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timboyRAOF, I was told you were the one to talk to about unsolvable nvidia issues00:12
timboyat a crossroads here. gdm won't start getting a weird error with startx tried to get my nvidia 177 driver set up. worked fine with kernel 27-2 but broke in 27-3 here is xorg.conf: http://pastebin.ca/120125500:12
luboszhow can i suggest a software beeing added to the repositories00:25
luboszthis would be very nice http://code.google.com/p/dolphin-emu/00:26
luboszinstead of just posting it on brainstorm :D00:26
luboszbtw, my gcc does not like memcopy00:27
luboszerror: ‘memset’ was not declared in this scope00:27
luboszsame with all mem_ commands00:27
luboszi updated today, but maybe i have to boot up the new kernel00:27
lubosz-300:27
emmais it well known that npveiewer is crashing perniciously and constantly in Intrepid?01:07
emmaI've filed a couple of bugs already. I want to make sure that someone knows about this and it's a high priority before Intrepid is released.01:08
tretleemma - I have noticed it happen allot too01:09
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bsnideremma - don't worry about it. it will be addressed01:12
* DanaG pokes Flash (and npviewer.bin) with a stick.... and watches it crash.01:12
* DanaG breathes on it... and watches it crash.01:12
* DanaG so much as looks at it.... crash.01:12
DanaG01:12
tretlelol01:13
bsnidercome on now, adopey makes a lot of fine products too01:13
DanaGNo 64-bit for Windows, either!01:13
DanaG... from what I've heard.01:13
* gx009 has not seen npviewer crash yet01:14
gx009i use sixty four bit | amd01:16
emmabsnider: cool :)01:16
gx009there are many reports for npviewer since 8.04 though..01:18
* DanaG wonders how well Linux deals with UEFI firmware, if you turn off the BIOS emulation mode.01:28
Jordan_UWhat exactly does "task" mean when you apt-cache show a package ( for instance smartpm-core "Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-kde, xubuntu-desktop" ) ?01:54
crdlbJordan_U: tasksel?01:58
Jordan_Ucrdlb: So selecting ubuntu-desktop as a task will install more than the dependencies of ubuntu-desktop, correct?02:00
Jordan_UI am just trying to figure out if the fact that smartpm-core is part of the task should be considered a bug02:01
doggymenzwhy System Monitor is transparent, but other app like Update Manager is not?02:02
crdlbJordan_U: looking at /usr/share/tasksel/ubuntu-tasks.desc, the ubuntu-desktop task seems to just be the ubuntu-desktop package02:03
Jordan_Ucrdlb: Then as far as I understand smartpm-core should not be part of the ubuntu-desktop task since it's in universe02:04
doggymenzi forgot what is smartpm02:07
Jordan_Udoggymenz: Smart package manager02:08
crdlbJordan_U: can you uninstall it without uninstalling ubuntu-desktop?02:08
doggymenzoh, ok now i remember that thing that does rpm02:08
doggymenzwhy System Monitor is transparent, but other app like Update Manager is not?02:08
crdlbdoggymenz: gnome-system-monitor requests an ARGB colormap02:08
Jordan_Ucrdlb: Yes, but it was installed by default ( at least I never installed it or anything that depends on it myself )02:08
doggymenzoh02:08
doggymenzwhy it does, and other app doesnt?02:09
crdlbdon't ask me :>02:09
doggymenzstrange02:09
crdlbonly reason I know that is that is breaks menu shadows02:09
doggymenzoh02:09
crdlbas compiz cannot draw shadows on an argb window since it doesn't know where to put them02:09
doggymenzya, it does02:09
doggymenzoh02:10
Jordan_Udoggymenz: Because compositing wasn't available on most systems when they were first developed / the devs don't know / care about compositing02:10
crdlbthe window could have apparent rounded corners, but the window would still be a rectangle to compiz02:10
doggymenzoh02:10
doggymenzwell, shadow should be less strong the more transparent it is02:10
doggymenzbecause if it transparent, it let in more light, and cast less shadow02:11
gx009thats an artistic interpretation..02:11
crdlbthe problem is doing it efficiently02:11
Jordan_Udoggymenz: But having a shadow behind the whole window looks weird02:12
doggymenzyeah, if very transparent02:12
crdlbit appears that the direction we'll be going in is apps drawing their own shadows02:13
gx009i hope you're not thinking thats a good idea..02:13
doggymenzthats a horrible idea02:14
doggymenzshadows is the window managers job, not the application02:14
crdlbwhy not? the decorators already do their own shadow drawing, so it would only affects menus and panels02:14
Jordan_Ucrdlb: It looks like the reason smartpm-core is there at all is because landscape-client ( which I did not install manually ) depends on it, but landscape-client is in main. Am I correct that this is a bug?02:14
crdlbJordan_U: definitely sounds like it to me02:14
crdlbit would be a broken system if you disabled universe02:15
gx009and how many lines of code for each program base.. i dont like it02:15
crdlbgx009: we have toolkits for a reason02:15
crdlbit would be automatic for menus, and one line of code for panels and such02:15
doggymenzthen all apps would have different02:16
doggymenzand it would look crap02:16
crdlbnope, you can just use XSettings to store the shadow parameters02:16
crdlband everyone can read it from there02:17
gx009"it is purpose that defines us"02:17
doggymenzbut i have no purpose02:22
mneptokJordan_U: landscape-client is in Universe02:24
Jordan_Udoggymenz == undef02:24
xiambaxHello.02:24
xiambaxWhen i say stable i just mean like stable enough for basic usage02:24
xiambaxbrowsing etc02:24
Jordan_Umneptok: Not according to apt-cache show landscape-client02:24
mneptok!info landscape-client02:25
ubottulandscape-client (source: landscape-client): The Landscape administration system client. In component main, is optional. Version 1.0.18-0ubuntu1 (intrepid), package size 147 kB, installed size 968 kB02:25
mneptokOK, must have moved to Main for Ibex02:25
