[ubuntu] Dual boot Grub Loader problem
I had Windows XP and Ubuntu on a dual boot. I deleted the Ubuntu partiton in error. Now when booting the process stops with message 'grub rescue'. I have a copy of current Ubuntu on a CD and booting...
View Article[ubuntu] Boot installation Ubuntu 12.10 and newer version
I have dual boot on laptop HP Pavilion dv6-2040ev, Ubuntu 12.04LTS 64bit and Win7 Home 64bit, my problem is that I can't install any other newer version of ubuntu in the laptop 12.10 or 13.04 (have...
View Article[ubuntu] Remove Windows 8 from dual-boot system
Dear all, I have decided to completely remove Windows 8 from my dualboot laptop. I also would like to remove the partition for the recovery since the occupy quite a lot of space. Ideally I would like...
View Article[ubuntu] Help getting Win7 back on my drive
Hi, I could use some help with a partitioning issue. In short, I want to shrink my /home partition to make room for a Windows 7 installation, without getting disk errors like I was last time. Also I...
View Article[ubuntu] PPPoE in netinstall?
I got myself a netinstall version of Ubuntu 12.10 on a pendrive attempting to do a netinstall (for the fact that I can't boot into the LiveCD/USB in the latest Ubuntu installment and I don't have...
View Article[ubuntu] Reinstalling Ubuntu w/ZFS pool
Recently, I have been playing around a lot with my Ubuntu and now I would like to reinstall the OS. I have a ZFS pool and I was wondering if I needed to take any steps in order to ensure that my pool...
View Article[all variants] WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
I have compiled sun-java6-jdk package using OAB and created our private repo to distribute it. When I tried to install sun-java6-jdk package on workstations, I get Code: root@cgta-srv-04v08:~# apt-get...
View Article[ubuntu] opendkim will not start
Hi, I am running Ubuntu Server 12.04. LTS 64 bit. When I try to start opendkim nothing happens. There is no error displayed on screen or in the logs that I looked at (syslog and mail.log). Anyone know...
View Article[all variants] Black Screen on Boot - Grub Related?
Hey guys. I've had this problem with all 12.10 *buntu distros... It's an HP Pavilion G6, single boot, encrypted installation, lubuntu 12.10. Every other time I turn my laptop on, after I get the "HP"...
View Article[SOLVED] gparted and ubuntu installation does not detect my hard correctly
Hi all, recently I've downloaded ubuntu 12.10 and I'm not able to install it because of I think a hard disk failure, ubuntu installation and G-Parted dont recognise my drives correctly and they just...
View Article[ubuntu] Install issues with Dell Inspiron 3520 -Dual boot
Hi, I have just purchased a Dell Inspiron 3520 with Window's 8 64 bit installed. I downloaded the Windows .exe file to get the latest Ubuntu dual boot OS and after install, got the following screen :...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 12.04 won't see raid 0
Hi all, Server: HP310e Gen8 disks: 4 3TB disk in raid 0 (I know the risks!!) OS: Ubuntu server 12.04.2 When i set up the disk in a raid 0 my ubuntu installation still see each 3TB disk seperatly..?? In...
View Article[xubuntu] Automatic Update show kernel 3.5 with 3.8 installed
Hi, I have Xubuntu 12.10 x86 installed with kernel 3.8. I installed this kernel using a tutorial in a Liberian Geek site. Now the "Automatic Updates" show kernel 3.5 to "update" (downgrade im my case)....
View Article[ubuntu] 2 home directory's
Hello, I have a quick question. after reinstalling 12.04 I now have a HOME dir and a home dir. under my old username. Can someone please explain why? Thanks so much.
View Article[SOLVED] ubuntu-server 12.04.2 installation error: package retrieval failed
i tried to install ubuntu server 12.04.2 amd64 with unetbootin. the install via unetbootin on a flash drive failed because a file could not be retrieved from the flash drive. the file is:...
View Article[ubuntu] Dual Boot
Hi guys, Just wiped my tower and upgraded parts, i have reinstalled Windows XP. I used to have dual boot with Ubunto 10 (i think it was 10 anyway). i had installed it on one HDD that was partitioned...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu Download
Is it me? The instructions at http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/...ick-on-windows are strange:- pendrivelinux looks and feels like somewhere I do not want to go!
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 12.04 on HP NC6400
Hey everyone! I'm really new to Linux(I have installed Ubuntu before and used it a little bit here and there) and I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 on a HP-Compaq nc6400 from a USB. It runs through...
View Article[ubuntu] Can't install Ubuntu 12.10
Hi everyone! Yesterday I tried to launch Ubuntu OS from LiveUSB but the only result I had was this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...n_of_Death.gif Here are my computer's characteristics...
View Article[ubuntu] Upgrade/update - connection issue
Hello ! I'm stuck on some problems I've been trying to solve these days and I cant' seem to get anywhere with them.First of all I must say that my problem isn't new - however - none of the solutions...
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