| Bill_ | I have a problem | 00:17 |
|---|---|---|
| DarkwingDuck | Bill_: What's the issue | 00:17 |
| Bill_ | I just loaded ubuntu on my laptop and it won't recognize my USB flash drives. These same flash drives work on my other ubuntu computer. | 00:17 |
| Bill_ | It doesn't see them at all. | 00:18 |
| DarkwingDuck | Okay | 00:18 |
| DarkwingDuck | Not even in fdisk? | 00:19 |
| DarkwingDuck | Bill_: plug in the flashdrive and open terminal | 00:19 |
| Bill_ | ok | 00:19 |
| DarkwingDuck | Then type : sudo fdisk -l | 00:20 |
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| DarkwingDuck | pastebin the output from that | 00:20 |
| Bill_ | how do i pastebin that? | 00:21 |
| Bill_ | Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000d708f Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 29637 238053376 83 Linux /dev/sda2 29637 30 | 00:21 |
| Bill_ | my main computer has a 250 g hard drive. the flash drive is 4 g | 00:22 |
| DarkwingDuck | Bill_: Use this http://paste.ubuntu.com/ | 00:22 |
| Bill_ | Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000d708f Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 29637 238053376 83 Linux /dev/sda2 29637 30 | 00:23 |
| Bill_ | Disk /dev/sdb: 4012 MB, 4012900352 bytes 120 heads, 55 sectors/track, 1187 cylinders Units = cylinders of 6600 * 512 = 3379200 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 1 1188 3918832 b W95 FAT32 | 00:23 |
| DarkwingDuck | paste it here http://paste.ubuntu.com/ then give me the URL for it | 00:23 |
| DarkwingDuck | Please :) | 00:24 |
| Bill_ | how do you copy the url for it? | 00:25 |
| DarkwingDuck | Bill_: Nevermind... It looks like it not auto mounting | 00:25 |
| DarkwingDuck | So, we shall mount it for you. First we need to build a mount point | 00:25 |
| DarkwingDuck | to do that type: sudo mkdir /media/external | 00:26 |
| Bill_ | it didn't seem to do anything | 00:26 |
| DarkwingDuck | Now, we need to mount it. To do that type: sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /media/external -o uid=1000,gid=100,utf8,dmask=027,fmask=137 | 00:26 |
| DarkwingDuck | Then when you need to unmount the drive type: sudo umount /dev/sdb1 | 00:27 |
| Bill_ | ok. how did you know all of those numbers? | 00:27 |
| DarkwingDuck | They are listed here for reference https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mount/USB | 00:27 |
| DarkwingDuck | But, I've done it enough.... | 00:28 |
| DarkwingDuck | I'm a CLI kind of guy | 00:28 |
| DarkwingDuck | I use the terminal for most of my stuff | 00:28 |
| Bill_ | ok i did that | 00:28 |
| DarkwingDuck | It should be mounted and you shoulod be able to access it now | 00:28 |
| DarkwingDuck | *Should | 00:28 |
| Bill_ | it still doesn't show up in computer | 00:29 |
| DarkwingDuck | in terminal type: cd /media/external | 00:29 |
| DarkwingDuck | Then is there a readout for the command: ls | 00:30 |
| DarkwingDuck | ? | 00:30 |
| Bill_ | it has a command it says bill@bill-Satellite-L455D:/media/external$ | 00:30 |
| DarkwingDuck | Okay | 00:30 |
| DarkwingDuck | Is there a readout when you type ls | 00:31 |
| DarkwingDuck | ? | 00:31 |
| Bill_ | no | 00:31 |
| DarkwingDuck | That is strange. And this flashdrive has stuff on it? | 00:31 |
| Bill_ | it just returns to the command prompt | 00:31 |
| DarkwingDuck | Or, is it empty? | 00:31 |
| Bill_ | yes, the other ubuntu computer can see it. | 00:31 |
| DarkwingDuck | That is strange... I'm not sure. | 00:32 |
| Bill_ | Maybe I need to reinstall the ubuntu. | 00:32 |
| DarkwingDuck | I doubt that. | 00:32 |
| Bill_ | what about a different distro? | 00:33 |
| DarkwingDuck | I don't think it's an issue with the distro | 00:34 |
| DarkwingDuck | take it back to the other computer | 00:34 |
| DarkwingDuck | make sure you can read it there. | 00:34 |
| DarkwingDuck | eject the USB drive | 00:34 |
| DarkwingDuck | then try it again. | 00:34 |
| DarkwingDuck | sorry Bill_ | 00:35 |
| gnumerous | using ubuntu 10.4, first time after the time patch...my panel indicator doesn't show the time, its blank...i can copy and paste the time...is it a known thing? | 00:37 |
| seidos | gnumerous: did you check launchpad? | 00:43 |
| seidos | i'm not familiar with the bug | 00:43 |
| gnumerous | seidos: i think i jumped the gun some...after reconsidering the missing time, i removed and re added the applet... | 00:44 |
