when i try to login, after i key in my user name and password.
the msg propmt out....
and it make me cannot login to my account.
any one know what is the problem and how to fix it?

i am using Ubuntu 6.06


the msg:
User's $HOME/.dmrc file is being ignored. This prevents the session and language from being saved.File should be own by user and has 644 permissions. User's $HOME dicrectory must be owned by user and not writable by other users.


my solution:
boot to reconvery CLI mode, then type those command in the user's HOME directory.
ls .dmrc -l

and i found the permission is set to 600
then i try to change it to 644 by "chmod 644 .dmrc",however
the error still there.. so how to solve it.... all the expert pls... :'(

I have no idea why it happen also... haha

the owner is the user for sure i had checked that, but the msg i dun understand is "the file $HOME/.dmrc is being ignored", what this means?

solution is found.... from here :
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-91455.html

solution is found.... from here :
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-91455.html

i try it and it work...

1. in VMware -> set the network adapter to "NAT"
2. in ubuntu -> configure system->admin->networking
a.make the adapter get ip from DHCP
b.add the TM NET DNS server to the DNS

they are:
202.188.1.5
202.188.0.133

maybe this work.

what is the version of ur vmware? 5.5?

then try to open it in firefox by typing it in the address bar.

lol... then i dun know why it is happening....

or try : in XP

start ->All program->VMware->Manage Virtual Networks, to see and check the configuration ba

when installing xp, delete all partition in the disk, then create a partition for xp and left other space unpartition, then continue ur xp installation.

After that install ubuntu linux, in the partition part, edit manually, then ask it use the existing free space...

done!

This post has been edited by ryurhrt: Nov 9 2006, 03:13 PM

swap is not "/" , swap is swap, "/" is the Root partition, an linux system must at least got two partition one is the swap, another is the "/", swap is like RAM, for linux temporary store file.

how u burn ur iso ? last time got one guy burn the .iso file to the cd, it is not the way... and if u r using vmware to install it, dun even need cd, just make the virtual cd rom to mount the ISO file that u download.

1st of all, i recommand u go and take some tutorial about partition and file system.

if u really want to try linux, u must 1st throw away most of the thing u know in window. if u don't have any importance data in ur pc, and if u only had one hard disk, then i recommand u delete all partition in ur drive, as i know u just recently formatted ur XP right? ok, when u install XP, create one partition which u think suitable for ur XP, normally 20GB to 40GB is big enough, then after that, try to install Ubuntu with its live cd.

in the partitioning part, choose manually edit.

then, i recommand u create 3 partition.

1.)Root (/) with Ext3 Filesystem
2.)Home (/Home) with Ext3 Filesystem
3.)Swap (swap) with linux-swap

for the swap make it as a logical partition,primary is also ok.

Root(/) and Home (/home), can be large partition, home partition is to store ur file, root is then store the system file and program.

for the swap, if ur RAM is big enough like 1GB, then make it as 400Mb to 1Gb is enough.

then start ur installation, after that, ur system will be dual boot Linux and XP, if no error occur.

yeah, maybe the download file corrupted. , re-download again ba... haha

Wat is ur HDD capacity? maybe i can recommand how to scale ur partition....

oh... ur D and E is logical or primary?i hope both of them is logical... if not, ur linux maybe will be in trouble... because a hdd can only have 4 primary partition, unless it is in logical... linux need at least 2 partition. if ur D and E is primary, then ur linux maybe fail to install the swap.

so...what what do u plan for ur linux? 10GB? 5GB?

ok, if u can, reinstall xp, make it about 10 to 15GB, and left the rest unpartition, it is about 5 to 10GB, after finish ur xp, then install ur Ubuntu in that unpartition space.every should be fine...

stop bringing the concept of partitioning in window environment.
there is no C,D or E even until Z in linux.

all the hardware will be listed as a file in the /dev folder.

normally when u install linux, it will call the 1st hdd name like:
1.) /dev/hda for PATA drive
2.) /dev/sda for SATA/SCSI/USB drive

then if ur HDD is PATA, and ur window is in the front of the partition then it will be called /dev/hda1, as u say ur D,E is logical, then they will be called as /dev/hda5 and /dev/hda6.

let's say u re-install ur xp, or resize the partition to 15GB, there will be 5GB behind the XP partition ©

then during the ubuntu installation, another partition will be create, that will be called /dev/hda2 for root(/), one more partition will be create, that is the swap. which might be /dev/hda3 or /dev/hda7

dun plug off the hdb1, the GRUB is in that partition.

Wat i recommand u is to find the "Super Grub Disk", then try to play around with it.
or try to fix the window boot manager with window Xp cd.

then i recommand u to install some 3rd party boot manager like, Acronis OS selector. then when u plug ur 2nd hdd in, the os selector know there is a linux there. and it won affect ur xp anyway.

Are u using Qemu in Window ? or in linux ? why dun u try VMware player, which is also free. u can also use the Vmware Server, there is a free edition also. this two are easier to use as u r not familiar with CLI.

if u want to test the live-cd why don't u just burn it and boot it with ur pc, it won't affect ur system at all.

This post has been edited by ryurhrt: Nov 17 2006, 02:12 PM

I used Qemu b4, but it is really slow even with the Kemu to boost up, that is why last time i turn to use vmware workstation for learning linux in window environment, for now, i dual boot Ubuntu 6.10 & Window Xp, i log-in to ubuntu do almost everything, even playing DOTA (with AI), haha, the only time i login to window is to playing dota online, bcos the Blue Server's Bprotect cannot open using wine, haih...

now, i also installed the vmware server free edition in ubuntu, to test other linux distro...

This post has been edited by ryurhrt: Nov 17 2006, 10:30 PM