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sogeppand become 'junk' files???00:00
UndiFineDno, it replaces one for the other, so there is no junk00:00
sogeppand what bout this :  each time i boot xubuntu, the previus app always comes and poping one after another, how to stop this ???00:10
head_victimsogepp: it's been ages since I used xubuntu but there hsould be something under the administration menu about "startup applications" or "sessions"00:19
pleia2"settings" > "session and startup"00:21
sogepperr, can't found it guys00:22
head_victimpleia2: thanks, I knew what it was just no idea where it was00:22
sogeppi've check it on setting00:22
sogeppwait, i'm still searching00:23
sogeppok find it, he he00:23
UndiFineD:)00:25
asterismohi people00:41
thewrathhi00:41
asterismoi found a bug, i think one game from ubuntu games repo if installed breaks the grep-status file00:42
asterismothat was the conclusion that we arrived with yofel i think00:42
asterismoyofel ping00:43
yofelpong, which repository was that again?00:43
asterismoubuntu games00:43
asterismolet me see the apt lie00:43
asterismoline00:43
drew_Hello00:43
drew_Can someone help me with dual monitors?00:44
drew_I just installed 10.0400:44
asterismohttp://archive.ubuntugames.org ubuntugames main00:44
asterismodrew_ shoot00:44
drew_no need to shoot00:45
drew_I see the same image on both monitors00:45
yofelthat's not a repository managed by ubuntu, contact the ubuntugames admins00:45
asterismoyofel> one of this 3 games, memonix, globulation2 or omnitux00:45
asterismoany idea how?00:45
yofelsince it's the first time I hear of ubuntugames, nope, sorry00:46
asterismodrew_ > what box do you have00:46
drew_Is this a help room?00:46
asterismoi think so00:46
drew_Can you recommend another room to help me with dual monitors?00:47
asterismodrew_, laptop, desktop? i can try to help you if it's of with you00:48
asterismoif it's ok with you00:48
drew_Desktop, single video card, two monitors00:48
asterismodriver of video card? ATI, NVidia, propietary, opensource?00:48
drew_ATI00:49
asterismopropietary or opensource?00:49
drew_Driver was loaded with install00:49
drew_How do I check?00:49
asterismodo you have installed the ATI Catalyst Control Center?00:49
asterismobecause that means you have the propietary00:50
drew_no00:50
asterismootherwise go to system > preferences > monitors00:50
asterismodo this with your extra monitor plugged00:51
asterismoand tell me what you see00:51
asterismodrew_, got it?00:53
asterismoi was trying to help somebody for the first time, lol00:54
drew_Hello01:02
drew_I'm back from a bad crash01:02
drew_Could someone help me with a dual monitor setup?01:02
drew_problem is that the monitors are the same whether look mirrored even when not selected01:06
asterismoyes01:08
asterismodo you get to the system > preferences > monitors?01:08
asterismoyou can then plug the monitor and hit detect monitors01:09
asterismothat will probably detect the monitor plugged within 5 secs of being plugged01:09
asterismothen you can try to see if there is a chech item that says "same image in all monitors"01:10
asterismochech the resolution of the both pluggd monitors, (if monitors are the same hardware most likely is expected to work fine)01:11
asterismothen hit apply01:11
asterismoand try to drag the green and red monitor samples to the correct physical setup01:11
asterismoand then try to drag any window within the monitors01:12
asterismodo you follow these steps?01:12
asterismodrew_ still there?01:16
asterismowell, i'm going to have dinner, i hope it helped01:18
drew_yes01:20
drew_here01:20
drew_hmm01:25
drew_something is wrong01:25
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asterismoi'm back02:08
head_victimAnyone know how to check a CPU temperature that doesn't involve acpi or sensors-detect (as neither find my p4 3.2 cpu, only 3 MB temp sensors)02:12
Dutch70Hi all, this is my first time here. Trying to get info on a freezing problem with 10.04 that didn't exist in 8.0402:14
head_victimDutch70: are you doing anything in particular when it freezes?02:15
Dutch70No, I have to keep the visual effects set to "None", then I don't have the problem, but that's no fun. :)02:17
Dutch70If I even set it to "Normal" visual effects, It freezes. Sometimes 10 sec, sometimes 10 minutes.02:18
Dutch70I had 8.04 set to "extra" with compiz & emerald02:18
Dutch70and a lot of things added, I don't understand why 10.04 is different02:19
head_victimAh what sort of video card do you have?02:19
Dutch70Intel 82945G Express chipset family02:22
Dutch70not a good one for sure, but it worked beautifully with 8.0402:22
head_victimHave a read of http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1307001 seems to explain a little02:24
sebsebseb 02:25
Dutch70Great head_victim, I'll go through that thouroughly, but also want to let you know that I have another pc, same video card, but 64bit and ubuntu is installed via Wubi, and it works great there also02:27
head_victimDutch70: hope it works. The first thing I usually do is disable those effects.02:27
Dutch70yeah, I didn't want it the way I had 8.04, but not ready to drop them all yet. they do kinna get old though.02:29
head_victimI have had to resort to a lighter version on my older hardware so I'm used to less "pretty" stuff. I still love gnome but it's too resource hungry for some of my hardware.02:31
Dutch70I have an older system with only 256MiB of memory, What system would be good on it? do you think02:44
head_victimWell it's a shameless plug but I've found Lubuntu to be what I like to use for older hardware. It's a good mix of usability and lightweight in my opinion. It's not an official derivative yet but working on it.02:46
Dutch70I've heard of it, I'll have to check into it. Thanks for all your help. I'm on ubuntu forums quite a bit if you ever go there...my screen name is the same.02:50
head_victimAh I'm always on IRC :)02:51
head_victimI find it hard on forums without the feedback, takes too long to get a to and fro help going02:51
