Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-17 Thread Rich Burroughs
On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 9:20 PM, Russell Senior wrote: >> "Kirk" == Kirk Goins writes: > > Kirk> "Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non > Kirk> critical apps" > > This is actually a crappy way to ask for help, just so you know. > > Since I know from long experience just ho

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-17 Thread Louis Kowolowski
On Mar 15, 2012, at 8:44 PM, Fred James wrote: > Kirk Goins wrote: >> Just before leaving for Seattle the other day my Ubunto desktop system said >> there were updates. So I told it to download and install and promptly >> forgot I had done so until I got home tonight. It was asking to reboot to >>

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-16 Thread Michael Rasmussen
On 2012-03-16 13:08, Kirk Goins wrote: > I was able to get to GRUB '1' time and picked the previous kernel > which is > .38 vs .39 and the system booted correctly. Since then I can't get > the > timing correct to get back into GRUB. So 2 basic questions. > > #1 What line to a I add/change/delete

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non-critical apps

2012-03-16 Thread Russell Johnson
On Mar 16, 2012, at 12:22 PM, Mike Connors wrote: > I don't run Ubuntu for this and many other reasons. Is LTS and/or Ubuntu > Server (same thing?), a better option > for people running critical apps who don't want to get burned by auto > updates? LTS is their "Long Term Support" version. 10.04

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-16 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 16 Mar 2012, Kirk Goins wrote: > I was able to get to GRUB '1' time and picked the previous kernel which is > .38 vs .39 and the system booted correctly. Since then I can't get the > timing correct to get back into GRUB. So 2 basic questions. > > #1 What line to a I add/change/delete in t

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-16 Thread Kirk Goins
I was able to get to GRUB '1' time and picked the previous kernel which is .38 vs .39 and the system booted correctly. Since then I can't get the timing correct to get back into GRUB. So 2 basic questions. #1 What line to a I add/change/delete in the config file to make GRUB pause for say 10 seco

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non-critical apps

2012-03-16 Thread Mike Connors
> > Kirk Goins wrote: > > Just before leaving for Seattle the other day my Ubunto desktop system > said > > there were updates. So I told it to download and install and promptly > > forgot I had done so until I got home tonight. It was asking to reboot to > > finish the updates. Well it is dead no

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-16 Thread Michael Rasmussen
On 2012-03-16 09:40, Russell Senior wrote: >> "Kirk" == Kirk Goins writes: > > Kirk> I will see what I can do over the weekend. The Base OS is ( > was? > Kirk> ) Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS. I have found the DVD and booted from it. > I > Kirk> can mount the drive and I can see and navigate through th

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-16 Thread Kirk Goins
Here is the output from script that collects boot info Boot Info Script 0.60from 17 May 2011 = Boot Info Summary: === => Grub2 (v1.97-1.98) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 1 of the same har

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-16 Thread Wayne E. Van Loon Sr.
Kirk Goins wrote: > Just before leaving for Seattle the other day my Ubunto desktop system said > there were updates. So I told it to download and install and promptly > forgot I had done so until I got home tonight. It was asking to reboot to > finish the updates. Well it is dead now I have a fe

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-16 Thread Russell Senior
> "Kirk" == Kirk Goins writes: Kirk> I will see what I can do over the weekend. The Base OS is ( was? Kirk> ) Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS. I have found the DVD and booted from it. I Kirk> can mount the drive and I can see and navigate through the Kirk> folders etc. Kirk> I don't see a grub prompts as

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-16 Thread Fred James
Rich Shepard wrote: > On Thu, 15 Mar 2012, Fred James wrote: > > >> Someone else has responded with suggestion(s) to help ... my (OT) 2 cents >> is to marvel at the number of people who (whether running MS, Linux, OSX, >> UNIX, or what have you) will apply patches/updates/upgrades, untested, to

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-16 Thread Kirk Goins
You are very right, but after a long day and a nasty drive home from Seattle, blah, blah.. Anyway Sorry Everyone. I will see what I can do over the weekend. The Base OS is ( was? ) Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS. I have found the DVD and booted from it. I can mount the drive and I can see and navigate through

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-16 Thread Michael Rasmussen
On 2012-03-15 20:02, Kirk Goins wrote: > [0,665225] Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS Unable to mount root fs on > unknown-block(0,0) > > Is this fixable or will I need to scrap and reload? Should be fixable. There are many questions particulars to how your system was set up for us to just say "do

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-16 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 15 Mar 2012, Fred James wrote: > Someone else has responded with suggestion(s) to help ... my (OT) 2 cents > is to marvel at the number of people who (whether running MS, Linux, OSX, > UNIX, or what have you) will apply patches/updates/upgrades, untested, to > a critical machine/OS/applica

[PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non-critical apps

2012-03-15 Thread Mike Connors
> > Kirk> "Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non > Kirk> critical apps" > > This is actually a crappy way to ask for help, just so you know. > > Since I know from long experience just how awesome Linux is for > applications of every variety, I immediately discount your obvious >

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-15 Thread Fred James
Kirk Goins wrote: > Just before leaving for Seattle the other day my Ubunto desktop system said > there were updates. So I told it to download and install and promptly > forgot I had done so until I got home tonight. It was asking to reboot to > finish the updates. Well it is dead now with a > > [

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-15 Thread Russell Senior
> "Kirk" == Kirk Goins writes: Kirk> "Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non Kirk> critical apps" This is actually a crappy way to ask for help, just so you know. Since I know from long experience just how awesome Linux is for applications of every variety, I immediately

Re: [PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-15 Thread Dale Snell
On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:02:19 -0700 Kirk Goins wrote: > Just before leaving for Seattle the other day my Ubunto desktop > system said there were updates. So I told it to download and install > and promptly forgot I had done so until I got home tonight. It was > asking to reboot to finish the updat

[PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

2012-03-15 Thread Kirk Goins
Just before leaving for Seattle the other day my Ubunto desktop system said there were updates. So I told it to download and install and promptly forgot I had done so until I got home tonight. It was asking to reboot to finish the updates. Well it is dead now with a [0,665225] Kernel Panic - not