[09:54] <perlmonkey> I wonder if anyone has experienced this problem or has a solution: every few minutes (maybe 10) my screen goes black on my laptop, like goes into sleep mode and I have to press a key to wake it up. I've looked everywhere for a setting to adjust this, but can't find anything.
[09:55] <ocha> shadow_mil,    ummmmmmmmmmm yea. so, theres an error. what should i do
[09:55] <Shan_> perlmonkey, you might find the settings in your battery settings
[09:55] <perlmonkey> thanks
[09:55] <Shan_> np
[09:56] <ocha> phantom19, what do you mean expand ya swap, your swap partition is well... partition. you mean like reformat and bigger partition
[09:56] <Shadow_mil> ocha, you say this card works in windows?
[09:56] <perlmonkey> I don't have any battery settings and I'm running off mains
[09:56] <phantom19> ocha, okay thanx alot, i hope my boss will be happy when the linux network is running at our campus, thanx again ocha.
[09:56] <perlmonkey> :-/
[09:56] <ocha> shadow_mil, in windows and within ubuntu on different router (aka my friend's routers)
[09:57] <Shan_> how can i mount a primary partition created in windows?
[09:57] <CompIsMyRx> Shan_: what format is it?
[09:58] <Shadow_mil> ocha, does the it work correctly in windows with this router?
[09:58] <arpa> I would use gdmsetup to customize my gdm on ubuntu but when I use this command : su /usr/sbin/gdmsetup - It say unknown ID :( in ubuntu what I have to do?
[09:58] <arpa> :(((
[09:58] <arpa> :(
[09:58] <CompIsMyRx> Shan_: ntfs or fat32? Fat32 is easy "sudo mount /dev_drive /media/windows" NTFS needs a special driver before you can mount it
[09:58] <ocha> phantom19, no problem man.  64 is low just lettign ya know. ya should be able to run everything try for 128mb when ya can.  i'm running 335mhz p2, 335 ram (around that) it runns xubuntu no problem, 71 days uptime and no leaks.  bootings up firefox and gimp no problem
[09:58] <Shan_> i'm stumped CompIsMyRx .. i created a primary partition (NTFS) in office. then mounted it on mandrake and copied some data.. now i have the disk at home.. but i cant mount the darn thing
[09:58] <Shan_> hell i dont even see it
[09:58] <ocha> shadow_mil yes
[09:59] <CompIsMyRx> Shan_: Install ntfs-3g
[09:59] <Shan_> CompIsMyRx, i created the partition thru XP
[09:59] <CompIsMyRx> !ntfs-3g | Shan_
[09:59] <ubotu> Shan_: ntfs-3g is a Linux driver which allows read/write access to NTFS partitions. Installation instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MountingWindowsPartitions
[09:59] <Shadow_mil> ocha, your connected to this router over a regular Ethernet cable?
[09:59] <Shan_> okay.. thanx
[09:59] <ocha> shadow_mil, wireless (wi-fi)
[10:00] <Shadow_mil> AH
[10:00] <Shadow_mil> ocha, try pinging the router?
[10:00] <ocha> shadow_mil, our friend kahrtan has left :(
[10:00] <Shadow_mil> all well
[10:01] <ocha> shadow_mil, how i find the router's ip?
[10:01] <phantom19> ocha, i use pinux at my office, it doesnt have adequate facilities for usb flashdisk, any referrence for this matter?
[10:01] <Shadow_mil> ocha, normally its on the router, I think I know what your problem is
[10:02] <ocha> shadow_mil, oh oh oh, whats that?
[10:02] <Shadow_mil> hold on.
[10:02] <yuan> .
[10:02] <mackyman> Hello! Can someone help me with some easy bash-knowledge?
[10:02] <ocha> phantom19, forgive me man.  english isn't native to me. what do you mean?  whats the problem with the usb within the linux distro "pinux"  right?
[10:03] <ocha> mackyman, huh? bash knowledge?
[10:03] <Shadow_mil> ocha, open firefox, and try to go to this web page,  http://<IP_ADDRESS>/
[10:04] <mackyman> ocha, hmm... Like, how to "chain" commands in bash. I want to create a file with the name: db_backup_'timestamp'
[10:04] <mackyman> I have gotten out how to create the timestamp
[10:04] <mackyman> but not how to include it in the filename
[10:04] <ocha> shadow_mil, i think i've tryed this before, but anyways.  yea.  it's still loading
[10:05] <ocha> mackyman, sorry man.  above my head :(
[10:05] <mackyman> echo "just testing a bit" > "db_backup_" date +%y%m%d-%H%M%S
[10:05] <bullgard4> Erasing the contents of /var/cache/apt/archives/ would free perhaps 100 MB storage. Are there reasons to do this not?
[10:05] <mackyman> Maybe helps out a bit
[10:05] <arpa> why nobody gives answer to me :(
[10:05] <arpa> I would use gdmsetup to customize my gdm on ubuntu but when I use this command : su /usr/sbin/gdmsetup - It say unknown ID :( in ubuntu what I have to do?
[10:06] <phantom19> ocha, pointer linux (pinux) is from indonesia, it doesn't support "eject usb disk" menu like in the X/OS linux distro, sorry to confuse you
[10:06] <ukris> arpa,use sudo /usr/sbin/gdmsetup
[10:06] <phantom19> ocha, i'm looking a package for managing USB flashdisk, any info?
[10:06] <arpa> on su = sudo
[10:06] <ocha> phantom19, no no it's oh kay ^^
[10:06] <ukris> su != sudo
[10:07] <Shadow_mil> ocha, ok this is the problem, there is a problem getting your IP from the router for your main device.  looking into how to fix it
[10:07] <timfrost> mackyman: wrap the date part in back-quotes: `date +%y%m%d-%H%M%S` and remove the space :echo "just testing a bit" > db_backup_`date +%y%m%d-%H%M%S`
[10:07] <ocha> phantom19, you mean just like.... using USB flash drive? or im still no usderstanding you
[10:08] <ocha> shadow_mil, thanks man. the website timed out
[10:08] <mackyman> timfrost: Thanks a lot =)
[10:08] <Shadow_mil> ocha, ok... you have a wireless card, is it built in?
[10:08] <phantom19> ocha,yup, that's right, oh, by the way,what is your native language?
[10:09] <ocha> shadow_mil, yes im on the Asus G1 model
[10:09] <arpa> I wrote one simple desktop with C for my self how can I set that desktop as default desktop on ubuntu
[10:10] <ocha> phantom19, japanese
[10:10] <arpa> I wrote one simple desktop with C for my self how can I set that desktop as default desktop on ubuntu
[10:10] <Shadow_mil> ok, well anyways, lets play Russian Roulette.  type "sudo ifconfig eth0 down", if you get disconnected use "sudo ifconfig eth0 up"
[10:11] <ocha> phantom19
[10:11] <Shadow_mil> ocha, *
[10:11] <ocha> phantom19p
[10:11] <stuart-> eh? i chose to 'Open With..' a .pls file, but i have no idea wehre XMMS is installed
[10:11] <timfrost> mackyman: the back-quotes are used to capture the output of one command, for use in a second command.  If you need to remember the file name, store the output of the date command in a variable, eg "ts=`date +%y%m%d-%H%M%S`", then use $ts in the script
[10:11] <potlot>
[10:11] <stuart-> wooh. chinese
[10:11] <ocha> shadow_mill kay ill try it
[10:12] <ocha> potlot, sorry english only. i got yelled at before :(
[10:12] <stuart-> where is XMMS installed if i wanna choose an Open with..?
[10:12] <phantom19> ocha, well, anyway, what about the package? i'm from indonesia..
[10:12] <keito> made the switch to ubuntu a couple of months back and would like to know what ftp client to use.  I was comfortable with Filezilla on XP and would like something similar (or better ;0)  ANY IDEAS?
[10:12] <SpeakerMania> I just deleted a very important file that took me hours to make. It was on my Desktop. Every time I open the Trash it freezes (just the Trash window). I NEED that file. Can anyone help? What is going on? Can I manually get it back form the terminal?
[10:12] <potlot> phantom19, dari mana?
[10:13] <Shadow_mil> ocha, ....
[10:13] <ocha> shadow_mil, gonna try it now
[10:13] <Shadow_mil> ok
[10:13] <Tomcat_> SpeakerMania: Go to ~/.Trash in terminal
[10:13] <ocha> shadow_mil hello?
[10:13] <CheshireViking> !ftp | keito
[10:13] <ubotu> keito: FTP clients: !Nautilus, !gFTP (for !GNOME) - !Konqueror, !Kasablanca, !KFTPGrabber (for !KDE) - See also !FTPd
[10:13] <talkin> Anybody!!!! some problems with internet connection. surfing inet is well, but connecting to smtp servers is off :(
[10:13] <Shadow_mil> ocha, you there?
[10:13] <ocha> shadow_mil, i guess so.
[10:14] <Shadow_mil> ocha, ok cool
[10:14] <ocha> odd
[10:14] <SpeakerMania> Tomcat_, I'm not familiar with all the terminal commands. Could you elaborate on your statement? Thanks.
[10:14] <Shadow_mil> did it have any output?
[10:14] <ocha> phantom19, what packages are you referring to?
[10:14] <keito> CheshireViking: what do you use
[10:14] <Shadow_mil> say it shutdown successfully ?
[10:14] <Tomcat_> SpeakerMania: Basically, do "mv ~/.Trash/<yourfile> ~", and you'll have it in your home directory again.
[10:14] <SpeakerMania> Tomcat_, many thanks. I will try this now.
[10:15] <Tomcat_> SpeakerMania: If you don't know the name exactly, you can type some letters and use tab-completion.
[10:15] <ocha> shadow_mil, please use my name before. so i know you are talking to me. it doesn't say anything but my password
[10:15] <CheshireViking> keito, i've only used gFTP ocasionaly, i'm not sure what the others are like
[10:15] <keito> CheshireViking: i know there are methods availbale to me already on my system but an elegant GUI would be nice
[10:15] <Shadow_mil> sorry
[10:15] <ocha> shadow_mil, and then i typed my password in
[10:15] <blackjackel> hey guuys, I installed ubuntu and rebooted but something went wrong... It didn't replace the bootloader and it still boots straight to windows XP
[10:15] <stuart-> where do i go to change the Sound PCM levels again? the one at taskbar doesn't seem to do it
[10:15] <ocha> shadow_mil, no worries ^^
[10:15] <Krappe> Hello, I have an Ubuntu/w2k dual-boot configuration set up; the time is correct in Ubuntu, but when I boot into Windows it's always two hours earlier than it should be, why is that?
[10:15] <Shadow_mil> ok type ifconfig"
[10:15] <ramza3> I have a file that is being rolled (txt file to thefile.2007....blah.tar.gz) and I cant tell what program is compressing it, any ideas? what it might be, I think fileroller?
[10:15] <Shadow_mil> "ifconfig"  again
[10:16] <Shadow_mil> and post the output in #flood
[10:16] <ocha> krappe, easy problem.
[10:16] <ocha> krappe, easy fix
[10:16] <arpa> I wrote one simple desktop with C for my self how can I set that desktop as default desktop on ubuntu
[10:16] <Tomcat_> Krappe: Ubuntu is sometimes set to use UTC time (=GMT) for the system clock... Linux will then calculate the difference correctly, while Windows wants to have the system clock on the "real" timezone.
[10:16] <Tomcat_> Krappe: Should only happen if you installed Windows *after* Linux though.
[10:16] <Shadow_mil> ocha, *
[10:16] <CheshireViking> keito, i find gFTP similat to cuteftp on windows, hope that helps
[10:16] <ramza3> logrotate.conf
[10:16] <arpa> !desktop
[10:16] <ubotu> A desktop environment is what "puts the pieces of a !GUI together". The available desktop environments in Ubuntu are !GNOME (ubuntu-desktop), !KDE (kubuntu-desktop), !Xfce (xubuntu-desktop), IceWM, !Fluxbox, WindowMaker (wmaker), FVWM  and others.
[10:17] <keito> CheshireViking: will have a look
[10:17] <keito> CheshireViking: thanks
[10:17] <ocha> shadow_mil, what did ya say i mean it.  and i posted in flood
[10:17] <SpeakerMania> Tomcat_, I get an error that the file is not there. I know the file name and I tried again many times but no success. I really don't want to redo all my work.
[10:17] <Krappe> okay
[10:17] <CheshireViking> keito, no probs
[10:17] <arpa> I wrote one simple desktop with C for my self how can I set that desktop as default desktop on ubuntu
[10:17] <Krappe> thanks
[10:17] <Shadow_mil> ocha, ok awesome!  looks much better, see if firefox is working now!
[10:17] <Tomcat_> Krappe: The fix is to change "UTC=" in /etc/default/rcS to "no"
[10:18] <Krappe> thank you :)
[10:18] <Tomcat_> Krappe: After that you have to set a good time again, but that should be it.
[10:18] <keito> whats a good alternative to peerguardian.  I want to be able to enable blocking and disbale at the click of a button?!
[10:18] <jamesdell> Hi, what kind apps package was used for this sample screen shot with small taskbar that looks like mac os x? http://www.compentux.org/images/9/9f/HeliosDesktop.png
[10:18] <Tomcat_> SpeakerMania: Are you sure the name is correct? Be aware that Linux is case sensitive in files...
[10:18] <ocha> shadow_mil, checking now
[10:18] <SpeakerMania> Tomcat_, very sure.
[10:18] <arpa> I wrote one simple desktop with C for my self how can I set that desktop as default desktop on ubuntu
[10:18] <ocha> shadow_mil, guess what!
[10:18] <Shadow_mil> it does?
[10:18] <SpeakerMania> arpa, We saw it the first time. What do you mean?
[10:18] <Tomcat_> SpeakerMania: Was the file on a special file system? There are several Trash folders...
[10:18] <phantom19> ocha, any kind to manage usb flashdisk, articles would be enough..
[10:19] <Shadow_mil> ocha, does it work?
[10:19] <jamesdell> anyone?
[10:19] <ocha> shadow_mil, nope :)
[10:19] <phantom19> potlot, malang boss, aremania..
[10:19] <Tomcat_> SpeakerMania: If you have some time, you could do "sudo find / -iname <yourfile>" as well... that will find it.
[10:19] <arpa> I mean that I Wrote one desktop for my Self now I would setup it on ubuntu how can I do this?
[10:19] <ocha> jamesdell, repeat again
[10:19] <arpa> I have wrote*
[10:19] <mackyman> oh... thx again timfrost =) Then I get it =)
[10:19] <_da> blackjackel,had same problem; I had to install an old copy of windows 2000,after completeinstall of that I installed ubuntu 7.04 perfectly...
[10:19] <jamesdell> ocha: Hi, what kind apps package was used for this sample screen shot with small taskbar that looks like mac os x? http://www.compentux.org/images/9/9f/HeliosDesktop.png
[10:19] <SpeakerMania> Tomcat_, No, just my Desktop. It was a PNG image. And I will try that, too.
[10:19] <talkin> Hi, all. Strange internet connection: i can surf just under firefox, can't connect any smtp while sending emails in thunderbird. But everything works fine under windows
[10:19] <Shan_> installing ntfs-3g is giving me an error
[10:19] <ocha> phantom19, managing as in how?
[10:19] <Shan_> dependency error
[10:20] <mackyman> timfrost: The problem I had was that I had no script to do it in, I shall just do it on one line of cron
[10:20] <Shadow_mil> ocha, ok, well now try this "sudo ifdown eth1" then do "sudo ifup eth1"
[10:20] <timfrost> arpa: what do you mean by 'one desktop'?
[10:20] <jamesdell> :-?
[10:20] <Shadow_mil> ocha, this should break your connection and restart your network connection
[10:20] <arpa> :(( the Ubuntu's desktop is GNOME - I would to change GNOME to some other think how can I do this?
[10:21] <timfrost> mackyman: in that case, the original version will do
[10:21] <arpa> think = thing
[10:21] <Shadow_mil> arpa, what do you want? KDE?
[10:21] <SpeakerMania> Tomcat_, the search is still running, but already it confirmed it was in ~/.Trash/
[10:21] <Shan_> installing ntfs-3g is giving me a dependency error
[10:21] <arpa> NO I wrote one by my self I would set to that
[10:21] <phantom19> ocha, mount, unmount, automatically, sorry, i'm newbies :)
[10:21] <ocha> jamesdell, you might want to describe it to me, because i don't have my internet working corrently.  but if you are referring to the dock like thing from OS X, it's called kiba Dock
[10:21] <Tomcat_> SpeakerMania: In that case, the first command should have worked... check that you made no mistakes when using that one-.
[10:21] <Shan_> can someone help??
[10:21] <Shadow_mil> arpa, good luck.  lol.  Naw, I have no idea lol sorry
[10:22] <ocha> shadow_mil, ill try it now
[10:22] <Tomcat_> SpeakerMania: The way its shown in the "find" output is how you need to use it in "mv".
