[13:31] <beta0x64> It's a type of peripheral I've never seen before
[13:31] <MonkeyDust> !ask| beta0x64
[13:32] <abhinav_singh1> hmm okay almoxarife
[13:32] <dyd> skilz, thanks
[13:32] <Sidewinder1> beta0x64, If it's ubuntu related here is fine; if strictly hardware, perhaps in ##hardware would give a quicker answer..
[13:33] <skilz> dyd: np
[13:33] <beta0x64> I was setting up a computer earlier and I was embarrassed to say I have no idea what this device is or does or what its name is. It is a black square from Dell with a light on it. It has a special port on it. The symbol on the male connector is a triangle with a line extending from it. I want to say it's for a remote or something, but there's nothing like that
[13:33] <beta0x64> It's a mystery to me
[13:34] <skilz> beta0x64: Plug it in and type 'dmesg'
[13:34] <beta0x64> It had a special port. It did not seem to be a USB, Serial or audio/video related.
[13:34] <shomon> how do I add windows 7 as a boot option?
[13:34] <beta0x64> I'm not at that computer right now.
[13:34] <meerkats> if I have installed supertuxkart incorrectly due to an outdated irrlicht engine, do I have to delete STK and reinstall from scratch?
[13:34] <skilz> beta0x64: Then paste the last 10 or so lines on pastebin.com
[13:34] <abhinav_singh1> almoxarife: well i can still try it... i will purge either kde or gnome after that :)
[13:35] <skilz> beta0x64: Okay well if you want to find out what is, I can help...
[13:35] <html> almoxarife,  well im not sure for a "hybrid" but straight raw kde is . aa biigg wow,,, better then mac i hear ,, ... if you can run fredra /kde then u can.. abhinav_singh1  not if you have the houre power
[13:35] <beta0x64> skilz, I'm not at that computer right now. I was hoping someone had encountered a device like it.
[13:35] <echelo> ciao a tutti
[13:35] <echelo> !List
[13:35] <echelo> !list
[13:36] <Sidewinder1> !it | echelo
[13:36] <MonkeyDust> o/ Sidewinder1
[13:36] <Sidewinder1> :D
[13:36] <raoul> ..
[13:37] <skilz> shomon: edit /boot/grub/boot.img
[13:37] <shomon> thanks skilz :) just going there
[13:38] <shomon> hmm it's binary
[13:38] <skilz> shomon: Sorry wrong file
[13:38] <shomon> ok I did an fdisk -l to see what it was
[13:38] <Guillem> I've a memoryStick which is corrupted. Fortunately, my laptop can read memoryStick now . I use the memstick at a sony camera. Can I use ext2/ext3 filesystem at the camera?
[13:39] <meerkats> ask sony Guillem
[13:39] <raoul> Hmm so my windows machine should have permission
[13:39] <skilz> shomon: The file you are looking for is /boot/grub/grub.cfg
[13:40] <raoul> almoxarife: how come i can connect to it with Filezilla?
[13:40] <shomon> ah okay
[13:40] <almoxarife> raoul: it?
[13:40] <raoul> almoxarife: the window server
[13:40] <raoul> *windows
[13:41] <shomon> thanks skilz - guess I should add a "menuentry" somehow.
[13:41] <almoxarife> raoul: the win machine would need to be set to accept ftp requests, you got win issues
[13:42] <bs> how to tremainate app
[13:43] <skilz> raoul: ask in #windows
[13:43] <raoul> almoxarife: well how come it doesnt work with nautilaus, but it does work in Filezilla
[13:43] <skilz> bs: killakk app name
[13:43] <skilz> bs: killall name
[13:43] <doujiang> help!!!why Win7 in VirtualBox cannot install applications???
[13:44] <shomon> hope this isn't OT - how do I get google NOT to put everything it gives me in the language it thinks I speak?
[13:44] <bs> thanks
[13:44] <almoxarife> raoul: because filezilla is a ftp client, and nautilus can be but you don't have it setup that way
[13:44] <skilz> bs: Or to find the PID of an app, ps aux grep | grep -v grep
[13:44] <skilz> Or pgrep
[13:45] <almoxarife> raoul: if you have a ftp server you want to treat as a virtual folder on a ubuntu I can help
[13:45] <sattu94> But pgrep only shows the pid, so it is useful only if you know the exact process name..
[13:45] <raoul> yes thats what I want
[13:46] <raoul> almoxarife
[13:46] <doujiang> Is there any Chinese???I just got some problems,but my english is pool.
[13:46] <bobweaver> hello there this is not a ubuntu question but more of where do I turn to get help. I am crateing imagae captcha and need some help. any one know where I might be able to find a channel or something :>) like that ?
[13:46] <sattu94> But I believe there has to be some option for pgrep to also display the process name...
[13:46] <almoxarife> raoul: there may be a lot of different approaches but mine is simple enough for me, what is your version of ubuntu?
[13:47] <raoul> almoxarife: Well i'm running Xubuntu, with nautilueus
[13:47] <almoxarife> raoul: 11.10?
[13:47] <raoul> the newest one
[13:47] <raoul> wait lemme check
[13:47] <raoul> yes
[13:47] <sattu94> Found it ! pgrep -l also lists the process name!
[13:47] <bs> how to format usb stick
[13:48] <raoul> almoxarife, yes its 11.10
[13:49] <shomon> when I run skype, as root or as me, I get "bt_audio_service_open: connect() failed: Connection refused (111)"
[13:49] <bobweaver> sattu94:  ps aux | awk '/name of whatever/'  {print $some column number}
[13:49] <shomon> what could be the problem?
[13:49] <almoxarife> raoul: I installed 'gigolo' to keep the ftp server open on my end and placing the ftp server contents on ~/gvfs at all times, the rest was just point nautilus to that folder
[13:50] <bobweaver> sattu94:like : ps aux | awk '/[b]ash/ {print $2}'      <---will give pid of bash
[13:50] <skilz> bs: gparted
[13:50] <raoul> Hmmmm, I have gigolo installed here
[13:51] <raoul> and whenever i try to connect to the FTP with natiaulues (:P) trough my filemanager, it adds it to gigolo
[13:51] <raoul> but when I doubleclick on the ftpname, it open firefox
[13:51] <bs> skilz, where to run gparted
[13:52] <almoxarife> raoul: no idea what that is about
[13:52] <sattu94> bobweaver: yes, but pgrep -l would be easier than pulling in awk to do it ?
[13:52] <edgy> Hi, I want to run two programs in parallel in one line
[13:52] <raoul> almoxarife: How do I open the ftp item in gedit (trough gedit)
[13:52] <edgy> $ sleep 10 &; sleep 20 &
[13:53] <edgy> bash: syntax error near unexpected token `;
[13:53] <edgy> so, how can I do this properly
[13:53] <bs> skilz, how to run gparted
[13:53] <shomon> raoul, I've found filezilla to be a bit easier in this respect
[13:53] <almoxarife> raoul: do you have a /gvfs folder in your home folder?
[13:53] <geirha> edgy: sleep 10 & sleep 20 &      & is ok, ; is ok, &; is too much
[13:53] <sattu94> edgy: So you want to run sleep 10 and sleep 20 together ?
[13:54] <skilz> bs: sudo apt-get install gparted then sudo gparted
[13:54] <raoul> almoxarife: no
[13:54] <skilz> edgy: What programs?
[13:54] <bobweaver> sattu94:  as you can see awk is doing all the things that pgrep and or grep where doing I guess that if we all had alais under bashrc there would be 2 letter commands for every thing :>)
[13:54] <raoul> almoxarife: .gvfs i have
[13:54] <edgy> geirha: fantastic, thanks
[13:55] <edgy> geirha: where is this documented by the way?
[13:55] <dyd> guys how can i understand what kind of motherboard i have installed? by command line
[13:55] <bobweaver> dyd:  not sure but I would try       sudo lshw
[13:55]  * bobweaver goes to try
[13:56] <almoxarife> raoul: anything it?
[13:56] <skilz> bobweaver: lspci
[13:56] <almoxarife> raoul: anything in it?
[13:56] <sattu94> bobweaver: Haha.. true..but I guess it makes sense to do it separately, than on top of awk.... to allow for more extensibility.. :s
[13:56] <skilz> bobweaver: That shows all hardware installed
[13:56] <geirha> edgy: In the manual, somewhat indirectly, but the point is, both semicolon and ampersand are command terminators
[13:56] <bobweaver> skilz:  that is just the pci cards that are connected to the board :?)
[13:57] <ofaurax_boulot> hello
[13:57] <ofaurax_boulot> happy new year
[13:57] <shomon> how do I get a volume control on the panel in 10.10?
[13:57] <dyd> bobweaver, ok, it shows many things
[13:57] <ofaurax_boulot> I use the latest ubuntu (11.10)
[13:57] <ofaurax_boulot> and I can't launch rhythmbox
[13:57] <skilz> bobweaver: And onboard hardware.
[13:58] <geirha> edgy: The bash manual, that is.
[13:58] <edgy> geirha: if I do something like ls & date, I would see the output of date before ls, why?
[13:58] <ofaurax_boulot> here is the log : http://pastebin.com/pH7thYRq
[13:59] <raoul> almoxarife: it has some FTP folders in it
[13:59] <geirha> edgy: ls is probably slower than date. ls has to read the whole directory first, sort the filenames, then output.
[13:59] <dyd> skilz, this is my output for lspci http://pastebin.com/NGKRJUX1 how to identify motherboard?
[14:00] <edgy> geirha: thanks a lot very much indeed ;)
[14:01] <shomon> does anyone know how I can add grub options to boot in windows 7 to my ubuntu 10.10 box? I know it's something to add to /boot/grub/grub.cfg, and that my windows partitions are hda1 and 5.
[14:01] <edgy> can any one help me get my kvm guest with resolution higher than 1024x768?
[14:02] <BluesKaj> hey folks
[14:02] <geirha> edgy: Probably better asked in #kvm
[14:03] <edgy> geirha: ok, I will do, thanks again
[14:04] <bs> what is the best clint for msn and yahoo
[14:05] <raoul> bs: Pidgin
[14:05] <raoul> almoxarife: so there are only a few folders of my previous FTP connections from my Windows server. (that didnt work)
[14:06] <geek01> anyone here have experience with Dell Dimension 2350?
[14:06] <Staticlv> where is the documentation I need in order to share folders between two ubuntu machines?
[14:07] <allister> hi
[14:07] <shomon> how do I set alsamixer to pick up audio from the microphone?
[14:07] <bs> how to remove some icons from the side bar in ubuntu 11.10
[14:08] <MonkeyDust> bs  in the dash menu, choose applications, click right on the application you wish to remove
[14:09] <dlentz> geek01: The dimension 2350 has an intel i8xx GPU, so it will run the crappy fbdev driver by default. YOu may be able to enable the 3d acceleration, but it may cause freezes
[14:09] <bs> MonkeyDust, i mean it keep add icons temporary how to prevent that?
[14:10] <dlentz> geek01, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Mavericki8xxStatus
[14:11] <dlentz> shomon, play with the arecord command
[14:11] <shomon> arecord? okay
[14:12] <geek01> dlentz: thanks - my problem is that the the data in the root partition is increasing all the time, have checked Bios, nothing thera
[14:12] <shomon> it seems to just create lots of strange characters
[14:13] <geek01> it is a 120 gb hdd - root partition is 31 gb
[14:13] <dlentz> what file are  these characters in?
[14:13] <dlentz> i'm guessing that it's some log in /var/log that's getting spammed
[14:14] <bs> how to prevent icons to be add to the side bar in ubuntu 11.10
[14:15] <shomon> does anyone know how to get skype working? it's a nightmare
[14:15] <geek01> dlentz: checked /var /log, and it's huge 19 gb :-(
[14:15] <shomon> it all runs but creates some bluetooth error so I removed bluez. now it still doesn't work and I have no idea how to configure alsamixer to pick up from the microphone
[14:15] <shomon> another way is to boot into windows7 but I've never done this and I have to add an option on grub2.
[14:15] <shomon> does anyone know how to do either of these?
[14:16] <shomon> also windows 7 sucks
[14:16] <arinov> i have eeePC Seashell series with ubuntu certified stick and my special keys works not like in documentation discription
[14:16] <arinov> fn+f9 fn+f7 fn+f4 does not work, how can i fix it?
[14:17] <shomon> stupid laptop power keys probably arinov - mine are all remapped to voklume or brightness
[14:17] <arinov> default preinstallation was 10.10 now it is 11.10
[14:17] <rileyp> sudo apt-get install skype
[14:17] <shomon> done rileyp - and then I installed the deb fromthe skype site too
[14:18] <bs> how to make my webcam work
[14:19] <rileyp> shomon: done rileyp - and then I installed the deb fromthe skype site too. Well thats good? Its not windows you only need install it once doing it again will do nothing.
[14:19] <arinov> is there any instructions about fn keys diagnostics?
[14:21] <rileyp> shomon run alsamixer from a terminal if need be and unmute /select a mic source
[14:21] <thiebaude> !cheese
[14:21] <MonkeyDust> arinov  maybe this link helps http://www.webupd8.org/2010/05/enable-fn-keys-on-your-asus-eeepc-and.html
[14:21] <thiebaude> bs, try a program called cheese
[14:21] <thiebaude> sudo apt-get install cheese
[14:22] <matt23> How can I add showmouse to Compiz?
[14:22] <D_Russ> hello all. why is large file transfer slow on ubuntu? is there some settings i need to change?
[14:22] <MonkeyDust> D_Russ  rsync is fster than cp
[14:22] <MonkeyDust> faster*
[14:23] <D_Russ> what is rsync and cp? MonkeyDust?
[14:23] <bs> thiebaude, i cant find that program
[14:23] <thiner> when login into ubuntu witch one do i want to choose gnome unity 2d
[14:24] <MonkeyDust> D_Russ  cp is copy, rsync basically does the same, but it is faster and has more/other options
[14:24] <D_Russ> i am transfering an 8gb file from my camcorder to my HDD via usb and i am only getting 7mb/sec transfer speeds is this about right?
[14:24] <thiebaude> bs, http://projects.gnome.org/cheese//index
[14:24] <D_Russ> MonkeyDust: is rsync in the software center?
[14:24] <farrukhjon> hi all. Say me, what i need do after editing /etc/environment file for defined variables be active ?
[14:24] <thiebaude> bs, or is it in software center?
[14:25] <skilz> When I run cheese, all the menu options are greyed out and I cant select anything or start my cam, even with sudo.
[14:25] <MonkeyDust> D_Russ  it's a terminal command
[14:25] <D_Russ> ohh i c
[14:26] <D_Russ> so i have only the option of accepting the transfer speeds or learn to use the terminal for transfering large files?
[14:26] <farrukhjon> restart the system or any best way ?
[14:26] <thiebaude> skilz on a windows install windows cant find the webcam, but with cheese the cam has no problems, but dont use windows anymore
[14:26] <dlentz> farrukhjon, you use the export command
[14:27] <thiner> whats better to uuse unity unity 2d or gnome
[14:27] <thiebaude> ds, did you find the Cheese program?
[14:27] <dlentz> if you want the environment variable to be defined for your user every time, then you put the export command at the end of  ~/.bashrc
[14:27] <MonkeyDust> thiner  depends on what you prefer
[14:28] <Basso_> thiner, check out all of them, and choose :)
[14:28] <farrukhjon> i known export command but i want known is there scripts for restarting env as /etc/init.d/networking ?
[14:28] <thiner> the one i used when i first install it is gone who i tired to use compiz
[14:28] <thiner> and now it look different
[14:28] <Sidewinder1> D_Russ, There is a GUI version of the terminal command rsync; it's called Grsync and should be in your repositories.
[14:29] <D_Russ> thank you
[14:29] <jiltdil> any chanel for oracle?
[14:29] <bs> any one know how to prevent icons from being add to the side bar in ubuntu 11.10
[14:30] <auronandace> !alis | jiltdil
[14:30] <Sidewinder1> D_Russ, My pleasure; but I doubt it'll speed up your transfer rate; Grsync is what I use to back-up my data. :-)
[14:31] <dyd> what's the quickest way to set ubuntu for best performance?
[14:31] <Basso_> dyd, define best performance?
