I'm running ubuntu 10.10 and when I change a cd or dvd it does not seem to unmount the old cd or dvd and remount the newly inserted dvd or cd. is there a way to fix this? it always shows the title of the first cd or dvd that was inserted and if I click on the media it just seems to lock up the computer to which I have to reboot!
View 2 Repliesafter updating kernel and installing nvidia drivers, the startup splash(I dont know the proper word) has changed into bar type. How can it be corrected .
View 3 Replies View RelatedI'm having a bit of a furball trying to change a soundcard. I took out an Audigy card. KDE detected the removal of the old card and asked me if I wanted to remove the drivers. I said yes. I went into the bios and enabled the onboard sound. Now I've got no sound so I guess I've got some configuration to do. So far:
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My ubuntu 10.04 64 bit system uses the nvidia driver 195.36.24. I do not remember installing it, but I must have installed it using "official channels".In fact, the package nvidia-current is installed on my system.What is the cleanest way to upgrade to a later version of the nvidia driver? I need to do this in order to run a CUDA 4.0 enabled application. Minimum driver version I need: 270.41. I'm willing to ditch Ubuntu 10.04 if necessary.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI use the on-board sound chip of a Gigabyte motherboard (Realtek)and I have connected it with optical cable to an amplifier.
Everything worked fine, until February, when an update changed the kernel and the PC stopped giving sound signal! When I returned to the previous kernel (at grub), again everything worked. So,it doesn't seem to be a connection or drivers problem.
I supposed that with 11.04 edition this problem would be solved. But it isn't. In fact I have serious problem now because the old kernel isn't listed in grub anymore.
I seem to have a problem with sound after upgrading KDE. All multimedia applications (Amarok, xine, vlc) do not produce sound at all. Sounds at startup and notifications have also disappeared. However, when I go to yast -> sound -> play test sound, it works. I tried to update my sound drivers following instructions from here: Alsa-update - openSUSE but it didn't change anything. I also tried to configure the sound output device in Amarok (Configure -> Playback -> Configure Phonon). The only option that it offers is PulseAudio Sound server, and when I press "test", nothing happens (although it is supposed to play a sound).
I have the following packages installed:
alsa-plugins-pulse-1.0.23-28.1.i586
alsa-driver-kmp-default-1.0.23.20100626_2.6.31.12_0.2-1.1.i586
alsa-firmware-1.0.23-8.1.noarch
alsa-utils-1.0.23-20.1.i586
alsa-plugins-1.0.23-28.1.i586
alsa-1.0.23-62.1.i586
alsa-tools-1.0.21-2.5.i586
alsa-tools-gui-1.0.21-2.5.i586
alsa-oss-1.0.17-53.1.i586
libasound2-1.0.23-62.1.i586
pulseaudio-lang-0.9.21-57.2.noarch
pulseaudio-0.9.21-57.2.i586
I have a 3dsp pci wifi card, and the last kernel it supports is Ubuntu 10.04 2.6.32-(21-24) I want to update but dont want to accidentally update the kernal.
View 3 Replies View RelatedRunning Jessie 8.2 and Icedove 38.4.0. I just applied some updates and now Icedove only displays the number of unread messages in the folders.
Previously, it displayed the number of unread and the total number of messages in neat columns. Now it is a single number of unread in parens.
Is there any way I can get the display back to the previous format of unread# and total#?
When trying to update the software from wirthin gnome i get the error message. Failed to obtain authentication.Is there a way of updating from the command terminal.how...
View 14 Replies View RelatedI'm using icedove with the calendar extension. Since quite some time there is a pending update from 31.7 to 31.8 which is held back by apt:
Code: Select all> apt --installed list icedove iceowl-extension
Listing... Done
icedove/testing,now 31.7.0-1 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 31.8.0-1~deb8u1]
iceowl-extension/testing,now 31.7.0-1 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 31.8.0-1~deb8u1]
> sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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Seems like the problem lies with the package libvpx1. The correct version (>= 1.3) seems to be installed but under the name libvpx2.
Code: Select all> sudo apt install icedove
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
icedove : Depends: libvpx1 (>= 1.3.0) but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
> apt list --installed | grep libvpx
libvpx2/testing,now 1.4.0-4 amd64 [installed,automatic]
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What can be done, or should the dependency in the icedove package be updated?
