/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2011/01/10/#ubuntu-uk.txt

Azelphurhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/3832397/Photos/January%202011/IMG_20110110_002736.jpg00:34
Azelphurmission control...battered but once again semi-operational \o/00:34
hamitronwtf you done?00:42
hamitron;/00:42
hamitronbrb, coffee00:49
hamitronhmmm00:59
niallHey guys. I was asking for help earlier regarding a 6 port serial card (MCS9865 chip). After a long day of poking around I solved the problem myself and wrote a how-to. This can be applied to other multiport serial cards which cause problems with the default maximum of 4 UARTs with the Ubuntu 10.10 kernel (and probably many other kernels in other versions as well as other distros). How-to is here: http://ubuntuforums.org/s01:27
niallhowthread.php?t=166357501:27
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hcfdhttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=166357501:30
ali1234when you say "default maximum of 4 UARTs with the Ubuntu 10.10 kernel" it reminds me of something i read a long time ago02:42
ballhello waveform04:39
ballhello em, too.04:39
AlanBellmorning all07:51
AlanBellteam meeting this evening07:52
* ball waves07:57
ballGoodnight everyone.08:17
screen-xmorning :)08:19
popeyo/08:19
screen-xyo popey :)08:19
DJonesMorning all08:38
lazarus_DJones: sup08:39
DJonesHi lazarus_08:40
czajkowskiAloha08:41
screen-xWhat's the difference between i3/i5 P55 and i3/i5 H55?09:27
selinuxiumMorning all o/09:31
screen-xmorning selinuxium :)09:31
DJonesscreen-x: This might help http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=127497&mpage=109:33
screen-xDJones: thanks :)09:34
DJonesDoesn't mean a lot me, but seemed to list various differences09:35
screen-xDJones: found a table here http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-clarkdale-core-i5-661,2514-6.html09:36
czajkowskigood morning sleepy monday09:40
DJonesGood morning czajkowski We're not sleeping, just resting our eyes09:43
czajkowskikinda feels that way09:45
popey:) bigcalm09:54
* bigcalm hugs popey 09:54
bigcalmSuper cute09:54
selinuxiummorning DJones czajkowski09:57
selinuxiummorning popey09:58
bigcalmOh, morning peeps :)09:58
bigcalmpopey: incase you were wondering, I had recently re-watched The Cat Returns09:59
popey:)09:59
bigcalmI'm a sucker for Studio Ghibli films09:59
czajkowskinot a great way to start a monday, stuck knee deep in writing documents and comparing versions :s10:05
* BigRedS keeps meaning to write his documentation10:06
BigRedSit never feels like a great way to spend any time :(10:06
screen-xBigRedS: meet dexy10:07
czajkowskiBigRedS: ah i like documents. means you cna find out what should be done10:07
czajkowskijust monday at 9am10:08
czajkowskiis a bit much :)10:08
bigcalmpopey: tease!10:08
BigRedSscreen-x: I'm documenting systems and configs, not code, so I don't think dexy's a particularly good fit...10:08
screen-xoh, ok then..10:09
screen-xmeet... inkscape or ditaa ?10:09
BigRedShaha. Most of the issue really is working out wtf is going on, rather than the actual documenting bit10:10
BigRedSA lot of the stuff's odcumented, but in a really roundabout way - we have a wiki but without much structure10:11
screen-xthat sounds familiar :(10:11
BigRedSscreen-x: yeah, it's not a great deal of fun..10:12
BigRedSOTOH, it's probably a reasonably good way of learning wtf is going on10:12
screen-xAt my previous employer I decided to create a load of network diagrams, as they really weren't sure where the cable runs were, it took _ages_10:13
czajkowskiBigRedS: indeed10:14
jpdsscreen-x: Fun.10:17
Silver_Fox_Hello.10:23
screen-x\o Silver_Fox_10:23
Silver_Fox_Hello screen-x10:23
nigelbHey, Silver_Fox_ :)10:24
Silver_Fox_Hello nigelb ,  still frustrated with php development ?10:24
nigelbSilver_Fox_: hehe, yeah, sort of. :D10:24
nigelbSilver_Fox_: hows iphone so far?10:24
nigelb*iphone development10:25
lazarus_my bros places menu is messed up click videos opens banshee10:25
Silver_Fox_nigelb,  Oh not so bad thank you.  =)10:32
screen-xGetting some console log messages about terminated processes on a fresh 10.04 server install http://i.imgur.com/1KOGF.jpg10:39
screen-x(at boot time)10:39
screen-xDoesn't look serious as its only plymouth and ureadahead, but I haven't seen them before.10:39
diploAnyone know whats installed if I select "Virtual Machine Host" on Ubuntu 10.10 Server ?10:46
diploI normally install manually, just wondering if it's quicker to do this for KVM, can't find what package it installs yet, just googling10:47
diploThought may be quicker here10:47
screen-xdiplo: tasksel --task-packages virt-host10:48
diploCheers, just found it in google but will remember that10:49
davmor2morning all11:28
Silver_Fox_Hello.11:32
MartijnVdShttp://www.alphen.cc/nieuws/entertainment/article5814601.ece/Denise-Richards-weer-single11:38
MartijnVdSur11:39
MartijnVdSwrong channel :)11:39
screen-xhaha11:39
MartijnVdSsomething renumbered my irc windows11:39
MartijnVdSscreen-x: I know a guy who's a fan :)11:39
DJonesExcuses :)11:39
MartijnVdSDJones: shh!11:40
screen-xHeh Google translate is improving "Denise Richards and Nikki Sixx find each other not so pleasant than expected. The actress and Mötley Crüe bassist had a couple of weeks are dating, but are now their own path."11:47
bigcalmI thought it was fairly reasonable myself11:48
screen-xbigcalm: yeah, good enough to get the jist, which is not usual for machine translation..11:48
brobostigonafternoonings all.12:25
Silver_Fox_Afternoon brobostigon =)12:26
Silver_Fox_How are you?12:26
brobostigonSilver_Fox_: not so hot, my eczema is playing up, and is uite painful. how about you?12:27
Silver_Fox_I am sorry to be hearing that brobostigon .12:28
Silver_Fox_I am okay thank you. I am thinking about lunch =)12:29
* brobostigon is alittle hungry aswell.12:29
freckledoes anyone else find that PDF's take a lot longer to print than any other type of document?12:38
davmor2Nope12:42
bigcalmfreckle: as in taking longer to be sent to the printer or the printer taking longer to print?12:49
cpsafternoon :)12:51
brobostigonafternoonings cps12:51
* cps 's thinkpad arrived 5 mins ago :D12:51
* brobostigon gives cps an ubuntu cd12:52
cpsthanks :)12:52
brobostigon:)12:52
frecklebigcalm: taking longer to send to the printer. Basically is says in the spool monitor "Processing..."12:54
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frecklefor example a 1 page PDF might take 4-5 mins processing while a 1 page word doc takes a couple of seconds12:57
cps_grr13:05
cps_wireless on my PC keeps dropping13:05
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|Dreams|ok installed arch linux got it configured n decided to come bk to ubuntu cant beat its finish lol13:09
* brobostigon curses atthe adsl13:11
cpsok... for some reason the display keeps switching itself off after 5 minutes of running13:14
brobostigoncps: iwould check the power saving stuff, yourmonitor might be set to go into standby to save power.13:15
