[00:21] <cmaloney> Evening
[00:22] <rick_h__> party
[11:44] <cmaloney> Good morning
[11:58] <rick_h__> morning
[14:03] <cmaloney> Is it sad that I have four games of Star Realms going right now? :)
[14:08] <brousch> Maybe. what is star realms?
[14:09] <brousch> It is sad if it interferes with your timely play in Go
[14:18] <cmaloney> Hah
[14:19] <cmaloney> It's a card game (deck-building game)
[14:19] <cmaloney> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.starrealms.starrealmsapp
[14:19] <bookiebot> http://goo.gl/Nb08Nw - Star Realms - Android Apps on Google Play
[14:20] <cmaloney> Similar to games like Dominion / Thunderstone / Magic the Gathering
[14:20] <cmaloney> though you're building your deck as you play. I vastly prefer that over Magic.
[14:23] <cmaloney> There's also Ascension, which Star Realms has developer ties
[14:24] <cmaloney> They're both great games, but Star Realms is more confrontational, where Ascension is more of a race to get more points
[14:24] <cmaloney> Alas, Ascension needs a tablet to play
[17:55] <jrwren_> for cmaloney
[17:55] <jrwren_> .np evarlast
[17:55] <bookiebot> evarlast's current track - Airship Pirate by Abney Park on Lost Horizons
[18:08] <cmaloney> jrwren_: Nice. :)
[18:08] <cmaloney> I never really got into Abney Park for whatever reason
[18:10] <jrwren_> cmaloney: You are the only person I know who even knows their name.
[18:10] <jrwren_> cmaloney: My wife has been reading steampunk novels and so I keep getting them in my head.
[18:11] <cmaloney> I'm honored? :)
[19:01] <cmaloney> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/08/monkeys-selfie-cannot-be-copyrighted-us-regulators-say/
[19:01] <bookiebot> http://goo.gl/fvjCqj - Monkey’s selfie cannot be copyrighted, US regulators say | Ars Technica
[19:01] <cmaloney> Wow.
[19:02] <cmaloney> I wonder how many "divinely inspired" works suddenly had a change of inspiration
[19:12] <cmaloney> I should like Abney Park more than I do.
[19:13] <rick_h__> https://twitter.com/ben_h/status/502383265261441024 makes me happy
[19:13] <bookiebot> http://goo.gl/MRVrdE - Ben Hoskings on Twitter: @nk Hi, just went searching for your great “Why Arel” post; seems to have dropped off your blog FYI. Found a cache: https://t.co/aBwk54LCO8
[19:13] <cmaloney> rick_h__: W00t


[03:11] <msh> hi
[05:15] <mr-clark> Hi guys. So how ready is Ubuntu server for production use? from a security perspective specifically?
[05:21] <infinity> mr-clark: You can use breezy on servers now, if you like.  Our commitment to security is the same as always.
[05:23] <mr-clark> And the support for EM64T is good too?
[05:23] <infinity> With an amd64 install CD, sure. :)
[05:23] <infinity> (And perhaps the xeon kernel, if those are Intel Xeons you've got)
[05:25] <mr-clark> Okay. I'll have to give it a try tomorrow.
[05:25] <mr-clark> Having a hell of a time finding a good, secure, server distro.
[05:25] <mr-clark> That properly supports EM64T.
[06:32] <infinity> mr-clark: Well, that should be us, in theory.


[09:55] <Morgawr> hello, is there a way to manually enable/disable the "alt" hotkey for capturing "search" in applications, from the terminal?
[09:55] <Morgawr> like, a command/option I can set to disable it
[10:34] <mzanetti> Saviq: hey, I think there is, greyback said something, but I don't exactly know why
[10:34] <mzanetti> Saviq: re: reason why there isn't a ubuntu-touch package in silo 6


[01:55] <Tlan5> hello
[01:55] <Tlan5> how do i get my FN keys to work in ubuntu
[01:55] <Tlan5> also i have no sound
[01:55] <Tlan5> any ideas
[01:58] <Tlan5> hello
[02:03] <nannes> hi Tlan5
[02:04] <nannes> About the sound, you should check all the volumes from terminal, with the command   alsamixer
[02:05] <Tlan5> i found a setting in the control panel
[02:05] <Tlan5> under keyboard and input
[02:05] <Tlan5> there is a check box says use system layout
[02:05] <Tlan5> i check it
[02:05] <Tlan5> and then my fn keys work except for sound
[02:05] <Tlan5> it seems soudn is not installed??
[02:06] <nannes> As for Fn keys, You can keep that option enabled, and just add manually to the keymap the KeyCode correspondant to the volume special keys
[02:06] <Tlan5> i think the volume keys don't work because i have no sound installed
[02:07] <uBUXUBu> hi
[02:07] <Tlan5> i have no volume controls or anything
[02:07] <Tlan5> but some of my fn keys work
[02:07] <Tlan5> like brightness
[02:07] <nannes> Tlan5: Seriously? Why you don't have sound installed?
[02:07] <Tlan5> i don;t know
[02:08] <Tlan5> i think its a bug or something with the install
[02:08] <nannes> well, check that... sudo apt-get install pulseaudio
[02:08] <Tlan5> ok
[02:09] <Tlan5> i did a secure erase on my ssd and iam in the process right now if reinstalling lubunt 13.10
[02:09] <nannes> Tlan5: Is your sound card integrated in the motherboard or separate?
[02:09] <Tlan5> so iwill try that command when i am b ack in
[02:09] <nannes> ok!
[02:09] <Tlan5> its intergrated running a acer v5 122p-0643 laptop
[02:09] <nannes> hi uBUXUBu
[02:09] <Tlan5> hey anyways can i get your thoughts on something?
[02:09] <uBUXUBu> hi nannes
[02:10] <Tlan5> lubuntu 13.10 seems way better than xubuntu
[02:10] <Tlan5> like as far as 13.10 goes it seems like lubuntu had more stuff done
[02:10] <Tlan5> and xubuntu has not changed
[02:10] <tonokip> what is the default password for the livecd?
[02:10] <nannes> Tlan5: Anyway, this page could be very helpful https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting
[02:10] <uBUXUBu> im running buntu on a intel dual core with 2 gigs of ram and a dedicated 5570 card wow its nice
[02:11] <nannes> Yes, I'm a very big fan of lubuntu
[02:11] <nannes> I appreciate xfce too
[02:11] <Tlan5> also xfce seems more like mac os
[02:11] <Tlan5> and lubuntu is like xp
[02:11] <Tlan5> do you guys like thunderbird over the stock email app in lubuntu ?
[02:11] <nannes> like xp? not at all :/
[02:11] <Tlan5> no i mean the ui
[02:11] <nannes> Tlan5: Yessss thunderbird 4ever
[02:12] <Tlan5> like the taskbar alot of people compare it to older xp
[02:12] <nannes> somebody likes sylpheed, but I miss tb too much
[02:12] <Tlan5> i like the minimalistic theme of lubuntu over xubuntu
[02:13] <Tlan5> i have one more problem maybe you can help me
[02:13] <nannes> I can try
[02:13] <Tlan5> when i hit ctrl+alt+f1
[02:13] <Tlan5> i get garbled graphics
[02:13] <Tlan5> i can't see the command line
[02:13] <Tlan5> any idea why
[02:13] <nannes> what does "garbled" mean? I'm not a native speaker lol
[02:14] <Tlan5> like its all messed up
[02:14] <Tlan5> the screen
[02:14] <nannes> oh
[02:14] <Tlan5> no text appears
[02:14] <Tlan5> i have to hit alt+ctrl+f7 to get back to desktop gui
[02:14] <Tlan5> i can't install the proppritary amd drivers i need for this A6 apu
[02:14] <Tlan5> to work correctly
[02:15] <Tlan5> i want to install steam
[02:15] <nannes> mmmmmh
[02:15] <nannes> Does Safe Mode make it behave correctly?
[02:16] <Tlan5> how do i get into safe mode
[02:16] <Tlan5> iam running uefi bios
[02:16] <nannes> from grub, you have the choice menu
[02:16] <Tlan5> i don't see grub i just get a lubuntu logo
[02:16] <Tlan5> i have a ssd so it moves really fast
[02:17] <nannes> Tlan5: Curiosity: Have you installed a clean *buntu, or did you use wubi to install it into windows?
[02:17] <Tlan5> nope
[02:17] <Tlan5> i did a secure erase of my ssd
[02:17] <Tlan5> used GPT
[02:17] <Tlan5> and then created a live usb using unetbootin
[02:17] <nannes> for the grub screen to appear you have to hold shift during boot... and maybe pressing ESCAPE sometimes would help too
[02:18] <Tlan5> i tried holding down shift
[02:18] <Tlan5> nothing happens
[02:18] <nannes> try with escape too :P
[02:18] <Tlan5> shift+esc
[02:18] <Tlan5> or just esc
[02:18] <Tlan5> will this allow me install the drivers?
[02:18] <Tlan5> can i use the wget command
[02:19] <Tlan5> download the drivers then unzip and install ???
[02:19] <uBUXUBu> did u install lubuntu while the cat5 was connected?
[02:19] <Tlan5> i don't have ethernet jsut wifi
[02:19] <uBUXUBu> ah ha
[02:19] <Tlan5> iam installing right now again
[02:19] <Tlan5> but this time iamd downloading updates and the third party thing
[02:20] <Tlan5> i checked both boxes
[02:20] <nannes> shift + esc
[02:20] <uBUXUBu> if u install while connected to cat5 it might make it better
[02:20] <Tlan5> so i guess its downloading the latest kernel
[02:20] <Tlan5> right now
[02:20] <Tlan5> i can't i don't have ethernet port on this laptop
[02:20] <uBUXUBu> but can u arrange to do so?
[02:20] <uBUXUBu> omg no enet prt
[02:21] <Tlan5> are you talking about a net install ?
[02:21] <Tlan5> yea
[02:21] <nannes> anyway, I think setting the "GRUB_GFXMODE" in /etc/default/grub  exactly the same resolution as you have on your graphical session, would help
[02:21] <uBUXUBu> ok nvm then
[02:21] <Tlan5> i would have to get the mini dp to ethernet adapter
[02:21] <uBUXUBu> ive had issue sometime when doing wifi installs
[02:21] <Tlan5> which i don't have
[02:21] <Tlan5> iam installing off a usb stick
[02:22] <uBUXUBu> for some reason, and maybe its just me...but when i do my clean install hooked up hard wired...i et all the drivers easier..i noticed this on both buntu and even windows
[02:22] <Tlan5> yea
[02:22] <Tlan5> i know what you mean
[02:23] <Tlan5> but i have a new  DD-wrt router i just bought
[02:23] <nannes> Tlan5: Have a look at this http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1850667
[02:23] <Tlan5> iam connected to G 2.4ghz
[02:23] <uBUXUBu> its not the speed
[02:23] <Tlan5> what is wubi ?
[02:24] <uBUXUBu> its a file that makes windows think its a partition
[02:24] <nannes> It's a program that makes ubuntu work from into windows
[02:24] <uBUXUBu> it had buntu in it and it looks and boots like a real partition (dual booter)
[02:24] <nannes> very helpful for those who cannot change their partition table
[02:24] <nannes> but very problematic sometimes
[02:25] <uBUXUBu> it doesnt last very long
[02:25] <nannes> it's a *ubuntu install INTO windows
[02:25] <uBUXUBu> its kinda nice because if you want to uninstall it it...it uninstalls easy and totally registry and all....and the natural partitions remain untouched
[02:26] <Tlan5> restart nautilus ?
[02:26] <Tlan5> that is the fix
[02:26] <Tlan5> i didn't know lubuntu had nautilus
[02:30] <Unit193> It doesn't.
[02:30] <nannes> Tlan5: No, lol, read it at the bottom
[02:30] <Tlan5> oh
[02:31] <nannes> GRUB_GFXMODE and also, in page 2, grub loaded drivers for graphic
[02:37] <Tlan5> just tell me the commands
[02:37] <Tlan5> so i can paste them
[02:37] <nannes> lol
[02:37] <nannes> sudo leafpad /etc/default/grub
[02:37] <nannes> remove the # before GRUB_GFXMODE
[02:38] <nannes> and set it to your screen's resolution, the same you use within your DE
[02:38] <nannes> Then you --> cat /boot/grub/video.lst
[02:38] <nannes> and see if there are missing modules
[02:40] <nannes> of course you have to update grub after this modification
[02:40] <nannes> the command is   sudo update-grub2   if I'm not wrong
[02:47] <Tlan5> what is ibus
[02:50] <nannes> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Input_Bus
[03:29] <Tlan5> i typed in cat /boot/grub/video.lst and nothing happened
[03:30] <Tlan5> hey so  edited the grub
[03:30] <Tlan5> but now instead of graphic coruption i get a black screen
[03:30] <Tlan5> any ideas
[03:34] <Tlan5> hello
[03:36] <Tlan5> hey you there?
