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I solved my problem by doing a reinstall.

During the installation process, when I got to the "Installation type" screen, I chose the following option:

Erase disk and Install Ubuntu...

I got really busy. Now I am coming back to my issue. After oldfred's post, I performed the following actions:

1) I started my computer and it booted to the grub > prompt.

2)
I performed the...

To Catkiller or anyone who can help me:

On the "cat /boot/…" command in the terminal, I tried typing the first two letters (i.e. ca) and then I pressed the [Tab] key. I got no results. I then...

To CatKiller or anyone who can help me:

I believe that I did input all bits (i.e. "blkid" and "cat /boot/…") in the terminal at the root level. Please note that the "blkid" command ran properly. ...

Hi Cat,

I typed the following code in the terminal:

cat /boot/efi/EFI/Ubuntu/grub.cfg

I received the following message:

"No such file or directory"

I wiped out the old install and put a new install in.

I have a fresh Ubuntu 18.04 install. I just upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04. Now my computer is always booting to the grub> prompt. The screen looks as follows:

GNU GRUB version 2.02 beta2-9
...

For those of you who have Ubuntu 12.04 and are looking for a wireless keyboard and touchpad that works right out of the box, I highly recommend the Logitech K400 Wireless Keyboard and Touchpad. You...

For those of you who have Ubuntu 12.04 and are looking for a wireless keyboard and touchpad that works right out of the box, I highly recommend the Logitech K400 Wireless Keyboard and Touchpad. You...

Thanks BlinkinCat. I was trying to mark my thread as solved but I didn't know the procedure.

Solved!


After exhaustive googling and research, I finally resolved the issue. Regarding my post where I received the following error message:(

"Connection failed: NT_STATUS_Unsuccessful"
...

Wyliecoyoteuk or anyone,

I successfully added my HP 1020 LaserJet to my Ubuntu 12.04 computer. I used the following format:

smb://Windows 7 Computer IP address/HP-LaserJet-1020

Note: I...

Hi Wyliecoyoteuk,

I turned off the firewall of my Windows7 computer (the attached printer was also turned on). I then logged into my Ubuntu 12.04 computer and navigated to "Adding Printers" and...

Sharing a Windows 7 Printer with an Ubuntu 12.04 Computer Problem


Background Information


I have successfully installed “Sharing Service”. I was prompted to install “libpam-smbpass” but...

Chili,

I inserted the device and then ran the commands you suggested in post #148. My results are as follows:


dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux...

Chili,

The device (usb adapter) was inserted at the time I ran the commands "iwconfig" and "ndiswrapper -l"(this morning, post 147). When I ran the command "modprobe ndiswrapper" yesterday (post...

Chili,

It appears that I am very close now. My results are as follows:

dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$ ndiswrapper -l
netrtwlanu : driver installed
dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$

...

Chili,

Before I run the "iwconfig" and "nidiswrapper -l" commands, do I need to insert the Netgear n150 usb adapter in the computer's usb port?

Chili,

To me everything looks good! My results are as follows:

dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$ sudo rm -rf/etc/ndiswrapper/*
[sudo] password for dzdb:
dzdb@dzdb-System-Product-Name:~$

...

Chili,

My answers to your question is as follows:

1) When I say that I am getting stuck on the "modprobe ndiswrapper" command this means that the command just hangs there and the prompt never...

Chili,

My results were mixed. I successfully blacklisted the native drivers and downloaded ndiswrapper 1.58. Unfortunately I got hung up at the "modprobe ndiswrapper" command again. I was also...

Chili,

After I reinstalled Ubuntu 12.04, I couldn't shutdown. I kept getting the password screen. After I put in my password, I then went forward to my main desktop screen. It was weird. I...

Chili,

Overall I believe I was unsuccessful. I do think I ran the command "sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential" successfully. Am I correct? My results are as follows:
...

Chili,
My step-by-step instructions are below. Please review them and edit as necessary. Tomorrow morning I will attempt to install the Netgear G54/N150 usb adapter.



Installing Netgear...

Chili,

I am going to reinstall Ubuntu 12.04 so that I have a clean slate. I will then blacklist the native drivers, install ndisgtk and ndiswrapper 1.58 through the terminal? Finally I will load...