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12:06 AM

@hbdgaf that sounds like you are the "key" person, that nothing moves without you around D:. I hate being one of those, since when things go wrong when I'm not there, guess who has to fix it?

or worse, figure out how other fixed it...

hbdgaf

@Braiam It's one of those, you show up after 12 hours off and the first phrase out of your mouth is "REALLY?!?!?!"

User

Just discovered my account after about three or so years.

Wow.

Seth

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Ubuntu Questions on U&L

12:50 AM

0

Q: Recover directory structure + files

Background: I had a dual boot of Windows + Linux Mint. Mint didn't feel right to me, so I decided to install Ubuntu to replace Mint. I booted from a Ubuntu Live USB and started the installer. The installer asked me if I wanted to replace Linux Mint. I did, so I chose that option (big mistake). I...

karel

1:04 AM

@Seth Regarding this review: askubuntu.com/review/low-quality-posts/193607 he really did add winusb to ppa, so the answer should remain open because it is a good answer to the question.

Braiam

@karel I would flag it to make it a comment of Mitch answer... wait, I did that d:

Lucio

1:22 AM

^ ubuntu

Mateo

@NathanOsman there is a cyanogen, I found out the other day, haven't tried it yet

Lucio

o/

@Mateo That was what I was talking about!

Mateo

;)

@Lucio o/ how is it going?

@NathanOsman chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/12518240#12518240

Lucio

1:44 AM

4

A: What will be the new bar for Ask Ubuntu?

I present to you one possible vision of bringing together the new StackExchange and Ask Ubuntu designs, Featuring: New Bar maintaining the designer's vision of a single color for all sites A gradual transition using Canonical Mid Aubergine, indicating a Mix of consumer and enterprise focus. The...

I wish there were bounties for meta :(

Braiam

@Lucio there are... just not that meta

Mateo

hm, that could get intresting

Lucio

@Braiam I will let this one for you

Andrew

Hello

What is up?

Lucio

all good

dinner!

BBL

Braiam

1:52 AM

@Lucio uh?

Mateo

dupes of each other!

one of the newest questions is a flag as offensive candidate

JohnMerlino

Hey all, quick question about stack exchange. I have a gsm modem and when I try to send a text message from it to my own number, It gives me CMS ERROR 21 "short message transfer rejected". I checked the pin, csq, cpms, and everything is fine. Should I ask this question on stackoverflow or serverfault?

Braiam

@JohnMerlino where are you sending the message?

JohnMerlino

I am sending the message remotely using minicom on ubuntu server.

Braiam

@Mateo I love recursion...

JohnMerlino

1:56 AM

the modem itself is a cinterion gsm modem

I ran this command:

AT+CGREG?
+CGREG: 0,0

Doesn't that mean its not registered?

Braiam

@JohnMerlino no idea

BEHOLD!

JohnMerlino

2:16 AM

@Braiam any idea which stack site I should inquire about this?

Obviously not askubuntu. But I am wondering if stackoverflow or serverfault

Braiam

@JohnMerlino has something remotely to do with source code or programing

Mateo

2:45 AM

@jrg want me to repost the little orange ubuntu book ad?

Mateo

2:58 AM

@blade19899 there are new community ad's out - letting you know so you can transfer the 0AD ad over :)

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

4:50 AM

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Q: Changed /etc/ssh/sshd_config. Now can't get to SU. Am I screwed?

To allow one of my users ssh access I added the line AllowUsers user to my sshd_config. I gave the box a reboot and attempted to ssh back in as superuser. I was unable to do so. I have my keys- both public and private locally, but I'm guessing the change in the config is preventing me logging ...

ubuntu amazon-ec2

Nathan Osman

5:50 AM

Just finished stuffing myself fat at a Christmas party.

Lots of good food but I feel like I added 5 pounds.

Utkarsh

6:30 AM

has anyone seen this serial? google.co.in/…

TRiG

@Utkarsh Why link to a Google search result instead of an actual article about the subject?

rajagenupula

8:03 AM

Are there any mods can help me here ?

Utkarsh

8:21 AM

yes

Nathan Osman

8:49 AM

Reut Sharabani

@Utkarsh can we move the discussion here?

Utkarsh

yes

but my PC is having kernel panic, freezing

what abt that

why did this happen?'

should i reinstall ubuntu?

Reut Sharabani

What did you do since you've last installed?

or did you have problem from the get go?

Utkarsh

I did a lot of experiments

like playing with swap, softwares etc.

