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JoelitoQuestion: How do I know which dependencies need my binary compiled with gcc ot g++?00:04
knomeJoelito, hmm?00:14
Joelitoyeah, I need to know, like in Win32 you can know the DLLs the EXE need00:15
knomeif you are building something from source, building will let you of any missing -dev libraries.00:15
JoelitoI was thinking some line like:00:21
Joelitogcc a.out -depen00:21
Joelitoand then enumarate the libraries need00:21
knomeuh...00:23
knomei don't know if you can check that against one file.00:23
Joelitooh00:24
knomethere might be some command to check which libraries you will need in order to build a source package from the ubuntu repos00:25
Joelitoah :)00:25
knomeor actually, i know there is one, but i can't check it atm.00:25
knomemaybe something like apt-get source [pckgname] -depends or sth.00:25
zoredacheJoelito: you already have the binary?00:27
Joelitoyes00:27
zoredachetry 'ldd filename'00:27
zoredachefor example 'ldd /bin/bash' will tell you what libraries bash uses.00:28
zoredacheyou need more then that, because some libraries depend on other libraries00:28
zoredachebut that should give you a starting point00:28
Joelitobut, since is for debian-ubuntu env. should be enough :)00:29
Joelitothanks, seems that is what I needed, zoredache00:30
DetroitLibertywho thinks they know enough about setting up wireless routers that they can help me?00:32
knome!ask | DetroitLiberty00:32
ubottuDetroitLiberty: Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line, so others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-)00:32
knomeespecially the last sentence.00:32
DetroitLibertybecause that hasn't worked for days, and Googling gets me lost in 500 forums that go no where and everytime I ask I am patienct so long that I never get a response00:33
zoredacheperhaps you are asking the wrong question00:33
DetroitLibertythat certianly is possible00:34
DetroitLibertybut I think if I knew the right question to ask I wouldn't need help00:34
zoredacheanyway, you aren't going to get any useful help until you ask a question00:36
sml1226Has anybody successfully installed globalmenu on 9.04?00:55
sml1226I get an error saying that gnome-applet-globalmenu is required but not installable when trying to add it. Is there a fix or is it still not working for 9.04?00:56
knomehave you checked for broken dependencies/packages?00:56
sml1226I used the instructions given through google code and added repos and keys and tried all kinds of other fixes posted around with no success00:58
knomehmm00:58
knomeso it's not a package from official ubuntu repos?00:59
sml1226I can not use the deb package that is available00:59
knomemay i ask why?00:59
sml1226I have a PS3 which is PPC so no 32/64-bit cpu so I have no deb available01:00
knomerrright.01:00
sml1226I've seen it working on 8.10 or 7.10 I can't remember which just no success on 9.0401:01
knomefrom the jaunty release notes:01:01
knomeFor PowerPC & PS3 Users01:01
knomeFor community discussion and support please see #ubuntu-powerpc, #ubuntu-ps3, or #ubuntu-ports on FreeNode.01:02
knomei don't mean you could not ask here, but that's most possibly the best place to ask.01:02
knomealso, remember that those ports are not officially supported01:02
sml1226I know that just wondering if anybody had heard of this01:03
knomeyeah. not heard.01:03
knomepackages or sources from non-official repos may always be a bit... mmm.. kinky.01:03
sml1226I tried compiling but I got multiple errors and could not get around it01:03
knomewhich kind of errors?01:03
sml1226Something about missing files and missing dirs in the source I downloaded01:04
knomehmm...01:05
knomecould you pastebin it?01:05
knomeit might help solving the problem even if could not do it.01:05
sml1226I don't know much about compiling so that may be the problem01:05
sml1226I'll add it01:05
knomei know basics and i mostly can build my packages, but i'm no expert :)01:06
knome*my packages == my apps from sources01:06
sml1226Ok I have no clue how to compile really so this is following someone elses instructions01:07
knomecompiling in a nutshell: 1) ./configure 2) make 3) sudo make install01:08
sml1226ok good thats what I tried01:09
sml1226http://paste.ubuntu.com/182429/01:09
sml1226there it is01:09
knomebasically you need the -dev package for libgnome-menu01:09
sml1226it is different message from last time for some reason01:09
knomesuppose that is libgnome-menu-dev01:10
knome(if you can get it from the repos)01:10
sml1226last time it was about gtk+01:10
sml1226ok it is in the repos01:11
knomeinstall it and try ./configure again01:11
sml1226error again  http://paste.ubuntu.com/182431/01:13
knomehmm01:14
knomelibpanelapplet-2.0-dev and libnotify-dev? ;)01:14
knomeor ./configure --without-gnome-panel01:14
knomebut i don't know where that leads.01:14
knomethat might not be bad at all, but i don't really know.01:14
sml1226could that possibly be because it is xfce and not gnome?01:15
