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Spirits-Sighthow do I start the gnome shell and exit safely?00:01
bjsnidergnome-shell --replace00:01
bjsnidermetacity --replace00:01
Spirits-Sightthanks00:01
Spirits-Sightbjsnider: its saying some thing about Clutter requiring, version none I thought that 10.04 would have that and the user / tester would be able to test it with the command you said?00:05
alex_mayorgaIs it a known problem like this: I get to the login screen on the live cd, click the default user and the screen flickers blank and I'm back at the login screen00:05
bjsniderSpirits-Sight, gnome-shell does not currently work in lucid AFAIK00:05
Spirits-Sightbjsnider: thanks00:06
Spirits-SightOK I will have to wait to check out whats new huh? :(00:06
bjsniderit works in karmic00:06
Spirits-SightI know, I used it before, I wanted to see if they had changed any thing :-)00:07
bjsniderin a couple of weeks it will be refreshed i'm sure00:07
Spirits-Sightcoool00:07
Spirits-Sightthanks00:07
bjsniderthese are the holidays so developers are out holidaying and whatnot00:08
Spirits-Sighttrue true00:08
ubnuutOMG why the hell doesn't Ubuntu come with an IRC client?!??!?!?00:14
ubnuutI have to use some silly webchat.00:15
BUGabundoubuntulog: don't be even more stupid....00:15
ubnuutBUGabundo: I beg you're pardon?00:16
BluesKajubnuut, it does ..quassel00:16
BUGabundothere are so many IRC apps in the archive00:16
ubnuutThere are no IRC clients on the ISO.00:16
bjsniderpidgin, xchat...00:16
bjsniderkonversation00:17
ubnuutNone of those come with Ubuntu.00:17
bjsniderirssi00:17
BUGabundoubuntulog: install one00:17
BUGabundoso what?00:17
alex_mayorgaubnuut: theres empathy I believe00:17
penguin42does the pidgin replacement not do irc?00:17
BUGabundoit also doenst bring all languages00:17
BUGabundoor full OOo00:17
BUGabundoor codecs00:17
BUGabundoor many games00:17
BUGabundoso what's the prob?00:18
alex_mayorgaempathy can be used as an IRC client00:18
BUGabundoinstall one of your choice00:18
bjsnideror any of the restricted extras00:18
ubnuutI don't want to install an IRC client on a Live CD.00:18
ubnuutIt should be there.00:18
BUGabundoalex_mayorga: yes it can00:18
alex_mayorgaor drivers that work with my video card =S00:18
penguin42hmm, there's an argument that if there isn't an obvious irc client on the livecd it's a problem00:18
ubnuutA Live CD should include all the basic tools.00:18
BUGabundoubuntulog: I don't want to install Chromium, it should be there ... pfff00:18
BUGabundoIRC is NOT a basic tool00:18
ubnuutBUGabundo: Ubuntu comes with a web browser.00:19
ubnuutpenguin42: It seems not to.00:19
BluesKajubnuut, quassel came with ky install, so dunno what install you used but....00:19
ubnuutEmpathy SHOULD allow IRC.00:19
BUGabundoit does00:19
BluesKajerr my00:19
penguin42BUGabundo: It's pretty useful if people can get here or to #ubuntu if they're having a problem with an insta;;00:19
ubnuutBluesKaj: 9.1000:19
BUGabundopenguin42: most NEW users only know about Foruns00:20
bjsniderubnuut, if you're on the livecd, and it does not have irc capability, then how are you in this room?00:20
BUGabundoor better, about GOOGLE00:20
BUGabundoand google will not point them to IRC00:20
ubnuutDoes 10.04 alpha 1 bring anything new compared to 9.10?00:20
ubnuutbjsnider: Webchat00:20
bjsniderwell, then i guess it kinda does have irc capability00:20
BUGabundoalpha1 is old00:20
ubnuutbjsnider: Sure, let's remove OpenOffice and use Google Docs00:20
BUGabundocheck technical overview wiki page00:20
penguin42BUGabundo: Really? I agree not newbie computer users, but possibly newbie linux users; I know plenty of non-linux ircers, and if you are having a problem with an install or the other use of a live cd - a rescue - then irc is very useful00:21
BUGabundoubuntulog: if you don't like , start a blueprint, purpose discussion, and take it to the UDS00:21
bjsniderBUGabundo, that's not his alias00:22
BUGabundolol00:22
BUGabundoFAIL00:22
BUGabundoI better go to bed then00:22
BUGabundoI can't read my own screen00:22
BUGabundoubnuut: : if you don't like , start a blueprint, purpose discussion, and take it to the UDS00:23
ubnuutRather than download Alpha 1, what image should I download to test 10.04?00:23
ubnuutDaily?00:23
alex_mayorgaubnuut: I would think so00:24
BUGabundo!daily > ubnuut00:24
ubottuubnuut, please see my private message00:24
alex_mayorgaas there are no hourly00:24
BUGabundoalex_mayorga: touché00:24
alex_mayorga!daily > alex_mayorga00:24
ubottualex_mayorga, please see my private message00:24
