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yofelwalkkenn: also define 'unmounted' - there is a filesystem on it or do you mean unpartitioned space?00:00
walkkennfile system ext400:01
walkkennI can change that00:01
thewrathis that for /home or for what00:01
yofelwalkkenn: well, it's obviously not mounted, so how is the space called? is that another partition?00:02
paultagthewrath, humm?00:02
GrafeXhmm i got maybe not so simple question.. but should be one -- anyone played with vm appliance of openvpn? I got a fresh install thats tossing a filesystem error on boot00:02
walkkennthere is no label00:02
paultagthewrath, I'm just running to the shower, but for the UBT you need a wiki and lp. we chat in ubuntu-beginners-team, this is a help channel00:03
paultagthewrath, brb00:03
yofelwalkkenn: or wait, you probably mean sda1 from how you listed it, what's on there currently?00:03
thewrathpaultag, all right00:03
yofelwalkkenn: and 'fdisk -l' really would help00:03
walkkennI get no response from that command00:05
yofelwalkkenn: I told you before to use it with sudo...00:05
yeedlany way to configure a shortcut in ubuntu to load a run dialog since the altf2 doesnt seem to be workin?00:06
yofelyeedl: can you check your keyboard shortcuts? that really should work00:07
walkkennSorry, I typed fdisk -l behind the prompt and nothing came up00:08
yofelnot sure where you set those in gnome00:08
yofelwalkkenn: type in a terminal: 'sudo fdisk -l' that should give you something like this: http://paste.ubuntu.com/537652/ (after you input your password)00:08
UndiFineDyeedl, can you right-click a panel, + add to panel, "Run Application..."00:09
UndiFineDthat is an applet which does exactly the same00:09
yeedli think its cuz i am using ubuntu netbook 10.1000:10
walkkenndone00:11
yofelwalkkenn: can you put the output to http://paste.ubuntu.com and give us the link?00:13
yofelplease00:13
yeedlundifined, i dont have any ability to add a panel doing that in unity00:14
yeedland yofel, the kb shortcut is configured, but since i dont have any real "panel" i dont have a run application dialog box00:15
walkkennhttp://paste.ubuntu.com/537656/00:15
yofelah, haven't used unity yet00:15
UndiFineDhmmmm00:15
yeedlyea00:17
yeedlthis unity thing is killin me but i dont think with the netbook remix i can switch out of it.00:17
yeedli also assume there is no way to downgrade to 10.04? :-/00:17
thewrathnot easily00:18
yeedlargh00:19
UndiFineDor, upgrade to 10.1000:19
yofelunity is 10.10 netbook00:19
UndiFineDat login you can select UNE or Ubuntu Desktop00:19
yofel(or 11.04 default, but that's pretty adventurous currently)00:19
yeedli dont get an option for ubuntu desktop, i dont think00:20
yofelwalkkenn: sorry, got distracted, so... you wanted to add space to /home or what was your origial intention?00:23
walkkennWell, I only work on the computer.  The most extravagant thing I got is WindowsXP in a Virtualbox, but, I mostly use the computer as a work tool.  /home is where you store things like music download, etc.00:28
walkkennThat's a question???00:28
walkkennSo I'm trying to loosen up more space to store things like that.  Do I have that right?00:29
yofelyes /home is for your user files (/home/<username> actually) form what I see you have a compaq partition, a windows partition, an unused linux partition, and your current ubuntu setup00:31
walkkennThanks for all your help00:31
yofels/form/from/00:31
yofelwalkkenn: so if I understand you right you want to add the unused linux partition (sda4) to /home? (sda7)00:33
walkkennright00:33
yofelhm, that's not possible from a partition point of view, they would have to be beside each other (or you would have to use LVM - but forget that for now), what you *can* do is add a folder in your home directory and mount the partition there, ~/data for example00:35
thewrathwalkkenn, what i would probably do is this.... use /home/music for your music00:36
thewrathi am not sure what you are adding the space for if it is for 100% for music there you go00:36
walkkennThat's fine.  As long as ubuntu can see it and use it00:38
walkkennSo how do I do that?00:42
yofelwalkkenn: if you keep it as a seperate partition I would put it in /media, nautilus will see it there. To use it run 'sudo mkdir /media/data' and then add a new line with '/dev/sda4 /media/data ext4 defaults 0 0' to your /etc/fstab (be carefull not to change existig entries)00:43
yofelafter that run 'sudo mount /media/data' and it will be mounted, since you added the fstab line it will be automounted on boot00:43
yofelthen you'll have to give yourself permissions to use the drive, do that with 'sudo chown <your_user_name> /media/data' where your_user_name is your login name00:45
yofel'sudo chown yofel /media/data' for example using my name00:47
walkkennOK, I just ran the first line sudo mkdir /media/data and what do I write next?00:47
yofelwalkkenn: k, now run 'gksudo gedit /etc/fstab', now careful:00:48
yofeladd a new line with the following contents:00:48
yofel/dev/sda4 /media/data ext4 defaults 0 000:48
yofeland make sure not to change anything else00:48
yofelwalkkenn: still there?00:54
walkkennstill there00:54
yofelk, if you have your fstab entry, test it with 'sudo mount /media/data', if it doesn't print anything, 'df' will show the driver as mounted00:55
yofel(save your fstab first)00:55
yofel*drive, not driver :/00:56
walkkennyou mean just go to the bottom of all that and add #/dev/sda4 /media/data ext4 defaults 0 000:56
yofelwalkkenn: yes, (without the #)00:58
thewrathwelcome back walkkenn01:15
walkkennI didn't know I went anywhere01:16
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walkkennhttp://paste.ubuntu.com/537681/  that's what I got after running sudo mount /media/data01:19
yofelwalkkenn: that says it's already mounted (did you try to mount it twice?)01:20
walkkennI don't think so.  Will it work?01:21
yofelthat should be fine, can you now run 'sudo chown walkkenn:walkkenn /media/data' to make sure user and group are set to you? (replace walkkenn with your pc username)01:21
yofelafter that you should be able to put files in there01:22
walkkennWhat's a PC user name?01:23
walkkennWhere do I find that?01:23
yofelwalkkenn: I meant your login name sorry01:24
walkkennthat's it01:24
yofelor more specific, what 'echo $USER' would give you01:24
walkkennI didn't get anything from that.  Is that normal?01:24
yofelyes01:24
walkkennHow can I test it?01:24
yofelwalkkenn: just to be sure, can you post what 'ls -ld /media/data' prints?01:25
walkkennhttp://paste.ubuntu.com/537683/01:27
yofellooks fine01:27
walkkennThanks for your help, really appreciate it!01:28
thewrathhey zkriesse01:46
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thewrathjust saying hello01:47
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bobbyj_Hey all is there a program for ati all in wonder card?02:30
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joe1234how do i install windows 7 os on ubuntu? it's saids the partitioning is wrong and that it needs to be ntfs.03:02
joe1234anyone?03:08
deejoejoe1234: what are you trying to do?03:09
deejoeand what have you done so far?03:09
joe1234well i'm trying to install ubuntu 10.4 but if i use a cd it keeps saying cannot mount dev000 and if if use a usb it keeps saying that it can't find file directory, so now i want to go back to windows 7 but it saids that the partition isn't ntfs03:10
joe1234i'm SOOOO confused03:10
deejoeso, you went through the installation from CD for a significant ways, it finished, but when you try to reboot at the end this is what is happening?03:11
deejoeIf you did an install from CD without wubi, windows 7 is gone, right?03:12
joe1234yeh i am on 10.10 version03:12
joe1234but i'm having problems viewing divx streams so i want to downgrade to 10.403:12
deejoeand you have the windows 7 installation media?03:12
deejoeor you have the 10.4 installation media?03:12
joe1234no like basically i'm stuck with 10.10 and i can't change it03:13
deejoeso 10.10 is working otherwise?03:13
joe1234yes03:14
joe1234but i can't view divx streams03:14
joe1234and i've been trying to fix it for 2 days03:14
joe1234i've tried everything03:14
joe1234so i want to go to 10.4 cuz it's more stabler (p.s. this is my first time on ubuntu)03:14
thewrath10.10 is stable03:15
thewrath10.04 just has extended support03:15
nit-witjoe1234, post a strem I have 10.10 I will see if I can dee it03:15
nit-witstream03:15
nit-witsee03:15
nit-wit10.10has all that 10.04 does I suspect your just missing a codec or 203:16