Dutch70I'm liking this quite well myself, as well as what I see about Lubuntu, may be perfect for my g/f's old computer that she swore was trashed. :))03:09
Dutch70..I dug it out of the storage building after it's been there for years. Had it working in 20 min. with Ubuntu 10.04 from a usb stick, but wayyyy too slow.03:10
head_victimYeah I tried xubuntu and a couple other variants, for me Lubuntu was where I liked the balance.03:13
Dutch70I wonder if you can install it with a usb stick though, cause that's all I've got right now.03:16
head_victimYep03:16
head_victimDefinitely can as long as the PC can boot off USB03:16
Dutch70Oh wow!!! it does!03:16
head_victimI said it was a shameless plug because I work on the documentation for it :)03:17
Dutch70I can have that thing up & running tonight, she wants to give it to her parents, who've never really used one, is it as easy to use as Ubuntu?03:17
Dutch70Oh nicee!!!03:17
Dutch70website?03:17
head_victimhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu03:18
Dutch70I'm a noob myself, how do you install it with a usb?03:22
head_victimHeh hang on I'll find a link03:23
head_victimI'm a noob myself03:23
head_victimWell I still think I am03:24
yofel!usb03:24
ubot2For information about installing Ubuntu from USB flash drives, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick - For a persistent live USB install, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent03:24
head_victimAww and I went and googled and all, thanks yofel03:26
head_victimThose were the 2 links I was just copying :)03:27
Dutch70It gets better...LOL03:28
yofelthe bot is pretty helpful for such things :P03:28
Dutch70That's the 2 sites I just used to do a fresh install from 8.04 to 10.04 for Ubuntu, didn't realize you could do it with Lubuntu also.03:29
yofelit's the same procedure for all *buntus03:29
Dutch70and thanks...both of you03:29
head_victimyofel: I keep forgetting about it. Somedays I use it heaps, others I just plain forget03:29
head_victimDutch70: it's what were' here for mate03:29
Dutch70Nicee03:29
yofelyou're welcome03:29
Dutch70Gonna eat a burger & do some downloads myself...I will be back, don't know how I managed to avoid this site for nearly 2  yrs :))03:31
Dutch70talk to you later03:32
head_victimCheerio03:35
asterismohead_victim > what are the special features of Lubuntu?03:37
head_victimasterismo: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Applications and http://lubuntu.net/about are probably good places to start03:39
head_victimasterismo: basically is Ubuntu with lxde.03:39
asterismobut does it have the set of apps like XFCE, or GNOME like with Evolution, and stuff?03:41
head_victimThe first link has a list of apps03:42
asterismohead_victim > and is truly faster than gnome? and if it is, is there any benchmark? ram usage statistics? is the code better? or what?03:44
head_victimI use it as my web box, for irc, web browsing, chat clients, etc.03:44
aveilleuxasterismo: It just follows different design principles. Its nature makes it lighter.03:44
head_victimI still prefer gnome for my main pc because of it's extended feature set but lxde let me re use an old pc that I wasn't happy running current gnome on.03:45
asterismoyeah but why, is gnome not suppose to be light? what difference would be in an email client? they all check for mail, i mean is the same stuff right?03:46
aveilleuxasterismo: It all depends on how the programmer designed the system.03:47
aveilleuxasterismo: Like I said they simply follow different paths to achieve the same ends.03:47
asterismoso, it's the code03:47
asterismoits better03:47
aveilleuxasterismo: No. Not better or worse.03:47
aveilleuxasterismo: Different.03:47
asterismobetter and cleamer code03:47
asterismocleaner03:47
aveilleuxasterismo: No. That's not the case.03:47
aveilleuxasterismo: It may run more efficiently, but for different reasons than you're thinking.03:48
head_victimIt's different that's all. I use them for different purposes.03:48
head_victimI'm not a programmer or coder though so I don't know the ins and outs sorry03:48
aveilleuxasterismo: The big thing in the FOSS world is that no one is trying to be "the best" in anything03:49
aveilleuxasterismo: They just develop software to suit their needs, and if it happens to help out some other people so much the better.03:49
asterismoyeah but it is interesting the look inside of why this app is faster than this other one and does the same thing03:50
aveilleuxasterismo: They use different methods to do similar things. I shouldn't have said "the same thing", because they don't really satisfy the same needs.03:50
asterismoi mean, if it's free software and opensource why guys at gnome do not take the code of some app that does the same thing and use the code for a gnome app03:50
asterismoand make gnome faster03:50
aveilleuxasterismo: Because that's not how it works in programming.03:51
aveilleuxasterismo: You'd think that, but not really.03:51
head_victimThey don't to the *same* thing, they do similar things is the best way i can explain it03:51
asterismoi'm clearly not a programmer also03:51
asterismobut i think that all software efforts should in final instances converge to a cleaner and faster and efficient code03:52
aveilleuxasterismo: But what about, say... KDE and GNOME?03:52
asterismoi mean, that is why linux is better than any other OS in many aspects03:52
asterismothe clean code03:52
aveilleuxasterismo: KDE is Qt-based, and GNOME is Gtk+ based.03:52
aveilleuxasterismo: They're based on entirely different libraries.03:52
asterismoyes i know03:52
head_victimasterismo: but that's like comparing a terminal web browser to firefox, they both allow you to browse the internet.03:52
asterismobecause i have to know if this app is KDE or GNOME in ordr to prevent installation of all KDE libs03:53
asterismolol03:53
asterismobut they not allow to do the same thing03:53
aveilleuxasterismo: Dillo vs. Firefox.03:53
asterismosay google chrome, firefox, and epiphany03:54
asterismothey do03:54
aveilleuxasterismo: They use different paths for the same goal03:54
asterismoDillo too may be03:54
aveilleuxYes, Dillo.03:54
asterismobut programmers should share faster and more efficient codes to improve their softwares03:55
asterismoright?03:55
aveilleuxI specifically chose Dillo because it has a strong userbase03:55
aveilleuxasterismo: But almost no casual user could use it in the long run.03:55
yofelaveilleux: that's what libraries are used for03:55
yofeler, asterismo^03:56
aveilleuxyofel: Tabfail03:56
yofelyep :/03:56
aveilleuxasterismo: Like yofel said, that's what shared libraries are for. They're "shared" codebases for developers to work with.03:56
asterismoyes but you have Qt and GTK ones03:57
asterismowhy is there 2?03:58
head_victimBecause choice is a good thing?03:58
asterismothere should be a QTGTK libs in which the cleaner replaces the bloated ones03:58
yofelasterismo: because the developers didn't like how the other one did things and wanted it to be done differently03:58
asterismolol03:59
aveilleuxasterismo: basically, yeah.03:59
asterismolol03:59
asterismoyes choice is a good thing03:59
aveilleuxasterismo: Look at the visual differences between KDE and GNOME apps, if nothing else. They follow different design principles altogether.03:59
asterismobut may be too bifurcation of code and projects and groups that did not like the other group did04:00
asterismoit could be dangerous i think04:00
aveilleuxasterismo: Why?04:00
aveilleuxasterismo: Projects fork all the time.04:00
aveilleuxasterismo: Github has a built-in system for handling code forks because of that.04:00
yofelasterismo: why? if someone else invents something better than you have, you'll have a reason to make your app better, the world lives from competition and it's usually a good thing04:01
asterismoyes but somebody said one time that may be a strategy from propietary software developers to force communities to fork and split them04:01
asterismoyes, you are right yofel04:02
asterismoyeah but it's like you are talking about competition to outsiders, or say other propietary OS04:03
asterismobut not competition between us04:04
asterismoi probably get the rest of my life trying to figure this out04:04
asterismoand i love this game04:04
asterismosince i discovered the OS, i could not leave it, i want to learn more and more, and get things better04:05
yofelasterismo: so? At least for KDE and Gnome, the principles the developers follow are completely different, so while both are desktop environments they behave and look pretty different04:05
asterismomay be the fact that there are too many choices affects me04:06
asterismolol04:06
asterismothat you can't make up your mind04:06
asterismowhich one is going to be better?04:06
asterismomore efficient? or more complete?04:06
asterismogod04:06
asterismoit's hard, lol04:07
head_victimI just pick the one that suits the particular need.04:07
head_victimHence gnome on my main, semi powerful pc and lxde on my underpowered, secondary pc.04:07
yofel*shrug*, I use KDE because I like the UI better, but efficiency is definitely not it's strong point, for that LXDE is the best currently from what I see04:07
* JoeMaverickSett think no one is better, they are great in their own ways, it's just a preference.04:07
head_victimHorses for courses as they say04:07
asterismoyeah04:08
asterismoi want them all04:08
asterismoaaaarrggghhhh04:08
head_victimHaha then I'd suggest virtualbox :)04:08
yofelasterismo: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-destkop kubuntu-desktop lubuntu-desktop xubuntu-desktop04:08
yofel:P04:08
asterismoalready have04:08
JoeMaverickSettyofel: +1 :D04:08
head_victimThat's where I play aroud until I'm happy04:08
asterismoi used to try every linux distro, (until i met ubuntu off course)04:09
asterismoand i used to try every desktop enviroment04:09
asterismogod04:09
head_victimIt's the only way you'll know that what you are using is what you want :)04:09
asterismoi've been using gnome for like 3 years04:09
asterismonow04:09
asterismobut it was hard04:09
asterismoand sometimes i have my breakdowns04:09
asterismolol04:09
asterismothen i say04:10
asterismojesus!, grow up! stick with this that it works!04:10
asterismolol04:10
yofelI used KDE with suse for a while, then debian with gnome a bit, gentoo with KDE and ubuntu with gnome till karmic then KDE again04:10
head_victimI must admit I've just gotten to comfortable with gnome.04:11
head_victimBut I'm the very definition of an "end user" so I don't like to chop and change every week just to test it.04:11
yofelgnome's nice, I'm just not sure I like what ubuntu is doing with it (haven't tried gnome-shell yet, but I don't like unity)04:11
aveilleuxGnome-shell is a little different.04:11
aveilleuxI don't know how I feel about it yet.04:11
head_victimI'm hoping to clean up my vm installs to have a play with natty.04:11
asterismounity?04:12
head_victimRunning out of hdd on a 2TB /home is abit weird.04:12
aveilleuxI can't stand Unity.04:12
yofelasterismo: the new ubuntu interface for Natty, as well as maverick netbook I think04:12
asterismoi think it should be gnome for default04:17
asterismoand unity for choice, may be a couple of screenshots in installation progress04:18
yofelasterismo: It'll be the other way around, unity default, gnome as 'classic' desktop04:18
yofeland as fallback for non-3D graphic drivers04:18
yofelsince unity requires compiz04:18
asterismoyep04:19
nlsthznseems my question not deep enough for #ubuntu... maybe someone here can assit05:15
nlsthznusing 10.04 on USB (persistant) @ work but connected to net via proxy, is it possible to set up to use proxy to update the distro?05:16
bioterrorupdate uses http or ftp, mostly http05:16
bioterrorso why not05:16
bioterrorjust do-release-upgrade -d05:17
nlsthznbioterror: But how... I set proxy in System->Prefrences -> Network Proxy... woked for FF but not for anything else :/05:18
