[00:10] !bluetooth [00:10] For instructions on how to set up bluetooth, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothSetup [00:12] Hey, I am having problems setting up wireless, I had this card working before I formatted my computer and upgraded to 8.10. the wireless utility did now work before either. I tried going into the console and typed "sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid key . It seemed to associate with the access point as I was able to get signal strength and link quality to show. [00:12] but when I go into if config the interface doesnt show [00:12] ifconfig* [00:14] outlaw686: did you do "sudo ifconfig wlan0 up" ? [00:15] yea i tried that the card came up and showed in ifconfig, but I only got an inet 6 address when I tried to ping my router I got connection cannot be established [00:15] when i reset the computer it dissapeared [00:18] it says the link encap is ethernet could that have anything to do with it? [00:19] and is the hardware address the same thing as the MAC or is it completly different? [00:20] yes, hardware address is MAC address.. [00:20] yea the address is wrong too... [00:21] there no ethernet adaptor on this machine, there is a dialup adaptor [00:22] I'm sure I never changed the mac address and that I have the address in my router but I'm gonna turn of MAC filtering and see what happens [00:25] trying to connect BT keyboard and mouse in 8.10 but i keep getting: sudo: hidd: command not found [00:37] !bluetooth [00:37] For instructions on how to set up bluetooth, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothSetup [00:38] !wireless [00:38] Wireless documentation can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs [00:52] Hi, I downloaded the ISO file of xubuntu and need to install it on a laptop that has no CD-ROM. I need to get the files onto a USB pen and make it bootable. Is there an easy way to do this? [00:53] !install [00:53] Ubuntu can be installed in a lot of ways. Please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation for documentation. Problems during install? See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommonProblemsInstall. Don't want to use a CD? Try http://tinyurl.com/3exghs - See also !automate [00:54] cheers for the pointers [01:02] UNetbootin rules :D it does all the work for me :D [01:02] thanks zoredache [01:03] next time i'll try to look for things the easier way first :D [01:43] wtf's the name of the terminal in xubuntu? [01:52] anyone around that can help? === wormsxulla_ is now known as wormsxulla [02:13] Hi can anyone recommend an alternative to Rhythmbox for an audio player? I like how the media library is setup by default, but that's about where my affection for RB ends. [02:33] atarinox, amarok? (kde though i know) [02:40] buzz__, amarok is kde only? [02:40] well. no. you can run it on xubuntu sure [05:06] !openoffice [05:06] a free and open source office suite, including word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, vector drawing and database components. To install: "sudo apt-get install openoffice.org". User help available in #users.openoffice.org [05:09] does anyone know how to browse networked drive graphically? [05:18] well, you can mount it with smbmount and then browse from thunar.. or install some gnome stuff like gnome-commander [05:18] of course, im assuming you mean windows networking. nfs you can mount with nfs-client [05:29] okay thanks! [05:37] how do i install a 32bit proggy in 64amd? [05:39] thanks buzz, smbmount worked great! Cheers! [06:57] Running Xubuntu 8.10. Can someone tell me how to install Ooo 3.0? apt-get only offers 2.4, Thanks. [06:58] jbbarnes: you need add a 3rd party source for that [06:58] http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu [07:00] jbbarnes: add this line to your /etc/apt/sources.list "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu intrepid main" [07:00] just without the quotes [07:02] Great. I will try that. Thanks. [07:24] hey [07:24] is there any way to increase the speed of xubuntu? [07:24] L_ryuzaki: upgrade hardware... :P [07:25] freezes when i try to do update manager T.T [07:25] oh [07:25] nv [07:25] nvm* [07:25] misread big time [07:25] I have like No money until my birthday [07:26] which i'm spending it on games [07:26] L_ryuzaki: well the best way around that is to just use the terminal... sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade [07:26] apt-get is a lot faster than all the gui update-manager... [07:26] well terminal like slows my comp(yeah my computer pretty much sucks) [07:27] like right now if i try to go to another web page, i will need to restart my comp, and all i have running is chatzilla and youtube [07:27] L_ryuzaki: specs? [07:27] unno how to get to em [07:27] L_ryuzaki: processor speed, ram, etc... [07:27] i don't know how to see that [07:28] L_ryuzaki: uname -a [07:28] L_ryuzaki: and: free -m [07:28] privet_ : Thanks. O00 3.0 installed. How could I have figured out what to add to my sources.list? I didn't even know where to look. [07:31] ok, so, i added aircrack with the package manager, but im not sure where to go to run it, or the command in terminal, any suggestions? its not in any list under Applications [07:33] paul___: it is best to find a tutorial online on how to use aircrack... [07:33] paul___: also see the manpage: man aircrack-ng [07:34] aye, ok [07:34] paul___: and, be responsible. [07:34] dont worry, i do, thank you [07:42] hi === L_ryuzaki_ is now known as L_ryuzaki [07:42] when i did the uname -a i copied and now it won't let me paste it [07:44] L_ryuzaki: try highlighting, then middle clicking? [07:44] 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Wed Aug 20 22:56:21 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux [07:44] there we go [07:45] and what about free -m ? [07:46] eh can't manage to get terminal to do much, it slows my computer to much [07:47] I think I am just going to format my XO [07:47] XP* [07:47] My comp can't handle xubuntu that well [07:49] thanks for helping [07:49] Sorry i can't do much on my slow computer [07:50] k. np [08:21] what application do I use to manage my 3G PCMCIA card? [08:21] this is on 8.10 [10:27] Good morning! I bet no one can help me this time :P [10:28] last night i set up my new laptop with xubuntu and i managed to connect to the wireless network [10:28] this morning it refuses to conenct [10:28] it keeps popping up the window to input the password, with the password already filled in [10:29] could it be that the laptop became conscious that i hate laptops? [10:30] heh.. you got further than me.. I "upgraded" to 8.10 and now have no wifi at all and no working network config program.. [10:30] mmm [10:33] thanks for the solidarety [10:33] lol [10:39] hi all, i've have upgraded from xubunt 8.04 to 8.10 but now it didin't work. it load all well until it arrive to start X. have anyone the same prolem? [10:40] abec: What happens? [10:40] blak screen [10:41] nvidia? [10:41] and the cpu stops woking, i cant switch to other consoles [10:41] no [10:42] oh, then different to what I had at one point.. [10:43] the only thing that i an suppose is that when during the installation, asked me if i want to change the menu.lst file i choosed to mantain the old configuration [10:44] can it be? [10:44] I would hope something like that wouldn't make it die completely.. but I have no idea really heh [10:44] what is your problem with nvidia? [10:45] I had black screen, and other times warnings about drivers and only getting low resolution, but I could still switch to other consoles ok [10:46] I fixed it eventually by removing a second Device entry from xorg.conf.. [10:52] where is the configuration file for X? [10:53] /etc/X11 [10:53] umh....it isn't there in my system [10:54] whereis command give me the same answer [11:08] how can i switch to the text line mode boot during the sturtup? [11:17] ok, reinstalling networkmanager didn't fix it.. [11:17] no idea.. I guess there's a key you press/hold down during boot to get that.. dunno what though [11:18] yeryry, Have you tried using Wicd instead of NM ? [11:18] abec, You should be able to push a key to entet the grub menu at some point during boot and then select fallback [11:19] no.. should I? [11:19] yeryry, In some cases it works out alot better than nm [11:19] I think you should try it :) [11:20] umm.. whats the package name? [11:20] wicd afaik [11:20] umh....sorry leAstrale but what do you mean with "select fallback"? [11:20] abec, I can't remember the exact name ubuntu uses for it. Its "fallback" on arch [11:21] abec, It should be the 2. option in the grub menu' [11:21] normally [11:21] yeryry, http://wicd.sourceforge.net/ [11:21] yeryry, Im just gonna try to install it myself. Might drop from here. so brb [11:22] oh its not a ubuntu-provided thing? [11:23] yeryry, not exactly. they have their own repo for it [11:23] ah [11:23] http://wicd.sourceforge.net/download.php [11:23] There should be installation instructions :) [11:24] well I can configure stuff myself from command line.. its just 8.04 had a working network config gui, so its a bit annoying that 8.10 doesn't for me.. [11:24] yeryry, Times change.. 