[00:33] <bhe> Any rails developers in here?
[00:40] <bhe> looking for suggestions for rails editor for xfce?
[03:28] <hexdump_> hey folks!
[03:40] <hexdump_> Does anyone know how to fix "relay access denied on an SMTP"
[03:40] <hexdump_> server
[08:44] <medeman> wow xubuntu even freezes in text mode
[08:45] <Sysi> try "sudo service gdn stop"
[08:45] <Sysi> *gdm
[08:49] <medeman> k
[09:26] <medeman> how do i install the nvidia driver in text mode?
[09:30] <Sysi> try updates first, sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
[09:31] <Sysi> reboot after that
[09:34] <medeman> ah its you again okay
[09:34] <medeman> i just connected with a 10 meter lan cable to my real router
[09:34] <medeman> works fine
[09:55] <medeman> Sysi: what is gdm anyways?
[09:56] <knome> medeman, gnome display manager
[09:56] <medeman> ah okay
[10:12] <medeman> Sysi: im interested what machines / OSes you use. Can you tell me?
[10:13] <medeman> knome: or could you tell me your setup?
[10:14] <Sysi> couple of laptops and desktop, xubuntu, fedora and sometimes arch, win7 hardly
[10:14] <medeman> haha okay
[10:15] <medeman> well, i have a macbook pro and a pc (the xubuntu), and a powermac g3 + 2 other older pcs
[10:15] <medeman> the powermacs power supply is dead
[10:16] <medeman> i was thinking about buying a new one, but the whole machine is cheaper then a power supply
[10:16] <medeman> however, if it would run, would debian run on it?
[10:16] <medeman> i think there is a powerpc version
[10:17] <medeman> but maybe the mac is too old?
[10:17] <medeman> i dunno
[10:17] <Sysi> g3 isn't very powerful but it might work with light desktop or as server
[10:18] <medeman> maybe a little home server? with php and mysql?
[10:18] <medeman> and apache?
[10:18] <Sysi> how much ram
[10:18] <medeman> i need a mini local webserver for some testing and that
[10:18] <medeman> uhmm
[10:18] <medeman> i think 512mb
[10:18] <medeman> i cant look, i cant turn it on atm
[10:18] <medeman> power supply dead
[10:19] <Sysi> should run webserver nicely, maybe with desktop
[10:19] <medeman> okay
[10:23] <medeman> huh, i dont get it, i installed ubuntu server before
[10:23] <medeman> now overwrote that with xubuntu
[10:23] <medeman> but it still says ubuntu server
[10:24] <medeman> Sysi: any idea?
[10:24] <Sysi> where it says it?
[10:24] <medeman> when i boot from hard drive
[10:24] <medeman> it has the xubuntu boot logo
[10:24] <medeman> then goes into a terminal
[10:25] <medeman> saying ubuntu 10.10 server
[10:46] <medeman> Sysi: by the way do you know where i can get debian 2.2 diskette images (with gui and that)? i have a really old laptop here...
[10:47] <medeman> on the debian ftp server i just found other debian 2.2 stuff
[10:50] <Sysi> does even debian support that old stuff
[10:52] <medeman> huh?
[10:53] <Sysi> newest debian stable is 6.0
[10:53] <medeman> yes
[10:53] <medeman> but the cd drive of the laptop died
[10:54] <medeman> well, it only works sometimes the drive
[10:54] <medeman> maybe it works now
[11:44] <nicofs_> Can someone help me set up network bonding? I installed ifenslave and now i'm in front of /etc/network/interfaces - and lost...
[11:51] <medeman> hey Sysi now it says xubuntu and i press ctrl alt f1
[11:52] <medeman> Sysi: it freezes in the terminal
[11:52] <medeman> even when i use sudo service gdm stop
[11:52] <Sysi> did you try nomodeset?
[11:52] <medeman> where can i do this?
[11:53] <Sysi> hold shift when booting, should get to grub menu
[11:53] <medeman> ok
[11:53] <Sysi> press e to edit and add it after "quiet splash"
[11:54] <medeman> i hold down shift but the xubuntu logo appears and boots
[11:54] <Sysi> too late/too early
[11:55] <medeman> ah there we go
[11:55] <medeman> now e...
[11:55] <medeman> now the row looks like this:
[11:56] <medeman> 9a6-55d43781d0ff ro quiet splash nomodeset
[11:56] <medeman> now what? how do i save?
[11:57] <Sysi> try just booting with it
[11:57] <medeman> ctrl+x?
[11:57] <Sysi> iirciirc
[11:58] <Sysi> whops
[11:58] <knome> Sysi, which bird does a sound like 'iirciirc' ?
[11:58] <medeman> lol
[11:58] <medeman> so i boot with ctrl+x, then do i still use ctrl+alt+f1 and sudo service gdm stop?
[11:58] <Sysi> no, see if it works
[11:58] <medeman> k
[11:59] <Sysi> knome: i can't remember the name but they're quite common here
[11:59] <medeman> i saw a ubuntu splash screen and now low-res desktop
[11:59] <medeman> should i log in?