[14:31] <arinov> MonkeyDust: is link alive? i cant recieve it
[14:31] <thiner> whats the difference between unity and unity 2d
[14:31] <MonkeyDust> dyd  use a live cd or thum drive, reboot and follow instructions
[14:32] <dyd> Basso_, just to make it work quicker
[14:32] <manners> hey guys iv got an issue with ushare keeps telling me eth-0 is down even though im logged in via vnc over the ethernet port
[14:32] <D_Russ> Sidewinder1: so the transfer rates i am seeing is normal for linux with large files? one thing good about windows is that it transfers large files pretty fast, so i was thinking maybe something was wrong on my install since i never really get the same transfer speeds even when using esata to transfer.
[14:32] <MonkeyDust> thiner  can't say, i don't like/use unity
[14:33] <Basso_> dyd,linux works quite fast, do you feel the system is slugish?
[14:33] <ssta> thiner: unity2d uses less resources (it's all relative)
[14:33] <thiner> well i just have a 8800gt graphic card and im looking to use the best one for that
[14:34] <ssta> try them both, see which you prefer
[14:34] <MonkeyDust> dyd  this link is old, but it may help or give ideas http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/50-amazing-ubuntu-time-saving-tips-482714
[14:34] <manners> my system i have is ubuntu with a usb hdd and my windows 7 machine and i see it doing 10MBps or 100Mbits per second
[14:34] <dlentz> the 8800gt shouldn't have any problem slicing through unity's 3d effects
[14:35] <ssta> whetehr you weant the eye candy or not is up to you
[14:35] <dyd> MonkeyDust, thank you, probably my performance problems were related to compiz (now disabled), but since i want to use vbox i want to improve performance to the best
[14:35] <D_Russ> manners which system does 100mbs
[14:35] <thiner> how do u get the 3d effects i tired compiz and it kind of messed up ubuntu
[14:35] <Sidewinder1> D_Russ, Yes, eSATA is definately faster than USB2, in ubuntu or windows. I'm curious, are you saying that using the same hardware, win is faster, in transfer rates, than ubuntu?
[14:36] <D_Russ> yes
[14:36] <Basso_> dyd, i had problems with compiz, i changed to gnome-shell which uses mutter instead of compiz, was quite the difference, and no vertical tearing
[14:36] <D_Russ> thats what i am saying Sidewinder1:
[14:36] <manners> lol d_russ both i was talking transfer rate and actual throughput rate
[14:36] <Sidewinder1> hmmm
[14:36] <manners> copying from windows 7 to the usb hdd it can max the ethernet connection
[14:37] <D_Russ> dual boot machine @ sidewinder1
[14:37] <dyd> Basso_, thanks
[14:37] <Sidewinder1> D_Russ, What program, in ubuntu, are you using to transfer?
[14:37] <D_Russ> nautilis
[14:37] <D_Russ> drag and drop
[14:37] <Basso_> badass program D_Russ , use it myself, never fails
[14:37] <D_Russ> lol @ Basso
[14:38] <MonkeyDust> you shouldnt use nautilus for large file transfers
[14:38] <Basso_> Yes, use DD to make it into an iso, then mount it
[14:38] <D_Russ> MonkeyDust well it is more like multiple small files
[14:38] <bs> how to add effects to the desktop and animation in ubuntu 11.10
[14:39] <Sidewinder1> D_Russ, That's curious, I also run dual boot (with XP-Pro, but rarely use it, anymore), I've found the times to accomplish 'most' tasks to be very similiar..
[14:39] <MonkeyDust> bs activate compiz
[14:39] <ssta> nautilus is SLOW
[14:39] <ssta> try it on command line instead, is it still slower?
[14:40] <D_Russ> Sidewinder1: that is true, but i have noticed (win764bit) that file transfer is always faster on windows, i do prefer ubuntu by far but thats just one thing i would like to improve if possible
[14:40] <Basso> bs, what gfx card do you have?
[14:40] <bs> Basso, nivida 560 ti
[14:41] <Basso> bs, have you installed the drivers for the card?
[14:41] <Sidewinder1> D_Russ, Then, I would assume, that you're using the 64-bit ver. of ubuntu; which version, 11.10?
[14:41] <bs> Basso, i guess
[14:41] <D_Russ> yes
[14:41] <D_Russ> 11.10
[14:42] <dyd> how can i check how much ram is installed on my system?
[14:42] <Basso> bs, what do you mean by adding effects to the desktop?, you want more compiz bling bling, or dont you have hardware acceleration?
[14:42] <dyd> i tried free -m but can't understand the values
[14:42] <dyd> total = 2003 means 2 gb?
[14:42] <ssta> dyd: no, -m means megabytes
[14:42] <Sidewinder1> D_Russ, I have an 'antique' desktop, and kinda' stick with LTS versions; currently running 10.04, and it works great!
[14:43] <bs> Basso, well i'm new to ubuntu so i donno what is compiz nor hardwear acceleration can you explain please
[14:43] <dyd> free -m with total=2003 stands for 2003 mbs, hence 2 gb, or not? :)
[14:43] <ssta> dyd: yes
[14:43] <Basso> bs, have you just installed ubuntu on your computer?
[14:43] <dyd> ssta, thanks
[14:43] <ssta> dyd: mine is: http://paste.ubuntu.com/790575/  I have 8G in this machine
[14:44] <mneptok> bs: if you do not know what Compiz is, or how it works, you need to learn that before adding effects. walk before you run.
[14:44] <D_Russ> Sidewinder1: yeah i started out with 11.04 32 bit and decided to go with 64bit 11.10 since most people say 64bit works without issues now. my desktop is kind of a powerhouse (well sort of) so it just must be a filesystem type deal
[14:44] <Sidewinder1> D_Russ, About the only real difference in speed, between win vs ubuntu, is when I use my Hauppague, usb, TV ... Much better in win... :-(
[14:44] <suhail> Hai Guys !! Did anyone made  burg themes ?
[14:44] <matt23> yea bs. first time i installed ubuntu, i went through just checking and ticking things off in Compiz, and had to do a full re-install because i lost the GUI haha
[14:45] <mneptok> D_Russ: you are copying files from what filesystem to what filesystem? ext4 to ext4?
[14:45] <D_Russ> maybe xp just is not as fast as win7 with large file transfers. Sidewinder1
[14:45] <bs> Basso, yes i just installed it
[14:46] <bs> Basso, i tried cheese to run my webcam the picture looks awful
[14:46] <suhail> anyone know how to make burg themes ! I want to make a burg theme ! ? Help please !!
[14:46] <Basso> bs, to your graphics card working correctly, you would need to install drivers for it, you can do that in an application called "Additional Drivers"
[14:46] <D_Russ> mneptok: from a camcoder (not sure what the fs is on the camcorder) to a HDD via usb or from ext4 to ext4 when it is via esata.
[14:47] <Basso> bs, i also look at my webcam, and yes i agree, i sometimes look quite awfull in the morning myself
[14:47] <mneptok> D_Russ: the camera is probably FAT32.
[14:48] <bs> Basso, lol no i mean the picture is really bad some parts of it is colored some are not
[14:48] <manners> grrr whats the process manager for ubuntu this damn ballz game wont close lol
[14:48] <Sidewinder1> D_Russ, Well, I wouldn't know anything about "7"'s transfer rates; just last night, I (in ubuntu) burned 695 MB, avi. video file to CD; took all on about 3 minutes; on this, circa 2003, Dell Desktop. :D
[14:48] <bs> Basso, the colors are mess donno why
[14:48] <slakcphil> manners, well there are many, i like top,
[14:48] <Basso> bs, the driver may be fault, or it may be problems with the drivers for the graphics card; INstall new drivers :3
[14:48] <suhail> anyone know how to make burg themes ! I want to make a burg theme ! ? Help please !!
[14:48] <mneptok> slakcphil: try htop. thank me later. ;)
[14:48] <kpok> hi I cant find the brightness applet on the new gnome panel . how do I add it?
[14:49] <slakcphil> mneptok, cool
[14:49] <manners> kk will get that one then
[14:49] <slakcphil> it does not come installed tho
[14:49] <bs> Basso, i'm on the additional drivers it give me two options
[14:49] <mneptok> slakcphil: it's in the repos. no dependencies that aren't already installed.
[14:49] <D_Russ> thats small files size compared to what i normally deal with Sidewinder1, movies i usually deal with are 2GB plus.
[14:49] <slakcphil> coo,
[14:49] <mneptok> !info htop
[14:49] <manners> yup downloading now
[14:50] <manners> still cant figure out this damn ushare telling me the interface is down either
[14:50] <Basso> bs, perfect, you choose the one with highest number, or the one that has "post-release-something-something" on it
[14:50] <Sidewinder1> D_Russ, OIC, Hi-def stuff..
[14:50] <D_Russ> not a big deal, just wondering is i may have had something configured wrong. yep
[14:50] <D_Russ> hidef stuff
[14:50] <slakcphil> yeah, htop is the stuff, looks cool
[14:50] <bs> Basso, that is what i did
[14:51] <suhail> anyone know how to make burg themes ! I want to make a burg theme ! ? Help please !!
[14:51] <Sidewinder1> mneptok, OK, I'll bite,will htop work with Lucid?
[14:51] <Basso> bs, so you have installed it and rebooted the computer?
[14:51] <D_Russ> thats the only time i notice a difference is over 1gb otherwise the transfer rates are pretty comparable
[14:51] <mneptok> Sidewinder1: yessah
[14:51] <bs> Basso, yes i did
[14:51] <Sidewinder1> mneptok, What is the advantage over 'top?'
[14:52] <Basso> bs, then you should have everything setup for hardware acceleration. So now back to the question, what did you mean by adding effects to the desktop?
[14:52] <mneptok> Sidewinder1: ncurses, mostly
[14:52] <Sidewinder1> ncurses?
[14:52] <D_Russ> well i have to get going. Have a happy New Year everyone.
[14:52] <bs> Basso, first can you help to fix the webcam issue
[14:52] <manners> lol right i think it needs rebooting
[14:52] <muhdiekuh> hi, i got an issue on ubuntu 11.10: "service mysql status" says "mysql start/running", although mysql is not running. any hints, on how to debug this?
[14:52] <Basso> i always use HTOP
[14:52] <Sidewinder1> D_Russ, Same to you, sir!
[14:52] <bs> Basso, the picture color is too bad
[14:52] <manners> htop cant kill this process lol
[14:53] <bs> Basso, it's like in gray
[14:53] <manners> actually it has lol at long last
[14:53] <mneptok> manners: who owns the process?
[14:53] <mneptok> manners: disregard
[14:53] <Basso> bs, do fix that you probably need to install a new kernel, or get a new webcam, i sugest you get a new webcam, use linux for 6 months, then install a new kernel :)
[14:53] <manners> dont know now lol
[14:53] <thiner> im not getting ompiz to work
[14:53] <thiner> compiz to work
[14:54] <manners> does no one in here use ushare
[14:54] <Basso> thiner, it not funk?
[14:54] <bs> Basso, what do you mean? the cam work perfect on windows xp
[14:54] <Sidewinder1> mneptok, OK, read the 'about' htop in Synaptic; sounds kewl; Mega-thanks!!
[14:55] <thiner> i click on the effects and stuff and nothing works still the same
[14:56] <jiltdil> HOw to learn oracle pl/sql under ubuntu?
[14:56] <MonkeyDust> jiltdil  a book or an online tutorial
[14:57] <somov> hi all
[14:57] <jiltdil> MonkeyDust,  i mean  software name where can i learn on linux
[14:57]  * mneptok bows to Sidewinder1
[14:57] <somov> can smb help me to fix one problem? when I load xubuntu - appears menu asking me to choose between xubuntu and xfce session. is it possible to skip this menu?
[14:57] <Basso> bs, the problem is that i cant help you with that problem ^^, i have never experienzed something like that before
[14:58] <Basso> somov, autologin?
[14:58]  * Sidewinder1 Installed htop; running now. WOW! mneptok "You Da Man!"
[14:58] <manners> dmesg
[14:58] <manners> oops sorry wrong place
[14:58] <somov> Basso, yes, maybe
[14:58] <Basso> Sidewinder1, htop is porn
[14:58] <Basso> somov, try to enable auto login in xubuntu then :)
[14:59] <Sidewinder1> Basso, Heh,..
[14:59] <somov> Basso, and how to do it? in terminal?
[14:59] <Basso> ahhhh
[15:00] <Sidewinder1> mneptok, Will there be any difference between sudo htop, and just htop? And is either recommended?
[15:00] <Basso> somov, i have no idea, use the power of google
[15:01] <Basso> Sidewinder1, it will be no difference
[15:01] <somov> Basso, ok I will try. thanks
[15:01] <Sidewinder1> Thanks.
[15:01] <Basso> Sidewinder1, sudo is bad, root is bad, too much power, mankind is not ready for that kind of power yet
[15:02] <mongy> somov,  edit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and add autologin-user=youruser
[15:02] <Sidewinder1> sudo Basso.. ;-)
[15:02] <mongy> ugh, wish people would stick around more than 5 seconds.
[15:03] <Sidewinder1> mongy, Yea, things happen kinda' fast, in here.
[15:03] <Basso> i dont even run ubuntu, have to wait for my new laptop
[15:03] <Sidewinder1> Basso, Shame on you.. ;_)
[15:03] <Basso> omg, ubuntu left ubuntu
[15:04] <Sidewinder1> Now, where will we be?
[15:04] <Basso> Sidewinder1, its not my fault, not yet atleast
[15:04] <Sidewinder1> :D
[15:05] <Staticlv> where is the documentation I need in order to share folders between two ubuntu machines?
[15:05] <pooltable> help have xfce install but there is a small line on the top on the of the bottom the screen thing how do i remove it ?
[15:06] <Sidewinder1> Basso, All kidding aside; as I'm sure you're well aware, sudo is an absolute necessity for some tasks. ;-)
[15:06] <MonkeyDust> Staticlv  https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/internet/C/networking-shares.html
[15:06] <Ritchie_Z> hello everyone
[15:06] <shirt> hello
[15:06] <Sidewinder1> Hi
[15:06] <shirt> Staticlv: use NFS for share two unix machines
[15:06] <Caifas> Hello
[15:07] <Basso> Sidewinder1, no you can manage just fine without sudo, you just have to compile everything from scratch, and if the applications wont run without sudo, its malware
[15:07] <MonkeyDust> Caifas  ! the biblical high priest!
[15:07] <Caifas> :p
[15:07] <Staticlv> shirt and MonkeyDust- thank you I have some reading to do.
[15:07] <Sidewinder1> Basso, Huh, then how would one edit root config. files?
[15:08] <Ritchie_Z> is here someone who tried installing xfce on ubuntu 11.10 because it got very slow after upgrading from 11.04? (I am just wondering whether it solves the problem)
[15:08] <shirt> Ritchie_Z: yeah, i'm using xfce now
[15:08] <Sidewinder1> BRB.
[15:08] <Basso> Sidewinder1, you dont, because you dont need to, and if you feel the need to do it you are slowly admitting you are insane
[15:09] <Sidewinder1> Yes, there is that..
[15:09] <Caifas> Guys, i need to re master ubuntu 10.04, remove some packages, add some and also add a custom depository, is there a tool or something you can point me to?
[15:09]  * Basso-Food away
[15:09] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: and did ubuntu get slow for you after the upgrade as well?
[15:09] <Basso-Food> brb, i need to eat free food
[15:10] <MonkeyDust> Caifas  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization
[15:10] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: ok then, I will swich then too till this problem gets solved..
[15:10] <shirt> Ritchie_Z: you should configure out what caused that... i don't think my sistem get slow after upgrade to development branch, precise
[15:11] <Caifas> Ty MonkeyDust
[15:11] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: well, I have already checked the forums about the problem and people with different types of PCs are having the same problem, even after a fresh install ubuntu is almost unusable... there wasn't a single problem with 11.04
[15:12] <manners> hmm think this netbook is going dolally, i do ushare stop and it tells me eth-0 is down so failed i then try ushare start  and again eth-0 is down however i can still play all the media on it
[15:12] <shirt> Ritchie_Z: i have no use 11.04 release, i'm switched from 10.04 to 12.04
[15:12] <Cogito446> With xfce on 10.04 and propietary drivers for ati, youtube videos freeze. HTML5 video work. Change to open source video drivers and work ok but hdmi to 2nd monitor don´t work. Any sugestion?
[15:13] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: oh, I see... I have been using 11.04, worked almost perfectly and I thought I was a good idea to upgrade.. it wasn't...
