does anyone have tried installing ubuntu on compaq presario cq40-107au

i need to know if someone had installed ubuntu in your notebook? if you had done it, how? thanx

here's what happened to me:

i tried running the ubuntu cd (ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition 64-bit) on my laptop and boot it. the cd booted on a ubuntu menu which i try to run it using the live cd. it continue to load in ubuntu loading screen but after that it will go to a command prompt just like ms dos prompt. what could be the problem? im currently using a 32bit windows vista starter edition

 

According to this post on Ubuntu forums, Ubuntu 8.10 runs well, except for a sound issue, on a Presario CQ40-104TU.

Why don't you download 8.10, burn it to a CD and try it out.
If you boot from the CD, you can work with/test Ubuntu without actually installing anything.
Cheers.

 

ive done it already and a ubuntu loading screen appears after a few seconds, the screen will go to a command prompt just like ms dos prompt. what could be the problem?

 

Use WUBI (windows ubuntu installer). You can uninstall it like a normal program if it doesnt work properly on your notebook.

 

after installing wubi, can i run ubuntu?

 

Yes it saves you all the hassles. Read the FAQ.

It allows you to install ubuntu like a regular program.

 

anyone had tried ubuntu 64bit on your notebook as 2nd OS?

 

Yeah, i use vista/ubuntu on my notebook and XP/Ubuntu using WUBI at work

Its a good setup as ubuntu is very reliable backup if vista crashes.

 

but i cant understand why my ubuntu os dont work. it only work till the loading screen of ubuntu then it will not enter the desktop

 

now im running ubuntu 8.10 in my compaq cq40-107au and as of now all hardware are running smoothly except for the cam. i dont know if it is working. by the way, how can i know if my cam is working?

 

Did you use WUBI?

Download a program called Cheese in ubuntu. Its a very cool program with different camera effects.

My HP worked 99% out of the box.

 

yes i used wubi and downloaded a ubuntu 8.10 32-bit iso file. ok i got it but how can i fix my codes in the rythmbox. it seems it cannot play mp3,wma etc

 

Oh you just need to download the gstreamer codecs.

You can download it from the add/remove programs or use the command line, its in the this guide near the bottom:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=241870

 

thanks dude! hmm btw, since im a noob in linux, what does the codes means in the link you have given me? how can i used those codes? sorry

 

You use them in Terminal which is the command prompt for ubuntu. Its for experienced linux users that like using command lines.

 

yay hmm now i cant fix my problems in playing media file since i cant use the command line. =(

 

Install Cheese(Applications>Add/Remove)

For codecs install ubuntu-restricted-extras, using the same method.

This will install flash, mp3, etc. For wma look at medibuntu(google). Here's the updated version of my guide that flipfire linked you here.

 

another one, im currently using ubuntu 8.10 32-bit, is it capable of making the screen into sphere? i mean the effects on the desktop.

 

What video card do you have?

Its called compiz-fusion

 

i have a ati radeon 3200. will it work in my video card and how?

 

Im not too sure for ATI but for Nvidia you just install the restricted driver and install compiz-fusion. Im guessing it will be the same or similar

Check Administrator > Hardware drivers

then search for compiz in add/remove programs.

 

i had enable the compiz and got an compiz config setting manger in preferences. now how can i make a cube or sphere? heheh

additional:

how to have a movie player?
how to run .exe file?

 

With CCSM you have everything to make a sphere or cube.
Google for the settings others have used, it's not hard to find but without the correct settings you won't see a nice sphere.

You have installed Ubuntu 8.10 32-bit, so you already have a movie player called mplayer.
Exe files are windows executables, they don't work under linux.
If, for whatever reason, you want to try to run a windows program in linux, you can install Wine.
Before going that route, you better learn a bit about Wine, only a few Windows programs run well under wine, others are hit and miss.
Start with the Wine homepage for instance.
Cheers.

 

thanks baserk. ill be reading more bout wine first to avoid inconvenience. thanks again. i have more questions bout linux but that goes one after the other as i experience it hope you guys will lend me some help thanks

edit:

need help in installing wine =(

 

help please!

 

Can't you find and install Wine with Synaptic?

 

i cant T_T

 

Like I explained before, there are 3 different ways to install with Ubuntu.
On this page, you can find a how-to install Wine with the 3 different options.
Cheers.

 

omg now im installing wine weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! thanks weeeeeeeeeee