New Ubuntu install but a few questions (problems)

[Diss]

Hi

I have just installed the 64bit version of Ubuntu 9.04 - nothing else added yet other than updates.

Any suggestions please for the following:

MAKING CHANGES TO THE MAIN MENU (GNOME)
When i go into the GUI for this and tick to add something to the menu the ticks appear but then after about a second the un-tick themselves. Any idea whats going on here?

WIRELESS CONNECTION FOR INTERNET
My USB wireless card was plugged in at the time of install (Netgear WN121T) and i went into network to set up the network details and encryption etc. BUT nothing happens, it doesn't seem to know anything is attached.

TV CARD
Whats the quickest/easyist way to get TV working on my PC. Not looking for anything fancy like MythTV just something basic and easy to set up. The card is a Happauge WinTV Nova TD500 which i gather is supposed to work well in linux.


Thanks

Diss

 

[Diss]

thanks for that - its Gnome, have edited first post

cheers

Diss

 

[Diss]

Hi


MAKING CHANGES TO THE MAIN MENU (GNOME)
When i go into the GUI for this and tick to add something to the menu the ticks appear but then after about a second the un-tick themselves. Any idea whats going on here?

hmm - sorted this, well i noticed what i was doing wrong i.e.
it would et me tick "system tools" but would let me tick their sub menu items which then worked and the "system tools" menu also appeared.