[11:59] <Sysi> try if it crashes
[11:59] <knome> Sysi, seagulls? ;)
[12:00] <medeman> yes it freezes
[12:01] <medeman> =(
[12:01] <Sysi> just no dice i guess
[12:02] <Sysi> try acpi=off to boot options
[12:03] <medeman> so nomodeset acpi=off?
[12:04] <Sysi> nomodeset didn't help
[12:04] <medeman> so only acpi=off?
[12:04] <Sysi> try
[12:05] <medeman> ok
[12:05] <medeman> now the desktop is native resolution again
[12:06] <medeman> i logged in
[12:06] <Sysi> nomodeset kinda breaks driver, but helps in some cases
[12:06] <medeman> oh
[12:06] <medeman> and for the first time
[12:06] <medeman> it tells me that there are restricted drivers available
[12:06] <medeman> but now it froze again
[12:06] <Sysi> does cursor move?
[12:06] <medeman> no
[12:07] <medeman> not even the numkey light lights up
[12:07] <Sysi> i gotta give up if, you have tried with different ubuntu version and same happens
[12:08] <medeman> yes
[12:08] <medeman> this computer is so weird
[12:08] <medeman> oh
[12:08] <medeman> one other thing is weird
[12:08] <Sysi> either it's broken or very weird
[12:09] <medeman> i booted mandriva from a live cd a few days ago
[12:09] <medeman> and it worked
[12:09] <medeman> showed the nvidia logo as kinda splashscreen
[12:09] <medeman> but then i installed it
[12:09] <medeman> and it doesnt work
[12:09] <medeman> freezes at black screen with cursor
[12:11] <medeman> Sysi: any idea about that?
[12:12] <Sysi> not really
[12:12] <medeman> oh okay =(
[12:12] <medeman> thanks for your time and help then
[12:12] <Sysi> np
[12:13] <knome> medeman, probably best to ask mandriva folks why the live cd worked but installation didn't
[12:13] <medeman> the installation worked, but the start didnt
[12:13] <medeman> from the hd
[12:14] <knome> medeman, yes - ask the mandriva people if they have ideas why that happened
[12:14] <medeman> okay
[12:14] <medeman> ty
[12:14] <knome> np
[12:47] <Maizey> Hi all... anyone able to assist with getting a remote desktop happening from a windows machine to xubuntu on a local network?
[12:53] <Sysi> Maizey: set up rdp or vnc server on windows and use remmina (remote desktop client in menu)
[12:54] <Sysi> you need to check ip of windows machine, idk how to do that
[12:56] <Maizey> i tried with vnc4server on xubuntu and tightvnc viewer on xp... prity sure i had it configured correct but couldnt get a connection... just kept saying connection failed....
[12:57] <Sysi> oh, xubuntu as server
[12:57] <Maizey> yeah
[12:58] <Sysi> check you don't have firewall set up and ip is right, ifconfig in terminal tells the ip
[12:58] <Sysi> you can try vino also
[12:59] <Maizey> its a local server so wouldnt think firewall would effect it would it?? and ip was correct. Been at it for the last 2 hours and read that many posts my eyes hurt :-/
[12:59] <Sysi> depends on firewall setup
[13:08] <Maizey> uh getting closer... its asking a password now but not accepting the one i setup earlier :-/ at least its a step closer
[13:14] <Maizey> that got it... thanks for the ehlp sysi :-)
[13:15] <Sysi> np
[16:59] <ubuntu_> how do i enable my wifi
[17:13] <charlie-tca> !wireless
[21:54] <nicofs> I want to remotely control my other Xubuntu computer... how can i do that? I set up tightvnc (well... i installed it and started it) - but all i get is control over a new desktop - i want to control the one already there...
[21:56] <nicofs> like realVNC
[22:04] <charlie-tca> !vnc
[22:08] <nicofs> charlie-tca, i need to control the environment on the other machine... use my laptop as a remote for the other pc...
[22:09] <nicofs> i'm using the other one as entertainment solution for my living room - and i don't want to leave the couch to cahnge channels, volume, movie, ...
[22:10] <charlie-tca> so, setting up the vnc-server failed on that remote computer?
[22:11] <nicofs> well, everything works - but what i see on the viewer here is not the desktop my other pc projects to the living room screen...
[22:12] <nicofs> i get a new desktop environment with nothing but xterm on top of it
[22:13] <nicofs> i am shure that i am connected to the right machine - running htop lists all that is running there - and killing processes lets them disappear on the target machine. i have access - but not the right kind of access...
[22:33] <bhe> hey ya'll. which packages are needed for wireless?
[22:34] <charlie-tca> !wireless
[22:34] <charlie-tca> bhe: #ubuntu-beginners are good at getting wireless working, too.
[22:35] <bhe> no, i did min install, just needed   "sudo apt-get install gnome-network-admin"
[22:35] <bhe> sorry to bother
[22:36] <charlie-tca> no problem