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    [kubuntu] log out = blank screen

    New to KDE (Ubuntu with Gnome since 2005) and noticed upon logout I get a black screen with just a mouse pointer. It never returns to the graphical login screen. I can use cntrl+Al+F1 to get to a TTY...
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    Re: What is the name of your computer(s)?

    Mine is Bigbird, my wife has Zoe, my son has Zoot. I use Muppet character names :)

    Except for the old network printer. The first one I bought was connected network AND USB. It backfed power...
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    Re: Unreliable printer manufacturers

    I bought a Brother HL4150CDN when my Samsung 300N went belly up. I'm pretty happy with Brother's linux support. They have a section on their web site devoted to linux drivers, the install...
  4. Thread: KDE n00b here...

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    [kubuntu] KDE n00b here...

    Have used Ubuntu as my main OS since 2005. I've tried to learn KDE a couple times over the years but always seemed to have trouble finding things and gave up. I'm trying again. I have installed...
  5. Thread: IT professionals

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    Re: IT professionals

    After 10 years in enterprise hardware consultation/configuration, I'm done. There are way too many IT nerds out there and they're diluting the workforce and making it difficult to obtain and keep a...
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    Re: Ubuntu 5 years later...

    Appreciate the comments. ALL of 'em. As I said in the beginning. I'm not whining about linux as much as I'm trying to get an idea across. Ubuntu is my daily OS by choice. I would venture to say,...
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    Ubuntu 5 years later...

    Been using Ubuntu since about August of 2005. I still have issues. Now before you go jumpin' all over me, I'm not whining. I'm going to try to get an idea across here.

    My rear analog sound jack...
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    [all variants] Brother HL-4150CDN

    My Samsung CLP-300N is about to go belly up and I don't want to put more money into it. Looking at all kinds of network color lasers and am narrowing in on the Brother HL-4150CDN.

    I'm really not a...
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    [xubuntu] Re: Flash videos RED after firefox update...

    Try from this page. This is where I was able to uncheck the settings->Hardware Acceleration box

    Just right click on the page anywhere. Don't start streaming or anything.
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    [SOLVED] Re: Adobe Flash Player Has Crashed

    Try this if you can...
    Go to http://moodstream.gettyimages.com/
    Just right-click on the page and go to settings and uncheck the box for hardware acceleration.

    That seems to have fixed flash in...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Adobe Flash Player Has Crashed

    YouTube crashing my firefox here as well. Ubuntu 10.04. Seems to have started with the latest flash plugin update as I don't install from outside the repositories.

    ** edit ** ok I can do youtube...
  12. Thread: KVM for Dummies?

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    [all variants] KVM for Dummies?

    Ok I'm really not a dummy, I promise, but for the moment I feel like one.

    I use VMs for various purposes. Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit is my daily OS. I have VMs for XP, Win7 and OS X Snow Leopard. (I...
  13. Thread: Work Computer

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    [ubuntu] Re: Work Computer

    Your ram will be a determining factor in how well windows performs in a VM. I have a Dell Zino HD with 8gigs of memory. I run Ubuntu as host and often have an XP and Win7 VM running as well for...
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    [ubuntu] Re: [SOLVED] Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard on VirtualBox

    running OS X on non-Apple hardware is against the Apple EULA. That being said, I went on to experiment...

    Using an unaltered and legitimate OS X Snow Leopard DVD, I was able to install OS X into a...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 10.04 (64 bit) resize boot partition issue

    The key means it's locked. You can't move/resize it if it's mounted. You can't unmount it if you're using it. Try booting a live CD and use gparted from there.
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    [SOLVED] Re: Install XP Without Overwriting MBR?

    I have XP in a ViertualBox VM. It was just a whole lot easier than the whole multiboot thing and I can have Ubuntu and XP running at teh same time if I want. :)
  17. Thread: Flash issues..

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    [ubuntu] Re: Flash issues..

    If you have Desktop Effects turned on, try turning them off. I love my spinning cube desktop switcher, but for some reason, when I turned off Desktop Effects, my flash started working perfectly. ALL...
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    [ubuntu] Re: OSX in a VBox VM working!

    Just FYI, I've been tweaking my install procedure and last night I was successful in doing the install from a retail Snow Leopard DVD. Not one of the "customized" images. I did use a modified boot...
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    [ubuntu] OSX in a VBox VM working!

    This was mainly a personal challenge for me.
    I have a Dell Zino with an AMD processor (X2 6850e) and an ATI HD4330 in an MXM slot (like a laptop). I have no idea what motherboard they use in this...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Keyboard lock-up ... is it Virtualbox ?

    I have this issue when using VirtualBox to program my universal remote. Lately it is only the keyboard, but the mouse keeps working fine so I minimize the virtual machine, maximize it, and the...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Mounting an Extended Drive

    The Extended partition is just a container for logical partitions. You can mount what is INSIDE an extended partition (other partitions) but you can't mount the extended partition itself.
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    [all variants] Re: Can a home made CD look professional?

    stick-on labels are terrible abominations. Don't use them. If they are the slightest bit off center it can REALLY wreak havoc as the out of balance condition is exaggerated at the speed a CD spins....
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    [ubuntu] Re: Ctrl+Alt+Del equivalent in Ubuntu?

    For new people, think simple solutions.

    Right-click the panel, choose Add to Panel, scroll down the list a little until you see Force Quit. Add it to your panel. To use it just follow the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: How to get flash working under Lucid?

    way too complicated, folks.... on a fresh Lucid install, first thing I did was go to the Ubuntu Software Center and install Ubuntu Restricted Extras. Done deal. Flash works fine. Even that pogo pogo...
  25. Re: Blank screen when booting with 10.04 - amd64

    I've had trouble booting the live CD as well. It does eventually get to a desktop but it takes a really long time. I had better luck by creating a bootable USB flash drive. You might try searching...
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