=== compiledkernel is now known as Guest41194 === bgs000 is now known as bgs100 [02:01] hey. what is the command to open something from a certain folder in the terminal? it is like cd/home/Downloads/ [02:01] what do you mean "open"? [02:03] i am trying to use wine and the only i know how is through "wine " but before that i must put in a command so that the thing before the code says "travis@travis~laptop/cd/home/Downloads/:" or something liek that [02:05] the travis part is just the prefix, you don't need to type that [02:05] you just need to get into the correct directory with cd first [02:05] cd directory [02:05] yes [02:06] if you are in the right directory, just run the wine command [02:07] im not [02:07] i dont know what to type to get into the right directory [02:07] do you know what the right directory is? [02:07] my Downloads folder? [02:07] that is what it usually is\ [02:08] check it by [02:08] ls ~/Downloads [02:08] see if the file's in there [02:08] it says it is a directory [02:09] heh, just that? [02:09] i forgot the is part [02:09] but it says that isnt a command [02:09] not is [02:09] ls [02:09] ok ya the file is in there [02:10] so: [02:10] cd ~/Downloads [02:10] wine [02:12] i am "trying" to get itunes to work on here with wine. i know it is a little sloppy on wine but it is better than nothing, but when i tried wine iTunes64Setup.exe it didnt work. does it have to be a 32 bit program? i have 64 ubuntu so i wasnt sure but maybe wine is different? [02:14] kidtp, you're better off asking in #winehq [02:14] pedro3005: ok thanks [02:29] how do i uninstall a program? [02:30] how did you install it? [02:31] pedro3005: through wine...its itunes. i installed it the wrong way so now it wont open and i have to uninstall it to retry [02:32] I think Wine has an Add/Remove programs facility similar to windows [02:33] pedro3005: yes i tried that but when i do that it doesnt uninstall it. i've tried that 4 times now [02:33] you can just go to the wine directory and delete it [02:34] go to ~/.wine and dig around, you'll find it [02:40] anyone know if there is a command line way to detect if your monitor is 3x4 or 10x16 [03:41] i need help installing ubuntu [03:43] i need help installing ubuntu! [03:43] hey danLe [03:43] how far along are you? [03:43] hi [03:43] i made a usb setup [03:44] im coming from windows 7 [03:44] will it boot? [03:44] it will boot to main menu [03:44] then freezes on ubuntu load screen [03:44] i pressed esc to see the progress [03:44] it says [03:44] kernil panic [03:44] before i would give up [03:44] i would burn a CD [03:44] and try that [03:44] OR [03:44] im using a netbook [03:45] at least make the USB stick over [03:45] and make sure its not an error there [03:45] http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ works great from windows [03:45] OR it did back when i used it under windows [03:46] danLe: if that is not the problem [03:46] yea i tried that [03:46] then i would start doing some google searches with your hardware and ubuntu in the name [03:46] and see what other people have run inot [03:46] into* [03:46] as far as issue [03:46] s [03:47] hardware as in [03:47] model make of computer [03:47] ? [03:47] danLe: what netbook? [03:47] yup [03:47] LIKE asus eeepc900 ubuntu lucid [03:47] im using satellite t115-s1100 [03:47] toshiba [03:48] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1316079 [03:49] is that your issue you thingk danLe ? [03:49] haha i was jus looking at that [03:50] you could... [03:50] go into the bios [03:50] disable the wifi [03:50] and try to boot [03:50] could you teach me how to do that? [03:50] is that when booting the computer [03:50] that would tell you something [03:50] pressing f2 [03:50] yup [03:50] to menu? [03:50] F2 or something [03:50] its different from computer to computer [03:51] yea i think that might be the problem [03:51] its easy enough to turn it off and back on [03:51] just remember how you got there [03:51] int he bios [03:51] not a big deal [03:52] kay [03:52] thanks so much [03:52] ill try that [03:52] let me konw [03:52] you were very kind and helpful [03:52] yup [03:52] know* [03:53] your bios doesnt have to let you disable it [03:53] AND it may not work [03:53] just an easy way to troubleshoot [03:53] good luck :) [03:54] kay [03:54] brb [03:54] :) [03:54] thanks! === Guest41194 is now known as compiledkernel [04:03] it worked! [04:03] yureka! [04:03] danLe: sweet [04:03] but [04:03] so now you know what the problem is [04:03] yup haha [04:03] but [04:04] i dont know how to activate [04:04] wireless on ubuntu [04:05] it expains on the same page [04:05] but im a beginner [04:05] and i'm struggling to picture how to begin the process [04:05] no worries [04:05] im not a beginner [04:05] and this stuff is challenging [04:05] can be [04:06] im google-ing uubntu RTL8187SE [04:06] and just looking around [04:06] i mean [04:06] in theory [04:06] you can just compile your own kernel [04:06] that would have support for all your devices [04:06] BUT i still havent done that yet ;) [04:06] maybe next year [04:07] I have. Unless you have a specific reason to have to compile your own kernel, there's no point to doing it on Ubuntu. [04:07] hey collinp [04:07] good to see you again [04:07] howdy collinp [04:07] Heya danLe, paultag. [04:07] im still working on the same problem from yesterday [04:07] brbz' [04:08] disabling wireless allowed ubuntu to successfully load [04:08] but i can't get on wireless on ubuntu [04:08] and i'm reading through a forum [04:08] So I was right in that the kernel was puking due to your wireless adapter. [04:08] that explain [04:08] yea [04:08] haha [04:08] you were [04:08] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1316079&page=2 [04:08] i think people found a solution [04:08] im reading through the pages [04:09] but i don't know where to start [04:09] i'll leave you back in more capable hands danLe :) [04:09] good luck [04:10] thanks so much holstein [04:10] you were great! [04:10] is it okay to install desktop version on netbook? [04:11] Ubuntu Netbook is optimized for netbooks, but, if yours can handle it, then Desktop shouldn't harm it. [04:11] is there a big difference? [04:11] There's a pretty big difference between the two. [04:11] you can also switch to the dekstop version from with in the netbook version [04:12] Also, try this command to get your wireless card running: "sudo modprobe rtl8139" [04:12] and convert an vanilla destop one to the netbook version [04:12] collinp: i had him disable the thing in the bios [04:12] :/ [04:12] Oh. Hrm. [04:12] to troubleshoot [04:12] just a heads up [04:13] So, it's disabled at the BIOS level, and attempting to boot Ubuntu with it enabled causes a kernel panic. [04:13] mhm [04:13] This sounds like fun. [04:13] danLe: http://mogorvamormota.hu/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ubuntu-lucid-beta1-desktop.png [04:14] thats what the netbook remix looks like [04:14] collinp: hehe [04:14] i c [04:14] i googled my model [04:15] i think it isn't categorized as a netbook [04:15] its just an interface [04:15] although i thought it might have been [04:15] if i was going to give a computer to my grandmother [04:15] i would want to try that interface [04:15] which one [04:15] good for small screens [04:15] netbook? [04:16] remix? [04:16] yup [04:16] also good for just showing everything [04:16] my screen is 11.6" compared to standard netbook 10" [04:16] laying everything out [04:16] danLe: nice [04:16] haha [04:16] i don't even know [04:16] i'm just a noob rambling [04:16] i got an ole 9-inch [04:17] old* [04:17] came with linux on it though :) [04:17] cool [04:17] xandros or whatever [04:17] you got a head scratcher of an issue danLe [04:18] you can install with the wifi disabled [04:18] BUT [04:18] i would really like to see that worked out before you do that [04:18] i was thinking if you installed, a kernel update might fix it? [04:18] What I've done is tried loading the default rtl8187se kernel module on its own (no ndiswrapper installed). That causes a system freeze. [04:18] Letting Ubuntu load it on its own = Kernel Panic [04:18] The only way I can get the default rtl8187se kernel module to load at all is to first load ndiswrapper (with driver). [04:18] Then, completely disabling all instances of ndiswrapper (that is to say rmmmod it). This of course kills my wireless. [04:18] Then, modprobing the default driver (stock rtl8187se). By doing this, it'll load the module without causing a system panic. [04:18] this is something that i read [04:19] on the same solution article [04:19] what do you think the chances of that are collinp ? [04:20] You can install Ubuntu with the wireless adapter disabled, then modprobe the correct module. Once you reboot and re-enable the adapter, things should run smoothly. [04:20] how do you modprobe? [04:21] "sudo modprobe rtl8139" [04:22] I *think* that's the correct module. [04:22] where do i enter that command? [04:22] sorry i'm sincerely a beginner [04:22] The terminal. [04:22] how about this danLe [04:22] Enter it without quotes. [04:22] After you do the installation. [04:22] virtual box [04:23] nah [04:23] thats got its own issues [04:23] NM [04:23] so install ubuntu? [04:24] if it were me, i would do what collinp says [04:24] just keep in mind, you should back up your data [04:24] because sometimes bad things happen [04:25] thats a good general rule [04:25] reguardless of installing ubuntu [04:25] so i should actually install ubuntu first? [04:27] how do you have ndiswrapper load up the windows driver. [04:35] hm [04:35] i lagged out [04:35] hello danleleee [04:37] hi [04:37] and how are you === bgs100 is now known as bgs000 [05:38] anyone know of a way to get a non-standard HID (whose actions I can see through cat /dev/input/event16) can be used to emulate keystrokes? [05:47] how do i blacklist RTL8187SE [05:47] ?? [05:50] hello out there [05:50] i have a question [05:50] is there a way with ubuntu to check computer stats [05:51] like ubuntu version number, RAM, harddisk space all that [05:51] kinda like the "About this mac option" on a mac [05:53] SomeDude: hey [05:53] i would suggest [05:53] at first [05:53] google whatever you want to know [05:54] LIKE ubuntu free ram space [05:54] i still have to google them to remember sometimes;0 [05:54] System-Administration-System Monitor has some of the info you need. [05:54] ^^ thats a good place [05:55] open up a terminal and type [05:55] free [05:55] thanks will do [05:55] that will tell you about your ram [05:55] top is a good one [05:55] uname -a [05:56] for the kernel [06:19] thanks again holstein, good advice [07:36] anyone up in here [07:41] hey ZeRoDeAtH50435 [07:42] my laptop has a build in ATI graphics card but nvidia drivers are installed and from time to time all these lines run across the screen [07:48] ZeRoDeAtH50435, why did you install nvidia drivers? [07:48] I did not install them they did it on its own [07:49] by default I guess [07:49] ZeRoDeAtH50435, oh that sounds weird [07:50] ZeRoDeAtH50435, open system->administration->hardware drivers and see what drivers does it show? [07:50] does not show any [07:51] ZeRoDeAtH50435, alright, so how do you know nvidia drivers are installed? [07:52] I seen it in the repo and had updates for them [07:55] ZeRoDeAtH50435, in the system->administration menu, do you see any launcher naming "nvidia X server settings" or anything containing nvidia [07:55] because that's what it shows in my menu [07:55] no I do not have that [07:57] ZeRoDeAtH50435, lets make a try to check what all nvidia packages are installed on your system. [07:57] ZeRoDeAtH50435, run this command [07:57] dpkg --get-selections | grep nvidia [07:58] ZeRoDeAtH50435, this will list out all the packages containing name nvidia, do you see any? [07:59] http://pastebin.com/DQfksK2B [08:00] ZeRoDeAtH50435, this one is very similar to my list, except for one package "nvidia-settings" [08:00] ZeRoDeAtH50435, most prob. then some kind of nvidia drivers are installed. I am not sure though. [08:01] anyone else who can help? [08:02] will I get more out of my graphics card if I use drivers for my graphics card and stop the lines from showing up [08:04] ZeRoDeAtH50435, ofcourse drivers written for your graphic card give the best performance. Although I don't think nvidia drivers are being used in place of ati drivers. This just doesn't sound right. [08:05] what is the issue ZeRoDeAtH50435 ? [08:06] hobgoblin, my laptop has a build in ATI graphics card but nvidia drivers are installed and from time to time