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schuyler_Nevermind, fixed: http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/GPU83ATICatalystLinuxHotfix.aspx00:11
schuyler_Okay, anyone here? After trying to use this hotfix on my updated kernel, I still get the same problem: http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/GPU83ATICatalystLinuxHotfix.aspx00:20
Hydroziiwhat is the equivalent of %appdata% in xubuntu?05:13
Sysiwhat is %appdata% ?05:14
Hydroziii jus learned that it is /etc05:19
Hydroziibut i still cant find the minecraft save data05:19
Sysiit can be hidden in your home folder05:19
Sysicrtl h in filemanager05:20
Hydroziino i dont think thats it05:20
Hydroziiminecraft is a .jar file05:20
Hydroziiand i can open it with archieve manager05:20
Hydroziibut i cant figure out how to add downloaded save accounts and such05:21
Hydroziii was hoping that there was some save info in /etc about minecraft05:21
Hydroziibut i cant find anything so im stuck05:21
Sysiit's java program, if you run it it can write only to your home folder05:22
Sysilocate minecraft | grep home05:22
Hydroziiok so that confirms that there wouldnt be anything in /etc05:22
Hydroziii know where minecraft is05:22
Sysiyou don't know where everything related is05:23
Hydroziibut where is the save files within minecraft05:23
Hydroziii can open it with archieve manager and see lots of files05:23
Sysiask #minecraft or something05:23
Hydroziibut none of them seem to be saves05:23
Hydroziiive been asking #minecraft05:23
Sysisry, g2g →05:24
Hydroziithere is easy instructions for windows05:24
Hydroziiits ok cya05:24
ubuXubugood morning resident Xubuntites.05:28
Hydroziimorning05:29
Hydroziifigured out my problem yay :)05:29
Hydroziiit was in the home folder i wasnt listening05:29
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ubuXubuu ok m00se05:45
m00sedepends05:48
m00seyou got any heroin?05:48
* m00se goes back to his m00vie05:48
ubuXubui stay away from halucenigens05:48
m00seand dictionaries....good policy05:50
nicofsI am looking for a good network monitor. i need to monitor my 3g connection...07:13
psycho_oreosumtsmon can keep a very basic tracking of 3G usage plus it has dial-up capabilites07:17
nicofsmy problem is that i want to know what kind of connection is going (i.e. GPRS, EDGE, UMTS) and if i am actually connected because the network manager tells me (via the icon) that i am connected even if the signal has been lost... it's just not accurate...07:19
psycho_oreosthen there's stuff like gkrellm depending on how you go about connecting to yer 3G connection.. if you're using USB and it appears as ppp0, it will have its own statistics..if you go through a router you will have eth0/wifi0/etc and if you use that same connection on other devices, e.g. file transfers..the data counts will be skewed07:19
nicofspsycho_oreos: does it only tell me how much data has been sent/received or can it tell me what kind of connection i use and if it is still active (ping)?07:23
jrmyis there a channel for wine on freenode?07:49
psycho_oreosnikolam, it both can tell you how much data has been sent/received, umtsmon is only for 3G so it'll only show info on 3G, the gkrellm can but it won't tell you if its active or not, it will show you if the interface is up or down07:51
istokjrmy, /msg alis list *wine*07:52
psycho_oreosjrmy, try #winehq07:52
istokor that07:52
jrmyi didnt know that command.. but with /list on xchat it doesnt show all of them at once and is rather speedy so i only really get to see that last few channels07:54
jrmywhich isnt helpful at all07:54
jrmy:/07:55
Sysiyou maybe get kicked out from network with /list07:55
Sysi"exess flood"07:55
psycho_oreosespecially this network is quite big (lots of channels/users)07:55
jrmywhat?07:57
nikolampsycho_oreos, maybe your answer was meant for someone else07:58
psycho_oreosnikolam, which? about the network size? not really, freenode is very big07:59
psycho_oreosnikolam, ahh wait! my bad yes.. (tab fail)07:59
nikolam:)07:59
psycho_oreosnicofs, it both can tell you how much data has been sent/received, umtsmon is only for 3G so it'll only show info on 3G, the gkrellm can but it won't tell you if its active or not, it will show you if the interface is up or down07:59
nicofshow do i get a list of my devices?08:02
Sysilspci / lsusb / sudo fdisk -l08:02
psycho_oreoslshal08:02
psycho_oreosifconfig/iwconfig08:02
Sysilshal is new to me08:03
psycho_oreoshumm08:03
psycho_oreos!info lshal08:03
ubottuPackage lshal does not exist in lucid08:03
Sysithat lists ..much08:03
psycho_oreosmight be available through ppa.. I recall it was available through multiverse/universe.. alas I'm on ancient version :)08:03
Sysii think it's in coreutils or something08:04
nicofsi have found a plugin for my 3g connection. i need to specify the path of my modem. lsusb lists it as Bus 1 Device 3. what would be the path?08:04
psycho_oreosnah its not in coreutils (at least for jaunty)08:05
psycho_oreosdepends on the plugin.. and which app are we talking about? :)08:06
nicofsxfce4-cellmodem-plugin08:07
psycho_oreoslol ok wait.. lshal is old and deprecated, that's why it won't be available for ubuntu versions above and including lucid (afaik lucid is now using hal-free xorg as hal was no longer favoured)08:07
psycho_oreoshmm never heard of that08:07
psycho_oreoscan't you specify interface name?08:08
Sysiit's /dev/something i guess08:08
psycho_oreos/dev/tty?08:08
psycho_oreosit might be available through dmesg if its plugged in via USB which it is as I just now realise08:09
nicofsi have seen something like ttyusb0 or ttyusb1, i guess... but it's not there in thunar08:09
jrmyi need to be reminded on how to make an iso through a command again.. i'd be making an iso of a disc inserted08:09
psycho_oreosumm /dev/ttyUSB?08:09
nicofsok... my bad. i found /dev/ttyUSB... but now i need to find out which one it is...08:11
psycho_oreosbest way to check it is via dmesg08:12
psycho_oreosits usually 0 or 1 unless you have more than one 3G USB device or some really fancy device08:12
jrmyis there a "so youre new to linux" thing?09:11
jrmyi need to stop staying up so late09:11
jrmyit would be nice if i had at least one friend that used linux09:11
Sysiubuntu people are your friends :P09:12
istokgoogle is your friend09:13
Sysiubuntu manual?09:13
istokif you search the right pattern, it returns many a linux howto09:14
istokthe ubuntu forums are also pretty good for finding help09:14
Sysiinstall gentoo :D09:14
istokbetween man and --help switches, i don't need much more09:14
Sysi(arch wouls actually be better for learning)09:14
jrmywhat ubuntu manual?09:14
istokgentoo was ok, but i like xubuntu more09:14
Sysi!manual09:14
ubottuThe Ubuntu Manual will help you become familiar with everyday tasks such as surfing the web, listening to music and scanning documents. With an emphasis on easy to follow instructions, it is suitable for all levels of experience. http://ubuntu-manual.org/09:14
istokand xubuntu runs faster than my debian desktop09:14
Sysioh, it was that basic09:14
jrmyi kinda have basics down09:15
jrmyi can only install another os by command line09:16
jrmyi dont have any cd's nor can i boot via usb09:16
jrmygoogle isnt my friend since i dont know what exactly i'd be looking for09:16
jrmygoogle is mostly a troll imo09:16
istokheh, i'll admit, i've had a few missleading howto's09:17
istokbut most of the time, depending on the search pattern, i find what i want09:17
jrmynot everything on google is even reliable09:17
istokor ask here, on IRC09:17
istokfreenode is the best IRC network for technical help09:18
jrmywell i was mostly wondering if there was a guide for former windows users09:25
istokjrmy, i've used unix (fbsd) remotely for years, with shells, and some linux, fedora, gentoo, debian - but always ran windows at home09:45
istoki was tired of developing random infections, loosing my files/etc, and having to format09:45
