Problem: After a forced reboot because it froze the linux partition won’t mount. “An error occurred while accessing ‘Volume (ext3)’, the system responded: org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.UnknownFailure: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda5. missing codepage or helper program, or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog – try dmesg |
Tag: Linux
Linux Make video_ts To .iso File
To convert a video file to .iso. “mkisofs” is the key. mkisofs -dvd-video -o ~/moviename.iso /path/todvd/filesystem/ This line will make a moviename.iso in the home folder which can then easily be burnt or mounted.
Linux Setup DNS
Setting up the DNS in Linux can be done in a few steps. sudo cp /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.auto Now edit the dhclient sudo gedit /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf Look for the below line, which will be commented, and match this setting. # append the following line to the document prepend domain-name-servers 208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220; sudo ifdown eth0 && sudo ifup eth0
Linux Add Boot Option In Grub2
You can add boot option for Grub2 for Ubuntu by editing the 40_custom file. sudo gedit /etc/grub.d/40_custom Append the following line menuentry “Ubuntu Mymod” { recordfail insmod ext2 set root='(hd3,1)’ linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic-pae root=UUID=c01e7d24-fc8c-4498-86a2-ad0ea8d1d4ec ro quiet splash acpi=off noapic nolapic initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic-pae } Modify for your own use e.g. the set root if it’s located different
Do Not Save Web Browser History
There are different ways of disabling browser history. You can either temporarily disable or permanent disable it. This goes for most browser. Go into the Tools or Settings and find the privacy tab and find Clear Browsing Data or Delete Browser History. Internet Explorer you can use the shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + Del Safari: Go to the
Linux Ubuntu Disable WebCam LED Light
When running Linux distribution Ubuntu the webcam led light does not turn off when webcam is not active. The webcam LED light is always on. This has been experience on Intel ABook and HP laptop in Ubuntu 12.04, 11.10, 11.04, 10.10 and occur in older versions as well. It’s most likely due to the old laptop and old
Eclipse Android Requires Compiler Compliance Level
After importing an existing Android application into a new workspace the following error can occur: “Your Project contains error(s), please fix them before running your application.” First thing to do is to look at the console output and read the error. In this case it told what the problem is and how to solve it!
grep How To Find A Text String In Files On Linux And Mac
Something you want to search a lot of files for a specific text. To quickly find any text string within any text file open up a Terminal window and use the grep command. Wiki: “grep is a command-line utility for searching plain-text data sets for lines matching a regular expression. Grep was originally developed for the Unix operating system, but is available
Notepad++ plugin TextFX Unable to find libTidy.dll in system path
After Installing Notepad++ plugin TextFX and restarting the following error came: Unable to find libTidy.dll in the system path or C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\Config\tidy\libTidy.dll Htmltidy is unable to find libtidy.dll. This is due to the plugin not being included in 5.9.3 and up to at least 5.9.8. This can be fixed by downloading Notepad++ 5.9.0 zip and extract the
How to install Notepad++ plugin
From Wikipedia: “Notepad++ is a text editor and source code editor for Windows. One advantage of Notepad++ over the built-in Windows text editor, Notepad, is tabbed editing, which allows working with multiple open files.” Download your plugin e.g. TextFX Place the dll file in the plugin subfolder of Notepad++ Load the plugin by going to Settings -> Import -> Import Plugin and select