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vilche | hola | 04:54 |
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isaiahsellassie | Hi everyone! | 14:24 |
isaiahsellassie | I'm having boot issue with 16.04 (updated) running on a Thinkpad T420S laptop - is this the right place to ask for help? | 14:25 |
Jack_Sparrow | 32 bit ? | 14:27 |
isaiahsellassie | 64 bit | 14:27 |
isaiahsellassie | after the grub splash screen it hangs on a black screen with flashing cursor | 14:28 |
Jack_Sparrow | did you just install something | 14:29 |
isaiahsellassie | if I go to recovery mode I get a hang on -- [2.239185] ACPI: Video Device [VID1] (multi-head: yes rom: yes post: no) | 14:29 |
isaiahsellassie | no, the problem has been there all along, I have made regular software updates -- the native screen of the laptop is broken, it has been physically removed | 14:30 |
Jack_Sparrow | I cant help with that other that tell you to boot live usb and backup your data | 14:30 |
isaiahsellassie | no important data on this system | 14:30 |
Jack_Sparrow | then reinstall is way easier then fixing it | 14:30 |
Jack_Sparrow | I can do a full fresh install on existing partitions in 15 minutes with updates | 14:31 |
Jack_Sparrow | all personal data is on /home partition safe from OS | 14:31 |
isaiahsellassie | that's worth a try I suppose, thanks | 14:31 |
isaiahsellassie | actually I did not make a /home partition, its a 120 GB SSD drive | 14:32 |
Jack_Sparrow | it would be my choic | 14:32 |
isaiahsellassie | it has / and swap | 14:32 |
Jack_Sparrow | make home partition | 14:33 |
isaiahsellassie | well, the plan is to use an external drive for my home once the system is working properly | 14:33 |
Jack_Sparrow | that might get dicy as external | 14:34 |
Jack_Sparrow | leave /home on sda1 and put desktop out on external drive | 14:35 |
isaiahsellassie | ok, really only Music folder needs to go out because its really big | 14:35 |
Jack_Sparrow | then do that | 14:36 |
Jack_Sparrow | keep system as intact as you can | 14:37 |
Jack_Sparrow | have fun | 14:37 |
isaiahsellassie | what's the recommended size for / | 14:37 |
isaiahsellassie | is 12 Gb enough? | 14:38 |
Jack_Sparrow | no | 14:40 |
isaiahsellassie | 16? | 14:40 |
Jack_Sparrow | 60 / and 60/home | 14:40 |
Jack_Sparrow | less swap | 14:41 |
isaiahsellassie | root needs half the drive? I need maximum home space possibele | 14:42 |
tsimonq2 | flexiondotorg: Ping :) | 14:43 |
Jack_Sparrow | are you planning to run vbox etc | 14:43 |
Jack_Sparrow | Pong | 14:43 |
isaiahsellassie | yes, when it's stable I will need to run a VM Windows 8.1 | 14:43 |
isaiahsellassie | it's about 40 Gb in size | 14:44 |
Jack_Sparrow | then 60 for root and even then watch you r virtual size | 14:44 |
Jack_Sparrow | Vbox Installation - https://www.pcsteps.com/184-install-virtualbox-linux-mint-ubuntu/ | 14:44 |
Jack_Sparrow | Create Virtual Machine in Vbox - https://www.pcsteps.com/207-windows-virtual-machine-linux-windows/ | 14:44 |
Jack_Sparrow | There are already pre-made vbox images -> https://www.offensive-security.com/kali-linux-vmware-virtualbox-image-download/ | 14:45 |
Jack_Sparrow | Vbox Support Questions - #vbox on freenode https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1215 | 14:45 |
isaiahsellassie | I'm using vmware | 14:45 |
Jack_Sparrow | it sucks to run out of space on / | 14:46 |
isaiahsellassie | it has more video memory, it plays HD video - I watch MLB games inside the Windows | 14:46 |
Jack_Sparrow | have fun | 14:46 |
isaiahsellassie | thanks for your help - I'd rather not be tinkering with systems, I just want it to run :) | 14:47 |
