></div><div class="h5">Hi All<br>
Thanks for your response to my email, the advice is very helpful and I am going to to pursue a number of lines now. I am down loading Ubuntu 9.4 and will also down load the 64 bit version. I read today on the Ubuntu Hard Ware compatibility site that ASUS P5QL PRO mother boards do seem to have a HD driver problem but that there may be ways round it. So if not too technical I could have a go. As for installing from the command line That might be a step too far until I can learn more about how to do it or if it comes with a idiot guide.<br>
Will keep you informed of my progress as I make any!<br>Thanks again<br><font size="4"><font face="comic sans ms,sans-serif">Richard</font></font><br><br><div>2009/4/27 Dan Lynch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:biglynchy@gmail.com" target="_blank">biglynchy@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote style="padding-left: 1ex;">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" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">linuxoutlaws.com</a><div><div></div><div><br><br><br><br><div>On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Ben Arnold <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:iamseawolf@gmail.com" target="_blank">iamseawolf@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="padding-left: 1ex;"><div>>> 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>>> > 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" target="_blank">wilp4a@hotmail.co.uk</a>>:<br>
<div>> 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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