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Excellent! Worked like a charm, marking this thread as solved

This is the contents of the sources.list file

#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 10.10 _Maverick Meerkat_ - Release i386 (20101007)]/ maverick main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes...

Synaptic Package manager tries to load and returns the following error:

E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList...

Success! I found this thread that said the same thing: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1423998 The BootRec.exe /FixMbr fixed the Windows 7 boot problem and the instructions posted for...

I used the bootscript to get an idea of what is going on, here it is:
Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010

============================= Boot...

I followed your instructions. I can boot into Ubuntu, but now when I boot into Windows 7 I just get a blank screen with a flashing _ at the top left corner of the screen. Will a grub-update fix this...

sudo fdisk -l prints this:


Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 27991 224830432+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 38189 ...

I jumped the gun. I installed grub to /dev/sda1 (Windows 7) -- and now when I boot Windows 7 it just goes back to the grub screen. How do I fix this? I tried doing

sudo grub-install /dev/sda and...

I am installing version 10.10. Does it matter where I install the bootloader? There are selections for the entire device and each partition. I have Windows 7 on /dev/sda1 and Ubuntu on /dev/sda3. The...

I would suggest overwriting jaunty with the version you had the most success with until you decide to upgrade to something else. (As you said, jaunty cant do anything,so it is just taking up space.)...

That is the exact setup I have on my laptop. I used Ubuntu's partitioner to set up the hard drive the way I wanted, installed Ubuntu, then installed Windows to the unused partition. It is a little...

I am currently using Ubuntu 8.10, what are the advantages (other than regular updates) to switching to 9.04? is the b43 wireless driver loaded currently as it is in 8.1?

I compiled the .c file instead and have an include to the UI function. Thank you!

problem solved thanks!

that was how I learned to compile. I set up main, and call a User interface function (within the .h file). I presume I can set up everything within the .c file without the UI function and compile and...

I am compiling a C program. Below is what I use to compile and execute on the command line.

gcc -o programtorun programtorun.h

./programtorun

"cannot execute binary file"


please help

Yes. Actually I think it is easier. I never liked KDE. If the driver is not listed as a "proprietary driver" you will need to install it manually. The web site in my previous post describes the...

I am not sure about the KDE layout as I use GNOME, but I would look for something like System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers. If a driver for your card is listed, activate it and restart the...

What kind of wireless card do you have? I would suggest trying to load the b43 driver if you use a brodcom card. Also, find on kubuntu where the restricted drivers are listed and see if a wireless...

Hey all, I am not sure where else to post this, so i go here. Anyway, I am using ubuntu 8.1 and I am trying to run Google Earth. It automatically shuts down on startup. I have tried reducing my...

The last update I installed for firefox caused it to stop working properly. The screen comes up, but the user interface is gone and I cannot use it at all. Would uninstalling and reinstalling firefox...

Hey I cant hear my dvd audio playback. I have video, but I cannot hear anything. I am using gxine. Thx

Hey all, I have been trying to use Google Earth, but whenever the program loads it automatically shuts off. I am using a Intel Chipset (Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics...

figured it out, I have two functional OS's now! (Windows is only good for gaming, need it for nothing else!) Thx!

I get error 13: invalid or unsupported executable format when I try to boot into xp