knomeyes, xfce will not install gnome panel by default01:15
knomebut i don't know how the app you are installing will work without gnome panel. possibly will *work*, as this option is given01:15
sml1226there is an xfce folder so it has something for xfce but not sure what to do01:16
knomejust try ./configure --without-gnome-panel01:16
knomeand see what happens. :)01:16
sml1226trying now01:17
sml1226it worked said something about makefile so used make and it is working now01:18
knomeokay. :)01:18
knomegood to hear01:18
sml1226sudo make install after this?01:18
knomeyes, it will copy the built stuff to your directories and you can run the app normally01:18
knomeafter the command, you can delete the folder you were building in, if you want.01:19
sml1226looks done but I have to log out according to some sites to get it to work I'll be back to confirm or get more help if it didn't :)01:22
sml1226knome: it didn't work or at least I can't find it01:31
knomesml1226, hmm, you might need to use a command to launch it.01:31
knomei'll be back in five01:32
sml1226knome, well when you do it properly it is supposed to add the applet to the panel menu01:32
sml1226anybody know the command to get gnome panel? through apt-get01:33
knomehmm.01:33
knomesudo apt-get install gnome-panel ?01:34
knome(i'm not sure about the package name)01:34
knomeso it is a panel *applet*01:34
knomeyou have to add the panel applet plugin for running gnome applets01:34
knomelet my try to think what its name was01:34
sml1226I tried that and it said latest version so apparently I do have it01:34
sml1226yes it is an applet01:35
sml1226I forgot about that01:35
knomeadd XfApplet to Xfce panel01:35
knomethen choose the applet you just installed :)01:35
sml1226how do I do that?01:35
knomeright-click panel -> add item01:36
knomeand select xfapplet from the list01:36
knomethen you should be given a dialog which asks you which gnome applet you want to see01:36
knomesomething like http://bapoumba.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/add-gnome-applets-to-the-xfce-panel/01:36
sml1226where do I get xfapplet is what I meant01:36
knomeoh, isn't it installed?01:37
sml1226not in my add new items menu01:37
knomesudo apt-get install xfce4-xfapplet-plugin01:37
knomedoes that work? :)01:37
sml1226yeah its working01:38
knomeok, so did you get the applet in your panel?01:38
sml1226I need to see if the global menu works though01:38
knomeokay01:38
knomeno problem01:38
sml1226its not in the list so is there a way to add them that I'm not seeing?01:41
knomeit should be on the list...01:42
knomehmm01:42
knomeso you got no error messages after getting through ./configure?01:43
sml1226when compiling I shouldn't have to go into the applet folder and do that too should I?01:43
knomenot sure.01:44
sml1226no errors I saw it said int makefile or something at the end01:44
knomemaybe, if there was a dir for xfce panel applet also01:44
knomei don't know the package, so i wouldn't know01:44
sml1226there is a folder called xfce but not sure what that is supposed to be exactly01:45
knomewhat files are there?01:45
knomeis there a Makefile or configure or...01:45
knomesomething like that01:45
sml1226there is a makefile in there now that I did all this before there was not make added it in there01:46
knometry to run make in that directory01:46
knomeand see what happens01:46
knomeand if it really does something, run sudo make install01:46
sml1226nothing to be done01:47
sml1226???01:47
knomeok..01:49
knomemaybe try rebooting.01:49
knomethe only thing i can think of now.01:50
sml1226knome, still no success02:05
sml1226I can't find the actual applet02:05
knome:(02:06
knomesorry, i'm out of ideas02:06
sml1226in the local folder I found a readme for xfce02:07
sml1226 it says http://paste.ubuntu.com/182457/02:08
sml1226something about adding a file and it will work02:08
knomeyeah02:08
sml1226all of the globalmenu folders are almost empty02:09
knomeso it works, or what?02:09
sml1226NO I don't get how an install can happen and the files not be there ;(02:09
sml1226:'(02:09
knomei'm not sure which files you are missing.02:09
knomejust create the file as the doc suggested02:10
sml1226I have never successfully installed so neither am I02:10
knome/home/yourusername/.config/xfce4/xinitrc02:10
knomeand add the lines told in the doc into it02:10
knomeand then logout and in02:10
sml1226i found my xinitrc and that is exactly what it already says so I don't know what to do02:12
knomemaybe you could try asking the #ubuntu-p3 -channel and wait02:13
knomeor post in the forums02:13
knomeor add a question in launchpad answers02:14
sml1226don't know, I'll keep trying and see what happens02:14
knomeyeah02:14
knomegood luck.02:14
sml1226does this make sense to you?02:17
sml1226Install a pre-built binary package Ubuntu: Install from our PPA repository Fedora: Download the latest RPM Not lucky? You can always make install Add Global Menu Panel Applet (or an equivalent name in you language) to the top panel Right click on applet and choose Enable Global Menu (or an equivalent name in your language)02:17