joe1234okay hold on03:16
joe1234http://loombo.com/rm4cgsmzu1vf/Human.Target.2010.S01E09.HDTV.XviD-FQM.avi.html03:19
joe1234when i try to click the play icon, the screen becomes blank03:19
joe1234any luck guys?03:22
nit-witjoe1234, streams for me , do you have the reticted extras and medibunti stuff installed03:22
joe1234i believe i have the restricted03:23
joe1234what's medibunti03:23
joe1234can u give me a sudo code for that?03:23
nit-witjoe1234, I get the picture but it is freezing do you have to be a member?03:23
nit-witsudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras  I think the medibuntu you have to add the repo03:24
joe1234?03:25
nit-witthen add w32 and libdvdcss203:25
nit-witjoe1234, whats your desktop03:25
joe123410.1003:26
joe1234no u don't have to be a member03:26
joe1234and it shouldn't freeze because it plays fine on windows03:26
nit-witubuntu , kubuntu , xubuntu  yeah if you want to reinstall window7 I can help you there03:27
nit-witjoe1234, windows is not linux03:27
joe1234okay can u help me reinstall window 7,03:27
joe1234because the partitioning format is wrong03:27
joe1234after i install windows 7, i'll get use ubuntu as dual boot03:27
joe1234just*03:28
nit-witjoe1234, see dialogu window03:29
nit-witleft panel03:29
joe1234does anyone know how i can stream divx03:46
joe1234the window becomes blank03:46
joe1234how to i install windoes 7 after ubuntu?03:56
stlsaintjoe1234: are you asking two seperate questions?03:58
aytekinhello folks04:03
stlsaintaytekin: hello04:04
aytekinmay be you can help me for installing Google Earth04:04
aytekinby using terminal04:04
stlsaintaytekin: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GoogleEarth04:05
aytekinfirstly downloaded googleearthlinux.bin file I have04:05
aytekinok i ll take this thank you04:06
aveilleuxaytekin: You can build a package using the "make-googleearth-package --force" command, then install with "sudo gdebi *.deb"04:06
stlsaintaveilleux: OOORRRR...sudo apt-get install googleearth :P04:06
stlsaintsimple :P04:07
aveilleuxstlsaint: I thought it wasn't in the repos?04:07
stlsaintaveilleux: you have to have medibuntu repos added04:07
aveilleuxstlsaint: Ah, see, I assumed otherwise and I generally avoid adding repos if I don't need to.04:07
stlsaintaveilleux: do you watch dvd's on your system?04:08
aveilleuxstlsaint: I manually installed the libdvdcss package myself.04:08
stlsaintaveilleux: :P04:09
stlsaintaveilleux: well i add repos so THERE :P04:09
aveilleuxstlsaint: Ya punk04:09
stlsaintaveilleux: i actually only have 1 extra repo from default repos and thats the medibuntu repo04:10
aveilleuxstlsaint: I have the GetDeb (for games), Oracle (for VBox) and Opera repos.04:11
stlsaintaveilleux: oh yea haha i forgot about the vbox repo04:13
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MrAnthropeHey guys.07:59
nit-witMrAnthrope, whats up dog07:59
MrAnthropeHaving a bit of trouble with Compiz.08:00
nit-witMrAnthrope, I know very little but go ahead if you think it might help08:00
MrAnthropeAnimations in compiz. I saw a youtube video and the girl had like fire options and windows shattering into pieces on close. I don't have those animations.08:01
nit-witMrAnthrope, you want the bling eh I have no clue on that08:01
aveilleuxMrAnthrope: sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager08:01
MrAnthropeI'm trying to see what some of these do, though. And they don't seem to be applying.08:01
MrAnthropeYeah that's what I'm using aveilleux.08:01
MrAnthropeDo I have to close the CCSM to apply changes?08:02
aveilleuxMrAnthrope: Are desktop effects enabled in System > Preferences > Appearance?08:02
MrAnthropeYes.08:03
aveilleuxGm.08:03
aveilleuxHm.08:03
aveilleuxThat means Compiz is properly initialized...08:03
MrAnthropeoh wait I see what happened.08:03
MrAnthropeI changed something in Compiz and it set it to Normal instead of Extra.08:04
aveilleuxReally? Weird...08:04
MrAnthropeI see. When I turn off wobbly windows, it sets the mode to "normal".08:04
aveilleuxHm, try compiz --replace & (include the ampersand) in Terminal and see what happens08:04
aveilleuxMrAnthrope: Ohhh, interesting. I guess that window is just limited Compiz configuration.08:04
aveilleuxMrAnthrope: Learn something new every day.08:05
