| === merriam__ is now known as merriam | ||
| Rich4 | Hey | 00:23 |
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| jrib | hi | 00:24 |
| jrib | rhythmbox is the troublemaker right? | 00:24 |
| Rich4 | well, it was amarok until I uninstalled it | 00:25 |
| Rich4 | but yes, the problem now is rhythmbox | 00:25 |
| jrib | so it is all music players? | 00:25 |
| Rich4 | yup | 00:25 |
| jrib | erm | 00:25 |
| Rich4 | ? | 00:26 |
| Rich4 | What do I do? | 00:26 |
| jrib | lets do a test | 00:26 |
| jrib | go to Preferred Applications in your preferences menu | 00:27 |
| Rich4 | ok? | 00:27 |
| Rich4 | multimedia preferred is set to rhythmbox | 00:28 |
| jrib | make it gedit | 00:28 |
| Rich4 | do I check 'run in terminal' ? | 00:31 |
| jrib | sure | 00:31 |
| Rich4 | what now | 00:32 |
| jrib | now try closing rhythmbox | 00:32 |
| Rich4 | I have another problem--windows are stuck. | 00:33 |
| Rich4 | cant be dragged or anything | 00:33 |
| jrib | we haven't fixed this one yet | 00:33 |
| Rich4 | youre right | 00:34 |
| jrib | or is this new problem the result of closing rhythmbox? | 00:34 |
| Rich4 | rhythmbox just opens | 00:34 |
| jrib | ok | 00:34 |
| jrib | revert the changes to Preferred Applications | 00:34 |
| Rich4 | revert = re-select rhythmbox? | 00:36 |
| jrib | yeah | 00:37 |
| jrib | new theory... | 00:37 |
| jrib | well, first, you are using desktop effects right? | 00:38 |
| Rich4 | jrib: I have another problem there | 00:50 |
| Rich4 | jrib: I was using 'wobble' effects. I turned off effects and rhythmbox still stays open | 00:54 |
| jrib | ok, so now you have window borders right? | 00:54 |
| jrib | Rich4: go to system -> preferences -> keyboard shortcuts and disable all shortcuts for the music player | 00:55 |
| Rich4 | there are none | 00:56 |
| jrib | "Media Player" | 00:57 |
| jrib | "Play" | 00:57 |
| jrib | "Pause" | 00:57 |
| jrib | etc... | 00:57 |
| Rich4 | so pretty much all the sound shortcuts | 00:58 |
| jrib | sure | 00:58 |
| Rich4 | done | 01:02 |
| jrib | close rhythmbox | 01:03 |
| Rich4 | it reopens | 01:04 |
| jrib | ugh | 01:04 |
| jrib | ok | 01:04 |
| jrib | open a terminal | 01:04 |
| Rich4 | ok | 01:05 |
| jrib | we are going to temporarily move rhythmbox | 01:06 |
| Rich4 | coding? | 01:06 |
| jrib | sudo mv /usr/bin/rhythmbox{,.backup} | 01:06 |
| Rich4 | ok.. thats done | 01:08 |
| jrib | close rhythmox | 01:08 |
| Rich4 | its closed. | 01:09 |
| jrib | so now nothing reopens? | 01:09 |
| Rich4 | :) | 01:11 |
| jrib | ok now pastebin ~/.xsession-errors | 01:11 |
| Rich4 | what will that do | 01:11 |
| jrib | it will show me errors | 01:11 |
| jrib | !pastebin | 01:12 |
| ubotu | pastebin is a service to post large texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org (make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the #ubuntu channel topic) | 01:12 |
| jrib | since right now you cannot open rhythmbox | 01:12 |
| Rich4 | bash: pastebin: command not found | 01:17 |
| jrib | it is not a command, see what ubotu said | 01:17 |
| Rich4 | no I posted "pastebin ~/.xsession-errors" | 01:19 |
| Rich4 | err. used that and that was my result | 01:19 |
| jrib | url? | 01:20 |
| jrib | you open /.xsession-errors in a text editor and pastebin the contents | 01:20 |
| Rich4 | so this isnt console? | 01:21 |
| jrib | no | 01:21 |
| Rich4 | ok Its open | 01:28 |
| jrib | pastebin it | 01:29 |
| jrib | copy and paste it into the http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org site | 01:30 |
