I have a verry bad experience with ubuntu 9.04 For example on my Acer aspire 5520, Power manager not works at all, when I want to turn off PC I have to push some key after system turns off. PulseAudio not working (after update) too. I am using ALSA. Rhythmbox is searching for non-existing codecs, my Bluetooth is automaticly turned on after start of system, reconecting my cell phone is not sucessfull (I can connect it only once per session). Notification system is too bad (for me), coz i cant react to notification by clicking it, also Update manager do not use notification bubles, but opening an update window all the time (in less than 5 and again, and again, and again) so I have to install updates to stop it.

What about the others? Do you have problems too or I am only one ?

comment for Comment #1 by: Deafboy on 06 May 2009, 15:07 GMT:
Strange problems you reported about the notification bubles, i use ubuntu for a long time now, and the notification is always an normal buble and not 4 or 5 update windows. Maybe you can check the settings for the update manager?
( Source update manager have al lot of settings to set up )
What about the Power manager, this is an normal known problem. The SMART power managment of your laptop is responsible for this. I have an Travelmate 4000 with the same problem and linux doesn't support this kind of power management!

You sureliy won't be the only one. No OS is perfect en there will always be certain problems on certain machines.
In my case, I use a HP Compaq 8710w laptop en Ubuntu (actuallly every Linux-version) runs perfectly on this machine.
And I have two Fujitsu Siemens laptops, on which Ubuntu needs a lot of after-work, where other major distributions (Pardus Linux, openSuse, Mandriva) work out of the box.

Hey this is cool ,
My search for softwares end in softpedia ,
Ubuntu is a great OS for programmers like me.,
- RAGHU

i have just loaded ubuntu from a disk which i sent for a few weeks ago and after loading on an AMD3000+ it just freezes up on the desk top cannot go anywhere or do anything ......any advice would be welcome
pete

I have installed ubuntu 9.04. using Wubi
I rebooted and selected ubuntu from boot manager ..
then using GRUB i selected NORMAL MODE after that the shell "ASH" started there was no gui

plz help

i used install ubuntu always and this time i request ubuntu 9.04 and when install it inside windows xp sp2 it go fine and ask reboot and then i reboot and i choose ubuntu from OS and ubuntu start go on with the instillation and progress but after that all i got is just black scree same as MsDOS and nothing i keep wait even 30 mins but nothing so any one can help about this why ubuntu not start and when i close computer and restart and choose ubuntu it give me bash and enter user name and password and when put them it still give me bash command and i notice at start there is something fail when it check files i do this maybe 4 times and still same problem cant see any system open, so anyone can help?

thanks alot

It looks like the X server is failing to start for some reason. You can either try to spot the problem by running "startx" after you have you have logged in bash, or running "sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" might help.
If you still have problems, try to give us even the slightest hint about the error message that is displayed and also some details about your hardware configuration (especially the video card).

Good luck!

Cd will not load into RAM???
F keys work , but thing else
Have tried all F^ options.
Can anyone please help ?

i am new to linux/ ubuntu, i loaded ubuntu 9.04 on my existing system and made the choice of deleting windows. after loading on ubuntu i noticed im not getting any audio from my ATI sound card (integrated motherboard ).. how can i fix this problem.

@ xl8

Seems like a driver problem. Is relatively easy to solve. You can find a solution at the Ubuntu forums. Worked fine for me.

http://ubuntuforums.org/

Tip to new Ubuntu user and the editor: first try running Ubuntu (or any Linux distro) from the live CD. You can then check for hardware compatibility and look for solutions before installing. Still not sure after that : try installing as dualboot or through Wubi (Ubuntu). When everything works smoothly there is still plenty of time to eliminate Windows (or not).

N.B. :Always backup your data, Ubuntu is capable of importing your documents during installation but better be safe then sorry.

Good luck and enjoy using Ubuntu (I do).

As usual with Ubuntu always problems with every release. 9.04 is so bad I can't even get it to install on a HP laptop running Ubuntu 8.10. It is crap releases like this that keep people using Windoze --- come on Ubuntu you can do better than this crap release.

i have install ubuntu 8.10 and upgrade it to 9.04 and everything is sooooo good for me nothing bad happened (I'm using HP6730b) , it's a good operating system (ubuntu) and in my opinion i think it's better than windows a little bit (but who like games i don't think he/she will say yes). so in the end i recommend it.