[15:13] <shirt> Ritchie_Z: likes Cogito446 says, maybe related with your graphics problems
[15:13] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: I was using more precisely
[15:15] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: but what could be the problem with my graphics? I never had any problem with 11.04 or any distribution using the same integrated Ati video card (it is an IBM laptop)
[15:15] <shirt> Ritchie_Z: are you using proprietari ati driver or opensource one ?
[15:16] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: well, I am using the one that got installed with ubuntu.. I guess it must the open source one...
[15:16] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: I did not change anything as far as the drivers are concerned, ubuntu is using its drivers from the kernel
[15:18] <shirt> Ritchie_Z: okey... maybe other problems... you should analyze your system to figure out this problem.. look at log maybe help you what caused that
[15:19] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: ok, thanks.. I will figure out something.. or switch to another distro, mint e.g.
[15:19] <bs> any one can help me add the xp partion the ubuntu 11.10 grup
[15:19] <shirt> bs: exactly, what is your problem ?
[15:20] <MonkeyDust> bs  a lot af questions, first time you use ubuntu?
[15:20] <bs> MonkeyDust, yes dust it's my first time
[15:20] <bs> Shirt,i can't load windows xp from the ubuntu load screen only windows 7
[15:21] <debian_noob> bs, windows7 loader should be able to boot xp
[15:21] <shirt> Ritchie_Z: can you pastebin your top output on slow machines
[15:22] <domenicobenigno> :)
[15:22] <bs> debian_noob, it just boot win 7
[15:22] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: sorry, I can't understand it.. the link of the forum discussing the problem you mean?
[15:22] <debian_noob> have you tried booting into windows 7?
[15:23] <pooltable> i got this line on  my dexk top i do not know where it camr from how do it get rid of it ?
[15:23] <pooltable> desk
[15:24] <debian_noob> pooltable, more specific please
[15:24] <shirt> Ritchie_Z: i mean output from $top command, paste it on paste.ubuntu.com or pastebin.com... place link here
[15:25] <pooltable> there is small line on my desk top i not sure where it came from i change the image the line is still there i want to remove the line
[15:25] <debian_noob> pooltable, screenshot please
[15:25] <pooltable> debin how do i do that?
[15:26] <debian_noob> press printscreen and upload the image on imageshack.us
[15:27] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: ok, i get it.. one moment, I am trying out mint now, I will switch to ubuntu
[15:27] <pooltable> debin how do i post it here ?
[15:27] <iceroot> !screenshot | pooltable
[15:28] <Sidewinder1> debian_noob, I pressed 'print-screen' and nothinh happened. I know how to do it the GUI/Menu way... Did you set up a hot-key config for prt-scrn?
[15:29] <Sidewinder1> nothing, even.
[15:29] <debian_noob> Sidewinder1, check your home director
[15:29] <debian_noob> *directory
[15:29] <debian_noob> there will be a png image
[15:30] <Ritchie_Z> hello again :)
[15:30] <shirt> helo
[15:31] <pooltable> debin look here http://imagebin.org/191369
[15:31] <Sidewinder1> debian_noob, Chkd /home, there's several screenshot.pngs, but they're from a couple of months ago; nothing current; let me search..
[15:33] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: I've done it: http://paste.ubuntu.com/790615/
[15:33] <jihaduallahu> hello, how do i backup grub 2's boot list ? i need to install xp and then restore the old bootloader
[15:33] <tata> how can I use lubuntu on old pc with serial mouse?
[15:33] <shirt> Ritchie_Z: wait a minute
[15:33] <iceroot> tata: by installing it
[15:33] <debian_noob> pooltable, the two white lines?
[15:34] <pooltable> debin yes
[15:34] <tata> but lubuntu not support old serial mouse?
[15:34] <shirt> Ritchie_Z:  i don't look strange on your output
[15:34] <iceroot> tata: of course it does like any other ubuntu-version
[15:34] <iceroot> tata: and every other GNU/Linux version
[15:35] <Sidewinder1> debian_noob, iceroot That's strange, just searched /home (after hitting 'Print Screen" key) and search returned nothing, other than the .pngs from several months ago; I'm wondering if I need to set-up/config, my PrintScreen key?
[15:35] <debian_noob> Sidewinder1, strange,you using GNOME?
[15:35] <tata> I try and my mouse not move
[15:35] <debian_noob> pooltable, strange..try changing your wallpaper
[15:35] <iceroot> Sidewinder1: you can also use "gnome-screenshot"
[15:35] <muthukumar> any one here know hacking
[15:35] <iceroot> muthukumar: wikipedia
[15:35] <Sidewinder1> debian_noob, Yes, Gnome2, 10.04 32-bit desktop.
[15:36] <pooltable> i did that but i will change it to show you
[15:36] <drel> hello guys
[15:36] <debian_noob> Sidewinder1, okay then maybe lxde is different
[15:36] <Sidewinder1> iceroot, Yes, I know how to do it from menus, just wondering why prt-scrn doesn't work. Not really a problem, just curious.
[15:36] <muthukumar> hi debian will you teach me
[15:37] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: but when I am opening programmes, they open much slower than they used to in 11.04... I usually use many programmes at the same time (browsing -- facebook, gplus, other sites, banshee opened, pidgin opened, youtube videos, copying files, thunderbird open)
[15:37] <iceroot> Sidewinder1: sorry dont know
[15:37] <iceroot> !ot | muthukumar
[15:37] <drel> what's the rule here ... how can I ask you, gurus, a question
[15:37] <iceroot> !ask | drel
[15:37] <Sidewinder1> iceroot, debian_noob Thanks for your time, anyway. :D
[15:38] <MonkeyDust> drel  ask a question and wait for an answer
[15:38] <Sidewinder1> Just don't be too demanding.. ;-)
[15:38] <pooltable> debin c here it is http://imagebin.org/191371
[15:38] <shirt> Ritchie_Z: open up your terminal, execute $sudo tail -f /var/log/messages and open some application, look at messages, if there are something can be analyzed
[15:38] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: maybe I should try with a fresh install, but that is something I wanted to avoid, because I am using this machine for work... but I have learned the lesson again, that when something is working fine, one must never upgrade...
[15:38] <BussDriver> Hi all and happy new year!  I can't boot into my ubuntu 11.10 laptop anymore.. my X.org log just says "Fatal server error:  127.379] no screens found"  Could anyone please help?
[15:39] <muthukumar> any one know how to install hauwai wireless modem in ubuntu
[15:39] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: ok, I will try that...
[15:39] <MonkeyDust> pooltable  looks like a hardware issue, is it an old screen
[15:39] <Sidewinder1> pooltable, My goodness, your desktop is sideways..
[15:39] <shirt> muthukumar: you mean huawei usb modem ??
[15:39] <muthukumar> yes
[15:40] <pooltable> side desk sideways  ????
[15:40] <iceroot> MonkeyDust: what does a old screen with a hardware issue has to do with a screenshot?
[15:40] <pooltable> monkey old but not that old
[15:40] <muthukumar> shirt: do you know ?
[15:40] <iceroot> MonkeyDust: a screenshot is always software-based and not related to the monitor
[15:40] <jihaduallahu> where is grub2 located in order to backup and restore later?
[15:41] <MonkeyDust> iceroot  i was thinking, the screen  may be physically damaged
[15:41] <shirt> muthukumar: yeah, i'm using usb huawei modem this time
[15:41] <drel> I need some advice about the logitech g300 issue which is worked around here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/63283/logitech-g300-not-working-on-ubuntu . My question is does anyone know what might be pulling the cursor as there is no such key on the board. Besides I tried disabling all other KBDs except the g300 mouse and the issue remains ... so this is no overlapping issue
[15:41] <iceroot> jihaduallahu: /etc/default/grub
[15:41] <Sidewinder1> pooltable, I'd go into your favorite image-editing software (gimp or f-spot) and flip the image, than save it, then reload it onto your desktop..
[15:41] <debian_noob> MonkeyDust, doesnt matter
[15:41] <pooltable> sidewinder i see it is just the pic i
[15:41] <jihaduallahu> iceroot, is there any special way to backup ?
[15:41] <jihaduallahu> or just copy paste
[15:41] <iceroot> jihaduallahu: only copy the file
[15:42] <jihaduallahu> thanks
[15:42] <muthukumar> Shirt: i am trying to install that but i can't
[15:42] <iceroot> jihaduallahu: but normally grub does not need a backup, it will reread all the needed things (if you did not change anything like boot-parameters)
[15:42] <pooltable> sidewinder i know i do not like that one just use it to show the line on my desk top does not move
[15:42]  * Basso-Food away
[15:42] <shirt> muthukumar: what series huawei modem you have ?
[15:42] <jihaduallahu> iceroot, i need to install xp, and then come back to my original win7/ubuntu listing
[15:43] <Sidewinder1> pooltable, OIC, the white line in the lower right hand corner; hmm.., may be a hardware issue. I know that's not what you want to hear. :-(
[15:43] <muthukumar> Shirt: series i don't know. that is reliance net connect+
[15:44] <BlackSailer> ciao a tutti
[15:44] <MonkeyDust> list?
[15:44] <patrickmann> Ignore this, folks - just testing this XChat app for the first time.
[15:44] <BlackSailer> !List
[15:44] <shirt> muthukumar: are you sure you didn't know your modem ?
[15:44] <Sidewinder1> pooltable, I assume that if you open that pic in another program, the 'white-line', is not there?
[15:45] <muthukumar> Shirt: one minutes
[15:45] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: I don't get any messages with that command :D
[15:45] <Sidewinder1> patrickmann, It's workin'. ;-)
[15:46] <yellabs-r2> hello there
[15:46] <Sidewinder1> Hi
[15:46] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: but the system itself is a bit faster now somehow :D but I am using unity 2d now
[15:47] <Sidewinder1> pooltable, It also appears that you are in the same time zone as I.
[15:47] <shirt> Ritchie_Z: maybe a lot of proccess unneeded run on your system
[15:47] <yellabs-r2> i have got an samsung cp-315 and the cups drivers that ubuntu has on board, now the laser prints are just to dark, is there an way to improve that ?
[15:47] <debian_noob> pooltable, try tty1?
[15:47] <debian_noob> the line still there?
[15:47] <Staticlv> is there an updated version of ailurus or computer janitor for 11.10?
[15:47] <muthukumar> Shirt: that is Huawei EC 1260
[15:48] <dr_willis> yellabs-r2:  use the cups printer config tools/web interface and see if theres any settings you can change.
[15:48] <kag_anil> can anyone tell me how to fix bugs ?? i mean where to start??
[15:48] <dr_willis> !cups
[15:48] <yellabs-r2> ok
[15:48] <dr_willis> kag_anil:  start by being a good bug reporter. :)
[15:48] <dr_willis> !bugs
[15:49] <Sidewinder1> dr_willis, Hey, don.
[15:49] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: I don't know.... maybe I'll just do a fresh install and if it won't help, I'll be using 11.04 forever :D
[15:49] <Sidewinder1> doc, even
[15:49] <pooltable> debin what is tty1 ??
[15:50] <shirt> muthukumar: i think this device detected by network manager applet automagically
[15:51] <debian_noob> pooltable, press ctrl+alt+f1 and see if the line is there, then press ctrl alt f8 to get back
[15:51] <sean-w> How is AMD 3D graphiics support compaired to nVidia?
[15:51] <craigbass1976> Anyone set up radicale in lucid?
[15:51] <iceroot> sean-w: amd support is not as good as nvidia-support for the non-free drivers with 3d-support
[15:51] <iceroot> !anyone | craigbass1976
[15:52] <kag_anil> dr_willis: kk i'll start from there :), thanx
[15:52] <dr_willis> sean-w:  personally... id stick to nvidia.
[15:52] <shirt> Ritchie_Z: output from $ps aux or $pstree could help
[15:53] <debian_noob> sean-w, nVidia has better drivers
[15:53] <Isilion> hiya! im looking for a decompiler/dissasembler to attempt to watch the code of a suspicious .exe (i heard of 'uncc', but it's not on the repos)
[15:53] <rlg> seanbright: for ubuntu nvidia is better! i was having problems installing the catalyst driver. Had to purge all
[15:54] <dr_willis> Isilion:  decompiling a windows executable? or a linux one?
[15:54] <sean-w> I'm a bit annoyed with the nVidia drivers on the windows side though (I use both). The nVida drivers would crash firefox and civ 5
[15:54] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: http://paste.ubuntu.com/790632/ and http://paste.ubuntu.com/790633/
[15:54] <Isilion> dr_willis: it seems to be a win32 application
[15:55] <dr_willis> Isilion:  you may want to check in #windows then. Or test it out in a virtualbox/wine setup and see what it does..
[15:55] <nbubuntu> hi , I would like to know can ubuntu 11.10 .iso burn into a dvd ? because I wanted a faster installation time for it to read/write ?
[15:55] <nbubuntu> does it boot as live cd too ?
[15:55] <drel> sean-w: I think that the driver support is better for nVidia, but their cards  ... I dont like. I have ATI/AMD and I am not changing it
[15:55] <nbubuntu> thank you :)
[15:56] <Isilion> dr_willis: ok
[15:56] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  the desktop cd release - goes to a desktop. :)   the 'dvd' release has more language supported and a few other littlt things. most people dont need the dvd version.
[15:56] <shirt> Ritchie_Z: are you using multiple desktop environment ?
[15:56] <sean-w> drel: Are the opensource drivers for AMD enough for light duty 3D?
[15:57] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : sorry , I mean can a desktop cd release burn into a dvd rather than cd ?
[15:57] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  ive heard you can burn a cd iso to a dvd disk and it should work.. but ive heard mixxed results on it actually working.
[15:57] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: I don't know about that... I know that when unity started lagging, I installed the gnome shell too so I have gnome3 and unity installed..
[15:57] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  for a fastest install put the iso on a flash drive.
[15:57] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : but does ubuntu boot as live cd on flash drive ?
[15:58] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  or the fastest ive seen.. set up grub2 on a hard drive and have that boot the iso from a hard drive.. and install to a 2nd hd.
[15:58] <debian_noob> nbubuntu, yes it does?
[15:58] <arinov> if empathy works 2-3 hours and unread message cue becomes big i have very serious problems with performance
[15:58] <Ritchie_Z> shirt: with gnome3 and unity 2d the system is not so slow that I start pulling out all my hair....
[15:58] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  same as the cd boots.
[15:58] <arinov> how can i fix it?
[15:58] <drel> sean-w: probably :D What's light duty
[15:58] <Duality> hi all
[15:59] <sean-w> drel: kwin effects, maybe some webGL?
[15:59] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : btw , other question , if a person doesn't have a hard drive , can ubuntu be install on a usb flash drive ? how well does it perform ? just for temp
[15:59] <Sidewinder1> Duality, Greetings.
[15:59] <dr_willis> sean-w:  for low end/mid range - if buying a new card. Id say go with nvidia. the costs/power of the 2 brands are very close at that market segment.
[15:59] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : or an external usb hard disk ?
[15:59] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  i do full installs to extenal usb flash, or usb hard drives all the time. works fine. it is slower at times.. but works fine for me.
[16:00] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  be SURE to tell the grub installer to install to the external device.
[16:00] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : really ! O.o ?
[16:00] <dr_willis> unless you want the system to not boot when the device is removed. :)
[16:00] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  its worked from external media ver well for the last several releases for me.
[16:00] <Ritchie_Z> blackshirt, but now as I am using it, it is better than it used to be... maybe it got scared when I started linux mint from USB :D
[16:00] <dr_willis> My main ubuntu desktop box is on a 32gb flash drive i move from machine to other
[16:01] <drel> sean-w: I see, but I am not very familiar with the subject. However I believe it mostly depends on how old the video is as good drivers come with time, but not for really new cards
[16:02] <blackshirt> Ritchie_Z: okey... if you have experienced with this system, i'm sure you can figure it out and solve this :D
[16:02] <dr3mro> hello , how to get a list of supported mime types that gedit can read ???
[16:02] <sean-w> dr_willis: That's what i've noticed, however, I'm getting tired of the nVidia drivers breaking things on Windows. I wonder if AMD drivers on the windows side are better? I suppose this is the wrong place to ask that question.
[16:02] <dr_willis> sean-w:  cant say ive noticesd them breaking anything on windows.
[16:03] <Sidewinder1> sean-w, You're not using WUBI, are you?
[16:03] <dr_willis> ati and nvidia both seem to just half-way do their drivers.. they are always too focused on getting the next big thing out and out marketing each other.
[16:03] <Sidewinder1> dr_willis, +1 to that!
