[00:04] <march> n8
[00:08] <vidd> misterblonde2517, any luck?
[00:31] <misterblonde2517> its been going for a while now
[00:31] <misterblonde2517> its relaoding the log daemon?
[00:36] <misterblonde2517> so i think its done
[00:38] <vidd> did it bring up the prompt?
[00:38] <jbt> has anyone here, successfully using an acer 4520 for xubuntu?
[00:39] <misterblonde2517> yep
[00:40] <vidd> now type sudo reboot
[00:41] <misterblonde2517> splash... and.....
[00:41] <misterblonde2517> black
[00:41] <misterblonde2517> ughugh
[00:42] <misterblonde2517> what could it be
[00:43] <vidd> im at a loss
[00:43] <vidd> it is obvious that the window manager is the issue
[00:45] <vidd> try rebooting
[00:46] <vidd> and hit <esc> to bring up the grub menu
[00:46] <vidd> we want to bring up the recovery console
[00:47] <vidd> when you do, type sudo apt-get remove x-11 common
[00:47] <misterblonde2517> im in root, so i still type sudo?
[00:48] <vidd> oh...no
[00:48] <misterblonde2517> coulnt find package x-11
[00:49] <vidd> x11-common
[00:49] <vidd> im loosing it!
[00:53] <vidd> then do apt-get autoremove
[00:55] <misterblonde2517> kk done
[00:57] <The-Kernel> misterblonde2517 what video card do you have?
[00:57] <misterblonde2517> geforce 5500 128mb
[00:57] <misterblonde2517> in the pci slot
[00:59] <vidd> reboot and log in as usual
[00:59] <vidd> it should bring up cli
[00:59] <vidd> (without formating and re-installing
[01:02] <misterblonde2517> k im back
[01:02] <misterblonde2517> at the cli
[01:02] <vidd> type lspci
[01:03] <mikubuntu> i forgot how to do this ... downloaded flock, it went to archive manager as default, and i thought then all i had to do was 'extract' b ut that din't seem to work ... any ideas?
[01:03] <misterblonde2517> kk i did
[01:03] <vidd> misterblonde2517, post the line that looks like 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
[01:06] <misterblonde2517> vga compatible controller: nVidia coporation NV34 {geforce fx 5500} (rev 11)
[01:07] <misterblonde2517> and then theres antoehr one that says intel corp 82810e dc-133 (cgc) chipset graphics controller (rev 3)
[01:07] <vidd> haha
[01:07] <vidd> i think i see the issue
[01:08] <vidd> i think the "black screen" is the desktop being directed to the OTHER adapter!
[01:08] <vidd> lets test this.....
[01:09] <misterblonde2517> *facepalm*
[01:09] <vidd> sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
[01:11] <The-Kernel> misterblonde2517, go into your BIOS, and set PCI as the default video adapter, or disable the onboard adapter
[01:18] <misterblonde2517> ugh
[01:18] <misterblonde2517> errors were encountered while processing: dhcdbd network-manageer metwork-manager-gnome
[01:21] <vidd> misterblonde2517, sudo apt-get remove [failed programs
[01:22] <vidd> then sudo apt-get install [failed program]
[01:22] <vidd> one at a time
[01:22] <The-Kernel> um
[01:22] <The-Kernel> vidd
[01:22] <vidd> yeah?
[01:23] <The-Kernel> has anyone told you aboutthe two commands, sudo apt-get -s install and sudo apt-get -f install?
[01:23] <vidd> no
[01:23] <The-Kernel> pretty awesoem commands
[01:23] <The-Kernel> -f fixing problems
[01:23]  * vidd bows to The-Kernel 's experience
[01:23] <The-Kernel> and I have no clue what -s does
[01:23] <The-Kernel> but it also fixed some problems for me
[01:24] <crimsun> -s only simulates
[01:25] <misterblonde2517> the primary video adapter is pci
[01:25] <misterblonde2517> should i make it onboard adn try it again
[01:25] <misterblonde2517> with it int he onboard
[01:28] <misterblonde2517> yesssssssssssssssssss
[01:28] <vidd> i hate dual display adapters
[01:30] <misterblonde2517> so everything seems to work (im using the integrated graphis, im gonna switch) but i didnt fix the errors it gave me, should i worry about htat?