I'm new to linux..I hope someone can help..I got a 2nd hand PC and all the drivers etc has been removed from it..I can't get a recovery disc for it and wondered if linux would put all the drivers back in it..Any advice would be appreciated..

Hi im new to ubuntu i've downloaded the latest version 9.04. I burnt it into a cd and installed via windows and it got installed too. It was nice to go thru a new OS but i do have a lot of doubts as im new to ubuntu as well as Linux. So i request u guys to clear my doubts so that i can also use this OS.
1. Im not able to play any songs or videos in the player available in Ubuntu as it says some plugin missing and im not able to get it.
2. Though i've my internet connection which works fine in Windows, im not able to use it in ubuntu. when i open my firefox and enter a site, it says firefox is in offline mode. how to activate it? How to update the plug in's. Pls rectify these doubts as early as possible. Further queries i'll enquire when im going into ubuntu. A reply to my mail id is most welcome. My ID is "arsritharan.sailesh@gmail.com" Thanks in advance.
Sailesh

Hello, here are the answers to your questions:

1. Go to System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package manager, enter and password and wait for it to load. Type ubuntu-restricted-extras in the search box and when it will be found, click on the check box in front of it and select the "Mark for Installation" option. Click the Apply button to install, confirm the installation and wait for Synaptic to download and install the package. It will take some time as it is a big package, but when it's done, you will never have any problem with audio or video codecs, Java, Flash and MS fonts.

2. I don't know what kind of Internet connection you have, it definitely looks like it's not automatic (DHCP), therefore you need to enter some data from your ISP manually, such as IP, gateway, dns...

In the fourth step i find i have with XP home edition, a Windows NT is also there.So in th question where to put ubuntu i find only two options,use entire disc and partition manually.The scrollbar(at bottom of fourth step) where space for ubuntu is specified is also not there so nothing can be done other than to give partition manually option and in fifth step i enter into a new window(not given in the guide) and i dont know to deal with it.Please help me...........

I have similar problems. I originally had windows XP in my older HP CPU. I Installed Ubuntu 7.0 and from there I did all the upgrades up to Ubuntu 8.04. Up to there everything worked well for a while. Last week I was doing running the upgrades to Ubuntu 9.04 and in the middle uf the installations there were some errors and never finished the installations. I tried doing the updgrades a couple more times with the same error results. Finally I decided to reboot my system thinking that this would solve the problem. When I tried rebooting, I think it took about 3 or 4 steps and it froze. Now that I keep trying to reboot, it'll give me some options to repair packages and other stuff. Nothing seems to work. The farthest I've been able to go is to the login but when I type nothing happens. There's no response to the mouse nor the keyboard expect for Ctl+alt+F1. Now, at this point the keyboard works but, since I have no idea on what to do in the command line all I can do is log in throgh there and nothing else. But, when I go back to the other login window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F7 I still have the same problem with the keyboard and mouse not responding. Any idea on what I need to do or where to search? Thanks

hi friends !!

i am new to linux. I got the free linux(ubuntu ) cd by post and i tried to install it inside windows xp professional(sp2) by dual boot. During installation the system asked to reboot..after that i selected ubuntu as my os ...the checking of installations started it freezed...i cud do nothing but to restart my computer and again choose xp...

i tried it in my friends system... it worked perfectly..the only difference is that my c drive is ntfs type and his c drive is fat 32.... though i have installed in e drive only which in fat32.....pls help....

Hi sabarish! There seems to be some issues with certain FAT32 partitions... The best solution would be to reformat your FAT32 partition to NTFS and then try to install Ubuntu again. You can do that by going to "My Computer", right clicking the "E" partition and choosing format. Be aware that this will delete all your data on that partition, so, if needed, don't forget to backup.

If you don't want to format the partition and lose all the data, you can also convert it from FAT32 to NTFS. For that, post back here again and we'll give you further instructions.

Good luck and have a great day!

Hi;
I have installed Ubuntu 9.04 after restart and booting A white course blink on a black screen and nothing comes up!
Could any one tell me what is the problem and how I can solve this?
Many Thanks in advance!
Regards-Kabir

i installed ubuntu 9.04 after partitioning my whole hard disc. every thing went fine but now i am not able to view my newly partitioned drives. i am able to see my filesystem....but not my other drives.


any help??

