[00:24] <ubern00b> Hello! I'm having grub trouble. When I boot I get to a grub prompt, it says "grub>". How do I get it to boot Ubuntu?
[00:26] <uchobby> Not an expert ubern00b, but I am looking it up for you.
[00:27] <uchobby> how did you end up at the prompt rather then booting?
[00:28] <uchobby> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto
[00:28] <uchobby> there seems to be instructions about 2/3rd down under Command line, you are at the probt so skip to step 5.
[00:29] <uchobby> I'm no expert, have only done simular thing once, but I would like to know how it goes for you
[00:48] <duanedesign> ubern00b: yep the link uchobby popsted is a good one
[00:49] <uchobby> have not herd from ubern00b, wonder if he's trying
[01:01] <aveilleux> uchobby: Evidently
[01:04] <uchobby> when you use VMWare, to run Ubuntu on Win7, and you have a shared dir setup, where does that show up in Ubuntu? I dont see the dir there.
[01:08] <aveilleux> ushobby: You have to connect to it. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/how-to-share-folders-with-your-ubuntu-virtual-machine-guest/
[01:10] <uchobby> thanks aveilleux, looking now
[01:23] <uchobby> working now, thanks aveilleux
[01:23] <aveilleux> No problem, uchobby
[01:24] <meindian523> uh sorry duanedesign went off to sleep
[01:24] <meindian523> :P
[01:24]  * meindian523 checks links duanedesign provided
[02:32] <tcm5025> anyone know how i could solve an issue with a blank screen at startup?
[02:32] <stlsaint> tcm5025: blank screen as in no grub or ....?
[02:33] <tcm5025> well it's the only os on here, so i dunno if i'll see the grub screen
[02:33] <tcm5025> i had to d/l the alternate installer to be able to install the os at all
[02:33] <tcm5025> and now it just does the same thing it did when i tried to run the regular installer
[02:33] <tcm5025> it goes blank after the ubuntu logo comes up
[02:34] <tcm5025> got any idea??
[02:37] <stlsaint> tcm5025: yea boot into the livecd and check to see if you are using xorg or not
[02:46] <tcm5025> what do you mean xorg?
[02:47] <stlsaint> shoudl be in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
[02:48] <aveilleux> stlsaint, tcm5025: The newest version of Ubuntu doesn't use that anymore
[02:51] <stlsaint> aveilleux: true but he may need to
[02:52] <aveilleux> stlsaint: xorg.conf is completely ignored now, to my knowledge.
[02:53] <stlsaint> aveilleux: what release of ubuntu are you referring to?
[02:53] <aveilleux> stlsaint: 10.04. I've never been able to get an xorg.conf to stick.
[02:54] <stlsaint> aveilleux: well i have used it to trouble shoot 10.10 so i know it is still viable to 10.04 ;)
[02:55] <stlsaint> in 10.10 i had a video issue..by removing xorg i was able to get down to the generic driver and wait for the next major update to fix my nvidia issue
[02:56] <stlsaint> thats why i ask if xorg is there or not so if it causing issues you can move it to xorg.conf.old or .bak and let the generic driver come into play
[02:56] <phillw> aveilleux: IIR, xorg.conf is still read if it exists
[02:56] <stlsaint> aveilleux: ^^^
[02:56] <phillw> it is not auto generated, as most of the time it is no longer needed
[02:58] <stlsaint> aveilleux: thus it is still useful in some cases ^^
[03:11] <stlsaint> tcm5025: poke
[04:48] <taboc741> I've been looking around and can't seam to find any pre-compiled drivers and software for the Clear usb modems.  Has anyone been terribly successful at getting ubuntu online via Clear?
[04:49] <stlsaint> taboc741: sorry i have not
[04:49] <stlsaint> taboc741: have you tried connecting via ethernet to the modem or is that what you are doing?
[04:51] <taboc741> well if i had the so called home modem that would work, but it's a usb modem (much like 3g service from att, except it's 4g from clear) wich required the software package and the driver for the wimax usb modem the software installs
[04:51] <stlsaint> taboc741: oh i see, have you been to their website to see about downloading a different version of the software?
[04:52] <taboc741> they've only released software (with drivers compiled into the software) for mac and windows
[04:53] <stlsaint> taboc741: yea that has been an issue with other usb internet providers
[04:53] <taboc741> i know mac osx is unix based as well is there a good util for importing mac software to linux?
[04:54] <stlsaint> http://www.linuxwimax.org/
[04:55] <taboc741> thanks a bunch i'll hit them up
[05:03] <taboc741> well it looks like they have a wimax stack, but since beecom won't release source for drivers they can't build drivers for my clear stick yet.
[08:50] <tdn> Is there any way to sort the output of du -sh? I know I can do: du -sm | sort -n, but is there any way to sort human readable sizes? I can not find anything on this in the man page of 'sort'.
[10:03] <Red1> hi
[10:05] <Red1> i've just installed ubuntu 10.04 using wubi on a laptop with windows 7, but sometimes the mouse and the keyboard don't work. i can move the mouse, but i can't click anywhere but on the firefox icon
[10:06] <Red1> what can i do?
[10:23] <suprengr> Red1: are you using the touchpad on the laptop... and can you access the menus at all?
[10:25] <Red1> i'm using the touchpad. nothing but the firefox icon
[10:26] <suprengr> Red1: hover mouse over System menu and press ,enter..  Do same for: System -> Preferences -> Mouse and enable  touchpad 'tap to click' [or something similar]
[10:27] <suprengr> Red1: ...& check the other settings while you're there.
[10:28] <Red1> i've already enabled the 'tap to click' thing
[10:29] <suprengr> Red1: then you have access to more than firefox, surely?
[10:30] <Red1> when i'm in firefox i can use the mouse and click
[10:33] <suprengr> Red1: are you saying you can access anything when Firefox is open but not otherwise or that you can only access items in Firefox
[10:33] <Red1> only access items in Firefox
[10:33] <suprengr> Red1: [confused :/  ]
[10:35] <suprengr> Red1: how did you set 'tap to click' then... getting more confused here
[10:36] <Red1> i noticed the mouse doesn't work when  I put a USB flash drive in for the first time
[10:38] <suprengr> Red1: let's try another line here.  Can you right click ok on e.g. the desktop itself
[10:40] <suprengr> Red1:
[10:40] <Red1> no
[10:41] <suprengr> Red1: 1/ What is the laptop?  2/ Do you have mouse control at login / password screen?
[10:42] <Red1> hp dv6 2193/yes/yes
[10:43] <suprengr> Red1: ..and this only started since you plugged in the flash drive?  was all ok before the USB was attached?
[10:46] <Red1> yes, but then when i rebooted ubuntu and put in the flash drive everything worked fine
[12:14] <Abhishek-17> is it neccessory to update ubuntu 9.10 before upgrading it to 10.04 with an alternate cd?
[13:48] <Mohan_chml> hiya hobgoblin
[13:50] <hobgoblin> hi Mohan_chml
[13:50] <Mohan_chml> hobgoblin: PM
[15:11] <pagar> how to expand linux partition
[15:12] <pagar> please help
[15:13] <pedro3005> hi pagar
[15:13] <pagar> hi
[15:14] <pedro3005> pagar, you can boot your live cd and use GParted to expand your partition if you wish
[15:16] <Mohan_chml> pedro3005: I think we need a free space right after the current partition. But really Idk about that
[15:17] <pedro3005> Mohan_chml, oh well, he went away
[15:17] <Mohan_chml> pedro3005: But I just need to clarify that
[15:17] <pedro3005> good
[15:18] <Mohan_chml> can you do that with having some freespace at the tail?
[15:19] <kosaidpo> hello guys
[15:20] <kosaidpo> whats the differents  on synaptic btw remove and remove compeletly
[15:20] <Mohan_chml> kosaidpo: hello. How are you these days?
[15:20] <kosaidpo> im fine
[15:20] <kosaidpo> Mohan_chml: tnx and you
[15:21] <saji89> kosaidpo, I think remove leaves back the configuration files, but remove completely removes the configuration files, aswell.
