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Dear all:
I try to compile a new kernel under Ubuntu and replace the original one.
But I find my ubuntu use Grub2 instead of grub1.
in Grub1, I cp the new kernel image and new initrd to /boot/.
but how to do that under grub2?
Is there document can help me?
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I use ubuntu 8.10 and try to compile kernel by my self.
But I have the error message appended at the end of letter.
Did I miss any file?
appreciate your help,
miloody

kernel/built-in.o: In function `audit_send_reply_thread':
/home/harry/work/linux-source-2.6.27/kernel/audit.c:545: undefined
reference to `netlink_unicast'
kernel/built-in.o: In function `audit_send_list':
/home/harry/work/linux-source-2.6.27/kernel/audit.c:488: undefined
reference to `netlink_unicast'
kernel/built-in.o: In function `audit_buffer_free':
/home/harry/work/linux-source-2.6.27/kernel/audit.c:1022: undefine

Dear all:
is there any tool under Ubuntu that can help me to parse
configuration, interfaces and endpoints of each plug in usb devices?
thanks for your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I try to get some source file as I need, like gcc and xorg, so I try
to use "sudo apt-get source gcc" and "sudo apt-get source xorg".
But I find what I get are *.dsc and *.gz 2 files and I find the file
after taring the gz is not what I want.

gcc-defaults_1.74ubuntu2.dsc
gcc-defaults_1.74ubuntu2.tar.gz
xorg_7.4~5ubuntu3.dsc
xorg_7.4~5ubuntu3.tar.gz

Does that mean I should get really source by the dsc and gz files?
or I use the wrong way to get source code?
(xorg should use git, etc.)
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I use ubuntu 9.10 and I have some problem while using this version of Ubuntu.
1. my vnc connection is getting slower than 8.10.
I used to connect XP to my ubuntu destop by vnc, and i find the
speed is quite slower in 9.10 than 8010. Did anyone have the same
problem as me and is it due to in 9.10 there is more graphic
information need to be transmitted?

2.

Dear all:
Would you please recommend some tools that can be use under Ubuntu?
1. binary files compare.
diff only will show the result of comparison of 2 binary files. Is
there any tool can tell me where the differences are and show them in
2 columns line winmerge?

2. what kind of muti-login demon that Ubuntu used?
in Ubuntu system, we can login in different console by Fn+1,2,3.....
Can we have the same feature on embedded system? If we can, what
tool is most used for multi-login on embedded system?
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
each time before using tsclient and krdc, we will set the resolution first.
My question are:
1 Can we dynamically change the resolution after we connect to the
remote computer?

2. when I set the resolution as full screen, how can I jump back to my
Ubuntu desktop? Can I open tsclient at one workplace as full screen
and change to another workplace dynamically?

appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I upgrade my unbuntu from 8.04 to 9.04 and I fount my network and
sound card don't work right now.

I intend to install 9.04 instead of upgrading from 8.04 directly, but
it makes me crazy when I think about reinstall all the packages on
8.04.
Is there any batches or config which can help me to install all the
packages I install at 8.04 to the new distribution without typing them
one by one?
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server, nfs-user-server and nfs-common.
After config /etc/exports as I need, I execute "nfs-kernel-server
restart", but I cannot see any message show out.
then I execute "showmount -e localhost" and I cannot see any files shared out.

below are my outputs:
# /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart
# showmount -e localhost
portmap getport: RPC: Success
#

if I execute "nfs-user-server restart", I can see my sharing folders as below:
# /etc/init.d/nfs-user-server restart
Stopping NFS servers: mountd nfsd.
Starting NFS servers: nfsd mountd.
# showmount -e

Dear all:
I download kscope 1.9.4 and install it successfully on my Ubuntu 8.10.
But the kscopeapp cannot find the lib when I activate it.
(I find the lib is located at /usr/local/lib)
below is my log:
# kscopeapp
kscopeapp: error while loading shared libraries: libkscope_core.so.1:
cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
root at cc-T43:/# find ./usr/local -name 'libkscope_core.so.1'
./usr/local/lib/libkscope_core.so.1
#

does that mean kernel didn't take /usr/local/lib as default lib search
path or I miss something?
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I try to replace the kernel under my Ubuntu.
my questions are:
1. what is UUID used for? It seems replace "root=/dev/sda1"
is there any tool or command I have to do to getting this number?
2. from 2.6, we use initramfs instead of initrd, but why we still need
to add "initrd" option in menu.lst.
3. is there any restriction of kernel version to replace in Ubuntu; if
I replace my ubuntu with older version as 2.6.18, will it be ok?
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
after installing Mythubuntu, I can easily share files by NFS.
But in my gnome ubuntu, I cannot see the same ui tool as Mythubuntu.
Is there any NFS ui tool I can apt-get?
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I got 2 machines on the same switch.
Everything, except ip and distributions, one is mythubuntu and another
is Ubuntu with Gnome, is the same on these 2 machines, at least in my
mind.
But one can connect to the gatway but another cannot.
I don't think it is due to different distribution, but I have compare
everything I could on these 2 machines.
( I list ifconfig and route table at the end of letter)

is there any tool or command could help me to know where the problem is?
appreciate your help,
miloody

the setting of the fail one:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:11:25:d3:8c

