alexander.keys1 wrote:
On Jul 11, 3:48 pm, Jethro wrote:
On Jul 11, 1:41 pm, "alexander.keys1"
wrote:

I've just installed Ubuntu Linux 11.04, because Windows kept crashing,
and we didn't get a backup disc with our PC.
There are two problems so far: the 'Time and Date' dialogue box will
not appear, Ubuntu's website is useless as it says you need to get the
box up first to enable time setting... obviously they're staffed by a
typical incompetence of engineers, telling you their product does
something when it plainly doesn't.
Also only USB mice will work, ones that use the proper mouse port will
only move the cursor vertically... how incompetent can you get?
Did you keep the Windows installation ?


Windows got corrupted, not for the first time either, the speakers
just went 'click' and the screen went black, no response to keyboard
or mouse. After I switched it off and on again a BIOS message came up
saying something like 'operating system not found'. So I decided to
install Linux instead, the PC is a second-hand one that came without
any discs, AFAIK it costs £200 for an unlocked copy of Windows.


Oh. Did you put a new disk in?

And clean the dust from the fans?


I would advise anyone trying Linux out to do it on a dual-boot PC.
That way you can eliminate hardware issues. IME, raising issues like
yours would just result in a "Linux is perfect, it's *your* hardware"
- dual boot can shut them up.