for the Linux experts, WINE problem

[Husar]

I managed it, I basically had to edit the second line of the first kernel, removed the "ro quiet splash", then had to press "b" to boot (Ctrl + X still didn't work, maybe they changed that).

Now the error it stops with reads as follows:

"fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2
udevd[248]: can not read '/etc/udev/rules.d/45-huawei1550.rules'

/dev/sda1 has been mounted 33 times without being checked, check forced."

I think that rules file was created by me trying to get some huawei UMTS stick to work, since I didn't get it to ....

ok, now it completed the check and shows me the following error on startup:

(EE)Problem parsing the config file
(EE)Error parsing the config file

and something in german about running on low graphics settings, restarting the x-server didn't help so I'm now deleting the NVidia driver and trying to reinstall...

edit: Seems to run pretty normal now, should I check my HDD somehow, just in case?

And thanks a lot you two.

I guess it was running the test in the background as you said, but this way at least I learned something about how to disable the splash screen, get into the bootloader etc.

[caravel]

Ok a few points:

You needed to remove "quiet" and "splash" - not "ro" as well, but anyway.

If you don't need the rules file, delete it, also unplug/remove the device if you're not using it.

The errors are coming from xorg yes, probably due to some syntax errors in xorg.conf. Did you try some manual editing of that file before things went wrong?

fsck was running "under" the boot splash screen (this is why on the whole I dislike boot splash screens). You shouldn't need to run it again.

The splash screen and quiet boot can both be disabled permanently if desired.

Glad to hear you got it working, but how did you install the Nvidia driver - from the repos or did you download it from Nvidia?



Edit: Next time you get any problems with freeze ups (to be clear: what you encountered was not a freeze up though), don't just hit the power button, instead do:

ALT+SysRq+s
ALT+SysRq+u
ALT+SysRq+b

This will tell the kernel to sync all mounted filesystems, unmount them and remount them read only and then reboot the system.

[Husar]

Thanks, thought so about the ro but apparently it didn't hurt to delete it.

I didn't do anything to the xorg config except when I plugged and unplugged my other monitor to the notebook for dual-screen usage but that was all in the x-server settings menu of the nvidia driver.

I "reinstalled" the NVidia driver by telling Ubuntu to remove it and then to Activate it again using the Hardware drivers menu, probably not the best way to do it but seems to have fixed the wrong config file.

And what exactly is SysRq? The linux name for the windows-key?

[caravel]

ro = read only, as it's a one off it should be ok.

Reinstalling like that should work ok. It's basically a front end for fetching the driver via apt and installing/configuring.

SysRq is the "printscreen" key. "Windows" key is known as "super".

[Husar]

I just tried KDE, there was some installer in the software center that made it possible to select KDE in the login screen.
KDE was pretty nice actually, fiddled around a bit, found some wird things, like you can duplicate your desktop or your desktop is just some application or whatever, then I tried getting rid of that little symbol in the lower right corner but turns out deleting it deletes the entire bar at the bottom and it seemed impossible to create a new one in the lower right corner (all new ones appear in the other three corners and seem immovable). So now my KDE is completely ruined...
Guess xfce is next...

edit: Forget that, looks boring, maybe I'll just make a clean install of Kubuntu when I have the time since it looked pretty nice...

[caravel]

I just tried KDE, there was some installer in the software center that made it possible to select KDE in the login screen.

Just so you know, you didn't need the "software center" to do that. I think the package is called "kubuntu-desktop" in the 'buntu distributions. In Debian you just install the KDE metapackage.

deleting it deletes the entire bar at the bottom and it seemed impossible to create a new one in the lower right corner (all new ones appear in the other three corners and seem immovable). So now my KDE is completely ruined...

You need to try googling for help or going to the kubuntu or ubuntu forums. The best solution in your case is to rename the KDE userpace configuration directory, to force it's recreation (non-root terminal).

mv .kde .kdebak

Log out and log in again.

[Tellos Athenaios]

There's no need to Google for that. `Lock widgets' locks your current configuration against changes, and it will removed the cashews on panels and the like (you need to `unlock' them to get the cashews back). There will remain only a single cashew on your desktop which refers to something KDE calls the Zooming User Interface. Apparently there is a widget/plasmoid that visually removes this (google for i-hate-the-cashew).

Further there is no need to move/rename .kde (~/.kde) to .kdebak (~/.kdebak):
If you want to start from scratch with your desktop layout/configuration there is no need to (re)move all configuration settings form KDE.
Simply remove (rm) two files: ~/.kde/share/config/plasma-desktop* (removes: ~/.kde/share/config/plasma-desktoprc and ~/.kde/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc). You can do this using Dolphin (the file manager), too: simply type Alt + F2 (now you no longer have a menu to click on, time to find out about the goodness that is krunner), type dolphin and select it from the list of options you will be presented. In the bar which represents your current location (it will read Home or the equivalent in your language of choice), click and type .kde. It should read something like /home/user/.kde now. (E.g.: /home/hussar/.kde) Hit enter to go there, and navigate to share/config. Manually delete the two files (plasma-desktoprc and plasma-desktop-appletsrc).

Log out and log back in.

To move a panel like you wanted to (from edge to edge) use the button called `Screen Edge' and drag the panel to the desired edge. It will snap to its new position. Resizing along the screen edge is done with the 3 little arrow markers (two that fix the extent of the panel, and one to anchor it.) Resizing perpendicular to the screen edge is done with the button next to `Screen Edge' (called `Screen Height' in case of horizontal panels) and dragging; similar to `Screen Edge').