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    M17 + ubuntu 8.04 = fail

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by The_Moo?, Feb 15, 2009.

  1. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    i tried to boot into linux (^^^) and it just hangs up on the loading screen ... like it gets to where the login screen should be but it never loads i waited 30 mins. so any body go any other linux distros that will work ... or tell me how to burn the backup partition another way :D
     
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    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    Gparted or EASEUS partition manager.
     
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  3. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    i looked at g parted and it was in a .tar and i unno how to wrk with those ...wanna help me out :D

    i know there linux versions of .rar but as far as working with them on windows ...unno
     
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    you burn it to a CD. i used nero 7.

    on a side note, you need to leave the disc in, so you won't able to burn the recovery partition to a DVD.
     
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  5. The_Moo™

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    then ...whats the point how am i gonna do it ? ...

    lemme guess i have to run gparted create a partition install ubuntu and then use ubuntu to burn my back up and then use gparted live cd to delete all the partitions
     
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    ...or we could try to think simple, install EASEU partition manager, image the recovery partition to a DVD or external HDD, and have a beer :D
     
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  7. The_Moo™

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    but i cant do that i dont drink :D

    its 32 dollars there has to be a diff way :( im lazy and i love free ware

    the freeware only supports 32 bit :(
     
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  8. Mystik

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    Moo, if you're so particular about saving the partition, dd it to a file, and burn the file.

    man dd

    answers are around.
     
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    explain ? what is dd
     
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  10. Mystik

    Mystik Notebook Deity

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    a linux CLI application.

    seriously man.

    i mean that

    man.

    as in, man pages.
     
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    lol sorry :(
     
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  12. Mystik

    Mystik Notebook Deity

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    everything you need to know under the linux CLI is contained in MAN pages.
     
    Mystik, Feb 15, 2009
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    plasma. herpyderpy

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    You could also mount it as an image and install it.

    Or virtualize it.
     
    plasma., Feb 16, 2009
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  14. kobe

    kobe Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you want to virtualize, may I suggest virtual box. It's awesome! And safe too.
     
    kobe, Feb 16, 2009
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    pencilcheck Notebook Consultant

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    why ask here? I bet you could get a better support and answers in http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=332

    Try it.
    And don't rush, Linux is not something you could rush to get to know everything or the knowledge you need. It takes approximately a few days to learn and know what the common commands are and what apps are good for.

    I have used linux for almost a year now, I like linux.
     
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  16. plasma.

    plasma. herpyderpy

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    Agreed. I have Windows 7 64 bit, Ubuntu 32 bit, XP 32 bit and Mac OSX Leopard all virtualized in Sun VirtualBox.
     
    plasma., Feb 17, 2009
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  17. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    so does this mean you have all loaded on your machine, but can run this program and basically run another OS inside it?
     
    ryujin, Feb 17, 2009
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    Exactly. Sun VirtualBox is like VMWare for fanboys.
     
    Mystik, Feb 17, 2009
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  19. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    i have never used either of the programs.
    just wondering how one could run xp32 and then run on top of that say win7?
    seems there would be driver conflicts, but since i am not knowledgable on this i can only speculate.
     
    ryujin, Feb 17, 2009
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  20. Mystik

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    I understand. VirtualBox, like many other VM programs, Virtualizes the hardware of a system, then translates it to the actual hardware.

    the drivers you'd need on the VM system would be for VirtualBox, not for your actual hardware.
     
    Mystik, Feb 17, 2009
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