ubnuutIs 10.04 going to get RGBA transparency glass windows?00:25
alex_mayorgaBUGabundo, how do I force VESA on the daily CD?00:26
ubnuutalex_mayorga: Safe graphics mode00:26
alex_mayorgaubnuut: thanks, I'll try that00:30
crimsunbjsnider: stop attempting to put words in my mouth01:08
BUGabundololol01:11
bjsnidercrimsun, sorry, i didn't think i was doing that01:17
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rippsMy wacom graphire3 is acting funky. The hover over mouse stops working after I've clicked. Does anybody know how to fix this?03:40
rippsDoes anybody think installing the xorg-xi2 ppa will help?03:42
alex_mayorgacan anyone confirm https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/50120804:38
ubottuUbuntu bug 501208 in software-center "During download row duplicates itself" [Undecided,New]04:38
IdleOnealex_mayorga: confirmed04:45
alex_mayorgathanks04:46
alex_mayorgaother than that and the broken nvidia lucid is rock solid here04:47
* alex_mayorga knoks on wood04:47
bjsnidernvidia is not precisely broken04:47
bjsniderall 3 drivers in the nvidia-vdpau ppa work fine04:48
alex_mayorgabjsnider I believe my card calls for 195, would it be messy later if I use the ppa for now?04:53
bjsnideryou mean jockey is recommending the 195?04:54
alex_mayorganow, the page manufacturer recommnds04:55
bjsniderwhat?04:55
alex_mayorgajockey icon didn't appear after some reboots04:56
alex_mayorgalet me go in the menu, see what it says04:56
alex_mayorgajockey recommends 18504:57
alex_mayorganvidia site says 19504:57
bjsniderno, i don't think so04:57
bjsnideryou're probably looking at the windows site04:57
alex_mayorgathis card http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_gt_230m_us.html04:57
alex_mayorgasorry is 19004:58
alex_mayorgahttp://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_190.53.html04:59
bjsniderthat has a purevideo generation 4 chip04:59
bjsniderthat can do vdpau on practically any video type that you'll run into05:00
bjsniderif vdpau is your primary concern, go with the 195. if not, stick with the safe 190 choice05:00
bjsniderthat chip can accelerate all mpeg4 including vc1/h264 and divx/xvid and also wmv3 and all mpeg205:01
alex_mayorgabjsnider, is it a bug that jockey suggests 185?05:01
bjsniderhave you got an hdmi port on that laptop?05:02
alex_mayorgayes05:02
bjsniderawesome05:02
alex_mayorga1 HDMI05:02
bjsniderso you could connect it to an hdtv and use it as an htpc05:02
alex_mayorganow I need a hdmi to rf adapter :)05:02
bjsniderno, you need an hdtv05:02
alex_mayorgathat'd work too05:02
bjsniderdoes is have a bluray drive?05:03
alex_mayorgano, I don't think05:04
alex_mayorgahere's some info http://3wg.blogspot.com/2009/12/either-vaio-vpccw1ffxl-lasts-one-month.html05:05
bjsniderwell, anyway, add the ppa and update jockey and install the modaliases packages and then it will recommend the 195 driver05:05
alex_mayorgaI don't support bluray or other encryption drmy stuff05:06
alex_mayorgabjsnider, I heard that would be on mainline on a couple of days, should I wait?05:07
bjsniderwell it doesn't appear that you need to worry about that since i guess it doesn't have a bluray drive05:07
bjsniderit's up to you, if that's actually the case05:08
alex_mayorgabjsnider, do you have a win32 background?05:08
bjsniderhow do you mean?05:08
alex_mayorgain the post to my blog there were a couple of problems I initally had with the machine on win705:08
alex_mayorgais it possible wubi caused them?05:09
bjsnideri troubleshoot windows machines for a living05:09
alex_mayorgahad I known that I wouldn't have lost my vacation pics :(05:10
bjsnidercould wubi have caused the unmountable boot volume? is that the question?05:11
bjsnideryou can recover deleted data, even data from previous partitions05:11
alex_mayorgayes, yes and enlighten me I'd be so happy to recover my pictures05:12
alex_mayorgais there a recovery tool I can run from ubuntu itself?05:13
bjsniderhow soon after you installed wubi did you get the unmountable boot volume error?05:13
alex_mayorga2-3 days05:14
bjsniderhowo many times did you boot successfully after you installed it?05:14
alex_mayorgaonce, then it got screwed by one bug, let me dig05:15
alex_mayorgahttps://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/wubi/+bug/47716905:18
ubottuUbuntu bug 477169 in wubi "Wubi/Karmic boot: kernel panic - not synching: VFS" [Undecided,Confirmed]05:18
alex_mayorgathat's the wubi bug that bit me05:18
alex_mayorgathen some days after win7 got screwy too05:19
alex_mayorgabjsnider, is there a tool I can use inside ubuntu to try recover my files?05:19
