Re: [ubuntu-uk] Canon PIXMA iP2500 error codes
For Pixma ip3600: From onscreen manual: Seven Flashes: Ink tank is not installed in the correct position. Some ink tanks are not installed in the correct position. (The lamps on the ink tanks flash.) More than one ink tanks of the same color are installed. (The lamps on the ink tanks flash.) Confirm that the ink tanks are installed in the appropriate positions. Hope that helps Jack -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Struggling with GRUB 2 error
On 1 Dec 2009 at 23:19, Kris Douglas wrote: > > Hello everyone, I'm struggling with an installation of Ubuntu Karmic > on my netbook. > > After an update, I switched my machine off and left it till the > morning, when I went to boot it up, it sat on "loading grub.." for a > while, and then proceeded to display "error: biosdisk read error" and > then return me to a grub rescue> CLI. > > "Ok" I thought, and I went to try some of the recovery commands, which > didn't actually work, as in, "not found", other than SET and LS. This > is screwing me over quite a bit, because disasembling the machine in > order to get the drive out it a pain, and I need it for work on a > daily basis, ideally I would like to get my files off there. * OOPS!! VITAL FIRST COMMAND LINE MISSING *Grub2 has caused problems - it searches all partitions before booting- and therefore there is often quite a delay. - but yours sounds more serious. I've reverted to the original Grub. If you can boot your netbook to a command line you might be able to boot up manually Ubuntu manually:- Type:- *find /etc/fstab* response should be something like - (hd0,2) which will be the partition containing Ubuntu OMITTED in first send: Type: *root (hd0,2) *Press enter you /may/ now get a file system report THEN Type : *kernel /boot/vm* then hit the tab key this will then complete to something like : /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic or it will give you some options to select from until you have generic as the last word when you have /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic add a space and add *root=/dev/sda3 ro *so you will now have kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=/dev/sda3 ro *sda *assumes a SATA drive if yours* *is PATA then you should use* *root=/dev/*h*da3 ro (note if etc/fstab returns (hd0,2) root is on /dev/sda3) Once you have that line press return Now Type *initrd /boot/ini *then hit the tab key this will then complete to something like : initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic Press return Type *boot *Press return Hopefully you will be into Ubuntu -BUT GRUB2 numbers the partitions differently from the original GRUB: -starting from 1 not 0 so if you get an error message repeat above BUT use same number for root as returned by etc/fstab ie :- kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=/dev/sda*2* ro in example IF that gets you into Ubuntu I suggest you install GRUB 0.97 sudo aptitude install grub - or better via synaptic. Then from terminal run: sudo update-grub and sudo grub-install hd0 This may work!!! Jack -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Struggling with GRUB 2 error
On 1 Dec 2009 at 23:19, Kris Douglas wrote: > > Hello everyone, I'm struggling with an installation of Ubuntu Karmic > on my netbook. > > After an update, I switched my machine off and left it till the > morning, when I went to boot it up, it sat on "loading grub.." for a > while, and then proceeded to display "error: biosdisk read error" and > then return me to a grub rescue> CLI. > > "Ok" I thought, and I went to try some of the recovery commands, which > didn't actually work, as in, "not found", other than SET and LS. This > is screwing me over quite a bit, because disasembling the machine in > order to get the drive out it a pain, and I need it for work on a > daily basis, ideally I would like to get my files off there. Grub2 has caused problems - it searches all partitions before booting- and therefore there is often quite a delay. - but yours sounds more serious. I've reverted to the original Grub. If you can boot your netbook to a command line you might be able to boot up manually Ubuntu manually:- Type:- *find /etc/fstab* response should be something like - (hd0,2) which will be the partition containing Ubuntu Type : *kernel /boot/vm* then hit the tab key this will then complete to something like : /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic or it will give you some options to select from until you have generic as the last word when you have /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic add a space and add *root=/dev/sda3 ro *so you will now have kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=/dev/sda3 ro *sda *assumes a SATA drive if yours* *is PATA then you should use* *root=/dev/*h*da3 ro (note if etc/fstab returns (hd0,2) root is on /dev/sda3) Once you have that line press return Now Type *initrd /boot/ini *then hit the tab key this will then complete to something like : initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic Press return Type *boot *Press return Hopefully you will be into Ubuntu -BUT GRUB2 numbers the partitions differently from the original GRUB: -starting from 1 not 0 so if you get an error message repeat above BUT use same number for root as returned by etc/fstab ie :- kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=/dev/sda*2* ro in example IF that gets you into Ubuntu I suggest you install GRUB 0.97 sudo aptitude install grub - or better via synaptic. Then from terminal run: sudo update-grub and sudo grub-install hd0 This may work!!! Jack -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Subject: web / e-mail hosting
You might like to look at uk2.net - you may have to buy a domain name for £2.70/year - I've been with them since dialup times - and have had free email until recently when I had to renew for a one off payment of £1 !! They've just sorted out their mailserverand its working well. You have webmail plus POP option - SMTP is via my broadband supplier - if I subscribed to a UK2 domain name it might be through their server?. http://www.uk2.net/about_uk2/contact_us/ I've only ever 'phoned once to make my payment and they were very helpful> Jack -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
