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That was exactly it. And now that I see it, I recall having to deal with that before when I was helping a friend with their computer.

Thank you!

Didn't work, got the same results. Testing it on my desktop computer didn't do anything, it just booted up normally. I have a multi-boot system, so I'm not sure how to force it to boot from USB.

I have an old netbook running 32-bit Lubuntu that I don't use that much anymore. The other day I finally got around to upgrading it to the latest version, but something went wrong and it got stuck in...

Then I'll do the Windows side first. Thank you. :)

One more question: Since I'm multi-booting, does it matter if I re-install Windows first or Ubuntu first?

I've definitely backed up my data, but thanks for suggesting I also back up /etc.

Thanks!

To be clear, when I re-install my system, I should make sure things look like the screenshot you posted, except for un-checking the format button?

I definitely plan to physically disconnect drive X when re-installing on drive Y.

I mentioned that my Windows was partitioned in case the information I posted earlier showed my Windows side as well. I couldn't really tell. Anyhow, I currently have 7 (64-bit) but I'll be updating...

$ cat /etc/fstab# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name...

$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for me:


Disk /dev/sda: 1500.3 GB, 1500301910016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 182401 cylinders, total 2930277168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512...

When I first installed Ubuntu, I set it up so that the system was on one partition and everything else was on another partition. I was told that would safeguard my data in the event of a clean...

That's true. I'm prepping for the big backup right now. (And yes, I know I should do regular backups, but I'm lazy.)

I don't usually bother with backing up settings, and I usually just manually...

Yeah, it's doing the backups that makes a clean installation my second choice. I've done clean installs before. They always come with a side of anxiety.

I'm currently running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. When I first set up, I was a bit manic and giddy because I had a brand-new computer with lots of RAM and hard drive capacity, and so I installed a rather large...

It worked. :grin:

Thank you! ):P

$ lspci -nn -d 14e4:
01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)




pci.id 12.04 LTS ...

It's been a day and this has dropped off the front page, so *bump*.

I don't know if I'm Googling the wrong thing or if I'm the only one with this problem, but my top search result is this thread....

[Currently have the Ethernet physically plugged into my netbook.]

This seems to be a perennial problem for me (although miraculously enough it wasn't an issue when I upgraded to 14.04). I did try...

That worked! :-D Thank you so much for patiently walking me through this. (I swear I'm great with helping my friends and family with their computers, but whenever I upgrade my own system, my IQ drops...

Purged. What's the best way to re-install it? Symantec?

Thanks.

$ dpkg -l *dropbox*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err:...

DB package from web site not installed: check. It wouldn't let me when I tried.

Are you saying I should type
dpkg -l *dropbox* into a terminal? What will that do?

Where would be the best...

According to Synaptic Package manager, I already have nautilus-dropbox 1.6.1-1 installed.

Given the lack of .deb file in my Downloads folder, I probably installed Dropbox originally via either...

Here's the kicker, though: When I log in, I get this prompt.

Am I going to have to do a fresh install of the system? I'm pretty sure I have it set up so that the system is on a different partition...