screen-xcps: my colleague has that problem, display keeps switching off, alt+f1 then alt+f7 temporarily brings it back.13:15
cpsbrobostigon: it seems to happen when I move it13:15
screen-xI think in his case its failing hardware.13:15
cpsit is second-hand mind you13:16
freckleif in a VPN connection setup through network manager I configure a static route shouldn't the route be deleted if the VPN disconnects/fails?13:17
|Dreams|any sites for fixing ubuntus boot up logo with propriatary13:18
|Dreams|links*13:18
screen-xfreckle: sounds logical13:20
screen-x|Dreams|: its gonna be grub or plymouth that you want to look into13:20
cpscan't guarantee an always-working lappy when second-hand13:20
|Dreams|ok thanks13:20
screen-xcps: sadly not :(13:20
cps:\13:20
screen-xcps: Though I bought a thinkpad ~10 years ago from ebay and it still works :)13:21
frecklescreen-x: in my experience the route stays... if you subsequently reconnect the VPN another route is added13:21
screen-xscreen has a red tinge now though.13:21
screen-xfreckle: got your bug searching/reporting/commenting hat handy?13:21
frecklescreen-x: i look for it now :-)13:22
bigcalmfreckle: sorry, I was in a client call.13:30
bigcalmfreckle: not expereinced a signifcent delay between word and pdf being sent to the printer. Have you tried a different pdf reader?13:30
freckleaha my bad on the VPN route thing13:30
frecklebigcalm: no...13:33
frecklewill do13:33
bigcalmI use foxit13:33
MartijnVdShttp://i.imgur.com/p7BAF.jpg13:40
MartijnVdSscreen-x: ^ the right window this time :)13:40
dwatkinsfreckle: does it also take a long time to create a PDF from the same document?13:40
screen-xMartijnVdS: haha13:40
bigcalmMartijnVdS: worth a giggle13:40
MartijnVdS*tardis sound*13:40
dwatkinsfreckle: oh it's a PDF already, sorry13:41
dwatkinsMartijnVdS: nice13:41
AlanBellhttp://people.ubuntu.com/~alanbell/eclipse.png13:52
BigRedShaha13:54
DJonesAlanBell: Why is there a "Tie-Fighter" floating in front of the sund :)13:55
MartijnVdSDJones: ISS13:55
Silver_Fox_international space station13:55
BigRedSyeah, I thought it was a parody of the famous iss+shuttle shot?13:55
DJonesHeh, After zooming, I can see that the blue blob is the tardis as well13:55
BigRedShttp://legault.perso.sfr.fr/iss_atlantis_transit.html13:56
AlanBellhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1344394/Double-eclipse-Moment-Moon-AND-International-Space-Station-cross-face-Sun.html?ito=feeds-newsxml13:56
cpsergh13:56
cpsjust investigated what could be causing the problem with my thinkpad screen13:56
BigRedSAh, there's a more recent one :)13:56
cpsthe screen cable appears to be in fine13:56
cpsAlanBell: just saw your eclipse picture haha13:57
frecklebigcalm: foxit was a lot faster... thanks14:01
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cpswhy does my wireless keep dropping14:03
cpsto make matters worse I'm on windows14:04
* BigRedS blames windows :)14:04
BigRedSdoes it also drop on other hardware/OS?14:05
BigRedSif other OS but not hardwre, I'd blame the hardware. If other OSs, I'd blame the router14:05
cpsright after I complain14:06
cpsit drops again14:06
DJonescps: Is there another router nearby on the same channel, could be interference, try changing channels away from anything else14:06
cpsDJones: not as far as I am aware :/14:07
cpsah ha14:08
cpsthe laptop is suffering from the infamous "loose GPU" problem14:08
shaunoI got bit by that too.  thanks nvidia.14:09
cpsapparently it can be remedied by placing a thick sheet of paper between the keyboard and the gpu die14:10
cpss/sheet/piece14:10
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daubersAfternoon14:16
brobostigonafternoonings daubers14:16
dogmatic69anyone into arduino stuff?14:17
daubersdogmatic69: I dabble sometimes14:18
dogmatic69where is the best place to buy from?14:18
dogmatic69new to all the electronic stuffs14:18
czajkowskihttp://www.realstorygroup.com/Blog/2081-The-high-cost-of-Microsoft-SharePoint?source=twitter14:20
brobostigondogmatic69: i have bought from rs components, and cool components,before.14:20
dogmatic69brobostigon: was checking out rs components, they are pretty cheap also14:21
brobostigondogmatic69: yes, true,14:22
dogmatic69dont know about the personalised service, being one of the biggest suppliers in the world (afaik)14:22
cpshello14:25
cpshopefully the loose gpu issue won't be as irritating now that there's a wad of paper in14:27
brobostigonafternoonings cps14:27
cpsafternoonings brobostigon :)14:27
brobostigon:)14:27
* brobostigon fires a spark above cps's mainboard14:28
screen-xcps: where did you put the wad of paper??14:28
cpsscreen-x: between the gpu and keyboard like http://forum.notebookreview.com/hardware-components-aftermarket-upgrades/304251-ibm-thinkpad-t42-blank-screen-issue.html#post3981405 suggested14:29
* cps admits he should've tinyurl'd that...14:29
kazadehi everybody!14:30
cpsa bit of googling did help 8-)14:30
cpshelloo kazade :)14:30
cpsoh go away14:30
cpsit's done it again14:30
brobostigon:(14:31
screen-xcps: this looks very scary http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=5702114:32
cpsyes, looks rather complicated :s14:33
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cpsjust added another thick wad of paper, hopefully the pressure will keep it down14:36
cpsif it still behaves I might get a quote from my local computer shop on how much it would cost for a reflow14:37
cpss/behaves/behaves like it's doing right now14:37
cpshmm14:42
cpsseems to be better14:42
cpsbut I'm still not convinced14:42
davmor2hahaha nice find mr fry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fooox6hbjzM14:42
Azelphurpopey, omg...they fixed the bug :o14:43
cpshaha!14:43
Azelphurnotification area now works on separate X screens14:43
Azelphurafter 8 years14:43
Azelphurthey finally fixed it :o14:43
cps8 years to fix a bug?14:44
cpshow?!14:44
Azelphuryes14:44
screen-xAzelphur: \o/14:45
AzelphurI'm finding the original report, hold on xD14:45
cpslaptop's dun goofed14:46
cpswads of paper don't appear to fix it14:46
Azelphurhttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11570414:46
Azelphurhere it is :D14:46
Azelphurthey marked it as fixed and said try it again in the latest version of gnome and re-open if the problem persists, it got re-opened in 200614:47
screen-xcps: need to find yourself a hackspace with a heatgun and an IT thermometer..14:47
screen-xerrr IR thermometer..14:47
cpsscreen-x: nah, gonna take it to the computer shop when I have the time14:47
screen-xcps: sounds like a safer option :)14:48
sm1773rhey there guys ( and gals ) just came across the ubuntu_uk after installing , thought i wuld come on here and say hi since i will prob need alot of help lol14:48
Azelphurso yay, now I can use gnome-panel if I want to xD14:48
screen-xhi sm1773r :)14:48
frecklesm1773r: welcome14:48
sm1773rcheers guys14:48
screen-xsm1773r: come across the ubuntu uk podcast?14:49
sm1773r??? nope not seen any podcast14:49
screen-xhttp://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/14:49
screen-xis good :)14:49
