[ubuntu] Gparted says: Can't have overlapping partitions.
When I boot my Dell Vostro 1400 I get a grub error. I suspect this happened since after it was powered off suddenly while being booted. I dual boot Ubuntu and Windows XP. I booted from an Ubuntu USB...
View Article[ubuntu] -????????? ? ? ? ? ? mtab
I have copied/pasted a post from over two years ago at the end of this post. I am having the same issue and none of my searches have been able to provide me with a solution. The earlier post has no...
View Article[ubuntu] Broken package error - pls help
Please help me with following broken package scenario. Thanks. ===================== skchomi@chomi-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state...
View Article[ubuntu] How do I reload ununtu on system which is password protected
I have a 64 bit Dell computer with a HD (from another Dell exactly the same). The HD has Ubuntu installed on it (so partition already done) but I do not know the password. I have tried to reset...
View Article[lubuntu] Won't boot after install
I had Ubuntu 10.04 installed and from the terminal I installed lubuntu, but know it will not boot. It gets to a black screen with a cursor flashing but nothing more. I am still able to get to recovery...
View Article[ubuntu] With both hard drives present, Ubuntu won't boot.
I have a Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 with 2 drives: a 256GB mSATA SSD and a 1TB SATA HDD. I want to be able to dual boot (Windows 8 on the SSD, Ubuntu on the HDD), with an 800GB partition on the HDD for my...
View Article[ubuntu] USB SIS Drivers not working or drivers not correct?
HI. I have been searching for two days about this. Time to ask here. I have a SiS 671/966 board Intel ..works well enough with my setup but AUDIO is not there nor USB 2.0..it say one usb connection is...
View Article[all variants] Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP update...
Hi I just tried to install the recent (today) security update named "Lunix kernel inage for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP" part way through the install it failed saying it was corrupt. I ended up...
View Article[ubuntu] graphics issue
Hi, after upgrade to 13.04 i have problems with my graphics card, i have a zotac motherboard geforce 9300 itx, but ubuntu thinks that it is a radeon 57400. How can I change this? thanks,
View Article[ubuntu] After installation Raring doesn't boot
Hi there, I tried to install Ubuntu Raring amd64 on an HP Pavilion p6-2310ef desktop computer which already has Windows 8. The problem is that at each boot, it booted directly Windows as if there were...
View ArticleLost data after replacing Windows 7 with Ubuntu
I had windows 7 before with 2 partitions, while installing Ubuntu I selected replace windows 7 with Ubuntu and after installation I see that it has formatted my whole hdd and not only the partition in...
View Article[ubuntu] Installed 13.04 64 Bit. All personal settings reset afer every reboot.
I have been using Ubuntu for a couple years, and in spite of knowing little, i haven't really had any problems until i installed 13.04. It all seemed to go smoothly, then installed all my favorite...
View Article[ubuntu] Upgrade 10:10 to latest version 13:00 ?
I have been given a laptop which has Ubuntu 10:10 installed - this is no longer supported. This Laptop has NO cd/dvd/ facilities - if possible I want to upgrade to the latest release, but this will...
View Article[ubuntu] Installing updated BIOS for Dell 530s, keep getting insufficient...
I have tried using both virtual and real FreeDOS disks to load the file, but I can't get it to work- I run only Ubuntu 12.04 and I'm looking to upgrade my CPU, but every time I try to run the...
View Article[ubuntu] GRUB failure
Hi, I'm pretty new to Ubuntu and I thought I'd upgrade to 13.04 today. I have a RAID0 array for my OS and a RAID1 for my storage. I also dual boot with windows. This worked fine when I first installed...
View Article[lubuntu] Virtual Box - Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
My first post here folks, so please excuse my "newbieness". Taking yet another stab at linux in the form of lubuntu 12.10 (currently in about 6 months). I was able to install virtualbox awhile back...
View Article[ubuntu] why won't youtube work?...
some videos on youtube play just fine while others display this error message; Quote: the adobe flash player is required for video playback Get the latest Flash Player i went to the link that it gave...
View Article[ubuntu] Problems with 13.04, Thunderbird and Firefox.
Having problems with Thunderbird and Firefox in 13.04. How do I downgrade to 12.10?
View Article[ubuntu] Problems after upgrade to 12.04 from 10.04
I recently upgraded to 12.04 LTS for 10.04 LTS. Besides the shock of the new desktop environment, I have been very disappointed with performance and have also had numerous problems which are making...
View Article[64 bit] Cannot boot to Ubuntu 13.04 on laptop with preinstalled Win8 (UEFI)
Hello, I have been trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 on a laptop that came with Windows 8 pre-installed (UEFI; I am a veteran Linux user, but completely new to UEFI). I have been unable to get the laptop...
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