After managing to completely hose my system, I decided it was time for a wipe 'n reload. I backed up all relevant files, and blew everything away. I'm installing Ubuntu 8.04 AMD64, and Windows XP 32 ...

Rolling back the Linux kernel can save the day when a bad update breaks your system. It should be done carefully, with backups and verification. Use it to regain a stable state, then address the root ...

I recently lost one of my hard drives. This isn't a bad thing because it held my disused XP install, however it's not a good thing either because I lost the MBR on which grub lives. The rest of my ...