MrAnthropeSo... wobbly windows are required for Compiz?08:05
aveilleuxNo.08:05
aveilleuxMrAnthrope: That Appearance window has some Compiz effects that it considers "Extra", and if they're disabled in Compizconfig then it doesn't consider the graphics mode to be "extra". You can ignore it.08:06
MrAnthropeOh ok. So Compiz will still work with it set to "Normal"?08:07
aveilleuxMrAnthrope: Yes. Compiz is automatically enabled once you set it to anything above "basic".08:07
MrAnthropeoh that's milliseconds :)08:09
MrAnthropeAlright the animations are working. Now where's the fire and junk?08:12
MrAnthropeAh. For some reason I'm missing the Main Effects package. Plugins Main.08:21
MrAnthropeAccording to http://wiki.compiz.org/Plugins/Animation I'm missing a BUNCH of animations.08:24
MrAnthropeWhich should have been installed with Compiz.08:24
MrAnthropeomg I figured it out all by myself :)08:32
* MrAnthrope pats himself on the back.08:33
bioterrorgive yourself a nice warm hug08:33
MrAnthropehehe.08:33
MrAnthropeCan anyone tell me why I can't move windows between desktops now? :(08:52
MrAnthropeI've been messing with Window Management and Desktop forever and I can't seem to find the option to turn on.08:53
MrAnthropeaha!08:54
MrAnthropeNumber of Desktops (1)... but when I put 4 it reverts back to 1...08:54
Rafihi11:44
Rafii need help11:44
Rafican any one help me11:44
Rafi?11:45
Rafiplease11:45
Rafii have acer aspire 4740 notebook. i just installed ubuntu 10.10. now i need driver software for my notebook. specially for graphics. i cannot reduce brightness.what can i do?11:46
bioterrorhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/58708111:50
ubot2Launchpad bug 587081 in ubuntu "Acer Aspire 4740 brightness control problem with intel i5 430M with Direct Media Interface, Integrated GPU (affects: 2) (heat: 21)" [Undecided,New]11:50
bioterrorthere you go rafi11:50
Rafino. i have i3 processor12:02
bioterrorwell, you can still try that grub line12:04
bioterrorwhen you reboot you can test it12:04
bioterroryou edit that GRUB line and put to the end: after that "splash quiet" this: acpi_osi=Linux12:05
bioterrorif it works, then you can edit boot parameters and make it "permanent" ;)12:05
CiscoDudeI'm having a heck of a time with 10.10 on 2 devices. My first question is, what is the "right way" of installing grub2 and it playing nice with win7?12:10
bioterror!grub212:10
ubot2GRUB is the default boot manager for Ubuntu releases before Karmic (9.10). Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreGrub - GRUB how-tos: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto - For more information and troubleshooting for GRUB2 please refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub212:10
CiscoDudeok, thanx. My next issue is, I loved using Gnome-Do in 10.04 on my netbook, but I found that it doesn't work with 10.10. Is there something similar I can use? I love being able to type a name of an app instead of digging through menues12:12
bioterrorhmmm12:12
bioterroralt+f2? :D12:12
CiscoDudewell, yeah... but I don't remember the exact name of every app (yet) and I kinda liked the interface12:13
CiscoDudeI really would like to find a way to make ubuntu a bit snappier on my netbook. It is painfully slow to load up (where as win7 took next to no time)12:15
CiscoDudehmm, my primary drive on my tower is an SSD which only has win7 on it. If I install grub on this drive, will it damage the windows boot manager thingy?12:18
chouvahhello ! Anyone who might know how do I find the best DNS in my location?12:18
CiscoDudechouvah, your ISP would probably be the closest12:19
chouvahI mean the fastest DNSs12:19
CiscoDudeprobably the same aswell12:19
chouvahWhat is the benefit of connecting to a proxy server. Would it help to accelerate connection speed?12:20
CiscoDudechouvah, a proxy server is often used for security/privacy... depending on the proxy server, it may have a cache service installed that stores website data, which could speed things up for you12:21
CiscoDudewhat are you trying to accomplish?12:22
MrAnthropecisco I think I've heard people go "holy crap I installed ubuntu and now win7 won't boot"12:23
MrAnthropeIf that helps to answer your question at all.12:23
