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Martin Hope
Ederico
Asked: 2013-07-21 10:51:45 +0800 CST
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I have an external drive on which I backed up data from another external drive using my Ubuntu 12.10 system. Now it would seem that there is a problem with folder and file permissions on the drive as I cannot access the files from another system (namely, my iPad through a Verbatim MediaShare Wireless device and the app for it).

Some folders do not show their contents at all (but the files are there thankfully, as they show up when I plug the drive to my Ubuntu system), other files cannot be opened.

This only happened after backed up the date on the external drive. The same data on the other external drive on which it was backed up was accessible with no problem at all. My logical conclusion, and I have to stress that my knowledge is limited here, is that the problem is with the ownership and permission settings.

I would like to make my external drive and the data on it, accessible to all (those that plug it in) so that I can access it on my iPad. Actually, I am also open to the idea of having the drive accessible to all with some folders accessible to all with read / write permissions and with others with only read permissions or with no accessibility at all. That is what would like to do and I am also open to your suggestions on security issues (i.e. making the setup more secure, as long as I can have access and read/write permissions on the drive while connected to my iPad). I am assuming that to do what I want I require accessibility available to all as well as read permissions, in the least.

permissions
Martin Hope
Ederico
Asked: 2013-07-15 03:08:43 +0800 CST
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I am running Lubuntu 13.04 and I have a problem with a partition on my external drive. Basically, I either do not remember the password or some sort of error is not allowing my access the partition.

My questions are actually two:

  1. How can I find the password to a drive partition if I forgot it?

  2. Please refer to the image attached, I am getting that error when I try and use the password, and I am wondering whether I actually forgot the password or there is some other problem.

Thanks beforehand for any assistance given.enter image description here

partitioning
Martin Hope
Ederico
Asked: 2011-12-24 06:06:29 +0800 CST
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I'm encountering a problem with my HDD's partitions and can't resize it. I've described my problem and my system here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/89427/gparted-0-3-encounters-problem-with-file-system-and-wont-resize-partition.

Now, from a more general perspective, I was thinking on whether it is possible to use an Ubuntu Live CD and use GParted in a live session to possibly go around that problem. Is that possible? I made a separate question as I'm interested in the possibility independently from my current problem.

You see, I only have one partition and that's mounted. When I use GParted through Ubuntu I don't get any error reports (unlike the case reported in the question linked above).

Thanks beforehand.

11.10
Martin Hope
Ederico
Asked: 2011-12-21 13:16:12 +0800 CST
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simple problem:

Touchpad stops working after suspend in Ubuntu 11.10. It is an annoying problem as I like to use my touchpad together with my mouse for convenience (unless I must use my touchpad because the mouse isn't available).

Can anyone help?

I also posted a comment under this unsolved question for a similar problem in 10.10: Touchpad stopped working after suspend on a Toshiba L650

Laptop make and model: CLEVO M55N.

xinput list in terminal gives:

⎡ Virtual core pointer                      id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer                id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Genius 2.4G Wireless Mouse and Keyboard   id=11   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ ImPS/2 Elantech Touchpad                  id=13   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                     id=3    [master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard               id=5    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                              id=6    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Video Bus                                 id=7    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                              id=8    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Sleep Button                              id=9    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Genius 2.4G Wireless Mouse and Keyboard   id=10   [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard              id=12   [slave  keyboard (3)]

Thanks beforehand.

11.10
Martin Hope
Ederico
Asked: 2011-11-14 11:04:30 +0800 CST
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I managed to find out how to suspend/hibernate the system from the command line by reading How can I suspend/hibernate from command line?.

However, I would like to know how to use the command line to suspend/hibernate at a given time, in absolute (example, 11PM) or relative (example, in 30 minutes) terms.

I already know how to do this with shutdown, but I'm note sure if the command is similar.

11.10