Ubuntu Acer 4530

Recover Lost Partition using Ubuntu/Kubuntu

2011-11-15T18:46:00.001+08:00

there are times when i accidentally wiped out my entire 500GB external hdd.

Mostly because of my windows try and error.

That can be solved (recover partition) using FileScavenger.exe, in windows, but the software itself is not free, though it is indeed useful.

Thus, here i got my Kubuntu, and some Google help, here i go:

get testdisk first: sudo apt-get install testdisk. the size currently is a little over 1MB only.
the run sudo testdisk
Follow the graphical guide below:

select "create" to create a new log

highlight your desired hdd to recover

select intel of your hdd is ntfs/fat32 based

select analyse to analyse the hdd

after a quick search, you'll see the partitions that it guessed in the hdd

(in my case, i've lost xwork and new volume, and it is now visible here, but just a few steps from being recovered)

select the partitions to recover, press Enter to continue

select Write to write the partition information into the hdd back

just confirm it

and now, press Enter, plug out the hdd, and plug it back in to see the immediate effect.

That's it, now i got my lost partitions back, fast and quite easy, but more importantly, "testdisk" is FREE and RELIABLE (if you knew what you're doing though=)

Kubuntu Login Loop

2011-11-11T06:22:00.001+08:00

I found that, after a dist-upgrade of Kubuntu 11.10, and you had your nVidia driver installed, you'll be greeted with a login loop after you restart your PC.

This had been normal, due to the fact that the driver needs to be update-notified with the new updates. (?)

what to do?

make sure you still had your *.run nvidia driver in your /home directory.
reinstall the driver. refer to my post on how to install nvidia driver.

that's it, you can login normally afterward.

peace.

Automount USB Drives with Dolphin

2011-10-31T19:09:00.001+08:00

At default setting, Kubuntu does not mount usb drives automatically, unlike that of Gnome on Ubuntu.

Well, it does notify you, but it wait for your action. However, due to the nature of my own, i need them to be mounted upon attachment.

Here's what i did.

Go to the KDE menu
Search for "Removable Devices"
You'll be greeted with the window as below:

Choose your desired setting, as it's not that difficult to understand.

Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot Nvidia Driver

2011-10-29T21:07:00.001+08:00

Want to use Nvidia's own driver?

Simply use the usual steps as before, but there's no more gdm, so,
"sudo apt-get dist-upgrade"
"sudo apt-get gnome-shell"
restart and do a normal nvidia installation steps, but change the 'gdm' into lightdm: "sudo service lightdm stop"

You'll have a working Nvidia driver! But in some cases, the Gnome 3.2 will break, i do not know why yet, but maybe it was because i didn't do a dist-upgrade, cause i used a normal apt-get upgrade before.

Kubuntu 11.10 Nvidia 285.05 Driver

2011-10-29T19:48:00.001+08:00

Please do this in order, or the croc will eat you. Get your nvidia driver first, then place it at your /home directory.

After a fresh install of Kubuntu 11.10, do a "sudo apt-get get update"
Then do "sudo apt-get install gcc" and "sudo apt-get install make"
Blacklist nouveau, by doing these:

"sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf"
then add "blacklist nouveau" at the end of the file.
Press Ctrl+O to save the file, and Press Enter to save it. Ctrl+X to exit
"sudo apt-get install initramfs-tool"
Restart

Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 at the login screen. hint: if the text is large, it means that the nouveau is not running, and you can proceed to install the nvidia driver
Type "sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop" to stop the kdm(kde desktop manager)
"sudo chmod +x ./NV(press tab to get to the filename correctly)
"sudo sh ./NV(again, press tab here)
Continue the installation just as it was in Gnome Ubuntu.

Note:

Do not do a "apt-get upgrade" in Kubuntu. I had a lot of trouble to get the Nvidia driver to work because of that. DO A "apt-get dist-upgrade" INSTEAD!

I'm not sure why, but this had been in my case.

Restore APTonCD packages manually

2011-09-08T19:28:00.002+08:00

I encountered a problem with APTonCD, where the Load button leads me nowhere, after selecting the Restore option.

Thus, i need to restore the earlier created .iso file into my newly installed Ubuntu.

To do so, first we have to mount the iso image as a CD.

