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> 1. Slight Plea For Help (Benjamin Ashton)
> 2. Re: Slight Plea For Help (Mark Johnson)
> 3. Re: Slight Plea For Help (Mike Burrows)
> 4. Re: Slight Plea For Help (Mike Burrows)
> 5. Re: Slight Plea For Help (Philip Stubbs)
> 6. Re: Slight Plea For Help (Damian Brasher)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:38:56 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Benjamin Ashton <benashtonlakeland@???>
> Subject: [Hampshire] Slight Plea For Help
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> Hi,
>
> If anyone is willing then I could do with some help. Our version of linux
> sort-of works but is also really annoying and seems to fail on some of the
> basics. Any attempts that I've made putting on a different distro usually
> end
> in failure.
>
>
> We live up near Southampton University. If someone is close enough to drop
> by
> to give advice then I would be most grateful. Payment could only be
> tea/coffee
> and biscuits/cake and, of course, I will be your your humble servant,
> following
> you to the ends of the earth, like the Black Moor in Kevin Costner's "Robin
> Hood". Unless that's a bit OTT and embarrassing.
>
> Ben
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> Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 14:51:20 +0100
> From: Mark Johnson <mark@???>
> Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Slight Plea For Help
> To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List <hampshire@???>
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> Hi Ben,
>
> On Friday 06 Aug 2010 14:38:56 Benjamin Ashton wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> If anyone is willing then I could do with some help. Our version of linux
>> sort-of works but is also really annoying and seems to fail on some of the
>> basics. Any attempts that I've made putting on a different distro usually
>> end in failure.
>>
>>
>> We live up near Southampton University. If someone is close enough to
>> drop
>> by to give advice then I would be most grateful.
>
> Why don't you come along with your machine to the next "Bring a Box" meeting
> in Southampton? We're a friendly bunch and I'm sure there'd be people
> willing
> to help you out.
>
> Cheers
> Mark
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:56:25 -0500
> From: Mike Burrows <testermike@???>
> Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Slight Plea For Help
> To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List <hampshire@???>
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> Hi Ben.
>
> I live overseas so can't help physically but I remember my early days
> with Debian (ask Hugo :) Keep plugging away its worth it in then end.
> You have my moral support anyway. Great help Huh?
>
> Kind regards
> Mike
>> Hi,
>>
>> If anyone is willing then I could do with some help. Our version of
>> linux sort-of works but is also really annoying and seems to fail on
>> some of the basics. Any attempts that I've made putting on a
>> different distro usually end in failure.
>>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:57:08 -0500
> From: Mike Burrows <testermike@???>
> Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Slight Plea For Help
> To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List <hampshire@???>
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> oops sorry about the top post :(
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:04:52 +0100
> From: Philip Stubbs <philip@???>
> Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Slight Plea For Help
> To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List <hampshire@???>
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> On 6 August 2010 14:38, Benjamin Ashton <benashtonlakeland@???>
> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> If anyone is willing then I could do with some help.? Our version of linux
>> sort-of works but is also really annoying and seems to fail on some of the
>> basics.? Any attempts that I've made putting on a different distro usually
>> end in failure.
>>
>> Ben
>>
>
> Hi Ben,
>
> I can't come round, I am afraid. Actually, I could but not now. Also,
> I have learnt that I am a rubbish teacher.
>
> Anyhow, in case nobody else can help in person, here are a few
> questions that would help the good folk here guide you a little.
>
> * Are you currently still using Zenwalk?
> * What alternative distro did you have in mind?
> * Are you still using the same hardware?
> * What are the hardware specs?
> * What have you tried?
> * How did it fail?
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> --
> Philip Stubbs
>
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 20:10:13 +0100
> From: "Damian Brasher" <lug@???>
> Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Slight Plea For Help
> To: "Hampshire LUG Discussion List" <hampshire@???>
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> Philip Stubbs wrote:
>> Hi Ben,
>>
>> I can't come round, I am afraid. Actually, I could but not now. Also,
>> I have learnt that I am a rubbish teacher.
>>
>> Anyhow, in case nobody else can help in person, here are a few
>> questions that would help the good folk here guide you a little.
>>
>> * Are you currently still using Zenwalk?
>> * What alternative distro did you have in mind?
>> * Are you still using the same hardware?
>> * What are the hardware specs?
>> * What have you tried?
>> * How did it fail?
>
> Hi Ben
>
> If you have another (newer?) machine or laptop try a live CD and have a look
> around. You will find most of the modern live CD's are very good at
> detecting
> hardware and you can be assured that you leave you working OS intact.
>
> Recommended are:
>
> Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
> Fedora http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD
>
> -- Damian
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