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Originally posted by St_Andrew Deleting the symbolic links didn't work? At least it should have given you another error message! Guess you could backup your settings files in your home directory? That would save you a lot of work Also, it's a great idea to have a separate partition for /home/ in case something like this happens!

I just ended up backing everything up on my ext3 drive, fixing my master boot record, and then reinstalling ubuntu like a good old fashioned n00b . The NTFS auto mount is driving me nuts though.

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shz@shaolinz:~$ sudo fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40000020480 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4863 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0xe4651a0a Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 4862 39053983+ 7 HPFS/NTFS Disk /dev/sdb: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x60e951ab Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 1 267 2144646 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sdb2 268 14593 115073595 83 Linux Disk /dev/sdc: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x28f12a69 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdc1 * 1 14593 117218241 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

Here's what my FSTAB looks like:

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# /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 # /dev/sdb2 /dev/sdc1 /media/winxp ntfs-3g defaults 0 0 UUID=2d3da5ab-b953-462b-92b0-3cad3aa3b9ca / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1 # /dev/sdb1 UUID=8314b06d-50f1-4c32-a54b-31bfcf645b88 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0 /dev/scd1 /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

But when I type "sudo mount -a", I get:

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NTFS signature is missing. Failed to mount '/dev/sdc1': Invalid argument The device '/dev/sdc1' doesn't have a valid NTFS. Maybe you selected the wrong device? Or the whole disk instead of a partition (e.g. /dev/hda, not /dev/hda1)? Or the other way around?

Which is kind of weird cuz I remember my NTFS drive being sda1, so I tried that in my FSTAB instead and got this:

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$LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0, 0) Failed to mount '/dev/sda1': Operation not supported Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use. Choose one action: Choice 1: If you have Windows then disconnect the external devices by clicking on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the Windows taskbar then shutdown Windows cleanly. Choice 2: If you don't have Windows then you can use the 'force' option for your own responsibility. For example type on the command line: mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/winxp -o force Or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file: /dev/sda1 /media/winxp ntfs-3g force 0 0

AAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

This is just wrong, Ubuntu isn't supposed to drive an experienced Linux user nuts .

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

Hey guys, check this out...for students only...expires tonight...

Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 (CLICK) = $59

ORIGINAL PRICE ON MICROSOFT.COM (CLICK) = $679.95

I just bought this for only $60. It's a huge package, much better than the "teacher & student" edition. You must have a student email at a university to get this deal.

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Originally posted by Krypton Hey guys, check this out...for students only...expires tonight... Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 (CLICK) = $59 ORIGINAL PRICE ON MICROSOFT.COM (CLICK) = $679.95 I just bought this for only $60. It's a huge package, much better than the "teacher & student" edition. You must have a student email at a university to get this deal.

Dude, if you were a UT student (transfer already! I could use the company of a sane fellow ), you could buy MS procuts for like 20 bucks.

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z Dude, if you were a UT student (transfer already! I could use the company of a sane fellow ), you could buy MS procuts for like 20 bucks.

I have already transferred. But I'm going to UTEP, University of Texas - El Paso... Sorry dude..

How is the Austin campus anyways. I lived in Austin back in 1994.. How much is room & board??

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Originally posted by Krypton I have already transferred. But I'm going to UTEP, University of Texas - El Paso... Sorry dude..

I was almost going to go there myself, but UT Austin admitted me, despite my awful grades towards the high school. My SAT and SAT2 scores, and my admission essay I wrote when I was really blazed, got me in .

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Originally posted by Krypton How is the Austin campus anyways. I lived in Austin back in 1994.. How much is room & board??

The campus is bad ass, its fucking huge. We have well over 50K student when I joined, the largest student body in the US. It's got to be bigger than that now. Real estate is through the roof in Austin these days, like about 1500 for a 2-2 and about 750 for a 1-1 apartment . I moved in to a co-op though, right next to campus, really layed back and and friendly people here... lots of partying and reefer too . I pay $623 a month here for an entire room to myself (they have shared rooms which are about half the price but I can't do that after my first semester in the dorm and being too used to living on my own after that). That included food, internet, utilities, gym, sundeck, one of the other co-op has a pool that we use all the time, a game room (with a pool table, arcade machine with tons of emulators, dart board, and a fuzzball table). I pay 20 bucks for the entire school year for parking yada yada. It's pretty neat and I'm sure you'd love it . As far as Texas goes, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else but Austin .

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z I was almost going to go there myself, but UT Austin admitted me, despite my awful grades towards the high school. My SAT and SAT2 scores, and my admission essay I wrote when I was really blazed, got me in . The campus is bad ass, its fucking huge. We have well over 50K student when I joined, the largest student body in the US. It's got to be bigger than that now. Real estate is through the roof in Austin these days, like about 1500 for a 2-2 and about 750 for a 1-1 apartment . I moved in to a co-op though, right next to campus, really layed back and and friendly people here... lots of partying and reefer too . I pay $623 a month here for an entire room to myself (they have shared rooms which are about half the price but I can't do that after my first semester in the dorm and being too used to living on my own after that). That included food, internet, utilities, gym, sundeck, one of the other co-op has a pool that we use all the time, a game room (with a pool table, arcade machine with tons of emulators, dart board, and a fuzzball table). I pay 20 bucks for the entire school year for parking yada yada. It's pretty neat and I'm sure you'd love it . As far as Texas goes, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else but Austin .

So you pay $623 for your own room but live with others in a house? And food, utilities, internet, etc. etc. is included in that? Do you have a job, or do you pay for it with loans, or parents?? I'de prefer not to work...

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Originally posted by Krypton So you pay $623 for your own room but live with others in a house? And food, utilities, internet, etc. etc. is included in that? Do you have a job, or do you pay for it with loans, or parents?? I'de prefer not to work...

I work (and financial aid), I don't get any money from my parents. It's basically like a student run (and owned) dorm, and accommodates about 100 people. Yeah, I hate work too .

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z I just ended up backing everything up on my ext3 drive, fixing my master boot record, and then reinstalling ubuntu like a good old fashioned n00b . The NTFS auto mount is driving me nuts though. Here's what my FSTAB looks like: But when I type "sudo mount -a", I get: Which is kind of weird cuz I remember my NTFS drive being sda1, so I tried that in my FSTAB instead and got this: AAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

I still haven't gotten around it St. Andrew .

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z I still haven't gotten around it St. Andrew .

Ok, one of the developers told me 8.04 is still kinda buggy =/.

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

whats the compatibility level of alternative OS's for games?

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN whats the compatibility level of alternative OS's for games?

In Linux, you can get most games to work with wine (a windows emulator). Don't be fooled by the label 'emulator', it only emulates aspects of the OS you need and uses local native libraries and drivers you need to run applications (like your video card driver for example, which are almost always proprietary, and usually supported provided your video card isn't way too new). Most games will be using some combination of OpenGL and your graphics card, and not any special graphics drivers written specifically for the game... plus you can always have dual boot if something doesn't work, or just to try out some distro of Linuc.

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller