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mimi_With a dual boot laptop (win7 and Linux mint11) I want to update/change mint to latest ubuntu ...can I install that in the root partition without disturbing the separate data partition?03:20
stlsaintmimi_: does your /data only maintain non os specific stuff03:22
stlsaintIE: no web browser configs, profile settings etc03:22
stlsaintonly like music, pics, docs, etc?03:22
mimi_stlsaint: as far as I know it's just data ...docs etc.  ....but most of that stuff I keep on the ntfs partition anyway03:23
stlsaintmimi_: you should be fine. Long as you tell ubuntu not to touch the /data03:23
stlsaintmimi_: only use (/) root03:23
mimi_stlsaint: ok, thanks03:23
pskeshuI need help06:18
pskeshuwhen I update, I get the following error06:18
pskeshuhttp://paste.ubuntu.com/1091059/06:18
bmtahimikHi12:56
nothingspecialhello bmtahimik13:02
nothingspecialhi bmtahimik13:17
nothingspecialwhat's the problem with your laptop ?13:17
bmtahimikHello nothingspecial13:17
bmtahimikAlright. So I have been using Win7 and decided earlier to dual boot it to have Ubuntu 12.04. I installed Ubuntu with no problems, booted to Ubuntu . I can see and open the files I have in drive C but not the files I have in the D drive13:19
nothingspecialAre you sure you didn't install Ubuntu to the D drive?13:19
nothingspecialor can you see it?13:19
hobgoblinlook in places > removable drives13:22
nothingspecialwelcome back bmtahimik13:26
bmtahimikI dont know whats going on but after a while I cannot see or post any new messages in this room13:26
bmtahimikfml13:26
hobgoblinyou are timing out :)13:27
nothingspecialIs this a wubi install ?13:27
bmtahimikyes it was13:27
bmtahimikprobably has something to do with my wifi13:28
hobgoblinhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide#How_do_I_access_the_Windows_drives.3F13:28
hobgoblintry that first bmtahimik13:28
bmtahimikThanks Ill check the link out13:28
bmtahimikThanks a lot hobgoblin13:33
bmtahimikI feel so stupid right now. lol13:33
hobgoblin:)13:33
hobgoblinthere are no stupid questions bmtahimik13:34
bmtahimikI believe that as well13:35
bmtahimikMaybe I was just too excited to make this work.hehehe13:35
bmtahimikThanks!13:35
bmtahimikSo having Wubi is just like running Ubuntu in lets say Oracles Virtual Box?13:36
bmtahimikand it wont work if Windows were to be uninstalled?13:36
hobgoblinyep13:36
hobgoblinit's not quite like vbox though13:37
bmtahimikaha so technically i dont have a dual boot notebook.  :(13:38
bmtahimikVirtually dual booted, probably.hehe13:39
bmtahimikHow different is using wubi from REALLY running Ubuntu on your PC?13:41
hobgoblinsome find wubi to be slower13:43
hobgoblinI installed it once and used it for a day or so - just to see13:45
bmtahimikthere is some lag when switching between windows...13:45
hobgoblinI guess it could be useful fro people not too sure about partitioning13:45
bmtahimikthat what I noticed after using it for a couple of hours now13:46
bmtahimikbut all in all Im liking the experience13:46
hobgoblinsee if there are drivers for graphics in additional drivers13:46
hobgoblincool13:46
bmtahimikThere is just a lot to get used to, like where can I find device manager where I can see all the devices13:46
hobgoblinyou'd need to install something if you want a gui13:47
bmtahimikit timed out again13:53
bmtahimikanything you can recommend to get a GUI for the devices?13:53
bmtahimikI mean device manager?13:53
hobgoblinhang on a moment13:57
bmtahimikThanks!13:57
hobgoblinthere are a few - but they don't work like windows ones do - you'll not be able to change them/install/ etc13:59
hobgoblinhttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=170249714:00
hobgoblinmmm - can't even see it in the repos lol14:01
hobgoblinmostly it is done with commands in a terminal - lspci lists PCI devices lsusb USB etc14:02
hobgoblinsysinfo will show you system info14:03
bmtahimikIll try that out14:11
bmtahimikThanks14:11
hobgoblink14:12
hobgoblinrather long time since I looked at system stuff the old way :)14:12
matt___ok so i installed ubuntu on my laptop and when it was installing i got an error that said input/ output error during write on /dev/sda i tried a bunch of things and eventually had to click ignore. the installation had no other problems and i restarted the computer. i try to boot up my computer and its a purple screeen with a few options that say boot linux 3.0.0- 12 generic. boot recovery and then previouse linux versions. 14:19
matt___any help?14:21
matt___ok so i installed ubuntu on my laptop and when it was installing i got an error that said input/ output error during write on /dev/sda i tried a bunch of things and eventually had to click ignore. the installation had no other problems and i restarted the computer. i try to boot up my computer and its a purple screeen with a few options that say boot linux 3.0.0- 12 generic. boot recovery and then previouse linux versions. 14:30
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e33i add new menu "service" to my main menu (ubuntu 12.04 gnome), how can i change the icon of this folder, anyone can advice please?18:53
ntwrk_keithHello... So I have my hp PSC 1315v shared across the network from my ubuntu server for printing, but I'd like to do the same thing with the scanner? Anyone know if this is easy or could point me in the right direction?19:14
stlsaintntwrk_keith: ouch, network scanner...hrm19:15
stlsaintkitties: o/19:15
kittieshi stlsaint19:15
stlsaintntwrk_keith: hrm, i would assume the same way you configure the printer. give it an ip and edit share permissions.19:15
stlsaintntwrk_keith: what have you tried thus far?19:16
stlsaintkitties: question asked right before you joined:19:16
stlsaint14:14 < ntwrk_keith> Hello... So I have my hp PSC 1315v shared across the network from my ubuntu server for printing, but I'd like to do the same thing with  the scanner? Anyone know if this is easy or could point me in the right direction?19:16
ntwrk_keithstlsaint, honestly nothing. I am new to linux so I wasnt sure if you had to do something different. I know my Windows 7 desktop doesnt see the scanner19:17
stlsaintntwrk_keith: try that, install scanner drivers, network it and connect19:17
ntwrk_keithwell it's USB connected to my ubuntu server at the moment19:17
ntwrk_keithso I know I can reach it for printing19:18
ntwrk_keithover the network19:18
stlsaintntwrk_keith: best method is to make it also networked with its own IP. (IME19:18
stlsaint)19:18
ntwrk_keithIt doesnt have an ethernet port so that's impossible19:19
stlsaintouch19:19
stlsaintntwrk_keith: hrm, im not sure how you network an scanner with no nic19:19
stlsaintsure there is a way that google has but not this guy19:19
* stlsaint <---19:19
ntwrk_keithwell thanks anyway stlsaint19:21
stlsainto/19:21
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