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« on: May 12, 2007, 17:31:16 PM »
  ...If so, is it normal for it to take upwards of an hour to format the system disk, with no noticeable movement on the progress bar?
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« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2007, 17:40:53 PM »
after the download the whole lot took half an hour or so for me.  (4200+  x2, 300g SATA hdd)

On reboot given dual boot option and into ubuntu pdq
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« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2007, 17:48:56 PM »
Quote from: fred on May 12, 2007, 17:40:53 PM
after the download the whole lot took half an hour or so for me.  (4200+  x2, 300g SATA hdd)

On reboot given dual boot option and into ubuntu pdq

  Okay, Fred.  Thanks for the info.  I'm tempted to just go completely Linux, but I wanted to give the kids a taste of it first, and get them away from from Windows.  Doesn't seem to be working for me, though.  Undecided
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« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2007, 18:02:35 PM »
Spite there is a good thread going on Our Local with an easy route to Linux Smiley

Here it is if you want it:  http://our-local.co.uk/index.php?topic=14575.0;all
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« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2007, 19:18:25 PM »
Quote from: Brains on May 12, 2007, 18:02:35 PM
Spite there is a good thread going on Our Local with an easy route to Linux Smiley

Here it is if you want it:  http://our-local.co.uk/index.php?topic=14575.0;all

  yeah, that's Wubi, which is what I'm trying.  My machine just won't have it.  After it's all installed, I get a load of error messages, which are too fast to read, then it hangs.  Undecided
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« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2007, 19:29:03 PM »
i just bunged the disc on to see it by live cd, then installed
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« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2007, 19:31:13 PM »
Quote from: Lisa on May 12, 2007, 19:29:03 PM
i just bunged the disc on to see it by live cd, then installed

  It's installed alright, it just won't run.  Keeps hanging. 
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« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2007, 19:32:58 PM »
is there a support forum you can check for it? any error messages?
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« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2007, 19:36:48 PM »
Quote from: Lisa on May 12, 2007, 19:32:58 PM
is there a support forum you can check for it? any error messages?

  Dozens of error messages, but they're too quick to read.  I'm just going to gamble, and install from CD I think.  I'm sick of Billy Gates's bloatware, sucking up my resources like a big pink hog.
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« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2007, 19:38:09 PM »
I can't connect to the web with it
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« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2007, 19:39:25 PM »
Quote from: fred on May 12, 2007, 19:38:09 PM
I can't connect to the web with it

  Yeah, from what I've read it does seem to be a crippled version.
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« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2007, 19:45:16 PM »
others can so methinks it's an ID 10 T error


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« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2007, 19:53:53 PM »
try live cd spite first to make sure all the vitals work.. internet connection is vital to get all the support and to access the repositories..
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« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2007, 20:03:45 PM »
Quote from: Lisa on May 12, 2007, 19:53:53 PM
try live cd spite first to make sure all the vitals work.. internet connection is vital to get all the support and to access the repositories..


  Will do, Lise.
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« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2007, 20:15:21 PM »
i changed to linux on my p.c for that very reason....
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