Matthew Bassett wrote:
> On 11 June 2010 01:36, jakewc2 wrote:
>> Ok, I cant sleep, and have found that file you wanted,
>> �http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org/66604
>> Hope that helps.
>> John
>
> OK: Comparing the normal boot to the recovery it looks like they are
> both the same.
>
> I'm wondering
On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Matthew Bassett wrote:
> Assuming this fixes your issue, then I _think_ the place to make these
> changes permanent is the file /etc/default/grub; remove text of the
> form "vga=791", and then run the command "sudo update-grub" to
> regenerate the grub configurati
On 11 June 2010 01:36, jakewc2 wrote:
> Ok, I cant sleep, and have found that file you wanted,
> http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org/66604
> Hope that helps.
> John
OK: Comparing the normal boot to the recovery it looks like they are
both the same.
I'm wondering if the issue could be the "vga=791" op
On 10/06/2010 21:23, John Matthews wrote:
> Unfortunately. that is all that happens, you click on the recovery link,
> and it goes black, then it freezes, and you cant do anything at all
> after. That goes for each kernel recovery link. Until that update a
> couple of weeks ago it worked.
>
> The r
>
>
>
> ah, interesting, this is new information. A fresh install of Lucid does
> not show grub at all unless you hold shift, although thinking about it
> it might have to for dual boot setups. At the top of the grub screen it
> should list the version number of grub. Does it start with 1.98?
>
>
>
On 10 June 2010 22:39, Jim Price wrote:
> John Matthews wrote:
> > Ok, I dont know what else I can tell you.
>
> Post the contents of /boot/grub/grub.cfg
>
> The difference between the default boot line (which works, yes?) and the
> recovery line should only be the options at the end of the lines
John Matthews wrote:
> Ok, I dont know what else I can tell you.
Post the contents of /boot/grub/grub.cfg
The difference between the default boot line (which works, yes?) and the
recovery line should only be the options at the end of the lines which
specify the linux kernel and options. If you
On 10/06/10 23:21, Alan Bell wrote:
> John Matthews wrote:
>
>> Ok, I dont know what else I can tell you. What I have told is all that
>> happens. I click on the recover link under the kernal when in the grub,
>> and it freezes after about 20 secs. Nothing else happens, no script
>> comes up, n
> What is the point of having IRC chat and this e-mail chat, when nobody
> is prepared to help. Its kind of really a piss take when you get threads
> that talk about changing the way support is given, but all you get is
> those same people can just barely post to take you to task, yet they
> cant b
John Matthews wrote:
> On 10/06/10 23:04, Alan Bell wrote:
>
>> I would encourage you to take steps that would lead to more information
>> being available, the more information you can provide the more likely it
>> is that someone will understand what is occurring. Installing a small
>> dual boo
John Matthews wrote:
> Yes I have tried using the answer system, and posting questions, but
> havent been able to get an answer. I got told a couple of weeks ago
> somebody on here had an answer, and was going to post a video to help.
> But, as I posted earlier, nothing has been done, which is w
On 10/06/10 21:03, Alan Bell wrote:
> John Matthews wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have actually asked if I could get some paid help, and all I got was
>> this pre written e-mail sent telling nothing useful.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
> Another thing you could do if you want a more interactive conversation
John Matthews wrote:
> Isnt it funny really, you are all too busy to answer an e-mail, because
> you are all volunteers, yet you arent too busy to chat quite avidly
> about games and things like that on IRC. From what I see that happens
> all day on IRC. No wonder you dont have the time.
>
> Yep
John Matthews wrote:
> Ok, I dont know what else I can tell you. What I have told is all that
> happens. I click on the recover link under the kernal when in the grub,
> and it freezes after about 20 secs. Nothing else happens, no script
> comes up, no other boxes, I cannot get into a terminal.
On 10/06/10 19:33, Alan Lord (News) wrote:
> On 10/06/10 19:08, John Matthews wrote:
>
>
>> Ok, I posted this almost 12 hours ago, I just wondered can somebody help
>> please?
>>
> Hi John,
>
> we are all volunteers and "normal" people on this list offering advice
> for free.
>
> If some
> John Matthews wrote:
>> Isnt it funny really, you are all too busy to answer an e-mail, because
>> you are all volunteers, yet you arent too busy to chat quite avidly
>> about games and things like that on IRC. From what I see that happens
>> all day on IRC. No wonder you dont have the time.
