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asnosyou can install the xubuntu 10.10 at a PIV 1.3 and 128 ram?00:50
charlie-tcaIt won't run the desktop, no00:51
charlie-tcaYou need 256MB for the GUI00:51
asnos;_;00:52
asnosa version that runs with less than 128 ram00:53
asnosI am interested only run internet - music and youtube00:57
wizardslovakhello people04:15
wizardslovakwhich confic file has written what to mount on startup?04:15
wizardslovakeverytime i start it i gotta manually mount 2 hard drive partitions04:16
well_laid_lawn!fstab04:16
ubottuThe /etc/fstab file indicates how drive partitions are to be used or otherwise integrated into the file system. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fstab and http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/fstab.html and !Partitions04:16
wizardslovakoh ok04:17
wizardslovaknow how do i find those uuid?04:17
well_laid_lawn!uuid04:23
ubottuTo see a list of your devices/partitions and their corresponding UUID's, run this command in a !shell: « sudo blkid » (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LibAtaForAtaDisks for the rationale behind the transition to UUID)04:23
Ak1rai notice that xubuntu is packaged with abiword and gnumeric (rather than open office).... are there a lot of ... not software 'deficiencies' but maybe cutbacks like that across the whole base installation04:44
Ak1rathe reason i'm looking at xubuntu is because i prefer xfce to gnome, rather than looking to downsize my operating footprint04:45
well_laid_lawnxubuntu tries to use lighter apps but you can install anything if you want04:46
well_laid_lawn!repos04:46
ubottuThe packages in Ubuntu are divided into several sections. More information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories and http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/components - See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecommendedSources for the recommended way to set up your repositories04:46
Ak1raooo both good responses <304:47
well_laid_lawnall the ubuntu versions use the same repos04:47
Ak1raoh really? for some reason i thought ubuntu included OO at base install04:47
pleia2Ak1ra: repos are just where the software is pulled from, it doesn't dictate what is shipped on the CD for different flavors05:01
pleia2ubuntu does come with OO at the base install, xubuntu does not, but if you wanted to install it (or upgrade it) both xubuntu and ubuntu pull from the same place05:01
vendettacan anyone help me with my graphics card problem?14:06
well_laid_lawndepends on the problem14:06
well_laid_lawnyou'd have to tell us about it to find out14:07
vendettagot an onboard graphics card an i am running two monitors with it. one on dvi and one on d-sub14:07
vendettaif i want to watch a video it only shows a black screen, but i can hear the sound14:07
vendettaif i set one monitor to "off" and do everything on one monitor, it works fine14:08
well_laid_lawnthat'll be a lack of memory available to the vid card14:09
well_laid_lawnusing only one screens frees some memeory14:10
well_laid_lawns/screens/screen/14:10
vendettaokay, but this is not an option for the future. i'll need a new graphics card14:11
Sysiflash video?14:12
well_laid_lawnsounds like it14:12
vendettano, not a flash video14:12
vendettaflash videos work (e.g. on youtube)14:12
vendettathey dont work, if i want them full screen14:12
vendettamaybe it is because these monitors have different resolutions? one got 1600x1200 and the other has 1680x105014:13
well_laid_lawnnah your using all the vid cards memory for the displays14:15
well_laid_lawnthe x log should mention something about it14:15
vendetta/var/log/xorg.0.log?14:16
well_laid_lawnyep14:17
well_laid_lawnyou're prob using all the virtual disply area with both monitors14:18
vendettayes, i guess thats right14:19
vendettaboth monitors form one large dispay14:19
well_laid_lawndrop the resolutions or just use one monitor for watching videos14:20
vendettai thought about buying a low profile graphics card. want to use these high res and i dont want to switch one monitor off every time i want to watch a video14:21
well_laid_lawnwhat's the onboard vid card?14:22
vendettashould be an intel 3100 or so14:23
