Re: Newbie questions

2011-03-18 Thread Jeff Lane
On 03/18/2011 03:49 PM, Joseph Areeda wrote: There are so many things to test that using Natty anyway I can is helpful to some extent. To test the installation uses the live CD, to test the packages update regularly, to test the hardware drivers use real hardware. Is that close? Yep... Also k

Re: Newbie questions

2011-03-18 Thread Joseph Areeda
Thank you for the discussion Ronald. I've been experimenting with natty and gaining confidence in a VM with a little dabbling on a new system. I've been working with CUDA apps on Maverick so I will probably participate in the nVidia installation tests If I understand the gist of your comment

Re: Newbie questions

2011-03-18 Thread Ronald McCollam
On Fri, 2011-03-11 at 07:06 -0800, Joseph Areeda wrote: > Greetings, Howdy! :) > I'm just getting used to all the changes in the UI in Natty. I'm using > zsync to update the daily iso. Is it necessary [or helpful] to wipe and > reinstall the iso every day? I guess since I'm having install issu

Re: I'd like to introduce myself and ask newbie questions

2011-03-11 Thread Brian Murray
--- > > Date: Friday, March 11, 2011 8:58:12 am > > To: ubuntu-qa@lists.ubuntu.com > > From: "Mads ¤" > > Subject: Re: I'd like to introduce myself and ask newbie questions > > > > > > > > The install iso boots but never makes it past

Re: I'd like to introduce myself and ask newbie questions

2011-03-11 Thread Mads ¤
t a meet and greet! > -Original Message- > Date: Friday, March 11, 2011 8:58:12 am > To: ubuntu-qa@lists.ubuntu.com > From: "Mads ¤" > Subject: Re: I'd like to introduce myself and ask newbie questions > > > > > The install iso boots but never

Re: I'd like to introduce myself and ask newbie questions

2011-03-11 Thread Brian Murray
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 10:01:03AM -0800, Joseph Areeda wrote: > Greetings all, > > I am retired from a career in software development and medical > research. I've been using Unix since 1983 (at least that's the first > comment in my .cshrc file) and Ubuntu for about a year. I like Ubuntu > and

Re: I'd like to introduce myself and ask newbie questions

2011-03-11 Thread Brian Murray
On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 10:26:26AM -0800, Joseph Areeda wrote: > > > On 03/11/2011 09:58 AM, Eliseo Duarte wrote: > >this is not a meet and greet! > OK. But I've been reading this list for months and you are the > first one to say that. I apologize, I thought I had enough issues > with the Alph

Re: I'd like to introduce myself and ask newbie questions

2011-03-11 Thread Joseph Areeda
On 03/11/2011 09:58 AM, Eliseo Duarte wrote: this is not a meet and greet! OK. But I've been reading this list for months and you are the first one to say that. I apologize, I thought I had enough issues with the Alpha release to at least start a discussion. Could you direct me to some re

Re: I'd like to introduce myself and ask newbie questions

2011-03-11 Thread Eliseo Duarte
this is not a meet and greet! -Original Message- Date: Friday, March 11, 2011 8:58:12 am To: ubuntu-qa@lists.ubuntu.com From: "Mads ¤" Subject: Re: I'd like to introduce myself and ask newbie questions > > The install iso boots but never makes it past the first sc

Re: I'd like to introduce myself and ask newbie questions

2011-03-11 Thread Joseph Areeda
Thank you. I've added "search bugzilla before posting" to my SOP Joe On 03/11/2011 08:22 AM, Mads ¤ wrote: The install iso boots but never makes it past the first screen "Preparing to Install Ubuntu", attached is the VM log, if anyone can see what I'm missing I'd appreciate it

Re: I'd like to introduce myself and ask newbie questions

2011-03-11 Thread Mads ¤
> > The install iso boots but never makes it past the first screen > "Preparing to Install Ubuntu", attached is the VM log, if anyone can see > what I'm missing I'd appreciate it. > Your problem is real and there is a reported bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/723990 B

I'd like to introduce myself and ask newbie questions

2011-03-11 Thread Joseph Areeda
Greetings all, I am retired from a career in software development and medical research. I've been using Unix since 1983 (at least that's the first comment in my .cshrc file) and Ubuntu for about a year. I like Ubuntu and would like to give back a little by participating in QA and perhaps a bit

Newbie questions

2011-03-11 Thread Joseph Areeda
Greetings, I sent an email yesterday introducing myself and discussing problems installing Alpha 3 but it is awaiting moderation (it was 50K because attached a log file). I won't repeat that stuff in case it's approved. But I do have questions about getting started in the QA process. I have b