=== fstock is now known as senor [02:21] hey _Techie_are you in here thursday after midnight usa eastern time [02:25] <__Techie__> afternoon #xubuntu, does anyone know of an alternative bootloader to grub for booting a persistant usb install? [02:35] _Techie_you are here twice [02:40] <__Techie__> yeah _techie_ is a ghost but im not ghosting him as im in a public locatiobn [02:40] <__Techie__> location* [02:42] cause i spoke to the ghost ghost and no answer then a moment later you came in...coincidence [02:42] <__Techie__> lol [02:42] <__Techie__> what did you sya? [02:42] <__Techie__> say* [02:43] so are you up for another knock down drag out...you had to go last time [02:43] <__Techie__> wait, which time? [02:43] remember my 1st fiasco tossing ubu in mu puter? [02:43] <__Techie__> flash? [02:44] well my ist ubu install..you hung in to avout halfway [02:44] about* [02:44] <__Techie__> yeah sorry about that, im in school at the moment [02:45] thurs they are stuffing me with 6 ole puters and i am dying to stuff xubu in one [02:45] <__Techie__> ooh cool [02:45] thurs after midnight usa eastern time... [02:45] <__Techie__> i prolly wotn be on much, school rung home and i got in trouble with my dad [02:45] yur dad...how old are u [02:45] <__Techie__> 18 [02:46] so in HS or college [02:46] <__Techie__> last year HS [02:46] wow you know a lot about computers [02:46] <__Techie__> even though my school is names spotswood college [02:46] so what are you gonna major in...tunnels? [02:47] <__Techie__> hardware and networking [02:47] <__Techie__> if i can [02:47] cool if you do that the gov will hire you! [02:47] <__Techie__> but ill probably go freelance without any qualificatuions [02:47] they need some good pro hackers [02:47] <__Techie__> haha [02:48] i tried to rope pete into bein here but not sure if he's gonna make it either [02:48] <__Techie__> pete? [02:48] <__Techie__> you talking about _pete_? [02:48] always says Pete up there by your name on the right side of the screen [02:48] <__Techie__> oh lol, hes cool [02:49] is he a room OP [02:49] <__Techie__> really [02:49] no i am asking you [02:49] <__Techie__> not that i know of [02:49] well all the other names are in alpabetical order but you and pete are on top as if excluded from the alphabetical order [02:50] i asked pete and he said he doesn't have the names listed on there at all [02:50] <__Techie__> nah its characters then alphabetical [02:50] oh iu see so the _ gets you up there [02:50] another perfect hack [02:51] <__Techie__> hes using a command line client [02:51] <__Techie__> thats why he doesnt have a user list [02:51] some rooms have a + sign indicating OP status...so in that case there is no OP here from what i can tell [02:52] <__Techie__> we have chanserv as our ops are silent ops [02:52] <__Techie__> they are only opped when needed [02:52] deep [02:53] <__Techie__> yay i get out in just over 15 minutes [02:53] outta what [02:53] <__Techie__> school [02:53] so its freakin 3pm in NZ? [02:53] <__Techie__> 16 minutes exactly [02:53] <__Techie__> 2:54 [02:54] so you are hacked on thier internet as we speak [02:54] <__Techie__> yeah' [02:54] <__Techie__> tunneling through petes internet [02:54] get outta town [02:55] <__Techie__> outta country more like it [02:56] i gave up on the flash incident btw...i am figuring the new old dell will run the dadgum youtube vids with xubu [02:56] <__Techie__> yeah [02:57] <__Techie__> if you want some eye candy on your desktop then you could try kubuntu [02:58] well all ireally want is speed it seems all the distros have an easy wat to get in the windows [02:58] wat=way* [02:58] every where i look they seem to say xubuntu is the fast version of ubuntu... [02:59] <__Techie__> yeah, but if its a moderate system your desktop manager wont hinder it [02:59] <__Techie__> 10 mintues [03:00] well i am not sure what moderate is, i aske dthe guy who hands out the computers but he couldn't tell me yet, so i printed the minimum specs from dell [03:01] hopefully they ordered them a little or alot above the minimum specs [03:01] <__Techie__> well i class a moderate system as 1.5ghz+ 300mb+ RAM, and a 32mb video card [03:03] well the 8200 could come in as low as 1.5 (up to 2.8ghz) , 128 rdram (up to 2gig) and up to 2 hard drives, the other 5 of them are 8250's and have automatically higher specs [03:03] <__Techie__> anything this side of 2002 will most likely be near those specs [03:03] yeah these are around 2002 or newere from what i read [03:04] <__Techie__> they will do fine [03:05] i am hoping they ordered a lil heavy due to corporate/lab type useage [03:05] <__Techie__> is this the dell dimension 8200? [03:06] yes one is that the other five are 8250....the one i have here now is xpsr400 [03:06] i think he dumped em on me so easily cause they run onflippin rdram [03:06] whick is pricey [03:07] <__Techie__> yeah original DDR and SDRAM is very pricy [03:07] <__Techie__> my system runs on original DDR [03:07] <__Techie__> it cost me $70 australian for my 1gig stick [03:07] heck if i had to buy this crazy rdram new they want 150-300 [03:07] noone even stock it new [03:08] <__Techie__> anyway im gonna have to go soon, its 3:08 [03:08] ok take ur easy [03:08] <__Techie__> oh yeah, check out my latest project, a full ubuntu install on a usb drive [03:09] wow..hey maybe i could do that? then it just plugs into anything huh [03:09] <__Techie__> yeah, if i get it working ill share my experience with you [03:09] 10-4 [03:09] <__Techie__> anyway, bells gone [03:09] <__Techie__> seeya [03:10] later [04:17] anyone else getting spam from fstock? [04:27] raevol: yea [04:27] he's been dcc spaming me for the past couple of days [04:31] think i've seen it from a few nicks [04:31] home it gets taken care of :/ [04:32] hope even [04:41] yea I need to talk to the admin on FN [04:41] however I have a minor issue talking to them. I've told Christel off more then once [04:42] hehe [04:42] yea [04:42] and when I tell people off. I'm not nice about it [04:42] that's usually the idea :x [04:43] raevol: you can be police when you tell someone off.. or you can let them know that you think the HIV virus is above them on the evolutionary ladder [04:43] guess what method I have used for christel? [04:43] haha, the latter? [04:44] yea [04:44] good times [04:44] yea [04:44] fine times and sad times too [04:45] that's irc [04:45] well the RL thing that really pushed me over the edge was how some issues were handeled when Lilo passed [04:45] but yea suck is IRC [04:46] yea [05:33] i'm having a huge issue with wireless on an MSI wind laptop using xubuntu [05:34] nm-applet doesn't see the internal wireless card [05:34] Try "sudo ifup -a" gigawatt. [05:36] nope [05:36] i'v been having this issue off and on with wireless on msi wind [05:37] and i'v never been able to fix it, sometime it just "goes away" [05:37] Is it showing up in "sudo iwlist scan" ? [05:37] wlan0 : no scan results [05:37] Or "ifconfig -a" ? [05:38] it shows up under ifconfig [05:38] That's a start. :-) [05:38] yeah [05:38] i tried wicd as well and it didn't see it [05:39] What's the wireless card? [05:39] atheros ar242x [05:39] !atheros [05:39] Wireless documentation, including how-to guides and troubleshooting information, can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs [05:40] That's all I've got. [05:40] ok i'll look at that [05:40] Which version of Xubuntu are you running? [05:41] 9.04 [05:41] You could download 9.10 Beta & give it a try. [05:41] i might [05:41] what about this: v [05:42] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Atheros [05:42] I've been loving 9.10 since Alpha 6. [05:42] Worth a shot. [05:43] ok [05:51] i always call up verizon and make them connect me to wireless if i can't get it done and they do it everytime i set a computer [05:51] they'll take the call 24/7 [05:52] being it s competitive il bet all wirelss companies will do the same [07:48] _Techie_ my computer is running wrong i'm about toss xubu in her dry are you in here this morning? [07:48] i think ubu and a kazillion updates have taken their toll [08:54] hm. packages.ubuntu.com is down again.. === Sysi_ is now known as Sysi === kj4kjl is now known as kj4 [10:05] hello all [10:05] anyone here? [10:09] hello fooks [10:09] any freplly helpsy buntoids here? [10:10] help ppl [10:10] my usb flash lost space [10:16] please explain [10:29] kj4, whats your question? [10:39] kj4: well, i had 16gb on my usb and suddenly it came to be only 8mb [10:46] hey there, I'm running xubuntu 8.10 on a server pc, I want to give it a static ip of 192.168.0.9 on my network, I can seemingly do that okay, but when I do, it cuts it's internet access, and I can't update (Failed to fetch....). It is running through a switch, with a smoothwall firewall at 192.168.0.1 ( of course). I've had this running before, but I don't know what I've done wrong this time, please help! [10:53] homebrewcider, stupid question, but are you sure the ip isn't taken already? [10:54] and are you sure you have set the right netmast & gateway? [10:55] yeah, I'm sure [10:55] set netmask of 255.255.255.0 [10:55] and gateway of 192.168.0.1, that's right isn't it? [10:56] if it's your router it should be [10:57] can you ping anything internal and/or external ip adresses? for example 74.125.67.100 (google.com) [11:01] the thing is though,when I assign the static ip in the network manager, and fill in the netmask of 255.... etc, on saving it, the netmask becomes 24, that's it, just 24 [11:02] homebrewcider, try setting the ip etc in /etc/networking/interfaces.. network manager seems to work in misterious ways sometimes, after editing run sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart [11:02] <_Pete__> homebrewcider: If I were you I would put static defines to the /etc/network/interfaces on drop whole network-damager [11:02] <_Pete__> on=and [11:05] I've tried that,I'll tgry again [11:05] hehe, tgry=try [11:05] <_Pete__> this is how I have it http://pastebin.com/m670e15ad [11:06] <_Pete__> also, remember to update /etc/resolv.conf [11:07] checking now [11:08] ok, dumb question, how do I update /etc/resolv.conf [11:09] it just says #generated by neetworkmanager [11:10] <_Pete__> if you only use static address [11:11] <_Pete__> then you dont need whole network-manager [11:11] <_Pete__> edit the file manually and but your nameservrs theres === _Pete__ is now known as _Pete_ [11:13] sorry, edit it to what?' [11:13] <_Pete_> http://pastebin.com/m26099a44 [11:13] <_Pete_> this is mine [11:14] <_Pete_> first two are opendns and last is the router [11:17] could they be the primary and secondary dns that my isp gave me? [11:17] <_Pete_> sure [11:17] ok, I'll try that [11:23] do I have to disable networkmangler? or something similar [11:25] <_Pete_> I think it pointless to have if you only use that static connection [11:26] does it "take things over" though? [11:26] do I have to disable networking in it or anything? [11:27] <_Pete_> I am not quite sure [11:28] I'm testing it now [11:29] <_Pete_> after modifying interface/resolv.conf do: /etc/init.d/networking restart so it will apply new settings [11:30] did that, i could ping google, but not load web pages [11:30] <_Pete_> recheck you resolv.conf is ok [11:32] hmm, what I put in there has disappeared..... [11:32] <_Pete_> network-damager doing something then [11:32] <_Pete_> so better remove it [11:35] doing it now [11:37] synaptic couldn't "find some resources", might have to go back to dhcp in network damager, get "online" remove it, then change things? [11:37] <_Pete_> apt-get --purge remove network-manager [11:38] <_Pete_> should be enough [11:38] ok [11:38] <_Pete_> (jsut removed own one too) :) [11:41] I think I've got it thanx to you [11:44] many thanks [11:45] MY WHOLE system behaves like crap when installing packages [11:45] I run LTS [11:46] it is Crap that everything is twitching and mouse and winodws and sound and all apps not working fine while synaptic is installing something [11:46] I am sick of it.. [11:46] i type text and it gets cached and not displayed on screen while installing some freakin .debs [11:47] why a freak default priority for synaptig installing something is not lower for god sake [11:48] or i need to run RT kernel to avoid thatt shitty synaptic / deb install behavior [11:48] My machine is useless while installing packages it sucks. [12:36] HOZSANNA DICSOSEGES TESVEREIM [13:03] hallo [13:06] karakuska brotha aloha [13:06] can i do a question on wicd istallition on xubuntu? [13:07] sorry for my english [13:07] i'm italian [13:08] where can i find the wicd? [13:14] I'm trying to change