ubuntu 12.04 sound problem

[Zbigniew Koziol]

On 18/07/13 18:12, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> | From: Zbigniew Koziol <softquake-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>
> | To my some surprise, I found that Linux is installed on existing NTFS. There I
> | was confused: it gave me 28 GB for Linux.
>
> I've no experience with it, but I guess you are using WUBI.  That's a
> remarkable mechanism.
>
> But I'd avoid it:
>
> - it adds another layer of filesystem
>
> - slows down disk accesses
>
> - lets Ubuntu and Windows accidentally interact (interfere) a lot of
>    new ways.
>
> - Since it isn't supported in Ubuntu 12.10 or 13.04, I wonder if it
>    is being phased out (I don't know).  Oh, you can install 12.04 and
>    then upgrade to 12.10 (but not 13.04).
>
> - Since it doesn't work with UEFI or Win 8 it is probably going to
>    fade away.
>
> Before you commit too much to this Ubuntu installation, consider
> re-installing the old way (a separate set of partitions).

I think the same way. However, I copied already tonnes of valuable files 
to my home ;)

OK. I should be able to do things back in the right way ;)

>
> | Still do not quite understand that but I worked around: under /host (where
> | there was a lot of free space) I created a directory
> | /host/home and /host/home/my_username and copied all files from
> | /home/my_username to that direcory, creating instead a symlink from
> | /home_my_username
>
> I am superstitious about this kind of thing.  Why not actually change
> your home directory to /host/home/my_username, avoiding the symlink?

Did not help.

I will go for the first, simplest, classical, standard solution! By by 
Windows! (actually, I wanted windows to have for my wife, but since she 
is computer illeterate she could use Linux as well)

zb.


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