[10:22] <phantom19> ocha, maybe in boring windows desktop it's called as eject flashdisk
[10:22] <Shadow_mil> ocha, ok
[10:22] <arpa> There is now any config file to set desktops ?
[10:22] <arpa> now = no
[10:22] <jamesdell> thanks ocha
[10:22] <SpeakerMania> Tomcat_, my Hard Drive is huge, how can I stop the search? Close the window?
[10:22] <ocha> phantom19, everything is automatic in ubuntu
[10:22] <SpeakerMania> Ah, never mind Tomcat_
[10:22] <Catoptromancy> arpa, is it just wallpaper?
[10:22] <ocha> phantom19, one minute please
[10:22] <Shadow_mil> arpa, not the best channel for that question sorry lol, try #gnome
[10:22] <ocha> jamesdell, hope i helped
[10:23] <arpa> no NO nO - I said i wrote that with C - something like GNOME
[10:23] <arpa> :((
[10:23] <Tomcat_> SpeakerMania: Close the window or Ctrl+C :)
[10:23] <Shadow_mil> ocha, did you do it?
[10:23] <arpa> Hey My question is about ubuntu shadow
[10:23] <ocha> shadow_mil, "sudo ifdown eth1"
[10:23] <SpeakerMania> Tomcat_, so I do "mv /home/steven/.Trash/header.png" and it will move to my home directory? Do I need "sudo"?
[10:23] <blackjackel> Well I know my ubuntu install is there, i just want to make it boot to it... how do i do that?
[10:23] <Shadow_mil> ocha, yeah
[10:23] <arpa> You are just the fool people that don't know anything about linux and only say Linux Linux Linux.....
[10:23] <arpa> =)))
[10:24] <phantom19> 0k
[10:24] <ocha> shadow_mil, "ifdown: interface eth1 not configured" thats what i meant to post sorry
[10:24] <SpeakerMania> blackjackel, change the boot sequence in your BIOS unless you have it on the same hard drive as another OS
[10:24] <Shadow_mil> WTF....
[10:24] <Tomcat_> SpeakerMania: You need to add a target at the end... like "/home/steven"
[10:24] <Tomcat_> SpeakerMania: No need to sudo.
[10:24] <blackjackel> SpeakerMania: Boot sequence? You mean change which drive it checks the bootloader for?
[10:24] <ocha> plantom19, what about boring windows?  when it comes to usb flash drive, unmount is the same as eject
[10:25] <mackyman> timfrost: I've done it atlast =)
[10:25] <blackjackel> SpeakerMania: Ah, and then I can change the other bootloader to boot to the first drive (windows).... right?
[10:25] <SpeakerMania> blackjackel, Yes. I grew up with Windows.
[10:25] <fotoflo> herm, whats  a good solution for downloading a whole website?
[10:25] <blackjackel> SpeakerMania: So did I :)
[10:25] <Terminus> fotoflo: wget?
[10:25] <blackjackel> SpeakerMania: But Ive always preferred 2000 over XP...
[10:25] <fotoflo> wget?
[10:25] <SpeakerMania> blackjackel, well then the term "boot sequence" should be familiar
[10:26] <blackjackel> SpeakerMania: I grew up with windows, but ive done such geeky stuff with windows that I feel I should have started with linux...
[10:26] <SpeakerMania> blackjackel, same here. :)
[10:26] <ocha> plantom19, right click on usb flash drive and unmount (this is ejecting the usb for safe removel)
[10:26] <Shan_> sudo fdisk -l does not show my secondary slave!!!!
[10:26] <Shan_> help?
[10:26] <SpeakerMania> blackjackel, same here. Linux is just so much easier and better.
[10:26] <Terminus> fotoflo: it's for downloading. can't remember the parameters but it should be able to download an entire website.
[10:26] <blackjackel> SpeakerMania: For example, back when everyone ran 98, I ran the windows 95 shell on 98 just to make it more stable
[10:26] <ocha> shadow_mil, you there
[10:26] <Shan_> sudo fdisk -l does not show my secondary slave!!!!
[10:26] <fotoflo> Terminus: reading the man page
[10:26] <stuart-> where do i go to change the Sound PCM levels again? the one at taskbar doesn't seem to do it
[10:26] <Shadow_mil> arpa, well if your so smart, you should know ;)    arpa honestly if your trying to load a desktop environment you made, that would involve loading it into gdm or something.  And this channel does not handle anything with that, this channel is for ubuntu related problems.  Unless I am mistaken you on something,  I don't think your problem is ubuntu related.
[10:27] <Shadow_mil> ocha, yes
[10:27] <blackjackel> SpeakerMania: well it was, which was how I understood you so quick, I'll try it
[10:27] <stuart-> or a console command would be better
[10:27] <Shadow_mil> ocha, ok what have you been doing with your network devices?
[10:27] <SpeakerMania> blackjackel, Nice. I was still running 95 when everyone went for 98 and 98SE
[10:27] <Shadow_mil> ocha, come clean lol
[10:27] <larsemil> so i am having this problem. i am having ubuntu-server dapper. and i need to install mencoder to decode some movies. but i cant find it in the resps.
[10:28] <ruairi> Hi, I'm trying to upgrade from Fiesty to Gutsy but update-manager -d doesn't seem to give me the option to upgrade, all it says is my packages are up to date, any ideas?
[10:28] <ocha> shadow_mil, i swear nothing, but trying to connect to the internet, and once in the while internet porn :p
[10:28] <blackjackel> SpeakerMania: I woulda still ran 95 but games werent compatible with it anymore... you know microsoft
[10:28] <SpeakerMania> Tomcat_, I still get this: mv: missing destination file operand after `/home/steven/.Trash/header.png'
[10:28] <stuart-> SpeakerMania, i was running 98SE when the craze was 2000/XP
[10:28] <phantom19> ocha,in my pinux system, there's isn't any of that menu exist, for me, it's no problem, but for another staff, they don't understand linux too much, it's a definite problem
[10:28] <larsemil> ruairi: think you have to change manually in /etc/apt/sources.list
[10:28] <ruairi> larsemil, is that still the case?
[10:28] <Camus> I can't seem to get any cronjobs to work or maybe I'm not understanding the concept
[10:28] <SpeakerMania> blackjackel, I am a huge fan of Microsoft, especially since Vista, but I'm not a fan of the huge monopoly they have made.
[10:28] <larsemil> ruairi: when upgrading to something that is not released yet i think so
[10:29] <jhaig> I have configured auto-login for a user on Feisty but the setting seems to be forgotten on reboot.  To get it back I have to go into the login window configuration, de-select auto-login and the re-select it.  Can anyone help?
[10:29] <SleepingSloth> how do I look T MY EXISTING KERNEL SETTINGS?
[10:29] <Shadow_mil> ocha, try "sudo ifconfig eth1 down"
[10:29] <SleepingSloth> oops - sorry about the caps
[10:29] <blackjackel> SpeakerMania: you're a fan of microsoft especially since vista? Vista blows chungs
[10:29] <ruairi> larsemil, thanks, i'll try that
[10:29] <ocha> phantom19, try to switch over to ubuntu, or even xubuntu, both are extremely easy to use.  it's a nice move from windows to a linux distro
[10:29] <SpeakerMania> blackjackel, not with a quad-core processor and running on my rig. ;)
[10:30] <phantom19> ocha, do you know how to attach an unmount menu when i click the right mouse button
[10:30] <SpeakerMania> Tomcat_, I still get this: mv: missing destination file operand after `/home/steven/.Trash/header.png'
[10:30] <timfrost> SpeakerMania: try 'mv /home/steven/.Trash/header.png ~/Desktop/' - mv needs source and destination
[10:30] <SpeakerMania> Ah, whoops.
[10:30] <SpeakerMania> Thank you, timfrost
[10:30] <dazjorz> Hi
[10:31] <dazjorz> How do I prevent dpkg-buildpackage from making clean before configure and make ?
[10:31] <SpeakerMania> timfrost, thank you.
[10:31] <Camus> is it possible to set up a cronjob to run a win32 program in wine?
[10:31] <phantom19> ocha, i'm now planning to miagrate the pinux into xubuntu, i choose the most user friendly linux that suite my computers
[10:31] <dazjorz> Camus: of course, just add it to crontab -e
[10:31] <Shadow_mil> ocha, same?
[10:32] <Camus> well I did a test cronjob (logging the date) that works
[10:32] <Camus> but the wine one doesn't
[10:32] <SpeakerMania> timfrost, Do you know why the Trash freezes when I open?
[10:32] <dazjorz> Camus: just add the line, the command is simply wine [win32program]
[10:32] <fotoflo> Terminus: sweet, wget rocks
[10:32] <Camus> /usr/bin/wine /home/rob/mirc/mircstats.exe
[10:32] <Camus> ?
[10:33] <fotoflo> Terminus: thanks
[10:33] <SpeakerMania> timfrost, and can I empty the whole trash to say ~/Desktop/Trash by doing "mv ~/.Trash/* ~/Desktop/Trash"?
[10:33] <enry> anybody can advise me a good terminal music player?
[10:33] <dazjorz> Camus: Yeah, something like that
[10:33] <enry> anybody can advise me a good terminal music player?
[10:33] <dazjorz> Camus: Do you use mirc for IRC on Linux?
[10:33] <HackSign> amarok
[10:34] <dazjorz> Camus: thats.. um... kinda odd
[10:34] <dazjorz> enry: mpg321
[10:34] <HackSign> hi,there.i want to mount my directory '/home' to another place /dev/hda2
[10:34] <SpeakerMania> enry, we saw it the first time, no need to repost. When it gets bumped past the top of the screen then it is okay to repost
[10:34] <dazjorz> HackSign: amarok isn't terminal, afaik?
[10:34] <stuart-> dazjorz, no jokes. haha
[10:34] <Camus> strange, using kcron it will run fine if do 'run now'
[10:34] <HackSign> what should i do ?chang my 'fstab' file?
[10:34] <Shadow_mil> ocha, you there?
[10:34] <HackSign> dazjorz,ah~sorry ~
[10:34] <yohan> Has anyone gotten civ4 beyond the sword to work yet?
[10:34] <Camus> but it doesn't run it at set times
[10:34] <keito> can anyone enlighten me as to how return to the normal terminal after viewing a man page w/o closing and opening again?
[10:34] <dazjorz> stuart-: yeah... :/
[10:35] <HackSign> #i want to mount my directory '/home' to another place /dev/hda2
[10:35] <dazjorz> HackSign: okay, first, what partition type is /dev/hda2?
[10:35] <Shafto> Anyone know how i can change the splash screen i see at startup?
[10:35] <HackSign> dazjorz,ext3
[10:35] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, so I guess that one took it down lol?
[10:35] <ocha_> shadow_mil, hello?
[10:35] <stuart-> i wanna take ubuntu to the next level.. instead of just point and clicking. what's next?
[10:35] <dazjorz> HackSign: OK, that's ok, I myself recommend
[10:35] <dazjorz> er
[10:35] <timfrost> SpeakerMania: I don't know why the freeze happens.  If ~/Desktop/Trash is an *existing* directory, you should be able to move the contents of your trash with the command you posted, but I do *NOT* guarantee the results
[10:36] <ocha_> phantom19, you there still?
[10:36] <dazjorz> HackSign: you have two choices on how to do that
[10:36] <phantom19> ocha, i'm now planning to miagrate the pinux into xubuntu, i choose the most user friendly linux that suite my computers
[10:36] <SpeakerMania> timfrost, Okay, thank you.
[10:36] <dazjorz> HackSign: you can either mount /dev/hda2 to /home, or make a directory on /dev/hda2 and then bind /media/hda2 to /home
[10:36] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, did you restart or use "sudo ifconfig eth1 up" ?
[10:36] <ocha_> shadow_mil, hahahah. yea. sudo ifconfig eht1 up didn't work :(
[10:36] <dazjorz> HackSign: on my system, I've done the second thing
[10:36] <phantom19> ocha, i'm here..
[10:36] <ocha_> shadow_mil, thank god for hard restart
[10:36] <dazjorz> HackSign: but it depends on what you want
[10:37] <HackSign> dazjorz,waht do u mean by 'what do u want'?
[10:37] <enry>  hear about a terminal music player wich can build playlist etc... like amarok in a semi-graphical mode
[10:37] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, post the contents of /etc/network/interfaces in #flood
[10:37] <keito> can anyone enlighten me as to how return to the normal terminal after viewing a man page w/o closing and opening again?
[10:37] <Shafto> keito, Q
[10:37] <dazjorz> HackSign: I gave you two methods to do what you want, which do you prefer?
[10:38] <keito> Shafto: thank you
[10:38] <keito> Shafto: LEGEND!
[10:38] <dazjorz> heh
[10:38] <dazjorz> keito: man man
[10:38] <dazjorz> ;)
[10:38] <HackSign> oh ,i want mount /home directory to partition /dev/hda2
[10:38] <SpeakerMania> timfrost, The freeze was because my Trash is full with 86 items or so. The Trash now opens fine, but ~/Desktop/Trash doesn't, so I know the move was successful.
[10:38] <HackSign> dazjorz,i want mount /home directory to partition /dev/hda2
[10:38] <dazjorz> HackSign: I think you want to mount partition /dev/hda2 to /home :)
[10:38] <keito> Shafto: lol (n00b) -- never thought of that
[10:39] <HackSign> ....
[10:39] <dazjorz> ;)
[10:39] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, you know what, it does not matter.  their is no reason why you should be having any problems.
[10:39] <dazjorz> HackSign: It's a way of writing, the device name is /dev/hda2 and you mount devices to filesystem points ;)
[10:39] <ocha_> shadow_mil, sigh
[10:39] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, we do know your connected on eth1
[10:39] <dazjorz> HackSign: Okay, now, do you already have /home on /dev/hda2 or is it still on your root device?
[10:40] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, and it seems to be saying that eth1 is no configured
[10:40] <HackSign> ah~ the second
[10:40] <Olgem> should I format my usb key to ext2 or ext3?
[10:40] <dazjorz> HackSign: okay, are you logged in on this machine at the moment?
[10:40] <HackSign> right
[10:40] <ocha_> shadow_mil, what now?
[10:41] <Terminus> Olgem: FAT if you want it to work anywhere. :)
[10:41] <dazjorz> HackSign: you can't move your /home while you're logged in
[10:41] <dazjorz> HackSign: Do you use grub as a bootloader?
[10:41] <ocha_> shadow_mil, let me check again, if windows are getting internet
[10:41] <HackSign> dazjorz,i know
[10:41] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, wait
[10:41] <HackSign> dazjorz,yes i do
[10:41] <Shadow_mil> lets try ONE last thing
[10:41] <blackjackel> hey where can I get envy? their main link is down
[10:41] <antonio_> buenos dias
[10:41] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, *
[10:41] <dazjorz> HackSign: For every kernel version, by default, there's a line saying 'recovery mode', too
[10:41] <dazjorz> HackSign: this line places you in maintenance mode right after boot
[10:41] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, run "sudo ifconfig eth1"
[10:42] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, that *should* reconfigure that device
[10:42] <blackjackel> anyone know where I can get envy? their main link is down
[10:42] <dazjorz> HackSign: maintenance mode is a single-user system, which means, only you are physically logged in and no services are running, which means that the only files in use are the files that *you* use
[10:42] <memobandit> blackjackel, sorry, but no, i dont
[10:42] <blackjackel> ahh oh well, thanks anyway!
[10:42] <HackSign> dazjorz,i see
[10:42] <memobandit> i think it was down when i tried to visit it yesterday
[10:42] <dazjorz> HackSign: When in maintenance mode, you mount /dev/hda2 to /media/hda2, then cd /home, mv * /media/hda2
[10:43] <dazjorz> HackSign: then umount /media/hda2 and mount /dev/hda2 /home
[10:43] <stuart-> blackjackel, it's in my trash.i just downloaded it yesterday
[10:43] <dazjorz> HackSign: if that works correctly, you can edit /etc/fstab
[10:43] <blackjackel> ooo
[10:43] <stuart-> blackjackel, if you don't mind i can send it over
[10:43] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, you do it?
[10:43] <blackjackel> can you gimmie?
[10:43] <blackjackel> sure =D
[10:43] <dazjorz> HackSign: but be careful, if it goes wrong, you might be unable to boot
[10:43] <blackjackel> hey hold on
[10:44] <blackjackel> let me log on with the other compy
[10:44] <HackSign> dazjorz,is other directories the same like this ?
[10:44] <phantom19> ocha, do you know how to attach an unmount menu when i click the right mouse button ?