Jordan_UPossibly shouldn't have :)02:25
Jordan_UBug 26860402:26
ubottuLaunchpad bug 268604 in landscape-client "Netinstall of 20080910 fails on unmet dependencies for landscape-client" [High,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/26860402:26
mneptokthe Landscape team is here next week. i'll talk to them about it.02:26
mneptokthat bug looks like Marc's02:27
mneptokbut he's left for the weekend already02:27
* mneptok makes notes02:27
doggymenzwhy ARGB transparent window visuals are only available when using compiz? windows 2000 could do that back in the days 8 years ago02:31
jtechidnaARBG windows need hardware acceleration02:33
doggymenzthats stupid, because in Windows 2000, you didnt need hardware visualisation, and it could do transparent windows too02:34
jtechidnait was probably doing it in software02:34
jtechidnae.g. "fake" transparency, like Kicker used back in KDE 3.x02:34
Jordan_Udoggymenz: You can do it with xfce in software, it's just not worth it02:34
doggymenzwhy not worth?02:34
jtechidnaSlow02:35
Jordan_Udoggymenz: Slow and uses too much CPU, no matter how efficient the code is02:35
doggymenzoh02:35
mneptokWin2K did not use hardware accelerated compositing02:35
jtechidnaWindows could do it because they entangled window drawing into the kernel through super-optimized hacks02:35
doggymenzoh02:36
doggymenzwindow drawing in kernel sounds like a stupid idea02:36
jtechidnawell, that's part of why Microsoft needs thousands of developers to keep windows... maintained02:36
mneptokdoggymenz: i'm sure a lot of Microsoft employees said those same words on their last day of employment.02:37
doggymenzhehe02:37
doggymenzwhen i surf in firefox, or chat on irc, sometimes the part of screen that gets update, doesnt update, why?02:37
doggymenzits like some xdamage or composite error?02:37
doggymenzmy kernel says 2.6.27-3-generic, how can i know if its rc3, rc4, rc5, or rc6?02:47
bsniderdoggymenz, it's rc602:53
doggymenzoh, thanks02:54
doggymenzbut how can i know? it doesnt say02:54
bsniderdoggymenz, http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-intrepid.git;a=summary03:16
doggymenzok03:18
doggymenzno way to see inside sys tough03:18
doggymenzmaybe they should make it 2.6.27.3-rc303:18
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DreadKnightheya; can anyone help me out a bit to get my stylus working on my tablet pc ? xD04:05
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gx009thats the latest kernel ...04:14
nekostargx009 what is? ...04:15
gx009thats the latest kernel04:16
gx009kl04:16
nekostargk?04:16
nekostarer kl?04:16
gx009typo.. i meant the 2.6.27-304:16
DanaGOh yeah, speaking of transparency...04:26
DanaGStardock implemented a different sort of transparency on XP, that required a decent video card; it had to support per-pixel alpha.04:26
DanaGI do think it's stupid that Windows has you boot... into a GUI, and you really can't tell where kernel ends and userspace begins.04:27
DanaGIn Linux, you instead have the kernel, and then X on top -- so you can kill X.  Can't do that in Windows.04:27
DanaGMmm, glitchy windeco.  Thanks, nvidia (I've been told it's an nvidia bug).04:30
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`MatirAnyone else seeing crashes with nspluginwrapper?05:18
* DanaG pokes Flash (and npviewer.bin) with a stick.... and watches it crash.05:19
* DanaG breathes on it... and watches it crash.05:19
* DanaG so much as looks at it.... crash.05:19
DanaG05:19
nekostaro:05:24
ghindoHey everybody, does anybody know anything about the package "landscape-client"?  I looked it up on the Ubuntu package search and didn't get anything conclusive05:35
literalghindo: aptitude show landscape-client05:39
ghindoliteral: Cool, thanks!05:40
DanaGWhat use does it have for standalone systems?  Anything?05:58
Jordan_UDanaG: Advertising for Canonical ;)06:00
DanaGyay, now evdev will support wheel emulation and such when used through an fdi file.06:10
pwnguinheh, how many people do you think use amazon search in firefox?06:17
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chuy_maxhi guys07:16
Arenlorhey chuy_max sup?07:17
chuy_maxI just tried Alpha5, and I can see some partitions (ext3, NTFS) under /dev/ directory, but neither swap partition, nor encrypted filesystems (using dm-crypt) are recognized07:18
ArenlorI'm upgrading from Hardy right now and can't see the swap in it07:20
chuy_maxArenlor, can't you see the swap in hardy?07:21
Arenlornope07:21
chuy_maxI can see both swap, and encrypted partitions in hardy, but not in intrepid07:21
ArenlorMaybe it's a package you have installed?07:21
chuy_maxmmmm, I don't think so, I'm booting xubuntu hardy live cd and check it07:23
ArenlorMaybe that's it, KDE? I have GNOME. I have only a few partitions on here and SDA1 is my swap and it's pointedly missing in it07:24
chuy_maxand maybe I'm asking in #linux too, do you guys know if it is intended behavior to not list swap nor encrypted partitions without some special package?07:24
chuy_maxArenlor, I have gnome in this box too, I just downloaded xubuntu for an old laptop I got a couple of days ago07:25
ArenlorWell I can't seem to find my swap drive, so maybe someone bugged somewhere just recently that you didn't update?07:26
chuy_maxArenlor, you mean, swap partition not listed under /dev/, right?07:29
Arenlorcorrect, nor is it in any of the directories in /dev/disk/07:29
darthanubisevolution will not show message text of recieved messages07:30
darthanubisod for a mail client not to show mail07:31
chuy_maxbah, I downloaded xubuntu alternate, I forgot07:31
chuy_maxhey Arenlor, what does cat /proc/swaps show?07:38
Arenlorsays: /dev/sda1                               partition314066840184-107:40
chuy_maxArenlor, can you show me the output of echo /dev/sd* and sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda07:41
Arenlorecho /dev/sd* is: /dev/sda /dev/sda2 /dev/sda3 /dev/sda5 /dev/sda607:42
