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| 490040 | 2006-10-08 07:34:00 | Well, what driver would I need to get my internet connection to work? Edit: Also I forgot to mention, before i installed XP for the second time, I installed Ubuntu again and everything was working on that... The modem driver. Thats if u have a dialup connection. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 490041 | 2006-10-08 07:36:00 | I don't have dial-up though | Steelers82kk (10143) | ||
| 490042 | 2006-10-08 07:38:00 | I don't have dial-up though Well the driver for whatever adsl modem u have then. What have u got? ADSL? Cable? or what? What are u using to get here? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 490043 | 2006-10-08 07:39:00 | cable Would there be any easier way then to download all these drivers? Is there a different XP installation cd i could use that would install these drivers for me? ... I also find it strange that it skipped the part where it asks for my product key. |
Steelers82kk (10143) | ||
| 490044 | 2006-10-08 07:47:00 | Yes, i know about dual booting but I wanted Ubuntu totally off the hard drive then I later was going to have my computer dual boot between Windows XP and Linux Mandriva. If i install Ubuntu again on another partition how could I install the drivers I download on the partition windows is installed on? I was thinking along the lines of having the drivers d/l to cd so they could then be installed/accessed via control panel, but having re-read your original post that probably isn't useful. Still a bit curious why a clean-sheet install would behave this way. I'll shut up now & let the experts enlighten us both :) |
mmmork (6822) | ||
| 490045 | 2006-10-08 07:52:00 | cable Would there be any easier way then to download all these drivers? Is there a different XP installation cd i could use that would install these drivers for me? ... I also find it strange that it skipped the part where it asks for my product key. Nope no XP cd installs ALL drivers for a motherboard. Usually with systems like HP or Dell / Compaq the drivers etc are on a hidden partition, but u may have killed that when u installed Linux, or they may have come on a cd or dvd where u can restore XP back to its original state. And if u make a system up (u buy the different parts then build it yourself, the mobo cd with the drivers needed) come with it. I would go to your ISP or go to your ISP's homepage and see if the drivers are there for the modem.Or ring your ISP to see where u can download the drivers. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 490046 | 2006-10-08 07:58:00 | Wow it seems like its gonna be a lot of work to get Windows running properly. How come Linux has all its drivers on its CD and windows doesn't? | Steelers82kk (10143) | ||
| 490047 | 2006-10-08 08:21:00 | If I might peek my head above the parapet, I was wondering the same thing . I have an OLD windowsxp disk, which I never got around to slipstreaming & thus have to reload gigs of updates now & then . But it has initial drivers for everything useful . I have oldish HW although some like the nvidia card came out well after the windows disk & are still functional . This was a shrinkwrapped xp pro . Perhaps the Dell OEM version is SERIOUSLY lacking? Why would they skimp? |
mmmork (6822) | ||
| 490048 | 2006-10-08 08:42:00 | Wow it seems like its gonna be a lot of work to get Windows running properly. How come Linux has all its drivers on its CD and windows doesn't? Well it isn't that hard ... just download the drivers from Dell's support site... In general I don't think Microsoft add updated drivers into even their versions of XP with service pack 2 built in (apart from general stuff such as SATA support). I've had new gear with no drivers for the sound, network and video so I have to add the drivers into my ghost images. Linux relies on updated kernels and (their modules) and the last version of Ubuntu was too long ago so there hasn't been much real new hardware since then. But believe me it was aproblem with a Debian installer, no SATA support for the motherboard I had and no network card support - I grabbed an unofficial installer with a later kernel and modules to get the job done. Drivers also get quickly out of date, I always look for newer ones straight away when a new PC arrives (the ones supplied with the mobo disk are usually ancient)....... |
gibler (49) | ||
| 490049 | 2006-10-08 08:50:00 | linux uses chipsets to as opposed to manufacturer model, although not totaly correct but it could be said that some of the device drivers linux uses are generic ie will serve more than one manufacturer device. A good example of this is this particular distro, Ubuntu, it will support one type of winmodem chipset but not another. Mepis and Xandros (aka lindows) do the same. It shouldn't be that hard to get that Dell machine up and running but once you have the drivers burn them cd. The dell site should have all you need all you need to know is your dell model |
beama (111) | ||
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