 it will take like 15 minutes to install
 so u can help me with wifi and direct render
[02:14] <Jordan_U> ok
[02:36] <hende> jordan im pretty sure i have all the files i need i just dont know how to make them work
[02:37] <Jordan_U> hende, Lets try to deal with wifi first.
[02:37] <hende> thats what im talking about
[02:37] <hende> so you tell me what to do i do it
[02:37] <Jordan_U> hende, Can you connect to the internet through ethernet temporarily?
[02:38] <hende> see right not i have it hardlined to my router
[02:38] <hende> it picks up the connection but firefox doesnt
[02:38] <hende> but there is no wifi connection at all
[02:39] <Jordan_U> hende, try running: sudo dhclient eth0
[02:39] <Jordan_U> hende, If it doesn't work then pastebin the output
[02:39] <hende> i cant firefox dont work
[02:40] <Jordan_U> oh yea :)
[02:40] <hende> i ran it
[02:40] <hende> what do you need to know
[02:40] <Jordan_U> What did the last line say ?
[02:40] <hende> no working lease in persistent database
[02:41] <hende> - sleeping
[02:41] <Jordan_U> :(
[02:41] <hende> what?
[02:41] <Jordan_U> And ethernet worked in windows?
[02:41] <hende> yes
[02:42] <hende> ?
[02:42] <Jordan_U> Ok, then I guess we can still try to get your wireless working, but you are going to have to transfer things with a thumb drive
[02:42] <hende> huh??? transfer what
[02:42] <hende> whats a thumb drive???
[02:43] <Jordan_U> The firmware for your card, a USB key
[02:43] <Jordan_U> ( there are ~ 500 different names for it :)
[02:43] <hende> ok i dont think i have a usb key
[02:43] <hende> but i can burn to data disk
[02:43] <Jordan_U> Do you have an external drive or CD burner?
[02:44] <Jordan_U> Ok
[02:44] <hende> k
[02:44] <hende> so step 1
[02:44] <Jordan_U> Grab the firmware for your card @: trogdoor.googlepages.com/firmware.zip
[02:45] <hende> its just closing the window
[02:46] <Jordan_U> Strange
[02:47] <hende> k got it
[02:47] <hende> open it or just burn it
[02:48] <Jordan_U> hende, Just burn it, I sent the file to you in case you can't get it from firefox for some reson
[02:48] <Jordan_U> *reason
[02:48] <Jordan_U> You could also unzip it first, it really doesn't matter
[02:49] <hende> ok well i already started burn
[02:49] <hende> k im ready
[02:49] <Jordan_U> hende, Ok, extract the firmware folder to your desktop
[02:49] <hende> i just out it in laptop
[02:50] <Jordan_U> then run: sudo cp ~Desktop/firmware/*.fw /lib/firmware
[02:51] <Jordan_U> Forgot a "/" it's : sudo cp ~/Desktop/firmware/*.fw /lib/firmware
[02:52] <hende> no such file or directory
[02:52] <hende> do you want me to just go to my desktop
[02:52] <Jordan_U> Do you have a folder named firmware on your desktop?
[02:53] <hende> yas
[02:54] <Jordan_U> hende, Does it have a bunch of .fw files in it?
[02:54] <hende> yes i can go in that folder in the terminal
[02:55] <Jordan_U> You need to copy the .fw files into /lib/firmware
[02:55] <Jordan_U> I don't know why that command wouldn't work though
[02:55] <hende> so how would i do that from the terminal or would i do that like with the filesystem
[02:56] <Jordan_U> Try cd'ing into ~/Desktop/firmware
[02:56] <Jordan_U> Then run: sudo cp *.fw /lib/firmware
[02:57] <hende> thats where im at
[02:57] <hende> it did it
[02:58] <hende> k what next
[02:58] <Jordan_U> hende, Ok, now either restart or run: sudo modprobe bcm43xx
[02:59] <hende> nothing happened
[02:59] <hende> it just went to the next command line
[02:59] <Jordan_U> hende, Then it worked
[02:59] <hende> ok
[02:59] <hende> the lights on will i have to do that everytime i turn it on?
