help+ubuntu 8.04 installation+please

[Nils Kassube]

Donny George wrote:
> yes i do have a usb stick

OK, then please enter the command "tail -f /var/log/messages" and then 
plug the USB stick in. After a moment there will be some messages like 
this (I removed the beginning of each line for readability):

usb 6-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
usb 6-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi8 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
scsi 8:0:0:0: Direct-Access   Ut163  USB2FlashStorage 0.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
sd 8:0:0:0: [sdc] 7897087 512-byte hardware sectors (4043 MB)
sd 8:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
sd 8:0:0:0: [sdc] 7897087 512-byte hardware sectors (4043 MB)
sd 8:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
 sdc: sdc1
sd 8:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
sd 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0

The important line is this: " sdc: sdc1" where it tells you the device 
name of the USB stick. The sdc1 is the relevant name. Your USB stick may 
get a different device name depending on the number of disks already 
known to the system.

Now use the command

sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt

where you replace the name sdc1 with the name found on your system when 
you plugged it in.

Then you can copy the log file with the command

sudo cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /mnt

Finally you should umount the USB stick with the command

sudo umount /mnt

and when you see the command prompt again you may unplug the USB stick.

> and with lspci command
>
> the display controller :  ati tech. unknown device 5874

Sorry, I can't comment on ati cards.


Nils