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Am I using upstart correctly?
I'm trying to write a startup script for my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop that pings my Netgear router every 30 seconds (this is necessary as a nasty workaround for a separate problem I'm having). I read this ...
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Black screen on startup after update
My current system is based on :
Ubuntu 12.04
VirtualBox 4.2.12 (Windows 7 Host / Ubuntu Guest)
VirtualBox additions 4.2.13-85100 (because additions 4.2.12 are buggy with Ubuntu 12.04)
But since my ...
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Vertical lines at startup [closed]
I just installed ubuntu 12.04.2 and when I start up, at the login screen the entire screen is filled with vertical redish orange lines and nothing else. The statrup sound plays so I think it's just a ...
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how to load ubuntu 12.04 from grub after update on 04/26/13
Computer Details: Toshiba, natively runs Windows7 64-bit. I currently dual-boot Windows 7 / Linux and have a virtual hard drive of Windows 8 (rarely used)
Background: I have been using Ubuntu 12.04 ...
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Make a script run at startup
First of all,sorry for my bad English.
Im using Xubuntu 12.04 on Acer Aspire One D270.My Screen brightness
hotkeys (Fn+L/R) dont work.I installed xbacklight but it always shows
"No outputs have ...
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Ubuntu server 12.04 error
I have been attempting to install Ubuntu server 12.04. After the boot screen, I just get continuous scrolling messages that won't stop, along the lines of:
[ ###.######] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2 port 2 ...
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How set hostapd to start on boot?
I set my ubuntu laptop's hostapd using this tutorial, it works well,best method I've found but the problem is on reboot where the daemon will not start,the tutorial has the part on how to set the ...
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Does installing extra desktop metapackages increase “start-up time”?
So, in the interest of feeling informed about the varied desktop environments that exist, I've performed two apt-get install for xubuntu-desktop and lubuntu-desktop in recent months. I didn't really ...
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Why Ubuntu 12.04 stuck in the logo screen after install it?
I want to ask what should happen after installing Ubuntu and restart the system.
This is because I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS from the LiveCD in my netbook alongside Windows 7. After that the ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 wont start after manual restart
I've been using Ubuntu 12.04 with no problems for the past 2 months. A few hours ago, when i restarted my PC, it just hanged with black screen for more than 10 minutes. So I did a hard reset by ...
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ubuntu 12.04 after update will not start
I Was update my ubuntu 12.04 LTS ..after that Im restart system and get this >>in pic 1
Asked a user name and password ..And you record your username and password correctly
But then remained in this ...
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How to add aplication to startup application menu?
I tried add some applications to add startup menu. But they didn't started with computer. Please Anybody help me to do that. I used only GUI method to add apllications to menu in ubuntu 12.04.Somebody ...
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Run startup applications after suspend
Is there a way to load the startup applications upon return from suspend.
My problem is that I have the line xset m 200 1 in my start-up applications, but it won't load after suspend.
It loads fine ...
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How to force a proprietary driver to load on startup (revisited)
I have the exact same problem as How to force a proprietary driver to load on startup?
but the solution does not work for me.
I have
~$ tail -7 /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
install rtl8192cu ...
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Boots up in terminal and startx can't be found
ubuntu 12.04 newest kernel 3.7.1
Ok, I downloaded "Eclipse" in order to do some programming. then I wanted to reinstall it so i " sudo apt-get --purge remove [Ecplise] ".
Then I restarted my ...
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Can I pass a keystroke from command line into the gui
I am trying out different options for remote desktop control, and at the moment Slashtop Streamer seems promising due to the speed, and some other things regarding the way it handles multiple screens. ...
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Ubuntu won't appear on laptop startup
I've recently installed Ubuntu along with Windows Vista.
So normally when the laptop is starting up it shows two options whether I want to log on Windows or Ubuntu. One day I shut down the laptop and ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 (Wubi) not starting - root.disk corrupted
I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed through Wubi on my laptop. For some reason when i click on Ubuntu on start up (when you have to either select windows or Ubuntu) I get the following screen, the grub ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 freezez on startup, ocassionally
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on a virtual machine(VMWare). No sometimes, about 50% of the time, when I start the machine up, it freezes at a point, most of the time at the point shown in the attached ...
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Ubuntu won't start up on Dell XPS 8500 [closed]
I am having the following problems trying to load 12.04 onto a Dell XPS 8500:
(0) Live DVD and USB drives both boot but hang on a black screen with blinking underscore.
(1) Booting 12.04 from ...
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Any of my USB devices doesn't work
I have wireless keyboard, wireless mouse and razer deathadder connected via usb. Keyboard working in BIOS but when Ubuntu starts I can't do anything on any of my devices. It seems that Ubuntu shuts ...
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5 minute desktop freeze after login and startup [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
I have a new install of ubuntu 12.04 on a new hp-envy. Without fail, I get a 5-10 second boot to login screen, after which there's ...
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How to fix 12.04 purple screen error on boot?
When I boot up my Ubuntu, it hangs on the purple screen. All I can do is press Shift on start up and it gives me these 3 options.
Normal Boot
Perform Disk Scan
Restore Factory Settings
I can also ...
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Precise suddenly showing blank screen on bootup
I've been using my system for quite some time now, and it's been working (more or less) fine. But today, for no apparent reason, my it suddenly stopped working.
What happens is that when I turn on ...
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How do I get GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0 behavior when GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false?
I have a question about the grub2 implantation in Ubuntu 12.04.
I have a dual boot system with windows 7, Ubuntu as the primary OS. When I have #GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true in my /etc/default ...
