[00:00] <pseudosmart> this is what I got when I ran /usr/bin/nvidia-settings:
[00:00] <pseudosmart> rob@rob-laptop:~$ /usr/bin/nvidia-settings
[00:00] <pseudosmart> bash: /usr/bin/nvidia-settings: No such file or directory
[00:01] <pseudosmart> Oh and thank you, I have downloaded the pocket guide for reference, but I will also check out the manual website
[00:01] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: Ok your welcome :)
[00:02] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: Anyway hopefuly  pedro3005 can help you, been a while since I did anything with Nivida in Ubuntu and well that just worked for me most/all of the time.  and I am actsually using another distro at the moment :D
[00:02] <pseudosmart> oh, okay
[00:02] <pedro3005> Hm, must be a 10.04 thing
[00:03] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: altough I may be able to help a bit
[00:03] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: system > administration > hardware drivers
[00:03] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: does it say a driver is activated?
[00:03] <sebsebseb> and  you probably got like three options for Nivida driver?  if you have issues with one, you could try another
[00:03] <pseudosmart> No, but when I activate it, my screen goes really huge and wonky
[00:04] <pseudosmart> I tried that last night
[00:04] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: ok thats the way that your meant to install those kind of drivers really, but doesn't always work properly
[00:05] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: as a kind of last resort, you could install your self directly from Nivida, but  that will sometimes cause issues,  espesaily if your not installing the right driver I guess,  plus its not so easy to do it that way
[00:05] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: also you only really need the propritary driver for 3D Linux games and Compiz and things like that
[00:06] <pseudosmart> oh, okay. I just thought maybe the driver was the reason my screen is cut off to right and bottom of the monitor
[00:06] <pseudosmart> do I need to create a custom screen resolution somehow?
[00:06] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: it might be, but probably just the wrong resolution
[00:06] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: I think installing the propritary driver properly, and some more resolutions will probably be availalbe
[00:06] <sebsebseb> probably not that useful, but
[00:06] <sebsebseb> !nividia
[00:06] <ubot2> Factoid 'nividia' not found
[00:07] <sebsebseb> !ati
[00:07] <ubot2> For Ati/NVidia/Matrox video cards, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto
[00:08] <Ounis> try system>preferences>monitor
[00:08] <Ounis> then choose a custom size of screen
[00:08] <pseudosmart> yeah, I actually followed those instruction to install the correct driver for my laptop. It didn't work at first, until I exited the X Server then restarted it
[00:09] <Ounis> mmm i see
[00:10] <Ounis> what version of ubuntu do you run ?
[00:10] <pseudosmart> And in the Monitor Preferences Window, it says 'Monitor: Unkown'. I am running 10.04.1
[00:11] <Ounis> and what is your graphic card ?
[00:13] <pseudosmart> one second, let me check again
[00:15] <pseudosmart> Nvidia GeForce 9400M
[00:17] <pseudosmart> And now the only resolution available to me in System>Preferences>Monitors is 2048 x 1536
[00:17] <Ounis> you have a proprietary driver installed or not ?
[00:18] <Ounis> i think for 10.04 there is no more proprietary for nvidia (maybe i'm wrong)
[00:18] <sebsebseb> Ounis: can install a driver directly from Nivida
[00:18] <sebsebseb> ,but that should be done as a last resort really
[00:18] <sebsebseb> since that can cause issues
[00:19] <pseudosmart> I installed NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-256.44.run, from the NVIDIA website
[00:19] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: oh
[00:19] <sebsebseb> when?
[00:19] <pseudosmart> just this afternoon
[00:19] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: after trying system > administration > hardware drivers, and that not working?
[00:19] <sebsebseb> anyway thats what I meant if you install the .run  issues are likely to happen
[00:20] <pseudosmart> well, it says the 3D driver not activated, but when I activate it the screen goes crazy
[00:20] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: crazy how so?
[00:20] <sebsebseb> if you get the wrong.run  you will have a problem
[00:21] <pseudosmart> Everything get really huge, and the top of the screen goes black
[00:21] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: hrm
[00:21] <pseudosmart> oh, well the right and bottom of the screen were cut off before I installed the driver, I thought it would help
[00:21] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: oh
[00:21] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: was it like that on the Live CD as well?
