Comments on: Ubuntu 8.10 on a Dell Latitude D420 http://www.s-anand.net/blog/ubuntu-8-10-on-a-dell-latitude-d420/ Technology, business and fun Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:33:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: deeaycee http://www.s-anand.net/blog/ubuntu-8-10-on-a-dell-latitude-d420/comment-page-1/#comment-228 deeaycee Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:50:03 +0000 http://localhost/blog/ubuntu-8-10-on-a-dell-latitude-d420/#comment-228 Your post is how I got my wireless working. Thank you. <br>I'm also using a Dell D420. I have 8.10 on a 8g Attache flash drive. I ran into a problem while updating. I'm stuck at kernel 2.6.27-7 and it should be updating to 2.6.27-11. The error it gives has something to do with running from a live-cd. After some research, I found that there is a bug that prevents solid updates from the live-cd. The work-around is to actually do a real install to the flash drive from the live-cd. This presents another problem/bug. The only way to see the flash drive during the install is to disconnect the hd, so the install prg doesn't see it. It was suggested to physically disconnect the hd, but I wonder if it could be done temporarily through the bios. I'll try this later today. I haven't even thought about the hibernation/suspend issues yet. Good luck! Your post is how I got my wireless working. Thank you.
I’m also using a Dell D420. I have 8.10 on a 8g Attache flash drive. I ran into a problem while updating. I’m stuck at kernel 2.6.27-7 and it should be updating to 2.6.27-11. The error it gives has something to do with running from a live-cd. After some research, I found that there is a bug that prevents solid updates from the live-cd. The work-around is to actually do a real install to the flash drive from the live-cd. This presents another problem/bug. The only way to see the flash drive during the install is to disconnect the hd, so the install prg doesn’t see it. It was suggested to physically disconnect the hd, but I wonder if it could be done temporarily through the bios. I’ll try this later today. I haven’t even thought about the hibernation/suspend issues yet. Good luck!

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