sm1773rk will have a gander just now , came across u lot via http://ubuntu-uk.org/14:50
screen-xsm1773r: so how did you come across ubuntu, and how did the install process go?14:51
sm1773roriginally i tried another ubuntu that i installed on the ps3 ages ago but had nothing but bother with it for the wifi / ethernet internet so scrapped it but latelly i decided to take the plunge and go cold turkey with full install as my only OS lol14:52
screen-xsm1773r: cool :)   feel free to hang around and ask question as they come up.14:53
sm1773rthe install process was abit of hit and miss as windows 7 didnt want to let be boot the disk so i had to delete windows install xp then install ubuntu14:54
sm1773rk bit of a weird question i feel but........should i learn terminal or can i operate ubuntu well enough without it ?14:56
screen-xsm1773r: not really any 'should's you can do quite a lot without learning any terminal commands14:56
BigRedSsm1773r: Depends what you end up doing in Ubuntu, but you'll find that once confident a lot of things are quicker through teh command line14:57
BigRedSto begin with, though, they're probably slower as you have to work out how to do things14:57
screen-xYou'll see forum postings, lines in here etc, and it will probably provoke curiosity..14:57
* cps sends an e-mail to the owner of the computer shop14:58
sm1773rall i have sussed out so far is ls ~ , pwd , cd lol14:58
screen-xsm1773r: it's a good start :)14:58
sm1773rall down hill from here prob lol14:58
cpssm1773r: I remember having to suss out terminal commands haha14:59
screen-xsm1773r: my fav terminal tip is 'tab'. Hitting tab will complete a command name, or file name. Saves loads of mistakes and keystrokes.14:59
cpsfor instance I didn't know what the $ meant :L14:59
sm1773risnt that just the end of the line ?15:00
screen-xsm1773r: it is in a regex15:00
sm1773rlol15:00
MartijnVdSIn shell it says "Here's a variable"15:01
MartijnVdS$FOO15:01
screen-xbut in shell it is prefixed to variables eg echo $USER15:01
MartijnVdSor ${FOO}15:01
sm1773rk screen-x wtf have i just done i pressed tab and weird code has just appeared lol15:01
screen-xMartijnVdS: always one step ahead of me :)15:01
screen-xsm1773r: tab will show you possible completions for what you have already typed.15:02
screen-xIf you press tab on a blank line, you get a _lot_ of options...15:02
sm1773rk so that is just codes that i have used in the past15:02
screen-xsm1773r: try ls <tab>15:03
frecklesm1773r: cmd line history is also good, just hit the up key to scroll through your previous run commands15:03
screen-xthat will show only commands beginning with ls15:03
sm1773rbtw for the pod cast can i run the ogg file ?15:03
sm1773rAHHH!!!!! to much for my tiny brain lol15:03
frecklesm1773r: yes, ubuntu has built in support for ogg15:03
screen-xsm1773r: yeah, plenty of media players in ubuntu can play ogg15:03
screen-xfreckle: ^515:04
frecklescreen-x: ^515:04
sm1773rlol nice 1st podcast i listen to happens to be the last lol well timed15:04
screen-xsm1773r: last one for 2010...15:05
AzelphurIn other news does anyone know what would cause this? http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3832397/screenshots/Janurary%202011/Screenshot.png15:05
sm1773rare they monthy podcasts ?15:05
AzelphurAs you can see the theme is completely messed up15:05
MartijnVdSthe crashing of gnome-settings-daemon15:06
LaneyAzelphur: anything in ~/.xsession-errors?15:06
Laneygsd crashes cause that indeed15:06
AzelphurMartijnVdS, that's what I thought, but it's running15:06
AzelphurI assume it's ok to pastebin xsession-errors?15:07
Laneysure15:07
Azelphurhttp://pastebin.com/fvx87kJD15:07
MartijnVdSAzelphur: grep for your password :)15:07
Azelphuryea it's not in there ;)15:08
MartijnVdS(gnome-appearance-properties:2692): Gdk-CRITICAL **: IA__gdk_display_sync: assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed15:08
AzelphurIt also keeps making silly clicky noises when I click on things, even though I've set my sound theme to "No sounds"15:09
X3Npopey / Daviey did you have any thoughts on the launchpad team issue?15:09
Azelphursomething must be up with gsd15:09
popeyX3N: i suggest you ask in #launchpad15:09
X3NI've had feedback from the bug I filed15:10
X3Nit's just there isn't currently a solution15:10
MartijnVdSAzelphur: that's part of the theme.. try logging out and back in15:10
MartijnVdSAzelphur: if that doesn't help, disable/enable compiz15:10
Azelphurrighto, brb15:10
popeyX3N: whats the issue?15:11
popeylink?15:11
Azelphurrelog seems to have fixed it :)15:11
X3Npopey: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/70072415:13
lubotu3Ubuntu bug 700724 in Launchpad itself "Subscription policy inherited from parent team member" [Undecided,New]15:13
popeythats a bit broken15:15
X3Nyeah15:16
ormiretbennie for taking notes I'd think you want somethign small with a resistive touch screen or something with a wacom type digitiser (though I don't know if anybody else makes them) so only the pen registers15:17
ormiretsorry, that was intended for elsewhere15:17
popeyX3N: have thrown it at the loco council15:18
czajkowskipopey: LP folks are on sprint this week I suspect it's up for discussion after that15:19
Azelphuranyone know of a headset that has replaceable cables and ear padding?15:26
MooDooafternoon all15:26
kazadeafternoon MooDoo15:27
czajkowskiMooDoo: ready to start the long 2 weeks15:28
MooDooczajkowski: gee thanks for reminding me ;) although i'm off thursday evening as i go to a camera club, but thanks for asking :)15:28
czajkowskihey at least that means I listened to you in the first place!15:29
* MooDoo prods czajkowski [but only coz i love ya baby] :)15:29
MooDooczajkowski: i know and you've put a smile on my face :)15:29
sm1773rk guys quick question , what is gnome shell and unity as it keeps getting mentioned in this podcast ?15:29
MooDoojust different front ends.15:30
czajkowskiCan you get passport forms in your local post offices over here ?15:30
MooDooczajkowski: yeah should be able to15:30
czajkowskiok thanks15:30
MooDoosm1773r: they are different front ends when you log in :)15:30
sm1773rfront ends ?? what as in gui15:30
MooDoosm1773r: yeah15:31
sm1773rk15:31
MooDoosm1773r: this may help - http://unity.ubuntu.com/15:31
sm1773rkept getting mentioned and wasnt sure what they were talking bout lol cheers for that bud15:31
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davmor2MooDoo: me owld mucca, how's life15:32
MooDoodavmor2: 2 weeks of 3:30 - midnight....yay o/15:32
davmor2MooDoo: Sorry! ;)15:33
popeysm1773r: feedback welcome about the podcast :)15:33
MooDoodavmor2: nah it's fine, just a pain as i won't see family much15:33
davmor2MooDoo: Oh that's why your so happy about it :P15:34
MooDoodavmor2: yup, then again i've got you lot all night ;)15:34
sm1773rso far i am 30 mins in and it is ok so far , bit confusing at times only cause im not 100% on terms like gnome shell ect but that has been cleared up on here for me15:34
MooDoosm1773r: 30 mins in?   you mean you've been using ubuntu for 30 mins?15:34
