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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #240 on: September 01, 2014, 04:31:43 PM
If I delete those four partitions (haven't hit apply yet), this is what I'll get.


I have no idea what EFI system partition is,  I am afraid to delete it
Me too.  It's in between the two partitions that I created though.  The first one I made when I installed Linux was the 25 gig one, then I came close to running out of space and created the 39 gig one.  That would lead me to believe I should be ok to delete, but it does worry me some.


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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #241 on: September 01, 2014, 04:38:27 PM
grub partition created by your linux install perhaps?
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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #242 on: September 01, 2014, 04:55:22 PM
grub partition created by your linux install perhaps?
I think that would make sense, and I was wondering about grub.  If it is for grub, should I be ok to delete it so I'll have all the unallocated space together, or just leave it as is?


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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #243 on: September 01, 2014, 04:57:33 PM
grub partition created by your linux install perhaps?
I think that would make sense, and I was wondering about grub.  If it is for grub, should I be ok to delete it so I'll have all the unallocated space together, or just leave it as is?

the Linux install will make a new grub area if it needs one.

now is a good time to think about backing stuff up,  then proceed
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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #244 on: September 01, 2014, 04:59:41 PM
grub partition created by your linux install perhaps?
I think that would make sense, and I was wondering about grub.  If it is for grub, should I be ok to delete it so I'll have all the unallocated space together, or just leave it as is?

the Linux install will make a new grub area if it needs one.

now is a good time to think about backing stuff up,  then proceed
I have everything backed up local and online.  Time to hit apply and see what happens.  Fingers crossed!! :ahhh


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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #245 on: September 01, 2014, 05:15:17 PM
 :dwts:  let us know when you are up and running
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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #246 on: September 01, 2014, 05:34:19 PM
I wish I had your conviction, I've been tempted for some time to wipe this poor Ubuntu install as it's been upgraded and altered so much that there's bound to be a bunch of excess leftover packages (in spite of my best efforts to clear out unneeded stuff) but I'm loathing the idea of setting everything back up the way I like it. I did at one point have a second clean Ubuntu install but never got it quite how I wanted it, and ditched it for this default.

I'm pretty sure this has had each release upgraded from 8.04 to current...  :facepalm:

(yes, that's 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04)  :ahhh
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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #247 on: September 01, 2014, 05:41:03 PM
I wish I had your conviction, I've been tempted for some time to wipe this poor Ubuntu install as it's been upgraded and altered so much that there's bound to be a bunch of excess leftover packages (in spite of my best efforts to clear out unneeded stuff) but I'm loathing the idea of setting everything back up the way I like it. I did at one point have a second clean Ubuntu install but never got it quite how I wanted it, and ditched it for this default.

I'm pretty sure this has had each release upgraded from 8.04 to current...  :facepalm:

(yes, that's 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04)  :ahhh

to me if they had kept gnome and not adopted unity,  I would be using ubuntu now.
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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #248 on: September 01, 2014, 05:45:26 PM
Well I'm posting this from within Linux Mint 17. :D  Grub came back and seems to be working fine, but I haven't tried booting into Windows yet. :ahhh


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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #249 on: September 01, 2014, 06:52:40 PM
to me if they had kept gnome and not adopted unity,  I would be using ubuntu now.
I hear you. I ran gnome fallback for a while, and currently use mate.

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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #250 on: September 01, 2014, 07:00:59 PM
Well I'm posting this from within Linux Mint 17. :D  Grub came back and seems to be working fine, but I haven't tried booting into Windows yet. :ahhh
Great.   Good luck with windows

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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #251 on: September 01, 2014, 07:03:50 PM
Well I'm posting this from within Linux Mint 17. :D  Grub came back and seems to be working fine, but I haven't tried booting into Windows yet. :ahhh
Great.   Good luck with windows

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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #252 on: September 01, 2014, 07:05:06 PM
Well I'm posting this from within Linux Mint 17. :D  Grub came back and seems to be working fine, but I haven't tried booting into Windows yet. :ahhh
Great.   Good luck with windows

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I'm going to try booting into that now.
Have you messed around with darktable much?

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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #253 on: September 01, 2014, 07:10:20 PM
Well I'm posting this from within Linux Mint 17. :D  Grub came back and seems to be working fine, but I haven't tried booting into Windows yet. :ahhh
Great.   Good luck with windows

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I'm going to try booting into that now.
Have you messed around with darktable much?

sent from phone
:woohoo:  Everything works! :D

I have tried it, but I'm not a big fan right now.  Maybe if I play with it more, I'll like it, but I prefer LightRoom right now.


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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #254 on: September 01, 2014, 07:11:44 PM
Well I'm posting this from within Linux Mint 17. :D  Grub came back and seems to be working fine, but I haven't tried booting into Windows yet. :ahhh
Great.   Good luck with windows

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I'm going to try booting into that now.
Have you messed around with darktable much?

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:woohoo:  Everything works! :D

I have tried it, but I'm not a big fan right now.  Maybe if I play with it more, I'll like it, but I prefer LightRoom right now.
Since i do know know my way around in light room,  i think i will enjoy dark table.   Plus it is free.   Glad windows worked for you.

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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #255 on: September 02, 2014, 05:22:17 AM
I am using Ubuntu 14.04.1 and it seems to be working very good.  The only issue I have is that I copied my data from a win 7 machine into a folder under /home and for some reason it is locked/protected to where I cant share it out to be seen by other pc's and tablet.  I looked at setting and stuff but didnt see anything that would tell me why it is locked/protected.

Anyone have any ideas?


