#ubuntuforums 2011-07-11
<Artificial_Intel> hello out there
<nerdy_kid> hi everyone, has anyone here managed to get a 100% working nvidia optimus?
<nerdy_kid> I guess not...
<s-fox> Hello.
<Artificial_Intel> hi s-fox
<s-fox> Hello Artificial_Intel 
<s-fox> =)
<Artificial_Intel> is optimus even supported in nvidia restricted drivers?
<nerdy_kid> Artificial_Intel, optimus is not supported through the nvidia drivers, only through a project called "bumblebee"...It seems to work, but I don't want to drop $1200 for something that doesnt work well...
<Artificial_Intel> didn't knew, open source project?
<nerdy_kid> yeah, so there is hope :)
<newz2000> Hi, I work for Canonical and I've been asked to look into the SSO integration module for the VB upgrade
<newz2000> However unfortunately I've not been given a ton of information to work with. :-)
<newz2000> Anyone around who is able to help me out? 
<Pici> newz2000: You sure you're in the right channel? This is #kubuntu-offtopic
<s-fox> Pici,  We're om #ubuntuforums 
<Pici> er
<newz2000> am I? I thought this was #ubuntuforums
<Pici> what
<newz2000> :-)
<Pici> silly irssi... moving my windows around.
<Pici> newz2000: sorry!
<s-fox> newz2000,  I am an admin on the forum ;)
<newz2000> no sweat. ;-)
<newz2000> s-fox: I guess what I need to know most is the version of vb I should test with
 * newz2000 is assuming he can download a trial version
<newz2000> I guess I was wrong, they don't have a trial version available
<s-fox> newz2000,   version 4.x - i can check exact version later when am home.
<newz2000> s-fox: is this form of communication the most productive or is there a better way for me to communicate with the people involved in the upgrade?
<s-fox> newz2000,  You might want to get in contact with technoviking .  He has been working closely with canonical re: upgrade.  Certainly had more input than me.
<newz2000> ok
<newz2000> technoviking: ping, I'll e-mail you too through the RT system, re: need to get up to speed on the vb openid integration task
<newz2000> (once I figure out the rt system)
#ubuntuforums 2011-07-12
<jamesensor> hello, does anyone know about disk damage done by ubuntu? High frequency of load/unload cycles
<Shadow__X> that issue was found a while ago and should not be a concern afaik at this point
<HAWK_> hi
<keapon> Greets All, I have a syslog problem
#ubuntuforums 2011-07-13
<ameertawfik> I am doing an academic research about content usefulness in online forums. In order to have an understanding of content usefulness, i need to study whats makes users evaluate content as useful.
<ameertawfik> in your opinion and through your experience in cnet:   1- What makes a useful post ( Initial or reply post)?  2- What makes a useful thread (The overall discussion)?
<ameertawfik> i have posted this question in ubuntu forums (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1770676), but the respones were not that much
<ameertawfik> so, i was wondering if you could give me some feedback?
<ameertawfik> hi all
<ameertawfik> i have one question related to  my study. the question is what are the characteristics of a useful thread or post?
<Guest34331> need help with wubi installation, downloaded it to run alongside windows..rebooted computer and no option to choose os
<dipiwee> morinig
<dipiwee> looking for the nick of a forum mod..
<dipiwee> or if a forum mod is available in here right now..
<dipiwee> anyone around ?
<dipiwee> ?
<dipiwee> still no one around ?
<Mandrew> maybe :P
<dipiwee> Mandrew: are you a forum op ?
<dipiwee> by any chance
<Mandrew> not by a long shot ;)
<dipiwee> Mandrew: mind giving me the nick of a forum mod ? so i could maybe pm him on the forum
<Mandrew> i just found this place myself
<ZereF> hi hi
<ZereF> hey guys, i'm having trouble setting up a new grub script
<dipiwee> is there anyone around ?
<Pici> Perhaps...
<ZereF> sigh
<Pici> dipiwee: Why do you need a nick of a moderator here on IRC if you're going to pm them on the forums?
