Comments on: Say hello to the webbook

By: emma

emma — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:07:37 +0000

hiya im aving the same problem with my webbook and i just wondered if u managed to get urs sorted out.

By: Abbi

Abbi — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:28:03 +0000

Hi, I’m USELESS with computers! I have the elonex webbook operating ubuntu. My partner tried to fix it, but must have uninstalled the wrong thing now I can’t see the screen right at all! Is there anyway I can just completely reset my whole system, keeping in mind that past the log on screen I can’t see anything! Need help!
Thanks.

By: JamesCowes

JamesCowes — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:04:21 +0000

I am looking to link my webbook to my TV. One lapptop works but the webbook wont link? using the right cables, does it need soft or hard ware added to make it work???
many thanks

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:29:57 +0000

Hi Alan and Xyem

Thanks for responding. I’ll try Alan Bell’s method over the weekend if it works from a USB stick as I don’t have an external CD/DVD drive.

By: Alan Lord

Alan Lord — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:20:05 +0000

@brian,

You simply need to edit (or create) a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file with the right parameters for the screen. Use the same method Alan bell recommended for 9.10 on the webbookblog here: http://webbookblog.com/ubuntu-9-10-the-karmic-koala/

By: Xyem

Xyem — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:22:42 +0000

Brian,

Currently on my way home from a trip but if this hasn’t been answered by time I get back, I’ll borrow my fiancee’s netbook and see if I can get the display working on 10.04 and, of course, let you know

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 12:59:45 +0000

Hi.

I’ve had my Webbook (Linux) since it first came out in 2008 and up until now it’s done everything I’ve asked of it. Then I made a big Mistake, I allowed it to upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04.

The first problem was screen resolution, even after connecting to an external monitor which confirmed it was set to 1024×600, the screen on the Webbook was only a small part of the full screen. No matter what I tried to get the Webbook to go back to 1024×600 (unless I’m missing something).

The next thing I did was to download Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook edition and set it up to boot from USB, it got so far, but then the screen corrupted so as to make it unable to go on.

All I want is to get my Webbook back without having to resort to changing to XPoop!

By: Alan Bell

Alan Bell — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:00:44 +0000

hi adamo
so you have a webbook that isn’t booting past grub. I don’t think there is a bios issue or it wouldn’t get as far as grub, grub is a little program at the very start of the hard disk which then goes and loads the rest of the operating system. If you get a grub prompt then the disk is spinning and talking to the rest of the computer. It would be quite interesting to know what the something is that is not being found. I think the other message you see is when you end up trying to do a PXE network boot using the Realtek network card, I don’t recognise “REALTRACK” as a message that could come up at boot time.

By: adamo

adamo — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:50:57 +0000

Hi,
What is the BIOS SETUP UTILITY settings as our webbook is not working, it stays on the open webbook screen i press DEL to take me to the BIOS SETUP UTILITY screen this has been messed with what are the settings please. Also i get at times a message “REALTRACK” then alot of numbers or i get “GRUB LOADING” message or something not found press any key message can someone help. BIOS SETUP UTILIY settings.

By: Samuel

Samuel — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:29:13 +0000

@ Alan Lord: did you ever find the answer to Guy’s question? as I want to know as well