8.04 --> 8.10 my Netgear wg111v3 USB wifi dongle worked out of the box :) [11:24] It didn't in 8.04 [11:25] if I manage to get madwifi to install, I might have a look at wicd.. [11:26] yeryry, I have no experience with madwifi. but wicd has proved its worth to me on Kubuntu quite some times [11:26] I think I'll try it then [11:26] not only my wifi but my wired network stopped working right after I upgraded.. so.. [11:27] :O That sucks [11:27] I've never had issues with ethernet except for on the EEE box.. [11:28] abec, You found the option I was talking about? [11:28] no [11:28] it doesn't retain settings between reboots, so I have to do commands each time when I start.. but maybe thats just networkmanager being dumb.. [11:29] abec: right right at the start of the boot, it'll say something about grub.. press whatever it says then.. [11:29] ok [11:29] that is easy [11:30] but i haven't understood where i can find thath opption [11:30] yeryry, Have you added you WPA/WEP key to the keychain? [11:30] abec, You have 4-5 seconds at boot where you can push any button to enter the grub boot menu [11:30] in the grub i can only select to start the system on normal way or in rescue mode, and the resue mode didn'help me [11:30] * yeryry was talking about wired then.. haven't got anywhere with wifi yet [11:31] From within there you can choose rescue mode [11:31] rescue mode = cli only logged in as root [11:31] ok i know [11:31] and i tried it before coming in this channel but it diden't help me [11:32] i tried to fix automatically evrithing that it proposed to me, bu nothing [11:33] Now Im on wicd [11:33] abec, Wasn't that what you we're searrching for? :S [11:35] no, i what that whn the system is booting i can read everything it do, i don't want to see the banner with xubuntu logo [11:36] (sorry form my bad english:P) [11:36] enter rescue mode and reconfigure xorg-server [11:36] Let me just look up the commands [11:37] Your system boots fine you just don't want the Xubuntu splash? [11:37] dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg is the command for reconfiguring resolutions and so on :) [11:38] no, my system boot fine until it start x, i suppose, becouse before entering in graphical desktop i have only a black screen and i can't do anythin [11:38] i can't switch to the ttys [11:39] or reboot the system with the keyboard [11:39] this after i have upgraded from 8.04 to 8.10 [11:40] doh.. I should have looked.. I've got intel wifi card installed, not atheros.. no wonder madwifi won't work lol.. but hrm I don't remember doing that.. [11:40] but why did it work ok in 8.04 but not 8.10.. hmm [11:40] the only supposition is that thi problem comes becouse i answered that i want to mantain the old menu,lst when the upgrading progrma asked me [11:42] can it be that there is something new in the menu,lst? [11:43] yeryry, Good one there ;) [11:43] Intel works OOTB for me with 4965 on a Dell latitude D630 using Intrepid RC [11:43] abec, Try reconfiguring the xserver liek i proposed. I gotta move location [11:43] be back in 20 mins or so [11:44] adios for now [11:45] ok [11:45] thanks [11:52] does anyone know if there is a way I can drag menu items to the desktop? [11:59] i'm on the verge of uninstalling xubuntu. damn bugs :@ [11:59] what do you find is buggy mutu310? [12:00] yesterday i set it up [12:00] set up wifi [12:00] to connect, you have to click connect and the password pops up [12:00] and around 5th time it worked [12:00] today it just won't connect [12:00] been trying for hours [12:00] moreover it keeps forgetting settings [12:00] and it doesn't remember your password? [12:00] and i have to reinput them [12:01] no i put it in, correctly, and it pops up again and re-asks m [12:01] mutu310: maybe you should try that wicd tha LeAstrale recommended.. [12:01] i set manual network ip settings on my wired connection and it keeps forgetting them each time [12:01] I found that debian did that, very annoying! I wish I could help [12:01] and the worst thing is this [12:01] most of the times i'm reinputting the wifi details [12:02] i put in everything and the pass etc [12:02] then i try to connect to it [12:02] and the window shows me the basic details [12:02] but the password field is blank [12:02] (so it would have forgotten it) [12:02] and everything is greyed out [12:02] except for the cancel button [12:03] yeryry: i'll try, if i can manage to get it to connect wired at least [12:03] well xfce4 on ubuntu uses gnomes network manager, perhaps it has something to do with gnome keyring thingy! [12:04] perhaps it would be a good idea to "upgrade" to Ubuntu? [12:04] could it be less buggy perhaps? [12:04] does it show in Passwords and Encrypted key under accessories? [12:04] great.. now apt-get autoremove removed my running kernel image.. [12:06] I find gnome ubuntu's know too annoying and it install stuff I don't need, and xfce4 i find okay, except icon management [12:06] yeryry have you just installed updates? [12:09] no [12:10] and