0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.
Good old Royal Mail. Only posted it on a second class stamp!!. Afraid used an old envelope and Old DVD-RW, but the stamp was new Let us know how you get on. Downloaded from LL website link and MDSUM checked. Also ran the newly burned iso DVD on my HPDC7700 3GB Ram as Live and all systems seemed to be working. So don't anticipate you will have problems from a OS standpoint. Still think you will be lucky to run you PC on just 512mb RAM even though the Graphics card supposedly has ints own 128mb memory built in.Spec ? http://www.easyhelpguide.com/manual/HewlettPackard-MediaCenterm1180ukPhotosmartPC-Manual.htmlHave sent PM regarding memory upgrade options and possible local help to upgrade,
The "couldn't retrieve updates" issue is related to Google Chrome. You will get that error whether you have Google Chrome installed or not. The fix for it is located here: https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/installing-software/fix-for-google-chrome-on-linux-lite/.After that fix, updates should run. And then you can use Lite Upgrade to get to Linux Lite 2.8.
No need for payment. Cost of a stamp Buy a lottery ticket with it and we share the winnings ? Am I right that you mentioned earlier that you were running LL3.2.1 32 bit. Is that from the Live DVD. Is it only the keyboard with which you are having problems.
Cavalry HERE If you email me via this forum with your address I will send you a DVD copy of linux 3.2 32 bit.
Quote from: SICKOFLINUX on February 21, 2017, 06:44:25 AMThe good news is that my keyboard problems seem to have been solved but I still cannot type to the terminal when asked to enter my password following bitsnpcs's command line still & this problem seems to have even spread to the original command line that I used & mentioned in my original post I am tempted to buy the official DVD but I expect the problems would just continue When you type a password in the terminal, no characters are displayed - its a security thing! Just type the whole password and press enter.As for buying non-official DVDs from anonymous sources, forget it, you could be 'opening a can of worms'.I see you are in the UK so if you wish, I'm sure someone in UK would offer to provide you with a dvd with the official download burned and ready to boot, or the loan of a bootable flash stick. Such is the support from the linux community. I have never had a problem with creating bootable dvds but I have certainly had problems trying to use the latest releases on old PCs, where hardwear support may be lacking. All (3) my PCs are old but all run LL2.8 very successfully.I understand your frustration but your problems 'could' be self inflicted - we have all suffered in such ways!Lets help you get this sorted (assuming your hardware is suitable) so you can be 'Happy linux user' instead of 'SICKOFLINUX' ....
The good news is that my keyboard problems seem to have been solved but I still cannot type to the terminal when asked to enter my password following bitsnpcs's command line still & this problem seems to have even spread to the original command line that I used & mentioned in my original post I am tempted to buy the official DVD but I expect the problems would just continue
Quote from: Learning on February 19, 2017, 01:16:32 PMWhy did you buy it at all? I just downloaded and burned the image to a cd and installed on my laptop, no problem, no quirks. I have been running this distro for about two weeks now: to the point that it is very close to becoming my primary tool despite the fact that I am surrounded by laptops that are running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows XP. (I erased the Vista to put in LL...).I bought it because I tried every other conceivable method of installing Linux lite on this computer spending hours on youtube trying to get the gist of it & none of the methods worked for all sorts of complicated reasons.Not least that the DVD burning facility that worked for years in Windows XP suddenly started not recognizing DVD's it had previously successfully burned DVD's to when placed it's own DVD writer drive.(I have previously burned UBUNTU 12.04 onto a DVD no problem & installed LUBUNTU on a small laptop with a usb key so I am not exactly a novice at this).I have had computer problems that are simply beyond belief & am now inclined to think that they are all the work of the Devil.
Why did you buy it at all? I just downloaded and burned the image to a cd and installed on my laptop, no problem, no quirks. I have been running this distro for about two weeks now: to the point that it is very close to becoming my primary tool despite the fact that I am surrounded by laptops that are running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows XP. (I erased the Vista to put in LL...).