[00:21] <sebsebseb> did you try the Live session?
[00:22] <pseudosmart> woops, no. I went straight for the install
[00:22] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: ok still got the Live CD?
[00:22] <bobo123> hi I forgot... how do I check if I have compiz on, and turn it off?
[00:22] <pseudosmart> yes, I still have the LIve CD
[00:22] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: ok heres an idea
[00:22] <sebsebseb> boot up the Live session on the Live CD
[00:22] <sebsebseb> find out if that loads up ok
[00:23] <sebsebseb> and come back and say here
[00:23] <pseudosmart> okay, I will be right back
[00:23] <sebsebseb> if problems on Live CD, likely to have them in the install as well
[00:27] <bobo123> is it enough that "visual effects" is set to "none" in that (same dialog as change background but last tab)
[00:27] <bobo123> ?
[00:28] <sebsebseb> bobo123: not sure what you want to do, turn compiz off?
[00:30] <bobo123> sebsebseb: well.. with a slow graphics card it can steal a bit from the poor game I want to run, right?
[00:30] <sebsebseb> bobo123: yeah as far as I know Compiz effects can effect games
[00:30] <aveilleux> bobo123: Desktop compositing effects can do that, yes
[00:31] <aveilleux> bobo123: Because the way Ubuntu handles compositing, the effects stay on and apply to the current window (fullscreen) even though none of it is visible
[00:31] <bobo123> are there a command line command to verify that compiz isn't garanteed to be off? could be nice have
[00:31] <aveilleux> nono123: ps -ef |grep compiz
[00:31] <aveilleux> bobo123*
[00:31] <aveilleux> bobo123: I'm not 100% sure on that command though
[00:32] <bobo123> aveilleux: yeah you are right, why should compiz run when not visible. compiz should of course automaticly, somehow, be turned off when starting a fullscreen-game
[00:33] <bobo123> ok. I guess compiz is turned off here then
[00:33] <aveilleux> bobo123: It'd be great if it had a "game mode", but unfortunately it does not... yet
[00:33] <bobo123> lets hope for the future :-)
[00:33] <ActionParsnip> aveilleux: you could write a script to switch to metacity, wait a while until metacity calms down, then launch the game
[00:33] <ActionParsnip> aveilleux: after the game runs you can re-enable compiz
[00:34] <aveilleux> Bobo123: What ActionParsnip is saying is relevant to your interests
[00:35] <sebsebseb> ActionParsnip welcome to the channel :) since my referral
[00:36] <aveilleux> bobo123: To completely replace Compiz with Metacity, run the command metacity --replace &
[00:36] <aveilleux> bobo123: Then to switch back to Compiz, run compiz --replace &
[00:37] <sebsebseb> ActionParsnip: hrm I told someone to try their Live CD, to see if they had their issue on that as well,  and they aren't back just yet,  well Ubuntu 10.04 Live CD  doesn't load up that fast
[00:39] <pseudosmart> I'm back
[00:39] <ActionParsnip> sebsebseb: CDs are slow
[00:39] <sebsebseb> hi pseudosmart
[00:39] <sebsebseb> welcome back
[00:39] <sebsebseb> ok how was your CD?
[00:39] <pseudosmart> I ran the Live CD, but the right and bottom of the screen were still cut off
[00:39] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: ok I see
[00:39] <sebsebseb> well then yes you do have a problem
[00:39] <sebsebseb> since the open source driver
[00:40] <sebsebseb> doesn't seem to even be working properly with your monitor
[00:40] <pseudosmart> I have a 17" widescreen monitor, could that be the problem?
[00:40] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: no probably not
[00:40] <bobo123> ok
[00:40] <sebsebseb> a monitor is a monitor, a graphics card on the other hand, not quite
[00:41] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: maybe ActionParsnip can help you,  he knows a lot about Ubuntu and such
[00:41] <pseudosmart> Any help I can get is much appreciated
[00:44] <ActionParsnip> pseudosmart: try altering refresh rate. if you use the monitors controls, if you shrink the display, does it fit?
[00:44] <sebsebseb> ActionParsnip: he tried something like that I think, and still had problems
[00:45] <ActionParsnip> pseudosmart: what video chip are you use=ing?