sml1226starting atAdd Global02:17
knomeyes, ppa makes sense if they carry the powerpc builds02:18
sml1226I mean what is it saying about Add Global Menu Panel Applet to the top panel02:19
knomevia xfapplet you should be able to add the applet in the xfce panel02:20
knomei think those instructions only apply for gnome panel.02:20
knomeand you did not build with gnome panel.02:20
sml1226I can see if it will open through gnome panel but seeing as how it won't open through the xfapplet menu I dno't see that working either02:21
knomeyou are correct. but you can always try02:22
sml1226no success through gnome panel02:26
knomeright02:26
knomethen you might try to compile *with* gnome panel02:26
knomelibpanelapplet-2.0-dev and libnotify-dev were the packages i suppose you should install02:27
knomethen do again starting from ./configure02:27
sml1226libpanel was not found02:29
IronicusI need an advice02:30
Ironicushmm02:30
knomesml1226, hmm, apt-cache serach libpanel02:30
knome*search02:30
knome!ask | Ironicus02:30
IronicusI recently installed xubuntu to have more performance form my old laptop02:30
ubottuIronicus: Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line, so others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-)02:30
Ironicusbut it is really slowier than xp02:31
Ironicusis it normal?02:31
knomexp is older than xubuntu jaunty/intrepid02:31
IronicusI can't run program that I was running on xp02:31
knomewhat kind of hardware specs do you have?02:31
IronicusI have a travelmate 24002:31
Ironicus2.2 celeron and 240 ram02:32
knomemmh, 240 is a *bit* little.02:32
IronicusIt take 20 second to swtich form terminal to xChat02:32
Ironicusyes02:32
knomewith an older version of xubuntu, you should be ok.02:32
IronicusBut, when my computer lag it's not the ram02:32
sml1226I have a 600mhz celeron and 386MB ram and mine runs fine02:32
Ironicuscpu bar is always maxed and ram 7/802:33
Ironicusit take 5 sec to reduce a window02:33
knomeIronicus, can you look from top what is eating the cpu?02:33
IronicusWhere I can see that?02:33
sml1226my cpu is hardly ever maxed and you have almost 4x the speed so what are you running?02:34
Ironicusnothing special02:34
knomeIronicus, run 'top' from terminal02:34
IronicusAt the moment, I have xChat, firefox and terminal opened02:34
knomeIronicus, that is a lot for 240MB ram.02:34
knomeIronicus, you might want to switch firefox to some lighter alternative, eg. epiphany02:35
knomeIronicus, also xchat is a tad heavy.02:35
sml1226I start crapping out on my ps3 with terminal and firefox, and I have 2 3ghz cores running with 220mb ram02:35
Ironicuslol, I had a pentium 1 90Mhz running Diablo1, internet explorer and mIRC at the same time02:35
Ironicuswith less then 56 Ram02:36
Ironicusthose processus do not take 50ram each02:36
IronicusAs I said, I don'T have the opportunity to max my ram since my cpu always lag02:36
sml1226ram will halp your cpu prob02:37
knomeIronicus, as i said, xubuntu 9.04 is a lot newer os than windows XP. you have to remind that when considering speed issues/differnces.02:37
sml1226help*02:37
sml1226disable ANY eye candy to gain some speed02:37
sml1226you have swap?02:38
Ironicusyes02:39
Ironicus4 Go lol02:39
IronicusWith the command "top" i saw root taking 7002:39
sml1226ok that should be helping a little bit.02:39
Ironicus70% to open calculator02:39
knomeIronicus, which process?02:39
IronicusXorg, is it possible?02:40
IronicusI though xubuntu was lighter than xp02:40
sml1226I have not used anything newer than 8.04 on my celeron and it runs really smooth Just get 8.04.1 and be happy with the speed boost02:40
Ironicusguess I will get xp back02:41
sml1226stay with an older version to save power02:41
IronicusIll buy a new laptop this summer and install ubuntu on it02:41
sml1226processing power, not battery just to clarify02:41
Ironicusand get my xp back to this one02:41
knomeIronicus, as i said, use an older version of xubuntu to get same performance as xp.02:42
IronicusI readed in xubuntu description that this distribution was designed for computer under 256 RAM who can'tuse ubuntu02:42
knomeIronicus, where did you read that, if i may ask?02:42
Ironicus"but it is strongly recommended to have at least 256 MB RAM. "02:44
IronicusGuess my reference was bad02:44
Ironicusbut I think that I have something setted uncorrectly02:45
knomehttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements is the official source as well as http://xubuntu.org/get02:46
knomeif you have any other sources saying something different, please link me to them :)02:46
knomeyou should try minimal cd02:46
knome!minimal | Ironicus02:46
ubottuIronicus: The Minimal CD image is very small in size, and it downloads most packages from the Internet during installation, allowing you to select only those you want (the installer is like the one on the !Alternate CD). See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD02:46