[03:59] <holstein> Tlan5: you have no sound?
[04:30] <Tlan5> no i have sound
[04:30] <Tlan5> everything is running pretty good
[04:31] <Tlan5> i just cann't use my laptops FN keys
[04:31] <Tlan5> which sucks
[04:31] <Tlan5> and i cant get to a TTL terminal
[04:49] <Tlan5> YES I DID IT !!!
[04:49] <Tlan5> I got the  amd drivers
[04:51] <Tlan5> i got the amd propritary drivers installed
[04:52] <Tlan5> now i just need to fix my FN key issue
[04:52] <Tlan5> i be in heaven
[06:50] <tonokip> cant get 1920x1080 to work on a Celeron G1620 integrated gpu, :/
[06:52] <tonokip> nvm i rebooted and it works, lol
[06:52] <JohnDoe_71Rus> "seven troubles one reset"
[07:06] <tonokip> language somehow got set to something else and cant figure out how to switch it back, lol
[07:09] <tonokip> better reboot i guess
[07:09] <tonokip> the linux/windows way
[07:09] <JohnDoe_71Rus> this windows way
[07:10] <JohnDoe_71Rus> linux way - reboot daemon
[07:11] <tonokip> lol now im completely locked out
[07:12] <tonokip> using lubuntu installed to a usb drive w/ the pendrivelinux installer from windows
[07:15] <tonokip> :/
[07:15] <tonokip> cant login using the password i set before rebooting
[08:02] <robsco> Hello all
[08:03] <robsco> I'm running Lubuntu 13.10 using the shipped pcmanfm and lxterminal and I have an issue opening a terminal from pcmanfm using the "f4" shortcut
[08:04] <robsco> it seems to not work when there is a space in the folder name
[08:05] <robsco> so for example if hit "f4" when in the folder: /home/rob/test folder lxterminal wont open
[08:06] <robsco> It has been my one gripe with Lubuntu for a while now and I'm hoping there is a simple solution.
[08:07] <robsco> Apart from this I've had a great experience using Lubuntu, been at it since 12.04
[11:02] <xyzwhatever> damn suddenly pcmanfm doesnt start anymore, whether i click on the icon or type it in the console... no error message whatsoever
[12:07] <tonokip> anyone know how i can recover from a bad xorf.conf file
[12:13] <robsco> tonokip, ctrl+alt+f1 then edit it?
[12:27] <DasEi> tonokip: http://ubuntucorner.blogspot.com/2011/02/generate-xorgconf-remove-screen.html
[19:12] <rsa> hi ...
[19:13] <ianorlin> how can I help
[19:15] <rsa> just wondering what is the difference between x64 version and x32 version? just the memory handling?
[19:15] <ianorlin> you need a 64 bit processor to get use the 64 bit version
[19:16] <rsa> ok I know that but you can also run x32  version on x64 architecture machine
[19:17] <ianorlin> yes and it uses a little bit more ram with the 64 bit version
[19:17] <ianorlin> 64 makes using some parts of virtual machines easier
[19:18] <rsa> Can I install virtualbox on lubuntu and run virtual machines?
[19:19] <rsa> I chose lubuntu because it uses less maemory and disk than ubuntu
[19:22] <ianorlin> yes but 64 bit allows more but will be slow without hardware virtualization support
[19:22] <ianorlin> also uses more ram to run both
[19:23] <rsa> OK thanks
[19:23] <rsa> I have a HP Compaq notebook and I can't make the function keys to work with the the display brightness
[19:24] <rsa> how do I specify the Fn key
[19:26] <urielvigilant> To install lubuntu-fake-pae is the same way as any other Lubunyu doesnt ? download iso here http://phillw.net/isos/lubuntu-fake-pae/  then burn iso on DVD or USB and then test and them install ?
[19:30] <urielvigilant> I think acer 3003 wmli dont run Lubuntu up then 12.04 because it dont have PAE. AMD Mobile Sempron 3100+ does it have PAE ?
[19:40] <ianorlin> do you have any linux installed on it currently then you could cat /proc/cpuinfo in a terminal to see if it has pae
[19:43] <urielvigilant> ianorlin  : yes it have Lubuntu 13.04 the only one that runs after tryed unsucessfully 13.10 and 13.04 and 12.10
[19:44] <urielvigilant> iarnolin : correction .- -  yes it have Lubuntu 12.04 the only one that runs after tryed unsucessfully 13.10 and 13.04 and 12.10
[20:07] <ianorlin> was it blackscreen at boot?
[20:15] <urielvigilant> on boot it changes for all black to black with mouse pointer ,
[20:18] <ianorlin> but installed correctly
[20:18] <ianorlin> does the keyboard work?
[20:19] <urielvigilant> no . . . only the 12.04 installed correctly  . But Lubuntu 12.04 support ends on april
[20:19] <urielvigilant> on contrary Ubuntu 12.04
[20:19] <urielvigilant> as you know
[20:19] <ianorlin> have you tried nomodeset?
[20:19] <urielvigilant> i think iam not able to install from mini iso. it seems to be a solution . .
[20:20] <urielvigilant> nomodeset . . no i dont know what it is . but i heard about bohdi linux being a alternative solution .
[20:20] <ianorlin> !nomodeset
[20:21] <urielvigilant> ianorlin . . . .  do you think it not have to do with PAE  ?
[20:21] <ianorlin> in 12.04 can you cat /proc/cpuinfo
[20:22] <ianorlin> it doesn't matter what I think it matters wheter the cpu has it and that can check
[20:22] <urielvigilant> i will do that next time went visit him,
[20:22] <urielvigilant> it must say pae somewhere , doesn it ?
[20:22] <urielvigilant> after that command ?
[20:23] <ianorlin> under flags
[20:23] <urielvigilant> ianorlin , ok i will do that
[20:24] <urielvigilant> not today , then i comback to take a decision for what Os i will change after april
[20:31] <Tlan> Hello
[20:31] <ianorlin> hi
[20:31] <Tlan> I am still having issue with my keyboard in lubuntu 13.10
[20:32] <Tlan> It doesn't recognize fn command keys and I can't adjust screen brightness and sound volume
[20:33] <ianorlin> does control f10 or control f11 work
[20:34] <Tlan> Any help no
[20:34] <Tlan> I have sound
[20:34] <Tlan> I want it to work like windows
[20:36] <Tlan> Showing the on screen volume meter
[20:36] <ianorlin> right click on the panel at the bottom
[20:36] <Tlan> Some of the functions work  like turning off the touch pad
[20:37] <ianorlin> go to panel settings go to panel applets and select add volume control
[20:38] <Tlan> I already have that on
[20:40] <Tlan> Any ideas
[22:35] <tsma> hi all I am trying to install a .bin file, while running in the beginning it closes and give me a message says "Segmentation fault (core dumped)", anyone has any idea about solution?thanks


[22:33] <Shao|sama> cube: For something resembling pro tools, perhaps ardour would do the trick
[22:33] <JoseLuis> sherlock: have you tried Kino?
[22:33] <caravel> JoseLuis: weird, have you try another live cd before (eg Knoppix) ?
[22:33] <yassine> is there any gnome vpn client for ubuntu ?
[22:33] <vulcanius> ganon, more specifically /usr/share/icons/gnome/XXxXX/apps/
[22:34] <JoseLuis> caravel: yes, n sabayon, currently I am using Debian, but I cannot install compiz, n ubuntu has more support
[22:34] <damaltor> i have a new problem: installed beryl in gutsy by downloading and installing the .debs, does work indeed, effects show, everything okay. BUT: all windows dont have any borders anymore, not even the top bar with the title in it.. so im not able to move the windows or anything. what ca i do? emerald is installed and choosen in beryl-manager as window decorator
[22:34] <robbb> hi does anybody know much about themes?
[22:34] <ganon> vulcanius, yeah! thanks ;)
[22:34] <JoseLuis> that's why I want to shift to Ubuntu, when u gogole ubuntu, u get 10000000 resluts
[22:34] <cube> thanks shao
[22:35] <caravel> JoseLuis: note, on some laptops I had to select the DFP native resolution or nothing would display correctly -- eg on a recent laptop, I had to select 1440x900
[22:35] <vulcanius> ganon, np
[22:35] <JoseLuis> robbb: need to make one, or just get them? if so: www.gnome-look.org
[22:35] <iolalog> 5.1 speaker setup anyone? I need a little assistance...
[22:36] <robbb> i need to know how to adjust the menu bar height
[22:36] <JoseLuis> Caravel: the native res of my lcd is 1024 X 768 it wont go beyond that, n it seems ubuntu's default res is 1600, on live sessions
[22:36] <yassine> any idea if there is any VPN client for ubuntu please?
[22:36] <ganon> vulcanius, np? what is de meening of np, no problem?
[22:36] <bvm__> i now have two invites, first two to pm......
[22:36] <vulcanius> ganon, yeah, no problem
[22:36] <ganon> ok
[22:36] <ganon> thanks
[22:36] <vulcanius> np ;)
[22:36] <JoseLuis> robbb: on gnome? or kde?
[22:36] <ganon> jeje
[22:36] <caravel> damaltor: right click on your beryl icon and select "reload"
[22:36] <robbb> gnome
[22:36] <bvm__> gnome ftw
[22:36] <robbb> i have a nice Mac-OSX theme, but the menu bar is too deep
[22:36] <damaltor> thx.. but doesnt help
[22:37] <JoseLuis> robbb: sorry I dontr know too much abt gnome, I used Kiba Dock for that.
[22:37] <Pici> damaltor: beryl is depreciated, support is in #compiz-fusion for it.
[22:37] <damaltor> hmmm will have a try
[22:37] <JoseLuis> robbb: u r talking abt the bar height? if so, right clik on the bar, n then propierties, then select its size
[22:37] <zengen> Whenever my laptop comes out of suspend the wireless is down.  Is there any way to start it back up without rebooting?  Also, I use ndiswrapper.
[22:37] <caravel> damaltor: its a very FAQ: could be your AddARGBGLXVisuals setting thatś missing in xorg.conf
[22:38] <robbb> JoseLuis: no the height of say the file menu in an app
[22:38] <src> zengen, restart networking for example...
[22:38] <caravel> JoseLuis: how to you know that your issue comes from the screen def ?  what's happening exactly =
[22:38]  * N3bunel away
[22:38] <damaltor> caravel: where ought i to find this?
[22:38] <JoseLuis> robbb: oh ya, no pal, I dont know hot to do that, I new on gnome
[22:39]  * Thecks has no idea if any Ubuntu devs are in here but...
[22:39] <robbb> ah well. thanks anyway
[22:39] <Thecks> GREAT JOB ON UBUNTU GUYS! :)
[22:39] <robbb> anybody got a laptop with an intel video card and use an external monitor as well?
[22:39] <soundray> zengen: have a look at /etc/default/acpi-support and consider adding ndiswrapper to the MODULES="" line
[22:39] <JoseLuis> caravel: because my sreen tells me "1024 is the appropiated mode" n ubuntu is launching on 1600, n it blinks abt 6 times, then it says "the vide cdnt be launched in the last 90 secs will wait for 2 mins"
[22:39] <damaltor> caravel: where do i have to put it?
[22:40] <Thecks> robbb: I do, but can't be bothered to move my old CRT next to my laptop (or vise versa) hehe
[22:40] <zengen> soundray, thank you.  I'll try that.
[22:40] <robbb> did you get it working?
[22:40] <Thecks> Haven't tried with Ubuntu yet =[
[22:40] <caravel> damaltor: FAQ no. 1 in here :) http://compiz.org/FAQ/Users
[22:40] <Thecks> robbb: What graphics card do you have?
[22:41] <robbb> it's an intel 945
[22:41] <Thecks> Ahh :(
[22:41] <Thecks> I'm on a 915GM
[22:41] <robbb> same drivers i think
[22:41] <caravel> damaltor: in your Device or in your Screen section
[22:41] <damaltor> ok thanks
[22:41] <robbb> external monitor doesn't seem to want to work
[22:41] <Thecks> robbb: Are the Intel drivers packaged with Ubuntu or are they a seperate download?
[22:41] <ekim|irc-> Hey
[22:41] <ekim|irc-> My wifi card doesn't work
[22:41] <robbb> yeah the one's packaged
[22:42] <ekim|irc-> It is recoginized by the system and it is on the list of supported cards
[22:42] <Random832> !downgrade
[22:42] <ubotu> Attempting to downgrade to an older Ubuntu version is explicitly not supported, and may break your system.
[22:42] <Random832> bah
[22:42] <ekim|irc-> but it won't connect to anything and the lights won't come on
[22:42] <ekim|irc-> What is the deal with this ?
