l in menu.lst is the lower case L, not a number one $ ls -l /boot/grub/menu.lst -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6103 2009-11-30 22:30 /boot/grub/menu.lst 2010/1/13 Βασίλης <piperastaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Βασίλης, > > > > RE: 1) i want to install stuff through the synaptic, but nothing i type > > (vlc, kwrite, inkscape, greek for openoffice) in the search is to be > > found. what am i doing wrong? what do i have to change in the > > synaptics? > > ----------- > > Now that you have run the update, Synaptic should be functional. Do: > > System > Admin > Synaptic> Settings > > and enlarge the Repository Lists that the Update Manager is accessing > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > indeed everything functions concerning synaptics now (even without > changing anything) > > > > > 3) after the update i have two "types" of 2.6.31 plus my 2.6.28-16 > > (that i installed in order for the slamr to function). Do i need all > > of them to appear at the grub menu? how do i change the order of the > > boot? > > -------------- > > First browse > > $ less /boot/grub/menu.lst > > then make a backup > > $ sudo less /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst.backup > > At the end of the first stanza, changing the default to 2 should > > enable auto booting with 2.6.28-16-generic. Do the edit with: > > $ sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst > > Be EXTREMELY careful as bootup can be killed by injuring this menu. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > unfortunately: > pedeli@pedeli-desktop:~$ less /boot/grub/menu.lst > /boot/grub/menu.lst: No such file or directory > pedeli@pedeli-desktop:~$ > > and even when i give the $ sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst > all that comes out is a blank page (check foto). > i managed to change the boot priority through startupmanager though. > still i don't know what the differences are and if i need them all to > be there... > for sure i need the 2.6.28-16 in order to get online and for sure i > need one of the two 2.6.31 in order to be able to listen to music and > watch videos WITH sound [[it would be so nice to be able to do both > (internet AND sound) at the same time...]] - it has something to do > with alsa conflicting with the slamr or something, isn't it? > > > > 2) i cannot see the internet activity (neither in the applet nor on > > the system monitor; it says "0bytes received, 0bytes sent" even though > > i know the connection is on heavy duty. > > ------------------ > > There used to be a "modem lights" gadget, but it seems to have been now dropped. > > You will have to research this yourself. The current activity monitor > > is now for ethernet/wireless > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > a, ok. > anyway this is of minor importance > > i am going to check now what you are asking me to do and answer with a > different mail. > if this is wrong, sorry for misunderstanding; i will send them both at > the same time... >
