The Linux Thread

[IvoryVinyl 48]

Okay. Here's something I need a little help with. I have a usb midi keyboard (AKAI professional LPK 25) and I play it on Ubuntu 12.04 with Qsynth and Jackd. I try to pull up a Synthesia Youtube video, because I can't read sheet music, and it plays four seconds of the video with no sound, freezes, and crashes the browser, Qsynth, and Jackd. Is this is this just a problem with me, or what?

 

Hmmm.. Wine.. I've heard of that. Any records of being able to use Origin (for BF3), Steam (including games), FL Studio and Photoshop with it ?

 

http://appdb.winehq.org/

 

Here's a database for programs that work with Wine and how well they work. If FL Studio and Photoshop don't work, you can replace them with LMMS and GIMP respectively.

[AnonyPoni 564]

Hmmm.. Wine.. I've heard of that. Any records of being able to use Origin (for BF3), Steam (including games), FL Studio and Photoshop with it ?

 

Wine tends to work well for some programs, and badly for lesser known ones. Chech the app database to see how well certain programs work

[SPLinux 380]

Thanks so much, you have made more sense than any one else on the Internets

 

Ok, here it the fixparts partition table

 

 

should I run s and save it?

 

EDIT whoops, my mous is infront of a number. it was 1

 

 

 

Well, ubuntu generally has a program equivilalent for every normal used windows app. if you REALLY need a windows app, see how it runs on wine

 

i think all you need to do is fix the ommited partiton and turn it into a primary one with the "r" command

then use "s" to reorder them, and you should be able to save and be alright.

 

if you screw up, you can recover the backup of the partiton table you made earlier by doing something like this

(in correct direcory on cd, usb, etc)
sfdisk -f /dev/sda < parts.txt

Go ahead, but be warned, if you don't do it correctly, windows will try to kill the linux in some ways (look what it's done to me)

You you know what you're doing, and you really need windows, go ahead. just read documentation on how to do it safely

 

if you install windows dual boot with linux already there, windows will overwrite the MBR, and you have to run a live CD to fix GRUB(boot loader), I always recommend people who want a dual boot to install Windows first, then Linux second, it eliminates

that kind of problem.

 

BTW, another way to backup your mbr and partiton table is to use the dd command

sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=/mbr.img bs=512 count=1

and you could restore it, by running the command backwards

sudo dd if=mbr.img of=/dev/sda bs=446 count=1

more here: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-copy-mbr/ Edited May 25, 2012 by superponylinux

[AnonyPoni 564]

i think all you need to do is fix the ommited partiton and turn it into a primary one with the "r" command

then use "s" to reorder them, and you should be able to save and be alright.

 

if you screw up, you can recover the backup of the partiton table you made earlier by doing something like this

(in correct direcory on cd, usb, etc)
sfdisk -f /dev/sda < parts.txt

 

 

FixParts 0.8.4
Loading MBR data from /dev/sda
Problem: MBR partitions 1 and 5 overlap!
MBR command (? for help): p
** NOTE: Partition numbers do NOT indicate final primary/logical status,
** unlike in most MBR partitioning tools!
** Extended partitions are not displayed, but will be generated as required.
Disk size is 488397168 sectors (232.9 GiB)
MBR disk identifier: 0xF0000000
MBR partitions:
												   Can Be   Can Be
Number  Boot  Start Sector   End Sector   Status   Logical  Primary   Code
   1	  *	  483149824	488394751   omitted	 Y		Y	  0x0C
   2				274432	   479231   primary			  Y	  0x07
   3				479232	239015069   primary			  Y	  0x07
   5			 483149824	488394751   logical	 Y		Y	  0xDD
   6			 476880896	483139583   logical	 Y			   0x82
   7			 470605824	476872703   logical	 Y			   0x82
   8			 239015936	464334847   logical	 Y		Y	  0x83
   9			 464336896	470591487   logical	 Y			   0x82
MBR command (? for help): r
Partition to set as primary: 1
Problem: MBR partitions 1 and 5 overlap!
Specified change is not legal! Aborting change!

thats what it says. partitions 1-5 overlaps. that sounds bad

 

I would use the s command, do you think that will fix it?

