[00:00] <velociostrich> Anyone know of an easy way to check for duplicate files?
[00:00] <milamber> velociostrich: file names?
[00:00] <ActionParsnip> velociostrich: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=647883
[00:01] <serg27475024> ActionParsnip: [ 3773.488746] hub 7-0:1.0: port 1 disabled by hub (EMI?), re-enabling...
[00:01] <serg27475024> [ 3773.488760] usb 7-1: USB disconnect, address 89
[00:01] <serg27475024> [ 3773.752159] usb 7-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 90
[00:01] <serg27475024> [ 3773.923947] input: HID 04b3:310b as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb7/7-1/7-1:1.0/input/input321
[00:01] <serg27475024> [ 3773.924244] generic-usb 0003:04B3:310B.013D: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [HID 04b3:310b] on usb-0000:00:1d.2-1/input0
[00:01] <serg27475024> [ 3802.008806] hub 7-0:1.0: port 1 disabled by hub (EMI?), re-enabling...
[00:01] <serg27475024> [ 3802.008820] usb 7-1: USB disconnect, address 90
[00:01] <serg27475024> [ 3802.272187] usb 7-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 91
[00:01] <serg27475024> [ 3802.445073] input: HID 04b3:310b as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb7/7-1/7-1:1.0/input/input322
[00:01] <aeon-ltd> serg27475024: use pastebin
[00:01] <serg27475024> [ 3802.445378] generic-usb 0003:04B3:310B.013E: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [HID 04b3:310b] on usb-0000:00:1d.2-1/input0
[00:01] <serg27475024> mouse still freezes.....
[00:01] <serg27475024> oh
[00:01] <corinth> Has anyone experienced the ATI flgrx driver error where you get a text/TTY1 login after installing and rebooting?
[00:01] <serg27475024> sorry
[00:03] <mickster04> what? no floodbot?
[00:03] <velociostrich> ActionParsnip: I'll have to look at that another time; I gtg
[00:03] <serg27475024> ActionParsnip: http://paste.ubuntu.com/577247/
[00:03] <matteo_> fg
[00:03] <[thor]> !cn | administrator_
[00:03] <velociostrich> Jordan_U: I can't continue working on this today; I might continue another time though
[00:03] <matteo_> hello
[00:04] <josh_ritger> ActionParsnip: I tried running gksudo nautilus and it did the same thing with changing my wallpaper etc and running as root
[00:04] <matteo_> i'm itallian
[00:04] <[thor]> welcome matteo, are you having problems?
[00:06] <matteo_> ubuntu for world
[00:08] <adamruffolo> e
[00:09] <acerimmer> :
[00:11] <Chemical> anybody know why ubuntu 10.04 shows text about dev0 roots and stuff during startup and shutdown?
[00:16] <jaunty> hello
[00:16] <ActionParsnip> serg27475024: ok, what is the output of:  lsmod    Thanks
[00:18] <jaunty> ANYBODY HERE FROM TORONTO?
[00:18] <ActionParsnip> !caps | jaunty
[00:18] <Jordan_U> !ot | jaunty
[00:18] <jaunty> my bad
[00:19] <jaunty> wht sort of topics are on this site
[00:19] <ActionParsnip> jaunty: this channel is ubuntu support only
[00:19] <jaunty> i know
[00:20] <ActionParsnip> jaunty: so why ask?
[00:20] <jaunty> i am ubuntu
[00:20] <jaunty> i am using ubuntu
[00:21] <needlez> can someone tell me if this is setup correctly?? http://pastie.org/1645455
[00:21] <Jordan_U> jaunty: That does not make your question an Ubuntu support question.
[00:21] <jaunty> soory, i am new to this..
[00:21] <needlez> the bottom is my fstab file, the above is my hardware setup, just wanna double check if my stuff is correct
[00:22] <corinth> Has anyone experienced the ATI flgrx driver error where you get a text/TTY1 login after installing and rebooting?
[00:23] <ActionParsnip> needlez: some of the terminology is off but looks ok. I'd add the options:  uid=1000,rw,user    to sdb2 and hda1
[00:23] <ActionParsnip> needlez: also you need to 0s on the end of the line, not just one
[00:23] <needlez> ok, but so they should mount just fine on reboot if i add those opetions??
[00:23] <ActionParsnip> needlez: assuming the mount points exist, yes
[00:24] <dejan_> why when I try to save document (html) that is in the www folder anoying popup comes saying that cant backup filer overwrite? i am using bluefish pls how to avoid this?
[00:24] <dejan_> :S
[00:24] <Jordan_U> jaunty: If you type "/join #ubuntu-offtopic" (without the quotes) where you'd normally enter a message in your IRC client you will join the #ubuntu-offtopic channel. If you type "/join #freenode" you will join the channel for support questions about the freenode IRC network as a whole.
[00:24] <needlez> ActionParsnip, ok, thank you
[00:25] <Gunni> i seem to have lost the network connection assistant in ubuntu, is there any way to get it back?
[00:25] <ActionParsnip> needlez: still using fat32?
[00:25] <acerimmer> Gunni: you mean it's not on the toolbar or it's not working at all?
[00:25] <ActionParsnip> Gunni: press ALT+F2 and run: nm-applet
[00:25] <needlez> just had, on partion that was fat32 to switch between windows and linux system, so i can drop files and look at them in both
[00:26] <ActionParsnip> needlez: Linux can read and write to ntfs
[00:27] <Ratzinger> Can anyone tell me if it's possible to make a program alway start in a specific workspace / vw?
[00:27] <needlez> ahh, i didn't think about that, i could just set it to ntfs i guess
[00:27] <Gunni> ActionParsnip, i ran it, it said it was running, i killed it and re-ran it, same as before, can't see it..
[00:28] <needlez> thank you very much though, youre a very smart guy
[00:30] <ActionParsnip> needlez: thanks :)
[00:30] <Ratzinger> l
[00:33] <bytesaber_work> is cron in ubuntu different somehow in other linux?   i can't get this to accept * 14 * * * *    (every day at 6pm)
[00:34] <eross> bytesaber_work - what's the command
[00:34] <bytesaber_work> * 14 * * * *    /usr/bin/killall xchat
[00:35] <CalimeroTeknik> hello ! running grub-install /dev/sda I get /usr/sbin/grub-install: 31: grub-install.real: not found
[00:35] <CalimeroTeknik> I guess some package must be reinstalled
[00:35] <eross> seems you have one too many *  ?
[00:35] <bytesaber_work> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron    They use 6
[00:36] <Jordan_U> CalimeroTeknik: Did you install Ubuntu via wubi?
[00:36] <bytesaber_work> in the Predefined scheduling definitions table
[00:36] <CalimeroTeknik> no, it's in an ext4 partition
[00:36] <kromium> What is the default mysql root password in ubuntu?
[00:36] <CalimeroTeknik> I'm chrooted in ubuntu presently
[00:36] <jrib> kromium: you are prompted to set one during install
[00:37] <kromium> jrib: oh, I will have to remove and install it again then..
[00:37] <CalimeroTeknik> and oops, I meant grub-install /dev/sda7
[00:37] <jrib> kromium: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MysqlPasswordReset
[00:37] <eross> ok i see it is optional - year
[00:38] <ActionParsnip> bytesaber_work: use gnome-schedule to setup cron if you fancy a GUI ;)
[00:38] <eross> every day at 6pm -  0 18 * * * ...
[00:38] <CalimeroTeknik> !pkgfile grub-install.real
[00:38] <eross> http://www.zedwood.com/article/135/linux-crontab-reference
[00:38] <Jordan_U> CalimeroTeknik: grub-install.real is part of an (IMHO) ugly hack used for wubi. You should only see anything about grub-install.real if you have the package "lupin-support" installed, and that should only be installed if you used wubi to install Ubuntu so it's odd that you're seeing it. Do you have lupin-support installed?
[00:38] <dejan_> why when I try to save document (html) that is in the www folder anoying popup comes saying that cant backup filer overwrite? i am using bluefish pls how to avoid this?
[00:38] <CalimeroTeknik> oh. strange !
[00:39] <mickster04> CalimeroTeknik: when you say you are chrooted?
[00:39] <CalimeroTeknik> I booted a livecd
[00:39] <CalimeroTeknik> mounted /dev/sda7 that contains ubuntu to /mnt (it has no /boot partition)
[00:39] <mickster04> CalimeroTeknik: ok
[00:39] <CalimeroTeknik> mounted -o bind /dev /proc and /sys to /mnt
[00:39] <mickster04> CalimeroTeknik: just checking, :p
[00:39] <CalimeroTeknik> chroot /mnt
[00:39] <CalimeroTeknik> then grub-install /dev/sda7
[00:39] <CalimeroTeknik> and it says that
[00:40] <edbian> dejan_, The www folder is not writeable by your user.
[00:40] <CalimeroTeknik> that's a normal install on ext4 on /dev/sda7
[00:40] <mickster04> CalimeroTeknik: i figured you would want to just install it to sda? not a prticular number
[00:40] <dejan_> edbian: this is so annoying and I must save there often because i am making changes to some webpages
[00:40] <CalimeroTeknik> mickster04, not really, because I will chainload it
[00:40] <dejan_> edbian: how can I fix this please ?
[00:40] <mickster04> CalimeroTeknik: very good
[00:40] <CalimeroTeknik> anyway, the problem is the same, file not found
[00:41] <CalimeroTeknik> (whether I use /dev/sda or /dev/sda7 as argument)
[00:41] <edbian> dejan_, Would you like the fix, or the explanation or both?
[00:41] <lwizardl> the url for the spam news does 404
[00:41] <dejan_> edbian: uh both will be ultimate solution = thanks :-)
[00:41] <Jordan_U> CalimeroTeknik: Can you pastebin the output of "apt-cache policy lupin-support grub-pc"?
[00:42] <CalimeroTeknik> yes
[00:42] <serg27475024> ActionParsnip: http://paste.ubuntu.com/577247/
[00:42] <dejan_> edbian: i just transfered to ubuntu from 17 years in win hell
[00:42] <Gunni> ActionParsnip, i ran it, it said it was running, i killed it and re-ran it, same as before, can't see it.. is there a way to connect to a password protected wireless network using the terminal?
[00:42] <edbian> dejan_, sudo chown root:<userName> /var/www      then   sudo chmod 770 /var/www
[00:42] <lwizardl> dejan_, congratulations on making the switch :)
[00:42] <ActionParsnip> Gunni: I use wicd which has a terminal based UI as well as an X based one
[00:42] <Scunizi_> Using Nautilus "Connect to server" I can connect to my NAS using samba protocol.. but when I go to Places Network the server doesn't show up there at all.. now... sometimes it does... why is this?
[00:42] <ActionParsnip> serg27475024: and the output of:  lsmod    Thanks
[00:43] <poitee> Anyone able to help with samba and win7 before I off myself?
[00:43] <edbian> dejan_, The first command makes the group owner you, the second command makes the owner and the group owner able to read/write/execute and forbids anybody else from editing hte files
[00:43] <Gunni> ActionParsnip i can't connect it to the internet, anything built in?
[00:43] <dejan_> lwizardl: thanks :)
[00:43] <dejan_> edbian: it says no such file of dir
[00:43] <ActionParsnip> Scunizi_: the thing you connected to will be in the left panel and should also appear on the desktop
[00:43] <edbian> dejan_, Where are these files?
[00:43] <dejan_> edbian: um its in var yep let me check
[00:43] <mickster04> poitee: i think suicide is a bit of an extreme reaction, give us some more insight into your problem
[00:43] <jenia> what's this ratelimit.c file? Often, when I start a new video on SMPlayer or Pause/Unpause it, the entire screen becomes black'n'white and stays that way. When I look at /var/log/messages file after that, it always says pulseaudio: ratelimit.c: [some #] of events suppressed.
[00:43] <ActionParsnip> Gunni: you can use iwconfig to define the connection
[00:43] <Scunizi_> ActionParsnip: after connecting yes.. prior to that Places>Network can't see it..
[00:43] <jrib> edbian: no read access for www-data?
[00:44] <edbian> dejan_, try this instead.  sudo chown -R root:<userName> /var/www
[00:44] <poitee> Already apt-got samba... I can see the samba server on win7 but cannot browse or connect to shares...
[00:44] <edbian> jrib, oh is that supposed to happen... mmmm
[00:44] <dejan_> strange
[00:44] <dejan_> edbian: they are in var/www :(
[00:44] <edbian> dejan_, I might have been wrong, hang on a second
[00:44] <lwizardl> anyone know the release date for 11.04 ? the daily beta seems flakey hehe. And I want to see if my audio is fixed in the release
[00:44] <ActionParsnip> Scunizi_: not sure then. You can add the device permanently in nautilus by making it a bookmark which is in the connect to server dialogue
[00:44] <mickster04> poitee: have you had a look at editing /etc/default/smb (possibly /samba rather than smb) and the config there?
[00:44] <ActionParsnip> lwizardl: ask in #ubuntu+1
[00:44] <edbian> jrib, Should we add him to www-data group?  Or make the files owned by www-data instead of root?
[00:44] <mickster04> !natty | ikonia
[00:44] <dejan_> edbian:  ok
[00:44] <CalimeroTeknik> sorry for the lag Jordan_U I had to go to the other room. here is the result : http://pastebin.com/TizbzvNk
[00:44] <mickster04> ikonia: sorry wrong nick
[00:44] <lwizardl> ActionParsnip, k thanks
[00:45] <mickster04> !natty | lwizardl
[00:45] <zam> t
[00:45] <edbian> dejan_, Can you pastebin the output of ls -la /var/www    ?
[00:45] <serg27475024> ActionParsnip: http://paste.ubuntu.com/577258/
[00:45] <poitee> mickster04: edited...  can see my changes.. netbiod name ect
[00:45] <jrib> edbian: depends on dejan_'s setup really; setting /var/www 775 would be the easy solution
[00:46] <dejan_> jrib: ?
[00:46] <mickster04> poitee: well that's good
[00:46] <dejan_> jrib: what should i write ? :S
[00:46] <mickster04> poitee: when you shared a folder how did you do it? also where is the folder?
[00:46] <jrib> edbian: listen to edbian, I don't want to confuse
[00:46] <jrib> erm
[00:46] <mickster04> poitee: i think that if the parent folders have certain access rights then samba won't let anyone else overright them
[00:46] <dejan_> edbian: i will pastebin
[00:47] <jrib> dejan_: listen to edbian, I don't want to confuse and I have to get dinner anyway :)
[00:47] <edbian> jrib, thanks :)
[00:47] <CalimeroTeknik> looks like lupin-support isn't installed Jordan_U
[00:47] <poitee> mickster: I tried through the gui.. I also tried editing config.. they are mounted drives. /media/sata1 and sata2
[00:47] <CalimeroTeknik> (it's for wubi, right ?)
[00:47] <Jordan_U> CalimeroTeknik: Correct.
[00:47] <CalimeroTeknik> this is a normal install from the CD
[00:48] <CalimeroTeknik> that error on grub-install is very strange, if .real is in wubi !
[00:48] <Jordan_U> CalimeroTeknik: What is the output of "which grub-install"?
[00:48] <mickster04> poitee: uhm, yeah that may not work so well...I tried creating a writable share on a mounted hdd and it wouldn't let me, even if i set the folder to the most open settings. i think mounted partitions always have certain rights when they are mounted...
[00:48] <ActionParsnip> serg27475024: ok try:  echo "options psmouse synaptics_resume_reset=N" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse_fix.conf      then rebot to test
[00:49] <serg27475024> ActionParsnip: ok. thx. will try.
[00:49] <poitee> mickster04: soooo? symlink or?
[00:49] <CalimeroTeknik> /usr/sbin/grub-install Jordan_U
[00:50] <Jordan_U> CalimeroTeknik: Can you pastebin the contents of /usr/sbin/grub-install?
[00:50] <mickster04> poitee: oh i never solved it, sorry. keep asking is all i can suggest
[00:52] <ipwnage> is there any way to redownload all of the original rhythmbox plugins?
[00:52] <CalimeroTeknik> here it is Jordan_U /usr/sbin/grub-install : http://pastebin.archlinux.fr/431193
[00:53] <CalimeroTeknik> what is that strange stuff
[00:53] <aeon-ltd> ipwnage: reinstall rhythmbox? shouldn't that drag them in as deps?
[00:53] <CalimeroTeknik> definitely, I need to apt-get install grub-pc don't I ?
[00:53] <ActionParsnip> ipwnage: sudo apt-get --reinstall install packagename    will reinstall whatever you wish
[00:53] <ipwnage> and it wont mess it up?
[00:54] <CalimeroTeknik> Jordan_U, will apt-get --reinstall install grub-pc  correct this ?
