| protoinstallatio | i'm trying to install lubuntu on an ibm thinkpad t43 that previously had windows xp but i got an error after almost finishing installation with "erase disk and install ubuntu" | 00:52 |
|---|---|---|
| protoinstallatio | "the grub-pc package failed to install into /target/" | 00:53 |
| wxl | protoinstallatio: did you check the hashes on the iso and run the test install media thing at boot?\ | 00:54 |
| protoinstallatio | yes, matched and ran as livecd perfectly | 00:55 |
| protoinstallatio | tried to manually partition to give enough space for swap (i don't know if this would help) | 00:55 |
| protoinstallatio | 60gb hdd, p sure 1gb ram | 00:57 |
| wxl | is it still running protoinstallatio ? | 01:00 |
| protoinstallatio | i can boot from cd, haven't tried normal boot | 01:00 |
| wxl | i *DOUBT* it worked if that's the error you got but i guess it's worth a shot | 01:00 |
| protoinstallatio | when i tried the second time it said ubuntu was already installed and gave me the options to install alongside but i tried the same thing | 01:01 |
| wxl | and to be totally clear, you checked the iso first against the published hashes and then checked the media at the boot menu? | 01:01 |
| wxl | two steps? | 01:01 |
| protoinstallatio | didn't check disc for defects, i should do that right now | 01:01 |
| wxl | yes | 01:02 |
| wxl | even a single bit of difference can result in a problem | 01:02 |
| protoinstallatio | hashes matched though | 01:02 |
| wxl | and you need to always check for two things: download issues and copy issues | 01:02 |
| protoinstallatio | running it now | 01:02 |
| wxl | hashes checks only the download issues | 01:02 |
| protoinstallatio | ty for helping me btw | 01:07 |
| wxl | np protoinstallatio :) | 01:08 |
| protoinstallatio | lol client cut off the n | 01:09 |
| protoinstallatio | says no errors found | 01:09 |
| wxl | nah, it's the server | 01:09 |
| wxl | ok well i guess there's other possibilities | 01:09 |
| wxl | disk errors etc | 01:09 |
| wxl | try to boot it and let me know what happens | 01:09 |
| protoinstallatio | um. said boot failed | 01:14 |
| wxl | protoinstallatio: can you give me a screenshot of that? even a mobile one | 01:14 |
| protoinstallatio | uhh, is "legacy floppy disk" the right boot device | 01:19 |
| wxl | no :) should be your hard drive | 01:19 |
| protoinstallatio | startup without interference just gives me a screen with _ only | 01:19 |
| wxl | ok | 01:19 |
| wxl | run through this process: | 01:19 |
| wxl | https://askubuntu.com/questions/145241/how-do-i-run-update-grub-from-a-livecd#145253 | 01:19 |
| protoinstallatio | *legaacy floppy drives | 01:19 |
| wxl | basically what you're going to do is boot to the live environment | 01:19 |
| wxl | then mount your hard drive | 01:20 |
| wxl | update its grub (which handles booting) | 01:20 |
| wxl | unmount the drive | 01:20 |
| wxl | reboot | 01:20 |
| wxl | fixed :) | 01:20 |
| wxl | assuming everything about the install is correct except for the grub | 01:20 |
| protoinstallatio | cool alright, ty | 01:22 |
| protoinstallatio | um, the partition to mount is / ? | 01:37 |
| wxl | correct | 01:37 |
| protoinstallatio | how do i open /mnt/etc/fstab | 01:49 |
| wxl | protoinstallatio: i think "nano" is installed. yuou should be able to do `nano /mnt/etc/fstab` | 01:49 |
| wxl | it's pretty self explanator | 01:49 |
| xangua | Using Lubuntu 16.04 but this also happened with xubuntu, after computer enters in suspend and I try I try to come back the screen remains black | 02:00 |
| wxl | xangua: no matter how long it takes? even if you keep pressing buttons? | 02:01 |
| xangua | wxl: define how long | 02:01 |
| wxl | xangua: i don't know. try for 5 mins. | 02:01 |
| xangua | No, pressing buttons changes nothing | 02:02 |
| wxl | strange | 02:02 |
| wxl | might be a hardware issue | 02:02 |
| wxl | acpi is annoying | 02:02 |
| xangua | Wake up from suspend after 5 minutes? :-\ Never waited even a minute | 02:02 |
| protoinstallatio | my boot has no grub path | 02:03 |
| wxl | i wouldn't expect it normally, but it could happen if there's some runaway process or limited resources or something | 02:03 |
| xangua | This is an old laptop, Acer aspire, Celeron, 1 GB RAM, battery is dead by the way | 02:03 |
| wxl | protoinstallatio: what happens when you run update-grub? | 02:03 |
| xangua | I've used other xfce and lxde/qt based distros and suspend working OK | 02:04 |
| wxl | which suggests it being a more ubuntu-core problem | 02:05 |
| wxl | you might ask in #ubuntu and see if they have any suggeestions | 02:05 |
| xangua | Ubuntu works OK, or at least in my new computer | 02:05 |
| xangua | Last time I used regular Ubuntu on this one was Ubuntu 10.04 | 02:05 |
| wxl | if it's your new computer, and it's a possible hardware issue, that's not really testing the same thing | 02:05 |
| protoinstallatio | sudo: unable to resolve host lubuntu: Connection refused | 02:06 |
| xangua | I do remember this started happening after xubuntu switched to light DM/locker and that was one of the causes I switched distros | 02:07 |
| wxl | protoinstallatio: weird! | 02:07 |
| wxl | xangua: then swap out lightdm for something else. sddm or slim and see if you have the same problem. | 02:07 |
| wxl | xangua: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnderstandingSuspend may give some insight too | 02:08 |
| wxl | xangua: i have noticed that things seem a bit less snappy with systemd. i don't want to go blaming it or anything, but there may be some tweaking it needs | 02:08 |
| xangua | Black screen again, gonna restart and remove light locker | 02:15 |
| xangua | Apparently everything is working OK with xscreensaver | 03:20 |
| xangua | It just looks a little ugly :-P | 03:21 |
| xangua | So I found a workaround for light locker/suspend/black screen and apparently I can use light locker now | 14:42 |
| wxl | xangua: do tell | 14:43 |
| xangua | Basically disable lock when suspend in light locker settings and enable it in xfce power settings | 14:44 |
| xangua | Not disable light locker, but just lock when suspend | 14:45 |
| wxl | xangua: maybe file a bug report | 14:47 |
| xangua | wxl: the workaround is already in the launchpad bug report | 14:47 |
| wxl | xangua: ah good. can you link me? | 14:47 |
| xangua | wxl: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-power-manager/+bug/1259339 see comment #30 | 14:49 |
| ubottu | Launchpad bug 1303736 in xubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu) "duplicate for #1259339 [SRU] Black screen after wakeup from suspending by closing the laptop lid" [High,Fix released] | 14:49 |
Generated by irclog2html.py 2.7 by Marius Gedminas - find it at mg.pov.lt!