[HLUG] RE: Herefordshire Digest, Vol 780, Issue 1
Morven Lewis-Everley
m.lewis.everley at googlemail.com
Wed Jul 9 14:06:43 BST 2008
Just out of curiosity, did you try editing your Xorg config file when you
were using Ubuntu to increase the max screen resolution? If not, you may
have been able to get the resolution you want and not switch distro's
(Unless you wanted to use Mint of course :) ).
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Julian Robbins <joolsr at fastmail.fm> wrote:
> Christopher Evans wrote:
>
>> Greetings All!
>>
>> pardon for butting in here as a newbie, but I feel very isolated presently
>> ... I'm having nightmare problems with Mint 5 Elyssa, on a dual boot twin
>> HDD PC. I can only get Mint to fire up if I physically disconnect the HDD
>> with Windoze Vista on it. If the other HDD is connected, when I boot into
>> Linux, BusyBox fires up, and then just hangs ...
>>
>> I'm doubly p*ss£d off, because after struggling with Ubuntu 8.04, I could
>> at least get that to run alongside Vista, with Ubuntu reading the data on
>> the other HDD too, BUT Ubuntu would only run at 1280 x 800 resolution. With
>> a new nVidia graphics card, I installed Mint 5 and thought everything was
>> fine, and it was, until I reconnected the Windoze Vista HDD ... Then BusyBox
>> and limbo ... BusyBox is like a 'death rattle' to me, and I don't even know
>> what it is supposed to do, other than driving me nuts, which it does very
>> successfully ... Aaaarrrggghhh!
>>
>>
> Hi Chris
>
> Well I was going to post a introductory post about being 'duly elected'
> (LOL!) our new LUG master. But business first ...
>
> I'm probably the nearest to you, just down the road, past the two sets of
> welsh water traffic lights, all of 150 yds apart; in Shobdon.
>
> I'm happy to come over one evening this week and take a look. Not promising
> anything, but we'll give it a go. Alternatively you could wait till next
> week when our next LUG meeting is due if you prefer.
>
> Cheers
>
> Julian
>
>> Help, pretty please?
>>
>>
>> I live just West of Shobdon, on the way to Presteigne, so if there is
>> anyone out there in Herefordshire Linux Group who can help, I'd be eternally
>> grateful, and cross their palm with silver etc. I've tried everything, even
>> posting on the Mint Forum, but no joy so far ...
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: herefordshire-request at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>> Subject: Herefordshire Digest, Vol 780, Issue 1
>>> To: herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 12:15:09 +0100
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>>> Today's Topics:
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>>> 1. Interest problem (David Shorthouse)
>>> 2. Interesting problem sent twice because of email address
>>> (David Shorthouse)
>>> 3. Re: Interest problem (Paul Stenning)
>>> 4. Re: Interest problem (Paul Maddox)
>>> 5. Re: Interest problem (Paul Stenning)
>>> 6. Re: Interest problem (dicegeorge at hotmail dot com)
>>> 7. Re: Interest problem (paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net)
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 19:54:26 +0100
>>> From: David Shorthouse <david at david-shorthouse.co.uk>
>>> Subject: [HLUG] Interest problem
>>> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group."
>>> <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>> Message-ID: <200807071954.27003.david at david-shorthouse.co.uk>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Anyone out there do data recovery??? I have a very very dead usb memory
>>> stick containing cvs a gsp xml file and some other word docs. I took it up
>>> to PC world to get the data off they couldnt do it. I was going to buy
>>> another usb device the same so I could move the chip from one usb stick to
>>> another but was informed that this would blank the memory of the usb drive i
>>> have.
>>>
>>> 1. Does anyone know anywhere does proper data recovery?
>>> 2. my second option run another stick the same as mine in parallel so
>>> that it is being driven and powered off the other device?
>>>
>>> This is quite a hard thing to do as it means wiring another usb memory
>>> stick to the memory i have on mine...
>>> WEll any one have thoughts please pass them on except...
>>>
>>> you should have backed them up .... Doh if only i had of thought of that
>>> one :( still in good spirits
>>>
>>> by the way PC world Guaranteed to get the data off if i paid £700
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 19:56:13 +0100
>>> From: David Shorthouse <kungfu at globalnet.co.uk>
>>> Subject: [HLUG] Interesting problem sent twice because of email
>>> address
>>> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group."
>>> <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>> Message-ID: <200807071956.13987.kungfu at globalnet.co.uk>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Anyone out there do data recovery??? I have a very very dead usb memory
>>> stick containing cvs a gsp xml file and some other word docs. I took it up
>>> to PC world to get the data off they couldnt do it. I was going to buy
>>> another usb device the same so I could move the chip from one usb stick to
>>> another but was informed that this would blank the memory of the usb drive i
>>> have.
>>>
>>> 1. Does anyone know anywhere does proper data recovery?
>>> 2. my second option run another stick the same as mine in parallel so
>>> that it is being driven and powered off the other device?
>>>
>>> This is quite a hard thing to do as it means wiring another usb memory
>>> stick to the memory i have on mine...
>>> WEll any one have thoughts please pass them on except...
>>>
>>> you should have backed them up .... Doh if only i had of thought of that
>>> one :( still in good spirits
>>>
>>> by the way PC world Guaranteed to get the data off if i paid £700
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 3
>>> Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:08:56 +0100
>>> From: Paul Stenning <paul at vintage-radio.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [HLUG] Interest problem
>>> To: david at david-shorthouse.co.uk, "Herefordshire Linux Users
>>> Group."
