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When I plug in an iPod into a machine running Ubuntu, the iPod auto-connects, but is not actually mounted. This is especially problematic when I am running under i3 or other window manager which does not have a system tray or other mechanism for listing connected devices.

A lot of approaches on the Net specify hacking the locale files; e.g.: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=813945 However, a far simpler and certainly less intrusive procedure is to simply modify default LC_TIME: http://askubuntu.com/questions/6016/how-to-set-monday-as-the-first-day-of-the-week-in-gnome-calendar-applet Specifically: in /etc/default/locale add: LC_TIME=“en_GB.UTF-8” log out, then log back in

I must have clicked something naughty in Compiz Config Settings Manager, because I lost the top and left side panels, and generally there was not much more than just the desktop background. I was stumped on how to fix this.

By default recent Ubuntus (e.g., 11.10) use Network Manager, which makes things simple: click network icon in system tray Edit Connections select the one entry that you see there (unless your network is not working) Edit… IPv4 Settings From Method drop-down select Manual the rest should be straight forward If not using Network Manager to manage network connections, you need to edit /etc/network/interfaces and add (adjust to own network parameters):

Typically “Windows” is one of the last options in the GRUB menu, and thus rather brittle to selecting by static index. Instead, one can specify default GRUB choice by using the full option name. Here are the steps I followed last to update this on a recent Ubuntu (11.x) install:

From: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1070212 add this line: options snd-hda-intel model=acer_wmi to the end of /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base This has now changed. Put the above line in /etc/modprobe.d/sound

C-50 Ontario processor is 64-bit, so we’ll use the 64 bit image: ubuntu-11.04-desktop-amd64.iso installed image onto USB stick using: ‘sudo usb-creator-gtk’ command make sure BIOS is configured to read from USB stick before HDD note: ubuntu kept hanging on me (mouse cursor/throbber frozen)… from posts on Net I suspect it is due to wireless driver solution: install with wired connection plugged in; this allowed me to do install no problem this link sounds relevant: http://fossplanet.com/f10/[bug-775034]-[new]-natty-freezes-due-acer-aspire-one-522-wireless-148584/ suspend and hibernate work right out of the box with this (tested both) clicking on Additional Drivers in top bar, it seems we are already using Broadcom STA wireless driver (hence could conflict with other one) now able to use wifi (w/o wired plugged in) using following: add in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf this line: “blacklist atl1c” “sudo update-initramfs -u” suspend still works outstanding issues: (non-proprietary) video driver has poor YouTube playback, etc. after resume (from Suspend?) the Ubuntu top and left bars stop updating visually (Ubuntu One compiz component; switch to “Ubuntu Classic” in GDM and all is well) attempting ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX gfx driver install… resume from suspend no longer working… can’t even ping the machine (but did not check earlier that I actually could) went back to non-proprietary video drivers

Under compiz window manager, you need an extra package, which is not installed by default in Ubuntu 11.04. I’ve set the keybinding through gnome settings, and that was not sufficient to have the fullscreen action work.

Problem: on resume from suspend, Ubuntu/GNOME presents password entry dialog, which is annoying. Found a working solution here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1466504 Namely: As you’ve probably already done, uncheck: “lock screen when screen saver is activated” in the System->Preferences->Screen Saver menu. Type gconf-editor in a terminal. Under apps/gnome-power-manager/locks check: “use_screensaver_settings”. If still asked for password, you can (also in gconf-editor) go to desktop/gnome/lockdown and check: “disable_lock_screen” Credits to itslofty below for this tip! I only had to do steps 1 and 2 on my Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwal on the Acer Aspire 522 BZ499.