Synaptec connection problem

Sat May 6 12:22:26 UTC 2006

Elijah

The contents of my etc/hosts file is 

127.0.0.1	localhost.localdomain	localhost	ubuntujohn

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable
hosts
::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts

Thanks
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 16:38:59 -0700
> From: Scott <listboi at angrykeyboarder.com>
> Subject: I'm afraid to reboot.  menu.lst problem.
> (Dapper)
> To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions
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> 	Kubuntu Users <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> 
> Or at least I think it is a problem.....
> 
> Several days ago a Kernel upgrade came out
> (linux-image-2.6.15-22-686).
> 
> I upgraded.
> 
> I then found that there wasn't any corresponding
> linux-restricted-modules file yet.
> 
> Since so I went back to using the previous kernel
> which I had not
> uninstalled.
> 
> After that, every time I booted/rebooted my computer
> I'd wind up with
> the newer
> kernel unless I quickly hit the escape key and
> selected the older one..
> 
> That was getting annoying so I'd planned on editing
> my menu.lst file to
> add more time to the timeout.
> 
> But after a day or so I noticed that if I didn't
> catch it and the newer
> kernel would boot, I'd not be able to get past the
> usplash screen.
> 
> Strangely it would behave normally but instead of
> taking me to the display
> manager it would restart but appear blank (just the
> logo would be there).
> 
> My computer would then freeze and I'd have to
> reboot.
> 
> Upon rebooting I'd be sure to catch it in time and
> go back to the older
> kernel.
> 
> Finally I got tired of that so I just now
> uninstalled the older kernel so
> there would only be one for grub to choose from and
> I'd not have that
> problem anymore.
> 
> Now for some strange reason I felt compelled to take
> a look at my
> menu.lst file right after uninstalling the newer
> kernel (I normally
> never bother looking at it after installing a
> kernel) and was a bit
> alarmed at what I saw.
> 
> If I'm reading this correctly, the next time I boot,
> GRUB will attempt
> to boot not the kernel I have installed and not the
> one I just
> uninstalled, but the default kernel that was
> installed when I first
> installed Ubuntu to begin with (that would be
> -2.6.15-20-386)!  I got
> rid of that ages ago.
> 
> I'd edit menu.lst to correct it, but I'm not 100%
> sure this is a problem
> (only 99%).
> 
> On the other hand the files it lists are nowhere to
> be found in /boot
> (which makes perfect sense).
> 
> Maybe I'm just misreading menu.lst?
> 
> I'm really afraid of screwing this up further
> (assuming it is now). I've
> never known what to do previously when I'd start my
> computer and
> couldn't get past GRUB (I'm talking well before
> Ubuntu).  I'd end up
> reinstalling my complete distro from scratch (which
> seems a bit drastic)
> but I know nothing about how to "rescue" in those
> cases.
> 
> 
> Anyhow, here is the contents of my.menu.lst file.
> 
> Thanks. Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
> #            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
> #            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
> #            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
> 
> ## default num
> # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM.
> Numbering starts from
> 0, and
> # the entry number 0 is the default if the command
> is not used.
> #
> # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In
> this case, the default
> entry
> # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
> # WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not change
> this entry to 'saved'
> or your
> # array will desync and will not let you boot your
> system.
> default		0
> 
> ## timeout sec
> # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before
> automatically booting the
> default entry
> # (normally the first entry defined).
> timeout		3
> 
> ## hiddenmenu
> # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the
> menu)
> hiddenmenu
> 
> # Pretty colours
> #color cyan/blue white/blue
> 
> ## password ['--md5'] passwd
> # If used in the first section of a menu file,
> disable all interactive
> editing
> # control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and
> entries protected by the
> # command 'lock'
> # e.g. password topsecret
> #      password --md5
> $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
> # password topsecret
> 
> #
> # examples
> #
> # title		Windows 95/98/NT/2000
> # root		(hd0,0)
> 
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