[00:39] <metroid1> hey, i am running xubuntu 10.10 on a thinkpad t61.  it seems to be overheating. does anyone know how to control the fan settings?
[00:54] <toga> Try 'fancontrol'
[00:56] <metroid1> toga: i have it installed but i can't seem to get it to work
[00:57] <toga> You need pwmcontrol to configure fancontrol, also lm-sensors
[00:58] <metroid1> oh, okay.  i will do that now.
[00:58] <metroid1> btw, here is my terminal output:
[00:58] <metroid1> ~$ fancontrol
[00:58] <metroid1> Loading configuration from /etc/fancontrol ...
[00:58] <metroid1> Error: Can't read configuration file
[00:58] <toga> I use gkrellm to watch my fans
[00:59] <toga> Run pwmcontrol first
[00:59] <metroid1> i have seen gkrellm in the repos -- you can change fan settings with it?
[01:00] <toga> No, but it displays fan speeds all of the time, a fan going to zero rpm can set off an alarm
[01:02] <toga> a low rpm can set an alarm too.
[01:03] <metroid1> is this spelled correctly?
[01:03] <metroid1> pwmcontrol
[01:03] <metroid1> i can't find it in the repos
[01:04] <toga> Sorry pwmconfig
[01:06] <toga> pwmconfig is part of fancontrol
[01:07] <metroid1> do i have to run pwmconfig first?
[01:07] <toga> As far as I can see.
[01:07] <metroid1> i will give it a try
[01:08] <toga> There's a man page for it.
[01:09] <metroid1> ok thanks
[01:37] <JDogg420> hello need help on why wobble windows is a little slow and laggs a little bit
[01:37] <JDogg420> it was way faster using kde
[01:40] <metroid1> i am attempting to follow this howto for Thinkpad Fan control here:http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1586094&highlight=thinkpad+t61+fan+settings in post #5 but when i get to step 4: dpkg-deb -D --build tpfan-admin_0.96-ubuntu1_all i get this output in my terminal:
[01:41] <metroid1> dpkg-deb: failed to open package info file `tpfan-admin_0.96-ubuntu1_all/DEBIAN/control' for reading: No such file or directory
[01:42] <metroid1> it looks to me like it is saying that the file called 'control' doesn't exist but i know that it does.  i am probably missing something reasonably simple, any ideas?
[01:47] <metroid1> other folks in the thread seem to have had no problems so i am sure i am just missing something small
[01:50] <toga> I don't know any more than I already gave you, as I don't run fancontrol
[01:53] <metroid1> toga: i appreciate all the help you gave me. thanks again.
[01:53] <toga> You welcome
[01:53] <toga> You're
[06:31] <r3d2> hey i need to start the file manager in sudo mode
[06:31] <r3d2> how csn i do this
[06:31] <r3d2> wats the name of the file manager
[06:32] <lighta> thunar
[06:32] <r3d2> thanks
[06:32] <r3d2> sudo thunar?
[06:32] <lighta> yep
[06:32] <r3d2> ok
[06:32] <lighta> it won't love this much but should work
[06:32] <lighta> I wonder if
[06:33] <lighta> !thunar
[06:33] <r3d2> didnt work
[06:33] <r3d2> nvm
[06:33] <r3d2> lol
[06:33] <lighta> show me cmd result
[15:51] <Lord_Rahl> anyone good with bash script? If so can some one that a look at this http://pastebin.com/XT4rMgby I keep get unexpected "do"
[19:20] <coz_> guys do you have an official place for the wallpapers
[19:25] <knome> for which wallpapers?
[19:28] <coz_> knome,  extras  that may be chosen   ... defaults ones
[19:29] <coz_> knome,  maybe easier to ask if all of the wallpapers for natty have been chosen in xubuntu
[19:31] <charlie-tca> http://www.flickr.com/groups/uawt-7/
[19:34] <coz_> ah ok
[22:21] <metroid1> does thunar show thumbnails for video?