Installing Mythbuntu 10.04 from scratch (part one).
As I mentioned in my previous post, I decided to install Mythbuntu to use with my Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1600 (model 01199) tuner card. I started by installing Mythbuntu 10.04 from the CD and I followed...
View ArticleUpgrading laptop from 9.10 to 10.04 to 10.10
Installed all UpdatesClicked 'Upgrade' in the Update Manager to update to 10.04.1 LTSSome Third party sources disabled.~1.7GB downloadCouple hours and a number of dialog boxes later upgrade was...
View ArticleUSB drives not automounting
I noticed that after upgrading my laptop to Ubuntu 10.10, USB drives weren't automounting.My first clue was in this comment, I didn't have the usb_storage kernel module loaded:# lsmod | grep usbusbhid...
View ArticleUbuntu 11.10 install: Hanging at "Checking Battery Status"
I started by doing an upgrade of my 10.04 system to 11.10, but ran into the dreaded hang on boot at "Checking for battery Status".Turns out this has nothing to do with a battery (mine is a desktop...
View Article[Not] Solving "The system is running in low graphic mode" on boot...
Followed the directions at http://askubuntu.com/questions/141606/how-to-fix-the-system-is-running-in-low-graphics-mode-error:Used Control-Alt-F1 to get an alternate terminal and log in.sudo apt-get...
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