[22:42]  * Random832 is not impressed with gutsy so far
[22:42] <ekim|irc-> I am running gutsy server
[22:42] <ekim|irc-> would installing the desktop version help at all ?
[22:42] <manicnerd> so yesterday ubuntu was working fine playing mp3s, movies, etc.......today i turn it on and every movie plays like i'm hitting pause every second (mplayer...if i open it in VLC the sound repeats the first second over and over...even after i close it).....rhythmbox does the same thing to mp3s..........where would i begin to look for a problem?
[22:42] <soundray> Random832: join #ubuntu-offtopic to talk about that
[22:42] <wolliw> does ubuntu have a firewall on by default? the wow updater thinks i'm behind a firewall but i know my router is correctly forwarding ports
[22:43] <damaltor> caravel: it already was in there.
[22:43] <Random832> ekim|irc-: i believe literally the only difference between versions is what gui they ship with
[22:43] <ekim|irc-> wolliw, turn off peer to peer
[22:43] <ekim|irc-> I know :*
[22:43] <ekim|irc-> but why wouldn't it work ?
[22:43] <JoseLuis> :( where can I submit an Ubuntu Bug
[22:43] <wolliw> where?
[22:43] <ekim|irc-> it is recoginzed by the system
[22:43] <ekim|irc-> in the settings
[22:43] <soundray> !bugs | JoseLuis
[22:43] <ubotu> JoseLuis: If you find a bug in Ubuntu or any of its derivatives, please file a bug report at: http://bugs.ubuntu.com/  -  Bugs in/wishes for the bots can be filed at http://launchpad.net/products/ubuntu-bots
[22:43] <ekim|irc-> there is only a few settings
[22:43] <wolliw> k
[22:43] <wolliw> thanks
[22:43] <ekim|irc-> Sure :)
[22:43] <ekim|irc-> nice to meet a fellow wow fanatic :)
[22:43] <JoseLuis> ubotu: Thanks
[22:44] <ubotu> You're welcome! But keep in mind I'm just a bot ;-)
[22:44] <dionysus> say, do any of you guys have some tips on improving wine performance?
[22:44] <caravel> JoseLuis: sorry I could not help you further - sounds like your graphic card is badly detected ? Try searching for your exact brand and model, surely you'll find someone who succeeded installing on it, maybe passing some boot params
[22:44] <wolliw> heh
[22:44] <ekim|irc-> so , what do you think my problem is
[22:44] <wolliw> i bought it back in... 2005 i think
[22:44] <sebastian> I got some trouble with NFS mounts
[22:44] <wolliw> but my main is only level 46
[22:44] <caravel> damaltor: then I don't know more -- anyone help damaltor please ?
[22:44] <JoseLuis> caravel: no problem. thanks anyway. just read abt it on google, n its the high res what affects, even on nvidia ;)
[22:44] <Ellio1>  i got a question bout ubuntu 7.10..all my videos i watch with VLC comes out like its skipping ne ideas
[22:44] <damaltor> thanks though..
[22:44] <ekim|irc-> I type iwconfig and I see eth0 , broadcom (insert crazy number here) 802.11g
[22:45] <manicnerd> Elliol: does the sound continue to skip even after you close VLC?
[22:45] <ekim|irc-> I used it on another distro with iwconfig
[22:45] <Pici> ekim|irc-: did you install the broadcom restricted drivers?
[22:45] <jdsbluedevl> hi, I'm having trouble installing my nVIDIA GeForce FX-5500.  I'm getting clashing errors in aptitude.  Does anyone know how to fix this?  Google doesn't say anything
[22:45] <Ellio1> no the sound is fine
[22:45] <ekim|irc-> how ?
[22:45] <Ellio1> just the video
[22:45] <Ellio1> is all skippy
[22:45] <bobf> Jesus Christ.
[22:45] <sebastian> after I mounted them I cannot access them because they owned by the wrong owner somehow
[22:45] <Pici> ekim|irc-: check restricted-manager -l to see if they are available.
[22:45] <JoseLuis> see you all later
[22:45] <manicnerd> Ellio1: my sound is screwy like your video :\
[22:45] <ekim|irc-> so even though it recogized the card doesn't mean the drivers are installed
[22:46] <Ellio1> weird
[22:46] <src> sebastian, what are the mounting options, the permissions and the user you are trying to write with?
[22:46] <Ellio1> i tried to uninstall it and reinstall but it said other programs need it
[22:46] <Pici> ekim|irc-: It shouldnt, but I dont have any other suggestions.
[22:46] <Ellio1> gave me a error
[22:46] <jdsbluedevl> error is dpkg-divert: `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx' clashes with `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx-new'
[22:46] <sebastian> src, on serverside I have this: /var/Files/200GB        192.168.0.*(rw,async,insecure,no_subtree_check)
[22:47] <manicnerd> Elliol: is it only VLC that does this?
[22:47] <RangerX> hello
[22:47] <ekim|irc-> is this a comon thing ?
[22:47] <ekim|irc-> I even installed the iwconfig ddriver
[22:47] <caravel> help! Compiz/gutsy with TwinView: how to assign a distinct cube face to each display ? and, errr -- Where is the doc about Display Settings / Multiple outputs ? :) ?
[22:47] <src> sebastian, who's the owner of the files on the remote?
[22:47] <ekim|irc-> That worked on DSL
[22:47] <soundray> !hi | RangerX
[22:47] <ubotu> RangerX: Hi! Welcome to #ubuntu!
[22:47] <Ellio1> well on moive player the video quality is all color crappy
[22:47] <sebastian> src, and on client side: <IP_ADDRESS>:/var/Files/200GB    /var/Files/200GB        nfs     rw      0       0
[22:47] <Duesentrieb> hi again
[22:47] <RangerX> thanks guys!
[22:47] <ekim|irc-> On DSL when I type modprobe -r ndiswrapper ; modprobe ndiswrapper
[22:47] <dstadulis> Ubuntu is having trouble mounting or recognizing my 6th gen iPod,  I was going to reformat it but when I open up gparted it shows a device @ sdf with only 18 gigs (and it's a 160 gig classic).  when I do lsusb it shows that it's an apple device but I am lost from here
[22:47] <ekim|irc-> the lights on the card come on
[22:47] <RangerX> brb
[22:48] <ekim|irc-> dstadulis, because the new ipods don't mount
[22:48] <jdsbluedevl> if you have the Apple firmware, the iPod might be locked into iTunes
[22:48] <sebastian> src, on server its "sebastian" and group "501"
[22:48] <sebastian> when mounted the owner is "501" and "1001"
[22:48] <ekim|irc-> so ... anyone got a solution for me ?
[22:48] <sebastian> which I dont understand
[22:48] <squall> irc.bondage.com
[22:48] <jdsbluedevl> if it's Rockbox or iPodLinux, not sure
[22:48] <dstadulis> ekim|irc-: so am I stuck right now?
[22:48] <Duesentrieb> i'm still having trouble with my system clock after the recent DST switch. it insists on showing the wrong time. if i set it, it goes back to the wrong time after rebbot. and it's not the wrong time *zone*, it actually sets the system clock one hour ahead. any idea what's happening?
[22:48] <src> sebastian, and you are mounting as sebastian?
[22:49] <Duesentrieb> someone pointed me to tzdata earlier, but updating that does not seem to help
[22:49] <Ellio1> im guessing i need to update VLC
[22:49] <sebastian> yes, or even root
[22:49] <Ellio1> or reinstall somehow
[22:49] <sebastian> src ^
[22:49] <soundray> Duesentrieb: your BIOS clock is probably not running on GMT, while your /etc/default/rcS config says it does.
[22:49] <Shadow_X> anyone know what this means:
[22:49] <Shadow_X> Message from syslogd@Ubuntu at Mon Oct 29 17:44:07 2007 ...
[22:49] <Shadow_X>  Ubuntu kernel: [ 3771.023158] journal commit I/O error
[22:49] <DocRohith> Hello #ubuntu
[22:49] <linuxfiend> I've got a Dell with a ATI VisionTek 9250 or something like that as a graphic controller but it has an en embedded intel graphic controller that must be disabled via BIOS (disable VGA) in order to make the ATI graphic card function properly. Ok great, that works for windows but he wants Ubuntu Studio installed making it a dual boot system. The problem? Ubuntu needs that VGA setting in BIOS enabled in order to install. (can't g
[22:49] <linuxfiend> et "X" to start via ATI card) After the install you would go and hunt down the binary or proprietary ATI driver for your ubuntu installation. Problem w/ doing it that way is after you install the ATI drivers and you go back and disable VGA  via BIOS Ubuntu can't start "X"  what gives?
[22:50] <manicnerd> Elliol: did the movie play ok before?
[22:50] <Duesentrieb> soundray: hmm... or, perhaps, the other way around... that could be it. but i don't want to reboot now to check :) thanks for the pointer.
[22:50] <tapas> i must have messed up my /etc/network/interfaces
[22:50] <DocRohith> I am new here. have a question...
[22:50] <tapas> is there a way to reset it to the default?
[22:50] <Ellio1> nope
[22:50] <soundray> Duesentrieb: btw, if you're on gutsy, it's tzselect
[22:50] <manicnerd> Elliol: did you install the unrestricted package?
[22:50] <nickrud> Duesentrieb: try sudo hwclock --systohc ,
[22:50] <soundray> !ask | DocRohith
[22:50] <kitche> linuxfiend: /etc/X11/xorg.conf needs to be edited to use the correct driver
[22:50] <Ellio1> what do u mean?
[22:50] <JIm__> hey i need help, i have now got my screen resoltuion to work thnaks to people online earlier in this server but anyway when i browse the internet compared to windows the text on web pages is a little bit more stretched then usual is this the screeen resoltuion the font or what . please can you help me.Cheers
[22:50] <DocRohith> running gusty on vaio sz-480 laptop. installed nvidia external driver. screen blinks every so often. reason? solution?
[22:50] <ubotu> DocRohith: Don't ask to ask a question. Just ask your question :)
[22:51] <kitche> linuxfiend: and ubuntu works if your X doesn't just using the shell though
[22:51] <manicnerd> Elliol: System -> Admin -> Synaptic Package Manager
[22:51] <linuxfiend> true
[22:51] <DocRohith> OK ubotu
[22:51] <ekim|linux> Ok
[22:51] <ekim|linux> I am on my ubuntu box
[22:51] <Duesentrieb> soundray: after many scary stories about the online update to gutsy (and very slow download speeds), i aborted the upgrade for now. anyway, that file had UTF=no. I have set it to yes, i'll see if it helps.
[22:51] <ekim|linux> what was your solution before ?
[22:51] <manicnerd> Ellio1: do a search for restricted and install "ubuntu-restricted-extras"
[22:51] <nickrud> kitche: you shouldn't use the word 'just' when talking about the shell ;)
[22:51] <linuxfiend> is there a better way than what I mentioned above for future installations?
[22:51] <ekim|linux> something about the restricted drivers ?
[22:51] <Duesentrieb> nickrud: what exactly would that do?
[22:52] <linuxfiend> I mean as far as the embedded graphic controller and ATI
[22:52] <manicnerd> Elliol: this package has most of the codecs and such needed to play your files nicely
[22:52] <JIm__> anyone?
[22:52] <tapas> problem is:
[22:52] <soundray> Duesentrieb: your BIOS may have "adjusted" from DST as well
[22:52] <linuxfiend> that is all I knew to do
[22:52] <nickrud> Duesentrieb: it sets the hardware clock to the time the system clock says, works best with UTC=yes
[22:52] <kitche> nickrud: umm ok whatever you say
[22:52] <Ellio1> how do i do that
[22:52] <ekim|linux> someone said something about a restricted-manager -l ?
[22:52] <tapas> both the kde and the gnome network utilities don't work
[22:52] <manicnerd> Elliol: i dont know if this will solve your problem but it cannot hurt
[22:52] <ekim|linux> what does that do
[22:52] <nickrud> kitche: ok, a bad joke. One of many
[22:52] <tapas> i have to run dhclient and iwconfig manually
[22:52] <vlt> Hello. How can I read and display kernel messages as soon as they are generated (long before they reach /var/log/messages)?
[22:53] <tapas> since i played with that file i guess i messed it up
[22:53] <linuxfiend> I told him not to get ATI..
[22:53] <manicnerd> Elliol: right click on "ubuntu-restricted-extras" and then left click on 'mark for installation'
[22:53] <tapas> vlt: man dmesg
[22:53] <manicnerd> Elliol: agree to install everything it asks to
[22:53] <dstadulis> ekim|irc-: the ipod mounted when it was formated HFS+
[22:53] <billenium_> Im having trouble settings up my Evolution mail because i cannot determine that answer for some of the questions. How can i go about doing this? (my mail service is at www.mail.com)
[22:53] <dstadulis> ekim|irc-: I couldnt modify it at all but it mounted
[22:54] <ekim|linux> ubuntu can mount hfs+ ?