danbh_intrepidArenlor: there is another cool command: blkid07:44
Arenlor/dev/sda1               1         391     3140676   82  Linux swap / Solaris07:45
Arenlor/dev/sda2   *         392        2961    20636668    7  HPFS/NTFS07:45
ArenlorPartition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.07:45
Arenlor/dev/sda3            2962        4420    11719417+   5  Extended07:45
Arenlor/dev/sda5            2962        3934     7815591   83  Linux07:45
Arenlor/dev/sda6            3935        4420     3903763+  83  Linux07:45
Arenlorblkid is cool, it shows my swap07:45
danbh_intrepidwell, there is your swap07:45
danbh_intrepidfirst partition07:46
Arenloryep, but it's not showing IN /dev/07:46
chuy_maxmaybe a problem with udev?07:47
chuy_maxArenlor, probably you should file a bug for hardy07:48
Arenlorcan't get firefox to launch for some reason related to the upgrade and the upgrade will be done in a minute or so07:49
ArenlorThe big questions is, why is there 1 minutes left instead of 1 minute?07:52
Arenlorwhere will the install log be found?07:56
DanaGHeh, this old laptop goes up to 100% battery, then counts down to 85%........ and then drops to 2.07:56
DanaG2%, that is.07:57
DanaGThen it turns off.07:57
ArenlorYou're lucky, my year old laptop just skips all the count down crap and just does the turning off07:59
chuy_maxmmmm, launchpad uses what can be considered as unproper usage of tables for layouts07:59
Arenloranyone know where the install log will be located, I highly suspect fglrx did not get placed onto my system correctly (have a fail at that step, exit code 7)08:01
Arenlortime for reboot, wish me luck08:03
DanaGI'm also lucky that that old one is not my primary machine.  It's a spare.08:03
NCommanderIs there anyone around who uses gnucash?08:13
Ayabaraupgraded at work yesterday and had a bit of a struggle to get back my dual screen setup (ati/fglrx). on my home laptop I have an nvidia card. can I expect an upgrade to go smoother on that setup, or are there known nvidia-issues as well?08:13
Arenlorapport has caught a few issues already, all I believe stemming from fglrx08:35
niklauzanyone know if ibex ships w/ empathy?08:43
RAOFIt doesn't.08:44
RAOFBut it's easy to install.08:44
Reed_Solomonbah, useless bloatware08:45
ArenlorTo you08:45
niklauzReed_Solomon: i just want to play with it, is that not allowed in free software anymore?08:46
Reed_Solomonim just kidding08:46
niklauzhave you played with it though?08:46
Reed_Solomonno08:46
Arenlorwatch it, the only thing we call bloatware here is from M$08:46
Reed_Solomoni have no empathy08:46
niklauzi just read the phoronix on the latest gnome release, it sounds like a progressive replacement for pidgin08:47
niklauz:)08:47
niklauzRAOF: do you think it'll be in universe or something like that?08:47
RAOFArenlor: It's important to remember that saying "M$" reminds people of this: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/7/22/ :)08:48
RAOFniklauz: It already is, and has been for at least a couple of releases.08:48
Arenlorlol you say that like I'd be ashamed of any of that RAOF08:49
* RAOF has a noble goal: to ensure no one else need say "while '$' may look like a letter, it isn't".08:49
ArenlorI've never heard anyone say that, ever08:51
RAOFlmit 2108:54
Raspberryis there any documentation on how to configure X server for 8.1008:59
Raspberryare we still supposed to edit the xorg.conf directly?08:59
Raspberryto setup tablet stylus and extra mouse buttons08:59
Raspberryso...09:59
da1l6Hi10:08
Raspberryhi10:12
da1l6I can't get a wireless connection with kubuntu intrepid + network manager (worked in hardy). Is this the right place to ask?10:13
Reed_Solomonyes10:19
Raspberrywhat network card do you have?10:19
da1l6iwl496510:20
da1l6iwlist wlan0 scan does list all networks.10:20
Raspberrythis is ubuntu+1 ... isn't there a kubuntu alpha?10:20
Raspberryirc channel10:20
Raspberry... I have Alpha 5 with the iwl4965 card and the install went smooth10:21
RaspberryI've got a thinkpad X6110:21
Raspberryda1l6: are you using KDE4?10:21
da1l6yes10:21
RaspberryI can try to log into it and see if it works or not10:21
da1l6there is a #kubuntu-kde4,  should i ask there10:21
Raspberrymaybe10:22
Raspberryprobably10:22
RaspberryI've always had bad luck with Kubuntu being stable10:22
Raspberryso now I just run KDE apps in Gnome with Ubuntu10:22
RaspberryI find that works better10:23
da1l6i don't expect it to run flawless in alpha, but wireless is essential for me10:23
Raspberrywell since it's alpha10:24
RaspberryI'd recommend installing the Ubuntu Alpha 5 (which works fine) and then installing KDe4 after the install10:25
Raspberrywhich seems to work fine here10:25
Raspberrydo you know what they're doing differently in KDE4 for Kubuntu besides setting it to the default WM10:25
RAOFda1l6: I think that knetworkmanager isn't in sync with network-manager.  I believe that if you install network-manager-gnome and run nm-applet you can have working wireless.10:25
da1l6RAOF, thanks lets see if i can get this working.10:26
da1l6anyway, i just wanted to mention that issue before it ends up in stable, when its too late.10:27
da1l6nope, networkmanager-gnome doesn't work either. Wireless AP gets connected, DHCP Discover arrives, DHCP Offer is sent, but it does not assign the IP and finally gives up.10:42
vistakillerdo you have problem with the last firefox update?11:00
mickepvistakiller: I did upgrade this morning, and I've got no problem sofar.11:00
vistakilleri lost my search engines11:01
vistakillermy site tag11:01
vistakillerok sorry i think i fix it11:01
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Raspberryi had a problem until I restarted firefox11:10
donkeyofdarknessHAI!11:10
dawynnIntrepid is silent, even though I've followed the "perfect setup" instructions for PulseAudio.  How do I begin to diagnose my sound problems?11:10
AtomicSparkUnplug your headphones that you forgot were there.11:14