| gnumerous | i wasn't sure how to ask a search engine how to fix it. | 00:45 |
| seidos | persistently is the only way i know how to ask a search engine anything | 00:45 |
| seidos | glad it works now gnumerous :) | 00:48 |
| gnumerous | seidos: thanks, its nice to have a working panel | 00:49 |
| gnumerous | sweeter now that i solved my own problem, i feel empowered | 00:49 |
| Guest57327 | Ok, running 10.04 now, in the menu at startup when I select boot it says: "Could not find kernel image: /casper/vmlinuz" | 01:35 |
| duanedesign | hello Guest57327 | 01:43 |
| Guest57327 | hello | 01:49 |
| duanedesign | Guest57327: is this when running the LiveCD? | 01:52 |
| Guest57327 | on a USB drive, yes | 01:53 |
| duanedesign | Guest57327: Make sure that the syslinux.cfg file exists on the USB flash drive | 02:00 |
| duanedesign | Guest57327: also when boot: comes up, instead of hitting enter type 'vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img' w/out the quotes and hit enter | 02:07 |
| Guest57327 | "Could not find kernel image: vmlinuz" | 02:21 |
| Guest57327 | duanedesign: and syslinux.cfg exists | 02:43 |
| duanedesign | Gis there a line that looks like: | 02:49 |
| duanedesign | append boot=casper initrd=initrd.gz vga=788 quiet | 02:49 |
| duanedesign | Guest57327: ^ | 02:49 |
| duanedesign | if so maybe try change that line and the one above: | 02:50 |
| duanedesign | kernel /casper/vmlinuz | 02:50 |
| duanedesign | append boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.gz vga=788 quiet | 02:50 |
| byrdiblack | I have this forum post outlining a wifi problem, http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10564703#post10564703 and I was wondering if anyone here can clarify some of the advice I got before I ruin my ubuntu on accident! :) | 02:55 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: im looking | 02:56 |
| byrdiblack | thanks holstein! | 02:56 |
| holstein | sometimes you can get by testing a lot of that kind of thing on a live CD | 02:56 |
| byrdiblack | I already made the huge mistake of installing completely and deleting windows on my first time! | 02:56 |
| byrdiblack | I shouldve tested through the installation cd for a while first but I didnt expect to come across so many problems:( | 02:57 |
| holstein | well, now you know | 02:58 |
| byrdiblack | for sure. | 02:58 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: id try that driver | 02:58 |
| holstein | whatever updated one | 02:58 |
| holstein | cant hurt :) | 02:58 |
| byrdiblack | Even though my driver doesnt match up with the one those people were talking about? | 02:59 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: try and read up on the docs | 02:59 |
| holstein | sometimes the vendors are expecting a certain kernel verion | 02:59 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: well, i would look at the site for an updated driver for your device | 02:59 |
| byrdiblack | I'm still a little uncertain on where to find kernals and how to edit them : / | 02:59 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: in a terminal | 03:00 |
| holstein | run | 03:00 |
| holstein | uname -a | 03:00 |
| byrdiblack | ok i'll check it out (sorry, ive been working on this for 4 days now ready to pull my hair out!) | 03:00 |
| holstein | ^^ that will tell you what kernel you are booted into | 03:00 |
| holstein | and IF the docs say you need something different, we can get into that :) | 03:01 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: i hear you | 03:01 |
| byrdiblack | i've got 2.6.35-27-generic-pae | 03:01 |
| holstein | driver support can be frustrating | 03:01 |
| byrdiblack | so the doc, like on lenovo's website you mean? | 03:01 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: i was thinking realtek | 03:01 |
| holstein | try lenovo too though | 03:01 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: it would be easy for you also... | 03:02 |
| holstein | to go and download the next verion of ubuntu | 03:02 |
| holstein | 11.04 | 03:02 |
| holstein | *try it live :) | 03:02 |
| holstein | see if the support is better | 03:02 |
| holstein | its not *that* long till 11.04 is final | 03:02 |
| holstein | SO for a new user, that might be the path of least resistance | 03:02 |
