I formatted a HDD in linux using the cfdisk command.
I recieved the following explanation. I've formated HDD before but I've never recieved this message; what does the mean and were do I go from here?
Wrote partition taNO primary partitions are marked bootable. DOS MBR cannot boot this.t to update table. Toggle bootable flag of the current partition.
It's hard to read that error message, but I think I get the gist. You have to mark a partition as "bootable", i.e. that is the one the system will boot from when you start it. You need to go into cfdisk, then type "?" to see all the commands - if memory serves me correctly, it's either "p" or "t" to toggle the bootability of a partition, but I am NOT SURE. Select the partition no. of the partition you want to boot from (I suppose this'll be your Linux partition?), and then write out your boot sector (I think the command is "w", but again, I am NOT SURE!). Then reboot. That should do it.
Instead of typing sudo fdisk dev/sda, I incorrectly typed sudo fdisk dev/sda1.
I reformatted the damn hdd and upload Linux Mint 15 (MATE), again. I still keep having kernal and null crashes so, I'm going to have to figure that out.
That's a common mistake that even I sometimes made, including the partition no. Don't worry about it
I don't understand you about Mint - why are YOU doing the formatting? You talk about it as though it's a separate step. I'm Sure MINT's installer will format whatever you tell it to....? ,ie. wherever you're installing....?
Anyway, don't give up. I'm always there.....
Now if ONLY the REST of the folks here would make the switch, I'd be happy to provide some more free support.....
The motherboard just went "south" on this piece of &%$!. Forget it, I'll purchase another desktop... what specs / hardware works well with Linux domainator2010? I think I'll stay away from AMD processors, I just don't like them.
I just upgrade my brother's Acer Travlemate 4010 (with an Intel Pentium M processor) to its max: 2 GB / 160 GB hdd, and a new screen. Download Xubuntu 12.04 non-pae distro. I've been running his Acer through its paces for two weeks... no crashes, no freezes, no restarts, and its speedy has all get out.
Hardware... that's like asking what type of butter to use on a particular piece of bread - anything should work with Linux, and there are "compatibility lists" on the web I'm sure, Google for them. What you should watch out for is that your on board Ethernet is supported, else you won't be able to connect to the net.
I have an Intel CPU myself, I read in the newspaper here that it simply uses less electricity than AMD, that's the reason for my choice. It also has hardware virtualization, so I've been tinkering around with various Linuxen under Windoze, besides the 2 that I actually have installed raw.
Btw, since we're chatting, I'm curious to know your a/s/l?
Hardware... that's like asking what type of butter to use on a particular piece of bread - anything should work with Linux, and there are "compatibility lists" on the web I'm sure, Google for them. What you should watch out for is that your on board Ethernet is supported, else you won't be able to connect to the net.
I have an Intel CPU myself, I read in the newspaper here that it simply uses less electricity than AMD, that's the reason for my choice. It also has hardware virtualization, so I've been tinkering around with various Linuxen under Windoze, besides the 2 that I actually have installed raw.
Btw, since we're chatting, I'm curious to know your a/s/l?
I just ordered a Linux machine from thinkpeguin.com, takes a whole lot of guessing out of it. I need something thats going to work out of the box, I don't have time trying to figure out what drivers are packages fit the specs of an off the rack machine.
Hardware... that's like asking what type of butter to use on a particular piece of bread - anything should work with Linux, and there are "compatibility lists" on the web I'm sure, Google for them. What you should watch out for is that your on board Ethernet is supported, else you won't be able to connect to the net.
I have an Intel CPU myself, I read in the newspaper here that it simply uses less electricity than AMD, that's the reason for my choice. It also has hardware virtualization, so I've been tinkering around with various Linuxen under Windoze, besides the 2 that I actually have installed raw.
Btw, since we're chatting, I'm curious to know your a/s/l?
I just ordered a Linux machine from thinkpeguin.com, takes a whole lot of guessing out of it. I need something thats going to work out of the box, I don't have time trying to figure out what drivers are packages fit the specs of an off the rack machine.
I just ordered a Linux machine from thinkpeguin.com, takes a whole lot of guessing out of it. I need something thats going to work out of the box, I don't have time trying to figure out what drivers are packages fit the specs of an off the rack machine.
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Needless to say its bare bones and you would have to add graphics card, monitor etc, etc...
