2009/5/31 Greg Herdman <gherd...@toucansurf.com> > Hi Everyone, > I too can vouch for Keir Thomas & Jaime Sicam's book - although it > hasn't got me out of my scrambled scren 'hole' yet, it was a real > support while I was styarting out on the Linux road. Add to that the > Live user mode on the DVD which is still in use until I can summon up > the courage to reinstall the whole shooting match. > > The scrambled screen issue is still fouling up my > all-singing-al;l-dancing use of Ubuntu, but Live user from the DVD is a > real get-you-home utility; I can access my hard drive, print, access > removable media and go online - all from the DVD. I've just not made use > of e-mail access since everything has to be reconfigured every time the > system is started. As a promotional tool - to show non-believers how > Ubuntu looks and works - Live user is a gem. > > Any more hints on my scrambled screen issue would be much appreciated! > > Greg >
Hi Greg, Can you tell the list what Ubuntu version you have on the CD and what hardware you are running it on (particularly the graphics card/chipset)? Regards
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