Re: Help!!!

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You can also hit Alt+F1 to kill the plash during boot up, that will at least 
let you see the output and perhaps a more productive error message. 

Although, I'm inclined to agree with most here; it sounds like there was a 
problem with the installation due to the presence of another hard drive. While 
this shouldn't be an issue (normally), sometimes it occurs for various 
reasons. 

You may also want to try posting in the Ubuntu forums, there's one specific to 
installation troubles. There's a huge community of people there that are 
always willing to help. 

http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=333

Don't give up on Ubuntu... the reward is greater than the expense... 
Daniel


On Tuesday 23 December 2008 03:32:53 Det wrote:
> Hola Cristian,
>
> this seems to be a very well known problem with Ubuntu
> 8.XX series - I shortly ran into it when I tried out 8.04,
> where the Live CD did not even boot on my laptop.
>
> No one really told about the problems, and there may
> be some different which causes Ubuntu to jump into the
> BusyBox - but many solutions are suggested if you google
> for "initramfs" or (better) "BusyBox".
> It may be related to the detection of the boot partition,
> which may possibly fail due to HD setup problems.
>
> One thread to start with is here:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=765195
>
> It mostly means changing the boot options, which you
> can do in the boot menu after pressing F6.
>
> What you should do is removing the "quiet" and perhaps
> the "splash" option, so you get a more verbose boot
> output which can give a hint to your problem.
>
> For further help try the ubuntu forums themselves,
> as it is not a studio related problem, aso outside
> this specialised forum here you may find a broader
> resource of expertise regarding that HD/boot stuff.
>
> Hope that helps.
> Det
>
> Cristian Videla schrieb:
> >  Hej!:
> > I'm a brand new Ubuntu's last version user. I decided to install it to
> > get involved into these Linux Plataform OS.
> > I have an Intel processor: 2.13 GHz
> > Memory: 750 Mb
> > 64 Mb video card
> > I have Windows XP into one of my HD, I have 2 of them, 80 Gb each one. I
> > installed Ubuntu in the empty one HD. From an ISO image I had downloaded
> > from Ubuntu's Official Page.
> > After having downloaded the image, I checked it by comparing it by
> > reading the hashes, it matched succesfully!. Then I burned it up!, I
> > installed by using a Cd.
> > The installation was completely succesfull.
> > But...when I rebooted my PC (the Cd was previously removed), when i
> > picked up Ubuntu as my OS at starting up...there a message like
> > (initramfs) and a space waiting for me to enter a command. Why? What did
> > it happen? Does always Ubuntu behave this way? Does it have graphic
> > interface??? No?
> > I trusted Ubuntu, I mean I wanted a safe OS, but I need some help, so
> > please...reply me soonn.
> > Thank you!.
> >
> > Cristian.
> >
> > Explore the seven wonders of the world Learn more!
> >  >>

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Re: PC x Mac

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Ok... I've held my tongue on this long enough... :P 

I won't reiterate what has already been said, I saw the email come across 
about a week ago and it made a solid point. Apple's company strategy resembles 
the hunting tactics of leeches. They have taken everything from Open Source, 
built their entire company upon it and gave _nothing_ back. Name one 
application that Apple has developed and ported over to Linux. Hell, they 
haven't even ported iTunes over... 

Personally, I don't want to invest into that type of environment... I care 
where my money goes and I choose to support business models that promote human 
interest instead of degrade it. So, if I can do the same job in Open Source... 
consider it done - it may be harder, or it may take a bit more time... and I'm 
okay with that because in the end I know that my pocket book did not feed the 
beast. 

I used to think Apple was better than Microsoft, in terms of business 
practices and ethics, and now I can see they are the same... if not worse. I 
will have nothing to do with any of them... 

