[ubuntu] software update
Hi, does anyone know how i can update a particular software/application without using the conventional "sudo apt-get update" on ubuntu 13.04 because i realised Canonical does not provide updates for...
View Article[PPC] Booting from USB on iBook G4
I have found several guides online all of which have different commands and ideas on how to get my iBook G4 to boot from the USB drive... any ideas? I feel like I have tried them all and my efforts to...
View ArticleNo boot on chinese laptop
Hello, I am a european boy living in Shanghai(China), couple days ago I bought a Toshiba Qosmio X70 here. I clearly had chinese OS so I decided to install ubuntu and english windows 8(I could not...
View ArticleSome questions about UEFI
Hi, As I need Windows for personal stuff, I wiped my Dell XPS13 SSD, and installed Windows 8 in UEFI, with SecureBoot disabled. I created an UEFI compliant USB key. From the UEFI documentation on the...
View ArticleInstalling Intel Graphics driver for Ubuntu Lucid
How do I install Intel Graphics driver for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid): $ sudo lshw -C video *-display UNCLAIMED description: VGA compatible controller product: Intel Corporation vendor: Intel Corporation...
View Article[ubuntu] Black screen after click on "Install Ubuntu"
Hello all! I have a black screen after a click on "Install Ubuntu"... I have already tried all experimets found here : http://askubuntu.com/questions/16207.../162076#162076 I am desperate... I have a...
View Article[ubuntu] Can't boot to Windows 8
http://paste.ubuntu.com/6083828/ http://paste.ubuntu.com/6083664/ When i boot to Ubuntu I can see the disk in GParted. I have tried to use Boot-repair-disk but without luck. When I can choose what OS...
View Article[xubuntu] Upgrade/install does not finish?
Hi @ all! I am using Xubuntu 12.04 for over a year now with hardly any problems until a recent upgrade. Recently I had problems booting as I came across an error msg like "The drive for /tmp does not...
View Article[all variants] Issue Following Upgrade Related to Upgrade?
I'm not sure if this is an upgrade or LAMP or some other coincidental problem, but the problem did not manifest until after a version upgrade, and I have been unable to find anything helpful on the...
View Article[ubuntu] 845G integrated graphics only gives low resolution
Hello I recently helped a friend install Ubuntu 13.04 onto a Toshiba NB305 netbook. It runs great and everything works, except that it only offers 2 resolutions: 800x600 (4:3) and 1067x600 (16:9)....
View Article[ubuntu] Error message while installing.
Hello, I'm trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 AMD64 on my notebook (Dell Inspirion 14R - i5, 4gb RAM, GeForce GT730M) and keep receiving the error message: "trying to overwrite...
View Article[ubuntu] Can't remove/ purge /install opera
I have a bug of sorts. Opera is holding up any upgrades?? I have tried anything I know beside reinstalling the box. I've tried to remove / purge from your system. devbox01 k # sudo dpkg --configure -a...
View Article[ubuntu] Cannot re-add disk to raid1 after removing with mdadm
Hello I wanted to test drive failure on my raid1 array. My array initially looked like this: Quote: /dev/md1p1: Version : 1.0 Creation Time : Thu Mar 22 15:55:42 2012 Raid Level : raid1 Array Size :...
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desktop graphic problem after upgrading Kernel
i am using ubuntu 12.04.3 64bit. i knew in updating from 12.04.2 to 12.04.3, the kernel does not upgrade, so i decided to upgrade kernel using following commands: Code: sudo apt-get install...
View ArticleKernel upgrade 12.04
I am having problems with a failing kernel upgrade & I can't find a previous answered post that matches my symptoms, so please could someone help? Update manager returns the following details:...
View Article[SOLVED] Windows-only BIOS Flash upgrade; *WITHOUT* a Windows dual boot.
NOTES: Mine is a (Debian GNU/Linux 7 Wheezy/Stable; with Mate desktop only. Ubuntu in VB etc..), HP model dv9000 (dv9225us) laptop (bad heat design), and HP *only* provides one type of BIOS download,...
View ArticleCan't install Matlab from ISO
Hello, I have a Matlab R2013a disk image that I mounted using Furius ISO Mount (mount point: /home/andrew/Matlab801_MacUnix_iso). I ran the command Code: sudo /home/andrew/Matlab801_MacUnix_iso/install...
View Article[ubuntu] Patch file installation
Hi i want to install a aodv patch file . can you pls give the steps to apply patch and also where to apply patch.
View Article13.04 upgrade to 13.10
Hi, I just upgraded from 13.04 raring to 13.10 saucy sallamander. As i rebooted my system, after typing in my password, the screen became static, my touch pad stopped working and after a while, a...
View ArticleUbuntu 12.04 latest updates this morning broke my system
Hi all, I installed the latest updates, the usual way, this morning, this included an updated kernel and I noticed an nVidia graphics driver update. On reboot the system had two faults. My splash...
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