[02:59] <Jordan_U> hende, No
[02:59] <hende> let me test it
[03:00] <hende> its working yay
[03:00] <hende> that was way easier then everyone made it into
[03:00] <hende> thank you
[03:00] <hende> let me check firefox
[03:00] <hende> its working
[03:01] <hende> so i wont have to do that everytime i turn it off and on
[03:01] <Jordan_U> Nope, it will be loaded automatically
[03:03] <hende> ok what about background effects
[03:05] <hende> hello
[03:06] <Jordan_U> hi, sorry, have you installed bcm43xx-fwcutter so that your firmware will be updated automatically ?
[03:06] <hende> no fw cutter i have the file though
[03:07] <Jordan_U> hende, fwcutter is a package, you don't need it now but it will keep your firmware up to date whenever a new version is released
[03:07] <hende> so how do i put it on
[03:08] <Jordan_U> Install bcm43xx-fwcutter from synaptic
[03:08] <hende> and the firmware files can i put them in the trash
[03:08] <Jordan_U> Do you know how to install things in Ubuntu?
[03:08] <hende> no
[03:08] <Jordan_U> Yes.
[03:08] <Jordan_U> !synaptic | hende
[03:08] <ubotu> hende: synaptic is Ubuntu's Graphical Package Manager. For a good howto see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto
[03:08] <hende> i don tlike howto's
[03:09] <hende> background effects???
[03:09] <hende> i want the cube!!
[03:09] <hende> and the burning window
[03:11] <hende> jordan???
[03:11] <Jordan_U> hende, Ok :) So System -> Preferences -> Desktop Effects does not work correct?
[03:11] <hende> my screen goes white
[03:12] <hende> somebody told me i need to turn my 3d render on
[03:12] <hende> direct render
[03:13] <hende> ???
[03:14] <Jordan_U> run: sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel
[03:15] <hende> hit yes
[03:15] <Jordan_U> Yes
[03:15] <Jordan_U> Once that is done run: "sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg -phigh" and choose "intel" as the driver then restart X and try desktop effects again
[03:17] <hende> i dont have intel as a option
[03:17] <hende> sisusb
[03:17] <hende> tdfx
[03:17] <Jordan_U> try scrolling up and downn
[03:17] <hende> tga
[03:18] <hende> ok i found it
[03:18] <hende> screen size
[03:18] <Jordan_U> Mark a resolution with the space bar
[03:18] <hende> ok
[03:19] <hende> i did how do i pastebin ill do it and show you what it says now
[03:19] <Jordan_U> No need to pastebin the output, just restart X and try desktop effects again
[03:21] <hende> restart what?
[03:21] <Jordan_U> X, the GUI, you can restart it by pressing ctrl+alt+backspace
[03:22] <hende> k its restarting
[03:22] <hende> ummm
[03:22] <hende> can i install jave with add remove programs
[03:22] <Jordan_U> Yes
[03:23] <hende> it errored out when i restarted
[03:23] <hende> eould beryle work
[03:23] <Jordan_U> So the GUI wouldn't start again?
[03:24] <hende> no i got a blue screen with a bunch of mumbo jumbo
[03:24] <Jordan_U> Are you sure that you have an intel GPU?
[03:25] <hende> thatswhat my specs say
[03:25] <hende> i can try it again
[03:26] <Jordan_U> hende, Try running the same command but choose "i810" instead of "intel"
[03:26] <hende> failed to start xserver
[03:26] <hende> it is likely it is not set up correctly
[03:26] <hende> view server output???
[03:26] <Jordan_U> no, just press ctrl+alt+F2 to get to a terminal
[03:26] <hende> j???
[03:27] <hende> ok
[03:27] <Jordan_U> sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg -phigh
[03:27] <Jordan_U> Choose "i810"
[03:29] <hende> login incorrecty
[03:29] <hende> its not taking my password
[03:29] <hende> hold on
[03:30] <hende> ok
[03:30] <hende> i got a lits of video resolutions
[03:31] <hende> hello
[03:31] <hende> ???
[03:32] <hende> ???
[03:33] <hende> jordan???