bioterrorshould wwork05:19
bioterrorif you can sudo apt-get update05:19
nlsthznnope... just getting failed to fetch05:20
bioterrorsomething wrong with the proxy settings then?05:21
nlsthznstrange that I am using FF chatting on freenode then right now :p05:25
bioterrornlsthzn, firefox has its own proxy settings. check them05:30
nlsthznbioterror: not set, when I launched FF it was set... when I run apt-get I get "proxy authentication needed" error... for some reason my user name and password don't seem to be working for terminal but it does for FF05:32
bioterrorweiird05:33
nlsthznmaybe need to add domain info (is windows authentication after all)05:34
JoeMaverickSetthttp://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1440787&postcount=3 might help.05:35
nlsthznJoeMaverickSett: Edited the file, thanks... now reboot?05:39
nlsthznbrb (windows noob I am)05:39
bioterrorlogout and login should be enuff05:40
bioterrori think :D05:40
JoeMaverickSettbioterror: i was going to say, source ~/.bashrc :)05:40
bioterror:D05:40
bioterrorhaha05:40
JoeMaverickSettor yeah, logout & login would do.05:40
JoeMaverickSett:D05:41
nlsthznhi, no luck getting the proxy to owrk in terminal btw :/06:11
nlsthznJoeMaverickSett: Thanks for the link but no luck... doesn't work for me06:15
sogeppguys, i got message on my notebook, ntldr is missing06:18
sogeppand i can't boot my OS, can someone help???06:19
nlsthznsogepp: Windows?06:19
sogeppyep, but i use ubuntu too06:20
sogepphow could that affect my grub ???06:20
nlsthznsogepp: it can't AFAIK\06:21
nlsthznthe missing file seems to be another symptom and not the illness06:22
sogeppit's confuse me,06:22
nit-witsogepp, is it a wubi install06:25
nit-witsogepp, did you install Ubuntu from a live windows environment?06:27
sogeppnope, i use it double err, actually triple boot06:33
nlsthznsogepp: and none of the OS's can boot now?06:34
sogeppyep, just a message : ntldr is missing06:34
nit-witrun this script in a ubuntu environment and paste all the text from the generated file to a paste bin and post the link. Also give a better description does anything boot. http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/06:36
sogeppmeans i shoud use live cd???06:36
nlsthznsogepp: looks like it is trying to boot to windows and can't...06:37
nit-wityoucan use any ubuntu or most linux environments, so you have no boot capabilities is this correct, for the installed operating systems?06:38
sogeppyes, i guess06:39
sogeppcan i run that scipt with live cd???06:40
nit-witthe script will tell us what is where especially the bootloader=mbr info, yes the live cd is fine06:40
sogeppwait, i'm working on it06:40
nit-witsogepp, cool no hurry06:44
sogepphe he, ok06:45
sogepphere we go http://pastebin.com/3SL1zZU906:52
nit-witthanks hold on06:52
nit-witsogepp,  So when you power on the computer you get a grub screen is this correct06:55
sogeppnope, no grub just 'ntldr missing' message06:56
sogeppwell, i just scanned my win with avg, and it require to rebbot to finish the scan, and when i reboot my notebook,...ta da~06:57
sogeppi wonder, how did it affect my grub06:58
nit-witsogepp, okay the mbr is looking at the correct partition, did you have any grub updates before this happened in Blankon Nanggar or 9.1006:58
sogeppnope, seems since few days ago my linux had some problems too06:59
sogeppsoo i often use it06:59
sogeppseldom, sorry06:59
sogepprarely07:00
nit-witwe can reload grub2 to the mbr with 9.10 as the booting OS hold on I want to look closely at the script, you have grub-lagacy and grub2 chainging to boot07:01
nit-witchaining07:01
nit-witsogepp, you also have two swaps when you only need one07:03
sogeppyeah,  wll, i just don't know bout that07:03
sogepp:)07:03
nit-witsogepp, did you install startup manager to have a default boot?07:04
sogeppwhat's that07:04
sogeppon linux, or win ???07:04
nit-witsogepp, Linux it is a pprogram to modify the grub menu to default to say windows first if you wanted or any of the oprating systems.07:05
sogeppnot yet07:05
nit-witsogepp, a default the boot07:05
sogeppisn't it default app on ubuntu ??07:06
nit-witlets go pm I will give you the command s to relod grub207:06
sogeppnever tried07:06
sogeppkay07:06
Raidsonghey peoples07:12
Raidsongcan you install linux on a tablet07:13
Raidsong:(07:14
nlsthznRaidsong: I guess it would depend which distro and which tablet07:16
Raidsongit would have to be a light distro07:16
Raidsongthe people have changed since ive been here07:17
nlsthznRaidsong: sorry... I am but a little noob and don't want to say something about a subject I have no clue about07:17
Raidsongno its cool talk away07:18
Raidsongyou might spark an idea for me with something you say07:18
Raidsongi wanted to get a samsung galaxy since its open source and see how it works07:18
nlsthznwell if it is android based I am pretty sure with a little tweaking just about anything will run on it07:19
Raidsongim sure but i want a full linux install for a tablet07:20
Raidsongjust to have one07:20
Raidsongim sure you can modify programs to work on tablets07:20
nlsthznas long as it supports an on screen keyboard etc. you should be good to go07:22
Raidsongwell you could make one07:24
Raidsongi dont know if there is a native program for that07:24
Raidsongbut the real question is touch screen support07:25
sogeppyep it works07:27
Raidsongwhat works?07:27
sogeppnit-wit thanks a lot07:28
sogeppso, that how to fix the grub07:28
nit-witsogepp, your back in07:28
sogepprrr, i have another problem07:29
nlsthzncongrats sogepp, nice nit-wit (or did I speak to soon)07:29
sogeppmy ubuntu won't reboot07:29
sogepp"init : usplash post-start process (4589) terminated with status 1"07:30
nit-witsogepp, so which one did you boot to and did you run the sudo update-grub07:30
sogeppi did., it finished07:30
sogeppand, my 'reboot' problem occured since few weeks ago07:30
sogeppthat's what make me rarely use my ubuntu07:31