apt auto-removed running kernel? Strange! I think it might have just said it did [12:10] I think it did.. it was saying stuff about grub and vmlinux [12:10] I say this because, on a newly installed xubuntu system, I did updates, it said there were kernel updates, but it was the exact same kernel as i'm running [12:10] but I reinstalled it to make sure [12:12] unless you specifically installed a different kernel, when you clean up apt etc it should have any bad effects on your system, I don't think! [12:13] I myself would have left it alone and not reinstalled it and rebooted to see what happens [12:13] The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: [12:13] fakeroot libhyphen0 linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic dkms libwps-0.1-1 [12:13] heh.. [12:13] what does uname -a give you? [12:14] that version [12:14] yeah I had the same thing with kernel updates, it appentely installed a new kernel, the same one I already running, strange, it never effected anything mind [12:16] aha, my friend google found my wifi answer [12:16] needed to install linux-firmware package.. [12:17] and it worked? [12:17] stores passwords etc? [12:17] heh haven't tried that yet [12:18] but eth1 showing now which is better than before [12:19] congrats [12:26] ok.. uninstalling that useless networkmanager and going to try wicd [12:26] yeryry: I installed wicd now as you told me, but before i even use it... is it possible to have it on the panel at the top? [12:26] cos if i right click and do "add", i don't see it listed [12:26] heh no idea, I've not used it yet.. [12:26] it was LeAstrale who was recommending it, and he vanished.. [12:27] ah === R1coch3t is now known as R1cochet [12:41] wicd doesn't work for me [12:42] hm.. installed wicd.. it detects my interfaces and finds wifi networks.. better than networkmanager.. [12:42] but when I try to connect wifi, it keeps trying but nothing happens, and wired network disconnects.. [12:43] i'm gonna try ubuntu [12:45] mutu310: after rebooting after installing wicd I did get an icon for it in system try [12:45] tray.. [12:45] oh [12:45] let me try a reboot [12:45] but for me [12:45] i put in the SSID [12:46] and it just doesn't see the wireless network at all [12:46] does it show any other networks? [12:46] no [12:46] hm [12:46] the other was seeing mine and my neighbour's [12:46] this sees nothing at all [12:46] mutu have you tried wifi radar? [12:47] it uninstalled wifi radar for me when I installed wicd.. [12:47] yeah me too [12:47] it uninstalled 3 or 4 things which i don't remember what they were [12:47] so i basically need to format again [12:48] uh? [12:48] why format? [12:49] if you uninstall wicd, the network manager will be back [12:49] i will try installing ubuntu maybe all the problems i have will go away [12:49] does any of the network managers see networks? [12:50] the default one did [12:50] yesterday it was working fine and connecting even after reboots [12:50] but you can't connect? [12:50] then i go to sleep [12:50] wake up [12:50] if you have network manager installed it will be same as ubuntu, xubuntu is ubuntu with xfce4, [12:50] and it refuses to connect [12:50] and xubuntu uses ubuntu's network manager [12:51] it keeps telling me no wireless networks found [12:51] what wifi card do you have? [12:51] i'm using WPA Personal [12:51] don't know, i'm using a laptop [12:51] i had the same problems, and in fact it looks like the wifi card is *very* sensitive to the antenna position [12:52] lol.. weird [12:52] it shows my network in the list.. [12:52] does lspci -nn and paste the results [12:52] when I try to connect, it seems to set the right ssid and key, but doesn't associate [12:52] i went downstairs in the same room [12:52] and wired network stops.... [12:52] seems it kills my whole lan.. [12:53] i'm on my PC now martin_, and you wouldn't like it if i could paste either [12:53] cos there's a whole page [12:53] pastebin.com ! [12:54] ah wait i found the wifi one [12:54] paste.ubuntu.com [12:54] yeryry: ;p [12:55] Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0013] (rev 01) [12:55] thanks [12:55] wait a sec [12:57] what xubuntu are you using? [12:57] 8.10 [12:57] okay [13:00] I can seem to find any relevent information on the net, but I think that card show natively been supported by the ath5k driver that comes with ubuntu [13:00] 8relevant [13:00] you need to install backports whatever for that [13:00] (ath5k) [13:01] did atheros open source a driver that supported those cards? [13:01] do this lsmod | grep ath [13:03] you gonna laugh at me [13:04] how do i copy and paste from terminal from a laptop? [13:04] i have no wheel mouse to click [13:04] ah both at once lol [13:04] highlight the the output, edit > copy [13:05] you have a working trackpad right? [13:06] http://paste.ubuntu.com/72345/ [13:06] not my day... now my other windows box is refusing to boot -.