sm1773rlol no im 30 mins in on the podcast15:35
davmor2MooDoo: Nothing like a bickering IRC channel to replace your bickering family right :D15:35
MooDoosm1773r: phew lol15:35
sm1773rlol im bout 2 days in on ubuntu15:35
cpstrying out the android app inventor right now15:35
MooDoodavmor2: yeah that's the one.....then again 2 year olds don't bicker he just says why why why why why why no why why no no no mine mine biscuit15:35
davmor2MooDoo: did you say biscuit15:36
screen-xcps: looks like smalltalk in the screenshots, is it better in reality?15:36
screen-xbiscuits \o/15:36
cpsI dunno, I've only finished setting it up15:36
MooDoodavmor2: yeah, he loves them15:36
screen-xMooDoo: everyone loves biscuits15:36
davmor2MooDoo: Takes after his Dad then :D15:37
MooDoodavmor2: hmmm chocalate moo cows :)15:37
screen-xalthough daubers would argue that cake is the way forwards15:37
davmor2MooDoo: see now your gonna start popey off with the words moo and cow15:38
* screen-x installs cowsay15:38
davmor2screen-x: then daubers should be burnt at the stake for the witch he is, the cake is a lie15:38
MooDoodavmor2: i'll just shut up and stuff my face then15:41
MooDoodavmor2: actually i won't i've got tooth ache15:42
cpsappinventor seems to be working ;D15:43
screen-xcps: what are you inventing?15:44
cpsscreen-x: I'm doing the HelloPurr tutorial right now15:44
sm1773ris anyone running ubuntu 11.04 ?15:55
* popey points to AlanBell 15:56
screen-xsm1773r:  You could have a go with testdrive15:56
sm1773rwas reading bout it there and was thinking of upgrading from 10.10 but wasnt sure as it is in alpha release15:57
feisarsm1773r: what do you use the machine your going to put it on for?15:58
sm1773rmy main machine that i use for every day to day task15:58
feisarmy advice would be to only run final releases on a main desktop machine15:59
sm1773rso try it in test drive like screen-x said but hold of doing a full upgrade till a final release is out15:59
* AlanBell wonders why he is being pointed at16:00
MooDooAlanBell: just telling people you're using 11.0416:00
AlanBelloh 11.0416:00
* cps sends an e-mail to the guy who sold his thinkpad16:00
cpss/his/the16:01
sm1773rwhats ur experience been with 11.04 alan16:01
AlanBellI am just running it in a VM from time to time16:01
AlanBellunity is starting to work16:01
sm1773rbut early days16:01
AlanBellcompiz plugins other than unity now sometimes don't crash16:01
bduncanwhere do i get the beta daily builds? http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily/current/ seems to only list the alternate cd images... is that what i want for installing a VM?16:02
AlanBellbduncan: yeah, but it might not install16:03
AlanBelllive desktop cd is only built for the milestones16:04
bduncanAlanBell: righto, can't hurt to try!16:04
AlanBellalternate wasn't installable a week or two ago so I had to install maverick and upgrade16:04
AlanBellindeed, give it a go and say how you get on16:04
bduncanwilco16:04
gordjust a little advice, don't install anything labeled "alpha" on a machine you actually want to work ;)16:05
AlanBelloh and use Oracle virtualbox 416:05
sm1773rlol k will install all alpha software on the wifes machine16:05
AlanBellbecause unity is broken in anything less16:05
gordunity uses a lot of advanced GL stuff, i'm surprised it runs in vb at all to be honest - can't guarantee that it will work in vb on release16:06
bigcalmAnybody want 2 free grazeboxes?16:06
bduncanreally? i was going to be using qemu-kvm...16:06
gordin qemu you'll only get the classic desktop, which is fine if you just want to test ubuntu as a whole16:07
AlanBellgord: works a treat in virtualbox 416:07
bduncanyeah that'll do...16:07
* daubers reads thruogh the legalease for some colo stuff16:08
sm1773rpodcast has finally finished , was ok bar one part16:12
bigcalmGerrald?16:12
sm1773r?16:13
bigcalmHehe, ignore me :)16:13
popeysm1773r: which bit?16:13
sm1773rthe bit when they started doin jack and the bean stock confused the hell out of me , i understand wheat they were doing with it but dragged on abit tbh16:14
bigcalmI liked the cow the best16:14
popey:)16:14
screen-xsm1773r: it was a Christmas pantomime littered with tech jokes :)16:14
popeyI appreciate the feedback sm1773r, thank you!16:15
sm1773rlol yea thats why i sort of understood why it was there16:15
sm1773roverall was a good podcast and look forward to the new ones starting16:15
sm1773rwhen does the new ones start16:16
sm1773ralso anyone on here have a blackberry and are able to have it paired with ubuntu16:18
popeynot sure, we'll probably start in feb/march16:19
popeysm1773r: we have a separate channel for the podcast - #ubuntu-uk-podcast - we'll probably talk about it there, and on twitter.com/uupc16:20
sm1773rk ta popey16:20
shaunoam I allowed to admit I liked lugradio betterer?  *duck*16:28
davmor2shauno: NO! ;)16:28
shaunoow.  will return to thumb twiddling then16:28
daubersSomeone mentioned cake?16:31
davmor2daubers: yes we said the cake is a lie, biscuits FTW16:34
gordlp:magicicada is my new favourite thing ever16:34
BigRedSDoes middle-click paste work in OSX?17:00
BigRedSI've just realised a bunch of my instructions might not work...17:01
screen-xBigRedS: not tried a 3 button mouse on osx17:06
daubersBiscuits ftl, cake ftw \o/17:12
shaunogood question actually.  haven't tried.  suspect it'll work as expected in X11, and nothing else17:12
daubersscreen-x: Defo heading to wales that weekend now! Booked the hotel and everythong17:13
dauberss/everythong/everything17:13
gordczajkowski, someone brought pg tips \o/17:16
czajkowskigord: yay17:17
czajkowskigord: will unity natty run nicely on a mini 9 ?17:17
davmor2gord: you little monkey ;)17:17
* czajkowski prods davmor2 17:17
davmor2czajkowski: works on my compaq mini  110  so should17:18
czajkowskidavmor2: ok so if it breaks I'm going to come hunting you17:20
davmor2czajkowski: I didn't say install it :P17:20
* czajkowski peers at davmor2 17:20
MooDoodavmor2: need a stunt double?17:21
davmor2czajkowski: infact for now I wouldn't, there is an update for bcmwl (wireless) that is a bit meh, so I'll try upgrading it now for you and let you know if it works now, I don't mind reinstalling it :)17:21
czajkowskiahh I finally found a use for you!17:22
czajkowskimy upgrade demo dudeo17:22
czajkowskidude17:23
BigRedSscreen-x: apparently not17:23
BigRedSbut I'd forgotten about the habit of not having three buttons on a mac anyway17:23
MooDooczajkowski: oh that's right take advatage why don't you17:23
czajkowskiMooDoo: please you'd do the same!17:24
MooDooczajkowski: meh!17:24
popeyuhm17:24
popeyczajkowski / davmor2 isnt the mini 9 a poulsbo GMA 500 device?17:24
popeyif so, wont unity fail badly?17:24
* DJones hopes this is the beginning of a new "caring & sharing" relationship between davmor2 & czajkowski 17:24
MooDooDJones: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha17:25
czajkowskipopey: this is my fear...17:25
DJonesMooDoo: It was worth hoping for :)17:25
popeyczajkowski: lspci17:25
czajkowskiDJones: don't be daft!17:25