AtomicSparkThis happened to me once. It was lolful.11:14
dawynnNope.  But worth a shot.  Hardy sound works fine, but Intrepid is completely silent.11:14
AtomicSpark:)11:14
donkeyofdarknessit's supposed to be silent11:28
donkeyofdarknesshardy was too loud11:28
donkeyofdarknessno one liked it11:29
donkeyofdarknessit's fixed now11:29
dawynnROFL!11:31
dawynnGreat answer.  Funny.11:31
donkeyofdarkness:P11:37
Hamrahi, i just finished downloading kubuntu intrepid alpha5 (alternate cd), i want to install it in a VM using virtualox, but as soon i choose to install, i get a non ending shower of "unable to handle kernel bug" setneces all over the screen!11:40
Hamrawhat kernel options can i use to boot it in a fail safe mode?11:41
Hamraanybody?11:45
Raspberryanybody else having major issues with KVM?11:46
Raspberryvirstualbox seems to work alright11:46
Hamra!pastebin11:49
ubottupastebin is a service to post multiple-lined texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://paste.ubuntu.com (make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic)11:49
ma10why is the new python2.5 depending on a bunch of x11 libraries? not good for server installs..11:52
Hamrahttp://imagebin.ca/view/oY8W39Hw.html11:52
DanaG1Oh hey, where is the gnome panel config stored?11:54
DanaG1Is it in gconf?  I copied from one computer to another... and it didn't take effect.11:54
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s0u][ighthi guys12:12
bullgard4What is the filename of the program that has been compiled from ../gnome-panel/panel-menu-bar.c12:12
bullgard4DanaG: What do you mean by "the gnome panel config"?12:13
DanaGwhich applets are where.12:14
kahrytanHello12:23
prot1Does anybody know how to disable the "HW radio frequency kill switch" when there's no such button on the laptop and no setting in the BIOS?12:27
* kahrytan is glad they fixed Intrepid and Vbox issue12:27
prot1It's an Asus Z37S laptop with an intel wireless 5300 (iwlagn) card12:28
prot1The strange thing is, the card actually works for like 10 seconds when booting up, but gets disabled thereafter (because of the kill switch) :-/12:28
prot1As such I can see the available networks but am unable to actually connect12:29
prot1Any help would be much appreciated12:29
prot1Also tried to manually patch the driver and unset the kill switch bit, but had no success12:31
kahrytanIs it true the metacity theme in alpha5 is just a bug in installer?12:34
nandemonaiHi guys. Anyone had a problem with nm-applet not saving static wired ethernet connection info on reboot? Keeps reverting to dhcp.12:38
nandemonaiLatest updates, running under vmware.12:39
LetsGo67There's a decent Wall-Light mockup...12:43
kahrytaninubuntu wiki12:43
kahrytanyou mean this one, http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs31/i/2008/215/e/1/Interpid_Ibex_Mockup_Part_1_by_willwill100.png ?12:44
kahrytanhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/Wall-light12:45
LetsGo67Yeah... I meant, "a decent theme".12:46
LetsGo67Well, I gotta go, unfortunately.  ttyl12:47
kahrytanArtwork team is working on it12:47
kahrytanPerfect Wallpaper for Ibex, http://inigoalonso.com/imagen/la_cabra/la_cabra1600_06.png12:49
oliver_g_1hi13:14
oliver_g_1did you also get that EULA page in Firefox after the lastest upgrade?13:14
shadowhywindhay all not sure if this is an intrepid or kde4.1 issue, but i can't seam to find my printer options, any one have any ideas?13:21
jtechidnashadowhywind: you should be able to configure your printer with the system-config-printer-kde application13:23
shadowhywindjtechidna: sweet i will look into that13:24
shadowhywindi would have assumed they would have added that to the systemsettings app13:25
visik7anyone got network manager working with wpa ?13:25
shadowhywindjtechidna: you wouldn't happen to know how to add a pdf printer would you?13:26
jtechidnashadowhywind: there should be a pdf printer by default13:26
shadowhywindjtechidna: really?? i don't13:26
jtechidnawell, for anything except pdf13:27
jtechidnayou can't print from pdf to pdf in Okular, that's about the only place you don't get a print to pdf optoin13:27
shadowhywindjtechidna: well in the printer-kde app, all i have is my acturall printer. in firefox all i get is my printer and print to file13:28
jtechidnaah, Firefox...13:28
jtechidnano clue how you'd get firefox to have a print to pdf option13:28
gourgishadowhywind: {maybe} this can work , http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/print-to-pdf-using-cups-pdf/13:30
aileanlooking for help to set up my xorg.conf for intrepid.  it used to work for hardy but no longer does.  default settings work but title bars don't appear on windows.13:31
shadowhywindgourgi: sweet that is exactly what i am looking for13:31
gourgishadowhywind:np ;)13:31
shadowhywindailean: are you running compiz?13:32
aileanshadowhywind, i should be (I think so)13:32
shadowhywindailean: thats your issue (now if i can remember the command.. haven't had to use it in a while)13:32
gourgiailean: Alt+F2 , type 'metacity --replace' , and you won't run compiz anymore13:33
aileanshadowhywind, what's wrong then?13:33
aileangourgi, what runs in compiz's place now?13:33
shadowhywindgourgi: hehe thats the command13:34
gourgiailean: it is metacity obvious13:34
gourgiailean: are you windows borders back now ?13:34
aileangourgi, nope.13:34
gourgiailean: Alt+F2 , type 'compiz --replace' , and you go back to compiz again13:35
aileangourgi, but neither compiz nor metacity are working.13:36
aileangourgi, i think the problem is that i don't have composite extensions enabled.13:36
aileangourgi, but without them i think i should get a basic display13:37
gourgiailean: what is your graphics card ?13:37
aileanati radeon mobile13:38
gourgiailean:what is  'fglrx | grep RADEON' command's output ?13:38
aileancommand not found13:39
gourgiailean:can you paste your xorg to a pastebin please ?13:40