[00:55] <edward> is there a way to detect iptables current status? its ini.d/upstart job doesn't include status (ie service iptables status)
[00:55] <shamelessn00b> Hi guys, I'm using ubuntu 10.10, I want a user be able to copy a file to my system remotely on just 1 folder, I want to give him ssh access but want to make sure that he can't get out of that one folder
[00:55] <ipwnage> still not there
[00:55] <edward> I can do it by writing a script to check proc but I was hoping there was an inbuilt solution
[00:55] <Jordan_U> CalimeroTeknik: It should. It's completely bizarre that you have wubi's grub-install though.
[00:56] <CalimeroTeknik> yes, and that's part of the reasons why I want to chainload ubuntu
[00:56] <CalimeroTeknik> I don't understand it very well so I prefer to isolate it
[00:59] <bhe> If anyone could help, that'd be amazing. According to this site:  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshootingProcedure    -    Step 17: play -D plughw:0,3 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav     My sound is actually working!  I just need to edit a file "/etc/asound.conf" that doesn't exist on my system. Can anyone tell me if I should create this file since it doesn't exists or what?
[00:59] <Magizian> hehe look at what I made on an egyption ubuntu server.. http://magizian.dyndns.org:20080/ntsh.jpg
[00:59] <mickster04> Magizian: that's off topic for fututre reference
[00:59] <ActionParsnip> shamelessn00b: use sshfs, its default enabled by installing openssh-server
[01:00] <mickster04> Magizian: also it's egyptian*
[01:00] <Magizian> it's ubuntu.. you may want my help in doing similar.
[01:00] <mickster04> Magizian: no that's off topic, also the link seems dud:p
[01:00] <Magizian> ok.
[01:00] <shamelessn00b> ActionParsnip: I have openssh-server installed, is there a step-by-step guide I could follow?
[01:00] <Magizian> nevermind.
[01:00] <mickster04> shamelessn00b: look for scp
[01:01] <ActionParsnip> !sshfs
[01:01] <shamelessn00b> I started looking about chroot jail
[01:01] <shamelessn00b> this sounds neater
[01:01] <shamelessn00b> thanks
[01:02] <ActionParsnip> shamelessn00b: nautilus has it built in too, you can even mount the remote share ;)
[01:02] <fedematico> nautilus was programmed by an italian dude now in a better life
[01:03] <CalimeroTeknik> Jordan_U, I had to run apt-get -f --reinstall install grub-pc , because of a bunch of unsatisfied deps
[01:04] <CalimeroTeknik> the contents of grub-install haven't changed !!!!
[01:04] <Seanf> Hi
[01:04] <trick> hey guys i recently installed windows xp in a vm using virtualbox, my question is how do i get online inside the vm?
[01:04] <Jordan_U> CalimeroTeknik: What is the output of "dpkg -S /usr/sbin/grub-install"? (if it's more than one line use pastebin)
[01:05] <komotive_> @trick .... I can help
[01:05] <trick> komotive_: great thanks
[01:05] <Seanf> Hey, I"m trying to install Ubuntu 10.10 on a computer, I'm at the 'Who are you?' stage but the forward button isn't available.
[01:05] <edbian> Seanf, What did you type for a username ?
[01:05] <komotive_> what you need to do is set the network options to nat mode if you do not have a dhcp service locally
[01:05] <Seanf> Sean
[01:05] <edbian> Seanf, the username field must be all lower case
[01:06] <edbian> Seanf, (They should really mention that in the installer)
[01:06] <Seanf> ok thanks
[01:06] <Seanf> let me try that
[01:06] <trick> komotive_: im a bit of a noob at this stuff, and that sounds difficult
[01:06] <komotive_> if you do have dhcp then you can use the other mode ...
[01:06] <komotive_> Ok .... I'll run up min
[01:06] <CalimeroTeknik> Jordan_U, that gives :  grub-pc: /usr/sbin/grub-install
[01:06] <komotive_> mine*
[01:06] <CalimeroTeknik> seems normal, and yet, it's getting really unbelievable
[01:06] <Seanf> edbian, you are a lifesaver!
[01:06] <trick> komotive_: well i have a wireless network here, and computers connecting to it are just given an ip address i think
[01:06] <edbian> Seanf, haha, just experienced
[01:07] <trick> komotive_: does that mean i have dhcp?
[01:07] <Seanf> I've been pulling my hair out over this for hours
[01:07] <komotive_> Yep you've got it!
[01:07] <komotive_> DHCP is a go
[01:07] <edbian> Seanf, hahaa, you should have asked earlier!
[01:07] <Seanf> Later guys!
[01:07] <Seanf> :)
[01:07] <komotive_> So from the top tabs ..... delect <devices>
[01:07] <trick> komotive_: great so where do i go to select it?
[01:07] <komotive_> select*
[01:07] <Seanf> I know
[01:08] <Seanf> I bricked my last computer trying to do that, now I can fix it xD
[01:08] <komotive_> select <network adapters>
[01:08] <Jordan_U> CalimeroTeknik: I have no idea what's happening. Please file a bug report with "ubuntu-bug grub-pc".
[01:08] <trick> komotive_: top of what?
[01:09] <CalimeroTeknik> Jordan_U, I can fix this with the ubuntu livecd nope ?
[01:09] <CalimeroTeknik> then, updates will always fail of course
[01:09] <komotive_> ( the menu bar )then use the dropdown to select
[01:09] <trick> komotive_:  oh ok
[01:09] <blkdg> how can i tell the date on which a system was installed?
[01:10] <komotive_> so you can select nat or bridged
[01:10] <trick> komotive_: yep and u want me to choose bridged?
[01:10] <komotive_> nat will give your machine a translated IP address for the www
[01:10] <komotive_> bridged will put it on the same as your lan
[01:11] <trick> komotive_: ok so i should choose NAT? and do i choose 'cable connected' or not?
[01:11] <trick> cos im on wifi
[01:11] <Jordan_U> CalimeroTeknik: You can run grub-install from the liveCD environment but you don't really need to as you already should have a /boot/grub/core.img that you can load via grub legacy using the commands I gave you in #grub.
[01:11] <edbian> trick, Choose cable connected.  The virtual machine does not have wifi (and does not care that the host OS is on wifi)
[01:11] <CalimeroTeknik> Jordan_U, good point.
[01:11] <komotive_> just use bridged and it'll set everything for you ......
[01:11] <trick> oh ok
[01:11] <nikin> hy. in my boot folder there is a /boot/config-2.6.32-27-generic, what does that file do?
[01:12] <edbian> nikin, That's the kernel
[01:12] <trick> komotive_: ok i just chose bridge, now what? :D
[01:12] <jeymbj> hello everyone
[01:12] <nikin> edbian: no... it is a text file with lot of config options
[01:12] <Jordan_U> nikin: It documentes the options that were used when that particular kernel was built.
[01:12] <jeymbj> i need help with my ubuntu
[01:12] <edbian> nikin, Oh it's in /boot? I'm not sure what it does
[01:12] <edbian> jeymbj, What's your problem?
[01:12] <Pumpkin-> nikin: its just a text file that shows what options the kernel was built with
[01:12] <jeymbj> i am using the version 10.10
[01:12] <edbian> jeymbj, great, what is the issue?
[01:13] <nikin> Jordan_U: i see... so it is practically read only :)
[01:13] <aeon-ltd> jeymbj: all in one line please
[01:13] <Jordan_U> nikin: Correct.
[01:13] <komotive_> untick the enable button in the same window - or use cmd in the winxp and do ipconfig /release  renew process
[01:13] <jeymbj> and every time i update is return with error 127
[01:13] <nikin> Jordan_U Pumpkin- : thank you ... thats all i wanted to know :)
[01:13] <trick> komotive_: wow it works
[01:13] <komotive_> kool
[01:13] <edbian> jeymbj, Can you pastebin the problem?
[01:13] <Jordan_U> nikin: You're welcome.
[01:13] <komotive_> nice and easy
[01:13] <trick> komotive_: amazing, thanks!!
[01:13] <trick> komotive_: crazy
[01:14] <jeymbj> yes just one second
[01:14] <komotive_> now if you want to share folders on your host ubuntu, then install the guest addins
[01:14] <trick> komotive_: one moe stupid question :) im running on a netbook, so my screen is small but it seems to make the windows vm screen almost the same height so it means i have to use scroll bars in order to see everything
[01:14] <trick> komotive_: any idea how i can just make the windows vm screen smaller?
[01:15] <cryptodira> is there a way to make the live cd reinstall OVER the existing install and NOT alongside it?  10.04 amd/64
[01:15] <komotive_> you can go one better ..... install guest addins and use seemles mode
[01:15] <edbian> trick, Ubuntu can virtualize XP on a netbook.  AWESOME.
[01:15] <komotive_> *seemless*
[01:15] <blkdg> cryptodira, tell the live cd to format.
[01:15] <jeymbj> can i send you the printscreen of the error please
[01:15] <Jordan_U> cryptodira: Yes. Do you want to preserve the contents of /home or whipe everything?
[01:15] <edbian> cryptodira, Yeah, just tell it to use the old / as it's / and the old swap as it's swap.  The partitions will be reformatted and thus erased for you.
[01:15] <edbian> jeymbj, sure
[01:16] <cryptodira> blkdg, forgot to mention that i did NOT want to reformat...
[01:16] <nikin> :D ok thats not all i wanted :) i want to decrase the kernels load balancing ticks... to save battery power
[01:16] <ActionParsnip> cryptodira: you CAN but it'll probably make a big mess
[01:16] <cryptodira> Jordan_U,  Preserve the existing...
[01:16] <jeymbj> can i have your email son can do it
[01:16] <komotive_> Can anyone help with an ubuntuone sync problem I have (also couchdb phantom records)
[01:17] <edbian> jeymbj, Just use pastebin.  www.pastebin.com
[01:17] <trick> edbian: what does 'virtualize xp on a netbook' mean?
[01:17] <edbian> jeymbj, Or, if it's an image, www.imageshack.com
[01:17] <el_seano> I'm a little confused.  Is this #ubuntu or #ubuntu-unregged?
[01:17] <edbian> trick, Nevermind
[01:17] <Jordan_U> cryptodira: Choose manual partitioning, select your existing '/' and set its mountpoint to '/' and make sure that the format checkbox is unchecked.
[01:17] <edbian> el_seano, This is #ubuntu (you were in #ubuntu-unregged)
[01:17] <cryptodira> ActionParsnip, i have developed several performance issues.... and would like to get back to the base/initial install WITHOUT losing my current partitions
[01:18] <komotive_> @trick - use seemless mode you'll see what it means!!!
[01:18] <Jordan_U> el_seano: This is #ubuntu.
[01:18] <ActionParsnip> jeymbj: use imageshack / photobucket to host the image
[01:18] <el_seano> ah, so my client's just refusing to update the channel name
[01:18] <trick> komotive_: hehe ok !
[01:18]  * el_seano /cycles
[01:18] <trick> komotive_: how do i get that mode working?
[01:18] <blkdg> trick, he means running xp in vm
[01:18] <el_seano> huh...
[01:18] <el_seano> still there.
[01:18] <komotive_> Can anyone help with an ubuntuone sync problem I have (also couchdb phantom records) please! ;o)
[01:19] <cryptodira> Jordan_U, that is a good approach....not sure that i saw that in the gui.... will look again.
[01:19]  * el_seano /parts
[01:19] <edbian> trick, running a VM is 'virtualizing' you're virtualizing XP and Ubuntu is able to do it on a netbook (which means you have modest hardware) which means Ubuntu is efficient (and that impresses me).  Clear?
[01:20] <komotive_> @trick press right 'ctrl key 'and 'l' after guest addons installed
[01:20] <jeymbj> ok is donde is on www.imageshack.com
[01:20] <Afflicto> Hey all
[01:20] <jeymbj> sorry done
[01:20] <edbian> jeymbj, Give us the link
[01:20] <edbian> Afflicto, hello
[01:20] <el_seano> does this not mean what I think it means?  Next to the channel's modes it's showing #ubuntu-unregged 5:10, but still shows Freenode/#ubuntu for network/#channel
[01:20] <Afflicto> I just installed Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook edition, It lags like hell in the menus!
[01:20] <blkdg> trick, google virtualbox full screen ubuntu 10.10
[01:20] <Afflicto> takes about 1 minute to open up "software center".
[01:20] <corinth> Has anyone experienced the ATI flgrx driver error where you get a text/TTY1 login after installing and rebooting?
[01:20] <el_seano> Netbook Remix is a waste of time in my opinion.  Desktop runs much better on my netbook.
[01:21] <edbian> Afflicto, Are you sure you didn't boot the live CD or the live USB >
[01:21] <jeymbj> sorry i am no very good on it what you mean
[01:21] <Afflicto> I installed using a USB.
[01:21] <Afflicto> But I installed while being inside of windows xp thoug,
[01:21] <ActionParsnip> cryptodira: what Jordan_U is describing will do it but I don't advise it personally
[01:21] <Bing0> Hi.  Ubuntu 10.10.  Where can I modify the settings to the built-in screen capture program?  It defaults as .png but I require .jpg format.  Thanks!
[01:21] <jeymbj> is uploaded to www.imageshack.com
[01:21] <cryptodira> ActionParsnip and Jordan_U , I am NOT having any luck upgrading to 10.10 (it just hangs after languages) and thought perhaps to get 10.04 straightened out first
[01:21] <komotive_> Can anyone help with an ubuntuone sync problem I have (also couchdb phantom records) - please!
[01:21] <edbian> jeymbj, Are you viewing the image right now in your browser?  Give us the address it's at
[01:21] <zwooj> Anyone else get a lag when authenticating installs?
[01:21] <Afflicto> I have ubuntu 10.10 (desktop edition) on a cd, I think i'm gonna use that, works better.
[01:21] <Jordan_U> ActionParsnip: Why don't you advise it?
[01:21] <blkdg> Bing0, use gimp or another app to convert.
[01:21] <Afflicto> But, how do I uninstall ubuntu?
[01:22] <usl_> Format :D
[01:22] <jeymbj> http://img822.imageshack.us/content_round.php?page=done&l=img822/4218/error127.png
[01:22] <Afflicto> I need to keep windows.
[01:22] <ActionParsnip> Jordan_U: the status file will show fewer packages than are actually available, its not hugely graceful
[01:22] <Bing0> blkdg, the reason I prefer not is because I can resize within natiulus.  with that said, can the presets not be modified?
[01:22] <jeymbj> is that one
[01:22] <aeon-ltd> Afflicto: you don't unless you used wubi
[01:22] <edbian> Afflicto, Just install Ubuntu over itself.  Alternatively, boot the live CD, use gparted to erase the Ubuntu partitions.  (either one achieves the same goal of removing the old Ubuntu install)
[01:23] <edbian> jeymbj, that's it
[01:23] <Jordan_U> ActionParsnip: Interesting. Is there a bug report about this?
[01:23] <aeon-ltd> Afflicto: you repartition then reinstall mbr or a bootloader you'd like
[01:23] <Afflicto> huh
[01:23] <Afflicto> wait.
[01:23] <jeymbj> yes
[01:23] <Afflicto> whats wubi?
[01:23] <mickster04> !wubi
[01:23] <usl_> I am a first time user of Ubuntu and linux. its easy but i dont know commands. Does anyone have commands for linux and what the do?
[01:23] <Afflicto> yes I used wubi, it was on the usb drive. while inside win xp.
[01:23] <mickster04> usl_: it's depends what you want to do?
[01:23] <Afflicto> So.. easiest way to uninstall is gparted?
[01:24] <edbian> jeymbj, I'm not sure.  You should ask in the spanish channel
[01:24] <komotive_> @usl_ google is your friend!!
[01:24] <blkdg> Bing0, doesn't look like it.
[01:24] <edbian> usl_, PM me :)
[01:24] <edbian> jeymbj, It's hard enough to figure out.  Let alone in another language.
[01:24] <mickster04> usl_: this is a support channel for people with problems, if you are just learning this probably isn't the place for you
[01:24] <Jordan_U> Afflicto: If you installed Ubuntu via wubi then remove it using Add/Remove programs in Windows.
[01:24] <jeymbj> i have to mention that i am having that error 127 after i upgrade fro, 10.04 to the 10.10 maverick
[01:24] <cryptodira> ActionParsnip, that is an interesting feature.... one that i would not have noticed... so in the interests of gracefully fixing 10.04, how can i figure out why the 10.10 upgrade hangs?
[01:24] <Afflicto> ok thanks
[01:24] <ActionParsnip> usl_: nobody is born knowing the commands
[01:25] <usl_> mickster04,  is there any channel well i can learn?
[01:25] <usl_> ActionParsnip, true!
[01:25] <ActionParsnip> cryptodira: upgrade in terminal
[01:25] <Afflicto> I'l do that then. Btw, If I remove windows, will ubuntu perform better?
[01:25] <mickster04> usl_: um, try #ubuntu-offtopic
[01:25] <komotive_> @usl_ try youtube as well ...