[00:45] <pseudosmart> NVIDIA 9400M
[00:50] <pseudosmart> Is there a way to customize the resolution in the terminal?
[00:51] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: there  is probably some sort of command, but would useually do it graphicalley
[00:51] <aveilleux> pseudosmart: There's a way to configure X.org via text files, but it's been so long that I've done it and the method has changed...
[00:51] <aveilleux> pseudosmart: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config
[00:52] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: doing stuff with xorg isn't exactly easy
[00:53] <sebsebseb> useualley
[00:53] <sebsebseb> I mean editing files for it
[00:57] <ActionParsnip> pseudosmart:what driver version are you using?
[00:58] <pseudosmart> I installed NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-256.44.run
[00:58] <ActionParsnip> pseudosmart: you could use the PPA instead, it will mean you dont have to reinstall it after each kernel
[01:00] <sebsebseb> ActionParsnip: yeah I guess he could use a ppa, but really ppa's shoud be used as a last resort
[01:00] <ActionParsnip> its just a convenient way to add te driver, it also adds good stuff to dkms
[01:02] <ActionParsnip> pseudosmart: you can run: sudo nvidia-xconfig; gksudo nvidia-settings     you can then set a resolution and click "Save to x config file"   you can then run: gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf    and edit the resolution to what you expect
[01:02] <phillw> sebsebseb: ActionParsnip if you're adding a ppa, I'd suggest adding the remove ppa utility before you do so, that way you can reverse the changes a ppa makes
[01:03] <ActionParsnip> phillw: i know how to remove PPAs at command line :)
[01:04] <ActionParsnip> phillw: e.g.    sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa
[01:04] <phillw> Here's one I wrote earlier https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing#ppa-purge  :p But it is a really good thing to have on your system if you are 'playing'
[01:05] <ActionParsnip> i always use the 195 driver as my higest video card is a 6150 onboard
[01:06] <phillw> I wrote it, but it was they people on the testing area who told me about it; it's a well usefull little addition for when you want to test things out :-)
[03:42] <pseudosmart> I am running 10.04.1, and my screen resolution is not working. It is chopping off the right side and the bottom of the screen
[03:44] <pseudosmart> I installed the proprietary driver for my nvidia 9400M graphics card, and now I only have 2048x1536 resolution available
[03:45] <pseudosmart> does anyone have any suggestions as to what I might try?
[03:45] <IAmNotThatGuy> pseudosmart: system->Administration-> HArdware tools shows your driver is installed?
[03:47] <pseudosmart> it just says the nvidia accelerated graphics driver is not activated, but when I activates it, it really messes up the screen, and I have to revert
[03:49] <IAmNotThatGuy> argh!!!
[03:49] <pseudosmart> I know
[03:50] <pseudosmart> I'm pulling my hair out
[03:50] <IAmNotThatGuy> pseudosmart: activate the nvidia and open terminal , type sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
[03:53] <IAmNotThatGuy> pseudosmart: also see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/Resolution
[03:53] <pseudosmart> okay, I've done that
[03:53] <pseudosmart> now what?
[03:54] <IAmNotThatGuy> pseudosmart: is it still having the same issue?
[03:55] <pseudosmart> yes
[03:59] <pseudosmart> any other ideas?
[03:59] <pseudosmart> I've been trying to figure this out for 5 hours, I"m so frustrated
[04:01] <IAmNotThatGuy> pseudosmart: you saw https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/Resolution
[04:01] <IAmNotThatGuy> and that also is not helping you?
[04:02] <pseudosmart> well, it might. I'm brand new at this, so it might be a little out of my league
[04:03] <IAmNotThatGuy> ah.. kay lemme look
[04:05] <IAmNotThatGuy> pseudosmart: system->preferences->monitor click detect
[04:05] <IAmNotThatGuy> after enabling nvidia
[04:07] <pseudosmart> after enabling nvidia 3d graphics, and going to system>pref>monitor, I get:
[04:07] <pseudosmart> It appears that your graphics driver does not support the necessary extensions to use this tool.  Do you want to use your graphics driver vendor's tool instead
[04:08] <IAmNotThatGuy> click yes/okay
[04:08] <pseudosmart> now I get:
[04:08] <pseudosmart> You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver.  Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server.