[16:04] <drel> dr_willis: they do break ... mainly your frag ingame income :D
[16:04] <dr_willis> I stick with nvidia. because they seem to work better for me. ages ago i had ATI. and just had way to many issues with them on windows and MAJOR issues on linux. but this is 5+ yrs ago now that ive only done NVIDIA basically
[16:04] <Ritchie_Z> blackshirt, well, as I am not really familiar with the structure of the system that deep that I can start looking for the cause of the problem, I will just do a fresh install tomorrow, if nothing changes, I'll go back to 11.04 :) my problem is that I am using a dual-boot system with winXP and therefore I don't like messing with the boot manager and the partitions...
[16:05] <sean-w> Sidewinder1: Nope, true dual boot. I use kubuntu for everything but gaming :)
[16:05] <melissa33> Hello, I have ubuntu 11.04 on an NFS root (rw). I have issues with firefox. it runs well but causes a kernel oops when I exit it. Every other program seem to be running fine. I believe it may be something to do with the export parameters of my nfs root. anybody can help with it ?
[16:06] <blackshirt> Ritchie_Z: good luck guys :D
[16:06] <Sidewinder1> sean-w, Thank goodness!
[16:06] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : I think I need a guide .
[16:06] <Ritchie_Z> blackshirt, thanks for you help :D at least i have learned a couple of new commands today
[16:07] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  guide for what?
[16:08] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : installation to install ubuntu into a flash drive
[16:08] <blackshirt> Ritchie_Z: okey.. great works, for some time, upgrade or update can solve the problem, but maybe for other was not
[16:08] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  works the same as to a internal hd. You could even unplug your internal hds if you wanted.
[16:08] <melvincv> My graphics driver just crashed, I'm running Xubuntu and have an Intel 845GL chipset. dmesg output: http://paste.ubuntu.com/790648/
[16:09] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : as simple as installation into a hard disk ?
[16:09] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:   i manually pariton the external how i need. normally just a / and a swap partition. and use the pulldown item to be sure grub is going to the external usb. and let it go.
[16:09] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  identical install.
[16:10] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  i normally make a live usb. i boot and plug in the other usb.. so i have both plugged in and install from one to the other.
[16:10] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : Long story short , having friends with tight budget , his drive fail and send for warranty..Temp solution is to wait :( Having an external hard disk but was occupied with files with only single partition. Only option is either boot from a live dvd .iso or install ubuntu on a flash drive.
[16:10] <Ritchie_Z> blackshirt, yes, in the last years distro upgrades usually make everything horrible instead of better.... I wish the xubuntu times back with 9.04 and 9.10... updates went smooth and I always got a better system.. nowadays I don't...
[16:11] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  a 16 to 32gb external usb is very useable..  a live cd+persistant setup on usb is decntly useable as a short term answer also.
[16:11] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : which mean the minimum is 16GB ?
[16:11] <dr_willis> if you wanted to get fancy you could use 2+ usb/flash and have /home/ on its own parittion :)
[16:12] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  ive done it in as small as 4gb flash.. but space will be very tight.
[16:12] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  i happened to find 16gb flash on sale for $16 one day. and 32gb on sale for $32 :)
[16:12] <Kwa> cześć
[16:12] <ed209> I use XFCE for my desktop. When it starts conky pops up. I want to figure out which config fiel I need to edit to stop this from hapening. Is there a way to do this?
[16:13] <ActionParsnip> ed209: look in ~/.config/autostart
[16:13] <dr_willis> ed209:  check the ~/.config/autostart/  directory yet?
[16:13] <bencc> I'm trying to install ubuntu 11.10 but it can't connect to my Ethernet switch. What can I do to fix it?
[16:13] <dr_willis> bencc:  you are talking about a normal wired connection?
[16:13] <ActionParsnip> bencc: what ethernet chip are you using?
[16:13] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : Ok ,thanks again :) , he had a 4gb , will ask him to get a 16GB :)
[16:13] <ed209> I will try that now. Thanks!
[16:14] <bencc> dr_willis:
[16:14] <bencc> ActionParsnip: on the Edimax device or in my laptop?
[16:14] <muthukumar> how to connect ftb through ubuntu
[16:14] <melvincv> My display is flickering. Please help me, see http://paste.ubuntu.com/790648/
[16:14] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  you can do a useable live+pereisatant file to a 4gb. but dont expect to be able to update/upgrade it to the latest updates.. it will fill up real fast.
[16:14] <ActionParsnip> bencc: on the system
[16:15] <bencc> ActionParsnip: laptop or switch? what is the system?
[16:15] <ActionParsnip> melvincv: what is the output of:  lsb_release -sc
[16:15] <ActionParsnip> bencc: the laptop, the switch is moot
[16:15] <nbubuntu> dr_willis :" useable live+pereisatant" ?  erm , sorry ?
[16:15] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  you can set up a Live-cd on flash with a 'save' file.  to keep changes.
[16:16] <theadmin> !ftp | muthukumar]\
[16:16] <melvincv> ActionParsnip: oneiric
[16:16] <dr_willis> !live
[16:16] <theadmin> !ftp | muthukumar
[16:16] <theadmin> Silly keyboard
[16:16] <bencc> ActionParsnip: how can I check what chip the laptop has?
[16:16] <muthukumar> teach me hacking
[16:16] <ActionParsnip> bencc: sudo lshw -C network
[16:16] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : is that so ! :D then it'd be great.But it doesn't keep the setting right ?
[16:16] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  the pendrivelinux web site, or the unetbootin or the ubuntu disk-creator tool can do this for you.
[16:16] <ActionParsnip> muthukumar: that's offtopic here
[16:16] <theadmin> muthukumar: Illegal discussions are not to be done on this network.
[16:17] <blackshirt> muthukumar: you have a lot of exercise for that
[16:17] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  with a peristant save file.. it does.
[16:17] <bencc> ActionParsnip: is there a way to open a terminal during installation?
[16:17] <dr_willis> nbubuntu:  thats the whole point of the safe file its  more then just a live-cd, but less then a full install.
[16:17] <bencc> ActionParsnip: or do I have to restart and "try ubuntu"?
[16:17] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : thanks :) search it now.
[16:18] <theadmin> bencc: You can press Ctrl-Alt-F2, log in as "ubuntu"
[16:18] <meerkats> right now in my screen there is an "embed shockwave" window without minimize or close icons that wont disappear. I cannot force quit firefox, any suggestions?
[16:18] <ActionParsnip> bencc: press CTRL+ALT+T
[16:18] <theadmin> bencc: If you need a GUI terminal, after thatm in the TTY, run DISPLAY=:0 gnome-terminal
[16:18] <ActionParsnip> meerkats: ALT+F4 maybe
[16:18] <meerkats> if I want to open new applications, this mentioned window will always appear before, be always visible
[16:18] <dr_willis> meerkats:  use terminal   'xkill' command and click on the annoying window. :) perhaps.
[16:18] <theadmin> ActionParsnip: You think that works during the install? I doubt it
[16:19] <dr_willis> meerkats:  or alternatvely 'killall firefox' perhaps.
[16:19] <ActionParsnip> theadmin: if you selected 'Test Ubuntu' then it will
[16:19] <meerkats> altf4 worked like a charm, thanks ActionParsnip
[16:19] <theadmin> ActionParsnip: It's stated that (s)he selected "Install Ubuntu"
[16:19] <ActionParsnip> meerkats: works in many OSes, same as Windows
[16:19] <ActionParsnip> theadmin: I see, hmmm
[16:20] <meerkats> i dont care bout windows
[16:21]  * dr_willis washes his windows and puts plastick film over them for the winter....
[16:21] <ActionParsnip> meerkats: its the same control, is all I'm saying
[16:22] <bencc> ActionParsnip:  PCI (sysfs)
[16:22] <ActionParsnip> bencc: give it time, your PCI bus is slow
[16:23] <magicblaze007> I want the user to be not able to login, but be able to create tunnels. How can I do this? I am trying to use "bash -r". Is there anything better i can use?
[16:24] <bencc> ActionParsnip: what info do you need from there?
[16:24] <ActionParsnip> bencc: you need the product line, you can then seek guides
[16:24] <bencc> ActionParsnip: Realtek Semiconductor Co., LTD
[16:24] <ActionParsnip> bencc: or try:  lspci | grep -i eth
[16:25] <bencc> ActionParsnip: product: RTL-8139/8139C... this?
[16:25] <ActionParsnip> bencc: yea that's your ethernet chip, search the web to find guides for that
[16:25] <bencc> cool thanks
[16:26] <dr_willis> Thats a fairly common chip.  i do recall there being like 2 differnt modules for it at one time.
[16:26] <blackshirt> bencc: if it your realtek 8193 chip series, you can use 8193 or 8193too driver
[16:26] <JustSighDudes> Why does apt-get not show me the most recent versions on launchpad? Or is that not how it works?
[16:26] <ActionParsnip> bencc: head back if you don't get anywhere
[16:26] <dr_willis> I recall one box i had. I had to blacklist the 8139 module and force the usssage of teh 8139too module.
[16:26] <bencc> ActionParsnip: thanks
[16:27] <ActionParsnip> JustSighDudes: the repos and ppas you have have told you the versions they have, they may not have the latest releases on
[16:27] <bencc> blackshirt: how can I install the driver without internet connection?
[16:27] <dr_willis> bencc:  does 'sudo lsmod | grep 8139' show either module loaded?
[16:27] <bencc> blackshirt: just install ubuntu and than manually put the driver deb?
[16:27] <dr_willis> the 8139* stuff should allready be included.
[16:27] <JustSighDudes> ActionParsnip: Can I add stuff? eg: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/i386/perl-base/5.12.4-2
[16:27] <blackshirt> bencc: usually,it has already available on installed ubuntu
[16:28] <ActionParsnip> JustSighDudes: are you using Oneiric?
[16:28] <bencc> dr_willis: 8139too and 8139cp
[16:28] <JustSighDudes> ActionParsnip: Yes.
[16:28] <bencc> this is my device: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
[16:28] <bencc> and I'm trying ubuntu 11.10
[16:29] <ActionParsnip> JustSighDudes: then you can install the deb if you want
[16:29] <Gentoo64> bencc, what problem are you having?
[16:29] <JustSighDudes> ActionParsnip: It keeps making me download different files. This is probably the dependency hell I hear about.
[16:29] <JustSighDudes> ActionParsnip: This is like the 5 file in the chain so far.
[16:29] <ActionParsnip> JustSighDudes: try:  sudo apt-get -f install      I suggest you find a PPA to use
[16:29] <dr_willis> bencc:  you could try removing both modules (sudo rmmod 8139cp, sudo rmmod 8139too)   and loading ONE  and see if the dmesg output sees/starts up the nic.
[16:29] <bencc> Gentoo64: can't connect to Ethernet switch
[16:30] <Oer> bencc did you try reset the router/switch ?
[16:30] <dr_willis> seems odd that both modules are loaded.. unless one somehow loads the other these days.
[16:30] <bencc> Oer: I'm connected with a win7 machine now. Do I still need to restart it?
[16:30] <Gentoo64> dr_willis, its normal
[16:30] <Gentoo64> for the cp to load as well
[16:30] <dr_willis> i haventhad one of those chipsets in 5+ years
[16:31] <bencc> dr_willis:  this looks similar to what you suggest http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1092687
[16:31] <Gentoo64> i borrowed a laptop the other day that had that nic, and both those were loaded and it worked
[16:31] <dr_willis> I hope everyone did check the cables first... :)
[16:32] <dr_willis> Hopefully  the new Xmas Puppy dident use one as a chew toy. (had that happen)
[16:32] <JustSighDudes> ActionParsnip: Where exactly do I look for PPAs?
[16:32] <ActionParsnip> !ppa
[16:33] <snivitz> !addppa
[16:33] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : found , as simple as that ? http://www.pendrivelinux.com/creating-an-ubuntu-live-usb-from-cd/ ? thanks :)
[16:34] <anand> !ls
[16:36] <hannes_> hi there! I modified $PATH to include /var/lib/gems/1.9.1/bin (globally via /etc/profile ). Now I want someone to execute bundle (which is in this folder) via sudo without having to type his password. Therefore I allowed the use of "/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/bin/bundle" in /etc/sudoers. This works well if the user executes `sudo /path/to/bundle` but not if he uses `sudo bundle` (without the fully qualified path). Can someone tell me how this can be
[16:36] <hannes_> done?
[16:40] <Caifas> guys, I was searching for a tool to re master ubuntu and I found these utilities "Remastersys" and "ubuntu customization kit" but they say its to remaster livecd, I in need of a install cd customization, anyone know if its possible to do that with one of this tools?
[16:42] <nbubuntu> dr_willis : thanks again :) gtg will tell him about it :D
[16:42] <theadmin> Caifas: LiveCDs are installable. Just make sure you "apt-get install ubiquity" on the system you remaster.
[16:42] <yeats> !remaster | Caifas
[16:43] <s0cket> hello, I have a problem with my installation. I can select from menu options, but as soon as I pick something, install just freezes, pressing anything other than ctrl+alt+del doesn't work. I can choose the "other options" before selecting anything from menu list, maybe there is an option to switch to text-mode or verbose, so it would output all the errors, because I really don't want to download
[16:43] <s0cket> the whole distro again just for text install. Distro version: 11.10 server edition 32bit
[16:43] <Caifas> Ty guys
[16:44] <s0cket> also, other versions such as 11.04 and 10.04 LTS worked just fine
[16:45] <ActionParsnip> s0cket: does it go to a black screen
[16:45] <s0cket> no, it just freezes at the purple menu
[16:45] <rodhash> Hello gusy...
[16:45] <rodhash> how can I convert doc to pdf on ubuntu??
[16:45] <ActionParsnip> s0cket: what video chip do you use?
[16:45] <ActionParsnip> rodhash: open the file in libreoffice then print to the pdf printer
[16:45] <s0cket> sorry, I really don't know but I'll take a wild guess that it's intel integrated
[16:46] <ActionParsnip> s0cket: try the boot option: nomodeset       see if it helps
[16:47] <ActionParsnip> rodhash: I found this too: http://superuser.com/questions/156189/how-to-convert-word-doc-to-pdf-in-linux
[16:49] <s0cket> ActionParsnip: I gave it about 2 minutes, still stuck
[16:51] <MrKeuner> hello, how can I keep my ubuntu box awake while hours long virus scan is complete?
[16:54] <ActionParsnip> s0cket: or try:  xforcevesa
[16:54] <rypervenche> MrKeuner: As long as you want.
[16:55] <mkanyicy> MrKeuner, does it go on standby? are you on AC power or battery power?
[16:55] <s0cket> it was a problem with display after all, I see some text wrtitten in small green letters overlaying the purple menu, same bug I experienced with debian installer, and thank you, I'll try it now
[16:56] <MrKeuner> mkanyicy, ac power but I set it to suspend on 1 hour of inactivity. I'd like to block that remotely when running virus scan
[16:57] <mkanyicy> MrKeuner, rather remove the suspend option when you are on AC power
[16:57] <mkanyicy> MrKeuner, is there a reason you want your laptop to suspend while its on ac power?
[16:58] <dr_willis> i wonder how 'inactivity' is defined.
[16:59] <s0cket> no input from mouse or keyboard?
[17:01] <mkanyicy> dr_willis, inactivity == idling in this context, i guess
[17:02] <s0cket> ActionParsnip: it's still stuck at the menu, I guess it will be easier to re-download text-only version
[17:02] <ActionParsnip> s0cket: could be needed
[17:04] <Igmu> video problem...
[17:05] <dr_willis> Igmu:  a bit more details would be handy......
[17:05] <MrKeuner> mkanyicy, this is a desktop
[17:05] <Igmu> I have used linux for less than a year so I have a little understanding of commandline, GUI, file structure, etc. I started with Ubuntu 10.04 64bit on a laptop with a NVIDIA video card. I gradually upgraded to 11.10 64bit which changed the dm from gdm to lightdm. Now when I boot up, I can't get passed the Ubuntu boot screen. The NVIDIA module disappeared. I stopped X, the nouvea service, ran
[17:05] <Igmu> the latest shell script from NVIDIA, rebooted... Still, I only get Ubuntu boot screen. When I StartX, the only change is now I get NVIDIA splash then black screen with pointer.
