[ubuntu] Dual boot Error (XP and Ubuntu 12.04)
Hi, I have a dual boot (XP and Ubuntu 12.04) installation on my laptop. 2 days back my screen went black, the system was starting but I couldn't see anything. I got it repaired actually my RAM went...
View Article[ubuntu] APTonCD backup & restore version mismatch
Dear valued users, i had already backup my important applications using APTonCD from Ubuntu 10.10 and now i have got Ubuntu 11.10. Now i am trying to install my backup applications in my ubuntu 11.10...
View ArticleScreen suddenly dim on Samsung N220
Overnight the screen on my Samsung N220 is very dim. The Samsung hardware key combinations for brightness appear to work, but don't: little brightness-adjustment graphics appear on the screen, however,...
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[ubuntu] boot repair
Dearest all, I tried to work a couple of days and looked at a number of former answers, but I am kind of stuck. I have an Acer5920G (32 bit), double boot Ubuntu 8.04 and Vista. No problems. I decided...
View ArticleCore Storage in Ubuntu Raring?
Does anybody know if it is possible to build a Core Storage volume in Ubuntu mixing ans SSD with a conventional HD? TIA Simon
View Article[ubuntu_studio] Backed Into an Installation Corner by Older Hardware
I have an older computer, a Toshiba Satellite A105 that looks like, * OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 3, 32 bit * Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.70GHz, x86...
View ArticleInstallation/Boot troubles from .iso file on cd/usb
Hello, I have downloaded two 12.x (current LTS version for ubuntu desktop) .iso files and used them two different ways- once on a usb, once burned (properly) to a CD. Windows 7 (formerly, big blow up,...
View Article[ubuntu] Where did the text based installer go for 13.04. I need it for...
The GUI installer does not offer advanced LVM setup. I need the text based installer as it has a more advanced LVM setup. I am trying to combine 3 disks into one big partition and they are GPT disks....
View Article[SOLVED] Install Ubuntu over Window 8, mostly :D
Hello, I am installing Ubuntu on my new HP laptop, but would like to keep my Win8 recovery partition intact (in case I sell it someday or something). I ususally let Ubuntu do its own partitioning but...
View Article[SOLVED] Qemu massive slowdown after 13.04 upgrade
Upgraded my system (Core i7-2600K, 16GB RAM, Geforce 560 Ti, P8Z68-V/Gen3 MB) from Xubuntu 12.10 to Xubuntu 13.04 just tonight. So far everything seems okay, except for a Qemu virtual machine with...
View ArticleUbuntu on Samsung Ativ
What is the current state of play regarding installing Ubuntu on the Samsung Ativ series? I am about to buy a notebook and am considering these, but I only have a few days to get Ubuntu installed...
View ArticleInstalling Lubuntu 13.04 alongside Win XP with multiple NTFS partitions
Here's a question I have and forgive me if it has been asked before. I currently have two NTFS partitions, one is a 60gb (C: drive) partition holding my main Windows XP SP3 install and (E: drive) is...
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Modifying installation CD/USB kernel parameter
[Solved], rtfm. Hello. How can I change kernel parameters, like acpi=noirq in installation stage? What files should I edit in ISO (13.04), or what key should I press (there is no grub screen, just "try...
View ArticleAfter installing Ubuntu 10.10
Hi! Everyone!! I'm a new member who eagerly interests in ubuntu and tried it.But guess what ,after installing ubuntu 10.10 using "install alongside window" option and I can't see anything (grub menu or...
View Article[SOLVED] Installation document
Hi all, I am about to help someone install 12.04 but as he lives in Canada and I am in Scotland timezones can be a problem so I thought i would just review some of the documents and came across this:...
View Article[ubuntu] Install Ubuntu on Asus X53E
My friend owns an Asus X53E, and she wants me to install Ubuntu on it, next to the Windows 7 that's already on it. So, I've got my Ubuntu 12.04 (64-bit) live usb; but in bios the boot priority is hard...
View Articleadjusting ubuntu iso to give a different default 'guided' install
Hi all, I wonder if it's possible to download a standard ubuntu iso and edit it so that when selecting the guided install it will create /, swap and /home with either a fixed / of say 50GB, maybe 2GB...
View Article[ubuntu] Apply a patch for Gnome Shell 3.8
I'm affected by a bug og Gnome shell 3.8, but I don't know how to apply this patch This is the bug: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=697192 I need help to apply it
View ArticleAdd repository without giving command of my computer to some random server
So basically I have a software issue where I need to install something from a thrid-party repository to be able to do a simple computing function because the baseline software has a bug. Oh well, it...
View ArticleCan I boot into Wubi or at least recover Wubi files when root.disk is 0kb in...
I installed Wubi two months ago for an internship. It worked great all summer, but roughly a week ago I could no longer boot into Ubuntu. I get the GRUB screen. I've followed countless instructions on...
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