Ubuntu 9.10 on my Fujitsu Siemens Li 1718 Laptop... Keyboard and mousepad problems.

[kurremise]

Yep. Keyboard and mousepad won´t work on my laptop. My laptop is Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Li 1718.

I installed ubuntu 9.10 with USB method. First I tried to install newer version of ubuntu (10.1 ?) but installation freezed at some point. During the 9.10 installation i only could use mouse wich i plugged in to the USB port, cause the keyboard and mousepad were not working.

I want to get the laptop´s own mousepad and keyboard working, because i don´t want to use USB devices all the time. It is supposed to be easy-to-take-with device But there seems to be no drivers around anywhere.

I am total newbie with linux world. I istalled Linux because my windows got all the time too damn buggy and slow. I was prepared for problems but here i know no solutions.

Do you, allmighty linux nerds, know any common solutins for these kind of laptop problems? Or should there just be somekind of drivers for this? Couldn´t find anything for linux. Other people have had problems with wireles system, but that ain´t my biggest problem now

Maybe i need to try other distributions... Is there any other easy-to-use and fine-working distros avaible than ubuntu?

[Rubberman]

Try Ubuntu 9.04. I have found that it works better with old/weird hardware than 9.10 or 10.04. You can still download it and install from USB drive or CD/DVD. FWIW, Ubuntu 9.04 works really, really well with just about any hardware I have found for laptops and other USB hardware (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, webcam, keyboards, mice) hardware. At this point, it's my preferred laptop distribution.

[kurremise]

Yeah, thanks for advice. I´m now downloading 9.04 and i hope it works like a dream Ill raport the resulst later.

Thanks!

[Rubberman]

Let us know how it works for you.

[kurremise]

Yep, everything works like dream, atleast this far.

Really, if someone has older hardware, like my fujitsy laptop, it can be recommented to try ubuntu versio 9.04. Newer versions i tried didnt either install (10.10?) or they weren't syncroniced with hardware (9.10).

I installed it from usb with Unetbootin software... Got it working, tho i first though that installation freezed at the begigning. Just a litle patience and good results come

I love this, comparing to windows this ubuntu feels simple, secure and nicely working. I only want my laptop to be as internet/e-mail/irc/messenger machine. Also, I want sometimes to write and print documents and use "excel". I get to them later on, but now i'm just getting known to this system...

Thanks!