Open a terminal (Applications - Accessories - Terminal) and type or paste the next command, followed by the Enter key:

sudo fdisk -l

Paste here the results and I will tell you what to do.

i installed Ubuntu inside WinXP(SP2) and in the "Prepare Disk Space" i chose "specify partitions manually", created a 7gb (ext3) partition for Ubuntu and it was installed on the drive.

now that i start my computer i cant see any boot menus to choose between WinXP and Ubuntu and it is as if i have NOT installed anything!!!!

What do you think is the problem??

Hi,

I've just installed Ubuntu 8.04 (I already had windows xp on another partition) and after finishing the installation process, I couldn't start win xp from the boot menu (clicking it made nothing happen) so I reinstalled Ubuntu to see where I went wrong. As a result, win xp dissappeared from the boot menu for good.

Could you please tell me where I went wrong and how I can fix it?

Thanks in advance.

Ana

P.S. Ali, try pressing ESCAPE when grub starts to load

i have installed ubuntu 9.04 on a differant partition that had been formated, then when it restarted windows xp was there then i went into ubuntu and set everything up. then i restarted to go bace to xp and error 18 keeps apearing and the only way i fan get on to the internet is to use the ubuntu cd as the test option that it gives u befor installing.
can some one please tell me how to get xp back?

After I press the Instal button it loads for a while like in the pic (http://news.softpedia.com/images/extra/LINUX/small/ubuntu904installation-small_003.png) ,but then the screen goes black and nothing happens. I've waited over a day for something but nothing happens so I tried doing it again and same thing.

Do you know what the Problem is? I currently have Windows XP btw...

hi im new to ubuntu and i have 2 problems.
1. I put the new disk i got in the post into my cd-rom drive and boot from it. then i click english and click try ubuntu and it opens 1/10 times then its all fuzzy and i cant read anything

2.
i put the disk in and i click install but then it dies and comes up with a lot of code basicly saying error and then i have to restart

thanks in advance

zac

i install ubuntu 9.04 inside winxp to my pc then after reboot error appears

TRACEBACK
FILE/USR/BIN/UBIGUITY-DIR
0% SCANNING DISK
DETECTING FILE SYSTEM
COMPUTING THE NEW PARTION
FORMATING THE SWAP SPACE
1%FINDING THE DISTRIBUTING TO COPY
2%
3%
4%
400% SCANNING THE CD ROM
500% SCANNING MIRRORS

THEN AFTER 4 HOURS NOTHING HAPPENS NEXT

PLS. HELP ME?HERE'S MY SPECS

MSI P4M900M2
DUAL CORE PROC
1GB MEM
80GB HDD
DVD ROM

If you get a traceback it means that some software is crashing, probably ubiquity, the Ubuntu installer.
If you are using wubi to install Ubuntu try to download the latest version from Softpedia: http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Wubi-Download-79148.html
If you are using a LiveCD, download the ISO file again (http://linux.softpedia.com/progDownload/Ubuntu-Jaunty-Jackalope-Download-43130.html - the Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) Desktop i386 (ISO) entry or the torrent one, whichever you prefer) and burn it to a new CD using a slow writing speed (16x would be preferable).
Good luck!

I'm totally new to ubuntu. Never use this before. I have read the instruction above and do exactly like what it say, After my installation is done, eject disc, reboot, at the boot up screen, i have an error message"Grub" then "error 8". What is that mean? And yes, i do have another os running (window 7), and i did choose option 1 "Install them side by side, choosing between them at each startup" Can somebody help me out.

It looks like your system hasn't been fully installed or some files in the Ubuntu install have been corrupted/modified so they don't contain the appropriate information. Try reinstalling Ubuntu on the same partition, and tick the "Format" checkbox when you set it as "/" in the installer.

Good luck!

I can't install ubuntu because it appears copying file error....I was burned the ubuntu cd on 4x and again the same problem. Can someone help me?

I'm new to Ubuntu, i have never used it before, just heard about it and searched in net. now i have ordered for free shipping of ubuntu 9.04 cd.
i wanted to know about intallation of ubuntu OS. in the above installatiion steps shown, it asks for 'side by side' installation if i have another OS already installed on my system. how can i install in on another local drive.
suppose i have xp on C drive and i want to install ubuntu on D drive.?
Is this option available during installation..?

