JamesTheAwesomeDude

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►I'm a geek who loves Linux. I do my best to help other Linux (and Windows) users, but oftentimes, I'm the one who needs help.

Running a triple-boot:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit
Windows XP Professional 32-bit
Puppy Linux: Slacko 5.5 i686

Favorite computer stuff:

Web browser: Chromium.
Computer game: Minecraft!!! (IGN:codegeek98)

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2d	comment	How can Ubuntu detect some mobile devices that debian doesn't? I suppose it may have something to do with Ubuntu's more lax approach to the whole "Free Software" topic. I'd be willing to bet that there's some proprietary driver that Ubuntu includes that allows it to access your device that Debian doesn't allow.
2d	comment	Ethernet not detected whatsoever I can't log into chat for some reason, but `sudo mii-tool -v` says 10 Mbit, Full Duplex, No link. ifup says interface already configured, and the tray icon still says "Ethernet network \| device not managed".
2d	comment	Ethernet not detected whatsoever Running mii-tool while `8139cp` was still loaded said it couldn't find interface eth0, but after loading `8139too` running mii-tool exited with no output (and no effect.) I've already tried ifup/downing the enterface, and ifup eth0 still doesn't exit cleanly while running `8139too`. However, even though the command never exited, I can still close the terminal. mii-tool only exits cleanly after ifup-ing eth0 while running 8139too. So I have no ideas. :/
2d	comment	Ethernet not detected whatsoever @grimpitch `rmod` was an invalid command, but `sudo modprobe -r 8139too` seemed to work. Adding the module `8139cp` didn't fix it, though - the network tray icon now says "no network devices available", and running ifdown and ifup doesn't work - ifup says "could not configure hardware" or something like that.
2d	comment	Ethernet not detected whatsoever @grimpitch pastebin.com/ZmP8MGNG
May 9	comment	Can't mount SD-cards in ubuntu, in windows on same machine works fine Okay, try this: Use Windows to back up all the files, then use Gparted to format the card: `sudo apt-get install gparted`, then open your SD Card in GParted (it's probably going to be `/dev/sdb`,) go to `Device`>`Create Partition Table`, make an `msdos` table, then create a new `fat32` partition in all the free space. Whatever utility formatted the card in the first place (e.g., the Manufacturer, your Camera, You, etc.,) messed up the partition table. Fortunately, GParted is powerful enough to read+format any drive, no matter how corrupted it is (barring physical damage, of course... ;)
May 9	comment	Where does VNC store its logfiles? If you're considering connecting, just to test my "solution", don't.
May 2	comment	Wireless is unusably unstable with my D-Link DWA-160 Wi-Fi adapter! Uugh, when this Wi-Fi adapter either dies or gets replaced, I'm going to dig it a deep grave.. near the septic tank. Then I will dance on its grave.
Apr 28	comment	Why does Transmission report port as “closed”? @jokerdino I've always wondered: If the Captchas help digitize old books, how do they verify that the answer to the captcha was correct? Or do they only check the one that they already know the answer to, and just trust the user on the actual scanned-in word?
Apr 28	comment	Why does Transmission report port as “closed”? Biggest "wat" moment of my life: When I was typing the Captcha for this question, I had a typo - the second word was supposed to be "layurt", but I typed "payurt" AND IT POSTED ANYWAY!
Apr 27	comment	Why can't Ubuntu access my Raspberry Pi across LAN? @AndrejsCainikovs pastebin.com/NmKenVpD Line 18 makes mt think that my firewall isn't the issue, though.
Apr 27	comment	Why can't Ubuntu access my Raspberry Pi across LAN? Yes, it's connected to the router perfectly.
Apr 26	comment	Firefox “clone” for Ubuntu @cipricus Umm, I use both Firefox Nightly and the "normal" build side-by-side, and I can tell you, as a fact, that, unless you've intentionally merged the config directories, they're going to have separate profiles. If you run `ls ~.mozilla`, you'll see that `firefox` and `firefox-trunk` are different directories.
Apr 26	comment	Why can't Ubuntu access my Raspberry Pi across LAN? @AndrejsCainikovs I'll be very happy to oblige with any logfiles needed. Just tell me what you need, and I'll Pastebin it and post it here. As of now, the output of `ssh -vvv pi@192.168.2.128` is exactly as appears here: pastebin.com/Nc1W8Mja
Apr 23	comment	Why can't Ubuntu access my Raspberry Pi across LAN? @MeerBorg I'm already a user there, and I actually considered asking this there, BUT Ubuntu is the only one having issues connecting. If I couldn't connect via any method, I'd suspect an issue with the Pi itself, but since Ubuntu is the odd one out here, I made the decision to ask it on this site.
Apr 22	comment	Why can't Ubuntu access my Raspberry Pi across LAN? There's really nothing interesting, just a "connection refused" message: pastebin.com/Nc1W8Mja
Apr 22	comment	ubuntu 12.10 not updating Hey... another good DNS provider is Google's DNS - they don't screw up `nxdomain` like OpenDNS does. Primary server is `8.8.8.8` secondary `8.8.4.4`.
Apr 22	comment	Why “sudo apt-get install” doesn't find a package? Hey, if I fixed it, I would appreciate it a lot if you'd click the green checkmark to the left of my answer. This marks your problem as solved, which makes it easier for new users to get help with their Ubuntu issues, also I get some Reputation as a reward for being so helpful (also, you get a little reputation ;)
Apr 22	comment	How do you make USB bootable on chromebook Hey, if my answer solved your problem, be sure to Accept it by clicking the green checkmark to the left of the answer.
Apr 18	comment	How to force installation of incompatible extensions in Chromium/Chrome? @ændrük It would still be nice to know how to forcibly install extensions in Chrome, let's go ahead and leave this open.