[22:54] <ekim|linux> I thought that was an apple thing
[22:54] <VINNY28> anyone use conky?
[22:54] <ekim|linux> Guess not
[22:54] <linuxfiend> well yeah that should work to enable the restricted drivers yes, but then when he wants to go back to windows he will have to log back into BIOS and change VGA settings each and every time
[22:54] <manicnerd> so yesterday ubuntu was working fine playing mp3s, movies, etc.......today i turn it on and every movie plays like i'm hitting pause every second (mplayer...if i open it in VLC the sound repeats the first second over and over...even after i close it).....rhythmbox does the same thing to mp3s..........where would i begin to look for a problem?
[22:54] <linuxfiend> or plug up two monitors'
[22:54] <Jupp2> is there a command to check if my cpu is ss3 or ss2?
[22:54] <ekim|linux> sp...seriously
[22:54] <kitche> ekim|linux: umm it is but other operating systems cna mount it
[22:54] <ekim|linux> Please help me someone
[22:54] <soundray> ekim|linux: well, it can mount fat, although that's a DOS thing
[22:54] <linuxfiend> I'm just not too good at editing xorg
[22:54] <dstadulis> ekim|irc-: as of 2.6.4  it can
[22:54] <linuxfiend> kinda skurred
[22:54] <ekim|linux> Who said something about the restricted-manager ?
[22:55] <toxico_> Bonsoir tout le monde
[22:55] <soundray> !fr | toxico_
[22:55] <ubotu> toxico_: Allez a #ubuntu-fr ou #kubuntu-fr pour de l'aide et de la discussion en francais.
[22:55] <ekim|linux> I hate french
[22:55] <perrako> Hey there folks, I just recently switched over to ubuntu from sabayon, and after a brand new install (partitioned with XP), my computer won't even show the GRUB
[22:55] <toxico_> ah sry
[22:55] <Ellio1> ok im installing it
[22:55] <ekim|linux> not the people...the language
[22:55] <perrako> it just turns on, pops a black screen, and restarts ad infinitum
[22:55] <Ellio1> iĺl let you know if it works
[22:55] <Odd-rationale> billenium_: Which questions?
[22:55] <toxico_> hello every one ;D
[22:55] <billenium_> Server Type
[22:55] <soundray> ekim|linux: nobody wants to know. This is a support channel.
[22:55] <ekim|linux> Good point
[22:55] <vlt> tapas: `man dmesg` tells me how to NOT display them on console ("-n 1"). But how to display them?
[22:55] <Shadow_X> whats this error mean?
[22:55] <Shadow_X> Message from syslogd@Ubuntu at Mon Oct 29 17:44:07 2007 ...
[22:55] <Shadow_X>  Ubuntu kernel: [ 3771.023158] journal commit I/O error
[22:55] <kitche> erUSUL: does it show the ubuntu logo instead?
[22:55] <billenium_> i think it is POP
[22:55] <ekim|linux> offtopic
[22:56] <shellex> i want to buy a laptop notepad. which board work best with ubuntu?
[22:56] <brandon> How do I burn A ISO Image in ubuntu 7.0
[22:56] <brandon> so it will boot
[22:56] <ekim|linux> shellex: it works on pretty much anything
[22:56] <Odd-rationale> billenium_: Have you ever set up a mail account before? Outlook? etc.?
[22:56] <linuxfiend> perrako an easy fix would be DL "Supergrub"
[22:56] <billenium_> nope, never
[22:56] <wolliw> the current macbook pro is very nice with ubuntu
[22:56] <ekim|linux> I am running right now on a pIII laptop with 128 megs of ram
[22:56] <ekim|linux> and it purs like a kitten
[22:56] <soundray> !burniso | brandon
[22:56] <ubotu> brandon: To burn an ISO image of a CD in Linux, Mac OS or Windows, read the howto at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
[22:56] <nickrud> brandon: right click the iso in the file manager, select burn to disk
[22:56] <linuxfiend> but I'm lazy, you may prefer complication
[22:56] <kbrooks_> Shadow_X, install smartmontools and tell me the output of .. hang on
[22:56] <manicnerd> how do i find out whats wrong with my system?  (mp3s,avis, etc do not play right anymore)
[22:56] <brandon> and it will be bootable
[22:57] <dstadulis> brandon: double click on it and it should prompt you with a burning screen
[22:57] <robertj_> anyone here know of any bugs involving track-pads going wonky?
[22:57] <Shadow_X> ok kbrooks_, itll be a min cuz Im doing a package upgrade. im looking for a dist-update tonight, so gimme a min
[22:57] <manicnerd> i think wicd killed my media (movies and music)
[22:57] <Duesentrieb> soundray, nickrud: thanks for the hint... i'll know if it worked after the next reboot :) i'l try to remember to look into the bios. i *think* i forced it to utc (which is what a hw clock should be)
[22:57] <shellex> ekim|linux: Hp dv6500/9500 serial?
[22:57] <kbrooks_> Shadow_X, im suspecting ur hd is dying
[22:57] <robertj_> usually my laptop's touch-pad works fine, but mid-session it will start jumping all over the screen, clicking, etc
[22:57] <brandon> ok cause I just want it to boot so thanks last time it just wrote it to the cd and it did not boot
[22:58] <robertj_> problem does not occur in windows
[22:58] <Odd-rationale> billenium_: The site says you need to have premium service in order to have POP/SMTP: http://mail01.mail.com/scripts/help/help.cgi?type=overview
[22:58] <ekim|linux> anyway
[22:58] <elninja> Any ideas for a clever hostname to use on a system that doesn't like to cold boot.
[22:58] <ekim|linux> I can't get my wifi card to work
[22:58] <cube> !video
[22:58] <ubotu> Ubuntu 7.04 installs multimedia codecs automatically. For older versions of Ubuntu, or if you can't use the automatic installer, see https://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/desktopguide/C/common-tasks-chap.html - For multimedia applications, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MultimediaApplications
[22:58] <clever> elninja: freezer?
[22:58] <ekim|linux> It recognizes it as a wifi device when I type iwconfig , but it never lights up and I can't connect to anything
[22:58] <Ellio1> no it didnt help
[22:58] <elninja> good one!
[22:58] <elninja> thanks clever
[22:58] <Odd-rationale> billenium_: Did you subcribe to premium service?
[22:58] <clever> :)
[22:58] <VINNY28> is their something better out their besides conky (system monitor)?
[22:59] <iolalog> 5.1 speaker setup anyone?
[22:59] <nickrud> VINNY28: gkrellm
[22:59] <manicnerd> Elliol: bummer
[22:59] <makuseru> in amarok under collection, i dont know what happened, but i opened amarok and it lists all my music in one big row by artist, its not seperated by letters anymore, it use to be A| AVA Ads B| bad reliigion bang camaro, but now its all in a line with no seperation, how do i get it back?
[22:59] <billenium_> odd-rationale: i have so much mail going to that email... is there anyway to get a comcast one (i already have one actually) that will send the mail to the comcast one instead of the mail.com one?
[22:59] <cube> is it possible to webcam your desktop within your computer? not with a webcam??
[22:59] <jameswf> anyone familiar with checkinstall
[22:59] <cube> i know you can record but live internet feed
[22:59] <Pici> !screencast | cube :)
[22:59] <ubotu> cube :): Some programs to capture your screen are Istanbul, Wink, Gvidcap, Xvidcap, vnc2swf, demorecorder.  Also see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ScreenCasts.
[22:59] <kbrooks> jameswf, ask.
[22:59] <mcquaid> hmm, i'm reading about resizing partitions, particularly in this case ntfs.  I read that ntfsresize first resizes the filesystem but not the actual partition
[23:00] <soundray> cube: vnc?
[23:00] <ekim|linux> Did someone answer my question
[23:00] <phaedra> ekim|linux, What card is it?
[23:00] <jameswf> asm-offsets.c missing... << get that error when running checkinstall make alone builds ok
[23:00] <mcquaid> I've dealt with resizing partitions for years, but do not understand the distinction of resizing a filesystem vs a partition
[23:00] <kbrooks> jameswf, it
[23:00] <kbrooks> er
[23:00] <soundray> ekim|linux: perhaps you have bad reception
[23:00] <cube> soundray: thanks im looking into it
[23:00] <manicnerd> how do i find out what is wrong with my system (yesterday movies and music worked fine....today they dont work at all)
[23:00] <kbrooks> jameswf, run make install, and see if thats the problem
[23:00] <Odd-rationale> billenium_: You could autoforward all the mail in you mail.com account to your comcast.net account.
[23:01] <elninja> can't wait until I can afford to replace that machine... it's so damn needy... if I neglect it for too long, it'll freeze and have trouble powering back up and staying on... the dvd-rom drive has trouble reading discs... etc... the only way to keep it running is to use it a little every day and never shut it off.
[23:01] <jameswf> make install works ok outside checkinstall
[23:01] <billenium_> how can i do this?
[23:01] <ekim|linux> soundray: but the card wont light up...
[23:01] <ekim|linux> soundray: when in operation the oower light is always on
[23:01] <src> mcquaid, when you resize a partition, you allocate more physical space to that partition, however your filesystem will stay the same size as before. For that you will have to grow the FS
[23:01] <ekim|linux> soundray: also...I am 5 feet from the router...
[23:01] <manicnerd> how do i find out what is wrong with my system (yesterday movies and music worked fine....today they dont work at all)?????????????????
[23:02] <Exilant> jameswf: checkinstall installs into a completely empty file system
[23:02] <kbrooks> jameswf, paste the entire command sequence and output. include the prompt after the last command.
[23:02] <phaedra> ekim|linux, What card do you have?
[23:02] <mcquaid> ah, ok.
[23:02] <ekim|linux> it is a microsft MN-720
[23:02] <kbrooks> jameswf, so that i know when it ends.
[23:02] <karel> Hi, I'm trying to move my home dir but having some troubles, this is what I did: I made a backup of my home dir. I mounted my newly created fat32 partition and copied my home dir contents to it. I deleted my home dir. I mounted my fat32 partition as my home dir (in fstab). Now I get this error: the gnome session manager was unable to lock the file .iceauthority....
[23:02] <ekim|linux> it is on the supported list by the way
[23:02] <Exilant> jameswf: So if nothing is there, but make install expects it, too bad
[23:02] <ekim|linux> also...it has a broadcom chip in it
[23:02] <soundray> ekim|linux: have you seen ubotu's factoid:
[23:02] <soundray> !wifi | ekim|linux
[23:02] <ubotu> ekim|linux: Wireless documentation can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs
[23:02] <Jimdb> makuseru:  change it from flat view to tree view
[23:02] <mcquaid> hmm, i was having issues installing ubuntu for a friend. I couldn't resize his existing ntfs partiton.  I'm assuming because it's probably really fragmented
[23:03] <mcquaid> and his windows install is borked.  I was trying to find another method of defragging first but there doesn't seem to be
[23:03] <src> mcquaid, whack it :)
[23:03] <ekim|linux> soundray: I have read that page so many times...
[23:03] <threethirty> how do you change the splash screen
[23:03] <phaedra> ekim|linux, You may need to use ndiswrapper and the XP drivers to get it working.
[23:03] <ekim|linux> I did...
[23:03] <Pici> !usplash | threethirty
[23:03] <ubotu> threethirty: To select the usplash artwork you want, use "sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so && sudo update-initramfs -u" - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/USplashCustomizationHowto for adding your custom artwork
[23:03] <ekim|linux> still nothing
[23:03] <ekim|linux> and I know they are the right drivers because it worked on Damn Small Linux
[23:03] <ekim|linux> but ubuntu is so much nicer :)
[23:04] <riotkittie> mcquaid: if he has an actual windows install CD, or you can make the floppies... you can defrag from recovery console, i believe
[23:04] <jameswf> should i not use checkinstall for a kernel module package...
[23:04] <ekim|linux> why wouldn't you ?
[23:04] <dstadulis> mcquaid: I believe that if the NTFS partition contains the windows boot operating system, you cannot change its size at all.
[23:04] <ekim|linux> you might still want to install it
[23:04] <Jimdb> makuseru: DID YOU GET THAT?
[23:04] <ekim|linux> not so
[23:04] <ekim|linux> gparted can edit ntfs
[23:04] <mcquaid> riotkittie, yes he does have the windows install cd.  I'll look into defragging from recovery console
[23:04] <soundray> dstadulis: no, that doesn't matter
[23:04] <Odd-rationale> billenium_: I looked through the help files. Again you need premium service. :( http://mail01.mail.com/scripts/help/help.cgi?type=single&lang=us&service=premiumService&subser=aLaCarte&topic=aLaCarte03
[23:04] <damaltor> hi again
[23:05] <mcquaid> dstadulis, i don't think that's correct.