[01:25] <drobole_> usl_: google for unix and linux commands, you will find many good resources
[01:26] <cryptodira> ActionParsnip, ahhh.... from within 10.04.... will give that a whirl.  Thanks for your thoughts and help
[01:26] <jeymbj> o aim sorry  is because i speack spanish but just one moment i will change to english
[01:26] <komotive_> @usl_  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0fzyE2zBeI
[01:26] <Jordan_U> Afflicto: If you install Ubuntu by booting from the liveCD rather than installing within Windows using Wubi then there will be a slight increase in performance as reading and writing to disk will be faster.
[01:26] <cryptodira> Jordan_U, Thank you for your thoughts and help.
[01:26] <jeymbj> is that ok  for you it will take a couple of minute
[01:26] <Afflicto> hmm
[01:26] <Afflicto> ok
[01:26] <ActionParsnip> cryptodira: I always use the cli way personally
[01:26] <Afflicto> Ok, brb guys! :D
[01:27] <Code_Bleu> how do i configure remote desktop access via cli and not installing vncserver?
[01:27] <Jordan_U> cryptodira: You're welcome.
[01:27] <el_seano> Code_Bleu: Outside of VNC, you could do XForwarding.
[01:27] <el_seano> but that won't give you a desktop.
[01:27] <blkdg> Code_Bleu, or you could ssh
[01:27] <el_seano> just an X application
[01:28] <cryptodira> ActionParsnip, any caveats i should be aware of on the cli path?
[01:28] <Sabatini> Hey guys, unimportant question. What do you think is the most fun time wasting game in the repositories?
[01:28] <blkdg> Sabatini, wesnoth
[01:28] <el_seano> there's a breakout clone that ate my life for a while
[01:28] <Code_Bleu> el_seano: i want desktop access
[01:28] <el_seano> Code_Bleu: Then you want VNC server
[01:28] <poitee> code_bleu: apt-get install xrdp
[01:29] <poitee> code_bleu: its what I use
[01:29] <Sabatini> Duh! I completely forgot to reinstall Wesnoth! thanks blkdg
[01:29] <poitee> code_bleu: you can vnc or rdp into it works well
[01:29] <Code_Bleu> poitee: thanks
[01:30] <Tiktalik> Anyone know a decent virtual webcam program?
[01:30] <Tiktalik> I want to stream some games, but I can't find a program to do it with
[01:30] <ArchMikux> Like something similar to manycam?
[01:30] <naryfa> hey everyone
[01:30] <Tiktalik> ArchMikus: Yes
[01:31] <edbian> naryfa, Hello
[01:31] <Tiktalik> Sabatini: Powder.
[01:31] <naryfa> edbian: :)
[01:32] <Tiktalik> ArchMikus: Yeah, know any decent substitutes?
[01:32] <ArchMikux> Tiktalik: Have you looked at Cheese?
[01:32] <Bing0> blkdg, after some digging around, the default screencap isn't for me.  Shutter can do what i require, and is in the repos..thanks tho. :)
[01:32] <nerdy_kid> hello, I got this script off http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/After_Using_PhotoRec and have filled in the correct folder varables, but the script does nothing, not even spit out any output.  What am I doing wrong?  heres the script:  http://pastebin.com/ws2C6iVD
[01:32] <ipwnage> my ipod shows that its charging when i hook it up and cairo dock says it has been connected but it wont mount because of a dbus error anybody know how to fix it?
[01:33] <ipwnage> it works with other ipods just my computer doesn't seem to like my ipod very much
[01:33] <ArchMikux> Tiktalik:  Looks like WebcamStudio might be what you're looking for.  http://sourceforge.net/projects/webcamstudio/develop
[01:33] <edbian> ipwnage, After the dbus error do you see anything in the output of dmesg?
[01:33] <Tiktalik> ArchMikux: I tried that. It keeps telling me Module webcamstudio is not loaded. Virtual webcam will not be availible...
[01:34] <Datz> Hi, I'm trying to restore grub, but the command "sudo -i}" is not valid, which says to be used here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows#Restoring%20GRUB
[01:34] <ipwnage> what?
[01:34] <nerdy_kid> Datz: try "sudo -i"
[01:34] <edbian> Datz, that } is a typo
[01:34] <Datz> ah
[01:34] <Datz> thanks
[01:34] <Datz> great
[01:34] <ipwnage> when i click on the ipod cairo dock says unable to mount it and then when i do it through the menu at the top it says "DBus error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)"
[01:35] <edbian> ipwnage, What about in dmesg?
[01:35] <ArchMikux> Tiktalik:  How did you install it?  With a .Deb?
[01:35] <Tiktalik> ArchMikux: Yeah
[01:36] <ipwnage> whats a dmesg?
[01:36] <ipwnage> what it says?
[01:36] <ipwnage> DBus error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
[01:36] <ArchMikux> I'd try installing it from source and manually installing the module
[01:36] <edbian> ipwnage, It's a command.  Run it in the terminal.  It's a general log
[01:36] <Datz> ok, "grub" wasn't found. I'm using live cd. when I instll grub, where does it install to?
[01:36] <Tiktalik> ArchMikux: I haven't the slightest idea how
[01:36] <ArchMikux> Tiktalik:  This might help you with installing it from source http://www.ws4gl.org/download/manual-installation
[01:37] <Tiktalik> ArchMikux: Thanks, I'll try that
[01:37] <ipwnage> its long as crap.  it wont even let me copy it all
[01:37] <blkdg> how can i tell the date on which a system was installed?
[01:37] <edbian> ipwnage, just look at the end for relevant stuff.
[01:37] <blkdg> is there a log of all the pkg i've gotten via software centre?
[01:37] <drobole_> Datz: what are you trying to do?
[01:37] <edbian> blkdg, Yes, synaptic -> file -> history
[01:37] <ipwnage> such as "[ 1256.436077] usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2 [ 1286.973670] usb 1-3: USB disconnect, address 2 [ 1290.132051] usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3"?
[01:38] <blkdg> edbian, empty
[01:38] <Jordan_U> Datz: Follow this guide to re-install grub from a liveCD: http://grub.enbug.org/Grub2LiveCdInstallGuide
[01:38] <edbian> blkdg, what?
[01:38] <edbian> blkdg, really?
[01:38] <edbian> ipwnage, that is relevant stuff, yes
[01:38] <Datz> drobole_: I'm trying to install grub, or repair it if it isn't isntalled
[01:38] <Datz> Jordan_U: thanks. I'll try that
[01:38] <ipwnage> what do i do with it?
[01:39] <edbian> ipwnage, plug the ipod in, what does sudo fdisk -l show?  (use www.pastebin.com please)
[01:39] <Jordan_U> Datz: You're welcome.
[01:39] <blkdg> edbian, synaptic pkg manager -> file -> histroy is empty
[01:39] <edbian> blkdg, that is... not good
[01:39] <ipwnage> Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB,<PHONE_NUMBER>6 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000c540d     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System /dev/sda1   *           1        9328    74920960   83  Linux /dev/sda2            9328        9730     322
[01:40] <edbian> ipwnage, I said to use pasetbin!!!!
[01:40] <drobole_> Datz: ok, Jordans link should work or you can try this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows
[01:40] <ipwnage> Was busy typing that in!!!
[01:40] <ipwnage> didn't finish reading
[01:41] <edbian> ipwnage, :)  It's very bad form to type big chunks of text into the channel like that.  Please use www.pastebin.com
[01:41] <blkdg> edbian, i've never used synaptic pkg manager , only the software centre
[01:41] <edbian> blkdg, I was under the impression they would all log stuff in synaptic regardless of which one you used.
[01:41] <sup3r_wx> hi
[01:42] <blkdg> edbian, i'm ne wto ubunt.
[01:42] <ipwnage> http://pastebin.com/pb95GuR6
[01:42] <blkdg> and tyoing....
[01:42] <ipwnage> i have to go eat really quick
[01:42] <blkdg> typing
[01:42] <sup3r_wx> look here http://fripta.com/pag.php?user=hugo
[01:42] <edbian> blkdg, No no, you're write.  Mine is empty too.  What is the ultimate goal here?  Figuring out how long the system has been installed?
[01:42] <sup3r_wx> i've got a problem with this webserver
[01:43] <Komotive> Hello all - can anyone help with a couchdb issue in evolution, phantom records and ubuntuone sync issue? Thanks!
[01:43] <etsw> hello, i want to burn an *.iso to dvd, what program do you prefer ?
[01:43] <sup3r_wx> when i try to pass a parameter to php it issues an error
[01:43] <blkdg> goal 1, figuring how long the system has been installed, goal 2 figuing out everything i've added to the system
[01:43] <sup3r_wx> anyone can help me ?
[01:43] <v3ctor> etsw: k3b
[01:43] <sup3r_wx> the error only appears on the following url http://fripta.com/pag.php?user=hugo
[01:43] <edbian> etsw, gnome-baker
[01:43] <etsw> v3ctor: i downloaded it but it didnt burn.
[01:44] <blkdg> etsw, if you have kde, k3b
[01:44] <edbian> blkdg, look in /var/log
[01:44] <edbian> blkdg, What is the highest numbered syslog you have?
[01:44] <Jordan_U> sup3r_wx: Are you hosting this website using Ubuntu?
[01:44] <sup3r_wx> yes
[01:44] <Jordan_U> sup3r_wx: Can you pastebin the php script in question?
[01:45] <etsw> can i burn .iso to flashdisk? do you know any program ?
[01:45] <edbian> blkdg, There is a complete dpkg log in /var/log  see all the .gz files for it?  Every package manager uses dpkg so that should be a complete history of all package manager activity
[01:45] <Jordan_U> sup3r_wx: You may also want to try asking in ##php.
[01:45] <sup3r_wx> ok, i'll aks in ##php
[01:45] <sup3r_wx> thx
[01:45] <Jordan_U> sup3r_wx: You're welcome.
[01:46] <edbian> blkdg, As for age of the system.  That's gonna be tricky.  Here is a possible shortcut: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=520810
[01:46] <Jordan_U> etsw: Only some isos can be used to create bootable flash drives. What iso are you trying to make a bootable flash drive from?
[01:46] <blkdg> edbian, highest syslog is 6
[01:47] <etsw> Jordan_U: what iso?  *.iso
[01:47] <silicon_> is there a specific channel for disk partion recovery?
[01:47] <silicon_> or partions in general?
[01:47] <edbian> blkdg, Then I suggest copying that syslog onto your Desktop, un compressing it and looking at the first few entires for a date.
[01:47] <edbian> blkdg, Also, see the link I posted above
[01:47] <edbian> silicon_, You're here.
[01:47] <silicon_> k great
[01:47] <edbian> silicon_, Although I probably won't be able to help you recovery a lost partition.
[01:48] <blkdg> edbian, reading the link...
[01:48] <silicon_> my ubuntu desktop won't boot anymore, i get an ash shell, even by choosing recovery mode in grub
[01:48] <edbian> blkdg, clever idea, ls /usr/sbin
[01:48] <Jordan_U> etsw: Not all isos are the same when it comes to how they boot, and if they can be used to make a bootable USB drive.  Or is that in fact what you're trying to do?
[01:48] <ActionParsnip> silicon_: can you run: startx
[01:48] <silicon_> i'll try that
[01:48] <edbian> silicon_, Why/when did it stop booting?
[01:49] <silicon_> the power died as it was booting
[01:49] <silicon_> when I restarted it it wouldn't boot
[01:49] <silicon_> i'm running a livecd on it now
[01:50] <Jordan_U> silicon_: Try running a filesystem check with System > Administration > Disk Utility
[01:50] <blkdg> edbian, ls -l /usr/sbin gives me dates from 2009 .. older than 10.10  ...
[01:50] <etsw> Jordan_U:  i try to install windows instead of linux, because i tried but i didnt like it. it's so hard to find something. for example to burn an .iso , i tried 8 different program but i couldnt. it's easy on windows, Nero makes everything. i accidently install 2 mount program not burning. it's hard to use this.
[01:50] <silicon_> I tried doing this: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/couldnt-mount-because-of-unsupported-optional-features-2000200-a-616473/
[01:50] <ActionParsnip> silicon_: boot to livecd and fsck the partition, the data may have been damaged
[01:50] <edbian> blkdg, Is it possible you installed in 2009 and updated the system for 10.10 and 10.04 ?
[01:51] <blkdg> no, installed in the last week of feb
[01:51] <bne> hi
[01:51] <v3ctor> blkdg: you should be able to get a pretty good idead of the install time by looking at the timestamp on the lost+found directory in  /
[01:51] <blkdg> edbian, installed in the last week of feb
[01:51] <silicon_> tried startx, get "/bin/sh: startx: not found"
[01:51] <drobole_> etsw: k3b and k9copy are the best cd burning and ripping software in linux imo
[01:51] <edbian> blkdg, haha, well the forum poster said it wasn't a guaranteed method.  Although I must admit I did not expect it to report older than the truth!
[01:52] <silicon_> I'm booting to liveusb actionparsnip
[01:52] <etsw> drobole_:  okay i am going to try k9copy now
[01:52] <Jordan_U> etsw: Burning an iso file to a CD and making a bootable flash drive from a .iso file are very different things. Which are you trying to do?
[01:52] <blkdg> v3ctor, lost and found date looks resonable. thank you
[01:52] <drobole_> etsw: k3b for burning i think
[01:52] <v3ctor> blkdg: np
[01:52] <Datz> Jordan_U: I get an error when I run "grub-mkconf -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg"  -> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for / (is /dev/mounted?)
[01:52] <blkdg> thanks v3ctor
[01:53] <ActionParsnip> k3b is kde based so will pull in a LOT of Qt deps
[01:53] <Datz> Jordan_U: I see /mnt/dev
[01:53] <blkdg> edbian, what did you want me to do with that .gz file ?
[01:53] <etsw> drobole_:  i tried it but it didnt see my empty dvd.
[01:53] <Jordan_U> Datz: And you're sure you ran grub-mkconfig within the chroot?
[01:53] <edbian> blkdg, Look in it and see the dates for the entires.
[01:53] <etsw> drobole_:  one of my friend connect my linux, and burn it from terminal but it didnt work too
[01:53] <blkdg> ok
[01:54] <edbian> blkdg, I thought the oldest log would be highest numbered but I'm starting to think that is not true by looking at my own logs
[01:54] <drobole_> yes thats true, my experiance though is that I end up with both gnome and kde sooner or later anyway. thats just my stand
[01:54] <Datz> Jordan_U: well I ran "sudo -i) before so I've been root the whole time as far as I know
[01:54] <Datz> "sudo -i"
[01:54] <Jordan_U> Datz: This has nothing to do with being root or not.
[01:54] <drobole_> etsw: ok thats strange
[01:54] <Datz> well I see root@ubuntu:/#
[01:55] <Datz> for the command prompt
[01:55] <holmser> I'm looking for an intermediate level linux ebook, anyone have any suggestions?
[01:55] <Datz> I'll exit and run sudo
[01:55] <Jordan_U> Datz: Can you pastebin the output of "mount" from within the same shell as you ran grub-mkconfig?
[01:55] <silicon_> actionparsnip: fsck it how?
[01:55] <silicon_> what options?
[01:55] <Datz> Jordan_U: I should be able to
[01:56] <Jordan_U> !manual | holmser
[01:56] <Stormx2> Yo. Booted into ubuntu today, tried to run minecraft, and found it running horribly horribly slow. Reboot didn't solve. Was running fine yesterday. How can I debug?
[01:56] <ActionParsnip> silicon_: boot to live cd and read:  man fsck   you can see your partition names with: sudo fdisk -l
[01:56] <edbian> Stormx2, look at top to get an idea what is eating up processor time
[01:56] <blkdg> edbian, the stuff in the .gz looks like a dmesg. not a listing of installed applicaitons.
[01:56] <silicon_> tried that
[01:56] <Stormx2> edbian: minecraft is.
[01:56] <silicon_> it's a FAT32 partion listed as /dev/sda1
[01:56] <edbian> blkdg, look at dpkg logs to see package stuff.  (syslog is dmesg)
[01:56] <edbian> Stormx2, Nothing else?
[01:57] <Stormx2> nothing else
[01:57] <blkdg> thanks edbian looking
[01:57] <ActionParsnip> silicon_: fat32 isnt very robust at all, this may go badly
[01:57] <blkdg> ahh that's better edbian
[01:57] <Datz> Jordan_U: pastebin.com/dGuME8w1
[01:57] <holmser> thanks Jordan_U , but I'm looking for something to broaden my horizons a bit.  I've been using linux full time for the last 4 years and I want to start getting into the nuts and bolts
[01:57] <silicon_> uh oh :P
[01:57] <behel1t> is there a ati equivalent of vdpau
[01:57] <edbian> blkdg, yeah no problem
[01:58] <thedangler> this is so weird. I did a whole bunch of setup on a server 3 days ago. I can't find what I did for the life of me, and history | grep commands . are not showing up. very very strange
[01:58] <blkdg> thanks agian folks
[01:58] <moes> Can a .exe file be opened using ubuntu
[01:58] <Cole> @moes using wine it can
[01:58] <silicon_> wine it moes
[01:58] <edbian> moes, using wine on Ubuntu yet
[01:59] <edbian> yes*
[01:59] <moes> Thanks everyone
[02:00] <Cole> wait, Mark Shuttleworth is here?
