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No permanent soution, but an easy way to get this working is to drop:

/usr/bin/gconftool-2 --unset /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop

in a start-up script or .bashrc, so it's out of mind. ...

Okay, solved, or at least worked around:

gconftool-2 --unset /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop

Note: setting 'true', did not work for me. nor did sudoing the above.

If this doesn't...

Hey folks,

I installed UNE KK on an Asus EEEPC 900HA.

I then decided I didn't like the UNE interface and uninstalled it via Synaptic:

maximus, human-netbook-theme, ume-launcher

Installed:

Started experiencing the same. I run off an asus 900ha. I think the problem is related to your display settings and resolution. Try resetting to 800x600, reboot, check dmesg for a bit, then if...

Okay, so following here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1305919&page=1

I have a workaround that may be of use to you.

1. plug in external display BEFORE booting up
2. if that does...

Hi! Exact same problem as you though different netbook, same driver.
Did you find a solution?

xorg.conf is no longer used in Lucid (I think), and is nowhere to be found in my system. Can you...

Solved! I just used ubu LL usb Live to boot in, then went to my cannabalized XP found bootmgr and basicallycopied it back to everywhere I could think of.

On reboot, it worked! Now I will...

So I've gone and royally screwed my system!

I had a triple boot in order XP, 7, Ubu (Karmic). In there was also a swap partition, and an NTFS one for storage.

My partition tables had been...

Anyone?

Thanks for looking :)

Thanks for all the help folks! I think I'm beggining to understand a bit more.

sudo fdisk-l:
Note, sdb is the usb live karmic key...



Testdisk Log:

Yes I did wipe out the recovery partition when I first got the system. It came with XP which I kept, and I installed jaunty & then win 7 fresh (not as an upgrade) in their own partition. I can't...

Hi all,

if anyone can provide some insight, I would appreciate it. I have not found this problem elsewhere on the forums though some similar ones.

I have an ASUS EEE PC netbook, with...

Tried rebooting into live usb, partition editor shows my hard drive has one big unallocated partition. Does that mean it's fried now?!

Am I looking at a reinstall?

Okay, so now I can't even boot into ubuntu busybox :(

It hangs at:
GRUB Loading stage1.5

If i try booting off an XP usb key I get:
BOOTMGR is missing (error from my xp key)

It then tries...

Thank you for your help!

-the find command gave me (hd0,5)
-the setup gave me;
Checking if stages 1, 2, 1_5 exit...yes


Messed up.

OK, as I thought it was not file corruption:

I prepared a boot usb, via vista recovery tool.
I then chose the repair option and within 0.000001s it detected a windows vista install that was not...

Any help is appreciated!

I have posted elsewhere to no avail, but I will now try here:

I have an asus eee pc netbook without a cd drive. It came with xp, I added vista, no probs, the bootloader...

Solved using zenity, see comments in:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/use-bash-trap-statement-cleanup-temporary-files#comment-341228

Hi out there,

does anyone know if there is a way to detect a bluetooth mouse being on WITHOUT/PRIOR TO pairing?

I.e. if I pair my mouse and then turn it off, an

hidd --search
reveals that...

I'm not sure this is the right forum let alone the right site, but perhaps someone can shed some light or point me to the right place?

I have set up a script to run on login or double-clicking the...

Ok, so I got it working, if anyone else needs a hint:
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-355695.html

It has to do with a bluetooth not pairing correctly issue...

if anyone can figure...

Hi all, any help you can provide would be appreciated!

I am trying to get the scroll wheel working and have tried the xmodmap & xinput methods to set the keys, to no avail.

Here are some...

No luck with the b43. It explicitly does not support my card. Thought I'd give it a go anyhow. At first my crad was unclaimed, then magically it was. But my interface never showed up anywhere, so...

Sounds obvious, but here's something you may have missed.

Unless enabled in the preferences/options of your volume control manager, there may be a 'front mic' in addition to the regular mic. ...