davmor2popey: I thought the mini 9 was the same spec as the mini 11017:25
popeyone of them is poulsbo and I can never remember which one17:27
davmor2DJones: You need your head sorting mate, I know she needs the netbook hence I don't want to see the tech die :D17:27
davmor2I care about the tech17:28
czajkowskipaste.ubuntu.com/552523/17:28
shaunough.  looks like I'm being pressed into playing tour guide again.  not sure I can stomach another trip to edinburgh castle17:28
davmor2popey: see intel 645 same as mine17:29
davmor2945 even17:29
Laney"castle is there, I will be in this pub when you are done"17:30
brobostigonLaney: :)17:30
davmor2Laney: what the hell, you playing pub chess?17:30
daubersshauno: It is quite close to the whiskey experience place though17:30
shaunonever actually done that one.  usually end up in the halfway house17:31
czajkowskiodd question on twitter, is my (ubuntu) machines bios Free software17:32
shaunoraking my brains trying to think of an alternative that doesn't involve driving tho17:32
shaunobios rarely is.  altho it's possible17:32
AlanBellczajkowski: no, unless you have an OLPC with openfirmware17:32
czajkowskistill an odd one17:32
AlanBellmore of an identi.ca question than a twitter one :)17:33
shaunoit's a good sign that someone's thinking too much :)17:33
gordczajkowski, mini 9 has the same hardware as my mini10v where unity runs great :)17:33
czajkowskishauno: sign it's  a student and near exam time17:34
czajkowskigord: ok if not same thing applies shall come and poke you in person17:34
BigRedSczajkowski: Nah, it comes up relatively frequently in discussions about proprietary vs free drivers. Along the lines of "Why care so much about the freeness of your gpu access when the bios is so closed"17:34
czajkowski:)17:34
czajkowskiBigRedS: never heard it put like that ..17:34
czajkowskithough it does make sense when you lay it out like that17:35
davmor2czajkowski: bcmwl is now fixed17:35
BigRedSczajkowski: Ah, we have these discissions approximately weekly at work... The usual retort is that graphics drivers are waaaaaaay more buggy than bioses17:36
czajkowskiquick reminder I know tis ages away... but still http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/team/615/detail/17:36
czajkowskino we have that what os are you running, being the only Ubunut in the office it's fun :)17:37
shaunoit's kinda interesting with regards to a few distros trying to strip out every non-free blob they can get their hands on.  yet the very first thing the machine hits is a non-free blob17:37
czajkowskirest o are debian, kde and slackware17:37
gordrugby is that thing where a bunch of guys have a big fight about that egg right?17:37
BigRedSczajkowski: Ah, we all have to run Ubuntu here :)17:38
MooDoogord: no it's when english men get to pound on irish men and win :)17:38
* MooDoo runs and ducks for cover17:38
czajkowskiBigRedS: you can run what ever os you like in my place, though nobody has selected MS17:38
* MooDoo is at work using Fedora :p17:39
BigRedSYeah, I don't think many of us would pick ubuntu as a first choice, but everyone's linuxy of one flavour or another17:40
BigRedSwe do have a box running hurd, though17:40
balorpopey: Do you guys have a .org table at http://www.opensourceexpo.co.uk/ ?17:41
* popey points balor at AlanBell 17:41
balorAlanBell: Do you guys have a .org table at http://www.opensourceexpo.co.uk/ ?17:41
czajkowskiBigRedS: the wway I look at it I'm rather fortunate to have a boss/company that lets you decide your own OS17:41
czajkowskiI'm rather pleased about this, seeing as before I had to use windows17:42
MooDooczajkowski: once you get off first level here, you can use your own os17:42
shaunoI'm stuck on XP, but we do have a lot of VMs floating around17:43
jacobwXP feels dated nowadays17:44
BigRedSczajkowski: yeah. I'm quite fortunate to find one that wants me to run *almost* whatever I like :)17:45
BigRedSThough at my last job, doing Windows support, I was using Debian on my desktop, and RDPing to a windows server for Outlook17:45
shaunofeels dated?  it's 10 years old later this year17:47
shaunodon't that make you feel old.17:48
BigRedSSame-ish age as OSX, though :)17:49
* jacobw remembers the see through monitors of the original iMac17:50
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AlanBellbalor: yes we do17:56
AlanBellbalor: meeting in 3 hours in #ubuntu-uk-meeting to discuss what we are going to do with it17:56
balorAlanBell: Good.  Do you know any other groups going?17:56
AlanBellnot offhand, no17:56
AlanBellbut I believe there are additional slots available17:56
czajkowskibalor: you going ?17:56
balorczajkowski: I'm getting the gnome-uk contingent together.  We;re wondering if there's  a critical mass though.  I assume debian-uk will go.17:58
* balor is sad that he doesn't get to compare beer bellies with Popey this year17:59
czajkowskibalor: you will if you come to the rugby meet up!17:59
czajkowskibalor: you fosdem bound this year?18:00
balorczajkowski: have never been.  And I can't go this year....too many children18:01
czajkowski*grin*18:01
czajkowskibalor: how is the new edition ?18:02
amarcolinohi evening ive got my thomson TG585 router in bridge mode which allows me to use my static ips, however, by doing that I lose wireless function, is their a way to keep it in bridge mode and still allow one of the machines to use wireless?18:02
balorczajkowski: small and cute.  She's helping me type right now18:02
balorczajkowski: but I also have the dinner on, so must go18:02
czajkowskibalor: have fun18:04
daubersHas anyone implimented an OpenVPN .... vpn?18:20
shaunoI have done, but not recently, and not still using it18:20
daubersI need to build one at work and it looks a bit of a nightmare. Wondering whether it's worthwhile gettings the Beginning OpenVPN book18:21
popeyi found it fairly easy18:22
shaunoI don't recall it being that much hassle, but I wasn't doing anything messy18:22
dauberspopey: With multiple clients connecting?18:22
popeyyeah18:23
popeybasically followed some online guide thingy18:23
popeywas some time ago18:23
daubersHmmm.... might just be me being panicy then18:23
shaunohave you given it a shot yet?18:24
directhexhas anyone implemented ... an ERP solution?18:24
bigcalmMaybe there'll be a webmin plugin for it ;)18:24
* popey points directhex at AlanBell 18:24
daubersshauno: Not yet. Built the VM for it the other day and built the hardware it's going into this morning :) RAID was stil building when I left18:24
popey!info openerp-server18:24
lubotu3openerp-server (source: openerp-server): Enterprise Resource Management (server). In component universe, is optional. Version 5.0.14-0ubuntu1 (maverick), package size 10385 kB, installed size 99912 kB18:24
bigcalmRead that as "open derp"18:24
bigcalm:S18:24
shaunoherp.18:24
directhexpopey, yeah, we've evaluated openerp. it's a bit... um... poop18:25
popeyI went through a lot of options for a customer, openerp came out on top18:26
popeyfor their requirements18:26