[10:44] <blackjackel> the one im trying to install it on
[10:44] <stuart-> blackjackel, is it 445kb? it might be a partial download
[10:45] <dazjorz> HackSign: if you've moved the contents of your /home to the hard drive partition, edit your fstab, scan for /dev/hda2 and if it's there, change the mount point to /home, if not, add this line: /dev/hda2 /home ext3 defaults,errors=remoount-ro 0 1
[10:45] <blackjackel> I dont know
[10:45] <dazjorz> HackSign: not all, there are directories that *must* be on your /
[10:45] <dazjorz> HackSign: but /var and /home are OK
[10:45] <HackSign> dazjorz,what about /usr ?
[10:45] <ocha_> shadow_mil, back
[10:46] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, run "sudo ifconfig eth1"
[10:46] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, that *should* reconfigure that device
[10:46] <dazjorz> HackSign: /usr is OK too
[10:46] <dazjorz> as far as I know
[10:46] <blackjackel> stuart- I dont know how big it is
[10:46] <HackSign> dazjorz,:)
[10:46] <blackjackel> stuart- I installed the restricted drivers through ubuntu and now it wont boot
[10:46] <dazjorz> HackSign: one important one *not* to move is /etc (for logical reasons: it contains fstab, so it wouldn't be able to mount itself)
[10:46] <davidc> sup!
[10:47] <HackSign> dazjorz,ok i see
[10:47] <ocha_> shadow_mil, see my post in flood?
[10:47] <davidc> hey guys, I'm having some trouble with gparted.
[10:47] <SleepingSloth> is there a way I can check my existing kernel settings (modules etc) ?
[10:47] <davidc> been trying to reformat one of my old ntfs partition
[10:48] <SleepingSloth> ie to see if a specific option is set/unset?
[10:48] <davidc> opened up gparted, and it says "unable to find mount point"
[10:48] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, did it work in windows?
[10:48] <HackSign> dazjorz,thanks !it's very nice of u  ~
[10:48] <ocha_> shadow_mil, yep
[10:49] <blackjackel> I cant log into my ubuntu because I enabled my graphics drivers
[10:49] <davidc> anybody? :(
[10:49] <stuart-> blackjackel, the enxt time that happens, if it brings you to prompt, login and 'sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf'
[10:49] <ocha_> shadow_mil, the sudo ifconfig eth1 didn't work
[10:49] <phantom19> ocha, r u online everyday?
[10:49] <stuart-> blackjackel, find nvidia and change it to nv or vesa
[10:49] <dazjorz> HackSign: good luck :)
[10:49] <stuart-> blackjackel, it should be able to boot for you to re-do whatever it is you wanna do on that pc again
[10:50] <blackjackel> stuart- it wont take me to the login
[10:50] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, whats your IP in windows?
[10:50] <blackjackel> stuart- It takes me to a blank screen where I can type
[10:50] <stuart-> blackjackel, i have no idea how to get there either. i suffer from that too. does it give you an option of viewing the error logs or something?
[10:50] <blackjackel> stuart- but not the login
[10:50] <blackjackel> stuart- ya it does
[10:50] <stuart-> blackjackel, sometimes after reading the error logs i get the chance to go to prompt
[10:50] <ocha_> shadow_mil, on the laptop, or a random desktop?
[10:50] <Shadow_mil> laptop
[10:50] <blackjackel> stuart- ya I got that last time
[10:51] <phantom19> ocha, i'm going home, can i contact u again tomorrow?
[10:51] <stuart-> blackjackel, anyways i gotta send the file now, gotta jet
[10:51] <stuart-> blackjackel, where to?
[10:51] <macabro23> may someone help me here?
[10:51] <ocha_> phantom19, oh couse
[10:51] <ocha_> phantom19, you use any messager?
[10:51] <blackjackel> stuart- na thanks anyways
[10:51] <macabro23> I cant log on ubuntu using my olg XGL Script
[10:51] <macabro23> http://www.pastebin.ca/635676
[10:51] <stuart-> blackjackel, and use the prompt envy -t later instead of the GUI for your first time
[10:51] <blackjackel> stuart- I need to reinstall ubuntu =(
[10:51] <stuart-> blackjackel, k. cya and good luck
[10:51] <blackjackel> stuart- thanks bro
[10:51] <davidc> don't use 64 bit nvidia, backjackel
[10:52] <davidc> I mean 64bit ubuntu
[10:52] <macabro23> whats crappening?
[10:52] <davidc> I had the same problem as you did
[10:52] <blackjackel> Hey guys I cant log in, it takes me into a blank screen where I can type but do nothing else
[10:52] <davidc> downgraded down to 32bit and it works like a charm :)
[10:52] <phantom19> ocha, yup, do you?
[10:52] <davidc> blackjackel, check if you have a backup xorg.conf
[10:52] <davidc> in that same directory
[10:52] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, test the connection on this laptop in windows, and get the IP
[10:52] <ocha_> phantom19, a few. yahoo, msn, aim, and xfire, and irc too, i guess if ya count hat
[10:53] <blackjackel> davidc I just installed I dont have anything
[10:53] <dazjorz> ofcourse we count irc as a messenger ocha_ :)
[10:53] <ocha_> shadow_mil, ill have to leave though, im on the laptop, but the ubuntu partition
[10:53] <dazjorz> it's as instant as the rest ;)
[10:53] <davidc> what gfx card are you using?
[10:53] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, thats fine
[10:53] <ocha_> dazjorz, :p
[10:53] <ocha_> phantom19,l you use yahii?
[10:54] <VSpike> Heyas... my session has locked up totally.  Mouse still moves, but ctrl-alt-bksp and ctrl-alt-f1 don't work... luckily I have another machine and I've ssh'd in.  htop shows an instance of X hogging 100% CPU.  I've tried SIGHUP, SIGKILL, SIGTERM and SIGQUIT but it won't exit... what can I do next?
[10:54] <Shafto> blackjackel, Sounds like an X problem..... I'd check inside /var/log/Xorg.0.log  on the last lines for any errors, starting (EE)
[10:54] <ocha_> phantom19, you there?
[10:55] <VSpike> Is there a SIGREALLYDIEIMEANITGODDAMIT ?
[10:55] <ocha_> shadow_mil, you want me to make an static ip out of my windows ip?
[10:55] <dazjorz> VSpike: if SIGKILL doesn't kill it, something is very broken
[10:55] <HymnToLife> VSpike, yep, pull the plug
[10:55] <dazjorz> VSpike: SIGKILL may not be caught and the application *must* exit immediately...
[10:56] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, no, I want to know the one the router gave it to.
[10:56] <davidc> anybody know where's the conf. file for ubuntu's native bittorrent client?
[10:56] <VSpike> HymnToLife: but you *never* have to restart linux :)
[10:56] <davidc> I want to change my port.
[10:56] <VSpike> dazjorz: I'll try it again, just in case it was finger trouble
[10:56] <ocha_> shadow_mil, do you use private message in irc?
[10:56] <phantom19> ocha, what's ur id at Yahoo?
[10:56] <SpeakerMania> quit "Bye bye"
[10:56] <Shadow_mil> sure
[10:57] <SpeakerMania> Whoops
[10:57] <SpeakerMania> quit
[10:57] <dazjorz> hah
[10:57] <ocha_> plantom19, did you get it?
[10:58] <VSpike> dazjorz: finger trouble - was missing the magic "sudo"
[10:58] <Olgem> how do I turn off automount? Its making it so I can't format stuff with gparted
[10:59] <phantom19> ocha, no
[10:59] <Camus> how can I view the cron log file?
[10:59] <davidc> Olgem, same problem
[10:59] <davidc> I'm trying to format one of my partitions to ext3 from ntfs
[10:59] <flash42> helo
[10:59] <davidc> and I just can't do it :(
[10:59] <ocha_> plantom19, fodfateofdeath
[10:59] <ocha_> plantom19, whats yours id?
[11:00] <blackjackel> is there a way to download and install envy without having a gui? I just screwed up my xserver...
[11:00] <phantom19> ocha, ur mesenger active?
[11:00] <viller> if I run commands on CLI the history is stored in .bash_history only?
[11:00] <viller> or in a log at /var/log?
[11:00] <VSpike> It's all very well having a super reliable OS... if only it had a super reliable windowing system too :)
[11:01] <ocha_> phantom19, im sorry. what do you mean?  am i online right now?
[11:01] <viller> blackjackel: there's apt-get and aptitude
[11:01] <viller> blackjackel: sudo apt-get install packagename
[11:01] <timfrost> viller: only in .bash_history
[11:01] <blackjackel> viller: i tried apt-get install but it wont find it
[11:01] <davidc> how do I unmount a device?
[11:01] <dazjorz> viller: and only if you use bash ;)
[11:01] <dazjorz> blackjackel: apt-cache search
[11:02] <Shadow_mil> davidc, you throw your PC against the wall then smash it with a hammer
[11:02] <davidc> shadow, is that supposed to be funny?
[11:02] <viller> so if I do "cat /etc/passwd" noone comes telling me I'm guilty of something :D?
[11:02] <phantom19> ocha, do your yahoo mesengger active now?
[11:02] <timfrost> blackjackel: try 'apt-get install envy'
[11:02] <CheshireViking> blackjackel, i don't think envy its in the standard repo's so thats probably why it doesnt get found unless you've added another repo that includes it
[11:02] <ocha_> phantom19, add me.  ill take it. i must be right back.
[11:02] <phantom19> ocha, i'm going to contact your YM
[11:02] <ocha_> phantom19, not at the moment
[11:03] <blackjackel> Timfrost: already tried that, dosent find that package
[11:03] <Olgem> how does ubuntu do auto-mounting and how do I turn it off?
[11:03] <dazjorz> How do I recursively copy a directory using scp?
[11:03] <Shadow_mil> davidc, sorry.... its 5AM and ocha_'s wireless router wishes me to kill myself
[11:03] <blackjackel> CheshireViking: yeah your probably right, i just want to get my xserver working again
[11:03] <fotoflo_> …  << what charicter is that?
[11:03] <dazjorz> ah, -r
[11:03] <ocha_> phantom19,  oh kay.
[11:03] <Shadow_mil> davidc, "sudo umount /dev/device"
[11:03] <ocha_> shadow_mil, i private message you,  yea
[11:03] <timfrost> blackjackel: is the package in the repositories for your distribution?
[11:03] <davidc> shadow, thanks.
[11:04] <Shafto> Olgem, Probably using autofs
[11:04] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, do you have a registered nick?
[11:04] <bullgard4> Is the event-driven system Upstart now in Ubuntu 7.03 fully implemented and has completely replaced the BSD System V runlevels?
[11:04] <ocha_> shadow_mil, i restart now.  and it's late here and i need meds again
[11:04] <ocha_> shadow_mil, no how do i do that?
[11:04] <dazjorz> ocha_: you can't private message, you're not defined
[11:04] <Shafto> !upstart | bullgard4
[11:04] <ubotu> bullgard4: Upstart is meant to replace the old Sys V Init system with an event-driven init model.  For more information please see: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/
[11:04] <CheshireViking> blackjackel, what graphics card do have? if its nvidia, have you thought about changing your xorg.conf to replace the nvidia one with "nv" and then restarting X?
[11:04] <chowmeined> so does the ubuntu-server build support only the new sparcs? or also other ultrasparcs?
[11:04] <Shadow_mil> ocha_, just join #shadowmil
[11:04] <dazjorz> ocha_: /msg nickserv help register /msg nickserv help identify
[11:04] <viller> if I do "cat /etc/passwd" noone comes telling me I'm guilty (it's not in the logs)?
[11:04] <dazjorz> ocha_: most clients can auto-identify
[11:04] <davidc> gah.
[11:04] <davidc> that device is not even mounted.
[11:05] <bullgard4> Shadow_mil: Your response does not answer my question.
[11:05] <dazjorz> viller: you can't do that, probably, since /etc/passwd is by default unreadable by anyone but rootr
[11:05] <dazjorz> root*
[11:05] <davidc> trying to reformat this bloody ntfs partition with gparted to no avail
[11:05] <Shadow_mil> bullgard4, I responded to a question of yours?
[11:05] <ocha_> dazjorz, but now. i got a ugly underscore next to my name, how do i fix that
[11:05] <davidc> oh windows, why must you haunt me so :(
[11:05] <viller> dazjorz: imagine I can
[11:05] <dazjorz> viller: then it'll only be in .bash_history
[11:05] <bullgard4> Shadow_mil: No, excuse me. I made a mistake.
[11:06] <viller> dazjorz: thanks
[11:06] <Gibby82> Greetings. Ubuntu newb trying to install a basic install on a nvidia 7025 with a RAID1 array. I've loaded dmraid in the GUI setup and can see the array, but it will only allow me to create one partition then tells me the rest is unusable. How do I first format the array and then properly create the partitions needed?
[11:06] <dazjorz> ocha_: /nick ocha
[11:06] <viller> I deleted .bash_history but there isn't a new one generated. Is that normal?
[11:06] <VSpike> dazjorz: as a general rule, when trying to free a frozen process, what order of escalation of signals should you try sending it?
[11:06] <dazjorz> ocha: it looks like the 'ocha' user already exists
[11:06] <chrisellis> anyone know why applications open fine but when typing text is laggy
[11:06] <dazjorz> ocha: unless it's yours, you best choose another nick
[11:06] <Gibby82> also-I had the partitions built and tried to install but it did not work.
[11:07] <ocha> dazjorz, i think it's mine
[11:07] <timfrost> dazjorz: /etc/passwd *is* readable by everyone.  /etc/shadow, which holds the passwords in Ubuntu, is *NOT*
[11:07] <ocha>  /msg nickserv help identify
[11:07] <dazjorz> ocha: and it's probably not yours, since that user is italian and you seem to be ... either english, american, I see 'il' for israel, or something else
[11:07] <davidc> anybody able to help me out?
[11:07] <viller> timfrost: debian has shadow too?
[11:07] <dazjorz> timfrost: I've seen systems on which /etc/passwd was readable only by root, iirc
[11:07] <Slahser> hi people, just wondering if anyone knows if this is the correct path for openssl "/etc/ssl" please, 'cause I'm trying to compile an eggdrop with ssl support but it keeps shouting at me that it can't find openssl so I'm trying to compile it with the --use-ssl=PATH switch
[11:07] <ocha> dazjorz, im using it though, but anyways. it's japanese
[11:08] <ocha> dazjorz, can i not rigster it?
[11:08] <dazjorz> ocha:
[11:08] <dazjorz> ocha: You best message a staffer, they might help you
[11:08] <dazjorz> ocha: SeJo is logged in as a staffr, you can /msg him to ask if you can have the nick
[11:08] <blackjackel> ok i solved my x problem, and for some reason envy works now on their main website... they JUST fixed it
[11:08] <ocha> dazjorz, thanks
[11:09] <timfrost> viller: most Linux distributions use shadow passwords.
[11:10] <viller> why is it good to use shadow?
[11:11] <viller> why not just make passwd readable by root only
[11:11] <davidc> anyone can help me with gparted? I have gparted running and I'm trying to reformat this partition that resides on /dev/sda5 (its not mounted, but I can access it). I want to reformat it to ext3 from ntfs. but gparted says it cannot find the mount point and wouldn't let me format. Any ideas?
[11:11] <timfrost> dazjorz: unlikely, because many things need to get data from /etc/passwd (ls can't tell you the name of the owner of the file, in 'ls -l' unless the lookup in /etc/passwd can be done)
[11:12] <davidc> oh hey I've got a new error
[11:12] <davidc> "/media/sda5 mount disagrees with the fstab"
[11:13] <Gibby82> Greetings. Ubuntu newb trying to install a basic install on a nvidia 7025 with a RAID1 array. I've loaded dmraid in the GUI setup and can see the array, but it will only allow me to create one partition then tells me the rest is unusable. How do I format the array and then properly create the partitions needed?
[11:13] <timfrost> viller, the split is because programs like ls need to map uid # to login name, which is done in /etc/passwd, but only the login processes need access to the password itself
[11:15] <dazjorz> timfrost: ah, yes, that makes sense
[11:15] <rapid> howto install an rpm
[11:15] <rapid> ?? rpm
[11:15] <Flannel> rapid: What are you trying to install?
[11:15] <rapid> umm
[11:15] <dazjorz> rapid: convert it to deb using alien, then dpkg -i install it
[11:15] <dazjorz> rapid: make sure there are no deb packages already there
[11:16] <rapid> its just a java jre shrug
[11:16] <Flannel> rapid: java is in the repositories
[11:16] <Flannel> !java | rapid
[11:16] <ubotu> rapid: To install a Java compiler/interpreter on Ubuntu, look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java - For the Sun Java runtime install sun-java5-jre from the !Multiverse repository. Enable the backports repository on Edgy to install sun-java6-jre
[11:18] <ocha> hello all
[11:18] <timfrost> davidc, have you changed the partition type?  If so, use mke2fs to create the filesystem on the partition, and edit /etc/fstab to specify the new partition type and mount point. Both activities need to be done as root
[11:18] <davidc> timfrost:  I haven't done anything :(
[11:18] <davidc> it just doesn't work for some reason.