 

 

MBR command (? for help): s
MBR command (? for help): ?
a toggle the active/boot flag
c recompute all CHS values
l set partition as logical
o omit partition
p print the MBR partition table
q quit without saving changes
r set partition as primary
s sort MBR partitions
t change partition type code
w write the MBR partition table to disk and exit
MBR command (? for help): s
MBR command (? for help): p
Disk size is 488397168 sectors (232.9 GiB)
MBR disk identifier: 0xF0000000
MBR partitions:
												   Can Be   Can Be
Number  Boot  Start Sector   End Sector   Status   Logical  Primary   Code
   1			    274432	   479231   primary			  Y	  0x07
   2			    479232    239015069   primary			  Y	  0x07
   3			 239015936    464334847   logical	 Y	    Y	  0x83
   4			 464336896    470591487   logical	 Y			   0x82
   5			 470605824    476872703   logical	 Y			   0x82
   6			 476880896    483139583   logical	 Y			   0x82
   7	  *	  483149824    488394751   omitted	 Y	    Y	  0x0C
   8			 483149824    488394751   logical	 Y	    Y	  0xDD
MBR command (? for help):

I did it, but now it completely changed the order, is this what is supposed to happen?

I won't save just yet

Edited May 25, 2012 by Anony-Brony

[SPLinux 380]

FixParts 0.8.4
Loading MBR data from /dev/sda
Problem: MBR partitions 1 and 5 overlap!
MBR command (? for help): p
** NOTE: Partition numbers do NOT indicate final primary/logical status,
** unlike in most MBR partitioning tools!
** Extended partitions are not displayed, but will be generated as required.
Disk size is 488397168 sectors (232.9 GiB)
MBR disk identifier: 0xF0000000
MBR partitions:
												   Can Be   Can Be
Number  Boot  Start Sector   End Sector   Status   Logical  Primary   Code
   1	  *	  483149824	488394751   omitted	 Y		Y	  0x0C
   2				274432	   479231   primary			  Y	  0x07
   3				479232	239015069   primary			  Y	  0x07
   5			 483149824	488394751   logical	 Y		Y	  0xDD
   6			 476880896	483139583   logical	 Y			   0x82
   7			 470605824	476872703   logical	 Y			   0x82
   8			 239015936	464334847   logical	 Y		Y	  0x83
   9			 464336896	470591487   logical	 Y			   0x82
MBR command (? for help): r
Partition to set as primary: 1
Problem: MBR partitions 1 and 5 overlap!
Specified change is not legal! Aborting change!

thats what it says. partitions 1-5 overlaps. that sounds bad

 

I would use the s command, do you think that will fix it?

 

 

MBR command (? for help): s
MBR command (? for help): ?
a toggle the active/boot flag
c recompute all CHS values
l set partition as logical
o omit partition
p print the MBR partition table
q quit without saving changes
r set partition as primary
s sort MBR partitions
t change partition type code
w write the MBR partition table to disk and exit
MBR command (? for help): s
MBR command (? for help): p
Disk size is 488397168 sectors (232.9 GiB)
MBR disk identifier: 0xF0000000
MBR partitions:
												   Can Be   Can Be
Number  Boot  Start Sector   End Sector   Status   Logical  Primary   Code
   1				274432	   479231   primary			  Y	  0x07
   2				479232	239015069   primary			  Y	  0x07
   3			 239015936	464334847   logical	 Y		Y	  0x83
   4			 464336896	470591487   logical	 Y			   0x82
   5			 470605824	476872703   logical	 Y			   0x82
   6			 476880896	483139583   logical	 Y			   0x82
   7	  *	  483149824	488394751   omitted	 Y		Y	  0x0C
   8			 483149824	488394751   logical	 Y		Y	  0xDD
MBR command (? for help):

I did it, but now it completely changed the order, is this what is supposed to happen?

I won't save just yet

 

you can try it, remember you can restore a backup if you made one, if you mess up

(make sure you made a backup first!)

