the_constructor wrote:
> I recently received the Official Ubuntu 7.10 release disc.
>
> Try as I might, I can not get it to load onto my Acer Aspire 1362
> Laptop, not even in demo mode.
>
> I have also tried Ubuntu 6.06 LTS which does load correctly but I can
> not find a way of getting the Pluscom drivers installed to make the
> WiFi work, that is why I was trying 7.10
>
> Any advice would be most gratefully appreciated
>
> Kindest regards,
>
> James
>
>
I just received the disks for both Ubuntu and Kubuntu and neither one
worked. I had to download the ISO and use that, which worked great.

On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:05:18 +0000, the_constructor wrote:

> I recently received the Official Ubuntu 7.10 release disc.
>
> Try as I might, I can not get it to load onto my Acer Aspire 1362
> Laptop, not even in demo mode.

How does it 'not load'? What happens? Have you tried 'cheat codes' -
noscsi and noacpi often work.

>
> I have also tried Ubuntu 6.06 LTS which does load correctly but I can
> not find a way of getting the Pluscom drivers installed to make the
> WiFi work, that is why I was trying 7.10
>
> Any advice would be most gratefully appreciated
>
> Kindest regards,
>
> James

"ray" wrote in message
newsan.2007.12.27.16.00.46.752778@zianet.com...
> On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:05:18 +0000, the_constructor wrote:
>
>> I recently received the Official Ubuntu 7.10 release disc.
>>
>> Try as I might, I can not get it to load onto my Acer Aspire 1362
>> Laptop, not even in demo mode.
>
> How does it 'not load'? What happens? Have you tried 'cheat codes' -
> noscsi and noacpi often work.
>
>>
>> I have also tried Ubuntu 6.06 LTS which does load correctly but I can
>> not find a way of getting the Pluscom drivers installed to make the
>> WiFi work, that is why I was trying 7.10
>>
>> Any advice would be most gratefully appreciated
>>
>> Kindest regards,
>>
>> James
>

It gets to the point where it states that my video card is not asupported @
1024 x 768 and asks that it can continue in 800 x 600. press continue and
the program just stops.

Kindest regards,

James