1. sudo mkdir /media/isoimage
2. sudo mount /media/isoimage/ -t iso9660 -o loop

That for mounting the iso. Now, to put the content of the iso into your Ubuntu cache:

1. sudo rsync -avp /media/isoimage/packages/*.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/

and now, let the Terminal do its job.

You can now update like usual via Update Manager or Synaptic Package Manager, without having to download the packages transferred earlier.

Repair Broken Panels (Top and Bottom)

2011-04-03T10:57:00.000+08:00

gconftool-2 --shutdown

(Note: There should be no spaces between the two dashes before shutdown.)

gconftool –recursive-unset /apps/panel

(Remember: There should be no spaces between the two dashes before shutdown.)

Then enter the next command:

rm -rf ~/.gconf/apps/panel

And enter one more command:

pkill gnome-panel

source: ethernal.org

Repair Grub after being wiped out by Windows

2011-02-17T20:57:00.000+08:00

Close the GParted. Open a terminal and type in the following command:

sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt    #replace sda1 with your root partition number

Next, all you need to do is to reinstall Grub 2 with the following command:

sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/ /dev/sdX  
#replace the X in sdX with your partition alphabet

Reboot.

You should be able to boot into your Ubuntu now.

Run the following to update your Grub 2 to include the bootloader of Windows (or other OS).

sudo update-grub

You should be able to boot into your Ubuntu and Windows (or other OS) now

**credit to maketecheasier site =)

Apps on my E72

2011-02-15T22:39:00.000+08:00

Just wanna share, apps that I use on my Nokia E72, that i found useful:

1. Free iSMS (manage your SMSes like iPhone)
2. vBAG (to play gameboy games)
3. Athan (what else?)
4. Dua (DIslamic Prayer Recitals)
5. FE Pro (File Explorer)

My Applications on Ubuntu

2011-02-15T13:13:00.000+08:00

1. Audacity (edit sound files, like Sound Forge)
2. VLC (Media Player)
3. Brasero (Burner)
4. GnomeBaker CD/DVD Creator
5. Cairo Dock (Mac Like Dock)
6. Google Chrome
7. Google Picasa

These are the apps that I'm using currently. Most default apps provided out of the box are useful enough.

Flash Player on your browser

2011-02-15T13:05:00.000+08:00

Ubuntu had this particular problem with flash applications, like YouTube and other flash video content.

Installing it using default Ubuntu setting won't solve that matter. Instead, the solution that i found from seven machine's ppa works though. here's what i did:

1. copy this: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sevenmachines/flash

2. paste & Enter it into your Terminal.

3. sudo apt-get update

4. sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer

5. Restart your browser to see the effect.

Notes:

-If you're using Ubuntu x64, then change the command into sudo apt-get install flashplugin64-installer

Ubuntu Laptop too hot?

2011-02-14T09:23:00.000+08:00

Around the time Luicd Lynx were released, i had a problem where my laptop went hot whenever Ubuntu is running.

I googled and found out that the reason behind this is because my cpu usage went high all the time.

What i did:
1. Go to Terminal.
2. type sudo apt-get powernowd

or, you can always go to your Synaptic Package Manager and type powernowd in the Search box.

Restart your Ubuntu to get the effect.

Ubuntu Window Menu : Mac Like

2011-02-09T11:35:00.000+08:00

Some workaround to change the window upper menu (Close, Maximize and Minimize) to position them either on the left side or the right side:

1. Enter Terminal

2. Copy and Paste this into the Terminal window:

gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "close,maximize,minimize:menu"

OR

1. Press Alt+F2 on your keyboard.

2. Type gconf-editor

2. Navigate to apps>metacity>general

4. Change the "menu:minimize,maximize,close" menu to your preference.

Nvidia Driver

2011-02-07T10:06:00.000+08:00

Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat has been released for quite some time. However, i found that the Nvidia driver form apt-get and package manager aren't usable.

So, what i did was googling around for solutions, and i did found one useful method.

Note that my laptop is an Acer 4530 model, with Nvidia 9100m G GPU card.

Process:
1. Download a Linux x32 driver from nvidia website.
2. Close any apt-get related windows.
3. delete all installed nvidia related drivers: run sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
4. Delete nouveau drivers (xorg only) using Synaptic Package Manager
5. Put your downloaded Nvidia driver into your Home directory, just put it there, no folders.
6. Press Ctrl+Alt+F1
7. sudo service gdm stop
8. sudo sh ./NV (press Tab to autospell the Nvidia driver) then Enter
9. Yes/OK/Accept anything that asks your permission.
10. select replace current xorg.profile if it appears.
11. You'll be back into terminal. type sudo reboot. Done!