all these lines run across the screen [08:06] or just pastebin the conversation so far [08:06] from time to time or depending on what I am doing these lines run across my screen [08:07] hobgoblin, http://pastebin.com/ymCN9gjj [08:07] ok - the modaliases don't mean that nvidia is installed as a driver - what do you have in hardware drives? and what ati card is it? [08:07] ok - that was easy to catch up on - thanks shredder12 [08:08] there are nothing in the hardware drivers and I am not know [08:08] ZeRoDeAtH50435: run lspci and tell us the ati card you have - and have you been here before with this? [08:10] http://pastebin.com/itghE3Nb [08:12] i don't see any mention of ATI card [08:13] yeah but I know I have ATI graphics card from when I was running win7 [08:14] its part of the motherboard [08:16] ZeRoDeAtH50435, yeah i know, but system doesn't seem to recognize it [08:17] hobgoblin, any suggestions? [08:17] yeah I do not get that it did in 9.10 [08:19] ZeRoDeAtH50435, so have you been able to run it properly in earlier ubuntu releases? [08:19] it's intel Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [08:19] ok I did a search and because I am using a laptop it is the VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [08:21] ZeRoDeAtH50435: there's an issue with some intel graphics - the fiox is to use vesa apparently for that - might be worth trying that [08:22] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes workround B [08:22] ok [08:23] you'll need to reboot possibly if a logout and login does not do it [08:25] ZeRoDeAtH50435: can you run this and pastebin it please [08:25] ? [08:25] sudo lshw [08:31] http://pastebin.com/4aXDFJX3 [08:36] ZeRoDeAtH50435: have you edited the xorg.xonf file yet? [08:37] no [08:38] I just checked the repo and there are some ATI drivers installed [08:39] ZeRoDeAtH50435: cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf [08:40] pastebin that please [08:40] no such file or directiry [08:41] ok - go ahead with the edit then from the workround [08:47] ok I think I got it [08:48] ZeRoDeAtH50435: cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf [08:49] have to restart [10:35] People talk about right clicking on menus, when I do that I get nothing, is that a bit odd? Ubuntu laptop. [10:37] yes [10:37] are you the same mcsenna on the forum? [10:38] Yes [10:38] I know the thread then - I'm forestpiskie on there [10:38] Ok, can u help? [10:39] do you not get anything if you roght clikc on the panel ? or if you right click the menu? [10:40] if i right click on the desktop i get the change backgroundquestion, if I right click on the left hand side (menus) i get nothing [10:40] left hand side? are you using the netbook version? [10:40] yes [10:41] never used it so not sure what is normal behaviour there ... hang on a sec [10:42] at least i think i amwhere do i check the version, i think i downloaded both. [10:43] mcsenna: apparently that is default behaviour for the netbook version [10:45] I see, so back to the original question, how to get anicon for aprogram that hasnt automatucally put one in the menu for me? any ideas? [10:48] mcsenna: apparently you need to edit a file to get things in the menu - unfortunately I would not have a clue how to do so [10:49] Thanks hobgoblin,I will go play some more or just runit from the comand line I guess. [10:49] mcsenna: I would add the information to your forum thread [14:40] greetings all. I'm looking for the right CLI syntax to batch print a bunch of txt files to pdfs. [14:44] wow, quiet day :) [14:45] Actually, here's the deal. I got a bunch of text files that I want to convert to jpgs. can convert them to pdfs and then convert the pdfs to jpgs. Kinda looking for quick way to automate this process. [14:45] why would you want them as PDFs? [14:46] There's a2ps and text2ps that can generate ps files at least. Don't know of any that generates pdfs [14:46] save as jpg? [14:47] dragondon: It would probably be something along the lines of an ls piped into an array, then each file run against whatever commands you may have [14:48] You could possibly set up a pdf-printer in cups and use lp/lpr [14:48] I understand the lp command but seeing