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Any other reason/solution?
please help!

I doubt if it is a permissions issue as everything works fine in that user account until the problem occurs.


I will try it the next time it happens

I have two users on Ubuntu 8.04.At times, when I switch back to my user from the other user ,most applications don't seem to work.
For instance,when I open Firefox,Starting Firefox appears but it...

Thanks! :)

No spare RAM but I am using two chips (256 MB and 512MB).So I can probably remove one at a time and check if the other is OK.

I got the Ubuntu 8.04 CD from a friend(who got it through Shipit).Yes...

Rebooted to run the memtest..It ran for 48 seconds and then the WallTime stopped clicking at Pass 3 - Test 37%. WallTime isn't supposed to stop clicking due to any errors in the RAM..right?
Waited...

OK,I'll perform the memtest and update this thread.

No,the system freezes just randomly without a set pattern.The applications running are usually Amarok,Pidgin,Utorrent through Wine,Firefox.

I...

I set up a dual boot with Windows XP and Ubuntu 8.04.
After a random amount of time,Ubuntu freezes and there is no response of the keyboard/mouse events.Audio playback stops.A restart solves the...

Thanks Roger.. Printer working fine now :)

Thanks mc4man.. I did that but the problem persisted.

Eventually the guide here solved it!

Please help. I tried gxine too but haven't been able play to DAT files.

Please help!

hplip was installed already..That didn't help
Any other solution/check?

OK..Thank you :)

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I have switched recently to Linux with Ubuntu 8.04(dual boot with WindowsXP)
To mount the FAT32 partitions when I boot into Ubuntu,I added appended the following to /etc/fstab :


/dev/sda1...

hey.. thanks for the information on those files
I switched from one user to mine and played Amarok.It said xine could not initialize audio drivers.No other application was running at that time apart...

I set up a dual boot (Windows XP and Ubuntu 8.04) to switch to Ubuntu.
My HP deskjet 3320 printer outputs a blank page when I try to print a test page or from OpenOffice.
The USB printer is...

yes,I am having the same problem as well on Ubuntu 8.04.MP3s with some special characters ..for example : [�c] are shown to have invalid encoding and Amarok can't play them either,
Renaming the...

I set up a dual boot (Windows XP to Ubuntu 8.04) to switch to Ubuntu.
My HP deskjet 3320 printer outputs a blank page when I try to print a test page or from OpenOffice.
The USB printer is detected...

oh right..got it.Thank you!

The 2nd step in the procedure above asks to remove the file etc/asoundrc.I do not have it there.Instead I found asoundrc in /home/username.
Do I remove it from there following those steps.I also the...

I have switched to Ubuntu 8.04 just recently and added a launcher on the Desktop.It links a folder on my Windows partition.
How can I change its icon ?

I am using Ubuntu 8.04 and trying to connect the Nokia 70 phone with the CA-53 USB data cable.The phone doesn't mount.How can I make it work?I need to transfer data between the computer and the phone.

I can mount VCDs on Ubuntu 8.04 but can neither play the .DAT files nor copy them on the hard drive.How can I do that ?
I was looking for the solution and found that I need to install vcdimager...