chouvahCiscoDude, I do online shopping and my credit card info was stolen many times. For security reasons, so I changed to Ubuntu.12:24
chouvahI'm absolutely an honest person. Just trying to find ways to protect myself. You know...12:26
rafihow can i update my driver software in ubuntu 10.10. i have acer 474012:27
chouvahCiscoDude, Any advise for a beginner like me? I have just started learning Ubuntu.12:28
CiscoDudechouvah, was it stolen while using linux or winblows?12:29
CiscoDudesorry, had to read it a couple times12:30
chouvahCiscoDude, while in windows of course.12:30
CiscoDudeum, to be honest, your best bet is to ensure you don't have any spyware/malware installed on your windows machine (many articles out there on the subject)12:31
CiscoDudeas far as linux goes, I believe malware/spyware is a very rare occurence12:31
CiscoDudeit's hard to give good advice on this stuff without you having some education on best practices with online shopping/banking12:33
chouvahCiscoDude, Sorry, but it seems malware failed me as well. Windows is propriety on all angles. What frustrate me is that.. there's a lot or products they offer. If you take a trial version, it will undermine your security of other applications on your system. Until you take the offer in.12:33
CiscoDudebasically, you want to ensure when you checkout, that the connection is secure (firefox/IE will have a lock symbol)12:33
chouvahHow do I know that it is a secure connection?12:34
CiscoDudei understand. ya know, when I do my online shopping, I use a linux live cd12:34
CiscoDudeWell, firefox will have a lock symbol on/near the address bar and internet explorer would have it in the bottom right of the browser12:35
chouvahCiscoDude, what do you mean by linux live cd. That's sounds interesting to me.12:35
bioterrorchouvah, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD12:36
CiscoDudechouvah, you can download Ubuntu (for example) and burn it to a CD... then boot from the CD. A Live CD will allow you to do everything you could, but without actually installing anything on your system12:36
CiscoDudeAh crap... I broke my machine using the grub how-to guide12:37
CiscoDudeI get a nice pretty grub> _12:37
CiscoDudeHow do I fix this?12:37
CiscoDudeheck, how do I even boot into anything from here?12:38
bioterror:D12:38
phillwchouvah: one other option is to use the security token available via paypal, that adds an additional layer of security. a lot of sites now accept paypal.12:38
CiscoDudephillw, good advice aswell12:39
chouvahphillw, That's a good one as well. Thanks.12:39
CiscoDudeI created a /boot partition on my drive when I installed Ubuntu... how do I boot from (hd1,msdos2)?12:40
CiscoDudeset root=(hd1,msdos2) and then boot says there is no kernel loaded12:41
chouvahCiscoDude, what is the difference between doing it on a Live CD against shopping from a fully installed Ubuntu system?12:42
phillwCiscoDude: I'm sure there is an easier way, but try reinstalling grub.12:42
CiscoDudephillw, i just did again, and I got to this screen again12:42
phillwCiscoDude: did you follow http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1581099 ?12:43
CiscoDudechouvah, there really isn't... but if you did want to install ubuntu for example or didn't want any information sotred about what sites you shop from, Live CDs are good12:43
CiscoDudedidn't want*12:43
CiscoDudehmm, so set root(hd0,msdos1); chainloader +1; boot worked fine for getting back into windows...12:44
CiscoDudeARG, why does linux have to be so god blessed difficult?!?!12:45
bioterrorhaha12:45
bioterroronly for dual booters12:45
bioterror:---------D12:45
bioterrorone os, one love12:45
CiscoDudeyeah, well, my netbook only has ubuntu on it, and that is a real terror too12:46
chouvahIn fact, the very first OS I've learned was basic Unix. Because my job is to make patterns for apparels, I learned to operate a CAD machine running in Unix and Caldera Linux. I fell in love with Linux many years ago, but did not have a chance to learn more other than what my job needs me to.12:46
bioterrorwhat do you think, is a mormon man happier with three wives than a regular joe with one? :D12:46
CiscoDudebioterror, apples and oranges... see the mormon must be suicidal once a month, where the joe can hide from just one woman :D12:47