[11:18] <oma1> hey i have a problem with my modem, i don't think it's a win modem, i configured and enabled it, but i cannot seem to be able to activate it using the modem monitor applet
[11:19] <oma1> >:Ohello
[11:20] <INDRI> HAI SONIC
[11:22] <dan__> Anybody know why when I turn on Desktop effects, I can no longer switch between workspaces?
[11:22] <SleepingSloth> dan__ - from memory, I had problems like that - have you tried beryl?
[11:23] <Flannel> dan__: It's a known bug (I don't have a number, or a fix off the top of my head), try #ubuntu-effects
[11:23] <dan__> No, I have not.  I'd love to ask you what it is, but my guess is I can easily find the answer to that with some research.
[11:24] <dan__> Alright.  I figured that was the case as it clearly states the feature is unsupported.
[11:24] <dan__> Thanks for your help.
[11:24] <SleepingSloth> dan__ - what graphics card do you have?
[11:24] <ocha> phantom19, you there?
[11:24] <dan__> Some crappy 32MB Nvidia card in an old Dell laptop.
[11:25] <CheshireViking> dan__, what laptop, i've got a dell 8100 which has a 32Mb nvidia geforce2 go graphics card
[11:26] <dan__> The weird thing is... yesterday it worked fine!  And today, after changing no settings, it's completely not working.  As for the laptop, its an Inspiron 8200
[11:26] <CheshireViking> dan__, sounds like it might be the same or at least similar graphics card
[11:26] <timfrost> davidc: I don't know that gparted is what you need.  To convert a disk partition from NTFS to EXT3, you need to change the type in the partition table, with fdisk or equivalent, then format the partition (mke2fs or equivalent), then add an entry to /etc/fstab
[11:26] <dan__> It probably is.
[11:27] <CheshireViking> dan__, must admit i can't get desktop effects working on mine, but i've not tried that hard as i wouldn't use it anyway
[11:27] <davidc> timfrost: to change the type in the partition table, shouldn't editing /etc/fstab be sufficient?
[11:28] <dan__> If it hadn't worked before I might be a bit more understanding of the issue.  Alas though, it is not that big of a deal.  The cube was pretty neat though :)
[11:29] <dan__> Thats funny you have a similar laptop though.  I actually got mine from a relative after she finished college a year ago.   The thing is great!  My only complaint are the noisy fans
[11:29] <ocha>  /msg nickserv help register
[11:30] <dan__> Anyway gentlemen/ladies... thanks for your help.  Take it easy.
[11:31] <Shadow_mil> how can I get the IP address of the DHCP server that assigend a eth device a IP?
[11:31] <timfrost> Davidc, no.  The partition type is stored in the partition table, and should be changed to 83
[11:32] <jamesdell> Shadow_mil: issue this command "dhclient <eth-name>"
[11:32] <Enselic> Shadow_mil: it's generally the gateway
[11:32] <davidc> timfrost: how do I do that?
[11:33] <Shadow_mil> Enselic, how can I get the gateway lol ifconfig does not give it
[11:34] <blackjackel> I'm getting really really really really low sound, I can hear sound but only if I turn the sound all the way up and stick my ear on the speaker...
[11:35] <Shadow_mil> blackjackel run alsamixer and make sure its up in there
[11:35] <Shafto> blackjackel, Try running... 'amixer set Master 100% && amixer set PCM 90%' Just to check your sound is fully turned up :)
[11:35] <timfrost> davidc: if the disk with this partition is is /dev/hda, run 'sudo fdisk /dev/hda'.  Issue the command 't' for type, then select the partition number, then supply the new type of 83.  Then save the table, and exit
[11:35] <Enselic> Shadow_mil: tracepath google.com and see where the packet goes first
[11:35] <blackjackel> is there a gui frontend to alsamixer amixer?
[11:36] <Enselic> blackjackel: yes, gnome-alsamixer
[11:36] <Gibby82> you know-with as popular as software raid is these days, it should be part of the GUI install
[11:37] <Enselic> Shadow_mil: or second, rather
[11:37] <Gibby82> I'm about ready to say screw this
[11:37] <davidc> timfrost: how do I know which partition number is it on?
[11:38] <timfrost> davidc, sudo fdisk -l /dev/hda will list the partitions on /dev/hda
[11:38] <blackjackel> thanks guys, apparently that was the problem... sound was set to near 0... why would the feisty creators do that?
[11:38] <howlingmadhowie> hello lots of people :)
[11:38] <Elyssa-Sylverwin> hello Howie
[11:38] <Shadow_mil> Enselic, ?
[11:38] <howlingmadhowie> blackjackel: as a default value for sound volume, 0 does make a lot of sense
[11:39] <davidc> timfrost: if I want to reformat the whole drive into ext3?
[11:39] <timfrost> davidc, the partition number is the number (eg 6 for /dev/hda6)
[11:39] <blackjackel> howlingmadhowie: not really, newbies like me would spend hours trying to figure out problems with drivers and such :/
[11:39] <davidc> did a davidc@grimlock:~$ sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda5
[11:39] <davidc> and I got 4 weird partitions
[11:39] <Enselic> Shadow_mil: the second tracepath hit is likely to be your DHCP server
[11:39] <howlingmadhowie> blackjackel: you have a point, but you can probably see my point too. 0 means that whatever hardware the user has attached, it can't be damaged
[11:39] <davidc> I want the whole of /dev/sda5 to be formated into one
[11:39] <bene> could someone tell me why I could not open localhost/typo3 after I had installed it with apt-get install typo3?
[11:40] <blackjackel> howlingmadhowie: yeah, i see :)
[11:40] <timfrost> davidc, for the whole disk, I would delete all existing partitions, and create one primary partition filling the disk, then use that partition
[11:40] <howlingmadhowie> blackjackel: it's a bit like rolls-royce cabrios only opening their roofs if they're in reverse
[11:40] <blackjackel> howlingmadhowie: huh? lol
[11:40] <Gibby82> Can anyone point me to a resource that I can read to install Ubuntu on an nvraid 1 array?
[11:41] <Gibby82> something easily done and simple to do?
[11:41] <davidc> timfrost: deleted partition 1-4
[11:41] <timfrost> davidc, gparted may be OK for that exercise, but I think you will still need to run mkfs.ext3 as a later step
[11:41] <Shafto> Gibby82, I think #ubuntu-server could be a good idea?
[11:42] <davidc> timfrost: the thing is, gparted doesn't even work
[11:42] <howlingmadhowie> bene: i've never used type3. my first bet would be to look at /var/www/ and see if there's a folder called typo3 in there
[11:43] <timfrost> davidc, then fdisk is definitely your friend.  Create the new partition, and select type 83 for it
[11:43] <Lustblader> hi
[11:43] <bene> howlingmadhowie: there is nothing, that was the first I was looking for
[11:44] <howlingmadhowie> Gibby82: if there is an installation script for the desktop version of ubuntu which takes advantage of raid arrays, i've never heard of it. i imagine the server-install cd can do this. then you just have to install the ubuntu-desktop package afterwards
[11:44] <howlingmadhowie> bene: maybe there's a typo3 configuration utility which will generate that.
[11:46] <timfrost> Gibby82, howlingmadhowie, the alternate CD *may* support RAID.  The desktop CD won't.
[11:46] <whazilla> so
[11:46] <howlingmadhowie> bene: there are two packages called "typo3-testsite" and "typo3-quickstart" . maybe they'll help you here
[11:46] <whazilla> can anybody help me
[11:46] <diogo> hello everyone
[11:46] <whazilla> with the live or alternate cd not recognizing my hdd
[11:46] <whazilla> hi diogo
[11:47] <Gibby82> how is it that there are a million SATA motherboards with software raid available and it's left out of the install?
[11:47] <Gibby82> makes no sense
[11:47] <diogo> how i start my ex. HD on ubuntu?? cant make it work!! :(
[11:47] <howlingmadhowie> bene: i'm just installing it now. i'll let you know what i do to get it to work (if i can get it to work)
[11:48] <bene> hehe
[11:48] <bene> I install the quickstart pakage right now
[11:48] <diogo> ok
[11:48] <bene> befor that I had installes typo3 typo3-testsite
[11:48] <savvas> diogo: you plug it in USB, wait a minute and go to terminal and you check if it's detected by typing: lsusb
[11:49] <wers> how do I change the colors of texts using gnome color chooser?
[11:49] <Lustblader> diogo: try pluging out n in the external HD
[11:50] <diogo> ok i found it on terminal....
[11:50] <iNcrease> how can i disconnect me and reconnect me from the internet (console command)
[11:50] <waveler> how do i install creative soundblaster live on ubuntu?
[11:51] <diogo> but where i find it on the desktop??
[11:51] <Lustblader> /media
[11:51] <Lustblader> inside that
[11:51] <bene> howlingmadhowie: hmm
[11:51] <odhik> HI EUERYONE
[11:51] <odhik> what edition of Ubuntu that can be installed on pentium 2 -300 mhz, and 64 mb RAM? thx..
[11:51] <howlingmadhowie> bene: is it doing anything?
[11:51] <jussi01> odhik: none
[11:52] <jussi01> odhik: look at dsl or puppy linux
[11:52] <jussi01> dsl is a good option
[11:52] <ELSO|ReiNDeer> i agree
[11:52] <howlingmadhowie> odhik: that's a bit too little for kubuntu. have a look at fluxbuntu, but you may be better off with a really light-weigth system like dsl or puppy. you could of course do an alternative install of xubuntu and then try to lighten it as much as possible
[11:52] <blackjackel> Ok theres one last thing to get working before this ubuntu install is fully functional.... I know i'm asking a lot here, but believe me i'm doing things on my own and only asking when I get stuck.... right now I have a raid array with my windows install on it, I need to get linux to read this raid array and see the NTFS filesystem... is this possible?
[11:52] <waveler> anyone knows how to install my souncard (creative external soundblaster live)?
[11:53] <Lustblader> waveler: do u have the drivers that came along with it???
[11:53] <jussi01> !raid
[11:53] <ubotu> Raid and LVM --> very easy guide for alternate CD : http://users.piuha.net/martti/comp/ubuntu/raid.html Tips and tricks for RAID and LVM can be found on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RaidConfigurationHowto and http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO
[11:53] <savvas> diogo: is it NTFS (Windows partition)?
[11:53] <bene> howlingmadhowie: no =(
[11:53] <Lustblader> waveler:  a cd if possible?
[11:53] <waveler> the drivers are for windows only
[11:53] <Lustblader> hmmm
[11:53] <Lustblader> n u sure that linux isn't recognising it automatically?
[11:54] <iNcrease> how can i disconnect me and reconnect me from the network... (console commands)
[11:54] <waveler> its recognizing it but its not working
[11:54] <diogo> i don't know! think so!!!! but i found it on terminal!!!
[11:54] <Lustblader> iNcrease: what type connection boyo??
[11:54] <iNcrease> lustblader, ppp
[11:54] <savvas> diogo: did you format the drive while you were using windows?
[11:54] <Lustblader> pppoe or pppoa
[11:54] <Lustblader> ??
[11:54] <iNcrease> oe
[11:54] <thelonen00b> asdf
[11:55] <Lustblader> good
[11:55] <diogo> ye...
[11:55] <Lustblader> u can disconeect using pppoepoff
[11:55] <Lustblader> or poff
[11:55] <diogo> thats the probem!!!??
[11:55] <Lustblader> dunno whic
[11:55] <waveler> no sound is coming out of the soundcard
[11:55] <waveler> what will i do?
[11:55] <iNcrease> lustblader, ok ill try
[11:55] <kazukisan> I have a External USB drive that is now a JFS partition, I want it to auto mount when linux boots or when i plug it in, im using feisty.
[11:55] <Lustblader> waveler: is the rest yer comp ok?
[11:56] <thelonen00b> anyone know a way to display FPS for openGL apps
[11:56] <Lustblader> volume, speaker
[11:56] <savvas> diogo: probably you have to load it as ntfs, install gpart by typing in terminal: sudo apt-get install gpart
[11:56] <Lustblader> etc etc waveler
[11:57] <Lustblader> gpart comes pre installed with both kubuntu n ubuntu right savvas
[11:57] <Lustblader> ??
[11:57] <waveler> the volume is full, i set it as the soundcard on the preference but sounds wont come out
[11:57] <savvas> Lustblader: nope, only on live cd, I just did a format here, and it's not installed :)
[11:58] <waveler> the sound is still coming out of the built in soundcard
[11:58] <kazukisan> I have a External USB drive that is now a JFS partition, I want it to auto mount when linux boots or when i plug it in, im using feisty.
[11:58] <Lustblader> oh ok
[11:58] <Lustblader> hold on waveler
[11:58] <waveler> ok
[11:58] <rapha> Hi all!
[11:58] <Sache> would a external hdd be slower than an ide one under uuntu?
[11:59] <Sache> hi
[11:59] <Hoggster> Hi, I have an 8mb broadband connection but since I started using ubuntu I have been unable to get speeds faster than 2mb, can anyone help please?
[11:59] <savvas> diogo: sorry, my mistake, the package is gparted: sudo apt-get install gparted
[11:59] <Lustblader> Sache: makes no difference
[12:00] <Lustblader> no perceivable difference*
[12:00] <diogo> savvas: ok...thanks
[12:00] <savvas> Hoggster: some servers limit their bandwidths so you can't get the full speed
[12:00] <mudman> i formatted the hdd with ubuntu and am going to partition it to dual boot with windows. can someone point me to a link
[12:01] <howlingmadhowie> bene: if you can read german http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/TYPO3
[12:01] <Sache> ok
[12:01] <savvas> diogo: we're not done yet, gparted is a partition manager which will help you identify the 'name' and type of format your external hard drive uses
[12:01] <howlingmadhowie> bene: if not, we can open a private chat and i can guide you through it (provided the german instructions work)
[12:01] <diogo> ok
[12:01] <savvas> diogo: have you installed it?
[12:01] <Lustblader> what kinda link mudman
[12:01] <Lustblader> ?
[12:01] <Lustblader> something naughty??
[12:02] <mudman> very naughty
[12:02] <mudman> or how do i get qtparted to run as su
[12:02] <diogo> savvas: yes
[12:02] <Hoggster> I was able to get speeds of up t 6mb when I was using windows savvas
[12:02] <Sache> hoggester
[12:02] <savvas> Hoggster: try this speedtest: http://www.speedtest.net/
[12:03] <Lustblader> do u have the live cd mudman
[12:03] <Lustblader> ?
[12:03] <rapha> Is there any software (command line app preferred) to add a frame of x pixels in color y or with texture z around a JPG image?
[12:03] <Sache> u use firefox?
[12:03] <mudman> yes, but i would have to get up to get it :(
[12:03] <savvas> diogo: ok now go to menu: System > Administration > Gnome Partition editor
[12:03] <Lustblader> my updates just got over downloading.... wil be kicked off soon
[12:04] <savvas> diogo: type your password when asked
[12:04] <waveler> any updates for the soundcard?
[12:04] <diogo> ok
[12:04] <savvas> diogo: on the top right part of the gparted window, you'll see /dev/something, click on it
[12:04] <pawan> hi
[12:04] <else> can anyone help me setting up my localization? it's broken and i don't know how to fix it
[12:05] <Hoggster> savvas: I have been to speedtest and that is where I got the 2mb download speed from
[12:05] <Lustblader> waveler:  what's the exact specs of the card??
[12:05] <Sache> about:config
[12:05] <diogo> savvas: ok
[12:05] <Sache> hoggster
[12:05] <kayzu> i tried to install the updates, but when installing ttf-opensymbol, I got this error message: "E: ttf-opensymbol: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 66"
[12:05] <kayzu> how do i fix that?
[12:05] <bene> howlingmadhowie: look at single chat
[12:05] <Nick_Hill> When buying hardware motherboards/CPU, I have normally gone for best bang per buck, usually from smaller players. VIA, Nvidia, AMD. A recent mobo I bought with an Nvidia chipset on has really demonstrated to me how Nvidia harm free software. Any ideas or consensus on making a buying guide, with information on how helpful vendors are in releasing hardware-software interface specifications?
[12:05] <waveler> sound blaster live 24-bit external
[12:05] <Hoggster> yes Sache
[12:05] <pawan> cant see fonts properly in xmms player
[12:05] <Lustblader> any more specs?
[12:06] <Nick_Hill> It seems Intel tend to release hardware interface specs. VIA don;t, Nvidia don't.
[12:06] <savvas> diogo: that will show you a list. now knowing how many megabytes or gigabytes is your external, can you tell me its /dev/name ?
[12:06] <Sache> type in about:config in ff
[12:06] <pramz> Nick_Hill, I can understand that nvidia not releasing their _graphic_ driver under the GPL is saddening, but I don't see how nvidia harm free software
[12:06] <diogo> savvas: i found it......its on fat32 system!!