[02:00] <Jordan_U> Cole: No. Read carefully, "SharkMuttleworth".
[02:00] <Tiktalik> who's mark shuttleworth
[02:00] <rww> !sabdf
[02:00] <rww> !sabdfl
[02:01] <drobole_> isnt that the founder of canonical?
[02:01] <Tiktalik> oh!
[02:01] <Tiktalik> lol
[02:01] <Datz> Jordan_U: still there?
[02:01] <ActionParsnip> moes: use wine, what is the exe for?
[02:01] <Jordan_U> Datz: Yes.
[02:01] <Tiktalik> i hardly pay attention to things like that
[02:01] <Datz> did you have a change to look at the paste?
[02:01] <moes> ActionParsnip, For running nlite
[02:01] <Cole> We should have a new theme on 11.04
[02:01] <silicon_> actionparsnip: http://pastebin.com/5aJzJmtQ
[02:02] <ActionParsnip> moes: i see, i'd check the appdb for compatibility
[02:02] <silicon_> that's my fsck output
[02:02] <Logan_> !natty | Cole
[02:02] <Jordan_U> Datz: It appears you forgot the step "chroot /mnt/".
[02:02] <Sabatini> Is my internet just incredibly slow or did the duke server just tell me to F off?
[02:03] <Cole> lol Sabatini
[02:03] <Datz> Jordan_U: sorry I did
[02:03] <joe``> i can't seem to get the nvidia proprietary driver to work at all.
[02:03] <Jordan_U> Datz: np :)
[02:03] <ActionParsnip> silicon_: use fsck.vfat instead of fsck on it's own
[02:03] <mattmatteh> are the .deb packages the same as what debian uses or they different on ubuntu ?
[02:03] <C_Okie> hi
[02:03] <ActionParsnip> mattmatteh: they are different
[02:03] <ActionParsnip> !debian#
[02:03] <ActionParsnip> !debian
[02:04] <silicon_> get "Logical sector size is zero."
[02:04] <Logan_> moes: http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=14420
[02:04] <ActionParsnip> silicon_: this is why fat32 sucks
[02:04] <silicon_> haha
[02:04] <silicon_> well, is it unrecoverable?
[02:04] <C_Okie> After deleting ubuntu lynx linux and keeping widnwos xp the grub 2 config files were deleted, not allowing me to boot
[02:04] <ActionParsnip> silicon_: you may need to use testdisk and/or foremost, easier to use your backups
[02:04] <silicon_> there's several months of programming and homework down the tube
[02:05] <EmuAlert> I can't get crontab to work right. My entry is "* * * * * /home/brian/launchstuff", to try to get it to run every minute for testing, but it doesn't seem to do anything
[02:05] <ActionParsnip> silicon_: use your backups
[02:05] <Datz> Jordan_U: when I run "sudo chroot /mnt I get -> "chroot: cannot run command ' bin/bash' Exec format error
[02:05] <silicon_> I have some backups but I'll lose some stuff
[02:05] <Logan_> !grub2 | C_Okie
[02:05] <EmuAlert> The file does run properly from the command line, though
[02:05] <ActionParsnip> silicon_: foremost may help
[02:05] <silicon_> well thx ActionParsnip
[02:05] <andyman1> I've got an odd wireless problem. Wireless transfer rates work fine for a short period of time, then suddenly it drops to around ~100kb/s. Both lan and wan. I'm on Kubuntu 10.10, laptop is a dell latitude e5510 with Intel WiFi Link 6200 wireless card. I think it's using the iwlagn driver.
[02:05] <mattmatteh> ActionParsnip: i was just thinking to set up a proxy for packages using http-replicator, wasnt sure if i could use the same for debian and ubuntu, if the file names are different it should work
[02:05] <rww> EmuAlert: change the first * to */1
[02:05] <OerHeks> silicon_,  use testdisk
[02:05] <LnxGnome> EmuAlert, is the user allowed to use cron?
[02:05] <Jordan_U> Datz: To use that particular guide you need to use a 64 bit LiveCD.
[02:06] <Cole> Someone tell me why we don't use preload package to make our boot faster?
[02:06] <C_Okie> sorry
[02:06] <C_Okie> didnt finish that statement...
[02:06] <silicon_> Can't install anything from a libeusb
[02:06] <silicon_> *liveusb
[02:06] <Datz> Jordan_U: I see
[02:06] <ActionParsnip> Cole: as far as I know it's in the kernel
[02:06] <silicon_> *livecd
[02:06] <C_Okie> is this true
[02:06] <C_Okie> After deleting ubuntu lynx linux and keeping widnwos xp the grub 2 config files were deleted, not allowing me to boot. I used fixmbr in recover console of windows xp disk but it says it may corrupt the partitions tables
[02:06] <silicon_> so testdisk and foremost are out
[02:06] <Jordan_U> Datz: If you don't have one at hand there are other options.
[02:06] <Stormx2> Yo. Booted into ubuntu today, tried to run minecraft, and found it running very slow. Reboot didn't solve. Was running fine yesterday. Nothing else is hogging CPU. How can I debug?
[02:06] <Datz> Jordan_U: I don't
[02:07] <Jordan_U> silicon_: You can install programs within a live environment.
[02:07] <Cole> ActionParsnip : nope, not on the kernel
[02:07] <OerHeks> silicon_, you can run testdisk from gparted live cd
[02:07] <silicon_> I'm running as root
[02:07] <Jordan_U> Datz: What LiveCD are you using?
[02:07] <Datz> Jordan_U: 10.04 32bit
[02:07] <ActionParsnip> Cole: log a bug then
[02:07] <Cole> ok
[02:07] <silicon_> and the bios doesn't support liveusb
[02:08] <Jordan_U> Datz: Try "sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/ /dev/sdc" then.
[02:08] <Datz> thanks
[02:08] <LnxGnome> is there a FAQ anywhere for disabling graphics at boot?  I've got a Ubnuntu 10.04 Server, and mid-boot, the (nvidia) graphics card keeps getting disabled (no tty, no graphics, no nothing).  I do not have X installed.
[02:08] <ActionParsnip> silicon_: if it has a floppy drive there is an image on pendrivelinux to boot to then make usb boot
[02:08] <Jordan_U> Datz: You're welcome.
[02:08] <silicon_> haha we
[02:08] <Cole> How do I remove the BIOS of my PC and replace it with Grub2?
[02:08] <EmuAlert> LnxGnome: Well /var/log/syslog says "fatal: open /etc/postfix/main.cf: No such file or directory" right after it tries to run my crontab entry. Also, is there any way to refresh crontab after you edit it, or does it happen automatically?
[02:09] <silicon_> I suppose I'll just have to work from backups
[02:09] <silicon_> a bit sad
[02:09] <poitee> mickster04: fixed my samba issue
[02:09] <Jordan_U> Cole: Join #coreboot for that.
[02:10] <silicon_> but a good lesson to make backups regularly :P
[02:10] <LnxGnome> EmuAlert, That tells me that postfix isn't installed and/or configured correctly, so you cannot see the output of your job (which is normally mailed to the user running the job)
[02:10] <Datz> Jordan_U: can't stat /dev/sdc/ should I try sdc1?
[02:10] <ActionParsnip> ColdFyre: grub isnt a replacement for the bios
[02:10] <silicon_> i'm curious, would you be able to recover from an alternative to FAT32
[02:10] <Jordan_U> Datz: No. Get rid of the trailing '/'
[02:10] <Datz> ok
[02:10] <ActionParsnip> ColdFyre: sorry, wrong target
[02:11] <ColdFyre> ;)
[02:11] <Datz> Jordan_U: that worked :)
[02:11] <Datz> Jordan_U: ok so I pick up from a step in the guide now?
[02:11] <Jordan_U> ActionParsnip: coreboot + grub2 can be though.
[02:12] <LnxGnome> how can i disable the framebuffer in the kernel?
[02:12] <Datz> Jordan_U: grub-mkconfig now?
[02:12] <ActionParsnip> Jordan_U: true but the bios is needed to setup the system with parameters etc
[02:12] <Jordan_U> Datz: Yes.
[02:13] <Datz> great
[02:13] <insanity99> how can i change my laptop to be less bright in the dark?
[02:13] <insanity99> annoys my partner
[02:13] <ActionParsnip> insanity99: do you not have shortcut keys to make it a lower brightness?
[02:14] <lillecarl> insanity99, i dont have the answer bud google on reducing screen lightning in ubuntu (or smth like that) and you will probably find a answer in some kinda of forum
[02:14] <Jordan_U> ActionParsnip: That's the coreboot side.
[02:14] <Datz> Jordan_U: I'm getting the same error I was getting before when I tried running grub-mkconfig
[02:14] <ActionParsnip> Jordan_U: true but its stored in BIOS right?
[02:15] <ZombieRamen> can anyone help me follow this guide to encrypt my home folder?
[02:15] <ZombieRamen> http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2011/02/long-overdue-introduction-ecryptfs.html
[02:15] <Guest60349> Hi, where would I go if I needed help with my sound being too low in ubuntu?
[02:15] <Datz> Jordan_U: cannot find a device for /
[02:15] <insanity99> thanks ActionParsnip now if only i could slilence the keyboard
[02:15] <ZombieRamen> can anyone help me follow this encryption guide: http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2011/02/long-overdue-introduction-ecryptfs.html
[02:16] <nictrasavios> Ahh, im back.... I'm in a spot of trouble.
[02:16] <EmuAlert> LnxGnome: so what sort of setting should I tweak in postfix? Also, what does postfix have to do with crontab? All my file does is open Google.
[02:16] <nictrasavios> You see, after messing around with some compiz-fusion efffects, my window manager has disapeared.
[02:16] <BakeR> who knows how to make wave effect smother?
[02:16] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: press ALT+F2 and run: metacity --replace
[02:16] <Jordan_U> ActionParsnip: BIOS is a particular type of firmware / a standard interface to boot firmware. You can replace firmware that uses a BIOS interface with firmware that does not. grub2+coreboot can be used as a firmware replacement.
[02:17] <nictrasavios> alt + f2 dose nothing
[02:17] <BakeR> Hey Action do you know?
[02:17] <ActionParsnip> Jordan_U: i see
[02:17] <ZombieRamen> can anyone help me follow this encryption guide for an existing user? http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2011/02/long-overdue-introduction-ecryptfs.html
[02:17] <nictrasavios> there we go, hit f12 to get into my quake terminal.
[02:17] <ActionParsnip> BakeR: use fewer plugins
[02:17] <nictrasavios> guake*
[02:18] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: guake rocks hard
[02:18] <nictrasavios> i closed my terminal and there gone now again.
[02:18] <Datz> Jordan_U: any ideas?
[02:18] <andyman1> I've got an odd wireless problem. Wireless transfer rates work fine for a short period of time, then suddenly it drops to around ~100kb/s. Both lan and wan. I'm on Kubuntu 10.10, laptop is a dell latitude e5510 with Intel WiFi Link 6200 wireless card. I think it's using the iwlagn driver. It's not an issue with any other wireless device
[02:19] <BakeR> Actionparsnip : any other way like in the settings?
[02:19] <LnxGnome> EmuAlert, Cron runs commands for you.  if those commands produce output to STDOUT, then the system by default tries to mail the output to you.  That requires some kind of mail delivery system.  postfix is mail system.
[02:19] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: i'd ask in #compiz the default WM is compiz which you switch you with the metacity command. when you close the parent process (terminal) the children die too
[02:19] <ZombieRamen> can anyone help me follow this guide for an existing user account? http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2011/02/long-overdue-introduction-ecryptfs.html
[02:19] <ActionParsnip> BakeR: better system
[02:19] <ActionParsnip> BakeR: could ask in #compiz
[02:20] <nictrasavios> alrighty
[02:20] <Jordan_U> Datz: What is the output of "grub-probe -t device /" and "grub-probe -t device /mnt/" in the same shell you used to run grub-mkconfig?
[02:20] <BakeR> lol
[02:20] <Datz> Jordan_U: oh right that's not working because I could't chroot into /mnt
[02:20] <BakeR> ofcourse
[02:20] <Datz> Jordan_U: one se
[02:20] <Datz> c
[02:20] <Jordan_U> Datz: Sorry, I forgot that context too. Just ignore grub-mkconfig.
[02:20] <ZombieRamen> can anyone help me with that guide? namely, using ecryptfs-migrate-home -u USER for my own user account
[02:20] <Tiktalik> Someday, someone should /ctcp #ubuntu version
[02:21] <Jordan_U> Datz: Just run "sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/ /dev/sdc" and you should be done.
[02:21] <LnxGnome> EmuAlert, and that error says the main config file for postfix is missing or unreadable, so probably postfix isn't running.
[02:21] <rww> Tiktalik: Doing that will get one's client autobanned from #ubuntu by our bots ;)
[02:21] <BakeR> Actionparsnip : it works very well but on the desktop its a bit lagy on the edges
[02:21] <ZombieRamen> can anyone help me with my issue?
[02:21] <ZombieRamen> i don't want to screw up my data
[02:21] <ZombieRamen> i'd just like to know if i can use ecryptfs-migrate-home -u USER on an existing user
[02:21] <Tiktalik> rww: Darn
[02:22] <nictrasavios> !pastebin
[02:22] <nictrasavios> thanks ubottu, :P
[02:22] <rww> Tiktalik: but yes, I have considered asking IRC Council for permission to CTCP 1% of users on /join or something. Would be interesting.
[02:22] <Datz> Jordan_U: I already ran that command, right?
[02:23] <Datz> I did
[02:23] <Tiktalik> rww: wait, autoban your client?
[02:23] <Jordan_U> Datz: If you did then you're done. Try rebooting.
[02:23] <Datz> Jordan_U: I should run update-grub to detect other os's?
[02:23] <nictrasavios> could you tell me what causes this? look at the top corners http://imagebin.org/141745
[02:23] <rww> Tiktalik: the floodbots are set to automatically ban people who CTCP the channel
[02:23] <Tiktalik> ah
[02:23] <Datz> Jordan_U: or should I run that after I boot to ubuntu
[02:23] <Tiktalik> Pity.
[02:23] <Tiktalik> lol
[02:24] <Datz> Jordan_U: or did I fail to mention that earlier and I'm in some sort of trouble?
[02:24] <Datz> lol
[02:24] <ZombieRamen> can anyone help me with encrypting my home folder?
[02:24] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: try: killall gnome-panel
[02:24] <Datz> man, I need to eat something..
[02:24] <Jordan_U> Datz: Run "sudo update-grub" when you're booted into Ubuntu to detect your new OS.
[02:24] <nictrasavios> ActionParsnip, Nope, stil there.
[02:25] <Datz> Jordan_U: ah, that's what I thought, thanks a bunch. :-)
[02:25] <ZombieRamen> can anyone help? i've been asking a while
[02:25] <Jordan_U> Datz: You're welcome :)
[02:25] <ZombieRamen> i just need to know if ecryptfs-migrate-home -u USER can work for an existing user without erasing data
[02:25] <rww> !repeat
[02:25] <nictrasavios> ZombieRamen, what seems to be the issue?
[02:25] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: hmm
[02:25] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: try a different theme for icons, is it ok then?
[02:25] <ZombieRamen> the issue is that i'm confused as to whether ecryptfs-migrate-home -u USER can work if i have data on a user account
[02:26] <ZombieRamen> ecryptfs-migrate-home -u joseph
[02:26] <ZombieRamen> would that erase my data?
[02:26] <nictrasavios> ActionParsnip, 10 times worse.
[02:26] <ZombieRamen> i'm confused as to whether i need a new user account or not
[02:26] <EmuAlert> LnxGnome: Any tips for how to configure it? I already have it installed and haven't ever configured it, so I don't know why it wouldn't be working
[02:27] <nictrasavios> ZombieRamen, For a second i thought you were talking to me, it seems we share a name :)
[02:28] <nictrasavios> ZombieRamen, unfortunately i don't know the awnser.
[02:28] <ZombieRamen> oh
[02:28] <LnxGnome> EmuAlert, try to 'touch' the /etc/postfix/main.cf and restarting postfix
[02:28] <ggarcia> can anyone tell me what shell lp/mail/news etc should have in /etc/passwd?
[02:28] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: try a reboot if its convenient
[02:29] <ZombieRamen> does anyone else know the answer to my problem?
[02:29] <nictrasavios> Ive rebooted 3 times, it happened this time and the 1st time, the 2nd it did not, all 3 times metacity was missing.