[23:05] <phaedra> dstadulis, You can resize it, I did when installing 7.10
[23:05] <dstadulis> my mistake\
[23:05] <damaltor> i have tried some things now, restarted the x server, but still no borders while using beryl.
[23:05] <dstadulis> maybe it is only if your are booted in windows can you not resize it
[23:05] <Ellio1> is there a possible reason why this is happaning
[23:05] <nickrud> damaltor: try alt-f2 emerald --replace
[23:05] <Ellio1> ?
[23:06] <Odd-rationale> billenium_: ?
[23:06] <Ellio1> do i need a software source add on
[23:06] <damaltor> nickrud: i tried this command in xterm, but there nothing happens: no output, program seems to be running while nothing happens.
[23:06] <Ellio1> because i delted some in order to update ubuntu
[23:06] <Odd-rationale> billenium_: Are you still there?
[23:07] <Shadow_X> i have smartmontools installed. what now?
[23:07] <nickrud> damaltor: you should have an emerald in your systray; try right click and restart window manager
[23:07] <hetauma> are there any known issues with firefox crashing the system ?
[23:07] <nickrud> damaltor: this is from memory, I haven't run beryl under 7.04 for a while
[23:07] <ekim|linux> any other solutions for me ?
[23:08] <chris122380> .mov and some .mpeg files crash in any media player i use
[23:08] <damaltor> nickrud: did so.. no effect
[23:08] <chris122380> I installed the w32codecs
[23:08] <chris122380> I am useing ubuntu 7.10
[23:08] <nickrud> ekim|linux: any relevant info in /var/log/messages when you rmmod/modprobe ndiswrapper?
[23:08] <karel> Hi, I'm trying to move my home dir but having some troubles, this is what I did: I made a backup of my home dir. I mounted my newly created fat32 partition and copied my home dir contents to it. I deleted my home dir. I mounted my fat32 partition as my home dir (in fstab). Now I get this error: the gnome session manager was unable to lock the file .iceauthority....
[23:08] <JohnRobert> I'm running a pc connected to my tv for mythtv fun...the display is set to 60hz, and I can't alter the setting in the resolution thing to 50hz.. (output looks rubbish at 60hz on my tv for some reason) - how can I alter this down to 50hz?
[23:08] <PurpZeY> Can someone possibly help me out with a bizarre sound problem? It seems that from time to time when I boot my laptop ubuntu doesn't want to recognize my soundcard..
[23:08] <soundray> hetauma: no
[23:08] <coolio> I heard Gutsy upgrade is in order, any pointers
[23:08] <nickrud> karel: you can't use fat as home
[23:08] <kbrooks> Shadow_X, uh, pastebin the output of sudo smartctl -a (hard drive)
[23:09] <SpamMaggnet> quick question. i'm trying to dual boot XP and 7.10. XP is already installed. should i trust ubuntu to resize my partition or should i use somehting like Gparted
[23:09] <nickrud> karel: fat doesn't support file permissions
[23:09] <ekim|linux> seriously...you guys have nothing for me ?
[23:09] <karel> nickrud: oh ok, that explains (and sucks), what can I use that will work on wind too? (without too much hassle)
[23:09] <soundray> SpamMaggnet: the backend will be the same, whether you use the installer or gparted
[23:09] <bjb1959> I need some help. my monitor blanks after 10 minutes if I have a program running like a movie or something else that doesn't require interaction. I have uninstalled dpms and acpi but it still does it. it doesn't happen in opensuse on the same machine. any ideas?
[23:10] <kbrooks> Shadow_X, to determine the hard drive, use mount and look at the entry for /. get rid of the numbers .. so no /dev/hda1 only /dev/hda
[23:10] <PurpZeY> coolio: My feeling has been, if there is no pointed reason to do it....it's not worth it.
[23:10] <shoot-> guys i'm having quite serious issues with Gutsy. I did a clean install of Gutsy today over my old Feisty install. Feisty was incredibly stable, but all day Gutsy has been locking up, and forcing me to power off. I've done 3 installs from scratch, but still no joy. Any suggestions as to where to start troubleshooting?
[23:10] <Jimdb> karel:  why fat and not ntfs or ext3?
[23:10] <soundray> bjb1959: have you looked at the settings in System-Preferences-Power management ?
[23:10] <SpamMaggnet> just wondering if i could skip a step and use the installer or not
[23:10] <karel> Jimdb: can I decently use ntfs on linux now?
[23:10] <kbrooks> karel, ext2 works with windows with a installer
[23:10] <bjb1959> soundray, yes I shut off everything in screensaver and power management
[23:10] <Jimdb> karel: absolutely, ABSOLUTELY
[23:11] <kbrooks> karel, and ntfs-3g on linux enables you to read/write to ntfs partitions
[23:11] <soundray> shoot-: are the crashes reproducible or more-or-less random?
[23:11] <shoot-> seemingly random :/
[23:11] <Jimdb> karel:  sourceforge.net has a program named something like ext2fs which is an ext2/3 file system device driver
[23:11] <Shadow_X> kbrooks, its /dev/sda1
[23:11] <Shadow_X> its my external hard drive
[23:11] <jskaaron> I can't use the pidgin
[23:11] <Sippy> i need help with transfering m4a files to my ipod.  I use rythmbox and it copys mp3s fine only when i try to copy an m4a the file is there but will not play on the ipod, but rythmbox will play it from the remote ipod playlist but it skips every half second or so throughout the whole song.  Ive tried gtkpod but aparently there is a gutsy bug that prevents me from loading local files so thats out.  If someone knows how to help it would be greatly apreciat
[23:11] <new2linux> hello, Is there a way to list the rights a particular group has?
[23:12] <bjb1959> soundray: any ideas?
[23:12] <coolio> Purp,Shoot: no big hassles with Feisty ...maybe I should wait
[23:12] <Jimdb> karel:  that file is for accessing ext2/3 file systems under windows.
[23:12] <soundray> shoot-: have you changed anything else except OS? Any hardware modifications?
[23:12] <idzied> i have installed the ATI privative drivers, but cannot use desktop effects. Now t says: The Composite extension is not available
[23:12] <Ellio1> ubuntu 7.10..all my videos i watch with VLC comes out like its skipping ne ideas..i treid to install the restricted package
[23:12] <nickrud> karel: there's a utility for reading/writing ext3 you can add to xp; fs-driver.org . I use another utitility, e2explore or someting, trying to remember the name :)
[23:12] <Odd-rationale> Sippy: Thought of converting the files?
[23:12] <soundray> bjb1959: no, seems strange
[23:12] <karel> what about, I mount my fat32 as subdir of home? (Spares me the .xxxx files on windows)
[23:12] <shoot-> soundray, not at all- its a laptop
[23:12] <SpamMaggnet> i'm stoked that wireless works out of the box with 7.10
[23:12] <kbrooks> Shadow_X, thats not the hard drive, /dev/sda is. but hold a second, maybe this error is temporary. however, if it still goes on, please check out the output of that
[23:12] <PurpZeY> coolio: That is what I have done...If there is a reason you need gutsy or you really want it, go for it, but why mess with it, if it's working?
[23:12] <Ellio1> only the video the sound works at the normal speed
[23:13] <karel> nickrud, Jimdb, kbrooks: thanks for the suggestions
[23:13] <bjb1959> I need some help. my monitor blanks after 10 minutes if I have a program running like a movie or something else that doesn't require interaction. I have shut off power management and screensaver, uninstalled dpms and acpi but it still does it. it doesn't happen in opensuse on the same machine. any ideas?
[23:13] <Sippy> odd: id prefer not seeing as I have alot and ill get new ones all the time
[23:13] <nickrud> karel: that works very well, having vfat under home
[23:13] <idzied> nickrud, explore2fs is what u problably looking for
[23:13] <shape> guys
[23:13] <Jimdb> karel:  we are basically saying give up the idea of fat32
[23:13] <soundray> shoot-: probably worth running memtest86 from the boot menu
[23:13] <nickrud> idzied: ah, yes! Thanks, karel explore2fs
[23:13] <billenium_> add-rational: im sooo sorry! my dogs got loose... So basically im screwed and i will have to be stuck with that email?
[23:13] <PurpZeY> bjb1959: a lot of the movie players, specifically VLC have an option on that
[23:13] <anti> does anyone here have any ideas on my problem http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=596117  ??
[23:13] <coolio> Purp I would like it if I could somehow extend my battery life
[23:13] <shape> some week ago i've installed some updates..since that days my monitor is 640x480.
[23:13] <karel> Jimdb: yeah I know, but I'm also a little bit stuck with the fact that windows shows all my .xxxx files, while they should be hidden
[23:13] <karel> maybe there's some tool for it
[23:13] <PurpZeY> coolio: From what I hear gutsy is supposed to be able to do that
[23:14] <idzied> i have installed the ATI privative drivers, but cannot use desktop effects. Now t says: The Composite extension is not available
[23:14] <Jimdb> karel:  you can turn them off under folder options on xp
[23:14] <shoot-> soundray- i'll give it a go... but it would be incredible coincidence to coincide with gutsy like that if it was hardware
[23:14] <JDSBlueDevl> hi, new problems with my graphics card on Ubuntu.  I'm trying to change the resolution, but the screen won't scale down, but rather just zoom in
[23:14] <shoot-> soundray- any logs to check?
[23:14] <JDSBlueDevl> how do I fix this?
[23:14] <bjb1959> PurpZey: it happens with any program, lets say I start the web browser and then walk away for 10 minutes it goes blank until I move the mouse
[23:14] <karel> Jimdb: are you sure that includes the .xxx files? (though only windows hidden files)
[23:14] <PurpZeY> coolio: I am not saying don't do it, I mean, I have been thinking about it myself, for the same reason as you, but I see people having problems and I wonder if I won't kick myself...I can't say for sure if it's me
[23:14] <Jimdb> karel:  windows shows it's own hidden and linux hidden files if you tell it to
[23:14] <shape> i've tried to change the resolution in vain..ive just upfate the system to new 7.10 but the problemis still here..how can i set my resolution to 1280x1024
[23:14] <wundaboy> i know this question does not belong here, but dont know where to ask it:  how do i get mplayerplug-in to work in firefox and be the default wmv/asf player?
[23:14] <soundray> shoot-: maybe the new kernel is worse for supporting your specific ACPI
[23:15] <nickrud> idzied: http://www.howforge.com/how-setup-fglrx-8-42-3-and-compiz-ubuntu-gutsy is good, tells you how to set up xorg.conf and compiz
[23:15] <karel> Jimdb: ok, then maybe ext2 is the best option
[23:15] <shoot-> soundray- quite possibly
[23:15] <PurpZeY> bjb1959: Hmmm, not sure about that one...
[23:15] <shoot-> soundray- is it possible to backdate the kernel?
[23:15] <coolio> Purp: no real time to sort out gutsy glitches, end of year,etc no time for hickups
[23:15] <soundray> shoot-: have a look under /proc/acpi -- esp. temperatures
[23:15] <shape> any idea?
[23:15] <new2linux> Is there a way to list all of the rights a particular group has?
[23:15] <wundaboy> anyone?
[23:15] <JDSBlueDevl> anyone know how to scale down the screen without zooming in?
[23:15] <bjb1959> I have a bad feeling I will need to reinstall. guess I'll break out aptoncd and get busy
[23:15] <fevel> how do I make a disk mount at boot time
[23:15] <shape> must i install new ati drivers again my myself?
[23:16] <fevel> ??
[23:16] <nickrud> wundaboy: remove totem-mozilla , so mozilla-mplayer can work
[23:16] <Jimdb> karel:  if you turn off the ability to show hidden files it will also turn off the linux hidden files
[23:16] <wundaboy> nickrud, ill try that, thanks
[23:16] <Shadow_X> kbrooks, what do i need to do now, because this has happened constantly for a few weeks now
[23:16] <Jimdb> karel:  ntfs-3g works perfectly under linux to read/write ntfs file systems
[23:16] <Shadow_X> and i cant have my most used drive doing that
[23:16] <soundray> shoot-: that could be complicated. I would try a few boot options first thing
[23:16] <karel> Jimdb: thanks
[23:17] <soundray> !bootoptions | shoot-
[23:17] <ubotu> shoot-: For a list and explanation on some of the boot options, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions
[23:17] <JDSBlueDevl> hello, need help
[23:17] <shoot-> soundray, ok, will have a read
[23:17] <Jimdb> karel:  to turn off hidden files under xp open an explorer window.  choose tools.  at the bottom is folder options.
[23:17] <shoot-> soundray, is /var/log/system likely to help?
[23:18] <kbrooks> Shadow_X, ok, for now, i recommend that you take the data from your ext drive and compress it into a file to be put on your internal hard drive
[23:18] <Shadow_X> no way itll fit lol
[23:18] <jforman> anyone here running ubuntu on a sparc and having firefox core dump and not able to run? i cant figure out why
[23:18] <soundray> shoot-: no, /var/log/syslog if anything. Have a look in there as a matter of good practice
[23:18] <Jimdb> karel:  the dialogbox that pops up has several tabs.  one is called view.  under view select the advanced settings.  scroll down and tell it to not show hidden files.
