Most of the tries have been the alternative, and yes, I probably did something wrong, but as a newbie to it, I fell into the pit, and not knowing the nitty gritty of something new, the very least of it DIR = ls. Have learned quite abit, but still not seeing daylight. Fortunately I have a second computer that I thrash, and if I get hung up too long on trying to fix it, just format the OS partition and a fresh install. :) Once I conquer that install, then clone it to the main computer and try the migrating. Mark Rages wrote: > On Jan 31, 2008 10:55 AM, Dr Skip wrote: >> I too have tried Ubuntu several times with limited success. I've moved on to >> PClos - PC Linux OS. I especially like the Gnome version, and it's extremely >> speedy and in VM form (the current popular appliance) it's the only Linux that >> is as fast as the native Vista it's running under. >> > > I have found that the Ubuntu "alternate installation" CD image works > better on my hardware. It's the old-fashioned text-mode installation > interface. Not as slick, but it gets the job done. Anyway, if you > have to install Linux more than once on a computer, you're doing > something wrong. > > Regards, > Mark > markrages@gmail -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist