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vagab0ndbeen there done that...00:01
vagab0ndguess I'll just go back to vista... that shit WORKS at least00:02
charlie-tcavagab0nd: what is your wireless card?00:04
charlie-tcawhat version of xubuntu?00:04
vagab0nddlink dwlg520 atheros chipset, hardy 8.0400:04
Odd-rationalevagab0nd: do you have the windows install disk for your card?00:05
vagab0ndyeah00:05
Odd-rationalevagab0nd: i guess we could try ndiswrapper...00:05
vagab0ndI thought that was a last resort?00:05
Odd-rationalenot really...00:06
Odd-rationalendiswrapper often works...00:06
Odd-rationalevagab0nd: are you on anther computer right now? or wired in?00:06
vagab0ndanother, wireless00:07
Odd-rationalevagab0nd: first of all, tell me what have you tried already...00:07
vagab0ndtried installing madwifi00:07
vagab0ndsaid it was already there00:07
Odd-rationaledo you have the link to the guide you were trying to follow?00:08
vagab0ndnope00:08
vagab0ndI have wep enabled00:08
Odd-rationalevagab0nd: would it be possible for you to wire in the computer we want to work on?00:08
vagab0ndmaybe thats it?00:08
Odd-rationalei would like you to pastebin some stuff00:09
vagab0ndmaybe later, u think ndiswrapper will work?00:09
Odd-rationalevagab0nd: i would definetely give it a try.00:09
vagab0ndwhy does it keep asking for the wep key I put it in 30 times already00:09
Odd-rationalevagab0nd: try disabling all encryption...00:10
Odd-rationaleand see if you can connect...00:10
vagab0ndpermanently?00:10
Odd-rationaleno, just try... for diagnosis00:10
MHz128hi all00:10
Odd-rationalehi, MHz12800:10
MHz128My laptop trackpad has been disabled somehow, is there a package available for track pad settings?00:11
Odd-rationaleMHz128: you would usually configure that in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.00:11
MHz128Is there a graphical frontend that could be added to the system settings panel?00:12
Odd-rationaleMHz128: not that i know of...00:12
MHz128ok. What do I need to add to xorg.conf?00:13
Odd-rationaleMHz128: try reading this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticsTouchpad00:13
MHz12810 4, thanks Odd-rationale00:13
Odd-rationalehope that helps!00:14
MHz128Damn. According to xorg.conf track pad is already enabled!00:17
Odd-rationaleMHz128: tried restarting X?00:18
MHz128well, its been booting with no touchpad for the last 10 times, so Im assuming something else is wrong00:19
MHz128I will try again. :)00:19
MHz128oh btw, can xubuntu do automatic upgrades? like updating from 8.04 to 8.10 ?00:24
MHz128or do I need to reinstall...00:24
Odd-rationaleyeah, all *buntu's can bump up versions...00:24
Odd-rationalebut i like to reinstall... :P00:24
MHz128how come?00:27
Odd-rationaleMHz128: feels cleaner... also *sometimes* updates don't work...00:28
MHz128hehehe cool00:29
MHz128i gotta restart00:29
CapTechOMG.  xubuntu 8.10 is smokin' hot!02:28
charlie-tcanod02:29
* charlie-tca nods02:30
charlie-tcaand I thought it was just me!02:30
CapTechThis is the first time I've used a 64-bit OS (of any flavor), that's worked out of the box.02:31
charlie-tcaI think it's the best Xubuntu yet. It's working real good for this stage.02:46
charlie-tcaCapTech: did you install from the daily cd or the beta cd?02:46
CapTechI believe the daily.02:46
CapTechCan't be sure on that.02:46
CapTechI've not had any prompts that updates are available.02:46
charlie-tcaOkay. I'm real glad it's working for you. I ordered a 64-bit motherboard and cpu but it's not here yet.02:47
CapTechWant a screenshot?02:48
Michael_RNHi, I'm having some installation trouble.02:48
charlie-tcaNo, I've installed the 32-bit versions02:48
charlie-tcaMichael_RN: what's wrong?02:48
charlie-tcaOkay, i'll guess - network didn't work02:49
charlie-tcano login screen02:50
charlie-tcawhite screen after logging in02:50
Michael_RNInstalling xubuntu from a CD on a Compaq Armada M700. Freezes at the "installing system/detecting file systems message.02:50
charlie-tcaXubuntu 8.10?02:51
Michael_RNnot even that far, charlie.02:51
Michael_RNyes,02:51
Michael_RN8.1002:51
charlie-tcaDaily or beta live cd02:51
Michael_RNlive CD02:51
charlie-tcaAlready had partitions on the drive?02:51
Michael_RNyes02:52
charlie-tcaI hate to say it, but you will need to download today's daily live cd or use the alternate install cd.02:52
charlie-tcaIt's known, and in work.02:52
charlie-tca!download02:53
ubottuUbuntu installation CDs can be downloaded from http://nl.releases.ubuntu.com - Mirrors can be found at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors - PLEASE use the !torrents to download Hardy, and help keeping the servers' load low!02:53