knomewith minimal cd, you can choose which packages you want to install02:47
sml1226knome, I restarted and it was in the applet menu02:49
sml1226problem is that i get an error when trying to add it02:50
sml1226here is the error message02:50
knomesml1226, ok :)02:50
sml1226The panel encountered a problem while loading "OAFIID:GlobalMenu_PanelApplet".02:50
knomeright....02:50
knomethat sounds like a worse error02:51
sml1226does OAFIID mean anything to you?02:51
knomenope.02:51
sml1226well dang02:51
knomethere seems to be some threads in the forums if you search with oafiid.02:52
sml1226how do I get rid of gnome panel now that I am going back to xfce panel?02:52
sml1226it won't let me delete all panels02:52
knomeuhm...02:53
knomekill the process.02:53
knome'ps -A | grep panel' in terminal02:53
knomejust a moment, be back in 2 mins.02:53
sml1226I get a message with some numbers and then gnome panel, more numbers and xfce panel02:55
sml1226NM i fixed it02:56
sml1226gnome-panel --replace worked02:56
knomeok03:02
sml1226I tried apt-get again, still same result.  Dependencies not met:  depends on gnome-applet-globalmenu but it is not installable03:03
omnipotent999Is there a way to prevent the mouse from changing workspaces when you get to the edge of the screen? The "Wrap workspaces depending on the actual desktop layout" option is not selected.03:04
sml1226mine only changes if I am dragging a window?03:05
knomei can confirm what sml1226 said.03:05
sml1226I have never had it move without me holding something, it just stops at the edge03:06
omnipotent999Not mine, it will always follow the layout that I have set for the workspaces. None of the settings, in the settings manager anyway, have any effect. It's getting rather annoying when I try to play games.03:07
knomeomnipotent999, humm, which xubuntu version?03:08
omnipotent9999.04, fully updated.03:08
knomeokay. hmm.03:08
knomethis is a bug in xfce 4.6, if it is a bug.03:09
knomedo you mind filing a bug?03:09
omnipotent999I can file a bug.03:09
knomei can ask an xfce developer to look at it tomorrow / in a few hours.03:10
omnipotent999Great. Thanks03:11
ElectricHeavyLanDoes anyone know how to check to see if your machine has the ICU library (International Components for Unicode) installed? I need it before I build Rakudo. My guess would be the 'libicu38' package.03:13
ElectricHeavyLanSorry if this is the wrong channel to ask this type of question in.03:14
knomeElectricHeavyLan, when you are building, you should get an error if it's not installed03:14
knomeElectricHeavyLan, however, when building, you need the -dev packages03:14
ElectricHeavyLanthe -dev packages....yeah, i see those as well.03:15
ElectricHeavyLanthanks.03:15
knomenp.03:15
knomeomnipotent999, btw, tell me the bug # so it's easier to find it ;)03:33
omnipotent999Since you don't have super powers, the bug number is 381155. I think I filed that correctly. :)03:35
knomewell, i could have searched for "xfce mouse"03:36
knomelooks ok. :)03:37
svenskohow does one access shared folders in thunar?03:48
TasbuntuHello people, I have a friend trying to install Xubuntu on his laptop03:52
TasbuntuIs the GParted partitioning program included in Xubuntu, or is it removed, unlike Ubuntu's?03:53
knomeTasbuntu, it can be installed in xubuntu03:54
knomesvensko, which shared folders?03:54
TasbuntuYes, but this person is working with a laptop that has Windows on it03:54
knomeTasbuntu, what's the problem?03:54
svenskoi have a shared folder on my laptop and i was curious as to how to access it from another laptop03:55
knome!nfs03:55
svenskoi've established the folder as being shared, and gave permission to this laptop to access it03:55
ubottunfs is the network file system. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpNFSHowTo for information on installing and configuring NFS.03:55
svenskoah, ty03:55
knomenp.03:55
TasbuntuHe wants to set up a dual boot, and Ubuntu has a natural partitioner in its Live CD for the installation process. I don't see why this would be different in Xubuntu, but he insists that it isn't there03:55
knomeTasbuntu, i'm not sure if there is gparted, but there is at least some kind of partitioner03:56
TasbuntuYeah, that's fine03:56
knomei haven't looked at the live cd in a long time so i don't know what really is there and what not03:56
TasbuntuIt's giving him errors though, but of course I know why THAT is. He keeps trying to install it on an NTFS formatted partition. I'm trying to explain this to him but he wont listen =/03:56
TasbuntuThank's for your help, guys.03:56
knomeoh, ntfs won't work very well with *buntu*03:57
knomejust use ext303:57
knome;)03:57
knomei think fat would work as well, but ext3 comes with many benefits over it, so there no real reason to use fat03:58
knomehe can't access the drive easily from windows anyway03:58
TasbuntuI was actually under the assumption that NTFS/Fat wouldn't work with Ubuntu AT ALL.03:58
TasbuntuOh, allright03:59
knomefat will work with no problem and you can at least read ntfs relatively safe, but writing to it is still quite unstable, if i'm right.03:59
TasbuntuI understand now03:59
TasbuntuHe says that the partitioner doesn't let him choose what partition he wants to install on03:59
knomeright... which partitioner is he using then?04:00
TasbuntuBasically it seems to be happening like this: He gets to the part right before that partitioner, and when he clicks next, it skips the partitioner and tries to install, then gives him an error04:00
knomexubuntu will be installed on the partition he mounts to "/"04:00
TasbuntuHe's using the natural Xubuntu partitioner(Or rather not using it)04:00
TasbuntuYes, but he's not getting the option to mount, format, or divide anything04:00
knomedoes he get an option to do manual partitioning?04:00
knomei think in the installation there is such option04:01
TasbuntuYes, where he installs it to a premade partition04:01
TasbuntuI think it is04:01
knomeokay.. and the installer doesn't work even if he selects the correct partition and does at least a mount to / ?04:02
TasbuntuApparently he isn't getting a manual partition option04:02
TasbuntuIt litterally skips that step of the partitioner04:02
Tasbuntuer, installer04:03
knomeerr...04:03
knomesounds like a bug if that really happens04:03
TasbuntuYeah =/04:03
TasbuntuI wouldn't really know, since I use ubuntu normally. I have zero Xubuntu experience.04:04
knomethe installer doesn't differ a lot afaik04:04
TasbuntuI didn't think it would04:05
lsempledo you need to port forward to get file transfering working in IRC ? (xchat) ??04:06
knomelsemple, you have to have ports open in your firewall if you have one.04:07
smurfyhmmz, anyone in here have probs with 9.04 not booting for shit!05:19
durtsmurfy, can you be more specific?05:21
Devilsprey99my volume controller tray icon doesnot show neither it opens what shall i do05:26
Devilsprey99i m using xubuntu intrepid05:26
Devilsprey99anyone with some help plz05:28
durtDevilsprey99, how do you try to open it if it's not there?05:28
Devilsprey99I was tryin to add to the panel05:31
durtso adding xfce-mixer did not work, what happened?05:32
Devilsprey99that is what happened i need my volume manager05:32
Devilsprey99how do i work with that05:33
durtuh 'volume manager' is for managing disk volumes, the applet is called 'mixer'05:33
Devilsprey99volume control one05:35
Devilsprey99i didnot find mixer05:35
Devilsprey99i have some installed application did it impact??05:35
durtwe are talking about sound, right?05:36
Devilsprey99yep05:36
durthmmm, try (in a terminal) 'sudo apt-get install xfce-mixer' , I think that's the package name.05:37
svenskofor some reason listen will not load my MP3s, i tried adding codecs and still nothing comes up... anyone have any ideas/05:38
durtDevilsprey99, um sorry, it's xfce4-mixer.05:39
Devilsprey99error: couldnt find package05:39
durtyup05:39
Devilsprey99i already have the latest version05:43
smurfysup durt05:43
smurfysorry i was away, slaming food in my face05:43
smurfyjust botts into the window manager about it05:44
durtwha?05:44
smurfyfirst boot, when its lookin for drivers05:44
smurfyit hangs05:44
smurfyim like wtf this isnt windows05:44
smurfylol05:45
smurfyi think its my video card05:45
durthmm, guess Devilsprey99 got his sound working05:45
smurfyany ideas durt?05:45
smurfyits really fustarting05:45
durthmm, put 'nosplash', and I think 'noquiet' on the boot command line to see when the boot procedure hangs05:48
smurfythat is what i was thinking05:48
durtno nned for pm we're the only active folks05:49
durt*need05:49
smurfybrb05:50
durthrmmm, that's nice05:50
svenskofor some reason listen will not load my MP3s, i tried adding codecs and still nothing comes up... anyone have any ideas?05:53
svenskoyeah, smurfy seemed like a classy guy05:53
durtsvensko, never used listen, but there might be a config you need to point to where the mp3 lib (lame?) is.05:54
svenskogood idea! :)05:54
durt*config file05:54
svenskowoohoo, i did sudo apt-get autoremove and now my sounds broken06:12
svenskolinux quality :P06:12
durtsvensko, hardware? also did you change anything with alsa?06:17
svenskoit's a first edition acer aspire one06:19
svenskoi uninstalled listen, installed audacious, didn't like it, uninstalled audacious, did autoremove, then installed amarok06:19
svenskoguess i chose the wrong time to autoremove06:19
durtsvensko, autoremove should _not_ touch low level system packages like alsa, do you get sound with any other apps?06:20
svenskowell i clicked on mixer and got this error: GStreamer was unable to detect any sound devices. Some sound system specific GStreamer packages may be missing. It may also be a permissions problem.06:22
ragsI need to load a different ethrnet driver for my card other then the one ubuntu detects automatically...I added it in /etc/modules and blacklisted the one I don't want. But when I reboot both show up. what am I doing wrong?06:26
