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Alright, I've got the terminal open and I've typed in what you said. What should I be looking for now? |
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can you post the output here |
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Well, I can't copy/paste because it's on a different computer. And I can't E-mail it to this computer because I need to figure out the WPN to my wireless in order to get that working. Give me 5 minutes. |
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it may be easier to use wired ethernet for a net connection, at least until you have it installed |
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Alright. It looks something like this. |
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right, ok |
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I don't quite remember. The last time I started it up, however, it said something about needing to check the disk for consistency. If I can find the power/restart button on ubuntu, I can turn it off. Where is it? |
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sorry, |
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On a somewhat related note, I did find the network button. I was using the wrong set up to get the wireless running. Soon as I get the key, I can use the internet. |
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I'll have to try it again. However, the last time I tried it, I got a black screen with bold white text. It told me the hard disk needed to be checked for consistency problems, and that it was strongly recommended. |
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"Checking File System on C: |
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no, |
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Well, I just finished the disk check. It's now loading the normal windows screen, but it's taking a bit longer than normal. I'll let you know after I've done that. I need to be in bed in 30 minutes if I want to not sleep through the whole school day tomorrow, so I may continue tomorrow after school. |
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I just realized something. When I start it with the disk in, I had been choosing "try ubuntu without any change to your computer." Should I do what you told me, or should I go down one and choose "Install ubuntu"? |
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follow my instructions above first, |
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Alright. |
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Also, it won't let me take out the disk while I'm on Ubuntu (probably because it needs it to run) so I have to take it out while it's restarting. Is it OK to do this? |
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If I type in root (hd0,4) it says no partition exists. |
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Still at the Grub prompt |
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Error 15: File Not Found. |
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ok, it's not installed properly.... |
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Alright. |
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Well, I'm going to try that, but I need to get in bed soon. If I have problems, I'll post them here tomorrow. In the meantime, thanks. You've been a great help. The only person I've seen that was able to diagnose that much from code is my dad, and he's worked with software engineering for almost 20 years now. |
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