Be amazed on the max performance of your graphics!

Mine was blazing fast than it was, and my Cairo-Dock lags no more!

Fuji Xerox Phaser 3124, sungguh menjimatkan!

2010-05-22T16:29:00.002+08:00

Fuji Xerox Phaser 3124 merupakan mesin pencetak yang menggunakan toner, tidak seperti mesin pencetak inkjet dan bubblejet.

Toner dikenali kerana ia dapat digunakan untuk mencetak banyak kertas dalam format hitam putih berbanding dengan inkjet dan bubblejet.

Bagi printer ini, ia dapat mencetak dengan kitaran tugas sehingga 20,000 kertas dalam tempoh satu bulan.

Ingat, toner ini adalah untuk mencetak warna hitam sahaja.

Dari segi penjimatan, toner memang terbukti berbaloi. Februari 2010, saya telah membeli mesin pencetak ini untuk kegunaan isteri saya yang merupakan seorang guru di sekolah rendah.

Sehingga kini, akhir Mei 2010, ink printer tersebut masih lagi boleh digunakan. Harap maklum bahawa beliau banyak mencetak bahan untuk kegunaan sekolah, kerana peruntukan di sekolah luar bandar untuk kemudahan Alat Bantu Mengajar amat terhad.

Begitu juga di pejabat saya bekerja. Ada enam orang pensyarah yang berkongsi satu pencetak model HP 2300dn yang juga menggunakan toner. Dari pertengahan tahun lepas sehingga lewat April 2010, kira-kira 10 bulan, barulah ink printer tersebut kehausan.

Menjimatkan bukan?

Spesifikasi (dipetik dari http://www.office.xerox.com/printers/laser-printers/phaser-3124/enus.html)

Fakta ringkas - Phaser 3124

Sehingga 25 ppm (kertas per minit)
Kertas pertama selesai dicetak, 9 saat.
Pemproses 150 MHz
Maximumsaiz kertas ialah legal (216 x 356 mm)
Standard kapasiti kertas: 251 helai
Resolusi 1200 x 600
8 MB memori
Kitaran kerja maksimum 20,000 helaian per bulan
Dimensi (w x d x h): 14.1 x 11.7 x 10 in. / 358 x 298 x 253 mm

Dijual pada harga RM299 di Wisma Saberkas, Kuching, Sarawak pada Februari 2010.

Toner boleh didapati pada harga RM190 pada waktu yang sama.

Nota Kaki

Harap maklum bahawa ink yang diberikan percuma dalam pakej printer tersebut cuma diisi separuh penuh. Ini adalah standard pencetak jenis ini.

Mount Imej ISO dalam Ubuntu dengan Mudah

2010-05-22T15:41:00.003+08:00

Mounting Imej ISO

Buat satu direktori untuk letak imej yang hendak digunakan nanti.
sudo mkdir /media/isoimage – nama isoimage boleh tukar dengan apa-apa nama yang anda suka
Lepas tuh, boleh la anda mount imej iso anda tadi, dengan menggunakan command berikut:
sudo mount image.iso /media/isoimage/ -t iso9660 -o loop
Untuk command di atas, image.iso boleh ditukar mengikut nama iso file yang hendak anda gunakan.
Untuk lebih mudah, anda taip sudo mount dulu, kemudian tarik/drag imej iso anda dari windownya ke dalam paparan Terminal. Kemudian, sambung command /media.isoimage/ -t iso9660 -o loop.
Sesudah di mount, imej iso anda tadi akan muncul di desktop dan boleh digunakan seperti cd/dvd biasa.

Unmount ISO Image

Guna command berikut:

sudo umount /media/isoimage

Nota Kaki

Selalunya, saya copy dulu DVD cerita yang saya nak tengok jadik format iso. Ini supaya ia tidak membebankan DVD slot anda yang menjadi terlalu panas kerana terlalu lama digunakan.

Jadi, ini sedikit sebanyak dapat memanjangkan hayat DVD slot anda.