From packman repo. Running from konsole gives
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john@linux-nohf:~> devede
DeVeDe 3.15.0
Locale: en_GB.UTF-8
Using package-installed files
Failed to load modules DEVEDE_OTHER. Exiting
john@linux-nohf:~>
After updating Xfce to version 4.8 the Xfce menu button on the taskbar dissapeared. If I right-click the taskbar and select "add new item", the Xfce menu option is not there! Is there anyway to get back the Xfce menu button in the taskbar?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI recently installed virtual box on debian and after it had finished my terminal informed me that I could remove some "unnecessary" software by use of sudo apt-get autoremove. When I did this, some of the icons on the desktop changed and all of the icons in the drop down menu on the bar at the top of the screen also changed to ordinary folder symbols. The theme that I was using also went away. I restarted the computer and it booted back into a shell prompt with no GUI. I tried to get back to the GUI using alt+f7 but it didn't seem to exist
View 2 Replies View RelatedIs there a way to make a dialog with zenity which would show an updating list? Zenity does it with progress, but I didn't figure out if it's possible to do it with the list. I.e. for example, I want to monitor something, and update the dialog with new list periodically. Is it even possible? zenity can wait for data from stdin, but it just adds stuff to the list. May be there are some control sequences which clear the list in the dialog?
For example:
{ echo "Foo"; sleep 2; echo "Bar"; } | zenity --list --title='Dynamic list?' --text='Some data' --column='values'
How can I instead of adding Bar, replace the Foo with it?
I installed it on a Dell Inspiron 531 with the GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 built in video card. From the recommend driver list I installed �NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (version current) [Recommended
Well, turns out it should not have been recommended. I had restarted and all I got was a low res ubuntu logo and a boot right into a full screen terminal. Tried startx and got a no screens found, I look online for about an hour last night and decided to just reinstall, which takes a couple hours when installing all the packages.
I have done more research today and found to install the latest linux x64 driver from nVidias website, which I did, but it does not run. I followed some more instructions and it said to do a �sudo chmod +x <file>� which I did, and it starts to open and I get �You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before installing.�
I�m starting to get a little frustrated here, guess I�m just used to a lot of the ease of windows and assumed that something like installing a graphics card driver would be easy.
Currently using Nvidia driver version 195.36.31, it's the version that works with Nvidia-kernel-dkms, would updating Nvidia driver to the current 275.09.07 driver version break my setup?
View 3 Replies View RelatedDue to the fact that I changed OS's my printer is unable to run. Now that I run on linnux, the printer stated message about not having the process installed I think. If I stand corrected, I think that means I need to use the CD that came with the printer and reinstall.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI recently got a T-Mobile Tap and I've been trying to connect it via USB to my laptop running Lucid.When I open up the icon that shows up on my desktop after connecting it, I can't run the setup files inside. It says: The file '/media/HUAWEI/checksetup.exe' is not marked as executable. If this was downloaded or copied form an untrusted source, it may be dangerous to run. For more details, read about the executable bit.When I try to change the permissions from ready only, I get: Sorry, could not change the permissions of"checksetup.exe": Error setting permissions: Read-only file systemCan I tried calling T-Mobile but they said they don't troubleshoot with Linux. They said it's an "older operating system".
View 2 Replies View RelatedHow can be changed a symlink from the /etc/rc2.d directory.I want tho change the time of start from S20 to S60.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI may have sabotaged my installation beyond repair, but I am nourishing a cautious optimism, as justified below, and would warmly welcome any ideas.Here's the scoop:The harddrive on my Dell Latitude is divided into a number of partitions; I used to run a Windows-Linux dual boot, so I had some EXT3, some NTFS, and some FAT32 partitions, but a few months ago decided to eliminate the windows, and thus converted the ntfs partition into a linux partition. I've been using this newly converted partition for temporary backups; it held no important data. This, at least, was my supposition: yesterday, I decided to change the label on this partition (cosmetic motives), and after cavalierly making the change with GPARTED, I now can't log in.
A few clues about what could be going on:1. The system boots up fine; when I get to the login screen, however, and enter my name and password, I get the following error message: "GDM could not write to your authorization file. This could mean that you are out of disk space or that your home directory could not be opened for writing. in any case, it is not possible to log in. Please contact your system administrator."2. All my files are intact (following some advice I saw posted on the forums, I hit cnt + alt + F1 and was able to log in) and as far as I can tell, I am not out of disk space. This gives me hope that maybe I can restore the system without totally reinstalling Ubuntu.That is about all I know. If anyone has any thoughts as to what might be going on, I would be very happy to hear them.
Desktop PC Dual boot XP/Linux Mint Laptop was Dual boot Vista/Linux Mint.
Changed my Laptop set up from dual boot Vista/Linux Mint 8 to Vista/Ubuntu 9.10.
I have two printers one of which (Canon BJC300) is physically connected to the Desktop PC. The other is netorked through a wireless router. Worked find with Samba/Cups in Linux Mint. Can't get it to work with Ubuntu. (Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu).
Desktop PC Name is "pcname"
Desktop PC Workgroup is "pcworkgroup"
Printer Name is "Canon BJC 3000"
Not really but they'll do for the demo.
Set up printer in Ubuntu smb://pcworkgroup/pcname/Canon BJC 3000
Appears to accept it that but doesn't print. Times out with 'printer unaccessible'.
Where do I need to concentrate my efforts?
Are there some permissions I've overlooked. I haven't altered anything on the Desktop PC.
Yesterday I've installed KDE (kubuntu-desktop) upon Ubuntu to give it a try after a very long time I didn't use KDE. I decided to remove it and go back to GNOME. I removed the KDE packages using this sudo:
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The KDE has been removed but some how some of the font changed.
The font settings in the Appearance->Fonts are as they suppose to be (Sans,10...).
In Ubuntu 10.4 64 bit which i have installed on a partition next to windows 7, I can not change the cursor. when I click a different cursor nothing happens.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI don't know if this is as the result of todays updates for certain. But it's surely likely. See attached:
View 6 Replies View RelatedI'm on Lucid Lynx 10.4 and Gnome. I have a specific partition for my document, which is in the following folder /media/Documents I don't know why a new folder /media/Documents_ has been created, and my files are in this one. Now, files' permissions are the following :
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drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-11-13 08:05 Documents
drwxrwxrwx 9 root root 20480 2010-11-13 11:04 Documents_
Does any know if there is a way to recover or reset my password. Its the only account on the desktop.
View 1 Replies View RelatedRunning Natty Narwhol. IIRC, the F1 key was the "help" shortcut. Now F1 does nothing. Is F1 supposed to be the "help" shortcut key or has this changed?
View 1 Replies View RelatedUsing thunderbird for email, as several users of this computer have individual preferences. Worked in 10.10 and previous. Upgraded to 11.04 this morning, had to install from CD due to my mistake. Changed computer name too. No worries, have done this before. Added new account to Thunderbird. Copied over mail folders too. Application is good to go. However, when checking email now get reply from server that password is invalid. Checked all account settings within T-Bird but cannot locate password setttings for this server/account. Appears to use something called STARTTLS. How to access this store of passwords?
View 2 Replies View Related(first and formost let me start by saying that im currently using ubuntu 10.10)ok so im not claiming to be a genius or anything but in my infinite wisdom i wanted to change the names that came up in the terminal because it wasnt cool enough . you know xxx@xxxx: /$i went onto google to see if this was possible and saw that all i had to do was input the following commands.... gksu gedit /etc/hosts andgksu gedit /etc/hostnameand change it to the new names. well it worked...sorta. from what i could tell the group name was changed but not the username. so i then went to system---> preferences----->username groupnames (***this order might be typed in wrong since im NOT in ubuntu!!!) and proceeded to change the info there. I went ahead and selected the name and then clicked on the advance setting. From what I remember, I went into the last tab and saw the old username. I went ahead again and changed it to the new name that I wanted. Not sure if this matter but I chose a first and a last name with a space (xxxx xxxx). Any who, it then asked me if I wanted to copy something from one folder to the other....and agian i said sure why not.
After everything copied over, i decided to restart my comp to make sure everything worked accordingly. well that's when all the fun started. as it rebooted i started to get wonderful little messages. they are 1. hostname main process xxx terminated with status 12. Could not update iceauthority file /home/xxxx/.ICEauthority3. there is a problem with the configuration server. (usr/lib/libgconf2-4)gconf-sanity-check2-exited with status 256)4. nautilus could not create the following required folders: /home/xxxx/desktop,/home/xxxx/.nautilusit then takes me to a bare original desktop background that ubuntu 10.10 came with wih. i then started to research what could be the problem and found nothing. what i did stumble upon was this...i hit ALT + F2 and typed "gksu nautilus"it brought up a folder. I started clicking away randomly and managed to find all of my files sitting nicely just waiting for my return. Additionally, I somehow randomly saved a blank file on the desktop. I then right clicked it and chose to open it with Mozilla. It opened it up!!!. i then managed to surf as usual like nothing ever happened.so, im not sure where to go from here. ALL my files are still there and im still able to surf the web albeit in a odd manner. so this being my case........CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME GET BACK TO WHERE I USE TO BE?Im knew to Ubuntu (clearly) and have spent days on end getting everything to work just right. I would hate to start everything from scratch
I've made a really critical and simple mistake and now I am trying to recover my computer. I accidentally logged into root and was trying to change permissions for the current directory with "." but instead used a "/" which started changing permissions of everything from / recursively. I quickly realized the mistake I made after it started and aborted the process by pressing ctrl+C. However I know many things are still not right because, even though I tried to reboot and change the permissions back to 0755 from the recovery mode root console. I still get errors when gnome tries to start..Here is the exact error I am getting. "There is a problem with the configuration server (/usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256". I'm pretty sure because of the way I aborted or because of the time the filesystem was running with 644 permissions, some amount of damage was done. Any way to recover it to normal? Or is there a way to recover it from the Ubuntu CD?
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