HELP! Just started using Linux Mint!

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Post by Boo »

welcome to mint.

1. things to try: check for an update for you bios. check what happens when you boot from the original kernel, or does the message appear before the grub screen. there are options at boot you can use like irqpoll or acpi=no.

2. check your firefox preferences, or you could reinstall firefox via synaptic.

3. not my area.

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Re: HELP! Just started using Linux Mint!

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yoshisaur wrote: the system would not respond at all. It would not even recognize that there was a disc inside! ... it is recorded on a DVD-R.
It's possible that your drive doesn't recognise that disk type ... or maybe it has troubles with that brand? Some disk brands sometimes won't work in certain drive brands, regardless of what the vendors claim. Ask your friend to record to another disk type and another brand and then try again.
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Post by Boo »

you have to go to the motherboard manufactures website, find your motherboard and look in the support area for updated bios.

if there is an updated bios there will be instructions with it on how to update the bios.

at boot the bios revision number will be displayed quickly.
If you go into the bios it will have its revision number listed there.
you need the revision number to check against the websites latest version.

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Post by linuxviolin »

Use mintDesktop. It is installed by default. With it you can "show computer/home/documents/trash/volumes/network icons on the desktop" (Clem at http://www.linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=540)
K.I.S.S. ===> "Keep It Simple, Stupid"
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." (Leonardo da Vinci)
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." (Albert Einstein)
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Post by Husse »

Updating (flashing) BIOS is the most hazardous thing you can do with your computer. I think you should let a friend that knows more about computers help you (and I mean knows - not claims to know :))
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