=== bazhang_ is now known as bazhang [02:13] how do i get ibus for interpid? [02:14] and im on interpid because my laptop is old with the ati driver [02:30] hi there is there a command i can use find out what graphics card i have i know its nvidia but not sure as just tried doing 1 install and had to start again [02:31] on xubuntu [02:31] <_Techie_> lspci | grep VGA [02:33] thank you [02:34] well i got option of 3 i chose newest one seems it never worked with this card 00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] (rev a2) it restarted then never loaded sorry being a pain in the butt === thoffmeyer|AFK is now known as thoffmeyer === thoffmeyer is now known as thoffmeyer|AFK === thoffmeyer|AFK is now known as thoffmeyer === Raggs is now known as CinGR [02:58] anyone using virtualbox? [02:58] <_Techie_> i use it occasionaly [02:59] perhaps you can help me, i have the puel Vbox and cant get usb to work in it === CinGR is now known as Raggs [03:00] i am fairly sure that the permissions are right [03:00] <_Techie_> did you install it from the repositories [03:00] no [03:00] <_Techie_> and its not OSE? [03:01] yes, PUEL [03:01] oh, and guest additions is installed [03:01] <_Techie_> hrmm, im not entirely sure whats happening, but just incase you didnt know.. theres a USB menu on the bottom of the virtual display window [03:02] yeah, all the devices are greyed out [03:03] asking in vbox too [03:08] _Techie_, aggravating [03:11] hi ron_o [03:12] ay [03:12] hows it goin? [03:12] pretty slow, but even. :) [03:12] that can be good [03:19] ron_o, know vbox well? [03:22] Raggs, no.. [03:22] I use it only on occasion. [03:23] what you trying to do? [03:23] get usb to work [03:27] Raggs, you can't, Unless you pay. [03:28] USB doesn't work on the free version. [03:28] Try KVM/QEMU.. [03:29] ron_o, it is supposed to work in the PUEL version [03:29] PUEL? [03:30] yeah, not the ose version [03:31] You paid? [03:31] I don't know what PUEL is. [03:31] it is a private eval version, [03:32] http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/VirtualBox_PUEL [03:32] ahh. then I don't know. There's #vbox to go to. [03:33] and i am there as well [04:03] ron_o, reinstall and it all works [04:03] good for you. [04:03] i am surprised [04:04] yah? [04:04] i am not an optimistic person i suppose [04:04] with computers, I don't blame you. [04:05] who needs to study for weeks to solve one problem. [04:05] but computers are DIY. [04:05] I can't believe GeekSquads prices for things. Like $300 to install some video card. [04:06] ron_o, they are nuts [04:07] and for Windows? it's made to almost plug and play. [04:08] ron_o, i agree, ubuntu is improving as well [04:08] it still has a long way to go, but right now it's stable as can be. I can go months without restarting anything. [04:09] ron_o, i suspect i could as well, if this werent a laptop [04:13] using vbox on a laptop. Why? [04:13] need Xp for school [04:14] also need linux [04:14] I can't wait for the day when computers are powerful enough you can have 3 OSs running at once without any slowdowns. [04:14] yah, I see. [04:14] even with my Core2Duo overclocked and 3GB RAM things get slow while running VBox. [04:15] linux doesnt need much ramm and XP isnt terrible either [04:15] i have XP set with 1 G [04:15] well, linux doesn't but my web browsers seem to need a ton of RAM. [04:15] that is true [04:15] memory leaks galore. [04:16] firefox? [04:16] But I just upgraded Opera to 10.6.. so we'll see. [04:16] I have muliple.. Opera and then Firefox too... mostly firefox for Flash and Javascript. [04:29] <_Techie_> ron_o, you will find that firefox comes a RAM whore due to flash, its extremely bulky and not very well done === Raggs is now known as Newbie_Tux === __Techie__ is now known as _Techie_ [07:08] so i have to buy a macbook 15". how well is the hardware in the macbooks supported by ubuntu? still patchy? [07:36] !macbook | MrNaz [07:36] MrNaz: Dual boot instructions: x86/AMD64: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBootHowTo - MACs: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro https://help.ubuntu.com/community/YabootConfigurationForMacintoshPowerPCsDualBoot [07:36] MrNaz: also HW information there [07:36] nice [07:36] thanks [07:37] i feel ashamed even considering an apple product [07:37] dirty [07:37] polluted [07:37] why wont the smell get off my hands [07:37] they have nice hardware [07:37] i just don't like osx [07:37] they have nice *looking* hardware [07:38] also cheap by specs (laptops) [07:38] in here finland at least [07:38] g2g → [07:41] eh? macbooks are cheap on the specs? [07:41] here in aus they are a 20%+ premium on the hardware