[03:34] <Jordan_U> hende, Sorry, choose whatever your native resolution is
[03:34] <hende> k
[03:34] <hende> now im back to command line
[03:35] <Jordan_U> hende, Run: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
[03:36] <hende> failed to start
[03:36] <hende> ???
[03:37] <Jordan_U> hende, Then it really appears that you don't have an intel GPU, at least the intel drivers aren't working
[03:37] <hende> try different res???
[03:37] <hende> its a intel extreme i googled ir
[03:37] <hende> it
[03:37] <hende> somebody said turn on direct render
[03:37] <Jordan_U> hende, You could try a different res, do you know the native resolution of your screen?
[03:38] <hende> on ubuntu normally 12 something by 768
[03:38] <Jordan_U> hende, What about on windows?
[03:38] <hende> no idea
[03:38] <hende> i can google it
[03:39] <hende> 1280 by 800
[03:39] <hende> hold on
[03:39] <Jordan_U> hende, Whatever it is that is the resolution you need to choose
[03:40] <hende> still failed
[03:41] <Jordan_U> Try without addig anything but the resolutions that are pre-selected
[03:41] <Jordan_U> i.e. just hit enter when it comes to the resolution screen
[03:42] <hende> k
[03:42] <hende> it still didnt work i tried intel too
[03:42] <hende> umm can you find anything on the forum about it
[03:43] <hende> would beryl be easier
[03:43] <hende> nice got it
[03:43] <hende> ati
[03:43] <hende> wow
[03:44] <Jordan_U> So it's an ATI card?
[03:44] <hende> i guess
[03:44] <Jordan_U> ATI cards are a pain
[03:44] <hende> still white screen
[03:44] <hende> so now we know its ati what do we do
[03:45] <Jordan_U> hende, You probably need to install the proprietary drivers + XGL,  XGL is basically a hack that is only required on ATI cards because ATI/AMD hates Linux :(
[03:46] <hende> how to???
[03:46] <Jordan_U> I don't know, ask in #ubuntu-effects
[03:46] <hende> k
[03:46] <hende> thanx
[03:46] <Jordan_U> on any other card it's easy
[03:46] <hende> so tell them i have a ati and need help
[03:46] <Jordan_U> Yes
[03:46] <hende> thank you so much jordan
[03:49] <Jordan_U> np
[03:50] <hende> wait i did it myself i think with the restricted drivers thingie
[03:51] <hende> 3d accelarator or something was disabled
[04:04] <Jordan_U> hende, Yes, restricted driver manager will give you direct rendering, but ATI's direct rendering does not support Beryl or Compiz
[04:05] <Jordan_U> That is why you also need to install XGL after you enable the restricted drivers
[04:58] <checkergrrl> someone here?
[08:07] <jrib> checkergrrl: hi
[08:19] <checkergrrl> jrib
[08:20] <checkergrrl> :)
[08:20] <checkergrrl> hey hey
[08:20] <checkergrrl> u still there
[08:22] <jrib> yep
[08:23] <checkergrrl> hey
[08:23] <checkergrrl> awesome
[08:23] <checkergrrl> i am trying to learn bash script
[08:23] <checkergrrl> and i am getting stuck
[08:24] <jrib> what's up?
[08:24] <checkergrrl> okay...i am trying to do this exercise
[08:25] <checkergrrl> copy all *.txt files copy them in a backup directory zip it and have a date on files
[08:25] <checkergrrl> i been trying to run them as command lines to see if it works
[08:25] <checkergrrl> i got as far as : find -name *.txt
[08:25] <checkergrrl> lol
[08:26] <checkergrrl> i am trying to run this command from root
[08:26] <checkergrrl> and its not working : cp *.txt /home/backups
[08:26] <jrib> what does it do
[08:27] <checkergrrl> cp *.txt ?
[08:27] <jrib> do you get any output?
[08:27] <checkergrrl> well i am trying to copy all the .txt files and place them to /home/backups
[08:28] <jrib> right, what does the shell output when you try your command?
[08:37] <checkergrrl> okay
[08:38] <checkergrrl> cp: cannot stat '.txt /home/backups