as my original thought was to print to PDF, I got kinda stumped how to call the 'file printer' name. [14:49] I got this "lp *.pdf -d name_of_your_printer" problem is I don't know what to call the 'print to file' process/printer name? [14:49] (the example says PDF but it's really text files I'm working with) [14:51] If you just want to print the textfiles, then lp -d name_of_printer *.txt [14:51] he wants to print to a PDF then convert the PDF to a jpg [14:51] or she, Idunnolol [14:52] Ah, missed that part. [14:52] dragondon: This may help. http://aplawrence.com/SCOFAQ/FAQ_scotec7printtofile.html [14:53] dragondon: you may want to try imagemajick - there's not much it will not convert. http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/text/.image I use it all the time [14:53] but not used it for text (it obviously can do it) [14:53] awesome stuff guys, thanks, I'll check into those. [14:58] a2ps -o- foo.txt | convert ps:- foo.jpg [15:01] Ah caption: [15:11] geirha: does it matter if the file extension is .asc? just ran this command it just kind seemed to hang. a2ps -o borg.asc | convert ps:- borg.jpg [15:12] dragondon: -o- [15:12] ah, thanks [15:12] You'll probably want to add some more options to get the output the way you want. Have a look at its man-page. [15:14] thanks, worked. And yes, some tweaking to get the orientation would be required. [15:14] Chesamo: he :) [15:19] seems a2ps will take too much tweaking to get the output right. [15:24] a2ps -B -R -1 -o- foo.txt [15:24] That seems to get close to "usable" output [15:26] Should be a way to remove that border too [15:27] hi there.. I am facing issues configuring my USB Modem.. [15:27] pls help [15:27] My Service providers [15:29] My Service Provider's manual ask me to inistall usb-modeswitch and usb-modeswitch-data. As I dont have net connectivity in my Ubuntu boot. I donwloaded it with my windows boot and copied into an external harddisk and then connected the same in Ubuntu Boot.. I used package installer and installed.. but its not getting installed. how to install packages from external harddrive..? [15:29] geirha: excellent! I was also looking into http://techie-buzz.com/linux-tips/nautilus-scripts-batch-image-processing.html but unable to get the script to work at all.... [15:30] help: i wanted to burn my iso image to my toshiba 80GB removable hard-disk.. how to? === bgs000 is now known as bgs100 [15:32] I've looked at the first two scripts. They don't look promising [15:32] look at the Convert to jpeg: one [15:33] how to install package from external hard disk (I am very new to Ubuntu and have used Wubi to multiboot.) I only have net connectivity in XP [15:33] geirha: the commands you gave me worked fine, now I gave to learn how to do it multiple times to a bunch of files. [15:33] Mostly they fail at handling filenames correctly [15:34] dragondon: Ok, that one is fairly decent. [15:34] Though it can be simplified [15:34] geirha: I put it in the script directory, marked it as executable but when I tried the script on a file nothing happened. [15:35] for image; do [[ $image = *.jpg ]] && continue; convert -quality 75 "$image" "${image%.*}.jpg"; done [15:36] Hm. I don't see any apparent reason for it to fail. It will not remove the source-file though. [15:36] dragondon: And what type of image file did you try to convert? [15:37] geirha: I have a bunch of old ascii files. They are actually ascii art from wayyyy back (I'm doing a bit of a nostalgia theme for next month on my blog) wanted to put them up. [15:38] for textfile; do a2ps -B -R -1 -o- "$textfile" | convert ps:- "${textfile%.*}.jpg"; done [15:39] That line, and #!/bin/bash as first line [15:41] geirha: so that I understand what is happening, what does "$textfile" mean? That it will grab any textfile in the dir? [15:41] oh, this is a re-written script :) [15:41] for textfile; do ... will run once for each file given as argument to the script. storing the filename in a var named textfile each iteration. [15:46] geirha: that worked too! checking to see if a2ps will auto-size in some manner. [15:46] I think that caption: thingy of convert may be better to use [15:47] From the page phillw posted [15:48]