[12:06] <howlingmadhowie> bene: i've never used single chat, what do i do?
[12:06] <waveler> i dont know where to look for the specs but that's the name of the card
[12:06] <Nick_Hill> pramz, Not even release information how to initialise the graphics chip :-(
[12:06] <pramz> Nick_Hill, especially considering that they are the _only_ company to provide and support good working 3d drivers.
[12:06] <diogo> /dev/sda
[12:06] <bene> howlingmadhowie: I try the wiki howto
[12:07] <Nick_Hill> pramz, They don;t provide or support free software drivers.
[12:07] <skyion> hi guys
[12:07] <howlingmadhowie> bene: look in /usr/share/typo3. you'll find the source there
[12:07] <Lustblader> look at the box it came in
[12:07] <skyion> how do I change the default preferences for adding users in gnome
[12:07] <pawan> hello
[12:07] <waveler> i dont have the box anymore but i can look for the site
[12:07] <pramz> Nick_Hill, i understand that making GPLd drives benefit the community but i don't see how the lack of GPLd drivers harms the community
[12:08] <kayzu> i tried to install the updates, but when installing ttf-opensymbol, I got this error: "E: ttf-opensymbol: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 66"
[12:08] <kayzu> what should I do?
[12:08] <diogo> savvas: /dev/sda
[12:08] <waveler>     * 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion during playback in 16 or 24 bit with sampling rates of up to 48kHz in 5.1 mode and up to 96kHz in stereo mode.
[12:08] <waveler>     * 24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion during recording in 16 or 24 bit with sampling rates up to 96kHz
[12:08] <waveler>     * SPDIF1 (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) out with up to 24-bit at 96 kHz quality.
[12:08] <waveler>     * Supports Windows XP SP2.
[12:09] <waveler> try this http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=206&product=10702&nav=1
[12:09] <Lustblader> waveler:  all u need is here
[12:09] <Lustblader> http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/index.php?vendor=vendor-Creative_Labs#matrix
[12:09] <Lustblader> just pick the right version
[12:09] <Sache> then search for IPV6 in about:config....then toggle the option
[12:09] <waveler> oh ok i'll try
[12:09] <Sache> hoggstr
[12:09] <waveler> i'll update you of the outcome
[12:09] <savvas> ok diogo try this in terminal: sudo mkdir /media/exthd/ && sudo mount /dev/sda /media/exthd/ -t vfat -o iocharset=utf8,umask=000
[12:10] <Nick_Hill> pramz, For example, we can't fix a bug in the recovery from suspend.
[12:10] <savvas> diogo: wait
[12:10] <diogo> savvas: ok
[12:10] <savvas> diogo: this one, sorry: sudo mkdir /media/exthd/ && sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media/exthd/ -t vfat -o iocharset=utf8,umask=000
[12:10] <shuveb> hi, can someone please tell me which package contains "arpsend"?
[12:10] <Nick_Hill> pramz, We come dependent on Nvidia to fix all bugs, and control which architectures to run on and API changes we can make.
[12:11] <victoria> eoooooooooooooooo
[12:11] <savvas> oeee
[12:11] <Nick_Hill> pramz, In other words, Nvidia disempowers the very structures which make free software viable.
[12:11] <pramz> Nick_Hill, agreed that we become dependent but that is the part where a non free driver becomes not beneficial
[12:11] <pramz> but not harm
[12:11] <victoria> helloooooooooo
[12:11] <kayzu> help please.. when installing the ttf-opensymbol update, I got this error: "E: ttf-opensymbol: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 66"
[12:12] <Hoggster> sorry Sache what do I type and where?
[12:12] <savvas> diogo: any errors?
[12:12] <waveler> what does cvs means?
[12:12] <Lustblader> sache type it in console
[12:12] <xoRock> kayzu, error catch?
[12:12] <Lustblader> cvs?? cardio-vascular system
[12:12] <pramz> Nick_Hill, hence providing hardware info to noeaveau or however that is spelled :)
[12:12] <victoria> who speak spanish here?
[12:12] <kayzu> xoRock: error catch? i'm a noob, sorry :p
[12:13] <Slahser> !es
[12:13] <ubotu> Si busca ayuda en Espaol por favor entre en los canales #ubuntu-es, #kubuntu-es o #edubuntu-es, all obtendr mas ayuda.
[12:13] <Lustblader> pas moi
[12:13] <waveler> here's the sitehttp://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php?company=Creative+Labs&card=Sound+Blaster+Live+5.1.&chip=emu10k1&module=emu10k1"
[12:13] <Nick_Hill> pramz, I was thinking that If Intel and perhaps AMD are good at releasing hardware specs, they should be credited. If Nvidia/VIA don't they should receive the discredit due.
[12:13] <pramz> Nick_Hill, but the fact that nvidia has provider working drivers when no other manufacturer (except for intel, that too recently) has done so
[12:13] <kayzu> xoRock: it was an automatic update via the update manager..
[12:13] <savvas> diogo: still there? :)
[12:14] <victoria> any person speak spanish here?
[12:14] <pramz> Nick_Hill, AMD/ATI has promised hardware specs and a good driver but I will believe it when i see it
[12:14] <savvas> !es | victoria
[12:14] <Slahser> !es | victoria
[12:14] <ubotu> victoria: Si busca ayuda en Espaol por favor entre en los canales #ubuntu-es, #kubuntu-es o #edubuntu-es, all obtendr mas ayuda.
[12:14] <savvas> :p
[12:14] <Slahser> lol
[12:14] <diogo> yes
[12:14] <pramz> Nick_Hill, but till that day happens, i'll stick with my nvidia since it works great and I get to use my linux desktop
[12:14] <savvas> diogo: did you get an error when you typed that command?
[12:14] <Lustblader> wawav
[12:14] <Lustblader> waveler: i gotta restart
[12:14] <pawan> cant see options name in xmms player
[12:15] <waveler> ok i'll wait for you
[12:15] <Lustblader> but in the meantime download all the files required
[12:15] <Nick_Hill> pramz, If Intel are releasing specs now, then I would be happy to move from AMD/VIA/Nvidia to Intel. My recent buying decision would have been based on such factors.
[12:15] <waveler> i'll try i'm totally a noobcake with this OS
[12:15] <Slahser> lol
[12:15] <pramz> Nick_Hill, sadly intel cannot play the games that I want at full res so it is nvidia for me.
[12:15] <Slahser> we all start somewhere waveler
[12:16] <Lustblader> or try this
[12:16] <Lustblader> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=19307
[12:16] <Lustblader> that's way simpler
[12:16] <Lustblader> k
[12:16] <Lustblader> i've got a restart pending
[12:16] <Lustblader> ta ta
[12:16] <xoRock> kayzu, can u paste the exact error, in private?
[12:16] <diogo> savvas: mkdir: cannot create directory /media/exthd : file exists
[12:16] <Sache0> Hoggster... ..did u get it to work?
[12:17] <waveler> kk
[12:17] <waveler> i'll try
[12:17] <savvas> diogo try only this: sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media/exthd/ -t vfat -o iocharset=utf8,umask=000
[12:17] <kayzu> xoRock: well the error was "E: ttf-opensymbol: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 66"
[12:18] <waveler> why is it i cannot make a directory? it says permission denied
[12:18] <Nick_Hill> pramz, although you and many might not, equally many, myself included, would base buying decisions on whether manufacturers are open with hardware-software interface specs. So if we can expose the situation, there may be a little more leverage.
[12:18] <diogo> ok
[12:18] <kayzu> xoRock: and lots of failed to write to cache messages in the terminal panel of the update manager
[12:18] <pramz> Nick_Hill, i don't disagree with your reasons, my point was nvidia not providing hardware specs is 'not beneficial' but it does not harm anyone
[12:19] <remix5x> Hi, I have a dual 8800 ultra setup and I can't seem to get SLI running
[12:19] <xoRock> kayzu, see your private message
[12:19] <savvas> diogo: after you used that command, check your desktop, do you see an icon with your external hard drive?
[12:19] <q4agbx> Is it possible to make ubuntu (or any other linux OS) remove all of its configuration files from a home partition before completely removing the OS?
[12:19] <pawan> hi
[12:20] <pramz> Nick_Hill, i have always supported hardware manufacturers who provide specs and open drivers. I have purchased Matrox cards from 2000-2002, ATI 85xx amontg others. I am contemplating buying a GPS receiver for my laptop which has free drivers (heard about it from my neighbour)
[12:20] <pawan> new screensaver for ubuntu
[12:20] <xoRock> kayzu,  if u dont confirm the error then i can do no future to help
[12:20] <fanch76_> speak french please
[12:20] <diogo> mount: cant find  /dev/sdal in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
[12:21] <remix5x> is sLI on ubuntu even possible?
[12:21] <CheshireViking> !fr | fanch76_
[12:21] <ubotu> fanch76_: Allez a #ubuntu-fr ou #kubuntu-fr pour de l'aide et de la discussion en francais.
[12:21] <Nick_Hill> pramz, My conjecture is that it harms the community. Whether it directly harms a specific person is outside of my conjecture.
[12:21] <Lustblader> hi.. i'mback
[12:21] <Slahser> !fr fanch76_
[12:21] <ubotu> Sorry, I don't know anything about fr fanch76_ - try searching on http://bots.ubuntulinux.nl/factoids.cgi
[12:21] <Slahser> oops
[12:21] <Slahser> !fr | fanch76_
[12:21] <kayzu> xoRock: i replied to your pm
[12:21] <Slahser> hmm
[12:21] <Slahser> !fr
[12:21] <ubotu> Allez a #ubuntu-fr ou #kubuntu-fr pour de l'aide et de la discussion en francais.
[12:21] <savvas> diogo: you should copy & paste the command in the terminal. to paste the command in the terminal, right click and select paste. now try again: sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media/exthd/ -t vfat -o iocharset=utf8,umask=000
[12:22] <Nick_Hill> pramz, But then again, I am harmed by the lack of hardware specifications. I need to buy a non-Nvidia add-in graphics card to use suspend to ram. That is harm.
[12:22] <savvas> diogo: it's 1, not l. number 1
[12:22] <xoRock> can u see my message?
[12:22] <pramz> Nick_Hill, can you please link me to the bug ?
[12:22] <kayzu> yes
[12:22] <xoRock> kayzu,  can u see my message?
[12:22] <kayzu> test-2
[12:22] <xoRock> ok wait a sec
[12:23] <Nick_Hill> pramz, looking it up...
[12:23] <skyion> how do i add mass users in gnome
[12:23] <savvas> diogo: I have to go, what you've been doing is on this site: http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty#How_to_mount.2Funmount_Windows_partitions_.28FAT.29_manually.2C_and_allow_all_users_to_read.2Fwrite
[12:24] <kayzu> xoRock: i'm unregistered, my pms seem to get blocked
[12:24] <Nick_Hill> pramz, https://bugs.launchpad.net/redfish/+bug/121801/comments/1
[12:24] <Jooooon> Hi!  Someboddy her?  ;)
[12:24] <xoRock> kayzu, ic
[12:24] <Nick_Hill> pramz, But Matthew Garrett does specify binary driver. I don;t know if binary driver does STR.
[12:25] <Jooooon> Hala, Que tal?
[12:25] <diogo> savvas: mount: /dev/sda1 already mounted or /media/exthd/ busy
[12:25] <diogo> mount: according to mtab, /dev/sda1 is mounted on /media/exthd
[12:25] <Ubun2> hdparm doesn't see my cdrom (hdb). Anyone else with same problem?
[12:25] <Konsole> anyone know of a .rar password cracker for ubuntu
[12:25] <pramz> Nick_Hill, that seems to be specific to the non binary driver and the 8xxx series card
[12:26] <Nick_Hill> pramz, Have you used STR with your binary driver?
[12:26] <joefsoD> is there a xampp package for ubuntu?
[12:26] <Jooooon>  :|
[12:26] <howlingmadhowie> bene: how far have you got? Ive got to " cannot find configuration. this file is probably executed from the wrong location" :)
[12:27] <ledemente> Hi all, I'm having a little bit of trouble with my mouse. I find that when I right click, the menu will appear, then disappear before I get a chance to click anything on it.
[12:27] <remix5x> I can't find a single guide on the ubuntu forums for how to get SLI enabled...
[12:27] <kayzu> xoRock: didn't get the file, " DCC RECV connect attempt to xoRock failed (err=No route to host)."
[12:27] <frei> hello
[12:27] <^Linuxer^> hi everyone. Can someone help me with nut configuration i have mustek powermust ups
[12:28] <sav> hello! i backuped my / and extracted it to the partition again to install my old ubuntu, i chrooted into the system and wanted to install with grub-install /dev/hda1 grub, but he says that he can't read /boot/grub/stage1 correctly?
[12:28] <kayzu> xoRock: wait, i'll register
[12:28] <xoRock> kayzu, ok
[12:28] <frei> i installed edubuntu, but now i've the problem that the computer don't power off after shut down, ehat could i do ?
[12:28] <Ferra1> hello
[12:29] <^Linuxer^> frei, you have ati vidoe card?
[12:29] <Ferra1> knows anyone how to put a wacom bluetooth on my ubuntu ?
[12:29] <^Linuxer^> frei, you have ati video* card?
[12:29] <frei> linuxer: no, it's an old tnt
[12:29] <pramz> Nick_Hill, no, my laptop has an ATI card (work issued so i have no choice in hardware)
[12:30] <^Linuxer^> frei, it can be problem with video drivers please search in forums
[12:30] <Ferra1> knows anyone how to put a wacom bluetooth on my ubuntu ?
[12:30] <frei> linuxer: ok
[12:30] <dave_> ll
[12:30] <Nick_Hill> pramz, also, bug on my 6100 and 6200 based GPUs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-driver-nv/+bug/128413
[12:31] <vnese> !font
[12:31] <ubotu> Font installation basics here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FontInstallHowto - No fonts in Flash? Install "msttcorefonts" (from !Multiverse), "gsfonts", and "gsfonts-x11". No fonts in MPlayer? see !MPlayer
[12:31] <Thor> how can i switch window focus's via keyboard?
[12:31] <Konsole> anyone know of a .rar password cracker for ubuntu
[12:31] <Nick_Hill> Thor alt+tab
[12:31] <Thor> other than alt+tab
[12:31] <Ferra1> knows anyone how to put a wacom bluetooth on my ubuntu ?
[12:32] <vnese> hello, tell me how you guys tuned your ubuntu with beautiful fonts
[12:32] <Nick_Hill> Ferra1, A pointer; it might be using bluetooth serial emulation.
[12:32] <dimebar> Anyone know a way around the nautilus " the filename blah.rhtml indicates this is a rhtml document. The contents indicate it is of type 'plain text' " warnings?
[12:32] <vnese> i had eye problem with my default FF font
[12:33] <Thor> i have a game that im using cedega to run, but i think the splash screen is steeling focus...how can i change the focus to the game? The game says "Press escape to start" but nothing happens when i press Esc
[12:33] <Nick_Hill> dimebar, It is a ruby parsed HTML document. Plain text, probably openable in a web browser
[12:33] <dimebar> Nick_Hill: yeah - I wan't it to open in a text editor by double clicking from nautilus.
[12:34] <john_do1> I have r-base, r-doc-html, and much more installed. How do I get the html help fully functional in apache? I have made a symbolic link /var/www and I can use the search engine. But I can not read the help pages...
[12:34] <MK> hi ppl
[12:34] <pramz> Nick_Hill, I'll try it out on a friend's laptop which has an nvidia card and let you know
[12:34] <Edulix> hi, I'm having problems with ssh
[12:34] <Edulix> "Error: Can't open display:", that's what I get when I want to start xeyes & even if I ssh'ed with -X, and echo $DISPLAY has nothing
[12:34] <MK> could anybody tell me the best bittorrent client for ubuntu ?
[12:34] <pramz> Nick_Hill, with binary drivers that is (using Feisty)
[12:34] <Nick_Hill> pramz, Thanks.
[12:34] <Slahser> bittornado or ktorrent
[12:34] <MK> im using ubuntu
[12:34] <Slahser> imo
[12:35] <Slahser> they both work on ubuntu
[12:35] <MK> bittornado doesnt install in the applications menu
[12:35] <Slahser> it does
[12:35] <MK> no :P
[12:35] <Slahser> applications>internet
[12:35] <MK> it doesnt
[12:35] <Slahser> :o
[12:35] <Slahser> did you apt-get install it?@
[12:35] <MK> ya
[12:35] <MK> sudo apt-get install bittornado
[12:35] <pramz> Nick_Hill, might be specific to the 6100/6200 cards
[12:35] <iNcrease> is there a possible way to control or my network driver is installed? cause i have some problems with my lan and shares...