shaunodaubers: I'd just dive in.  if I can find my way thru with liberal googling, it can't be as bad as it looks18:26
shaunomeasure twice, cut once, make a snapshot of your VM before you start.  then dive in :)18:26
daubersheh18:27
AlanBellhi directhex18:27
AlanBellI am going on an OpenERP dev training course next week18:28
directhexin belgium?18:28
AlanBellyes18:28
* directhex knows all :o18:28
davmor2man that sucks banshee will only stream music from last.fm if you have subscribed18:32
directhexdavmor2, there are two last.fm apis, only the deprecated going-to-remove-it-any-day-now api allows free streaming18:33
hamitron:/18:34
davmor2that sucks18:34
AlanBelldirecthex: there are others like openbravo and adempiere18:35
directhexAlanBell, yeah, they're on my to-evaluate list18:36
AlanBellall depends on whether you want a big java thingumy or want to take a punt on Python18:36
davmor2AlanBell: Yeap but do they have plugins?18:36
AlanBelldavmor2: I did an openbravo theme once18:36
AlanBellnot sure how pluggable the rest of it is18:37
davmor2I'll just go back to internet radio I think :)18:37
directhexall the non-joke ones are java, barring openerp18:38
directhexcompiere is even oracle-dependent as standard ¬_¬18:38
AlanBelldirecthex: oh, you looked at GNUe then18:38
directhexAlanBell, put it in the "joke" pile18:38
AlanBellyup18:39
davmor2AlanBell: so talking at cross purposes I was thinking you were talking of alternatives to last.fm18:39
directhexdoes adempiere do last.fm streaming? :o18:39
* AlanBell wonders about a last.fm openERP plugin. Should be doable18:39
_HI found out today I have an iq of 14918:42
_H:)18:42
hamitronis that good?18:42
_Hmesa demand 11018:43
_Hmensa*18:43
MartijnVdSlibmesa?18:43
_Huk mensa18:43
hamitronwell, guess I'm not clever enough to know any of this or what it means :/18:43
hamitronbut congrats18:44
hamitron:)18:44
_Hthanks18:44
_Hit means I am in the top 2.98% of the population18:44
hamitronthat figure means more to me18:45
hamitron:)18:45
cpsyey18:46
directhexIQ is a normal distribution about 100, with a standard deviation of 1518:46
cpsmy thinkpad's gonna be swapped with another one in a few days :)18:46
_Hbut am really badly dyslexic18:46
brobostigoncps: thats good, :)18:46
hamitrondirecthex: does that mean it is a moving target?18:47
hamitron:/18:47
directhexhamitron, yes.18:47
cpsbrobostigon: :)18:47
directhex149 means top 0.06% of population18:47
_Hoh18:47
_HI feel better now18:47
_H:)18:47
directhexso about 40k people in the UK are as smart or smarter18:48
hamitronso if someone battered enough peoples heads in to give them brain damage... their IQ would rise18:48
* cps thinks he's dumb :(18:48
cpsautism sucks for many people18:48
cps:(18:48
directhexthere are a lot of high iq societies. mensa's requirement is top 2%18:48
directhexcps, many autistic disorders don't actually cause issues in standard verbal reasoning tests18:49
directhexbut that form of test doesn't really work past teenage18:49
_HI don't have autism18:49
_Hjust dyslexia18:49
directhexyou're too stupid to join the Prometheus Society :)18:50
_HYAY I like being stupid18:51
_H:)18:51
_Hit makes me normal18:51
brobostigondirecthex: do you need an Iq inthe thousands for that society?18:51
directhexbrobostigon, 160.18:52
MartijnVdSµ18:52
directhex_H, good. that's a healthy attitude18:52
brobostigondirecthex: thats pretty high,18:52
directhex_H, forgetting my IQ was one of the best things i ever did18:52
MartijnVdSdirecthex: problem with those "high IQ societies" is that they sometimes promote arrogance, imho18:52
directhexMartijnVdS, precisely18:52
brobostigonagreed MartijnVdS18:52
hamitronisn't it better to just see what you can do? rather than worry about numbers :/18:53
directhexhamitron, also precisely18:53
directhexIQ is not the measure of a (wo)man18:53
directhexi only got a 2:2 on my degree18:53
directhexbut i'm awesome!18:53
hamitronsame :)18:54
hamitronI could drink the most beer on my course...18:54
macodirecthex: i also got a 2:2 if i understand how these british namings work18:54
* MartijnVdS dropped out after the first year of uni18:55
MartijnVdSdoes that count? :)18:55
directhexmaco, there are five classes of degree. first-class honours, upper second class, lower second class, third class, and ordinary (no honours)18:55
hamitronyou may of learnt more than someone who cheated their way through MartijnVdS :)18:56
macodirecthex: i saw a US GPA --> UK conversion thing once18:56
hamitronall this talk of paperwork is depressing :/18:57
MartijnVdShamitron: I learned Linux in the basement instead ;)18:58
shaunobest way to do it imo :)18:59
hamitronI think learning from different angles each has their own advantage19:00
hamitron:)19:00
MartijnVdS10mbit coax (ethernet) internet connection19:00
MartijnVdSburning CDs straight from the cdrom.com NFS share19:00
MartijnVdSthose were the days19:00
shaunolucky bugger.  I bought mine from mr winters because dialup and debian don't mix19:01
davmor2MartijnVdS: I think you'll find the days were on floppys19:01
MartijnVdSdavmor2: yes, normal people installed debian from 20 floppys19:02
MartijnVdSbut if you had access to 10 whole megabits.. why not download an iso?!19:02
shaunoI did slackware from floppies. with two drives because I didn't have enough ram for the installer's ramdisk.  highly overrated.19:03
davmor2MartijnVdS: I still got the boxed version of suse 6.3 floppy boot disc and then cds and a book and 30 days of support19:03
hamitronyou used the 30 days of support yet? ;/19:03
MartijnVdSdavmor2: I started on slackware, but I broke it when libc6 came around (I think I could fix it now .. :))19:04
jacobwyou've still got the 30 days of support? are you a timelord?19:04
MartijnVdSdavmor2: then tried a few distro's, stuck with Debian19:04
jacobw++debian19:04
hamitron++slackware19:04
davmor2jacobw: Nope never activated the 30days19:05
hamitronactually, no ++anything atm19:05
hamitron:/19:05
jacobw++nothing :(19:05
MartijnVdSdavmor2: activate them now :)19:05
davmor2No I wouldn't want to make them cry19:05
hamitronI honestly can't decide on anything to do with OS atm19:05
MartijnVdSnot even tears of joy?19:05
hamitron:D19:05
MartijnVdShamitron: go outside! go for a run! then decide :)19:06
hamitrontempted to try centos19:06
hamitron;)19:06
davmor2hamitron: how about say something nice or we take all your electronic devices?19:06
hamitronbut then I found I need to change the kernel and that is all effort19:06
hamitronhaha19:06
jacobwdon't bother, serious, its pointlesss19:06
hamitronubuntu is the best so far...19:07
* hamitron cleans his brown nose19:07
davmor2yay! stop hiring the van guys19:07
hamitronthere is a LTS Puppy Linux now19:08
hamitronwell, sort of19:08
hamitron;/19:08
MartijnVdSI have a Corel Linux CD here19:09
hamitronit is either LTS Puppy, Ubuntu with custom X.org or CentOS with custom kernel19:09
hamitron\o/19:09
MartijnVdShamitron: LFS19:09
hamitronBLFS does actually use X.Org 7.219:10
davmor2MartijnVdS: I did have but I gave it to a friend, the boxed version with corel word perfect and somthing else if memory serves19:10