[17:06] <MrKeuner> mkanyicy, I do not want it to spend energy when not in use
[17:06] <s0cket> I left it sit with xforcevesa for a while, and now  I'm seing purple and green stripes with noise movement, downloading alternate cd now
[17:06] <mkanyicy> MrKeuner, ok
[17:06] <s0cket> thanks for the support, anyway
[17:07] <MrKeuner> is there a terminal command to block suspend
[17:07] <wadkar> I am on a 11.10 ubuntu minimal installation
[17:07] <wadkar> I need to configure my wired eth0 via command line
[17:08] <wadkar> I seem to have forgotten the exact commands, I am trying " ifconfig eth0 <IP_ADDRESS> netmask <IP_ADDRESS> broadcast <IP_ADDRESS> up "
[17:08] <snivitz> Is there a way getting sound working on Ubuntu Server 11.10 without installing ubuntu-desktop?
[17:08] <wadkar> after that I think I have to add a route to my routing table
[17:08] <techfreak> wadkar ifconfig --help
[17:08] <wadkar> but I am not sure how to achieve that
[17:09] <T0mM> Is there a mirror list for ubuntu?
[17:09] <T0mM> So i can install it on xen.
[17:09] <wadkar> techfreak: the eth1 is up, but I am not sure about the routing table
[17:10] <dr_willis> Igmu:  try adding a new user as a test case 'sudo adduser billgates'    and see if you can login in as that user and if the Desktop works.
[17:13] <craigbass1976> Anyone set up radicale in lucid?
[17:13] <techfreak> wadkar what are yuo getting for route -n
[17:13] <Cogito446> When I change to XFCE with open source video drivers on 10.04  everything work except the HDMI. Need advice.
[17:13] <techfreak> wadkar route add default gw <ipaddress> interface
[17:14] <dr_willis> Cogito446:  you mean the hdmi sound output? or video output?
[17:15] <debian_noob> is there any better alternative to photorec?
[17:15] <vip_> hello.how to unlock adobe flash local storage???
[17:15] <debian_noob> like something which can recreate the original directory structure?
[17:15] <Cogito446> When I connect the hdmi cable to the tv I have no video or sound.
[17:15] <dr_willis> Cogito446:  whats your video chipset?
[17:16] <craigbass1976> Every time I search for it, the stupid search engine (tried a couple) thinks I'm looking for radical ubuntu lucid...
[17:16] <Igmu> dr_willis I will adduser. I am using dual boot on this box so I have to restart this one. Can you list log file locations that could help target this?
[17:16] <Cogito446> E5
[17:16] <techfreak> Cogito446 dont tell that you have nvidia
[17:16] <Cogito446> Ati
[17:17] <dr_willis> Igmu:  theres always the x logs in /var/log/ or the users home. if the Login screen is working.. but the user desktop is not. it points to it being a conflict of some type in the users config files in their home. IF a new user works.. that definatly points to it being a user config issue.  In which case you would cleanout/reset/remove the various config files in the problem users home.
[17:17] <craigbass1976> Supposedly radicale is in the repos...
[17:17]  * tnk1 is back.
[17:17] <dr_willis> Cogito446:  but if you use the fglrx drivers the external display works?
[17:17] <debian_noob> or is there any way to specify date of deletion?
[17:18] <rage> Is there a way of disabling window manager keybindings for specific windows? e.g. Pressing alt tab in window A works but in window B it does nothing
[17:18] <oCean> tnk1: please disable the away/back script
[17:18] <nixmaniack> I need help in running "links -g" in console. It's giving me errors.
[17:18] <Igmu> dr_willis thx
[17:18] <nixmaniack> *links2 -g
[17:19] <ajasmin> I find Banshee a bit confusing. It works when I search for something but if I don't know how to play all the files in a directory. I have this directory under my Music folder containing CD tracks prefixed by the track number can't I just play these in order somehow?
[17:20] <Cogito446> dr_willis: If I use the proprietary drives It will work but the youtube video would freeze or choppy.
[17:20] <wadkar> techfreak: thanks got it
[17:20] <wadkar> techfreak: can you tell me how to add an alias to eth0 ?
[17:20] <tyler_d> ajasmin: its all based on id3 tagging... you would have to search for a comonality, modify the id3 tags to all be the same "albumn" or alternately create a playlist for the items
[17:21] <ajasmin> tyler_d, I see. Guess mplayer ~/Music/dir/*.flac will do for now.
[17:21] <dr_willis> Cogito446:  youtube has a html5 playback option that dosent use flash. but i rarely go to youtube these days.
[17:21] <tyler_d> ajasmin: from mplayer you should be able to save the playlist then import into banshee
[17:22] <ajasmin> tyler_d, Can't I just create a play list from nautilus or something?
[17:22] <tyler_d> I'm unsure of the ability from nautilus
[17:22] <dr_willis> drag/drop the files onto the playlist area perhaps.
[17:22] <techfreak> wadkar sudo ifconfig eth0:0 <sencond IP> up
[17:22] <Cogito446> dr.willis: So the problem looks like is flash?
[17:23] <Toph2> dr_willis,,, firefox and chrome seem to drag my system to a crawl and less (11.10)  I have disabled Flash and can't watch a lot of the videos. Is there an alternative to Flash or isn't Flash my problem?
[17:23] <wadkar> techfreak: thanks, do I need to worry about routing tables ?
[17:23] <dr_willis> Cogito446:  flash is always a problem.
[17:23] <theadmin> ajasmin: You can create a text file with a list of files to play (quoted, space-or-newline separated) and then use: mplayer $(cat myplaylist.txt)
[17:23] <theadmin> Toph2: Well we have gnash
[17:23] <Cogito446> tk
[17:23] <tyler_d> Toph2: flash is a huge issue on all systems; currently running flash on my 64 bit laptop causes the heat to spike up to > 80
[17:23]  * dr_willis looks forward to the day flash dies.
[17:23] <techfreak> wadkar: it should take automatically
[17:24] <wadkar> techfreak: supercool, thanks !
[17:24] <Toph2> theadmin,,, does gnash successfully replace Flash?
[17:24] <theadmin> dr_willis: With HTML5 (and tons of HTML5 apps on CWS) it's not that far into the future
[17:24] <theadmin> Toph2: Most of the time yes
[17:24] <Toph2> theadmin,,, thanks, i'll try it
[17:24] <techfreak> wadkar you are welcome
[17:24] <warfaren> the performance i get with gnash is nowhere near flash :(
[17:24] <dr_willis> flash is a good example of the problems with a 'closed source solution'
[17:24] <debian_noob> theadmin, no it doesnt
[17:24] <Cogito446> dr_willis: agree.
[17:24] <warfaren> but i wish i could use it more...
[17:24] <debian_noob> youtube only
[17:25] <ajasmin> dr_willis, drag/drop doesn't seem to work. But thanks
[17:25] <tyler_d> I have read about mplayer integration to get youtube working... but have not played with it at all
[17:25] <mcbaine1> its my birthday today... Yipppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[17:25] <dr_willis> I wonder what % of youtube videos have html5 alternatives now a days.
[17:25] <theadmin> mcbaine1: That's offtopic here, please visit #ubuntu-offtopic or #defocus
[17:25] <dr_willis> tyler_d:  boxee also has youtube plugins :) for surfing the tube.
[17:26] <dr_willis> I tend to use the various Youtube Downloader tools/plugins to grab any videos i want to watch. and convert them as i want to a nicer format.
[17:27] <tyler_d> dr_willis: I just copy the fd after it streams :)
[17:27] <ajasmin> theadmin, Playing all the file in a directory with mplayer is easy enough. I was trying to figure out banshee though.
[17:27]  * theadmin has no problems with neither flash nor yt's HTML5 player, which I beleive covers ALL the videos now, dr_willis
[17:27] <dr_willis> tyler_d:  90% of the time - i use tubemate on my cellphone. :) rarely  go to youtube on the pc.
[17:28] <tyler_d> dr_willis: curiousity got the better of me so I figured out how to copy them from youtube :)
[17:28] <Cogito446> dr.willis: I Use downloadhelper with seamonkey and is fantastic
[17:28]  * theadmin uses savefrom.net with Chrom{e,ium}
[17:28] <tyler_d> I wanted to know the raw how-to get it
[17:32] <bs> when i log in to my ubuntu i got two option ubuntu and ubuntu 2d when i choose ubuntu i got nothing on the screen when i login
[17:33] <tyler_d> bs: so your 3d on your video card is not working
[17:33] <MonkeyDust> theadmin  tnx for advising savefrom.net
[17:36] <dyd> i had the bad idea to update ubuntu to 11.10
[17:36] <theadmin> MonkeyDust: Uhm, no problem
[17:36] <dyd> now not even left click is working on the main menu
[17:36] <dyd> seems like left-right are inverted
[17:37] <theadmin> dyd: Odd. Try using the winkey. Also, afaik, just hovering over the top-left corner of the screen brings menu up
[17:37] <a1> hello
[17:37] <dyd> theadmin, i'm using gnome no effects
[17:37] <theadmin> dyd: Oh, gnome-shell or gnome-panel?
[17:38] <dyd> theadmin, how can i detect that?
[17:38] <theadmin> dyd: Um, okay, do you have a bar with "Applications" and "Places" on top, or do you have a button saying "Activities" instead?
[17:38] <dyd> theadmin, btw the problem persist only on the Applications menù
[17:38] <theadmin> Ah I see, so panel
[17:38] <dyd> theadmin, i have Applications and Places
[17:39] <theadmin> dyd: ok, hm, sounds weird... I dunno. Sounds like a bug. Report it: ubuntu-bug gnome-panel
[17:39] <dyd> theadmin, sometimes it works, sometimes if you click it will show and immediatly disappear the sub menus
[17:39] <magicJ> I have a text only printer configured and working - I can : lp someFile to it and it prints.  If in firefox I hit print I get the print screen etc and seem to send the jb and there is no output - any ideas?
[17:39] <dyd> theadmin, frustrating but i can go over
[17:40] <theadmin> magicJ: Well, what Firefox prints is essentially an image no matter what -- because it's a webpage, can't be text-only...
[17:41] <bs> when i log in to ubuntu 11.10 i get two option ubuntu and ubuntu 2d when i choose ubuntu and login i get nothing just an empty screen
[17:41] <magicJ> theadmin - then surely it should give me an error or something rather than just ignore it, no?
[17:41] <tati> hola?
[17:41] <magicJ> bs: do you have enough memory to run the non-2d ersion
[17:41] <hydester> i'm using the firefox ppa for ubuntu and the language get flipped to british for the textarea spellchecker.  any idea how to fix that?  using https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-security/+archive/ppa
[17:41] <theadmin> magicJ: I dunno. Firefox is weird. Haven't used it for quite a while now so idk
[17:42] <Janusman> Help! If I try to ls a folder (which just happens to be my huge Thunderbird profile dir) I get the error: "ls: reading directory n5tk3z31.default/: Input/output error" And, of course, Thunderbird won't start =(
[17:42] <bs> magicJ, yes but i think i mess some thing with compiz and every thing went bad since then how to resore?
[17:43] <Janusman> that folder is on an NTFS filesystem. Doing a sudo fsck /dev/sda1 returns "fsck: fsck.ntfs: not found"
[17:44] <theadmin> Janusman: You need to install ntfs-3g and ntfsprogs, also... You should NOT store Linux directories on FAT/NTFS
[17:44] <magicJ> bs: just accept that 11.10 is at best a work in progress - either re-install or accept the prolem - I have no idea why Canonical did this - but they did - I am generally sticking with 10.4 since it is LTS - there are so many weird things like that in 11.10
[17:44] <Janusman> theadmin: thanks, I'll try that. BTW this is a Thunderbird profile I share between my dual boot Win and Ubuntu
[17:44] <theadmin> Janusman: I wouldn't do that, but okay...
[17:45] <theadmin> Janusman: I think the config formats in TB for Linux and Windows differ
[17:45] <debian_noob> Janusman, apt-get install ntfsprogs
[17:45] <Janusman> theadmin: =)
[17:45] <Janusman> theadmin: hrm, both of those are already installed. ntfsprogs and ntfs-3g
[17:45] <theadmin> Janusman: Odd then... weird
[17:45] <Janusman> theadmin: yeah :(
[17:46] <bs> magicJ, come on reinstall god,isnt there any way to restore it back,i also have windows 7 on another disk if i do reinstall i might not be able to load any thing
[17:46] <Janusman> theadmin: gladly I've not used TB on Windows since about a year ago. thanks for the heads up
[17:46] <debian_noob> Janusman, yeah
[17:46] <dagerik> I forgot to backup a particular .txt file before I deleted the partition and reinstalled ubuntu. There is a good chance the file has not been overwritten. Do there exist some tool which can search through the disk for ascii strings?
[17:46] <debian_noob> fsck.ntfs doesnt exist
[17:46] <debian_noob> try ntfsfix
[17:46] <magicJ> bs: as I say  - my experience with 11.10 is that this type of thing is typical
[17:46] <bookaballaboddda> hi
[17:47] <bookaballaboddda> i would just like to say hi
[17:47] <Janusman> debian_noob: will do
[17:47] <magicJ> bs: if you knew what you messed up u could undo it - but u don't
[17:47] <bs> magicJ, i thought it's stable version
[17:47] <debian_noob> but it most probably wont solve your problem
[17:47] <debian_noob> according to it's manpage
[17:47] <bookaballaboddda> and goodebye
[17:47] <dr_willis> bs:  tried logging in as a new user? see if they cen get to a desktop? try startx from the console also. look for eerror messages
[17:47] <bs> magicJ, i know what i missed up but the problem nothing load to restore it back..
[17:47] <magicJ> bs: they claim stable but it is not complete is it - look what happened 2 u
[17:48] <Duality> got a laptop with 256K ram -.-
[17:48] <bs> dr_willis, ok let me try
[17:48] <dr_willis> some compiz and unity settings an fight. :)
[17:48] <dr_willis> can fight.
[17:48] <magicJ> bs: y can't u just reverse what you did - how did u mess it up
[17:48] <Duality> not gonna be able to run ubuntu or what?
[17:48] <debian_noob> Duality, you mean 256M?
[17:48] <dr_willis> Duality:  id suggest Lubuntu
[17:48] <theadmin> Duality: 256 KILOBYTES?
[17:48] <theadmin> Duality: That doesn't even make sense
[17:48] <dyd> in ubuntu how can i manage users and groups? where is the system>administration>usersandgroups>manage groups>vboxusers
[17:49] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back?
[17:49] <Duality> 256 KB
[17:49] <Janusman> debian_noob: "completed successfully", but still get the error on ls
[17:49] <Duality> lool
[17:49] <Duality> :P
[17:49] <Duality> it's a verry
[17:49] <Duality> verry
[17:49] <Duality> old laptop
[17:49] <FloodBot1> Duality: Please don't flood; use http://paste.ubuntu.com to paste; don't use Enter as punctuation.
[17:49] <debian_noob> dyd the adduser command can be useful
[17:49] <magicJ> bs: I have a few hndred sites running Ubuntu - if they do not improve thinbgs I will be migrating to another distro once 10.4 drops out of support
[17:49] <nyilas_> Hello! I have a Xubuntu 11.10 and if i click on hibernation, my system hibernates, but then, if i hit the power button, my system is restaring. The sytem is a Dell Inspiron 5110. Please help me!
[17:49] <theadmin> Duality: I don't think you can run any modern OS with that much RAM... Try FreeDOS I guess...
[17:49] <magicJ> bs: how did u mess it up
[17:50] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back?
[17:50] <debian_noob> Janusman, try rebooting into windows and running checkdisk
[17:50] <theadmin> cowslammer: Alt+F2, nm-applet
[17:50] <Ray24> I just installed ubuntu 10.10 and I couldn't get a wireless connection, how do I? What update do I do?
[17:50] <Janusman> debian_noob: hm, ok, I'll try that. brb
[17:50] <Janusman> thanks
[17:51] <pitlimit> My ubuntu has become unresponsive after a system crash. Can anyone tell me how I might go about fixing it? How might I find the cause?
[17:51] <debian_noob> bs, messed up compiz?
[17:51] <bebo> join ##C
[17:51] <pitlimit> Is there any way for me to use the install cd to fix ubuntu?
[17:52] <guest-hId56p> dr_willis, well it work fine from the guest acc
[17:52] <guest-hId56p> dr_willis, how to restore my acc seetings?
[17:52] <nyilas_> Hello! I have a Xubuntu 11.10 and if i click on hibernation, my system hibernates, but then, if i hit the power button, my system is restaring. The sytem is a Dell Inspiron 5110. Please help me!
