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| undeaddragon | Hi | 01:40 |
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| undeaddragon | /join #lubuntu-offtopic | 01:41 |
| basketball | my fstab file is empty | 03:25 |
| Unit193 | !crosspost | basketball | 03:26 |
| ubottu | basketball: Please don't ask the same question in multiple Ubuntu channels at the same time. Many helpers are in more than one channel and it's not fair to them or the other people seeking support. | 03:26 |
| Diplomatico | Hello, help me repair the boot of a pen drive with lubuntu... | 04:16 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair | 04:20 |
| Diplomatico | I already tried it, and it doesn't fix the pen drive, holstein. | 04:21 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: it will | 04:21 |
| Diplomatico | Because it tries to fix the boot of the hdd... | 04:21 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: if it didnt, then its not the issue, or you did in incorrectly | 04:21 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: sure.. tell it to fix the boot of the USB instead | 04:21 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: use the tool i referenced above.. i add the PPA to a live CD/USB and fix what i like | 04:21 |
| Diplomatico | And when i go to advanced options, and choose the sdb, (pen drive) it shows an error. | 04:21 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: ok | 04:22 |
| Diplomatico | I have the boot-repair opened, right now. | 04:22 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: let me know when you have a question | 04:22 |
| Diplomatico | If i put recommended repair it will try to fix the hdd instead of the pen drive? | 04:22 |
| Diplomatico | holstein? | 04:23 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: i never said, nor implied "recommended repair" | 04:23 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: if you have a question, just ask | 04:23 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: if you are trying to do what im saying, and getting an error, share the error | 04:23 |
| holstein | could be, the usb stick is bad | 04:23 |
| Diplomatico | That was my question, i'm afraid that if i put recommended repair it will mess the hdd... | 04:24 |
| Diplomatico | The usb is ok...I just messed with the boot | 04:24 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: dont be "afraid" | 04:24 |
| holstein | just read and use the tool proprely | 04:24 |
| holstein | properly* | 04:24 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: what would i do? if i were "afraid" i would take it to a machine with not hard drive installed in it | 04:24 |
| holstein | do the usb stick repair there | 04:24 |
| Diplomatico | I have no other machine to test it... | 04:25 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: i didnt say "test" | 04:26 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: but, you dont need another machine | 04:26 |
| holstein | you can use the one you have, and tell the tool to recover grub to the stick.. and share any error messages | 04:26 |
| Diplomatico | I tell the tool, where?In recommended repair or advanced options? | 04:28 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: when it asks where you want to recover, use the USB drive there | 04:28 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: also, the USB stick can be broken | 04:28 |
| Diplomatico | The usb is fine. | 04:28 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: well, its not "fine" or you wouldnt be trying to fix it | 04:29 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: and, the *do* fail | 04:29 |
| Diplomatico | When does it ask where i want to recover???In recommended repair or advanced options?? | 04:29 |
| holstein | im not trying to be combative.. only thorough.. it *can* be broken" | 04:29 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: use which ever will let you choose that device, friend | 04:29 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: you want to recover the grub on the stick.. so put that data into the tool | 04:29 |
| Diplomatico | I don't know, because it might screw my hdd if it press recommended repair. | 04:30 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: then, try the other first | 04:30 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: also, you need to know how to recover the hard driver.. since that *will* fail as well | 04:30 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: if you were to "screw up" the hard drive, you need to konw how to recover and you can with this tool | 04:31 |