bjsnidernott hat i know of05:20
bjsniderdo you still have windows 7 on there?05:20
alex_mayorgaWill lynx ship flash 10.1?05:21
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alex_mayorgabjsnider: no I got rid of it and let ubuntu take the whole drive05:21
bjsniderok, well we use a tool called diskinternals to recover data. it will cost you over $100 and you have to install it in windows05:22
r00t_Theres no free alternative or at least a torrent with a cracked app? 100$ is alot to spend on a program..05:24
bjsniderhe still has the windows issue though05:24
bjsniderhe has to install it there05:25
bjsniderplus he altered the nature of the warranty because the warranty guys will need windows there to do testing05:26
bjsniderthose guys can't test for a live/dead lan card using linux. their decision trees are all using windows05:26
bjsnider...and in all likelihood there was or is a ghost image on a hidden partition for recovery that he may have blown away by installing linux and repartitioning05:27
alex_mayorgais no big deal, I've already accepeted the loss05:30
alex_mayorgabut in reality the files might be still "there"05:31
alex_mayorgatestdisk maybe?05:31
bjsniderthe files pretty much certainly are still there. they don't show up because the entries in the master file table, and indeed the entire mft itself is gone. but the ones and zeros on the drive itself are there05:32
alex_mayorgasome sites suggest testdisk05:33
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BUGabundo_workmorning09:19
cwillu_at_workBUGabundo_work, here's one for ya :)09:45
* cwillu_at_work huggles09:45
cwillu_at_work(that wasn't it)09:46
cwillu_at_workfirefox, open a couple tabs, and kill it.  Reopen it, and open some new tabs in addition to the "restore session" tab, which you should ignore for now.  Kill it again09:47
cwillu_at_workPreviously, you would get a 'nested' session restore on the next run:  restoring the session brings back the "restore session" tab with the session - 1 tabs.09:47
cwillu_at_workThis is a good thing.09:47
cwillu_at_workNow, it seems to just repeat the outer session's tabs, which is definitely wrong.09:48
cwillu_at_workGlitch, or repeatable on machines other than mine?09:48
cwillu_at_workalso, is there really no clock sync set up by default?09:52
cwillu_at_workThe problem with upgrading one's main system since warty is that one's main system doesn't get all the new config brokenness :p09:53
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BUGabundo_workhi cwillu_at_work10:38
BUGabundo_workwell i dont know10:38
BUGabundo_worki dont use FF session manager10:38
BUGabundo_worki use tabmixplus10:39
BUGabundo_worknever manage to get Session Manager stock to work jus ti like it10:39
cwillu_at_worktabmixplus is just a frontend on the session manager afaik10:40
* cwillu_at_work is referring to the crash handler10:40
cwillu_at_worki.e., "kill" -> killall -KILL firefox10:41
BUGabundo_workcwillu_at_work: TMP has it own handler, and crash recover10:45
BUGabundo_workelky: LOLOL10:46
BUGabundo_workelky: venting too much?10:46
cwillu_at_workBUGabundo_work, intriguing.  I'm tempted to ask if it actually works, but I have a particular usecase in mind for "works"10:46
cwillu_at_workspecifically, how does it handle 200-300 open tabs across a dozen or so windows?10:46
cwillu_at_work(the default just "goes away" for 5-10 seconds each time it saves state, which is less than ideal)10:47
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BUGabundo_workcwillu_at_work: ?10:50
cwillu_at_workBUGabundo_work, typically a crash handler works by maintaining some state while things are working fine, such that it doesn't handle the crash so much as keep good records to allow rebuilding after a crash10:51
cwillu_at_workthe default firefox one is very costly when you have lots of data to be stored, because it stores the entire state at each checkpoint10:51
cwillu_at_workext3, by comparison, keeps both a full state and a running log, where things that aren't in the state are stored in the log until the full state can be updated (as opposed to completely rewritten)10:52
cwillu_at_workand I was curious how tmp handled that10:53
cwillu_at_workBUGabundo_work, and having checked the site, it's just using firefox's crash handler10:54
cwillu_at_workwhich makes me sad :(10:54
cwillu_at_workhttp://tmp.garyr.net/help/#Session_-_Restore10:54
cwillu_at_workit's basically like performing a full system backup every ten minutes in case your computer crashes.  Yes, it works, but it's horribly wasteful if you have a big system10:56