[02:29] <nictrasavios> This all started after i was messing with compiz, what could have done it in there?
[02:30] <nictrasavios> could it be my chip, its a Mobile Intel® GL4011 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M11 (Intel® GMA 4500M) with up to 1759 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (128 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1631 MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10
[02:31] <rww> ggarcia: they all have /bin/sh on my relatively-new install. Presumably, PAM stops disabled accounts from logging in.
[02:31] <nictrasavios> the drivers on gatewat are windows only tho.
[02:31] <nictrasavios> gateway*
[02:31] <Conexion> Anybody here use Bluefish at all? I thought that the spell checker was only supposed to check strings, not code... Yet it is flagging code all over the place
[02:31] <ggarcia> rww: ah, seemed a bit strange, thanks
[02:31] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: may help: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsVideoCardsPoulsbo/
[02:32] <nictrasavios> oh and it seems compiz effects are all disabled too.
[02:32] <ZombieRamen> does anyone else know the answer to my question about ecryptfs-migrate-home -u USER ?
[02:32] <weather_dude> ei
[02:32] <ActionParsnip> ZombieRamen: clearly not, try asking a little later
[02:32] <ZombieRamen> alrighty
[02:32] <nano_dude> How do you search text in nano?
[02:33] <rww> nano_dude: Ctrl-W
[02:33] <ggarcia> rww: does admin or daemon have a password? seems a silly question I know :) etc/shadow does have passwords for them, and I'm dist-upgrading and can't remember if I had to add them for something
[02:33] <ActionParsnip> nano_dude: if you press CTRL+W and hit entr, it will find the NEXT occurrence too :)
[02:34] <rww> ggarcia: 'admin' is not a user account on my system. 'daemon' is disabled (the password hash is *)
[02:34] <ggarcia> thanks rww
[02:34] <nano_dude> nano froze opening Locations.xml
[02:34] <nano_dude> lol
[02:34] <EmuAlert> LnxGnome: What do you mean by "touch"?
[02:34] <LnxGnome> EmuAlert, man touch
[02:34] <nictrasavios> Hmm, no help there.
[02:35] <nictrasavios> Its somthing to do with compiz im sure of that, ill try sudo apt-get purge compiz?
[02:35] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: try asking in #compiz
[02:35] <trick> hey
[02:35] <nictrasavios> ActionParsnip, there silent.
[02:35] <trick> isi there any way to get my windows xp running on vm to use hardware acceleration? video playback is very slow
[02:36] <nictrasavios> ActionParsnip, not a dang word in 20 minutes.
[02:36] <nictrasavios> trick, just play the video on ubuntu, vlc can handle anything.
[02:36] <trick> nictrasavios: nah this is for veoh which doesn't have a linux player
[02:37] <nictrasavios> trick, try a converter?
[02:37] <trick> nictrasavios: veoh is a website with streaming content
[02:37] <nictrasavios> compiz-core* compiz-fusion-plugins-extra* compiz-fusion-plugins-main*
[02:37] <nictrasavios>   compiz-gnome* compiz-plugins* compizconfig-backend-gconf*
[02:37] <nictrasavios>   compizconfig-settings-manager* fusion-icon* libcompizconfig0*
[02:37] <nictrasavios>   protobuf-compiler* python-compizconfig* simple-ccsm*
[02:37] <nictrasavios> oops.
[02:37] <FloodBot1> nictrasavios: Please don't flood; use http://paste.ubuntu.com to paste; don't use Enter as punctuation.
[02:37] <nictrasavios> wrong place.
[02:37] <ActionParsnip> trick: gnome-mplayer has it too :)
[02:37] <nictrasavios> oops :p
[02:38] <nictrasavios> i did that my accedent.
[02:38] <nictrasavios> by*
[02:38] <nictrasavios> my bad, sorry >.<
[02:38] <trick> ActionParsnip: can i use gnome-mplayer to stream content from veoh.com ?
[02:39] <nictrasavios> rebooting
[02:40] <ActionParsnip> trick: possibly, I dont use it
[02:40] <nano_dude> dammit gedit and nano can't edit /usr/share/libgweather/Locations.xml
[02:40] <trick> ActionParsnip: ok -- so back to my original question :) do you know how to turn on hardware acceleration for windows xp running in a vm?
[02:40] <ActionParsnip> nano_dude: run:  sudo nano /usr/share/libgweather/Locations.xml
[02:41] <ActionParsnip> trick: using which virtualization technology?
[02:41] <nano_dude> ActionParsnip: I did the problem it cant open it correctly ..... vi can but I dont know how to use it
[02:41] <Jordan_U> trick: I just watched a clip from veoh using their flash player. Is there another system they use for other content?
[02:43] <nictrasavios> okay that worked half way
[02:43] <nano_dude> vim
[02:43] <nictrasavios> but metacity still dosent start on boot
[02:43] <Jordan_U> nano_dude: Try running "vimtutor". It's a great way to learn vom.
[02:43] <Jordan_U> s/vom/vim
[02:43] <ActionParsnip> nano_dude: or use: gksudo gedit /usr/share/libgweather/Locations.xml
[02:44] <nano_dude> ActionParsnip: it doesnt open it correcly
[02:44] <nano_dude> i will have to use vim
[02:44] <nictrasavios> can you use irc via command line?
[02:44] <ActionParsnip> nano_dude: then: sudo vim /usr/share/libgweather/Locations.xml
[02:44] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: use irssi
[02:44] <nictrasavios> thanks, just in case my x-org dies again
[02:44] <vim_dude> nictrasavios: join #irssi
[02:44] <nictrasavios> It just did but i managed to reset it
[02:45] <LnxGnome> LnxGnome, to answer your question, use the 'nomodeset' kernel parameter.  You may also need to blacklist vgafb16 and disable plymouth
[02:45] <FrozenFire> Can someone point me to information on performing a network install via an existing Ubuntu installation? I have to install Ubuntu on a system with a bootable CD-ROM, but the CD-ROM is so horrendously slow that a network install will be necessary.
[02:45] <EmuAlert> LnxGnome: Well, I got a different error now. http://paste.ubuntu.com/577287/ I ran 'sudo touch /etc/postfix/main.cf' and then 'sudo /etc/init.d/postfix restart'
[02:45] <Jordan_U> ActionParsnip: I think the issue is that Locations.xml is too large for most text editors to handle.
[02:45] <vim_dude> yeah Jordan_U
[02:46] <nictrasavios> im gonna try sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
[02:46] <vim_dude> gl
[02:46] <ActionParsnip> Jordan_U: i see, never played with it personally
[02:46] <vim_dude> wow vim and vim-runtime is 21mb
[02:47] <ActionParsnip> !pxe
[02:47] <ActionParsnip> !network
[02:47] <ActionParsnip> hmm
[02:47] <LnxGnome> EmuAlert, looks like there isn't enough info in the built-in config to allow postfix to run.  I'd apt-get purge postfix and then re-install it to see if it gives you a default main.cf.  Are there any /etc/postfix/main.*  files?
[02:47] <Logan_> !info pxe | ActionParsnip
[02:47] <ActionParsnip> FrozenFire: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/Netboot
[02:48] <vim_dude> Swap file "/usr/share/libgweather/.Locations.xml.swp" already exists!
[02:48] <vim_dude> what do I do
[02:48] <vim_dude> oh
[02:48] <vim_dude> rm
[02:49] <hermanlf> Hey folks is there any way to see what framebuffer mode Ubuntu is using on my machine? I'm running a default 10.10 setup. I'd like to find out the mode it's using so I can apply it to other distributions also on the machine.
[02:49] <trick> Jordan_U: long content requires the 'veoh web player', if you dont have it installed you just get a 5 min preview clip
[02:49] <LnxGnome> EmuAlert, btw, from the looks of the line "CRON[15104]: (brian) CMD (/home/brian/launchstuff)", I'd say your cron entry is being run.
[02:49] <nictrasavios> gonna put compiz back now
[02:50] <EmuAlert> LnxGnome: Only main.cf, which is blank
[02:51] <nictrasavios> I might get into these "cron" things.... They seem useful.... but could be deadly.
[02:52] <nictrasavios> How would i set up a script to run as root and so apt-get update whenever i first gained an internet connection?
[02:52] <trick> ActionParsnip: im using virtualbox
[02:54] <ActionParsnip> trick: then install guest additions and turn on 3d support in the settings
[02:54] <Jordan_U> trick: Have you tried: http://code.google.com/p/veohdownloader/ ?
[02:54] <trick> Jordan_U: yeah but i dont want to download homie, i want to stream
[02:54] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: use: export EDITOR=nano; sudo crotab -e
[02:55] <Jordan_U> trick: I would assume that you could play the video while it's downloading rather than needing to wait for it to download completely\
[02:55] <trick> Jordan_U: that would be great
[02:55] <trick> Jordan_U: ill try it now
[02:55] <LnxGnome> EmuAlert, I don't know what happened to your postfix configs ... unless you picked "No Configuration" during the install :D  remove it, install it again, and pick "Local only" for the configs.
[02:55] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: I cron updates to run at midnight each day on my server
[02:56] <nictrasavios> ActionParsnip, hmm, i cant. My dad cuts internet at 11:00 (5 minutes from now) and puts it back at 8 the next morning.
[02:56] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: to accept everything with lots of force yes options and junk, fun and games
[02:56] <EmuAlert> LnxGnome: Ah, just installed with no config and was wondering why it was back to the old error message. Reinstalling with local only now
[02:56] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: then use a different time.....
[02:56] <nictrasavios> so i want something to update my system, logg what it updates and put that logg on the desktop :P
[02:56] <nictrasavios> ActionParsnip, so how would i go about that?
[02:57] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: you can use the @startup in cron (I think its that)
[02:57] <r3m> Hi, I cant find dropbox with apt-cache search
[02:57] <nictrasavios> alright, ill have to get a good manual on cron lmao :P
[02:57] <nictrasavios> thats for later tho.
[02:58] <snake> buenas noches, alguien que hable españiol...
[02:58] <nictrasavios> i <3 compiling from source
[02:58] <teodoro> snake: mejor entra al canal #ubuntu-es
[02:58] <snake>  #ubuntu-es
[02:59] <ActionParsnip> nictrasavios: http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/crontab.htm
[02:59] <wip> almost done with packaging (.deb) my own application. i have all those dependencies for my application: http://pastebin.com/aTqQEciF (objdump -p ./myapp | grep NEEDED) do i need to list all (and how) in control depends
[02:59] <teodoro> snake: correcto
[02:59] <wip> for example: libgmodule-2.0.so.0 how i found write it in my control file: Depends: libgmodule-2.0 Depends: libgmodule-2.0.so.0
[02:59] <nictrasavios> ActionParsnip, Thanks :D, ill have to look it over later
[02:59] <snake> teodora.. me puedes ayudar con un problema que tengo con mi configuracion de video...
[03:00] <teodoro> snake: bueno, puedo intentarlo... y me llamo teodoro
[03:00] <snake> ops...
[03:00] <ggarcia> vos dos de españa? son las 4
[03:01] <EmuAlert> LnxGnome: Another different error: http://paste.ubuntu.com/577290/
[03:01] <cesurasean> Can someone help me? I was dual booting win 7, and ubuntu, but when i removed mcafee from win7, it seems to have fubar'd my boot partition. My computer now reboots over, and over again without displaying grub. How can I easily reinstall grub using a live cd? Can someone help me out?
[03:01] <EmuAlert> It sounds like it works, but it doesn't
[03:01] <ActionParsnip> cesurasean: boot to live cd and reinstall grub2
[03:02] <cesurasean> ActionParsnip, just using apt-get reinstall? do i need to chroot?
[03:03] <cesurasean> how do i know which device to mount??
[03:04] <vim_dude> !es | ggarcia
[03:04] <ActionParsnip> cesurasean: you can see with:  sudo fdisk -l
[03:04] <Guest24757> echo $(cat ../server*/banned-players.txt | uniq) > banned-players.txt // trying to combine 3 files into one but they lose the newlines, why?
[03:06] <shaw1337> Hi anyone knows how to connect a form to mysql or any database in QT creator on ubuntu 10.10 !
[03:06] <ggarcia> ubottu: gracias pero soy ingles. mi novia es de españa
[03:07] <ActionParsnip> Guest24757: I'd ask in #bash
[03:07] <ablyss> Guest24757: Here documents needs >> to append
[03:07] <Logan_> shaw1337: /join #qt-creator
[03:08] <Guest24757> i dont want to append
[03:08] <Guest24757> i want new lines not to be lost
[03:09] <user_> hi
[03:09] <Abhijit> hi
[03:09] <Rafedeve> I just installed ubuntu 10.10 unity (my first linux installation ever) on an old VAIO and hovering over the side panel causes the screen to refresh. Can anyone help me?
[03:09] <user_> how can i get a variable like prompt in javascript
[03:09] <Abhijit> which is the setting that enables the windows vista like window tabbing? like all windows on stack, one behind another?
[03:09] <Abhijit> i cant find that setting?
[03:09] <Abhijit> in compiz
[03:09] <ActionParsnip> Rafedeve: are you fully updated?
[03:10] <Abhijit> user_, #javascripit
[03:10] <Abhijit> javascript
[03:10] <ActionParsnip> Abhijit: use simple-ccsm and it's an option
[03:10] <user_> Abhijit, i need for ubuntu not for javascript
[03:10] <Rafedeve> ActionParsnip: yea i just installed all updates
[03:11] <Abhijit> !details | user_
[03:11] <Abhijit> ActionParsnip, ok
[03:11] <MikeChelen> anyone have problems with screen burn-in when using default menus?
[03:11] <ActionParsnip> Abhijit: not sure what its called ni ccsm, only seen it in simple-ccsm
[03:11] <cesurasean> which type of partition is the mbr? im having trouble reinstalling grub....
[03:11] <Abhijit> yeah now installing
[03:12] <cesurasean> the one that has the * in boot? is that the mbr partition?
[03:12] <cesurasean> or the extended partition?
[03:13] <Jordan_U> cesurasean: The mbr is the first sector of the drive, it is not any partition.
[03:13] <patx> i want to enable some cool compiz effects however when i  go to Change Desktop background -> Visual Effects -> Custom -> Prefs and change what i want (eg enabling scale making my windows fold into airplanes when open/closed). then i hit close however nothing is enable and when i click prefs again it looks as tho i have not saved because none of my changes stay. what am i do wrong?
[03:13] <drobole_> the * means "bootable" i think
[03:14] <drobole_> if im not wrong all disks has a mbr. which one is is use is configured in bios (i think). Usually the first one
[03:14] <Abhijit> ActionParsnip, yeah it is there named Swift switcher (flip) thanks
[03:16] <Abhijit> ActionParsnip, how to enable the 3d desktop? that options is grayd out.
[03:16] <vim_dude> How do I change file owner?
[03:17] <Abhijit> !permissions | vim_dude
[03:18] <patx> i want to enable some cool compiz effects however when i  go to Change Desktop background -> Visual Effects -> Custom -> Prefs and change what i want (eg enabling scale making my windows fold into airplanes when open/closed). then i hit close however nothing is enable and when i click prefs again it looks as tho i have not saved because none of my changes stay. what am i do wrong?
[03:18] <vim_dude> Abhijit: hard
[03:18] <user_> Abhijit, i want than a script ask to me what the value of a variable for use in a script
[03:18] <Logan_> !compiz | patx
[03:19] <Abhijit> user_, i dont know how to do that. and still i think that its a some programming questin rather than ubuntu questin. you preferably ask in #javascript
[03:19] <Abhijit> vim_dude, use windows then
[03:19] <vim_dude> ?
[03:19] <yshi> Indefinite number of 'no protocol specified' messages
[03:19] <vim_dude> what an idiot
[03:20] <Abhijit> brb
[03:20] <Abhijit> !language | vim_dude
[03:20] <Logan_> !ohmy | vim_dude
[03:20] <user_> Abhijit, bourne shell is very diferent than javascript
[03:20] <vim_dude> !botsnack
[03:21] <yshi> I think I broke my ... im not sure what
[03:21] <yshi> I can no longer boot into gnome
[03:21] <Logan_> !ot | yshi
[03:22] <Logan_> yshi: oops, thought you were talking about your body
[03:22] <vim_dude> !botabuse | Logan_
[03:22] <Logan_> vim_dude: Stop.
[03:22] <vim_dude> Logan_: Stop.
[03:22] <vim_dude> with bot commands
[03:23] <yshi> I had added lubuntu-desktop, removed it, and now the farthest it will go is checking battery state (ok)
[03:24] <vim_dude> ok
[03:24] <okor> why do I need root to mount a network share (samba), but nautilus/pcmanfm can do it without root?
[03:24] <ActionParsnip> user_: use:   read VARNAME
[03:24] <vim_dude> okor: permissions
[03:25] <ActionParsnip> user_: it will take user input and store it in VARNAME (you can change VARNAME to be any variable you want)
[03:25] <okor> vim_dude: a little more?
