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Article #1040Re: help computer not starting with ubuntu
From: gary
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:50
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:50
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Unruh wrote: > gary <glralph@tpg.com.au> writes: > >> Hi all I went to use my computer and it was playing up so i restarted >> it and a heap of text comes up and it says to hit control D to exit and >> restart it when i do this it just repeats the same it is very frustrating! >> I am now using the live session disc and am concerned i will loose all >> my stuff that had been saved anyone know a simple way of sorting this >> out as I am not a computer expert like some however I can steer a >> truck. The wife will kill me if her stuff goes to god! > >> Perhaps Ubuntu is to hi tech for a low tech truckie > > Nope, but if you phoned in to the garage to have your truck fixed, would > you describe the problem in as infinitessimal degree as you have here? what does infnitessimal mean? I drive a Volvo B12R and if the on board display comes up with a heap of text that I don,t understand I can ring Volvo (so who do I ring When Ubuntu goes belly up?if you know someone I would be to happy to ring them ) Volvo can help me over the phone or come out to me failing that i can reset the electrics to limp mode a bit like using the live disk so I can get to a work shop > > That "heap of text" is there to provide information. We cannot help without > some of that information. will endeavor to get that for you > By the way, who installed Ubuntu for you? > I did is there a place i can go and get it done in Brisbane? > Note-- you did remember to make backups didn't you? whats a hard disk ?I am only a truck driver how do you make back ups this thing ain,t got a reverse gear on it? or has it? > > (And yes, I do believe this is a troll.) not a troll although I am not sure what a troll is just a illiterate doing there best to get there computer sorted and I would appreciate any help from you kind people with more knowledge than i have as far as computer stuff goes once again Thanks all > > > >> Thanks in advance once again Gary
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X-Google-Thread: 102983,7d813965020dbf0a X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:50:08 +0000 From: gary <glralph@tpg.com.au> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071008) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: aus.computers.linux Subject: Re: help computer not starting with ubuntu References: <48ccf694$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au> <NFazk.2580$1x6.1368@edtnps82> In-Reply-To: <NFazk.2580$1x6.1368@edtnps82> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 123.243.171.251 X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 123.243.171.251 Message-ID: <48ce2fe3$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au> X-Trace: dnews.tpgi.com.au!tpg.com.au 1221472227 123.243.171.251 (15 Sep 2008 19:50:27 +1000) Lines: 44 Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!news2.euro.net!solnet.ch!solnet.ch!nntp.gblx.net!nntp3.phx1!dnews.tpgi.com.au!tpg.com.au!not-for-mail