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BIOS ROM Checksum Error

Since this past weekend, when I turn on my dual-boot (Windows XP and Fedora Core 7) PC, I get:

AMD BootBlock V1.0
BIOS ROM checksum error
Reading Drive A:
Insert system disk and press Enter

I have tried to clear CMOS, tried to load MS DOS (both 5.0 and 6.2.2) from floppy disk but I see the same error message. [...]

May 2nd, 2008 | Category: linux, technology, vista, xp | Leave a comment

Ubuntu on Dell

The news may be old but this is the first time I saw it on Dell.com.
In this exciting time for Ubuntu (and for Linux), I can only hope Dell will not stop selling hardware running Ubuntu…unlike what it did with Red Hat linux in the past.

June 5th, 2007 | Category: linux, technology, ubuntu | Leave a comment

Can’t Vista? Keep XP. Or, Move to Ubuntu.

My laptop, which is a little over three years old, can’t be upgraded to Windows Vista. I mean, its hardware is inadequate to run Vista (says Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor). I run both Windows XP Pro and Ubuntu on this laptop and I am happy with it. I don’t see why I should get rid [...]

February 27th, 2007 | Category: linux, ubuntu, vista, xp | One comment

Ubuntu Installed on ThinkPad X31

Installed Ubuntu on my laptop, ThinkPad X31. As far as I am concerned, this has to be the easiest install of a linux distro ever. Now that I am a happy camper in Ubuntu land, I would like to share how easy it is to install Ubuntu. I can’t wait to tell my coworkers about [...]

August 27th, 2006 | Category: thanks, ubuntu | 3 comments

Ubuntu Miracle!

I have been trying to get the soundcard to work on my ThinkPad X31 with Fedora Core 2/3. It never worked (or, I should say, I was never able to get it to work) even after I tried installing several packages/modules, configuration changes, etc. as recommended in web pages found on the ‘net. Because this [...]

August 7th, 2005 | Category: thanks, ubuntu | Leave a comment