[sf-lug] Requesting help reinstalling Ubuntu

[Kevin J. Smith]

Gloria:

I've been dubbed the "Tech Support Lead" for Saturday by Ryan @ St.
Anthony's for the Tenderloin Technology Day this Saturday, so just look for
the 6'6'' guy directing traffic in the tech support area and I'll point you
to Christian.

-KJS



On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:34 AM, jim <jim at well.com> wrote:

>
>   the machine has USB and SD card slots. i suppose
> it might at boot time see a DVD/CD ROM drive.
>   gloria, can you figure that out? just after you
> power the computer on, you'll see some text on the
> screen that tells you which key to press to edit
> BIOS (often DEL but sometimes <F2> or some such).
> press the key quick and you should see a screen
> that lets you choose various BIOS features. look
> for "boot" and see what the list of possibilities
> includes (you may have to open something and scroll
> a pull-down or drop-down list).
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, 2008-11-30 at 22:16 -0800, Gloria Bromberg wrote:
> > I have an Acer Aspire One (a sub-notebook w/ an 8g SSD and no CD/DVD
> drive), which I bought used, and on which Ubuntu 8.04.1 is loaded.  For
> reasons I don't need to go into now, I want to reinstall Ubuntu and start
> fresh.
> >
> > Since I'm fairly new to Linux and not a geek, I need help w/
> reinstallation.
> >
> > I'm aware I can go to an Installfest hosted by the CABAL; I'd prefer to
> get this done in SF if possible, and not have to schlep down the Peninsula.
> I also know about the St. Anthony Tech Fair on 12/6, but I don't qualify as
> low-income.
> >
> > If you're in SF and willing to assist, or have suggestions, please
> contact me.  I have an install CD.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gloria
> >
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