Raidsongdoes anybody use 10.10 64x?07:31
nit-witsogepp, it was 9.10 correct07:31
sogeppyep07:31
nit-witsogepp, part of the problem I think is that in the debian it is grub-legacy and there is a windows boot stanza there, when your actually using grub2 as the bootloader with 9.10, it is a bit messed up it is more user nicely said error07:33
sogepperrr, how could i find the problem :)07:34
nit-witsogepp, you just need somebody to set you up correctly without the 2 swaps. I would post a thread at the Ubuntu forums myself and a bunch of others do this everyday it is a little easier enviroment.07:35
sogeppa ha ha, kay, so basically, the problem is yhe swap ??? can i said that ???07:36
Raidsonghow did you end up with debian and ubuntu?07:36
nit-witI'm wilee-nilee there so post the latest bootscipt of your setup there and pm me. The best help is really US time during the day. The swap is not the problem but it isn't helping to have it set up improper07:37
nit-witRaidsong, it is this distro http://debianfamily.blogspot.com/2009/06/blankon-nanggar-released.html07:38
Raidsongah07:39
sogeppwhere i can find the boot script07:40
nit-witRaidsong, I just did a archbang install not called arch for dummies but way easier then a regular arch install, and a live cd as well07:40
Raidsongi was never a bit fan of arch07:40
Raidsongbig*07:41
Raidsongbut i love me some gentoo07:41
nit-witthe bootscript is what you ran before for the paste bin. http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/07:41
nit-witsogepp, sorry you got that script url07:42
sogeppkay07:42
sogeppyep07:42
nit-witsogepp, when we are trying to fix boot problems sometimes it needs to be run after changes to see whats different07:43
nit-witsogepp, so are you in the no grub menu again situation07:43
sogeppkay, how did you learn all that thinks ??07:43
sogeppno, the problem is when i want to reboot, or shutdown07:44
sogeppgrub is fine,07:44
nit-witsogepp, so what happens then07:44
sogeppit just stuck on black page07:44
sogeppnothing happen, i nned to use REISUB07:44
Raidsongwhen does it stick?07:45
nit-witsogepp, doesn't shutdown or reboot07:45
Raidsongi think i had a box with this problem07:45
sogeppyep, but it works fine with windows07:45
sogeppjust m,y ubuntu and blankon07:45
sogepp*my07:45
nit-witIf grub is working now then the script isn't really necessary I thought is was a no boot situation again07:46
nit-witsogepp, does it do this in both Linux setups?07:47
sogeppyes07:48
sogeppit occure after i didn't use my linuxs several days, weeks actually07:48
nit-witsogepp, IRC is helpful but I wouldn't hestate to use the forums and have the autoemail on so you can respond if another does. Just explain the problems.07:50
nit-withesitate07:50
sogeppokay, :)07:51
sogepptell me nit-wit , how did you learn all that thinks07:51
nit-witsogepp, sda8 and sda10 are both swaps I would remove one with the live cd. You have to right click both of them to turn them off to remove one07:52
sogeppkay, then, can i set up new swap with gparted ??07:53
nit-witsogepp, just lurking the forums and a fascination with it. I am only a computer user of 3 years, I'm 48 though returned to college and needed a word processors, just happened to get open source first.07:53
sogeppif i delete one of the swap, then one of my linux will loose the swap, so i need to set up new one , don't I07:54
nit-witsogepp, no one swap will cover both07:55
sogeppis'it automatically detect the swap ???07:55
sogeppwow, yo're 48 already, nice talk with you pops, :)07:56
nit-witsogepp, the swap is for stuff running it basically empties on rebooting I believe, very simple explanation really07:56
nit-witsogepp, I have most of my teeth still.;)07:57
sogeppha ha,07:57
Raidsong48 is the new 3007:57
sogeppi see07:57
sogepphuh, what's that ???07:57
Raidsongthe first human to live to 150 is alive today07:57
nit-witsogepp, I never use the oh you young whipper snapper phrase ...yet07:57
sogeppha ha ha, got that07:58
Raidsongor should i say that will live07:58
sogeppseems this channel pretty quite , right??07:58
sogeppnot as crowd as ubuntu07:59
nit-witsogepp, first help I have actually done on this channel07:59
sogeppwell, i just found this channel yesterday08:00
sogeppthe day after yesterday, actually08:00
sogeppnit-wit pops :) do you have blog ???08:01
nit-witsogepp, I have about 7 channels I have in my favorites list all computer channels except a opensourcemusicins one08:01
Raidsongtai jūsų gimtoji kalba?08:01
sogeppwhat are those???08:01
sogeppwhat language is that, raidsong08:01
nit-witsogepp, no blog I'm a college student and just to lazy, i spend my time trying to help others08:01
Raidsongnevermind08:02
sogeppnice one, i hope i can help other too08:02
sogeppRaidsong : ???08:02
Raidsongsogepp: its lithuanian08:02
nit-witsogepp, ##windows #archbang#archlinux#opensourcemusicians#ubuntu#ubuntu+1 and this one08:02
sogeppso, what's make it different with ubuntu channel08:03
sogeppRaidsong: so you from there ???08:03
Raidsongno08:03
nit-witsogepp, not much in the overall scheme of things08:03
sogeppthen why make 2 channel, isn't it made by the same ubuntu team ???08:04
nlsthznthis is for beginners ;)08:05
Raidsonggo beginner!08:05
sogepp#opensourcemusicians08:05
Raidsongthey use open source  intruments08:06
nit-witsogepp, I'm a former musician08:06
sogeppso, here where i belong huh, haha08:06
sogeppi see, so u use opensource app for your job, nit-wit08:06
head_victimI'm in 19 channels and 13 are Ubuntu related, 5 are other linux related and there is one social channel :/ I think I have a problem.08:06
Raidsonghead_victim: yes you do08:06
nit-witsogepp, no actually I intend to get a midi saxophone soon though, I used to play Jazz profesionally but many genres really08:07
sogeppwew, i really messed with music, can't read any not08:08
nit-witsogepp, doesn't matter if you can read it is about the creative expression at least for the expression.08:10
sogeppi guess so, :)08:11