* cwillu_at_work has a big firefox :)10:56
* BUGabundo_work as a bigger FF and runs 3 3.5 and 2 3.7 profiles10:58
* BUGabundo_work mouth ducks elky 10:58
BUGabundo_work.p10:58
BUGabundo_workcwillu_at_work: well dear, start a new profile, install TMP, *set to use its own TMP crash handler*, open 5 wind, 20 tabs, kill it, reopen and watch wonders10:59
cwillu_at_workBUGabundo_work, the word in -offtopic is that the ubuntu ops are getting attacked by some dcc spam or some such10:59
cwillu_at_workBUGabundo_work, citation needed11:00
cwillu_at_workI see no evidence that tmp has its own crash handler11:01
cwillu_at_workin fact I'm now pretty certain it doesn't11:01
BUGabundo_workcwillu_at_work: ok...11:05
BUGabundo_workif so, nothing to do11:05
BUGabundo_worki never had much trouble with it11:05
BUGabundo_workchromium session manager is way suckier11:06
cwillu_at_workmultiple sessions are about the only way of scaling large firefox sessions, I'm loath to do it though11:06
cwillu_at_workah well11:06
bbalajiraoPidgin not able to connect to yahoo chat. any ideas?11:42
om26er!test12:16
ubottuyes, I'm alive.12:16
leprI see Lucid Lynx is scheduled to freeze about the same time as Squeeze.  Will or might Lucid Lynx incorporate packages based on Squeeze?12:26
BUGabundo_worklepr: AFAIK sync already happen , and just happens on request13:15
cwillu_at_workBUGabundo_work, can you check something for me?  In keyboard prefs | layouts | layout options | keys to change layout, select "both alt keys together", and tell me if your right alt key stops working (i.e., right-alt + f in firefox no longer pulls up the file menu, but left-alt + f does)13:17
BUGabundo_workcwillu_at_work: i'm at work. debian unstalbe here13:30
* cwillu_at_work puts BUGabundo_work to work? :p13:31
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zer0xCan anyone confirm there are problems with the nv driver and Xorg crashes on Alpha 1?14:25
SwedeMikezer0x: I haven't tested since the days before christmas, but my nvidia xorg (default conf) hasn't worked since beginning of december14:27
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zer0xSwedeMike: ah, just to clarify thats the open nv driver, not the closed nvidia driver?14:29
SwedeMikezer0x: it's the one you get default without installing "restricted drivers"14:30
zer0xSwedeMike: cheers :D14:30
SwedeMikeI haven't tried to install the nvidia drivers, it's just a lab machine14:30
zer0xI'll be testing them soon, I'm hoping rtl8192e wireless is working with 2.6.32+ (just got a nvidia ION enabled netbook to play with :)14:33
BUGabundo_workhumm14:34
BUGabundo_worki may need newer drivers for ION then those in archive14:35
zer0xuh oh :)14:35
zer0xI read you need to use entire disk with the Alpha 1 install is this also true?14:36
BUGabundo_workentire disk !?14:36
BUGabundo_workwhy ??14:37
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BUGabundo_workplus use dailies builds instead of alpha14:37
BUGabundo_work!daily14:37
ubottuDaily builds of the CD images of the current development version of Ubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily/current/ and http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/14:37
zer0xlol, true! :)14:37
zer0xIt was just something I read a while back, I thought it sounded a bit odd.. but hey..14:38
bjsniderBUGabundo_work, so you agree with me that there should not even _be_ alpha releases14:40
bjsniderbecause people test them when they should be testing the dailies14:41
zer0xI had totally forgotten about the daily builds, I usually keep away from the edge!14:42
bjsniderwe get people coming in here a week after an alpha release reporting bugs that have been fixed already because they went back and installed the alpha, which is now old news14:43
zer0xI can imagine that is an annoyance, maybe as an alternative to no alphas there should be a link to the dailys on alpha page of the website?14:45
ToxinPoweif people do updates with their alphas no problem at all14:45
bjsniderzer0x, but then why offer an alpha at all, if you're just linking to the daily-livecd?14:47
BUGabundo_workbjsnider: milestones14:47
zer0xI guess, I like the OpenBSD setup, RELEASE, STABLE, CURRENT and SNAPSHOTS :)14:48
SwedeMikeI'd say the daily livecd isn't guaranteed to boot at all, whereas the alpha1 actually has been a little tested :P14:48
BUGabundo_workto have a set point in time where we (not users but devs) know and can point (target) stuff14:48
BUGabundo_work"users" are not supposed to "test" until around beta14:48
bjsnideroh come on. that'snot true14:48
BUGabundo_workbjsnider: it is14:49