[15:21] <Mohan_chml> kosaidpo: "remove" removes the application "remove completely" removes the library files and the dependencies it needed during installation
[15:22] <Mohan_chml> *too
[15:22] <kosaidpo> ahh
[15:23] <kosaidpo> so its like using pruge is it ?
[15:23] <kosaidpo> as in sudo aptitude purge remove package ?
[15:23] <kosaidpo> right
[15:23] <kosaidpo> ?
[15:25] <Mohan_chml> kosaidpo: yes
[15:25] <kosaidpo> tnx :  }
[15:25] <kosaidpo> ;]
[15:25] <kosaidpo> Mohan_chml: can i pick up sumthin from u quickly
[15:25] <Mohan_chml> kosaidpo: yes?
[15:25] <kosaidpo> as in can u tel me any tip as comande line or w.e
[15:26] <kosaidpo> uhm
[15:26] <kosaidpo> w.e in ur mind
[15:26] <kosaidpo> u think it might be usfulle for me
[15:26] <kosaidpo> : ]
[15:26] <Mohan_chml> kosaidpo: join -team
[15:27] <Mohan_chml> kosaidpo: /join #ubuntu-beginners-team
[15:27] <kosaidpo> hihi
[15:27] <kosaidpo> :D i kno
[15:27] <Mohan_chml> Heh
[15:27] <kosaidpo> no i mean as a user linux
[15:27] <kosaidpo> you kno
[15:27] <kosaidpo> while using the commadn line
[15:27] <kosaidpo> well
[15:28] <kosaidpo> i nver get it what does chroot do ?
[15:28] <kosaidpo> the command chroot
[15:28] <Mohan_chml> change the root permissions
[15:28] <kosaidpo> to what ?
[15:28] <Mohan_chml> of a particular file
[15:28] <kosaidpo> can you pls explain
[15:28] <kosaidpo> im noob tho : D
[15:29] <Mohan_chml> If I have two accounts/ groups in my machine and If I want to change the owner permissions of a particular folder from one group to another, chroot is used
[15:29] <hobgoblin> no
[15:29] <kosaidpo> uhm why we cant use chmod ?
[15:29] <kosaidpo> or chown
[15:29] <Mohan_chml> kosaidpo: ^ Its good to learn after you find the codes by yourself ;)
[15:30] <Mohan_chml> kosaidpo: chown is to change the owner access and chroot to the root access
[15:30] <hobgoblin> Mohan_chml: chroot is "an operation that changes the apparent disk root directory for the current running process and its children. "
[15:31] <Mohan_chml> hobgoblin: aww. I told about chown then..?
[15:31] <hobgoblin> ye[
[15:31] <hobgoblin> yep
[15:32] <Mohan_chml> hobgoblin: ty. Just now googled =]
[15:32] <kosaidpo> hobgoblin: cus im not native english speaker inever get to uderstand the choot from the man
[15:32] <kosaidpo> can you please gimme some example pls
[15:32] <kosaidpo> Mohan_chml: many tnx : ]
[15:32] <hobgoblin> sorry - not really, something I used once or twice only
[15:33] <kosaidpo> hobgoblin: oh okies tnx
[15:33] <kosaidpo> well guys
[15:34] <kosaidpo> can you please give any usefull command line that ican pick up from you easily : D
[15:34] <Mohan_chml> kosaidpo: http://www.antionline.com/showthread.php?t=156511 that has an elaborate story about chroot
[15:35] <Mohan_chml> kosaidpo: download a tutorial or work in terminal, so that you can learn by yourself ;)
[15:35] <kosaidpo> yeh id o
[15:35] <kosaidpo> but you kno i cant get to see all the cmmd line
[15:35] <hobgoblin> kosaidpo: what it is you are actually after - we'ere not a library :)
[15:36] <kosaidpo> so its like exchangin knowloage or sumthi
[15:36] <kosaidpo> cus what i kno you might dont kno n same
[15:37] <kosaidpo> hobgoblin: hii i kno me too
[15:37] <kosaidpo> for example ican tell you a word in french
[15:37] <kosaidpo> and im sure you sumthin to tell me too
