yes. internet is present on my system. On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 12:04 AM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com> wrote: > "or something like that" (quoting you) means we can't google for an > answer. Neither can you. So...dude, you really need to step up your > game here, write down exact error messages, and if you can't find > anything googling at least we can. > > Sigh. > > Look...I just now got Mint12 running myself, using the > whole-disk-encryption process at: > > http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/344 > > ...and that's harder than the standard install - you REALLY need to > pay attention and not do a reboot when the Mint installer wants you > to, you have to let the script work in the terminal. > > One thing about the Mint install that's different from Ubuntu: it > wants to do the latest updates as part of the install, so it wants a > real Internet connection while you're doing the LiveCD. In my case > that's a bit of a pain as my WiFi card needs firmware (Broadcom 4312) > and hence can't work in LiveCD. So I end up taking my Android phone > (HTC G2), setting it up to use my normal WiFi hotspot, doing tethering > off that to USB - basically using my phone as a USB WiFi card :). > That got me started, then using that I downloaded the WiFi firmware I > needed. > > So...do you have a working Internet connection while on the Mint12 LiveCD? > > Jim > > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 10:30 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > > Well, I tried Ubuntu 11.10 but when I am running of the battery it > craashes. > > So I was told to try LinuxMint. I download it and it runs fine from the > CD > > but when I'm trying to install it it hangs towards the end when it > tells me > > it is 'restoring previously installed software' (or something like that). > > What to do... oh what to do! Any advice? > > > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: