Re: [ubuntu-uk] nvidia and lucid
On 22 May 2010 22:35, Bruce Durling wrote: > Hi, > > I have a friend running Lucid with nvidia and he is having trouble > with the video drivers (black screen after bootup or flickering low > resolution). I'm noticing that there are a number of discussions on > ubuntuforums and the nvidia boards and some bug reports, but I haven't > found anything definite for a solution (and none of the instructions > have solved it for my friend yet). > > The mostly likely solutions have been: > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1470206 > > http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/securitymonkey/black-screen-on-boot-with-ubuntu-104-lucid-lynx-solution-38426 > > http://ubuntuguide.net/install-nvidia-graphical-driver-in-ubuntu-lucid-10-04 > > I feel a bit like I'm just randomly pointing him at potential > solutions and I was hoping someone could tell me if they had actually > solved the problem themselves or knew of an official solution. > > I'm guessing the next step after this is a bug report or find which > one of the various ones I've seen is the most appropriate one to > attach this too. > > cheers, > Bruce > Hello Bruce, Have you tried running nvidia-xconfig from the command line? Are you able to get to the virtual terminals Ctrl-Alt-F1 Have you tried removing the proprietary nvidia drivers and using the open source driver? Did your friend install from the live CD / USB and if so did X work then? Was Lucid a clean install or an upgrade from Karmic? If you are using the proprietary nvidia packages, were they installed from the Ubuntu repository, or enabled via the Hardware Drivers control panel or were they installed locally from an nvidia.com download? I have found that using System > Administration > Hardware Drivers and enabling the proprietary nvida drivers worked the best for my pc's. What graphic card make and model is in the PC? If it is a brand spanking new one then sometime support in the proprietary drivers is not so great. Thanks -- John Stevenson jr0cket.com leanagilemachine.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] nvidia and lucid
Hi, I have a friend running Lucid with nvidia and he is having trouble with the video drivers (black screen after bootup or flickering low resolution). I'm noticing that there are a number of discussions on ubuntuforums and the nvidia boards and some bug reports, but I haven't found anything definite for a solution (and none of the instructions have solved it for my friend yet). The mostly likely solutions have been: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1470206 http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/securitymonkey/black-screen-on-boot-with-ubuntu-104-lucid-lynx-solution-38426 http://ubuntuguide.net/install-nvidia-graphical-driver-in-ubuntu-lucid-10-04 I feel a bit like I'm just randomly pointing him at potential solutions and I was hoping someone could tell me if they had actually solved the problem themselves or knew of an official solution. I'm guessing the next step after this is a bug report or find which one of the various ones I've seen is the most appropriate one to attach this too. cheers, Bruce -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Gparted
On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Mary Mooney wrote: > Why don't you call LE? We generally encourage bottom-quoting on this list, by the way; your reply should go *below* the cropped text of the message you're replying to. The thing that the OP may not realise is that normally there is no accessible root account on an Ubuntu machine; nobody knows the root password. You get to superuser privileges using `sudo' or a superuser prompt with `sudo -s'. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • LiveJournal/Twitter: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Gparted
Why don't you call LE? On 20 May 2010 12:56, "Rowan Berkeley" wrote: Hi, Having copied all the files from my external disk drive into onboard memory, and checked that they are accessible and function normally, I have created a new EXT3 file system on the external disk drive. There is now nothing on the external disk drive except an empty 'Lost and Found' folder. However, I cannot copy any of my files back to the external disk drive, because it says I do not have permissions to write to this destination. The properties tab for the external disk drive says 'permissions could not be determined.' I cannot imagine what could cause this, since everything that was on the drive has been deleted. Does anybody know how I can change the permissions? I do not know how to log in as root on this computer, since Linux Emporium never told me, though I could ask them. It would presumably be easier to change the permissions using 'sudo', if root privileges are required, wouldn't it? Rowan -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ub... -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Gparted
On 21 May 2010 11:23, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > On 20 May 2010 14:53, Alan Pope wrote: > On 20 May 2010 14:30, Rowan Berkeley > wrote: >> > I've sorted it out, by running 'sudo nautilus', navigating to the >> > disk, and changing the permissions to include myself. >> Personally I wouldn't do that. I expect a further mail from you in 6 >> months when something else breaks as a result of running nautilus as >> root :( Cheers, Al. > I take it your meaning is that I should have used 'gksudo nautilus', not > 'sudo nautilus'. I seem to have got away with it this time; I can still > log in normally and navigate around normally as rowan. > Without wanting to put words in Popey's mouth, I think he was actually meaning that it's easy to break something vital on your system when running nautilus as root. I certainly wouldn't make a habit of it! The breakage you get with using sudo instead of gksudo or gksu, you see it immediately. If there's no terminal, the attempt to prompt for the password locks things up. Cofion/Regards, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux On Dell
Oops, sent early There wouldn't be any legal issues as all that Dell can do is refuse to support your machine in that configuration. In the event of a return to base repair, it might return with a factory build of Windows on it, or, if necessary, do it yourself before it goes back. s/ On 22 May 2010 12:50, "Nigel Verity" wrote: Hi Re: Dianne Reuby's news that Dell say the use of any OS other than Windows will invalidate the hardware guarantee. While this might be Dell's opening gambit, I can't see they would pursue it all the way to court. The cost of demonstrating that a particular feature of an OS puts an inordinate strain on the hardware would be very high, and would have to be re-run for practically every case. If they really thought they could get away with it they would also be prohibiting the use of certain Windows software too. For example, a lot of games are very CPU intensive, which must generate a lot of heat and, therefore, a heavy load on the PC components. Apart from anything else, what message does it send to potential customers if the company states that its hardware may not be up to certain jobs? Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux On Dell
It really means that Dell aren't willing to support Linux on their hardware, which suggests that their experiment of the last two or three years might have come to an end On 22 May 2010 12:50, "Nigel Verity" wrote: Hi Re: Dianne Reuby's news that Dell say the use of any OS other than Windows will invalidate the hardware guarantee. While this might be Dell's opening gambit, I can't see they would pursue it all the way to court. The cost of demonstrating that a particular feature of an OS puts an inordinate strain on the hardware would be very high, and would have to be re-run for practically every case. If they really thought they could get away with it they would also be prohibiting the use of certain Windows software too. For example, a lot of games are very CPU intensive, which must generate a lot of heat and, therefore, a heavy load on the PC components. Apart from anything else, what message does it send to potential customers if the company states that its hardware may not be up to certain jobs? Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Linux On Dell
Hi Re: Dianne Reuby's news that Dell say the use of any OS other than Windows will invalidate the hardware guarantee. While this might be Dell's opening gambit, I can't see they would pursue it all the way to court. The cost of demonstrating that a particular feature of an OS puts an inordinate strain on the hardware would be very high, and would have to be re-run for practically every case. If they really thought they could get away with it they would also be prohibiting the use of certain Windows software too. For example, a lot of games are very CPU intensive, which must generate a lot of heat and, therefore, a heavy load on the PC components. Apart from anything else, what message does it send to potential customers if the company states that its hardware may not be up to certain jobs? Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] no wired network after Lucid upgrade
I've just upgraded my Dell 6400 laptop from Karmic to Lucid. Previously, if I wired the laptop to the router, it would use the wired connection by default, ignoring the wireless NIC; without the ethernet link, it would default to wireless. Since the upgrade, there is no wired connection at all. Searches indicate there have been issues with Network Manager in Lucid; but I have not found any info that helps me restore the wired connectivity of my laptop, and the default selection of the wired connection when available. If anyone here has encountered and solved this problem, I'd be grateful for advice. TIA mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