sogeppso, how did you related to 'opensource' and your music nit-wit08:12
nit-witsogepp, in some ways the open source idea is like a group of jazz musicians. You have a script=song and you all individually add your part to it and in response to the others work their doing. True democracy really equality to some extent08:14
sogeppwew, such phylosophy08:14
nit-witsogepp, it is all mathematically based although math is my weakest area but I think abstractly so it all sort of works together08:15
nit-witbrb08:16
sogeppkay guys. nit-wit pops, it's my pleasur to 'see' you here, thx for the help...08:16
sogeppi need to go,08:16
sogeppbye...see you later08:16
shahanproblem with XAMPP08:47
duanedesignneat. I am starting to get too many things in my Panel. http://ubuntu.igameilive.com/2010/12/how-to-measure-your-internet-speed-in.html08:49
shahanduanedesign, Netspeed08:52
svakshahi, any smartmontool users here?10:19
UndiFineDsvaksha, mmm like System -> Administration -> Disk Utility ?10:22
svakshaAfter my last ubuntu update, smartctl has been behaving erratically and does not let me stop the disk head (un)parking. any idea why this weirdness occurs?10:22
svakshaUndiFineD: no, i installed smartmontools10:22
svakshaon lucid10:22
svakshawhen i'm trying to get the laptop disk head to stop the constant (un)parking, that is10:23
UndiFineDI have just installed it10:24
UndiFineDno idea how it works10:25
svakshaoh, you need to give commands to stop the disk spinning, control temperature, etc..10:26
svakshaUndiFineD: are you usign the laptop now?10:26
svakshausing*10:26
UndiFineDno I have a server with sata smart disks10:26
svakshaa word of warning if its the laptop, stopping the head parking means you cannot use the laptop while in motion (travelling, moving , etc)10:27
svakshaUndiFineD: try the command "smartctl -help"10:28
UndiFineDhowever, you reminded me to check my primairy disk health staus and I found 62 bad sector :/10:28
svakshaUndiFineD: glad i could help :) but i'm looking for help actually10:29
svakshaUndiFineD: do you see "Load_Cycle_Count" while checkingthe disk?10:32
svakshawhen i restrict that count my laptops hard disk life increases (but at a price, more power/heat)10:34
svakshamore power/heat consumption10:34
svakshaUndiFineD: http://svaksha.com/post/2008/hdd-health10:38
UndiFineDmmm i see no load cycle count, but this disk is 2 years old already and the system has been restarted > 256 times10:41
svakshaUndiFineD: did you run the command in my blog? can you tell me the ID# or attribute10:44
UndiFineDhttp://paste.ubuntu.com/544819/10:46
UndiFineDsvaksha,10:46
svakshaUndiFineD: try this, smartctl -s on -a /dev/sda10:47
svakshaUndiFineD: you are running it as root? yikes10:49
UndiFineDsudo bash :)10:49
svakshaphew10:49
UndiFineDhttp://paste.ubuntu.com/544820/10:50
UndiFineDI am too lazy to type sudo all the time10:50
UndiFineDduanedesign, I really need a longer history in cli companion :P10:51
svakshahmm..no LCC on desktop disks10:51
svakshai assume the hdd manufacturers dont have the head parking/unparking feature on desktop disks10:52
svakshaso while that feature is available in smartmontools it cannot be implented10:52
* svaksha wonders if she made sense10:52
UndiFineD:)11:00
UndiFineDcould be an issue of chipset too svaksha11:00
UndiFineDthis machine 8 years old11:00
sogeppnit-wit11:01
svakshaUndiFineD: doubt it, as i've been running this for 3 years now11:01
svakshasogepp: ?11:01
UndiFineD!ask11:01
ubot2Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-)11:01
sogeppnothing,11:02
svakshaUndiFineD: fwiw, it (LCC) does not work on my desktop too11:02
duanedesignUndiFineD: hello11:31
UndiFineDhey duane11:32
duanedesignoops thought i was in team, oh well11:32
duanedesignUndiFineD: whatcha need? longer history?11:32
UndiFineDyes please11:32
UndiFineDat least twice current size11:32
duanedesignUndiFineD: is that the scrollback?11:32
UndiFineDyup11:32
duanedesigni totally agree11:33
duanedesignUndiFineD: in fact it is what i am working on right now :)11:33
UndiFineDoh great11:33
duanedesignUndiFineD: i am trying to make a Preferences Panel11:33
duanedesignUndiFineD: set the default encoding, bg color, etc11:34
duanedesignUndiFineD: thank you for taking the time to let me know. I like to hear how people are using it and what they want.11:35
UndiFineDI use it all the time, I made it my default11:36
UndiFineDand daily too11:36
duanedesignUndiFineD: i really like to be able to store commands as i come across them11:38
duanedesignsome i may never even use, but i have them just in case :)11:38
UndiFineDduanedesign, maybe we should take this in private / other channel11:39
duanedesignwecan hop over to -team11:39
UndiFineDokee11:39
bolod_chashaHi can anyone give me some advice?15:31
rahul27bolod_chasha, a bird in hand is better than two in a bush15:31
rahul27:)15:31
rahul27hows that ?15:32
rahul27:)15:32
bolod_chashalol15:32
bolod_chashaI didnt get it :/15:32
rahul27bolod_chasha, never mind15:32
bolod_chasharahul27, r u here to help me? -.-15:32
rahul27bolod_chasha, am in a meeting right now, will get to you once that is done15:33
bolod_chasharahul27, ok15:33
rahul27in the meantime you could ask someone else15:33
bolod_chashaz15:44
bolod_chashaanyone else here can help me out?15:44
drubinbolod_chasha: help you with what?15:46
drubinwe can't tell you if we can help unless we know what we are expected to help with15:46
bolod_chashadrubin, I have an unsupported USB Wimax Shuttle modem15:46
bolod_chashadrubin, I need to know how to make it work :/15:47
drubinbolod_chasha: your exact version and what version of ubuntu you are using15:47
drubin(but I can't help because I have no idea what a wimax shuttle modem is) but others might with more info15:47
bolod_chashadrubin, I'm using ubuntu 10.0415:48
bolod_chashaif anyone can help then pls let me know15:48
drubinbolod_chasha: be patient  sure some one will be able to help15:49
bolod_chashadrubin, ok15:49
pip_hey folks, does anybody know anything about loading a module into a kernel.  I'm trying to work around an acpi=off issue15:49