bjsniderthey want more testing to find bugs14:49
BUGabundo_workjust a bunch of "us" in +1 run the entire dev cycle14:49
BUGabundo_work"we" dont care about milestones14:49
BUGabundo_workSwedeMike: +114:49
bjsnideri don't know why milestones are so important. just release the stuff when it is done14:50
SwedeMikebjsnider: ah, the old debian way, then you get 1 year delays14:50
SwedeMikeif there is no rush, why not wait another week?14:50
SwedeMikemilestones are good.14:50
bjsniderSwedeMike, if it doesn't boot, i guess you took that into account when you decided to install a development series, didn't you?14:51
SwedeMikebjsnider: yes. you're missing my point totally.14:51
zer0xAre there still PS3/Cell ports of ubuntu?15:01
zer0xoh yes, oops :) I can't believe sony disabled install other os on the new slim models :(15:04
BUGabundo_workeheh15:09
BUGabundo_workbut i've read its still possible15:10
zer0xI like to think where theres a will theres a way! One day I'll try that cell port of Gnu backgammon! :D15:22
benstehi, does so else have no user on the daily live ? - no auto login and no login with user "ubuntu"15:36
BUGabundo_workno idea benste15:41
BUGabundo_worklast time i used it , it worked15:41
BUGabundo_workdid u check ISO md5?15:41
bensteBUGabundo_work: no i didn't - I'm using zsync to get it so I persumed that it would be ok15:41
bensteBUGabundo_work: how can I use md5sum to check ?15:42
BUGabundo_workoh ok15:42
BUGabundo_workyes zync should take care of that15:42
BUGabundo_workunless u try to do like i do, and get both kubuntu and ubuntu images at the same time15:42
BUGabundo_workto the same file :S15:42
BUGabundo_workbenste: download the md5 file, put in the same dir, and $ md5sum -c md5sum.txt15:43
benstethx15:43
bensteBUGabundo_work: by the way do you know when the daily build get build ? midnight CET ?15:44
BUGabundo_workno idea15:44
BUGabundo_worki may zsync to a previous one and test15:45
benste- md5 sum is ok15:46
benstemay be kind of you if you'd sync the latest daily and try to get into GUI15:46
BUGabundo_worknot at home15:57
BUGabundo_workno mirror here15:57
zer0xbenste: I just installed the daily-live/current and it works fine for me15:58
zer0xnow I just need to find that rtl8192e firmware!15:58
benstezer0x: did you install from text mode or GUI ?16:19
benste(choosing first or 2nd option in grub)16:19
alex_mayorgaMy laptop doesn't like the WPA network this morning, was working just fine last night, ideas?16:20
BUGabundo_workanyone whilling to do me a quick test?16:32
BUGabundo_workneed to verify its not my kernel messing up16:32
BUGabundo_workhggdh: bjsnider: around16:33
benstealex_mayorga: you're using Lucid A1 ?16:33
benstewhat is stdin erorr0 ?16:33
BUGabundo_workyofel: ^^^^16:33
bjsnideryeah, what do you need?16:34
BUGabundo_workn2n test16:34
yofelBUGabundo_work: pong16:34
BUGabundo_workit was working up to one week ago16:34
BUGabundo_worknow it doesnt16:34
BUGabundo_workone of you install n2n package16:34
BUGabundo_worklaunch server $ supernode -l 777716:35
BUGabundo_workand client $ sudo /usr/sbin/edge -c f -a 172.10.10.1 -c f -k f -l 127.0.0.1:777716:35
BUGabundo_worksee if it works16:35
BUGabundo_workmy system fails with a c end file message16:35
BUGabundo_workin this debian machine works fine16:35
yofelERROR: ioctl() [No such file or directory][2]16:36
BUGabundo_workDAMN IT16:37
BUGabundo_workwhat the heck changed last week that could affect that?!?16:37
alex_mayorga1benste: appologies, I just loaded the daily CD for today, will let you know if it happens once again16:39
benstethx that's nice16:40
benstealex_mayorga1 fyi download with zsync takes about 1 min !16:40
alex_mayorga1benste: thanks on the tip16:41
benstei've learned it some days agi :-) and blogged about it16:41
alex_mayorga1odd, I'm trying the 64 bit now and it just stalls after I entered my password on first boot, is that known, normal?16:42
alex_mayorga132 bit worked just fine16:42
alex_mayorga1never mind, is this lousy HD on my christmas laptop16:43
alex_mayorga1never buy Sony VAIOs with Toshiba HDs if you can help it16:44
alex_mayorga1anyne, clos to the Texas/Mexico border that want to help me make a warranty good?16:45
alex_mayorga1the thing is just 3 weeks old16:47
alex_mayorga1This is HD issue, firght? "error: {UNC}"16:48
alex_mayorga1I thought the installer checked for badblocks, doesn't it?16:50
zer0xbenste: sorry afk, from GUI, I noticed the stdin error also16:52
zer0xalex_mayorga1: that would take it a long time :)16:54
alex_mayorga1how do I force a fsck -cc on the reboot?16:56
benstealex_mayorga1: wrote you a PM about your other problem16:57