Mount Imej ISO dalam Ubuntu dengan Mudah

2010-05-22T15:41:00.001+08:00

Mounting Imej ISO

Buat satu direktori untuk letak imej yang hendak digunakan nanti.
sudo mkdir /media/isoimage – nama isoimage boleh tukar dengan apa-apa nama yang anda suka
Lepas tuh, boleh la anda mount imej iso anda tadi, dengan menggunakan command berikut:
sudo mount image.iso /media/isoimage/ -t iso9660 -o loop
Untuk command di atas, image.iso boleh ditukar mengikut nama iso file yang hendak anda gunakan.
Untuk lebih mudah, anda taip sudo mount dulu, kemudian tarik/drag imej iso anda dari windownya ke dalam paparan Terminal. Kemudian, sambung command /media.isoimage/ -t iso9660 -o loop.
Sesudah di mount, imej iso anda tadi akan muncul di desktop dan boleh digunakan seperti cd/dvd biasa.

Unmount ISO Image

Guna command berikut:

sudo umount /media/isoimage

Nota Kaki

Selalunya, saya copy dulu DVD cerita yang saya nak tengok jadik format iso. Ini supaya ia tidak membebankan DVD slot anda yang menjadi terlalu panas kerana terlalu lama digunakan.

Jadi, ini sedikit sebanyak dapat memanjangkan hayat DVD slot anda.

Install RealPlayer

2010-05-22T15:37:00.001+08:00

Download fail RealPlayer11GOLD dari http://www.real.com/linux dan letak dalam direktori Home anda.
Buka satu Terminal
Taip sudo chmod +x RealPlayer11GOLD.bin
Taip sudo "./RealPlayer11GOLD.bin"
Ikut arahan yang dipaparkan di Terminal.
Ia akan menanyakan kat mana nak install, biarkan saja setting yang ia cadangkan.
Tekan F to habiskan the install.

Kongrats! Sekarang pergi ke Applications > Sound & Video > RealPlayer 11.

Kalo takder gak, bukak Terminal dan taip realplay.

Ikut jer apa-apa arahan yang ia mintak, selalunya saya biar ikut setting yang telah diberikan.

So, sekarang boleh la tengok 3gp dan dengar .rm kat Ubuntu anda.

Penafian:

Kadang-kadang ada codec yang Realplayer ini tak sokong, jadik, kena la guna VLC. Taip sudo apt-get install vlc kalo nak install VLC Player.

Have fun!!

Install Mozilla Firefox 3.x ke Ubuntu

2010-05-22T15:33:00.000+08:00

Download Firefox dari website dier, dan pilih yang for Linux, extension .bz2.
Nanti kalo dah siap download, letak dalam Home folder anda.
Tiru commands berikut:

if [[ ! -f /usr/bin/firefox ]]; then sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install firefox; fi && if [[ -e ~/.mozilla ]]; then cp -R ~/.mozilla ~/.mozilla.backup; fi && sudo tar -jxvf firefox-3*.tar.bz2 -C /opt && rm firefox-3*.tar.bz2 && sudo mv /opt/firefox/plugins /opt/firefox/plugins.backup && sudo ln -s /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins /opt/firefox/plugins && sudo dpkg-divert --divert /usr/bin/firefox.ubuntu --rename /usr/bin/firefox && sudo ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

Bukak satu terminal.
Tampalkan command tadi dalam Terminal tersebut dan tekan ENTER.
Relaks dan biar ia bekerja...tak lama pun.
Bila dah habis install, anda boleh klik kat icon Mozilla Firefox macam biasa.

Nota kaki:

Firefox memang laju, dan merupakan perisian yang dibekalkan secara terus dalam setiap installer Ubuntu. Lagipun, ianya percuma dan yang paling best sekali, ia disokong oleh sangat ramai pengkod di serata dunia. Jadi, apda jua masalah, pasti ada yang boleh membantu anda. Sangat menepati falsafah Ubuntu – We are because of who we are.

Online Melalui Proxy

2010-05-22T15:29:00.003+08:00

Soalan:

Saya tak dapat update Ubuntu saya, mahupun menggunakan perintah apt-get untuk memuat turun menggunakan Terminal. Ia menyatakan error access proxy denied.
Saya dah ubah setting Network Proxy pada System>Preferences>Network Proxy, tapi saya masih tak boleh guna apt-get pada Terminal.
Saya dah letak proxy dan username dan password pada Synaptic Package Manager, tapi saya nak jugak guna terminal untuk muat-turun guna apt-get, tapi masih jugak tak boleh guna.

