My first post from Ubuntu

[The_Devil_Himself]

@ron:I hope links given by praka in the following post will be helpful:
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=672922&postcount=2

 

[Ron]

thnks buddy!!!
wht r the requirement for this OS

 

[gary4gar]

nothing special just any hardware config.
whats your config, post it here

 

[Ron]

Sorry For Posting So late...........

System Information
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Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp.051019-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: INTEL_
System Model: D845GVSR
BIOS: BIOS Date: 09/26/03 15:01:32 Ver: 08.00.08
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Memory: 246MB RAM
Page File: 297MB used, 308MB available

Hey Whta is Page File? How To increase Page File?

 

[ray|raven]

Read: *en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_memory

Oh n btw dude,This

Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp.051019-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: INTEL_

Isnt hardware info

Regards,
ray

 

[Ron]

Buddy...from where can i get my PC Hardware Info
IS this The hardware Info
See Attacment

 

[ray|raven]

Well,Its your system,You should know
Anyways,List these:

Processor,
MotherBoard,
RAM,
Graphic and Sound Cards(if any),
Any and all PCI cards,
Any and all external devices(including printers etc).

You can get this info from dxdiag or msinfo32.

Regards,
ray

 

[praka123]

^^^in linux?open a terminal and type: hwinfo or hardinfo.that will!

 

[ray|raven]

@praka123,
He's new to linux,
He wants to know how to install ubuntu.

Regards,
ray

 

[praka123]

Ohhh!...K!

 

[gary4gar]

make sure you use alternate install cd, the live install cd which is default one is not low ram systems

 

[Ron]

Hey …..Buddy thnks

I was able to collect this much info:
It’s ok or some more info is required………

System Manufacturer INTEL_
System Model D845GVSR
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2800 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Intel Corp. VA84510A.86A.0023.P08.0309261501, 9/26/2003
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2562 (xpsp.040919-1030)"
Total Physical Memory 256.00 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Page File Space 605.65 MB
Ram 256 MB

I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller

IRQ 16 Intel(R) 82845G Graphics Controller
IRQ 16 Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C2

IRQ 18 Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C7
IRQ 18 Motorola SM56 Speakerphone Modem

Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF Intel(R) 82845G Graphics Controller

make sure you use alternate install cd, the live install cd which is default one is not low ram systems

??Hey .the one Digit is providing will work or?

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And hey wht r the essential info which one should post while posting Hardware Configuration?And From where can i get thise info.......

 

[ray|raven]

Hmm,Ubuntu 7.10 might be slow on your system.
If you have this month's digit with Ubuntu DVD,
You can install Ubuntu and use Xfce instead of Gnome.
(Both Xfce and Gnome are WindowManagers,which are responsible for displaying the GUI. Xfce uses less memory than Gnome so you should be fine.)

Regards,
ray

 

[gary4gar]

Hmm,Ubuntu 7.10 might be slow on your system.
If you have this month's digit with Ubuntu DVD,
You can install Ubuntu and use Xfce instead of Gnome.
(Both Xfce and Gnome are WindowManagers,which are responsible for displaying the GUI. Xfce uses less memory than Gnome so you should be fine.)

Regards,
ray

it will run as same speed as xp, also it can be tweaked to run faster

??Hey .the one Digit is providing will work or?

Install/live DVD
The combined install/live DVD allows you either to install Ubuntu permanently on a computer, or (by entering 'live' at the boot prompt) to try Ubuntu without changing your computer at all.

There are two images available, each for a different type of computer:

read this info

 

[Ron]

read this info

Hey I unable to see any images or information.........

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And hey wht r the essential info which one should post while posting Hardware Configuration?
And From where can i get it.....I am not able to understand msinfo32 ...........so is there nay other way

 

[FilledVoid]

And hey wht r the essential info which one should post while posting Hardware Configuration?
And From where can i get it.....I am not able to understand msinfo32 ...........so is there nay other way

When you quote your hardware configuration the items you want to list are :

Processor
Motherboard
Memory
Hard Disks
Graphics Card
Sound

Further if you use any exquisite hardware like TV Tuner cards or Web cam's then that too. If you use a USB keyboard and Mouse you might want to mention that. At an extreme also mention what kind of Internet Connection you have before recommendations of installing any Linux distro.

You can get most of the information you need by right clicking on My Computer and then going to Properties and also checking the Device manager (Please note I don't use Windows so my instructions might be a bit off course)

Further if you find that hard you can download Everest Free Edition and make a report of the items you have on your computer. Hope this helps.

 

[Ron]

thnks buddy