Need help: Unknown USB Device Xp

-TangleFoot-

4743hudsonj wrote: »

what about all his data? would that be accessible?

I think so...

4743hudsonj

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

I think so...

lol good enough for me

4743hudsonj

Wow just looked up some images of the new kubuntu 9.04, pretty nice, think i might load it to my new laptop along with vista, does this mean i would have to put all my data on there twice or not?

-TangleFoot-

If Kubuntu has read/write access to the partition Vista is on, you should be able to leave your data where it is.

gaming_guy

gaming_guy wrote: »

have you tried uninstalling the usb root hubs in device manager (then rebooting and letting windows detect them again)?

have you tried that yet?

its far quicker than loading windows/ubuntu/kubuntu etc.

and, yes ubuntu has read/write access to an ntfs partition. Ubuntu 9.04 (and kubuntu/edubuntu 9.04) are currently in beta, so use the 8.10 release for now

4743hudsonj

yes, id already said that was the first thing i tried and anyways, and whats that all about it being released tomorrow then?

gaming_guy

4743hudsonj wrote: »

yes, id already said that was the first thing i tried and anyways, and whats that all about it being released tomorrow then?

sorry, i didnt read the post properly

its likely to be a little buggy, so i'd wait a month or so to let more experienced users find any bugs there are and give them time to fix the bugs.

4743hudsonj

ha, once youve had vista no bug is suprising.

but seriously, im not inexperienced with ubuntu itself, just booting from a cd. cant say ive used kubuntu though but from what i understand it just uses KDE not gnome right? oh and it looks better. lol.

by the way the ubuntu i tested was 8.10 but i ordered the new one for permanent use. any idea if kubuntu will run on a ps3?

-TangleFoot-

4743hudsonj wrote: »

any idea if kubuntu will run on a ps3?

Not really... though theoretically I suppose it's possible. It's a different processor architecture; I don't think you can use the same discs to install it. Fortunately, some Linux distributions have been adapted specifically for the PS3, such as Yellow Dog Linux.

gaming_guy

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

Not really... though theoretically I suppose it's possible. It's a different processor architecture; I don't think you can use the same discs to install it. Fortunately, some Linux distributions have been adapted specifically for the PS3, such as Yellow Dog Linux.

i have ubuntu (6.10 i think) running on my ps3, but its really slow.

you need to make sure that you download a powerpc version of your chosen distro. yellow dog linux is the 'official' distro for the ps3.

you can find a list of ubuntu/kubuntu relases for the ps3 here