I didn't start out with the preconception that someone else would have to sort it out for me hands-on. However, I do feel that now, and yesterday two people on this list said quite cheerfully that at some point it should be possible to do just that, and I don't want to start reviewing that decision all over again. I am quite happy to wait until someone has the time and energy and inclination to arrange a time and place to sort it out with me hands-on. Reinstalling the whole of ubuntu seems unnecessary. It's just a matter of recompiling the driver, installing the DKMS, and checking for any other instances of non-default modules.
Thanks Rowan Tony Travis wrote: > Rowan wrote: > >> I would certainly want to make it clear to anyone considering starting >> with Linux that unless they are already online with another machine (I >> am using a beat-up old sony running WinXP) it will be absolute hell for >> them to find anyone who can help them get started. >> > > [...] > > Hello, Rowan. > > I'm not unsympathetic to your plight, but I've lost count of the many > family and friends that I've helped to resolve problems caused by new > releases, or incompatible upgrades, of Windows that didn't recognise > hardware on their PC's. I don't think their Windows 'hell' was any less > frustrating than your experience with Linux has been to date: I've got > to say that I've found the online Windows community every bit as helpful > to each other as the Linux community are in resolving problems. Quite a > lot of knowledge is actually shared between these two user communities. > > What I witnessed in response to your post on this list was many people > responding to you and offering to help you resolve your problem. I was > one of the people who responded, and suggested you tried booting from > the Ubuntu 'live' CD. Matt Daubney also suggested your try booting from > the 'live' CD and Rob beard suggested you look at some Linux magazines. > We were, of course, trying to help you to resolve your driver problem > yourself because that is part of what Linux is all about and why people > like to use it. However, what seems to have frustrated you most is that > few of us realised that you wanted someone else to solve the problem... > > That's not unreasonable if you can't or don't want to solve the problem > yourself, but there is a community of people here who are used to a way > of solving problems that appears unfamiliar to you. I think you've put > your finger on a genuine problem, but I don't think that it's unique to > Linux. What I would say to anyone considering starting to use Linux is > that making contact with other people who are already using Linux can be > helpful, and an up-to-date list of UK LUG's (Linux User Groups) where > you can meet them is published every month in 'Linux Format' magazine. > > Bye, > > Tony. > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
