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Re: need some assistance

To: John Hupp <lubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Ron Mitchell <rm2892@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:52:58 -0800
Cc: "lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "lubuntu-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lubuntu-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <50C90B07.6090909@prpcompany.com>

Thanks for getting back to me John. I'm not getting any dialogue boxes at all, blank or otherwise. 

Will keep trying.

Ron Mitchell

On Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:53:59 -0500
John Hupp <lubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I posted recently about a HardInfo bug under Quantal-- maybe that is in 
> play in your case as well.  See 
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lubuntu-users/2012-December/003139.html
> 
> On 12/12/2012 5:37 PM, Ron Mitchell wrote:
> > My apologies for not being active on the Lubuntu testing recently. There are family issues which sometimes have to take priority, and that will probably happen again.  At any rate.....
> >
> > Attempting to register my eMac equipment using the method found at:
> >
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing/PPC%26Mac64/HardWare
> >
> > Under the heading "Finding the Information Needed".
> >
> > When I ran the command string 'hardinfo' etc. etc.  I first got an error message that the system was unable to find lib/libc.so.6. Discovered that file had been relocated to /lib/powerpc-linux-gnu and was linked to libc-2.16.so. So I simply copied the link into /lib and that took care of one problem.
> >   
> > Then I tried to run the string again.
> >
> >
> > Below is a paste of the result I get:
> >
> > _______________________________________________________
> >
> > mitch@mitch-desktop:/$ hardinfo -ram devices.so | sed '/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/,/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/d' | pastebinit | clipit
> > Computer
> >   Summary
> > WARNING: gnome-keyring:: couldn't connect to: /run/user/mitch/keyring-2ovRm9/pkcs11: No such file or directory
> >   Operating System
> >   Kernel Modules
> >   Boots
> >   Languages
> >   Filesystems
> >   Display
> >   Environment Variables
> >   Users
> > Devices
> >   Processor
> >   Memory
> >   PCI Devices
> >   USB Devices
> >   Printers
> >   Battery
> > sh: 0: -c requires an argument
> >   Sensors
> >   Input Devices
> >   Storage
> >   Resources
> > mitch@mitch-desktop:/$
> >
> > ______________________________________________________
> >
> > Can't see where to go after that, or whether or not any information has been collected.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
> >
> > Ron Mitchell <rm2892@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> 


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Ron Mitchell <rm2892@xxxxxxxxx>