Re: 12.04 update - Grub - keyboard and mouse freeze
norman...
As I continue to try and comprehend... all I look at says there should be no problem, there is !
This is not in accordance with what I have in my research:
Quote:
norman@norman-desktop:~$ ls -l /var/lib/alsa/asound.state
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 May 1 2012 /var/lib/alsa/asound.state -> /etc/asound.state
Perhaps I have been looking at old antiquated information ... this is a link from where I expect the config file to be, to a different location... I am working on a link rather than the file and maybe the operating system is doing the same ??
Or perhaps - likely - alsa has changed since then and the config file re-located to /etc/ is correct ?
Will see what I can find out about why when where that symlink was instigated - never seen such in all the docs I have thus far encountered !
Thanks for the updated status, response; nothing was out of order with permissions in the /home directory, nothing changed or fixed.
Next I must come up with a test to probe where the problem might lie. Everything is right, but somewhere something is wrong !
what to do, oh what to do.... I be thinn'n, see what I can come up with for "probing"
I do not know, but I can find out
Re: 12.04 update - Grub - keyboard and mouse freeze
Norman: There is a fly in the ointment !
Ok, I just looked at "/var/lib/alsa/asound.state" in my 12.04 install ...guess what ?...That file exist where it is supposed to be ! ...Not as a symlink.
As NiKTh is actively working this issue, and I have confidence his knowledge is greater in this respect than mine; Bring this situation to his awareness. I will await his advisement on how to correct this issue.
Old images: to remove with synaptic (preferred method) remember to run "sudo updrade-grub" afterward> keep the present kernel and the one under it !
Quote:
The command uname -a in a terminal will tell you which kernel you are running....then:
Go to Synaptic Package Manager select status on the left-lower pane and select installed on the left-upper pane and search for linux-image.
select the ones you want deleted. listed in the right-upperpane.
and mark for complete removal.
Click the Apply button in the toolbar and then Apply in the summary window that pops up. Close Synaptic Package Manager.
sudo update-grub
In addition to linux-image, also remove old versions of linux-headers and linux-restricted-modules (if you have them).
Don't forget ! In terminal run "sudo update-grub" to update the config files.
gone back to this permissions issue -> later
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Re: 12.04 update - Grub - keyboard and mouse freeze
On the keyboard not working with grub, have you checked BIOS settings. I had exactly that issue with my BIOS and it reappears if I update BIOS as it reverts to defaults. There is a setting for USB keyboard & mouse that must be on.
Re: 12.04 update - Grub - keyboard and mouse freeze
Norman; How about the crash course in computer science you are experiencing !
See oldfred's directive last.
Permissions -< clearing for a new foundation .... let me see this out put, from your home directory: simply;
Edit: what paths are established ?
there is a reason, just do not know the cause
Re: 12.04 update - Grub - keyboard and mouse freeze
Bashing-om
I have removed two linux images but not sure how to "remove old versions of linux-headers and linux-restricted-modules".
These were 3.2.0-23 and 3.2.0-24. Now appearing in Semantic- three images. Not sure if I have to remove one of these ... or which:
linux-image-generic 3.2.0-48.58
linux-image- 3.2.0-47-generic 3.2.0-47.72
linux-image- 3.2.0-48-generic 3.2.0-48.74
In between 3.2.0-24 and 3.2.0-48 there were several others which I "removed" about 6 weeks ago ... I don't remember how, but not in Semantic.!!!
sudo update-grub and then reboot. Grub only shows the one image.
Code:
norman@norman-desktop:~$ uname -a
Linux norman-desktop 3.2.0-48-generic #74-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 6 19:43:26 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Re: 12.04 update - Grub - keyboard and mouse freeze
Bashing-om
Very grateful for all the support and learning along the way.
