/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2010/12/22/#ubuntu+1.txt

dnivrahello. i am trying to create a USB startup disk of natty and it says "unable to install boot loader". what is wrong?05:37
dnivrai did it thrice with no luck.05:37
dnivrahello. i am trying to create a USB startup disk of natty and it says "unable to install boot loader". what is wrong?05:42
dnivrahello. i am trying to create a USB startup disk of natty and it says "unable to install boot loader". what is wrong? i tried using unetbootin too-it says it finishes successfully but on restart, my computer says the disk isn't bootable05:50
dnivrais there any reason why natty would detect my cpu as i686 when it is an x86_64 CPU? i use 10.10 64bit currently. i'm running it in virtualbox.06:15
dnivranit-wit, how did you get the alpha?06:28
nit-witdnivra,  same site I just wanted to confirm if it was today and I would see if my rsnc update to it would load athumb and boot06:29
dnivrawell i downloaded via torrent; should i have downloaded from server?06:30
nit-wittorrent should be fine but you never know06:30
dnivrais using an iPod an issue :)?06:31
sagacijust verify via md5sum06:31
dnivrai'm using an iPod shuffle 1GB. just a thought...06:31
dnivrawhere can i find natty's md5? tried searching but no luck.06:31
dnivranit-wit, wrong channel :).06:32
nit-witdnivra, the first link on that link is the MD5SUM's06:32
dnivranit-wit, thanks! i didn't notice it :P.06:32
nit-witdnivra, a little to much 420 :)06:32
nit-witand sheaf stout06:33
dnivrahmmm?06:33
dnivramd5sum matches.06:34
nit-witdnivra, did you preformat the thumb each time to a fat3206:35
dnivranit-wit, everytime.06:35
nit-witdnivra,  have the daily just about updated  will see if unetbootin works first06:36
dnivranit-wit, unetbootin would successfully finish. do try booting it too.06:36
nit-witdnivra, oh I will try booting it, don't worry.06:37
dnivraokay :)06:37
nit-witdnivra, just curiously it sounded like it was getting to the thumb for you just errors thrown correct06:38
dnivranit-wit, via startup disk creator, it manages to copy all data but bootloader has issues.06:38
dnivrathat is why i had a doubt-could it be that i'm using an iPod?06:39
nit-witdnivra, 'm a little confused where does the Ipod come in here06:39
nit-wit*I'm06:40
dnivra_nit-wit, i just tried startup disk creator; same error. unable to install boot loader06:42
=== dnivra_ is now known as dnivra
nit-witdnivra, I'm loading a thumb I will be gone again shortly to see if it boots06:43
dnivranit-wit, okay.06:43
nit-witdniv06:44
nit-witdnivra, be right back06:44
dnivranit-wit, success i presume?06:53
nit-witdnivra, got it to boot but the top panel in Unity wasn't reacting to clicks06:53
dnivrayou used unetbootin?06:54
nit-witdnivra, sorry my keyboard started acting weird.  With the daily development it is hit or miss,  wouldn't instal it as the main bootloader06:56
dnivranit-wit, oh! okay.06:56
dnivrai just created another one using unetbootin. i'll try once more.06:56
nit-witdnivra, all you can do is try06:57
dnivranit-wit, i guess yeah. be right back.06:57
nit-witcool06:57
dnivranit-wit, nope. no luck :(.07:04
dnivraahhh well i give up. i'll just wait for Alpha 2. sigh.07:05
nit-witdnivra, try the next daily i guess you notice the date on the page you can use this to get a daily down load and daily update of it. http://paste.ubuntu.com/546512/07:07
dnivranit-wit, it's same for amd64?07:08
nit-witdnivra, put the ISO you have in home and run the command and see if it updates it07:08
dnivranit-wit, okay then. it would automatically download changes? or would it download the entire iso?07:08
nit-witdnivra, actually no hold on07:08
dnivrai mean just change i386 to amd64 right?07:08
nit-witdniva it would be the name of the ISO mine is natty-desktop-i386.iso change this part to the name of yours and make sure rsync is installed in synaptic i think it is in a stock install07:11
dnivranit-wit, thanks a lot!07:12
nit-witdnivra, changes after you have the ISO the one you have has the same name as the server ones right07:13
dnivrayeah same name; didn't edit it.07:13