istokso installed the xubuntu desktop, never looked back :)09:45
istokyou will find most things are easier with the GUI - but for me, i tend to boot to desktop, but go straight to terminal09:46
saflHey people! How do I change color depth? I have tried producing an xorg.conf with Xorg -configure and place it in /etc/X11/ but even though i remove all but one colordepth then 32bpp is allways chosen.10:18
HydroziiThe file 'whatever' is not marked as executable.  If this was downloaded or copied form an untrusted source, it may be dangerous to run.  For more details, read about the executable bit.10:28
Hydroziihow can i make it run?10:28
saflchmod +x10:28
Hydroziichomd +x "thatfile"10:29
Hydrozii?10:29
psycho_oreosyes10:29
saflyou got it :)10:29
psycho_oreosand its chmod not chomd10:29
Hydroziiwhat if i want to run it with wine?10:29
safli prefer using chomd it is much safer10:29
saflwine 'whatever'10:29
saflthe other statement was a joke btw :)10:30
Hydroziichomd +x wine "whatever"10:30
Hydrozii?10:30
istoklol10:30
safljust: wine "whatever"10:30
istokyou only need to chmod/chomd +x once, to give the file the correct permissions10:30
psycho_oreosits not called chomd, its called chmod.. some people need to start wearing their spectacles10:30
istokyou could also use the wine GUI10:31
saflchomd is the secure version of chmod ;)10:31
istokor ask in #winehq10:31
Hydroziiugh10:31
psycho_oreosthat is just stupid10:31
psycho_oreoschomd is not a valid binary executable for the same task10:32
saflhey psycho it was a joke...10:32
istoklol10:32
istokor chown10:32
psycho_oreoschown is a valid one, it just changes ownership10:32
saflyou can also pipe the output of chomd to chown my good chump ;)10:33
Hydroziii cant get anything to work10:33
saflHydrozii: how does it fail?10:34
Hydroziiaccording to some instructions im following im supposed to open a particular file with wine10:34
HydroziiThe file 'whatever' is not marked as executable.  If this was downloaded or copied form an untrusted source, it may be dangerous to run.  For more details, read about the executable bit.10:34
Hydroziithat the error i get10:34
Hydroziiwhen i try the "wine 'my file' "10:35
saflHydrozii: if you have downloade a windows-executable, you can execute it by doing: wine 'some_file' if it is a linux file execute it with: ./some_file after giving it exection rights "chmod +x 'some_file'".10:35
psycho_oreos!wine | Hydrozii10:35
ubottuHydrozii: WINE is a compatibility layer for running Windows programs on GNU/Linux - More information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine - Search the !AppDB for application compatibility ratings - Join #winehq for application help - See !virtualizers for running Windows (or another OS) inside Ubuntu10:35
Hydroziiwell its definitly a windows-executable10:35
Hydroziiim probably just spelling the location wrong10:36
Hydroziiill join #winehq and ask them any other questions i have10:36
saflHow do i change ColorDepth?10:37
psycho_oreosedit xorg conf10:37
safltried that, seems that hal overrides settings10:37
saflcreated a xorg.conf based on Xorg -configure10:38
psycho_oreosthere's no hal under lucid10:38
saflok, whatever automagic lucid uses seems to override10:38
saflafter creating the xorg.conf with Xorg -configure i removed all definitions of color depths except for the one i wanted to use.10:39
istoki have hal on mine :o10:39
saflBut I still end up with a colordepth which is not specified in /etc/X11/xorg.conf10:40
istoksudo dpkg -l | grep hal10:40
psycho_oreosxorg shouldn't be depending on hal from what I heard on lucid10:40
psycho_oreosit might show up in error logs10:40
saflno errors10:43
saflit runs just fine10:43
saflthats my problem10:43
safli need to lower the bpp to test some stuff10:43
nicofs1Hi! I am looking for a network monitor that can give me detailed information on my connections, especially 3G, like reception, signal strength and type of connection (GPRS/EDGE/UMTS). Any suggestions?15:46
