Issue installing on a true raid array
Have my drives in Raid 0 and I cannot install saying that it can't install the boot loader. I tried making custom partitions and it's doing the same thing. Is there anything special I need to do to...
View Article[ubuntu] More trouble updating from 12.04 to 12.10
Hello, I was trying to upgrade my system to 12.10 last week and asked for help on the forum. I thought the problem was solved and was going through the upgrade process and even almost finished but the...
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[ubuntu] Did you upgrade from 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS?
Hello Ubunteros!!!! I have a Dell Inspiron 2200 running 10.04LTS. Now it's time to upgrade to 12.04.02 LTS. The simplest way to go about this is to: System --> Administration --> Update Manager...
View ArticleDual Boot Failure. Please help.
First off, I have had some college level computer classes which seems to make me think I can tackle anything. I have a Samsung All-In-One with pre-installed windows 8. I installed Ubuntu 13.04...
View Article[lubuntu] After installing Lubuntu alongside Windows 7, only Win7 boots. No...
I recently installed Lubuntu 13.04 alongside Win7 but after I reboot, the computer boots directly into Win7 as if I didn't even install Lubuntu. I tried this a couple of time. What the heck is going...
View ArticleAttempting to install on Toshiba AC100, got stuck at repartitioning process
I was given an AC100 by a friend who didn't want it running on Android at all, with the task of wiping it and installing Ubuntu. Figuring I didn't need the Android partitions I followed to the letter...
View ArticleInstaller keeps crashing
Hello there. I've been trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 and Ununtu 13.04, but neither install. 12.04 gave a message saying that the download was third party and not an official release despite getting it...
View Article[ubuntu] Upgrade to 13.04: no starter, dash and bar
Hey there, a few days ago I upgraded my Lenovo x121e Netbook from 12.04 to 12.10 and it worked like a charm. I noticed that now printing with my samsung clx 3125 works great and there seems to have...
View Article[ubuntu] Upgrade to 13.04: no starter, dash and bar
Hey there, a few days ago I upgraded my Lenovo x121e Netbook from 12.04 to 12.10 and it worked like a charm. I noticed that now printing with my samsung clx 3125 works great and there seems to have...
View ArticleTrying to install ubuntu. Cannot boot from live USB - Verifying DMI Pool Data
I'm trying to install a linux partition however no longer have access to my disc drive. So I've been trying to use my flash drive to boot into it give me this http://imgur.com/BmuJFyV , which is a...
View ArticleUpgrading Ubuntu 10.10
I have Ubuntu 10.10 installed and I want to upgrade to the latest LTS version. In Update Manager it says: New Ubuntu release 11.04 is available but if I click upgrade I get the error message: Failed to...
View Article[ubuntu] GRUB did not install when setting up RAID
I've been using a thumb drive installation ever since my HD crashed last year. I replaced it with two 3.0 TB drives with the intent of setting up a RAID1. Each time I try to install Ubuntu 12.04 the...
View Article[ubuntu] Dual Boot Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7 problem
Hello! I succesfully intalled windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 in uefi mode,they both will boot and work perfectly,but the problem is when i power on the computer it will automaticaly boot to Windows 7,so to...
View ArticleKernel advice for 13.04
So I just installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my Toshiba laptop yesterday. I've used Linux before but not for a while. As soon as my install was done I got a notification for some updates, including a kernel...
View ArticleNeed help troubleshooting install on a new build.
Hello all, I have recently bought some new goodies from newegg to build a home media server. I'm having trouble getting Ubuntu 12.04LTS (or any other version) to load. I have tried loading from both...
View Article[SOLVED] Creating an EFI Partition.
Hi all, I will soon be installing a sole Xubuntu installation on a new computer. As I plan to have a home partition, I will be opting for manual partitioning. I am a little confused about the wording...
View Article[ubuntu] Windows xp dual boot help
I tried doing a dual boot windows xp and ubuntu on 2 different hard drives. I now have windows on c and ubuntu on "b"(?). The only way to boot into ubuntu is to change hard drive boot order in bios....
View ArticleW8+12.10; GRUB not seeing W8. Did I set BIOS wrong?
New Dell l/top w/W8 OEM install. I changed a few BIOS settings to get 12.04LTS CD/DVD to boot priority. Wouldn't go by default... What's UEFI? Will GRUB2 see W8 without addtional packages installed?...
View Article[ubuntu] Mount parameters needed needed in fstab for bcache volume?
After upgrading to kernel 3.10.7, I've setup a volume with bcache using a 120GB Intel 330 series SSD to cache a 2GB HDD. My question is, when setting up an SSD-only partition, I would add noatime and...
View ArticleKubuntu installer erased the entire drive. (almost) no question asked.
After several years with other Linux distributions I decided to re-try Kubuntu and install it on my laptop. The laptop had a Gentoo system on LVM and Windows install. I was planning to switch the...
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