hamitronso I could live with it19:10
MartijnVdSLFS is whatever you compile yourself, isn't it?19:10
hamitronit is19:10
MartijnVdSdavmor2: I got an entire box of Corel Linux CDs at some trade show19:10
hamitronbut easier to follow the docs as near as possible19:10
hamitron;)19:10
shaunoLFS is (or was, last I tried) a great way to get a tiny footprint.  I had mine down to just under 40Mb19:11
MartijnVdShamitron: then you'd never learn19:11
hamitronmax X.org is 7.3 I can use anyway19:11
MartijnVdSwhy19:11
davmor2MartijnVdS: It was far easier than suse it went on to become something else though right19:11
hamitronnvidia's fault19:12
andylockranis the ubuntu-uk planet bust?19:12
hamitron;/19:12
jacobwandylockran: I think so19:12
hamitronI'm guessing ubuntu 12.04 will be i686 and higher19:12
andylockranwill let Daviey know.. and maybe popey ?19:13
andylockran*me hopes that last line will have just pinged them, not sure what the protocol is//19:13
andylockranhttp://zrmt.com/images/petrolprices.png19:14
jacobwandylockran: I expect its all popey's fault ;)19:14
andylockran#blamepopey19:14
MartijnVdSjacobw: it usually is19:14
MartijnVdSandylockran: what happens if you include the oil crisis of the early 70s?19:14
MartijnVdSandylockran: and/or adjust for inflation19:15
andylockranMartijnVdS: http://zrmt.com/article/view/petrol-prices19:15
andylockranlook at my workings..19:15
hamitronwould it be hard to make a PPA for an old version of X.org?19:16
hamitronor wise ;/19:17
MartijnVdSandylockran: I know early 70s records are of crap quality because they had to "save oil"19:19
X3Nandylockran: it's just being very slow (planet ubuntu-uk)19:25
andylockranX3N: not updated since 24th Dec?19:26
X3Noh19:26
X3Ngood spot19:26
andylockranno worries19:27
X3Nuh oh19:27
* X3N spy nano feedparser.py in the bash history19:28
* popey fixes planet19:28
popeyX3N: its not19:28
andylockran:p19:28
popeyits http://www.kryogenix.org/days/?p=1738 breaking the planet19:28
X3Ntsk19:28
davmor2popey: you might guess it's aq19:29
popeybah mjg59 also has duff19:30
popeywonder whats changed in the feedparser19:30
* popey pokes Daviey 19:30
X3NI didn't edit it, but there is a parse error now with one of the feeds19:30
popeyyes, I am looking at it now X3N19:31
popeyrunning it manually19:31
popeyit looks like a db error19:32
X3Nmight be worth running a diff on the feedparser to see what's changed, or we could just make Daviey fix it19:33
popeymoved the cache out the way, better19:33
popeyi dont think its the feedparser19:33
popeythe cache was borked19:33
MartijnVdSaww, and you were about to blame aq ;)19:33
popeyi have uncommented the feeds I commented out and moved the cache out the way, now its chugging along fine19:34
X3Ngood good19:34
X3NI'll just blame python for being so fragile then19:34
davmor2MartijnVdS: why not it's aq19:34
popeyi blame the db19:34
popeyI also note that there's a lot of 404 and 500s on peoples blogs19:34
popeyI might clear them all out19:34
* MartijnVdS upgrades his SLS AMG '1019:35
X3Ngood idea19:35
popeywill backup config then clean out any that give 404 or 500 then refresh the wiki with current config19:35
X3N-> pub19:35
popeyo/19:35
popeyhttp://planet.ubuntu-uk.org/19:36
popeybetter?19:36
MartijnVdS*\o/*19:36
brobostigonyes plese X3N :)19:36
jenkinsanyone got any recommendations for shared hosting companies that they have found are good?19:37
MartijnVdSvps?19:38
jenkinsit si for a scout group, i think a vps is out of the budget19:38
MartijnVdSwell you can get cheap vpses19:38
MartijnVdSbut it adds an admin nightmare you might not want19:38
brobostigonbytemark always seems tobe spoken well about,19:39
jenkinsthe easier the better to be honest as I have to manage it at uni and I am learning as i go19:39
MartijnVdSbitfolk :)19:39
MartijnVdSbut they seem to do vpses only19:39
jenkinsyea I looked at bitfolk but like you say vps only, I have been recommended http://www.5quidhost.co.uk/ by another leader but they seam a bit too cheap19:40
MartijnVdSjenkins: I have a VPS at Bytemark, but they also do "normal" shared webhosting19:41
MartijnVdSjenkins: and they're nice people too :)19:41
jenkinsjust having a look on theri site thanks MartijnVdS19:42
daubersjenkins: Don't forget to have a look at Bitfolk too19:42
jenkinsyea they are about £89 a year, that is my first choice as far as vps go19:43
daubersjenkins: Andy at bitfolk is a lovely chap19:43
jenkinsyea its not me who need convincing the rest of the group can't decide if we can justify the cost19:44
jenkinsMartijnVdS: I can't find shared hosting on bytemark, may be i am being silly do you have a link for pricing?19:45
MartijnVdS£9 is hardly expensive19:45
jenkinsI know but for a charity with 60 ish people in our group is it worth it is the question?19:46
MartijnVdScan't find the hosting bits19:46
MartijnVdShmm19:46
davmor2jenkins: big ron in our lug runs a few scout sites from http://intermip.net/19:47
jenkinsthanks davmor219:48
popeyhttp://popey.com/blog/2011/01/10/ubuntu-uk-planet-cleanup/19:57
popeydone19:57
andylockran:)19:58
MartijnVdSpopey: brilliant! (notepad :)19:59
ubuntuuk-planet[Andy Loughran] Petrol Prices - http://zrmt.com/article/view/petrol-prices20:00
ubuntuuk-planet[Pete Ryland] Loop The Loop - http://pdr.cx/~pdr/blog/geekstuff/looptheloop_solver.html20:00
ubuntuuk-planet[Pete Ryland] An Evening with William Gibson - http://pdr.cx/~pdr/blog/geekstuff/gibson.html20:00
popeyMartijnVdS: mental!20:01
hamitronouuu20:01
hamitronbuyvm have stock again20:02
jacobwboo20:28
MooDooarrrrggghhhh20:29
ubuntuuk-planet[Alan Pope] Ubuntu UK Planet Cleanup - http://popey.com/blog/2011/01/10/ubuntu-uk-planet-cleanup/20:30
andylock1anhey guys20:30
bigcalmMy routing with Virgin Media seems to be -> Wolverhampton -> Manchester -> Guildford -> whereever20:30
andylock1anmy network has just got v.v.v slow?20:30
andylock1anis there some issue?20:30
andylock1anping andylockran/20:31
andylock1ananyone home?20:32
bigcalmThey are taking down the internets!20:32
andylock1anwho is?20:32
bigcalmSave your tubes!20:32
andylock1an?20:32
bigcalmandylock1an: goat people20:32
bigcalmI have no idea. Just being weird :)20:33
bigcalmI'm developing on my internal network, so not looking further afield much atm20:33
andylock1anhmm, just come back20:33
shaunomine just took a nosedive too :/20:33
andylock1anshauno: who you with?\20:34
hamitronmine has been rock bottom all day, since I am over my download limit ;)20:34
shaunovps via bitfolk atm  (home seemed fine, but everything to my vps dropped)20:34
hamitron:/20:34
andylock1anshauno: I have a horrible feeling that was my fault..20:35
shaunoit's back now, but wouldn't respond to pings for a minute or two20:35
andylock1anyeah, mine is good20:35
popeybah20:36
shaunowell, whatever you did .. don't :)20:36
popey!ping20:36
lubotu3ping-pong, a fun game for all the family20:36
bigcalmI've had enough of being in my office. Off to code on the laptop!20:37
daubersI love virt-manager20:38
bigcalmWhat did I miss?20:41
bigcalm!ping20:42
lubotu3ping-pong, a fun game for all the family20:42
