[nzlug] Telstra/linux

[Robert Waldron]

Thanks for reply modem is
Motorala Surfboard SB5100 USB Cable Modem
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Toby Collett" <tcollett+lists at plan9.net.nz>
To: "NZLUG Mailing List" <nzlug at linux.net.nz>
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [nzlug] Telstra/linux


> My guess with your keyboard is that it is a USB keyboard and you will need
> to enable some sort of 'legacy USB keyboard support' in your Bios. As for
> the more important issue some more details would probably help:
> - what sort of cable modem (model idealy, but at least is it
> internal/external, USB/ethernet etc)
> - any other local network details
>
> Debian instructions should work fine with Ubuntu (under the covers they 
> are
> almost identical, the less graphical the guide the more likely it will 
> work
> on multiple linux distributions)
>
> Toby
>
> On 7/3/07, Robert Waldron <megramps at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>>
>> Hello
>>
>> I am trying out Ubuntu via the pcworld iso.
>>
>> 2 problems
>> Minor my keyboard does not load until Ubuntu starts loading hence I can't
>> choose options,also happens loading as boot no keyboard so can't choose
>> from
>> dual boot as soon as windows starts loading keyboard again loads.
>>
>> Major I am not able to get the cable modem to work.I have copied from
>> ipconfig the details to the options in eth0 and also tried eth1 to no
>> avail.
>>
>> Can any one point me in the right direction for these problems.
>>
>> I did notice on paradise help that Debian is mentioned?
>>
>> I have also spent most of last night searching for answers to no avail :(
>>
>> Thanks for reading
>>
>> Regards Gramps
>>
>>
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