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I wonder whether they will get the wirelss working - I think they should get that right first before tackling boot up speeds... just my opinion.
 
lpvoid said:
I wonder whether they will get the wirelss working - I think they should get that right first before tackling boot up speeds... just my opinion.
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Agreed. I still have trouble with WPA2 connections.
 
lpvoid said:
I wonder whether they will get the wirelss working - I think they should get that right first before tackling boot up speeds... just my opinion.
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You tried NetworkManager 0.7 SVN ?

The 3G/HSDPA support is painless and I understand that the plan is to have all the bugs with with WPA ironed out by the time Intrepid is released.

Edit: Its the SVN version i'm using... not the beta. May be a little too bleeding edge for some ;)
 
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ambo said:
You tried NetworkManager 0.7 beta ?

The 3G/HSDPA support is painless and I understand that the plan is to have all the bugs with with WPA ironed out by the time Intrepid is released.
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When you say painless, what do you mean? I tried ubuntu once. Take note that I never used Linux before. I could not get my E220 modem to work. I know it is possible, but after a few days of trying to figure it out, I just gave up and went back to Microsoft.

How does it work now? Is it just a simple double click install process or even bettter, can you just plug the thing in and it works? My problem with Ubuntu is that you actually have to know something about cmd line inputs to get stuff to work. You don't need that in Windows.
 
johandutoit2000 said:
When you say painless, what do you mean? I tried ubuntu once. Take note that I never used Linux before. I could not get my E220 modem to work. I know it is possible, but after a few days of trying to figure it out, I just gave up and went back to Microsoft.

How does it work now? Is it just a simple double click install process or even bettter, can you just plug the thing in and it works? My problem with Ubuntu is that you actually have to know something about cmd line inputs to get stuff to work. You don't need that in Windows.
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Well if you use Mandriva itś that simple, plug it in put in pin and push connect :D
Sorry just a little ubuntu bashing cause I am bored :D
 
web said:
Well if you use Mandriva itś that simple, plug it in put in pin and push connect :D
Sorry just a little ubuntu bashing cause I am bored :D
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Ok.... cause I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. You making a joke or am I supposed to know what Mandriva is?
 
johandutoit2000 said:
Ok.... cause I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. You making a joke or am I supposed to know what Mandriva is?
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It's a favorite pastime of linux users - to punt their current favourite distribution. It follows closely on the heels of punting Linux over Windows (or MacOS). :)
 
johandutoit2000 said:
Ok.... cause I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. You making a joke or am I supposed to know what Mandriva is?
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I just moved to Kubuntu and is my first experience with Linux. I also have no idea about cmd line inputs but there is so much help on the ubuntu forums and on the net that you can never go wrong. I love Kubuntu now, everything works fine.

WRT the cmd thing, you can just use the package manager to download and install. You need to think a little differently from your usual Windows .exe experience. In KDE, I just double click a .deb file and it installs. Otherwise, I use the package manager to search for apps, and install from there. It really is simple.

And installing using terminal (cmd) is really easy as well. There are simple tutorials on the net to walk you through. I am glad I made the switch...
 
Raithlin said:
It's a favorite pastime of linux users - to punt their current favourite distribution. It follows closely on the heels of punting Linux over Windows (or MacOS). :)
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it comes way behind a good kde v gnome arguement though.
 
johandutoit2000 said:
When you say painless, what do you mean?
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Plug in the modem, select new connection, enter the APN and hit connect :D but that is not the version that is currently available - it will be included in the October release.
 
Raithlin said:
Agreed. I still have trouble with WPA2 connections.
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Ok, I know it have been said before because it is a generic reply, but I will repeat it again.

The problem your experiencing is normally a sort fall of your hardware or hardware support and not Ubuntu. Canonical(The creators of Ubuntu) can't support half implemented hardware or try to hack a workaround together for each vendor.

What they rather can do is create a rock solid fast booting operating system to be used on hardware that will support Ubuntu and then I'm 99% sure if you buy a computer with Ubuntu pre-installed you won't have any problems.

Also before you say "But it works on Windows" what operating system did your vendor use to test its' hardware?

So if you really want to drop your current operating system and use Ubuntu, but your hardware is not support. Buy new hardware that supports the Linux kernel.

Sorry if this sound like a attack, because it isn't. I'm just tired of people criticizing a product because they have this or that problem with a operating system but at the end of the day it's the hardware vendor that one needs to blame.

Regards,
 
d-_-b said:
Ok, I know it have been said before because it is a generic reply, but I will repeat it again.

The problem your experiencing is normally a sort fall of your hardware or hardware support and not Ubuntu. Canonical(The creators of Ubuntu) can't support half implemented hardware or try to hack a workaround together for each vendor.

What they rather can do is create a rock solid fast booting operating system to be used on hardware that will support Ubuntu and then I'm 99% sure if you buy a computer with Ubuntu pre-installed you won't have any problems.

Also before you say "But it works on Windows" what operating system did your vendor use to test its' hardware?

So if you really want to drop your current operating system and use Ubuntu, but your hardware is not support. Buy new hardware that supports the Linux kernel.

Sorry if this sound like a attack, because it isn't. I'm just tired of people criticizing a product because they have this or that problem with a operating system but at the end of the day it's the hardware vendor that one needs to blame.

Regards,
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I agree with your generic comments. That's why I specified WPA2. The moment I downgrade the security to either open or WEP, it connects fine. So no, it's not the drivers in this case. Nor is it the distribution - I have the same problem with most Linux distros - and I've even had it working before, but it doesn't stay that way. Quite frustrating, as you can imagine.
 
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