[17:52] <cowslammer> theadmin - that does nothinng obvious
[17:53] <theadmin> cowslammer: mmmk, open a terminal and type "nm-applet &disown", what do you get?
[17:54] <Duality> http://www.spanbroek.net/mark/laptop/
[17:54] <Duality> is the laptop i have
[17:54] <Duality> can be upgraded to 160MB of RAM
[17:54] <Duality> though ...
[17:54] <cowslammer> theadmin - when i run nm-applet from the terminal, i get an error "this was not a disconnect"
[17:54] <guest-hId56p> dr_willis, i guess i know what is the problem but can some one tell me how to fix
[17:55] <dyd> can i rollback to 10.04 ?
[17:55] <dyd> i'm going crazy with 11.10
[17:55] <iceroot> dyd: only by reinstall
[17:55] <dyd> iceroot: damn :)
[17:55] <Oer> !specs | Duality
[17:56] <cowslammer> theadmin - "old state indicates this was not a disconnect"
[17:56] <guest-hId56p> any one can help me about compiz
[17:56] <iceroot> !anyone | guest-hId56p
[17:56] <Trololololol> !flavor
[17:56] <Trololololol> !mythbuntu
[17:56] <Duality> :)
[17:56] <almoxarife> nyilas_: I don't want to sound defeatist but you may never see a cure for that, the same will happen with suspend I a assume, I own a dell lappy same as yours, I have tried every trick out there, no joy, the killer is that windows does work (sleep/suspend).
[17:56] <Oer> Duality, Lubuntu will do > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu#System_requirements
[17:56] <oCean> Trololololol: please use the bot in pm:  /msg ubottu !bot
[17:57] <guest-hId56p> i disable ubuntu unity plugin in my account how can i restore it
[17:57] <cowslammer> theadmin - "old state indicates this was not a disconnect"
[17:58] <nyilas_> almoxarife: :( Maybe i should change distro
[17:59] <almoxarife> nyilas_: there are some other suspend apps out there besides the ones that come with gnome, you might give them a try, I did
[17:59] <liveuser_101> ohi guys
[17:59] <liveuser_101> im back
[18:00] <liveuser_101> how do i log off ubuntu
[18:00] <liveuser_101> i willlllllllll nooooooooooootttttttttttttttttt  burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
[18:00] <iceroot> liveuser_101: gui or cli?
[18:00] <liveuser_101> cli
[18:00] <iceroot> liveuser_101: exit
[18:00] <liveuser_101> logoff?
[18:00] <liveuser_101> oh i see
[18:00] <liveuser_101> thank you
[18:00] <debian_noob> liveuser_101, logout
[18:00] <liveuser_101> ok
[18:01] <dyd> what was the command to change the file permissions?
[18:01] <debian_noob> chmod
[18:01] <guest-hId56p> how to open compizconfig from treminal
[18:02] <PIPPO> CIAO
[18:02] <PIPPO> !LIST
[18:02] <Janusman> debian_noob: windows seems to have detected and fixed the problem. Making a backup before doing anything else =)
[18:02] <Janusman> So.. thank you windows (for once!) =)
[18:02] <debian_noob> Janusman, only parents can take care of their spoiled children ;)
[18:03] <Janusman> guest-hId56p: ccsm?
[18:03] <guest-hId56p> Janusman, what do you mean
[18:03] <guest-hId56p> Janusman, yes ccsm
[18:03] <cowslammer> theadmin does that make any sense?
[18:04] <dgnorton__> Is there a way to edit the launchers in 11.10?  I'd like to add command line arguments to one.
[18:04] <Oer> guest-hId56p, why not open ccsm from the menu ?
[18:04] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back?
[18:04] <debian_noob> Oer, maybe he's encountering errors he'd like to see
[18:04] <debian_noob> cowslammer, GNOME?
[18:05] <cowslammer> debian_noob, yes
[18:05] <CarlFK> how do I get the syslog spew on boot?  I removed "quiet splash" but I still just get a purple screen, not the syslog spew I like
[18:05] <benny1> ciao
[18:05] <MonkeyDust> list?
[18:05] <debian_noob> right click the panel and add applets or something like that
[18:05] <guest-hId56p> Oer, because i disable ubuntu unity plugin from account and i need to reenable it because i can't see menu or nothing sincei disable it
[18:05] <debian_noob> cowslammer, happened to me too
[18:06] <Oer> guest-hId56p, ctrl + alt + T > ccsm <enter>
[18:06] <debian_noob> guest-hId56p, try Alt-F2 compiz --replace
[18:06] <theadmin> MonkeyDust: lol
[18:07] <MonkeyDust>  :)
[18:07]  * tnk1 is away: Gone away for now
[18:08] <cowslammer> debian_noob, what did u do about it?
[18:08] <pitlimit> my system has become unresponsive (slow to respond) after a system crash. Can anyone advise me on how I might fix the problem? Perhaps a hard disk check?
[18:08] <Zeraphing> Is anyone else out there having issues running dual monitors with 11.10?
[18:09] <debian_noob> cowslammer, added it back
[18:09] <cowslammer> debian_noob, how?
[18:09] <MonkeyDust> pitlimit  try booting in Recovery mode and choose Repair, to start
[18:09] <dan__> hey
[18:09] <pitlimit> thanks MonkeyDust
[18:09] <debian_noob> isnt there anything like add to panel?
[18:10] <cowslammer> debian_noob, yes but that's not one of the options
[18:10] <debian_noob> cowslammer, I'm sorry then..
[18:10] <MonkeyDust> debian_noob  http://www.wmlcloud.com/linux/completely-tweak-unity-settings-in-ubuntu-11-04-11-10-12-04-with-myunity/
[18:11] <debian_noob> been a long time since i used GNOME
[18:11] <debian_noob> MonkeyDust, ?
[18:11] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back?
[18:12] <MonkeyDust> debian_noob  addressed wrong person, apologies
[18:12] <debian_noob> cowslammer, solution: apt-get purge gnome & apt-geet install lxde ;)
[18:12] <debian_noob> just kidding
[18:13] <cowslammer> debian_noob, lxde?  what's that?
[18:13] <CrazyGir> hello! where might i find the code/repo for ubuntu-vm-builder?
[18:14] <debian_noob> cowslammer, http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Flxde.org%2F&ei=2_MBT_2aGs3MrQeF0-TNDw&usg=AFQjCNGRw8lfMByTCkVg9KikgtprfKb1Cg&sig2=Y4wF1DdSIupshLh-vz1Eog
[18:14] <cowslammer> debian_noob, kidding about what?
[18:14] <debian_noob> cowslammer, i was kidding about removing gnome and using lxde instead
[18:14] <shomon> could anyone help me to get skype's microphone working? It is just the microphone that doesn't work. how can I diagnose this problem?
[18:14] <debian_noob> its my personal preference
[18:15] <debian_noob> much more lighter than gnome
[18:15] <cowslammer> debian_noob, this isn't the forum for jokes
[18:15] <phil> CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO USE NVCLOCK ON JULINUX 8.0 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
[18:15] <MonkeyDust> phil  caps
[18:15] <alsoeric> shomon, have you checked the audio settings?
[18:15] <phil> im in a rush my gpu will crash shortly
[18:15] <shomon> in alsamixer, yes I turned everythign up
[18:15] <alsoeric> not pulse audio?
[18:16] <shomon> I don't think I have it
[18:16] <shomon> this is ubuntu 10.10
[18:16] <alsoeric> what are you using?
[18:16] <alsoeric> ah
[18:16] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back?
[18:16] <phil> hhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeellllllllppppppppppp
[18:16] <shomon> no, no pulseaudio installed. .I hear it's a bit buggy
[18:16] <shomon> !ask |phil
[18:16] <alsoeric> alasa has major problems with switching devices
[18:16] <shomon> ah sorry I didn't see your previous comment phil
[18:17] <DJones> phil: You need to find the channel/support details for Julinux, this channel is for support with the official Ubuntu releases
[18:17] <phil> ok
[18:17] <MonkeyDust> phil  you're in the wring channel
[18:17] <MonkeyDust> o
[18:18] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back?
[18:18] <alsoeric> I'm trying to improve system responsiveness on a 4 gb laptop.  baseline problem is I run out of memory, disk activity climbs (swapping),, when the disk runs, everything pauses.
[18:18] <debian_noob> cowslammer, for better help try #gnome
[18:19] <alsoeric> I'm trying paging to a flash stick and it works great until... the %wait climbs past 50%, load average climbs past 10 and the stops respoinding
[18:20] <alsoeric> so ideas?
[18:22] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back?
[18:22] <MonkeyDust> !repeat| cowslammer
[18:22] <cowslammer> debian_noob, no one is reading the #gnome channel
[18:23] <debian_noob> cowslammer, be patient
[18:23] <dagerik> I reinstalled ubuntu. What are the chances of recovering a particular .txt file which I had in /home ?
[18:23] <debian_noob> dagerik, photorec
[18:23] <debian_noob> or magicrescue
[18:24] <debian_noob> though the chances are slim
[18:24] <MonkeyDust> dagerik  or scalpel
[18:24] <c_smith> cowslammer, I've had a similar situation with GTKpod, and that's another barely active channel, #gtkpod, I just waited and was patient and it was worth it, finally got the help I needed.
[18:24] <JDiogoR> can someone help me with problems with dropbox and ubuntu?
[18:24] <c_smith> cowslammer,  so, as was said, just be patient.
[18:24] <vsync_> cowslammer l2googled
[18:25] <dagerik> MonkeyDust: I tried scalpal, but I could not find any option in the config to recover ascii files.
[18:25] <vsync_> -d
[18:25] <Duality> my instalation is in text mode thingy and it won't go further the --> squashfs version 3.3 (2007/10/31) phillip lougher
[18:25] <MonkeyDust> dagerik  i think you have to add .txt extension in the scalpel config file
[18:25] <debian_noob> dagerik, try photorec, you can specify file times
[18:25] <debian_noob> *types
[18:25] <DrDamnit> I need a bootable, live Ubuntu CD that has the ability for a remote user to boot up, click an icon, and reverse ssh to us so we can do support. Does anyone know of one that already exists?
[18:26] <MonkeyDust> DrDamnit  i've done ssh connections from a live cd
[18:26] <DrDamnit> Monkeydust: problem is that I need root access to fix a broken system.
[18:27] <c_smith> DrDamnit, I use sudo from a liveCD (not through SSH, have no way to test it) all the time.
[18:27] <DrDamnit> The user can get the reverse ssh connection up, but it is asking me for a user / pass. I don't want to walk the user through the process of creating a user and giving it sudo permissions.
[18:27] <c_smith> DrDamnit, have you tried the username as "ubuntu" and no password?
[18:28] <DrDamnit> c_smith: just did. Permission denied.
[18:28] <c_smith> DrDamnit, hmmm, the LiveCD acts differently for SSH, it seems,
[18:28] <debian_noob> DrDamnit, ask the user for the username and password?
[18:29] <DrDamnit> debian_noob: It's the live CD. There are no users. user is not competent enough to add a new user and give it sudo permissions.
[18:29] <MonkeyDust> DrDamnit  did the user forget the password?
[18:29] <debian_noob> DrDamnit, echo $USER
[18:30] <DrDamnit> debian_noob, ubuntu.
[18:30] <DrDamnit> it's the live CD.
[18:30] <debian_noob> passwpasswd
[18:30] <debian_noob> *passwd
[18:30] <Phoenix87> I want to remotely connect to my machine through ssh from outside my LAN. I have forwared port 22 to the correct ip in my LAN and i'm trying to access it through the router acquired IP from my ISP, but I get "connection refused"
[18:30] <debian_noob> to create a password
[18:30] <MonkeyDust> DrDamnit  do you or does the user use a live cd?
[18:31] <c_smith> DrDamnit, I believe that echo $user would work on a LiveCD.
[18:31] <Phoenix87> locally ssh works perfectly
[18:31] <Phoenix87> any ideas?
[18:32] <dgnorton__> is there a way to edit the command line parameters of a launcher in Unity?
[18:32] <c_smith> dgnorton__, only if you know how to edit GNOME menu entries.
[18:33] <c_smith> and now I'm out.
[18:33] <MonkeyDust> dgnorton__  http://askubuntu.com/questions/13758/how-can-i-edit-create-new-launcher-items-in-unity-by-hand
[18:33] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back?
[18:33] <rhizmoe> cowslammer: right click on panel, "Add to panel..."
[18:34] <rhizmoe> or in the notification area, if that's where yours was
[18:34] <debian_noob> cowslammer, what did you do after which it disappeared?
[18:34] <MonkeyDust> cowslammer  try alt-f2 nm-applet
[18:35] <cowslammer> MonkeyDust, tried that already
[18:36] <DrDamnit> Setting the password worked.  Thanks guys!
[18:37] <DrDamnit> still want to know if there is a live CD that makes it easier....
[18:37] <DrDamnit> :-)
[18:37] <debian_noob> DrDamnit, :)
 tried that already
[18:37] <wadkar> how do I get IPaddress of an interface ? e.g. ipAdd=$(ifconfig eth0 | grep -F 'inet addr:' | awk '{print $3}' | cut -d':' -f2)
[18:37] <nascentmind> Hi. Is there a way to setup a default pin in ubuntu using bluez?
[18:37] <MonkeyDust> wadkar  try dig
[18:37] <wadkar> I was wondering if there is another simple way than to grep/awk ifconfig output
[18:38] <wadkar> MonkeyDust: dig ? but dig is for (r)DNS, how will I get IpAddress from my interface name ?
[18:38]  * debian_noob is sick of SanDisk
[18:39] <wadkar> MonkeyDust: sorry, you are right, dig eth0 gave me the IpAddress
[18:39] <Phrogz> I'm trying to get a new server working with email (postfix/dovecot) and I've clearly flubbed it. How can I nuke the configs and get to a clean spot to start over?
[18:40] <Phrogz> Using apt-get remove dovecot postfix etc. did not remove old .conf files e.g. /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
[18:40] <yeats> Phrogz: apt-get purge
[18:40] <Phrogz> So I tried nuking that directory and re-installing the package, but now I don't even have default .conf
[18:40] <debian_noob> Phrogz, apt-get purge
[18:40] <Phrogz> yeats Thanks, will do that and see how I fare.
[18:42] <thiner> how do u get programs to quite in ubuntu gnome
[18:42] <wadkar> MonkeyDust: okay, too fast, I looked at AUTHORITY section where my 1st DNS is my eth0, coincidence . And I thought dig gives me IpAddress
[18:43] <wadkar> need simple command/config file to get IpAddress given an interface name
[18:43] <wadkar> s/given/for a given/
[18:44] <thiner> when i quite spotify it wont shut down it keeps playing but i closed
[18:44] <MonkeyDust> wadkar  try ip addr show eth0
[18:44] <tatie> hello, i installed virtual midi keyboard however nothing happens when i press the keys. midi sound doesn't play. am i missing somehting here?
[18:46] <MonkeyDust> tatie  better ask in #ubuntustudio
[18:47] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back? (I've already tried running nm-applet)
[18:48] <thiner> cant get spotify to quite it just keeps playing
[18:48] <wadkar> MonkeyDust: well, still get a 4 line output and have to do " ip addr show tun0 | grep -F 'inet ' | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d'/' -f1 "
[18:48] <wadkar> nothing different that ifconfig if you ask me
[18:49] <Monotoko2> hey guys... I tried to add my user to a group and stupidly deleted the admin account from all the other groups (damn -G switch) so I can't "sudo" or anything... I assume I can boot into recov and fix it, but which groups should my main admin account be in by default?
[18:49] <MonkeyDust> wadkar  maybe you could write a script, give it a name and make it a ppa, see if someone picks it up
[18:49] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back? (I've already tried running nm-applet)
[18:52] <wadkar> MonkeyDust: hehe, thanks, one can write ioctl calling C code or even a simple python code for that, no need for #bash scripting :)
[18:52] <Monotoko2> ohh, forgot to mention I'm on 10.04
[18:52] <dgnorton__> MonkeyDust, thank you.  I will give that a try.  Wonder why such a common task is obscured that way.