[23:19] <kbrooks> Shadow_X, you wont put the file back on the ext drive!
[23:19] <karel> Jimdb: I know the setting, just didn't know it did linux filestoo
[23:19] <wundaboy> nickrud, i removed totem-mozilla, and now it trys to open it with totem movie player
[23:19] <Shadow_X> then whats the point of even having the drive
[23:19] <soundray> shoot-: also, dmesg | less
[23:19] <shape> guys after an upgrading i couldn't change my resloution..even after an updating to 7.10 my problemis still here
[23:19] <Shadow_X> the whole purpose here is to fix the problem
[23:19] <Shadow_X> not ignore it and bypass it
[23:19] <wundaboy> when i go edit->preferences and try to change the plugin it uses, it wont let me change anything
[23:19] <shape> i can't set monitor resolution to 1280x1024
[23:19] <soundray> shoot-: here's another hint: boot the gutsy Desktop CD and see if that runs stable
[23:19] <JDSBlueDevl> shape: welcome to the club
[23:19] <shape> anyone can help me
[23:19] <shape> ?
[23:20] <shape> oh man!:-)
[23:20] <JDSBlueDevl> apparently not, b/c I asked the same question
[23:20] <INTit> you got to edit the evil xorg config
[23:20] <soundray> anti: fwiw, native support for your chipset will go into 2.6.24
[23:20] <Jimdb> karel:  i have multiple linux boxes and i share my home folder.  it has lots of hidden files.  I noticed they were showing under windows.  I tried it just now and the hidden files/folders under linux disappeared.
[23:20] <INTit> do it wrong and it screws everything up
[23:20] <nickrud> wundaboy: that's not how it works in linux firefox ; install mozilla-mplayer , remove totem-mozilla and it just works
[23:20] <INTit> tis great
[23:20] <hordag> is there a german ubuntu channel too?
[23:20] <kbrooks> Shadow_X, so it won't fit. hmm. well, i suspect that it is dying. please just pastebin the output of sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda
[23:20] <shape> i was thinking that we should install video drivers again...but i'mnot sure
[23:20] <wundaboy> nickrud, hrmm, ill keep trying...
[23:20] <shoot-> soundray- may i pm you the last log entry before the crash? (save clogging the channel with a paste)
[23:20] <JDSBlueDevl> shape, when you try to change your resolution, does it just zoom in?
[23:20] <soundray> hordag: na klar, #ubuntu-de
[23:20] <kbrooks> hordag, #ubuntu-de
[23:20] <new2linux> shape, you may need to alter a file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
[23:21] <soundray> shoot-: please paste it on http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org and let us have the URL
[23:21] <idzied> nickrud, i have the glxinfo OK and running But it still says: The Composite extension is not available. Do you know what extension that is?
[23:21] <caravel> help! Compiz/gutsy with TwinView: how to assign a distinct cube face to each display ? and, errr -- Where is the doc about Display Settings / Multiple outputs ? :) ?
[23:21] <nickrud> wundaboy: you may also need to install the w32codecs , if you haven't already
[23:21] <shoot-> soundray, cool, no worries :)
[23:21] <shape> my actual res is 640x480
[23:21] <new2linux> shape: I had trouble witg resolution and found that I just needed to add a line to this file
[23:21] <shape> and i can't change any higher
[23:21] <INTit> go to
[23:21] <karel> Jimdb: well, I just mounted my ext3 partition and disabled hidden files but I still see the dotted files... :S
[23:21] <nickrud> idzied: did you edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf to enable composite?
[23:21] <soundray> !fixres | shape
[23:21] <ubotu> shape: The X Window System is the part of your system that's responsible for graphical output. To restart your X, type « sudo /etc/init.d/?dm restart » in a console - To fix screen resolution or other X problems: http://help.ubuntu.com/community/FixVideoResolutionHowto
[23:21] <new2linux> shape: that is the same problem
[23:21] <JDSBlueDevl> is your card a legacy?
[23:21] <INTit> /etc/x11/xorg.conf
[23:21] <CaptainMorgan> how would I go about changing the default hotkey buttons on my keyboard that automatically open programs like Rythmbox and Evolution, I would like to change these so that they open Amarok and Thunderbird respectively
[23:21] <kbrooks> Shadow_X, also i was gonna say "after you make the backup, replace your external drive"
[23:22] <Jimdb> karel:  i haven't tried it as a mounted file system.  i did it through networking.  it hides them for me.
[23:22] <idzied> nickrud, no, but what line do i have to look for
[23:22] <nickrud> idzied: that link I gave you, shows it exactly
[23:22] <shape> so alli have to do i s to type :?dm restart?
[23:22] <INTit> "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"  where you see a list of resolutions like that
[23:22] <shape> !
[23:22] <INTit> add yours
[23:22] <INTit> worked for me
[23:22] <PlayX> anyone has debs for wine *.48? one winhq only *.47 to download
[23:22] <brandon> when I go to write to disk after it is done burning it will be bootable
[23:23] <Jimdb> karel:  through networking the folder/files that are hidden (beginning with a .) they are slightly grayed.  are yours black or gray?
[23:23] <Shadow_X> kbrooks, Device: ST325082 0A               Version: 3.AA
[23:23] <Shadow_X> scsiModePageOffset: response length too short, resp_len=4 offset=4 bd_len=0
[23:23] <Shadow_X> >> Terminate command early due to bad response to IEC mode page
[23:23] <Shadow_X> A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options.
[23:23] <cizarr> i tried 3rd times to install ubuntu from 3 different discs i burn and it keeping stuck in installation under "Configuring Apt"... what could be the prob?
[23:23] <karel> Jimdb: well, it works on my mounted osx network share but not on my mounted ext3 partition
[23:23] <soundray> brandon: yes, if you have followed the advice under the link that ubotu gave you
[23:23] <blizzkid> how can I format /dev/sda4 as iso9660?
[23:23] <kbrooks> Shadow_X, do that - add those options
[23:23] <karel> and now they aren't greyed out
[23:24] <nickrud> idzied: in the sample xorg, you are interested in the Section "Device" in the middle and Section "Extensions" at the end
[23:24] <brandon> well I done that
[23:24] <JDSBlueDevl> INTit, that isn't helping
[23:24] <Jimdb> karel:  what are you using to mount the ext3 file system under windows?
[23:24] <brandon> so here is goes
[23:24] <kjt4x4> Does anyone know when they are going to finish the patch for the intel video drivers for 7.10?
[23:24] <idzied> nickrud, ok i'll checkit before asking, sorry
[23:24] <nickrud> idzied: and section DRI
[23:24] <LjL> blizzkid: why on earth...
[23:24] <JDSBlueDevl> how do I select mine in xorg.conf?
[23:24] <PriceChild> kjt4x4, finish what patch?
[23:24] <blizzkid> LjL, because I have to boot from a dvd iso, and don't have a dvd-reader in this laptop
[23:25] <kjt4x4> PriceChild: well i know that there is a major glitch right now running compiz effects if you have an intel card.
[23:25] <karel> Jimdb: the ext2ifs thing
[23:25] <PriceChild> kjt4x4, mainly.... 965s are blacklisted so it won't start?
[23:25] <perrako> So, my computer  apparently doesn't want to recognize my MBR -- if I use Super Grub Disk or the Ubuntu CD and try to boot off of my hard drive, everything's fine
[23:25] <LjL> blizzkid, i seriously doubt that formatting a HD partition as iso9660 would trick the BIOS into booting from it like it were a CD. actually, i'd say i find it totally unlikely. i think GRUB has some way of booting from actual ISO's stored on ext3, however
[23:25] <brandon> what do you guys think about mandriva
[23:25] <perrako> However, otherwise, it just reboots over and over on a black screen
[23:25] <LjL> brandon: we think it's offtopic
[23:25] <PriceChild> perrako, use gparted to mark your partition as bootable
[23:25] <buttercups> cizarr, The Live cd stalled out on me too,  give the alternate install cd a go, good buddy
[23:25] <brandon> ok
[23:26] <INTit> JDSBlueDevl you got to add it manually
[23:26] <kjt4x4> Well idk im setting this computer thats pretty old it has on board graphic but it seems to have a hard time running desktop effects.
[23:26] <karel> Jimdb: maybe it mounts them as normal folders and thus visible?
[23:26] <blizzkid> LjL, I found http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/booting-of-raw-iso-from-grublilo-though-preferably-grub-367901/  stating you have to format a harddisk partition as if it were a dvd
[23:26] <INTit> open it in a text editor
[23:26] <perrako> PriceChild: my partition is bootable, since I can boot into it from SGD or the Ubuntu CD -- do I need to mark it elsewhere for the GRUB to show up?
[23:26] <Jimdb> karel:  probably the ext2fs program in error.  It probably isn't reporting . files as the hidden type.
[23:26] <INTit> backup the file first
[23:26] <kjt4x4> PriceChild: how can i figure out what driver my video card is using? i know that i can reconfigure it with dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
[23:26] <karel> Jimdb: that's what I meant
[23:26] <cizarr> buttercups> alt install cd? what should be the excact filename please?
[23:26] <JDSBlueDevl> how?  my default is 1600x1200, and I'm trying to scale down to 1280x1024
[23:27] <brandon> I think you should just request a Ubuntu Live CD off the website they work vary good Cause I burnt and it messed up every time
[23:27] <NetRipper> Bluebit, apt-get install mkisofs
[23:27] <Jimdb> karel:  might want ot report that to them.
[23:27] <JDSBlueDevl> when I try to scale down, it just zooms in
[23:27] <NetRipper> blizzkid i meant
[23:27] <PriceChild> perrako, I've had this problem before... you need to explicitly mark a partition with the bootable flag
[23:27] <soundray> JDSBlueDevl: please try the advice on this link first:  http://help.ubuntu.com/community/FixVideoResolutionHowto
[23:27] <wundaboy> nickrud, ok i got it to load up with mplayerplug-in, but it just says 'no video'
[23:27] <PriceChild> perrako, you can do this from the live cd, in gparted
[23:27] <shoot-> soundray: just to check, does this represent a fresh system boot? "syslogd 1.4.1#21ubuntu3: restart."
[23:27] <LjL> blizzkid: "I haven't tried it yet. But, on the surface, it looks like it should work." that is a little...
[23:27] <soundray> shoot-: it's how it shows in /var/log/syslog, yes
[23:27] <perrako> PriceChild: I just installed gparetd, so I'll do it right here
[23:28] <blizzkid> I know LjL, but I didn't find anything else on booting from an iso
[23:28] <PriceChild> perrako, cool :)
[23:28] <perrako> Okay, let's give this a try!
[23:28] <perrako> wish me luck
[23:28] <buttercups> cizarr, on the download Ubuntu page, check the box just under "start download", http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
[23:29] <NetRipper> blizzkid, or just dd if=file.iso of=/dev/sda4 (on your own risk of course :P)
[23:29] <cizarr> buttercups: i see, thanks! :)
[23:29] <INTit> JDSBLueDevl - take note if you run the xorg configuration again and it screws the graphics up remember it automatically generates a backup with the current date in the same folder
[23:29] <soundray> blizzkid: I think your best chance is to ext3-format your partition and unpack the iso file contents to it.
[23:29] <blizzkid> NetRipper, no thanks ;)
[23:29] <INTit> saved me alot of trouble :)
[23:29] <Jimdb> karel:  I tried to create a .hello file under ntfs in windows and it tells me I have to provide a filename.
[23:30] <blizzkid> soundray, and you think there will be a way to boot from it then?
[23:30] <LjL> blizzkid, that *is* the way to do it - assuming one really wants to do it by creating an iso9660 partition
[23:30] <JDSBlueDevl> ok
[23:30] <karel> Jimdb: here too
[23:31] <soundray> blizzkid: yes. There are additional steps required -- I think I've seen a howto that showed the procedure for knoppix
[23:31] <power80it> kde4 on ub7.10?
[23:31] <soundray> power80it: you need to use a verb in order to make that into a question.
[23:31] <Kiborg> hi
[23:32] <Shadow_X> um, what do u do when u have a bad superblock on a drive?
[23:32] <Jimdb> karel:  if i create it on an ntfs partition via linux it creates it without issue.
[23:32] <Kiborg> I need some help please
[23:32] <Kiborg> I'm really new to Linux
[23:32] <karel> Jimdb: so you would say: format it as ntfs?
[23:32] <soundray> Kiborg: describe the problem, and keep everything on one line.
[23:32] <Jimdb> karel:  depends on your purpose.  for me, personally the hidden files showing wouldn't be an issue.
