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  1. [ubuntu] Re: MusicBrainz in Rhythmbox isn't identifying CDs

    Don't hold your breath.

    See also http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11325633
  2. [ubuntu] Re: Rhythymbox not recognizing CD information (Artist/tracks)

    I think my advice has to be give up and go for windows instead. There is a bug for this logged here:

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/787475

    But as you can see there is...
  3. [ubuntu] Re: suddenly unable to play youtube videos and loading facebook

    Did you check the update manager?

    My sister's machine lost its ability to use Flash as she turned it off while it was doing a security update in the background. As it was partially done, and no...
  4. [all variants] Reading old Sharp PA-W1400 floppy disks

    I have been trying to read and convert files from some floppy disks that my father accumulated over the years for his "word processor". I have had some success with this and made the code & method...
  5. [ubuntu] Re: Rhythymbox not recognizing CD information (Artist/tracks)

    Having the same problem with 10.04 LTS (but will anyone actually support this?)

    Most annoyingly when it tells me it has not recognised the album, and I click on 'submit' the web site, it knows it....
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    [ubuntu] Actions on AC power state change?

    I wondered if there is any easy way to have a script run on a change of power state for a laptop?

    I ask as I have an old laptop that has less than 1 minute of battery up-time left, and it just...
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    Re: Intel Embracing the Penguin~

    I loved the Madagascar penguins! However, I had already appropriated the phrase "embracing the penguin" for my own basic guide for family/friends:
    ...
  8. [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Random Freeze / Hang-up

    This is also a problem for me with 10.04 using the 2.6.32-25 32-bit 'proposed' kernel, and a PS/2 keyboard & mouse. Also affecting a colleague with the current '-24' 64-bit kernel.

    It occasionally...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Messed up with symbolic link!

    Yes, as Morbius1 said, better to use -c /dev/null so you don't get any cached results of previous partitions.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Messed up with symbolic link!

    Try the command:
    sudo blkid

    You should get something like this:


    /dev/sda1: LABEL="windows" UUID="B6B4F484B4F4487F" TYPE="ntfs"
    /dev/sda5: LABEL="root-8.10"...
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    [all variants] Re: md RAID data scrubbing

    I had been wondering about this myself.

    Generally I have stuck with proper hardware RAID cards such as the Areca ARC-1210 which allows me to dual-boot from the RAID-5 array (it is presented as a...
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    Building gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor

    I am trying to build the gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor daemon to try out the patch reported here for my Ubuntu 10.04 LTS system as a possible solution to the problems I am having with a Nikon D300s...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Issues resizing parition

    Were you doing this from a boot CD / USB stick or while running 'live' from the disk?

    I normally avoid re-sizing the physical disk the system is running from just in case, even if the partition in...
  14. Re: Howto: Use ntfsresize+fdisk to resize a partition with bad sectors

    Just a couple of comments to add to this:
    (0) If you can, make a full disk back-up before doing anything! Tedious, and needs another disk, but very wise if there is anything of value on the one you...
  15. [ubuntu] Re: Digital Camera! Help my father completely switch to Linux!

    In my case, the machine will do this itself! Here is what happens in syslog now when I try to connect the camera to a Windows VM:

    Feb 17 00:05:06 paul-ubuntu kernel: [ 429.600115] usb 1-1:...
  16. [ubuntu] Re: Digital Camera! Help my father completely switch to Linux!

    No it is basically broken in Linux. It is not a problem of just the Kodak camera!

    This is NOT a new problem, and it appears to be a basic issue with the USB system (similar problems with other...
  17. [ubuntu] Re: Printing to Epson Stylus S20 T20 T20E T23 T26 T10 T11 Printers

    I installed a S20 with ubuntu 8.10 and it found the Epson '2000' driver that was automatically selected simply did not work - no sign of printer activity. I tried the above suggestions and now it...
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