[10:22] <Yodude> ok i'm here
[10:22] <nalioth> Yodude: can you ctrl-alt-f3 and get to a terminal ?
[10:23] <Yodude> yes and then i click ctrl-alt f7 to quit n return to ubuntu
[10:24] <nalioth> let's stay in the text terminal, and log in, please
[10:24] <Yodude> lol but i won't be able to talk to you there
[10:24] <nalioth> umm, ok
[10:25] <nalioth> hwo are you here now, if your video isn't working like you want it to?
[10:25] <Yodude> no u don't understand
[10:25] <Yodude> i need to upgrade my GPU driver
[10:25] <Yodude> i downloaded the driver from the nvidia website
[10:25] <Yodude> but i can't install it it says i need to close X
[10:26] <Yodude> so how can i go about that?
[10:26] <nalioth> let's go to terminal 3 and log in
[10:26] <nalioth> when you get logged in, apt-get install irssi and run it
[10:26] <nalioth>  type /connect freenode
[10:26] <nalioth> then /j #ubuntu-classroom
[10:26] <Yodude> lol nono wait
[10:26] <nalioth> irssi is a console irc program
[10:26] <Yodude> i can't download stuff from the repository
[10:27] <Yodude> i'm doing all this to avoid that
[10:27] <Yodude> my connection is too slow
[10:27] <nalioth> no problem
[10:27] <Yodude> i just need to get this file running and i'll be done
[10:27] <nalioth> log into the text terminal and do the irssi thing (write down the commands if necessary)
[10:28] <Yodude> but i don't want to command apt-get i can't download i told u
[10:29] <Yodude> just tell me what do i have to do now and i'll write it down
[10:29] <Yodude> that way i can work for a little while in the terminal
[10:29] <nalioth> you said you had the driver
[10:29] <Yodude> i had the driver "file"
[10:29] <nalioth> ok
[10:30] <Yodude> which i need to run so that i can install the driver
[10:30] <nalioth> the quicker you log into a text terminal and irssi, the quicker we can kill X and get busy
[10:30] <Yodude> i know how to stop x i use "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
[10:31] <Yodude> i just don't know what to do after i close X
[10:31] <Yodude> i only have  black screen with a -
[10:31] <Yodude> but i can't get commands to work
[10:31] <Yodude> i need to do this to install the file:
[10:32] <nalioth> when you come back here, i'll walk you through it
[10:32] <Yodude> sudo /media/hda5/ubuntu/packages/NVIDIA-linux-x86-1.0-9746-pkg1.run
[10:32] <Yodude> so how can i do that command after i close X
[10:32] <nalioth> from a console
[10:32] <Yodude> i already tried just typing it n hitting enter nothing happened
[10:33] <nalioth> Yodude: please do the ctrl-alt-f3 thing and come back here with irssi
[10:34] <Yodude> kk wait i hope it works this time let's see
[10:38] <Yodude> man i told you i can't do it
[10:38] <Yodude> my connection sucks
[10:38] <Yodude> i don't know why everytime i download something from the repository i get erros
[10:38] <Yodude> usualyl i can get at least 3KB per second
[10:39] <Yodude> man just tell me how to get to a terminal after closing X and i'll be happy
[10:39] <Yodude> plz
[10:43] <nalioth> hi y'all
[10:43] <vox754> wow, didn't know this channel existed
[10:44] <nalioth> and so you're enlightened .  . . :)
[10:44] <Yodude> i'm back
[10:44] <Yodude> but please don't tell me download nothing this time it won't work i know
[10:44] <nalioth> Yodude: please log into a text terminal  ( type ctrl-alt-f3 to get one)
[10:45] <Yodude> yes
[10:45] <Yodude> then
[10:45] <nalioth> type "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop"
[10:45] <Yodude> ok
[10:45] <nalioth> your x will be off at that time
[10:45] <Yodude> then
[10:45] <Yodude> yes
[10:45] <Yodude> then
[10:45] <nalioth> then type sudo /media/hda5/ubuntu/packages/NVIDIA-linux-x86-1.0-9746-pkg1.run
[10:46] <nalioth> it should run (because x is stopped)
[10:46] <Yodude> that's the problem i typed it and nothing happened
[10:46] <nalioth> can you open a terminal now?
[10:46] <Yodude> then i tested another command which is sudo fdisk -l
[10:46] <Yodude> but nothing happened either
[10:47] <Yodude> i can
[10:47] <nalioth> please do and type "file /media/hda5/ubuntu/packages/NVIDIA-linux-x86-1.0-9746-pkg1.run"  and tell me the result
[10:48] <Yodude> "/media/hda5/ubuntu/packages/NVIDIA-linux-x86-1.0-9746-pkg1.run: Bourne shell script text executable
[10:48] <Yodude> "
[10:48] <timothy> you are pressing enter right ;0
[10:48] <nalioth> after you kill X, try this:  "sudo -i" <enter>
[10:49] <Yodude> after i kill X?