I'm assuming that the "D" drive is a Windows partition. The side-by-side installation doesn't install on a Windows drive, it resizes it to make space for the Ubuntu partitions (that won't be directly available from Windows/My Computer). If you don't want your partitions to be resized, insert the Ubuntu CD while you are in Windows, and you will be able to start the Wubi installer, that is able to install Ubuntu in a folder on a drive at your choice, effectively creating some files that you can later delete if you wish instead of modifying the disk structure.
A Ubuntu installation performed with Wubi is no different that a regular one, except for the fact that it might incur a negligible performance penalty because it is running from a file instead of its own partition.
Good luck with Ubuntu, we hope that you will like it enough to use it as your main operating system!

I keep trying to do a clean install but get a disk boot failure. I have 2 hard drives fitted so is that the problem?

What is the exact error that you are getting. If it's simply "Disk boot failure", that looks more like a BIOS not being able to boot error than an installation problem.
If GRUB (Ubuntu's bootloader) does give an error that the root partition wasn't found or something of that sort, then it might be a multiple disk problem. In that case, you need to press the "e" key when the GRUB menu shows up and modify the "root = (hdx,y)" line (also by pressing "e" with the line highlighted), varying the x value. For example, if you have (hd0,0) in there, try (hd1,0). Then confirm the change by pressing enter then "b" to try to boot with those modifications.
Good luck!

I have Windows XP machine having five partitions. All are NTFS.

Windows is installed at first partition.

Can I install ubuntu at 4th partition?

You can install it by formatting your partition to one of the supported file systems (EXT2, EXT3 or EXT4), or if you don't want to format you can use Wubi to install Ubuntu in a set of files residing on a partition of your choice.

im havin trouble installing. im using a mini laptop with no cd drive so im installing using a virtual cd drive. i install it then it prompts me to restart the computer. i do then it gives me 2 options, windows xp, or ubuntu. i select ubuntu and it says "hit escape to access the menu 4,3,2,1" if i select that i can pick normal mode, or demo mode, or a couple of other modes. if i select normal mode i get the ubuntu loading screen and it stays on that then the screen gradually gets lighter and lighter and it freezes. if i select demo mode i get the ubuntu loading screen followed by a black screen that in white text says "loading, please wait... busybox v1.10.2 (ubuntu 1:1.10.2-2ubuntu7) built in shell (ash) enter 'help' for a list of built in commands.
initramfs"

Try installing Ubuntu using Wubi if you have Windows. Just search for Wubi on Softpedia and download it. It will automatically download a Ubuntu ISO and install it in a folder on your Windows partition, so you don't need to repartition your disk.

enen i am having bad exprience with ubutu i can not play audio and video on it

Try searching for the "ubuntu-restricted-extras" package by using the Synaptic package manager. After you mark it for installation, press the "Apply" button to install the software. This will add mp3 and video codecs to Ubuntu, allowing you to play the most common video and audio formats.

hi everybody,
Im using an acer aspire 3004 wlm model laptop, with 256 RAM and amd sempron processor, my current OS is win Xp, After a full day i downloaded the new ubuntu 9.04, and i burnd it to a cd ... after that i reboot the system for installing the ubuntu, i change bios boot setup and i boot from CD, then i got a screen... and i press install ubuntu option........ but it is freezed, there is no change in the screen and in the installation process, am really frustrated.... pls anybody help men dear friends.........

Are you sure that the downloaded image was error-free? Also, did you write the CD at a low speed. I'm asking because hangs in the install process are most likely caused by errors in the CD. As long as you can boot the live CD, the chance of having a hardware compatibility problem is very low.

when I chose Specify partitions manually and

chose the part after that

formated the chosen part with extend ext3

will apear the message(No Root file system is defined)

I hope to help me

My question is: Can viruses, worms, malware, etc. that is written for Windows and downloaded using the Ubuntu (FireFox) installation jump or migrate over to my Windows installation and do their evil deeds? And would they do it even if Ubuntu is installed on a different previously formatted partion (D:)?