nit-witdnivra, I would copy and paste a copy in home then run the command then check the data size there may be a diffrence hard to say07:15
nit-witdnivra, the one in home will be the one the command changes07:15
dnivranit-wit, alright then i'll create a copy as well :).07:15
nit-witdnivra, thats the lazy mans way lets see oh the data different, hmmm something is amiss. :)07:16
dnivranit-wit, i'm supposed to hope for a data change right?07:17
dnivranit-wit, when i run sync for the iso file, it would download the entire iso file if the version on my hard disk is different from the one on the remote server?07:18
dnivrathe entire iso?07:18
dnivrarsync*07:18
nit-witdnivra, if there is a change  would try loading that into the thumb I updated with the command then loaded my thumb that booted07:18
dnivranit-wit, alrighto. great! hope for a change.07:19
dnivrai am trying to run natty on virtual box and get the error "The kernel requires an x86_64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU. Unable to boot-please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU". but i run a 64bit maverick! any particular reason?07:20
nit-witdnivra, I don't know it may have a rsync tag in there so that it gets the whole ISO first I just use the command every time on the development to get the first ISO07:20
dnivraso everytime you effectively download the entire iso?07:21
dnivrathe iso undergoes changes everyday?07:21
nit-witdnivra, after the first it just updates really fast07:22
dnivraokay then i'll give it a shot.07:22
nit-witdnivra, it looks at the ISO and just puts in the updates07:22
dnivrais the iso repackaged daily?07:22
nit-witdnivra, most of the time but the are freeze stages and once in aawhile a stop for a couple of days just watch that original download page for the latest day of release07:23
dnivranit-wit, okay! i'm still getting used to the whole development process :).07:24
nit-witdnivra, watch the page so you can know whether you want to or even update07:24
dnivranit-wit, will do! thanks a lot!07:24
nit-witdnivra, no problem  just use the development and watch whats going on to much free time on my hands. :)07:25
nit-wit*I07:25
dnivranit-wit, you said watch this page right http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/natty/alpha-1/ ?07:26
nit-witdnivra, that's the one.07:31
dnivranit-wit, last modified 2 dec. so how come it works for you but not for me. if download corrupted it, md5sum wouldn't match right?07:32
nit-witdnivra, well mine is the 32 bit so it is different the md5 I would think be correct07:34
dnivranit-wit, yeah true but well essentially the same right?07:34
dnivraahhh it's fine. i'll come and ask here later on.07:34
nit-witdnivra, I don't really know the same packages and build but I don't really knao the diffrence between the two is the md5 not match now07:35
nit-wit*is=does07:35
dnivrathe md5 doesn't match eh? then i guess an update did happen. i'll keep my hopes up then. thanks a lot!07:36
DanaGRight now getting a real USB install is annoying.08:06
DanaGYou need a cd or a second USB stick to boot from, to install to the first one.08:07
[lan3y]has anyone else got a bug where right click does not function properly?12:27
[lan3y]for example, right clicking on unity makes it disappear12:29
[lan3y]my random notes on 11.04 if anyone is interested: http://tlan3y.blogspot.com/13:44
coz_good day all14:26
coz_early lunch be back in a bit15:31
charlie-tcanvidia-current still being held15:45
Volkodavis it?15:48
VolkodavI think I installed 2-3 days ago15:48
Volkodavnot sure though15:48
Volkodavi think I saw it in updates15:48
IdleOnecharlie-tca: I removed nividia-current and the modaliases package as well then reinstalled nvidia-current. worked well for me15:49
IdleOneand yeah gues it was 2-3 days ago I did this15:50
IdleOneguess*15:50
bjsniderthe modaliases package is supposed to now be a dummy upgrade package. it should not be holding nvidia-current back15:51
IdleOnebjsnider: it wasn't but caused a depends issue when trying to reinstall nvidia-current. so I removed it and then it installed without issue15:52
IdleOneI have no packages held back at the moment15:53