| byrdiblack | i didn't even think about that | 03:03 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: its a shot in the dark really | 03:03 |
| byrdiblack | you think it will be more complete for my system? | 03:03 |
| holstein | *could | 03:03 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: i have an EEE i got used | 03:03 |
| holstein | i installed 10.04 on it | 03:03 |
| holstein | several things were not working | 03:03 |
| holstein | sound, wifi | 03:03 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: i updated | 03:03 |
| holstein | got a new kernel | 03:04 |
| holstein | and BOOM :) | 03:04 |
| holstein | everything was working | 03:04 |
| byrdiblack | so 10.10 is good for you? | 03:04 |
| byrdiblack | hmm | 03:04 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: the kernel team is constantly doing all they can | 03:04 |
| holstein | all the vendors help them do anyways | 03:04 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: i use 10.04 mostly | 03:04 |
| holstein | i have a 10.10 and 11.04 testing installs | 03:04 |
| holstein | i have 10.10 and 11.04 testing installs * | 03:05 |
| byrdiblack | can you clarify something about kernals? I'm still unsure how they work really. Like if I were to update to 11.04 for instance..i would also have to get a kernal somehow? or is that part of the update? | 03:05 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: yes | 03:05 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: AND | 03:05 |
| holstein | you can try the newer kernels | 03:05 |
| holstein | 'mainline' kernel | 03:05 |
| byrdiblack | i see? | 03:06 |
| holstein | you'll see that in the bug reports sometimes | 03:06 |
| byrdiblack | ha | 03:06 |
| holstein | BUT, for you | 03:06 |
| holstein | id just burn a CD | 03:06 |
| holstein | and try it live | 03:06 |
| holstein | THEN, you can decide what you want to hassle with | 03:06 |
| byrdiblack | Do you think it would be better for me to go down a level instead of up to 11.04? like maybe 10.04 is most updated now? | 03:06 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: it really depends on that device | 03:06 |
| byrdiblack | ok | 03:06 |
| holstein | the one thats giving you trouble | 03:06 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: in theory, we *should* be able to make it work in whatever version | 03:07 |
| holstein | assuming realtek is co-opporative | 03:07 |
| byrdiblack | everytime i feel like i'm getting a grip on this, my whole world is shattered with new information. ha | 03:08 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: wait a minute... | 03:08 |
| holstein | im finding something helpful, i think | 03:08 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: eh, kinda | 03:09 |
| holstein | looks like, in a terminal | 03:09 |
| holstein | sudo rmmod r8192se_pci && sleep 2 && sudo modprobe r8192se_pci | 03:09 |
| holstein | will reset the device | 03:09 |
| holstein | so you dont have to reboot | 03:09 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: this is relavant | 03:10 |
| holstein | https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/695824 | 03:10 |
| ubot2 | Launchpad bug 695824 in linux "Qosmio x505-892 RTL8191SEvB Wireless LAN Controller disconnects (dup-of: 687692)" [Undecided,New] | 03:10 |
| ubot2 | Launchpad bug 687692 in linux "Realtek 8191SEvB wireless card drops connections and can't reconnect without reboot" [Undecided,Confirmed] | 03:10 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: i know the last guy there | 03:10 |
| holstein | you gonna be around? | 03:11 |
| byrdiblack | wow, it's just right there | 03:11 |
| holstein | i'll ask him whats up with it... | 03:11 |
| byrdiblack | ha | 03:11 |
| byrdiblack | thank you so much, i'll be here | 03:11 |
| holstein | nah, he's not on :/ | 03:11 |
| byrdiblack | doh! | 03:11 |
| holstein | still, that'll get you somewhere further | 03:11 |
| byrdiblack | sorry, i'm feeling goofy and sleep deprived about it. | 03:11 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: go to | 03:12 |
| holstein | https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/695824 | 03:12 |
| ubot2 | Launchpad bug 695824 in linux "Qosmio x505-892 RTL8191SEvB Wireless LAN Controller disconnects (dup-of: 687692)" [Undecided,New] | 03:12 |