*descends from soap box*

Ciao,
Daniel



On Tuesday 02 December 2008 03:53:16 Karoliina Salminen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Well, there was the discussion about laptops... "I use this and I swear on
> it". Well, I have a gadget freak's solution: have them all. As a result, I
> don't swear on any particular machine and the only ones of them I
> really love of them are all Apple hardware. I don't really look for
> the processing power only, but the complete product - I have plenty of
> processing power available at hand. For example, the iMac which I use
> for the most heavy music production, is only 2.6 GHz Core2 Duo, and so
> far the CPU hasn't run out in my music even if I am running dozens of
> software synthesizers and audio tracks at the same time with the Space
> Designer per part (the convolution reverb, I remember the time when I
> had a Pentium3 - 400 MHz, and all the CPU got used for calculating
> just one convolution reverb and there was a huge latency on it, now I
> can have about as many of convolution reverbs at one time than I ever
> want, and the CPU is not yet even fully utilized). What it comes to
> loving one machine, one feature of a old PC is that it has absolutely
> no lasting feel to it, after 10 years, the PC is just junk and trash.
> The Apple machine is beautiful, and feels retro cool after 10 years. I
> don't love any of the PCs I have. They are just boring tools where GPU
> model and CPU model counts and when they get old, they have no value
> of any kind (neither emotional nor practical).
>
> I am regularly using the following laptops:
> - Apple Macbook (2.2 GHz, 4GB RAM, 250 GB HD) (MacOSX + Ubuntu) [Hardy]
> - Apple Macbook (2.0 GHz, 4GB RAM, 250 GB HD) (MacOSX)
> - Apple Macbook Pro (4GB RAM, 250 GB HD) (MacOSX + Ubuntu) [Hardy]
> - Lenovo Thinkpad T61p (4GB RAM, 160 GB HD) (Ubuntu) [Intrepid] [for
> software development]
> - Lenovo Thinkpad X61s (uh oh, the ugly and evil OS, this is for some
> work bureaucracy)
> - Lenovo Thinkpad T60 (Ubuntu) [Hardy] [for software development]
> - Dell Latitude D600 x 2 (no longer in active use) (Ubuntu) [Hardy]
> [for software development]
> - Some IBM T40s.
> - One T40 or something like that monitors our home automation (we have
> computer controlled lights for example, lights can be switched on and
> off from Linux console (we are slowly making progress with the
> graphical user interface))
> + dozen of old laptops which no longer are very usable (these have
> either Ubuntu or Suse in them)
>
> At home we have desktops as follows (that are in use):
> - Intel Core2 Quad, 4GB, 2.4 GHz, 1 TB, Geforce 8800 GTX 768MB,
> St-audio DSP2000 x 2. 30" 2560x1600 Dell monitor. Running Ubuntu
> Studio. [Hardy] [living room general purpose machine, with music
> production capabilities]
> - Intel Core2 Duo, 4GB, 2 GHz, ~2 TB, GeForce 8600 GT. Planned to be
> replaced with Intel Core7. Connected to 1920x1200 monitor and HD video
> projector (which is in the home theater room). Running regular Ubuntu.
> [Hardy] [Home-theater PC and file server]
> - AMD Athlon 64, 2.2 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB, server, running in text mode,
> Running Ubuntu server. [Hardy]
> - Apple iMac 20" 2.6 GHz, with second 24" monitor attached with
> resolution 1920x1200. The iMac has 500 GB internal drive. Running
> MacOSX and music software (Logic Studio/Logic Pro 8) [music
> production, video editing/production, audio editing, 3D CAD]
> - VIA Epia diskless PC running Linux-CNC (Ubuntu) [Hardy]
>
> No longer in use:
> - previous server (reason: broken)
> - previous file server (reason: broken)
>
> Then of course, we have a pile of broken hard disks, etc. And we are
> frequently giving out old hardware for free to a friend of ours who
> removes and reuses the components (I mean, the resistors, capacitors
> etc., not the full computer components which are usually broken at
> that time) from them.
>
> Handheld computers (only computers count, I do not c

Re: Windows network gone - I can no longer see it.

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Sorry, that email was sent from a different account so it had to wait for 
moderator approval. I didn't mean to confuse the situation after it had 
already seemed to have been solved for you. 

LMHOSTS is a simple text file on the windows end in:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\lmhosts.sam

It's basically a line by line text file of host names. Windows will attempt 
resolution via netbios first, then broadcast, then finally look in LMHOSTS 
(this 
can be changed in the registry as well). It's just one more method of working 
around a screwy network... I am not sure, however, if this will actually 
display properly in network neighborhood - it may just work during 
resolution... i.e. when you manually enter the name of the computer. 

Daniel 


On Sunday 19 October 2008 05:13:14 aYo Binitie wrote:
> LMHOSTS 
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Daniel Caleb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >  Try the LMHOSTS method as well, that seems to tie up the holes in
> > windows workgroup. I've noticed really erratic behavour with Windows
> > networks, and I've never really figured out the tricks to it.
> >
> > Usually the way I get around in windows networks, and this is on a
> > windows machine as well - not just from a *nix machine - is to use the IP
> > address:
> >
> > \\192.168.102.2\thesharename\somefolder
> >
> > and as Christopher pointed out, smb:\\ is usually the protocol from a nix
> > machine, which can also be done from a terminal. It's kind of clunky, but
> > it works. I've also had fairly good success with smb4k.
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> > On Friday 17 October 2008 11:24:43 Christopher Stamper wrote:
> > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 7:50 AM, aYo Binitie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > >wrote:
> > > > I'm trying to access Windows shares, on a windows workgroup.
> > > >
> > > > That's all :(
> > >
> > > I'm seriously out of touch with SMB these days. If you were using
> > > Redhat,
> >
> > 5
> >
> > > years ago, I could maybe help you.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Try typing "smb://computer/share' into the file browser (nautilus).
> > > Maybe
> > >
> > > that would work??
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm sure someone here can help.
> >
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Re: Windows network gone - I can no longer see it.