[10:49] <nalioth> than type ./media/hda5/ubuntu/packages/NVIDIA-linux-x86-1.0-9746-pkg1.run <enter>
[10:49] <nalioth> Yodude: yes, you have to kill x for this to run (or so you told me)
[10:49] <Yodude> if it doesn't work how can i restart X?
[10:49] <nalioth> sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
[10:49] <Yodude> yes but last time i typed that command to restart X and it didn;'t work
[10:50] <nalioth> is there NO way for you to get a console irc client?
[10:50] <nalioth> this is gonna take some troubleshooting that we can't do in the current situation
[10:50] <Yodude> lol no sadly
[10:51] <nalioth> irssi isn't that big of a package
[10:51] <Yodude> i am really disspointed because of the repositories download speed
[10:51] <jrib> irssi isn't installed by default anymore?
[10:51] <Yodude> firefox is faster than that i know for sure
[10:51] <nalioth> jrib: not since breezy  :(
[10:51] <jrib> aw that's sad
[10:51] <Yodude> let me just clear things up a bit:
[10:51] <nalioth> Yodude: are you using the closest repos?
[10:52] <Yodude> what do you mean closest repositories?
[10:53] <Yodude> i am using a server for lebanon (where i live)
[10:53] <Yodude> do i change the server?
[10:53] <Yodude> maybe lebanon server is just not that good
[10:54] <nalioth> Yodude: try changing it to just "archive.ubuntu.com" instead of xx.archive.ubuntu.com
[10:54] <Yodude> how?
[10:55] <Yodude> i tried going into synaptic preferences and changing the server from Server Lebanon to Main Server
[10:56] <Yodude> is this good?
[10:56] <Yodude> it seems a bit faster to me'
[10:57] <Yodude> but illogical though shouldn't my country's server be faster for me?
[10:58] <Yodude> it's still slower than usual though
[10:58] <nalioth> Yodude: hit alt-f2 and type "gksudo "/etc/apt/sources.list""
[10:59] <nalioth> you already have changed it, never mind
[11:00] <Yodude> hey i'm seeing something weird
[11:01] <Yodude> after i have changed the server it told me to redownload the list!
[11:01] <Yodude> and now i can't change back to Server Lebanon
[11:01] <Yodude> ( and b4 this it told me there was 184 updates for my system now it tells me there is 74)
[11:02] <nalioth> i always change my sources.list to a faster one
[11:03] <Yodude> i'm gonna try to quit X than type a command for the last time
[11:03] <Yodude> if it doesn't work than too bad
[11:04] <Yodude> i won't be able to use ubuntu thnks to my "adorable" connection
[11:04] <Yodude> c u
[11:05] <vox754> Yodude: reboot and login to rescue mode, then "login username". You will have a running console with no X. Then I guess you could start X with some "init 5" or something.
[11:24] <Yodude> noliath: i owe you an apology
[11:24] <nalioth> Yodude: what's up?
[11:25] <Yodude> i just got mad because everybody was starting to confuse me like hell
[11:25] <Yodude> i managed to enter commands after closing X
[11:25] <Yodude> but i have a new problem
[11:25] <Yodude> so o ran the file, accepted the license
[11:26] <Yodude> than it told me it couldn't find any precompiled kernel interfaces for my kernel
[11:26] <nalioth> !headers
[11:26] <ubotu> To install the Linux (kernel) headers, open a terminal and: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) To install headers for libraries, you need the accompanying -dev packages
[11:26] <Yodude> yes it said something about that
[11:27] <nalioth> Yodude: i hate to tell you this, but you'll need to do the above
[11:27] <Yodude> lol
[11:27] <nalioth> your new driver file is gonna compile a brand new driver module
[11:27] <Yodude> how much Mb is it?
[11:27] <nalioth> more than 25
[11:27] <Yodude> man i'm starting to hate nvidia
[11:28] <Yodude> why don't they just give you the file, make it work ONE time
[11:28] <Yodude> install it and voila!
[11:28] <Yodude> man the repositories are better! truly
[11:28] <Yodude> i wish i had a better connection
[11:28] <Yodude> i'll tell you what
[11:29] <Yodude> is there anything like Easyubuntu that i can download on windows?
[11:29] <Yodude> that way i can use DAP
[11:29] <Yodude> it gets to 7KB
[11:30] <Yodude> is there?
[11:30] <nalioth> you can visit packages.ubuntu.com and direct download the deb(s)
[11:31] <Yodude> i'll see
[11:31] <Yodude> man if i saw my ISP right now
[11:31] <Yodude> i would so **** the hell out of him