charlie-tcaMine is still sitting on it, for some reason. Maybe I will do a remove/install on nvidia15:56
wootehfootanyone knows how to modify date/time settings in narwhal? changing it from ccommandline doesnt seem to help it16:48
coz_ok be back in about an hour or so17:02
nit-witwootehfoot, does the clock have a weather location function17:05
wootehfooti've tried setting the location to a place +1h away, it doesn't affect the clock17:06
wootehfootnit-wit, but yes it does have a weather location function17:06
nit-withave you set that17:07
nit-witwootehfoot, is that the setting you have done?17:08
IdleOneI kinda like being able to respond to posts from email17:09
IdleOneavoids me having to load facebook at all17:09
IdleOnelol wrong windows17:09
IdleOne-s17:10
nit-witIdleOne, Facebook you couldn't pay me to be a member :)17:10
IdleOnenit-wit: only have a account for family reasons17:10
IdleOnebesides that I don't use it.17:10
nit-witIdleOne, It's okay everybody  is doing it, no need gto justify. ;)17:11
nit-wit*to17:11
IdleOneok the truth is I play farmville all the time :/17:12
nit-witIdleOne, sounds like a 12 step statement.17:12
IdleOnehahaha17:12
nit-withi I'm nit-wit and I am a nit-wit17:13
IdleOneHi, my name is IdleOne and I'm a FarmVille addict. Please HELP ME!17:13
nit-witIdleOne, lol17:13
nit-witIdleOne, are you trying out natty17:13
wootehfootnit-wit, yeah i've set the weather location to somethinng in my time zone, but i have done multiple locations, and it doesnt affect the clock17:14
IdleOnetrying? no. I been running natty since toolchain.17:14
wootehfootif there was a way to enable daylight saving it would do the trick, but the menus are inaccessible17:14
nit-witwootehfoot, is this a install17:14
wootehfootnit-wit, yeah it is17:14
nit-witwootehfoot, full install not a thumb loaded with a persistent function17:15
wootehfootnit-wit, indeed17:15
nit-witwootehfoot, hmmm I have only just loaded natty and haven't looked at this, I can boot to it and take a look17:16
wootehfooti can change the time from the command line, but it is forgotten until the next boot17:16
wootehfootand it changes the time in the system clock, so when i boot back to windows the time is off there too, though changing it in w7 is no problem17:17
wootehfootbrb17:17
safinaskarI cannot install VMWare 7.1.3 on my Kubuntu Natty i386. When I install it process sudenly crashes and VMWare uninstall itself back. Help!17:20
nit-witwootehfoot,  Try in the terminal sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata17:21
charlie-tcawindows uses local time, Ubuntu uses UTC + or - to set time. Perhaps that is the cause. Is there a way to set windows to use the same time?17:21
=== RonaldH is now known as Ronald
histocharlie-tca: you can set ubuntu to use localtime.17:26
charlie-tcahm, removing the nvidia hardware driver in 64bit was bad. can't seem to start gdm or X now17:45
bfrithere is a feature in ubuntu jaunty for wireless broadband setting that allows me to use my usb modem.  no other distribution has this setting.  how do i transfer it over to another distribution?17:48
IdleOnecharlie-tca: did you reinstall it?17:54
matrixa1sudo dpkg-reinstall tzdata works18:03
matrixa1thx :)18:04
bfrithere is a feature in ubuntu jaunty for wireless broadband setting that allows me to use my usb modem.  no other distribution has this setting.  how do i transfer it over to another distribution?18:04
charlie-tcaIdleOne: like, using jockey-text? It won't install18:16
IdleOneI installed the nvidia-current package from CLI, rebooted (had to mess with compiz unity plugin thingy on/off a couple times, rebooted again.18:20
charlie-tcacan't even get it to recognize the nvidia-current18:21
IdleOnehmm18:21
charlie-tcathat's what I said, too18:21
IdleOnedon't know what to tell you18:21
charlie-tcaWell, I can try one more time. Then I will just reinstall natty, I think18:22
charlie-tcaI keep getting an error:18:26
charlie-tca/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/gtk-2.0/gtk/_init_.py:57: GtkWarning: could not open display18:27
charlie-tcaheh18:27