Permissions
Code:
norman@norman-desktop:~$ ls -la
total 30128
drwxr-xr-x 69 norman norman 4096 Jun 16 21:04 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jun 16 01:56 ..
drwx------ 3 norman norman 4096 Feb 14 2011 .adobe
-rwxrwxr-x 1 norman norman 27791 Jun 16 13:41 alsa-info.sh
drwx------ 2 norman norman 4096 Feb 15 2011 .alsaplayer
drwxr-xr-x 5 norman norman 4096 Jun 16 20:36 .aMule
drwxr-xr-x 5 norman norman 4096 Jun 15 12:00 .audacity-data
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 May 7 2011 Audiobooks
-rw------- 1 norman norman 33814 Jun 16 20:54 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 220 Feb 14 2011 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 3353 Feb 14 2011 .bashrc
drwxr-xr-x 3 norman norman 4096 Mar 24 2012 .berusky
drwxr-xr-x 3 norman norman 4096 May 2 2012 .bluefish
drwx------ 31 norman norman 4096 Jun 14 17:17 .cache
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 48888 Mar 8 2011 Chilly Jazz.pls
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 6074 Mar 7 2011 Classical rock and techno.pls
-rw-rw-r-- 1 norman norman 3744 Jun 16 21:05 C:\nppdf32Log\debuglog.txt
drwx------ 3 norman norman 4096 May 9 2012 .compiz
drwxrwxr-x 3 norman norman 4096 Apr 21 2012 .compiz-1
drwxr-xr-x 39 norman norman 4096 Jun 16 12:18 .config
drwx------ 3 norman norman 4096 Feb 14 2011 .dbus
drwxr-xr-x 4 norman norman 4096 Jun 5 12:27 Desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 120 Jun 16 21:03 .dmrc
drwxr-xr-x 19 norman norman 4096 Apr 6 2012 Documents
drwxr-xr-x 3 norman norman 4096 May 8 2012 Downloads
drwx------ 3 norman norman 4096 Jun 13 12:04 .dropbox
drwx------ 16 norman norman 4096 Jun 13 12:04 Dropbox
drwxr-xr-x 4 norman norman 4096 Feb 14 2012 .dropbox-dist
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Jan 6 2012 .dropbox-dist-new
-rw------- 1 norman norman 16 Feb 14 2011 .esd_auth
drwx------ 3 norman norman 4096 Jan 9 2012 .evolution
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 179 Feb 14 2011 examples.desktop
drwx------ 2 norman norman 4096 Apr 26 2011 .filezilla
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 12288 Jun 6 00:41 .fontconfig
drwx------ 5 norman norman 4096 Jun 16 21:04 .gconf
drwx------ 2 norman norman 4096 Apr 21 2012 .gconfd
drwx------ 4 norman norman 4096 Mar 20 2011 .gegl-0.0
drwxr-xr-x 22 norman norman 4096 Apr 22 2012 .gimp-2.6
-rw-r----- 1 norman norman 0 Jun 12 23:36 .gksu.lock
drwx------ 10 norman norman 4096 Jun 16 20:54 .gnome2
drwx------ 2 norman norman 4096 Feb 14 2011 .gnome2_private
-rw------- 1 norman norman 0 May 7 2012 .goutputstream-0STUDW
-rw------- 1 norman norman 0 May 3 2012 .goutputstream-0T2VDW
-rw------- 1 norman norman 0 Jun 15 04:13 .goutputstream-0VEBYW
-rw------- 1 norman norman 0 Jun 11 13:02 .goutputstream-19JTYW
-rw------- 1 norman norman 0 Jun 8 23:11 .goutputstream-19QGYW
-rw------- 1 norman norman 0 Jun 10 17:00 .goutputstream-2AJGYW
-rw------- 1 norman norman 0 May 2 2012 .goutputstream-4IYODW
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-rw------- 1 norman norman 0 Jun 7 01:38 .goutputstream-54XOYW
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-rw------- 1 norman norman 0 Jun 14 01:48 .goutputstream-LAGUYW
-rw------- 1 norman norman 0 Jun 14 07:39 .goutputstream-LS8AYW
-rw------- 1 norman norman 0 Jun 13 17:30 .goutputstream-MQHUYW
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-rw------- 1 norman norman 0 Jun 13 23:41 .goutputstream-TC8GYW
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-rw------- 1 norman norman 0 Jun 15 11:52 .goutputstream-YPVMYW
-rw------- 1 norman norman 0 Jun 14 00:09 .goutputstream-Z31EYW
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Jun 13 22:42 .gstreamer-0.10
-rw-rw-r-- 1 norman norman 350 Jun 16 21:04 .gtk-bookmarks
drwxr-xr-x 3 norman norman 4096 Dec 10 2011 .gtkpod
dr-x------ 2 norman norman 0 Jun 16 21:04 .gvfs
drwxr-xr-x 3 norman norman 4096 Sep 16 2011 .hydrogen
-rw------- 1 norman norman 107458 Jun 16 21:04 .ICEauthority