durtNot a fan of Gstreamer, but they (the packages) don't take up that much space, so open up synaptic and search for gstreamer and install what you think might be necessary.06:28
durtrags, off the top of my head I'd say go back to the blacklist file and carefully look for syntax issues06:31
ragsdurt: all right...but not much of syntax there...but I'll check06:32
durtrags, just a nice way of saying check your spelling06:33
durt: )06:33
ragsdurt: When I do a rmmod and modprobe the system hangs...06:34
durtwhat module are you removing?06:34
ragsit's the driver for my ethernet card...06:40
ragsubutnu autodetects and loads the "tulip" drivers...06:41
ragsbut the nic didn't work...so I searched online and found tht it is a bug...I need to load another module(or force load?)06:42
ragsnow when I do modprobe the entire system hangs..06:42
ragsI cheked lshw and the ethernet card is labeled as "unclaimed". How to load the drivers now?06:49
durtrags, getting out of my league here, is this an expensive piece of hardware? That is compared to a linux friendly pci or pcmcia card that can be purchased for ~$10 in N.A. Or is this a geek challenge, in which case I'll gladly get the google-fu into high gear! We can solve this.06:57
ragsdurt: It's a shity old lan card..the size of my hand..:)..but wht bothers me is tht it works on XP. but just refuses to06:59
ragswork on ubuntu06:59
durtbrand name? product code?07:00
ragsI'll tell you wht info I have...it's a DECchip 21041 [Tulip Pass 3] chipset card07:01
durtit could be proprietary code in the main logic IC on the card that can't, due to legal reasons, be divulged to opensource licencing07:02
ragsI googled and found tht there is a bug with this card...the kernel loads the wrong cards...07:02
durtok let me search....07:02
ragsyea...it's listed here...07:03
ragshttp://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.1807:03
ragsI have to load the module de4x5 aparently...when I tried rmmod and modprobe..the system just hang...this happened twise07:04
ragscan you chek this page as well..http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-closed@lists.debian.org/msg82672.html07:05
durtsure, sounds like you know what you're doing, a bug report?07:05
ragsyes..filed in 2006!....07:06
durtXD07:07
ragsand it get's interesting...I opened the blacklist file and I found the "de4x5" module blacklisted!....The comment says "Replaced by Tulip"07:08
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THE_MANI just started using linux like 2 weeks ago11:21
THE_MANXubuntu is great11:21
THE_MANShould i try ubuntu also?11:22
MikeChelenits pretty much the same, what are you system specs?12:17
MyrttiMikeChelen: you missed him12:23
MikeChelend'oh12:24
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frenzy421i'm having wifi problems how do i reinstall wifi drivers15:26
smurfyanyone alive15:42
Slonkiemaybe15:42
smurfyi see it isnt just me that has probs with 9.04 booting15:43
smurfyugh, something in the new kerenel15:47
smurfycauses it to hang like a mofo15:47
ddptHello, i was wondering if someone can help me16:34
ddptIf someone is available please pm me, thank you :)16:37
Slonkie!question | ddpt16:39
ubottuddpt: Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line, so others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-)16:39
ddptoh ok, sorry16:40
ddptI have an ancient laptop that my parents use for internet browsing, that has 256 ram, 700 MHZ and is currently dragging with Windows XP SP3 - i'm downloading latest release of Xubuntu and plan to install it instead of windows. Will the performance improve in terms of not taking ages to start or opening an application?16:43
knomeddpt, i suggest an older version of xubuntu, or the minimal installation and install for example lxde16:46
knome!minimal | ddpt16:46
ubottuddpt: The Minimal CD image is very small in size, and it downloads most packages from the Internet during installation, allowing you to select only those you want (the installer is like the one on the !Alternate CD). See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD16:46
knome!lxde | ddpt16:46
ubottuSorry, I don't know anything about lxde16:46
knomemeh16:46
ddptThe laptop uses wireless internet, will that be a problem with that minimal installation? I mean, i want to erase windows and replace it with Ubuntu or Xubuntu, isn't there the risk of deleting windows and breaking the internet connection while downloading with the minimal cd install? Sorry, never installed an OS before :(16:53
knomedepends on the wifi card, if it's supported or not.16:56
knomeyou can check that with the live cd16:56
ddptok, i'll read a bit more about it, thanks!17:01
Hisha1a17:09
knomeb17:12
Myrttiknome: :-/17:13
knomeMyrtti, ?:)17:13
TheSheepHisha1: yes, we can see you :)17:14
knomeoh hai TheSheep17:14
TheSheephi there17:14
Hisha1TheSheep: Hello17:15
Hisha1How to change my Clock time?17:16
TheSheepapplications->system->date and time17:17