[12:35] <Slahser> hmm weird
[12:35] <Thor> is there another way to change window focus other than alt + tab?
[12:35] <MK> what about azureus ?
[12:36] <Slahser> Thor: yes if you have compiz fusion/beryl/something else
[12:36] <pramz> Nick_Hill, another friend who has it on a desktop also experiences issues with those, he switched to a 7600Gs and has been fine ever since
[12:36] <Myrtti> bittornado needs gui too
[12:36] <Slahser> MK I think that works on ubuntu also but it's in java and uses alot of RAM
[12:36] <compengi> MK, bittorrent is installed by default
[12:36] <Myrtti> aptitude search bittornado
[12:36] <Tomo_> excuse me, does anyone know how to reset the top and bottom menu bars?
[12:36] <Thor> slasher i mean another keyboard command
[12:36] <Olgem> I'm getting a bunch of I/O errors an unexpected unmounts when trying to use/format/partition a flash drive. How can I solve this? A bad stick?
[12:36] <MK> compengi, i want to use a GUI
[12:36] <MK> how can i use it ?
[12:36] <Olgem> btdownloadgui
[12:36] <compengi> MK, bittorrent is gui
[12:36] <Myrtti> MK: install bittornado-gui package
[12:37] <iNcrease> is there a possible way to control or my network driver is installed? cause i have some problems with my lan and shares...over samba
[12:37] <Slahser> yeah, with compiz fusion/beryl you can do super+tab
[12:37] <Slahser> and other things
[12:37] <MK> it isnt in the menu
[12:37] <Nick_Hill> pramz, Is it fair to assume that if hardware interface specs were released by Nvidia, we could enjoy the 6100 and 6200?
[12:37] <compengi> MK, right click on applications >edit menus>internet>check bittorrent on the list
[12:37] <Myrtti> MK: install the gui-package too
[12:37] <Thor> hmm, i thought there was like a shift + F3 method or something like that
[12:37] <Slahser> ah right, no idea there
[12:38] <MK> compengi, that bittorrent software is it bittornado or another one ?
[12:38] <Thor> cuz the splash screen of this game is interfering
[12:38] <Ferra1> knows anyone how to put a wacom bluetooth on my ubuntu ?
[12:38] <Nick_Hill> pramz, And according to bug 121801, the 8400M
[12:38] <Thor> and i cant seem to alt + tab around it
[12:38] <vnese> !font
[12:38] <ubotu> Font installation basics here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FontInstallHowto - No fonts in Flash? Install "msttcorefonts" (from !Multiverse), "gsfonts", and "gsfonts-x11". No fonts in MPlayer? see !MPlayer
[12:38] <compengi> MK, how to use: download .torrent file then double click on it, it should be loaded in bittorrent by default
[12:38] <Myrtti> /me wonders if she is on ignore
[12:38] <pramz> 8400M was using vesa driver though
[12:38] <MK> nice
[12:38] <pramz> not the nv or nvidia binary driver
[12:38] <MK> so bittornado is not needed right ?
[12:38] <compengi> MK, it's bittorrent software
[12:38] <compengi> MK, nope
[12:38] <MK> ok
[12:39] <Slahser> Myrtti: you're not on my ignore list :)
[12:39] <Slahser> lol
[12:39] <Juncus> Hi all. I'm an Ubuntu NewBie, but don't hold that against me. I've been in IT for over 20yrs. I'm trying to update a Version 5. and get a message telling me that it can't find the updates servers. How can I correct that? Also how do I get a live CD version to boot from HD? Your help is appriciated.
[12:39] <pramz> Nick_Hill, and as for your question, not really. I had an ATI 8500 card which was intentionally cripped (demo piece). Neither OSS drivers or official drivers really made it work properly
[12:40] <bene> howlingmadhowie: ln -s /usr/share/typo3 was the only think I must do ^^
[12:40] <ledemente> When I right click, the menu doesn't stay, so it's very difficult for me to use many functions... is there a way to fix this perhaps?
[12:40] <bene> but thx for help
[12:40] <Slahser> if you want a live cd to boot from hdd i think you have to make a small partition, extract the iso image and copy all the files to the small partition, then set that partition to your boot up partition
[12:40] <Slahser> i could be wrong though, i haven't tested that
[12:40] <Slahser> i just read it somewhere
[12:40] <MK> its the only one that wasnt checked :P
[12:40] <Juncus> Thanks Slasher
[12:40] <Nick_Hill> pramz, U,timately, if we are trying to make a free software system which runs on all general purpose computing systems (which is what Debian and to an extent Ubuntu is about), not having specifications for the hardware makes it very difficult, adds unnecesary burdens on free software developers, and makes the system non-free.
[12:40] <MK> thanks compengi
[12:41] <compengi> MK, no problem. you are always welcome :)
[12:41] <MK> compengi, this software looks really simple, is it good ?
[12:41] <unixware> hi all
[12:42] <Slahser> MK: if it gets the job done and it's simple, then that's a good thing, isn't it?
[12:42] <unixware> i want to make a ubuntu cluster if posible
[12:42] <compengi> MK, well if you got no router, i mean no closed ports then it is, but if you do it's not
[12:42] <howlingmadhowie> bene:  cool :) where did you link it to? /var/www ?
[12:42] <compengi> MK, you can't change any port in that program
[12:43] <MK> ok
[12:43] <waveler> still wasn't able to fix my souncard problem
[12:43] <waveler> bye i need to log out
[12:43] <compengi> MK, i use rtorrent, it's through terminal, but very very good one it satisfies me
[12:43] <waveler> tnx
[12:44] <remix5x> Wow, there's nothing about enabling nvidia SLI on google or the ubuntuforums...
[12:44] <pramz> *sigh* Since you are obviously assuming that I think non-free drivers is just awesome, I will end this debate with a repeat of my stance. I think non-free drivers are inconvenient and not necessarily beneficial, but they are not harmful. Would a free driver / freely released specs influence my hardware purchase decision? Yes. Would I purchase a piece of hardware solely based on the freeness of the driver? no.
[12:44] <coldfish_> which program do you suggest for network monitoring ?
[12:44] <Nick_Hill> pramz, OK, I think we mainly agree but disagree on how far you and I would take the decision.
[12:44] <compengi> coldfish_, you mean bandwidth records?
[12:45] <coldfish_> yep records.
[12:45] <coldfish_> bandwidth usage
[12:45] <jamesdell> coldfish_: the most commonly use is rmtg
[12:45] <coldfish_> thx jamesdell.
[12:45] <compengi> coldfish_, right click on your top panel>add to panel> then add network monitor, it's gui
[12:46] <jamesdell> you're welcome..
[12:46] <pramz> Nick_Hill, which is fine :)
[12:46] <lonelywolf> join /ubuntu-cn
[12:46] <coldfish_> jamesdell, rmtg or RTG? which one is correct?
[12:47] <coldfish_> i cant find rmtg.
[12:47] <CorpusCallosum> www.maverick.ulkesi.com ,,, Matematik, BAsketbol, Psikoloji, Uzak Dou Felsefesi ve daha bir ok entellektel konunun ve bu konularla iligili bilgi paylam iin forumlarn bulunduu ok gzel bi site..
[12:47] <jamesdell> coldfish_: sorry, MRTG
[12:47] <alesan> re
[12:47] <coldfish_> :) ok
[12:47] <ledemente> Hrm. I'll try another mouse (I think I already did)
[12:47] <lonelywolf> i need help
[12:47] <lonelywolf> look
[12:47] <lonelywolf> E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
[12:47] <lonelywolf> E:  kubuntu-desktop (NewVersion1)
[12:47] <lonelywolf> E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
[12:47] <lonelywolf> E:
[12:48] <ledemente> Erm...
[12:48] <unixware> CorpusCallosum ?
[12:48] <lonelywolf> how can i do?
[12:48] <jamesdell> lonelywolf: use pastebin :)
[12:48] <compengi> !paste | lonelywolf
[12:48] <ubotu> lonelywolf: 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)
[12:48] <IRC> somebody help me, how to get the forgotten root password on ubuntu?
[12:48] <Nick_Hill> Wow! Xchat supports pretty chinese writing!
[12:49] <alesan> I have a urgent problem :( we want to install Ubuntu on MANY PCs but we face this issue: we have many X sessions on each PC, let's say 1 with the local display and 6 with remote displays. When I insert a USB key or whatever the new device gets mounted and assigned to a random user/display. how can I disable this?
[12:49] <Slahser> so does kvirc
[12:49] <Slahser> lol
[12:49] <compengi> !password > IRC
[12:49] <IRC> somebody help me, how to get the forgotten root password on ubuntu?
[12:49] <alesan> I always want to assign the hotplug event or whatever it is to the LOCAL display/user.
[12:49] <pramz> IRC, you have couple of ways.
[12:49] <bene> howlingmadhowie: yes
[12:50] <compengi> IRC, read what ubotu messaged you
[12:50] <IRC> somebody help me, how to get the forgotten root password on ubuntu OS?
[12:50] <pramz> !password > pramz
[12:50] <Nick_Hill> IRC, you can re-set it. Not recover.
[12:50] <aeromix> hi all.. could you please help me? I am unable to login into any graphical enviromnent like gnome or fluxbox or xfce.. I type user & pass correctly, it blanks and return to the login authentication again!
[12:50] <|fluxdude|> anyone here know anything about storage clustering? I want a distributed clustered redundant filesystem across several servers. I would ideally need it to be as redundant, expandable (by adding servers) and fast as possible. I'm not sure if I should be looking at AFS, ZFS, or Lustre or something. I guess really I want the Google File System!
[12:50] <alesan> !password
[12:50] <ubotu> Forgot your password? Boot into recovery mode. What's the root password? See !sudo. Don't see *** in password prompts? That's normal. Sudo doesn't ask for your password? It remembers you for several minutes. Please use strong passwords, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/StrongPasswords
[12:50] <IRC> anyway?
[12:51] <IRC> without reinstalling OS?
[12:51] <compengi> IRC, don't you understand? :S
[12:51] <yellow_chicken> anyone using pavilion dv6000 with linux on it?  ubunt live cd won't boot on that laptop
[12:51] <aeromix> alesan: it's not a pass problem
[12:51] <alesan> aeromix, what do you mean?
[12:51] <tomek_> Hello, has anybody made wireless network on ubuntu feisty fawn on acer aspire 1640 (intel ipw2200 driver)... I am sitting 2 days now and desparately need help since I need ubuntu for my work...
[12:51] <alesan> aeromix, the USB thing?
[12:52] <Nick_Hill> IRC, Try an ubuntu channel in your native tongue. es, fr etc.
[12:52] <IRC> actually, i had forgot the root password of current ubuntu? i need to know the root/administrator password, how, anyone?
[12:52] <aeromix> alesan: no, the login failure problem
[12:52] <tomek_> I tried ndiswrapper etc
[12:52] <pramz> |fluxdude|, did you look at GFS ?
[12:52] <alesan> aeromix, login failure?
[12:52] <Nick_Hill> IRC, You CAN'T recover the password. Only Re-SET
[12:52] <pramz> |fluxdude|, http://www.redhat.com/software/rha/gfs/
[12:52] <|fluxdude|> pramz: by Redhat? is it any good?
[12:52] <IRC> how to RE-SET ?
[12:52] <tomek_> on windows its running right-away, but for my work I need ubuntu..
[12:52] <pramz> |fluxdude|, from what I have heard, yes
[12:53] <CheshireViking> IRC, the root password isn't set by default in ubuntu, i'm not sure if there is a way of resetting it when you don't know it
[12:53] <compengi> IRC, many have told you how read up!
[12:53] <aeromix> alesan: I am unable to login into any graphical enviromnent like gnome or fluxbox or xfce.. I type user & pass correctly, it blanks and return to the login authentication again!
[12:53] <howlingmadhowie> bene: doesn't work with me :( i keep getting "Cannot find configuration. This file is probably executed from the wrong location."
[12:53] <IRC>  ok
[12:53] <unixware> IRC the passwd of root is the same as the user
[12:53] <Nick_Hill> unixware, No
[12:53] <alesan> unixware, !?!? what are you saying
[12:53] <MK> how do i mount .iso images in ubuntu ?
[12:54] <MK> like i did with daemon tools in windows ?
[12:54] <Nick_Hill> unixware, By default, the root account on Ubuntu is un-set.
[12:54] <pramz> MK, mount -t iso9660 -o loop,ro /path/to/iso /mnt/
[12:54] <lietu> sudo mkdir /media/iso; sudo mount -o loop file.iso /media/iso
[12:54] <lietu> I think
[12:54] <alesan> mount -o loop filwe.iso /directory
[12:54] <lietu> dunno how much you need that sudo
[12:54] <MK> what directory? anyone?
[12:55] <pramz> MK, make your own :) like lietu said mkdir /mnt/iso
[12:55] <alesan> MK, the dir you prefer
[12:55] <pramz> or media/iso
[12:55] <Der-3> MK, use gmount-iso
[12:55] <MK> whats the difference between /mnt and /media ?
[12:56] <JonathanD> MK: media is longer and has different letters
[12:56] <lietu> you can always set the root password when you boot with init=/bin/bash on the kernel boot line in grub
[12:56] <Nick_Hill> unixware, There is no root account password by default on Ubuntu. It is therefore not possible to log into the root account apart from using a program which escalates your privileges. Eg sudo, gtksudo.
[12:57] <amidaniel> Well, possible .. but very discouraged :)
[12:57] <MK> and if the image is .bin ?
[12:57] <lietu> but it aint THAT simple, you have to do like, 5 commands ;) ... mount -o remount,rw /; passwd; sync; sync; reboot
[12:57] <MK> is it the same command ?
[12:57] <pramz> MK, there are utilities to convert from bin/cue to iso
[12:57] <lietu> MK: then you have to convert it to .iso
[12:57] <Nick_Hill> unixware, Sudo allows users who are a member of the administrator group to escalate to root once they have identified themselves with their password.
[12:57] <lietu> MK: there IS a thing called cdemu, but I dunno how easy it's to get working
[12:57] <tomek_> if someone knew the answer of my wlan acer aspire question. pleas send me answer on<EMAIL_ADDRESS>[12:58] <unixware> Nick_Hill i think irc was having problems doing do sudo su
[12:58] <tarelerulz> I as   trying to watch a normal dvd and I have totem and it say it can't read it.  What read decriped dvds
[12:58] <Nick_Hill> unixware, OK. he needs sudo su.
[12:58] <MK> pramz, what utility is the easiest ? :P
[12:58] <pramz> MK, sudo apt-get install bchunk
[12:58] <unixware> Nick_Hill :)
[12:58] <pramz> that will convert from bin/cue to iso
[12:59] <MK> i hope it has GUI :P
[12:59] <pramz> MK cli only
[12:59] <pramz> MK, but it is easy to use
[12:59] <MK> yeah
[12:59] <MK> 13 KB
[12:59] <MK> lol
[12:59] <pramz> MK, just type bchunk without params to bring the help file
[01:03] <remix5x> If anyone knows how to get SLI enabled or at least knows about a howto on how to do it, please help me
[01:03] <pramz> anyways, time for me to sleep
[01:03] <pramz> night
[01:03] <Slahser> night
[01:05] <else> can anyone help me setting up my localization? it's broken and i don't know how to fix it
[01:06] <lietu> remix5x: how comfortable are you with editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf manually?
[01:06] <howlingmadhowie> i don't believe it. the default password for the admin area of typo3 is "joh316". that is so insulting for so many people :(
[01:06] <lietu> btw, I never realized irssi could tab-complete filenames, now I know that too ;)
[01:06] <m_> when i'am going to change my login screen an error message occupears: you are not running GDE. how do i run GDE anyone?
[01:07] <m_> when i'am going to change my login screen an error message occupears: you are not running GDE. how do i run GDE anyone?
[01:07] <CheshireViking> !repeat |m_
[01:07] <ubotu> m_: Don't feel ignored and repeat your question quickly; if nobody knows your answer, nobody will answer you. You can search https://help.ubuntu.com or http://wiki.ubuntu.com while you wait. Also see !patience
[01:07] <lietu> m_: first piece of advice I'm going to give you is, stop repeating
[01:07] <moldy> hi
[01:07] <egomaniac> sup guys
[01:07] <egomaniac> im new to this Ubuntu thing
[01:08] <egomaniac> can someone help me out
[01:08] <moldy> are the ssh packages that ship with dapper kerberos-enabled by default?
[01:08] <iNcrease> any1 can help?, i try to fix samba, iam on lan but my windows pc doest find my linux and from the linux pc i cant access the windows shares ... if i ping to the ip i have no reaction, if i ping to getaway i have ...
[01:08] <howlingmadhowie> egomaniac: don't ask if you can ask, just ask :)
[01:09] <egomaniac> Thanks howling. I was wondering if there was someway I could surpass 1024x768
[01:09] <lietu> iNcrease: are the computers on the same subnet? as in, do the both ip addresses start with the exact same 3 numbers(by a number I mean anything before or after a dot, ".")