[04:09] <IAmNotThatGuy> pseudosmart: open terminal and type sudo su
[04:09] <IAmNotThatGuy> and then type nvidia-xconfig
[04:10] <aveilleux> IAmNotThatGuy, pseudosmart: No, he can just sudo nvidia-xconfig. No reason to su into root.
[04:10] <IAmNotThatGuy> aveilleux: okies (:
[04:11] <pseudosmart> running that, I got:
[04:11] <pseudosmart> Using X configuration file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf".
[04:11] <pseudosmart> VALIDATION ERROR: Data incomplete in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
[04:11] <pseudosmart>                   Undefined Device "(null)" referenced by Screen "Default
[04:11] <pseudosmart>                   Screen".
[04:11] <pseudosmart> Backed up file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' as '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup'
[04:11] <pseudosmart> New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
[04:14] <IAmNotThatGuy> pseudosmart: type sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
[04:15] <aveilleux> IAmNotThatGuy, pseudosmart: nvidia-xconfig doesn't configure X correctly anymore... xorg.conf is no longer ised
[04:16] <IAmNotThatGuy> aveilleux: he has to configure by using a live CD then?
[04:16] <aveilleux> IAmNotThatGuy: LiveCD doesn't particularly help either. If I knew more I could help, but unfortunately I don't
[04:17] <aveilleux> IAmNotThatGuy, pseudosmart: I know very little about xorg, but I know it has modular files that have to be configured like GRUB
[04:17] <IAmNotThatGuy> aveilleux: Me either. I am not using Graphic Cards. I am just trying to help him
[04:18] <aveilleux> Whoops, he left
[04:18] <pseudosmart> okay, I'm back
[04:18] <pseudosmart> but the issue still isn't resolved
[04:18] <pseudosmart> shouldn't I see more than one resolution offered in Monitors?
[04:18] <aveilleux> pseudosmart: Not if xorg doesn't detect your card's ability, no
[04:19] <pseudosmart> oh
[04:19] <aveilleux> pseudosmart: remind me what card it is you have?
[04:20] <pseudosmart> nvidia geforce 9400M
[04:20] <pseudosmart> I'm pretty sure
[04:20] <pseudosmart> is there a way I can double check?
[04:21] <sebsebseb> pseudosmart: by the way you can try #ubuntu as well if you don't get that far here, much more people there though
[04:26] <pseudosmart> anybody have any other ideas?
[04:27] <seidos> pseudosmart, video driver issues?
[04:28] <pseudosmart> I'm not sure. my screen resolution just will not work correctly
[04:28] <pseudosmart> someone suggested installing the proprietary driver for my card on the forums, so I did that, and now I only have one resolution available to me, and it still doesn't work properly
[04:29] <l00s3> hi all
[04:29] <seidos> pseudosmart, and you added the other resolution options for your monitor in your xorg.conf file?
[04:30] <pseudosmart> I can't seem to open my xorg.conf file
[04:31] <l00s3> who wants to help this nub out? XD
[04:32] <seidos> !ask | l00s3
[04:32] <ubot2> l00s3: Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-)
[04:33] <l00s3> :) Can someone explain to me why I cannot see my Ubuntu Partition while in windows (dual boot)?
[04:34] <seidos> l00s3, why do you think?
[04:34] <l00s3> Because windows is inferior?
[04:34] <l00s3> XD Honestly I wasn't sure. I m sure it had somehting to do with the file structure
[04:37] <seidos> l00s3, that's probably as good an answer as anyone could provide.  The limitation isn't technical, it is just that developers at M$ aren't working on adding that feature to window$.
[04:38] <l00s3> I understand. I guess that makes sense on their end of things :(
[04:42]  * seidos nods
[08:38] <shredder12> Hi everyone. I think something is wrong with my system. I don't see any option in the right click menu. Most of the options are faded http://i38.tinypic.com/6sh25w.jpg
[08:40] <Mohan_chml> shredder12: check out the property of that file whether its set as read-only
[08:42] <shredder12> Mohan_chml: if you see the pic, the properties options is faded out too. Even setting the file permissions to 777 didn't help
[08:42] <robbmunson> Mohan_chml: "properties" is greyed out....what's the proper syntax to turn off "read only" in terminal?