along compared to dell [07:41] alonge* [07:42] alone* [07:58] <_Techie_> MrNaz, you do realise... you just compared mac to dell... offcourse mac is gonna look good when put up against dell machines [08:51] battery life is expensive [16:45] so i installed xubuntu by copying everything onto my existing broken installation. [16:46] yet some things remain broken. [16:46] is there a repair option? [16:47] a direct install would have hosed the existing system so i didn't use it. [16:52] bjorkintosh, separate home partition? [16:53] heheh. of course not :) [16:54] bjorkintosh, back-ups? [16:54] the machine in question isn't connected to the intertubes, so i have to handle it very delicately. [16:54] not enough harddisks for that :( [16:54] bjorkintosh, by copy you mean cp? dd? not clear what exactly your methodology was here [16:55] i used cp. [16:55] no arguments? [16:55] my previous installation wasn't working at all. [16:55] so i cp-ed everything to get it working. and it sort-of does. [16:55] wonder if you missed the hidden (.) files [16:55] except, tweaking anything causes it to fail. [16:56] no. i used cp -rR [16:56] are you able to make back-ups of any of it at this point? [16:56] nah. it's a rather old machine with fairly limited space. [16:56] i haven't upgraded any of my hardware in eons... [16:57] the data in /home is safe. [16:57] any specific error messages you could pastebin? [16:57] however, since the machine is no longer connectable to the intertubes (without some hardware upgrades), i'm reluctant to mess with a fresh install. [16:57] no errors. it's just 'not quite right'. [16:58] a fresh install would work best, but i'm afraid to. [16:58] bjorkintosh, absent error messages, not sure how to troubleshoot/advise [16:58] yeah. is there no repair disk for xubuntu? [16:58] or a repair mode? [16:59] i think it's just some errors in /var and /etc [16:59] recovery mode? from the grub menu? [16:59] hmm. the install CD doesn't show such a thing. [16:59] hello everybody [17:00] eg: the sound which was working just fine, is now b0rked. [17:01] things like that. [17:01] and gdm is back, even though i want nothing to do with it. [17:01] removing it from /init caused the system to hang. [17:01] err. /etc/init [17:01] after a reboot, it wouldn't work. [17:02] X, ie. [17:02] it seemed to just hang. [17:16] hello everybody [17:57] hi. I'm looking to buy a netbook.. best candidates I've found are the Asus Eee PC Seashell and Samsung N210.. [17:58] I was wondering if either one of these is more or lesscompatible with Xubuntu ? [18:31] how do i set autostart application on 8.10 [18:32] (8.10 isn't supported very long anymore) [18:32] settings → sesions and startup should have something [18:33] its already end of life [18:33] !8.10 [18:33] Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) was the ninth release of Ubuntu. End Of Life: April 30th, 2010. See !eol and !upgrade for more details. [18:36] damn [18:36] but my laptop can only have 8.10 [18:36] or the 3D accelaration would not work [18:37] i checked session and startup, there is no anything about setting up autostart [18:44] hi [19:35] ok, so ive done some searching arround the web but nothing seems to work or make sensee. I need to modify a shortcut from the applications menu, but i can seem to understand how to modify the xfce-applications.menu file correctly [19:36] but just cant get to edit it. I just need for an aplication to be run as root, or atleast for it to ask for root password [19:36] how can i do this? [19:36] btw, im using 10.4 [19:45] andy_: you can do it by using gksu in front of the command [19:45] yup, but where do i edit the command line, its definetly not in xfce-applications.menu file [19:46] but i thnk i know now what to do thanks [19:46] andy_: the applications menu is build from files in /usr/share/applications and ~/.local/share/applications, if you want to modify any of them, just copy it from the first directory to the second and edit -- they are normal text files [19:47] yeah, just found that way, thanksssssss [19:47] re [20:36] hello all.. anyone here familiar with running xubunt on thinkpads [20:37] cause i am trying to get my darn battery meter to show up but the xfce plugin just stays at 50% [20:40] use xfce4-power-manager and not xfce4-battery-plugin [20:41] ok [20:41] wont show it [20:42] i went to >applications >accessories >powermanagement [20:42] and it will only show an icon when i plug it in [20:42] i read that thinkpads are problematic [20:42] well older ones like mine (T20 series.. 8 years old) [20:43] see settings [20:43] or well, it should show in any case [20:43] sorry i meant >settings>power management [22:16] n8