IT FREAKIN WORKS!
UPDATE: The Checksum can be matched with the md5 file, you can download it at http://www.mylittleubuntuguide.com/files/livecd.iso.md5
Let me know if something on the DVD doesn’t work people! Cheers!
END OF UPDATE….
The “Dell 6400 Ubuntu Live DVD” works! I’m so happy! The Beyl problem before was due to a repository not responding, probably being updated, but it’s all working now and I’ve created the ISO. I’ll be uploading it today, so this may take a while. I’ll post the link when it’s up.
If you have suggestions for applications you’d like pre-installed, just shoot me an email and I’ll consider putting them on there. To see a list of what’s on it now, see below:
What Is Installed:
1. System/Kernel Update with Reboot
2. Build/Compilation Tools
3. FGLRX Driver for ATI
4. XGL for Use With Beryl
5. Beryl by Trevino (0.3) w/ Unsupported Plugins, Video Capture Plugin, Seom, and Avant Window Manager
6. i8k Utils, GKRellm, and Sensors Applet for Hardware Monitoring (gkrellm is optional…for controlling the temp thresholds and fans yourself)
7. Automatix2 (A Super App By www.GetAutomatix.com That Allows You To Easily Install and Remove Cool Applications and Drivers)
8. Kompozer Web Editing Software, formerly NVu
9. DeVeDe DVD Authoring Software
10. gSTM Proxy Tunneling Software
11. Scanbutton Deamon (for use with Canon scanners)
12. Wireless Driver Using ndiswrapper for Dell 1390 and/or Broadcom 43xx (Any Broadcom Wireless Driver Which Uses the bcmwl5.sys / bcmwl5.inf Driver File)
13. JAVA Plugins and Software
14. Skype Chat Software
15. VMWare Server (You’ll Need a Serial, Get One for Free at www.vmware.com)
16. Multimedia Codecs
17. Kino Video Editing Software
18. F-Spot Photo Organization Software (Similar to Picasa)
19. Extra Fonts
20. Compression Tools (For Creating Tarballs and Zip files)
21. Adobe Acrobat Reader + Firefox Plugin
22. Gnome Baker CD/DVD Burning Software
23. gFTP FTP Client Software
24. GNU Cash Money Management Software
25. Liferea RSS Reader
26. Firestarter Firewall
27. ClamAV Antivirus Software
28. Audacity Audio Editing Software
29. DVD Ripping Software
30. Mplayer + Firefox Plugin
31. Totem Xine Video Player
32. VLC Media Player
33. Beep Media Player
34. Realmedia Player
35. Opera Web Browser
36. Avidemux Video Editing Software
37. Bittornado Bittorent Software
38. Bluefish Web Editing Software
39. Scribus Graphics/Publication Software
40. Picasa by Google
41. Wine (For Running Windows Apps)
42. Nautilus Scripts (For Opening Nautilus as Root, etc.)
43. Openoffice.org Clipart
44. Backup & Restore
45. GAIM Chat
46. Flash Plugin for Firefox
47. Gmail Checker
48. GIMP Image Editing
49. Thunderbird 2.0
50. RecordmyDesktop (Record Video From Desktop)
51. Google Desktop (Indexing of All Your Files for Fast Searching)


When can i download your custom DVD :)
I need to install it on a couple of dell laptops with almost same config likes your.
I will really appreciate if you can tell me the link from where i can download your custom DVD.
thanks and have a nice day.
i thought i could never fix that ati driver issues on these laptops.
i hope to see this DVD soon….
Hooray!
Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you!
Downloaded livecd.iso this PM. Server fast ~600mb/sec download. Burned DVD using InfraRecorder express application [irExpress.exe] for fast and accurate burn.
What is checksum? I get:
1f0d51e9673abd6bbc7abe089e6f295c
Hope it works this time.
Three Cheers,
Don
Inspiron E1505
15.4 ” ‘WXGA+
2GB DDR2, 533Mhz
256MB ATI Mobility Radeon x1400
100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
I’ve downloaded the live cd ISO twice and got the same cksum as stated earlier:
1f0d51e9673abd6bbc7abe089e6f295c
This does not match that obtained at the link supplied:
http://www.mylittleubuntuguide.com/files/livecd.iso.md5
[fb2a7c023cb6215ba10f70be5104ae33]
Please advise.
Don