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nicofsHi! I am looking for a network monitor that can give me detailed information on my connections, especially 3G, like reception, signal strength and type of connection (GPRS/EDGE/UMTS). Any suggestions?16:04
ablomennicofs, you could try iwconfig, dunno if that works with 3g, but it gives lots of detailed info16:07
nicofsablomen: that's not really what i'm looking for... i need a tool to tell me, if i have reception and if so, what kind...16:09
charlie-tcanicofs: wavemon?16:18
charlie-tcanicofs: ntop; vnStat, google16:19
nicofscharlie-tca: does wavemon work with 3G?16:22
nicofscharlie-tca: i'll start my 3g connection to try that...16:25
charlie-tcaI don't know. I do not have 3G16:25
charlie-tcaThose are suggestions. You would have to either look them up using google or try them, I guess.16:26
nicofscharlie-tca: wavemon doesn't work with 3g...16:32
ubuXubui ran fdisk to determine the size of my linux swap partition but i really dont understand what i am seeing here...can someone help me determine what this information means?17:12
ubuXubustart 4781     end 4863         block 661504         id 8     system linux swap solaris   ???17:13
TheSheepit means it has 661504 blocks17:14
ubuXubui have 2 g of ram so i am trying to see if i made my swap the correct size...it seemed to do it for me this time?17:14
TheSheepif your block size is 512 bytes, then it's about 323MB17:14
ubuXubuoh great thats not the right size17:15
TheSheepwhy are you not using gparted?17:15
ubuXubuusually when i partition it offers me the chance right in the buntu disk17:15
ubuXubui have done it many times17:15
TheSheepgparted has nice gui with human-readable units17:16
ubuXubuthis time i  could not get it to let me make my own17:16
ubuXubuit seesm to run fine..is 323 ok17:16
ubuXubuseems*17:16
TheSheepswapon -s should show you your swap size in bytes17:17
ubuXubucan i do gparted now after i already ill try that now17:17
ubuXubuhow will i know if my swap size is no good?17:17
TheSheepor free -m for megabytes17:17
TheSheepwell, there is no single good swap size, it all depends on what you do17:18
ubuXubuswap is just for virtual memory right?17:18
TheSheepI went for years without any swap with 2GB ram, and never needed it because I never used huge programs17:18
ubuXubuif i exceed it the machine will tell me i think17:19
TheSheepno, it will start killing random programs :)17:19
ubuXubui wonder if it will also make the swap bigger for me if it needs it17:19
ubuXubuoh yuk17:19
TheSheepit won't17:19
ubuXubuwell i think a 2 gig swap would be fine17:19
ubuXubuthats how i did all my other ones17:20
ubuXubucant understand why it wouldnt let me this time17:20
ubuXubucan i resize wit hgparted now?17:20
TheSheepI think you can17:20
TheSheepespecially if you have some free space left17:21
ubuXubuit just seemed determined to do it for me this time17:23
ubuXubuoh i know wut i did17:23
ubuXubuok17:24
ubuXubuhmmm17:24
ubuXubu-m didnt work either17:24
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TheSheepubuXubu: btw, you can also create a swap file instead17:26
ubuXubuhmmm17:26
ubuXubuhow17:26
TheSheepubuXubu: with recent kernels it's as fast as a partition17:26
ubuXubueven after the fact?17:26
TheSheepcreate an empty file the size you want, run mkswap on it, and add it to your fstab17:26
ubuXubuhmmm17:26
ubuXubu thanks17:26
TheSheepany time you want17:26
TheSheepubuXubu: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-add-a-swap-file-howto/17:27
ubuXubuthnks17:27
ubuXubui found a converter and now i think 661504 blocks is 3247 mb = 3.2 gigs?17:42
ubuXubuif thats true i am ok?17:42
ubuXubu<ubuXubu>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System17:43
ubuXubu<ubuXubu> /dev/sda1   *           1        3039    24408372    7  HPFS/NTFS17:43
ubuXubu<ubuXubu> /dev/sda2            3039        4863    14652417    5  Extended17:43