charlie-tcawell, I see the future... install natty / try again...18:27
charlie-tcamade it work! had to remove /etc/X11/xorg.conf18:42
IdleOnegood job18:42
charlie-tcaI should have known that, too18:43
matrixa1wait, so running nvidia-xconfig would have done it too?19:24
matrixa1had problems with nvidia-current too but it got resolved with the nvidia-commons update19:25
genii-aroundDoes the latest bluedevil update have fixes for constantly-on LCD backlight?19:42
genii-aroundBleh. Backlight still in perma-on. < mumbles >19:49
yofel_genii-around: what does bluedevil have to do with LCD backlight? (or do you mean powerdevil?)19:52
=== yofel_ is now known as yofel
genii-aroundyofel: Sorry, yes, got the names transposed19:53
yofel4.6 rc1 isn't in natty yet, still being worked on, will be there soon19:53
Volkodavwtf is lately with skype - can't login for hours19:53
Volkodavsecond time this week19:53
rumpelVolkodav, skype is down19:53
rumpelwordlwide fail :D19:54
Volkodavcrackers attack ?19:54
rumpelthe worst of the worst: wikileak-pirate-terrorist-hackers19:54
psusiscript kiddies, not hackers...19:55
* Volkodav has back up with google voice19:56
Volkodavrumpel: any idea what happenned with skype ?20:04
rumpelVolkodav, no ... but i've read about it in the last minutes in several different channels...20:05
* patdk-wk read about it here20:06
allu2Hello, i found one "bug" from my alphas facebook applet --> http://ajp.dy.fi/share/facebug.png20:11
allu2when i begin to write text on the bar the "post to fa.." doesn't disappear and if i don't delete it it will be on the message in facebook20:12
tembraeany fix for the 10.10 authentication issue? besides clicking close?20:14
alex88is possible to boot from iso in grub?20:15
yofeltembrae: this channel is for 11.04 support, 10.10 support is in #ubuntu #kubuntu #lubuntu or #xubuntu20:15
Volkodavgrub2 yes20:15
yofelalex88: in grub2 sure, here's an example https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/MultipleISOBootUSBKey20:16
alex88yofel, thank you..i've tried some but didn't worked20:16
alex88yofel, running update-grub won't delete entries?20:18
=== sam-_-_ is now known as sam-_-
alex88i should check in /etc/default if i can find smoething usefull.. nm man20:18
yofelalex88: if you edit grub.cfg it will, put them in /etc/grub.d/40_custom instead20:18
alex88yeah /etc/grub.d sorry.. thank you20:18
yaaarhowdy20:39
yofelanyone an idea what happened to /proc/acpi/thermal_zone in 2.6.37?20:51
alex88yofel: i'm trying that page..but it not works as espected..i've the iso into /boot/iso/natty.iso21:17
alex88i've changed path and it says: file not found, no such disk, you need to load the kernel first21:18
yofelhm, it does work on my flash drive here, maybe it doesn't find /boot ?21:18
alex88it's on /dev/sdb5.. the /boot dir.. so i've tried loopback loop (hd1,4)..same thing..21:19
alex88btw, i'm doing that on my hdd21:19
yofelalex88: afaik sdb5 is hd1,5 in grub221:22
alex88same thing.. i'm using the grub command line now21:22
alex88mmhh...how can i debug? trying every single line in command line21:24
Amaranthyofel: It would be hd0,4 or hd1,6 I would think21:24
Amaranthyofel: Either it starts at 0 or it starts at 121:24
alex88sdb is the second..so 1 or 2..21:25
yofelnah, grub2 has a weird naming counter21:25
yofela = 0, 1 = 121:25
AmaranthYeah, to be honest I gave up on it some time ago so perhaps21:25
yofel!grub221:25
ubottuGRUB2 is the default Ubuntu boot manager since 9.10 (Karmic). Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreGrub - For more information and troubleshooting for GRUB2 please refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub221:25
yofelyep21:26
yofelAny partition designation (sda4, sdb6) must be changed, as GRUB and GRUB 2 count the partitions differently. The first partition for GRUB 2 is 1, not 0. Devices still start the count at 0.21:26
alex88ok got it.. it was on root of that partition but mounted on boot in real fs :)21:28
alex88it woeks yeah :)21:30
alex88btw it was hd0,5 :)21:31
alex88mmhh..can't install from mounted iso21:37
alex88cause it can't mount the hdd where iso is located..21:37
alex88and i want to use it as /boot21:38