| Rich4 | what syntax? | 01:33 |
| jrib | any | 01:35 |
| Rich4 | what about ------- ? | 01:35 |
| Rich4 | what do I do now? | 01:36 |
| jrib | tell me the url | 01:36 |
| Rich4 | http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/43199/ | 01:37 |
| jrib | Rich4: run 'rhythmbox.backup' in a termial | 01:39 |
| Rich4 | coding? | 01:41 |
| jrib | just what is inside the '' | 01:42 |
| Rich4 | ok its open | 01:43 |
| jrib | close it | 01:43 |
| Rich4 | done | 01:43 |
| jrib | does it open again? | 01:44 |
| Rich4 | no | 01:44 |
| jrib | Rich4: before we go on, rhythmbox is not in cron job right? | 01:45 |
| Rich4 | cron job? | 01:45 |
| jrib | what is the output of 'crontab -l' and 'cat /etc/crontab'? | 01:45 |
| Rich4 | "no crontab for rich" | 01:50 |
| Rich4 | and | 01:50 |
| Rich4 | "# /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab | 01:50 |
| Rich4 | # Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab' | 01:50 |
| Rich4 | # command to install the new version when you edit this file | 01:50 |
| Rich4 | # and files in /etc/cron.d. These files also have username fields, | 01:50 |
| Rich4 | # that none of the other crontabs do. | 01:50 |
| Rich4 | SHELL=/bin/sh | 01:50 |
| Rich4 | PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin | 01:50 |
| Rich4 | # m h dom mon dow user command | 01:50 |
| Rich4 | 17 * * * * root cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly | 01:50 |
| Rich4 | 25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily ) | 01:50 |
| Rich4 | 47 6 * * 7 root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly ) | 01:50 |
| Rich4 | 52 6 1 * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly ) | 01:50 |
| Rich4 | #" | 01:50 |
| jrib | pastebin next time Rich4 | 01:51 |
| Rich4 | sry | 01:52 |
| Rich4 | I'll remember that | 01:52 |
| jrib | ok, do 'sudo mv /usr/bin/rhythmbox{.backup,} | 01:52 |
| jrib | ok, do 'sudo mv /usr/bin/rhythmbox{.backup,}' | 01:52 |
| Rich4 | now it has the opening problem | 01:53 |
| jrib | wait | 01:53 |
| jrib | did you open it yourself first or did it open on its own? | 01:53 |
| Rich4 | I pressed [enter] in konsole | 01:54 |
| Rich4 | then it prompted pw which I entered | 01:54 |
| jrib | and then rhythmbox opened on its own, right? | 01:56 |
| Rich4 | yes | 01:56 |
| Rich4 | I believe the same problem began again | 01:56 |
| Rich4 | what did that command do..? | 01:56 |
| jrib | yes, we haven't changed anything | 01:56 |
| jrib | we moved rhythmox back | 01:57 |
| Rich4 | kk | 01:57 |
| jrib | ok, do 'sudo mv /usr/bin/rhythmbox{.backup,}' | 01:57 |
| jrib | and open up a text editor | 01:57 |
| Rich4 | the same line again? | 01:58 |
| Rich4 | # /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab | 01:59 |
| Rich4 | # Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab' | 01:59 |
| Rich4 | # command to install the new version when you edit this file | 01:59 |
| Rich4 | # and files in /etc/cron.d. These files also have username fields, | 01:59 |
| Rich4 | # that none of the other crontabs do. | 01:59 |
| Rich4 | SHELL=/bin/sh | 01:59 |
| Rich4 | PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin | 01:59 |
| Rich4 | # m h dom mon dow user command | 01:59 |
| Rich4 | 17 * * * * root cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly | 01:59 |
| Rich4 | 25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily ) | 01:59 |
| Rich4 | 47 6 * * 7 root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly ) | 01:59 |
