[redoak]

"1) I cannot get any flavor of Java or Icedtea to work with Yahoo/Geocities PageBuilder."

This is probably the fault of GeoCities, which is VERY fussy about what browser is used for access. For example, it accepts the old "Mozilla Suite" but not the update thereof of "SeaMonkey."

{redoak}

[lotuseclat79]

One problem I notice is that when I mount another Linux drive (when running the Live CD) there is no disk icon that lets you know that a disk is mounted.

Anyone know how to enable the icon for a mounted disk?

-- Tom

[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by lotuseclat79

One problem I notice is that when I mount another Linux drive (when running the Live CD) there is no disk icon that lets you know that a disk is mounted.

Anyone know how to enable the icon for a mounted disk?

If you're running Nautilus, I believe this is a function of Nautilus. KDE might do the same thing. I don't know how to enable or disable it. With Ubuntu 7.10, I noticed if I booted my computer with my USB Flash drive already inserted, the desktop icon for it wouldn't appear. If I went to "Places/Computer" and double-clicked the icon for the generic flash drive, the desktop icon would appear after the window for the drive opened.

So, if you're running GNOME I would see how to control desktop icons for mounted drives in Nautilus.

Peace...

[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by lotuseclat79

One problem I notice is that when I mount another Linux drive (when running the Live CD) there is no disk icon that lets you know that a disk is mounted.

I've got a Linux HDD connected to my Ubuntu 8.04 system using a USB external HDD enclosure. When I connected the drive, I got desktop icons for each partition on the drive. Of course, I used auto-mounter to mount the drive so maybe that invoked Nautilus to display the desktop icons.

Peace...

[lotuseclat79]

One comment I want to make is that with Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron and Firefox 3.0b5, my 50+ RSS feeds seem to all now load with no problems such as Gutsy 7.10 used to have during a FF session. Hooray!

-- Tom

[m3guitar]

I'm using Hardy Heron with VMWare Player. I like it but can't update it for some reason. Firefox 3 is great, best ever. Will try to update it again in a few days. m3guitar

[tomdkat]

Did anyone else get notified of an Ubuntu update this morning? I got one and it was strange. It was a "partial upgrade" which ended up removing OpenOffice! Strange.

Peace...

[Flyingmunkie]

Originally Posted by Indy452

Thanks, but wow! I still don't quite get it. I just get bored looking at stuff that makes absolutely no sense to me. Sorry man, is torrent something that can be done through frostwire then?

Neal

this is how it all works. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes ... watch out though sometimes your internet gets clogged in a tube.

no, but seriously, what bit torrent is, is a p2p file sharing system, frostwire is another example of one, not sure if it supports torrents though. however i cant use torrents because of a firewall that i have no controll over. 1 - 3kb/s ftw!

on another note, still waiting on my 8.04 cds though. should i do a clean install or just upgrade? ive heard mixed things about upgrade vs clean install.

[shobuz99]

I have the CD disk image of Ubuntu 8.04 sitting on top of my CPU box.
I haven't installed it yet, because I'm still trying to make up my mind on exactly what I want to do .
I have two drives in my machine,(NTFS 20GB and FAT32 20GB) with XP, and a 3rd drive in another cpu box, with only Ubuntu 6.06 on it.
It's an 80GB drive with plenty of room.
My original intention was to install Ubuntu 8.04 over the 6.06 version and make it a dual boot. Problem is, XP is not already on that drive;
and I don't have an XP CD install (came pre-installed on the NTFS drive).
So I thought I would disconnect the d:drive (FAT32) and connect the Ubuntu 6.06 version drive and make it slave.
Next, copy all data files from the C: drive (NTFS) to the Ubuntu 6.06 version drive to free up some space.
Next, install Ubuntu 8.04 on the C: drive (NTFS) and make the drive dual boot between XP and Unbuntu 8.04.
Once that's done, I could copy all my files from the d:drive (FAT32) to the newly dual boot C: drive.
Then I'd have everything I needed, plus a spare 20GB drive, besides.
I need a sanity check here. What is wrong with my plan?
Shobuz99

[Flyingmunkie]