Probably the answer is 'Sorry, Yes'. This opinion is based just on the opinions of the author of one of
the linux books I recently have read. The author pretented that linux installations can react to a virus even if usually that is not the case. In that book also was mentioned that a virus imported from a Windows system to a linux system (and not healed) may lead to toruble if the infected data are reexported to a Windows system.

installed Ubuntu 9.04 using WUBI. Never was asked for my user name or password during install. When Ubuntu starts, I am asked for user name and password. I have no idea what to type. Unable to evaluate this OS.

When formatting the partition as EXT3, there is a field labeled "Use as", and a drop-down box beside it. Pick "/" in that drop-down box, so that you set the newly formatted partition as the root filesystem, the place where Ubuntu will be installed.

Good luck!

I can't install Ubuntu 9 on xp, it says some missing files and started to fast and stopped

Are you using wubi? Download the latest Wubi version from Softpedia, and make sure that you have a stable Internet connection, as Wubi relies on it to download its files.
If the problem still arises, copy the exact text of the error so we will know how to advise you further.

Thanks for this post.
It looks more simple and understandable.

Im Very new to linux/ubuntu.
I insert the disk,boot it up, choose install ubuntu 9.04 option.

When Im Taken To The Install Screen, It Asks me to choose a language. English is the default. So Then I have to click fordward.

But when i try the pointer doesnt move.By the way Im trying to install it to a laptop.
Thanks.

There can be many causes to this problem, from a simple scratch on the install CD to incompatibilities between the Linux kernel and your laptop's touchpad. Try using the alternate installer CD for Ubuntu, you can find it right here on Softpedia, on the download page for the Ubuntu version that you want to get. Write the disk at a low speed - 16x should be low enough to ensure a problem-free disk. Good luck!

Hi guys. Just want to ask for some help. Can any one give me an idea about how to fix the error with my installation... i attempted to install ubuntu inside windows but after installation when i restart my asus eee laptop i received a kernel error prompting me to select from several options like normal mode etc... but any of those options doesn't work... can anybody give me an idea on how to fix that problem.. tnx guys...

See if you can read the error message, because from your description we can't really pinpoint the cause of the problem. Even a few words from the error text could help.

i whant to instal it but i have some quiestion. I first i make make it to be a dual boot so i can boot with my xp and at the last step it says that some partition are going to be formated, are these partitions the other hdd??

Hi, previously i had a windows installed now I have reviewed and installed ubuntu 9.04 in my pc, step by step procedure as u have illustrated above.. Thanks for that.. and installed fine.. and its a 2weeks after installation ..

I have a question that I m recieving an anoyed problem in ubuntu 9.04 that My screen is going disabled whatever i do, let say for surfing net through firefox mozilla 3.5.3 or working in terminal... guess wht every 2 to 5 mins screen goes disabled and after 10seconds its goes normal.. somtimes it remains for an housr tooo... what the hell is this man... I can even work 10mins continuesly on my browser or on terminal.. Let me tell you first that I have not installed any extra softwares, packages, or anything without a default ubuntu 9.04 settings..

I have a lot work to do.. please reply me ASAP, I want a solution for this ...

Thanks in advanced..

Naresh

First ensure that the computer screen's cable is well inserted into the video card's socket and that there aren't any contact or dirt problems. If that is not the problem, give us a comment with the make and model of your computer/motherboard, video card and display, because from the little info you gave is too broad to rule out any suspects.

Lots of people posting here for help.

This is not a help forum.

I know there are one or two helpful replies to problems, but really you should be reporting your problems on the Ubuntu Forums (which some replies have mentioned).

You'll get a much better chance of help there!

http://ubuntuforums.org/

hey
i have just finish installing ubuntu in my desktop
my friend ask me for the root password to install oracle
but i don't know this password

i try to use my password for logging in but it doesn't work also

what is the solution

Hello,

There is no root password in Ubuntu. Use sudo for the root commands, and your password. E.g.:

sudo apt-get install oracle

I think Ubuntu 9.04 need some bugs fix. I installed it in a partitioned disk under the windows Xp but the installation never finished and now every time I reboot it appears the option to choos UBUNTU or Windows , but if UBUNTU is chosen nothing happen.

Question is there a way to erase all the installed files and try to install my UBUNTU 8.10 that I ws using in another HD?

Thanks

jorge