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I sorry im so stupid but im not sure what you want me to do. I think you want me to go to termanal, right? also what is the charecter just to the left of the g in grep? do you want me to type this line in termanal?
I sorry im so stupid but im not sure what you want me to do. I think you want me to go to termanal, right? also what is the charecter just to the left of the g in grep? do you want me to type this line in termanal?
Yes, you want to open a terminal (via Applications->Accessories->Terminal) and type this in. The character next to grep is what's called a "pipe". It's used to "combine" commands. The "lsmod" command is used to list the modules (Linux equivalent of drivers, basically) installed. The "grep" command is typically used to narrow down the output from a command to what you type afterwards.
Trust me, you're not stupid, you're just new...just about everyone who's new to Linux will think this is pretty foreign at first. I was no exception when I started out, and I'm still learning .
No, not being stupid at all. I assumed some knowledge there that I shouldn't have.
So yes, a terminal is where this goes. You can simply copy and paste if you are unsure of that "pipe" symbol.
I am unsure if Ubuntu 9.04 has a GUI to list kernel modules, but I am leaning towards the case it doesn't.
So I think its "Applications > Terminal"
But not sure, I haven't used Gnome for any period of time.
You may need to prepend sudo to that command, making it:
Well i tryed to cut and paste cause i cant seem to make that pipe symbol with my keyboard. anyway it pasted it there in termanal but when it asks for my password it wont take the carecters. I type in the password but it doesnt show on the screen.
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ok lets try this again...
type
Code:
lsmod | floppy
the | symbol is right under backspace on most keyboards.
then you will have to type in your password on the stupid prompt.
then copy what you see on the terminal and post it here
Guy's im not getting anywhare. I have tryed the things you said but i dont know if im doing it right. I may be messing stuff up.
Is there a way i can just reload the system and get what i want?
What do i have to do the hard drive to put window back on here?
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