drubinpip_: is this part of install or just into an already installed system?15:50
pip_already installed.  I can't install without setting acpi=off15:51
pip_i can probably live with it as it is, I don't like not knowing how much battery I have though. BTW it's a laptop I'm using15:52
shahan_problem with removing LAMPP17:07
stlsaint_mobilewhat is the problem17:11
shahan_stlsaint_mobile, wait... I am doing a job on that prblem... informing within few minutes17:12
stlsaint_mobile:l17:13
shahan_stlsaint, I want to completely remove my LAMPP installation17:14
shahan_as its doing a lot of problem17:14
shahan_stlsaint_mobile, dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall$ | cut -f1 | xargs sudo dpkg --purge17:14
shahan_stlsaint_mobile,  I have paste this code on terminal17:15
shahan_and tried to completely remove the LAMPP17:15
stlsaint_mobileif you look on the Ubuntu wiki guide for lamp on community pages it gives command ti remove it17:15
shahan_but It seems didnt removed17:15
stlsaint_mobileI am on phone and can't go digging for it17:15
shahan_hmm17:15
shahan_ok17:15
stlsaint_mobileand lamp is just a group id apps17:16
stlsaint_mobileremove each app and you will have removed lamp17:16
shahan_stlsaint_mobile, when I type http://localhost   its still showing "Its working"17:17
stlsaint_mobileyou have not removed Apache17:28
franknstuffI've had problems getting my wireless up on my laptop (ubuntu via wubi) - is there a problem with using a Gigabyte GN-US23L wireless adaptor ?17:34
stlsaint_mobileyou may want to search for any bugs with that adapter17:34
franknstuffOK - thanks17:35
franknstuffoops - fatfingered it - the adapter is actually a Gigabyte Gigabyte GN-WS32L-RH - I found some things on thegeekoftheworld.com - thanks!17:42
franknstuffgnome-session-save doesn't seem to work on my install (10.04) - any ideas?17:46
jdeslaurso i have a hp dv1000 laptop ~ 5 years old and I can't seem to get lucid on it18:05
jdeslaurit appears to be a video issue18:06
jdeslauranyone ever experienced this18:06
pleia2jdeslaur: does the installer not finish, or..?18:09
pleia2I have to use the alternate installer on some of my older systems18:09
jdeslauri dont even get to the installer18:09
pleia2ok, you'll want to try the alternate installer18:10
jdeslauri get the boot screen then the screen turns black18:10
jdeslaurIRC it works the same with wubi18:10
pleia2the alternate installer is text-based, so you don't have to worry about graphics until after the install, at which point you can actually tackle the graphics problem if it persists (can't really with the install media)18:11
jdeslaurah nice18:11
pleia2it's a separate iso though, lemme find you the link18:11
jdeslaurthanks18:11
pleia2http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/alternative-download18:12
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jdeslauractive directory is out smarting me18:48
UndiFineDapt-get --purge remove msad18:51
bioterrorapt-get purge sadkasd18:58
bioterrorthey invented purge command18:59
_spacer_can i ask a server related question here?19:20
bioterrorwhy not19:20
bioterror!ask | _spacer_19:21
ubot2_spacer_: Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-)19:21
_spacer_ok so i am trying to access my ubuntu server vi ssh19:21
bioterrorvia19:21
bioterroryes19:21
_spacer_i cannot, i could yesterday19:21
_spacer_as far as i know nothing has changed19:21
bioterrordoes it reply anyting?=19:21
_spacer_i cannot even ping it19:21
_spacer_but it does serve web pages no problem19:22
bioterrorhmm19:22
_spacer_i can access my router set up19:22
bioterrorsounds weird19:22
_spacer_i have mucked about with the forwared ports and still nothing19:22
_spacer_it is weird, thats why i have come here19:23
bioterrorssh should be on port 2219:23
_spacer_i was able to connect via 5901 up untill yesterday19:24
bioterrorwhat19:24
_spacer_i was able to connect via 5901 up untill yesterday19:24
bioterroryou have ssh on port 5901?19:24
_spacer_was19:24
_spacer_no good?19:24
bioterrorcan you access that computer locally atm?19:25
nlsthznhey, silly question (as I am pretty sure I know the answer) - can Natty be run in Virtualbox with Unity enabled (or is the lack of 3D going to make than impossible)?19:25
bioterroror are you away19:25
_spacer_nope i am remote19:25
hobgoblinnlsthzn: I think it might possibly be a bit of an issue19:25
bioterror_spacer_, can you telnet to that port and confirm that sshd answers?19:26
nlsthzn... so I guess I am wasting my time "testing" it out in Virtualbox then :/19:26
_spacer_ok nevermind i tried on 22, all good now19:26
_spacer_im in19:26
bioterrorokay19:26
bioterroryour configuration has been replaced by new one or something like that19:27
kristian-aalborghi ppl19:27
_spacer_thanks for your help,what file would that be?19:27
hobgoblinnlsthzn: you could always try :)19:27
hobgoblinnot sure if the 'pretend' 3d in vbox would count19:27
nlsthznhobgoblin: well, it is installed, just updating it, then going to install guest-additions... then I guess we will see :)19:29
hobgoblinlet em know - I really can't be bothered to sort out a real natty install just yet :)19:29
bioterror_spacer_, /etc/ssh/sshd_config maybe?19:30
bioterrorspacer, if you say you have used port 590119:31
_spacer_ok i'll have a look there19:31
_spacer_thanks19:44
bioterrorhi IAmNotThatGuy20:16
Mjiig http://www.minecraft.net/play.jsp does that applet work for anyone? for me it stops on a black screen in both ff and chromium20:40
MrAnthropeDoes the Run dialog come up?20:45
KartiHi all, having trouble renaming a server. After searching I have changed /etc/hostname which does it but I appear to loose my eth0 afterwards - Any ideas?20:52
MjiigMrAnthrope: sorry i missed you, it does, i click ok, then it goes black20:55
bioterrorKarti, cat /etc/hosts20:55
MrAnthropeHmm that is odd.20:56
ibuclawMjiig, I'll ask a minecraft player =)20:56
MrAnthropeI play minecraft :P20:57
