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e-jump

May 24 2005, 11:09 AM

hmm, seems ubuntu users starts growing..
so i think instead of creating multiple threads bout ubuntu prob, why not we cramp in everything in one thread..
even the thread might grow pages long, its worth to go thru as everything is related to ubuntu..

ok, i'll start 1st..

im having prob with repo, cant get gpg key
i cant update anything at all.. the update always stuck at 56%
(i refer--> http://ubuntuguide.org/#extrarepositories )

here's my source list

QUOTE

deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 5.04 _Hoary Hedgehog_ - Release i386 (20050407)]/ hoary main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to fetch updated software from the network
deb http://my.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary main restricted
deb-src http://my.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to fetch major bug fix updates produced
## after the final release of the distribution.
deb http://my.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-updates main restricted
deb-src http://my.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://my.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary universe
deb-src http://my.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary universe

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security main restricted

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security universe
deb http://my.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary universe

deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat stable main
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat unstable main
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat testing main

debiankl

May 24 2005, 11:20 AM

In Ubuntu Forum, that where lots of problems of Ubuntu were being posted and responded by Ubuntu community and developers.

IMHO posting Ubuntu problem in this forum, u may not get effective results as posting ur problem to Ubuntu's forum.

Beside Ubuntu's forum, there is Ubuntu's Wiki which enrich with important information contibuted by Ubuntu community and developers.

jiyuu0

May 24 2005, 11:52 AM

QUOTE(e-jump @ May 24 2005, 11:09 AM)

hmm, seems ubuntu users starts growing..
so i think instead of creating multiple threads bout ubuntu prob, why not we cramp in everything in one thread..
even the thread might grow pages long, its worth to go thru as everything is related to ubuntu..

ok, i'll start 1st..

im having prob with repo, cant get gpg key
i cant update anything at all.. the update always stuck at 56%
(i refer--> http://ubuntuguide.org/#extrarepositories )

here's my source list

sounds like a bad internet connection or their server side prob

if you have probs with the download (sometimes i have too)
just download the add-on-cd (only for x86). it has the cache packages and does not require internet connections to install the common apps

check out http://ubuntuguide.org/add-on-cd
*i'm uploading an updated version right now. download it shortly (snapshot 2005-05-23)
*should be ready by tonight malaysia time

vergas

May 25 2005, 10:07 AM

Can we get the CD for a nominal charges? I'm using dailup at home....

jiyuu0

May 25 2005, 10:36 AM

QUOTE(vergas @ May 25 2005, 10:07 AM)

Can we get the CD for a nominal charges? I'm using dailup at home....

for the 5.04 you can get the original at ubuntulinux website
for the add-on-cd you can't

well... where u staying... i can burn u 1 set

btw, the updated add-on-cd is out

e-jump

Jun 2 2005, 05:34 PM

add-on-cd-discontinued?

jiyuu0

Jun 3 2005, 03:03 PM

QUOTE(e-jump @ Jun 2 2005, 05:34 PM)

add-on-cd-discontinued?

yalor... seems like got copyright issues... so mar have to discontinue lor

Cyphereza

Dec 9 2005, 04:38 PM

Ok, i have UBUNTU 5.10 and a BenQ 1640 DVD-RW drive.
Its seems that I can't install UBUNTU on my system.

Tried it with my friend's pc who is using BenQ 1640 too. So, basically it's the drive. I've also googled for a solution but still no hope...

Is there any settings I should tweak with to make it work?

tylux

Dec 9 2005, 09:16 PM

Try enabling dma before installation...

type sudo hdparm -d1 /dev/hd? ---> whatever your dvd drive is...

see if it helps....

cheers.

Cyphereza

Dec 10 2005, 02:26 AM

umm, well, nevermind... thanks tho...
got it installed... by using another drive... hehe...

kaffra

Dec 10 2005, 12:59 PM

what can i do to improve sata detection during install, it seems to take forever to detect. ubuntu 5.10

tylux

Dec 10 2005, 02:02 PM

Just wanna add more Ubuntu community links just in case your current repo lack some packages:

# Ubuntu-fr
# Mirrormax-backports

cheers.

prasys

Dec 10 2005, 02:34 PM

I use ubuntu 5.10 with custom kernel , basicly i'm stripping everything out and updating it 'my way'

sky_jap

Dec 16 2005, 07:46 AM

is there an starter guide for new user??

bluefries

Dec 16 2005, 09:19 AM

mine too is not workin ...wif my Philip DVD burner

sowdog

Dec 19 2005, 03:08 AM

QUOTE(vergas @ May 25 2005, 10:07 AM)

Can we get the CD for a nominal charges? I'm using dailup at home....

i'll just hand you my copy if your willing to meet me somewhere

sky_jap

Dec 20 2005, 10:16 AM

how much space is need to install Ubuntu? and wat is the desired space?

kons

Jan 10 2006, 10:15 PM

QUOTE(sky_jap @ Dec 20 2005, 10:16 AM)

how much space is need to install Ubuntu? and wat is the desired space?