[08:43] <robbmunson> shredder12: oh....that shoots out any and all ideas I just thought up.
[08:43] <robbmunson> :(
[08:43] <shredder12> I think the trouble is somewhere else, I can't imagine any circumstances where I won't get the properties option
[08:44] <robbmunson> yeah, because its even getting messed up in the terminal....
[08:44] <robbmunson> and ive never known gnome to also be able to screw around with ALL options of chmod and such....
[08:49] <Mohan_chml> argh!
[08:49] <Mohan_chml> I was away and shredder12 google has no results?
[08:49] <Mohan_chml> I ll brb. Mom Shouts :/
[08:50] <shredder12> Mohan_chml: nothing yet,  I am looking for them
[08:53] <shredder12> the trouble seems to be concerned with nautilus, I get all the options when I right click on the Desktop files.
[08:57] <robbmunson> sudo aptitude reinstall nautilus maybe? or sudo aptitude -f install ?
[08:57]  * robbmunson shrugs.....im honestly not the "guru" I used to be...
[09:15] <shredder12> robbmunson: you are still the guru. Reinstalling fixed the issue :)
[09:18] <robbmunson> *bows*
[09:22] <robbmunson> You may have just lost some customizations, so I would check it all out if I were you.
[10:12] <shawn146-ubuntu9> hey
[10:13] <shawn146-ubuntu9> how do i change the size of my desktop GNOME icons?
[10:13] <shawn146-ubuntu9> please don't link me
[10:13] <shawn146-ubuntu9> i can't open a browser
[11:44] <Guest6960> Can someone help me privately with the grub bootloader?
[11:45] <Guest6960> Umm is anyone actually here?
[11:47] <duanedesign> morning all
[11:47] <duanedesign> Guest6960: Grub2?
[11:47] <Guest6960> Umm the one that was in ubuntu 10.04 lts
[11:48] <duanedesign> Guest6960: what is the issue
[11:48] <duanedesign> yeah that is Grub2 :)
[11:49] <Guest6960> Well its a long story, Can I talk to you privately?
[11:49] <Guest6960> I'm not use to this irc type chat thing. More used to skype.
[11:50] <duanedesign> Guest6960: you can PM me if you want/
[11:50] <Guest6960> Okay.
[11:50] <boywonder> hi,im not getting a hash sign if i login as root?
[11:51] <duanedesign> boywonder: you mean if you 'su'
[11:54] <boywonder> yes
[11:55] <boywonder> is yhat normal
[11:55] <boywonder> ?
[11:56] <duanedesign> what do you get?
[11:56] <duanedesign> boywonder: for instance, I get:
[11:57] <duanedesign> root@duanedesign-laptop:/home/duanedesign#
[11:57] <geirha> boywonder: How do you set your PS1 ?
[11:58] <boywonder> i get
[11:58] <boywonder> chris@chris - laptop:~$
[12:00] <geirha> boywonder: What's the output of this?   printf "%q\n" "$PS1"
[12:00] <duanedesign> geirha \o/
[12:01] <boywonder> wgats ps1?
[12:01] <geirha> the PS1 variable determines how your prompt looks
[12:02] <duanedesign> .36
[12:04] <boywonder> the last tag is $
[12:05] <geirha> And what's immediately in front of the $ ?
[12:05] <boywonder> \
[12:05] <Mohan_chml> ohai serfus
[12:05] <geirha> Hm. \$ should change to a $ when non-root, a # when root
[12:06] <boywonder> it doent,
[12:06] <boywonder> doesnt soz
[12:06] <geirha> Are you sure you are running a shell as root? what does ''echo $EUID'' say?
[12:07] <geirha> Also, was the \$ from the output of the printf command I showed earlier, or did you look in your ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile?
[12:08] <boywonder> 1000
[12:09] <geirha> That means you're not root
[12:09] <geirha> ''sudo -s''
[12:10] <boywonder> 0
[12:10] <boywonder> i have a hash
[12:11] <boywonder> im a bit confused
[12:11] <geirha> So it is working as expected. You just weren't root earlier, for some reason.