[01:31] <vidd> yes
[01:32] <vidd> The-Kernel, can you help misterblonde2517 with those apps that failed to install?
[01:32] <vidd> i have a party im late for
[01:32] <misterblonde2517> vidd thanks for all your help
[01:32] <vidd> gl misterblonde2517
[01:39] <neur1> recieved an update notice, but it says some of my dependencies are not mergeable so none of my update apps can open, only to the error box. what are my options
[01:52] <larson9999> how do you enable login via xdcmp in xubuntu?
[03:07] <vidd> misterblonde2517, your stuff working now?
[03:09] <misterblonde2517> heyy
[03:09] <misterblonde2517> kinda
[03:09] <misterblonde2517> it works in the on board
[03:09] <misterblonde2517> but i installed the drivers for my card
[03:09] <misterblonde2517> and rebooted
[03:09] <misterblonde2517> and now it hangs after teh splash, but it ways "*running local boot scripts*
[03:09] <misterblonde2517> (/ect/rc.local
[03:09] <misterblonde2517> any ideas?
[03:11] <misterblonde2517> i can type stuff, but it doesnt give me the name user@ anymore, its just the text i type
[03:16] <vidd> what ya need to do is tell the bios to use one display adapter or the other.....
[03:17] <vidd> is it possible to plug a monitor into each adapter at this time?
[03:18] <misterblonde2517> yea
[03:18] <misterblonde2517> theres text on teh screen tho
[03:18] <vidd> lets see if you have different output on different monitors
[03:18] <misterblonde2517> im back at the cli
[03:18] <misterblonde2517> kk
[03:19] <misterblonde2517> i have bios set to default to pci
[03:20] <misterblonde2517> pci has me at cli, mobo is giving me a black moniter
[03:20] <misterblonde2517> is there a cli command to send me to the desktop
[03:20] <vidd> there is.....put you dont have a command prompt
[03:21] <misterblonde2517> i do now
[03:21] <misterblonde2517> i sft alt f1d
[03:21] <misterblonde2517> er ctrl
[03:21] <misterblonde2517> but i jstu logged in
[03:21] <vidd> sudo /etc/gdm restart
[03:22] <misterblonde2517> it says that the command is not found
[03:23] <vidd> did you spell it right?
[03:23] <misterblonde2517> "sudo /etc/gdm restart"
[03:23] <vidd> ok
[03:24] <vidd> so it failed to install
[03:24] <misterblonde2517> it was justt working a second ago, after i restarted is when it tripped up
[03:25] <vidd> i missed a part.....
[03:25] <vidd> sudo /etc/init.d/gdm
[03:25] <vidd> sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
[03:26] <misterblonde2517> kk now the moniter is flashing
[03:26] <vidd> which one?
[03:26] <misterblonde2517> pci
[03:26] <misterblonde2517> mobo is still black
[03:26] <misterblonde2517> should i restart the computer?
[03:27] <vidd> no....go back to tty1
[03:27] <misterblonde2517> how do i do that
[03:27] <vidd> (<ctrl><alt><f1>)
[03:27] <misterblonde2517> kk
[03:27] <misterblonde2517> im there
[03:28] <vidd> sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
[03:28] <misterblonde2517> k
[03:28] <vidd> sudo dpkg --reconfgure xserver-xorg
[03:29] <vidd> yes...2 dashes there
[03:29] <misterblonde2517> k
[03:30] <vidd> the -- means a word switch follows, a single - means a letter switch is following
[03:30] <misterblonde2517> wait so i shouldnt have typed "sudo dpkg --reconfgure xserver-xorg" on one line
[03:31] <vidd> the command i gave you will allow you to set up your x server
[03:31] <vidd> you should
[03:31] <misterblonde2517> kk i did
[03:31] <vidd> i was explaining the difference between -- and -
[03:32] <vidd> you will see it alot in howto's
[03:32] <misterblonde2517> oh ok i gotcha
[03:32] <misterblonde2517> so how do i go about setting up my server
[03:32] <vidd> that command will bring up a wizard of sorts
[03:33] <vidd> just pick the correct settings
[03:33] <vidd> if you have a question about an option, just ask
[03:34] <vidd> i think the issue is that you installed the x server before you uploaded the display driver
[03:34] <misterblonde2517> im sorry im so lost, waht should i get rid of to remedy that?