I dont know.
I got it installed in my 4.3 GB HDD.
Well. 5.04, that is.

kons

Jan 10 2006, 10:17 PM

Fuh.
I don't know.. i dont know.
It seems Ubuntu can't support newer ext2 and ext3.

I got this message when trying to mount it.

CODE

EXT2-fs: couldn't mount because of unsupported optional features

ndextreme

Jan 16 2006, 06:35 PM

Ubuntu 5.10 Linux .............I Have three CD Packs......Containing the Live CD and the Installer CD..........Those Who Cant Wait for them to arrive or just Dont want to download them can PM Me I will Charge the Postal Fee plus Tips Only..........

pizzaboy

Jan 16 2006, 10:03 PM

I'll send them for RM3 poslaju
No tips.
No charging.

HMMaster

Jan 17 2006, 12:19 PM

having problem with my usb adsl modem (prolink 9000p)

anyone using this (via the usb port) and know where to get the usb driver?

onimusha_m16

Jan 17 2006, 02:19 PM

QUOTE(HMMaster @ Jan 17 2006, 12:19 PM)

having problem with my usb adsl modem (prolink 9000p)

anyone using this (via the usb port) and know where to get the usb driver?

Ya,i also have this problem for my Aztech DSL306U,i sent Aztech an e-mail to get the driver and they sent me the files with rpm but it didn't work.

kons

Jan 18 2006, 12:28 PM

Last time I checked..
It's just difficult to get USB Modem to work with Linux..
Better off getting an Ethernet based modem.

d8kd

Jan 18 2006, 03:10 PM

QUOTE(HMMaster @ Jan 17 2006, 12:19 PM)

having problem with my usb adsl modem (prolink 9000p)

anyone using this (via the usb port) and know where to get the usb driver?

QUOTE(onimusha_m16 @ Jan 17 2006, 02:19 PM)

Ya,i also have this problem for my Aztech DSL306U,i sent Aztech an e-mail to get the driver and they sent me the files with rpm but it didn't work.

as far as my knowledge knows, it's almost impossible for most linux distro to support a usb based adsl modem. whereas an ethernet based is mostly well supported.

jwlam

Jan 18 2006, 07:19 PM

I'm having this problem when booting the installation disk...
it stops running after the line:

[#:#] ata1: sata ...blablabla... irq18
[#:#] ata2: sata ...blablabla... irq18
[#:#] ata1: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/133, 156301488 sectors:

note: #'s are some numbers

then my cdrom stops running, no hdd activity either...

i have 2 sata hdd which i think shud b detected correctly as in the first 2 lines. the last line shud b my cdrom. correct me if i'm wrong... noob here...

can anyone help pls?

HMMaster

Jan 18 2006, 07:42 PM

QUOTE(kons @ Jan 18 2006, 12:28 PM)

Last time I checked..
It's just difficult to get USB Modem to work with Linux..
Better off getting an Ethernet based modem.

QUOTE(d8kd @ Jan 18 2006, 03:10 PM)

as far as my knowledge knows, it's almost impossible for most linux distro to support a usb based adsl modem. whereas an ethernet based is mostly well supported.

my modem support ethernet, just that my pc dont have the ethernet port/network card. xD

d8kd

Jan 18 2006, 11:05 PM

QUOTE(jwlam @ Jan 18 2006, 07:19 PM)

I'm having this problem when booting the installation disk...
it stops running after the line:

[#:#] ata1: sata ...blablabla... irq18
[#:#] ata2: sata ...blablabla... irq18
[#:#] ata1: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/133, 156301488 sectors:

note: #'s are some numbers

then my cdrom stops running, no hdd activity either...

i have 2 sata hdd which i think shud b detected correctly as in the first 2 lines. the last line shud b my cdrom. correct me if i'm wrong... noob here...

can anyone help pls?

my limited knowledge tells me that the last line should be a hdd.
try removing one hdd, and install again, see if the problem still persists.