aileani'm running on the default xorg.conf.  do you want the previous one?13:40
gourgiailean: both of them please13:40
aileank13:40
aileancurrent: http://paste.ubuntu.com/46604/13:43
aileanattempt at using ati card: http://paste.ubuntu.com/46607/13:44
aileangourgi, i think it's down to getting this graphics card to work...13:46
gourgiailean:maybe you can try some settings from this xorg here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=91680513:48
gourgi ailean: look at the 'device' section ,  obiously you should have ati drivers installed13:49
prahalhi all entries are duplicated in hal . Is this a known issue ? I am looking at the diff between debian (that works) and intrepid but have not found out why yet13:50
aileangourgi, yep, i have installed the driver.  there's a bit of new info for me here.  thanks for your help, i'll come back if i get stuck :)13:51
prahalcould even be an udev issue ... have to check13:51
prahalthough if one check in gnome-device-manager this become obvious that something is wrong13:55
mphill_gnome won't start, xfce and kde work fine.  gnome just hangs after login showing only the background image.  I have the nvidia 177.70, 67 and 68 failed as well.14:57
dfgashow do i upgrade to 8.10. want to try in a vm15:25
mphillupdate-manager -d15:26
dfgask thanks15:26
oliver_g_1mphill: is the ubuntu-desktop package installed?15:30
oliver_g_1I had that problem yesterday, and it was caused by an upgrade that uninstalled ubuntu-desktop and some related packages15:30
mphilloliver_g_1: sorry, i was eating breakfast, lemme check16:00
mphill dpkg -l | grep ubuntu-desktop16:01
mphillii  xubuntu-desktop                            2.68                                        Xubuntu desktop system16:01
mphillis that the problem?16:01
oliver_g_1check /var/log/dpkg.log16:01
oliver_g_1there's probably a line stating the ubuntu-desktop was removed16:02
mphill2008-09-10 22:40:40 remove ubuntu-desktop 1.112 1.11216:02
oliver_g_1in any case, yes, try apt-get install ubuntu-desktop16:02
oliver_g_1yup16:02
mphillnice16:02
mphilli will try16:02
mphilli blew away my .gcong and .gnome* :( tisk tisk16:03
oliver_g_1oops16:03
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prahal_hi anyone know how the gnome-session dispatch the gnome-keyring events ? there is an helper script that seems to hardcode the dispatch to gnome-keyring instead of seahorse-agent16:49
prahal_this does not exists in debian so I am quite lost . Could you provides hints on how to get seahorse-agent to be used in ubuntu intrepid16:50
prahal_it was working under hardy16:50
s0u][ight!repos17:25
ubottuThe packages in Ubuntu are divided into several sections. More information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories and http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/components - See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecommendedSources for the recommended way to set up your repositories17:25
s0u][ightwhat are the intrepid repos?17:25
s0u][ight!intepid17:25
ubottuSorry, I don't know anything about intepid17:25
s0u][ight!upgrade17:25
zoe1!intrepid17:25
ubottuFor upgrading, see the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes17:25
ubottuAlpha Software: Intrepid Ibex is the code name for Ubuntu 8.10, due October 2008 - #ubuntu+1 for discussion | Warning lots of broken software between now and October!17:25
s0u][ightwhat are the 2 intrepid repos?17:29
zoe1!repos17:33
ubottuThe packages in Ubuntu are divided into several sections. More information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories and http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/components - See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecommendedSources for the recommended way to set up your repositories17:33
s0u][ighti need libc6's latest version17:34
Reed_Solomonintrepids stability has increased with some of the recent upgrades in my opinion17:38
Reed_Solomondoesn't seem to crash when I close the lid and go into screensaver anyways17:39
s0u][ightReed_Solomon, can you plz give me the intrepid repos you use?17:40
Reed_Solomonca.archive.ubuntu.com17:41
s0u][ightnever mind17:44
s0u][ightfound the packages i need in lauchpad17:44
prahal_ok found the issue . bad commit in network-manager that went into intrepid18:29
Jordan_UI can't seem to get sound to work in wine18:47
Reed_SolomonJordan_U: well.. depends on the program18:55
Jordan_UReed_Solomon: winecfg audio test fails18:55
Reed_Solomonoh18:56
Reed_Solomonwell then18:56
Reed_Solomonwhich driver is being used18:56
dfgaswell this is not working the way i hoped, guest additions from vbox don't allow me to resize the screen19:11
dfgasi will have to edit config file later for resolutions19:11
Jordan_UReed_Solomon: Alsa, but all drivers fail19:19
Reed_Solomonodd19:19
Reed_Solomonworks for me in any case19:20
Reed_Solomonso, hm19:20
Reed_Solomonany other sound programs monopolizing the card?19:20
mickepHello, I have no app gnome-font-viewer anymore in the gnome-control-center package in alpha5. Should I file a bug or has something changed?19:21
FlimmTo my surprise, enabling Visual Effects worked! Is it a bug that it wasn't enabled by default, or is it supposed to be that way?19:24
oliver_g_1mickep: if there is no such bug already, better file one...19:39
mickepoliver_g_1: ok, I will19:39
mphilloliver_g_1: that worked like a charm, i am back in gnome19:39
DanaGArgh, it turns out, on this nv17 or whatever it is, nouveau is way slower than nv.19:41
DanaGnouveau makes the X server take up like 30% CPU.19:41
oliver_g_1dfgas: how did you get vbox guest extensions installed in intrepid?19:42
oliver_g_1the ubuntu package is broken for me :-(19:43
ianliu_88Is it safe to install Ibex on a virtual machine? I'm new to these VMs and I wanted to test ubuntu 8.1019:45
oliver_g_1ianliu_88: you can install it in Virtualbox for example, but there's a problem with the current versions...19:49
