/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2010/04/09/#ubuntustudio.txt

=== holstein is now known as topgun
=== topgun is now known as holstein
jordanlhow do i enter the grub menu during bootup?09:22
jordanli need to test a kernel option09:23
jordanlbut i don't get a grub menu selection09:23
jordanlit boots straight to the ubuntustudio splash screen09:23
Brnocristhi19:13
Brnocristi've tried ubuntu studio on vmware, but it doesn't start X server19:14
Brnocristis this normal?19:14
Brnocristmm19:56
holsteinBrnocrist: the install?21:04
holsteinno x?21:04
holsteinits not a live DVD21:04
holsteini dont know why X wouldnt start otherwise...21:04
Brnocristi've the .iso21:08
Brnocriststart it with vwmare21:08
Brnocristand it installs21:08
Brnocristbut at reboot doesn't show me X21:08
* holstein got busy there21:25
* holstein reading21:25
holsteinBrnocrist: have you googled around to see any Vmware issues?21:26
Brnocristyep21:26
holsteini cant imaging it not working21:26
Brnocristbut there isn't21:26
holsteinhmm21:26
Brnocristme too21:26
holsteinhow about normal ubuntu?21:26
holsteinhave you got that installed in vmware?21:26
holsteinon your box?21:26
holsteinor have you?21:26
Brnocristit works21:27
Brnocrist:)21:27
* holstein has only used virtualBox21:27
holsteinhmm21:27
holsteinWELL21:27
holsteinis it karmic?21:27
holsteinthe one that wokrs?21:27
Brnocristyep21:27
holsteinworks*?21:27
Brnocrist9.1021:27
holsteinkarmic studio that wont boot?21:27
holsteinor lucid?21:28
Brnocristkarmic21:28
holsteinhmmm21:28
Brnocristubuntustudio-9.10-alternate-amd64.iso21:28
holsteinthat is interesting21:28
holsteincan you get into the recovery console?21:28
Brnocristhmmm21:29
Brnocristwait21:29
Brnocristwhen i start vmware with that iso21:29
holsteinand i dont konw about amd6421:29
holsteinknow*21:29
Brnocrist(same on x86)21:29
holsteinthere could be something particular to that21:29
holsteinhmmm21:29
Brnocristit boots and don't show me splash with selection21:29
Brnocristit start the ncurses installation21:29
holsteinwell...21:29
Brnocristand without selection21:29
Brnocristjust start and reboot automatically21:30
Brnocristand show me the tty login21:30
Brnocristi login21:30
Brnocristtype "startx"21:30
holsteinand nothing21:30
holsteinhu21:30
Brnocriststartx comamnd not found21:30
holsteinh21:30
holsteinOH21:30
holsteinthats interesting21:30
Brnocristyea21:31
holsteinto be honest21:31
holsteini do not install ubuntu studio anymore21:31
holsteini do to test, and check it out21:31
holsteinBUT i just add the studio packages to the vanilla install21:31
Brnocristi've tried 9.04 too21:31
holstein!vanilla21:31
ubottuTo install Ubuntu Studio on top of a vanilla Ubuntu install, read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/Installation21:31
Brnocristsame beaivour21:31
holsteinif you read that21:32
holsteineven the instructions for hardy are the same for karmic21:32
holsteinand lucid AFAIK21:32
Brnocristthe problem is the boot21:32
Brnocristi cant select nothing21:32
holsteinyup21:32
holsteinyou can go to your other ubuntu install21:32
holsteinand just install studio packages21:32
holsteinwhatever studio pacakges you want21:32
Brnocristuhm21:32
Brnocristhow?21:32
holsteinsudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-*whatever*21:33
holsteinif you go..21:33
holsteininto synaptic21:33
holsteinand search ubuntustudio21:33
holsteinyou can see the metapackages21:33
holsteinand read about them21:33
holsteinALSO21:33
Brnocristok21:33
Brnocristbut it's weird21:34
holsteinlucid is beta 221:34
holsteinSO you could get a daily for that21:34
holsteinand try it too i suppose21:34
Brnocristyep21:34
holsteinits weeks away from final21:34
Brnocristi try this iso on dvd21:34
Brnocristand boot on native pc21:34
holsteinit will want to install though21:34
holsteinnot a live DVD21:35
Brnocristyea21:35
holsteinBrnocrist: can you try something?21:37
holsteinin the non-X having install?21:37
holsteinhmm21:38
holsteinim not convinced this will do anything21:38
holsteinhttp://locoteam.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=431968521:38
* holstein gotta run21:40
holsteingood luck21:40

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