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network problem with Fedora 7 – networking works on live cd but not after install?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

This is on a laptop with realtek wired network interface and intel pro 2000 wireless interface. Networking all works fine on the live cd. After the livecd has been installed the networking won’t work – can’t activate the wireless card, wired interface says it is activated but won’t work and the network manager icon does not show in the system tray. I’m a linux newbie, and after searching for a while I’m stumped. Any ideas?
Thanks
Thanks for your reply, I’ve tried your suggestions. Restarting the network wouldn’t work, but after disabling the network manager and rebooting at least the wired interface is now working. However how would I use the wireless interface with WPA if the network manager tray icon is not there to enter WPA keys?

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Can I use a linux mint 8 live cd after i just finished building my pc?

Posted on July 30, 2010 by admin| Leave a comment

ok so i just finished building my first pc and it worked on my first try only problem is tht i dont have an operating system yet and i dont really feel like spending $200 for windows 7 right now dont really have the cash for it yet.. my question, is it possible that i can use linux mint 8 livecd without installing it to my hard drive i just wanna try out linux mint8 until i get windows 7 and if i like linux mint 8 i might just dual boot it can someone please give an answer?? am i gonna have any issues since my computer has no operating system or tht i just barely finished building it?? thanks in advance also im a linux newbie!! and pc builder newbie!! if tht helps i just barely started getting into this kinda stuff

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Can I use a linux mint 8 live cd after i just finished building my pc?

Posted on July 30, 2010 by admin| 2 Comments

ok so i just finished building my first pc and it worked on my first try only problem is tht i dont have an operating system yet and i dont really feel like spending $200 for windows 7 right now dont really have the cash for it yet.. my question, is it possible that i can use linux mint 8 livecd without installing it to my hard drive i just wanna try out linux mint8 until i get windows 7 and if i like linux mint 8 i might just dual boot it can someone please give an answer?? am i gonna have any issues since my computer has no operating system or tht i just barely finished building it?? thanks in advance also im a linux newbie!! and pc builder newbie!! if tht helps i just barely started getting into this kinda stuff

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Linux Mint 6.0 vs Linux openSUSE 11.1?

Posted on July 11, 2010 by admin| 3 Comments

I’m a linux newbie and i can’t decide which of these distributions is best for me. I’m considering mint since it has flash video enabled on it by default but i’m also considering SUSE since i hear it’s easier to use and has more drivers readily available for usb devices.

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I ran suse for a day with the live cd (the KDE) and i REALLY liked it. i just had trouble installing anything on it—the flash video plugin (like i said, i’m a newbie) so i went to mint (gnome) and though it doesn’t have much eye-candy, it has the flash plug ins and it has very convenient GUI tools for installing programs (such as the package manager and the software manager). however i ran into issues when trying to install some of my usb devices since i really don’t know my way around the linux terminal. which distribution do you guys recommend/prefer?

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network problem with Fedora 7 – networking works on live cd but not after install?

Posted on May 13, 2010 by admin| 1 Comment

This is on a laptop with realtek wired network interface and intel pro 2000 wireless interface. Networking all works fine on the live cd. After the livecd has been installed the networking won’t work – can’t activate the wireless card, wired interface says it is activated but won’t work and the network manager icon does not show in the system tray. I’m a linux newbie, and after searching for a while I’m stumped. Any ideas?
Thanks
Thanks for your reply, I’ve tried your suggestions. Restarting the network wouldn’t work, but after disabling the network manager and rebooting at least the wired interface is now working. However how would I use the wireless interface with WPA if the network manager tray icon is not there to enter WPA keys?

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