TheSheep'time and date', sorry17:17
TheSheepthen click on 'unlock', give your password, and you can change it17:18
Hisha1TheSheep: Got it thanks17:19
__algol__Hi! does anyone know if there is an installation method to install xubuntu without booting a pc?19:38
__algol__I would like to install xubuntu into a secund disk while my pc is running, without booting the liveCD. This secund disk is for an other pc.19:38
charlie-tca!unetboot19:39
ubottuSorry, I don't know anything about unetboot19:39
charlie-tca!install19:39
ubottuUbuntu can be installed in lots 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 !automate19:39
slow-motionhi19:49
__algol__hmmm, that doesn't solve my problem...19:52
__algol__thanks anyway19:52
__algol__I wanted to install without booting!19:53
TheSheep__algol__: you can install in a virtual machine19:54
SiDi__algol__, the problem is that you need to install the pc's drivers on the HDD19:54
SiDinot only the packages19:54
cody-somervilleSiDi, what do you mean by that?19:55
__algol__I just install the whole system on other disk, with the pc running and no rebooting19:55
SiDi__algol__, but if the disk is for another PC, which doesnt have similar hardware, you may be missing drivers19:55
SiDicody-somerville, by what ? :p19:56
cody-somervilleSiDi, Thats not true.19:56
cody-somervilleSiDi, Ubuntu doesn't selectively install drivers19:56
SiDioh ?19:56
SiDinot even wifi ones ?19:56
__algol__SiDi, I understand that, but I could choose them later...19:56
__algol__hmmm, ok, then it can be done :)19:57
cody-somervilleSiDi, If you're talking about restricted ones, it'll prompt the user to install them when it detects the hardware.19:57
SiDi__algol__, then i think you could get an 1gb partition on that second disk, use the usb install method's manual instructions to turn it into a bootable install HDD, and then install grub on the MBR of this HDD. Then boot it and install from there.19:58
SiDicody-somerville, ok, i didnt know that ;p19:58
__algol__is the liveCD root tree equal to the one in an installed systme?19:58
cody-somervilleNo19:58
cody-somervillebut close19:58
* cody-somerville goes to get some food, ttyl19:59
__algol__what's the difference?19:59
__algol__SiDi: well, that way I would reboot... I just what to make a plain new system in the secund disk without booting...20:01
SiDi__algol__, well, you should manually do what the installer does then :/ and i dont know what it does.20:03
SiDimaybe #ubuntu-installer people can help20:05
__algol__but do you know what scipt is it?20:05
__algol__no one talks there?20:05
__algol__I've have asked this there and got no anwser...20:07
charlie-tcahttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromLinux should tell how to do it20:09
__algol__charlie-tca: That's it!!!!! in the "Without CD" section! thanks a lot!20:14
charlie-tcaYou are welcome20:14
__algol__well but in step 3, is there any update for the last ubuntu release?20:17
__algol__like: sudo debootstrap jauty /mnt/installer ?20:18
charlie-tcaI don't know. I have never used that20:18
charlie-tcaJaunty installer should be up to date20:18
__algol__...and in step 8, is there any alternative to install xubuntu?20:20
charlie-tcachange it to xubuntu-desktop?20:22
charlie-tcaI have not done this. You will need to try things to see if they work, I guess20:23
charlie-tcadon't install ubuntu-standard. Just leave that out20:26
__algol__you say: try xubuntu-desktop and leave ubuntu-standard, right?20:28
charlie-tcaDo not include ubuntu-standard20:28
charlie-tcaapt-get install xubuntu-desktop20:28
charlie-tcafor step 820:28
__algol__there's no xubuntu equivalent to ubuntu-standard, then...20:30
charlie-tcanot to my knowledge20:31
charlie-tcaThose are meta-packages. If you have xubuntu installed, you can look in Synaptic Package Manger and find them.20:32
__algol__ok, thanks20:32
__algol__will try that... tomorrow :)20:33
charlie-tcaGood luck20:33
__algol__it's great because there is an ebuild for debootstrap!20:34
__algol__I can do it from my gentoo...20:34
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Schwagi was wondering guys, i just installed my nvidia drivers, but everytime i restart i have to reinstall them, but they function perfectly everytime i reinstall, and i always save the x config, it just never uses it after i restart, what gives? and i cant use the nv restricted drivers wither, then my secondary monitor doesnt work, and none of my opengl apps work then either20:59
Schwaganyone know why i have to reinstall the drivers everytime i restart?21:10
_Pete_what drivers?21:15
jarnosSomething is wrong with Xubuntu 9.04 startup, at least ~/.xsession-errors looks bad: http://pastebin.ca/143840421:17
Schwagmy nvidia drivers, i have to reinstall them everytime i restart my computer, then i always use nvidia-settings to set the card up, and it works great, till i restart then i have to do it all again21:18
Schwagand yes i save the xorg.conf file though nvidia-settings EVERYTIME i set the card up, but it never works after i restart, it always goes back to the failsafe21:19