QUOTE(HMMaster @ Jan 18 2006, 07:42 PM)

my modem support ethernet, just that my pc dont have the ethernet port/network card. xD

alamak, nic very cheap lar now.

kons

Jan 19 2006, 08:04 AM

QUOTE(HMMaster @ Jan 18 2006, 07:42 PM)

my modem support ethernet, just that my pc dont have the ethernet port/network card. xD

I suppose you are using an ancient mobo without on board lan?

It's a sign you should upgrade your pc dude..

kons

Jan 19 2006, 08:17 AM

QUOTE(jwlam @ Jan 18 2006, 07:19 PM)

I'm having this problem when booting the installation disk...
it stops running after the line:

[#:#] ata1: sata ...blablabla... irq18
[#:#] ata2: sata ...blablabla... irq18
[#:#] ata1: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/133, 156301488 sectors:

note: #'s are some numbers

then my cdrom stops running, no hdd activity either...

i have 2 sata hdd which i think shud b detected correctly as in the first 2 lines. the last line shud b my cdrom. correct me if i'm wrong... noob here...

can anyone help pls?

Are you using breezy?

Warty is current having some problem with writing boot record into SATA drive with another PATA drive present.. The solution is to yank the PATA drive out..

I heard hoary users have to do the same thing too...

HMMaster

Jan 19 2006, 10:31 AM

QUOTE(kons @ Jan 19 2006, 08:04 AM)

I suppose you are using an ancient mobo without on board lan?

It's a sign you should upgrade your pc dude..

nope. my mobo come with the ethernet port. but it strike by lighthing and its no longer functioning.

d8kd

Jan 19 2006, 10:52 AM

QUOTE(kons @ Jan 19 2006, 08:17 AM)

Are you using breezy?

Warty is current having some problem with writing boot record into SATA drive with another PATA drive present.. The solution is to yank the PATA drive out..

I heard hoary users have to do the same thing too...

i think jwlam using is both sata drive. but both shows irq18, could it be irq conflicts?

kons

Jan 19 2006, 11:05 AM

QUOTE(d8kd @ Jan 19 2006, 10:52 AM)

i think jwlam using is both sata drive. but both shows irq18, could it be irq conflicts?

I dont think so.
In Linux, if there is irq conflict, it will tell us that something is too busy on that channel...

He needs to tell us which ubuntu he's using after all.

Ubuntu and SATA is a particularly widely discussed subject ever since Ubuntu was released a few years ago.

jwlam

Jan 19 2006, 12:19 PM

sry for the confusion. i'm using Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) CDs i requested from https://shipit.ubuntu.com/

i'm using 2 sata hdd n i've tried disabling 1 of em in the bios (din unplug thou) and problem persists. i even disabled all my extra rom drives (dvd, cdrw)...

thx.

goldfries

Jan 27 2006, 04:59 PM

today i booted my Ubuntu from a P4 2.8ghz based machine.

at first i tried my HDD installed Ubuntu. it stops at mounting drive. ok so fine, i tried other IDE slots, changing master to slave just in case the device settings and such - didn't work either.

ok so i then tried other ways of booting, like recovery mode - didn't work either.

so next up, LiveCD. strangely it'll reach the language preference part and refuses to move........AT ALL.

at this point - it gets pretty annoying. tried other keyboard (not via KVM) - didn't work either. tried it just to confirm, cos it's really weird. how could one access BIOS and manage settings yet not able to choose language?

it's really strange as i've actually used Ubuntu on this particular machine before and it worked flawlessly.

so fine, i recalled my earlier use was on a P4 2.4 and not a 2.8. so i switched the P4 2.8 to P4 2.4 (both are 512kb /533fsb models) and voila!!! it worked!!!!!!

strange? yes it is..... do they have a ghz limit or something? i doubt chipset was an issue either.

maxiscool

Feb 2 2006, 07:58 PM

i just installed ubuntu 5.10, downloaded iso and burn into cd.

i have no problem installing it, but now i have a few problem configuring it. Please provides step by step guide will be the best,

1) I have successfully configure the linksys wpc54g to run using WEP.
my problem is, how do i configure it to use WPA? I need to configure in WPA. And how do i load the driver when startup, what i do now is everytime startup, i type "sudo modprobe ndiswrapper".

