I'm trying to install LinuxMint

[Michael Havens]

yes. internet is present on my system.

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 12:04 AM, Jim March <1.jim.march at 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 <bmike1 at gmail.com> 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~(-:
> >
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