[23:33] <blizzkid> soundray, I gues I have to point grub to a certain file then?
[23:33] <Kiborg> I'm trying to install ubuntu
[23:33] <soundray> blizzkid: yes
[23:33] <Kiborg> I hawe a partition that i made especially for
[23:33] <soundray> !enter | Kiborg
[23:33] <ubotu> Kiborg: Please try to keep your questions/responses on one line - don't use the "Enter" key as punctuation!
[23:33] <dany_21a> blizzkid: do you onyl need this for one time? (eg installing)
[23:33] <Kiborg> it in win
[23:33] <blizzkid> yes dany_21a
[23:33] <Kiborg> oh ok sorry!
[23:33] <scorcher7> I'm installing ubuntu 7.10 on a 320gb hdd and plan to dual boot windows xp. Does anyone have any recommendations for a partitioning plan?
[23:34] <blizzkid> soundray, you happen to know which file that would be?
[23:34] <cisco-> helloo
[23:34] <dany_21a> blizzkid: than you can config grub just "on the fly" while booting (in its console)
[23:34] <astro76> scorcher7, you know how much you want windows to use?
[23:34] <dany_21a> blizzkid: i have setup my current box with this
[23:34] <karel> ok, thanks for all the help Jimdb, going to sleep now
[23:35] <new2linux> hello
[23:35] <soundray> blizzkid: in the case of knoppix, it's vmlinuz
[23:35] <blizzkid> dany_21a, but can it boot off an iso on ext3 or do I have to extract it first?
[23:35] <scorcher7> I'm not really sure how much windows needs. I just plan to use it for some games and apps that are windows only.
[23:35] <blizzkid> soundray, it's for ubuntustudio
[23:35] <dany_21a> blizzkid: you have to extract the kernel (vmlinuz) and the initrd to a readable partition (eg fat, ext2,...)
[23:35] <Kiborg> My problem is that I have a virtual disc for linux to use. I can't force it to install on it
[23:36] <dany_21a> blizzkid: but the iso must be as real partion... not residing in an other partition as file
[23:36] <dany_21a> blizzkid: (i have used a 2GB flash usb stick)
[23:36] <blizzkid> dany_21a, I have a separate partition to extract the iso to
[23:36] <Shadow_X> what do u do when u have a bad superblock on a drive?
[23:36] <blizzkid> I can't use USB to boot from
[23:37] <manicnerd> please someone help me make this stop!  i tried to play a movie in VLC and now the sound wont stop skipping (even though i've closed VLC) and this happens everytime i try to watch something.....rhythmbox dose the same thing with my mp3s but doesnt continue once i close the program.....
[23:37] <dany_21a> blizzkid: okay... mount the iso (with mount ... -o loopback) and extract the vmlinux and initrd to a ext2 partition
[23:37] <soundray> Kiborg: forget about virtual disks. Ubuntu needs a partition of its own. Install from the Desktop CD -- the installer will offer to shrink your Windows partition to make space.
[23:37] <dany_21a> and dd the iso to the spare partiotion you have
[23:37] <Kiborg> that is unacceptable
[23:37] <blizzkid> hold on dany_21a
[23:37] <dany_21a> blizzkid: if you unsure what i mean, ask first and i exlpain in detail
[23:38] <Kiborg> My win partition can't be shrinked
[23:38] <shoot-> soundray: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/42624/
[23:38] <blizzkid> dany_21a, can I message you not to miss out on things?
[23:38] <shoot-> soundray: the last few lines before each restart....
[23:38] <soundray> Kiborg: if you can't repartition, install Linux under VMware Server in Windows
[23:38] <dany_21a> blizzkid: okay
[23:38] <astro76> scorcher7, for windows figure ~6GB plus whatever you need for programs
[23:38] <shoot-> soundray: looks like it might be linked to networking somehow?
[23:38] <Kiborg> Is there no way to install it on virtual HD?
[23:38] <mindframe_> where can i modify the default shortcuts in thunar / on the desktop?
[23:39] <jannen> whats the name of the default ubuntu emailclient?
[23:39] <Odd-rationale> jannen: evolution
[23:39] <kelsin> Kiborg: what do you mean virtual HD?
[23:39] <jannen> thanks Odd-rationale
[23:39] <JDSBlueDevl> on the video mode screen, how do I move the asterisk?
[23:39] <soundray> shoot-: is eth1 your wireless interface?
[23:39] <scorcher7> astri76, so 20GB for windows would be about right?
[23:40] <shoot-> soundray: yes, it is :)
[23:40] <astro76> scorcher7, sounds reasonable but you mentioned games and they can be bulky
[23:40] <axjv> When I close the screen, my monitor doesn't blank... I'm running Gutsy on an Inspiron E1505. Any ideas?
[23:40] <Fr0> I'm having problems with totem-xine.  Whenever I try to play a video file, it says that it doesn't have the proper codec to open the file, even though it should have the proper codec
[23:40] <rhpot1991> I'm having a little bit of a problem with a real slow PATA drive
[23:40] <rhpot1991> it is showing up in my system as sda so I can't use hdparm to do anything about it
[23:40] <scorcher7> astro76, do I need a /boot for ubuntu and how big should / be?
[23:40] <Kiborg> I have 120 GB disc I formated it all. Made 20 GB partition for WIN and 10 GB for linux
[23:40] <PriceChild> scorcher7, you don't no.
[23:40] <NetRipper> blizzkid, this may be worth reading, even though it's for fedora it describes a solution: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~colohan/docs/fedora_upgrade.html
[23:41] <rhpot1991> !pastebin
[23:41] <ubotu> pastebin is a service to post large texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org (make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the #ubuntu channel topic)
[23:41] <manicnerd> can someone help me fix my problem.....so far the only way i know how to fix this is by reinstalling........i dont wish to do that
[23:41] <Jimb> Ee
[23:41] <astro76> scorcher7, no /boot needed... you want to make /home separate?
[23:41] <scorcher7> astro76, yes
[23:41] <christopher> when upgrading to ubuntu 7.10 gutsy it tries to install a wifi driver that doesnt fully work with my rtl 8185 card and i need ndiswrapper instead any help would be much loved
[23:41] <soundray> Kiborg: if it's a "virtual partition", forget it. It won't install. Make a proper one.
[23:41] <JDSBlueDevl> how do I toggle an option in xorg-xconfig?
[23:41] <astro76> scorcher7, with your big drive I'd probably make / ~16 GB, whatever swap you need and the rest /home
[23:42] <blizzkid> thx NetRipper I'm going to give that a shot
[23:42] <Kiborg> :-( So no linux for me then
[23:42] <christopher> kiborg what?
[23:42] <scorcher7> I have 2GB of ram how big should swap be?
[23:42] <christopher> no need
[23:42]  * kevind23 is having a problem with wine
[23:42] <manicnerd> please someone help me make this stop!  i tried to play a movie in VLC and now the sound wont stop skipping (even though i've closed VLC) and this happens everytime i try to watch something.....rhythmbox dose the same thing with my mp3s but doesnt continue once i close the program.....
[23:42] <christopher> 2gb of ram neeeds no swap
[23:42] <Kiborg> I'm not formatting it again!
[23:42] <soundray> shoot-: just as an experiment, try blacklisting your wireless driver. If your problems go away, you know their origin...
[23:42] <wolliw> i have 2GB of swap for 2GB ram
[23:43] <kevind23> trying to run photoshop which apparently works fine in wine
[23:43]  * manicnerd has been listening to a skipping mp3 file for the past 20 minutes
[23:43] <kevind23> wine: Unhandled page fault on write access to 0x0303c466 at address 0x7bc4186a (thread 0009), starting debugger...
[23:43] <kevind23> err:ntdll:RtlpWaitForCriticalSection section 0x1505760 "?" wait timed out in thread 0045, blocked by 0009, retrying (60 sec)
[23:43] <wolliw> but it excess i know
[23:43] <soundray> Kiborg: you don't have to do it yourself.
[23:43] <wolliw> it is
[23:43] <astro76> scorcher7, I'd still at least use a small one, 256 MB... do you want to hibernate?
[23:43] <christopher> personally twice the ram size for swap
[23:43] <fanin> hi all
[23:43] <soundray> Kiborg: just let the installer do it.
[23:43] <rhpot1991> here is output from hdparm: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/42625/
[23:43] <shoot-> soundray: how do you mean, blacklisting?
[23:43] <rhpot1991> anyone have any bright ideas?
[23:43] <soundray> !blacklist | shoot-
[23:43] <astro76> scorcher7, again you have plenty of disk so 1 GB swap wouldn't kill you
[23:43] <ubotu> shoot-: To blacklist a module, edit /etc/modprobe.d/my_blacklist and add « blacklist <modulename> » to the end of that list - To explicitly load modules in a specific order, list them in /etc/initramfs-tools/modules and type « sudo update-initramfs -u »
[23:43] <christopher> but anything over 1 gig of ram needs no swap
[23:43] <LiMaO> manicnerd: kill the app process
[23:43] <enyc> christopher: it can be sufel to stop out of ram errors in some curcumstances  starting things like vms  etc...  but whatever  im not going to argue ;-)
[23:43] <JDSBlueDevl> does anyone know how to toggle an option in xserver-xorg in the terminal?
[23:43] <myusrn1> I need OCR software for ubuntu, is there any available?
[23:43] <axjv> When I close the screen, my monitor doesn't blank... I'm running Gutsy on an Inspiron E1505. Any ideas?
[23:43] <christopher> its like a hard disk ram thing
[23:43] <soundray> shoot-: not sure, I think the module name is ipw2200
[23:43] <JDSBlueDevl> I see a bunch of asterisks, but I don't know how to turn them on/off
[23:43] <manicnerd> LiMaO: i did....the sound hasnt stopped
[23:44] <myusrn1> preferably something simple. like, just converting images to text.
[23:44] <soundray> shoot-: not sure, but I think the module name is ipw2200
[23:44] <astro76> JDSBlueDevl, space ?
[23:44] <christopher> so with 2 gig of ram linux has yet to use anything like that for a home user
[23:44] <soundray> sry
[23:44] <LiMaO> manicnerd: did you kill the process or just closed the application?
[23:44] <JDSBlueDevl> thx
[23:44] <shoot-> soundray- cheers matey. its been stable for as long as i've been chatting to you, which is a vast improvement. when it crashes again i'll give it a go. do you idle here?
[23:44] <scorcher7> So....1GB swap just to be safe. 16GB /, 30GB windows, 273GB /home? Should those all be primary partitions?
[23:44] <manicnerd> LiMaO: i killed the process (the number you get from doing 'ps aux' ?)
[23:45] <astro76> scorcher7, make windows first and primary, the rest don't matter
[23:45] <soundray> shoot-: no, I will log off soon, but there are always helpful people around.
[23:45] <manicnerd> LiMaO: i tried playing a movie in VLC and the sound skipped....killed VLC and the sound hasnt stopped....this happened before and i rebooted and the same thing happened....so i'm not going to reboot till i can find a fix
[23:45] <scorcher7> So windows should be /dev/sda1?
[23:46] <LiMaO> manicnerd: just a sec, i'll help ya
[23:46] <shoot-> soundray, alright. Thank you so much mate, I appreciate all of your help :)
[23:46] <astro76> scorcher7, yes I think windows needs to be first primary, I always set them up that way
[23:46] <manicnerd> LiMaO: sweet
[23:46] <blizzkid> NetRipper, I don't think it'll work for ubuntustudio, as the installation process is completely different
[23:46] <wolliw> astro: i have windows as sda4 on this computer
[23:46] <myusrn1> I need some ocr software, is there any that i can run on ubuntu
[23:46] <myusrn1>  ?
[23:46] <astro76> scorcher7, also lately I've been putting swap partition as close to the center as possible, to minimize head thrashing if swap is used ;)
[23:46] <soundray> myusrn1: gocr
[23:46] <wolliw> macos as sda2 and efi as sda1 though so i don't know how much that changes things
[23:47] <soundray> myusrn1: also tesseract, but I don't think there's a ubuntu package for it
[23:47] <makuseru> are there any programs that will rip to mp3? all i can find are programs that rip to ogg
[23:47] <wolliw> lame
[23:47] <astro76> makuseru, if you install lame most of the programs will offer an mp3 option then
[23:47] <soundray> myusrn1: oops, I'm wrong...
[23:47] <fanin> i was just wondering. does memtest86 in gutsy usually take long, or do i have to stop it myself? (it's been over an hour now)
[23:47] <scorcher7> Okay, thanks for all of your help. I will go and partition my new computer.
