Comments on: Hasta La Vista, Vista http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/ 季庄新闻--Haidong Ji's Blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:21:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: The Ji Village News » HP DV6253cl laptop wireless not working http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-10848 The Ji Village News » HP DV6253cl laptop wireless not working Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:51:44 +0000 http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-10848 [...] As mentioned here, I bought a HP dv6253cl (AMD Turion 64 dual core) laptop around April, 2007. Up to about a month ago, it worked all right, with the wireless indicator on with blue color. Then it stopped working. If memory serves, I think it stopped working after installing Windows Update. The wireless light is always orange nowadays. [...] [...] As mentioned here, I bought a HP dv6253cl (AMD Turion 64 dual core) laptop around April, 2007. Up to about a month ago, it worked all right, with the wireless indicator on with blue color. Then it stopped working. If memory serves, I think it stopped working after installing Windows Update. The wireless light is always orange nowadays. [...]

]]> By: ali http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-7937 ali Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:28:43 +0000 http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-7937 thank you!!!!!!! Frank Berm for the driver hp webcam it s working thank you!!!!!!! Frank Berm for the driver hp webcam it s working

]]> By: ali http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-7936 ali Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:28:38 +0000 http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-7936 thank you!!!!!!! Frank Berm for the driver hp webcam it s working thank you!!!!!!! Frank Berm for the driver hp webcam it s working

]]> By: john http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-7733 john Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:23:09 +0000 http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-7733 just kidding, found out that it was a virtual drive program keeping it from recognizing my REAL dvd drive. sorry folks. just kidding, found out that it was a virtual drive program keeping it from recognizing my REAL dvd drive. sorry folks.

]]> By: john http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-7732 john Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:53:30 +0000 http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-7732 I just got rid of vista on my dv6253cl and put xp pro on it, and I seem to have got all the drivers I needed, but the dvd burner won't burn, it seems the drivers xp gave it are only for a dvd read only drive, not a burner. anyone know where to get the burner drivers for it? I just got rid of vista on my dv6253cl and put xp pro on it, and I seem to have got all the drivers I needed, but the dvd burner won’t burn, it seems the drivers xp gave it are only for a dvd read only drive, not a burner. anyone know where to get the burner drivers for it?

]]> By: Haidong Ji http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-6031 Haidong Ji Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:20:24 +0000 http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-6031 Sweeeeet! It worked for Skype also. Thanks a bunch Frank! Sweeeeet!

It worked for Skype also. Thanks a bunch Frank!

]]> By: Frank Berm http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-6026 Frank Berm Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:59:57 +0000 http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-6026 Well, well :D. Looks like I found a solution. I found this thread about someone having trouble with a HP pavilion webcam on a forum: http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php?s=a0ef1bd1ddc60226d964a106e3d7c0c2&showtopic=31194&pid=305803&st=20&#entry305803 Halfway down the thread someone posted a solution for Vista (seems like they are XP drivers), so I gave them a try. I downloaded this: http://zxon.notnet.co.uk/b3ta/driver.zip There are 2 exe files on that zip, I gave the 32-bit one a try, and voilá! I have only tested the webcam with MSN live messenger and the HP tool for the webcam. Don't know if it works on Skype, because I don't use it. The driver seems safe, but it would never hurt to give it a virus scan just in case. (I used NOD32). Well, well :D. Looks like I found a solution.

I found this thread about someone having trouble with a HP pavilion webcam on a forum:

http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php?s=a0ef1bd1ddc60226d964a106e3d7c0c2&showtopic=31194&pid=305803&st=20&#entry305803

Halfway down the thread someone posted a solution for Vista (seems like they are XP drivers), so I gave them a try. I downloaded this:

http://zxon.notnet.co.uk/b3ta/driver.zip

There are 2 exe files on that zip, I gave the 32-bit one a try, and voilá!

I have only tested the webcam with MSN live messenger and the HP tool for the webcam. Don’t know if it works on Skype, because I don’t use it.

The driver seems safe, but it would never hurt to give it a virus scan just in case. (I used NOD32).

]]> By: Haidong Ji http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-6000 Haidong Ji Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:19:21 +0000 http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-6000 Glad it helped, Frank. If you want to give Linux a go, my experience is that Fedora Core should work. I installed Fedora Core 2 on my 10-year old desktop, and it worked fine. Suse may also work. Good luck. And let me know when you figure out the webcam thing :) Glad it helped, Frank.

If you want to give Linux a go, my experience is that Fedora Core should work. I installed Fedora Core 2 on my 10-year old desktop, and it worked fine. Suse may also work.

Good luck. And let me know when you figure out the webcam thing :)

]]> By: Frank Berm http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-5984 Frank Berm Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:52:07 +0000 http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-5984 I am typing this comment on a HP dv6253cl running Windows XP. I also got the Vista nightmare, and ripped it out, not even leaving the "restore" partition. I sure wished I saw this post before I went looking all over the web for the XP drivers. My webcam didn't work under Vista, and it doesn't work under XP. I got into the tech support chat with an HP tech, but he blamed Vista for the mess up with the webcam. Let's see them blame XP for the lack of support for their built in hardware. Overall, it's a very nice laptop altogether. I was planning to install Ubuntu, but since you had trouble with it, I guess I will skip that. Very informative blog post, thanks. I am typing this comment on a HP dv6253cl running Windows XP. I also got the Vista nightmare, and ripped it out, not even leaving the “restore” partition. I sure wished I saw this post before I went looking all over the web for the XP drivers.

My webcam didn’t work under Vista, and it doesn’t work under XP. I got into the tech support chat with an HP tech, but he blamed Vista for the mess up with the webcam. Let’s see them blame XP for the lack of support for their built in hardware.

Overall, it’s a very nice laptop altogether. I was planning to install Ubuntu, but since you had trouble with it, I guess I will skip that.

Very informative blog post, thanks.

]]> By: Haidong Ji http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-5264 Haidong Ji Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:08:44 +0000 http://www.haidongji.com/2007/06/10/hasta-la-vista-vista/#comment-5264 Hah, bite - bit - bitten. I should have known this. In fact, one component of my brain gave a warning about the word during the composition of this piece, but I chose to ignore. Thanks! It has been corrected. Likewise, I was puzzled by the non-inclusion of virtualization in Firefox dictionary. Yes, in my opinion, Vista is definitely a step back. The only positive I will say about Vista is the built-in DVD burning ability, if you have DVD burning drive. Now I need to hunt around for free DVD burning software on XP. No problem, I don't think this is rant at all. I learned something from it. Hah, bite - bit - bitten. I should have known this. In fact, one component of my brain gave a warning about the word during the composition of this piece, but I chose to ignore. Thanks! It has been corrected. Likewise, I was puzzled by the non-inclusion of virtualization in Firefox dictionary.

Yes, in my opinion, Vista is definitely a step back. The only positive I will say about Vista is the built-in DVD burning ability, if you have DVD burning drive. Now I need to hunt around for free DVD burning software on XP.

No problem, I don’t think this is rant at all. I learned something from it.

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