charlie-tcawrong place02:53
Michael_RNwhere where from?02:53
charlie-tcaGrab the Xubuntu daily live cd at02:53
charlie-tcahttp://cdimages.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/02:54
charlie-tcaIt will install even with manual partitioning and existing partitions02:54
Michael_RNthanks, I'll try it.02:55
charlie-tcaDrop back in if you run into any problems, and just ask your question. We'll get to you even if it takes a little time02:55
charlie-tcaYou can also get help with intrepid on #ubuntu+102:56
charlie-tcaand they even help with Xubuntu02:56
Michael_RNI'll be back later this evening, and I'll let you know how it went.02:58
charlie-tcaOkay. Thanks02:58
KaKaTmhello, after a normal reboot my network stopped working.04:03
KaKaTmi was using wireless connections04:03
KaKaTmnow it doesnt even show that i have wireless04:04
KaKaTmsomeone can help me on that?04:05
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Nillerzhttp://pastebin.ca/123151104:17
NillerzI'll just leave this here...04:17
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chardfiyo07:08
chardfii need an xubuntu buff07:08
chardfianyone here?07:09
zoredache_!anyone07:09
ubottuA large amount of the first questions asked in this channel start with "Does anyone/anybody..."  Why not ask your next question (the real one) and find out?07:09
chardfiok07:09
chardfiwill xubuntu run on a celeron with 64mb of ram or do i need to go with a debian lite?07:10
The-KernelI don't think much of anything runs on 64 mb anymore07:10
zoredache_it kinda depends on how you define run....07:10
The-Kernela router/firewall maybe07:10
The-Kernelno GUI07:10
The-Kernelyeah07:10
The-Kerneltrue07:10
chardfiok, but these old boxes use to run win98 etc, surely there's a distro to replace this on old hardware?07:11
zoredache_you will be able to install onto the system only if you use the alternate installer, and you will have to fight pretty hard to get the normal level of usability... you will have to sacrifice lots of services and functionality..07:11
The-KernelI have a 64mb pentium pro machine that acts as a firewall07:12
The-KernelBut in the end, it may be worth it07:13
chardfithink about it though. Win 98 and office 97 were pretty usable on such hardware. I'm sure there must be a suitable distro to replace it07:13
zoredache_chardfi: it goes back to what you want to have running.  You could probably get a really light windows manager to run in 64mb... you wouldn't be able to use a current web browser07:13
TheSheepchardfi: try dsl or arhclinux07:13
zoredache_!lowmem | chardfi07:14
ubottuchardfi: For installing on low memory systems, this page has useful information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/LowMemorySystems.  See also https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements.07:14
chardfithanks ubottu07:14
ballNetBSD will run on 64 Mbytes RAM, but I wouldn't recommend heavyweight X applications there.07:14
chardfii'll take a squiz07:14
ballThe same probably applies to Linux07:14
ball(on that machine)07:14
zoredache_it might be far easier to simply find some old computer you can steal RAM from07:15
ballBlackbox and Dillo07:15
ballYou /could/ run something heavier such as Firefox, but accept that the machine will thrash the disk horribly.07:16
ballbrb07:17
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ballganeshix____: new Indian distribution? :-)07:24
chardfidsl looks like a good option07:25
chardfiI am tempted to have a bash at xubuntu though07:26
ballchardfi: it's worth trying!07:26
chardfiagreed, looks better than dsl, will have the benefits of ubutu engineering and huge support. If it doesn't i'll fall back on dsl as a last resort07:33
RAVTUXXubuntu is your best bet07:35
RAVTUXbut try them both and have fun07:35
Yaskinanyone here09:44
knomeyes09:56
floatingLET ME BEEEE HERE WITH Youuu10:31
knomefloating, go to kara-åke10:31
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maestrolinuxbuenas!! soy maestro es buenoas aires de linux, el que necesite ayuda en español me pide sin problemas11:31
knomemaestrolinux, english please11:32
knomemaestrolinux, #ubuntu-es for spanish support11:33
maestrolinuxok I give support to the users of Xubuntu Spanish or Latin in need11:34
knomeok, great.11:35
ablomenah nice, now me as an acient roman can finaly get some help in my native language ;)11:35
maestrolinuxwould have to create Xubuntu is, I specialized in xfce11:36