[18:53] <wadkar> I wanted it as I was in middle of a #bash script , thought there might be some command-foo for that
[18:53] <sydney> ik ben het robert
[18:53] <MonkeyDust> wadkar  "asp - find an host IP address by its name"
[18:53] <oCean> sydney: english please, use #ubuntu-nl for dutch
[18:54] <MonkeyDust> zoals de anderen :p
[18:54] <UsaFilet> no problem
[18:56] <Monotoko2> no-one can just give me a list of default groups on a 10.04 install? :(
[18:56] <bullgard6> [Ubuntu 11.10 GNOME Shell 3.2.1]  '~$ ping <IP_ADDRESS>; 9 packets transmitted, 9 received, 0% packet loss, time 8001ms.' Firefox 8.0: 'smb://<IP_ADDRESS>; Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (smb) isn't associated with any program.' What DEB program package do I need to install yet?
[18:56] <Monotoko2> I've tried Google... it isn#t helping
[18:56] <MonkeyDust> Monotoko2  what kind of groups?
[18:56] <Scala-Anfaenger> join #ubuntu-de
[18:56] <Monotoko2> MonkeyDust: the default groups for the admin account.... I stupidly kicked myself out of them all by using the -G switch on usermod
[18:56] <aquarat> I can give you the groups on 11.04
[18:57] <Monotoko2> and now I can't do anything
[18:57] <aquarat> should be fairly similar
[18:57] <Monotoko2> aye that'll do
[18:57] <bullgard6> Scala-Anfaenger: Du hast den Schrägstrich am Anfang vergessen!
[18:57] <MonkeyDust> :)
[18:57] <Scala-Anfaenger> danke / Thanks
[18:57] <Monotoko2> thanks aquarat :)
[18:57] <aquarat> k
[18:58] <aquarat> how do I print out the groups ? :P
[18:58]  * aquarat looks in /etc
[18:58] <ron> any repository that holds openjdk 7u2 for ubuntu?
[18:58] <aquarat> ah
[18:58] <aquarat> cat /etc/group
[18:58] <wadkar> no MonkeyDust , ASP is for hostnames, not for devices/interfaces
[18:58] <Monotoko2> ahh! Excellent... does that show you which groups your user is a member of?
[18:59] <aquarat> yes it does
[19:01] <anathema_> hi do you know how to fix microphone sound distortion prob?
[19:02] <LucidGuy> If you were going to setup a simple webserver and plan on doing your editing with a simple editor like bluefish...   How would you connect/edit the web file? Eg. ftp, nfsmount, smb.. etc.
[19:03] <dgnorton_> MonkeyDust, I see the default launchers in gconf but not the ones I've added.
[19:08] <ubuntuaddicted1> firewire knowledge anyone? video input, getting this error in DMESG probably new bus reset occurred
[19:08] <Scala-Anfaenger> hi Guys. After installing the compiz settings Manager i have high cpu load on xorg
[19:09] <ubuntuaddicted1> ohci1394: fw-host0: SelfID received, but NodeID invalid (probably new bus reset occurred): 0800FFC0
[19:09] <Scala-Anfaenger> can any help me ?
[19:09] <surfdue> morning, happy holidays!
[19:09] <surfdue> for some reason the /etc/motd file keeps getting reset.
[19:09] <surfdue> any way around this?
[19:09] <anathema_> hi do you know how to fix microphone sound distortion prob?
[19:10] <aquarat> landscape sometimes writes changes to motd? I think
[19:10] <maurizio_> Hi, could someone help me? When firefox freeze for several second any time I open a web page using java applet, like facebook
[19:10] <surfdue> aquarat: whats landscape?
[19:11] <rhizmoe> maurizio_: i don't get any java applet when i visit fb
[19:11] <mile123> anathema_: reduce amplification, switch off the mic boost?
[19:11] <aquarat> landscape is ubuntu's system monitoring ... system
[19:11] <aquarat> client
[19:11] <anathema_> mile123, how?
[19:11] <aquarat> thing
[19:11] <rhizmoe> Scala-Anfaenger: nvidia?
[19:11] <anathema_> mile123, I dont find any setting in pavucontrol
[19:11] <aquarat> it updates the motd with system info
[19:11] <bullgard6> [Ubuntu 11.10 GNOME Shell 3.2.1]  '~$ ping <IP_ADDRESS>; 9 packets transmitted, 9 received, 0% packet loss, time 8001ms.' Firefox 8.0: 'smb://<IP_ADDRESS>; Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (smb) isn't associated with any program.' What DEB program package do I need to install yet?
[19:11] <oCean> !landscape| surfdue
[19:12] <osmosis> I am trying to diff two text files. Even though only a few lines are different, diff is outputting the entire files..making it mostly useless. Any workarounds for this? Different comparison method?
[19:12] <surfdue> osmosis: how can I make it not update the motd?
[19:12] <rhizmoe> bullgard6: samba, which i would think is installed by default but could be wrong.
[19:12] <mile123> anathema_: try alsamixer
[19:13] <edbian> What do I need to do so that my router picks up my machine's hostname when I get a DHCP address?
[19:13] <rhizmoe> osmosis: try man diff. --suppress-common-lines
[19:13] <anathema_> mile123, in alsamixer the microphone has normal volume :S
[19:13] <ki7rw> i still can't fully update my sources because of a key with a bad signature. i tried updating the key with sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0x40976EAF437D05B5 but it doesn't fix the error message
[19:13] <rhizmoe> edbian: "routers" don't tend to care about hostnames
[19:13] <surfdue> im modifying /etc/motd as root and saving, then I logout and log back in with ssh
[19:13] <surfdue> and it gets changed back -.-
[19:13] <edbian> rhizmoe, it shows up in the dhcp clients list
[19:14] <rhizmoe> right...
[19:14] <ubuntuaddicted1> anyone know how to reload the firewire module? I am getting this error: ohci1394: fw-host0: SelfID received, but NodeID invalid (probably new bus reset occurred): 0800FFC0
[19:14] <edbian> rhizmoe, and I have enough machines that I'd like to see hostnames (otherwise is just says 'unknown' for like 4 or 5 devices)
[19:14] <surfdue> oh actually it appears it is not, its showing some alternative message
[19:14] <surfdue> where is ubuntu's default motd?
[19:14] <rhizmoe> dhcp lease = mac address + ip address + time
[19:14] <dirtycookie> hi i have the following error messages when running the command "apt-get upgrade"
[19:14] <dirtycookie> W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 16126D3A3E5C1192 Ubuntu Extras Archive Automatic Signing Key<EMAIL_ADDRESS>[19:14] <dirtycookie> W: Failed to fetch http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/Release
[19:14] <dirtycookie> W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead
[19:14] <bullgard6> rhizmoe: Are you sure? I would have thought that I need only the package smb-client.
[19:14] <FloodBot1> dirtycookie: Please don't flood; use http://paste.ubuntu.com to paste; don't use Enter as punctuation.
[19:15] <rhizmoe> bullgard6: not 100% no
[19:15] <edbian> rhizmoe, I don't care about the dhcp lease time, I care about the hostname.  Some of my ubuntu machines show the hostname in this dhcp clients table.  some do not, I want to know why
[19:15] <dirtycookie> sorry
[19:15] <mile123> anathema_: AFAIK there is a separate slider for mic boost, by the way you should select capture tab there
[19:15] <rhizmoe> edbian: hostname is a dns thing, not dhcp
[19:15] <edbian> rhizmoe, Well I'm not running any dns servers, how is my router getting hostnames?
[19:15] <surfdue> ya /etc/motd keeps getting reset
[19:15] <edbian> rhizmoe, (I know what DNS and DHCP is)
[19:15] <popolon> hi
[19:16] <popolon> is there a mean to change all package from a repository to another one in one action, to avoid dependencies breaking ?
[19:16] <rhizmoe> edbian: i have no idea, you haven't even said what you're running
[19:16] <anathema_> mile123, mic boost was 0
[19:16] <rhizmoe> so how could i?
[19:16] <LABcrab> Hello!  What is a good chess game for Ubuntu-to-Vista online gameplay?
[19:16] <surfdue> oh i needed motd.tail
[19:16] <edbian> rhizmoe, ubuntu 11.10 on both machines
[19:16] <surfdue> that was an easy answer, for future motd questers :)
[19:16] <popolon> LABcrab, gnuchess ?
[19:16] <dr_willis> popolon:  from what repo to what other repo?
[19:16] <popolon> I used a xorg-edgers ppa and I want a more stable ppa
[19:16] <edbian> rhizmoe, although one a fresh install and the other has been updated from version like 7.04
[19:16] <popolon> it seems than ppa-purge didn't worked
[19:16] <LABcrab> popolon: But the name suggests it doesn't work natively in Vista.
[19:17] <bullgard6> dirtycookie: Try the same command after a few hours. May be the repository is out of order at the moment.
[19:17] <bs> i want to add xp load to the grub
[19:17] <popolon> LABcrab, that's a gnu software that work on any platform as far I know
[19:17] <surfdue> is there some way to get ubuntu 10.04 to stop updating the motd file with those top lines? Welcome to Ubuntu! etc
[19:18] <spazzz> guys is there any other way to watch dvds other than xine.it won't work for me,and I can't figure out what program to use.Also I found the program that you have to pay for,not sure if thats the one I need to get
[19:18] <dirtycookie> bullgard6: how can i change the repository?
[19:18] <surfdue> i overwrote the motd and motd.tail but it just resets motd with the motd.tail at the bottom :/
[19:18] <LABcrab> popolon: Do you enjoy it?
[19:18] <mile123> anathema_: sorry, probably no more hints. Usually it works for me
[19:18] <bs> how can i use voice over msn and yahoo pidgin
[19:18] <anathema_> mile123 Do you have the capture and boost to zero?
[19:18] <popolon> LABcrab, I don't play a lot on chess, but I believe this is a good multiplatform reference, and use standardized chess network protocol
[19:18] <dagerik> I am using this: grep -a -i -r 'foo' ./ to look for a spesific file. But how can I limit the search to only file with a .txt extension?
[19:19] <LABcrab> Sweet.  :)
[19:19] <popolon> it even works on phone
[19:19] <LABcrab> Thanks popolon!  TouchPad here, Android is only 3.2 inches.  ttyl!  :)
[19:19] <mile123> No boost one step higher
[19:20] <Bauer> guys, how do I update httpd to the latest version? 2.3.15 which is not showing up on the apt-get update yet
[19:20] <dr_willis> Bauer:  normally updates are for security issues only. You may need to use a ppa, or source.
[19:21] <popolon> dr_willis, do you know a solution for downdate :).
[19:21] <mile123> anathema_: no not zeroes, but when I set it too high then input is overloaded and sound is distorted
[19:21] <dr_willis> popolon:  i dont even kniow the issue..
[19:22] <spazzz> does anyone know how to get dvds to work? I did alot of research and I still cant figure it out.I need help...
[19:22] <anathema_> mile123 I have them both low... and i still have distortion. In windows works ok :/ anyway many thanks
[19:22] <surfdue> ubuntu 10.04 LTS uses upstart right? not SysV
[19:22] <Bauer> dr_willis actually I mean 2.3.16 I think. well its probably a security update, as in 2011-12-09 new exploit was released, and the latest beta apache is from the 19th
[19:22] <dr_willis> spazzz:  theres like one package, that installs a script you run.. is about all i recall doing.
[19:22] <bullgard6> dirtycookie: You can for example use the official repository de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/. But a few minutes ago I suggested another procedure.
[19:23] <popolon> dr_willis, I want to downgrade version from one ppa to another one (or at least default ubuntu version)
[19:23] <popolon> for some mesa and drm packages
[19:23] <spazzz> was it xine?
[19:23] <dirtycookie> bullgard6: how do i change that manually?
[19:23] <popolon> synaptic doesn't allow to force version for several pacakges in one time
[19:23] <popolon> spacebug-, this is a video player
[19:23] <Bauer> dr_willis: the exploit kills apache  2.2.15, but the latest STABLE thats 2.2.21 is not showing up in apt-get update
[19:24] <dr_willis> Bauer:  means very little to me. If its a security update. then it whould be showing up when they are ready to reelase it. You could check the bug reports i guess.
[19:25] <dr_willis> popolon:  you may need to use the ppa-purge tool.
[19:25] <ki7rw> dirtycookie: i'm getting bad keyid messages also. can't get rid of the error messages. anyone know what's going on?
[19:26] <Langione> ciao
[19:26] <Langione> !list
[19:26] <bs> how can i use voice over msn and yahoo pidgin
[19:26] <popolon> dr_willis, ppa-purge removed the ppa, not the packages :(
[19:28] <spazzz> bs i knows mangler works really well not 100% sure if it works for yahoo
[19:28] <bullgard6> dirtycookie: In Synaptic  > Settings  >  Repositories > Software from Ubuntu > Download from: Server in Germany.
[19:28] <Plizzo> Hello, I recently put together a server and I'm now trying to assemble a working raid 5 array with three 2TB disks. I'm not running the system on the raid disks.
[19:28] <Plizzo> Though, I'm experiencing some issues with mdadm
[19:29] <Plizzo> Drives are being reported busy, and the array won't get properly assembled
[19:29] <Plizzo> Does anyone here have the knowledge to help me? :)
[19:29] <griasan> Can you dd from the devs to due null?
[19:30] <Plizzo> griasan: Was that message intended for me?
[19:30] <griasan> Yes
[19:30] <Plizzo> I'm not sure how to do this, could you explain further
[19:30] <Resistance> griasan:  if you want to address someone directly, prefix their name to your message, like i did to you
[19:30] <arcsky> when i do ifconfig eth0 ... up it sometimes lost it assigned IP address. does anyone know how that comes?
[19:30] <Resistance> griasan:  it'll highlight them
[19:30] <Resistance> Plizzo:  same statement ^
[19:31] <Plizzo> Resistance: Thanks, I forgot ;)
[19:31] <Resistance> Plizzo:  i think he means something like this: dd if=/dev/sdX of=/dev/null
[19:31] <Resistance> griasan:  is that what you meant for Plizzo?
[19:31] <griasan> Plizzo: Yep thats the ticket
[19:31] <Plizzo> Resistance: Exactly what does this do?
[19:31] <bullgard6> [Ubuntu 11.10 GNOME Shell 3.2.1]  '~$ ping <IP_ADDRESS>; 9 packets transmitted, 9 received, 0% packet loss, time 8001ms.' Firefox 8.0: 'smb://<IP_ADDRESS>; Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (smb) isn't associated with any program.' What DEB program package do I need to install yet?
[19:31] <Resistance> Plizzo:  the statement i gave you is what griasan wants you to do.  you'll likely need sudo to run that.
[19:32] <Plizzo> Resistance: Alright, but should I remove the existing raid before running that, because it's incomplete
[19:32] <griasan> Plizzo: It will tell you which device is problematic, hopefully
[19:32] <spazzz> Can linux run dvds? I can't get it to work been trying since last night...
[19:32] <Plizzo> griasan: The busy disk changes every time I try to assemble the raid
[19:32] <fidel> bullgard6: why should ff handle smb requests?
[19:32] <Resistance> spazzz:  like video DVDs?
[19:32] <Resistance> !dvd | spazzz, if so
[19:32] <spazzz> resistance yea,i did alot of research
[19:32] <spazzz> just can't find anything
[19:33] <bullgard6> fidel:  It does so on another Ubuntu computer of mine.
[19:33] <Resistance> spazzz:  ubottu sent you information because i told it to.  use the links it gives you
[19:33] <Resistance> spazzz:  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs  <-- that if you want to ignore ubottu
[19:33] <spazzz> hey 1 more ?
[19:33] <dr_willis> spazzz:  i play dvds all teh time. Install 1 pacakge and run a script it installs.. is all i ever recall doing.. vlc then plays them fine
[19:33] <fidel> bullgard6: thats afaik at least not default ;)
[19:34] <fidel> nor does it work here
[19:34] <spazzz> guys isresistance should i just pay for the software in ubuntu software system,do alot of ppl do it that way?
[19:35] <Plizzo> Resistance: I only get output of copied files, what does this actually do?
[19:35] <ubuntuaddicted1> can someone inform me how to reload a module IF it's some how being used? its the FATAL: Module ohci1394 is in use
[19:35] <Resistance> Plizzo:  it copies everything from /dev/<givenDevice> to /dev/null, in effect copying everything to nothingness
[19:35] <Resistance> Plizzo:  the intention is to figure out where in your array its exploding
[19:36] <SpiderFred> hi /dev/inputX isnt in binary?
[19:36] <Plizzo> Resistance: I'm running the command on the rest of the disks now, I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks!
[19:36] <bs> spazzz, only mangler works?