CiscoDudein any event, can someone please walk me through this... i think my partitioning scheme is what's making things difficult12:47
chouvahbioterror, I think I can be happier with 2 girlfriends than 3 wives (lol).12:47
CiscoDudeactually, brb, cancer stick before I smash this POS12:47
bioterrorCiscoDude, we might try it out when you return12:48
bioterroras I have two hours left my work day12:48
bioterrorand I'm high on energy drinks :D12:49
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CiscoDudei'm back12:52
bioterrorgood12:52
CiscoDudeok, i'm booted into the live CD12:52
bioterrorokay12:53
CiscoDudemy linux drive is partitioned pretty crazy12:53
bioterrorI'm gathering my thoughts :D12:53
bioterrorhow it is partitioned?12:53
CiscoDudeswap, boot, and logical will all the others i need12:53
CiscoDudeboot is 5GB so sdb2 is /boot12:54
bioterrorwaaaaat12:54
bioterror̃~200MB is enuff for the /boot ;)12:54
CiscoDudei know, but I've got a buttload of space to play with :D12:55
bioterrorcan I ask12:55
CiscoDudewho knows, i might want to torture myself with multiple linux os's12:55
bioterrorcould you move your ~/ to Windows partition with that LiveCD and make a clean installation?-)12:55
CiscoDudei could, but I would prefer to keep it this way for now12:56
bioterrorwell12:57
bioterrorwhat else you have partitioned12:57
CiscoDudesda is my ssd with windows on it, sdb is swap (primary), /boot (primary), and /home, /usr, /usr/local, etc as logical12:58
CiscoDudeand sdc is NTFS storage12:59
geirhaAnd where's / ? :)13:00
CiscoDudeit's part of the logical partitions13:00
CiscoDudeon sdb13:01
bioterrorsdbX13:01
CiscoDudeoh, um... don't remember which one it is.. lemme mount them all13:01
bioterror!pastebin | CiscoDude13:02
geirhaWell to start, mount the root partition on /mnt, then the boot partition on /mnt/boot, then grub can be updated.13:02
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bioterrorCiscoDude, can you df -h after that and pastebin the output to us13:02
CiscoDudeit doesn't show what each partition is... only the size/used13:03
geirhaCiscoDude: Well, mount one, ls to identify, unmount and mount the next13:04
CiscoDudewhich partition am I looking for? /boot or /?13:05
geirhaBoth13:05
bioterrorfor a some reason I am fan of two paritions, just / and swap :)13:05
geirhaI have 8 partitions on this laptop ^^13:06
geirha3 different installs of ubuntu13:06
bioterror:o13:06
CiscoDudehttp://paste.ubuntu.com/537872/13:07
CiscoDudei commented the two in question13:07
bioterroryeah13:07
bioterrorCiscoDude, do these13:07
bioterrorcd /mnt13:07
bioterrorsudo mkdir boot13:08
CiscoDudek13:08
bioterrorsudo mount /dev/sdb12 /mnt/13:08
geirhasudo mount /dev/sdb12 /mnt; sudo mount /dev/sdb2 /mnt/boot13:08
bioterroryeah geirha was faster with sdb213:08
geirhaThat mkdir is pointless btw13:08
geirhaSince mounting sdb12 on /mnt will hide it13:09
bioterrorokay13:09
CiscoDudeit isn't hidden13:09
chouvahbioterror,   I have dual Window 7/64 bit and Ubuntu 10.10. I have to disk (sda and sdb). However, I only use sdb for ubuntu. 6456 for swap and remaining space as /. Do you have partition recommendation for a learner like me?13:09
CiscoDudeok, they are mounted13:10
bioterrorchouvah, if you suspend and hibernate your computer and you use alot of RAM, it's suggested to multiple with two your RAM as I have 4GB of RAM, I should have 8GB swap (actually it's bigger if OS can choose;)13:11
CiscoDudeinteresting how opt, usr, tmp, and all that is in /mnt, considering they are supposed to be seperate partitions13:11
bioterrorand rest for the /13:11
bioterrorchouvah, some people might suggest to put ̃~10GB for / and rest for /home13:11
geirhaCiscoDude: To mount something, you need a directory to mount on. So there'll be empty directories there13:12
geirhaCiscoDude: I think pastebinning /mnt/boot/grub/grub.cfg  would be helpfull.13:13
chouvahbioterror, is it possible to adjust my swap partition after installation?13:13
CiscoDudeone sec13:14
bioterror!swap13:14
ubot2swap is used to move unused programs and data out of main memory to make your system faster. It can also be used as extra memory if you don't have enough. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq for more info13:14
