I installed wubi a few months ago. so I could dual boot with ubuntu. Just to see how far linux has come as an option for a business desktop. After fight with my wireless card and video drivers. I was able to get it running on my wireless network at home, but I could never get the fancy desktop (Compiz-fusion) to work correctly.

Now the latest kernel update make my Linux install un-bootable. I really don’t want to spend too much time troubleshooting it. I’ll write down the error and post it here soon.

After spending about 5 months using Linux on and off, mostly at home. I still have way too many windows apps I need at work. I would say Linux still has quite away before it comes a solid business desktop, especially for mobile users.

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Well I finally got ubuntu working with my wireless.

After another reboot and not using my docking station, the ethernet port starting working. I was able to using apt-get to pull down a new version of ndiswrapper. Then I had to download the driver from dell. I found a forum post on how to put those two items together to get the wireless working and the new version of network manager supports WPA.

I also had to download a special driver for my nvidia card to enable 3D.

I feel good that I got it working, but going through all this trouble just doesn’t cut it as an option for the enterprise. Also now what? so I have linux installed, ok. Why is it better than windows.

I feel geeker, but ready to boot back into windows because that is where all my applications live.

Even if I could take the time to find simliar applications that work in linux, why?

Anyone got any ideas for cool stuff todo in linux?

let me know

jb

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I installed WUBI on my Dell Latitude D820. But I can’t get the wireless card to work. It looks like the card is installed, but I’m using WPA for wireless at home and WPA is not a option.

I just downloaded WUBI so its the latest version.

That’s for the help in advance

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This is awesome!! Too bad it will never fly.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32111

I’m sorry I fully believe if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.

I think we should tag all the illegal immigrants we catch, just like we do wild animals. Then setup a wireless border that goes off when then detect one of the RFID tags!!!! Yeah, I’m going over the deep end
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We had the lightening storm from hell Friday night. The computer was hooked up to a UPS, but the network card was not so lucky. I think I had a spike come though the cable line because my cable box got zapped and wouldn’t power on. My linksys router was messed up only some ports worked. But it seems like for some reason the spike was passed by the linksys onto my new computer and shorted out the onboard Gib NIC.

Now I have to decide, do I try to send back the motherboard and wait for them to send another or do I just go buy a $15 NIC.

So Saturday morning we made a trip to Best Buy and dropped $100 on a new linksys wireless router, a nic, and a ream of paper. I have about $40 in rebates I have to mail in.

So after the new nic and router. Everything is running smoothly. I installed neverwinter nights on the new box and cranked up the video settings. Nice. I think I’m going to install medal of honor next.

I ordered a new gamepad from buy.com it should be here by the end of the week. Then its time to load madden and crank up the video settings.

Somebody’s gotta plan a LAN party!

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