OK, when you boot to the LiveUSB, and select “Try Ubuntu”… when you get to the desktop, is there an icon called “Install Ubuntu” on the desktop ?
Yes
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PS Read the link, & it looks like french to me :-[
OK, boot to the LiveUSB, select “Try Ubuntu”… when you are at the desktop, open a terminal (CTRL+Alt+T) and enter:
ls -l /usr/lib/ubiquity/apt-setup/generators/40cdrom
hit enter, and post back the output.
BTW, those are lower case L’s not 1’s
ctrl+alt+t is doing nothing… what’s the longhand to opening a terminal?
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Depends on whether you’re running the Unity desktop, or not
Click the application lens on the sidebar (magnifying glass with a + in it) then enter terminal in the Search Applications box, and hit enter, or click the terminal icon.
or if you have no sidebar, ie. you’re not running the Unity desktop… on the top panel, go to Applications>Accessories>Terminal
[EDIT]
another way, is to hit Alt+F2
enter -
gnome-terminal
and hit enter.
Gotcha
reponse…
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3319 Jan 18 2011 [then repeats the code-thingy in green]
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OK according to that bug report, there are 2 possible fixes here
- Someone says making sure the 2 boxes - Download updates while installing and Install this third-party software are NOT ticked during the installation (worked for him).
http://linuxforums.org.uk/MGalleryItem.php?id=1495
And
- Is to boot to the LiveCD desktop via “Try Ubuntu”, open a terminal, and enter:
sudo rm -v /usr/lib/ubiquity/apt-setup/generators/40cdrom
then hit enter (to delete the 40cdrom script).
Then close the terminal, and run the installation from the “Install Ubuntu” icon on the desktop (ie. without rebooting).
Personally I’d try both at the same time… do option 2, then when the installer runs and you get to the above pictured screen… leave those boxes unticked… they can easily be added AFTER the installation.
I think what’s happening is when you select Install this third-party software during the installation, the installer is attempting to find this software on the CD drive, rather than looking on the USB drive.
It appears to be all working 
Where do I update from & get the extras that weren’t installed?
[EDIT]
Seems to be updating automatically
[EDIT 2]
Think I’m getting the hang of it now
Many thanks for all your help, you’ve been fantastically patient
Moving to my PC, will I need to change the settings when installing as well; or is it possible to run straight from USB now?
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Update Manager will run automatically when updates are available (or you can start it manually from the Application Lens).
As for mp3, flash, etc. support… see here:
http://linuxforums.org.uk/frequently-asked-questions/install-flashplayer-java-and-mp3-support-in-ubuntu/
BTW, wait for Update Manager to finish, and close it BEFORE following the instructions at that link… Synaptic WILL NOT install anything whilst the Update Manager is open.
To open Synaptic in Unity…
Click the Application lens on the sidebar… enter synaptic in the search box… click on the Synaptic Package Manager icon
Moving to my PC, will I need to change the settings when installing as well; or is it possible to run straight from USB now?
The deletion of the 40cdrom script will NOT survive a reboot of the LiveUSB… ie. when you reboot the LiveUSB, it will be back, so you will have to delete it again.
BUT
It may not be necessary on your other PC’s.
It was necessary to remove the 40cdrom for the PC installation
Just a couple of final issues…
On my PC some of the buttons for the keyboard don’t work (Page up/down;Home;End;Scroll Lock &c…) any ideas? I used the auto keyboard detect on installation
On the laptop, I followed your earlier advice & installed the wireless program, the router is broadcasting for wireless but I can’t seem to connect to it?
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Keyboard…
Open the Application lens and search for Keyboard … Click the Keyboard icon to start the “Keyboard Preferences” application.
Go to the Layouts tab.
Make sure United Kingdom is in the top part of the window
Use Keyboard models: to select your keyboard model, or just use Generic 105-key (intl) PC for a generic keyboard.
Wireless…
Can you send the output from:
sudo lshw -C network
and
iwconfig
and
ifconfig
and
sudo iwlist scanning
Here you go…
]media@AlexMedia:~$ sudo lshw -c network [sudo] password for media: *-network UNCLAIMED description: Network controller product: BCM4311 802.11a/b/g vendor: Broadcom Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:30:00.0 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list configuration: latency=0 resources: memory:c4000000-c4003fff *-network description: Ethernet interface product: NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Broadcom Corporation physical id: 1 bus info: pci@0000:02:01.0 logical name: eth0 version: 03 serial: 00:17:08:35:19:dd size: 100Mbit/s capacity: 1Gbit/s width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: pm vpd msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.116 duplex=full firmware=5788-v3.26 latency=64 link=no mingnt=64 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s resources: irq:23 memory:d0000000-d000ffff media@AlexMedia:~$ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions.eth0 no wireless extensions.