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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #256 on: September 02, 2014, 02:29:10 PM
I am using Ubuntu 14.04.1 and it seems to be working very good.  The only issue I have is that I copied my data from a win 7 machine into a folder under /home and for some reason it is locked/protected to where I cant share it out to be seen by other pc's and tablet.  I looked at setting and stuff but didnt see anything that would tell me why it is locked/protected.

Anyone have any ideas?

You can read/write them from linux with your user, but you want to share them in your local network, right?

If so, you have to use Samba to do that, here's a guide http://www.howtogeek.com/176471/how-to-share-files-between-windows-and-linux/



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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #257 on: September 03, 2014, 04:10:33 PM
I am more concerned why the folderis "locked" and cant be shared out.  I understand that Samba will be needed for Windows and Linux to share.

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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #258 on: September 03, 2014, 04:18:26 PM
I am more concerned why the folderis "locked" and cant be shared out.  I understand that Samba will be needed for Windows and Linux to share.

Thx.

I know I have used this statement before,  but it sounds like a permissions thing.
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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #259 on: September 03, 2014, 04:49:20 PM
I am more concerned why the folderis "locked" and cant be shared out.  I understand that Samba will be needed for Windows and Linux to share.

Thx.

I know I have used this statement before,  but it sounds like a permissions thing.

I am sure you are right but there is no way to change the permissions on the folder.  I did create another folderand copy contents into it which seemed to work so far.


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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #260 on: September 03, 2014, 05:23:06 PM
I am more concerned why the folderis "locked" and cant be shared out.  I understand that Samba will be needed for Windows and Linux to share.

Thx.

I know I have used this statement before,  but it sounds like a permissions thing.

I am sure you are right but there is no way to change the permissions on the folder.  I did create another folderand copy contents into it which seemed to work so far.

you can change the permissions, you just have to do it as root.     sudo chmod -R 777 FOLDERNAME  type 
Code: [Select]
man chmod    to read about changing permissions and
Code: [Select]
man chown to read about changing owner
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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #261 on: September 03, 2014, 06:26:51 PM
I am more concerned why the folderis "locked" and cant be shared out.  I understand that Samba will be needed for Windows and Linux to share.

Thx.

I know I have used this statement before,  but it sounds like a permissions thing.

I am sure you are right but there is no way to change the permissions on the folder.  I did create another folderand copy contents into it which seemed to work so far.

you can change the permissions, you just have to do it as root.     sudo chmod -R 777 FOLDERNAME  type 
Code: [Select]
man chmod    to read about changing permissions and
Code: [Select]
man chown to read about changing owner

I will check into that when I get on the desktop.  Just surfing on the tablet right now.  I will also want to view and use my data files from the tablet too.

Thx. for the info/code.


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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #262 on: September 04, 2014, 06:58:02 AM
wait before doing chmod -R 777 of a folder, try first without -R

will add info once at the pc


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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #263 on: September 04, 2014, 12:51:12 PM
Here I am at the PC

Seriously, you shouldn't run chmod -R 777 on a folder, that would mark each and every file in it as readable, writable and executable.

if you can't reach the stuff inside it, then it would be a matter of giving the directory the "x" (which in case a directory should be read as cross, while for a file it means eXecutable) permission for the "other" people (those different from the "user" and not belonging to the same "group" the directory has).

to do so you may run a

chmod o+x dirname

or to give the group the same permission, like:

chmod g+x dirname

You may even go for the

chmod ugo+rx dirname

which gives the directory both read (r) and cross (x) permissions to the owner (u), users in the same group as the dir (g), all the other users (o).

(incidentally using - instead of + removes the permissions, in the chmod commands above)

but in the very end: if it works in a different dir... just use it ;) (maybe remove the original non-working one, and rename the new one as the original one if you really want to).

Danilo



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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #264 on: October 16, 2014, 12:49:38 PM
If anyone following this thread want's to chime in ---> enki needs a new PC


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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #265 on: August 13, 2015, 07:21:30 PM
I´m a PC Bumbnut. Windows did one fo it´s magic automatic updates today. Now my Touch pad acts weird. I used to be able to scroll by swiping 2 fingers across. Now the pad will only work as navigator for tah cursor and as a clickpad, no sweeping or scrollig?! Is there anything i can do about that?!


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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #266 on: August 14, 2015, 12:31:19 AM
I am looking for a good distro to use that will work by having it installed on either an USB thumb drive or a 64g sata laptop drive that is in an external enclosure.

The machine it has to be able to boot from is a HP Envy x360 laptop, model # 15-u0115dx.

I already tried Ubuntu and it won't boot from an USB drive and bios settings have already been changed to allow this so it is not the laptop.  Linux Mint does boot but doesn't run very well that way so I am looking for a better distro to try.

Any recommendations are appreciated!  Thx.


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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #267 on: September 20, 2015, 05:24:34 PM
I am looking for a good distro to use that will work by having it installed on either an USB thumb drive or a 64g sata laptop drive that is in an external enclosure.

The machine it has to be able to boot from is a HP Envy x360 laptop, model # 15-u0115dx.

I already tried Ubuntu and it won't boot from an USB drive and bios settings have already been changed to allow this so it is not the laptop.  Linux Mint does boot but doesn't run very well that way so I am looking for a better distro to try.

Any recommendations are appreciated!  Thx.

Might help if you can describe what "doesn't run very well" with Linux Mint.  :)


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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #268 on: September 05, 2016, 05:30:08 PM
I'm having a  weird video problem with Chrome. The colors are acting really weird . Does it on some videos and some are fine, it just started yesterday. It doesn't do this on firefox   ???

This screen shot is from Facebook but it's doing it on some Youtube videos as well.
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Re: Self Sufficient computer repair and maintenance
Reply #269 on: September 05, 2016, 06:29:46 PM
Iirc that may be a hardware acceleration issue?
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