Re: Dell Problems

> My neighbour wants to try Ubuntu on his Dell Latitude D830 after the
> usual Windows disasters.  A quick install of the latest Ubuntu was
> entirely successful except for one issue - the USB ports don't work.

When you say "latest Ubuntu" do you mean the 11.10 release or the 12.04 beta? I had problems with USB devices not being detected on my laptop running 11.10 which went away when I installed 12.04. You might want to give the beta a whirl if you haven't already.

jim
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