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other:vb:use [2015/01/19 16:43] jypeter Section about LSCE disk mounting problems |
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| * to add an xterm launcher:\\ Name: xterm\\ Command\\ xterm -ls -sl 1000 -bg black -fg white\\ Click on the icon in the upper left corner and choose an icon (eg in /usr/share/icons/gnome) | * to add an xterm launcher:\\ Name: xterm\\ Command\\ xterm -ls -sl 1000 -bg black -fg white\\ Click on the icon in the upper left corner and choose an icon (eg in /usr/share/icons/gnome) | ||
| + | ===== Dealing with weird and unforeseen problems ===== | ||
| + | ==== Accessing the Linux system messages and logs ==== | ||
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| + | If something is not behaving as it should, it can be useful to check the system messages! | ||
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| + | * **dmesg**: //print or control the kernel ring buffer//\\ ''dmesg -Hw'' | ||
| + | * ''sudo tail -f /var/log/messages'' | ||
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| + | Once you have a bit **more technical information** about what's going on, it's easier to frame a price query for [[https://www.google.com|Google]] or search the [[https://forums.virtualbox.org/|VB forums]] | ||
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| + | Example: [[https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=66086|Dealing with an unstable network connection after upgrading VB from 4.3.20 to 4.3.22]] | ||
| ===== Updating VB ===== | ===== Updating VB ===== | ||
other/vb/use.txt · Last modified: 2016/09/08 08:39 by jypeter