[03:25] <ActionParsnip> okor: they use polkit afaik
[03:26] <user_> ActionParsnip, thks so much
[03:26] <okor> ActionParsnip: thanks!
[03:26] <yshi> So now I bounce over to tty2 and try startx, I end up with waiting for x server to begin accepting connections
[03:26] <mrdebuntu> is ubuntu going to lose gnome support because of what happened
[03:27] <vague_dude> what happened?
[03:27] <vague_dude> someone died?
[03:27] <yshi> Followed by endless no protocol specified messages
[03:27] <mrdebuntu> no
[03:27] <mrdebuntu> gnome leader call canonical a bad name
[03:27] <rww> !ot
[03:28] <rww> Distro drama is not a support question ;)
[03:28] <vague_dude> lol
[03:28] <IdleOne> yshi: got to tty and install ubuntu-desktop
[03:28] <pieces029> How to boot into rescue mode if I don't have grub installed
[03:28] <mrdebuntu> ok
[03:28] <cesurasean> I tried sudo chroot /mnt/temp , but it says file not found
[03:28] <cesurasean> can someone help me rescue my system?
[03:28] <mrdebuntu> how long will my ubuntu be supported if gnome isnt?
[03:28] <rww> mrdebuntu: 18 months for non-LTS, 3 years for LTS desktop, 5 years for LTS server.
[03:28] <ActionParsnip> mrdebuntu: isn't what?
[03:29] <mickster04> pieces029: how do you boot at all? i guess a rescue disk for you?
[03:29] <pieces029> mickster04: it just boots
[03:29] <mrdebuntu> is there a charlie sheen ubuntu "winning" edition?
[03:29] <rww> mrdebuntu: no
[03:29] <pieces029> mickster04: I am trying to get to the root prompt
[03:29] <mrdebuntu> wow. ok
[03:30] <vague_dude> mrdebuntu: pm
[03:30] <pieces029> mrdebuntu: lol you should make one
[03:30] <yshi> Idleone already the newest version, should I remove/reinstall?
[03:30] <cesurasean> im now getting the grub rescue screen, and says file not found?
[03:30] <IdleOne> yshi: worth a try
[03:30] <mrdebuntu> do not pm me with vulgarities
[03:30] <mrdebuntu> ty
[03:30] <vague_dude> mrdebuntu: you come to #ubuntu talk off topic so I asked in pvt
[03:30] <vague_dude> ..
[03:31] <syn-ack_> hrm
[03:31] <user_> gnome-terminal --hide-menubar --geometry=40+1000 -e "read ROWID; /home/user/cgd/edit.sh $ROWID"
[03:31] <syn-ack_> I think I just found a bug with xchat. heh
[03:31] <user_> i give an error with this
[03:32] <cesurasean> can someone tell me how to fix file not found in grub?
[03:32] <cesurasean> please!
[03:32] <mrdebuntu> which file
[03:32] <cesurasean> doesnt say
[03:32] <cesurasean> just says file not found
[03:32] <mickster04> pieces029: try the escape key for grub. it is clearly installed, just not showing
[03:32] <vague_dude> !grub2 | cesurasean
[03:33] <speedrunnerG55> did they fix chromium?
[03:33] <mickster04> cesurasean: pastebin what you are doing and then the error message after it
[03:33] <pieces029> mickster04: Like just hold it down?
[03:33] <mickster04> speedrunnerG55: i wasn't aware it was broken?
[03:33] <mickster04> pieces029: try that, or repeatedly pressing during boot up. it might be excape or f8 or something else I don't really know
[03:34] <MikeChelen> anyone experience monitor burn when using default panels?
[03:34] <syn-ack> Nope
[03:34] <rww> MikeChelen: it's shift.
[03:34] <rww> mickster04: ^^
[03:34] <rww> MikeChelen: sorry, mistab
[03:34] <pieces029> mickster04: ok, I tried escape before but I'll try F8 or something else
[03:34] <edbian> MikeChelen, LCD monitors do not burn in
[03:34] <syn-ack> Hiyas, rww
[03:34] <rww> pieces029: shift.
[03:34] <vague_dude> MikeChelen: how did that happen
[03:34] <syn-ack> edbian, sure they do
[03:34] <rww> syn-ack: hi
[03:35] <pieces029> rww: at which point should I press that down?
[03:35] <speedrunnerG55> it cant wach youtube videos for the last two days for me

[03:35] <vague_dude> MikeChelen: use screensaver
[03:35] <vague_dude> .p
[03:35] <edbian> syn-ack, I stand corrected
[03:35] <psusi> syn-ack, no, they don't... there's no phosphorus nor an electron beam to burn it
[03:35] <syn-ack> psusi, keep telling yourself that. They sure can.
[03:35] <rww> pieces029: from when it powers on until when GRUB shows up. I generall let go and repress it every couple of seconds.
[03:35] <vague_dude> so you are sayign LCD's cant get ghost images in it
[03:35] <MikeChelen> edbian: this is a crt, and lcds also can suffer from image persistence
[03:35] <speedrunnerG55> mickster04
[03:36] <vague_dude> ye MikeChelen
[03:36] <syn-ack> just because there's no phos in there doesn't mean they cant get burn in
[03:36] <yshi> Okay I removed and reinstalled ubuntu-desktop with no new results
[03:36] <vague_dude> yshi: what is the issue
[03:36] <speedrunnerG55> mickster04 it cant wach youtube videos for the last two days for me
[03:36] <MikeChelen> vague_dude: the screensaver only helps when the comp is inactive. while someone is using it the default ubuntu panels are always showing
[03:36] <pieces029> rww: that's the problem is there is no evidence of grub.  Ubuntu is the only distro installed
[03:36] <vague_dude> yes MikeChelen
[03:36] <rww> pieces029: it will show up if you hold down shift.
[03:37] <yshi> What is the name of the login screen? Gem or something?
[03:37] <rww> yshi: gdm
[03:37] <pieces029> rww: ok thank you!
[03:37] <MikeChelen> the only workaround is to move the panels back and forth, or enable autohide
[03:37] <psusi> syn-ack, I don't need to tell myself anything... I have ~20 years of experience using lcd displays in embeded devices that have mostly static displays and have never suffered from burn in
[03:37] <yshi> Vague_dude: I can no longer boot into a gui
[03:37] <vague_dude> MikeChelen: turn off and turn on the monitor once in a while? ctrl+alt+l once in a while? remove the panels?
[03:37] <syn-ack> psusi, sure you do.
[03:38] <vague_dude> yshi: that is a grub problem
[03:38] <MikeChelen> vague_dude: it is turned off every night. what does ctrl+alt+l do?
[03:38] <vague_dude> screensaver :p
[03:38] <MikeChelen> vague_dude: the panels have been moved now, unfortunately the damage is already done
[03:39] <vague_dude> :\
[03:40] <yshi> Is gdm needed to use wireless? I tried to remove/install and cannot fetch anything anymore
[03:40] <bananafish> can someone help me in getting my usb headset to work
[03:41] <bananafish> cant seem to find any tutorials that work
[03:41] <user_> gnome-terminal -e "read VARNAME"
[03:41] <user_> why i give an error?
[03:41] <vague_dude> yshi: lol no but you need to configure the network to use wireless
[03:41] <matt312> hi everybody
[03:41] <yshi> It was working three minutes ago
[03:42] <vague_dude> hm
[03:42] <yshi> That is the only thing I changed
[03:42] <amh345> how do i give a user write permissions on a folder created to root?
[03:42] <drobole_> yshi: you removed gdm?
[03:42] <matt312> anybody?
[03:42] <yshi> I would also like to say that irc via cell phone is almost intolerable
[03:42] <Logan_> !ask | matt312
[03:43] <yshi> Yes, that was probably a bad idea
[03:43] <hiexpo> gnome display manager   lol
[03:43] <matt312> kde partition manager is freezed
[03:43] <hiexpo> !gdm
[03:44] <matt312> the hd light is on
[03:44] <jrib> !permissions | amh345
[03:44] <Datz> I've defined a local IP address in /etc/network/interfaces I'm wondering why this isn't automatically set upon boot. I have to restart "networking" for the rules to take effect
[03:44] <matt312> and I pressed cancel btn
[03:45] <cesurasean> Is there anyway to accidently install grub2 twice on a hard drive?
[03:45] <cesurasean> the first time gave me file not found, but 2nd try worked
[03:45] <cesurasean> i just want to make sure the first time i tried didn't install anything on one of the partitions
[03:45] <cesurasean> or does grub ONLY install to devices?
[03:45] <matt312> help! i dont want to lose my data
[03:45] <Logan_> !please | matt312
[03:46] <ActionParsnip> matt312: backups will save you nicely
[03:46] <mouse-_> man, ubuntu installer can't handle a full hard drive for nothing
[03:46] <matt312> anybody???
[03:46] <drobole_> cesurasean: you should be good. it will just write to mbr unless you ask it to do otherwise
[03:46] <hiexpo> !grub \ cesurasean
[03:46] <mouse-_> "has at least 2.6 gig available"
[03:47] <mouse-_> "/dev/sdb2   size 2.9G"   "The installer has unexpectedly quit"
[03:47] <mouse-_> what a POS
[03:47] <Logan_> !language | mouse-_
[03:47] <Gerowen> I have a somewhat Ubuntu-unrelated question, I'm reading on bash.org and wondering, why don't I ever see funny conversations like this in IRC?
[03:47] <mouse-_> i didn't use any unprofessional language, give me a break.
[03:47] <Logan_> !ot | Gerowen
[03:47] <Logan_> mouse-_: POS
[03:47] <cesurasean> drobole_, what do you mean unless you ask it to do otherwise?
[03:47] <cesurasean> is it possible that i have grub2 installed on the mbr, PLUS on a partition?
[03:47] <mouse-_> Logan_: so you know why it doesn't handle disk size properly then?
[03:47] <AcidBarrel> Hi, I'm using Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook remix, and I have a zune connected to it, it sees the zune, but I can not access. Is it locked out or something? is there any libs i can grab?
[03:48] <drobole_> cesurasean: i think it is possible to write grub to a partition
[03:48] <Abhijit> wow!!!! this 3d cube thingy so awesome!!! :-)
[03:49] <drobole_> basically you can write grub all over the place. personally I have it written to both /dev/sda and /dev/sdb just to be sure
[03:49] <cesurasean> how do i check to see my current grub installs?
[03:49] <cesurasean> i only want one on sdb
[03:49] <cesurasean> want to make sure there is none written on sdb1-6
[03:50] <ActionParsnip> Abhijit: it gets old real fast
[03:50] <Abhijit> ??
[03:50] <Abhijit> ActionParsnip, gets old means?
[03:50] <bananafish> can anyone help me get my usb headset working in debian?
[03:50] <ActionParsnip> Abhijit: gets boring
[03:50] <Abhijit> bananafish, #debian
[03:50] <cesurasean> ah
[03:50] <Logan_> !debian | Bananaburger
[03:50] <ActionParsnip> Abhijit: plus its not enabled in natty, unless you boot to normal desktop rather than unity
[03:50] <cesurasean> i have grub on my recovery partition, and also on my linux partition
[03:50] <Abhijit> ActionParsnip, oh yeah that i know. i want all this to show in seminar thats why.
[03:50] <cesurasean> which one should i remove?
[03:50] <cesurasean> and how?
[03:50] <Logan_> sorry Bananaburger, meant to send that to bananafish
[03:50] <Abhijit> ActionParsnip, i am using lucid!!!
[03:51] <AcidBarrel> No, don't tell me no one has ever got zune working on ubuntu
[03:51] <AcidBarrel> that would be horrible
[03:51] <Abhijit> !info zune
[03:51] <ActionParsnip> Abhijit: oh then that'll be around for a while :)
[03:51] <Abhijit> ActionParsnip, yah
[03:51] <Logan_> AcidBarrel: Microsoft hasn't developed Zune software for Linux, if that's what you're talking about
[03:51] <drobole_> cesurasean: no need to remove any of them. only one of them will be in use. the one that resides on the dist the BIOS jumps to
[03:51] <drobole_> *disk
[03:51] <AcidBarrel> Well, idk I find it weird that the ubuntu distro can see the zune just cant access it
[03:52] <Abhijit> ok brb
[03:52] <cesurasean> drobole_, how do i remove the one I don't need?
[03:52] <cesurasean> the one im not using?
[03:52] <drobole_> Im not sure you can remove it. only overwrite it
[03:52] <ActionParsnip> AcidBarrel: can you see it as a partition in: sudo fdisk -l
[03:52] <AcidBarrel> cant even write to it via command line can you...
[03:53] <AcidBarrel> nooo the nightmares, of dual booting
[03:53] <cesurasean> can i just remove the /boot folder, and that will rid of the files?
[03:53] <cesurasean> if so, which one do i remove? the /boot on the recovery partition, or the one on the linux ext4 filesystem?
[03:53] <drobole_> cesurasean: i think so yes, if you installed it on a partition
[03:54] <dwarder> test
[03:54] <drobole_> no, you want it on both
[03:54] <cesurasean> why on both?
[03:55] <ActionParsnip> AcidBarrel: http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31694    seems if you set it to MTP its ok in older firmware
[03:55] <drobole_> well, becouse then you can boot in to the system using any of them as the jump point from BIOS. Not sure I understand the problem though
[03:55] <AcidBarrel> ty
[03:56] <cesurasean> the problem is that i have 2 copies of grub. not sure why....
[03:56] <cesurasean> shouldn't i only need 1 grub install? which partition does it need to be on? system recovery partition?
[03:56] <Matrix> Hello! can anybody tell me how I can write hindi using transliteration in ubuntu 10.10
[03:57] <casey> I was hoping to get some help with CCSM. It appears to affect only some of my changes while other remain unseen. Can anyone help me with this?
[03:58] <drobole_> cesurasean: thats not a problem, unless you want something else there. The thing is, grub doesn't change what disk your BIOS jumps to. BIOS always only jumps to one disk, if it finds grub there the rest goes well
[03:58] <drobole_> if you have grub on another disk as well, it doesnt matter
[04:00] <cesurasean> drohole_, when i go to install a newer kernel, how's it going to end up? 1 of the installs will become old, and void?
[04:01] <cesurasean> that's why i don't want two versions of grub installed
[04:02] <Matrix> Hello! can anybody tell me how I can write hindi using transliteration in ubuntu 10.10
[04:03] <drobole_> cesurasean: yes you want to know what grub is in use so you update the right one, I was just saying that having a copy of grub on another disk doesnt hurt in any way
[04:03] <mouse-_> so yes, the ubuntu 10.10 installer claims to work with 2.6 gig available but it does not. just a fyi!
[04:03]  * mouse-_ bums out, looks for a larger hd
[04:03] <cesurasean> drobole_, how do i find out which one is being used?
[04:04] <cesurasean> and how do i remove the one that's not being used?
[04:04] <ActionParsnip> mouse-_: it can
[04:04] <drobole_> do you know what device your root directory is?
[04:04] <mouse-_> ActionParsnip: "The installer has unexpectedly quit"
[04:04] <drobole_> is it /dev/hda?
[04:04] <cesurasean> /dev/sdb
[04:05] <ActionParsnip> mouse-_: you can use the mniimal ISO then install openbox and get an OS for near enough 1Gb
[04:05] <drobole_> ok then the grub in use is the one at /dev/sdb
[04:05] <mouse-_> yeah, see, it doesn't work with the non-minimal ISO install
[04:05] <hiexpo> usually /dev/sdb is a usb device
[04:05] <mouse-_> which is strange
[04:05] <mouse-_> since it says 2.6 gb available, yet 2.9 gig is available (shrug)
[04:06] <ActionParsnip> mouse-_: true: if you run: sudo apt-get clean   you can free space
[04:06] <mouse-_> i'm not going to argue the point
[04:06] <ActionParsnip> mouse-_: also use smaller apps like abiword + gnumeric instead of openoffice
[04:06] <drobole_> cesurasean: so you have installed grub on /dev/sdb1 or something?
[04:06] <cesurasean> yes
[04:06] <mouse-_> since arguing over 2.9 gig of space is like arguing you don't have an extra quarter to put in the phone booth for the 25c to 50c upgrade charge of a payphone call
[04:06] <cesurasean> that's my problem
[04:07] <cesurasean> so, how do i remove the grub im not using, without affecting the one that is good and is being used...
[04:07] <drobole_> cesurasean: do you know what /dev/sdb1 points to?
[04:07] <cesurasean> yes
[04:07] <ActionParsnip> cesurasean: do you mean you have multiple kernels to choose from when you boot?
