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HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just did an automatic update for my operating system (Vector Linux 7.0) using spapt-update-service, and since then UMPlayer hasn't been functioning correctly. What I mean is that it will load some AVI video files (but not others), and with MP4 video files, it will either play the video with no sound, or it plays the sound with no video, but yet it plays other mp4 files without any of those problems. And oh yes - when it generated an error message when it tried to download the latest version of samba.

B0.29-64bit: No problems in Virtualbox.
On real hardware; Core 2 Duo 1.8, 2G RAM, Intel video, PS/2 kb+mouse, install from USB stick created with Unetbootin:
Installer stopped at boot loader selection. When clicking "Next", the button grayed out but nothing happened, nor would it respond to further inputs. Killed the process and restarted vinstall from terminal. Error message showed that "SOURCE" was not mounted. Killed and restarted installer, then manually mounted SOURCE before clicking "Next". This time it copied all files to hard drive. Boot loader failed to install, but LILO from previous install still worked. Alas, as so many times before, reboot brought up a machine where X did not respond to inputs. Ctrl+Alt+SysReq+r e i s u b reboot, choose TUI and I have mouse and keyboard, but no network. Use startx and system becomes unresponsive.

B0.29-32bit: No problems in Virtualbox.
Real hardware: Pretty much same as above, except GRUB did install. Upon reboot, I get kernel panic and boot stops on both TUI and GUI.

you can get jre-7u21 at below link

http://vlcore.vectorlinux.com/pkg/untested/veclinux-7.0/x86/
http://vlcore.vectorlinux.com/pkg/untested/veclinux-7.0/x86_64/

try it here

http://vlcore.vectorlinux.com/pkg/untested/veclinux-7.0/x86/
http://vlcore.vectorlinux.com/pkg/untested/veclinux-7.0/x86_64/

hata_ph

When you get a chance, could we get the recently released lyx 2.0.6? 

Thanks

John

Nice work, and thank you for sharing your experiences with us.
I'm sure others can benefit from what you posted. 

Hi:

This is somewhat in conjunction with another issue I just resolved:
http://forum.vectorlinux.com/index.php?topic=17553.0

I had a swap partition created (GPT-style drive) using gparted in SG7 but the install process never prompted me to select it.  I had re-done the installation many times so plenty of opportunities there.  Vector Linux Light had always prompted me to select a swap.

After the installation and configuration process was complete for VLSG7, I checked /etc/fstab and saw no entries for the swap partition.  Using "swapon -s" showed no swaps info.

After adding the entry manually in /etc/fstab, the swap seems to be working correctly.

Should I have seen a SWAP selection screen during setup?  Just curious.

Any other configuration stuff I should be worried about in regards to manually setting up a swap?

Thanks.

[IMPORTANT NOTE:]

Ok I'm finally triple booting OSX Lion 10.7.4, Win7, and VectorLinux Standard Gold 7 on my Gateway m685-e (32-bit) with a single GPT-style drive booting from Chameleon.  Had to install VLSG7 without a bootloader and install grub manually.

VLSG7 is a bit finicky on the install.  If gparted is run, it requires a reboot for setup to see any partitions (regardless of changes).  Also the VLSG7 grub bootloader install menu only allows for MBR install, even though I have a GPT drive.  LILO gives the option for a "bootsector" install instead of MBR, but when I trying to use LILO and hit the next button, nothing happens.  The window freezes up.  Trying to use an MBR-style install on a GPT drive obviously isn't going to work.  Only option is to install grub manually later and choose no bootloaders in the VLSG7 setup.

When booting into VLSG7 setup, select the option to "use existing drive partitions".  Install on the desired partition.  When finished and configuring, do not install a bootloader.  Allow system to reboot to VLSG7 install CD again.

Boot into the new linux partition with VLSG7 CD.  Run command at first prompt:

Code:

linux root=/dev/sda5

"sda5" being whatever partition linux was installed to.  Ignore the read-only warnings.

Boot into the system a couple times this way until user/install configuration is complete.

When user/install configurations are complete, jump to console as root and install grub:

Code:

grub-install --force /dev/sda5

Generate grub config:

Code:

grub-mkconfig > /boot/grub/grub.cfg

This should get grub correctly installed and when selecting the linux OS from Chameleon, grub should boot and show the operating systems and boot correctly.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
If any changes are made to partitions (naming / labeling, new partitions, resizing, etc), windows will almost assuredly report bootsector problems.  

If changes don't involve the partitions layout, I've found that running OSX DiskUtility's "Repair Disk" under first aid will fix the problem.  If the disk partition layout has changed, extra steps might be needed.  An example would be resizing the OSX partition and adding a new partition that is not at the end of the partition list (causing other partitions to have a different location in the partition table).  This would definitely cause problems.

Not that familiar with Macs, but believe you need something like the rEFIt boot manager to get around their EFI implentation.

Hi nightflier - I'm actually working with a hackintosh (Gateway m685-E).  I previously had dual boot up and running with OSX and Ubuntu but I think I did a MBR hack instead of using GPT (mac won't normally boot from MBR).

I'm working with Vector Linux Standard Gold 7 and having slightly more success.  Having issues getting LILO installed (I install VL and ask for me to choose a bootloader at the end).   GRUB won't work for me because it only lets me attempt to install to MBR (which doesn't exist for me) and LILO always does nothing when I select "bootsector" method and click next.  The window just freezes.  VL itself gets installed but can't install a bootloader.  I'm going to have to try and manually install a bootloader (using option "none").

I'll post my results if I can get this figured out.

As of right now, it seems the issue is that VL Light doesn't properly support GPT in order to run the setup against it.  Parted can be used to create the partitions but VL light setup never sees them.

Even in VL Standard Gold there are some qwerks.  If I try to do any gparted modifications to the partitions, the VL setup will never the ext2 / swap partitions - even if I just launch gparted and then quit.  If I launch setup and select "use existing partitions without running gparted", the setup sees my ext2 partition and I can do the installation.  Strange

Try the steps here. http://catlingmindswipe.blogspot.ca/2012/05/how-to-connect-android-samsung-galaxy.html

Should also add that there are tons of hits on Google regarding this issue.