I'm not so sure whether this bug is due or only due to Microsoft, bcause I (once again) tried to start use Linux ... tried to install latest OpenSUSE, Mandriva on my laptop ... installation failed ... then tried Ubuntu (actually latest beta 8.04) and wow, it succeedet to install. Only problem was with wlan - turn out that Ubuntu can't connect if wlan- server hides its name (SSID). When I managed wlan-station and set that it broadcasts its SSID-name, managed Ubuntu to establish wlan- connection.
I have installed over a year ago Windows Vista Ultimate on this same laptop and it installed with no problem and has worked like a charm ... I have tried some times earlier years to use linux too, but after a while with problems and frustration of googlind and searchin guides and reading too much just unnecessary talkietalkie there, returned back to windows that works and guides are good and fully informative - they just tell all the things that one need to know to do things. And installation of additional hardware is so simple in windows with graphical driver- installation programs (much easier compared so often needed kernelcompaling, editing and timewaste of googling information among talkietalkie linux-boards). So now I have 3G mobiledatamodem Option iCON 225 and have installed and use it easily in Windows Vista. Now I have found some information how to install it on Ubuntu too. But guides and information lack so much or are not suitable for Ubuntu 8.04 so that I haven't managed yet to installa it and get it working ... so I think there's some kinga chronical bad disease in Linux open source world: it is not capable of handling those numerous different distros of Linux and can't make adequate guidance how to do things, installa new hardware ... now it seems that there is driver (hso) and utility program (rezero) but NOT ANY decent guide how to installa them on Ubuntu 8.04 So maybe computer hardware sellers are now WISE and AWARE this information not so open source -problem in Linux-world and that's why they keep rid of it :D So if somebody can just complain this and not to tell how 3Gmobiledatamodem Option iCON 225 CAN BE INSTALLED ON Ubuntu 8.04, please don't bother to comment this discovery of chronical Linux disease :D - - - - - - - Please use energy and effords to make things happen more easily in Linux-world too - and stop complaining about Windows until that. Why isn't there good website/wiki or something else that could inform how to install additional hardware on linux in the variety of distros and their versions? so guides withoud that mas of talkietalkie (or it in separate section at least) and with full guides, telling all and nothing but the truth how to installa on linux that hardware or something else. so short good guide - would that be too much to ask for those who waste time barging windows while keeping own nest in such a mess :D -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