bioterroroh, there was a command ;)13:14
CiscoDudehttp://paste.ubuntu.com/537874/13:15
chouvahubot2, Oh I see.13:16
ubot2Factoid 'Oh I see.' not found13:16
bioterrorchouvah, my friend who uses Gentoo doesnt use swap at all ;)13:16
chouvahwhat is Gentoo, please?13:17
CiscoDudeshould i just reinstall with swap and /? i was reading a linux security book that highly suggested partitioning everything out for security/recovery purposes13:18
geirhaCiscoDude: grub.cfg looks correct at first glance13:18
CiscoDudewell, i know it won't pickup windows 7 via os_prober script... but that isn't a major deal13:19
geirhaThere's no error message when you try to boot linux, it just falls into a grub prompt?13:20
CiscoDudecorrect... i may have done the grub-install wrong tho13:20
CiscoDudei followed the how-to, but substituded sdb2 as the /boot13:20
geirhals /mnt/boot/*2.6.35-23-generic13:21
geirhaYou see a vmlinuz and initrd there, right?13:21
CiscoDudeyeppers13:21
CiscoDudewell, at this point, how do i do the grub-install?13:22
chouvahbioterror, I've checked on Gentoo. I know where to find it if I would like to know more.Thanks.13:23
geirhaCiscoDude: This one? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Reinstalling%20GRUB%20213:23
CiscoDudeyes13:23
geirhaWhat harddrive did you install the boot loader on?13:24
CiscoDudesince we've manually mounted everything, should i just use root=/mnt/ and target as /dev/sda?13:24
CiscoDudesda13:24
geirhaYes, I'd try that.13:25
CiscoDudeok13:25
CiscoDudehmm, didn't list all the installations..13:25
geirhaJust ubuntu?13:26
CiscoDude"Installation finished. No error reported." but it didn't show anything above that line.. isn't it supposed to?13:26
CiscoDudeoh well, gonna reboot and see13:27
CiscoDudepartial success... but no windows 7 on the list13:28
CiscoDudeand the indicators on the upper right are all jacked up/spaced out funny13:29
CiscoDudeah sweet, sudo update-grub2 fixed the win7 thing13:30
geirhaSo now it boots into both?13:31
CiscoDudeit should13:31
geirhaThe panel icons being weird doesn't sound related though. If you haven't made much modifications on your panels you can just reset them.13:33
geirha!panels13:33
ubot2To reset the gnome panel to defaults, type this in a !terminal: « gconftool --recursive-unset /apps/panel && killall gnome-panel »13:33
CiscoDudeit shows up different after every reboot...13:33
geirhaEven after resetting?13:34
CiscoDudeno, resetting fixed it13:34
CiscoDudelemme reboot again and see13:34
geirhaThey do get a little jumbled up for me too from time to time. Mainly it doesn't handle changes to resolution very well.13:34
CiscoDudehmm, so maybe nvidia's xserver thing is messing it up?13:35
geirhaNo idea. I don't have any nvidia cards, so I don't know how that works.13:35
CiscoDudelooks fine this time arounf13:36
CiscoDudethank you for all the help13:36
CiscoDudeit's funny... when things are broken in linux, they are REALLY broken...13:36
CiscoDudein windows, it's pretty easy to fix almost anything via mouse13:37
bioterrorusually those are possible to repair13:37
bioterrorin windows it's really easy to fix with reinstallation :D13:37
bioterroras you dont really understand registry and all the ini files :D13:37
CiscoDudeyeah... i don't get that either...13:37
CiscoDudeunfortunately, I have to use it most of the time for work, or i'd be using linux primarily13:38
CiscoDudewell, i need to get to bed, but I will definately be back for help with my netbook13:38
CiscoDudemany thanx and cyber beers for all13:38
* bioterror pops the ginger ale can open13:39
* nlsthzn likes free beer...13:47
bioterror"oh my favourite drink, free alcohol" :D13:47
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bodhizazen'lo all16:30
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bodhizazenSkiing has begun, so all is well in the world16:46
thewrathhey all!16:50
thewrathhey bodhizazen long time16:50
bodhizazen=)16:50
bodhizazenbeen busy16:50
thewrathyeap lol16:51
thewraththinking about getting back in the swing of things16:51
thewrathwant to do tutorials again16:51
bodhizazennice16:51
thewrathnhandler gave me an email address that i did not copy down unfortenely (sp) to the council16:51
thewrathcan you send mea  private msg with it?16:51
hobgoblinhi thewrath - long time no see17:04
