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| Thread ID: 128913 | 2013-01-23 07:27:00 | Access windows shares in Linux Mint | hueybot3000 (3646) | Press F1 |
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| 1324468 | 2013-01-24 06:06:00 | Hmm I do not have network in my places. Well that gives me something to google! Otherwise Mint does seem like a very smooth easy to use os | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 1324469 | 2013-01-24 06:36:00 | So it's working now. A restart was all it needed? Cheers for the help Wainui | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 1324470 | 2013-01-24 07:10:00 | Hmm I do not have network in my places. Well that gives me something to google! Otherwise Mint does seem like a very smooth easy to use os It is - no need to go back to windows except on very rare occasions :) |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1324471 | 2013-01-24 23:59:00 | Well I still have windows on my desktop, that will stay as I neeeed it for gaming. Laptop is only really used for internet surfing. | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 1324472 | 2013-01-26 02:26:00 | I tried Mint and almost stayed with it. Had some issues with it (can't remember what they were now... something to do with nVidia and Intel HD Audio I think) so uninstalled it and re-installed Debian | Myth (110) | ||
| 1324473 | 2013-01-26 06:40:00 | Ok the Mystery deepens, Just decided to put Mint on another PC just for the hell of it, the network wont show on that. Tried rebooting god knows how many times, ran all the available updates - No go. Done a bit of searching, and it appears this Version has a VERY flaky Network Manager - this is what appears to causing the problem. If you share a folder it will show on a windows PC, BUT Mint cant see / Display the any network. Done a reasonable amount of searching on various Linux and Mint forums, and its like pulling teeth to get a answer to the problem. The general response is the Network Manger is not good / Flakey -- Real helpful. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1324474 | 2013-01-26 07:50:00 | You don't have to use NetworkManager (presumably the Cinnamon fork of Ubuntu's version of the Gnome NM ... explains a lot really :)). There is wicd or ceni and probably others or just set up your networks in /etc/network/interfaces. |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 1324475 | 2013-01-26 08:45:00 | Thanks Fred, I'll have a look at that setting tomorrow. Just a bit of an update - Downloaded the "Mate" version of Linux Mint 14, booted from the CD, thats showing the network perfectly, where the Cinnamon didn't. Running off the CD right now :) , I've created a folder, shared it and its showing on the Windows PC's and can navigate / open it 4706 'll load this "mate" version as well tomorow onthe other PC to how it goes. I'll be the first to admit I dont know enough about the Different versions - But seems only some have problems. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1324476 | 2013-01-26 09:03:00 | Mate is a fork of the gnome2 gui that was discontinued by the gnome team (so is a much more mature codebase) to much wailing from the general populace. Cinnamon is Mints fork of gnome3 (or is it of Unity... don't really care :)) The gui is really just a front end though, the underlying system is the same. |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 1324477 | 2013-01-26 09:37:00 | :waughh::waughh::waughh: To many Versions -- And people say windows are bad with to many choices when a new version comes out ;) Guess its just the way it goes eh :) |
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