>>> <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>> Message-ID: <487269C8.7090006 at vintage-radio.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>>>
>>> Xytron data recovery are in Hereford. http://www.xytron.co.uk/
>>>
>>> They did a faulty hard disk for one of my clients about three years ago,
>>> and retrieved the data fine. I can't remember the price but it was
>>> reasonable for that type of work (not cheap, but we put it in as a low
>>> priority job and saved a bit more by not having to pay for collection and
>>> delivery).
>>>
>>> Call or email them for a price.
>>>
>>> My approach with something like this is to leave it to the experts if the
>>> data is valuable. Fiddling when not 100% sure of what you're doing could
>>> make things worse, and just using failing hardware can help it fail further.
>>>
>>> You need to decide the value of the information compared to the cost of
>>> having it recovered professionally and the risk of a DIY attempt trashing it
>>> permanently.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> David Shorthouse wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Anyone out there do data recovery??? I have a very very dead usb memory
>>>> stick containing cvs a gsp xml file and some other word docs. I took it up
>>>> to PC world to get the data off they couldnt do it. I was going to buy
>>>> another usb device the same so I could move the chip from one usb stick to
>>>> another but was informed that this would blank the memory of the usb drive i
>>>> have.
>>>>
>>>> 1. Does anyone know anywhere does proper data recovery?
>>>> 2. my second option run another stick the same as mine in parallel so
>>>> that it is being driven and powered off the other device?
>>>>
>>>> This is quite a hard thing to do as it means wiring another usb memory
>>>> stick to the memory i have on mine...
>>>> WEll any one have thoughts please pass them on except...
>>>>
>>>> you should have backed them up .... Doh if only i had of thought of that
>>>> one :( still in good spirits
>>>>
>>>> by the way PC world Guaranteed to get the data off if i paid £700
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 4
>>> Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:11:31 +0100
>>> From: Paul Maddox <paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [HLUG] Interest problem
>>> To: HLUG <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>> Message-ID: <C4983703.D21%paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net<C4983703.D21%25paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net>
>>> >
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>>>
>>> David,
>>>
>>>
>>>> Anyone out there do data recovery??? I have a very very dead usb memory
>>>> stick
>>>> containing cvs a gsp xml file and some other word docs. I took it up to
>>>> PC
>>>> world to get the data off they couldnt do it. I was going to buy another
>>>> usb
>>>> device the same so I could move the chip from one usb stick to another
>>>> but
>>>> was informed that this would blank the memory of the usb drive i have.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Ok, there are two reasons it might have died.
>>>
>>> Flash memory chip failure
>>> USB chip failure.
>>>
>>> If it's the first case, there's no way you'll get anything back, sorry.
>>> If it's the second then buying an indentical one and swap the flash
>>> memory
>>> chip.
>>>
>>> The thing with flash memory is that it's not like hard disk drives. It's
>>> not
>>> *IF* it will die, only *when*. They have a finite number of write cycles
>>> and
>>> sooner or later you're going to hit that.
>>> Especially if you're writing a lot and often.
>>>
>>> A quick google revealed numerous places to get the data back.
>>> And for significantly less than 700quid ;-
>>>
>>> http://www.dataphoenix.co.uk/?gclid=CNz63M_KrpQCFSLmlAodlCumtA
>>>
>>> FWIW, there is NO WAY they can guarantee 100% of the data back, nor that
>>> they can deffinately do it. Don't trust them.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 5
>>> Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:31:14 +0100
>>> From: Paul Stenning <paul at vintage-radio.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [HLUG] Interest problem
>>> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group."
>>> <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>> Message-ID: <48727D12.8090002 at vintage-radio.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Paul Maddox wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> FWIW, there is NO WAY they can guarantee 100% of the data back, nor that
>>>> they can deffinately do it. Don't trust them.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Most data recovery companies work on the basis that if they cannot
>>> retrieve your data you don't pay them.
>>>
>>> They normally send you a list of what they can recover, then you either
>>> accept that and pay before they send the data, or if it does not contain the
>>> stuff you want you decline it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 6
>>> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 22:06:05 +0100
>>> From: "dicegeorge at hotmail dot com" <dicegeorge at hotmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [HLUG] Interest problem
>>> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group."
>>> <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>> Message-ID: <BAY103-DS19BF479105A223377B419D9940 at phx.gbl>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>>> reply-type=original
>>>
>>> they can guarantee to give you your money back if they dont get 100% of
>>> data back,,
>>> i bet thats in the small print - worth £700?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> FWIW, there is NO WAY they can guarantee 100% of the data back, nor that
>>>> they can deffinately do it. Don't trust them.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 7
>>> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 08:46:39 -0000 (UTC)
>>> From: paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net
>>> Subject: Re: [HLUG] Interest problem
>>> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group."
>>> <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>> Message-ID:
>>> <
>>> 42745.158.234.250.71.1215506799.squirrel at webmail-srv1.servage.net>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Most data recovery companies work on the basis that if they cannot
>>>> retrieve your data you don't pay them.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> agreed, so PCworld saying they will get it all back for £700 is a blatent
>>> lie, and showed their obvious ignorance on the subject. which was really
>>> my point :-)
>>>
>>> in short, beware of people promising the world.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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