[15:37] <kosaidpo> you get me
[15:38] <kosaidpo> so im askin you guys this on commd line
[15:38] <kosaidpo> : d
[15:39] <hobgoblin> yep - the only real way to learn the command line is in my opinion - need to use it for real to fix or accomplish something
[15:39] <kosaidpo> yeh i do use
[15:39] <kosaidpo> but you kno somtimes it night be danger
[15:39] <kosaidpo> like the other time
[15:39] <kosaidpo> i ereased my headers by accident
[15:39] <hobgoblin> run a vm then you can do whatever it is you want to
[15:40] <kosaidpo> n ipayed it so expensive to get em back i had to do a fresh install cus i messed it up
[15:40] <kosaidpo> uhm i dont thikn ican
[15:40] <kosaidpo> im using lubuntu
[15:40] <kosaidpo> i have an old toshiba with 512 ram
[15:40] <hobgoblin> oh - no then :)
[15:41] <hobgoblin> you could if you have sufficient disk space then make a new install and play in one and keep one for normal use
[15:42] <kosaidpo> uhm yeh isee
[15:42] <hobgoblin> I've done both in the past
[15:42] <kosaidpo> well tnx  n have nice day
[15:42] <kosaidpo> peace out : ]
[15:43] <Mohan_chml> hobgoblin: I think we have to tell him to avoid sms type of words. what about you?
[15:46] <hobgoblin> some of it might possibly be down to language  I think
[22:06] <kosaidpo> hello guys
[22:07] <kosaidpo> its absoluty impossible to rum virtual box on machine with 512 ram under lubuntu ??
[22:08] <seidos> kosaidpo, did you try?
[22:09] <aveilleux> kosaidpo: No, why?
[22:09] <aveilleux> kosaidpo: As long as you allocate less than half your physical RAM you should be fine
[22:09] <aveilleux> kosaidpo: To a degree
[22:09] <kosaidpo> uhm
[22:09] <kosaidpo> s icant ?
[22:10] <aveilleux> kosaidpo: I'm confused. What do you mean when you say "Can't"?
[22:10] <aveilleux> kosaidpo: Because I've done exactly what you're talking about (run VBox with < 512MB of RAM) before
[22:10] <kosaidpo> im under lubuntu with 512 ram so can i use virtual box
[22:10] <kosaidpo> ohh
[22:10] <kosaidpo> good
[22:11] <kosaidpo> how ?
[22:11] <aveilleux> kosaidpo: Y-yes.
[22:11] <kosaidpo> cus im new
[22:11] <aveilleux> kosaidpo: Um, install it
[22:11] <aveilleux> kosaidpo: sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose
[22:11] <kosaidpo> i did
[22:11] <kosaidpo> i have it
[22:11] <kosaidpo> now
[22:11] <kosaidpo> : D
[22:11] <kosaidpo> and how abt the virtual hdd
[22:11] <kosaidpo> how much shud  give it
[22:12] <aveilleux> kosaidpo: Whatever the recommended size is
[22:12] <kosaidpo> ahh
[22:12] <kosaidpo> okies tnx
[22:12] <kosaidpo> ill go dinner now
[22:12] <kosaidpo> many tnx
[22:12] <kosaidpo> for ur help
[22:46] <reaper50435> question: is their a linux alt to windows alcohol 120 program
[22:50] <aveilleux> reaper50435: Linux can mount ISOs natively. If you want an interface, you can use gmount-iso
[22:50] <aveilleux> reaper50435: sudo aptitude install gmountiso
[22:52] <drubin> kos<Tab> I would highly highly recommend *not* running virtual box with only 512mbs of ram!
[22:52] <drubin> that leaves your host os with at max 256mbs of ram which will suck  ;/
[22:52] <reaper50435> thanks
[22:53] <drubin> aveilleux: How well did that work out running vbox with < 512mb of ram?
[22:54] <aveilleux> drubin: How *well*? Terrible
[22:55] <aveilleux> drubin: But he was asking if it was possible, which it is