I am posting this for the reason that I found my same problem all over the internet, but not with my solution.
This is the problem: Upgraded from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10. Afterwards was unable to find any video card drivers, unable to run Compiz, and very horrible performance over all.
Reason: I had edited my Grub [...]
After doing this I just HAD to post this guide. Using this I now do not have to worry about installing plug-in or syncing favorites between Windows and Ubuntu! The guide itself is a little old, but it works perfectly.
The only issue I had come up was one of my plug-ins did not work in [...]
After about a hour of tinkering I now have Compiz set up to my liking. If you happen to have read my previous (and very old) post about running Compiz on my Presario, I did it much the same. Actually, aside from not having to tinker with the install, it is the same. Ha.
For those [...]
After a horrible run in with a bad partition re-size I am now running Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.04, with a partition in the middle holding stuff, such as music and pictures.
I recommend this to anyone that runs both. Just one heads up, make sure to be plugged in (if you have a laptop), and [...]
So, before I even dig into Ubuntu, setting up everything I enjoy (Compiz, mp3 playback, ect) I thought I would mention this nice guide that I used to try Ubuntu 9.04 on my new Asus u81 (more on that later). I also plan on using the USB to install as well. Saves me a CD-R, [...]