alex88should i use another separated partition for those?21:38
alex88:S21:43
* alex88 loves errors on livecd boot21:44
alex88wtf it tries to unmount /isodevice.. how can i make it continue anyway?21:49
alex88because it can't be unmounted21:49
alex88it loads from there!21:49
alex88sudo umount -l -r -f /isodevice worked21:55
alex88and started ubiquity with -b to not install bootloader21:55
alex88quite tricky but it works..21:56
alex88ok i'll stop spamming21:56
=== JFo is now known as JFo-vacation
=== Quintasan_ is now known as Quintasan
bjsnideryofel, it's a good thing devices still start the count at zero otherwise it could be confusing...22:39
yofelwell, I don't get why they changed it at all22:39
bjsniderno count should start at zero because zero is not an actual number22:40
yaaarso i've been reading up on the whole Unity desktop thing (and Wayland for that matter) and I'm cautiously very excited...I was really dreading the new gnome shell. but I've heard conflicting reports on how closely the desktop version of Unity will match the current netbook remix UI. Can somebody enlighten me on that? Are there any design docs or mockups anywhere?22:40
coz_yaaar,  well it does  refelct the netbook  since that is all it really is22:43
yaaarcoz_: huh?22:43
coz_yaaar,  the difference is that compiz instead of mutter is the backend22:43
coz_yaaar,  gnome-shell still sucks badly :)22:43
yaaarcoz_: oh...so in 11.04 the desktop version of ubuntu will have a GUI that looks/acts just like the current netbook remix!?22:44
DaekdroomAs far as I know, everything but classic GNOME still sucks badly :P22:44
coz_yaaar,  but since unity got rid of mutter ...which gnome-shell uses  and instead chose compiz  thing are way betyter22:44
coz_yaaar,  well at this point there are things they are working on that are not workig in unity at this point...desktop search  comes to mind...the icon  sets that should show up on the desktop22:44
coz_yaaar,  but I believe all of this  getting worked on22:44
yaaarhmm22:45
coz_yaaar,  you can also choose during log on  either the unity desktop or classic gnome22:45
yaaari see22:45
coz_yaaar,  there are still nvidia issues... and many things being changed on a daily basis22:46
yaaari had read that the desktop version was going to have some significant departures behavior-wise vs. the netbook edition. which i thought made a lot of sense...a simple interface that's good for 7" screens isn't maybe the best fit for a full-fledged workstation...22:47
coz_yaaar,  well I use either one on my dual monitor system here22:47
coz_yaaar,   either unity or  classic gnome is not at all out of place on a regular desktop although of course  it is designed for netbooks :)22:48
coz_yaaar,  the biggest issue with uinity and regular desktops is   global menu...especially on dual monitors it is essentially useless because if I have a window opened on the seconday monitor  ,,,in order to access   File Edit View  I have to travel way to the upper left of the primary monitor22:49
* yofel notes that he doesn't have any nvidia issues22:49
coz_yofel,  very cool :)  this last week has been just a bit of a pain  with packages held back :)22:50
yofelyeah, probably since the modaliases package were removed22:50
coz_yofel,  I also noticed that switching to twinview  manually  ,, nvidia-settings will freeze up  on occasion...needing a reastart of X  and sometimes twice22:53
BUGabundoTopGear playing on my TV!22:58
bjsniderthat's an ok show22:59
bjsnideri'm not much on cars myself23:00
BUGabundo"ok"?23:00
BUGabundoits AWESOME23:00
bjsniderit's just a bunch of british jerks driving cars really fast23:00
BUGabundoaahahha23:01
BUGabundoif you feel like it23:01
yaaari can't forgive them for libeling Tesla23:23
yaaarthey showed it running out of power on the track. had a clip of them pushing it back to the hangar. then later they admitted that was entirely faked...it never ran out of battery on them...they just up and staged it.23:24
yaaarthat's just shameful23:25
bjsnideryou mean  tv lies? noooo!!!!!!23:30

Generated by irclog2html.py 2.7 by Marius Gedminas - find it at mg.pov.lt!