It seems that gnome-boxes requires a package called 'SPICE guest tools' to be installed on a guest system, in order for USB devices to be redirected from the host to the guest. I am running Lubuntu 18.04 as a guest in a gnome box and I am confused as to where I can download this 'guest tools' package.
The gnome-boxes properties dialog window says it can be downloaded from http://www.spice-space.org/download.html ; however, I can only find Windows binaries for the guest tools but not for Linux.
I'm trying to reorganize the partitions on the 2 HDDs that I have on my system. One of the partitions (ext4) is 883 GiB (according to gparted) and apparently has 14 GiBs used. However, if I mount this partition and browse it with nautilus, it seems empty except for a hidden 'lost+found' folder (I know this is created by fsck). So, presumably these 14 GiBs are all contained within that lost+found folder. However, I've tried deleting the folder (emptying the recycle bin etc.) and gparted still says those 14 GiBs are used. I've even tried reformatting that partition in ext4 with gparted and, straight after I do that, it still says the 14 GiBs are used and the lost+found folder still seems to be present (even though I haven't run another fsck). That partition did have an msftdata tag on it, which I've removed, but it didn't seem to help. Does anyone know what is going on here?
I'll post the output of parted -l below:
Model: ATA WDC WD10EZEX-00B (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 50.0GB 50.0GB ext4 msftdata
3 50.0GB 998GB 948GB ext4
2 998GB 1000GB 2000MB linux-swap(v1)
dev/sdb3 is the partition that I'm referring to. Also, is it normal that dev/sdb1 has an msftdata flag on it (that is my Ubuntu root partition)? I have a dual-boot with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Windows 8.1, although my Windows partition is on the other HDD (dev/sda).
Thanks in advance!
I did a search beforehand and I don't think a similar question has been asked before.
I have two hard disk drives - a 1TB Seagate and a 1TB Western Digital. My Seagate drive crashed a while back and I suspect it may have some damaged sectors. I was just wondering what is the best way to perform a hard drive scan in Ubuntu and check hard disk health in general? I know both Seagate and WD provide their own software for scanning and repairing drives - can these be installed in Ubuntu? If not then can anyone tell me what method is recommended? Or, is it better to use the manufacturer's proprietary software through Windows?
I currently have a dual-boot system with Windows 8 and Ubuntu 14.04, on separate hard disks. I have installed the Grub bootloader using the Boot-Repair tool; however, it seems that whenever I boot into Windows my bootloader gets overwritten so that the next time I reboot, Grub doesn't appear - the system just boots straight into Windows. So ... I have to get out my Ubuntu live USB and use Boot-Repair to reinstall Grub each time, which is getting a bit tedious.
I have disabled automatic updates in Windows, as I suspected the updates were overwriting the bootloader. However, this now seems to be happening just by me booting into Windows. Has this happened to anyone else and does anyone know how I can prevent Windows from telling me what bootloader to use?
Thanks!
Edit 12/14/14: I've just verified that secure-boot is disabled in the BIOS - that doesn't seem to be affecting the problem. I also just ran Boot-Repair, which fixed Grub, and then booted back into Windows. The same problem happens: when I reboot after that it bypasses Grub and boots straight into Windows.
I seem to be having a problem with Windows 8 on my desktop PC (not able to boot), so I created a bootable USB stick with Ubuntu to see if I can use it to access my hard disk and hopefully recover at least some of my data.
Upon booting into Ubuntu (from the USB), the partitions on the Windows hard disk seem to be mounted; however most of the files do not appear in the browser. The top-level folders are there (Users, Windows, Program Files, etc.), but they seem empty. Does anyone know if this is some sort of compatibility issue between Linux and Windows?
The thing is, I also tried checking the files using the Windows command prompt (from the builtin diagnostic tool) and the folders look similarly empty there, which probably isn't looking good.
The machine is a Dell Inspiron 660 desktop with Windows 8, which I bought just over a year ago. It has an Intel Core i5 processor and about 8GB RAM. I confess that I didn't get round to creating a recovery disk or make any system backups (I know, my bad ...). I know there is an option in the Windows diagnostics to reset the system back to 'factory settings'; however, I haven't tried that yet as I'm still hopeful of being able to recover my files.
If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, I'd be very grateful. Btw, I'm quite enjoying this little taste of Ubuntu and I'm seriously considering switching permanently (getting a bit fed up with this Windows 8 trash ...) :-)