[01:09] <egomaniac> id really like to use linux in 1280x1024
[01:09] <egomaniac> Ubuntu*
[01:09] <iNcrease> lietu, jup same ip only last the last digit is another ...
[01:10] <PriceChild> !fixres | egomaniac
[01:10] <ubotu> egomaniac: 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
[01:10] <egomaniac> do i type that into the terminal window?
[01:10] <lietu> egomaniac: take a wild guess
[01:11] <lietu> egomaniac: and do read the web page first
[01:11] <egomaniac> heh thanks. ill try it
[01:11] <PriceChild> egomaniac, read it and decide.
[01:11] <PriceChild> egomaniac, don't restart your x server...
[01:11] <bommelom> I have two computers in a lan. Both run ubuntu. I want to be able to log into my account on both - like its the same computer. Is that possible?
[01:11] <egomaniac> x server?
[01:12] <lietu> iNcrease: I cant think of anything else but the windows comp having a firewall on that's blocking it
[01:12] <egomaniac> sorry, im new to this
[01:12] <PriceChild> egomaniac, The factoid ubotu has given you, explains exactly what to do... make sure you read the bit labelled "to fix screen resolution..." and not the "to restart your X..."
[01:12] <egomaniac> what does this mean?
[01:12] <lietu> egomaniac: READ the web page
[01:12] <egomaniac> ok
[01:12] <iNcrease> lietu, nope he only has spyware scanner but this one stands off ..
[01:12] <alesan> any idea on where to configure gnome-volume-manager?
[01:13] <lietu> remix5x: well?
[01:13] <iNcrease> lietu, i maybe thought that my router was blocking so i connect from pc to pc and still didnt work so .. i think some services or sonthing ...
[01:13] <lietu> iNcrease: have you installed samba & smbfs?
[01:13] <iNcrease> lietu, samba i did ..
[01:14] <lietu> smbfs is generally needed to actually use the other computer's shares
[01:14] <lietu> but for the server, try sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart
[01:14] <iNcrease> lietu, k installed that ill try to find out more now :D
[01:15] <ployer> hi all, have some problem with my wireless card "Atheros AR5007UG" cant find it
[01:15] <lietu> but if ping doesnt get through, I doubt it will do much difference
[01:15] <iNcrease> lietu, ill try some more stuff :)
[01:15] <egomaniac> Hi, one quick general linux question. if a faq or guide is asking me to run commands
[01:15] <lietu> have you installed any firewalling software on your ubuntu desktop then? ;)
[01:15] <egomaniac> ALL of that is done in the terminal right?
[01:15] <iNcrease> lietu, i have one but hes not active ..
[01:15] <lietu> egomaniac: generally yes
[01:16] <egomaniac> because im tying some of he commands on the HowTo page and it keeps asking me for a password whenever i paste it
[01:16] <egomaniac> but it wont let me type the password in
[01:16] <lietu> egomaniac: yes, that's usually when you use sudo
[01:16] <lietu> and it DOES let you type it
[01:16] <lietu> it just doesnt show you typing it
[01:16] <bommelom> egomaniac: "sudo su" first
[01:16] <egomaniac> ooh ok
[01:16] <lietu> security and so on
[01:16] <|fluxdude|> I have a fileserver on linux, all users share a network drive, but need to be able to delete files ending in .fxp. I don't want to give them any rights though, is there a way to write a script which can do only this and give them a mechanism from windows to activate this script with a file name which I can them check is a .fxp to allow deletion?
[01:16] <Olgem> Would anyone have a guess why I am having trouble writing to my flash drive? I get I/O errors and it unmounts randomly, but under windows I could format and write just fine, :/
[01:17] <egomaniac> one more thing, if there are multiple lines of command
[01:17] <egomaniac> do i do it line by line
[01:17] <egomaniac> or copy/paste the entire code
[01:17] <lietu> iNcrease: well the only thing that comes to my mind is problems with the network, the ip addresses, or firewalls, because ping SHOULD get through ;)
[01:17] <lietu> egomaniac: what ever floats your boat
[01:17] <lietu> *which
[01:17] <bommelom> |fluxdude|: mabe just set owner and permissions differently on files with the desired extension.
[01:17] <B-rabbit> hi, i just downloaded a new linux OS called BACK TRACK 2 FINAL, and i burned its image into a blanck disk. now i am having a trouble booting it from the disk ,can any one help.
[01:18] <iNcrease> lietu, ok i made progress, i see on my windows pc my linux i only have to type login and passw
[01:18] <iNcrease> lietu, ill try pinging again
[01:18] <iNcrease> lietu, still dead ping
[01:18] <lietu> iNcrease: oh, for the login&pass thing you need to do smbpasswd -a user on the linux computer
[01:18] <the_cyber_guy> hi everybody :-)
[01:18] <B-rabbit> hi
[01:19] <lietu> iNcrease: dunno about ubuntu, but generally most distroes don't set up a default user for samba access
[01:19] <the_cyber_guy> i have little problem
[01:19] <iNcrease> lietu, :)
[01:19] <the_cyber_guy> i want to dual boot vista and ubuntu
[01:19] <B-rabbit> the_cyber_guy:and whats that?
[01:19] <iNcrease> lietu, done that lets try it out :d
[01:19] <the_cyber_guy> i have vista preinstalled
[01:19] <lietu> iNcrease: and that is with sudo, with that you set up the password to connect with
[01:19] <howlingmadhowie> Olgem: what sort of file system do you have on it?
[01:19] <IdleOne> !dualboot | the_cyber_guy _
[01:19] <ubotu> the_cyber_guy _: Dual boot instructions:  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBootHowTo (x86/AMD64) - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/YabootConfigurationForMacintoshPowerPCsDualBoot (Macintosh)
[01:20] <B-rabbit> bangladesh
[01:20] <iNcrease> lietu, brb to other pc testing
[01:20] <kayzu> this is the output of sudo apt-get update: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/31532/plain/  -  is the opensymbol update installed correctly ?
[01:21] <bommelom> how do I make it possible to log into the same accounts on all computers on my lan?
[01:21] <lietu> bommelom: simple, use kerberos, or several other services like that, most of them are a pain in the ass to set up tho
[01:21] <iNcrease> lietu, k my windows now find my linux shares :) thats great progress :D now ill see or i can find shares of windows on linux :D
[01:22] <lietu> iNcrease: usually just mount //<IP_ADDRESS>/Share /mnt/Share should do
[01:22] <IdleOne> kayzu, not sure I understand your question. but seems there aren't any updates to install from what you pasted
[01:23] <egomaniac> i ran those commands and just went through a bunch of config options for my monitor and keyboard
[01:23] <egomaniac> how do i check to see what has changed?
[01:23] <Daniel_-> I just had a power failure, and when my ubuntu dapper came online again I noticed the clock was very wrong. Ran ntpdate manually to correct it and it worked fine.  Mez, LjL, elkbuntu, imbrandon, DBO, gnomefreak, Hobbsee, rob, ompaul, Madpilot, Burgundavia, Seveas, CarlK, crimsun, ajmitch, tritium, Nalioth, thoreauputic, apokryphos, tonyyarusso, PriceChild, Amaranth, jrib, jenda, nixternal, Myrtti or mneptok
[01:25] <Myrtti> yess...
[01:25] <lione__> can anybody tell about rusian letters in ubuntu and putty
[01:25] <iNcrease> lietu, ok i first try to get my printer work he s on the windows pc hes shared ... thats why i need the network:) cause  my linux cant find windows yet ...
[01:25] <Slahser> ok...
[01:25] <Slahser> that was lame
[01:25] <Slahser> lol
[01:26] <lietu> iNcrease: no idea on how that works, dont think I've had a printer since the dos-ages, well I do have the same matrix printer in my closet still, but haven't had any use for it ;)
[01:26] <IdleOne> he must of been on a super fast 56k connection lol
[01:26] <ismael_> how can I syncronize my phone sony ericsson with kontact using multisync?
[01:26] <iNcrease> lietu, hehe :D
[01:26] <egomaniac> errr this isn't working
[01:27] <Slahser> lol IdleOne
[01:27] <KaslePro> do anyone know how to start GDE?
[01:27] <iNcrease> lietu, a host what is meant by that .. the pc name?
[01:27] <the_cyber_guy> it will make the space for windows less ?
[01:28] <lietu> iNcrease: err, I guess it depends on the context?
[01:28] <the_cyber_guy> cant i install it on a different partition ?
[01:28] <KaslePro> !GDE
[01:28] <ubotu> Sorry, I don't know anything about gde - try searching on http://bots.ubuntulinux.nl/factoids.cgi
[01:28] <sveweck> Hi, I installed servers for NFS and SMB and enabled filesharing for /home/me/ for both in systemsettings. The other PC, however, doesn't see the shares in smb:/ and nfs:/ in Konqueror. What am I doing wrong? (works fine in Windows, and the 2 PCs are of course in a LAN)
[01:28] <lione__> I have ubuntu server with russian locale and connect to it by putty so how can I get russian letters on putty?
[01:28] <lietu> iNcrease: generally you'd be better off using ip addresses instead of names anyways, the name resolution thing is... well, buggy
[01:29] <KaslePro> truble with starting GDE.. anyone? i'm a newbie
[01:29] <tomek_> does anyway made WLAN running with intel driver (ipw2200) on acer aspire ?
[01:29] <IdleOne> lione__, I believe the computer you connect from must have the russian locale also
[01:29] <iNcrease> lietu, well i found this menu add a printer but he asked host .. ill try enter the ip
[01:29] <blazemonger> hello
[01:29] <blazemonger> it's crazy how big ubuntu has become
[01:30] <lione__> yes it has
[01:30] <blazemonger> in just a few years
[01:30] <sveweck> KaslePro: what is GDE?
[01:30] <blazemonger> lione:and mark shuttleworth was a cosmonaut?
[01:30] <KaslePro> GNOME Desktop or somthing
[01:30] <blazemonger> so that means he was for "power to the people" ?
[01:30] <lietu> iNcrease: yeah, host generally means the "computer that has what you're trying to use" or so
[01:30] <the_cyber_guy> i think it is gnome dektop environment
[01:30] <sveweck> KaslePro: it's called just GNOME
[01:30] <KaslePro> GDM
[01:30] <KaslePro> srry
[01:31] <sveweck> GDM is used for login only.
[01:31] <KaslePro> i thought it was gde
[01:31] <the_cyber_guy> i think it is gnome dektop manager
[01:31] <sveweck> yes
[01:31] <KaslePro> do anyone know how to start GDM?
[01:31] <sveweck> blazemonger: wtf are you rambling about?
[01:31] <sveweck> KaslePro: startx
[01:31] <egomaniac> Does anyone know how to get 1280x1024? i tried the steps in the FAQ but no luck
[01:32] <KaslePro> startx?
[01:32] <Pici> KaslePro: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
[01:32] <blazemonger> i use 80x25
[01:32] <blazemonger> :) console
[01:32] <sveweck> ;)
[01:32] <blazemonger> im a console freak :)
[01:32] <Slahser> i use the console alot more than what i used to
[01:33] <Slahser> but i'm more careful now after what i did to break my ubuntu install totally
[01:33] <Slahser> i thought i was in a folder on the desktop, turns out i was in /
[01:33] <KaslePro> Pici: it says Not starting GNOME Display Manager (gdm); it is not the default display manager.
[01:33] <Slahser> i did sudo mv * /var/www/
[01:33] <Pici> KaslePro: Are you normally a KDE user?
[01:34] <Olgem> howlingmadhowie, I had it formatted as several different ones and with the same result, ext2, FAT, FAT32
[01:34] <KaslePro> yes
[01:34] <egomaniac> Does anyone know how to get 1280x1024? i tried the steps in the FAQ but no luck
[01:34] <Pici> KaslePro: But you want GDM this time, not KDM?
[01:34] <KaslePro> Pici:  but i'm trying to change to ubuntu
[01:34] <KaslePro> and GDM
[01:34] <KaslePro> Pici: do u know what to do?
[01:35] <Pici> KaslePro: sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm
[01:35] <nietoperek> s tu jacy polacy?
[01:35] <KaslePro> Pici:  thx!
[01:35] <lietu> hmm, how does this thing work...
[01:35] <lietu> !pl | nietoperek
[01:35] <ubotu> nietoperek: Mozesz uzyskac pomoc w jezyku polskim na #ubuntu-pl
[01:37] <egomaniac> Does anyone know how to get 1280x1024? i tried the steps in the FAQ but no luck
[01:38] <lietu> egomaniac: did the faq stuff do anything?
[01:38] <egomaniac> i was taken through alot of config options
[01:38] <egomaniac> which looked like it'd do the job
[01:38] <egomaniac> but i still cant go any higher in resolution
[01:38] <lietu> I meant, did it change your resolution options?
[01:38] <egomaniac> no
[01:38] <lietu> did you restart X?
[01:39] <egomaniac> how do i do that?
[01:39] <lietu> easy way, press ctrl+alt+backspace ... this WILL kill all your running applications too, so save and quit everything before you do that
[01:39] <digiqq> egomaniac: press ctrl+alt+backspace
[01:39] <egomaniac> ok. that means ill be disconnecting from here, so ill come back and let you know what happened, if anything.
[01:40] <lietu> btw, someone please tell me ubuntu aint got the same "feature" as fedora did, altgr+backspace also killed X
[01:40] <digiqq> egomaniac: good luck
[01:40] <iNcrease> lietu, hy me again :D i got question maybe u know how or what command i have to type..  when i go to services for my print spool turning on he says this: the configuration could not be loaded your not allowed to access the system configuration
[01:40] <digiqq> lietu: what is altgr?
[01:40] <lietu> digiqq: it's a key on your keyboard, search for it
[01:41] <lietu> well ok, I dunno if EVERY keyboard layout has one, but I think they do
[01:41] <digiqq> lietu: i only know alt, never seen gr?
[01:41] <lietu> alt gr = the right hand side alt
[01:41] <lietu> iNcrease: ermmh
[01:41] <lietu> iNcrease: if you're not allowed to do something, try with sudo
[01:41] <digiqq> lietu: Im using standard US keyboard
[01:41] <iNcrease> anyone know the command to access services from out the console
[01:41] <digiqq> egomaniac: wellcome back, how did it go?
[01:41] <iNcrease> lietu, yes i know but this was in the gui i found this pic i clicked on ..
[01:42] <egomaniac> YES!
[01:42] <egomaniac> it worked
[01:42] <lietu> digiqq: a) your keyboard manufacturer might've neglected to print the "gr" on the key b) US stuff is never any good anyways ;)
[01:42] <egomaniac> I thank you guys so much.
[01:42] <lietu> iNcrease: ermh, no idea, sorry
[01:42] <digiqq> egomaniac: congratulations :)
[01:42] <egomaniac> So if i want some changes to be reflected at any time, i just use CTRL + ALT + BackSpace?
[01:42] <iNcrease> lietu, k np ill take a look on the internet:D
[01:42] <digiqq> lietu: well, my keyboard comes with my IBM workstation, so....
[01:43] <digiqq> egomaniac: that's right
[01:43] <mackyman> Opsie... Thunder... .*flees
[01:43] <lietu> egomaniac: depends, if they're related to the X server, then yes
[01:43] <egomaniac> Cool, thanks so much guys!
[01:44] <howlingmadhowie> Olgem: sorry, i'm a bit busy. but i'm with you now :) can you remove the usb-stick and then type the following in a console: "sudo tail -f /var/log/messages"
[01:44] <egomaniac> Now i just have to reconfigure my monitor's stand alone settings to reflect this
[01:44] <egomaniac> but it did indeed work!
[01:44] <egomaniac> I love you guys :)
[01:44] <Olgem> sure
[01:44] <Olgem> howlingmadhowie, want me to pastebin it?
[01:45] <Olgem> it "worked" for this session because I didn't try and write, let me plug it in a format it
[01:45] <Daniel_-> How do I do to have Dapper (server) set the clock with ntp at boot?
[01:46] <the_cyber_guy> is it necessary to shring the windows primary volume to install ubuntu
[01:46] <Alex_001> i'm having problems running ubuntu iside virtual pc 2004
[01:46] <the_cyber_guy> is it necessary to shrink the windows primary volume to install ubuntu
[01:47] <lietu> the_cyber_guy: no, if you have enough unpartitioned free space left on the hdd, a "secondary volume" or whatever, an extra hdd, or similar, then you can use those
[01:47] <lietu> the_cyber_guy: and repeating your question will not help you get an answer
[01:47] <the_cyber_guy> i m not repeating it
[01:48] <the_cyber_guy> i m just telling that i have a free partition
[01:48] <the_cyber_guy> of 11GB if i delete it is it possible to install ubuntu
[01:49] <lietu> yes
[01:49] <Olgem> howlingmadhowie, I reproduced the effects of an unwanted unmount
[01:49] <faemir> I don't suppose someone might have any idea why my dvd drive is not mountable?