| ubot2 | Launchpad bug 687692 in linux "Realtek 8191SEvB wireless card drops connections and can't reconnect without reboot" [Undecided,Confirmed] | 03:12 |
| holstein | and add yourself | 03:12 |
| holstein | you'll get emails about it :) | 03:12 |
| holstein | still worth trying 11.04 live though i think | 03:12 |
| holstein | thats an easy-ish way for you to try a totally different kernel | 03:12 |
| byrdiblack | where do I add on that bug report? | 03:13 |
| byrdiblack | subscribe? | 03:14 |
| holstein | yeah | 03:14 |
| holstein | if theres not a 'this also effects me' | 03:14 |
| holstein | i guess thats it | 03:14 |
| ddecator | "also affects me" won't cause you to get emails i don't think | 03:15 |
| Guest57327 | duanedesign: The line says "append boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz splash" I tried to change it to what you said, but nothing | 03:15 |
| holstein | yeah, i think ddecator is right | 03:15 |
| holstein | you need to do both | 03:15 |
| holstein | assuming you want emails * | 03:15 |
| holstein | i like https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/687692 better | 03:16 |
| ubot2 | Launchpad bug 687692 in linux "Realtek 8191SEvB wireless card drops connections and can't reconnect without reboot" [Undecided,Confirmed] | 03:16 |
| holstein | more info | 03:16 |
| byrdiblack | ok i'll add both | 03:18 |
| byrdiblack | thanks so much | 03:18 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: good luck :) | 03:18 |
| byrdiblack | I'm going to try 11.04 on a disc and see if it is resolved through there. | 03:21 |
| byrdiblack | if not, i guess ubuntu and my computer might not be a match yet:/ | 03:21 |
| holstein | eh, if its not, come back though | 03:21 |
| byrdiblack | I definitely will. | 03:21 |
| holstein | and we'll try some more aggressive tactics :) | 03:21 |
| byrdiblack | btw- where is 11.04? | 03:21 |
| byrdiblack | every list i find is missing it | 03:22 |
| holstein | i would get | 03:22 |
| holstein | http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ | 03:22 |
| holstein | if you dont mind burning a DVD | 03:23 |
| holstein | OR | 03:23 |
| holstein | http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/11.04/alpha-3/ | 03:24 |
| holstein | looks like ^^ will fit on a CD | 03:24 |
| ddecator | heh, from what i've heard, ubuntu natty is still fairly unstable.. | 03:25 |
| holstein | ddecator: it better be shaping up soon ;) | 03:25 |
| byrdiblack | think i should go backwards in that case? uhhhg | 03:26 |
| byrdiblack | haha | 03:26 |
| byrdiblack | ubuntu yer killin me! | 03:26 |
| ddecator | holstein: i switched to kubuntu, so i'm not worried ;) | 03:26 |
| byrdiblack | is that a better option still? | 03:26 |
| byrdiblack | ha | 03:26 |
| holstein | ddecator: hehe :) | 03:26 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: any 11.04 release of whatever buntu | 03:26 |
| holstein | should get you a different kernel to try | 03:26 |
| byrdiblack | here's hoping. | 03:27 |
| byrdiblack | how come new releases come out so quickly when older versions are not running smoothly for folks? | 03:27 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: well, lets take your device for example | 03:28 |
| holstein | IF realtek is not releasing information about it | 03:28 |
| holstein | THEN, theres really nothing to be done | 03:28 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: but, that is a good question | 03:29 |
| holstein | why not really focus on 10.04 or whatever | 03:29 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: do a rolling release | 03:29 |
| holstein | the argument i heard that really makes sense is | 03:29 |
| holstein | it gets folks working | 03:29 |
| holstein | meeting deadlines | 03:29 |
| byrdiblack | that makes sense | 03:29 |
| holstein | there are good things about both really | 03:30 |
| holstein | thats what is great about linux though | 03:30 |
| holstein | choice :) | 03:30 |
| byrdiblack | it's true. I know I definitely want it to work for me. I'm a big proponant of open source/ free culture otherwise! | 03:31 |
| holstein | yeah, its challenging when you have certain hardware | 03:31 |
| holstein | if you can plan ahead | 03:31 |
| holstein | take a live CD with you | 03:31 |
| holstein | *which wouldnt really have helped you in this case | 03:31 |