media@AlexMedia:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:17:08:35:19:dd
inet addr:192.168.2.3 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::217:8ff:fe35:19dd/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:144 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:199 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:90038 (90.0 KB) TX bytes:46729 (46.7 KB)
Interrupt:23lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:532 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:532 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:42208 (42.2 KB) TX bytes:42208 (42.2 KB)media@AlexMedia:~$ sudo iwlist scanning
lo Interface doesn’t support scanning.eth0 Interface doesn’t support scanning.
media@AlexMedia:~$
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Can you send the output from:
lsmod
media@AlexMedia:~$ lsmod Module Size Used by nls_iso8859_1 12617 0 nls_cp437 12751 0 vfat 17335 0 fat 55505 1 vfat binfmt_misc 13213 1 snd_hda_codec_analog 75442 1 snd_hda_intel 24113 2 tpm_infineon 17324 0 snd_hda_codec 90901 2 snd_hda_codec_analog,snd_hda_intel snd_hwdep 13274 1 snd_hda_codec radeon 900494 3 snd_pcm 80042 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec snd_seq_midi 13132 0 snd_rawmidi 25269 1 snd_seq_midi ttm 65184 1 radeon hp_wmi 13418 0 snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi wl 2642531 0 pcmcia 39671 0 snd_seq 51291 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event drm_kms_helper 40745 1 radeon joydev 17322 0 sparse_keymap 13666 1 hp_wmi tpm_tis 13993 0 drm 184164 5 radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper tifm_7xx1 12898 0 ppdev 12849 0 snd_timer 28659 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq yenta_socket 27230 0 tpm 21251 2 tpm_infineon,tpm_tis snd_seq_device 14110 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq pcmcia_rsrc 18292 1 yenta_socket parport_pc 32111 1 tifm_core 15040 1 tifm_7xx1 video 18951 0 tpm_bios 13460 1 tpm i2c_algo_bit 13184 1 radeon psmouse 73312 0 k8temp 12872 0 snd 55295 13 snd_hda_codec_analog,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device ati_agp 13202 0 lp 13349 0 pcmcia_core 21505 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc shpchp 32345 0 serio_raw 12990 0 i2c_piix4 13095 0 soundcore 12600 1 snd snd_page_alloc 14073 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm lib80211 14570 1 wl parport 36746 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp usb_storage 43946 0 firewire_ohci 31504 0 uas 17676 0 tg3 131476 0 sdhci_pci 13623 0 firewire_core 56138 1 firewire_ohci sdhci 22720 1 sdhci_pci sata_sil 13278 2 crc_itu_t 12627 1 firewire_core pata_atiixp 12968 0
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- Install firmware-b43-installer and b43-fwcutter packages:
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
- Uninstall the bcm-kernel-source package:
sudo apt-get remove bcm-kernel-source
- In the Application Lens, search for Additional Drivers, and start it
If the Broadcom STA wireless Driver is listed, remove/inactivate it.
-
Reboot.
-
Go back to Additional Drivers, and if necessary activate the b43 driver.
upon return to the ‘additional drivers’ after reboot- there is no b43 driver to install?!
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and I take it wireless still isn’t working?
can you try:
sudo lshw -C network
again.
is there a hardware switch anywhere in the laptop to turn on wireless ?
media@AlexMedia:~$ sudo lshw -C network [sudo] password for media: *-network description: Network controller product: BCM4311 802.11a/b/g vendor: Broadcom Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:30:00.0 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=0 resources: irq:18 memory:c4000000-c4003fff *-network description: Ethernet interface product: NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Broadcom Corporation physical id: 1 bus info: pci@0000:02:01.0 logical name: eth0 version: 03 serial: 00:17:08:35:19:dd size: 100Mbit/s capacity: 1Gbit/s width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: pm vpd msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.116 duplex=full firmware=5788-v3.26 ip=192.168.2.3 latency=64 link=yes mingnt=64 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s resources: irq:23 memory:d0000000-d000ffff *-network DISABLED description: Wireless interface physical id: 1 logical name: wlan0 serial: 00:14:a5:ef:dd:58 capabilities: ethernet physical wireless configuration: broadcast=yes driver=b43 driverversion=2.6.38-11-generic firmware=N/A link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg media@AlexMedia:~$
There is a key to turn wireless on/off but doesn’t seem to do anything since Ubuntu install (usually a blue light comes on when active)
[EDIT]
It’s just above the keyboard, along with vol+/-, mute &c… keys
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Eating my dinner… back soon, but it looks like the right drivers are loaded… is nothing available in the NetworkManager icon (by clock) ?