oliver_g_1you can work around that for installation, and then install updates, and it should work fine then19:50
oliver_g_1or wait for the alpha6 version, which should hopefully have the bugfix19:50
oliver_g_1see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/24606719:51
ubottuLaunchpad bug 246067 in linux "Kernel panic during boot in VirtualBox with kernel 2.6.26.*-generic" [High,Fix released]19:51
bsniderhow many nvidia blob users are experiencing hard lockups?19:53
emet!info flashplayer-nonfree20:02
ubottuPackage flashplayer-nonfree does not exist in intrepid20:02
emet!info flashplugin-nonfree20:02
ubottuflashplugin-nonfree (source: flashplugin-nonfree): Adobe Flash Player plugin installer. In component multiverse, is optional. Version 10.0.1.218+10.0.0.525ubuntu1 (intrepid), package size 18 kB, installed size 164 kB (Only available for i386 amd64 lpia)20:02
DanaGargh, I thought my sound card was broken.... but nope, PCM was just muted for god-only-knows what reason.20:05
bsniderbecause you muted it last night in a drunken stupor20:06
DanaGnope.20:07
DanaGzomg, my videos are playing back with inverted colors, for some reason.20:09
DanaGStupid 'nv'.20:09
bsniderinverted red and blue20:09
bsnidertry mplayer instead20:10
DanaGAah.20:10
DanaGYeah, that20:10
DanaGI figured mplayer would be better, so I'll try it.20:10
DanaGStupid nvidia.  =þ20:10
bsnidertry smplayer too. it's excellent20:10
bsnideri wish there was a gtk version20:10
DanaGqgtkstyle20:11
DanaGif you can get smplayer in qt4, then it'll fit in.20:11
bsniderhuh?20:11
bsnideri'm not talking about style20:11
DanaGOh yeah, not just switch to mplayer; also have to set it to x11 output instead of xv.20:11
bsniderto install smplayer in gnome, you need some kde stuff too20:11
bsnideri'd rather not have it20:12
DanaGAah.20:12
DanaGNot just qt, but kde too.20:12
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bsniderwhy not use the blob if you've got nvidia hardware?20:13
DanaGIt's an integrated GeForce4, which is really like a GeForce2.20:16
DanaGIt needs the 96 drivers.20:16
bsniderthe nouveau drivers might work better for you20:16
bsnideri think RAOF has them in a ppa20:16
DanaGI've tried them; they make the X server take up lots of CPU ti,e20:16
DanaGtime.20:16
DanaGIt makes the whole system sluggish when I use them.20:17
bsniderhow old is that system?20:18
bsniderwait, the 96 drivers are available20:21
JontheEchidnathey don't work with Intrepid's xorg20:25
bsniderthat's highly inconvenient20:30
bsnideron the other hand, that's pretty old hardware20:31
emetcan anyone currently running intrepid confirm bug 26988820:46
ubottuLaunchpad bug 269888 in gnome-utils "Can only take screenshot of a window" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/26988820:46
danbh_intrepidhey guys, Im having network problems with 2.6.27-3.  I filed a bug report, but I'm not sure what info I should provide.  Any suggestions?20:47
* DanaG wishes nvidia would fix the 96 and 71 drivers.20:51
mickepemet: I am running a fully updated intrepid, and when I hit PRTSC I get a screen dump of the whole desktop20:51
DanaG... or open source, at the very least, the cards that are that old that they need such drivers.20:52
emetokay20:52
DanaGs/open source/open-source/20:52
Oli``I've managed to raj up compiz. I was using compiz-git (compiled here) on Hardy, then I upgraded to II and would like to go back to a repo-controlled version. I uninstalled compiz-git and have installed all the compiz packages but now when I try and turn on desktop effects, I get a really helpful error message: "Desktop effects could not be enabled". Any idea how I can wipe all traces of compiz to try and get this working again?20:58
Oli``oh okay... just ran compiz from a terminal: /usr/bin/compiz: 393: /usr/local/bin/compiz: not found21:00
bsnidernext time you compile something add prefix=/usr so the binaries won't go to /usr/local/bin21:02
DanaGI actually like having my non-packaged stuff in local.21:06
DanaGThen I can just get rid of the whole /usr/local/* stuff to remove it.21:06
DanaGIt also may need a logout, or a sudo ldconfig21:06
Oli``Any idea where a user's compiz config is located? Since I fixed /usr/bin/compiz, my old config is causing it to crash21:07
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DanaGI think it's in .compiz21:10
DanaGdir.  Move it out of the way, rather than just deleting it; that's often a good policy to follow.21:11
DanaGThere'll also be stuff in gconf-editor, under apps/compiz21:14
Arenloranyone else having trouble turning off your computer?21:28
mib_qzcc6wsihello21:28
mib_qzcc6wsianyone here?21:29
Arenlorcan we help you?21:30
mib_qzcc6wsigod i hope so21:30
mib_qzcc6wsii tried to install unbuntu from usb and the installation went through but when i rebooted nothing, i have a cursor in the top left corner21:30
mib_qzcc6wsiit was 8.1021:31
Arenlortry to reboot again21:31
mib_qzcc6wsiive tried a few times but ill give it another try21:31
Arenloralso try fixing x21:31
mib_qzcc6wsifixing x? i should mention i am way over my head21:32
mib_qzcc6wsii reboot and it goes from dell screen to the cursor quickly21:32
Arenlorwithout showing grub?21:32
mib_qzcc6wsiyeah nothing its weird21:33
mib_qzcc6wsishould i try to boot from usb again?21:33
bsnidertry hitting escape at the cursor21:33
mib_qzcc6wsiescape gives me a beep21:34
mib_qzcc6wsiand i cant type a thing21:34
mib_qzcc6wsiits odd21:34
bsniderwere you able to boot off the livecd?21:34
mib_qzcc6wsiim using usb21:34
Arenlorcan you boot a livecd though?21:34
mib_qzcc6wsii dont have access to the cd21:35
mib_qzcc6wsiim using my parents old computer and it had no cd burner21:35
bsniderhow old is it?21:35
mib_qzcc6wsiits a dimension 240021:35
mib_qzcc6wsinot that old i dont think but they never bought a cd writer21:36
bsnideryou can't get a cd any other way?21:36
