Linked by Eugenia Loli on Thu 19th Apr 2007 18:13 UTC
The Ubuntu team is proud to announce version 7.04 of the Ubuntu family of distributions (more info here and here). Ubuntu 7.04 is also the basis for new 7.04 releases of Kubuntu (screenshots) and Edubuntu. Ubuntu 7.04 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers. Here is a review of Feisty Fawn, and it also seems that Michael Dell has it installed too. Get it while it's hot.
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RE: No Luck With Compaq Laptop
by alvinchey on Fri 20th Apr 2007 15:49
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Member since:2007-04-20
Based on the error message, you probably have a Broadcom wireless card. The firmware is also needed besides the driver.
For my Slackware 11.0, I extracted the firmware with bcm43xx-fwcutter. This program will extract the firmware from the wifi card driver files. You will need to copy the extracted firmware files into /lib/firmware.
RE: No Luck With Compaq Laptop
by Devilotx on Fri 20th Apr 2007 17:16
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Member since:2005-07-06
I hear you, I have the same issues with my HP Pavillion DV6110US,
My advice, boot in VGA mode with noacpi passed at boot, install it that way, then get the Nvidia drivers (latest) installed, that fixes it.
I had hoped fiesty would be a smoother install then edgy was, but I was wrong. I blew out my vista install, tonight I get to rebuild it again 
RE[2]: No Luck With Compaq Laptop
by pcdoctor on Sat 21st Apr 2007 19:54
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Member since:2007-03-05
"I had hoped Fiesty would be a smoother install then Edgy was, but I was wrong.
I blew out my Vista install, tonight I get to rebuild it again "
Was that Ubuntu that screwed-up, or GRUB ??
I visit the Ubuntu section at linuxforums dot org
and am constantly astonished at the repetitious volume of dual-booting complaints re.GRUB, on and on they go.
I just use separate hard drives for separate Operating Systems,
and avoid any of this recurring GRUB-malfunction nonsense.
News
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/24/13 22:33 UTC
Joint statement to The Next Web from Microsoft and Google: "Microsoft and YouTube are working together to update the new YouTube for Windows Phone app to enable compliance with YouTube's API terms of service, including enabling ads, in the coming weeks. Microsoft will replace the existing YouTube app in Windows Phone Store with the previous version during this time." Good to know these children stopped acting like little pricks. Can we have full Google support in Windows 8 now, please?
Linked by Howard Fosdick on 05/24/13 21:41 UTC
Yahoo is acquiring Tumblr, the microblogging and social networking website, for $1.1 billion USD. Tumblr offers little revenue but lots of eyeballs if Yahoo can monetarize them. Now Yahoo is bidding for Hulu, the streaming video service. After years of ineffective responses while Google, Facebook, and others took large chunks of the online advertising market, Yahoo is fighting back. Can Yahoo reignite the momentum it had at the turn of the century? What do you think?
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/24/13 14:44 UTC
"Sources have described iOS 7 as 'black, white, and flat all over'. This refers to the dropping of heavy textures and the addition of several new black and white user interface elements." I couldn't be happier.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/23/13 23:22 UTC
"Ilja van Sprundel, a security researcher with IOActive, has discovered a large number of issues in the way various X client libraries handle the responses they receive from servers, and has worked with X.Org's security team to analyze, confirm, and fix these issues."
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/23/13 22:04 UTC
"Google is facing a new antitrust probe by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission into whether the company is using its leadership in the online display-advertising market to illegally curb competition, people familiar with the matter said." Sucks to be Google today, apparently.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/23/13 22:01 UTC
"In the midst of the major press blitz surrounding its annual I/O Conference, Google dropped some unfortunate news about its instant messaging plans. In several places around the web, the company is replacing the existing 'Talk' platform with a new one called 'Hangouts' that sharply diminishes support for the open messaging protocol known as XMPP (or sometimes informally Jabber), and also removes the option to disable the archiving of all chat communications. These changes represent a switch from open protocols to proprietary ones, and a clear step backward for many users." That's why I always say: only suckers trust companies.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/23/13 17:52 UTC
"The wave of departures is a sign of internal struggle, but amidst all the bad news, there is a glimmer of hope. According to an anonymous HTC executive cited by WSJ, the crucial HTC One is selling 'pretty good so far'. The executive revealed that HTC sold about five million One units since launch, a performance that is deemed encouraging. However, sales have been limited by the persisting supply issues that still plague the production of the HTC One." Finally some good news for HTC. Five million units amidst supply constraints is very impressive.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/22/13 22:23 UTC
"Sony gave the PS4 50% more raw shader performance, plain and simple (768 SPs @ 800MHz vs. 1152 SPs & 800MHz). Unlike last generation, you don't need to be some sort of Jedi to extract the PS4's potential here. The Xbox One and PS4 architectures are quite similar, Sony just has more hardware under the hood. Weâll have to wait and see how this hardware delta gets exposed in games over time, but the gap is definitely there. The funny thing about game consoles is that itâs usually the lowest common denominator that determines the bulk of the experience across all platforms. On the plus side, the Xbox One should enjoy better power/thermal characteristics compared to the PlayStation 4. Even compared to the Xbox 360 we should see improvement in many use cases thanks to modern power management techniques." AnandTech does its usual in-depth thing.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/22/13 13:38 UTC
"The Verge has learned that HTC's Chief Product Officer, Kouji Kodera, left the company last week. Kodera was responsible for HTC's overall product strategy, which makes the departure especially notable on the heels of the global launch of the make-or-break One. It's not just Kodera. In the past three-odd months, HTC has lost a number of employees in rapid succession." I really hope HTC pulls it together.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/22/13 13:30 UTC, submitted by JRepin
"It is with huge pleasure that the Debian GNU/Hurd team announces the release of Debian GNU/Hurd 2013. This is a snapshot of Debian 'sid' at the time of the Debian 'wheezy' release (May 2013), so it is mostly based on the same sources. It is not an official Debian release, but it is an official Debian GNU/Hurd port release." Important note: 75% of Debian packages are supported bu Debian GNU/Hurd. Impressive.More News »
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Already tried Linux Mint a few weeks ago with the same problem:
Ubuntu Linux does recognize the hardware, but doesn't load the needed driver.
This is the error message:
Loading hardware drivers
firmware_helper[a number]: main: Error loading /lib/firmware/bcm43xx_microcode5.fw for device /class/firmware/000:03:00.0 with driver (unknown)
bcm43xx: Error: Microcode "bcm43xx.microcode5.fw" not available or load failed
After a few more lines of messages Linux tries to initialize the network and stops working.
Have to do a hard reboot.
I tried the 64bit version of Ubuntu (Linux Mint was 32bit) because I have a AMD Turion 64x2 CPU with 2GB of ram, but it looks like to get a 64bit OS and start programming in 64bit I have to install Windows Vista 32bit (free upgrade version) over WinXP-MCE, get the real product key (instead of the oem product key on the label) and order a 64bit DVD and install it.
How sad is that...
Edited 2007-04-20 04:51