| Diplomatico | Ok, I'll go for it.Without a net. | 04:31 |
| Diplomatico | Pressing recommended...now | 04:31 |
| holstein | why not start with advanced? | 04:32 |
| holstein | MBR options in the images i linked are where i would start | 04:33 |
| holstein | the guide says that is under the advanced options | 04:33 |
| Diplomatico | Ok...This is what I wanted you to assure me.If recommended would fix the pen drive or the hdd.It seems it did its thing on the hdd. | 04:33 |
| Diplomatico | Since it says : remember to boot from hdd! | 04:33 |
| Diplomatico | holstein, you said start with advanced options too late... | 04:34 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: i linked you documentation | 04:34 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: i said it first | 04:34 |
| Diplomatico | too late, man | 04:34 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: ok | 04:34 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: so, boot the machine.. take the stick out, open a terminal, run "sudo update-grub".. hard drive fixed | 04:34 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: now.. to "fix" whatever is up with the stick, assuming its repariable, use the guide i gave you | 04:35 |
| holstein | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair | 04:35 |
| holstein | refer to it ^ | 04:35 |
| holstein | http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/img/1335263417.png | 04:35 |
| holstein | for example | 04:35 |
| holstein | 'restore mbr to'.. thats where you select the device. the stick. not the hard drive | 04:36 |
| basketballl | Unit193, can you help me rebuild my fstab file | 04:38 |
| holstein | basketballl: you can just add what you need | 04:39 |
| holstein | basketballl: you can likely run a live CD, and copy it from there | 04:39 |
| holstein | basketballl: or, just do a smallish install and copy it from out of that | 04:39 |
| holstein | a better question is, what happened to your fstab.. | 04:40 |
| basketballl | smallish? | 04:41 |
| basketballl | holstein, can i copy from windows | 04:41 |
| holstein | basketballl: no | 04:41 |
| holstein | basketballl: windows doesnt do fstab AFAIK | 04:41 |
| basketballl | holstein, idk what happened o it | 04:42 |
| holstein | basketballl: i would figure that out first | 04:42 |
| holstein | basketballl: if the hardware is failing, then, you need to address that | 04:42 |
| basketballl | my hardware is fine | 04:42 |
| holstein | basketballl: if you have compromised your credentials,a nd someone/something is breaking your machine, you need to address that | 04:42 |
| holstein | basketballl: if you havent tested, you dont know | 04:42 |
| basketballl | how do i test | 04:43 |
| holstein | basketballl: *all* hard drives fail.. and when they do, they can lose data like that.. like the fstab, or grub | 04:43 |
| holstein | basketballl: i can tell you how i test.. i use gsmartcontrol | 04:43 |
| holstein | basketballl: how you test is up to you.. and its not a trivial process, or something im necessarily suggesting you do. but, its something you need to think about, if you didnt break your fstab, and its just missing for no reason | 04:44 |
| basketballl | is there a factory reset in ubuntu | 04:44 |
| holstein | basketballl: not for fstab like that | 04:45 |
| holstein | basketballl: you can just reinstall | 04:45 |
| basketballl | reinstall what? | 04:45 |
| holstein | thats easy enough.. and should take maybe 10 minutes | 04:45 |
| holstein | basketballl: for a factory reset, friend | 04:45 |
| holstein | basketballl: you can reinstall the OS | 04:45 |
| holstein | basketballl: thus, factory reset | 04:45 |
| basketballl | ok ill do it tomorrow | 04:46 |
| basketballl | gtg | 04:46 |
| holstein | basketballl: cheers! | 04:46 |
| Diplomatico | holstein: http://paste.ubuntu.com/7020037/ | 04:48 |
| Diplomatico | It didn't work. | 04:48 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: scd looks like the one | 04:49 |
| holstein | sdc* | 04:49 |
| Diplomatico | Yes, i chose sdc. | 04:49 |
| Diplomatico | Not working. | 04:49 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: cool.. share an error or ask a question | 04:50 |
| Diplomatico | http://paste.ubuntu.com/7020037/ | 04:50 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: otherwise, use the guide i gave, and choose the stick | 04:50 |
| holstein | if its not working the hardware could be failling. the stick.. its got a swap partition on it | 04:50 |
| Diplomatico | It was working until on another partition i installed another distro. | 04:51 |
