Discuss Digest, Vol 33, Issue 25

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: ubuntu upgrade (edwardp-mh2Nk+tgbQM at public.gmane.org)
   2. Re: ubuntu upgrade (Jerry Feldman)
   3. switching from 32-bit to 64-bit (Seth Gordon)
   4. Re: switching from 32-bit to 64-bit (Bill Bogstad)
   5. Re: switching from 32-bit to 64-bit (Dan Ritter)
   6. Paid Market Research for Web Developers - $225 for 1 hour
      interview. (Blake Parker)


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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:06:44 -0400
From: edwardp-mh2Nk+tgbQM at public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: ubuntu upgrade
To: discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org
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Dan Ritter wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 10:58:47AM -0400, j. daniel moylan wrote:
>    
>> some months ago i did an on-line upgrade on my asus netbook
>> from ubuntu 9.10 to 10.04.  it went smoothly with zero
>> problems.
>>
>> yesterday i did the same upgrade on my panasonic cf-50.
>> the login screen looked fine, but when i went to log in,
>> gnome wouldn't come up -- just a blank screen with a bit
>> of flicker.  logging in remotely works fine.
>>
>> what are my options?  how would i best reinstall just gnome?
>> any suggestions welcome.
>>      
> I would guess that you have a new X driver that doesn't work
> well with your video hardware. Try ALT-F1 to get to a console
> screen and then reconfigure X.
>
> -dsr-
>    

Had an eventual video problem with Ubuntu 9.04 -> 10.04 upgrade, it was 
ATi related.  Couldn't fix the problem after changing resolution, so I 
did an R&R (reformat and reinstall) on it.



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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:33:23 -0400
From: Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: ubuntu upgrade
To: discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org
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On 07/28/2010 06:06 PM, edwardp-mh2Nk+tgbQM at public.gmane.org wrote:
> Dan Ritter wrote:
>   
>> On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 10:58:47AM -0400, j. daniel moylan wrote:
>>    
>>     
>>> some months ago i did an on-line upgrade on my asus netbook
>>> from ubuntu 9.10 to 10.04.  it went smoothly with zero
>>> problems.
>>>
>>> yesterday i did the same upgrade on my panasonic cf-50.
>>> the login screen looked fine, but when i went to log in,
>>> gnome wouldn't come up -- just a blank screen with a bit
>>> of flicker.  logging in remotely works fine.
>>>
>>> what are my options?  how would i best reinstall just gnome?
>>> any suggestions welcome.
>>>      
>>>       
>> I would guess that you have a new X driver that doesn't work
>> well with your video hardware. Try ALT-F1 to get to a console
>> screen and then reconfigure X.
>>
>> -dsr-
>>    
>>     
> Had an eventual video problem with Ubuntu 9.04 -> 10.04 upgrade, it was 
> ATi related.  Couldn't fix the problem after changing resolution, so I 
> did an R&R (reformat and reinstall) on it.
Did that fix the problem

-- 
Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:12:01 -0400
From: Seth Gordon <sethg-Dp9fwfP21SfQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
Subject: switching from 32-bit to 64-bit
To: BLU <discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
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I have a desktop machine at home that used to run 64-bit Ubuntu.  Then 
the hard drive went south, so I got a fresh drive, bought an Ubuntu 
CD-ROM from the Micro Center, did a fresh install from the CD-ROM, and 
then upgraded over the network to the then-latest version.

At some point I noticed that I was running the 32-bit version of the OS, 
not 64-bit.  Is there a relatively painless way to move everything over? 
  (I need to upgrade it from 9.10 to 10.04, in any event.)


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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:59:11 -0400
From: Bill Bogstad <bogstad-e+AXbWqSrlAAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: switching from 32-bit to 64-bit
To: Seth Gordon <sethg-Dp9fwfP21SfQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
Cc: BLU <discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
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On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Seth Gordon <sethg-Dp9fwfP21SfQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>...
> At some point I noticed that I was running the 32-bit version of the OS,
> not 64-bit. ?Is there a relatively painless way to move everything over?
> ?(I need to upgrade it from 9.10 to 10.04, in any event.)

I've been interested in doing this for a while now on a couple of
machines and every time I research the subject I come up empty on
anything for Ubuntu.
There are some web pages out there that talk about Fedora or Debian,
but nothing that is even remotely supported by anyone.

Here are some links:

Debian: http://teddyb.org/~rlpowell/hobbies/debian_arch_up/
Fedora: http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/123800

I've never gotten to the point that I'm willing to risk having to do a
complete reinstall if I can't hack out the upgrade.   If you get
something to work please let me know what you did. :-)

Good Luck,
Bill Bogstad



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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:27:18 -0400
From: Dan Ritter <dsr-mzpnVDyJpH4k7aNtvndDlA at public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: switching from 32-bit to 64-bit
To: Seth Gordon <sethg-Dp9fwfP21SfQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
Cc: BLU <discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
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On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:12:01AM -0400, Seth Gordon wrote:
> I have a desktop machine at home that used to run 64-bit Ubuntu.  Then 
> the hard drive went south, so I got a fresh drive, bought an Ubuntu 
> CD-ROM from the Micro Center, did a fresh install from the CD-ROM, and 
> then upgraded over the network to the then-latest version.
> 
> At some point I noticed that I was running the 32-bit version of the OS, 
> not 64-bit.  Is there a relatively painless way to move everything over? 
>   (I need to upgrade it from 9.10 to 10.04, in any event.)

Nope. Unlike switching kernels, x86-32 to x86-64 is a complete
architecture change. 

There is no in-place upgrade. Your best bet is to add a disk,
install 64-bit on that, test things, and move data over.

-dsr-



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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:42:54 -0400
From: Blake Parker <bfp-iwcNaMm7aMIiq3RsQ1AnAw at public.gmane.org>
Subject: Paid Market Research for Web Developers - $225 for 1 hour
	interview.
To: discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org
Message-ID:
	<AANLkTi=Q7MWR6p1x_KoHwKysu+1DnLkuBpfScskEcDgs-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg at public.gmane.org>
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I'm just posting this in case any of you were interested in making this
money.

I received an invitation to make an easy $225.00 for a 1 hour phone
interview. Unfortunately I don't qualify for this study but I wanted to let
others know about it in case someone within our group who qualifies is
interested. The study is being scheduled right now and will continue into
next week but you would need to respond quickly to the phone number
mentioned. They seem to be looking for people who write code and possibly
make decisions or advise others.

*Schlesinger Associates, a marketing research firm in the Dallas Galleria
area, is conducting a telephone interview on the topic of Media. This is a
1-hour study with available times throughout this week.

We are looking to speak with Web Developers.

There is a short pre-group assignment that must be completed prior to the
telephone interview.

This is not a sales presentation, and you will not be asked to buy anything.


Below is specific information about our research study:

TOPIC: Media

DATE: Either Thursday August 29th or Friday August 30th

TIMES: Available throughout the day

INCENTIVE : $225

LOCATION: Telephone Interview

INFORMATION: Participation is by reservation only.

Please call our toll free number 1(866) 652-8297
at your earliest convenience to answer a short
series of qualifying questions.
Ask to speak to Katie at extension ext. 417. *


-- 
-Blake

Blake Parker
Associate Director
Boston Linux & UNIX
Cambridge, MA

+1.617.575.9385
Mobile: +1.857.249.8443
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