Reut Sharabani

oh, lol

Utkarsh

8:53 AM

but i am afraid that i will miss my debian

Reut Sharabani

than yeah, re-installing should be ok, but if you did swap experiments you may have to re-partition as well, not sure what you did so...

if you install ubuntu on it's own partition nothing should happen to your debian installation

Utkarsh

but i saw kernel panic on both ubuntu and debian

also, deiban also freezes

Reut Sharabani

the Grand unified Bootloader should be able to identify both

Utkarsh

what?

can you tell me that how could i mix a 30gb partition and 10gb partition?

@ReutSharabani ?

Reut Sharabani

you have two partitions and you want one partition?

Utkarsh

8:56 AM

yea

Reut Sharabani

or you have like 6 partitions and you want to merge two of them?

Utkarsh

yes its true i have 4 partitoins and want to merge any two

so that i have only 2 partiton

@ReutSharabani ?

?

Reut Sharabani

can you can you run

df -h

and sudo fdisk -l

Utkarsh

wait

Reut Sharabani

(that's lowercase L)

Utkarsh

8:59 AM

sorry

but i am not on that PC

Reut Sharabani

well, I can outline what you need to do, but I urge you to backup all your data first

if you generally wanna work with partitions the easy way you can use "gparted" which should be available on your ubuntu

Utkarsh

i cant do the commands as my system having kernel panic

Reut Sharabani

you can't boot into debian \ ubuntu?

Utkarsh

no

?

oh no

Reut Sharabani

this can have multiple sources, ranging from hardware problems to unstable kernels or even bad configurations

Utkarsh

9:03 AM

i am just 13 thats why i cant understand this please tell in simple words

Reut Sharabani

your hardware (disks, even cooling system) may be broken

your partitions may also be set incorrectly

you can try and boot from a "live disk" (I doubt you have USB support on an old system

)

this is how you do it:

Utkarsh

tell,

Reut Sharabani

help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

Journeyman Geek

@Utkarsh: I thought you fixed it yesterday

Reut Sharabani

@Utkarsh, please try and boot from a live disk. once you do that, you can inspect your system more throughly and less painfully

Utkarsh

9:05 AM

@JourneymanGeek no, this is happening again

Journeyman Geek

from the information you gave me? Reinstalling would be a very good idea at this point

Utkarsh

@JourneymanGeek really? but i will miss my debian

Journeyman Geek

@Utkarsh: get a camera, take a photo of the error message, and update the question

Reut Sharabani

@JourneymanGeek, he can first make a backup of his files using a live disk, so I'm always for it

Journeyman Geek

@Utkarsh: you can just reinstall ubuntu without touching debian very carefully

Utkarsh

9:06 AM

@JourneymanGeek but how?

Journeyman Geek

@ReutSharabani: heh, he's been having this issue a while

@Utkarsh very carefully

Reut Sharabani

I'm pretty sure ubuntu actually lays out partition information on the installation process so this shouldn't be a problem

Journeyman Geek

(use manual partition selection)

Utkarsh

@JourneymanGeek i have ubuntu on sda5 deibna on sda1

sorry its debian

Journeyman Geek

@Utkarsh: I just told you what to do ;p

Reut Sharabani

9:07 AM

you can't boot into any of them, right?

Utkarsh

yes

@ReutSharabani okay so i will reinstall

Reut Sharabani

I'd put my money on hardware failure if this is an ongoing issue, but re-install and hope for the best

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Utkarsh

@JourneymanGeek :D I remember

@ReutSharabani okay

Reut Sharabani

and as I've suggested, try the live disk, I use it often when fixing other PCs to backup all information first

Journeyman Geek

@ReutSharabani: He dosen't seem to have any really bad smart errors...

waaaaaait

Utkarsh

9:09 AM

@ReutSharabani yes you are right

Journeyman Geek

@Utkarsh: did I tell you to run a smart test?

Utkarsh

@JourneymanGeek yes, i did it yesterday

@JourneymanGeek forgot?

Journeyman Geek

and it passed?

yeah

Utkarsh

yes

Journeyman Geek

sorry, I have exams ;p

Utkarsh

9:09 AM

no problem

Reut Sharabani

how did you do it?

you said you can't boot into any OS

Journeyman Geek

I'm currently deleting my system analysis storage for Stratergic management storage

Utkarsh

@ReutSharabani actually it was booting yesterday

@JourneymanGeek confusing

Journeyman Geek

@ReutSharabani: @Utkarsh isn't very good at describing his issues ;p

Utkarsh

@JourneymanGeek i am 13

Reut Sharabani

9:10 AM

ok, I have to go now, but Google is your friend in these cases. you are not the only one with kernel panics :P

Utkarsh

@ReutSharabani you are right! but why fear when journeyman is here?