[03:34] <vidd> and you changed the driver without telling the x server about it and its chocking
[03:35] <misterblonde2517> cause the command brough up 6 FAQ type things
[03:35] <misterblonde2517> but im not really changing anything
[03:35] <vidd> all we are going to change is the display adaptor
[03:36] <misterblonde2517> where is that?
[03:36] <misterblonde2517> aptitude?
[03:36] <vidd> but rather then you bringing up the config file and going blind trying to read the file to find the one line that needs to be canged.....
[03:37] <vidd> we are going to use the wizard and accept the default options until we get to the adaptor settings
[03:39] <misterblonde2517> alrighty
[03:39] <misterblonde2517> hopefully i can finish this tomrrow i have to go i was supposed to be somewhere 40 mins ago
[03:39] <misterblonde2517> unless this is quick
[03:40] <vidd> not really
[03:40] <misterblonde2517> (then again i thought the whole install would be quick when i started 10 hours ago ahah)
[03:40] <misterblonde2517> alrighty, do you think youll be around tomrrow or late tonitght?
[03:41] <vidd> might be faster to remove x11-common, then apt-get autoremove
[03:41] <vidd> then install the new drivers
[03:41] <vidd> and then apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
[03:42] <misterblonde2517> kk ill try that when i get home
[03:42] <misterblonde2517> thanks so much for your time
[03:42] <misterblonde2517> hopefully ill catch you on later
[03:42] <vidd> cuzz you installed xubuntu-desktop THEN the new drivers
[03:42] <vidd> you want to install the drivers first
[03:42] <misterblonde2517> kk, ill go back to onbard and try to do that
[03:42] <misterblonde2517> thanks again
[03:43] <kiosk> Happy New Year!
[03:43] <crimsun> same to you.
[03:44] <kiosk> What is your favorite streaming video plugin for firefox?
[03:45] <crimsun> I use whatever totem-* provide.
[03:45] <kiosk> totem-*   what's that
[03:45] <kiosk> command?
[03:45] <crimsun> no, it means either totem-gstreamer or totem-xine
[03:46] <crimsun> (I use the latter)
[03:48] <kiosk> cool thank you
[03:48] <kiosk> Now to see if I can et it working before the ball drops
[03:48] <crimsun> you may wish to try either vlc's or mplayer's, however
[03:48] <kiosk> :)
[03:48] <kiosk> I saw vlc in apt-cache search
[03:59] <kiosk> crimsun: totem-xine works.  Thank you.  Happy New year!
[04:03] <crimsun> kiosk: np, you, too!
[04:13] <aswera> hi all, anyone know why the live cd is hanging when running /etc/rc.local
[04:13] <aswera> ??
[04:19] <kiosk> \leave
[04:19] <kiosk> sorry
[09:58] <nikolam> hi to all
[09:58] <nikolam> happy new year
[10:34] <soldats> to you as well
[13:26] <slow-motion> hi
[15:00] <vistakiller> happy new year
[16:35] <snuck___> hello
[16:35] <snuck___> anyone have xubuntu running on an x61t?
[18:07] <misterblonde2517> hi, would anyone be able to tell me how to install nvidia drivers from the command line interface
[18:08] <jjmiv> oh, did you try googling it?
[18:08] <jjmiv> just a thought...
[18:08] <misterblonde2517> i have been
[18:09] <misterblonde2517> but they all need me to downlaod the driver first
[18:09] <jjmiv> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=57368
[18:09] <misterblonde2517> and i dont have the desktop installed
[18:09] <jjmiv> oh...use teh WGET commdand
[18:09] <jjmiv> command*
[18:09] <misterblonde2517> so i need a cli command to get it off the interent
[18:09] <misterblonde2517> how do i do that?