alex_mayorga1benste: thanks!17:01
alex_mayorga1anyone on how to force fsck to makr badblocks on reboot?17:01
alex_mayorga1I seem to have booted, and I'm now in one of the tty, where's the GUI alt+ctrl+?17:02
zer0xalex_mayorga1: you can force a normal fsck at reboot with 'sudo touch /forcefsck'17:02
zer0xalex_mayorga1: but I think you will need to use the badblocks program to do a full check17:03
alex_mayorga1zer0x: thanks, do you happen to know how to go about doing it?17:03
om26erwhat kernel version(exactly) 2.6.32-9 is?17:05
zer0xalex_mayorga1: I would boot from a livecd and do it on the raw block device, check man badblocks though and make sure you don't do a destructive test! :D17:05
zer0xare wifi cards easy to brick?18:23
guntbertzer0x: with two bricks - yes ;-)18:24
zer0xguntbert: doh :D18:24
guntbertzer0x: scnr - but I have no idea at all18:24
bjsnideri wouldn't think so18:25
zer0xI've been trying to get a rtl8192e to work, there is a driver in staging for 2.6.32, so I installed a daily snapshot, and plugged in firmware from:18:26
zer0xhttp://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/92787218:26
zer0xit loaded on first boot, but still wouldn't link, since first working the firmware no longer loads without error :(18:27
zer0xI guess I could try ndiswrapper and see if I can get it working again :/18:28
zer0xI really wish I hadn't nuked the win xp recovery partition so I could test it still works! :'(18:30
geniiHm. grub-install to an USB stick:  "Your embedding area is unusually small.  core.img won't fit in it."18:31
geniiThen something about blocklists18:32
zer0xstill I'd rather a brick than an XP machine :DD18:33
* genii decides to use --force and see what happens18:34
geniiWell, --force worked, it boots etc. I wonder if the blocklists thing will cause issues later though. Using ext3 not ext4 on there right now18:47
alex_mayorgaanyone using virtualbox-ose?19:02
alex_mayorgaI think https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ose/+bug/474625 is alive on lucid19:07
ubottuUbuntu bug 474625 in virtualbox-ose "[lucid] VirtualBox kernel module fails to build against Linux >= 2.6.32" [Undecided,Confirmed]19:07
alex_mayorgahow do I go about asking for virtualbox 3.0.12 to be included on lucid?19:12
bjsnidersubmit a launchpad bug as a packaging request19:18
alex_mayorgabjsnider: is there a wiki page?19:20
alex_mayorga!package19:20
ubottuYou can browse and search for Ubuntu packages using !Synaptic, !Adept, "apt-cache search <keywords or regex>", or online at http://packages.ubuntu.com - Ubuntu has about 20000 packages available, so please *search* for an official package before installing things in awkward ways!19:20
alex_mayorga!request19:21
Pici!syncrequest19:21
ubottuHelpful information for filing a sync request can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SyncRequestProcess19:21
Pici!newpackage19:21
ubottuThe packaging guide is at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide - See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/NewPackages for information on getting a package integrated into Ubuntu - Other developer resources are at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment - See also !backports19:21
bjsniderit will happen automatically if the version you mention is already in upstream debian19:21
Picibjsnider: It is.19:22
PiciBut there are Ubuntu changes.19:23
bjsnidercool19:25
alex_mayorgaSo do I file a bug or is it already "on its way"?19:41
bjsnidernothing bad will happen if you fie a bug19:57
bjsniderfiling a bug would make sure to bring it to the attention of the maintainer19:58
bjsniderbut isn't virtualbox up to 3.1 now?19:58
alex_mayorgayes, but that's commercial edition or something20:00
alex_mayorgasadly I can't seen to find what's the current "OSE" version20:05
alex_mayorgaanyone on 64 bit having issues to install flash-plugin directly from Firefox?20:06
guntbert!info virtualbox-ose20:09
ubottuvirtualbox-ose (source: virtualbox-ose): x86 virtualization solution - base binaries. In component universe, is optional. Version 3.0.8-dfsg-1ubuntu1 (lucid), package size 6182 kB, installed size 24292 kB (Only available for amd64 i386 lpia all)20:09
alex_mayorgathat, from the changelog, won't work on 2.6.32 kernels http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-3.020:13
alex_mayorgaAccording to Launchpad the maintainer for it is MOTU, whatever that means20:17
DanaG!motu20:17
ubottumotu is short for Masters of the Universe. The brave souls who maintain the packages in the Universe section of Ubuntu. See  http://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU20:17
