Getting back to the new ubuntu
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They still haven't fixed the wireless drivers. Got to download the linuxwireless version. blah :thumbsdown:
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." Mark Twain
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They still haven't fixed the wireless drivers. Got to download the linuxwireless version. blah :thumbsdown:
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." Mark Twain
well... not that i'm defending ubuntu (i actually rather dislike what it has become) but i think the problem is the wireless card manufacturers don't make the reqd info available to the linux people to write the drivers ... blaming linux for that is silly
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
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well... not that i'm defending ubuntu (i actually rather dislike what it has become) but i think the problem is the wireless card manufacturers don't make the reqd info available to the linux people to write the drivers ... blaming linux for that is silly
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
I agree. You can't blame Linux for that, but it makes Linux not nearly as attractive for use on laptops, especially because the wireless drivers that *do* exist are written for specific NIC chip sets.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
I agree. You can't blame Linux for that, but it makes Linux not nearly as attractive for use on laptops, especially because the wireless drivers that *do* exist are written for specific NIC chip sets.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997agreed ... in the big picture people don't care *why* it doesn't work ... just that it doesn't personally i have had no problems in this dept whatsoever ... in fact i have a laptop that cannot run the wireless under windows but can under linux ... weird i know and i was shocked that windows couldn't see it but it can happen i guess afaik it must be either a *very* new chipset or something *very* obscure for linux not to work with it
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
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well... not that i'm defending ubuntu (i actually rather dislike what it has become) but i think the problem is the wireless card manufacturers don't make the reqd info available to the linux people to write the drivers ... blaming linux for that is silly
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
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agreed ... in the big picture people don't care *why* it doesn't work ... just that it doesn't personally i have had no problems in this dept whatsoever ... in fact i have a laptop that cannot run the wireless under windows but can under linux ... weird i know and i was shocked that windows couldn't see it but it can happen i guess afaik it must be either a *very* new chipset or something *very* obscure for linux not to work with it
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
Many times,
new == obscureevaluates totrue. :)".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
They still haven't fixed the wireless drivers. Got to download the linuxwireless version. blah :thumbsdown:
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." Mark Twain
My experience has been that Ubuntu installs older hardware and most (but not all) new hardware without a problem. When it does not install new hardware it can be a big problem because the driver probably does not exist yet. Windows is the opposite; it installs new hardware but usually has trouble with older hardware. Finding an old driver that works with the latest versions of Windows can be equally troubling. There may not be one.
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They still haven't fixed the wireless drivers. Got to download the linuxwireless version. blah :thumbsdown:
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." Mark Twain
I can't remember the name, but I know there is a project which allows you to install and run Windows network drivers on Linux.
See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
So far, no one seems to have cracked this!The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