bigcalmHumm20:42
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AlanBellmeeting in 15 minutes in #ubuntu-uk-meeting20:47
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Laneypopey: you should remove me from planet u-uk too20:50
Laneyfor now20:50
popeyLaney: done20:52
popeythanks for letting me know20:52
Laneyty20:52
LaneyI think I got hit by the recent security hole20:52
Laneywill just use my tumblr in future20:53
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AlanBellhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/LastMeeting22:04
j0nrhey folks.... fresh install of 8,04 server ed. and newaliases doesnt work. gets this error: postalias: fatal: open database /etc/aliases.db: Permission denied22:14
AlanBell8.04 O.o22:16
AlanBellHardy22:16
j0nryeah, its the latest LTS my VPS provider offers... gunna stick with LTS until they get an image of 10,0422:20
j0nranyway, problem sorted, as always, a perms issue22:21
eviljamesany folks here particularly good with raid/lvm ?22:25
eviljamesjustask: hahah not much yet.  I came across a guide that said I need to make changes in /etc/initramfs-tools/modules - but it seemed to me that it was outdated and that this should be taken care of in a more automatic fashion.22:25
eviljamesedrr, wrong win22:26
eviljamesAttempting to run ubuntu 10.10 from my lvm root, initramfs is apparently misbehaving.  Refuses to boot, drpos me at the busybox/initramfs prompt.  From that prompt I can modprobe dm_mod ; vgscan ; vgchange -ay, and then mount root, but I don't know why this isn't happening automatically by the initramfs.  Anyone know much about this initramfs / lvm / raid / ubuntu combination?22:26
eviljamesTheeere we go.22:26
screen-xAny ideas why libvirtd wouldnt be able to execute qemu? "libvirtd: 22:28:05.258: error : __virExec:568 : cannot execute binary /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64: Operation not permitted"22:29
screen-xeviljames: have you tried update-initramfs?22:30
j0nrmoving to a new server, I have setup my mail server stuff... but can i just copy my Maildir in its entirety over to new server?22:37
brobostigonwth, its taking several minutes to load the google homepage,something is going on.22:43
andylockranyeah, LINX may be playing up brobostigon22:44
eviljamesscreen-x: Yeah, I have several times :D22:45
brobostigonandylockran: LINX ?22:47
andylockranLonder Internet Exchange22:49
andylockranhttps://www.linx.net/22:49
eviljamesscreen-x: What I've found is that each time I get to the same place, as mentioned above.22:51
eviljamesI didn't realize that ubuntu ran at rl5 - so even after I got /dev/chimeravg/ustudioroot mounted to /root I couldn't use /init :P22:51
brobostigoni just found aninteresting job advert, head of R&D manegement for a coffee company based here in banbury.23:09
hamitronstaff discount?23:10
hamitron;)23:10
brobostigonhamitron: no idea, :)23:10
hamitronI think I may fail any interview, when that is the only question I can think of :/23:10
brobostigonif i had an interview with maplins, iwould be very tempted to ask that question.23:11
gordwonder if P.G. Tips get monkeys to interview you...23:12
hamitronhehe23:12
hamitronjust ask on the phone "will I recognise any of the monkeys that interview me?"23:12
hamitron;/23:12
hamitronman, wish jobs were not so valuable atm23:13
hamitroncould take a risk like that23:13
hamitron:D23:13
brobostigoni was annoyed the other day, i needed a couple of potentiometers, so went up to maplins, asked for some linear potentiometers, and the chap behind the esk had no idea what i was asking for. so dissapponting,23:14
hamitronhehe23:14
hamitronhow much of the mini ones there?23:14
hamitrons/of/are23:14
brobostigonhamitron: do you meanthe cost?23:15
hamitronyeh23:15
brobostigonhamitron: a tenner, roughtly.23:15
hamitronwtf23:15
hamitronfor 1?23:15
brobostigonhamitron: that was for 2.23:15
hamitronI was hoping £1.50 each23:16
hamitron:/23:16
brobostigonhamitron: i fear that might be difficult, iwould probebly look online withsomeone like "rs components"23:17
hamitronjust looked23:17
hamitron£0.9923:17
brobostigonwow, ok.:)23:17
brobostigonwhat kind?23:17
hamitronfrom maplin23:18
hamitron:/23:18
hamitronhttp://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=Potentiometer23:18
brobostigonhamitron: i just looked at my spreadsheet, atthe tenner included travel, so it was much less.23:20
hamitronah :)23:20
hamitronI nearly had heart failure23:20
hamitron;/23:20
hamitronneed a few bits like that for repairs23:20
eviljamesNeither of you fine chaps know anything about raid/lvm/initramfs/ubuntu, eh?23:21
eviljameso/ greetings from Canada :D23:21
brobostigoneviljames: sorry, myself no, :(23:22
hamitronI am probably one of the worst people to ask on such things23:22
hamitron:/23:22
gordvim + terminator + unity maximus sure does make for a nice coding environment :)23:22
screen-xeviljames: long shot: have you got your arrays defined in mdadm.conf?23:25
eviljameshrm.23:28
eviljamesscreen-x: that's not that long of a shot... sec23:28
brobostigonhamitron: last thing ibought was one of, http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=searchProducts&searchTerm=317-780&x=0&y=0 , however my dd did pay for two,for one of his projects,23:28
brobostigondad*23:28
eviljamesscreen-x: Looks like it is, ARRAY /dev/md0 level=raid0 num-devices=2 UUID=893fdbff:6398a2fd:2812f1a8:0ff6997123:29
screen-xlooks good, if not a little risky ;-)23:29
eviljamesa little risky?23:29
eviljamesoh raid023:29
screen-xyeah23:29
eviljamesheh, yeah, this is my root array23:29
hamitronI just need a few volume controls for amps, and some caps for a motherboard23:30
brobostigonhamitron: rs components is probebly a good bet.23:31
ubuntuuk-planet[Andy Loughran] ipv6 enabled. - http://ipv6.zrmt.com/article/view/ipv6-enabled.23:31
eviljamesscreen-x: seems to me that initramfs is the pain point.23:32
hamitronbrobostigon: will take a look, it is hard for me now I don't have access to a store room at uni23:32
hamitron:)23:32
brobostigonhamitron: :)23:33
popeyright, off to bed23:33
dutchienight popey23:33
screen-xsleep well :)23:33
* popey says eviljames should put /boot on non-LVM RAID, then sleeps23:33
brobostigonnos da, sleep well.23:36
eviljamespopey: Thanks, but that's already done too :D23:42
eviljamesIn my case, /boot is its own ext2 off of the LVM23:42
screen-xeviljames: is your fstab correct?23:46
eviljamesseems to be...23:46
eviljames/dev/mapper/chimeravg-ustudioroot /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       123:47
screen-xeviljames: looks ok.23:49
eviljamesIndeed, look alright to me too.23:49
screen-xeviljames: when you boot up, and manually scan for lvm PVs, does boot continue as normal if you exit the initramfs shell?23:49
eviljameso23:50
eviljamesm23:50
eviljamesg23:50
eviljamesOf all the damn things I tried, I didn't try 'exit'23:50
screen-xheh23:50
eviljamesI _did_ manage to use lvm to scan for PV/LV, and get them mounted even.23:51

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