Dear all:
I get a application which need /dev/fb.
I search the web and find it is the device node of frame buffer driver.
my question is
1. how could I know the frame buffer driver is ready on my Ubuntu?
2. I find there is no /dev/fb/0 or dev/fb/1 under my ubuntu.
does that mean what I have to do is adding the node for
application to access?
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I have several question about using Ubuntu.
1. Is there hot key to switch desktop?
I google the keyword and find the alt+ctl+left/right will be ok,
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=450232.
and I also find my keyboard hotkey setting is correct as the attach png.
But it is still fail, except alt+up/down I set manully.
Did I missing something?

2.

Dear all:
I am quite curious how ubuntu automatically mount usb disk?
There are several key words on the net, like udev. autofs, mdev and
auto.master, etc.
But how could I link them together?
Would someone familiar with this procedure tell me where I can get
more information?
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I follow the steps in
http://blog.lv25.com/2009/04/build-subversion-16-on-ubuntu-810.html to
upgrade my svn from 1.5.1 to 1.6.1.
But I find a wired problem.
The system cannot find svn when I type svn.
Below are my output:
$ svn
bash: /usr/bin/svn: No such file or directory
$ whereis svn
svn: /usr/local/bin/svn
$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
$

as you can see the location of svn is in my PATH, /usr/local/bin
But why my system complain it cannot find it.
I use "apt-get remote subversion" before installing svn 1.6.1.
Does the problem

Dear all:
When I drag files from/to usb flash on my ubuntu, I can see there is a file
operation dialog which tells me how fast it is right now.
Like 20Mbytes/s,etc.
How does ubuntu do that?
Does ubuntu count the duration of sending bulk to receive completion
interrupt?
Or there is another tool or driver option in kernel to reach this?
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I use " sudo apt-get source xorg-dev" to download xorg.
but after taring the file, I cannot see the source code inside.
The content is shown below:

desktop:~$ cd xorg-7.4~5ubuntu3/
desktop:~/xorg-7.4~5ubuntu3$ ls
debian rules stamp-build stampdir stamp-scripts stamp-validatescripts
desktop:~/xorg-7.4~5ubuntu3$

Did I use the wrong command or type wrong package name?
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I find the speed and varieties of Ubuntu are fast and quick.
Is there any journal, magazine or Editorial about Ubuntu, no matter it
is in electrical or paper format?
Just like linux magazine and linux journal.
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I know if I want to see pay tv, it seems I have to got a tv card which
supports ci module.
Would anyone tell me which card that linux driver already support so far?
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I install Ubuntu 8.10 - the Intrepid Ibex - released in October 2008.
I find it is very nice that will automatically help me to connect to
the netwok when I plug in wire or wireless devices.
But I find it seems only connect to 1 network at the same time.
In ubuntu 8.04, I can connect 2 networks at the same time.
Is there config I can use to connect 2 networks in Ubuntu 8.10 - the
Intrepid Ibex.
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I use xubuntu and the windows manager seems get wrong setting.
I list my problems below:
1. usually when I click the right-up corner button of xubuntu.
It will pop out a dialog and ask me whether I need to turn off,
Hibernate, reboot, etc. the computer.
But it only shows:
Exit Xfce panel?

2. usually when I click the right button of the mouse on the desktop,
it will pop out a list and show all the programs I can run.
But it disappears right now.

3.

2008/11/1 Hal Burgiss <<...> at burgiss dot net>:

Hi:
I fixed my problem.
thanks all your kind help,
miloody

Dear all:
In xubuntu, there is a fast switch windows hot key as XP does, alt+tab.
But I find the size of window is too big for me when press this hot key.
Would anyone tell me where I can modify it?
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I use fodora before and vim under it can show different by different
file type, like c, make file, etc.
But in Xubuntu, i cannot have the color vim in fodora.
Would someone tell me how to make my vim under xubuntu colorful again?
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I try to install vncserver under xubuntu.
I have google this topic and I find there are vncserver, vnc4server
and x11vnc packages can downloads.
Which one is faster?
My environment is quite simple, 3 pcs connect to the same hub and I
just want to control them with vnc.
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I have install ubuntu on my x22 and xubuntu on T43.
The scroll button, the blue one between mouse right and left key,
always cannot be enabled.
Have anyone install ubuntu on IBM and have the same problem before?
Thanks for your help,
miloody

Dear all:
Does anyone change the font size in terminal on Xubuntu?
I search the preference option but I cannot see the size option.
appreciate your help,
miloody

Dear all:
I have tried several pdf editors like pdfedit, kword, etc.
But I still feel it is unconvenient as adobe acrobat professional
Is there any other pdf editors you can suggest for me?
My requirement is really simple, can show bookmark, can add bookmark,
can add comment.
appreciate your help,
miloody