[SOLVED] If this is Newbies what on earth am I?

joe jordan · 12-18-2010, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTK358

If that's either the name Acer gave you or what you entered in the setup screen (I don't know if there is any, I never saw an Acer Linpus laptop), then yes.

I don't know what that was for, but your attachment is good.

Full of gratitude as you can imagine.I am also following sag47 who recommended easypeasy.
I don't remember if there was a set up screen but I think it came straight on.
If my attachment is good then that is something.

joe jordan · 12-18-2010, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTK358

Open a terminal and enter:

Code:

cd ~
kwrite burnmint

A text editor will pop up. Copy and paste all of this into it:

Code:

workdir=~/linuxmintdownload

mkdir $workdir
cd $workdir

wget 'http://cesium.di.uminho.pt/pub/linuxmint/stable/10/linuxmint-10-gnome-dvd-amd64.iso' -O image.iso || (echo 'Failed to download image'; exit 1)

cdrecord -v speed=1 dev=/dev/sr0 image.iso || (echo 'Failed to burn CD'; exit 1)

echo 'Done!'
exit 0

Now, save it and close the editor. Make sure there is a blank DVD into the DVD burner. Back in the terminal, enter this:

Code:

chmod a+x burnmint
./burnmint

(DO NOT run this without a blank DVD, it will fail!)

And wait until it's done!

Will put it on hold till I can get a blank dvd or after xmas-so maybe tomorrow

MTK358 · 01-09-2011, 08:24 PM

joe jordan, are you back yet or did you forget? It's way after Christmas or New Yer.

joe jordan · 01-10-2011, 06:29 AM

Yes I am back-only just- so I have important things to organise first.No I did not forget,thank you

joe jordan · 03-04-2011, 06:51 AM

To all you nerds out there-thanks a lot.I am now one of you. a friend installed ubuntu 10 for me and it is superb.
Thanks again

MTK358 · 03-04-2011, 06:52 AM

Mark the thread as solved.

joe jordan · 03-07-2011, 03:14 PM

"Mark the thread as solved." he,or is it she,says.Probably he,you don't get many female nerds.No reply like "well done,good for you" or "welcome to the club".Social lepers,really.

onebuck · 03-07-2011, 04:10 PM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe jordan

"Mark the thread as solved." he,or is it she,says.Probably he,you don't get many female nerds.No reply like "well done,good for you" or "welcome to the club".Social lepers,really.

If the thread is solved then as the OP you should mark the thread as [Solved] via the Thread tools.

There is no need for any personal attacks nor labeling.

As for gender here at LQ, we do have very knowledgeable and helpful ladies who actively participate.

MTK358 · 03-07-2011, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe jordan

"Mark the thread as solved." he,or is it she,says.Probably he,you don't get many female nerds.No reply like "well done,good for you" or "welcome to the club".Social lepers,really.

I wasn't trying to be rude, I just explained what you should do with threads that are solved.

tg0000 · 05-27-2011, 01:51 PM

I decided to do a search for the phrase "thread hijacking" in this forum. In seems that, in such an amazingly helpful forum, that a a policy regarding this has somehow been overlooked.

I've read the LQ Rules and I think that the forth point in those rule could use a little expansion for the benefit of these forums. I've consequently started another thread about this subject here.

Just hoping to be helpful and get some more eyes on this subject to circumvent as much feather ruffling as can reasonably be circumvented in this area.

Thanx.

MTK358 · 05-27-2011, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tg3793

I decided to do a search for the phrase "thread hijacking" in this forum. In seems that, in such an amazingly helpful forum, that a a policy regarding this has somehow been overlooked.

Then why are you both hijacking and ressurecting this dead thread?