>>
>
On 10/06/10 22:39, Chris Rowson wrote:
>> John Matthews wrote:
>>
>>> Isnt it funny really, you are all too busy to answer an e-mail, because
>>> you are all volunteers, yet you arent too busy to chat quite avidly
>>> about games and things like that on IRC. From what I see that happens
>>> a
On 10/06/10 21:19, Alan Bell wrote:
> Email is good when you just want one answer to a question. If you want
> someone to help you do something then IRC is better. People don't reply
> to emails saying "I have no idea" because it isn't a particularly useful
> response and a few hours later someone
John Matthews wrote:
>
>
>
> The grub appears as its booting up. It has a list of two kernels with
> recvoery underneath and a few other things, including the xp partition,
> that I tried getting help for months ago, but that didnt get anywhere
> either. I then learnt by accident, that this grub
On 10/06/10 23:04, Alan Bell wrote:
> I would encourage you to take steps that would lead to more information
> being available, the more information you can provide the more likely it
> is that someone will understand what is occurring. Installing a small
> dual boot partition might provide intere
On 10/06/10 23:00, Chris Rowson wrote:
>> What is the point of having IRC chat and this e-mail chat, when nobody
>> is prepared to help. Its kind of really a piss take when you get threads
>> that talk about changing the way support is given, but all you get is
>> those same people can just barely
John Matthews wrote:
>
> What is the point of having IRC chat and this e-mail chat, when nobody
> is prepared to help. Its kind of really a piss take when you get threads
> that talk about changing the way support is given, but all you get is
> those same people can just barely post to take you
On 10/06/10 20:50, Alan Bell wrote:
> One interesting effect of the group support vs one on one support is
> that with group support if there is some weird problem that nobody
> understands (which may be down to the way it is described) then you get
> silence as a response, rather than "I haven't g
John Matthews wrote:
> It also kind of negates this 'Improving Support' thread really, doesnt
> it, nothing has really changed has it, the same thing comes across, you
> are all 'just' volunteers, which you do push down peoples throats. I
> wish I could something about it, I would like to be abl
On 10/06/10 19:33, Alan Lord (News) wrote:
> On 10/06/10 19:08, John Matthews wrote:
>
>
>> Ok, I posted this almost 12 hours ago, I just wondered can somebody help
>> please?
>>
> Hi John,
>
> we are all volunteers and "normal" people on this list offering advice
> for free.
>
> If some
On 10/06/10 21:19, Alan Bell wrote:
> John Matthews wrote:
>
>> Yes, but unfortunately, that hasnt been a very good option for me
>> either. I prefer the e-mail to be honest.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
> Email is good when you just want one answer to a question. If you want
> someone to help you
John Matthews wrote:
> Yes, but unfortunately, that hasnt been a very good option for me
> either. I prefer the e-mail to be honest.
>
> John
>
>
Email is good when you just want one answer to a question. If you want
someone to help you do something then IRC is better. People don't reply
to em
On 10/06/10 19:33, Alan Lord (News) wrote:
> On 10/06/10 19:08, John Matthews wrote:
>
>
>> Ok, I posted this almost 12 hours ago, I just wondered can somebody help
>> please?
>>
> Hi John,
>
> we are all volunteers and "normal" people on this list offering advice
> for free.
>
> If some
John Matthews wrote:
>
>
>
> I have actually asked if I could get some paid help, and all I got was
> this pre written e-mail sent telling nothing useful.
>
> John
>
>
Another thing you could do if you want a more interactive conversation
(which the rapid emails indicate that you might) is to
On 10 June 2010 23:28, John Matthews wrote:
> On 10/06/10 23:21, Alan Bell wrote:
> > John Matthews wrote:
> >
> >> Ok, I dont know what else I can tell you. What I have told is all that
> >> happens. I click on the recover link under the kernal when in the grub,
> >> and it freezes after about 2
On 10/06/10 19:33, Alan Lord (News) wrote:
> On 10/06/10 19:08, John Matthews wrote:
>
>
>> Ok, I posted this almost 12 hours ago, I just wondered can somebody help
>> please?
>>
> Hi John,
>
> we are all volunteers and "normal" people on this list offering advice
> for free.
>
> If some
On Thursday 10 June 2010 23:44:29 Alan Bell wrote:
> ah, interesting, this is new information. A fresh install of Lucid does
> not show grub at all unless you hold shift, although thinking about it
> it might have to for dual boot setups. At the top of the grub screen it
> should list the version n
On 10/06/10 19:08, John Matthews wrote:
>
> Ok, I posted this almost 12 hours ago, I just wondered can somebody help
> please?
Hi John,
we are all volunteers and "normal" people on this list offering advice
for free.
If someone has a suggestion to help you I'm sure they will read and
respond
On 10/06/10 08:20, John Matthews wrote:
> A couple of weeks ago, I posted about problems I was having, and one
> of those was recovery, though the grub. Didnt matter what kernel I
> clicked on it froze and nothing happened.
>
> This week, we had a partial upgrade, which cleaned up my grub for me,
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about problems I was having, and one of
those was recovery, though the grub. Didnt matter what kernel I clicked
on it froze and nothing happened.
This week, we had a partial upgrade, which cleaned up my grub for me,
removing all but two kernels. Problem is, I tri
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