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by ldconfig
Mon May 09, 2011 1:26 pm
Forum: Non-technical Questions
Topic: Please help
Replies: 11
Views: 2042

Re: Please help

Thanks but none of the versions of Mint has anything but black screen. Yes its a 64bit cpu (core i3 310 with series 4 intel on chip video) I hear the mint sound when it boots up and our cell phones can even connect to it shows up on the router etc etc just no video. With fedora 15 beta I had to forc...
by ldconfig
Mon May 09, 2011 12:47 pm
Forum: Releases & Announcements
Topic: Linux Mint 11 "Katya" RC released!
Replies: 148
Views: 78748

Re: Linux Mint 11 "Katya" RC released!

Thank you but I have to wait until the great guys at Mint get it fixed.. I have not compiled a kernel since the 90's and after a mild stroke in 09 I dare not even try now. Again thank you for the info :)
by ldconfig
Mon May 09, 2011 12:42 pm
Forum: Non-technical Questions
Topic: Please help
Replies: 11
Views: 2042

Re: Please help

Mint 9 worked until I updated the bios. Fedora 15 beta is on it now because her flash games works they do not with Ubuntu 11.04
But all I hear now is it don't do this I can't change that and mainly its not Mint.
by ldconfig
Mon May 09, 2011 12:34 pm
Forum: Non-technical Questions
Topic: Linux Mint 11 RC – bug reports
Replies: 42
Views: 9382

Re: Linux Mint 11 RC – bug reports

Boots to black screen on my wifes gateway laptop core i3 with on chip video.
by ldconfig
Mon May 09, 2011 12:24 pm
Forum: Non-technical Questions
Topic: Please help
Replies: 11
Views: 2042

Re: Please help

I just tried the new Parted Magic and it works great on her laptop. From their release notes "The black screen problem with the Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics Controllers has been fixed. A mess of other minor issues were addressed." And all she wants to use is Mint and my big ya...
by ldconfig
Mon May 09, 2011 12:18 pm
Forum: Releases & Announcements
Topic: Linux Mint 11 "Katya" RC released!
Replies: 148
Views: 78748

Re: Linux Mint 11 "Katya" RC released!

Thank you very much. Works great in live mode on my laptop. My wifes laptop not so much core i3 with on chip video. Just black screen on boot even setting the xdriver to vesa and nomodeselect did not help.
by ldconfig
Mon May 09, 2011 12:10 pm
Forum: Non-technical Questions
Topic: Please help
Replies: 11
Views: 2042

Re: Please help

I am so dead yes I'm a walking dead man. When my wife finds out the Mint 11 RC that came out today is just like Mint 10. Black screen on boot. Seems whatever fedora with their 15 beta and Ubuntu 11.04 done to fix the intel video driver problems is not included in the Mint 11 RC :( She saw the RC was...
by ldconfig
Mon May 02, 2011 5:13 pm
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: Ah, help a noob choose a laptop pls
Replies: 16
Views: 2536

Re: Ah, help a noob choose a laptop pls

One very important lesson I learned after buying my wifes last laptop is never ever use anything except Nvidia graphics.
by ldconfig
Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:41 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: What would stop you from using windows?
Replies: 32
Views: 4192

Re: What would stop you from using windows?

Abiword rockz :D Thanks to a user here I now have zero reasons to even borrow a windows box. My Harmony One programs just fine in Mint 10. Two laptops one desktop one server one router two Tivos one boxee box and two HTC EVO's all running Linux. Yes Android is Linux just really bare bones and all is...
by ldconfig
Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:07 am
Forum: Non-technical Questions
Topic: Please help
Replies: 11
Views: 2042

Re: Please help

Thank you very much I will do that. And yes my wife is one great woman she accepts nothing but the best.
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by ldconfig
Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:56 pm
Forum: Non-technical Questions
Topic: Please help
Replies: 11
Views: 2042

Please help

What do I need to do to become a Linux Mint beta tester? The reason I am asking is I bought my Wife a Gateway laptop core i3 with built in Intel HD graphics a little over a year go when the core ix series first came out. Worked ok on mint 9 32bit with 2 exceptions. One is I had to format the hard dr...
by ldconfig
Mon Nov 08, 2010 1:38 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Dear Santa
Replies: 10
Views: 1232

Dear Santa

For xmas I want a 1/2" thin 12" Linux Mint10 wi-fi only (I have too many monthly fees now) Tablet PC.

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by ldconfig
Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:44 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Linux users becoming second class on the web
Replies: 13
Views: 2052

Re: Linux users becoming second class on the web

dequire your right about it being ironic. Just a update they have blocked me altogether lol You don't have permission to access /news/10-12-2009/welcome-new-air-america/ on this server. I wonder how much of a bonus they got from mickeymousesoft for shutting me up? If they do this to me now how long ...
by ldconfig
Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:15 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: creative x-fi soundcard
Replies: 2
Views: 567

Re: creative x-fi soundcard

I don't have this card but i did find a how-to that may help.

Code: Select all

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=571656
Its from 07 but it still may help
have a great day
ld
by ldconfig
Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:49 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Linux users becoming second class on the web
Replies: 13
Views: 2052

Linux users becoming second class on the web

Hello It looks like ms is slowly site by site making sure Linux users do not have access to streaming content. This new silverlight push if not stopped will ensure all streaming media is Windows only. All the while using the excuse mono and silverlight is available on Linux is el toro poo poo. Silve...
by ldconfig
Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:04 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: How do I change icons on the desktop?
Replies: 8
Views: 815

Re: How do I change icons on the desktop?

Every single ex Windows user i have talked to have asked how to add program icons to the desktop. Thats what i got out of the question because i have had it phrased to me just that way before. And even if its not (i am wrong often) this is the newbie section and that info could be helpful to folks j...
by ldconfig
Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:52 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: How do I change icons on the desktop?
Replies: 8
Views: 815

Re: How do I change icons on the desktop?

Start > Applications - select program left click and hold drag it onto the desktop.
have a great day
ld
by ldconfig
Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:09 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: how difficult is linux?
Replies: 13
Views: 2515

Re: how difficult is linux?

Acidrip - DeVeDe - k9copy - tovid - k3b - nuff said :mrgreen:
later
ld
by ldconfig
Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:17 pm
Forum: Non-technical Questions
Topic: Do I Need To Use Elyssa?
Replies: 5
Views: 1011

Re: Do I Need To Use Elyssa?

I installed Elyssa on my laptop yesterday (was running mint 4) and wow what a speed boost! I really like it. My wife is still running mint 3 on her desktop i asked if she wanted to upgrade and she said "touch it and die!" lol I agree with if it ain't broke... but if you have the time 5 wor...
by ldconfig
Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:29 pm
Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
Topic: I'm XP-free. Thanks!
Replies: 5
Views: 1035

Re: I'm XP-free. Thanks!

I have been running mint since version3 and i love it! Installed version5 yesterday and wow what a speed boost. We became a 100% linux household way back ... the day after i installed the first beta of XP. And in all these years i haven't missed anything tux rulez :mrgreen:
have a great day
ld

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