[AnonyPoni 564]

you can try it, remember you can restore a backup if you made one, if you mess up

(make sure you made a backup first!)

 

Yeah I did, here goes (w to save, right?)

 

EDIT

 

Final checks complete. About to write MBR data. THIS WILL OVERWRITE EXISTING
PARTITIONS!!

that looks ominous, Is my stuff going to be all right? I got a lot of pony stuff on this

Edited May 25, 2012 by Anony-Brony

[SPLinux 380]

well you should always backup your data, no matter what you do with your computer.

 

i don't think it would erase data, but i would seriously consider a backup of your important data

for safety. you never know what can go wrong.

 

fixparts is only supposed to fix mbr and partition table problems, it shouldn't actually erase any data.

 

but backing up first then doing it would be the safer choice.

 

whatever you think is the right choice.

[AnonyPoni 564]

well you should always backup your data, no matter what you do with your computer.

 

i don't think it would erase data, but i would seriously consider a backup of your important data

for safety. you never know what can go wrong.

 

fixparts is only supposed to fix mbr and partition table problems, it shouldn't actually erase any data.

 

but backing up first then doing it would be the safer choice.

 

whatever you think is the right choice.

 

Then I will wait on it. I have a 500gb internal hdd sitting around. I was going to buy an enclosure for it, I guess I have an excuse now to get it. I will back up everything on it, then try this.

[Rochambo 88]

I run Ubuntu in my Virtualbox VM.

 

It is actually quite nice to be honest.

 

However, i'll stick to Windows 7 for my host machine.

[AnonyPoni 564]

whatever you think is the right choice.

 

 

Thank you so much for the help, greatly apreciated!

 

 

 

 

I am like this now!

 

EDIT

 

BTW can having this problem make gnome 3 unstable? I have these weird moments where all the windows freeze when i go to the corner to see the faded dock thing (look up Gnome 3 if you don't get it). The mouse moves, But I have to restart my computer to fix it. I think Clementine might be causing this, since I am always listening to it when it happens. I switched to the more stable Gnome classic for now.

 

Oh, and I ordered the HDD enclosure, should be here in a couple of days

[FLARE 952]

I really like Arch. One thing about it is you want to be careful with you root partition. It can fill up quickly if you're not careful. If you want to go really hardcore, install Gentoo Linux using the minimum CD.

 

I tried to install gentoo once...

I never got to compile the kernel for some reason...it gave me an error. But I did download some stuff off a gentoo repo with the text based web browser that was included...it was amazing, it was command line...but it...it had a GUI....somehow oO. There is a name for that type of GUI...I just forgot it.

[SPLinux 380]

I tried to install gentoo once...

I never got to compile the kernel for some reason...it gave me an error. But I did download some stuff off a gentoo repo with the text based web browser that was included...it was amazing, it was command line...but it...it had a GUI....somehow oO. There is a name for that type of GUI...I just forgot it.

 

oh man, gentoo, the only thing more hardcore is Linux From Scratch: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/

 

I never went gentoo because i thought it be a little too much work, it takes a very long

time to compile all of that software, i heard they now have some pre-compiled binaries for

some software, but honestly it seems like it would take a very long time, not worth it that much for me,

i like arch for a similar level of customization but without the hours of compiling source code...

 

Maybe ill try gentoo one day, maybe even LFS, but for now, arch is perfect for my customization

needs.

[FLARE 952]

oh man, gentoo, the only thing more hardcore is Linux From Scratch: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/

 

I never went gentoo because i thought it be a little too much work, it takes a very long

time to compile all of that software, i heard they now have some pre-compiled binaries for

some software, but honestly it seems like it would take a very long time, not worth it that much for me,

i like arch for a similar level of customization but without the hours of compiling source code...

 

Maybe ill try gentoo one day, maybe even LFS, but for now, arch is perfect for my customization

needs.

 

Challenge accepted.

 

 

But yeah, Arch is good. The arch wiki is amazing.

[IvoryVinyl 48]

I tried to install gentoo once...

