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  1. [SOLVED] Re: Is anyone else thinking of switching to another distro

    The initial install took me 3 days the first time, yes. But after that you should be able to go through it in less and less time. I am down to about 30 minutes to install Gentoo on a familiar machine...
  2. Re: Trying to get Grub2 to see my Gentoo kernel

    I'm receiving a "file missing" error after adding my Gentoo info /etc/grub.d/40_custom.
    I guess it's time to get familiar with the grub2 command line at boot.

    Seems like this should work...
  3. Re: Install metasploit with autopwn 8.10 / 9.04

    Do you have rubygems installed?




    http://www.darkoperator.com/installing-metasploit-in-ubunt/
    (that is the correct link, no U on the end of ubuntu. no biggy)

    Excellent instructions from...
  4. Re: Install metasploit with autopwn 8.10 / 9.04

    Seriously, why is it necessary to su to postgres? Can't you just do


    This seems more complicated than it should be.

    Seems, very similar to this thread: ...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Grub Problem with chain load

    Now, this is my first gentoo install, so take it easy. lol:wink:

    This is \n.\O (\s \m \r) \t
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    [ubuntu] Re: Grub Problem with chain load

    Awesome. That works.
    Thank you meiefra.
    And thank you caljohnsmith for your patience and perseverance.

    The best part is I learned something, with the help of others. Now I'll never have...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Grub Problem with chain load

    Unrecognized device string. both ways.

    @meierfra:
    I totally understand that you mean about some of this stuff making no sense.
    I feel like someone who knew what they were doing #-o could have...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Grub Problem with chain load

    This thread is about chainloading. If I wanted something else I'd be in the wrong place. I would like to be able to boot from the sda grub to the sdb grub.

    This info will be different as I got rid...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Grub Problem with chain load

    That reloads the main ubuntu grub. Something tells me that it shouldn't.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Grub Problem with chain load

    Yeah, I finally noticed that my external hard drive was getting in the way. That was my /dev/sdc. I pulled the usb cable for the external out of the computer, and now the chainloader to gentoo the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Grub Problem with chain load

    I think there might be a bug in grub that causes grub to name the drives differently depending on where grub is installed.
    I do have grub installed on the gentoo boot partition. (hd1,0)
    but the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Grub Problem with chain load

    The code you posted did execute completely from a liveCD.
    RESULT.txt

    ============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================

    => Grub is installed in the MBR of...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Grub Problem with chain load

    It had definitely hung.
    Well, I ran the txt file script as root and it gave me a Result.txt

    ============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================

    => Grub is...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Grub Problem with chain load

    I really appreciate your help, by the way.
    I get:
    user@computer:~$ cd ~/Desktop && wget 'http://home.comcast.net/~ubuntu_grub/boot_info_script.txt' && sudo bash boot_info_script.txt && gedit...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Grub Problem with chain load

    Um, whoopsie?
    Where is the RESULTS.txt supposed to be created? It seems to be missing from my desktop, as in it wasn't created there.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Grub Problem with chain load

    Your file of 23.1 KB bytes exceeds the forum's limit of 19.5 KB for this filetype.

    Here is the text.

    #!/bin/bash
    #to use this script:
    #
    #sudo bash boot_info_script.txt
    #
    #date 1/2/09
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    [ubuntu] Re: Grub Problem with chain load

    I'll bite.
    I'm having trouble with grub chain loading as well.
    I have gentoo on a second drive (hd1), windows and ubuntu on the main (hd0).
    I read <This> and it booted windows.
    that section of...
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    [ubuntu] Re: eee pc and wifi (wireless)

    There are scripts in the eeesupport folder in the Root dir. Run the scripts that apply to the eeepc version that your sister is running.
    Those scripts will fix everything that breaks after you run...
  19. Re: Mark Shuttleworth has unusually good timing..

    Wasn't there something I heard about Intrepid supposed to be having 100% compatibility with the eeepc? Aside from not being able to connect to my own home network with my eeepc900. Out of the box I...
  20. [ubuntu] Re: Need Help With 7-Zip Extracting Script

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  21. [all variants] Re: Compiz-Check -- no more "Desktop effects could not be enabled"

    I was having trouble getting compiz/desktop effects running from a usb boot. This should help me? THat way I can plug my usb into any computer and run compiz? Can you tell that I am a complete noob?...
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    Re: Tulsa Area

    I'm also attending ITT Tech in Tulsa. First Quarter CNS to start out, then I'm planning to go onto the CSS for the Bachelours Digree.

    I switched to Hardy Heron recently, and overwrote the...
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