This is the best way to go. It's basically a middle of the road machine but it should last for years and I can be upgraded. The issues isn't Linux per say its support for drives, hardware configuration and video cards, they'll simple aren't supported by the major computer makers. My debunk machine didn't even have drives updates for my Video Card in Linux Mint 15 Package systems.I need something that I can mixx and recode music on.
Personal, I'd stay away from AMD's processors... buy cheap buy twice. I'm amazed how Xubuntu is jut breezing around my brothers batter old notebook with no issues. It's so outdated (ancient Intel Pentium M )only 3 Linux Distros can be downloaded, Ubuntu / Xubuntu 12.04, Bohdi, and Puppy Retro. I'm convinced Intel chip makes a difference. Xubuntu 12.04 is really cool, very stable and light weight distro
I was trying to cover all price points for those who may want a solid computer at middle of the road price. Sista, tryin' to help some folks....
You can always upgraded to the, to the max -16GB I think- later. Yea, what you need all that RAM for? Are you a gamer, do video editing or something? Linux Mint can run on 512 GB of RAM, recommended 1 GB to run very smoothly. I ordered my desktop from Think Penguin, because their machines, their specs are made specifically for MINT and a couple of other Linux Distros.
This very important to know because the Ohava computers use a Intel Atom intergrated processors and Nvidia graphic cards, both can be problematic for Mint.
I was trying to cover all price points for those who may want a solid computer at middle of the road price. Sista, tryin' to help some folks....
You can always upgraded to the, to the max -16GB I think- later. Yea, what you need all that RAM for? Are you a gamer, do video editing or something? Linux Mint can run on 512 GB of RAM, recommended 1 GB to run very smoothly. I ordered my desktop from Think Penguin, because their machines, their specs are made specifically for MINT and a couple of other Linux Distros.
This very important to know because the Ohava computers use a Intel Atom intergrated processors and Nvidia graphic cards, both can be problematic for Mint.
I have a tendency of d'ling a lot of shit and I usually just do it on my external hard drive. With those extra GB's, I don't always have to resort to saving it on that hard drive. But even recently, I've kinda stopped doing a lot of d'ling because I'm all about keeping my memory intact. And I'm also working hard to avoid memory leaks on my PC. Successful so far.
I was trying to cover all price points for those who may want a solid computer at middle of the road price. Sista, tryin' to help some folks....
You can always upgraded to the, to the max -16GB I think- later. Yea, what you need all that RAM for? Are you a gamer, do video editing or something? Linux Mint can run on 512 GB of RAM, recommended 1 GB to run very smoothly. I ordered my desktop from Think Penguin, because their machines, their specs are made specifically for MINT and a couple of other Linux Distros.
This very important to know because the Ohava computers use a Intel Atom intergrated processors and Nvidia graphic cards, both can be problematic for Mint.
I have a tendency of d'ling a lot of shit and I usually just do it on my external hard drive. With those extra GB's, I don't always have to resort to saving it on that hard drive. But even recently, I've kinda stopped doing a lot of d'ling because I'm all about keeping my memory intact. And I'm also working hard to avoid memory leaks on my PC. Successful so far.
I may get one with Linux Mint installed on it.
I bumped up my processor to an Intel Core i3 and dumped the monitor, already have one . Price down to $758.00. A lot of folks have switched to tablets or smarphones for a lot of what they wanted and would do on a computer. But if you are into video editing, mixing, recording music, or have a small business, Linux is an option. Why do you think Microsoft secured boot their software? Yeah, I know better security... when has M.S. been really serious about securuty. I'll do a review when it comes.
I have a tendency of d'ling a lot of shit and I usually just do it on my external hard drive. With those extra GB's, I don't always have to resort to saving it on that hard drive. But even recently, I've kinda stopped doing a lot of d'ling because I'm all about keeping my memory intact. And I'm also working hard to avoid memory leaks on my PC. Successful so far.
I may get one with Linux Mint installed on it.
I bumped up my processor to an Intel Core i3 and dumped the monitor, already have one . Price down to $758.00. A lot of folks have switched to tablets or smarphones for a lot of what they wanted and would do on a computer. But if you are into video editing, mixing, recording music, or have a small business, Linux is an option. Why do you think Microsoft secured boot their software? Yeah, I know better security... when has M.S. been really serious about securuty. I'll do a review when it comes.
