Decided on Ubunut for my laptop

well, first I thought I'd give Geubuntu a go for the OS on my laptop. I figured since it was based off Ubuntu then it shouldn't be too rough. Well, it wasn't, really...until I found out there were some bugs in the networking side of the display manager. Since I am going to be setting up a home network here, I realized that regular Ubuntu was going to be my best bet.

The best part is, when I installed Ubuntu, I automatically recognized my wireless card and (since I was connected via ethernet cable) downloaded the necessary drivers and firmware as soon as I checked the right boxes and clicked "OK". Pretty snazzy, eh?!

Wireless working!

yep, that's right. After installing the package mentioned in my previous post via the terminal I went to the restricted drivers menu and activated the package/drivers. It had to download some firmware from the internet, and then all I had to do was reboot. After I logged in (making sure I had detached the ethernet internet connection) I went to the internet connection thingy up top and found and chose my home wireless network (no WPA at the moment, to keep things easy...).

more wireless attempts...

just installed a package to work with my broadcom 4318 wireless card. Here's the code:

sudo apt-get install bcm43xx-fwcutter

great broadcom 43x wireless card how-to

found this how-to on the ubuntu forums for broadcom 43xx wireless cards:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=197102

getting wireless on laptop...detecting card type

just starting to work on getting Geubuntu up and running on my laptop, and I need to get the wireless card working. I'll be posting random actions I take on here so I don't forget what I've done. After I get it all up and running and working I'll create a Setup How-To on my website with all the details.

right now, just want to note that you can run "lspci" in the terminal for a list of all your hardware - you'll need this to know what driver you need for your wireless card.

Avidemux help...

yeah, I'm still trying to figure out how to convert some AVI video files I edited up to DVD...I"m presently using Avidemux to convert the AVI file to a DVD compatible file. I started a thread in ubuntu's online community seeking help, and one guy suggested this guide.

Added another repository

I've added another repository in the hopes of getting a working version of Cinelerra. It's the Akirad Repository.

I'll let ya know how that works out. Oh, he also supposedly has a more updated version of QDVDauthor.