[01:49] <lietu> and yes, you were repeating, I see the exact same question twice within 30secs
[01:49] <lietu> faemir: does it give you any errors?
[01:50] <lietu> the_cyber_guy: anyways, yes, ubuntu CAN be installed on that space aswell
[01:50] <the_cyber_guy> have u tried it lietu
[01:50] <faemir> lietu, mount: special device /dev/hdb does not exist
[01:50] <lietu> the_cyber_guy: have I tried what?
[01:50] <lietu> faemir: erm, try sd*
[01:50] <the_cyber_guy> install ubuntu on that seperate space
[01:50] <faemir> lietu,  ?
[01:51] <lietu> the_cyber_guy: I have 3 harddisks on my current ubuntu desktop and ubuntu is installed on the last hard disk, it can be EASILY customized where you install it
[01:51] <Pici> faemir: /dev/sdb he means
[01:51] <O_connor> Hi !
[01:51] <faemir> Pici, it doesn't exist...
[01:52] <lietu> faemir: you sure your dvd drive should be in hdb/sdb and not c/d?
[01:52] <Pici> faemir: `cat /proc/partitions` And try using one of those.
[01:52] <faemir> lietu, i dunno, it was working fine, then the it died, so i replaced it with another. and now neither work :|
[01:53] <faemir> as in the drive died hardware wise
[01:53] <sayers> How can I have firestarter start up with SU without asking me?
[01:53] <lietu> faemir: does the BIOS recognice it properly?
[01:53] <faemir> yes
[01:53] <Pici> faemir: And /dev/cdrom doesnt work either?
[01:54] <faemir> Pici: no
[01:54] <Pici> hmm
[01:54] <natsumey_> erm
[01:54] <natsumey_> what is the best way to clone a linux to an image
[01:54] <Pici> faemir: What about /dev/dvd
[01:54] <Olgem> howlingmadhowi1 I've the output for you, and some other info about the problem http://pastebin.com/m5bef21cc
[01:54] <faemir> Pici no
[01:55] <Olgem> It randomly unmounts/disconnects and I have trouble writing to it
[01:55] <lietu> faemir: try /dev/scd0
[01:55] <faemir> lietu, no
[01:55] <faemir> i'm gonna try a livecd, be back later.
[01:56] <SeveredCross> Anyone ever had an issue with X getting all discolored after a screen blanking?
[01:56] <SeveredCross> And not regaining its color until you restart X.
[01:57] <lietu> natsumey_: I guess dd if=/dev/hard-disk-device of=imagefile.img .... you should figure out what harddisk device file you want to use and you should also create the image file on another disk/partition as it WILL take as much space as the partition/disk does
[01:57] <Frogzoo> SeveredCross: it's happened to me - driver issues
[01:57] <SeveredCross> Ugh.
[01:57] <SeveredCross> Bloody fglrx.
[01:57] <iNcrease> lietu, mzz u have any idea , now windows find my linux shares etc but linux cant find the windows shares...
[01:57] <natsumey_> that the problem
[01:57] <SeveredCross> I can't use the opensource ATI driver either, because it's a Mobility Radeon X1400.
[01:57] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: cool. sorry, i seem to have got booted or something, but i'm back now. /var/log/messages looks okay. which makes everything even wierder. is it a standard usb-stick or an mp3-player pretending to be a mass storage medium?
[01:57] <Frogzoo> SeveredCross: which card?
[01:57] <natsumey_> i want clone my server with 320GB
[01:57] <raboof> hi! i'm booting ubuntu from an USB drive
[01:57] <SeveredCross> ^^
[01:57] <lietu> iNcrease: do you get any errors?
[01:57] <natsumey_> but i only have space for 20GB
[01:58] <chrisLAbeard> so i have this problem with my computer - cube runs amazing effects work amazingly but for some reason when i type its laggy anyone got any ideas ? why
[01:58] <raboof> hibernate doesn't seem to work: hibernate-to-disk seems to crash before going into hibernate
[01:58] <egomaniac> for some reason, my CPU is being taxed alot
[01:58] <Olgem> howlingmadhowi1, standard USB stick
[01:58] <SeveredCross> And I'm having issues with Liferea too, but those may be related to Gutsy..The X issue has been persistent since Edgy.
[01:58] <raboof> hibernate to memory seems to work, except that when I get back out of hibernation my disk is gone, so I can't do anything anymore ;)
[01:58] <iNcrease> lietu, nope when i go to network smb he just gives empty screen
[01:58] <lietu> oh, I dunno anything about any of these gui tools ;)
[01:58] <raboof> any ideas what to do?
[01:59] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: if you can afford to lose any information on it, i'd try unmounting it and then cat /dev/urandom > /dev/sdc (or whichever the node of the stick itself was)
[01:59] <lietu> I've never bothered to learn to use them that well as each distribution has different gui tools and different problems with them
[01:59] <freq1420> can I ask about partitions here?
[01:59] <gil>  vkyftki
[01:59] <Lustblader> any1 here know how to get my 5 button mouse working ????
[01:59] <Olgem> howlingmadhowi1 sure
[01:59] <IdleOne> !mouse
[01:59] <ubotu> Enabling extra mouse buttons: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ManyButtonsMouseHowto  - Enabling serial mouse: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SerialMouseHowto
[01:59] <Lustblader> ??
[01:59] <Lustblader> any1 here know how to get my 5 button mouse working ????
[02:00] <SeveredCross> !mouse | Lustblader
[02:00] <ubotu> Lustblader: please see above
[02:00] <lousygarua> freq1420: sure
[02:00] <lietu> Lustblader: stop being a retard and repeating your question, ESPECIALLY after you were told the answer
[02:00] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: if that works without complaining, you may be able to reformat the disk. i'm betting that there's something wrong with the file allocation tables
[02:00] <Olgem> howlingmadhowi1, it dissapeared from /dev/ again and I will now have to replug it in
[02:01] <WaxyFresh> whats a good text to speech program
[02:01] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: yeah, plug it back in and try "cat /proc/partitions"
[02:01] <IdleOne> lietu, please dont insult the user. for new user to irc it is sometimes difficult to keep up with the scroll and they dont always see the answer when it is given to them
[02:01] <raboof> WaxyFresh: festival was the most solid last time i checked (which was a long time ago)
[02:01] <lietu> iNcrease: I really dunno, it seems my network browser even shows my windows xp running under vmware easily
[02:01] <Olgem> howlingmadhowi1, yeah, it isn't listed :<
[02:01] <chrisLAbeard> no ideas
[02:01] <WaxyFresh> raboof: sudo apt-get festival?
[02:02] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: if it's coming and going at random from /dev, there's something wrong which may be difficult to fix
[02:02] <iNcrease> lietu, mzz oke np
[02:02] <Lustblader> thx IdleOne
[02:02] <freq1420> I currently have "/" and "/home", 2 partitions on an 80GB drive.  I'm planning to change this partition setup when I upgrade to the next version of Ubuntu.  I just wanna know what "/var", "/tmp", and those other partitions are for.
[02:02] <lietu> IdleOne: fine enough... I just hate people who a) use multiple question marks in a row b) use numbers and letters to replace parts of words c) decide to ignore all the text in the channel and d) repeat their line every 5 seconds just in case nobody has seen it
[02:02] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: you plugged it back in and waited a few seconds and there isn't an entry in /proc/partitions? that's strange. can you keep "tail -f /var/log/messages" going in a shell fenster in the background?
[02:02] <Olgem> Yes, I'm not sure where to go from here, but I've had this problem on a seperate computer with ubuntu installed, and in another debian install on this same computer
[02:03] <Olgem> sure
[02:03] <Olgem> let me do that
[02:03] <Lustblader> little kid
[02:03] <raboof> WaxyFresh: apt-cache search festival - you might want some additional packages
[02:03] <IdleOne> lietu, I hear you buddy but if we are going to help people we need to realise that they dont always see the help when it is being provide. some people need " hand holds " :)
[02:04] <SeveredCross> All I get when searching for stuff about my issue on Google is people talking about the MacBooks getting discolored.
[02:04] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: and then pull the stick out and plug it back in again. tail -f /var/log/messages will automatically follow any new messages
[02:04] <limin> i like unbuntu
[02:04] <L0cKn> unbuntu?XD
[02:04] <IdleOne> limin, it's Ubuntu
[02:04] <L0cKn> LOOOOL
[02:04] <howlingmadhowi1> limin: spelling :)
[02:04] <limin> i sorry
[02:04] <Olgem> howlingmadhowi1 thats what I'm doing, just a sec
[02:04] <limin> I a Chinese student
[02:04] <WaxyFresh> raboof: thanks!
[02:05] <digiqq> limin: can I help you?
[02:05] <L0cKn> Burruntu, not Ubuntu :D
[02:05] <L0cKn> lol
[02:05] <WaxyFresh> is there any way to track down a copy of goobuntu?
[02:05] <L0cKn> goobuntu?
[02:05] <L0cKn> O-o
[02:05] <IdleOne> !enter | L0cKn
[02:05] <ubotu> L0cKn: Please try to keep your questions/responses on one line - don't use the "Enter" key as punctuation!
[02:06] <Frogzoo> WaxyFresh: that was a myth for like 24 hours
[02:06] <egomaniac> need help installing VLC
[02:06] <lietu> IdleOne: heh, yeah, I guess so... let's just say that my patience is quite limited and I generally dont bother helping people who dont bother acting sane... let's say someone was running around the streets waving their hands in the air yelling "help! help me, anyone! it's broken!" and repeating that over and over again, I'd propably just call the cops on him and laugh a bit ;)
[02:06] <egomaniac> or general installations
[02:06] <limin> How to use Apache on ubuntu
[02:06] <egomaniac> how exactly do they work?
[02:06] <digiqq> limin: check if you have httpd service
[02:06] <L0cKn> IdleOne: rotfl
[02:06] <Slahser> egomaniac: fire up synaptic
[02:06] <Lustblader> ego maniac use the package manager egomaniac
[02:07] <digiqq> limin: I think the default installation comes with Apache installed already
[02:07] <limin> I understand,thanks.
[02:07] <egomaniac> ok im in Synpatic. it's telling me about adding repositories
[02:07] <Olgem> howlingmadhowi1 here is the output as I did /dev/urandom > /dev/sdc
[02:07] <Olgem> http://pastebin.com/m283aee18
[02:07] <digiqq> limin: no problem
[02:07] <egomaniac> is AptLine what im looking for?
[02:07] <WaxyFresh> Frogzoo: i thought i saw an artical on it somewhere?
[02:07] <IdleOne> lietu, lol that makes sense but we ask that all ubuntu users follow the !CoC and when your patience runs thin well then you go play a game or take a walk or something :)
[02:07] <Lustblader> yeah .. tick it.. egomaniac
[02:08] <lietu> hehe, sure ;)
[02:08] <Lustblader> nope ego
[02:08] <Frogzoo> WaxyFresh: you did, it was a hoax
[02:08] <egomaniac> hmmm one says yes, one says no
[02:08] <Lustblader> egomaniac: go to entertainment/audio-video
[02:08] <Lustblader> n scroll down n look for vlc
[02:08] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: did you 'umount /dev/sdc1' before 'cat /dev/urandom > /dev/sdc'?
[02:09] <Olgem> howlingmadhowi1, it was never mounted in the first place
[02:09] <egomaniac> sorry for being a pain but there is no Entertainment/audio-video
[02:09] <egomaniac> I think somethings wrong
[02:09] <egomaniac> i searched VLC but its not here
[02:10] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: there's something very strange going on here. if i'm reading this correctly, the stick isn't getting a node at all any longer.
[02:10] <chrisLAbeard> what is the biggest reason a computer wouldbe laggy?
[02:10] <Lustblader> then try sudo apt-get install vlc
[02:10] <Olgem> howlingmadhowi1 also when it appears in /dev/ it is usually just sdc rather than having any sdc1/sdc2
[02:10] <Lustblader> chrisLAbeard: virus
[02:10] <Slahser> chrisLAbeard: usually the biggest reason would be microsoft windows
[02:10] <Frogzoo> chrisLAbeard: explain "laggy"
[02:10] <chrisLAbeard> oh no on ubuntu
[02:11] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: that means that the linux kernel hasn't recognised a partition on the stick
[02:11] <Olgem> howlingmadhowi1 maybe its a bad USB stick?
[02:11] <chrisLAbeard> frogzoo on my ubuntu if i have beryl running when i try to type its really laggy but apps open just fine and the cube runs very smooth
[02:11] <Olgem> I did fsck a couple times to no avail
[02:11] <chrisLAbeard> frogzoo i cant figure out the problem
[02:12] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: if you have another usb stick, try that. the linux usb subsystem is actually pretty good, so we're probably looking at a hardware problem here (or maybe something on your mainboard that doesn't support linux)
[02:12] <Olgem> I'm going to run memtest86 and look at my SMART readings later, I've been having problems with applications thinking the disk is full when it really isn't in debian
[02:12] <Olgem> howlingmadhowi1 I do have another USB stick thankfully, and that works spectacular
[02:13] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: do you often use the computer with the case open?
[02:13] <Frogzoo> chrisLAbeard: take a look in /var/log/messages & /var/log/Xorg.0.log & google for anything that looks like an error
[02:13] <chrisLAbeard> k
[02:13] <Olgem> howlingmadhowi1 no,
[02:13] <Frogzoo> chrisLAbeard: tail -f those logs while its lagging
[02:13] <chrisLAbeard> frogzoo how do you tail -f in terminal ?
[02:13] <Olgem> howlingmadhowi1 but I have opened it up quite a bit to install stuff, but that must have been at least 2 months ago
[02:14] <Frogzoo> chrisLAbeard: eg: tail -f /var/log/messages
[02:14] <chrisLAbeard> frogzoo so its something other than the video card hopefully?
[02:14] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: okay. then it sounds unlikely that something overheated (i once fried a dvd-burner by installing ubuntu while the case was open. the internal fans had no way of knowing that things were getting hot, so they didn't switch on -as if it would have helped)
[02:14] <Frogzoo> chrisLAbeard: who knows?
[02:14] <Olgem> Note it has happened on another computer with fiesty also installed, but on windowsXP it _seemed_ to function well, but I can't confirm
[02:15] <chrisLAbeard> frogzoo yeah its just weird that everything works fine but text input
[02:15] <lietu> chrisLAbeard: well, if beryl works fine, I'd doubt it being the vid card
[02:15] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: then it's more likely to be the usb-stick than the computer itself. maybe borrow a usbstick from a friend and see if that works in ubuntu
[02:15] <lietu> chrisLAbeard: does sound like a mysterious problem tho
[02:16] <chrisLAbeard> lietu yeah and its not a ram problem its been pretty annoying i have to turn beryl off everytime i need to do something using typing
[02:16] <Olgem> Sure, I have another I can use for now, would you might know how often people can get bad USB-Sticks? I thought they were like processors where you almost never get a bad one despite complexity
[02:16] <alesan> is it possible to mount a USB key with permissions to access from ALL users and not only the current one?
[02:16] <_imran_> hey all, does anybody know where i can get a mac style menu bar?
[02:16] <lietu> chrisLAbeard: one thing you might want to check is opening up a terminal and running "uptime", if the numbers after "load average:" are higher than 1, your computer might be under somewhat high strain and that could cause some problems
[02:16] <Olgem> howlingmadhowi1**
[02:16] <power220> Dear All
[02:17] <chrisLAbeard> lietu what could cause high strain ?
[02:17] <lietu> chrisLAbeard: so with beryl off it works fine? tried fiddling with beryl's settings, beryl has quite a lot of weird problems that can be fixed by using one of the "special" settings
[02:17] <power220> can any one help me plz i have proplem on my ubuntu server
[02:17] <howlingmadhowi1> Olgem: i really don't know. short of having one run over by a car, i've never had a problem with a usb-stick myself (although my sample space is restricted to two (2) usbsticks in total :) )
[02:17] <Frogzoo> chrisLAbeard: you should try removing the wacom definitions in /etc/X11/xorg.conf which you don't need (back it up before you start fiddling)
[02:17] <power220> i have ubuntu server and when i installed squid the outlook and thunderbired and any email-claint now work on the clints
[02:17] <lietu> chrisLAbeard: erm, running some programs that use the cpu a lot ;)
[02:17] <gordonjcp> Olgem: they're not that complex, usually only one or two chips and a USB connector ;-)
[02:17] <power220> i have ubuntu server and when i installed squid the outlook and thunderbired and any email-claint not work on the clints
[02:17] <chrisLAbeard> frogzoo so i do need to back that up
[02:18] <Olgem> ah, well thanks anyway for the help howlingmadhowi1 :)