ubuXubu<ubuXubu> /dev/sda5            3039        4781    13989888   83  Linux17:43
ubuXubu<ubuXubu> /dev/sda6            4781        4863      661504   82  Linux swap / Solaris17:43
ubuXubu<ubuXubu> jim@ubuntu-desktop:~$17:43
ubuXubuno its .3 gigs as u said17:44
TheSheepubuXubu: it depends on your block size17:49
ilembitovI wonder, what's the point in having PulseAudio on Xubuntu, if the mixer can't actually handle numerous streams (the only PulseAudio advantage I could think of). Can anybody tell me: if I just remove PulseAudio, will the apps work with ALSA automatically?18:10
Sysiafter reboot they should18:13
TheSheepI would guess it's mostly to be compatible with gnome apps18:13
Sysiif you don't want to try pavucontrol18:13
ilembitovWell, it causes noise every time Pidgin has a sound notification, for example. And I have just installed Xubuntu 10.10 RC, so it's really not my fault.18:14
ubuXubuthesheep ill look at my block size now18:20
TheSheepubottu: fdisk shows it in the beginning18:20
ubottuError: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)18:20
ubuXubugparted says swap is 646 mib18:27
ubuXubuis mib megabytes?18:27
TheSheepyeah18:30
TheSheepso your block size is 102418:30
ubuXubuso gparted says i got 623 mib hmmm good enough?18:30
ubuXubuits not letting me increase it18:30
TheSheepthere is probably no free space left18:31
TheSheepI'd say leave it be and if you ever need more, make a swap file18:31
ubuXubuyeah18:31
ubuXubudammit18:31
ubuXubui have never donethis18:31
ubuXubuso if i exceeed 2 gigsa of ram something weird will happen huh18:32
ubuXubushut stuffd own18:32
TheSheep2.6 gigs18:32
ubuXubuyeah18:32
ubuXubui wonder if i can use a flash drive18:32
TheSheepwell, kernel will probably kill the program that takes the most ram18:32
ubuXubulike they do in vista18:32
ubuXubusheez i shouldnt be goin over 2.6 using ubuntu18:32
TheSheepusually if a program takes that much ram, it's an accident anyways18:33
ubuXubuthe other OS in xp on here18:33
ubuXubuthe swap wont effect xp i think'18:33
TheSheepno18:33
ubuXubui think xp created its own page file18:33
TheSheepyes18:33
ubuXubu1034 i think it was18:33
ubuXubuok18:33
ubuXubuhmmm18:33
ubuXubu2.618:33
TheSheepI rarely go over 1GB18:34
ubuXubui only use bunti for the internet and torrents18:34
ubuXubuneither should do 2.618:34
TheSheepwell, java apps in firefox can take some ram18:34
ubuXubucan they take over 2 gigs?18:34
TheSheepbut usually when they are broken18:34
TheSheepubottu: I once left some java app overnight, it was 4GB next day18:35
ubottuError: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)18:35
TheSheepubuXubu: ^18:35
TheSheep(2GB ram + 2GB swap18:35
TheSheepand then crashed :)18:35
ubuXubuyikes18:35
ubuXubui screwed up18:35
TheSheepbut it was broken18:35
ubuXubuyeah18:35
TheSheepit was growing all the time18:35
TheSheepeven if I had 10GB ram it would fill it18:35
ubuXubui turn it off when i dont use it18:36
ubuXubui think im fine18:36
ubuXubuthis isnt one of my main boxes18:36
TheSheepI don't think I ever had ff take mode than 400MB ram in normal circumstances18:36
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Aicasnman this channel is quiet.  used to be noob central...now nothing20:41
mark76Hello! :D20:43
mark76How do I turn my computer on?20:43
mpricedo you mean off?20:50
mark76No, I was kidding. Pretending to be a noob to make Aicasn feel more at home ;)20:51
mpriceok20:51
Aicasnappreciated nonetheless :)20:51
mark76It is a bit quiet in here20:51
Aicasndoesn't anyone want to know how to make a program startup with linux?  or why WoW isn't playing nice with your sound card?20:52
Aicasn...   fine20:52
mark76Sad, eh?20:53
* charlie-tca thinks of it as relaxing20:55
mark76Aye20:56
* mark76 sips a pina colada20:56
* Aicasn gets caught in the rain21:00
mark76:D21:00
mark76I had problems burning the iso for X-10.10 to a DVD today21:02
mark76So I gave up21:02

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