Absolute Beginner

amarok problems

i feel like a retard.

i was goofing off in the amarok menu and accidentally hit, "hide main menu", and now it's gone. i can't find anything in the documentation on how to get it back. nothing in the right-click menu either. could someone help me out?

machine only visible locally

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machine only visible locally...

hi,

title pretty much describes it.
i have a server setup, and i can ssh and view the apache2 stuff locally easily.

however, if i put in the ip address of my interent (like my id address when i get it from a webpage). it just times out. i have redirects from the router to the machine, on ports 22, 80, and 8080. now im geussing the machine must have some kind of firewall?.

it needs to allow me to ssh and use the web to it. cause im thinking about using no-ip's services to set ip up so i can monitor my server and what it's doing from uni .

xubuntu rt61 module

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xubuntu rt61 module?

as of my understanding, a rt61 module comes with ubuntu dapper drake, so all you have to do is activate ra0 under the network manager. does xubuntu edgy eft come with it too? i mean, can i expect to see a ra0 under network manager in xubuntu? and if so, can i then configure it like with iwconfig like i did in ubuntu dapper drake? thanks.

unable to boot

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unable to boot

i have just installed edgy to a new sata drive but i cannot boot into xp or ubuntu.
when i try to boot ubuntu it says error 17 cannot mount selected partition and when i try to boot xp i says error 12 invalid device requested.

the only way i can get any thing to boot is if i use the super grub cd.

thanks for any help and please go easy im new to linux

no hdd led

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no hdd led

this might seem strange but it's happening in edgy eft.

i have a sata hdd connected to an asus a7n8x-e deluxe motherboard. for some reason the hdd led never lights up in ubuntu. i am sure that it is connected properly as it does light up during the post and during windows sessions.

anyone encountered the same problem?

installing 6.10

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installing 6.10

hey!

i just put this on disc.

it loads when im logged in, but not when i restart like it says it will.

all that comes up when i put the cd in, is some applications i can install.

it says "boot from this cd to try ubuntu without affecting your system"

for a start, i do not know how to do this. and if i did, i dont wanna install it as a demo. i want it instead of crappy windows!!

new to edgy; need some help with beryl

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new to edgy; need some help with beryl

hi all. brand new to ubuntu (using edgy). after a couple of days tinkering around on the forums, my sony vgn-t270p laptop seems to be performing flawlessly. now i'm interested in using beryl. after a friend told me about it, i checked out their site. wow!

this laptop uses intel integrated graphics (855gm). will it handle beryl?

if it can, what do i use? xgl? aiglx? what do those even mean?

do i install via synaptic or add/remove?

any help would be appreciated. thanks.

how to use the terminal total newbie

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how to use the terminal? total newbie

i'm a brand new ubuntu user. always used windows, but a friend told me about ubuntu. i downloaded 6.10 edgy and installed it on a sony vgn-t270p subnotebook. i got it installed and ran the update manager. now i want to install flash plug-in for firefox, but the install notes say to navigate to the desktop in the terminal. clueless on how. is there a link to using the terminal for dummies? any help would be appreciated. thanks.

how do i see who is on my network

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how do i see who is on my network?

hi,

i'm sorta new to ubuntu, and i wanted to 2 things really:

1. is there a program i can install to see who is actually connected to my router? i have a linksys wrt54gs

2. is there a program i can install that functions like the windows wireless monitor. you know, it shows you all the wireless networks in the area, their signal strength, and if they have wep or not. this would be very helpful.

thank you very much