| holstein | or by from a linux shop | 03:31 |
| holstein | like system76 | 03:31 |
| byrdiblack | i was going by cory doctorow's advice | 03:32 |
| holstein | ? | 03:32 |
| byrdiblack | i thought that buying lenovo from the store was the right option for ubuntu! | 03:32 |
| holstein | its not a bad option | 03:32 |
| holstein | you just got a fiddly device | 03:32 |
| byrdiblack | he's this ubuntu supporter writer | 03:32 |
| holstein | intel is the way to go | 03:33 |
| holstein | for ease | 03:33 |
| holstein | *usually | 03:33 |
| byrdiblack | ok, i'm trying this link now, because the wifi is shotty on the lenovo, im downloading the iso on my mac and burning to cd: Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) | 03:34 |
| byrdiblack | is that the right one? | 03:34 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: should be | 03:34 |
| holstein | you might have a 64bit box | 03:34 |
| holstein | you can try that if you want | 03:34 |
| byrdiblack | how do i find out? | 03:35 |
| holstein | the the 32bit one is fine :) | 03:35 |
| byrdiblack | it is intel | 03:35 |
| holstein | yeah, do 32bit | 03:35 |
| holstein | unless you have some reason to do otherwise | 03:35 |
| byrdiblack | ha, well if its super fast and i can handle it | 03:36 |
| byrdiblack | it would be cool | 03:36 |
| holstein | nah | 03:36 |
| holstein | its not really faster in anyway you would immediately notice | 03:36 |
| byrdiblack | gotcha | 03:36 |
| holstein | and 64bit can be more of a pain in some ways | 03:36 |
| byrdiblack | holstein: not sure if you are still around, just finally got the 11.04 iso burnt to disc, but when i restart my computer with it in the drive, it won't boot from that cd. I tried to inteupt the boot and choose the DVD drive to boot from, but it still went directly to my 10.10 desktop. Does it have to run from a startup or can I just select the cd icon on my desktop and run there? | 04:35 |
| byrdiblack | (probably a dumb question, but i want to eliminate as much user-error as possibility in setting this up!) | 04:35 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: hmmm | 04:35 |
| holstein | thats interesting | 04:35 |
| holstein | im not sure whats going on | 04:35 |
| holstein | but, yeah, you'll need to just get it from the start | 04:36 |
| holstein | not clicking the icon | 04:36 |
| byrdiblack | ok, i'm restarting again, maybe i should enter bios? | 04:37 |
| holstein | eh | 04:37 |
| holstein | maybe | 04:37 |
| holstein | maybe its the DVD? | 04:37 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: its a long shot anyways | 04:37 |
| holstein | i wouldnt get on a new vedetta about it ;) | 04:37 |
| holstein | actually, i *would* | 04:38 |
| holstein | but you shouldnt | 04:38 |
| byrdiblack | vedetta? | 04:38 |
| byrdiblack | ha | 04:38 |
| holstein | vendetta * :) | 04:39 |
| byrdiblack | ok, tried with a burnt dvd now... | 04:39 |
| byrdiblack | no dice, it went straight to 10.10 | 04:39 |
| holstein | yeah | 04:39 |
| holstein | i mean, you can try that CD one | 04:39 |
| holstein | the older alpha | 04:39 |
| holstein | IF you know the system likes to boot CD's | 04:39 |
| byrdiblack | ok i'm in startup interrupt | 04:39 |
| byrdiblack | do you think i should use the option to choose a temp startup device? | 04:40 |
| holstein | who knows | 04:40 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: also, that mainline kernel link | 04:40 |
| byrdiblack | ok..hmm. | 04:40 |
| holstein | in that bug | 04:40 |
| byrdiblack | i tried a cd it didnt boot | 04:40 |
| byrdiblack | and now im trying a dvd.. | 04:40 |
| byrdiblack | didnt boot auto | 04:40 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: OH | 04:40 |
| holstein | look in the bios then | 04:40 |
| holstein | and make sure | 04:40 |
| holstein | i thought this was a machine that had already booted discs easily | 04:40 |
| byrdiblack | sorry, no, it seems to be a problem in booting | 04:41 |
| byrdiblack | it reads discs, like music discs when inserted | 04:41 |
| byrdiblack | but not when started up with them | 04:41 |
| holstein | yeah, check the bios | 04:41 |
| byrdiblack | so in bios, i assume i go to startup? | 04:41 |
| holstein | its machine specific | 04:41 |
| holstein | usually | 04:41 |
| holstein | when the machine is starting up | 04:42 |
