Hi Dauer,
Couple quick questions: did it work on windows? you could snag the address from the mac. maybe ubuntu doesn't support that laptop wireline network.
Try another distro. mint works here. That laptop does look cool!
Joe
Salt,
I've got an old laptop that sounds a bit like yours. I had it before I got my imac. The dock for the AC adapter got stripped and it just died like that. Wouldn't've been worth it to fix that at the cost. I did save everything on the HD that was important but forgot to wipe the HD so hesitating on recycling. D'oh.
If you're going for a refurb laptop I highly recommend a mac if it's in your budget. I've heard better things about their refurbs and you get the same replacement policy as the new computers, though it's still at a premium compared to other computers. Refurbished Mac - Apple Store (U.S.)
There should be better refurbs as well as price drops on existing stock after the macworld expo.
Joe,
Yeah, this is definitely one of those "it ain't workin" situations. Doesn't make sense to me. I figure if it was the NIC, wireless wouldn't work either. But in this case only the wired internet in my apartment isn't working. I pick up my neighbor's wireless no problem. I installed ubuntu and when I booted into it, same problem. I know the cable's fine because I pulled it straight from my imac and plugged it in. So I figure either there's some reason comcast won't recognize the computer without more information or there's something else weird that's going on, hopefully not a hardware issue. I'm going to try it at another location, wired and wireless, to see how it behaves.
-- Dauer
Couple quick questions: did it work on windows? you could snag the address from the mac. maybe ubuntu doesn't support that laptop wireline network.
Joe