[04:08] <cesurasean> yes, i have multiple kernels to chose from when i boot
[04:08] <cesurasean> thats not the issue
[04:08] <ActionParsnip> mouse-_: sometimes space isnt a luxury :)
[04:08] <cesurasean> the issue is i have /boot    on two different partitions
[04:08] <ActionParsnip> cesurasean: then thats not multiple grubs, thats 1 grub with a system with a lot of kernels
[04:08] <cesurasean> how do i know which /boot im using?
[04:08] <yshi> Can I reinstall ubuntu without overwriting my home folder if I had given it its own partition?
[04:08] <ncuster> hello, I am having the same issues building the kernel modules virtualbox via dkms that this user is: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2011/01/msg01508.html ... however I am using the stock pae ubuntu kernel instead of a custom built one. I installed the pae headers, but I am still having the same issue. Is there some other change I need to make so that I can build this module?
[04:08] <cesurasean> ActionParsnip, im not new to linux, bro
[04:08] <ActionParsnip> cesurasean: mount   will tell you which partition is /boot
[04:08] <drobole_> ok you mount it (if its not already) and you cd to it and delete the /root directory there i guess. not an expert on this though
[04:08] <ActionParsnip> cesurasean: I see
[04:09] <ActionParsnip> cesurasean: all I can recommend is mount the partitions to see which kernels in the displayed grub match the partition contents
[04:09] <cesurasean> im currently booted into my system
[04:10] <cesurasean> how do i know which /boot, off which partition was read?
[04:10] <drobole_> he said / is on /dev/sdb
[04:10] <xangua> yshi: if you have your home in another partiton, yes
[04:10] <cesurasean> i think sdb, and sdb2 have it
[04:10] <cesurasean> how do i remove the one not being used?
[04:10] <drobole_> type: mount
[04:10] <drobole_> in a terminal
[04:11] <drobole_> nwm
[04:11] <delinquentme> Is there a way to tell my computer .. ubuntu 10.04 to ONLY run the internet connection over a usb .. and to NOT change the phone as well ( for when I'm on the move .. and needing to teather .. but dont want to drain my laptop battery .. to charge the phone its teatherd to )
[04:11] <yshi> Xangua: but when I install, I still need to designate my /home partition, doesn't it format by default?
[04:11] <cesurasean> sda2, and sda5 both have a /boot
[04:12] <Ben65> delinquentme: that should be up to the phone
[04:12] <gsyko> btg mounted from gsick.com
[04:12] <cesurasean> how do i remove /boot from sda5?
[04:12] <Ben65> cesurasean: check which /boot has the current kernel
[04:12] <xangua> yshi: just uncheck it to not delete it
[04:12] <drobole_> what directory is sda5 mounted on?
[04:12] <gorgonzola> hey, i'm getting 404'ed trying to install some packages from lucid backports. Unlikely that the repo is down, right? what can cause this behaviour in apt?
[04:12] <cesurasean> sda5 is /
[04:12] <yshi> Hmmm im backing it up anyway. Thanks ill try
[04:13] <meowski> can someone help me set up a wireless card on ubuntu? its an imac with a  BCM4328 Wifi Card?
[04:13] <drobole_> and what dir is sda2 mounted on then?
[04:13] <cesurasean> sda2 is /media/SYSTEM RESERVED
[04:13] <Ben65> cesurasean: check which /boot has the current kernel
[04:13] <Ben65> from what you're saying, i'm thinking its sda5
[04:13] <drobole_> its likely to be sda5
[04:13] <gandhijee> hey guys, how can i install the latest google protocol buffer library?
[04:13] <hiexpo> you mean sda2 is swap
[04:14] <cesurasean> no
[04:14] <cesurasean> sda2 is recovery partition
[04:14] <cesurasean> and sda5 is ext4
[04:14] <drobole_> so you could cd to /media/SYSTEM RESERVED and delete boot from there. (do on your own risk though)
[04:14] <behel1t> i have 2010 macbook pro with ssd, where do I install boot loader to, /dev/sda or /dev/sda1 (/boot)
[04:14] <meowski> can someone help me set up a wireless card on ubuntu? its an imac with a  BCM4328 Wifi Card?
[04:15] <cesurasean> drobole_, are you sure that one can be deleted?
[04:15] <Ben65> cesurasean: check which /boot has the current kernel!!!
[04:15] <cesurasean> Ben65, both configs are the same
[04:15] <happybob_> The instructions for installing onto a Software RAID say to use the Alternate Install CD.  However, the file system formatter in the 10.04.2 AMD 64bit Alternate CD does not list a file system type for RAID.
[04:15] <Ben65> : /
[04:15] <drobole_> cesurasean: im 99% sure :D
[04:15] <mrluksom> Hi, is it possible to modify the width of empty spaces in the XFCE4 Panel?
[04:15] <Ben65> deleting the wrong /boot could cause problems
[04:16] <Abhijit> mrluksom, #xfce
[04:16] <Abhijit> mrluksom, or #xubuntu
[04:16] <Ben65> it's probably not over 300MB, why not keep em both?
[04:16] <happybob_> Is the 64-bit AMD Alternate CD just broken?
[04:16] <behel1t> y
[04:16] <mrluksom> thx
[04:16] <meowski> can someone help me set up a wireless card on ubuntu? its an imac with a  BCM4328 Wifi Card?
[04:16] <cesurasean> Ben65, how do i know which /boot has been used to boot up?
[04:16] <happybob_> Or, is there just no decent way to do an installation onto a software RAID for 10.04 on AMD 64-bit?
[04:16] <cesurasean> I'm thinking the system reserved is the one to keep, and trash the one on ext4
[04:17] <cesurasean> the system reserved is at the start of the disk
[04:17] <Ben65> cesurasean: that's probably incorrect, the way to be sure is to check kernels, but you said they are the same
[04:17] <bhe> Hello, how do I connect to a wireless network using   iwconfig   with essid = bhe and password = pwd?
[04:18] <drobole_> cesurasean: i would be careful with that
[04:18] <drobole_> cesurasean: gimme 1 min...
[04:18] <joeb_> guys .. question .. its probably been answered but say i download a .deb file and it needs dependancies do i do a dpkg --info .deb file then download the dependancies or is there a command i can use that can located depenancies that are related to that .deb
[04:18] <cesurasean> joeb_, apt-get -f install
[04:19] <bhe> how can i assure my wireless starts before my wired on boot?
[04:19] <meowski> can someone help me set up a wireless card on ubuntu? its an imac with a  BCM4328 Wifi Card?
[04:20] <Nisstyre> meowski, broadcom firmware should be included in the kernel
[04:20] <letmien> I am looking for a way to fine tune the performence of a logitech dual action gamepad. is their software analogous to logitechs windows config software or would i be digging around in configuration files?
[04:20] <Nisstyre> since it's open source now
[04:20] <letmien> i am not looking for a way to calibrate the joysticks
[04:20] <Gnea> !broadcom
[04:20] <meowski> what do you mean nisstyre?
[04:20] <Nisstyre> meowski, I mean the driver for it should already be installed, you simply need to load it
[04:21] <Nisstyre> probably using modprobe
[04:21] <meowski> how do i do that?
[04:21] <Nisstyre> I'd have to know the name of the module
[04:21] <drobole_> cesurasean: if you do: less /boot/grub/grub.cfg you should be able to see if it uses / or /media/SYSTEM RECOVERY
[04:21] <happybob_> Is Ubuntu 10.04 actually meant to be used by people?
[04:21] <Nisstyre> meowski, read the link Gnea gave you
[04:22] <meowski> what link?
 Help with Broadcom bcm43xx can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx
[04:22] <cmdbbq> happybob_: yes, it is a long term release, are you having usability issues?
[04:22] <happybob_> Or am I just wanting the wrong thing when I want to install onto mirrored drives on it?
[04:22] <ActionParsnip> happybob_: yes, and it is
[04:22] <Amitabha> hello- trying to install wine- went through command line prompts-wine is listed under applications- but can not use it
[04:23] <drobole_> cesurasean: its a bit messy but it should say something like "linux   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-27-generic"
[04:23] <happybob_> cmdbbq, In the AMD 64-bit desktop and alternate CD, there is no way visible to install to a Software RAID (mirror) for any partitions.
[04:23] <c001> is there a good vmware workstation tutorial for ubuntu 10.10?   There.  unprofessional langauge used.
[04:23] <ActionParsnip> !vmware | c001
[04:23] <happybob_> cmdbbq, I'm not after a mirrored /boot (though that would be nice), just ANY mirroring would be nice to have working.
[04:23] <cesurasean> i blew away /boot on sda2, and able to boot into ubuntu
[04:23] <cesurasean> you were right
[04:24] <c001> thanks ActionParsnip
[04:24] <cesurasean> thanks, now my system is good to go
[04:24] <drobole_> sounds good
[04:24] <cesurasean> peace
[04:24] <cmdbbq> happybob_: I am not sure about that, I have no personal experience.
[04:24] <meowski> nisstyre, http://hasin.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/getting-dell-bcm4328-wifi-card-working-on-ubuntu-710/
[04:24] <gsyko> nice review http://www.gsick.com/ubuntu/
[04:25] <meowski> i was using that earlier, but it didnt work cause id get an error
[04:25] <Nisstyre> meowski, what error did you get?
[04:25] <mobodo> I'm getting an error trying to remove netatalk from my server, is there a way to force remove / reinstallation even if there are errors?
[04:25] <ssbpls> how to install the kernel code tree to ubuntu?
[04:26] <happybob_> cmdbbq, thanks.  After the mess that was Xen support on 8.04, and the stupid permission problems on KVM in 10.04, and now this when I'm trying to install 10.04 onto mirrored drives, it feels like I've consistently picked usage patterns for LTS releases that just don't work.
[04:26] <meowski> WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release, nisstyre
[04:26] <xrfang> how can I run X program remotely on 10.10?  I always get
[04:26] <Amitabha> i'm having trouble getting wine to work and do not know why
[04:26] <xrfang> cannot open display
[04:27] <Nisstyre> meowski, that sounds like it's not related to your problem
[04:27] <Amitabha> it is listed in applications
[04:27] <Nisstyre> also, warnings generally mean something will work
[04:27] <Nisstyre> errors don't
[04:27] <ssbpls> how to install the kernel code tree to ubuntu 9.10?
[04:27] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: did you check the appdb for compatibility?
[04:27] <meowski> but its saying it wont work in the future, isnt it?
[04:27] <Amitabha> what is appdb
[04:27] <ActionParsnip> xrfang: did you connect with:  ssh -X username@server
[04:28] <ActionParsnip> !appdb | Amitabha
[04:28] <Amitabha> oh yes-
[04:28] <meowski> and i need ndiswrapper to start at startup for the wireless to work
[04:28] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: not all apps work, some won't even install
[04:28] <Amitabha> On my other computer I've run this program
[04:28] <Trapito_seco> hey all
[04:29] <Nisstyre> meowski, that's the package maintainer's problem though
[04:29] <Amitabha> through wine
[04:29] <mouse-_> so. anyone know the _actual_ minimal install requirements for ubuntu-desktop 10.10 ?
[04:29] <drobole_> ssbpls: did you try "sudo apt-get install linux-source"
[04:29] <Trapito_seco> how can iu set an indent
[04:29] <Trapito_seco> ?
[04:29] <meowski> nisstyre, what do you mean?
[04:29] <mouse-_> it's not 2.6 gb available
[04:29] <mouse-_> its more than thgat
[04:29] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: do you have 3D accelleration for the system? Does the app need 3D?
[04:29] <Nisstyre> meowski, you don't have to worry about problems with future versions
[04:29] <rww> meowski: if you're concerned about it, name uyour file /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper.conf. It doesn't matter.
[04:29] <Amitabha> no, it does not need that
[04:30] <ssbpls> yes,i have try it
[04:30] <Amitabha> when I installed it on my other computer, a wine icon appeared
[04:30] <Pr070cal> hi i removed some orphaned packages and libs but now ive lost some themes eg. dock bar is not black or transparent and the same with the menus, how can i restore this ?
[04:30] <drobole_> what happened?
[04:30] <ActionParsnip> mouse-_: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements
[04:30] <ssbpls> then what's the next step?
[04:30] <Jordan_U> mouse-_: Did the installer quit the moment that you ran out of disk space?
[04:30] <Amitabha> This computer has no wine icon but it is listed under apps
[04:30] <meowski> rww, nisstyre, but i did all of the steps of http://hasin.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/getting-dell-bcm4328-wifi-card-working-on-ubuntu-710/ and it still didnt work..
[04:30] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: can you please target your text as I am to you so the text highlights
[04:30] <jcoonan> My fresh Ubuntu 10.10 install from a live usb does not see my multi core processor as such. I have a AMD Phenom II X6 3.0GHz
[04:31] <drobole_> ssbpls: did it succeed?
[04:31] <ssbpls> drobole_:yes,i have try it. then how to do next?
[04:31] <Amitabha> ok sorry how do i do that
[04:31] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: use tab to autocomplete
[04:31] <mouse-_> Jordan_U: yeah it did :(
[04:31] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: type act  then  press tab
[04:31] <drobole_> ssbpls: look in /usr/src/linux.... folder
[04:31] <Amitabha> okapi,
[04:31] <syn-ack> jcoonan, Probably dosent have the SMP kernel installed on the liveCD
[04:31] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: try:   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get -y upgrade
[04:31] <Nisstyre> meowski, instead of rebooting try "sudo modprobe -r b43 ssb wl" and "sudo modprobe wl"
[04:32] <Jordan_U> mouse-_: Did you check the box that offers to install updates during install>
[04:32] <syn-ack> in which case, jcoonan, it wouldn't see both cores.
[04:32] <Jordan_U> ?
[04:32] <Nisstyre> what that does is it loads the drivers right away
[04:32] <jcoonan> syn-ack: I'm doing a update right now. THink that will fix it?
[04:32] <Amitabha> ok
[04:32] <Nisstyre> instead of on reboot
[04:32] <jcoonan> syn-ack: It only sees one there should be 6
[04:32] <mouse-_> yeah i did
[04:32] <ssbpls> drobole_:there is a tar.bz2 file
[04:32] <meowski> what do i replace that with nisstyre? (im kinda new to all this stuff)
[04:32] <syn-ack> jcoonan, have you actually install the system or are you running this all off the liveCD?
[04:32] <Jordan_U> mouse-_: That's probably what put it over the edge on space.
[04:32] <drobole_> ssbpls: it should be a folder in /usr/src without "headers" in the name. look for that
[04:32] <jcoonan> syn-ack: nah this is fully installed now
[04:32] <Nisstyre> meowski, nothing, just run those two commands without the quotations
[04:33] <Nisstyre> if all goes well you should be able to use your wifi
[04:33] <syn-ack> jcoonan, Do you mind a /msg?
[04:33] <jcoonan> no
[04:33] <corinth> Has anyone experienced the ATI flgrx driver error where you get a text/TTY1 login after installing and rebooting?
[04:33] <meowski> nisstyre, so i run the commands that the website gives me plus the 2 you just gave me?
[04:33] <ssbpls> drobole_:the name of file is "linux-source-2.6.31.tar.bz2"
[04:33] <Nisstyre> meowski, no, just the two I pasted
[04:34] <drobole_> ssbpls: ok that is the kernel source then, you can extract it with: tar -xvjf linux-source.....bz2
[04:34] <Nisstyre> meowski, you shouldn't need to use ndiswrapper btw
[04:34] <Nisstyre> broadcom have real linux drivers now
[04:35] <ssbpls> drobole_:en,i have extract it with the root
[04:35] <drobole_> ssbpls: after extracting you have a folder called linux-source-2.6.31?
[04:35] <meowski> nisstyre, those 2 commands should get the wifi on automatically?
[04:36] <ssbpls> drobole_:and then?
[04:36] <Nisstyre> meowski, yeah, if the kernel modules are on your computer
[04:36] <Nisstyre> if not you may have to install them with apt-get
[04:36] <meowski> what modules are they?
[04:36] <drobole_> ssbpls: what do you want to do then?
[04:37] <roasted__> Question - I have Ubuntu on a Windows domain. I somehow changed my default shell to something other than /bin/sh. My terminal prompt shows up as $ on my domain account now. I would like to change it back, but I am unsure of how because the chsh command will only change the setting for LOCAL users, not domain users. What can I do?
[04:37] <yshi> Oh, while i'm here, how do you connect via wifi through cli?
[04:38] <Amitabha> still not working-How do I highlight this text for you?
[04:38] <meowski> nisstyre, it says "sudo: modprob not found"
[04:38] <Nisstyre> meowski, modprobe : )
[04:38] <meowski> lmao sorry :3
[04:38] <Amitabha> ActionParsnip, testing
[04:39] <Jordan_U> roasted__: My guess is that your actuall problem is that you *did* set the login shell to /bin/sh, when what you wanted was /bin/bash.