Jawapan:

*Sebelum itu, jawapan berikut adalah tidak benar jika anda menggunakan broadband anda sendiri untuk online(Celcom, cthnya)

Sesetengah tempat, terutamanya tempat kerja, memerlukan anda menggunakan proxy untuk online atau untuk mendapatkan akses ke rangkaian internet.

Secara default, Ubuntu tidak menyediakan proxy setting untuk Terminal.

Jadi, kita perlu ubah setting tersebut melalui “bashrc”.

Cara-cara:

sudo gedit ~/.bashrc

masukkan ini dalam paparan yang keluar.

export http_proxy="http://username_anda:kata_laluan@ip_proxy _anda:proxy_port/"

export ftp_proxy="http://username_anda:kata_laluan@ip_proxy _anda:proxy_port/"

Kes tertentu:

Jika username anda ada slash (“\”), masukkan sekali slash tersebut.
Lazimnya ip proxy adalah dalam format xx.xx.xx.xx
proxy port pula lazimnya xxxx (3125, 8080)

kemudian:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/proxy

Tampal ini dalam paparan yang keluar:

Acquire::http::Proxy "http://username_anda:kata_laluan@ip_proxy _anda:proxy_port/" ;

Ok, jika sudah ubah setting tersebut, restart dulu komputer, laptop anda, barulah anda boleh mengakses internet melalui Terminal anda.

Nota kaki:

Secara peribadi, saya sendiri lebih suka menggunakan Terminal untuk download perisian dari Ubuntu kerana ia boleh mencari pakej lain yang diperlukan untuk perisian tersebut berfungsi. Tapi, ia semua terpulang kepada mana-mana cara yang anda rasa lebih mudah =)

Jika anda balik ke rumah dan tak pakai proxy lagi, anda kena ubah settings tadi dengan mudah, letak hash “#” di depan baris settings tadi. Kemudian, restart komputer, dan guna macam biasa.

Ubuntu yang digunakan:

Linux Mint 8 Helena, Kernel 2.6.31 (Ubuntu Karmic Koala based)

Online Melalui Proxy

2010-05-22T15:29:00.001+08:00

Soalan:

Saya tak dapat update Ubuntu saya, mahupun menggunakan perintah apt-get untuk memuat turun menggunakan Terminal. Ia menyatakan error access proxy denied.
Saya dah ubah setting Network Proxy pada System>Preferences>Network Proxy, tapi saya masih tak boleh guna apt-get pada Terminal.
Saya dah letak proxy dan username dan password pada Synaptic Package Manager, tapi saya nak jugak guna terminal untuk muat-turun guna apt-get, tapi masih jugak tak boleh guna.

Jawapan:

*Sebelum itu, jawapan berikut adalah tidak benar jika anda menggunakan broadband anda sendiri untuk online(Celcom, cthnya)

Sesetengah tempat, terutamanya tempat kerja, memerlukan anda menggunakan proxy untuk online atau untuk mendapatkan akses ke rangkaian internet.

Secara default, Ubuntu tidak menyediakan proxy setting untuk Terminal.

Jadi, kita perlu ubah setting tersebut melalui “bashrc”.

Cara-cara:

sudo gedit ~/.bashrc

masukkan ini dalam paparan yang keluar.

export http_proxy="http://username_anda:kata_laluan@ip_proxy _anda:proxy_port/"

export ftp_proxy="http://username_anda:kata_laluan@ip_proxy _anda:proxy_port/"

Kes tertentu:

Jika username anda ada slash (“\”), masukkan sekali slash tersebut.
Lazimnya ip proxy adalah dalam format xx.xx.xx.xx
proxy port pula lazimnya xxxx (3125, 8080)

kemudian:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/proxy

Tampal ini dalam paparan yang keluar:

Acquire::http::Proxy "http://username_anda:kata_laluan@ip_proxy _anda:proxy_port/" ;

Ok, jika sudah ubah setting tersebut, restart dulu komputer, laptop anda, barulah anda boleh mengakses internet melalui Terminal anda.

Nota kaki:

Jika anda balik ke rumah dan tak pakai proxy lagi, anda kena ubah settings tadi dengan mudah, letak hash “#” di depan baris settings tadi. Kemudian, restart komputer, dan guna macam biasa.