- [13:06] argh [13:09] did you install madwifi drivers? [13:09] no [13:09] sudo apt-get install madwifi? [13:10] no, [13:10] that ath_pci is madwifi.. [13:10] i'll explain in a sex [13:10] *sec [13:11] how can i get rid of wicd and get everything back as it was pls? :P [13:11] cos _at least_ before it was detecting networks [13:11] heh.. vista uses grub.. odd [13:11] uninstall it via synaptic? [13:12] apt-get remove wicd then apt-get install network-manager [13:14] wicd removed about 3-4 packages tho not just network-manager [13:16] installed wifi-radar now [13:17] actually I don't think wifi radar works with WPA, well it didn't when I tried it on debian [13:17] i don't know if ubuntu has an updated version or not [13:20] i can't add the network manager to the panel [13:20] :( [13:21] it should be in the system tray [13:21] for me, it wasn't really, it was a 2-pixel wide or so grey part I could click on in the middle of the tray box.... [13:23] ummm [13:23] reboot [13:23] martin_: bingo *shy* [13:23] lol [13:26] lemme go near wifi modem, brb [13:30] hmm installed debian, but this somehow feels laggy or non-responsive compared to xubuntu [13:30] gnome or something [13:33] i give up with this. gonna format and put in ubuntu, and if that doesn't work either, i will throw in debian [13:33] gnome is more sluggy, but I find gnome on debian faster than ubuntu [13:34] so you think i should just install debian, martin_? [13:35] that depend, if you go for stable, it is very old [13:35] wifi probably wouldn't work [13:35] ah k [13:35] I think you should compile madwifi drivers [13:38] I had problems with another distro once, wifi card was seen but wouldn't work, I used madwifi drivers and they seems very stable and never disconnected or anything [13:38] only problem is i don't know what that means and i don't have the time to do it. if this fails i will probably install XP [13:38] i'm a newbie on linux [13:38] this is what I did, I have atheros wifi card [13:39] what I hate about Linux is that when you have a problem, it takes such a long time to fix it unless you're experienced [13:40] as I don't have a nvidia or amd graphics card, I removed linux-restricted-drivers, apt-got build-essential - downloaded and did make, sudo make install the madwifi drivers [13:40] i have ati [13:40] onboard ati radeon [13:41] I probably wouldn't remove restricted modules then, but having said, how did you install the ati card? [13:41] can anyone help me to create shares? the buttons in the "Shard Folders" are disabled? [13:41] it's onboard and it got detected automatically [13:41] didn't install any drivers at all [13:41] psitrax click unlock button [13:42] its also disabled [13:42] do you not compiz etc? [13:43] did you follow the install smb etc before hand? PsiTrax? [13:43] he asks me to install samba and did it [13:44] i dont touched any confg file [13:44] umm, logout and then back in again [13:44] i set a smb passwort for my user with smbpasswd [13:45] * mutu310 gonna format and put in ubuntu [13:45] okay, good luck mutu [13:46] UNetbootin is a star :) [13:46] yep [13:46] and thank God I found it, because this laptop does not have a CD-ROM [13:46] PsiTrax, do you just want to connect to a windows share? [13:46] go figure that... stupid HP :) [13:46] no i want to share some folders [13:46] i currently rebooting the machin [13:48] button still locked [13:50] uh man, im in an vnc-session [13:50] direct on the pc it works [13:50] heh.. [13:50] try this sudo shares-admin [13:51] * yeryry gave up on gui network config.. good old /etc/network/interfaces worked much better [13:52] i think ill look to my vnc installation again [13:52] so long, thanks a log guys [13:53] martin_: with the Live 'CD', I'm trying to set up the wifi, but it tells me "choose password for default keyring"... do i put in anything or the wifi key? [13:53] anything [13:53] remember it though [13:57] mutu310 by default I have never got ubuntu to work with my atheros card which is a AR242x, it says it recognises it in hardware drivers and is in use, but never works I always have to install madwifi [13:58] woohoo i managed [13:58] trial and error but it worked [13:58] guess it's better than nothing [13:59] congratulations [14:00] install now, bitch! :D [14:00] mutu, how come you tried xubuntu first? [14:00] because it's more lightweight [14:01] do you have an oldish laptop then? [14:01] 1.8GHz, 993MB of available RAM [14:02] just one last noobish question martin_... [14:02] since i have xubuntu already, i want to use the whole hard disk [14:03]