[04:39] <Nisstyre> also, try "sudo modprobe -r wl" first
[04:39] <Nisstyre> meowski, the commands posted on the ubuntu article try and load several different ones
[04:39] <ssbpls> drobole_:then the commond are followed:"make;make bzImage;make  modules;make mdoules_install" which i search
[04:39] <roasted__> Jordan_U: perhaps you're right. Either way, I can't change it back, as chsh only works for local users. It errors out saying the user doesn't exist in /etc/passwd, which I was like, no kidding... its a domain user...
[04:39] <Jordan_U> roasted__: I can't help with the management via a domain controller but hopefully that can get you looking in the right place.
[04:40] <meowski> now it says " fatal" module wl not found, nisstyre
[04:40] <Nisstyre> meowski, try substituting wl with b43
[04:40] <ssbpls> drobole_if i do these steps , how to use the kernel code tree? what do it work for?
[04:40] <Amitabha> still not working ActionParsnip
[04:40] <ssbpls> drobole_:if i do these steps , how to use the kernel code tree? what do it work for?
[04:40] <meowski> i did put b43 , nisstyre
[04:41] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: can you expand on "not working". It helps nobody, most of all you
[04:41] <meowski> i put "sudo modprobe -r b43 ssb wl, nisstyre
[04:41] <Nisstyre> meowski, do you have internet access right now?
[04:41] <Nisstyre> on your laptop I mean
[04:41] <drobole_> ssbpls: if you do that you will compile a new kernel and install it amnually. Im not sure its a good idea unless you know what and why you are doing
[04:41] <meowski> yeah, thats how im on irc. the other computer running ubuntu doesnt.
[04:41] <Nisstyre> meowski, do "sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source"
[04:41] <Nisstyre> then try the previous commands
[04:42] <drobole_> ssbpls: and i dont know what you mean by "what do it work for"
[04:42] <Nisstyre> I honestly don't see why ubuntu can't include these by default :\
[04:42] <mu> Does Ubuntu have an option to not mess with the MBR when it installs?
[04:42] <roasted__> Question - I have Ubuntu on a Windows domain. I somehow changed my default shell to something other than /bin/bash. My terminal prompt shows up as $ on my domain account now. I would like to change it back, but I am unsure of how because the chsh command will only change the setting for LOCAL users, not domain users. What can I do?
[04:42] <vague_dude> Can I delete all folders in /home/root/ dir?
[04:42] <ssbpls> drobole_:if i want to write the device drivers; how can i use the new kernel?
[04:42] <vague_dude> arent they config folders?
[04:43] <meowski> nisstyre, it said : "sudo: apt: commando not found"
[04:43] <meowski> command*
[04:43] <Nisstyre> apt-get is one word
[04:43] <Amitabha> ActionParsnip, sure- it is in applications but when I click on the download button on  a webpage it states that an error occured
[04:43] <ruan> meowski: sudo apt-get
[04:43] <drobole_> ssbpls: you mean write a driver and make it part of the kernel itself?
[04:43] <mu> vague_dude: define "can"; there is generally nothing stopping you but you might want to retain configuration of programs that you might run as root
[04:44] <Amitabha> ActionParsnip, should not the wine have created an icon?
[04:44] <ssbpls> drobole_:yes! i want to insert the module to test it!
[04:44] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: what is the error it states?
[04:44] <meowski> nisstyre, it said "do you want to continue, Y/N
[04:44] <vague_dude> mu: I just want to clean the home for root :)
[04:44] <Nisstyre> meowski, just hit y and then enter
[04:45] <mu> vague_dude: Well nothing will stop you and say "hey, you shouldn't be doing this" but you should know what you are deleting
[04:45] <mu> and once you know what you are deleting, it should be clear whether or not they are important to you
[04:45] <Amitabha> ActionParsnip, an error occured while loading the archive
[04:45] <vague_dude> mu: programs wont stop working if i delete root's home right? it's config files..
[04:45] <mu> vague_dude: Thus, I don't want to say "Yeah, nothing will happen" when I obviously have no idea the files your root home folder may contain.
[04:46] <ssbpls> drobole_:do i have to boot the new kernel in the /boot ,and if i want to test my module ,do i have to start the new kernel and test it ?
[04:46] <drobole_> ssbpls: umm, thats a advanced topic. Basically you write the module, copy it into the source tree where the drivers it, then you have to add a line in some config file to instruct make to compile it into the kernel. You better find a good tutorial on the net. its hard to explain here
[04:46] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: what is the name of the file and where is it located and I can give a command (both are VERY case sensitive)
[04:46] <mu> vague_dude: Most likely no programs absolutely require anything from the home folder. So no, nothing will crash.
[04:46] <Nisstyre> the / partition is the most important
[04:46] <vague_dude> mu: in /home/root/ there is only config files created when i ran programs as root
[04:46] <meowski> nisstyre: it said "unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?"
[04:46] <Nisstyre> >.>
[04:46] <Amitabha> ActionParsnip, internet chess club
[04:46] <jiltdil> roasted : vi  /etc/passwd  go here and change the shell of the user
[04:46] <vague_dude> i guess
[04:46] <drobole_> ssbpls: no dont do that. compile your module to make a .o file, and load it with the insmod command to test it
[04:46] <Nisstyre> meowski, yeah, do sudo apt-get update
[04:47] <Nisstyre> then do the previous command again
[04:47] <meowski> nisstyre, what do input?
[04:47] <meowski> i input*
[04:47] <Nisstyre> sudo apt-get update
[04:47] <mu> vague_dude: Most programs only require those configuration files when they are run as root; and most of the time, they won't fail without them, but simply create a new config file from a default one as needed
[04:47] <Amitabha> ActionParsnip, www.chessclub.com/helpcenter/interface/Dasher.html
[04:47] <Amitabha> ActionParsnip, click on dascher
[04:48] <SolidSnake> Hello word
[04:48] <vague_dude> hello person
[04:48] <meowski> nisttyre, now i do "sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source"
[04:48] <roasted__> Question - I have Ubuntu on a Windows domain. I somehow changed my default shell to something other than /bin/bash. My terminal prompt shows up as $ on my domain account now. I would like to change it back, but I am unsure of how because the chsh command will only change the setting for LOCAL users, not domain users. What can I do?
[04:48] <jiltdil> how to change the existing user shell with comand?
[04:48] <Amitabha> ActionParsnip, when I try to open anything windows, wine does not start like on the other computer
[04:49] <jrib> jiltdil: why?  What do you want to accomplish?
[04:49] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: try:  cd ~; wget http://www.chessclub.com/bits/interface/Dasher_150_installer.exe; chmod +x .//Dasher_150_installer.exe; wine .//Dasher_150_installer.exe
[04:49] <jiltdil> roasted: go to vi  /etc/passwd  and change the shell to bash of the user that you want
[04:49] <meowski> nisstyre, i did that and its doing the same process over?
[04:49] <ActionParsnip> jiltdil: that'll need sudo
[04:49] <Nisstyre> meowski, it will update your entire system
[04:50] <FoolishOwl> Is there a clean way to kill login sessions, such as when you're ssh'ed into a box, your connection is broken, and you log back in?
[04:50] <rww> and is pretty much what chsh does, and will thus not work.
[04:50] <jiltdil> ActionParnisp:yes
[04:50] <Nisstyre> then you should be able to successfully install the drivers
[04:50] <jiltdil> jrib: i want to learn
[04:50] <vague_dude> ActionParsnip: if i delete all files and folders from /home/root/ will it cause problems?
[04:50] <jrib> jiltdil: I don't understand your question.  I'm asking you to explain what you want to accomplish
[04:50] <Nisstyre> FoolishOwl, kill your shell pid?
[04:50] <Nisstyre> ps aux | grep bash ?
[04:51] <ssbpls> drobole_:i am reading the book "linux device drives" writed by Jonathan Corbet etc. but the book tells me to build the kernel code tree and just use the command "insmod module-name" to test the module. however, i don't understand where the module insert   into ? Is it insert into the old kernel or the new one?
[04:51] <jiltdil> ActionParnisp:how to change it through command line as usermod  -s /bin/shell name   doenot work
[04:51] <ruan> what's the difference between using ; and &&?
[04:51] <FoolishOwl> Nisstyre, that sounds right.
[04:51] <vague_dude> ruan: is to add a second command
[04:51] <jrib> ruan: && only runs the second command if the first one is successful
[04:51] <meowski> nisstyre, it said "some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead."
[04:51] <vague_dude> oh y
[04:51] <Nisstyre> ruan, && means the next command will not run if the last doesn't have a return code of non 0
[04:51] <ruan> ah ok
[04:51] <Nisstyre> ; means the next runs no matter what
[04:52] <Nisstyre> I mean if the last doesn't have a return code of 0
[04:52] <Nisstyre> >.>
[04:52] <Nisstyre> ie: if it failed to finish
[04:52] <vague_dude> -.-
[04:52] <Nisstyre> meowski, I'm sorry, not really sure.
[04:52] <Nisstyre> Try following this article https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx
[04:53] <ssbpls> drobole_:insmod tht module to test it . where the module insert into? the old or new?
[04:53] <drobole_> ssbpls: insmod will insert the module dynamcally at runtime. You can type lsmod to see all running modules
[04:53] <Jordan_U> ssbpls: Whatever kernel you are currently booted with,
[04:53] <roasted__> Question - I have Ubuntu on a Windows domain. I somehow changed my default shell to something other than /bin/bash. My terminal prompt shows up as $ on my domain account now. I would like to change it back, but I am unsure of how because the chsh command will only change the setting for LOCAL users, not domain users. What can I do?
[04:53] <tensorpudding> if an upstream source package that i want to package accidentally has some binary files included, should i remove them from the .orig.tar.gz
[04:54] <jrib> tensorpudding: try #ubuntu-motu or #ubuntu-packaging
[04:55] <jiltdil> jrib: i want to say that if i have to change the shell of a user then what is the commmand for it(existing user)
[04:55] <ssbpls> Jordan_U: i am booting the old kernel :ssbpls@ssbpls-laptop:~$ uname -r
[04:55] <ssbpls> 2.6.31-14-generic
[04:55] <jrib> jiltdil: chsh
[04:55] <drobole_> ssbpls: you dont insert it into the source, it means that you "insert" it into the running kernel
[04:55] <jiltdil> jrib:chsh -s /bin/shell name   like that?
[04:55] <Amitabha> ActionParsnip, 404 not found after second command, let me try again
[04:56] <jrib> jiltdil: sure.  Or just "chsh" and then it will run interactively
[04:56] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: if you have the file already then just use the file you already have instead of redownloading
[04:57] <drobole_> ssbpls: have you successfully compiled your module into a .o file?
[04:57] <Amitabha> ActionParsnip, I think iam just going to uninstall then reinstall the wine
[04:57] <nanovany>  /j #ubuntu-es
[04:57] <histo> Amitabha: what are you trying to do?
[04:58] <Amitabha> ActionParsnip, I am not sure it is installed correctly
[04:58] <ssbpls> drobole_:yes!
[04:58] <nanovany>  /j #ubuntu-es
[04:58] <jiltdil> jrib:thanx
[04:58] <drobole_> ok and you did: insmod mymodule.o?
[04:58] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: then run: uninstaller    and uninstall the app
[04:58] <amh345> how do you ssh directly into a directory?  for example ssh user@locahost /some/dir
[04:58] <Amitabha> histo, get wine to work- when I look under apps it is there, but nothing windows can open
[04:59] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: or delete ~/.wine   and you will get a virgin wine config (it will delete any other wine apps you have too so avoid if you have existing apps in wine)
[04:59] <ruan> evolution keeps saying 1 unsent in outbox, but i've tried sending it twice, no error
[04:59] <ssbpls> there are some files:hello.c hello.ko hello.mod.c hello.mod.o hello.o and so on.
[04:59] <ssbpls> how do i install the kernel code tree to work for?
[04:59] <ssbpls> drobole_there are some files:hello.c hello.ko hello.mod.c hello.mod.o hello.o and so on.how do i install the kernel code tree to work for?
[05:00] <drobole_> ssbpls: Thats a more advanced topic. You dont need to do that to test it. Just type: insmod hello.o
[05:00] <Amitabha> ActionParsnip, ok, thank you for your help
[05:01] <Amitabha> ActionParsnip, I appreciate it
[05:01] <ActionParsnip> Amitabha: np bro
[05:01] <ssbpls> drobole_:do you mean that i should use my current kernel to test the module?
[05:01] <drobole_> yes
[05:01] <drobole_> it shouldnt be a problem
[05:02] <ssbpls> drobole_:ok, i understand. thank you~
[05:02] <drobole_> did it work?
[05:02] <joeb_> im looking for some times for battery saving on ubuntu 10.10 / laptop / my brightness is all the way down
[05:02] <joeb_> s/times/tips
[05:03] <Nisstyre> joeb_, not ubuntu specific, but there's a lot of ideas here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop#Power_Management
[05:03] <drobole_> ssbpls: if you type lsmod, you should see hello on the list if it worked
[05:03] <Nisstyre> you can probably use most of the same utilities on ubuntu : )
[05:04] <Nisstyre> joeb_, be careful with messing with your hard disk though
[05:04] <ssbpls> drobole_:     it surely works !   ssbpls@ssbpls-laptop:~/Linuxdrivers/hello$ sudo insmod ./hello.ko
[05:04] <Nisstyre> you can drastically decrease the life of it if you power it on and off too much
[05:04] <drobole_> ssbpls: congratulations!
[05:05] <reya276> Does anyone know if there is a Tool such as this http://www.winimage.com/ in the Ubuntu 10.10 repositories?
[05:06] <joeb_> Nisstyre- why whats up ?
[05:06] <reya276> I need to burn an .img file into an microSD card so that I can boot from it
[05:06] <Guest4103> HOLA! por favor, necesito ayuda
[05:06] <ssbpls> drobole_:i want to ask one more question: what does the linux kernel code tree to work for?
[05:06] <happybob_> Grr  10.04, why did you have to go to GRUB 2 that is such a broken pile of crap?
[05:06] <Nisstyre> joeb_, oh, there was a slashdot article a while ago about how you could save power by powering your hard disk off more
[05:06] <Nisstyre> but if you do it too much you can reduce the life of it
[05:06] <ur2d2r> I'm use to using Mint help. Is this Ubuntu help?
[05:07] <joeb_> Nisstyre- powering hard disk ?
[05:07] <drobole_> ssbpls: I dont understand the question... work for?
[05:07] <phaedra> !es | Guest4103
[05:07] <Nisstyre> joeb_, basically, turning off your hard disk to save power when it's not reading/writing from it
[05:07] <Guest77920> hey guys i'm trying to compile a firefox addon from it's tar ball and i need libxul to do that successfully the problem is i can't find it in synaptic where can i get the libxul package
[05:07] <reya276> Does anyone know if there is a Tool such as this http://www.winimage.com/ in the Ubuntu 10.10 repositories?
[05:07] <happybob_> "Hi, I'm GRUB 2 on 10.04, I fail to install onto software RAID."   :-)  That's what loops are for in bash.
[05:08] <ssbpls> drobole_:what is the linux kernel code tree used for?
[05:08] <KB1JWQ> happybob_: I've gotten it to work last I recall, you just have to build a separate RAID partition for /boot
[05:08] <Jordan_U> amh345: Why do you want to change the initial current directory?
[05:08] <Guest77920> i'm trying to compile a firefox addon from it's tar ball and i need libxul to do that successfully the problem is i can't find it in synaptic where can i get the libxul package
[05:08] <happybob_> KB1JWQ, handy.  thanks.
[05:09] <ur2d2r> Does anyone know how to navigate in a VirtualBox?
[05:09] <Nisstyre> !give Guest77920 repeat
[05:09] <Nisstyre> er
[05:09] <amh345> Jordan_U: it has to do with an automated ssh script
[05:09] <KB1JWQ> ubottu: Define navigate?
[05:09] <Nisstyre> Guest77920, don't repeat your question over and over :)
[05:09] <reya276> How can I burn a .img file on to a MicroSD card so that it boots
[05:09] <Guest4103> necesito ayuda, he istalado ubuntu junto a windows y ahora todos mis archivos de windows han desaparecido
[05:09] <Jordan_U> amh345: Please give full details.
[05:09] <KB1JWQ> Er, that was to ur2d2r
[05:09] <Guest4103> que hago para recuperarlos?
[05:09] <KB1JWQ> reya276: dd usually.
[05:09] <KB1JWQ> !es | Guest4103
[05:09] <Nisstyre> Guest77920, also, libxul, sounds like it should already be installed
[05:09] <drobole_> ssbpls: ahh i think i understand what you mean, you need the header files from the kernel source when you compile the module (i think)
[05:09] <Nisstyre> since firefox requires xulrunner
[05:10] <reya276> what is dd?
[05:10] <Jordan_U> happybob_: What happens when you try to install grub2 to your software raid?
[05:10] <Jordan_U> happybob_: And how are you doing it?
[05:10] <KB1JWQ> reya276: man dd
[05:10] <KB1JWQ> !dd