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hey, am Andrew and am very new to forums and Linux!!..iŽll really need your help so that i can catch up(i hop thats ok with yŽall!)..i use ubuntu 10.10 and ...
  1. 05-20-2011 #1
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    Exclamation hello..

    hey, am Andrew and am very new to forums and Linux!!..iŽll really need your help so that i can catch up(i hop thats ok with yŽall!)..i use ubuntu 10.10 and have refused to use windows-i think it sucks but none the less am having hard time with Linux too!

    Anyway cheers
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  2. 05-20-2011 #2
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    Welcome to Linux, I took the Red Pill too. There is no more Windows operating systems in my house anymore.

    What types of trouble are you having with Ubuntu???
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  3. 05-20-2011 #3
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    well...after installing Linux i got a problem with my sound. I am not sure if its a hardware problem or its the drivers.I strongly think its the drivers because my machine(dell inspiron N4020) is relatively new! Sound from the internal speakers is horrible, but funny thing, when i connect earphones or external speakers its PERFECT.

    Then i got some video tutorials that were intended to only work in Quicktime player. However i can get the audio but not the video bit. Honestly iŽve got a headache finding what to do.
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  4. 05-20-2011 #4
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    Open Terminal and type: (Press enter after each line)

    sudo apt-get update

    sudo apt-get upgrade



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    This should fix all the driver problems.

    Don't forget to check for system updates.

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  5. 06-25-2011 #5
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    Hi,

    Well, I've been using my Ubuntu 10.10 for few months and everything was moving very smoothly until this morning...this message appeared :


    Target filesystem doesn't have /sbin/init.
    No init fount. Try passing init= bootarg.

    BusyBox v1.13.3 (Ubuntu 1:1.13.3-1ubuntu7) built in shell (ash)
    Enter 'help' for a list of build in commands

    (initramfs)


    ..No idea how it happened, or what to do. The system wont just launch, I do not have the copy of Ubuntu CD, my friend installed it for me, but went back to left the country with original CD.

    Any way i can fix it without a CD ?

    Thank you

    Andrew
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  6. 06-25-2011 #6
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    I think you are going to need a live CD or USB to fix this; maybe someone will know better . If you can get one of those from another computer , boot it and run
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    sudo fsck /dev/sdaX
    where X is the number of your Ubuntu root partition. You should be able to identify X by running
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    sudo fdisk -l
    (that's a small ell)

    I have also seen people on the Ubuntu forums saying that re-installing the package ubuntu-minimal can fix this sort of issue. And some one else suggested
    Quote Originally Posted by Ubuntu Forums
    try "recovery mode", then "repair packages", then "continue normal boot"
    which sounds like a sensible first step.
    If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate! (Zapp Brannigan)


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    Welcome to the forum. Happy to have you join us.
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  8. 06-30-2011 #8
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    Thank you elija... i used the live cd but for ubuntu 11.04 and it is working great! Glad i made the switch to linux
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