DanaG20:17
alex_mayorgaDanaG: hey, thanks! I'm a better human being now :)20:17
alex_mayorgait's on their list at http://people.ubuntuwire.com/~lucas/merges.html20:18
bjsnideralex_mayorga, that means presumably they would all be notified if you submitted a packaging request20:20
alex_mayorgahttps://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ose/+bug/49821920:21
ubottuUbuntu bug 498219 in virtualbox-ose "Please merge virtualbox-ose 3.1.2-dfsg-1 (universe) from Debian unstable (main)" [Undecided,New]20:21
alex_mayorgaguess that's the bug I didn't need to file ;)20:22
alex_mayorgaWhat would happen if I nominate it for lucid?20:22
bjsnideri guess you_really_ want this thing in there20:24
alex_mayorgalet's just say I *need* virtualboxes in order to get my paycheck ;)20:25
alex_mayorgaand I'm a curious guy20:25
bjsniderwell, you can nominate it for lucid, but it's the responsibility of whoever is packaging it. i'm sure it will handled either way20:26
alex_mayorgaKarmic was the first release based on 2.6.32?20:32
bjsnider32 didn't exist before karmic20:33
bjsniderthere are roughly 4 new kernel releases per year20:33
bjsniderthey're released quarterly at linus's discretion anyhow20:33
alex_mayorgaasking to know if I should nominate to karmic too20:49
alex_mayorga:)20:49
bjsniderit probably won't be backported20:51
bjsnidertoo risky and so forth20:52
alex_mayorganever really understood the risk part, so it's better to have entirely broken features instead of backporting?20:53
alex_mayorgabut I'm a daredevil ;)20:53
bjsniderif the current version is broken,t hat's a different story20:53
bjsniderthat's a great candidate for backporting20:53
bjsniderwhat you should do is file a request. it's up to you to convince the maintainers that you're right20:54
bjsniderso be prepared to argue and present evidence20:54
bjsnideralex_mayorga, you never understood the risk part? lots of people updated ffmpeg from the openshot ppa, which then broke everything that uses ffmpeg, such as mplayer and vlc20:55
alex_mayorgathere are plenty of bugs and duplicates on launchpad, and I've never been really asked to prove my point the times when I've nominated something so far20:55
bjsniderthere's a huge bug report about it20:56
alex_mayorgaI don't think much stuff depends on virtualbox as of now, that'd change as virtualization seems to be the buzzword of choice, at least I heard it a lot in 200920:57
penguin42which reminds me, anyone running kvm on Lucid at the moment and have a working bridge setup?20:57
bjsniderit builds a kernel module, which means it runs in kernel space, which means if there's something wrong witht hat module it can take down the kernel20:58
alex_mayorgabjsnider, good point20:59
alex_mayorgaIIRC I was talking with somebody on wether using the nvidia PPA might cause issues when the packages go into lucid mainline, any ideas?21:07
bjsniderthe packaging scripts will be all different in the lucid version21:09
bjsniderthe biggest issue is removing the diversions because the new scripts will use alternatives instead21:09
alex_mayorgaI guess I'll stay in vesa for now, I don't need acceleration that bad21:10
bjsniderbut there is a removal script in the ppa driver package so it should be ok21:10
alex_mayorganotifications look really funky, though21:10
DanaGgaah, stupid flickery wtitwchy flash!21:10
DanaGtwitchy.21:10
alex_mayorgais that funkyness "reporteable"?21:11
alex_mayorgaI guess notifications should look decent on vesa too, right?21:11
bjsniderthe notifications thing happens because it's in debug mode or whatever21:12
bjsniderit's a known issue21:12
DanaG*twitch*21:12
DanaG*flicker*21:12
DanaGAAAGH, my eyes!21:13
alex_mayorgaDanaG: what are you trying to watch?21:13
bjsniderit's not as bad as looking at the business end of a fiber optic cable while a signal is going through it21:14
DanaGhttp://www.hardocp.com/21:14
bjsnidernot to say i've done that...21:14
DanaGany of the videos here.21:14
DanaG... which are Youtube embeds.21:14
DanaGnote: I'm using mozilla dailies.21:14
alex_mayorgaDanaG: 3.7?21:16
DanaG3.6.21:16
DanaGI try to stay only one major-version ahead, not two.  =þ21:16
alex_mayorgaI've been on Minefield for quite sometime, very stable IMHO21:17
Guest39526 I read that Ubuntu 10.04 should boot in 10 seconds, on my laptop it takes 31 seconds. This is faster than 8.04, but not 10 seconds. Should I open a ticket with my laptop model ?21:19
DanaGhmm, what's new in 3.7, versus 3.6?21:19