Come on over to the Linux side of thangs. After much thought I built a computer, I had various parts laying around the computer tool box to put together a machine that on a good day would cost $280.00. Specs: 8GB of RAM (dual channel), 500 GB hdd, 250GB hdd backup, CD +DVD, Gigabyte Motherboard, ADM FX 4300 processor, power-supply and a Cougar case. I know, I used an ADM processor... that what was in the toolbox. I thought about Timmy when I built this because this is something you can do, Tim.
Its been running for a week, no crashes, lock-up, nulls,,, nada, the computer is very fast. Since I'm a music lover I have 3 free source recording software -Audacity, LMMS, Mixxx ( all go across computer platforms) XBMC Media Center and linux version of photoshop gimp and inkscape. Have more pics of the machine gotta upload them.
Actually, forgot - if you're into audio, you may like the Ubuntu Studio distro, which will probably transform your computer into a high end recording studio or something
It has the likes of GIMP and Blender as well, so you may want to install it and check it out.....
Actually, forgot - if you're into audio, you may like the Ubuntu Studio distro, which will probably transform your computer into a high end recording studio or something
It has the likes of GIMP and Blender as well, so you may want to install it and check it out.....
If only Mint had come up with "... Studio"
I'm not a Ubuntu fan and still the audio in Linux isn't as stable as it should be... the different distro's need to agree on one thing. That's why you don't see too many people with home studios on YouTube recording with Ubuntu Studio or recommending it... what may work on my system may not work on yours. It's too much of a hassle to run around the Web to find stuff to make your stuff work correctly and smoothly. Heck, I can't find a decent audio sound card that would work with this machine.
I got my iPod and my Touch to pair via blooth buy not my Apple wireless keyboard... keep getting an erro message vaie the mask number. (E#:aa:bb:cc:dd::ee:ff)
I have my main music studio set-up already; my Linux studio is suppose to be a "low budget affair. I'm suppose to teach a class in Linux this fall. I know a lot of my students are into music. I want to see if I can make music using LMMS and /or the Mixxx then transfer those files over to Audacity... where vocals and an instrument can be laid over the music. All they would need is a USB mike, no need for an audio interface, midi, or monitor speakers.
Actually, forgot - if you're into audio, you may like the Ubuntu Studio distro, which will probably transform your computer into a high end recording studio or something
It has the likes of GIMP and Blender as well, so you may want to install it and check it out.....
If only Mint had come up with "... Studio"
I'm not a Ubuntu fan and still the audio in Linux isn't as stable as it should be... the different distro's need to agree on one thing. That's why you don't see too many people with home studios on YouTube recording with Ubuntu Studio or recommending it... what may work on my system may not work on yours. It's too much of a hassle to run around the Web to find stuff to make your stuff work correctly and smoothly.
I'm not a Ubuntu fan and still the audio in Linux isn't as stable as it should be... the different distro's need to agree on one thing. That's why you don't see too many people with home studios on YouTube recording with Ubuntu Studio or recommending it... what may work on my system may not work on yours. It's too much of a hassle to run around the Web to find stuff to make your stuff work correctly and smoothly.
Do you use XBMC? I just dowloaded it and I'm not seeing all the tabs. XBMC isn't the most user friendly sofware... clueless Microsoft folks. Do I have to configure it or is this any error? If its the latter I'm uninstalling, I don't have time to figure it out,
This is an open source media center for streaming music, video, TV /movies, it was apart of Microsoft Xbox back in the day, but now it can be download on PC/Mac/ Linux... I think even your TV but I'm not sure who that works. I downloaded the version they had in the Linux Mint Software Package but it was woefully out of date.... though I did get all the tabs. Its not the most user friendly in-term of setting up and xbmc so called manual is all over the place. I'll try to figure it out but either stuff works or it does, I'll uninstall if I can't t figure it out.
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I was trying to cover all price points for those who may want a solid computer at middle of the road price. Sista, tryin' to help some folks.... 
After much thought I built a computer, I had various parts laying around the computer tool box to put together a machine that on a good day would cost $280.00. Specs: 8GB of RAM (dual channel), 500 GB hdd, 250GB hdd backup, CD +DVD, Gigabyte Motherboard, ADM FX 4300 processor, power-supply and a Cougar case. I know, I used an ADM processor... that what was in the toolbox. 
I thought about Timmy when I built this because this is something you can do, Tim.
Thanks for the hook-up.