Comments on: Uggh, Wasted 4 Hours On Ubuntu Beryl http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/ Tony Cai blogs about randomness in the technology, politics, business, web development and life at Stony Brook University. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:23:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: j2 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-202 j2 Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:47:05 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-202 I was able to dual-boot Ubuntu and Windows on my laptop last month! I was pretty terrified to complete it, but a friend showed me the way, and it didn't suck too much. It works now, but I have some problems connecting to my wifi network - it usually takes around 5-10 minutes in the terminal. Anyway, that sucks for you. :( Luckily, my laptop came pre-partitioned, so I didn't have to worry much about that as I didn't use the second half. Hopefully it will work on the second hard drive? I was able to dual-boot Ubuntu and Windows on my laptop last month! I was pretty terrified to complete it, but a friend showed me the way, and it didn’t suck too much. It works now, but I have some problems connecting to my wifi network - it usually takes around 5-10 minutes in the terminal.

Anyway, that sucks for you. :( Luckily, my laptop came pre-partitioned, so I didn’t have to worry much about that as I didn’t use the second half.

Hopefully it will work on the second hard drive?

]]> By: Tony Cai http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-204 Tony Cai Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:05:26 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-204 Yeah, the next time I burn an ISO such as an OS, I will check the MD5 checksums. A successful CD burnt doesn't mean anything! lol Yeah, the next time I burn an ISO such as an OS, I will check the MD5 checksums. A successful CD burnt doesn’t mean anything! lol

]]> By: exelens http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-205 exelens Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:14:45 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-205 u try 6.10 or 7.04? Try 6.10 =))) wbr from russia u try 6.10 or 7.04?

Try 6.10 =)))

wbr from russia

]]> By: Tony Cai http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-206 Tony Cai Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:21:36 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-206 Well the MD5 checksum failed. And installation stalled at 41%. I downloaded 6.10 Edgy. Well the MD5 checksum failed. And installation stalled at 41%. I downloaded 6.10 Edgy.

]]> By: jhendi http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-210 jhendi Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:02:33 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-210 oh shit i was gonna hate on this post but you got me with this... STADIUM ARCADIUM SNOW[[HEY YO!]] RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SHIT IS CRACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;P' oh shit i was gonna hate on this post

but you got me with this…

STADIUM ARCADIUM

SNOW[[HEY YO!]]

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

SHIT IS CRACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

;P’

]]> By: Tony Cai http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-213 Tony Cai Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:18:51 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-213 lol you hate on all my posts! lol you hate on all my posts!

]]> By: j2 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-223 j2 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:45:44 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-223 OH GOD DAMN IT TONY. :'( You just HAD to post something awesome that I should have. Now my computer keeps wtfing at me, saying "OH MAN WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR X SERVER! I BLAME BERYL PERSONALLY BUT HEY IT COULD ALSO BE TONY". OH GOD DAMN IT TONY. :’(

You just HAD to post something awesome that I should have.

Now my computer keeps wtfing at me, saying “OH MAN WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR X SERVER! I BLAME BERYL PERSONALLY BUT HEY IT COULD ALSO BE TONY”.

]]> By: Tony Cai http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-225 Tony Cai Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:02:27 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-225 LOL! did you also try to install Beryl?! I run a SuSE Forums here at forums.suselinuxsupport.de Check it out for support, I haven't had much time recently to visit there regularly. HEHE! LOL! did you also try to install Beryl?!

I run a SuSE Forums here at forums.suselinuxsupport.de

Check it out for support, I haven’t had much time recently to visit there regularly. HEHE!

]]> By: j2 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-226 j2 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:17:39 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-226 I did! After I read this entry, I noticed how awesome it was and decided t o give it a go. That made my computer sad. I was able to disable it, but I still can't get it back to the default resolution, no matter how many times I run that freakin' hardware reconfiguration thing. I did! After I read this entry, I noticed how awesome it was and decided t o give it a go. That made my computer sad.

I was able to disable it, but I still can’t get it back to the default resolution, no matter how many times I run that freakin’ hardware reconfiguration thing.

]]> By: Tony Cai http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-228 Tony Cai Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:39:08 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-228 Did you try sax2? Did you try sax2?

]]> By: j2 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-229 j2 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:25:45 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-229 I haven't, but I just tried. It's not pre-installed, and Synaptic doesn't have much on it. I'll keep looking, though. Thanks. I haven’t, but I just tried. It’s not pre-installed, and Synaptic doesn’t have much on it. I’ll keep looking, though. Thanks.

]]> By: j2 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-230 j2 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:27:07 +0000 http://www.tonycai.com/2007/02/17/uggh-waste-4-hours-on-ubuntu-beryl/#comment-230 Some guy on the Ubuntu forums: "Tried to install to kubuntu/edgy no joy it needed swig which I installed but had too many dependancy breakages." And I'm using the GNOME version, anyway. :( Some guy on the Ubuntu forums: “Tried to install to kubuntu/edgy no joy it needed swig which I installed but had too many dependancy breakages.”

And I’m using the GNOME version, anyway. :(

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