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    [ubuntu] Re: Partitioning and Dual Boot

    Wow, this is getting complicated.
    Maybe I should just format the whole drive, and start from scratch.
    - Format all
    - Create partitions for Data, Ubuntu, Windows and begin by installing...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Partitioning and Dual Boot

    Nice Program. Here's the URL http://paste.ubuntu.com/5570419/

    sda1: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system: vfat
    Boot sector type:...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Partitioning and Dual Boot

    I dropped this project for a while, I'm now just getting back to it


    sudo parted /dev/sda unit s printGives me

    Model: Unknown (unknown)
    Disk /dev/sda1: 409600s
    Sector size...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Partitioning and Dual Boot

    Thanks for all the great information.

    Another question
    And when I boot up this laptop off of an Ubuntu Live Disk
    I only see /dev/sda = 465.76 GiB, with all that space "unallocated"
    That doesn't...
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    [ubuntu] USB DiskOnKey (4GB) Low Memory

    I installed Ubunu onto a 4GB USB DiskOnKey. Now I'm getting low memory warnings. That doesn't make sense. Also, I'm puzzled about how to view the DiskOnKey in Nautilus. I don't see it. I do see my...
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    [ubuntu] Partitioning and Dual Boot

    I have a new Asus laptop with 500GB HD, 4 GB RAM. I want to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu on it. How do you suggest I partition it.

    Maybe:
    Windows partition (how large?)
    Swap 4GB (or should that...
  7. August Penguin conference, Haifa, Israel

    I'm proud to announce (and invite you to) August Penguin, Israel's Linux conference.

    Google Translated website can be seen here...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Typing in Hebrew

    This one did it
    system>preferences>keyboard>Layouts tab
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1707187

    Also, setting it so I can use Alt-Shift to toggle between keyboard languages...
  9. [ubuntu] Re: Device not found, Grub Rescue, Post-Installation Error:

    I switched to Puppy Linux and that worked great. Last week I successfully installed Ubuntu, with no problems. I have no idea why it worked this time. Anyway, Puppy Linux was fun and I recommend...
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    [ubuntu] Re: fd1 cannot get c/h/s values

    Following a suggestion at
    http://ohioloco.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1437840

    Running from the Live Disk I did
    ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l

    and the result was

    Disk /dev/sda: 320.1...
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    [ubuntu] fd1 cannot get c/h/s values, "grub rescue>", no such device

    Hello from a first-time-Ubuntu-install person

    I installed Ubuntu 10.04 on an XP machine from the Live disk. Since then I haven't been able to boot at all.

    I either get to the
    "error: no such...
  12. [ubuntu] Device not found, Grub Rescue, Post-Installation Error:

    Hello from a Noobie,

    I just (for the first time ever) installed a version of Ubuntu. It is 10.04. I installed off of the Live Disk. I was having a great time until the first time I went to boot...
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