Schwagthen i have to sudo killall gdm21:20
Schwagreinstall the drivers21:20
Schwagand then sudo gdm again to use the drivers, then everything works fine, all my games, everything, till i restart lol21:20
Schwagits kinda getting stupid21:20
_Pete_strange21:21
Schwagyeah tell me about it, i never had this problem before with any distro ive installed, until this one21:23
Schwagits the gOS one you know ubuntu with enlightenment etc21:23
Schwagi had xubuntu 8.04 up until yesterday, and i had no problems with it whatsorever, especially not ones having to do with nvidia card21:24
_Pete_I remember I had similar problems when used manually installed drivers21:24
_Pete_dont remember anymore how did solve it21:25
_Pete_but nowadays use drivers from packet manager and works fine21:25
Schwagwell i tried the restricted hardware drivers to, whihc gives me a good resolution, but open-gl doesnt work, nor does compiz21:25
Schwagand several of the ones out of synaptic, and nothing has worked other than the ones off nvidias site21:26
Schwagi just have to reinstall everytime i restart x.X21:26
Schwagi guess i just wont be restarting very often21:26
_Pete_well hope someone can help but now bed time21:27
charlie-tcaSchwag: Maybe ask nVidia?21:27
Schwaghow would i do that?21:29
Schwagis there a nvidia chat here? o.O21:29
charlie-tcaDon't they have forums or mailing list?21:29
Schwagwell im gonna try envyng and see if using it to d/l the drivers will allow it to actually use it once i restart21:31
Schwagtheres a few other annoying little things im trying to figure out too21:31
Schwagwhen i use twinview to set up my tv as a monitor, for some reason my enlightenment toolbar stretches across both screens instad of my primary monitor21:32
Schwagand everything i open, opens on the secondary display\21:32
Schwagx.X21:32
charlie-tcaSo, those things are connected to the video driver?21:34
Schwagno prolly just something in the nvidia-settings im not seeing21:39
Schwagi tried setting the secondary display to set right of, but it didnt do anything x.X21:40
__algol__Schwag: I think your problem isn't in the drivers installation...21:51
__algol__you say when you restart, your xorg.conf hasn't nvidea drivers anymore, right?21:52
__algol__but if you install them, they must be on your system...21:52
__algol__damn... the has left... lol21:53
__algol__dose anyone here knows anything about the liveCD boot process?21:55
__algol__*does21:55
charlie-tcaMight have to wait until Monday for help with that in #ubuntu-installer22:00
__algol__Monday?? why?22:06
charlie-tcaMonday they will be back from UDS22:09
charlie-tcaThey are pretty busy this week22:09
charlie-tcaMonday there will be more around and so they will answer faster than today22:09
__algol__ok, thx :)22:11
charlie-tcaI know, not really what you want to hear. But at least it is an explanation for the slow responses today.22:12
alienkid10I am following this: http://myhowtosandprojects.blogspot.com/2008/06/custom-live-cd-ubuntu-804-desktop.html tutorial and finished it but now how do I unmount the squashfs filesystem and the isomount disc images? I think rsync is still using them. How can I stop it?22:41
alienkid10should I just reboot?22:43
alienkid10anyone?22:46
alienkid10I'll just restart and hope22:48
__algol__charlie-tca, are you still there?23:00
* charlie-tca is hiding23:01
charlie-tcayup23:01
slow-motionn823:02
__algol__I've just found an utodate guide for my installation: https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/installation-guide/i386/linux-upgrade.html23:03
charlie-tcaokay...23:03
__algol__the last steps here are:23:04
__algol__$ sudo tasksel install standard23:04
__algol__$ sudo tasksel install ubuntu-desktop23:04
charlie-tcaWhich is still for Ubuntu, not Xubuntu23:05
charlie-tcaubuntu-standard is a meta-package to install standard Ubuntu items23:05
__algol__in my case, if I want to install xubuntu, whould change for Xubuntu-desktop23:05
__algol__*wold23:05
__algol__would23:06
charlie-tcasmall "x", but yes23:06
charlie-tcaand don't install ubuntu-standard23:06
__algol__ok... do you still say to let the "standard" off?23:06
charlie-tcaxubuntu doesn't install it23:06
__algol__now there is no ubuntu-standard , just standard23:06
charlie-tcawhether you use synaptic, apt-get, aptitude, or tasksel, ubuntu-standard is the same thing.23:07
charlie-tcaIt still installs ubuntu-standard23:08
__algol__ok23:09
__algol__Ok, I think I get it... standard is just a meta package... it will install all the ubuntu bloated... if I want the beare minimum xubuntu I stick for the xubuntu-desktop23:11
__algol__and get anyother packge my hand if I need it23:12
charlie-tcayes23:13
charlie-tcaas far as I know, that is it!23:14
charlie-tca:-)23:14
Pato1would you recommend xubuntu 9.04 for P3 800mhz 224 ram and agp 8mb sis video card?23:55
knomenot really.23:59

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