MrAnthropeBut I didn't have any problems at all.20:57
MrAnthropeLoaded right up after I installed Java.20:57
ibuclawMjiig, has it ever worked?20:58
Mjiigi can run the alpha version if i download it, but i'd quite like to try the free version before paying for the alpha20:58
Mjiignope20:58
Mjiigbut this is the first time i've tried20:58
ibuclawprobably missing a package20:58
ibuclawie: openjdk20:58
MrAnthropeWhich java are you using?20:58
MrAnthropeThe open one or the sun java?20:58
MjiigMrAnthrope: not sure,  i think i'm using the open one20:59
MrAnthropeMkay. I'm using sun-java20:59
MrAnthropeGo into synaptic and type sun-java into the search.20:59
Mjiigabout:plugins says iced-tea20:59
MrAnthropeYeah I actually tried that one and had to uninstall it.20:59
MrAnthropeBecause it borked sun-java.21:00
MrAnthropeSo that may be your problem.21:00
ibuclawyep, sun-java is the one to use21:00
ibuclaw(he just replied)21:00
bioterrorahhh, that perfect and nice propietary piece of software21:01
MrAnthropelol21:01
Mjiigbioterror: if it works...21:01
bioterrorMjiig, have you ever heard someone saying that opensource java works?-)21:01
ibuclawalthough the package should be renamed21:01
ibuclaws/sun/oracle/21:02
bioterrorhah21:02
MrAnthropeMjiig you want sun-java6-bin and sun-java6-jre from synaptic.... and I think one more...21:02
MrAnthropeYea, sun-java6-plugin21:02
ibuclawusually installing one installs them all21:03
MrAnthropeOh does it?21:03
ibuclawdependencies21:03
MrAnthropeCool.21:03
ibuclawactually... sun-java appears to not be in natty ^_^21:04
Mjiigthose are in partners right?21:04
Kartibioterror, sorry for the delay. woul dyou like a paste bin address?21:04
ibuclawMjiig, maybe...21:04
bioterrorKarti, edit that21:04
ibuclawI don't think I have all repositories enabled... but then again I don't _need_ all enabled.21:05
bioterrorpartner is needed21:05
bioterrorfor the java21:05
Mjiigi just noticed an upgrade bug... when i try to enable partner rep21:06
Partyhi21:06
Mjiig* repo with the GUI it enables the karmic one. I wonder if that's been reported21:07
MrAnthropewhat is 'natty'?21:08
MrAnthropenatty lite?21:08
MrAnthropelol. I'm going to make a wild guess not.21:09
bioterrorMjiig, you've something wrong in your /etc/apt/sources21:09
bioterrorMjiig, I wouldnt call it a bug21:10
MrAnthropeI hve VLC set to my default media player in Preferred Applications but some things still open with Movie Player when I double-click them. I have to r-click and select VLC manually.21:11
Mjiigbioterror: since i've never touched the partners line in the file until now, i don't think that's it. my guess is that it forgot to change them when i upgraded since they are commented out21:11
MrAnthropeWhat's the deal, yo?21:11
bioterrorMjiig, did you upgrade with do-release-upgrade?21:11
Kartibioterror, I have two clones. I have changed the /etc/hosts and /etc/hostnames on the two clones but I have lost both eth0 on each. The original is fine with lo and eth0 :(21:11
Mjiigonce with do-release-upgrade, once with the GUI21:12
kristian-aalborghmmm..... can I make my mbr simply point to (the mbr) of another drive?21:19
ibuclawdo-release-upgrade is awesome21:19
ibuclawMjiig, one option to note down:21:19
ibuclawdo-release-upgrade --sandbox21:19
ibuclawmounts an aufs overlay over your entire system and does a release upgrade21:20
ibuclawall is kept in memory, and never saved to disk. =)21:20
Mjiigibuclaw: is that so that the changes aren't permanent, so you can check stuff out before committing21:20
ibuclawMjiig, yep21:20
Mjiigibuclaw: interesting, i'll have a look at that when natty comes out21:20
ibuclawbasically, it's what a LiveCD does21:21
ibuclawmounts a load of aufs over the "read-only" disk image of the system.21:21
ibuclawaufs = another union file system21:21
Mjiigthanks for that, something for me to read up on :)21:22
ibuclawon the note of natty21:23
ibuclawduanedesign, can you login to normal desktop yet? :)21:24
* ibuclaw 's system is still holding back from upgrading packages21:24
Mjiighow can i make sure ff is using the sun java rather than the open one?21:26
ibuclawMjiig, about:plugins21:27
Mjiigabout:plugins says it's using iced tea21:27
MrAnthropeiced tea is trash, I uninstalled it.21:27
Mjiigis there a way to make ff use sun without uninstalling iced tea?21:28
MrAnthropeAll it did is mess everything up.21:28
ibuclawand make sure you restart the browser =)21:28
MrAnthropeI didn't keep it long enough to figure that out, Mjiig.21:28
Mjiigibuclaw: have restarted21:29
Mjiigstill using iced tea21:29
MrAnthropeOpenJDK is the open source java.21:29
MrAnthropeI have no idea what iced tea is supposed to be.21:29
Mjiigi'm pretty sure iced tea is the plugin for OpenJDK21:29
MrAnthropeThat would make sense.21:30
ibuclawMjiig, I think it's based on21:30
Mjiigthankyou very much everybody, got it going now :)21:36
Mjiig(and all i had to do was completely replace OpenJKD :) )21:37
MrAnthropeyay :)21:37
MrAnthropeEnjoy minecraft.21:37
Kartibioterror, Th eactual problem was that the VMClone changed the eth0 to eth1 :) Freaky but looks like a few answers from teh net21:43
kristian-aalborghi again... can someone help me save grub4dos?23:26
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kristian-aalborgI have slitaz on hda and ubuntu on a compact flash disc via pcmcia... what should I add to menu.lst?23:38
ibuclawkristian-aalborg, can't say for sure.23:39
kristian-aalborghi ibuclaw23:40
ibuclawit'd be best to bootup, and when grub loads, go straight into interactive mode23:40
kristian-aalborgone moment23:40
ibuclawfrom there, you'd be able to *probe* the devices23:40
kristian-aalborgyup... I tried that but couldn't figure it out23:40
kristian-aalborgok, in grub command line now23:41
ibuclawvague memory tells me:23:42
ibuclawfind /boot/grub/stage223:42
ibuclawor find /boot/grub/stage123:43
kristian-aalborgboth gives (hd0.1), then appear to freeze23:46

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