drwxr-xr-x 5 norman norman 4096 May 24 2011 .icedtea
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Apr 9 2011 .icedteaplugin
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Feb 23 2011 .icons
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 513806 Apr 10 2012 IMG_0276.JPG
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Sep 16 2011 .jamin
drwx------ 3 norman norman 4096 Feb 28 2011 .kompozer.net
drwxr-xr-x 3 norman norman 4096 Apr 11 2011 .libreoffice
lrwxrwxrwx 1 norman norman 28 Jan 9 2012 Link to Chilly Jazz.pls -> /home/norman/Chilly Jazz.pls
drwxr-xr-x 3 norman norman 4096 Feb 14 2011 .local
drwxr-xr-x 4 norman norman 4096 Sep 16 2011 loksea
drwx------ 3 norman norman 4096 Feb 14 2011 .macromedia
drwx------ 3 norman norman 4096 Apr 17 2011 .mission-control
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 318758 Apr 3 2012 monalisa.gif
drwx------ 4 norman norman 4096 Apr 11 2011 .mozilla
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Feb 27 2011 .mplayer
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 12288 Feb 22 2012 Music
drwxr-xr-x 3 norman norman 4096 Apr 9 2011 .netx
drwxr-xr-x 3 norman norman 4096 Feb 15 2011 .openoffice.org
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 436885 Dec 15 2011 .pdf
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Apr 14 2012 PeticioDardo19.do_files
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Apr 18 2012 PeticioDardo.do_files
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 13651 Apr 18 2012 PeticioDardo.do.html
drwxr-xr-x 4 norman norman 32768 Jul 27 2011 photo.php_files
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Feb 14 2011 Pictures
drwx------ 3 norman norman 4096 Feb 24 2011 .pki
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 May 7 2011 Podcasts
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 37 Mar 1 2011 .printer-groups.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 759 Apr 11 2011 .profile
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Feb 14 2011 Public
drwx------ 2 norman norman 4096 Jun 16 21:04 .pulse
-rw------- 1 norman norman 256 Jun 16 12:24 .pulse-cookie
-rw-rw-r-- 1 norman norman 2640 Oct 26 2011 purgeconfig.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 37103 Mar 28 2012 Quiet.xspf
drwxr-xr-x 4 norman norman 4096 Aug 31 2011 record
-rw-rw-r-- 1 norman norman 165336 May 1 2012 Results- may 1 13:29: AlsaUpgrade-1.0.25-3.sh -i
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 5 14:12 .rpmdb
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Mar 20 2011 .shotwell
drwx------ 7 norman norman 4096 Jun 16 02:31 .Skype
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 0 Feb 16 2011 .sudo_as_admin_successful
drwxr-xr-x 4 norman norman 4096 Feb 24 2011 .sudoku
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Feb 14 2011 Templates
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Feb 23 2011 .themes
drwx------ 5 norman norman 4096 Apr 21 2012 .thumbnails
drwx------ 4 norman norman 4096 Jul 3 2011 .thunderbird
drwxrwxr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Apr 11 2011 Ubuntu One
drwxr-xr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Apr 21 2011 Videos
-rw-r--r-- 1 norman norman 28724671 Apr 10 2012 WeTransfer-R8H4MtWP.zip
drwxrwxr-x 2 norman norman 4096 Jun 13 23:40 .winff
-rw------- 1 norman norman 59 Jun 16 21:04 .Xauthority
-rw------- 1 norman norman 2052 Jun 16 21:11 .xsession-errors
-rw------- 1 norman norman 4796 Jun 16 20:54 .xsession-errors.old
Code:
norman@norman-desktop:~$ echo $PATH
/usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
Re: 12.04 update - Grub - keyboard and mouse freeze
Norman;
Old kernels; the procedure to remove the linux-headers is the same as removing the linux-image. In the search box put "linux-headers"... Linux-restricted-modules; very likely you have none installed, thus none show up.
To see what is on your system:
Code:
dpkg -l | grep linux-image
dpkg -l | grep linux-headers
synaptic should show same same !