[19:37] <Bunie_> Hey guys #Wine is invite only, can i ask a wine question here?
[19:37] <popolon> cool, this time this seems to work
[19:37] <cindy_> how do i get java on my computer with ubuntu
[19:37] <spazzz> bs well I know mangler works for like ventrillo or mumble and stuff like that really well,I don't know quite what your doing but i just thought I would mention it to you..
[19:37] <popolon> perhaps because i deselected the repository the firts time, before the ppa-purge
[19:38] <Resistance> Plizzo:  :)
[19:38] <dr_willis> Bunie:  most likely its 'regiestered nicks' only and i think the channel is #winehq
[19:38] <spazzz> bs its a voice chat program,compatiable with alot of windows apps so if you have friends with windows it will most likely work with it...
[19:38] <dr_willis> !wine
[19:38] <DJones> Bunie: Try ##winehq
[19:38] <cindy_> does anyone know how to load java on ubuntu
[19:38] <Plizzo> Resistance: This will take about 4 hours per disk, isn't there a better way?
[19:39] <wondering> good morning and happy new year everyone.. I have a preferred program problem.  When I go online and open a ,pdf file, the only program I can view it with is gimp.. How, specifically, would I change it.. I dont know what the path is to the normal .pdf viewer is.. thanks
[19:39] <Resistance> Plizzo:  i came in late, are you trying to check the status of a RAID array?
[19:39] <dr_willis> !java |  cindy_
[19:40] <Plizzo> Resistance: I currently do not have an array, I an trying to create one, but it fails every time because one of the disks are busy, but the busy disk changes every time I try to create a new raid 5 array
[19:40] <cindy_> is it that hard
[19:40] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back? running nm-applet from a terminal window gets the icon back but it shows the net is disonnected
[19:40] <Resistance> Plizzo:  are you building the array from an already-isntalled OS?
[19:40] <dr_willis> cindy_:  cut/paste about 3  lines perhaps.. blame orcale for chagneing the licening agreements
[19:40] <Resistance> Plizzo:  i.e. not from a livecd
[19:41] <Plizzo> Resistance: Yes I'm running the OS of my SSD
[19:41] <Resistance> Plizzo:  um...
[19:41] <bullgard6> How can I configure Nautilus 3.2.1 so that it will show the »Location:« bar?
[19:41] <Plizzo> Resistance: I've got 3 empty 2TB disks in the system that I want to use as an raid 5 array
[19:41] <Resistance> Plizzo:  ah.  i take it you didnt see !raid ?
[19:42] <Resistance> !raid | Plizzo
[19:42] <Caifas> guys, I'm having this error while trying to start remaster my ubuntu with uck "Cannot mount /home/alexandre/tmp/remaster-iso/casper/filesystem.squashfs in /home/alexandre/tmp/remaster-root-mount, error=32" the only warning before this error I get is "mount: warning: /home/alexandre/tmp/remaster-iso-mount seems to be mounted read-only." but my /home partition is not mount on ro, actually I can't see any ro partition when I use "mount" command
[19:42] <wondering> in preferences it does not have a preferred .pdf viewer for using it for online .pdf's.   My viewer is set to gimp and I don't know the specific path to the normal .pdf viewer.. can someone help me.
[19:42] <Resistance> Plizzo:  you'll need to create the RAID via the alternate CD if i'm not mistaken
[19:42] <dr_willis> !pdf
[19:42]  * Resistance shall return
[19:43] <dr_willis> is evince the default pdf viewer? i rarely use it.
[19:43] <bullgard6> dr_willis: Yes.
[19:43] <Plizzo> Resistance: I've looked over the wiki but I were told that I could create an array with mdadm while running the system as I don't run the system of the array anyway
[19:43] <Plizzo> Resistance: Why would the mdadm --create command even exist otherwise?
[19:44] <Resistance> good point
[19:44] <Resistance> if the busy disk changes each time, i'm not sure what to tell you
[19:44]  * Resistance uses hardware RAID on his systems
[19:44] <wondering> dr_willis I dont know.. when I try to read .pdf online or a manual or whatever, it is opened by gimp.. the program asked me the usual, use gimp or other.  When I click to other I don;t know the specific path to the ( i know its there) normal viewer I used to use..  Can you help me?
[19:45] <dr_willis> wondering:  look for evince
[19:45] <bs> spazzz, i just want to use voice and webcam with my yahoo and msn contacts
[19:45] <rousing> Hi
[19:45] <wondering> user bin      user lib there are so many
[19:46] <rousing> Can anyone tell me how to install minimal kde (without kde applications etc) please ?
[19:46] <Resistance> wondering:  try /usr/bin/evince
[19:46] <Resistance> wondering:  that's the binary for evince
[19:46] <DJones> !minimal | rousing
[19:47] <wondering> k  thanks   i will
[19:47] <Resistance> rousing:  just KDE?
[19:47] <Bunie> he wants just KDE
[19:47] <Bunie> Not a miniminal CD
[19:47] <Resistance> rousing:  new install, or on top of a current install?
[19:47] <Resistance> rousing:  if just on top of a GNOME install, install kde-standard
[19:47] <rousing> DJones, i know the link already, thanks, i'm running server edition and would like to have a desktop on top of it
[19:48] <Resistance> rousing:  you'll need to install kde-standard and *all* dependencies
[19:48] <rousing> Resistance, 'm running server edition and would like to have a desktop on top of it, but i need only kde without lot of its applications
[19:48] <Resistance> rousing:  kde-standard
[19:48] <Resistance> i just told you how to install it
[19:48] <rousing> Resistance, thank you
[19:48] <Resistance> rousing:  apt-get install kde-standard
[19:48] <DJones> !purekde | rousing (Not sure if this link will work)
[19:48] <Resistance> DJones:  it wont, he's on CLI only
[19:48] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back? running nm-applet from a terminal window gets the icon back but it shows the net is disonnected
[19:48] <rousing> Resistance, i'm long on typing :) thank you again
[19:48] <bs> i want to add windows Xp load to ubuntu grup
[19:49] <Bunie> thats a pain i think, or i'd do it with win7 :3
[19:49] <popolon> thanks and bye
[19:49] <t3514> I want to install to a USB, but use a hard drive for data. What can I do to improve performance?
[19:49] <wondering> bs  its added when installing ubuntu I think..
[19:49] <Resistance> t3514:  not install to a USB.
[19:49] <Resistance> t3514:  installs that run off of a USB are notoriously unstable
[19:49] <Bunie> t3514: Yeah ur not gonna get performance from a USB
[19:49] <t3514> Reistance: that's not really usefull
[19:49] <wondering> bs  but I am sure there is a way to use terminal.. ask dr_willis  he is really good at ubuntu
[19:49] <Resistance> t3514:  your performance is limited to your USB Bus Speeds
[19:50] <dr_willis> bs:  if sudo udate-grub dosent see/add the xp  - you could add a custome entry for it in /etc/grub.d/40_custom
[19:50] <Resistance> there's no way to increase that performance
[19:50] <DJones> Resistance: Good spot, from memory, the original line was about installing kde/gnome/xfce etc & removing whatever was there before
[19:50] <Resistance> t3514:  you can't "increase performance" of a USB install because of the USB bus speeds.
[19:50] <Bunie> t3514: I installed to a MicroSD once. took like 10 minutes just to boot up lols
[19:50] <Resistance> DJones:  heh
[19:50] <t3514> I don't care about boot.
[19:50] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back? running nm-applet from a terminal window gets the icon back but it shows the net is disonnected
[19:50] <Resistance> t3514:  that includes runtime speeds
[19:50] <dr_willis> my main buntu install is running from a 32gb flash.
[19:50] <dr_willis> its slower then a hd install.but works and is portable.
[19:51] <Bunie> t3514: If ur going to use the hard drive for "data", why not just use GParted to create an install partition?
[19:51] <pnorman> Use a *fast* USB flash drive.
[19:51] <spazzz> resistance I got it to work ty so much...Trying forever it seemed like on that one..well since last night..
[19:51] <psusi> Resistance, Plizzo you might want to use the lvm howto on the ubuntu wiki instead of that one... that one is slightly out of date and big and scary ;)
[19:51] <Bunie> t3514: if ur worried about your boot sectors for windows or something, perhaps there would be some way to install ubuntu to ur hdd and grub onto the usb
[19:51] <t3514> No. I'm installing /boot and /root on the flash drive because these stupid hard drives keep failing and I don't want to install again on my parents PC
[19:52] <Plizzo> psusi: Could you hand me the link?
[19:52] <Bunie> t3514: If the hdd is failing, dont store things on it lols
[19:52] <t3514> fucking wow....
[19:52] <dr_willis> be sure to put grub on the mbr of the usb also
[19:52] <psusi> Plizzo, wiki.ubuntu.com/Lvm
[19:52] <Bunie> t3514: We're just trying to tell you, you wont get "performance" from a usb
[19:52] <cowslammer> t3514, you can run the install cd and direct it to install on the thumbdrive
[19:52] <Jordan_U> !language | t3514
[19:53] <t3514> Bunie: parents use the ubu box for dvr while im at college. massive writes and reads kill the hdd faster than i'd like it to die and they dont want to pay for more drives
[19:53] <pnorman> Bunie: A fast USB 3.0 flash drive is pretty fast
[19:54] <cowslammer> t3514, reading and writing doesn't kill the harddisk
[19:54] <pnorman> t3514: i'd expect massive reads and writes to kill a flash drive far faster than a hard drive.
[19:54] <t3514> pnorman: that's just wrong
[19:54] <t3514> a dead flash drive still allows reads. making it more useful
[19:54] <cowslammer> i'm running a flashdrive linux right now
[19:54] <bs> dr_willis, i have hard disk with two partions have windows xp and windows 7.so in ubuntu grub when i choose the windows 7 it give me tow choices for xp and 7 when i choose 7 it load but when i choose xp the pc restart
[19:54] <dr_willis> ive had dead flash drives be totally dead...
[19:54] <t3514> cowslammer: on green drives it does
[19:55] <psusi> t3514, umm... no?
[19:55] <cowslammer> t3514, what is a green drive
[19:55] <dr_willis> bs:  you may need to make a custome entry that properly boots xp then. ive no xp systems to give an example from.
[19:55] <t3514> cowslammer: wd green drives.
[19:55] <Bunie> t3514: I've never done an INSTALL to a usb, but i've used live disks with persistant cache, very easy to set up. have you looked into that?
[19:55] <dr_willis> 'green' drives last i looked are just running at slower speeds..
[19:55] <cowslammer> t3514, no idea what that is
[19:56] <Bunie> Western Digital
[19:56] <Bunie> probably made to be good for the environment
[19:56] <mile123> t3514: on green drives spin on count runs out above limit
[19:56] <bs> dr_willis, it's my first time useing ubuntu so will be hard to do it by my self without some one tell me what to do
[19:56] <Bunie> how is it good for the environment when you have to buy a new one every year
[19:56] <psusi> t3514, they don't wear out any more than any other drive, which is to say, like flash wears out after a few hundred thousand writes cycles.. the wd green drives just don't get a factory burn-in so suffer a high infant mortality rate
[19:56] <Bunie> lol
[19:56] <pnorman> t3514: I'd expect that only having /boot and /root on the flash would be as fast as possible, but you're trying to solve a non-problem
[19:56] <dr_willis> I dont see the point of /root/ on the flash drive.
[19:56] <Bunie> yeah thats another thing, constant writes to a flash drive from an OS installed on it may not be good either.
[19:56] <t3514> no I'm not. I don't want to reinstall
[19:57] <t3514> dr_willis: if a flash drive fails its recoverable, if a hdd fails, you start over
[19:57] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back? running nm-applet from a terminal window gets the icon back but it shows the net is disonnected
[19:57] <t3514> why am I here.
[19:57] <Bunie> t3514: Not exactly.
[19:57] <dr_willis> t3514:  ive had flash drives fail where they are not recoverable..
[19:57] <psusi> Bunie, it's definitely not good..
[19:57] <Bunie> it can fail and have damaged files
[19:57] <cowslammer> t3514, if a flash drive fails ur sol
[19:58]  * dr_willis thinks this is the point of 'backups' everything fails...
[19:58] <psusi> cowlicks, depending on the drive, you may still be able to read it when its write lifetime has been exhausted
[19:58] <mile123> t3514: so just configure your drive not sleep too early
[19:58] <pnorman> t3514: if you only have /boot and /root on the flash drive and the rest on a hard drive and the hard drive fails it won't be trivial getting it working with a new drive
[19:58] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back? running nm-applet from a terminal window gets the icon back but it shows the net is disonnected
[19:59] <Bunie> He's left.
[19:59] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back? running nm-applet from a terminal window gets the icon back but it shows the net is disconnected so i still don't have networking
[19:59] <Bunie> cowslammer: Was the icon ever there?
[20:00] <cowslammer> Bunie yes
[20:00] <eduardo> boa tarde a todos, alguem poderia me ajudar na instalaççao de uma placa nvidia pra notebook usando ubuntu 11.10?
[20:00] <Bunie> cowslammer: So it had internet, and thn suddenly it didnt and the icon was gone?
[20:00] <cowslammer> bunie yep
[20:00] <pangolin> !br
[20:00] <svroffaith> anyone here have any experience with ddrescue?
[20:01] <dagerik> Have installed 10.04. I find it hard to grab a window's edge in order to resize it. I can not be the only one with this problem. Why has it not been adressed?
[20:01] <cowslammer> Bunie, rebooting doesn't help either
[20:03] <cowslammer> help! the networing icon has disappeared off the top panel.  how do i get it back? running nm-applet from a terminal window gets the icon back but it shows the net is disconnected so i still don't have networking
[20:03] <Bunie> cowslammer: Sounds like your having driver issues. im new to ubuntu so someone may have to help you with that
[20:03] <Bunie> cowslammer: Does your wireless have a physical light?
[20:04] <Bunie> well actually
[20:04] <Bunie> both your wireless and ethernet stopped working?
[20:04] <Bunie> Have you tried ethernet?
[20:05] <Max51> re sorry
[20:05] <no_gravity> Good Evening! Is it possible to show the amount of bytes transferred through eth0? Im uploading something on the web and would like to know how much it transfers.
[20:06] <Bunie> no_gravity: Im pretty sure KDE has a widget for that. how to do it on gnome im not sure :P
[20:07] <svroffaith> no_gravity, you should set up a conky script and you'll get a ton of info
[20:07] <cowslammer> bunie my wireless doesn't have a light
[20:07] <no_gravity> svroffaith: whats conky?
[20:07] <zer0rez> I've installed 11.10 via the CLI Alternative iso from a flash drive to my Eeepc 900a, I can boot into recovery via GRUB and then do a continue boot from there, but if I boot normally it hangs shortly after the ubuntu loading screen(says ubuntu w/ 4 dots under it) with a flash cli cursor(sometimes white, sometime yellow), any thoughts?
[20:08] <Bunie> cowslammer: did your ethernet ever work? does it work now?
[20:08] <delac> trying to do bit themeing. is there any tool that might help me resolve what gtk widget I am lookin at? (maybe something similar to colorpicker tool, but for gtk widgets?)
[20:10] <dr_willis> !nomodeset | zer0rez
[20:10] <zer0rez> dr_willis, thanks, reading now
[20:12] <bs> i want to add windows Xp load to ubuntu grup
[20:12] <Tamagotchi-0P> grub
[20:12] <Bunie> Thats pretty difficult isnt it?
[20:13] <Bunie> Doesnt the Windows installer like to butcher grub? :3
[20:13] <aeon-ltd> yes
[20:14] <Bunie> You should have installed windows first ;D Lols easiest way :P
[20:15] <rhizmoe> use virtualbox :)
[20:16] <Bunie> bs: Whata re you install Windows XP For?
[20:16] <CrazyGir> it doesn't really make much sense to run windows outside of a vm
[20:16] <bs> Bunie, my web cam work fine on it
[20:16] <SoLost> hi everyone, I am trying to get my ubuntu usb stick to work and I need a little help
[20:17] <bs> Bunie, and other applications
[20:17] <Bunie> bs: I'm sure there are better, easier ways to fix your webcam.
[20:17] <bs> Bunie, i tried it on ubuntu it's gray not colored doono why
[20:18] <bs> Bunie, can you help me adding it to my grup
[20:19] <Bunie> Honestly? I doubt it
[20:19] <Bunie> lol
[20:19] <Bunie> Windows isnt something you can really "add" to grub.