| holstein | F2 or something | 04:42 |
| byrdiblack | yea im in there now | 04:42 |
| byrdiblack | i have a couple options, one is boot priority oder | 04:42 |
| holstein | yeah, that should be it | 04:42 |
| holstein | see where the optical drive is | 04:42 |
| holstein | in the list | 04:43 |
| byrdiblack | ok im moving it to the top of the priority list | 04:43 |
| byrdiblack | hope this works, uhhhg | 04:43 |
| xAndromeda | hey um, my wireless stopped working today, :O | 04:43 |
| holstein | xAndromeda: drag :/ | 04:44 |
| holstein | did you update? | 04:44 |
| holstein | can you boot into an older kernel to test? | 04:44 |
| xAndromeda | i think so | 04:44 |
| holstein | if you dont see a list of kernels in grub at boot | 04:44 |
| holstein | i think its shift you push | 04:44 |
| holstein | at boot | 04:44 |
| holstein | to show them | 04:44 |
| xAndromeda | kk ill try that | 04:44 |
| xAndromeda | brb | 04:44 |
| holstein | just choose an older one and see :) | 04:44 |
| byrdiblack | ok didnt work again, EXCEPT when ubuntu 10.10 loaded, i had an error that said "the panel encounteed a prolem while loading "OAFIID:GNOME_Panel_TrashApplet" is this related? | 04:46 |
| holstein | nope | 04:46 |
| byrdiblack | ah | 04:46 |
| byrdiblack | ok | 04:46 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: i saw that | 04:46 |
| byrdiblack | well its saying, do i want to delete the applet | 04:46 |
| holstein | and i updated and fixed it | 04:46 |
| holstein | byrdiblack: just log out | 04:46 |
| holstein | and back in | 04:46 |
| holstein | should be fine | 04:47 |
| byrdiblack | ok trying to restart again and get this dvd to run! I dont know why i cant boot from dvd drive! | 04:47 |
| holstein | yeah, sometimes its tricky | 04:48 |
| xAndromeda | nope | 04:48 |
| holstein | xAndromeda: hmmm | 04:49 |
| xAndromeda | still dosnt work :*( | 04:49 |
| xAndromeda | it was working 2 days ago O.o | 04:49 |
| holstein | xAndromeda: can you confirm its not hardware? | 04:49 |
| xAndromeda | how do i do that? | 04:49 |
| holstein | is there another OS on the machine? | 04:49 |
| holstein | you can try some live media if not | 04:49 |
| xAndromeda | oh right it worked on windows | 04:49 |
| holstein | OK | 04:49 |
| holstein | hmmm | 04:50 |
| xAndromeda | it just says wireless disabled | 04:50 |
| holstein | xAndromeda: can you enable it? | 04:50 |
| xAndromeda | nope | 04:50 |
| xAndromeda | or idk how | 04:50 |
| xAndromeda | not on the pannel icon anyways | 04:50 |
| holstein | double check any function keys or switches | 04:51 |
| holstein | and tell me what device it is | 04:51 |
| xAndromeda | hpg60 538ca theres a wireless button but it dosnt work, it only changes colours if wireless is in action | 04:52 |
| holstein | seems like you've disabled it in the menu somehow right? | 04:54 |
| holstein | anyways, i gotta crash... good luck folks :) | 04:55 |
| xAndromeda | awwws :P | 04:55 |
| xAndromeda | anybody else here? | 04:58 |
| byrdiblack | ok i reordered the boot order and tried several times and could not figure it out because the dvd was making noise...wanna laugh? | 04:59 |
| byrdiblack | I had the disc in upside down | 04:59 |
| byrdiblack | hehe | 04:59 |
| byrdiblack | i'm trying to imagine what it's like to help people like me all day long, with luck you rarely encounter this level | 05:01 |
| === max is now known as Guest6587 | ||
| Guest6587 | Ok, I'm booting off the live CD but after the initial boot menu and some startup text the screen is completely blank - the backlight is even turning off. I'm shure it's staring up, it makes the 'welcome' sound after a few seconds | 05:17 |
| seidos | Guest6587: 10.04? | 05:27 |
| Guest6587 | seidos: 10.10, I'm in the process of changing the USB to 10.04 | 05:28 |
| seidos | Guest6587: is it a laptop? netbook? what video card? | 05:29 |
| seidos | let me check launchpad | 05:30 |
| Guest6587 | Desktop: Compaq Presario SR1917CL | 05:30 |
| seidos | how much time did you give the livecd to come up Guest6587? | 05:33 |
| Cheri703 | Guest6587: it may be your video card...I had that happen with mine | 05:34 |
| Guest6587 | seidos: about 15 minutes, it's the built-in card | 05:34 |
| seidos | hmmm, built in nvidia graphics | 05:36 |
| seidos | Guest6587: 64bit? | 05:37 |
| seidos | apparently GeForce 6150LE | 05:38 |