It is perfectly acceptable to use other means to remove the old kernels, synaptic is the more visual to preclude errors.
Permissions: No fault found as usual... stonewalled as nothing I look at is amiss ..still looking for a means to test and probe for something "not right". At least we know all is right with what the system base is. Never seen nothing like it in my life !
As "gedit" is hollering... let's see what the assigned permissions on "gedit" are:
Code:
ls -l /usr/bin/gedit
inquiring minds want to know
Re: 12.04 update - Grub - keyboard and mouse freeze
Bashing-om
Kernals and headers (feeling embarrased)
Code:
norman@norman-desktop:~$ dpkg -l | grep linux-image
rc linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic 2.6.35-22.35 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.35 on x86/x86_64
rc linux-image-2.6.35-25-generic 2.6.35-25.44 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.35 on x86/x86_64
rc linux-image-2.6.35-27-generic 2.6.35-27.48 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.35 on x86/x86_64
rc linux-image-2.6.35-28-generic 2.6.35-28.50 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.35 on x86/x86_64
rc linux-image-2.6.38-10-generic 2.6.38-10.46 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.38 on x86/x86_64
rc linux-image-2.6.38-11-generic 2.6.38-11.50 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.38 on x86/x86_64
rc linux-image-2.6.38-12-generic 2.6.38-12.51 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.38 on x86/x86_64
rc linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic 2.6.38-13.57 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.38 on x86/x86_64
rc linux-image-2.6.38-14-generic 2.6.38-14.58 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.38 on x86/x86_64
rc linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic 2.6.38-8.42 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.38 on x86/x86_64
rc linux-image-2.6.38-9-generic 2.6.38-9.43 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.38 on x86/x86_64
rc linux-image-3.0.0-19-generic 3.0.0-19.33 Linux kernel image for version 3.0.0 on x86/x86_64
ii linux-image-3.2.0-47-generic 3.2.0-47.72 Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.2.0-48-generic 3.2.0-48.74 Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-generic 3.2.0.48.58 Generic Linux kernel image
norman@norman-desktop:~$ dpkg -l | grep linux-headers
ii linux-headers-3.2.0-23 3.2.0-23.36 Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.2.0
ii linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic 3.2.0-23.36 Linux kernel headers for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-3.2.0-24 3.2.0-24.39 Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.2.0
ii linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic 3.2.0-24.39 Linux kernel headers for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-3.2.0-47 3.2.0-47.72 Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.2.0
ii linux-headers-3.2.0-47-generic 3.2.0-47.72 Linux kernel headers for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-3.2.0-48 3.2.0-48.74 Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.2.0
ii linux-headers-3.2.0-48-generic 3.2.0-48.74 Linux kernel headers for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-generic 3.2.0.48.58 Generic Linux kernel headers
Code:
norman@norman-desktop:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/gedit
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 676336 Apr 16 2012 /usr/bin/gedit
Not only gedit hollering - in my post 90
Code:
norman@norman-desktop:~$ sudo start-pulseaudio-x11
[sudo] password for norman:
Home directory /home/norman not ours.
Connection failure: Connection refused
pa_context_connect() failed: Connection refused
Re: 12.04 update - Grub - keyboard and mouse freeze
Norman; Hey;
The "rc" means the package has been removed, but config file remain... uh huh, ... you did not think things through !
Fix:
Code:
dpkg --list |grep "^rc" | cut -d " " -f 3 | xargs sudo dpkg --purge
To remove the old linux-headers packages, still prefer synaptic -complete removal takes care of the config file removal also.
Just make sure you do not remover any header files (version to version comparison) for the corresponding linux-image files.
Also for self assurance one can always look in the /boot partition (directory in your case).
sudo update-grub
I still recommend synaptic ... but if you want the "correct" command to properly remove old images and headers, I can do that too.
it is all a learning experience
Re: 12.04 update - Grub - keyboard and mouse freeze
Bashing-om
Feeling a bit less embarrassed.... only a bit.
I like Synaptic.... so happy to stay with it for lots of things.
Code:
norman@norman-desktop:~$ dpkg --list |grep "^rc" | cut -d " " -f 3 | xargs sudo dpkg --purge
[sudo] password for norman:
dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process
So have not done the