maestrolinuxΘα πρέπει να δημιουργήσουμε Xubuntu είναι, θα ειδικεύεται στην xfce -- ablomen!!! ;)11:37
ablomenhehe ;)11:37
maestrolinuxGood! I am a master linux aires is good, the one needing assistance in Spanish is asking for trouble-free11:38
knomeuoh, flood warning :P11:41
maestrolinuxknome:  not break the balls ... chau11:46
knome!ot11:48
ubottu#xubuntu is the Xubuntu support channel, #xubuntu-devel for discussion regarding development of Xubuntu, and #xubuntu-offtopic is for random chatter. Welcome!11:48
Vi1Hi folks, I've an old laptop an AMD K6+450 with 256Mb RAM. Will Xubuntu give this a new lease of life?16:42
ballhello Vi116:42
ballVi1: I have a very similar machine16:42
Vi1hi ball16:42
ball...but mine has a K6-2+ 450 MHz16:43
ball...and 128 Mbytes RAM16:43
Vi1that's the one!16:43
Vi1it's an old Winbook16:43
ballThe few winbooks I've seen were quite nice, metal case and very light.16:43
Vi1how does Xubuntu run?16:43
ballI've not tried Xubuntu on that box yet.16:44
ballI would happily do that today if I had more time available.16:44
Vi1very new to Linux, but Ubunto looks good and is very versatile16:45
ballOne thing that attracts me to Ubuntu is the welcoming community.16:45
ball...it also seems very easy to keep up to date.16:45
ballOf the Ubuntu variants I've seen, Xubuntu seems like an appropriate choice for that box.16:47
ball(the least inappropriate perhaps ;-)16:47
Vi1yep, that's what I thought16:47
ballXfce looks quite useable too.16:48
Vi1Only hurdle I've not been able to cross is getting a Wireless Canon Pixma printer to work yet16:51
* ball nods16:58
ballI've had problems with a printer too.16:58
ballhello JannoTT16:58
ballJannoTT: is it very cold up there yet?16:59
JannoTTCold?16:59
JannoTTNo16:59
ballI feel cold here today, but I know it's going to get much colder.17:00
ball16C outside.  Feels a lot colder.17:01
ballPerhaps I should open some windows.17:01
ballProbably just need to move around more.17:01
ballI'll be back later.17:01
ballVi1: good luck, let us know how you get on with that Winbook17:01
Vi1Will do, cheers17:01
JannoTTwinbook?17:02
Vi1yup17:02
JannoTTWhats that17:02
JannoTTlaptop?17:02
Vi1K6-2+ 450 MHz 256Mb Ram17:02
Vi1Yes17:02
JannoTTYou running xubuntu on it?17:03
Vi1Thinking of, posted to see if it was worth giving it a try.17:03
Vi1It runs XP but pretty slowly17:03
Bert_2Hi, I have a very old laptop (10 years old, 500Mhz CPU, 128MB RAM), I run xubuntu gutsy with openbox on it, now I would like to do some frequency scaling on it to get more battery out of it, is there a good frequency scaller that's not part of gnome-applets (takes to much diskspace and kills the processor) ???17:37
cody-somervilleThere is a xfce4-panel plugin17:40
Bert_2cody-somerville: do you know how it's called ?17:40
cody-somervilleGovernor plugin17:40
Bert_2cody-somerville: I found xfce-cpu-freq-plugin and xfce-cpufrq-plugin but their description only say something about displaying17:41
* ball doesn't remember voting for the governor17:41
cody-somervilleYou can control it17:41
Bert_2cody-somerville: which one of the 2 do I need ?µ17:42
cody-somervilleThey're just front-ends - ugh, not sure17:42
Bert_2ow wait, there also a xfce4-governor-plugin17:42
JannoTTHow do you switch from iwl3945 to ipw3945?17:47
Bert_2Hey, how can I check whether my CPU supports CPU freq scaling or not ?18:02
ballBert_2: it doesn't.18:03
Bert_2ball: how do you mean ?18:03
ballBert_2: what is your CPU?18:03
Bert_2pentium III copermine 500Mhz18:04
Bert_2256KB cache18:05
TheSheepcat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies18:05
ballTualatin would be nicer.  At least yours has on-die cache though18:05
Bert_2TheSheep: in the dir cpu0 I only have the file crash_notes and the dir topology18:07
Bert_2ball: it really is a very old laptop you know :p18:07
ballI'm pretty sure Coppermine didn't support SpeedStep18:07
ballI can find out for definite though18:07
Bert_2ball: I already thought this would happen18:07
Bert_2ball: so that means I can't scale ?18:08
TheSheepBert_2: how about 'grep stepping /proc/cpuinfo' ?18:08
ballBert_2: Not via normal means.18:08
ball...I'd just call it a "no"18:08
ballYou'd probably have more luck by tuning cron etc.18:09
ball...perhaps swapping out the hard disk18:09
Bert_2TheSheep: Stepping is 118:09
ballI have a few Coppermine machines sitting around.18:09
Bert_2ball: already did all other things, this was the last step, I can get a fairly long time out of the battery now18:10
Bert_2ball: laptops or desktops .18:10
Bert_2s/./?18:10
ballDesktops (well, towers mostly)18:11
