Re: [xubuntu-users] Need help with needing help and support

[Steve Litt]

On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 22:26:40 GMT
"avengethecathars"  wrote:

> Cancel that. I found a fix. Thanks to veryone who offered help. (I
> needed to do approx. fsck /dev and then the name of the bad
> (inconsistent) sector, and then a huge bunch of fix (y/n) yes's. )P.

As soon as humanly possible, do a complete set of smartctl tests on all
this laptop's drives. One of many explanations for a bunch of bad
sectors is a hard drive beginning to go bad.

If you find out the drive is bad, use System Rescue CD to copy off all
your data from any bad drives.
 
SteveT

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Re: [xubuntu-users] Need help with needing help and support

[avengethecathars]

Cancel that. I found a fix. Thanks to veryone who offered help. (I needed to do 
approx. fsck /dev and then the name of the bad (inconsistent) sector, and then 
a huge bunch of fix (y/n) yes's. )P.

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From: "avengethecathars" 
To: xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Need help with needing help and support
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 22:10:02 GMT


Thanks for this.  Unfortunately, my xubuntu laptop will not boot up, otherwise 
I would.I am reduced to using my girlfriend's windows laptop to connect with 
IRC.I tried to use two different windows clients, but I get the feeling I was 
communicating with nobody. I realize you are not offering help, but I am 
reaching the end of my patience. My (Xubuntu) root system needs to perform a 
manual fsck (which I assume is a file system check). However, the only place I 
can seem to get to is not a terminal place to enter commands (at which I am 
absolutely a beginner) but rather is " (initramfs) " which does not recognize 
ordinary commands like those that begin with " sudo ".Thanks againPeter

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From: Peter Flynn 
To: xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Need help with needing help and support
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 22:57:25 +0100

On 06/23/2017 10:04 PM, avengethecathars wrote:
> Hello
> I humbly need your help because I am out of options. I realize this is
> not a help list, but I am reaching maximum frustration.
> I am trying to log in to the xubuntu irc help channel.
> When I go to https://xubuntu.org/irc/ it tells me to log in via the
> interface below. However, my screen shows no interface below. 

I don't know what it was supposed to be, but I assume some kind of web
interface to IRC.

Don't. Web interfaces to IRC suck little black toads.

Instead:

sudo apt-get install hexchat

Then (first time only) enter your chosen nickname (and 2nd and 3rd
choices in case your first choice is taken), leave the server set to
freenode (Ubuntu Servers) and click Connect.

When it's connected, change the channel suggested from #ubuntu to
#xubuntu and click OK to join the channel.

Anything you type in the text input area gets sent to the channel for
people to read, EXCEPT commands preceded by slash, like /quit.

///Peter

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Re: [xubuntu-users] Need help with needing help and support

[avengethecathars]

Thanks for this.  Unfortunately, my xubuntu laptop will not boot up, otherwise 
I would.I am reduced to using my girlfriend's windows laptop to connect with 
IRC.I tried to use two different windows clients, but I get the feeling I was 
communicating with nobody. I realize you are not offering help, but I am 
reaching the end of my patience. My (Xubuntu) root system needs to perform a 
manual fsck (which I assume is a file system check). However, the only place I 
can seem to get to is not a terminal place to enter commands (at which I am 
absolutely a beginner) but rather is " (initramfs) " which does not recognize 
ordinary commands like those that begin with " sudo ".Thanks againPeter

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From: Peter Flynn 
To: xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Need help with needing help and support
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 22:57:25 +0100

On 06/23/2017 10:04 PM, avengethecathars wrote:
> Hello
> I humbly need your help because I am out of options. I realize this is
> not a help list, but I am reaching maximum frustration.
> I am trying to log in to the xubuntu irc help channel.
> When I go to https://xubuntu.org/irc/ it tells me to log in via the
> interface below. However, my screen shows no interface below. 

I don't know what it was supposed to be, but I assume some kind of web
interface to IRC.

Don't. Web interfaces to IRC suck little black toads.

Instead:

sudo apt-get install hexchat

Then (first time only) enter your chosen nickname (and 2nd and 3rd
choices in case your first choice is taken), leave the server set to
freenode (Ubuntu Servers) and click Connect.

When it's connected, change the channel suggested from #ubuntu to
#xubuntu and click OK to join the channel.

Anything you type in the text input area gets sent to the channel for
people to read, EXCEPT commands preceded by slash, like /quit.

///Peter

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Re: [xubuntu-users] Need help with needing help and support

[Peter Flynn]

On 06/23/2017 10:04 PM, avengethecathars wrote:
> Hello
> I humbly need your help because I am out of options. I realize this is
> not a help list, but I am reaching maximum frustration.
> I am trying to log in to the xubuntu irc help channel.
> When I go to https://xubuntu.org/irc/ it tells me to log in via the
> interface below. However, my screen shows no interface below. 

I don't know what it was supposed to be, but I assume some kind of web
interface to IRC.

Don't. Web interfaces to IRC suck little black toads.

Instead:

sudo apt-get install hexchat

Then (first time only) enter your chosen nickname (and 2nd and 3rd
choices in case your first choice is taken), leave the server set to
freenode (Ubuntu Servers) and click Connect.

When it's connected, change the channel suggested from #ubuntu to
#xubuntu and click OK to join the channel.

Anything you type in the text input area gets sent to the channel for
people to read, EXCEPT commands preceded by slash, like /quit.

///Peter

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Re: [xubuntu-users] Intel graphic card - dual display doesnt work

[Roger]

On June 23, 2017 3:13:18 AM EDT, czezz  wrote:
>Hi,  my OS: Xubuntu 16.04.2 LTS My laptop has 2 graphic cards:
>nvidia and built-in CPU intel.   I prefer to use intel as it is power
>saving option. The problem is that I
>cannot connect my laptop to external monitor when using intel.   Eg.
>when I connect it via HDMI, it cannot see external monitor. However
>if I switch to nvidia card it sees another display with no problem.
>I use latest intel and nvidia (proprietary) drivers.   Does anyone know
>what might be the problem?   Best regards,  czezz>

I had a similar problem and contacted tech support for a video board. Solution 
was to change the type of cable! The "monitor" really a TV. A DVI cable solved 
the problem. 

Try also googling the monitor brand name + the video card model number.
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Re: [xubuntu-users] Intel graphic card - dual display doesnt work

[Marc Coevoet]

Op 23-06-17 om 09:13 schreef czezz:

Hi,  my OS: Xubuntu 16.04.2 LTS

My laptop has 2 graphic cards: nvidia and built-in CPU intel.
I prefer to use intel as it is power saving option. The problem is that
I cannot connect my laptop to external monitor when using intel.
Eg. when I connect it via HDMI, it cannot see external monitor. However
if I switch to nvidia card it sees another display with no problem.




Hmm hmm if the PCIE card does not have a VGA or HDMI connector?

(I suppose it will NOT work on windows either.)

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[xubuntu-users] Intel graphic card - dual display doesnt work

[czezz]

Hi,  my OS: Xubuntu 16.04.2 LTS My laptop has 2 graphic cards: nvidia and 
built-in CPU intel.   I prefer to use intel as it is power saving option. The 
problem is that I
 cannot connect my laptop to external monitor when using intel.   Eg. when I 
connect it via HDMI, it cannot see external monitor. However
if I switch to nvidia card it sees another display with no problem.  I use 
latest intel and nvidia (proprietary) drivers.   Does anyone know what might be 
the problem?   Best regards,  czezz
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