[01:47] <daniel_mc> hello...
[01:47] <daniel_mc> i'm new to ubuntu forums seeking wisdom
[01:49] <pwnguin> well you missed
[01:49] <pwnguin> this is IRC
[01:50] <pwnguin> more specifically, this channel is dedicated to improving how ubuntu runs on laptops
[01:51] <daniel_mc> heh, yeah i meant IRC
[01:51] <daniel_mc> not forums
[01:51] <daniel_mc> i've got ubuntu 8.04 running on my X61 ; pretty sweet
[01:51] <daniel_mc> i am seeking wisdom on getting dual monitors going though
[01:52] <pwnguin> its been pretty easy to enable with nvidia for me =/
[01:53] <daniel_mc> yeah, i have twinview running @ home with twinview, easy as cake
[01:53] <daniel_mc> unfortunately on my x61 i'm using a VTbook
[01:54] <pwnguin> ?
[01:54] <daniel_mc> http://www.villagetronic.com/ftp/vtbook/Linux/LinuxReadMe.html
[01:54] <pwnguin> have you seen the thinkwiki?
[01:54] <daniel_mc> nope
[01:55] <daniel_mc> i just googled it
[01:55] <pwnguin> ah, so its a trident
[01:55] <daniel_mc> yep
[01:56] <daniel_mc> brb gotta reboot
[02:04] <danielm_mc> hey pwnguin
[02:04] <danielm_mc> you still here?
[02:05] <pwnguin> yes
[02:05] <danielm_mc> yeah, so i'm stuck and donno what to do to get this thing working
[02:06] <danielm_mc> any advice?
[02:07] <pwnguin> #ubuntu, your regional LoCo, other thinkpad users
[02:09] <danielm_mc> :(
[02:09] <pwnguin> launchpad
[02:10] <danielm_mc> what is a good channel for people with thinkpads?
[02:10] <danielm_mc>  #launchpad?
[02:10] <pwnguin> no
[02:10] <pwnguin> launchpad is a project hosting site Ubuntu uses
[02:12] <pwnguin> oh, also the wiki
[02:12] <danielm_mc> which wiki?
[02:12] <danielm_mc> thinkwiki?
[02:12] <danielm_mc> not very helpful
[02:12] <pwnguin> wiki.ubuntu.com
[02:13] <pwnguin> where did you get that thinkpad?
[02:14] <danielm_mc> what do you mean?
[02:14] <danielm_mc> i think CDW?  it's for my work
[02:14] <pwnguin> i can't seem to find an X61 with trident graphics
[02:14] <danielm_mc> i'm pretty good with linux, but this vtbook is a pain
[02:14] <danielm_mc> no the X61 has a builtin intel graphics card
[02:14] <danielm_mc> the VTBook is a pc-card
[02:15] <pwnguin> wth
[02:15] <pwnguin> ok then, thinkwiki wont be a help obviously
[02:15] <danielm_mc> yeah
[02:16] <pwnguin> and the average forum / answers person won't be of use
[02:16] <danielm_mc> hahah yeah, exactly
[02:17] <pwnguin> you could ask CDW
[02:17] <danielm_mc> meh.. i might actually email villagetronic (the makers of the vtbook
[02:18] <pwnguin> I mean, it probably won't work, but if enough people do it they might notice
[02:18] <pwnguin> or, did you buy the vtbook card from someone else?
[02:20] <danielm_mc> we bought the vtbook right from villagetronic
[02:26] <pwnguin> danielm_mc: did you set up the kernel option?
[02:27] <danielm_mc> which one?
[02:27] <pwnguin> pci=cbmemsize=128M
[02:27] <danielm_mc> kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic root=UUID=984582af-d3a4-47d0-9f58-030a3678db29 ro quiet splash pci=cbmemsize=128M
[02:28] <danielm_mc> i added that to the end of the kernel line in /boot/grub/menu.lst
[02:29] <pwnguin> these directions are destined to fail
[02:30] <danielm_mc> the directions on the villagetronic homepage?
[02:30] <danielm_mc> yeah no kidding
[02:30] <pwnguin> danielm_mc: so thus far, how much damage have you caused?
[02:31] <danielm_mc> to my machine?
[02:31] <danielm_mc> or to the world?
[02:31] <pwnguin> the machine please
[02:32] <danielm_mc> oh, no damage to the machine yet
[02:32] <danielm_mc> i have a large bald spot on the side of my head though
[02:33] <pwnguin> how many files have you twiddled with?
[02:33] <pwnguin> menu.lst is fine
[02:35] <danielm_mc> menu.lst
[02:35] <danielm_mc> ﻿just menu.lst ; and i made a backup of the
[02:35] <danielm_mc> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/trident_drv.so
[02:35] <danielm_mc> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/trident_drv.so.old
[02:35] <danielm_mc> and my xorg.conf
[02:35] <danielm_mc> i think the problem has to be with my xorg.conf
[02:35] <danielm_mc> also i added to rc.local to do the setpci command
[02:36] <danielm_mc> root@baikinman:/boot/grub# Xorg -version
[02:36] <danielm_mc> This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
[02:36] <danielm_mc> It is not supported in any way.
[02:36] <danielm_mc> Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
[02:36] <danielm_mc> Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
[02:36] <danielm_mc> Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
[02:36] <danielm_mc> latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
[02:36] <danielm_mc> See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
[02:36] <danielm_mc> X.Org X Server 1.4.0.90
[02:36] <danielm_mc> Release Date: 5 September 2007
[02:36] <danielm_mc> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[02:36] <danielm_mc> Build Operating System: Linux Ubuntu (xorg-server 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9.2)
[02:36] <danielm_mc> Current Operating System: Linux baikinman 2.6.24-18-generic #1 SMP Wed May 28 19:28:38 UTC 2008 x86_64
[02:36] <danielm_mc> Build Date: 13 June 2008  01:10:57AM
[02:36] <danielm_mc>  
[02:36] <danielm_mc> 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
[02:36] <danielm_mc> 	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[02:36] <danielm_mc> Module Loader present
[02:36] <danielm_mc> is the problem that i am running a pre release version of xorg?
[02:37] <danielm_mc> i'm just running the shit that came stock with 8.04 - and i really couldn't even tell you what version of xorg i'm running, let alone if it's modularized or not
[02:37] <danielm_mc> i think it's modularized though
[02:51] <pwnguin> danielm_mc: i think you might be best served by posting on https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu
[02:51] <pwnguin> it'll provide an easy way for documentation etc
[02:52] <pwnguin> plus it has built in search for dupe finding
[02:53] <danielm_mc> alright thanks dude/dudes
[02:53] <danielm_mc> i appreciate it
[02:54] <pwnguin> i think it comes down to an xorg.conf issue