ballcpu0: Intel Pentium III (686-class), 797.45 MHz, id 0x686  <- one example18:11
Bert_2ball: cool :P18:11
TheSheepBert_2: that means your cpu has 1 differens speeds :)18:11
TheSheepdifferent18:11
Bert_2ball: I should take the time to wake up some of my older machines too18:11
ballTheSheep: that's not what stepping level is18:11
Bert_2TheSheep: hurray :D:P18:12
ballAlso have 500 MHz and 550 MHz boxen18:12
TheSheepball: ah, sorry then18:12
Bert_2but I'm off now18:14
Bert_2thx for your help guys !!!! :D18:14
ballno problem18:15
MalfermitaKodohi18:27
MalfermitaKodocan someone here help me with setting up access to my college's VPN? They're all a bunch of Gates worshippers :(18:28
MalfermitaKodoI tried this entire afternoon :(18:29
Michael_RNHey charlie-tca, thanks for your help last night. Solved the install problem.18:49
sirking1991hello every1!19:33
viddhello sirking199119:34
sirking1991i just want to know is 8.04 can be installed and run under 386 w/128ram & 4gbhdd.19:34
viddsirking1991, you would be hard pressed....19:35
viddbut yes you can19:35
viddyou would need to use the alt cd to install19:35
viddthe live cd wont load19:35
sirking1991thats what i already did.19:35
viddissues?19:36
sirking1991at first i tried the live cd, and as you said, got that problem.19:36
viddhave you tried the alt cd?19:37
sirking1991now, i just d/loaded the alt cd. i'll try it early this morning.19:37
viddyou may want to do a cli-install19:37
sirking1991will it still run GUI?19:37
sirking1991or im stuck in text mode?19:37
viddwell...19:37
viddxubuntu might turn out to be a bit heavy19:38
sirking1991hhmmm... any suggested distros for the poor 386?19:38
viddon a similar system, i installed lxde19:38
viddcome to #xubunt-offtopic and i can give ya some pointers19:39
sirking1991alright19:39
sirking1991im already at #xubunt-offtopic.19:40
viddsirking1991, #xubuntu-offtopic (sorry)19:40
sirking1991ah okay. :)19:41
Michael_RNJust successfully ran the live CD with a P3/500 and 198MB RAM. I'll be happier with the system when I upgrade the RAM to 500 MB19:44
charlie-tcaGlad to hear it worked, though.19:50
JannoTT!gas20:52
ubottuSorry, I don't know anything about gas20:52
Zerothisis there a vnc type server-client combination that lets the client switching between desktop users?21:07
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Zerothisall bots?21:20
TheSheepno, just no idea21:21
viddZerothis, no21:21
TheSheep!patience21:21
ubottuThe people here are volunteers, your attitude should reflect that. Answers are not always available. See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrcGuidelines21:21
TheSheepargh21:21
TheSheepthat's not what I meant, sorry21:22
TheSheepthere was one factoid describing pretty nicely how it works, how people responf when they know the answer21:22
viddZerothis, it would seem that RealVNC might have what you need21:23
viddin their enterprise version21:24
charlie-tcaAnybody have issues with file associations in Hardy fresh installs? I've installed 3 times, and Thuna21:25
viddcharlie-tca, no issues here21:25
Zerothisvidd: realvnc server and client? or just the server?21:25
charlie-tcar open with is all wrong. It's opening .pdf in Gimp, .png in firefox, etc21:26
viddZerothis, didnt really look into it21:26
Nt_nT_!xfce21:42
ubottuXubuntu is Ubuntu with Xfce instead of !GNOME. More info at http://www.xubuntu.org and http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/ - To install from Ubuntu: « sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop » - Join #xubuntu for support - See also: !Ubuntu and !Xubuntu-Channels21:42
wormsxulla_hello. what's the alsa-utils module doing, or rather, what is it not doing when it's installed but not launched as a service?21:51
TheSheepdoesn't save the volume leves on shutdown and restore them on startup21:52
wormsxulla_ah ok. nothing to do with some applications not making any sound when they should, then?21:53
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stitchedwingsHello.  I believe I need the include headers that are usually in /usr/X11R6/include ...  What package do I need to install to get /usr/X11R6/include to exist because at the moment it does not exist and I think it's the reason why I'm getting compile errors.23:08
stitchedwingsI think I have it23:10
stitchedwingsnevermind23:10
stitchedwingsxorg-dev??23:10
stitchedwingshmm23:11
stitchedwingsno, /usr/X11R6/include still does not exist23:11
JannoTT!img23:21
ubottuSorry, I don't know anything about img23:21

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