| Guest6587 | seidos: I'm using the 32bit download | 05:38 |
| seidos | Guest6587: you might consider trying the 64bit version of meerkat | 05:38 |
| seidos | Guest6587: basically, we need to see if we can find someone with hardware similar to your own, that is working fine. let me check the forums. | 05:40 |
| seidos | Guest6587: i see issues with screen resolution, but not a blank screen. keep me posted on your progress, i'm going to get another coke :) | 05:42 |
| seidos | Guest6587: another idea! where are you located? there may be a Linux User Group or a Ubuntu User Group in your area that can help you out in person :) | 05:42 |
| Guest6587 | seidos: Just tried 10.04 32bit: same results, I'm in Minneapolis | 05:45 |
| Guest6587 | seidos: ~20min left on the 64bit download | 05:48 |
| seidos | Guest6587: are you using bit torrent to download the isos? it is usually quite a bit faster. | 05:49 |
| seidos | Guest6587: i am speculating, but 6150 chipset might be too new, and didn't get support in the newest kernel | 05:50 |
| seidos | well, it should still default to vesa driver i would think | 05:52 |
| seidos | i don't know | 05:52 |
| Guest6587 | seidos: good point, ~6min with bittorrent | 05:55 |
| seidos | people have had issues with the 6150LE, but i can't find anything on a blankscreen on livecd | 05:55 |
| seidos | well, if you can, try 32/64 10.04, 64 10.10. if none of those works, i could walk you through filing a bug. | 05:56 |
| === Axlin is now known as Axlin|AFK | ||
| seidos | oh yeah! let me see what i can find on Minneapolis UUG. | 05:57 |
| seidos | Guest6587: there's a LUG here: http://www.mn-linux.org/ perhaps it's in your area? | 05:58 |
| seidos | Guest6587: here's a forum thread on MN ubuntu users: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=933872&page=2 | 06:00 |
| seidos | Guest6587: there is a #ubuntu-us-mn channel | 06:00 |
| duanedesign | hello seidos | 06:20 |
| seidos | hello duanedesign | 06:20 |
| seidos | that worked out pretty good. introduced a new user to their ubuntu user group | 06:48 |
| seidos | gotta' go to bed though | 06:48 |
| bioterror | couple of years and he's using something more leet | 06:56 |
| andrew_46 | bioterror: new version of slackware will actually be leet :) | 07:23 |
| andrew_46 | 13.37 | 07:23 |
| newbie_001 | using synaptic i uninstalled ruby 1.8 and installed ruby 1.9.1 - when i tried to run ruby i got permission denied - i changed ownership of ruby 1.9 to user same deal - used apt-get install ruby and it reinstalled ruby1.8.7 - used apt-get install ruby1.9.1 which told me was already latest version - how to i get 'cli ruby' to use ruby1.9.1 instead of ruby1.8.7 | 08:18 |
| bioterror | newbie_001, say "ruby --version" | 08:19 |
| newbie_001 | will that make it default version so that in future just ruby will activate 1.9 | 08:20 |
| === m4n1sh_ is now known as m4n1sh | ||
| s-fox | =) | 11:40 |
| duanedesign | s-fox: hello hello | 12:21 |
| s-fox | Hello duanedesign . | 12:21 |
| s-fox | How are you? | 12:21 |
| s-fox | It is really busy here ;) | 12:22 |
| duanedesign | :) | 12:22 |
| duanedesign | s-fox: working on my PHP game | 12:23 |
| s-fox | Well, my offer remains intact. | 12:23 |
| duanedesign | s-fox: i might take you up on that | 12:23 |
| duanedesign | s-fox: if i leave a field blank i get an error | 12:24 |
| whoaski | hello room | 12:33 |
| whoaski | I need help with the command line | 12:34 |
| s-fox | What do you wish to know? | 12:35 |
| whoaski | sorry I was away, I'm tring to set up a development server for ruby on rails | 12:38 |
| whoaski | I have a fresh install ubuntu 10.04 server, apache2,mysql,and rails | 12:39 |
| whoaski | i'm just having problems navigating w/ the termminal | 12:40 |
| whoaski | I think I have found a guide @ http://mywiki.wooledge.org/FullBashGuide | 12:41 |
| s-fox | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal#File%20&%20Directory%20Commands#cd | 12:41 |
| whoaski | thanks fox, do you think the link I posted is good too, I have limited time online and the one I posted has a pdf, is it the same? | 12:44 |
| whoaski | bash=terminal? | 12:45 |
| whoaski | i found it at tha bottom of the link you posted | 12:45 |
| whoaski | gotta go have a good morning everybody | 12:52 |
| === yofel_ is now known as yofel | ||