| Diplomatico | Really stupid. | 04:51 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: or, triggering a failure | 04:51 |
| holstein | Will restore the MBR_TO_RESTORE : sdc (generic mbr) into sdc | 04:52 |
| holstein | Boot successfully repaired. | 04:52 |
| holstein | not sure what to tell you. without more information | 04:52 |
| holstein | or error messages | 04:52 |
| Diplomatico | Ok. | 04:52 |
| holstein | it just doesnt take me long to reinstall, so thats always on the table | 04:52 |
| holstein | but, you are using that tool properly, from what i see | 04:53 |
| holstein | so, i would eleborate as to what you think "broke" it in the first place | 04:53 |
| Diplomatico | I installed another distro in another partition of the pen drive.That messed up the boot. | 04:54 |
| Diplomatico | I think I have to fix the grub. | 04:55 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: you *are* fixing the grub | 04:57 |
| Diplomatico | ok | 04:57 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: and, as you are reporting, that is not working | 04:57 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: so, you elaboarate.. what did you install? or you do to that product support and ask | 04:58 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: or, you consider that the stick could be bad | 04:58 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: it has swap on it.. | 04:58 |
| Diplomatico | What's wrong with swap? | 04:59 |
| ianorlin | it wears out flash drives fast | 04:59 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: nothing is "wrong" with it.. but you get a limited amount of time you can use it til it breaks the USB | 05:00 |
| holstein | and when it breaks, it can act like you are reporting | 05:00 |
| holstein | http://www.symbolengine.com/index.php/2011/01/10/swap-partition-on-a-flash-drive-is-it-really-that-bad/ | 05:00 |
| Diplomatico | So i should reformat that partition... | 05:00 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: there is no "should" | 05:00 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: what would i do? move the data off, try reformatting.. or just wipe it after backing up what i want, and try a reinstall | 05:01 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: i personally dont do a swap partition on my sticks like that | 05:01 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: if i did, i would expect them to break sooner | 05:01 |
| ianorlin | swap partition doesn't wear out usb hdd though right | 05:02 |
| holstein | ianorlin: ssh could/would | 05:02 |
| holstein | ssd* | 05:02 |
| ianorlin | I know that | 05:02 |
| holstein | ianorlin: i think this is a USB stick.. maybe its a drive | 05:02 |
| Diplomatico | Isn't the swap partition necessary for lubuntu to work? | 05:04 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: no | 05:04 |
| ianorlin | no | 05:04 |
| Diplomatico | By the way.I fixed it. | 05:04 |
| ianorlin | yay | 05:04 |
| Diplomatico | Yay indeed. | 05:04 |
| holstein | Diplomatico: congratulations.. im off to bed | 05:04 |
| Diplomatico | Thank you! | 05:04 |
| Diplomatico | Have a nice sleep. | 05:04 |
| calimesul2pc | hello | 15:24 |
| calimesul2pc | lubu doesnt work on my pc, P5VD2VM_SE, i don't have a graphic video card | 15:24 |
| biledemon | I my panel to "dynamic size" and to be transparent and put a windows list with icons only on it. Now I can't remove the panel. Right-clicking only hits open application icons or the desktop. | 16:12 |
| biledemon | anyway other way than right-clicking a panel to remove it? | 16:13 |
| basketballl | Nik05, Snake2k and Left_Turn and ciupicri i bought a monitor yesterday at a garage sale that has a different resolution as my laptop how can i remove the black border of laptop | 23:10 |
| basketballl | i bought a monitor yesterday that has a different resolution as my laptop how can i remove the black border of laptop | 23:10 |
| ianorlin | I would install arandr to support different screens on two different monitors | 23:21 |
| basketballl | it works how i want it where my mouse can gop between screens it is just that on laptop screen there is a black border | 23:22 |
| holstein | i use arandr for that | 23:23 |
| holstein | though, a compromise must be made, since they are different sizes | 23:23 |
| holstein | basketballl: in arandr, you should be able to set the resolution you please on both.. though, i have found the labels can be incorrect | 23:24 |
| basketballl | i want to get rid of black border with dual monitor set up Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) | 23:51 |
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