Re: [Dorset] Ubuntu startup problem
On Tue, 2010-12-07 at 12:13 +, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Hi Peter, > > > Can anyone shed light on the following Ubuntu 10.10 problem:- > > No, but you could try > > sudo update-grub > > in a terminal to make it re-build the menu and see if it's fixed on the > next boot. > > Cheers, > Ralph. > > > -- > Next meeting: The Broadway, Bournemouth, Tuesday 2010-12-14 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue Hi Ralph, Updating Grub does nothing but it did find all the screen appearances as it updated. Cheers, Peter. -- Next meeting: The Broadway, Bournemouth, Tuesday 2010-12-14 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
[Dorset] Ubuntu startup problem
Hi all, Can anyone shed light on the following Ubuntu 10.10 problem:- During startup the screen 'GNU GRUB version 1.98+20100804-ubuntu3' seams to have cloned itself. It shows Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-23-generic Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-23-recovery mode Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-recovery mode All this is repeated eight times followed by Memory Test(memtest86+) Memory Test(memtest86+, serial console 115200) This is repeated eight times followed by Microsoft Windows XP Home edition (on /dev/sda1) This is repeated eight times. Everything seems to work OK. Cheers Peter Harris -- Next meeting: The Broadway, Bournemouth, Tuesday 2010-12-14 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Files lost
On Thu, 2010-11-18 at 15:40 +, John Cooper wrote: > On 18/11/10 15:05, Peter & Jill Harris wrote: > > > Thanks for responses. I'm sure it was rm -rf ~/ .shotwell/Examples. I > > restored /etc, /home and /usr/local in that order using Simple Backup, > > the backups were on a separate hard disk. Thanks for offer to assist if > > I lived in the Poole area John but I live in Swanage. If all else fails > > I have copies of most of my folders on a separate hard disc but they are > > not up to date and I would lose all the cataloguing from about 500 > > photos. > > > > Peter, try Knoppix CD, it has Testdisk on it > > http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk > > Which can recover lost files, but the more you write to the disk, the > less chance of recovering the files. > > ls ~/ will list your home directory, and as long as you are not root, > shouldn't have touch /etc etc. > > You often see > > alias rm='rm -i' > > in .bash_profile for a good reason, especially under root. > > John. > Thanks John, I'll try it. Cheers, Peter' -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Files lost
On Wed, 2010-11-17 at 19:08 +, Robert Bronsdon wrote: > On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:49:27 -0000, Peter & Jill Harris > wrote: > > > The command I put in was rm -rf ~/ .shotwell/Examples > > I'm really hoping that is a joke or a typo > > what you have done there is > rm -rf ~/ > rm -rf .shotwell/Examples > > I think what you wanted to do was rm -rf ~/.shotwell/Examples > > If you did the former - then I hope your backup of ~ is recent ;) > Thanks for responses. I'm sure it was rm -rf ~/ .shotwell/Examples. I restored /etc, /home and /usr/local in that order using Simple Backup, the backups were on a separate hard disk. Thanks for offer to assist if I lived in the Poole area John but I live in Swanage. If all else fails I have copies of most of my folders on a separate hard disc but they are not up to date and I would lose all the cataloguing from about 500 photos. Cheers, Peter Harris -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
[Dorset] Files lost
Hi All, I seem to have really screwed things up! I was trying to get rid of some unwanted data from a Shotwell database and now all my folders are empty and all icons have gone from the desktop. The command I put in was rm -rf ~/ .shotwell/Examples I got a message telling me it was busy and it seemed to do nothing. I have tried restoring the last complete backup plus incrementals but still no files to be found. Can anyone help please? Cheers, Peter Harris -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Just testing
On Wed, 2010-11-10 at 19:02 +, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Hi Peter, > > > Just checking I am still connected > > That you emails are generally getting to their destination? Things like > http://mailinator.com/ can be useful for that. That you haven't been > missing out on posts to the list? Either Mailman's own archive or the > public one will show what others have been sending. > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset > http://www.mail-archive.com/dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk/ > > Cheers, > Ralph. > > > -- > Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue Thanks Ralph. Cheers, Peter. -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
[Dorset] Just testing
Just checking I am still connected -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
[Dorset] Spare computer
Hi all, I have an old computer that I don't want. It has 110G hard drive, floppy drive, CD burner, DVD reader and ethernet card. If anyone is interested they can take it away. Peter Harris. -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Evolution Alarm