Age dosen't matter

lol

lol

lol

9:11 AM

cause I could ignore you!

Utkarsh

?

Reut Sharabani

Please google "Ubuntu live cd"

use it

Utkarsh

@ReutSharabani i know how to make it

@ReutSharabani but the problem is that i will miss debian

Reut Sharabani

boot from a live cd to narrow down options

Utkarsh

and what if i do something worng?

Reut Sharabani

9:12 AM

use it only to fix your system

it's only to boot your system, it doesn't change anything

Utkarsh

no it cant be fixed

i did a lot fo experiments

Reut Sharabani

well, if you're set on re-install than just do it :)

i'm going now, good luck

Utkarsh

okay i am also starting my work

bye

Ask Ubuntu Meta

10:03 AM

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Q: What's broken here (Ask Ubuntu)?

An installation question was recently closed as off topic: Server 13.10 Install Hangs. I kind of understand the reasoning - it turns out the problem was a bug. The "auto reply" in the close message even stated it: Bug reports and problems with the development version of Ubuntu should be re...

discussion

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

11:15 AM

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Q: File access time not updating in ubuntu 12.04

After using cat command to read a file , i use stat command to view it's changed access time but it's not getting updated. I checked /etc/fstab file and there is no noatime on any of my drive , so why access time is not getting updated. I am using ubuntu 12.04 precise pangolin

ubuntu atime

Alvar

11:31 AM

people still uses CD's ?!!?!?!? wut! askubuntu.com/q/387844/10698

haven't used a CD since 2010 ! :S

Braiam

NINJA!

Alvar

that's me! :)

Journeyman Geek

lol

I burn cds routinely ;p

for my mom mainly

Braiam

if anyone wants free flags go to chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/206/ubuntu-regulators D:

Mateo

1:52 PM

~~CD's~~ DVD's are amazing!

Alvar

2:09 PM

usb is the shit dude

Mateo

quite literally...

Amith KK

2:38 PM

Is this new

(The sound is playing icon

Amith KK

4:05 PM

Mateo

4:58 PM

That your terminal splash?

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

0

Q: My mp3player freezes when i eject it

When i eject(or safely remove) or unplug my mp3player from the usb, the screen freezes and an "ok to disconnect" message remains on its screen.Then i have to reset my mp3player. However when i shutdown my computer while the my3player is mounted it doesn't freez and everything works correctly. I k...

ubuntu linux-mint shutdown

Ask Ubuntu Meta

6:22 PM

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Q: Search for duplicates - result missing

Wanting to close vote a question for being a duplicate of the well-known My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it? I searched in the closure dialog for "boots to a black screen" - in vain, the desired result didn't show up.

bug

Thomas W.

Correct me if I'm wrong but...

isn't this not about Ubuntu but rather how to install WinXP back to a box?

0

Q: trying to install windows xp; bootmgr is missing

I recently installed Ubuntu 13.04, and I wish to go back to windows XP. I have all the install files on a USB, but the only problem is when I go to install it, I get an error that says "bootmgr is missing, ctrl alt delete to restart" Any help? Thanks I've been stuck trying to fix this error f...

windows-xp

Shouldn't this be closed as "Not About Ubuntu"?

Mateo

basically, you need to use the xp cd to get in and repair the boot - unless he wiped it (xp files on usb? something wrong there), so yeah.... although some have the opposite opinion that because we helped get ubuntu on we need to help them get windows back and fix it

Thomas W.

@Mateo He's trying to boot the XP installer from USB

that's what he's trying to do.

he SHOULD be burning the XP ISO to a CD/DVD so it works right though

Mateo

@ThomasW. which shouldn't work

Thomas W.

@Mateo (read my last message before you @ highlighted my response)

@Mateo The problem is there IS a duplicate question about how to go back to Windows

so we should mark it as a dupe

Mateo

6:29 PM

@ThomasW. my thoughts exactly

Thomas W.

everyone, VTC this:

0

Q: trying to install windows xp; bootmgr is missing

I recently installed Ubuntu 13.04, and I wish to go back to windows XP. I have all the install files on a USB, but the only problem is when I go to install it, I get an error that says "bootmgr is missing, ctrl alt delete to restart" Any help? Thanks I've been stuck trying to fix this error f...

windows-xp

28

Q: How to remove Ubuntu and put Windows back on?

I know nothing at all about Linux, and I desperately need to get my laptop back up and running again with Windows, how do I remove Ubuntu?

windows uninstall

as a dupe of this:

Braiam

6:45 PM

how's the one that lives at Netherlands? @rizwind?

anyways, from SU chat news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57614479-83/…

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