Originally Posted by shobuz99

I have the CD disk image of Ubuntu 8.04 sitting on top of my CPU box.
I haven't installed it yet, because I'm still trying to make up my mind on exactly what I want to do .
I have two drives in my machine,(NTFS 20GB and FAT32 20GB) with XP, and a 3rd drive in another cpu box, with only Ubuntu 6.06 on it.
It's an 80GB drive with plenty of room.
My original intention was to install Ubuntu 8.04 over the 6.06 version and make it a dual boot. Problem is, XP is not already on that drive;
and I don't have an XP CD install (came pre-installed on the NTFS drive).
So I thought I would disconnect the d:drive (FAT32) and connect the Ubuntu 6.06 version drive and make it slave.
Next, copy all data files from the C: drive (NTFS) to the Ubuntu 6.06 version drive to free up some space.
Next, install Ubuntu 8.04 on the C: drive (NTFS) and make the drive dual boot between XP and Unbuntu 8.04.
Once that's done, I could copy all my files from the d:drive (FAT32) to the newly dual boot C: drive.
Then I'd have everything I needed, plus a spare 20GB drive, besides.
I need a sanity check here. What is wrong with my plan?
Shobuz99

wait..... what?


i dont get it, i do however see a flaw in your plan... linux doesnt use C:... unless ive been hallucinating for the past few years (which would be awesome by the way, and would explain why i cant get the purple elephant to leave me alone). your plan is really convoluted i would just wipe everything and start new... seeing as how you cant really move the xp drive to another computer without windows getting angry at you...

[shobuz99]

Thanks for the feedback.. it is the cold water in the face that I needed.
I DO know that "linux doesnt use C:'... I was using the term as only an addicted windows user can use it.
I also see your post as telling me that I need to partition the drive that has XP already on it, so that I can install Ubuntu on a different partition.. correct?
Except, I can't do that unless I erase XP and start over clean...correct?
That's where my problem of NOT having an XP install CD comes in.
That's also where my plan goes to hell.
Thanks for your candid response, Flyingmunkie
I appreciate it.

[tomdkat]

Well, if I'm understanding what you want to do correctly (get the 80B drive with Ubuntu 6.06 installed in the machine with the two smaller drives) I think it might be simpler than you might think.

What about this:

• Backup the 20GB drive that is NOT the Windows OS drive. If XP is installed on the drive with the NTFS filesystem, backup the FAT32 drive or vice-versa.
• Connect the 80GB drive as a slave to the Windows OS 20GB drive (either NTFS or FAT32, whichever it is)
• Install Ubuntu on the 80GB drive and configure dual-booting

Be sure to backup your Windows XP boot drive, preferably to an image you can restore if things don't go well.

How does that sound to you?

Peace...

[shobuz99]

Tomdkat,
The non-XP drive is the FAT32. (my current D: drive 20GB)
The Windows XP drive is NTFS (my current C: drive 20GB)
The 80GB drive has Ubuntu 6.06 on it now. I'm not using it yet.

So you're saying that I need to add the 80GB drive to the mix,
and make it a slave, and use the XP C: drive as master and install Ubuntu 8.04 on the 80GB drive and make that drive dual boot?
I thought dual boot would only work on the same drive, not two separate drives? Sorry.. am I not getting this?
Thanks for your patience with my slowness..
BTW.. I don't have a backup strategy.. no backup drives or disks
Shbouz99

[tomdkat]

Others will confirm this for me BUT I believe you can dual-boot XP and Linux with them being installed on separate drives. If you've got room in your case, you could simply add the 80GB drive to the system (provided the BIOS will support the drive correctly) and leave your D: drive in place. In fact, you should read this.

Peace...

[shobuz99]

Tomdkat..
Thank you. It turns out that I don't have room in my case for 3 drives...
therefore, my original plan was to disconnect and remove the NTFS windows drive (my drive c: 20GB) and connect in it's place the Ubuntu drive 80GB. Then move all files and data from the FAT32 (my d: drive) to the Ubuntu drive. Once that's done, I would disconnect the empty FAT32 drive and put the NTFS drive back in its place. Next, I could install the 8.04 version of Ubuntu over the 6.06 version and do as you recommended and make it dual boot. Does that make any sense? Am I missing anything in my plan sequence? BTW, I did look at the Ubuntu link you sent and I think I can do this.. I just have to read it thoroughly and make sure that my above plan and its procedure do not conflict anywhere. Do you see any holes or risks that I am missing?
Thank again for your help.
Shobuz99