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Mark Phelps replied to a thread 3 screens in Multimedia & Video

Would help if you told us which version of Ubuntu you're using.

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12 Hours Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread 7470m card. in Hardware

Would help if you would not presume that your abbreviated names for things are understood ... By "7470m", do you mean a Radeon 7470 card? What...

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13 Hours Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread Installed Ubuntu, now can't reinstall Windows 8 in Installation & Upgrades

It could be that it reads the first disk, then scans the drive -- and when it sees the Linux partitions, gets all confused and stops the recovery...

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13 Hours Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread Didn't enjoy Ubuntu - Windows Recover - grub rescue in General Help

HOW did you do partitioning without using the Slider? Did you do that in the Win7 Disk Management tool? Did you boot from a Linux CD/USB and use...

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13 Hours Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread Dual boot - Cannot Boot Windows in General Help

I'm part of a small but growing enthusiast community that insists on using Win8 in "Win7 mode" -- meaning that we use the Desktop exclusively and...

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13 Hours Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread Did the Ubuntu live session corrupt my MBR? in Absolute Beginners Section

The BOOTMGR message refers to it being unable to correctly find or use the Windows boot loader. If GRUB was still in the MBR, it would try to use...

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13 Hours Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread How Do I Recover Deleted Files. in Absolute Beginners Section

Some folks have used TestDisk and PhotoRec (Linux data recovery apps) ... but my own experience in using them on Windows filesystems was abysmal. ...

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13 Hours Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread W7 Crash after LiveUsb trial in Absolute Beginners Section

When you run using the LiveCD or LiveUSB mode, Ubuntu creates a RAMDisk (maps a section of system memory to behave like a filesystem) and it uses...

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1 Day Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread MAJOR Problem with Mount and Blade: Warband. in Wine

You should go to the link in post#2 and read through the testing results. The last entry mentions using the game with Steam.

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Mark Phelps replied to a thread Measure fps of wine games in Wine

You should have read the second post in the thread you cited -- where the filename has to be in lower case. Your example has it in CAPS. Also,...

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1 Day Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread Xubuntu 12.04 problems connecting to *some* wireless networks in Networking & Wireless

Suggest you try installing WiFi Radar and see if it does a better job of connecting.

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Mark Phelps replied to a thread Intel HD graphics video adapter not recognized by Ubuntu 12.04 in Multimedia & Video

If your video chipset was not recognized by Linux, you would have a totally black screen with no display. The fact that you can (I presume, or you...

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Mark Phelps replied to a thread Video driver for Acer Aspire 5920 in Hardware

Linux is not Windows -- meaning -- you do not start out hunting down drivers, hence the lack of anything like Device Manager. The drivers are...

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1 Day Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread Installation can not find installer iso image in Installation & Upgrades

To the original OP -- this is WAY too early to mess around with the next release. It's weeks away from even an Alpha version -- meaning -- lots of...

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1 Day Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread Saucy Release Schedule, Partial Upgrades and Common Questions in Ubuntu +1

The schedule I looked at showed an Alpha late in June.

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Mark Phelps replied to a thread Reading a DVR Filesystem in Multimedia & Video

DVRs encrypt their filesystems such that, in many cases, they are "married" to the original DVR device that was used to make the recordings. In...

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Mark Phelps replied to a thread Mount ntfs volume of broken disk in Hardware

Yes ... use a Windows app to recover the data from the Windows filesystem ... In my experience, Windows filesystem utilities have been best at...

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1 Day Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread ubuntu crashed, how to recover my files in Installation & Upgrades

Your post is confusing ... Wubi is an install from INSIDE Windows. IF you remove Windows, then you remove Ubuntu, as well. So, did you reinstall...

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1 Day Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread How to install dual boot windows xp/ubuntu and windows 7/ubuntu in Installation & Upgrades

For the laptop containing Win7, be sure to read through all of the material below BEFORE attempting the dual boot ... You need to see the disk...

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Mark Phelps replied to a thread Windows files only partially shown in Ubuntu + a few getting started questions in Absolute Beginners Section

Actually, YES, you can dual-boot with Win8 -- but the introduction of secure-boot, UEFI, and GPT have all made this a LOT more complicated than...

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1 Day Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread How Do I Recover Deleted Files. in Absolute Beginners Section

If the external drive was formatted with a Windows filesystem, you would do better using Windows utilities to recover the files.

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2 Days Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread Windows files only partially shown in Ubuntu + a few getting started questions in Absolute Beginners Section

If you're really interested in "fixing" Windows 8, you should really post in the premier Windows 8 forums: eightforums.com. There are tutorials...

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2 Days Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread What am I doing wrong with playing Skyrim on my mac? in Wine

The link is to the WineHQ website compatibility page for your game. You need to read through the test results to see if any of the advice works: ...

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2 Days Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread Moving existing hard drive to new laptop. Will it work? in Hardware

I believe the integrated Nvidia/Intel video is called Optimus -- which presents some problems in Linux. You would be safer if you removed any...

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2 Days Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread Is there a system clean feature of ubuntu in Absolute Beginners Section

BIG +1 for what ajgreeny warned about ... What many folks do NOT realize is that there is absolutely no need for the registry cleaners that are...

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2 Days Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread gigabyte ga-990fxa-ud3 usb ports not working in Hardware

gandalfbz: You should check your BIOS USB settings as I had suggested in post #2. Also, I have tried myself using a ps/2 keyboard to install...

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2 Days Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 will not load after installing 12.04 in General Help

You need to follow the instructions in post #2 and generate that report -- as without that information, we're all just guessing here.

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2 Days Ago

Mark Phelps replied to a thread Pavilion g6 overheat during installation in General Help

There historically have been two "installers" for Ubuntu. The one most folks see and use has a graphical interface, and in some cases, that uses so...

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