On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 11:11 +0100, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Hi Peter, > > > I've had a look at the command line in Startup Applications > > Preferences which reads > > > > /usr/lib/evolution/2.22/evolution-alarm-notify > > > > the 2.22 should be 2.28 > > > > Now working. I hope this helps others with the same problem. > > On a 10.04 Ubuntu system there's > /etc/xdg/autostart/evolution-alarm-notify.desktop which causes > /usr/lib/evolution/2.28/evolution-alarm-notify to be run automatically > some 30 seconds after logging in. Both come from the `evolution' > package. > > $ cat /etc/xdg/autostart/evolution-alarm-notify.desktop > [Desktop Entry] > Name=Evolution Alarm Notifier > Comment=Ensures that alarms set in Evolution go off at the appropriate > time > Icon=stock_alarm > Exec=/usr/lib/evolution/2.28/evolution-alarm-notify > Terminal=false > Type=Application > OnlyShowIn=GNOME; > Categories= > X-GNOME-Autostart-Delay=30 > X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=evolution-2.28 > $ > > So I'm a bit surprised you have that entry there to get out of date and > need manual updating. > > Cheers, > Ralph. > > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa Hi Ralph, Thanks for the additional information. Cheers, Peter H -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Evolution Alarm
On Wed, 2010-09-01 at 08:18 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: > On Tue, 2010-08-31 at 19:56 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: > > On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 11:08 +0100, Peter & Jill Harris wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > My Evolution alarm notification has stopped working if the computer is > > > not switched on at the time set for the alarm to go off. It used to go > > > off when I booted up. I think the problem started at about the time I > > > upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04. Can anyone help please? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Peter. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 > > > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa > > > > Peter, I use Evolution, but only as a mail client. I will test the alarm > > feature and let you know how it goes. > > > > Peter > I set an event with an alarm for 11:30 last night. When I switched on > this morning there was no manifestation of it. > > Perhaps it is something in 10.04. I am using Evolution 2.28.3 > > Note that I have never tried it before so I can't compare with previous > behaviour on this computer. > > Peter > > > > -- > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa I've had a look at the command line in Startup Applications Preferences which reads /usr/lib/evolution/2.22/evolution-alarm-notify the 2.22 should be 2.28 Now working. I hope this helps others with the same problem. Peter H -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Evolution Alarm
On Fri, 2010-09-10 at 10:42 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: > > I only start Evolution when I want to use it but this is often straight > > after boot up. I'll try waiting after boot up and see what happens. > > Thanks for advice. > > > > Cheers, > > Peter. > > > Hi Peter, I was just wondering if the problem was sorted out yet. > > Peter M > > > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa Hi Peter, Not yet, I've been away but I'll have a go at it again during the next week or so. Thanks for checking, Peter H. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Evolution Alarm
On Wed, 2010-09-01 at 08:18 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: > On Tue, 2010-08-31 at 19:56 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: > > On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 11:08 +0100, Peter & Jill Harris wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > My Evolution alarm notification has stopped working if the computer is > > > not switched on at the time set for the alarm to go off. It used to go > > > off when I booted up. I think the problem started at about the time I > > > upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04. Can anyone help please? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Peter. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 > > > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa > > > > Peter, I use Evolution, but only as a mail client. I will test the alarm > > feature and let you know how it goes. > > > > Peter > I set an event with an alarm for 11:30 last night. When I switched on > this morning there was no manifestation of it. > > Perhaps it is something in 10.04. I am using Evolution 2.28.3 > > Note that I have never tried it before so I can't compare with previous > behaviour on this computer. > > Peter > > > > -- > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa I only start Evolution when I want to use it but this is often straight after boot up. I'll try waiting after boot up and see what happens. Thanks for advice. Cheers, Peter. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Evolution Alarm
On Tue, 2010-08-31 at 19:56 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: > On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 11:08 +0100, Peter & Jill Harris wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > My Evolution alarm notification has stopped working if the computer is > > not switched on at the time set for the alarm to go off. It used to go > > off when I booted up. I think the problem started at about the time I > > upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04. Can anyone help please? > > > > Cheers, > > Peter. > > > > > > -- > > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 > > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa > > Peter, I use Evolution, but only as a mail client. I will test the alarm > feature and let you know how it goes. > > Peter > > > -- > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa Thanks Peter. It worked today for an appointment tomorrow so I wonder if it might be a bug that was fixed in the latest update. Peter. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
[Dorset] Evolution Alarm
Hi all, My Evolution alarm notification has stopped working if the computer is not switched on at the time set for the alarm to go off. It used to go off when I booted up. I think the problem started at about the time I upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04. Can anyone help please? Cheers, Peter. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