I never got to compile the kernel for some reason...it gave me an error. But I did download some stuff off a gentoo repo with the text based web browser that was included...it was amazing, it was command line...but it...it had a GUI....somehow oO. There is a name for that type of GUI...I just forgot it.

 

I know what you're talking about. You're talking about Links. Links is great to have when you have Gentoo or Arch.

[FLARE 952]

I know what you're talking about. You're talking about Links. Links is great to have when you have Gentoo or Arch.

 

Yeah that was its name. I'm still amazed at how it handled everything.....

 

I took a few screenshots of it when I was in it and on MLPforums.

[SPLinux 380]

i love links, on the centos system in my class, i have fun using it in front of people,

people get confused on how i can browse the web without a gui

[Coco Pommel 669]

There is a suprisingly large amount of Linux user on the MLP Forums. I like this. I've thought of diverging from the mainstream Windows 7, and I'd like to ask: what about viruses and virus protection in Linux.

Edited May 27, 2012 by This Day Aria

[SPLinux 380]

There is a suprisingly large amount of Linux user on the MLP Forums. I like this. I've thought of diverging from the mainstream Windows 7, and I'd like to ask: what about viruses and virus protection in Linux.

 

The virus threat on a linux based operating system is far lower, than a windows system,

now i wont lie and say there are zero viruses, there are some (several 100 a believe)

but they rarely break into the wild. more on linux malware here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware,

 

The reason has to do with the Linux and Unix Security Model, All users by default are given less privileges

than the admin user(known as root), it is harder for a virus to attack Linux because it needs to gain root

access first to do any actual damage, Linux also gets updated very quickly, which also makes it hard

for viruses to have any effect. Linux's user base actually has very little to do with it, the desktop linux base

is small and only one part of the story, but the server market is much larger, and we still have the same effect,

as the desktop linux user base increases yes, the virus account would increase, but it would still be more difficult to attack than windows.

 

Antivirus software does exist and is actually a good idea to use on mail servers and other servers, it could catch viruses trying to go to windows users.

Edited May 27, 2012 by superponylinux

[I_wesley125 393]

i love links, on the centos system in my class, i have fun using it in front of people,

people get confused on how i can browse the web without a gui

 

Now this I am curious about, how do you browse the web without a GUI?

[SPLinux 380]

Now this I am curious about, how do you browse the web without a GUI?

 

try installing the links browser

 

sudo apt-get install links

well a lot of what you expect doesn't display but, it is really fast,

faster than any other browser possible.

 

you use esc to access the menu in it, g to enter a url,

you press enter in text boxes to enter text, etc, etc.

you figure it out eventually lol.

[I_wesley125 393]

try installing the links browser

 

sudo apt-get install links

well a lot of what you expect doesn't display but, it is really fast,

faster than any other browser possible.

 

you use esc to access the menu in it, g to enter a url,

you press enter in text boxes to enter text, etc, etc.

you figure it out eventually lol.

 

That is awesome.

I have no idea how I can find this as entertaining as I do.

[SPLinux 380]

That is awesome.

I have no idea how I can find this as entertaining as I do.

 

it just is, trust me, me as the Linux Geek in the class, browsin the

interwebs without a gui makes me look like a super genius lolz

 

i have way too much fun with linux... i love it.

Edited May 27, 2012 by superponylinux

[MVC NVMXD JVRXD 2,406]

Welp, I'm dual booting Ubuntu and Windows now. Greetings, thread.

[AnonyPoni 564]

try installing the links browser

 

sudo apt-get install links

well a lot of what you expect doesn't display but, it is really fast,

faster than any other browser possible.

 

you use esc to access the menu in it, g to enter a url,

you press enter in text boxes to enter text, etc, etc.

you figure it out eventually lol.

 

I decided to download links as well. It is really cool, but I need some help

 

I wanted to try and go on the forum using links, I don't know how to sign in.

[I_wesley125 393]

I decided to download links as well. It is really cool, but I need some help

 

I wanted to try and go on the forum using links, I don't know how to sign in.

 

You should see the option.

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