Guest39526I just tried Alpha 1 of Ubuntu 10.04 lynx, I notice that the shutdown menu was moved. You need to make this more obvious cause users upgrading from 8.04 will be lost.21:19
DanaGFor me, it boots relatively quickly... but then logs in slowly.21:20
DanaGAnd even during boot, there's quite a lot of disk thrashing going on,21:20
DanaG.21:20
alex_mayorgaDanaG: latest tracemonkey I think, FWIW video doesn't flickr at all on FF 3.5 here and now you have to buy me a SE X10 :)21:20
DanaGSE X10?21:20
Guest39526it boots quickly, but not 10 seconds. So should I open a bug report on launchpad  ?21:21
alex_mayorgaDanaG: The SonyEricsson Android phone they have on the video :)21:21
DanaGhmm, does googlegoggles work with regular-PC webcams?21:21
bjsniderGuest39526, there's no harm in doing that21:22
bjsniderwhy are people afraid of filing bugs?21:22
alex_mayorgabecause we're always told that devs are already overwhelmed and we should be grateful with things as good as they are, etc, etc21:23
Guest39526I have filde tonnes of reports, it's that I am not sure that this counts as a bug :P21:23
bjsniderwho told you that?21:23
bjsniderGesterr on the side of assuming that it is a bug21:23
Guest39526Which package is running the startup scripts?21:23
Guest39526back in the day it was init, but I am not sure now ...21:23
bjsniderGuest39526,  err on the side of assuming that it is a bug21:23
Guest39526ok21:23
Guest39526I filed a report about a kernel panic on a ma401 wireless card back on ubuntu 7.10 ( or 8.04) , that was clearly a bug21:24
alex_mayorgaI used to report every single thing, that was the idea I got in the end, maybe it's just my broken perception21:24
bjsniderit can't be fixed if they don't know about it21:24
Guest39526bjsnider That's true21:24
Guest39526which package is handling the startup ?21:26
bjsniderthe kubuntu dev i talked to about kaffeine said the reason they went with the pre-1 version in karmic is that nobody told them it was broken compared to 0.8.821:26
alex_mayorgaDanaG: seems like I'll need the X10 first to try the googles :(21:26
alex_mayorgaI'll clock my next boot and file a bug if it's slow, would be certainly invalid due to my dying HD :D21:30
* DanaG tries readahead-fedora.21:31
alex_mayorgabug 495035 is the funky notifications21:33
ubottuLaunchpad bug 495035 in notify-osd "Display with typography lines" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/49503521:33
alex_mayorgais that video card dependant or you also see it?21:34
bjsniderit's happening because the app is running in debug mode21:35
bjsniderit's not a bug21:35
Guest39526Filed :d21:36
alex_mayorgaI guess the bug would remind them to turn off debug ;)21:36
Guest39526hey, I want to mention that the change to the shutdown menu is sure to cause confusion to users ( confused me, and will definitely confuse my mother in law ) . You should like have a place holder that says it's moved or something.21:37
alex_mayorgaGuest39526: what change?21:38
alex_mayorgayou mean is no longer under system menu?21:38
DanaGhmm, readahead-fedora does exactly nothing.21:45
hype_ 21:47
alex_mayorga!info readahead-fedora21:48
ubottureadahead-fedora (source: readahead-fedora): Fedora's implementation of readahead to preload boot process files. In component universe, is extra. Version 2:1.5.4-4 (lucid), package size 39 kB, installed size 364 kB21:48
Guest39526Good job on 10.04, so far in the few minutes I have used it, it seems well done21:52
Guest39526OpenOffice 3.1 opens 10 times faster on 10.04 compared to Windows XP :d21:52
alex_mayorgaGuest39526: can you elaborate on the shutdown change?21:54
Guest39526Yes, in Ubuntu 8.04 the shutdown button was ni the system menu, now it is an icon at the right on the top bar. This is confusing for using going from 8.04 lts to 10.04 lts21:55
penguin42I think that happen in 9.04 or 9.1021:55
Guest39526yes21:55
Guest39526I think it was 9.04 between alpha 2 and alpha 321:55
Guest39526cause that's when I went back to LTS cause I could not figure out how to turn the computer off21:56
Guest39526It would be handy to be able to prioritise tickets. A 30 second boot time, instead of 10, is minor. But a forgotten message advising the user to restart a software should be medium22:03
=== david is now known as Guest24663
Guest24663I am back :d22:09
Guest24663the volume/mute buttons on my ibm t43 do not work out of the box like they did with ubuntu 8.04, is there any special config I gotta do or is it a bug ?22:10
Guest24663regression*22:10
penguin42get it reported22:12
Guest24663ok22:12
Guest24663Off to find more bugs :d22:13

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