<dipiwee> Pici: i found no forum moderator on the forums.. 
<ikonia> dipiwee: they are all listed 
<dipiwee> it's a little easier to type in the nick
<dipiwee> and send a pm
<dipiwee> ikonia: i must be blind.. you don't have a link by any chance?
<ikonia> dipiwee: it's easy to send a pm to the person 
<ikonia> http://ubuntuforums.org/showgroups.php
<Pici> dipiwee: http://ubuntuforums.org/showgroups.php
<ikonia> dipiwee: the big "show forum leaders" link at the bottom
<dipiwee> ikonia: thats great
<dipiwee> thanks alot
<ikonia> dipiwee: or if you click on the forum you want and scroll down to the bottom it lists all the moderators of that forum
<dipiwee> ikonia: the "question" is that i don't know where to post the topic i would like to create
<dipiwee> hence why im looking to pm a mod to ask where i should post that topic :D
<ikonia> what's the topic ?
<dipiwee> ikonia: off ubuntu topic..
<dipiwee> I would post a link .. but if i do so in here i will be held guilty of promoting ..
<dipiwee> so i prefer posting it on the forum where a mod will let me post it
<ikonia> dipiwee: that's the coffee house thing
<dipiwee> basically its a dot sharing website
<ikonia> dipiwee: what's the actual topic
<dipiwee> so.. "dots" = configuration files.
<ikonia> dot sharing ?
<ikonia> what is dot sharing ?
<Pici> dotfiles
<Pici> ikonia: where people share things like .vimrc and .screenrc and .bash_aliases things like that.
<dipiwee> Pici: nope.. dotfiles has been "down" for a looong while now..
<ikonia> ahhh
<ikonia> Pici: I'm clearly not cool, I've never heard of that
<Pici> dipiwee: I meant it as an example.
<dipiwee> Pici: sorry 
<dipiwee> so .. if a topic could be posted on the forums about it.. would be awesome ! for people who enjoy "customizing" and great for the website aswell
#ubuntuforums 2011-07-14
<gilles_> hello there
<johnnybelfast> Hi, when someone gets a chance to look at it, there is an issue with my account on Ubuntu forums. I mistakenly created a second account. The admin told me it was against the rules to have two accounts so I stopped using one.  For some reason both accounts were disabled shortly afterwards and as such I had to open a third account just to get on. Now the third account has been shut down,...
<johnnybelfast> ...possibly for the same reason. I work for a company of 30 people and we are migrating some of our machines to Ubuntu.  I would appreciate if this matter be resolved as soon as possible. The account I need enabled is 'Johnsie' and the accounts that can be removed are 'Skelator' and 'johnnbelfast'. If there are any issues with this then please contact john.mccourt@yahoo.com. Thanks.
<newz2000> technoviking: good news, I got access to the dev server. Give me a ping when you have a moment to chat, I think I could use some further details.
<el_bb> why was read access on the ubuntu forums restricted to members?
<FTMichael> STupid Unity
<newz2000> technoviking: around? Can you help me with the dev server? I'd like to see the error so I can start understanding how to fix it
#ubuntuforums 2011-07-15
<s-fox> Hello.
<rhin0> anyone know how I flag a forum post SOLVED 
<rhin0> The feature had been deactivated due to database corruptions issues with the plugin. After the devs rewrote the code,Â ubuntu-geekÂ made it available again. Youâll find it under the Thread Tools menu. You can only mark your own threads as solved. The action can be reverted and the thread marked as unsolved.
<rhin0> http://bapoumba.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/marking-threads-as-solved-on-the-ubuntu-forums/
<rhin0> ok
<rhin0> ok found out its on 'thread tools'
<rhin0> was re this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1804840&highlight=issue+keyboard+mouse   <- I put in the message that someone who has access to ubuntu bugs can please update the bug listing (I am not registered) -- this is an ubuntu bug (bug # is in the post)
<rhin0> its not a bug -- can be worked around 
<rhin0> bug has been open since 2009