| Rich4 | 52 6 1 * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly ) | 01:59 |
| Rich4 | # | 01:59 |
| jrib | ... | 01:59 |
| Rich4 | sry :( | 01:59 |
| Rich4 | It said: | 02:00 |
| Rich4 | mv: cannot stat `/usr/bin/rhythmbox.backup': No such file or directory | 02:00 |
| jrib | it is a different command | 02:00 |
| jrib | oh you are right, my mistake | 02:00 |
| jrib | ok, do 'sudo mv /usr/bin/rhythmbox{,.backup}' | 02:00 |
| Rich4 | ok and you wanted me to open it in a txt editor | 02:01 |
| jrib | Rich4: what does 'echo ~' return for you? | 02:02 |
| Rich4 | /home/rich | 02:03 |
| jrib | Rich4: we are going to replace rhythmbox with http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/43207/ | 02:04 |
| jrib | Rich4: verify for me that 'ls /usr/bin/rhythmbox' says it does not exist? | 02:05 |
| Rich4 | ls: /usr/bin/rhythmbox: No such file or directory | 02:09 |
| jrib | Rich4: now do: sudo wget -O /usr/bin/rhythmbox http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/43207/plain/ | 02:09 |
| Rich4 | ok | 02:10 |
| Rich4 | what now | 02:10 |
| jrib | Rich4: now in your HOME, do you see a file called /home/rich/jrib_rhythmbox_debug? | 02:10 |
| jrib | Rich4: now in your HOME, do you see a file called /home/rich/jrib_rhythmbox_debug? | 02:11 |
| * jrib pummels the arrow key | 02:11 | |
| Rich4 | no, I dont think so | 02:13 |
| jrib | oh | 02:14 |
| jrib | try 'sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/rhythmbox' | 02:14 |
| Rich4 | ok | 02:15 |
| Rich4 | then? | 02:16 |
| jrib | Rich4: now in your HOME, do you see a file called /home/rich/jrib_rhythmbox_debug? | 02:17 |
| Rich4 | nothing | 02:20 |
| jrib | do 'sudo mv /usr/bin/rhythmbox{,.fake} && sudo mv /usr/bin/rhythmbox{.backup,}' | 02:22 |
| jrib | then open rhythmbox | 02:22 |
| jrib | then do 'sudo mv /usr/bin/rhythmbox{,.backup} && sudo mv /usr/bin/rhythmbox{.fake,}' | 02:23 |
| jrib | then minimize rhythmbox | 02:23 |
| Rich4 | done. rhythmbox is actually staying minimized | 02:30 |
| Rich4 | what did that cmd do? | 02:30 |
| jrib | Rich4: now in your HOME, do you see a file called /home/rich/jrib_rhythmbox_debug? | 02:30 |
| Rich4 | I see nothing | 02:31 |
| jrib | Rich4: it is the same as before, we just moved the executable (and replaced with the script) | 02:31 |
| jrib | what does 'cat ~/jrib_rhythmbox_debug' return? | 02:31 |
| Rich4 | cat: /home/rich/jrib_rhythmbox_debug: No such file or directory | 02:32 |
| jrib | Rich4: any ideas on why that is. To me that does not make sense | 02:33 |
| jrib | s/./? | 02:33 |
| jrib | it's clear that /usr/bin/rhythmbox is being called since without, your rhythmbox does not respawn | 02:34 |
| jrib | Rich4: what does 'md5sum /usr/bin/rhythmbox*' return? | 02:36 |
| Rich4 | pastebin won't let me paste. claims I'm spamming | 02:39 |
| jrib | paste it here | 02:39 |
| Rich4 | its 3 lines of text | 02:39 |
| Rich4 | 2c06b471fda1c559910dfc953b0aa028 /usr/bin/rhythmbox | 02:39 |
| Rich4 | 259905b6d61715a6c8a9152410d833f3 /usr/bin/rhythmbox.backup | 02:39 |
| Rich4 | e98a31675b61f0f774748ae726ea83a3 /usr/bin/rhythmbox-client | 02:39 |
| jrib | Rich4: what does 'cat /usr/bin/rhythmbox' return? | 02:41 |
| Rich4 | wont let me paste due to spam | 02:43 |
| jrib | use pastebin.com | 02:44 |
| Rich4 | yeah thats what I mean | 02:44 |
| Rich4 | oh nvm | 02:44 |
| Rich4 | http://pastebin.com/d65bc6f92 | 02:45 |
| jrib | ok, I don't know why it doesn't run then | 02:47 |
