[03:42] <olinuxx> bye all
[12:54] <JMeK> Hi! Since I have a lot of trouble getting my bamboo-pen CTL-460 working in UbuntuStudio (it just doesn't work at all) see also this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1582902 I have really two questions: First: is it me, is it the bamboo pen, or is it Ubuntustudio that has the bug. And second: what is a good tablet/pen wich works out of the box in Ubuntustudio? As an artist I really need a working pentablet!
[13:10] <astraljava> JMeK: Sorry, unless you are seeing any errors while applying the commands listen on the tutorial, there's hardly anything I can do as not having the same hardware.
[13:10] <astraljava> JMeK: What you can do is `lsmod | grep wacom', to ensure the module is being loaded, but that's as far as my expertise reaches. :)
[13:11] <astraljava> JMeK: Looks like many Bamboo Pen users have gotten help through that tutorial, so it doesn't look to be the hardware.
[13:31] <persia> JMeK, If `uname -m` gives "i686", you're running 32-bit (i386).
[13:36] <JMeK> persia: yes, 'uname -m' gives "i686". So now I know Iḿ running 32-bit (learning somethinng every day). What are the implications? What to do next?
[13:36] <persia> I don't have a tablet, and don't know the answer to that.  I just know that i386 kernels say "i686" and amd64 kernels say "x86_64"
[13:37] <persia> Your correspondent in the forum seemed confused.
[13:38] <JMeK> persia: thanks,  I will remember this and also pass it on to my correspondent
[16:15] <skx> am I doing something wrong? after every single kernel update, X fails and I have to reinstall the graphic card driver from console with jockey-text, I'm using nVidia restricted drivers if that matters
[16:16] <rlameiro> skx: its possible, since they are propietary kernels
[16:16] <rlameiro> and the driver needs to be compiled against each kernel version
[16:16] <skx> they're just modules and should be updated along with the kernel :\
[16:16] <rlameiro> if the driver was opensource, that wouldnt happen
[16:16] <skx> "FATAL: Module nvidia not found"
[16:16] <rlameiro> its not opensource
[16:17] <skx> it doesn't matter
[16:17] <rlameiro> they cant chip it like that
[16:17] <skx> if I can update it, so could the update tool
[16:17] <rlameiro> its a licesing issue, they can put propietary stuff on your computer without consent, even if it is an upgrade
[16:18] <rlameiro> blame Nvidia for that
[16:18] <skx> they could add a popup
[16:18] <skx> and I have already put a proprietary stuff on my computer
[16:19] <rlameiro> skx: are you using a realtime kernel?
[16:19] <skx> rlameiro, preempt
[16:20] <rlameiro> it can be because of that
[16:20] <rlameiro> maybe they only prepare propietary modules for the generic kernel
[16:20] <skx> it's because it's not being updated properly, I can install proprietary modules from nvidia by hand
[16:20] <skx> and they work with the preempt kernel
[16:20] <astraljava> skx: There this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1036788, but beware, no support whatsoever.
[16:21] <skx> thanks, astraljava, will look into that
[16:23] <rlameiro> each time you install a nvidia driver by hand, it compiles the modules against the kernel you are using
[16:23] <rlameiro> it does it automatically
[16:24] <astraljava> skx: Here's another: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=835573
[16:26] <skx> they all seem a little old, but thanks, I'll do that
[16:27] <astraljava> skx: I don't think the principle has changed, though.
[16:29] <holstein> In FalkTX' lucid main ppa is a patched nvidia driver which works fine
[16:29] <holstein> for me on Alessio's realtime kernel in a ubuntustudio 10.04 64bit
[16:29] <holstein> environment.
[16:30] <holstein> ^from the mailing list
[16:30] <holstein> relevant?
[16:35] <astraljava> Hmm, there aren't all the drivers that can be found from nVidia's website, so I'm not sure if all types of cards are supported. But a good call nonetheless.
[16:37] <astraljava> What is the reason there's a huge amount of packages there, wouldn't it be reasonable to get those into main repos?
[16:37] <astraljava> Oh, KXstudio, right?
[16:38] <rlameiro> yeap