mib_qzcc6wsinot today and its the only weekend i have to try this21:36
mib_qzcc6wsiso am i f---ed21:36
Arenlorbasically21:36
Arenloryou just need to repair grub21:37
Arenlorbut to do so you need the live CD21:37
bsnideri don't know much about usb installations, but it doesn't seem to have worked21:37
bsniderdid you replace the old operating system or ad another one?21:37
mib_qzcc6wsii erased the old operating system21:37
mib_qzcc6wsiwhen i try to boot from usb it says "failed sbin/v86d"21:37
mib_qzcc6wsiand then everything else seems fine21:38
bsnideri might have tried an older stable ubuntu21:38
mib_qzcc6wsii guess this was the only one to use netinstall so it was possible through a usb21:38
mib_qzcc6wsii did boot from usb and now at desktop login does that help21:39
mib_qzcc6wsii can login21:39
mib_qzcc6wsii get bob@desktop:~S21:39
Arenlordid you install graphics?21:40
mib_qzcc6wsii believe everything was installed21:40
mib_qzcc6wsiit said complete21:40
mib_qzcc6wsiis there anything i can type to find out21:40
Arenlordir /etc/X11/21:41
mib_qzcc6wsino such file or directoy21:42
mib_qzcc6wsii typed "dir etc/x11/"21:42
Arenlorcapital x21:42
Arenlorit's /etc/X11/21:42
Arenlormake sure you have all three slashes and correct capitalization21:42
mib_qzcc6wsithanks that worked21:43
mib_qzcc6wsi7 things came up21:43
mib_qzcc6wsishould i list them all?21:43
Arenlortry 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg'21:43
mib_qzcc6wsixserver-xorg no installed21:44
Arenlorhmm you don't seem to have graphics installed21:45
mib_qzcc6wsithat doesnt sound good21:45
mib_qzcc6wsiis there a solution other than to give up and start drinking21:46
Arenlor'sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop'21:46
Arenlorbut before that21:46
Arenlor'sudo apt-get update'21:46
dfgasALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:874:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave                   aplay: main:546: audio open error: Device or resource busy                            how do i fix this?21:47
dfgasopps sorry21:47
dfgaswrong chan21:47
mib_qzcc6wsiunable to get some archives, i bet i should mention that i dont have internet on it right now correct?21:47
Arenloryeah you'll need internet access21:48
mib_qzcc6wsilet me change the internet cord and come back thanks for everything21:48
mib_qzcc6wsiso just type those two command lines?21:48
Arenlorand pray21:48
mib_qzcc6wsisounds like a plan thanks21:48
Muellidoes a netinstall image exists?21:56
crimsunyes.21:57
Muellicrimsun: nice :) I've googled for "ubuntu netinstall 8.10" but didn't get any useful results. Can you point me to an iso?21:58
Arenlorhttp://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/21:58
calchmm i'm bored with nothing better to do, maybe i'll install ubuntu+121:58
calcmy wife just told me she is using my laptop so i can't21:59
Muellithx Arenlor :)21:59
Arenlorcalc, how good are you at reinstalling?21:59
Muelliuh, which one is the netinstall image?21:59
ArenlorAlt21:59
crimsunMuelli: ia32 or amd64?22:00
Muellicrimsun: x86_6422:00
Muelliamd64, whatever22:00
crimsunMuelli: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/intrepid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso22:01
timboyat a crossroads here. gdm won't start getting a weird error with startx tried to get my nvidia 177 driver set up. worked fine with kernel 27-2 but broke in 27-322:01
Muellicrimsun: awesome. thank you22:01
crimsunMuelli: np22:01
ArenlorI've heard a lot of 177 being broken timboy22:01
crimsuntimboy: I rolled my own for 27-3.422:02
timboycrimsun, is that pretty easy to do?22:02
Muellicrimsun: oh, is it net*boot* or netinstall? I mean, I don't want to boot off a TFTP server, I want to install the packages off the net.22:03
crimsunbasically, I booted into 27-3.4 and installed the following packages: linux-headers-$(uname -r), nvidia-glx-177, dkms, build-essential, nvidia-177-kernel-source22:03
crimsunMuelli: the latter.  burn the mini.iso to a disc, boot from it, and install from the 'net.22:03
Muellinice22:03
timboyI tried to go to 173 but it didn't work either...22:04
Arenloryeah, heard issues about that too timboy, heard 77 works though22:05
timboyArenlor, can't go back that far because I'm doing sli22:06
crimsuntimboy: it definitely works if you use that method.  I've done it for several kernel iterations in intrepid.22:06
DanaG77 and 96 don't work in Intrepid.22:06
DanaGOh yeah, dkms is one thing causing issues with nvidia.22:06
DanaGIt's ending up with multiple versions of the nvidia driver to build... so it gives up.22:06
ArenlorDanaG I heard last night 77 and 96 do work22:06
timboyI don't understand what you mean by booted into 27-3.422:07
Arenlordkms fails with fglrx too22:07
crimsunI'm typing on a computer that uses 27-3.4 and 177, so I can testify that both work.22:07
timboycrimsun, ok i have 27-3 I just install those things and it works?22:08
crimsuntimboy: yes.  At worst, you'll have to remove dkms and manually install (via dpkg) the dkms, nvidia-177-kernel-source, and nvidia-glx-177 packages22:09
crimsuntimboy: make sure that you have the correct kernel headers installed22:09
DanaGhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/20952022:11
ubottuLaunchpad bug 209520 in samba "SMB error: Unable to mount location when server configured with security=share" [High,Fix released]22:11
DanaGOdd... seems like people have appended a different bug to that bug report.22:11
DanaGhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/21557022:12
ubottuLaunchpad bug 215570 in gvfs "Cannot browse/mount Windows Server 2003 shares" [Medium,New]22:12
Arenlorwell, I can't shut down22:13
crimsunArenlor: even from a fresh boot?22:13
crimsunArenlor: resume from suspend-to-* fails utterly for me, but I haven't chased whether it's ndiswrapper and/or Nvidia 17722:14
DanaGWait, has nvidia 96 been fixed?  I don't think it has.22:14