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Unity not running on startup
OK, so Firefox was running extremely slow, I ran it in safe mode and still slow, so I rebooted and when she came back on, I wasn't at the regular Unity login, it was like a classic Windows login ...
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Startup script sometimes fails - rc.local virtual machine
I've added simple line:
python <path-to-my-script> &
to /etc/rc.local, but I've noticed that after migration from one host to the other one, the script sometimes fails.
I'm using KVM, ...
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Repeated power error, can get to log on screen
I've used Ubuntu for 2 weeks until this error popped up. It goes like this:
failed to set up /tmp/.X11-unix
/etc/acpi/power.sh: 11: etc/acpi/power.sh: pm-power : not found
It keeps repeating this. ...
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How To add the new startup sound to Ubuntu 12.04?
Ubuntu 12.04 promised to add a brand new startup sound : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgAj_gJ-TXA.
But its not there in the final release. There's no sound at all! I now know how to restore the ...
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12.04 Random sounds sometimes after startup
I'm not quite sure what the sound is, but it has only started happening in the last two days. The only way I can describe it would be that it sounds like a wooden xylophone being tapped lightly. It ...
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How to run a bash script in terminal but hide the terminal on startup?
I have a backup script on start up with cuttlefish. I set it on "Run in terminal" but I want to hide the terminal on start up. I also have the terminal in the start up applications. How do I hide the ...
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Black screen and blinking cursor for a while during Startup
I've installed the Ubuntu 12.04.1 "rock solid" release. Everything works fine apart from the fact that during start-up the usual purple screen and Ubuntu logo doesn't appear. Only a black screen and ...
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How to make Cairo dock(with opengl) excute only on Gnome-Classic?
I want to make Cairo dock(with opengl) execute in the start-up only on Gnome-Classic but not on other DEs like cinnamon, unity or gnome.How to do that?
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Eclipse -cdt cannot start [closed]
I am using sun's java 1.7.5 and installed through sudo apt-get install eclipse-cdt.
I uninstalled/reinstalled eclipse and keep on having the same error message below
I looked on the forum and tried ...
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Is it possible to run an application as superuser within boot without input?
I have an Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop machine running as a server with no input devices accessible after initial setup. I need to place any application that I want to run within the boot process. I have one ...
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How can I open an application without making it appear (at all) in the Unity launcher?
I want to open a startup application in background, but i dont want too see it in common Unity panel at the left side.
At the worst it will be at the task bar (where there is a clock).
Thanks for ...
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I need help on starting up 12.04 on my computer
I have just downloaded 12.04 Windows installer. I managed to boot up 12.04 once but it seems like, after I shutdown the computer, I can no longer access 12.04.
When I boot the computer, it prompts ...
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Computer will no longer load 12.04
My computer ASUS M5A99X Motherboard, 8GB RAM, Seagate hard drive, ASUS GeForce video card. I had 12.04 LTS 64bit loaded.
Now when I boot, it will go to the Grub screen, and then reboot, return to ...
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Bootscreen selections
RE: 12.04 on dual boot. I get a screen box with a few selections. The only one that works best is this: Generic 3.2.0.29-PAE recovery mode. The regular selection just Linux, if selected, I do not get ...
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startup /etc/inti.d/rc exited outside the expected code flow
A few days ago I was on my laptop and it shutoff randomly, it was plugged in so I thought 'oh no biggy the battery must have died.' So I plugged it in and booted it up and when it did, it brought me ...
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An error occurred while mounting /home @Splash Screen HELP!
I've been using Ubuntu 12.04 installed on a USB ever since the release.
Just today when I booted up, I see an error showing up at my splash screen saying
An error occurred while mounting /home
...
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Default Startup scripts
I just installed unclutter on Ubuntu 12.04, Gnome 3, but it uses standard settings, and there is no way i can change them from terminal, not to mention i need to apply them from the very start.
I ...
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12.04 slowstartup on e-350 platform
Very slow startup on asus 1215B (e-350 AMD Brazos platform).
dmesg.log says:
[ 24.551563] [fglrx] Reserved FB block: Unshared offset:17ff4000, size:c000
[ 104.784043] eth1: no IPv6 routers ...
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Can't start Ubuntu 12.04
Today I wanted to start my laptop but it didn't work.
I see the login menu, I can login, but then by screen turns black and I am back at the login menu.
Same for login as guest.
I pressed ...
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How to prevent screen from going black (back light is shut down) at startup (laptop) Ubuntu 12.04?
So,in may laptop with Ubuntu 12.04, the startup is like this:
1) I see the Ubuntu logo with the 5 dots on a purple background for a few seconds.
2) The screen goes completely black (no back light), ...
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NAS Storage not auto-mounting on-load
I'm using a GoFlex Home Storage device from Seagate.
Now that I've figured out how to auto-mount my NAS storage by editing fstab. I'm having another issue.
sudo mount -a on a started system mounts ...
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Ubuntu not dicovering “ANY” hardware?
i sodoed a code (i had copied it from a website, i dont remember which) to show "all" startup applications, without knowing the importance of "Detect-New-Hardware-On-Start-Up" Option, I unchecked it ...
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Stuck on Ubuntu boot screen
I recently download Ubuntu 12.04 LTS onto my Macbook Pro 5-5. Everything worked seamlessly, save for the brightness control. I couldn't change the screen brightness from the hardware buttons, nor from ...
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Shutter is using big memory
I included Shutter on my Startup Applications list upon installing the app. For the second time in two days, my laptop would suddenly freeze heavily for a few seconds that I can't even move the mouse ...
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Unable to boot Ubuntu 12.04 live CD
I am unable to boot from an Ubuntu installation disk. When I try to boot, it starts Windows automatically.
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 live CD.
