Dear all,
you're reading another newbie.
kubutu 8, kde 4
Win XP on one partition, kubuntu on the other - 20 Gb for kubutu
After installation from a live CD I've spent 5 days without problems discovering kubuntu and linux. Installed a few apps fine (notecase, freemind, Gnome Commander, java 6). Removed none. Made no other changes to the system as far as I know.
Oh yes, one problem - a very unreliable internet connexion (totally stable on my other win XP machine).
I now have problems. On startup I get the login invite ok, but then a white screen followed by a black screen when the 4 icons start coming in out of the dark mid-screen.
I've done a lot of searching on the net but my knowledge of the use of the terminal is so poor that I'm getting nowhere.
In the immediate I'd like to get a file (Ooo writer) off my machine to continue working on another pc. Fixing kubuntu can wait til later.
(I've got a backup file on a usb stick, but only 90% updated.)
Questions
1/
****Is it possible to copy a file from the desktop to a usb stick, using the terminal in the current state of affairs?****
The terminal works. The mouse works. The usb stick isn't yet mounted.
2/
****Can I re-install from the liveCd (I've no internet) and preserve my recent changes (the file in particular)?
3/
****How else recover the system?
I've tried entering startx (blindly following a message on this forum) but get the feedback
"fatal server error: server is already active for display.. If this server is no longer running remove
/tmp/.X0-lock."
This I tried, but get the feedback "operation not allowed" (or similar - I'm in French).
I'd be grateful for any ideas on recovering my file or my system.
Many thanks
robert
you're reading another newbie.
kubutu 8, kde 4
Win XP on one partition, kubuntu on the other - 20 Gb for kubutu
After installation from a live CD I've spent 5 days without problems discovering kubuntu and linux. Installed a few apps fine (notecase, freemind, Gnome Commander, java 6). Removed none. Made no other changes to the system as far as I know.
Oh yes, one problem - a very unreliable internet connexion (totally stable on my other win XP machine).
I now have problems. On startup I get the login invite ok, but then a white screen followed by a black screen when the 4 icons start coming in out of the dark mid-screen.
I've done a lot of searching on the net but my knowledge of the use of the terminal is so poor that I'm getting nowhere.
In the immediate I'd like to get a file (Ooo writer) off my machine to continue working on another pc. Fixing kubuntu can wait til later.
(I've got a backup file on a usb stick, but only 90% updated.)
Questions
1/
****Is it possible to copy a file from the desktop to a usb stick, using the terminal in the current state of affairs?****
The terminal works. The mouse works. The usb stick isn't yet mounted.
2/
****Can I re-install from the liveCd (I've no internet) and preserve my recent changes (the file in particular)?
3/
****How else recover the system?
I've tried entering startx (blindly following a message on this forum) but get the feedback
"fatal server error: server is already active for display.. If this server is no longer running remove
/tmp/.X0-lock."
This I tried, but get the feedback "operation not allowed" (or similar - I'm in French).
I'd be grateful for any ideas on recovering my file or my system.
Many thanks
robert
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