[23:47] <wolliw> there should be a gui for it
[23:47] <nickrud> makuseru: sound-juicer will, see the documentation about preferences (the section in red)
[23:47] <astro76> fanin, you have to stop it
[23:47] <soundray> !info tesseract-ocr | myusrn1
[23:47] <ubotu> myusrn1: tesseract-ocr: Command line OCR tool. In component universe, is optional. Version 1.02-3 (gutsy), package size 506 kB, installed size 1168 kB
[23:48] <gluonman> I've been having problems changing my greeting in my login screen to something other than welcome. Everytime I enter my custom greeting, when I restart, it automatically switches to the default greeting! Why?
[23:48] <fanin> astro76: ok, thanks, its been going on and on :D
[23:48] <soundray> fanin: if it's been error-free for an hour, that's a good result, but purists will run it for a week :)
[23:48] <myusrn1> i got gocr, but need pbm files? how can i convert to this format?
[23:48] <jebblue> which is better beryl or compiz?
[23:48] <astro76> !beryl | jebblue
[23:48] <ubotu> jebblue: Beryl has been merged with Compiz to form Compiz-Fusion.  New Beryl installs are discouraged. See also !compiz
[23:48] <fanin> alright
[23:48] <Jimdb> compiz is a merg between beryl and compiz.  compiz is newer
[23:48] <nickrud> makuseru: docs have changed, not red but still at the bottom there
[23:49] <sparr> ubotu: beryl works better with kde
[23:49] <fevel_> how do I set a glass theme?
[23:49] <jebblue> astro76 ok thanks
[23:49] <Pici> sparr: beryl is a bot.
[23:49] <soundray> myusrn1: use netpbm tools or imagemagick. But give tesseract a try, it's supposed to be *much* better
[23:49] <sparr> heh
[23:49] <Pici> sparr: er, ubotu.
[23:49] <sparr> Pici: i, sadly, know that
[23:49] <Pici> sparr: :p
[23:49] <sparr> astro76: beryl works better with kde
[23:49] <manicnerd> LiMaO: there were more processes left...the sound has stopped....but if i try to watch anything/listen to anything it happens again
[23:49] <profoX`> What does Ubuntu use for the compiz settings, how is the application named? (I have no Ubuntu Gutsy machine to check for myself here)
[23:49] <Jimdb> ubotu is a bot
[23:49] <ubotu> Yes, I can confirm that I am a bot. http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBots for all information.
[23:50] <jrattner1> Question: If I have an external harddrive that I want to use to backup my linux partitions, how can I format the external hardrive to ext3 or whatever Ubuntu uses?
[23:50] <LiMaO> manicnerd: i knew there were some processes left =P anyway, maybe you're having a problem with your video player
[23:50] <fevel_> can I set a glass theme on ubuntu without emerald??
[23:50] <LiMaO> manicnerd: does it have the same problem playing different kind of files?
[23:50] <jrib> jrattner1: with gparted
[23:50] <soundray> jrattner1: gparted
[23:50] <jrattner1> soundray, thank you
[23:51] <myusrn1> any way to get tesseract on edgy ?
[23:51] <manicnerd> LiMaO: yes.....so far i've tried an avi and some mp3s.....same thing happens
[23:51] <soundray> jrattner1: jrib was quicker :)
[23:51] <gluonman> jrattner1, qtparted is better in my experience.
[23:51] <Kiborg> is it hard to manually partition?
[23:51] <soundray> Kiborg: are you listening to me?
[23:51] <astro76> gluonman, doesn't seem to be the case anymore, in fact system rescue cd has switched to gparted
[23:51] <LiMaO> manicnerd: have you tried some other video player?
[23:51] <gluonman> astro76, really?
[23:52] <astro76> gluonman, indeed
[23:52] <manicnerd> i've tried mPlayer and VLC....both gave problems
[23:52] <gluonman> astro76, I've had nothing but bad experience with gparted. qtparted just worked.
[23:52] <manicnerd> LiMaO: and rhythmbox
[23:52] <astro76> gluonman, a year or so ago I'd agree with you ;)
[23:52] <manicnerd> LiMaO: all 3 programs have problems
[23:52] <vitasovic> hey guys
[23:52] <jrgp> How can I get protected DVD's to play under Gutsy?
[23:52] <Kiborg> I'm listening soundray
[23:52] <vitasovic> I found your channel on ubuntu.com
[23:52] <danielbw> whats the best backuo utility to use for my ubuntu server?
[23:52] <vitasovic> I'm having some problem s with ubuntu
[23:52] <nickrud> !dvd | jrgp
[23:52] <ubotu> jrgp: For playing DVD, see http://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/desktopguide/C/video.html - "libdvdcss2" can be found at !Medibuntu or (for Feisty and earlier) http://wiki.ubuntu.com/SeveasPackages - Try k9copy (available in !Universe) for backing up DVDs
[23:52] <danielbw> backup rather
[23:52] <astro76> !backup | danielbw
[23:52] <ubotu> danielbw: There are many ways to back your system up. Here's a few: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupYourSystem , https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DuplicityBackupHowto , https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HomeUserBackup , https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MondoMindi - See also !sbackup and !cloning
[23:53] <LiMaO> manicnerd: how did you install your codecs and media related files?
[23:53] <gluonman> astro76, well, I haven't really used it since upgrading to gutsy, so I'll take your word for it.
[23:53] <rhpot1991> !sata
[23:53] <soundray> Kiborg: there is no need to manually partition your hard disk. Leave it to the installer.
[23:53] <ubotu> Sorry, I don't know anything about sata - try searching on http://ubotu.ubuntu-nl.org/factoids.cgi
[23:53] <vitasovic> can anyone give me a hand?
[23:53] <jrgp> @danielbw rsync
[23:53] <Photocopy> Is there a way to make the K Menu have a text button instead of the icon of the K with a gear around it? Like if one wanted to make KDE look like Gnome? (My friend has his lappy here and he wants that done.)
[23:53] <elninja> I've got a ton of random files I need to backup on disc, but I need a quick way to find them later. Any ideas on a disc catalog program that supports tagging?
[23:53] <danielbw> astro76 jrgp thanks
[23:53] <tony_> HELP?!: when i download any file with xchat it is stuck at 0%...any suggestions?
[23:53] <cizarr> someone know how could i install my wireless NIC in ubuntu under VMware?
[23:53] <Kiborg> Won't his just put everything to the win drive?
[23:53] <astro76> danielbw, I've been using duplicity as it's the only one that does encrypted backups.. so I can store on my webhost
[23:54] <Photocopy> well i can tell i wont find help here.
[23:54] <manicnerd> LiMaO: i installed the ubuntu-restricted-extras package   and the mp3s and avi are just copied from my debian server
[23:54] <soundray> Kiborg: NO
[23:54] <jrgp> !Medibuntu
[23:54] <ubotu> medibuntu is a repository of packages that cannot be included into the Ubuntu distribution for legal reasons - See http://www.medibuntu.org
[23:54] <danielbw> astro76: I plan to make a single backup file that my windows admin can use to backup from his windows backup server
[23:54] <janne_oksanen> I just upgraded 7.04 --> 7.10 and now udevd is using 100% of my CPU. How do I fix it? Simply restarting the daemon didn't work.
[23:54] <LiMaO> manicnerd: are you running gutsy or feisty? also 32bit or 64bit?
[23:54] <tony_> photocopy: you are better off using forums
[23:54] <manicnerd> LiMaO: gutsy
[23:54] <astro76> Photocopy, you should ask in #kubuntu
[23:54] <danielbw> astro76: I was planning on using samba so he can connect to a share that has the backup file / files
[23:55] <manicnerd> LiMaO: everything was working fine yesterday....today everything is F'ed
[23:55] <LiMaO> manicnerd: oh man.. can't help ya then.. gutsy is still buggy.. and stuff is known to break for themselves.. =/
[23:55] <Photocopy> tony_ no I am not better off using forums, they are only useful if it is necessary to keep a record of conversation. Not realtime = bad
[23:55] <f0rtune> what would i need to download to view wps documents on ubuntu?
[23:55] <danielbw> and i dont want to wind up like manchicken
[23:55] <danielbw> and i dont want to wind up like manicnerd
[23:55] <Photocopy> astro76: Thanks I'll check
[23:55] <akaxunux> /bye
[23:55] <kandinski> I was upgrading etch to gutsy via fiesty, and I am stuck in feisty without X
[23:55] <danielbw> sorry manchicken tab completion error
[23:55] <Kopfgeldjaeger> n8
[23:55] <akaxunux> /exit
[23:55] <manchicken> heh
[23:56] <jrattner1> Question: What should I format my external hardrive to, if I want use it to back up my ubuntu data?
[23:56] <manchicken> Fee, fye, fo, fumm, I smell the typo of someone on IRC.
[23:56] <soundray> jrattner1: ext3
[23:56] <jrgp> ext3
[23:56] <manchicken> Sorry, I can't rhyme that.
[23:56] <jrattner1> k thanks
[23:56] <manicnerd> ok....so it looks like its time to reinstall
[23:56] <manicnerd> thanks
[23:56] <LiMaO> manicnerd: things to check up, just in case.. check if dma is enabled for the drive the media is stored in...
[23:56] <kandinski> can I upgrade to gutsy using only the console? I fear chainging sources.list and using apt-get upgrade will bork the system further
[23:56] <f0rtune> what would i need to download to view wps documents on ubuntu?
[23:56] <jrgp> kandinski: sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
[23:56] <vitasovic> hey guys
[23:56] <LiMaO> manicnerd: also try xmms and xine (audio and video players).. those are known to not give problems
[23:57] <vitasovic> the person trying to help me left...probably because he couldnt handle my problem lol
[23:57] <soundray> manchicken: easy: fye, fo, fumm, fee...
[23:57] <colleen> how do i run as command as a different user? i'm on a non-admin account and i want to run a command as my admin
[23:57] <jrgp> su USERNAME
[23:57] <vitasovic> anyone else willing to help?
[23:57] <manicnerd> ok...thanks...i'll give those a try and see what happens
[23:57] <JDSBlueDevl> ok, new question.  With this new card and all the dedicated memory (256 MB), there should be a decrease in the main memory usage (it's using up 460 MB of the main 512 MB).  This is the same with my old legacy card.  What's going on?
[23:57] <kandinski> jrgp, thanks
[23:57] <astro76> !sudo | colleen
[23:57] <ubotu> colleen: sudo is a command to run programs with superuser privileges ("root"). Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo for all information.
[23:57] <kandinski> its broken anyway, so...
[23:57] <vitasovic> basically my online adaptor used to connect the computer with ubuntu to the internet doesnt function on ubuntu
[23:57] <vitasovic>  I have the driver, but I don't really know what to do with it
[23:57] <vitasovic> I tried using ndisgtk, and installing the driver that way
[23:57] <Surb> is there a way to check for updates, but not download them, using apt-get?
[23:57] <Kiborg> can somebody guide me? All I am getting are errors
[23:57] <colleen> but this user doesn't have root privileges
[23:57] <vitasovic> I tried using ndisgtk, and installing the driver that way
[23:57] <vitasovic> it doesnt seem to work, you know the little white window that says what drivers are installed?  Theres nothing there.  And if I try to reinstall the same driver it says driver already installed
[23:58] <soundray> JDSBlueDevl: no, there shouldn't. Linux always tries to use available RAM for buffers etc.
[23:58] <sleek> are there any good tutorials on getting a clustered filesystem set up? something like gfs?
[23:58] <f0rtune> what would i need to download to view wps documents on ubuntu?
[23:58] <astro76> colleen, this is ubuntu? if your user isn't an admin group member, then you can't sudo
[23:58] <soundray> Kiborg: to make the best use of this channel, ask a specific question.
[23:58] <snowglobe> I'm trying to install cairo-dock and i'm having problems, is there a repo that has it so i can use synaptic? I've been following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CairoDock but when i get to the part where i have to "move to the newly created directory and type: autoreconf -isvf && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make" the computer asks me "wtf is -isf" (or somthing)
[23:58] <bradappel> Hello. I am having trouble with networking in Xubuntu on a Broadcom Wireless in my laptop.  Ubuntu installed it no problem, but when I used the auto installer in Xubuntu, and then rebooted, X will not start.  I'm looking for advice on how to diagnose this issue.
[23:58] <dijungal> hey guys... any tutorial on dual screens in 7.10 ?
[23:58] <manchicken> soundray: You win.
[23:59] <colleen> astro76 er... yeah i'm using ubuntu. i made a new user but i didn't give that user admin privileges. so i want to run a terminal command as the main user
[23:59] <vitasovic> okay:  How can I get my online adaptor running?  It's a linksys WUSB54GSV2
[23:59] <JDSBlueDevl> ok, b/c with the old card, I always started eating into the swap very early
[23:59] <soundray> manchicken: :D
[23:59] <astro76> colleen, you can su to another user as someone mentioned, if you know that user's password
[23:59] <vitasovic> the guy helping me decides to leave and not tell me anything...
[23:59] <vitasovic> lol
[23:59] <Kiborg> Ok. How can I FORCE Ubuntu to install to a specific partition I made in Windows?