Thread: thank god for linux.windows is a pile of shit

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that's the thing.

how could the monitor be working with ubuntu and not with windose?

seems a logical question.

Remove your video cable and check the connector pins.
Open your computer and once again fiddle with all connectors and cards.

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

What corrupt windows driver?

the corrupt driver that lom said i had.

i want to fix windows partition, not just access it through ubuntu.

Originally Posted by lom

Remove your video cable and check the connector pins.

which one is the video cable?

surasak used to do pictures..

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

I believe it is working under Ubuntu though which is using the same monitor

Yes, but a different video driver. I don't know if Ubuntu does an auto detect of monitors and tries to load a monitor driver.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

which one is the video cable?

TROLL

Originally Posted by lom

I don't know if Ubuntu does an auto detect of monitors and tries to load a monitor driver.

Sure it does of some sort because there is a way to force it to take a different resolution if it messes up, but it might detecting the video card.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

which one is the video cable?

The one between your computers graphic card and your monitor.
Usually grey, around 10 mm in diameter, 1.5m long , with same type connector in both ends having 15 pins in the connectors.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

surasak used to do pictures..

Everything was better previously..

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

TROLL

no.

does that mean my monitor cable?

right.

i'm going to switch it off and fiddle a bit.

will be back soon i hope.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

right. i'm going to switch it off and fiddle a bit. will be back soon i hope.

We hope not

^He'll be back. If for nothing else just to push the thread up to a century.

ok, things are looking up.

i unplugged and re connected everything and even though windows doesn't work and is flashing as furiously as ever, . i managed to control the mouse enough between the flashes to shut it down, restart and boot into ubuntu.

i have managed to mount my windows folders succesfully.

might try the safe mode option later.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

i haven't changed anything though.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

i fucked around a bit and hit a few things and replugged everything in

Originally Posted by Muadib

Boot to safe mode
Click Start / Run and type cmd in the textbox & press enter
A command window will open...
Type chkdsk /f and enter
This will schedule a Check Disk process for the next time the system start... This will fix the issues with the system not being shut down properly...
Restart windows and let it fix the file system...
Shut down windows.

i'll do this later thanks.

for now, i'm satisfied that i can access my windows bits.

scared, i won't be able to do it again.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

for now, i'm satisfied that i can access my windows bits.

You can?
A bit of feedback/confession is expected..

it sounds like a bad power PEBKAC connection

what you need to do CMN is plug the power lead into the wall and then lick the other end until you achieve our desired result

Originally Posted by baldrick

it sounds like a bad power PEBKAC connection

i was getting that odd message before, like i said, i could only hear the word voltage when i tried to boot.

is it a power supply problem per chance?

Originally Posted by lom

A bit of feedback/confession is expected..

i already said how i did it.

managed to click on shutdown between the blinks.

wasn't easy, believe me.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

wasn't easy, believe me.

I almost do
Now is the time to invest in an external drive for backup purposes.

Originally Posted by lom

Now is the time to invest in an external drive for backup purposes.

i have several

they are very full.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

i already said how i did it.

That is how you mounted it to access it in Ubuntu?

This is the very reason that people shouldn't help you.

You are a knobber.

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

This is the very reason that people shouldn't help you.

WTF???

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

That is how you mounted it to access it in Ubuntu.

yes, what's wrong with that?

i don't understand why you are so vexed.

Vexed in that you haven't made any attempt to talk about what you did.

You wiggled a couple of cables, clicked the mouse and your drive was magically mounted in Ubuntu.

Did you use any commands or programs to aid in this mounting?

You said this thread would help others.

How?