Should this question be closed? It seems that at best, it's a bug report, and at worst, it's just a non constructive bitch fest. askubuntu.com/q/140255/8500
then again, maybe I just have my bug triager glasses on...
And adjacently: is there an intention to organize this site in different subcategories for the different members/desktop environments of the Ubuntu family?
@aking1012, so I think what we've got here then is "is there a workaround for this bug?"... so we close questions directly about bugs, but asking if there is a workaround is ok?
@psusi fair point. i could view it as a bug report
i've previously somewhere on meta alluded to something similar (i think it was in relation to impossible questions: i want a video-sink to mess around with skype or some such that doesn't exist)
agreed on both counts. also, i think saying his keystrikes are limited because repeat rate is limited is grossly inaccurate. i would imagine repeat strikes could go over 100/min
And adjacently: is there an intention to organize this site in different subcategories for the different members/desktop environments of the Ubuntu family?
@aking1012, ahh... I gather what he's really getting at is that it is limiting how quickly he can scroll... which you really should be doing mass scrolling with pgup/dn instead of lots and lots of one liners
@Flabricorn I was talking to my sister and she confirmed that she is the purple linux distro user who's brother is a coder. So much fun putting things together. ;P
@fossfreedom Hey, I just follow Bruno's advice: "If you answer it, rep will come." ;)
Speaking of answered rate, I think we should start looking at questions that have a zero-voted answer which, in someone semi-knowing's opinion, deserves an upvote
Can you answer this? Remaster Ubuntu to create LiveCD that has both Unity and GNOME Shell http://askubuntu.com/questions/65151/remaster-ubuntu-to-create-livecd-that-has-both-unity-and-gnome-shell?atw=1 #remastersys
@EliahKagan Well, from the user's perspective and tags, looks like from Python using that device node...and that Netchip thing actually looks like a USB hub/controller, not a USB device per se
The simple answer to black screen on LiveCD is - `nomodeset` ...upon first bootup is `nomodeset` and install your `nvidia`/`nvidia-legacy` drivers. 99% of the time it's an Nvidia/Optimus gfx card involved.
@izx Hey, neat... the netchip usb thing? They make a usb to PCIe bridge. External GPU computing anyone? (was googling about what hardware that might be)
I have an Acer laptop with a Intel GMA4500MHD graphic card, after the installation of Ubuntu from an alternate install cd I get only a black screen after the grub selection pages.
I tried something in this page and I still have the problem. I have tried with Debian testing and I have the same pr...
if it does not, well, then we've eliminated the network management software as the cause
that's how i run, diagnostic-step prior to posting as answer
because more than likely the diagnostic step doesn't actually solve the problem, but can lead to another (especially with network cards and graphics cards and stuff)
(you should see how many "my wifi doesnt work since upgrading" things we get on IRC XD)
We have 858 questions about this, it's probably time to consolidate this into one good CW and start duping things instead of having it all over the site, so we made this:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
Discussions/ideas can go in this meta post.
wow, @Jorgecastro, giving me +250... want to do that for the other bugs question i posted and answered simultaneously? xD (askubuntu.com/questions/153692/…) (kidding btw)
@CoreyWhitaker no problem. i use it all the time to find modfeedback on my > 300 flags xD
@CoreyWhitaker tips: If its not an answer, flag it. If its a dupe of another question, flag it. If you think something else is wrong, flag it and be descriptive.
so... @JorgeCastro, is one of your duties to upvote people and give them rep bonuses when they ask really good canonical questions and provide really good canonical answers?
because it seems to me that's one of your duties xD
@GeorgeEdison "MicroSoft Developer Network". I have a license, because i occasionally test migration between older and newer Windows server software in testing environments (hence the license with access to MS SQL server and Windows Server 2k8 stuffs) for work
@GeorgeEdison, you can sign up for their BizSpark program, which is valid for 3 years and IIRC FREE, given that: Developing software? Privately held? Less than three years old? Making less than US $1M annually?
Heh. "There are no costs or fees associated with being a Microsoft BizSpark Network Partner. Network Partners must simply agree to program terms and conditions. "
The other option is to register for an online course or something for a semester at your local community college, and get a subsidized copy of Windows that you can still legally use after you're no longer a student.