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[Elan Kugelmass <functionofxy@xxxxxxxxx>]

Different note:
I'm writing up a guide to restoring GRUB after a windows install.
Technically, it is much easier to leave the windows bootloader alone and but
GRUB on / instead of in the MBR. It involved much less interpretation of
terminal outputs.

However, I don't think this is considered best practice.

What do people recommend?


On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Sure, ideas for someone to assign?
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Jamin Day <jaminday+ubuntu@xxxxxxxxx<jaminday%2Bubuntu@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
>
>> Also I have a feeling that if we are not careful this could become quite
>> an overwhelming chapter, as there are so many possible ways to write this.
>>
>> It would be great for people to chip in some ideas on the wiki, but it
>> also might be worth having a second person assigned to help Elan research
>> and write this chapter? Just a thought.
>>
>> JaminDay
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Ilya Haykinson <haykinson@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> I also recommend searching online to see what problems people tend to
>>> experience with Ubuntu, and looking at other books/articles on the topic.
>>> For example, see the list at
>>>
>>> http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=667418
>>>
>>> (it's from a copyrighted book, so please don't copy anything out of
>>> there)
>>>
>>> http://www.tuxradar.com/content/how-fix-most-common-linux-problems
>>>
>>> I'm sure that there are other forums, FAQs, and lists that show what
>>> problems people commonly experience.
>>>
>>> From personal experience, I would recommend we cover:
>>>
>>>  - wrong video resolution
>>>  - no sound
>>>  - printing problem
>>>  - can't get online
>>>
>>> -ilya
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Gidday,
>>>>
>>>> Cheers Jamin for answering :)
>>>>
>>>> Yeah basically Elan the aim for Chapter 9 is to pretty much answer a lot
>>>> of the commonly asked questions that you find floating around the Absolute
>>>> Beginner forum on UF. These are things like "how do I enable flash" "I can't
>>>> play .wmv or .mp3s" etc etc
>>>>
>>>> I've just created a wiki page for you to act as your "sandpit"
>>>>
>>>> Go nuts, think of some questions - trawl the absolute beginner forum,
>>>> ask on IRC, post a bug on our project page and ask the other team members to
>>>> suggest questions on that wiki page. Email the mailing list.
>>>>
>>>> Do whatever you need to do to get a good 10 to 20 questions that you
>>>> think would be suitable for the manual. You're in charge of this chapter!
>>>> Once you've got some questions, ask one of us to check it and then you can
>>>> start sticking them in the manual and writing solutions.
>>>>
>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual/Troubleshooting
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Benjamin Humphrey
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Jamin Day <jaminday+ubuntu@xxxxxxxxx<jaminday%2Bubuntu@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Elan,
>>>>>
>>>>> The aim for this section is to build the chapter around providing some
>>>>> tips/solutions to common problems that new Ubuntu users often run into. We
>>>>> are not talking mega-complex things here, it will be more like "why can't I
>>>>> dual-boot anymore after reinstalling windows (ie restoring GRUB)", or "why
>>>>> can't I write to folder XYZ (ie setting permissions)" etc (just examples).
>>>>>
>>>>> As far as I know, some research is currently being done into what the
>>>>> most useful topics will be, although I'm not sure where this is up to.
>>>>> Benjamin will have some more info on this I'm sure.
>>>>>
>>>>> We definitely do need someone to head up the writing of this chapter. I
>>>>> think for now, clarification on exactly what topics will be included in it
>>>>> is the main priority, so to begin with any ideas/assistance you can offer
>>>>> would be great.
>>>>>
>>>>> JaminDay
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Elan Kugelmass <
>>>>> functionofxy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm interested in helping get the manual done, and even in taking the
>>>>>> lead on chapter 9, but I don't know exactly what the dream is for this
>>>>>> chapter.
>>>>>> The blueprint specification is devoid of information.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can someone give me some pointers? Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Elan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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