2) i want to play, mp3, divx and etc in totem, i have configure according to this website https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RestrictedFormats, but it display error of "dependencies error"

thank you.

e-jump

Feb 2 2006, 10:07 PM

anyone on hoary 5.04 manage to execute ndiswraper(sp?)?
i manage to compile the driver for my dlink g122, and the device manager detects it correctly
but in networking, my usb isn listed?
do i need to upgrade to 5.10 juz to get dlink working with ndiswraper?

p/s: tried all possible dlink tuts/tips on forums, but fail to execute ndiswraper
p/s 2 : yes, my g122 is supported, coz its rev2

haih~

nasrul_88

Feb 14 2006, 01:24 PM

hi everyone...i installed ubuntu 5.10 server mode..how to login this..i tried everything..how to log into operating system...er new to this want to try it

any guide for server mode

thanks guys

goldfries

Feb 14 2006, 01:42 PM

QUOTE(nasrul_88 @ Feb 14 2006, 01:24 PM)

hi everyone...i installed ubuntu 5.10 server mode..how to login this..i tried everything..how to log into operating system...er new to this want to try it

any guide for server mode

thanks guys

didn't they ask you for a username and password during installation?

nasrul_88

Feb 14 2006, 02:05 PM

yup they ask...i fill..then after finish installation..i login n give passwd..nothing happen

it like this usr@usr :"$

goldfries

Feb 14 2006, 02:21 PM

erm. i haven't tried SERVER mode but i think that's what it's for isn't it?

ended up CLI.

are you waiting for the GUI? maybe you should do the default installation.

d8kd

Feb 14 2006, 02:49 PM

QUOTE(nasrul_88 @ Feb 14 2006, 01:24 PM)

hi everyone...i installed ubuntu 5.10 server mode..how to login this..i tried everything..how to log into operating system...er new to this want to try it

any guide for server mode

thanks guys

most server mode doesnt come with GUI cos it's meant for server, doesnt need all the fancy GUI.
either u install x-window or reinstall the whole thing

ah_beng78

Feb 19 2006, 01:10 PM

Hi all,

I've a new Ubuntu(5.10) installation CD from the official web site, when i try to install on my PC (where this system have WinXP SP2 installed with 3 partition, i plan to install on the last drive, E drive), everything start pretty well , but then while it try to load/start the partitioner at "Starting up the partitioner", at about 41%, it just hang (I've wait for long enough, about 30minutes), but no luck, no response at all, then i try to reset the system and start over again, but still the same, then after that i shutdown totally. In the next day morning, I try to install again, but hey, still the same problem, hang at the "Starting partitioner", I've confirmed that the content of the CD is OK.

Anyone has idea of this? Any solution? Or this is the bug of Ubuntu? huh?

xenomorf

Feb 20 2006, 03:37 AM

Try to partiton your E: drive to Ext3 format. See the tutorial here. Hope it helps.

linkinstreet

Feb 20 2006, 04:03 AM

I'm using a live CD to run ubuntu. now can i load an NTFS HDD so that i can read my anime files in it?

ah_beng78

Feb 20 2006, 09:28 AM

QUOTE(xenomorf @ Feb 20 2006, 03:37 AM)

Try to partiton your E: drive to Ext3 format. See the tutorial here. Hope it helps.

thanks, but i already have the drive in Ext3 with the Swap drive, but still fail at the "Starting up the partitioner" at around 41%, any idea?

linkinstreet

Feb 20 2006, 09:45 AM

the CD might be scratched or ur CD drive need to be changed
but then again, does this process needs the CD at this stage? might be a bios glicht, or a faulty IDE connector (i think this is most likely)

e-jump

Feb 27 2006, 04:36 PM

Guys, any idea where i can get a hold of needed gcc 3++ compiler "package"?
ubuntu64 5.10 came with gcc 4, n i cant compile stuff (vlc, mplayer etc..)
the guides on the net mostly use "apt" , but i still cant configure my usb dongle..
so updating using synaptic is a no-no...

Seraph

Mar 3 2006, 03:09 PM

Just curious, why would you need GCC 3... if you already have 4?

e-jump

Mar 3 2006, 05:50 PM

i have no idea..

i cant compile stuffs that were build for gcc 3 n 2
even i include ./compile -(the command that disable gcc version checking)

unsure if apt get might solve this..