| jrib | I have one more thing to try and then I am out of ideas | 02:47 |
| jrib | lets get rid of the changes we made, do: sudo mv /usr/bin/rhythmbox{.backup,} | 02:47 |
| jrib | Rich4: done with that? | 02:51 |
| Rich4 | uh | 02:55 |
| Rich4 | yeah | 02:56 |
| Rich4 | but now rhythmbox just opens again | 02:56 |
| jrib | yes, you don't understand what we have been doing? | 02:57 |
| Rich4 | yes this replaced the backup, correct? | 02:57 |
| Rich4 | err.. used the backup TO restore it | 02:58 |
| jrib | when we move rhythmbox, it can't open | 02:58 |
| jrib | ok, last thing to try, run: metacity --replace | 02:59 |
| Rich4 | huh? | 03:01 |
| Rich4 | go to ctrl+f2 and run that? | 03:01 |
| jrib | in a terminal | 03:01 |
| Rich4 | alt+f2* | 03:01 |
| Rich4 | oh | 03:01 |
| Rich4 | what did that do? | 03:02 |
| Rich4 | because rhythmbox still just opens | 03:02 |
| jrib | just ran the window manager in a terminal | 03:02 |
| jrib | do you get output? | 03:02 |
| Rich4 | yes | 03:07 |
| Rich4 | http://pastebin.com/d46fab613 | 03:08 |
| jrib | Rich4: well that's what you want to google and look into it seems | 03:24 |
| jrib | good luck, I have to go in a bit | 03:25 |
| bazhang | very nice transcripts--thank you all. | 04:20 |
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| === pricey is now known as pricechild | ||
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| MikeMeilleur | hi | 22:22 |
| rainwalker | jrib? | 23:32 |
| jrib | hi | 23:32 |
| jrib | rainwalker: do you have a preferred scripting language | 23:32 |
| rainwalker | hey | 23:32 |
| rainwalker | um...one that I can understand | 23:32 |
| rainwalker | unfortunately, I don't know any | 23:33 |
| jrib | alright | 23:33 |
| jrib | well we need to right a basic if then script that will check what the handedness is and change it appropriately | 23:33 |
| rainwalker | ooh I do know if/then scripts | 23:34 |
| rainwalker | vaguely | 23:34 |
| rainwalker | in C++ | 23:34 |
| jrib | yeah, that would be overkill | 23:34 |
| jrib | imo | 23:34 |
| jrib | but a good exercise I suppose | 23:34 |
| rainwalker | I'll take your word for it | 23:34 |
| jrib | give me a minute to write it up | 23:35 |
| rainwalker | alright | 23:35 |
| rainwalker | in what? python? | 23:35 |
| jrib | nah, I'll do it in bash | 23:37 |
| rainwalker | oh ok | 23:37 |
| rainwalker | I think I've seen bash before | 23:37 |
| jrib | http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/43350/ | 23:38 |
| rainwalker | yeah that looks familiar | 23:39 |
| jrib | that should work | 23:39 |
| rainwalker | lets find out... | 23:40 |
| rainwalker | yep! | 23:41 |
| jrib | haha, I found http://sarbayes.org/ctwardy/toggle-mouse on google | 23:41 |
| rainwalker | but I have to choose if I want to run it or display it's contents every time | 23:42 |
| jrib | nah | 23:42 |
| rainwalker | I do | 23:42 |
| jrib | make it executable and create a launcher for it | 23:42 |
| rainwalker | sweet! | 23:43 |
| rainwalker | thank you! | 23:43 |
| jrib | np | 23:43 |
| jrib | if you do want to learn some scripting, python is very nice, check it out | 23:43 |
| rainwalker | alright, I think I might | 23:43 |
| rainwalker | what about bash? | 23:43 |
| nalioth | python allows more freedom | 23:44 |
| jrib | It helps to pick up the basic bash stuff like conditionals and loops, but for anything more than a couple of lines, run to python | 23:44 |
| rainwalker | ah ok | 23:44 |
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