Ubuntu

[JimmyD3]

Aside from the fact it is a real operating system as opposed to an over-glorified application with more bloat than Rosie O'Donnell on an eating binge?

 
 

[Rob52240]

This should explain it clearly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpMvS1Q1sos

[W7LPNRICK]

Ubuntu... Linux distro that is your best friend if you take the time and learn about it, the microsoft crusher it is. Along with usb booting google both GRUB4dos  &  GRUB   you will want to learn those at the command line. Try  looking up pendrivelinux.com or something like that i do not rember and am posting from my phone so no copy pase links sry   

Come give it to us later. 

[W7LPNRICK]

Last time I tried UBUNTU it loaded very easily. This time It doesn't recognize the monitor. I can't find the option to search for drivers etc....?

[Chalenge]

I tried to use FreeNAS and NAS4Free and Ubuntu as file servers and each of them took weeks to set up correctly. Windows Home Server... install... works.

Thats why people use MS.

Im not using WHS now because I was able to boot (Im not going to look but its either FreeNAS or NAS4Free) off of a 4GB USB fob. Its just like Windows though in that it has to be rebooted occasionally or things get really slow.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Last time I tried UBUNTU it loaded very easily. This time It doesn't recognize the monitor. I can't find the option to search for drivers etc....?

Did you download the LTS version or beta? The betas are only for people who know what they're doing. Ubuntu will automatically detect your hardware and offer proprietary drivers if some can be found, just wait and sit at the desktop for a few seconds.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I tried to use FreeNAS and NAS4Free and Ubuntu as file servers and each of them took weeks to set up correctly. Windows Home Server... install... works.

Thats why people use MS.

Im not using WHS now because I was able to boot (Im not going to look but its either FreeNAS or NAS4Free) off of a 4GB USB fob. Its just like Windows though in that it has to be rebooted occasionally or things get really slow.

WHS may kind of work but then again it will be vulnerable to all the millions of attacks too What exactly were you trying to do with Ubuntu to take actually weeks to set up correctly?

[W7LPNRICK]

Did you download the LTS version or beta? The betas are only for people who know what they're doing. Ubuntu will automatically detect your hardware and offer proprietary drivers if some can be found, just wait and sit at the desktop for a few seconds.

LTS- one forum suggested removing GTX550 card & rebooting then hotswapping....I don't think I'll do that. 

[MrRiplEy[H]]

LTS- one forum suggested removing GTX550 card & rebooting then hotswapping....I don't think I'll do that.  

Did you try this:   

When the installation starts, click F6, then ESC. In the text that appears on the screen, change quiet to noquiet, splash to nosplash, and addnomodeset right after nosplash.

The install should then open. When installing check "install updates during install" and "install third party software"

For Alternate install: After base packages are installed (before grub install), open a prompt (ALT+F2) and "chroot /target", then "apt-get install nvidia-current", "CTRL+D" to exit chroot, "ALT+F1" to resume install. Complete the installation and you should be good to go.

You may also have hit a driver problem in which case:

The Nvidia 295.40 grahics driver has a bug and will not work with 12.04 precise. Nvidia are aware of the problem and are working on a fix. You can get around it however by installing the 295.33 driver which will work until Nvidia fixes the current driver. Do the following:

Go to you normal terminal and type in the following:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install nvidia-current=295.33-0ubuntu1~precise~xup1

On reboot it will be working. The update manager will then want to install the current version untick it to stop it from doing so and make sure your updates are only displayed and not installed automatically through settings.

Then if you haven't already done so install Synaptic Package manager and find the 295.33 driver on it you installed. Then go to settings and lock this version. It will get a little lock next to it and turn red. Now the driver cannot be updated until you unlock it. I will be keeping it locked until I am absolutely sure the 295.40 driver has been fixed.

[W7LPNRICK]

On it now. I did the windows installer from Wubi. Now it works fine. I'm sure i'll have to figure a bunch out, but I like it so far. 

[MrRiplEy[H]]

On it now. I did the windows installer from Wubi. Now it works fine. I'm sure i'll have to figure a bunch out, but I like it so far. 

I recommend using Xubuntu if you like XP like interface. I personally hate Unity which is in regular Ubuntu.

[Skuzzy]

I tried to use FreeNAS and NAS4Free and Ubuntu as file servers and each of them took weeks to set up correctly. Windows Home Server... install... works.

Thats why people use MS.

Im not using WHS now because I was able to boot (Im not going to look but its either FreeNAS or NAS4Free) off of a 4GB USB fob. Its just like Windows though in that it has to be rebooted occasionally or things get really slow.

If you want to use a Linux distro for a file server, try Slackware.  It does not boot to a GUI, but it is simple to configure for file server function on a Windows network (in most cases it is a simple matter of making shell scripts executable).  I use it for my file server, router, firewall, and media server.

I currently have 8 TB of storage and have not had to reboot the box in years.

[RTHolmes]

I tried to use FreeNAS and NAS4Free and Ubuntu as file servers and each of them took weeks to set up correctly. Windows Home Server... install... works.

Thats why people use MS.

people use MS Servers because they havent got a clue what they are doing. or because they are forced to use a server application that was designed by someone else who hasnt got a clue.


edit:

I currently have 8 TB of storage and have not had to reboot the box in years.

I set up a Linux/Samba PDC box 4 and a half years ago, took 3 days to set up and test. the ONLY maintenance I have done on it since then was a shutdown for a coupla hours while I replaced a dying UPS in the rack. I then powered it up again and walked away ...

[Skuzzy]

people use MS Servers because they havent got a clue what they are doing. or because they are forced to use a server application that was designed by someone else who hasnt got a clue.


edit:
I set up a Linux/Samba PDC box 4 and a half years ago, took 3 days to set up and test. the ONLY maintenance I have done on it since then was a shutdown for a coupla hours while I replaced a dying UPS in the rack. I then powered it up again and walked away ...

Same here.  All my storage is hot swap, so when I replace a drive, I just copy it off, unmount it, install a new one, create the filesystem, copy the files back and keep on trucking.

I never keep any data on my Windows drives.  It is all on the Linux server.  I even point "Documents and Settings" at it.

[W7LPNRICK]

had to remove it...kept losing my internet connection. No realtek audio or ethernet driver/recognition...?