vendettayes, intel gma 3100, with a max. shared memory of 384mb14:26
well_laid_lawnyou're pretty limited for choice of driver then afaik14:26
vendettaindeed14:26
vendettaso i was wondering whether i should buy a ati 4350, dual-dvi with 1gb memory, or an geforce 9500 with 512mb14:27
well_laid_lawnmost ppl recommend nvidia14:28
Sysi4xxx atis should have nice open drivers14:28
vendettathreads on the internet are from 3-5 years ago so maybe hings have changed?14:28
well_laid_lawnI know nothing about nvidia or ati...14:29
vendettall14:30
Sysiyup, open ones should do 3D too on ati14:31
well_laid_lawnfrom what I've seen on these channels the newer catilyst drivers are fine and nvidia seems ok too14:31
Sysipropietary nvidia works well, but i'd trust more to open one14:32
vendettasounds nice. i dont need much graphics stuff, like games. i just need a power saving way to run two monitors and watching a video from time to time14:32
vendettaSysi, you got an url to these open drivers?14:32
Sysigreatest thing is that they come by default14:33
vendettawhat about he proprietary ati drivers?14:34
Sysistay away14:34
vendettaby default sounds awesome14:34
vendettahehe ok. any reason why?14:34
Sysithey're not working well, expecially older ones with new xorg14:35
vendettaall right. i guess i give ati a try14:37
well_laid_lawnnvidia still hasn;t moved on from xorg.conf afaik14:37
vendettathank both of you very much14:37
well_laid_lawnnp14:37
vendettais it possible to run on each monitor one virtual workspace?14:42
well_laid_lawnif you right click the pager you can set the number of workspaces14:43
vendettayeah, but can i set an option like workspace1 - right monitor, workspace2 - left monitor?14:45
well_laid_lawnI don't think so14:45
TheSheepvendetta: you can run separate displays on two monitors14:45
well_laid_lawn!xrandr14:45
ubottuXRandR 1.2 is the new method of running dual screens in !X.  Information/HowTo here: http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR1214:45
TheSheepvendetta: then each of them will have its own set of workspaces14:45
TheSheepxrandr only lets you have a large workspace that spans 2 monitors14:46
vendettabut i still need to shovel windows from one to the other14:46
TheSheepno problem14:47
TheSheep!dual-head14:47
ubottuInformation about dual-head on linux can be found on http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/DualHead - See also !Xinerama14:47
vendettathank you ubottu. i will try it14:47
well_laid_lawnI thought things had moved away from xinerama14:48
TheSheepit did14:53
TheSheepbut it's still used/useful sometimes14:53
well_laid_lawnok14:54
MorphixNWheyt15:43
MorphixNWhey*15:44
vendettawell_laid_lawn, just to give you an update: using vlc in opengl-mode also solves the problem with the video16:52
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MorphixNWAnyone had experience of setting up a dual screen using a USB to VGA Adapter?17:21
MorphixNW!dual screen17:23
Sysii guess "USB to VGA" works as separate graphics card17:23
MorphixNWok different question, can anyone help with setting up dual screens on 10.04?17:31
MorphixNWseems very hard to get an answer around here lately :(17:32
Sysiwhat graphics card17:34
Sysifirst → arandr/nvidia\ati tool, if not, xorg.conf17:37
MorphixNWits a USB to VGA Adapter17:41
MorphixNWI have plugged it all in, USB into the PC and VGA into the VGA of the Adapter17:42
Sysiwhat does lsusb say17:42
MorphixNWthe screen is detecting a signal and the screen is also black with a red border on two sides17:43
MorphixNWlsusb = "Magic Technology Corp. SVGA Adapter" exactly as written17:44
MorphixNWis there no such thing as a GUI to configure this stuff?17:45
Sysiarandr for normal dual-screen, that yours sounds special17:45
MorphixNWlol, well my mother said that I am a very special boy lmfao17:45
MorphixNW;)17:46
MorphixNWI imagine that its a cheap rip off of a more expensive one, but I didnt purchase it so I have no idea17:46
Sysihttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=77499417:48
MorphixNWthank you :)17:48
MorphixNWdinner time, ill be away for a while but "in best Arnie Voice" ILL BE BACK17:49
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