thewrathreally17:04
thewrathi dont remember you17:04
hobgoblinthat's possibly because I might have been elfy or piskie17:05
thewrathah17:05
thewrathokay17:05
thewrathi think i remember the piskie name17:05
thewrathor elfy17:05
thewrathhow have you been?17:05
hobgoblinI remember you ...17:05
thewrath oh boy...17:05
hobgoblinI've been good ty17:05
thewrathhopefully that is for something good17:05
hobgoblin:)17:06
thewrathi do have a quesiton..... what ever hepapned to the person that caused us issues and i believe got banned from freenode?17:06
hobgoblincomes back from time to time - I've seen then a few times - but not for a longish while17:06
thewrathwat was his name?17:07
hobgoblinmontel17:08
hobgoblinassuming that's who you are talking about17:08
thewrathyeap that is who it is17:09
thewrathdid he ever join UBT?17:09
hobgoblinno - never got that far17:09
thewrathokay17:09
shahanhello :)17:09
thewrathi know he applied was not sure17:09
thewrathhey shadeslayer17:09
thewrath* hey shahan17:09
hobgoblinhi shahan17:10
shahanhobgoblin, hello17:10
hobgoblinthewrath: did you get the council's mail ? if not I don't know it but they can be baited in #ubuntu-beginners-council I think17:11
thewrathno i got a nother council17:11
thewraththanks17:11
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shahangoing to sleep...17:23
shahanGood night17:23
aveilleuxgood night shahan17:23
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krabadorhi people , do you know if wiimoteplus are working on linux?18:14
nlsthznnot sure but the kinect does :D18:16
joe1234hey can someone tell me how to upgrade to the latest firefox18:27
joe1234i'm on this page (http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ubuntuzilla/index.php?title=Main_Page) and idk how to use the "deb" repositories18:28
bioterrorsudo apt-get update18:31
bioterrorsudo apt-get upgrade18:31
bioterrorthat' the way to get latest from repository18:31
joe1234will that upgrade/update everything? like it won't upgrade to 10.10 right? cuz i like 10.418:32
bioterrorno it wont18:32
bioterrorthere's really no idea to install those by hand18:32
bioterrorbecouse you get dependency problems and so on18:32
joe1234bioterror: sorry i was afk. Thank you!18:42
bioterrornp18:43
bioterroryou really should just use apt-get for installing and removing programs ;)18:43
joe1234bioterror: oh ok. but while on the subject, what are "deb"s and how do i use them?18:44
bioterrorjoe1234, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_(file_format)18:44
joe1234ok18:46
joe1234bioterror: also what add on, codecs, and players do i need to stream divx files?18:46
bioterrorsudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras18:47
thewrath[away]anyone out there?18:47
thewrath[away]http://ubuntu.pastebin.com/8anA4vQs18:48
bioterrorofcourse18:48
thewrath[away]does the 1300 mean what killed it?18:48
joe1234bioterror: thanks again man18:49
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bioterrorjoe1234, confirm that it works ;)18:49
joe1234bioterror: freaking loving the 10.4 right now18:50
bioterrorjoe1234, but I prefer vlc (videolan client) for playing movies/videos18:50
joe1234bioterror: i had so much trouble with 10.10 idk why. like i can't stream videos. whenever i would change volumes the vid would lag18:50
bioterrorgreat! ;)18:51
bioterrorsounds weird, and you're not getting these problems with 10.04?18:52
joe1234bioterror: is vlc necessary? i'm playing with mplayer and it works18:52
joe1234yeh with 10.4 it plays just fine, like i tried it before u posted the restricted extra link, it it played18:53
joe1234LOL18:53
bioterrorwell18:53
bioterrorI like to have both of them18:53
bioterrorbut it's just me18:53
joe1234yeh18:54
joe1234well thank you again. i g2g18:54
bioterrortomato-tomeito18:54
joe1234how do i switched to vlc from mplayer when streaming videos?19:23
joe1234it seems that the default player is mplayer and i can't change it19:23
aveilleuxjoe1234: System > Preferences > Default Applications19:25
joe1234i don't have default applications19:27
joe1234wait nvm found it19:28
joe1234instead of of viewing it in firefox, how can i use the actual vlc player?19:28
thewrathback yall20:27
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