[12:11] <boywonder> it doesnt work for su - chris
[12:12] <geirha> su - chris   switches user to chris, not root
[12:12] <boywonder> ahh
[12:12] <geirha> :)
[12:13] <geirha> To get a root shell, run ''sudo -s'', to get a root login shell, use ''sudo -i''
[12:14] <boywonder> brb
[12:22] <boywonder> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-can-i-log-in-as-root/
[12:22] <boywonder> please duduce this for me
[12:23] <boywonder> deduce soz
[12:23] <geirha> On many unix and unix-like systems, that applies, but Ubuntu recommends you do not set a root password.
[12:24] <geirha> So instead of su, you'd use sudo instead.
[12:24] <boywonder> so do i get a sudo ~
[12:24] <geirha> !root
[12:24] <boywonder> #
[12:24] <ubot2> Do not try to guess the root password, that is impossible. Instead, realise the truth... there is no root password. Then you will see that it is 'sudo' that grants you access and not the root password. Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo
[12:25] <geirha> boywonder: ''sudo -s'' or ''sudo -i'' gives you a root shell.
[12:25] <duanedesign> that is a good link for understanding sudo in Ubuntu
[12:25] <geirha> If you just need to run one command as root, prepend it with sudo. E.g. sudo du -s /*
[12:26] <duanedesign> because of some changes in libvte for maverick terminator is not working correctly
[12:26] <duanedesign> I hardcoded TERM='xterm' in my .zshrc and that solved some of the issues
[12:28] <duanedesign> but...my Prompt is not showing correctly
[12:28] <geirha> What does it set as TERM if you don't set it to xterm?
[12:28] <duanedesign> none of the stuff I set in my PS1 variable are showing
[12:29] <duanedesign> geirha: dumb
[12:29] <boywonder> ok i have root thanks
[12:30] <geirha> I have no experience with zsh though. Do you get the same issue with bash?
[12:33] <duanedesign> no the prompt comes up fine there
[12:38] <geirha> Then I'd say it's more likely a zsh issue ...
[12:38] <geirha> What about [u]xterm, does it work correctly there?
[13:01] <guest6960> Does anyone know if duanedesign when afk or not?
[13:04] <duanedesign> hello guest6960
[13:05] <guest6960> I sent you a message earlier about a problem, and i just did now, to continue on it, because i ran into a problem.
[13:06] <duanedesign> geirha: seems their is a statement in my .zshrc that looks for 'echo $terminfo[colors]' to equal 8 in order to load colors. This does not seem to be working in Terminator as expected...
[13:07] <duanedesign> guest6960: what is the problem?
[13:08] <guest6960> It was the problem where I needed to reinstall grub2 and the windows mbr on each driver separately
[13:08] <guest6960> drive*
[13:09] <geirha> duanedesign: Does colors work though?  tput setaf 1; echo red; tput sgr0
[13:10] <duanedesign> guest6960: did you have question about that?
[13:10] <guest6960> Yes
[13:12] <duanedesign> geirha: aha, colors do work
[13:12] <duanedesign> i got 'red'
[13:13] <geirha> duanedesign: Does that terminfo array get set anywhere, or is it maybe a special zsh-variable?
[13:19] <duanedesign> geirha: ahh, their was an error message that I was not seeing.  /etc/zsh/zshrc:12: unknown parameter: terminfo
[13:21]  * duanedesign goes to look for a bug report
[13:30] <geirha> Seems there's a zsh module that sets that terminfo array
[13:31] <geirha> So I'm guessing because of that libvte change, that module is unable to detect the right terminal type and thus becomes empty.
[13:32] <geirha> or not set at all
[13:33] <duanedesign> thank you geirha
[13:50] <guest6960> Can someone just tell me how to install grub2 using the ubuntu 10.04 Lts cd using the terminal, I've already tried using grub-install -v and sudo aptitude install grub-pc and non of them work.
[13:52] <duanedesign> guest6960: Mount the partition containing the Ubuntu installation
[13:52] <duanedesign> sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt
[13:53] <guest6960> Okay
[13:53] <duanedesign> The device/drive is designated by sdX, with X being the device designation. sda is the first device
[13:53] <duanedesign> The partition is designated by the Y. The first partition is 1, the second is 2. Note the devices and partitions are counted differently.
