[Chester LUG] Chester LUG new user

[Richard Naylor]

Hi Chester LUG
I have just started using Linux and feel I really could do with joining a
User Group, I want to get to grips with this system and know I will need
pointing in the right direction at this time. Unfortunately although I would
very much like to meet you I am not able to attend your Thursday meeting as
I am learning Italian on these nights until June.

A little history, I have used Windows for some time, though I was a
reluctant convert from Atari and before that Commodor. Now I want to break
free from Micro Soft and support the free software community and experiment
a little. We still have a Windows system which my wife uses mostly. My main
needs apart from exploring Linux are for digital photography, music,
podcasts (I have an iPod) and internet and email etc

I have managed to install Opensuse 11.1 on a Computer I have rebuilt with
mostly new components, but this was not my first choice distro! I wanted
either or both Linux Mint or Ubuntu but have not been able to install even
though both work from a live disk. The installation seems to stall at step 4
formating the hard drive. I just get the busy cursor and thats it, I have
left the machine running for hours with this but only once after an over
night run did I get to step 5 and then that stalled with the same symptoms.
I've tried  it on a new drive which I partisioned using Ubuntu's
partisioning app from the live DVD, on a drive with Suse and on another new
drive. I've tried manual as well as the other options.

So after many attempts I am baffled, particularly as Suse installed with no
problems what so ever and very quickly.

Over view of system:

   - I have rebuilt the computer from components purchased at Ebuyer
   - ASUS P5QL PRO iP43 Socket 775 mother board
   - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2220 2.4GHz (800MHz) Socket 775
   - Tempory Graphics Card PCI (not PCI express) NVidia Riva TNT Model
   64?pro
   - Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 RAM
   - Maxtor 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm  OEM
   - WCD serial SATA 500GB
   - VNew 550wat power supply (the orininal was to small)
   - Fujitsu Siemens Scaleoview L19W-2SA 19" Wide screen Monitor
   - Creative Inspire T6100 5.1 Speakers

Original Case from Eveshame with Samaung CD R RW, AND Samsung DVD ROM

I hope some will be able to piont me in the right direction as I really want
to get Mint or Ubuntu running.

Yours hopefully

Richard



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Richard Naylor
uncledikki at gmail.com
01244 317276
22 Long Lane
Hoole Village
Chester
CH2 2PD
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