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Well, I know this is getting off topic... and I'd like to understand the whole 
windows networking thing as well. I've also seem some strangeness with that, 
but chalked it up to my lack of understanding and, of course, windows funky 
behavior - sometimes it never works right until you've rebooted a couple 
times. 

However, I had to toss my two cents in on Intrepid... It's my OS of choice 
right now, upgrading from Debian testing (lenny). Ubuntu has done a really 
good job of putting this together. I do notice the "Beta" parts of it... 
Random freezes, don't stress the machine to much... ;) I have yet to get into 
any serious audio/video applications although this next week will be the test 
when I go on show site... Also, Im not running an RT kernel, just a custom 
patched 2.6.27. 

For the record alot has changed with intrepid... aside from a .27 kernel, 
there's the new Xorg server 7.4 and xorg core 1.5 - both of these brought in 
alot of new support. I've been running my ATI radeon on the Open Source 
drivers, using 3D rendering and compiz with no problems... It's nice to get 
away from proprietary software when I can... 

I give Intrepid two thumbs... (knock on wood) :P 

Daniel

On Tuesday 14 October 2008 12:05:09 aYo Binitie wrote:
> I absolutely agree. I've had enough trouble as it is from getting updates
> other than long term release fixes. Oh God no. I'll be sitting on my hands
> for a while before going to Intrepid.
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 4:56 PM, Steven Davies-Morris <
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > aYo Binitie wrote:
> > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Steven Davies-Morris
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > >> What revision of Ubuntu Studio are you running? I ask because
> > >> I've recently upgraded to Intrepid 8.10 to test things out, and
> > >> all kinds of things like audio, networking, video blow up /
> > >> disappear / reappear / reconfigure themselves incorrectly...to
> > >> list just the tip of the iceberg things that are working in less
> > >> than stellar fashion. So if you're not on the official 8.04 Hardy
> > >>  then all bets are off.
> > >>
> > >> Also what rev level of vBox are you running? The transition from
> > >>  1.6 was not smooth, but after some false starts all the
> > >> immediate gotchas have been nailed and 2.0.2 seems stable. Except
> > >> that it keeps losing one of my shared folders after a physical
> > >> reboot, which is a minor annoyance but no show-stopper.
> > >
> > > I'm still using Hardy - I've really had to put myself in a
> > > straitjacket to prevent myself upgrading but I only will when its
> > > officially out. That said I'm so in love with the OS
> >
> > Let me offer some friendly advice from sticking my hand in the fire.
> > Do NOT under any circumstances upgrade to Intrepid until the Ubuntu
> > Studio team roll out a production release on Intrepid. it's one thing
> > to go Beta when your needs are light office/email/internet, etc. It's
> > another when the apps that are being run are serious audio & video
> > tools. There are still way too many things that go south in 8.10
> > for no apparent reason/get hosed with the latest set of Beta patches.
> > Like right now...my audio, which was working fine last night when I
> > watched some India vs Australia cricket highlights is once again not
> > outputting any sound in any audio or video app. WTF? No doubt I will
> > have to reconfigure audio once the current overnight upgrades are
> > installed and I reboot. :-( For the "J" release next April I won't be
> > in such a damn hurry to exercise my curiosity. I managed to resist
> > this time until the Alpha 6 at which point I had to dive in. I should
> > have kept resisting. There's a lot of good sense in "if it ain't broke
> > don't keep programming / engineering it until it is!". :-)
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Re: Studio install woes...

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I was going to say the same thing with respect to the network device as well - 
most certainly a module issue between the kernels. Check the difference between 
the loaded kernels in the generic and the rt. 

As for the Tascam, can't speak directly to that - I don't own one... I still 
have yet to try to get the M-Audio Firewire 410 working (haven't tried yet - 
that may be a Christmas project)... 

Here's a great site for help with wireless modules: 

http://linuxwireless.org/

Hope that helps...
Daniel

On Monday 13 October 2008 07:41:53 Jussi Schultink wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 2:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> > Ok, so I get my new Dell laptop with Ubuntu.
> >
> > Says I: "I'm going to do audio recording so I need the rt kernel...".
> >
> > So along with the recommended studio apps like Ardour, jack, etc. I
> > install it all.
> >
> > Reboot the machine to the rt kernel...and it's lost it's brains!
> >
> > The video now only knows 800x600, the network is is gone.
>
> Which graphics card do you have? Perhaps try installing the linux-rt
> package, and the correct drivers for your graphics card
>
> Jussi
>
> > So I boot back to generic and all is well, high res video, network, etc.
> >
> > So I figure I can experiment with my Tascam US122 in generic until figure
> > out the rt kernel issues.
> >
> > Well I do all the "how to'" I've found and still no green light on the
> > Tascam.
> >
> > ldusb says it's there but...
> >
> > Anybody got any ideas where to start on either issue?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mac
> >
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