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Whatever ends up working has to work from a stand alone boot from CD as you apparently cannot back up a live OS. Further, it has to recognize the Ubuntu software raid array. It doesn't seem like...

Problem solved.
Drives are Seagate barracudas.
I found a discussion elsewhere about a challenge and reward for attempting to recover a couple files from an HD after the linux command dd was used to...

I had removed the drives from the server and attached them to a Linux desktop. I ran gparted (about as self explanatory as you can get) from there and saved everything, returned the drives to the...

I just finished using gparted to delete all partitions from both drives, then created one new partition and formatted it Fat32.
Surely changing the FS to a different one
Back to the install 8.04...

Oops, wrong CD.

A corrupted OS is on the HD and I am trying to do a re-install.
When you get to the partitioning step the preexisting data on the disk messes up the partitioning program even if you delete the...

I just opened the files on Open Office: Writer on my wifes laptop. I received a popup window for ascii settings and went with all the defaults and it works. The command outputs appear just as they do...

I am using Ubuntu Server 8.04/10. No GUI
Is there a filter you could use with redirection or piping (on the command line)? Or is every one out there posting cmd outputs to forums or emails...

ls -l /dev/initctl yields:
prw------- 1 root root 0 2009-01-08 22:56 /dev/initctl

Is there a quick way to undo or restore the system to the state it was in before something went awry. I know it depends .... I am thinking of worse case. Then we might consider less worst cases. ...

I was doing two things 1) turning on the boot log function: command bootlogd. Which said I needed to install sysvinit. So I did that. 2) There was also a critical error in the syslog: libpolkit...

I have built the software raid array on both server versions 8.04 and 8.10
per the procedures at help.ubuntu.com/8.nn/serverguide. There are some manual things you have to do on both versions in...

Apparently, see my previous message, USB operation is not automatic on ubuntu server 8.10. There is no gui. The kernal recognized the deviced being plugged in as the device appeared in the device...

When commands are executed (at the command line) they appear with a certain format on the screen: indentation, carriage returns, etc., making it easy to read.
But, when you create a file like this:...

Thanks for the reply. The problem is, the files are not there.
Mount and umount commands came back with errors. After a bit of poking around I edited the fstab file and added the sdc1 device there...

I see all these long command outputs posted in the forums and am trying to learn how they do it.
I created a file I.E ifconfig > ifconfig.txt. Copied it to a Fat32 thumb drive, removed the thumb...

I am setting up a RAID 1 with Intrepid 8.10 and am using the document help.ubuntu.com/810/serverguide/C/advanced-installation.html.
In the Partition Step, Pg. 1, step 5, Select the "Use As" ......

Problem solved.
Two problems surfaced.
Multiple partitions of a software RAID array gives a lengthy list of /dev/sda*, sdb* devices. Which were the two SATA hard drives. Inserting the thumb drive...

I am running a multipartitioned raid array (Ubuntu software) and would like to see on which partition every directory in the FHS (FileSystem Hierarchy)is located.

How do I view and copy files from a USB drive and my home folder?
I have three books on linux and not one explains this simple operation. I already have plenty of information on mount points, device...