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Triple Boot XP BSOD

Michael Robinson — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:55:50 +0000

After installing Ubuntu yesterday I found I was no longer able to boot into Windows. After the XP splash screen it would BSOD then restart. Not wanting to waste time reinstalling XP, I had to fix it. It turns out that Windows doesn’t like having its partition’s position changed – prior to installing Ubuntu, there [...]

Partition Displayed as ’40.0 GB Volume’ Instead of Mount Name Ubuntu Installing Ubuntu on my parent's computer today I ran into...
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Normal User Unable to Write to FAT32 Partition Ubuntu Just when I though I had finished reviving my parent's...

Tekagi Recognize

Michael Robinson — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:27:59 +0000

Today I had to install Ubuntu (yay) so I can use it for some site testing – important to test things in all operating systems, not just Windows / OS X! While I was waiting for some development tools to finish installing, I browsed the software available in the repository… Which by the way is [...]

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Normal User Unable to Write to FAT32 Partition Ubuntu

Michael Robinson — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:44:49 +0000

Just when I though I had finished reviving my parent's computer with Ubuntu, I discovered that the normal user was unable to write to the shared FAT32 partition.

Partition Displayed as ’40.0 GB Volume’ Instead of Mount Name Ubuntu Installing Ubuntu on my parent's computer today I ran into...
No Sound in Ubuntu Jaunty With Intel HDA VT1708B After becoming terminally annoyed with a my broken Intrepid installation,...
OpenCyc/ResearchCyc in Ubuntu The following are the exact steps I took to get...

Partition Displayed as ’40.0 GB Volume’ Instead of Mount Name Ubuntu

Michael Robinson — Sat, 23 May 2009 07:14:41 +0000

Installing Ubuntu on my parent's computer today I ran into this problem: though the Windows and Storage partitions were being mounted correctly at login, they were displaying as "40.0 GB Media" and "80.0 GB Media" respectively.

Normal User Unable to Write to FAT32 Partition Ubuntu Just when I though I had finished reviving my parent's...
Triple Boot XP BSOD After installing Ubuntu yesterday I found I was no longer...
Ubuntu 8.10 on a Macbook Installing Ubuntu 8.10 took 15 minutes. I cannot believe how...

Thunderbird 3 Beta in Ubuntu

Michael Robinson — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:06:00 +0000

Instructions on how to install the excellent Thunderbird 3 beta from Mozilla's Daily Build PPA

Installing JDownloader in Ubuntu JDownloader is an excellent download manager. When I had a...
Rescuing Settings From Broken JDownloader Installation in Ubuntu Somehow I broke my JDownloader installation, by meddling with the...
OpenCyc/ResearchCyc in Ubuntu The following are the exact steps I took to get...

Installing JDownloader in Ubuntu

Michael Robinson — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:02:12 +0000

JDownloader is an excellent download manager. When I had a Mac I used Speed Downloader, but when the free trial period ran out I switched back to DownThemAll, a download manager plugin for Firefox. The only thing I missed about Speed Downloader was its ability to store my Rapidshare Password: a feature not supported by [...]

Rescuing Settings From Broken JDownloader Installation in Ubuntu Somehow I broke my JDownloader installation, by meddling with the...
OpenCyc/ResearchCyc in Ubuntu The following are the exact steps I took to get...
Thunderbird 3 Beta in Ubuntu Instructions on how to install the excellent Thunderbird 3 beta...

No Sound in Ubuntu Jaunty With Intel HDA VT1708B

Michael Robinson — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:28:29 +0000

After becoming terminally annoyed with a my broken Intrepid installation, I decided to install Jaunty. While I was enjoying the new growl-esque notification system, I noticed a flaw – no program would make any. Not a peep. Headphones plugged in, check. Volume sliders in gnome-sound-properties all the way up, check. Hmm… Restart. Same. Uh… Reinstall. [...]

Gwibber Daily Build PPA Ubuntu Thanks the comments in this post from The Open Sourceror:...
Normal User Unable to Write to FAT32 Partition Ubuntu Just when I though I had finished reviving my parent's...
Partition Displayed as ’40.0 GB Volume’ Instead of Mount Name Ubuntu Installing Ubuntu on my parent's computer today I ran into...

OpenCyc/ResearchCyc in Ubuntu

Michael Robinson — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:51:59 +0000

The following are the exact steps I took to get OpenCyc running in Ubuntu 8.10. Without this thread I wouldnâ€™t have been able to do it.

Installing JDownloader in Ubuntu JDownloader is an excellent download manager. When I had a...
Rescuing Settings From Broken JDownloader Installation in Ubuntu Somehow I broke my JDownloader installation, by meddling with the...
Thunderbird 3 Beta in Ubuntu Instructions on how to install the excellent Thunderbird 3 beta...

Ubuntu 8.10 on a Macbook

Michael Robinson — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:56:13 +0000

Installing Ubuntu 8.10 took 15 minutes. I cannot believe how easy it was.

Partition Displayed as ’40.0 GB Volume’ Instead of Mount Name Ubuntu Installing Ubuntu on my parent's computer today I ran into...
OpenCyc/ResearchCyc in Ubuntu The following are the exact steps I took to get...
Installing JDownloader in Ubuntu JDownloader is an excellent download manager. When I had a...