Posts by mobilewannabe

OK, so the test is "Checking Battery State..." But that's the last completed test. After that there are no other tests the boot stops on... The cursor blinks and nothing happens. CTRL-C doesn't help. What's going on?

Quote: Originally Posted by brentpresley Too late. Nice try... no damage given whatsoever.

Wel, I installed Kubuntu on my laptop, and cried my eyes off for all the time wasted. It doesn't work. Whent he booting process gets to 'Checking Battery Status' (or something like that), it gets an "OK" and stops. That's...

The narrowmindness is unbelievable. In most forums, that post would be deleted in no time. In others more than one person would be laughing like crazy. Post like that would otherwise be flamed to hell. It's like posting something like...

Go to acerpanam.com and download the 5xxx ethernet driver. (not the 4xxx)

Any idea how a OS X will work on a Compaq Pressario v2000? Will drivers install automatically? Would it lag?

Quote: Originally Posted by digitalfx edit the .ini in a text editor and add the word Mobility. Who, what, when, where, why? A little more details please.

I started my computer life with Macs (two of them), and today I can't stand them. I used a PC (Windows/Linux) for years.

I just tried Kubuntu on my desktop. It was an amazing experience (waaaay better than Fedora, and interestingly enough, way faster). In the System Properties (or whatever it was), there were options for Sony and IBM laptops, but not...

Discharge yourself before touching the lappy. Touch the floor (bare), or take your socks off