[BALUG-Talk] some (k)ubuntu 7.10 suggestions

[Joe Brenner]

Ubuntu 7.10 seems to be a good release as far as hardware compatibility
goes.  I've got an Alvio MS-1013 laptop (AMD64-based) that Ubuntu used
to have problems with, but Kubuntu 7.10 installed on it without too much
trouble.  And someone over on the sf-pm list was just saying it worked
fine on their Ace Aspire 4315.

My one complaint with that release though, is that they've enabled the
"quiet" boot options, so there's no way to know what the hell is going
on during boot.

I recommend:

(0) Don't panic if the first time you boot it seems like your machine
has hung.

(1) At first opportunity, go into /boot/grub/menu.lst and

  (a) Comment out the line "hiddenmenu"

  (b) Comment out the "quiet" lines.

  (c) Modify the "kernel" line so there's no "quiet" in the list of options

Anyone have any other thoughts?