Ubuntu yang digunakan:

Linux Mint 8 Helena, Kernel 2.6.31 (Ubuntu Karmic Koala based)

Easy Computer Restore

2010-05-18T09:59:00.000+08:00

Hi and welcome,

Have you ever had problems with getting some weird virus on your Microsoft Windows based computer, and sending them over to a friend or computer shop to get it formatted for good?

Well then my friends, if this thing likely happened to you, or your girlfriend's computer, then it's time to say ENOUGH!

What's likely to be done is, after you get your laptop/PC clean installed with Windows, then it's time to back it up.

Here's the concept:

You have a fresh and virus-free Window (should be cuz it's new, of course) in your drive C (maybe you left it named Local Disk C).
You'll create the image, yes, IMAGE of the installed Windows installation, and save it somewhere in your other drive --maybe at your D drive or even better, your portable hard disk.
If someday you eventually messed with your Windows, you'll just need to restore the whole drive C partition to get your Windows back fully functional.

Thus, there are several software existed/created for us to play with. Some are free, and some aren't.

To name some --FREE!

Macrium Reflect
Windows Vista/7's built in partition backup

And the infamous PAY-TO-USE:

Norton Ghost
Macrium Reflect (Advanced Function)

So far, i have been using Macrium Reflect FREE Edition, and it works like charm. However, some technical issues though. It can only restore images with the same or more space with the image itself.

Example, if the image's size is 3G, then it can only restore the image into a 3G or more target drive.

Other than that, you can learn how to use it yourself. Pretty straight forward though...

Ubuntu Kernel

2008-10-20T10:49:00.000+08:00

Well, on my way to freedom, it was hell all the way.

Since my soundcard is not supported by Ubuntu 8.04, because of the kernel 2.6.24, plus i am too lazy to compile to the latest kernel, version 2.6.27, so i'll just download the beta version.

So, what's so good about the latest version? Testers had it, realtek alc883 is supported , and oh, btw, that's a sound card chip, a high definition one.

but then, that's just from a tester, and there are possibilities that the kernel wont work on my lappy.

well, *twist finger*...

and wait while the download goes 61% already.

Printer IP1000 absorber full? Don't Worry, You can do it!

2008-10-07T10:16:00.001+08:00

Ever stumbled upon this nightmare? well, worry not, cuz I have the solution.

No 1(Un-permanent method, but faster and easier, I guess)
1. Turn off power and USB connection.
2. Hold the POWER button on the printer, and turn ON power switch.
3. Release the POWER button.
4. Press the POWER button again.

By now, you can use the printer without the absorber full warning, nor having the Orange-Yellow LED blinking on the printer. But, if you turn off the printer once, the warning will come back and you will have to reset the printer again.

Note that by doing this, it is actually resetting the Absorber Counter for a while. Thus, the second method is going to reset it permanently.

No 2.(Permanent method)
1. Download IP1000 Service Tool from 4shared.com, just google it. Sized around 7M.
2. Extract the downloaded file and run the .exe program.
3. Connect printer to PC.
4. Click on the EEPROM clear and wait.

However, I tested this apps on Vista and it didn't work, the NOT RESPONDING error thingy. Well, gotta try it out on XP tonight. Wait for later post.

Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron 32-bit

2008-10-07T10:00:00.000+08:00

Last 2 days, I have been dedivating my life, blood, sweat and tears trying to run Linux on my lappy, and the chosen candidate is Ubuntu. Since my lappy is 64 bit compatible OS, a 32 bit OS is better suited since the Vista that I am using now is also a 32 bit one.

It was a hell along the way installing the free OS. I tell you.

Just to download it, it took me 2 days using the office internet.

I installed it in the wrong drive in my Vista, that is D drive. Therefore it cant detect my music files, so, I reinstalled it into my C drive, that requires 15G for enough space to breath.

Success install, but no graphic driver(Nvdia Geforce 9100m) and also Realtek ALC888, no sound.

Downloaded Envy, a tool to install the correct driver for Ubuntu for Ati and NVidia chipsets. I choose the 7. version of NVidia driver, and after a long wait, twisting finger, the resolution went up to 1280x800 after restart.

Nway, until now, no sound comes out from my lappy.

Duh.