HELP please - LL 2.2 32 Bit live DVD HDD install problem

[bitsnpcs]

Thanks I'll try and make sure to check the keyboard specs and avoid those type of laptop keyboards if possible.

[altman]

This lappy right ! http://www.itreviews.com/fujitsu-siemens-amilo-si1520/

[N4RPS]

Hello!

As for '*' where '0' should be (or vice versa), usually, NUM LOCK might need toggling. This one occasionally even throws ME for a loop on new laptop  installs. As for the LVM/encryption issues, this is a problem with Ubiquity, Ubuntu's installer.

I don't know about anyone else, but *I* found it quite a pain indeed to install packages into Puppy that just plain install on other distros without causing major grief. I SURE didn't want to go to the trouble of converting things to their package format to install and run on Puppy! Besides, unless I'm misinformed, doesn't Puppy use a older, smaller kernel - one that can cause issues when installing newer packages?

Unfortunately, speed and small size come at a price, and that price is flexibility, compatibility, and all-around ease of use. I think the crew here has done an outstanding job with balancing these...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

[newtusmaximus]

N4RPS
I agree with you about not going down the Puppy route of PETS etc.  The advantage of the LL approach is the user friendly  operation ONCE installed  and the fact that the user has a chance to slowly be introduced into the world of "Free" OS etc  - off the treadmill.

However the key, IMHO is to make the initial installation REALLY easy - This has already been achieved with the drivers for printing and scanning etc easy downloading of add ons etc.

BUT if the Live DVD does not run smoothly for the  linux newbie, i.e keyboards don't work, wifi does not work, screen etc, they won't get passed Go.  All I am saying , when I was a complete newbie Puppy ran for me straight out of the box for browsing etc and basics - skype, VLC , Opera ,Google Earth and back then Open Office.  I had tried Knoppix and UBUNTU but they had install issues and I did not have the time to try to get round the problems.  Linux Mint then came into view for me  it worked and was fully featured !! However very slow on the smaller laptops.

Linux Lite was a revelation AND with its starting philosophy of XP newbies transition and keeping good older model laptops pcs working. it was a breath of fresh air!!

I realise that LL is a young project and there is a learning curve for all the background team, but from the forum, the stumbling blocks encountered can be overcome in the future Live DVD stage.

It would, in my mind, be ideal if the LL returned to being a LIVE CD  therefore allowing older machines to be used – not to lose sight of its rootes. The USB stick  route is OK if the user has the bios option.  Greater use of the menu/system/Install Additional Software route could possibly get round the  CD/DVD divide.  I.e keep it as simple as possible – lowest common denominator as the starting point.  Here Puppy has got it right there I believe.

That is my 2ps worth FWIW