| maz | is there anyone who can give me some help? | 17:22 |
| maz | i installed ubunti netbook edition today, and i got hold of a book for beginners using ubuntu, and it makes reference to the menu bar | 17:23 |
| maz | where is this menu bar | 17:24 |
| maz | ? | 17:24 |
| charlie-tca | menu bar is that thing that says "file edit view " when you open anything | 17:25 |
| charlie-tca | not every app will have one, though | 17:25 |
| charlie-tca | crap | 17:26 |
| maz | ok how do i change system settings? | 17:26 |
| charlie-tca | you installed netbook edition, with the thing on the left? | 17:26 |
| maz | yes the vertical bar on the left | 17:26 |
| charlie-tca | You might have that file menu across the top of the screen | 17:26 |
| charlie-tca | everything changed for that edition | 17:26 |
| maz | so when i go to the desktop, there is nothing acros the top of the screen, only the vertical bar along the side, is this supposed to be the case? | 17:27 |
| charlie-tca | system settings are broken down, I think. You might be able to click the symbol in the top left to see a menu | 17:27 |
| charlie-tca | yup | 17:27 |
| charlie-tca | completely different from anything else done to date | 17:28 |
| maz | yeah the button in the very top left, when i click this i get 8 icons, web, music, photos, games, email, office, files and apps | 17:28 |
| maz | no system settings? | 17:28 |
| charlie-tca | nope | 17:28 |
| charlie-tca | is there a "search"? | 17:28 |
| maz | yes | 17:28 |
| maz | what should i search for? | 17:29 |
| charlie-tca | type in "system settings" and see what happens | 17:29 |
| charlie-tca | It should be intuitive searching, so as you type, it changes those icons below it | 17:30 |
| maz | i get 3 icons | 17:30 |
| charlie-tca | any names ? | 17:30 |
| maz | it just freezes and switches back to this window before i can read the names | 17:31 |
| maz | one second ill try again | 17:31 |
| charlie-tca | You might want to install the desktop edition instead of that netbook edition | 17:32 |
| charlie-tca | It is more like your book | 17:32 |
| maz | do i just download it and mount it on a usb the same way? | 17:32 |
| charlie-tca | yes | 17:32 |
| maz | ok, thanks very much for your help | 17:32 |
| charlie-tca | yw, good luck with that one | 17:33 |
| === sre-su_ is now known as sre-su | ||
| kristian-aalborg | hi all | 18:53 |
| === Axlin|AFK is now known as Axlin | ||
| kristian-aalborg | is the Netinstall (mini.iso) smaller than the Server Edition? | 19:00 |
| === Axlin is now known as Axlin|AFK | ||
| === sre-su_ is now known as sre-su | ||
| === Axlin|AFK is now known as Axlin | ||
| === Axlin is now known as Axlin|AFK | ||
| === Axlin|AFK is now known as Axlin | ||
| jland5090 | need help... I get an error when trying to move files from home directory to a removable usb device... is it simply a problem with permissions? | 20:59 |
| aveilleux | jland5090: What error? | 21:02 |
| jland5090 | it gives an error while copying, error opening, permission denied | 21:05 |
| aveilleux | jland5090: This is from YOUR home directory? | 21:06 |
| jland5090 | actually, nevermind! i was concerned with changing the permissions of the usb device, rather than the actual files themselves... | 21:07 |
| jland5090 | i'm still trying to figure out linux... thanks for the help | 21:07 |
| === Axlin is now known as Axlin|AFK | ||
| === Axlin|AFK is now known as Axlin | ||
| kristian-aalborg | what is the clever way to move an OS from a usb pen to an sd card? | 22:16 |
| kristian-aalborg | can I rsync it? | 22:17 |
| * kristian-aalborg googles | 22:20 | |
| === Guest28722 is now known as seidos | ||
| aveilleux | kristian-aalborg: You can use dd I guess | 22:27 |
| * kristian-aalborg fears dd | 22:30 | |
| aveilleux | kristian-aalborg: Just be careful and you'll be fine | 22:30 |
| geirha | If you rsync it you need to edit certain files afterwards to change all occurances of the UUID(s) of the old filesystem(s) to the new filesystem UUID(s). | 22:31 |
| kristian-aalborg | I'm giving gparted a shot, it should be possible | 22:32 |
| === Axlin is now known as Axlin|AFK | ||
| === zkriesse_ is now known as zkriesse | ||
| === Guest28722 is now known as seidos | ||
| === Axlin|AFK is now known as Axlin | ||
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