[02:41] I just edited grub to go to a text environment first, works great [02:43] sagaci: glad to see you got it to where you needed it [02:43] I cheat and use start up manager (a gui for grub conf) [02:43] i use that just to change the grub resolution [02:44] * nisshh prefers to get down and dirty in the config files [02:44] sagaci, well done :) [02:44] all I had to do was edit /etc/default/grub and append text to GRUB CMD something [02:44] and voila [02:44] I was just getting to know grub and then they went to grub2 and I had to start over [02:44] yeah [02:44] boots fast and gnome is only a startx away [02:45] head_victim: me too [02:45] don't like the grub2 configuration things [02:45] i actually rather like the way you configure grub2 [02:45] it keeps it all seperate and simple to find [02:45] sagaci: yeah that's something I'll learn when I need to. I prefer to have the grub screen show for 5 sec every bood (I only reboot every 6 months or so except for power fails) [02:46] i think many people just got annoyed because it was all different [02:46] well i use it also to boot into windows automagically on some systems (aka older relatives) [02:47] but I liked with grub that you could easily rename entries [02:47] so if you wanted to, you could call your ubuntu entry "OMG cool operating system" if you wanted to [02:47] with kernel 2.6.32 etc [02:48] I'm sure you can with start up manager as well [02:49] not really, it only does a couple of things [02:49] im fairly sure thats possible with grub2 still [02:49] sagaci: you're right, my bad [02:49] in the list of entries each one can be given a name [02:49] But yeah you should still be able to change it on the cli [02:49] Pretty sad if you can theme it but not change the entries [02:49] probably, that's just another thing to learn and tweak [02:50] another thing to add to my post install list [02:50] hehe, yeah [02:50] Heh I'm working throuhg a very thick book for my server so I can do all the stuff I need to without forgetting stuff and dodgying it up. [02:50] To date my theory has been "lets just make it do what I want now" rather than "lets find the best way to do it". [02:51] something i started doing recently was to use a VCS to keep my config files between fresh installs its really handy [02:51] head_victim, lol [02:51] So now I'm taking my time and getting stuff done "right" [02:52] Lets just hope my hdd doesn't fail between now and then when I get it on the raid. [02:52] hehe [07:03] head_victim, looks like my local computer store are dropping their prices again, the Antec 600 is down from $190 to $106 :) [07:03] plus a whole heap of new stuff is in and other stuff has dropped in price too [07:03] Nice work, now you just have to get the cash ;) [07:03] yeah lol :) [07:04] easier said than done :) [07:04] Yeah like I said if it's more than a month away looking at prices is almost a waste of time. [07:04] although i do have an income now, so im getting there [07:04] I'm trying to throw together a P4 3.0 HT PC for the wife for her sewing room. [07:04] head_victim, oh yeah, im just curious to see where stuff is at, what new stuff there is, etc :) [07:05] oh yeah [07:05] Hah I gave up on that long ago, kept feeling like I was misisng out on so much stuff when realistically my quad core q6600 will do my needs for some years to come. [07:06] yeah [07:06] I'd definitely never get anything but a quad core again though, so much handier for VM machines. [07:06] yeah [07:07] i will get a quad if i can i think, its well worth it [07:07] I'd seriously consider a previous generation quad over a current dual but yeah, I'm not likely buying a pc anytime soon. [07:07] yeah [20:43] what's the ubuntu/gnome way of integrating with gmail, specifically new mail notification [21:19] * iflema evolution (ALWAYS) on/in the taskbar... thunderbird and one of the systray addons/plugins works well.... [21:21] evolution and thunderbird are out, I want to use the web interface to gmail [21:28] chesty: gm-notify ?? [21:32] thats in Universe ^^ [21:34] yeah, i did a apt-cache search gmail, and that came up, and I installed it. but there are 10 other packages and I don't want to have to install each one to test it out [21:35] for something that claims to be highly ubuntu integrated, being in universe is telling [21:46] * iflema drops penutbutter toast facedown :(