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  1. Sticky: [all variants] Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot

    Wow :KS :KS :KS

    It works!
    Installing unity-greeter got me to a proper login, and then to the desktop.

    Finally!!

    Using Synaptic, I notice that I have both Lightdm and MDM installed (why...
  2. Sticky: [all variants] Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot

    Well..., thanks again for hanging in there with me. I am volunteering for a local alternative school and this computer is the source for the website and HTML newsletter, so several lines of...
  3. Sticky: [all variants] Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot

    Hi MAFoElffen,
    I opted for the first method ( using apt-get). Also, I ran the commands from a TTY, guessing from the other reference you mentioned that one should not configure Xorg within the GUI....
  4. Sticky: [all variants] Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot

    Here are some answers to prior questions.


    uname -r
    3.5.0-17-generic

    glxinfo | grep -iA2 openGL
    Error: unable to open display

    /usr/lib/nux/unity_suppoprt_test -p
  5. Sticky: [all variants] Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot

    Well, I rebooted (gulp) and it crashed.
    Then I restarted and am now at the grub menu.

    How do I proceed so that I do not overwrite the Xorg.1.log inadvertently?
  6. Sticky: [all variants] Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot

    Hi MAFoElffen,

    Thanks for the specific questions.


    masonmd@blacktower ~ $ lspci -vnn | grep VGA
    01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GF116 [GeForce GTX 550 Ti]...
  7. Sticky: [all variants] Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot

    Hey Bogan!
    thanks for the reply.

    "the distribution..." my oversight!
    Linux Mint 14.1 Cinnamon

    Because it is Mint, I am unclear as to which display manager I am using: Lightdm or MDM? It...
  8. Sticky: [all variants] Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot

    Ok, this is surely the most bewildering action I have undertaken under any operating system. It makes me wonder if Linux Mint is not fatally flawed, but then I do not wish to go back to Unity either....
  9. [ubuntu] Re: Help me get rid of Evolution remanents -- please

    Thanks for the tip, David.

    Apparently, more things were (are) screwy on this system. First Syn Pac Man would not load. After authentication it flashes and shuts down.a

    The answer to this...
  10. [ubuntu] Help me get rid of Evolution remanents -- please

    Every time Update Manager runs I always see these two references to an Evolution files. (See my attached screen shot.)

    Both Update Manager listings (in my screen shot) shows a reference to file...
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    [ubuntu] Re: package dependency problem

    Thanks for the tip, but that didn't change anything.

    I am waiting for SpiderOak to complete all my backups, and then I will try removing Xorg and reinstalling it.
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    [ubuntu] package dependency problem

    Hello All,
    I'm using 11.10 on a generic PC.

    Lately, when I am prompted to update my computer, or when I run Update Manager, I find two recommend updates for which I cannot however tick the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: missing files in Nautilus -- why

    Hey All,
    Thanks for the input.

    Well.....,
    the one downloaded/extracted file showed up, so I am assuming that Nautilus is current/updated in what it displays.

    And yes, I used the Ctrl + H to...
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    [ubuntu] missing files in Nautilus -- why

    I downloaded some tar.bz2 files from the MySQL site to a specific directory, but when I went to unpack them, they were not appearing!?

    Here is a directory listing:
    ============begin=======...
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    [SOLVED] Re: setting root password in mysql

    Hmmm, ok, another maybe VERY useful tip.
    What permissions should d-s-m user have?
    And are you talking about this user being a Ubuntu account as well as Mysql??

    TIA, moto
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    [SOLVED] Re: setting root password in mysql

    Oops, I am new to the forum, and didn't notice that option.

    Done!! :)
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    [SOLVED] Re: setting root password in mysql

    Another good tip, which I will save.

    However, as I just installed Mysql, there was only one account, and that was root (without a password, it would seemed, unless the misbehaving installation...
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    [SOLVED] Re: setting root password in mysql

    Hey, thanks for the feedback.
    I understand that pw in mysql is different from root user of ubuntu -- the issue was that the installation process was not giving me a chance to set the pw, not even...
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    [SOLVED] Re: setting root password in mysql

    Hey, I solved it (or something)

    I used sudo dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5.1 from the terminal, and was able to set my root password. Now I can log into MySQL Administrator. Presumably things...
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    [SOLVED] setting root password in mysql

    Using 11.04, and just installed mysql 5.1.54 using synaptic

    I was following the instructions here and the installation when fine,

    except that I never got a screen to set the root password.
    ...
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