isaiahsellassie | I'm just a dumb "user" :) | 14:48 |
Jack_Sparrow | if you want it to run stop using virtual windows | 14:50 |
isaiahsellassie | it has nothing to do with it | 14:50 |
isaiahsellassie | I'm having a boot problem, nothing else | 14:51 |
isaiahsellassie | I have another 16.04 64 bit that runs flawlessly | 14:51 |
isaiahsellassie | it runs the Win 8.1 perfectly | 14:51 |
isaiahsellassie | its also a Thinkpad, but a little older | 14:52 |
Jack_Sparrow | good luck with all of thet.. see you later | 14:52 |
isaiahsellassie | later | 14:52 |
Jack_Sparrow | !info codeblocks | 14:59 |
ubottu | codeblocks (source: codeblocks): Code::Blocks integrated development environment (IDE). In component universe, is optional. Version 16.01+dfsg-2 (zesty), package size 1900 kB, installed size 6919 kB | 14:59 |
Jack_Sparrow | !info xbacklight | 16:04 |
ubottu | xbacklight (source: xbacklight): simple utility to set the backlight level. In component universe, is optional. Version 1.2.1-1build1 (zesty), package size 7 kB, installed size 24 kB | 16:04 |
magarzo | hello, the other day CLI through some dir's into an ext HD didn't work command "cd .." which was amazing for me; why? | 16:26 |
magarzo | it was normal such behaviour? | 16:27 |
Jack_Sparrow | you may not have had permission to go there | 16:27 |
magarzo | i was single user | 16:28 |
magarzo | i coud navigate forward naming dirs, but not back with cd | 16:28 |
magarzo | it doesn't mind, but just somewhat shocked | 16:30 |
Jack_Sparrow | go up a dir ... | 16:30 |
magarzo | i know | 16:31 |
Jack_Sparrow | cd .. | 16:31 |
magarzo | this was yesterday, i was in a hurry and didn't investigate why | 16:32 |
Jack_Sparrow | !info abs-guide | 16:32 |
ubottu | abs-guide (source: abs-guide): The Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide. In component multiverse, is optional. Version 10-2 (zesty), package size 1021 kB, installed size 4366 kB | 16:32 |
magarzo | it doesn't matter | 16:32 |
Jack_Sparrow | cd .. takes you up | 16:32 |
Jack_Sparrow | back if you want to call it that | 16:32 |
magarzo | i know what makes cd ... | 16:32 |
magarzo | cd .. | 16:32 |
magarzo | i know it perfectly | 16:33 |
Jack_Sparrow | good luck. cya | 16:33 |
magarzo | thank u, just somewhat socked yesterday with such | 16:34 |
magarzo | i thought that maybe the world would end into that momment! | 16:34 |
magarzo | bye | 16:35 |
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awilkins | Hey there... does the Artful preview installer work right now? It goes through all the motions but I get left with an unbootable system. Just starts Grub and sits there. | 20:42 |
awilkins | Really want to try MATE because oooooh I'm hating GNOME so much. | 20:42 |
awilkins | Is there a good way to convert a plain Artful install into MATE, because I really can't seem to get MATE working (downloaded via torrent so I know the file integrity is OK) | 20:43 |
tsimonq2 | awilkins: sudo apt install ubuntu-mate-desktop^ iirc :) | 20:50 |
tsimonq2 | awilkins: Use at your own risk :P | 20:50 |
awilkins | Is the latest in the core repo, or do I need a PPA? | 20:51 |
awilkins | Can't find one for Artful :-) | 20:51 |
tsimonq2 | awilkins: Latest in the repo | 20:58 |
tsimonq2 | awilkins: And what do you mean by "can't find one"? :) | 20:58 |
awilkins | There's a PPA for mate that has a build for xenial... just assumed the new builds weren't in the main repo | 21:00 |
tsimonq2 | awilkins: oh | 21:11 |
tsimonq2 | "new builds"? | 21:11 |
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