Arse. Ubuntu Linux, dodgy installs and Windoze

[matgb]

Right, paulatpingu persuaded me to finally install Ubuntu. It's nice and shiny. Unfortunately, it corrupted my windows install, and won't make a dial up connection.

So that's a formatted hard drive and another start again. Fortunately my data partition remains, so I've got all my stuff. Unfortunately, bookmarksbackup was backing up into the wrong folder, so my last bookmarks are from October. I just spent ages sorting them all out as well. Feck.

If anyone out there knows how to tell a Linux distro, specifically Ubuntu 5.10, how to connect via my USB modem, greatfully received. In the meantime, I'm going on a trawl to get my favoured sites back. Oh, um, wait, I've been linking to most of them anyway. Just the webcomics then...

Oh, last two days, I've been getting a 'busy' tone a bit too often when I try to dial, so I may be forced offline at times :-(

Comments

[bokuniwa.livejournal.com]

I use Breezy myself, but I don't know if I could help or not. Probably the best option is to make a post on ubuntuforums.org. Include what kind of modem it is exactly and what sort of issue you're having (whether or not ubuntu is even detecting the modem, etc). I presume you've already tried to set it up with the Network Settings dialog?

Best of luck.

(PS: Congratulations on joining the few, proud, and eternally frustrated ranks of Linux users)

[matgb]

Wouldn't say I've joined, yet. Had to reformat both partitions in order to get Windows to work properly again. I'll try thr forums out and try again when I've more time. Sleep needed now though...

[paulatpingu.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Google/Ubuntu Forums for the modem drivers - if you're lucky, it'll be supported or there will be a generic driver for it that you can use.

You'll also need a program to dial up with - searching Synaptic for 'PPP' or 'Dial' should come up with something.

[dainul.livejournal.com]

Just having a chat with Steve here, as he mentionned that he has Ubuntu and Windoze dual boot on his PC, laptop and so forth, and apparently there was a problem with an older kernel whereby it would screw up access to the windows installation unless you gave it a couple of commands when installing. He doesn't think it should apply to 5.10, though, and suggests a quick trip to the forums to see what people have been discussing.

Not a great deal of help, I know.

[dainul.livejournal.com]

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2004-May/msg00908.html

probably not your problem.