ownership of a folder, am I doing it right? ? [13:16] yes [13:16] homebrewcider, if you are wanting to change the ownership of the contents as well, you would do "sudo chown -R uname:group /path" [13:17] forgot the -R [13:17] Only if you are also wanting to change all the files within the folder [13:18] which I am [13:18] says "not permitted" [13:19] homebrewcider, what directory are you wanting to change? [13:19] a system one? [13:20] < /media/data > [13:20] have a 1tb drive mounted there [13:21] homebrewcider, issue "mount | grep /media/data" and show us that line, please. [13:23] < /dev/sda1 on /media/data type vfat (rw) > [13:25] hmmm...homebrewcider, I am not sure if vfat responds to chowns....the directory itself (/media/data) may, but not the contents...am I right on that, TheSheep? [13:26] got it done once before, a while ago though, can't remember what I had to do [13:26] <_Pete_> is it portable(usb or such) drive= [13:26] <_Pete_> ? [13:28] homebrewcider, try reading these articles over: [13:28] http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-447173.html [13:28] no, sata internal, on pci card. I've had this sorted once before, but it was a while ago, I had it writable and all, but I had it mounted in the "wrong place".....long story [13:29] http://www.redhat.com/archives/redhat-install-list/2001-September/msg00214.html [13:29] <_Pete_> homebrewcider: why is it vfat? [13:29] I think you will need to remount it, homebrewcider [13:29] has to be vfat to be writable from the pvr in the other room [13:30] won't let me unmmount it though [13:32] <_Pete_> how does pvr access the drive? [13:36] I can unmount the drive, chown the folder okay, but when I mount the drive again, the ownership changes back to root [13:37] homebrewcider, those articles I sent you talk about mounting the vfat drives under different ownership [19:38] am new xubuntu newbie,chnaged in thunar the read permissions of foto directories + files, how can I undo this to read and edit them again, please help who can [19:39] jayjay, enable write permission in thunar [19:40] jayjay, and read permissions. [19:40] I did, but only the folders are "unchecke" do I have to uncheck every single pic [19:40] tnx jarmos [19:43] Jarnos, any advice for me how to get all permissions to all files [19:44] jayjay, try setting permission of the parent directory in thunar [19:45] done!,only the directory is permitted the pics inside not.. [19:47] jayjay, didn't it ask you whether it should apply recursively? [19:48] ehhm, no, it simply takes the read and write permissions, but I cant open the pics indide the folders [19:50] when I do the same procedure with every single pic, it works, but it would take months to do it [19:51] jayjay: there's an option in thunar's preferences, whether it should apply permissions recursively or not [19:52] found and try it out now, please jarnos wait a second [19:54] no change, the folders act the same like before [19:56] tnx jcfp, but no change [19:56] should I restart the system maybe [19:57] jayjay: you do know that directories need +x to be accessible? [19:57] sorry am newbie, what do you mean with +x [19:58] changed the permissions not by terminal [19:58] guess thunar does that automatically since it presents only read and write options to the user [20:00] when unoing it, it only chnages the folders not the content, how can I solve it by terminal to get permissions to the ingle pics again [20:04] jayjay: chmod -R u+rwx [20:05] my hero jcfp! tnx so much for ya help, it solved my problem [20:06] yw [20:30] My system freezes, if I use suspend/hibernate with restricted nvidia display driver in jaunty. It is version 96.43.10, but nvidia site has newer driver. What can I do to make hibernate/suspend work, if I continue to use a restricted driver? [22:46] Grrrr [22:46] how to avoid locked and slow and unresponsive system while installing apps [22:46] with synaptic? [22:46] grrrr [22:54] nikolam, does "nice" help? [23:15] hello KB1JWQ! [23:25] jarnos, didn`t try. Every time i hit icon in meny for synaptic and i shout around :) [23:26] I am interested in a way of editing Xfce menu, so I can edit menu item and insert that nice befor synaptic and update commands