[18:09] <jjmiv> to download
[18:09] <misterblonde2517> (sorry im totally new to this)
[18:09] <jjmiv> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=620116
[18:10] <jjmiv> i had a similar issue setting up my webserver with Debian
[18:11] <misterblonde2517> so i should say "sudo wget <nvidia drivers url>
[18:11] <jjmiv> yes
[18:11] <jjmiv> just make sure wget is installed first
[18:12] <jjmiv> sudo apt-cache search wget to find the right package and then 'sudo apt-get install <package>
[18:12] <jjmiv> it will tell you if it is installed, you can also see if there is a man page or something "man wget" or "wget --help"
[18:14] <misterblonde2517> k so its installed, how do i know which linux drivers i want for my card (fx 5500 pci 128mb)
[18:16] <jjmiv> just do a search for that..lets see
[18:16] <jjmiv> http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/
[18:16] <jjmiv> just bear with me
[18:18] <jjmiv> dang, there is a lot out there
[18:18] <jjmiv> http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_169.07.html
[18:19] <misterblonde2517> its not so much about finding the perfect one, its jsut my boot hangs after teh spalsh screen and goes black, and someone told me it was because i installed teh desktop before i installed my drivers, so to install the drivers then the desktop
[18:19] <jjmiv> that's not a bad plan, then when you set up X it will detect the right card, just make sure you don't go crazy on the resolution at first
[18:22] <misterblonde2517> im sorry im being so stupid, is it just wget <url> because that seems to get me a name of service not known error
[18:25]  * XwarlokX82 <audacious> is stopped
[18:36] <soldats> wget [url] is fine you just need the exact target address
[18:37] <misterblonde2517> so im positive its spelled correctly but it tells me name or service unkowns
[18:37] <soldats> what are you trying to get
[18:38] <misterblonde2517> nvidia drivers
[18:38] <misterblonde2517> http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/169.07/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.07-pkg1.run
[18:39] <soldats> do you need to wget it or just trying it out
[18:39] <misterblonde2517> i need to, i dont have a desktop
[18:40] <soldats> ahh well i just downloaded it with """"wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/169.07/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.07-pkg1.run"""" without quotes
[18:41] <soldats> you may also type w3m in a terminal and do text based web i think you can download from there
[18:42] <misterblonde2517> hmm its stilll not working
[18:44] <misterblonde2517> i found "sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-common"
[18:44] <misterblonde2517> online, should that work
[18:45] <soldats> nvidia-glx-new i think is the right one
[18:45] <soldats> but yea those should work
[18:46] <misterblonde2517> hmm, so i cant seem to connect to the internet at all
[18:46] <misterblonde2517> whcih is odd because it was working fine yesterday
[18:46] <misterblonde2517> it cant resolve any of the urls.. any ideas?
[18:46] <soldats> are you on it now
[18:47] <misterblonde2517> on my laptop
[18:47] <misterblonde2517> the computer im working on is right next to me in teh same router and its failing all teh itnerent attempts
[18:47] <soldats> ahh, well i assume you have a router so id suggest restarting the router
[18:50] <misterblonde2517> is there a cli command to check internet connection
[18:51] <soldats> you can ping an address
[18:51] <misterblonde2517> oo yea i just did, its not connected
[18:51] <misterblonde2517> hmm
[18:52] <misterblonde2517> could my ethernet be disabled?
[18:53] <soldats> doubt it if it worked yesterday
[19:35] <illidan> hi
[19:38] <illidan> !compiz
[19:38] <ubotu> Compiz (compositing window manager) and XGL (X server architecture layered on top of OpenGL) - Howto at http://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager - help in #compiz-fusion
[19:39] <illidan> is there a possibility to install compiz-fusion on xubuntu?
[19:42] <illidan> plzzzzzz help meeee
[20:00] <soldats> i think there is i heard of someone doing but i dont have the slightest clue how
[20:25] <killux> Hey, I just tried to install Xubuntu 7.10 on my PS3 which has 2.10 firmware but I am getting some errors. Everything goes fine until when its installing the kernel. The kernel it's trying to install is called "linux-cell". The error message is this: "An error was returned while trying to install the kernel into the target system." Does anyone know why this happens and how I can fix this?