[13:54] <guest6960> Okay
[13:54] <duanedesign> then run:   sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/ /dev/sdX
[13:55] <duanedesign> Example: sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/ /dev/sda
[13:55] <duanedesign> This will reinstall the GRUB 2 files on the mounted partition to the proper location and to the MBR of the designated device
[14:09] <guest6960> Nothing works, Just gonna reinstall it i guess.
[15:47] <sebsebseb> Hi
[15:48] <Mohan_chml> heya sebsebseb
[15:48] <sebsebseb> Mohan_chml: Hey
[15:48] <Mohan_chml> sebsebseb: How are you today?
[15:49] <sebsebseb> Mohan_chml: ok you?
[15:51] <Mohan_chml> sebsebseb: yeah! but still it hurts. Thanks for asking (:
[15:52] <sebsebseb> Mohan_chml: what hurts?
[15:53] <Mohan_chml> sebsebseb: lol I thought you knew it. My hand is injured
[15:53] <Mohan_chml> okay I ll brb
[15:55] <sebsebseb> Mohan_chml: no I just joined here
[16:20] <Paf1> Hello all, could any one help with with a sound issue?
[16:31] <duanedesign> afternoon all
[18:10] <skedar> hey all,
[18:10] <skedar> how do you share files from one linux to another. windows makes it all look easy?
[18:11] <skedar> this is mostly for two home computers
[18:11] <skedar> both running ubuntu
[18:11] <sebsebseb> skedar: uhmm there are ways
[18:11] <sebsebseb> !scp
[18:11] <ubot2> SCP is a secure way of copying files across networks using !SSH. Usage: scp filename user@host:filename - WinSCP is a client for Windows, available at http://winscp.net/
[18:11] <sebsebseb> skedar: you can use Samaba actsauly Linux to Linux not just with Windows
[18:11] <sebsebseb> !samba
[18:11] <ubot2> Samba is the way to cooperate with Windows environments. Links with more info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MountWindowsSharesPermanently and https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/windows-networking.html - Samba can be administered via the web with SWAT.
[18:12] <skedar> i have been told that samba is quite a slow protocol
[18:12] <hobgoblin> you can also use nfs
[18:12] <sebsebseb> ah yes nfs
[18:12] <sebsebseb> !nfs
[18:12] <ubot2> nfs is the network file system. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpNFSHowTo for information on installing and configuring NFS.
[18:12] <sebsebseb> skedar: nah Samba works quite well
[18:13] <skedar> is there a preferred one or just user preference?
[18:13] <sebsebseb> skedar: Samba is probably the most popular, however thats  mainly when it comes to sharing files with Windows
[18:14] <sebsebseb> skedar: another possible way to share files Linux distro to Linux distro, would actsaully be this,  have your own FTP server
[18:14] <sebsebseb> skedar: or even this,  have an Apache web server, and upload files to it, and then access it from the other computer
[18:15] <hobgoblin> but I suspect that nfs or samba will do :)
[18:15] <sebsebseb> hobgoblin: yeah or SCP
[18:15] <skedar> yeah, i thought of that. but thought that a web server is over doing it for a home method
[18:15] <sebsebseb> skedar: to an extent yeah, but
[18:15] <sebsebseb> skedar: Apache is quite easy to get working in Ubuntu,  and then you have it like a intranet,  just for your computers, so Internet can't access it as well, if you want
[18:16] <Mohan_chml> heya hobgoblin. (:
[18:16] <hobgoblin> o/
[18:16] <skedar> yeah. out of nfs and samba which one is easier
[18:16]  * Mohan_chml looks at hobgoblin as he looks sick with a hand raised up
[18:17] <hobgoblin> if it works - samba
[18:17] <sebsebseb> skedar: and then of course, you could get some web host, with  FTP access, paid or for free, and upload your files to that, and share them,  So yep many ways to share files, and its up to you, what you choose,  there isn't really a best way to do it.
[18:17] <skedar> and to view them. do you have to use mount?
[18:17] <hobgoblin> skedar: right click usually then if things need to be installed it does it
[18:17] <sebsebseb> skedar: well not neassirely FTP access above, I just mean file upload access.
