basically since 8.04, alsa is just a proxy for pulse(like workaround for their transition to pulseaudio), basically u just need to select automatic, n let the config file does the rest, unless u wan2 specific cause of some issue with softwares

guys, i have messed up my hdd mountpoint.. how to revert to normal?

what do u mean? be specific n clear..u mean during installation u assigned wrong mount point to partition?

i assigned wrong mount point for my mp3 hdd(other hdd) to a partition... now i cant mount/unmount it..

er...those partition do not need to assign during installation -.-" u sure u din format them? what's the mount point u assigned to it?

Hi,

I'm a total noob who had just installed ubuntu 8.1 due to getting sick of WAGs WGAs. I've installed my ubuntu on my old comp which was connected to the same router with my new pc. Through the new pc with vista business, I made a workgroup mshome for home networking. On vista, I can see the ubuntu pc but can't access it more or so the shared folder from it. The most important problem for me is on my ubuntu pc, I can't even see my vista pc. Under places >windows network >mshome my vista pc doesn't showed up (this part right here baffles me since most of the troubleshooting i've read on the net and everywhere occurs no problem). I've tried smb://vista pc's ip address, but still doesn't work. i just need to read my files from my vista pc on my ubuntu. hope somebody can help. thanks.

not during installation... i've mounted the hdd inside linux. then i changed the mount point from /media/disk to /media/newname. it works fine. but after i unmount and remount back, the error appeared. already tried reboot linux and its still same...

to properly change mountpoint, not just edit the folder name...perhaps u can try to check out ur /etc/fstab for more info on your partition, u can use console, type in sudo gedit /etc/fstab

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Added on November 9, 2008, 7:27 pmur vista's folder sharing option is set? n which version of ubuntu ur using?

This post has been edited by fastcx: Nov 9 2008, 07:27 PM

I'm not sure i understand. But the folders on Vista was been able to use on the when i'm using win xp. But now I upgraded to ubuntu 8.1 ibix (dual boot). I did not alter the settings on the vista folders. the problem is ubuntu can't even see my vista computer.

should I manually adjust network settings to get into mshome network or ubuntu automatically done this?

hmm usually ubuntu do it automatically, perhaps u can try to check if samba is installed, use package manager, search for samba or smb, if its not installed, install it

yeah, done that... i edited the mount point at fstab to previous working mount point but still cant... my last resort, reinstall ubuntu... installed ubuntu twice for today...



btw, my friend had a laptop but the laptop can't boot ubuntu livecd. stucked at the menu after choosing "try ubuntu without installing". why?

installing samba 4 now. Finish in another 20 hrs or so. It seems samba 2.3 have been installed but i mark samba 4 for installation and it removed samba 2.3.

20hrs? wow ur internet really tat bad huh?

change to malaysian repositories..
so you can retrieve the packages faster
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/724456

sometimes tat might not able to solve it, just restart modem

ok, samba 4 is installed. Still my windows pc doesn't show on the network.

Not sure bout samba4 but if the command still available like previous samba try use this :
$smbclient -L vista_ip
$findsmb

See whether got some result or not!

ok i did what you told. Here's a screen shot of the outcome.



btw i've inadvertantly installed ubuntu 8.1 on a ntfs hd if that's info any help.

er, installed ubuntu on ntfs? u know its not linux's fs..install it on ext3 or reiserfs4..im using 8.10, i have no problem in detecting windows network out of the box

hehehe funny you ehh!


$smbclient -L vista_ip (your vista ip address) not "s,bclient -L vista_ip.