RESOLVED Unable to write to /run/udev/ THANKS ALL

[Snowhog]

Re: RESOLVED Unable to write to /run/udev/ THANKS ALL

Very glad to here that dibl was able to get you up and running again. Didn't have any doubt that he would not be able to.

[GreyGeek]

Re: RESOLVED Unable to write to /run/udev/ THANKS ALL

He was unable to understand why and thinks it may be caused my my motherboard, which has Internet, Skype, and Chat in the motherboard to use even prior to installing any OS.

I've never heard of that before. How could those applications even run without an OS, and which OS are they binaries of, Windows?

You gave this:

AMD Phenom 2300mhz quad core processor.
I am attempting to install Kubuntu Natty, but the same issue is installed and defective. 64bit.
I have 4gb SDRAM ECC 667mhz
Motherboard is M3N-HT Deluxe Mempipe
EVGA GeForce GTX460 1024MB GDDR5
500GB SATA Drive
1TB SATA Drive
2 ea. DVDRW's

but what is the make and model of the PC you are using?

[dibl]

Re: RESOLVED Unable to write to /run/udev/ THANKS ALL

I believe the explanation lies with this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splashtop

That mini-OS, in firmware, is part of his Asus motherboard. It clearly includes non-volatile memory, and with Skype and an IRC client as part of the menu that comes up at boot time (alongside the option to enter BIOS), I have to believe there is a capability to "burn in" the user's initial desktop screen. That's what I think happened. Don't ask me exactly how .... it was quite a strange thing to see pop up, after formatting the hdd partition and installing a clean new 11.04 OS. Or else there is non-volatile video memory, with the onboard Nvidia GPU, that is saving the initial KDE desktop. I dunno .... it's being saved in firmware somewhere on the motherboard.

[GreyGeek]

Re: RESOLVED Unable to write to /run/udev/ THANKS ALL

Thanks, Dibl!

That looks like part of a Windows lock-in plan, and one mobo I will avoid in the future.

[dibl]

Re: RESOLVED Unable to write to /run/udev/ THANKS ALL

FYI, I love my Asus P6X58D-E motherboard, and it does NOT have the Splashtop firmware. It does have a fairly extensive BIOS and support utility, including a capability to choose the boot device from the firmware, even before there is an attempt to find a bootloader. It also has enough onboard memory to save several overclocking configurations, as named config files, if you want to. But no Splashtop, and I think I'm glad.