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  1. Just bought a new computer with ******* 8.1, want to set up dual boot

    I can't access the boot menu at all to make it boot to the DVD. Anyone know how this is done?
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    [SOLVED] Re: Grub rescue insiallation fail

    I got it to finally boot to the DVD, I'm re-installing.
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    [SOLVED] Grub rescue installation fail

    I was in the process of installing 14.04 on my laptop as an upgrade. There was a power failure partway through the process. I downloaded & burnt 14.04 to a DVD on my desktop. Now, when I start my...
  4. [ubuntu] Re: Just upgraded to 12.04, I'd like my old interface back

    There was nothing in the search in the software center & I can't locate the terminal. Why are they trying to make this like mac & *******. Where the hell do I find the terminal now?
  5. [ubuntu] Just upgraded to 12.04, I'd like my old interface back

    With everything in a simple drop down menu at the top. "applications, internet" etc. I don't need fancy graphics at the side of the page. I can't even find my second hard drive to mount it. I was...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Screen does not lock anymore

    I have the opposite problem after upgrading to 10.04 from 9.10. I am now prompted to enter a password every time. If I leave for more than 5 minutes the screen is dark & I need to enter a password....
  7. [ubuntu] Re: Can no longer watch any videos at Comedy Central

    punt
  8. [ubuntu] Can no longer watch any videos at Comedy Central

    It's been a couple of months now & it's really irritating. Everything is (theoretically) up to date.

    Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.14) Gecko/2009090216 Ubuntu/8.04 (hardy)...
  9. [ubuntu] Is there a way to convert swf to video fairly easily?

    I have some older videos I would like to upload to You Tube, but they are no longer recognized if they are in swf format. All help is greatly appreciated in advance.
  10. [all variants] Re: Some embedded videos not working in Firefox.

    I'm having the same problems at other sites. You tube videos play fine (sorta) at the You Tube site, but when You Tube videos are embedded at other sites there is nothing, just a blank page. My quick...
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    Re: HOWTO: Compile the latest VLC (0.8.6)

    Is there something I need to first add to the /etc/apt/sources.list? That's a root only edit. If there is, how would I do that? Thanks for your patience.
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    Re: HOWTO: Compile the latest VLC (0.8.6)

    That's exactly how it was put in. Copied and pasted from the first post. Of course, none of the later ones work either since that failed.
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    Re: HOWTO: Compile the latest VLC (0.8.6)

    I'm a real newbie ( less than two weeks) so please bear with me. I get the message "E: Type 'sudo' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
    E: The list of sources could not be...
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