crimsunDanaG: I don't believe any have been fixed, but using a single version with dkms works.22:14
ArenlorI don't suspend22:14
crimsunI can suspend, but I can't resume :P22:14
DanaGMy laptop with the Go 7600 suspends and resumes fine (about 2/3 of the time).22:14
crimsunkinda makes suspend-to-* utterly useless22:14
DanaG... but now the LCD inverter is dead.  Just died last night.  =þ22:15
ArenlorI can't shut down or reboot, Sep 13 17:08:58 charlie x-session-manager[5876]: WARNING: Unable to stop system: Not privileged for action: org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.stop22:15
DanaGSo, now I'm leaving the 'modern' laptop up, and using the 'old' laptop to access it.22:15
crimsunah yeah, consolekit, woo.22:15
aguitelanyone have problem with last kernel?22:16
timboycrimsun, didn't work. I tried that and I've also tried; sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-177-kernel-source && sudo /etc/init.d/dkms_autoinstaller stop && sudo /etc/init.d/dkms_autoinstaller start which doesn't work either22:17
ArenlorI would have to say that the not shutting down combined with screensaver not locking is a slight issue22:17
DanaGOkay, if I want working nvidia 96, what should I do?22:17
timboyArenlor, nah they'll fix it in 9.04 ;)22:17
DanaGI thought it was an ABI breakage.22:17
ArenlorI've been wondering, what would happen if you try to FSCK a windows partition?22:18
emet!info geany22:21
ubottugeany (source: geany): A fast and lightweight IDE. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.14-1ubuntu1 (intrepid), package size 2047 kB, installed size 6064 kB22:21
DanaGharrumph, I don't see any new changes in the nvidia-glx-96 package.22:21
aguitelthe last kernel crash my nvidia settings and i work now  with 2.6.27-2-generic22:24
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=== RonaldH is now known as Ronald
* ikonia nods respectfully to Ronald 22:50
Ronaldhej Matt!22:50
ikoniahey22:50
mib_6c2p3th2arenlor you here?23:01
calchmm my wife finally gave me my system back :)23:02
mib_6c2p3th2damn i guess not, could anyone help me?23:02
bsnidercalc, it's YOUR system23:02
mib_6c2p3th2i am in way over my head23:03
bsnidermib_6c2p3th2, i am in way over your head too23:04
mib_6c2p3th2lol23:04
mib_6c2p3th2i was so happy that i made it to the unbuntu login screen and after that worked i get treated to an olive screen and thats it, i think olive its a weird color23:05
bsnideryou might consider hardy instead of intrepid23:05
mib_6c2p3th2sure sounds good but how do i go about considering hardy23:06
bsniderhow did you get to where you are now?23:06
mib_6c2p3th2arenlor helped me23:07
mib_6c2p3th2i was trying to install from a usb23:07
mib_6c2p3th2he had me type "'sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop'"23:07
bsniderright23:07
mib_6c2p3th2and it seemed to work and i rebooted23:08
mib_6c2p3th2and got to unbuntu and the login screen23:08
bsniderand now you get a blank colour23:08
mib_6c2p3th2yep23:08
bsnideris there a mouse pointer?23:08
mib_6c2p3th2is that what im suppose to get23:08
mib_6c2p3th2yes23:08
bsnidercan you movie it?23:08
mib_6c2p3th2yes i can move mouse23:08
bsniderso the kernel is working23:08
bsnidertry alt+f223:09
mib_6c2p3th2no luck23:09
bsniderctrl+alt+bkspc23:09
mib_6c2p3th2nothing23:10
dfgaswell this is not working the way i hoped, guest additions from vbox don't allow me to resize the screen23:10
mib_6c2p3th2should i turn off computer and restart23:10
bsnidertry rebooting again23:10
mib_6c2p3th2and to show how stupid i am, when the computer starts i need to boot from usb right?23:10
bsniderno23:11
mib_6c2p3th2just turn it on?23:11
bsnideryeah23:11
mib_6c2p3th2okay23:11
mib_6c2p3th2i just get a cursor in the top left corner nothing else23:11
mib_6c2p3th2am i f---ed?23:13
mib_6c2p3th2did i scare you away? i do appreciate all the help23:16
bsnideri went to get a hot drink23:18
mib_6c2p3th2oh i understand23:19
mib_6c2p3th2personally i feel like i need a cold beer, or 1223:19
bsniderwithout knowing what you did before, i can't really comment on what's going on now. you can't provide me with any other details. did you install on the hard drive? are you trying to run the thing entirely off the usb stick? i mean what the *(*^(& is going on here?23:20
mib_6c2p3th2i am trying to run it off the usb disk23:20
bsniderit's a usb hard drive?23:20
mib_6c2p3th2just a usb card23:20
mib_6c2p3th2i didnt have access to the cd23:20
bsniderwhy would you want to do that?23:20
mib_6c2p3th2im at my parents and they dont have rewriteable cd drive23:20
mib_6c2p3th2its their old computer23:21
mib_6c2p3th2arlenor thought it was a problem with graphics23:21
mib_6c2p3th2and thats why he had me type 'sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop'23:21
mib_6c2p3th2and it seemed to install and almost work23:21
bsnideryou're trying to use a usb stick to install the thing ont he hard drive?23:22
mib_6c2p3th2yeah and according to the page i read it usually works23:22
mib_6c2p3th2http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-with-no-optical-drive/23:22
bsniderbut you picked the wrong version of ubuntu23:22
bsnideryou picked an alpha release23:23
bsnidervery unstable, in other words23:23
mib_6c2p3th2yeah thats what he said23:23
mib_6c2p3th2should i think about doing it again but another version?23:23
bsniderdefinitely23:23
bsnideruse hardy23:23
mib_6c2p3th2i guess hte problem is 8.10 is the only one with netinstall23:24
bsniderwhere did you get the versiont hat you put on the usb disk?23:24
mib_6c2p3th2unetbootin23:24
mib_6c2p3th2what version is hardy?23:28
bsnider8.0423:29
mib_6c2p3th2thanks ill retry it23:30
mib_6c2p3th2thanks for all your help23:30
bytor42328.04.1 ;)23:34
calcbsnider: well her system is in question23:44
calcbsnider: we evacuated from Ike so don't know what's left and had to leave her desktop behind, just pulled its hard drive23:44

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