[21:19] <illidan> hi all I need to know how to make xubuntu bar2 seem like macosx
[21:19] <illidan> pls
[22:14] <burt8675309> is gutsy able to run on 256mb system on an intel celeron?
[22:14] <burt8675309> old computer..
[22:15] <X|Out> Burt, it should run on it.
[22:15] <X|Out> My system only has 256mb ram.
[22:19] <soldats> i has gusty with 256
[22:45] <defendguin> what are the minimum hardware specs for xubuntu?
[22:46] <burt8675309> soldats, how do you like it?
[22:46] <burt8675309> soldats, i'm trying to ditch vector linux...
[22:46] <burt8675309> soldats, its very rough around the edges...
[22:47] <soldats> runs really good for me
[22:47] <burt8675309> soldats, how about usb printers...
[22:47] <soldats> i dont use them but i know they work
[22:47] <burt8675309> soldats, will my hp deskjet d4260 run well?
[22:47] <burt8675309> it ran on vector..
[22:48] <soldats> im sure it most likely will, i think the only brand that isnt supported is lexmark
[22:48] <burt8675309> cool.
[22:48] <burt8675309> is it bascially ubuntu with xfce....same preinstalled packages...right?
[22:48] <soldats> what does "rough around the edges" mean
[22:49] <burt8675309> soldats, well its just not as polished as xubuntu..
[22:49] <soldats> oh ok
[22:49] <soldats> well xubuntu is alot smaller than ubuntu
[22:49] <burt8675309> soldats, and its based on slackware so its very difficult to add packages..
[22:49] <soldats> xubuntu-desktop xfce thunar file manager
[22:50] <soldats> more minimal and run better
[22:50] <burt8675309> the screenies look great.
[22:50] <soldats> on slower machines
[22:50] <burt8675309> gutsy and improvement than dapper?
[22:50] <soldats> yes i thought so as well
[22:50] <soldats> gusty runs better than dapper for me
[22:51] <burt8675309> cool.
[22:51] <burt8675309> can't wait.
[22:51] <soldats> gusty is the newest edition
[22:51] <burt8675309> what about open office..
[22:51] <burt8675309> prepacked?
[22:51] <soldats> i think its on the livecd but i dont use it
[22:52] <soldats> i chose not to install it
[22:52] <burt8675309> sorry about all the questions...i'm looking at a checklist of things that don't work on vector..
[22:52] <soldats> ahh
[22:55] <soldats> well open office word gnumeric spreadsheet and abiword were all installed by default
[22:55] <burt8675309> cool.
[22:55] <burt8675309> i'm liking the sound of this.......
[22:55] <soldats> err i meant open office word processor i didnt install the full package
[22:56] <burt8675309> k
[22:56] <burt8675309> but, it has add/remove right....simple package manager....right?
[22:58] <soldats> yes along with synaptic package manager as well
[22:59] <burt8675309> great.
[22:59] <burt8675309> i <3 linux
[22:59] <soldats> ;) me too i hope you enjoy xubuntu
[23:05] <burt8675309> soldats, isn't soldat a game?
[23:05] <burt8675309> soldats, german or something.
[23:05] <burt8675309> idk
[23:05] <burt8675309> right?
[23:05] <soldats> yes
[23:05] <burt8675309> mean soldier?
[23:06] <soldats> but it also came from an anime
[23:06] <soldats> yes it means soldier in german and french
[23:06] <burt8675309> cool.
[23:06] <soldats> the screenshots of the game look rad but i havent had time to get it yet
[23:07] <burt8675309> its pretty fun.
[23:07] <burt8675309> nothing like a 2d mmo fps..
[23:07] <soldats> lol yea im gonna play soon
[23:08] <burt8675309> my friend made a mod for the game..
[23:08] <burt8675309> you should grab it..
[23:08] <burt8675309> he is pretty good at making mods.
[23:08] <soldats> nice il have to get it soon then
[23:53] <Camish_> Looking for a program that can tell how my hard drive is feeling. Like a s.m.a.r.t keeping program. Any recommendations?
[23:56] <crimsun> Camish_: install smartmontools