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Help: Admininstration-Networking=crash

Asked by bobbruce

I just installed Ubuntu 6.10 on an older PC with dual boot of Windows XP. Install went fine and yesterday I tried to setup my internet connection in Ubuntu and could get to System-Administration-Networking no problem but could not get my DSL connection working (ATT Yahoo). Tried again today and when I go system- administration -networking I get a message that says "the application networking has crashed" then the bug reporting tool starts. Tried rebooting a couple of times to no effect. Not off to a good start with Linux. Can anyone help with the crashing, and once that is fixed the DSL connection? Thanks

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Olivier (olivier-lacroix) said : 		#1

Hi !

my first advice would be to install the latest version of ubuntu (you can grab a CD image there http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download )

if this is really 6.10 you have installed, your version has 1 year of age, and a lot happens in 1 year...

What kind of modem do you have ?

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bobbruce (thelongleap) said : 		#2

Thanks for your reply! The modem is a Speedstream 5360. Do you recommend the 7.10 desktop version? The other one listed is 6.06 with long term support. The LTS sounds good but seems to be an older version than what I have currently installed.

Bob

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bobbruce (thelongleap) said : 		#3

I also want to mention that my hard drive has 2 partitions with a local disk c and d. The c is a FAT 32 with only 1.8 GB of freespace and the d is a NTFS with 19.4 GB of freespace. I was hoping that during the install I would be given the chance to load the OS onto the d disk as it has way more space and I have heard that NTFS is better than FAT32. Apparently the Ubuntu went on to the c disk.

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Olivier (olivier-lacroix) said : 		#4

Hi !

Yes, I recommand you to install the 7.10 desktop version.

boot the Ubuntu liveCD. Go through the install process, and when asked about partitioning, choose manual partitioning.

Delete all the partitions

You now have 22Go of free space : let's install ubuntu on it.

The settings I advise you to use are the following :
  8 Go for / in ext3
  1 G of swap
  the rest for /home in ext3
this way, you keep the home directory as a separate partition, which greatly ease any process of reinstallation

ntfs is not a native linux filesystem. Use ext3 instead

Tell me if you need any more help, in particuar for partitioning

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bobbruce (thelongleap) said : 		#5

Thanks! I'll give that a try. One more question - if I do that manual partiotioning will I still preserve Windows and my dual boot capability?

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Olivier (olivier-lacroix) said : 		#6

Oops... You want to keep XP... I assumed you did not as you were expecting ubuntu to be installed on the partition were windows is installed....

The thing is that you cannot install ubuntu on the same partition than windows. Do not do as I advised previously, or you will erase windows entirely.

What is the total size of each partition ?

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bobbruce (thelongleap) said : 		#7

..... my hard drive has 2 partitions with a local disk c and d. The c is a FAT 32 with only 1.8 GB of freespace and the d is a NTFS with 19.4 GB of freespace. I was hoping that during the install I would be given the chance to load the OS onto the d disk as it has way more space and I have heard that NTFS is better than FAT32. Apparently the Ubuntu went on to the c disk.

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Olivier (olivier-lacroix) said : 		#8

Yeah. I read that. But what is the TOTAL size ??

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bobbruce (thelongleap) said : 		#9

C is 15.9 G total and D is 19.9 G

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Olivier (olivier-lacroix) said : 		#10

OK. SO install ubuntu on the drive where you do not have windows installed as I have advised you to do :

   8 Go for / in ext3
   1 G of swap
   the rest for /home in ext3

of course, all your data on the drive you are going to partition will be erased. Be sure to backup them

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