[18:18] <hobgoblin> skedar: I always add my shares to fstab - then they mount at boot
[18:18] <hobgoblin> skedar: mount in /mnt if you don't want them showing on the desktop
[18:18] <hobgoblin> Mohan_chml: got an awful headache to be honest
[18:19] <skedar> yeah. cool. i haven't really read fstab man page but do you need to use login creds?
[18:19] <Mohan_chml> awww... are you ok now hobgoblin ?
[18:19] <hobgoblin> not really - no
[18:20] <hobgoblin> skedar: not here
[18:20] <hobgoblin> though the partitions are owned by me
[18:20] <skedar> i mean when using fstab to connect to shares
[18:21] <skedar> do you need to supply login credentials of the remote computer
[18:22] <hobgoblin> you might with samba - never used it like that - when I used nfs - one machine is a server - the other the client - I just had aline in fstab which mounted them
[18:23] <hobgoblin> check out the wiki pages and have a look, see which is more appropriate
[18:23] <skedar> yeah i might have a look. thanks for you help everyone. catchyall later
[21:21] <andrew_708476> Does anyone know how to register in irc
[21:35] <nUboon2Age> andrew_708476: i'm not sure, but i think they may be able to help you over at #freenode
[21:35] <andrew_708476> ok
[21:45] <stlsaint> andrew_708476: need help?
[21:52] <andrew_708476> yes
[21:53] <andrew_708476> stlsaint can you hepl out a bit
[21:55] <andrew_708476> stlsaint are you there
[21:55] <stlsaint> yes
[21:55] <stlsaint> andrew_708476: hopefully i can help
[21:55] <andrew_708476> ok can you register my nick name for me Im having so much trouble understanding it
[21:58] <andrew_708476> :-D
[22:07] <stlsaint> andrew_708476: how are you unable to reg?
[22:44] <holder> Hi, i'm trying to download java, but following the instructions on the java website isn't working
[22:46] <holder> in the terminal i'm supposed to type chmod a+x jre-6u<version>-linux-i586.bin - i'm changing the <version> to the correct one, but it still isn't working
[22:47] <holder> - know how to change a file to executable using the gui, but I'm lost if I jump ahead in the instructions
[22:47] <holder> *I
[22:52] <aveilleux> holder: Why don't you just install Java from the repositories? sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre
[22:52] <aveilleux> (I think that's the package name)
[22:55] <pseudosmart> I'm running 10.04.1 on a sony vaio, and all my screen resolutions cut off the right and bottom of the screen. I was here the other day, but couldn't find a solution. Anybody have any suggestions?
[22:55] <Ounis> yes i remember you from yesterday
[22:57] <Ounis> i really have no solution for you
[22:57] <Ounis> BTW what is 10.04.1 i know only 10.04
[22:57] <pseudosmart> That's just what the iso is that I downloaded and burned
[22:58] <Ounis> ok
[22:58] <pseudosmart> does it make a difference that my xorg.conf file is blank?
[22:59] <Ounis> yes i googled it you are right it's 10.04.1
[22:59] <pseudosmart> I've read several posts that have said the system doesn't really use the xorg.conf file anymore
[22:59] <aveilleux> pseudosmart: That would be correct
[23:00] <Ounis> it was since 8.10
[23:00] <pseudosmart> man, I'm so frustrated by this. I've been working on it for two days, and still can't figure it out
[23:03] <Ounis> what about the live CD does it have the same problem ?
[23:03] <aveilleux> Ounis: Yes
[23:03] <Ounis> mmm too bad
[23:04] <Ounis> did you asked the question on ubuntu forums ?
[23:06] <pseudosmart> yeah the live cd had the same problem. and yeah, I asked the question on the Ubuntu forums, but have not found the solution yet
[23:07] <pseudosmart> People just keep telling me to go to System>Administration>Hardware Drivers and activate the 3D Graphics driver, but that doesn't help, I've tried several times
[23:08] <Ounis> do you know any body having the same hardware ? you can try the live cd on his machine
[23:13] <pseudosmart> unfortunately, no
[23:23] <holder> *I
[23:24] <holder> Thanks aveilleux, I googled it and it's "sudo apt-get install sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre"
[23:24] <aveilleux> That one!
[23:25] <aveilleux> holder, I thought sun-java6-bin was a dependency of sun-java6-jre, so it'd be installed automatically