[01:32] <silvertip257> Hello!  I'm attempting to PXE boot Ubuntu-based live CDs with the squashfs on NFS.  Has anyone in here undertaken a similar project?  I can PXE boot small distros (ones that have the rootfs as part of the initrd).
[01:35] <silvertip257> Any other distros either 1) cannot locate the root fs _OR_ 2) have problem with (it seems) NetworkManager dropping the interface
[01:36] <silvertip257> I'll just have to post this project to the mailing list for comments. :)
[01:37] <JonathanD> meh
[03:50] <ChinnoDog> jedijf: I need to make a laptop appear. Any suggestions?
[04:05] <andrew> best buy
[04:11] <knightzero> ChinnoDog: what's your budget and timeframe for need.  If you aren't in an incredible hurry and don't need brand new, I'd check the lenovo and dell outlet for deals.
[04:18] <ChinnoDog> knightzero: as cheap as possible.
[04:18] <ChinnoDog> like, -$100! Pay me to take your netbook
[04:36] <ChinnoDog> FreeGeek sells used laptops, right? But, I remember them being pricey.
[04:36] <pleia2> microcenter has refurbs
[04:37] <pleia2> laptops start at $200
[04:37] <ChinnoDog> Online or are they in a bucket or something? hehe
[04:37] <pleia2> er, netbooks :)
[04:38] <pleia2> pick up in store, when I bought a refurb there I reserved it online and went to pick it up from their customer service area
[04:38] <ChinnoDog> You bought one there? For you?
[04:38] <pleia2> I bought a little server
[04:39] <ChinnoDog> The cheapies have Intel GMA 3150 graphics. Is the driver for that any good?
[04:40] <pleia2> not a clue
[04:40] <pleia2> might search on ubuntuforums.org
[04:42]  * pleia2 goes to find some dinner
[10:44] <JonathanD> Good morning PA
[10:48] <rmg511> morning JonathanD
[10:48] <JonathanD> Howdy rmg511
[10:48] <JonathanD> did I ever ask you why you're up so early? :p
[10:48] <rmg511> stupidity?
[10:49] <JonathanD> Thats a good reason.
[10:49] <JonathanD> I'm up so I can say "good morning PA" so I think thats about the same ;0
[10:49] <rmg511> I even forgot to change my nick :P
[10:50] <rmg51> saw that last night and forgot to change it
[10:51] <JonathanD> The rain woke me up this morning.
[10:51] <rmg51> back to reading the morning paper before the dead tree version arrives
[10:52] <rmg51> the alarm clock usually wakes me up ;-)
[10:55] <JonathanD> I don't use one.
[10:56] <rmg51> yeah, just wait for the rain
[10:56] <JonathanD> heh :P
[10:56] <JonathanD> well, I tend to get up early enough with or without the rain :)
[10:57] <rmg51> sometimes I do too
[10:58] <rmg51> but I keep the alarm set for those days I don't get up before it goes off
[10:59] <JonathanD> I figure someone else will wake up if I don't.
[11:01] <rmg51> I just can't depend on Teddy
[11:01] <rmg51> he could sleep all day
[11:09] <JonathanD> heh :)
[11:12] <rmg51> sad but true
[11:14] <JonathanD> alarm clocks are so glaring :/
[11:19] <rmg51> try waking up to a teddy bear falling on your face :-D
[11:34] <InHisName> It said that my hardware does not have level to support unity so please select ubuntu classic at login.   Then it booted on into my normal desktop, yea it at least recognized my monitor!
[14:33] <InHisName> Good morning anyone
[14:37] <teddy-dbear> anyone isn't here ;-)
[14:44] <knightzero> Good morning InHisName, teddy-dbear
[14:58] <InHisName> Mornin' to you, knightzero
[14:58] <teddy-dbear> o/
[15:03] <InHisName> well, my test box stopped the desktop being visible and just the mouse arrow.   Did something time out?
[15:03] <InHisName> 10 minutes, so far of mouse moving and pressing shift, ctrl, alt keys.   No login prompt yet.
[15:04] <InHisName> Just finished the u/g to 11.04 at 7 this morning.
[16:19] <InHisName> Screen saver has me frozen with just a mouse arrow working.   What to try now ?
[16:22] <rhpot1991> InHisName: not a netbook is it?
[16:23] <InHisName> Correct,  desktop, older 1cpu 2.0 ghz
[16:23] <InHisName> Its my test box
[16:30] <JonathanD> hey InHisName
[16:37] <InHisName> Hi JonathanD.
[16:39] <InHisName> I tried ctrl-alt-del but it ignores that.    ctrl-alt-f2 brings up a text login.  alt-f7  brings back the mouse arrow & black screen.
[17:18] <InHisName> how do I poke a stick to alt-F7 to wake up from tty alt-F2 ?
[17:39] <andrew> Ok, who ever is trying to get the password reset link for my gmail account can give up now, I don't play that easily
[17:43] <ChinnoDog> andrew: How are they doing that?
[17:46] <andrew> it's the common 'forgot password' thing
[17:47] <andrew> but I keep getting a password reset email to my alternate email accounts
[17:47] <andrew> which I promptly delete and clear from the trash
[17:49] <ChinnoDog> But how would someone use that to get the password unless they could see your email?
[17:51] <andrew> They can't
[17:52] <andrew> but it's annoying to know someone is trying, and twice this morning
[18:02] <ChinnoDog> Where is your alternate email? Could someone be trying to intercept traffic to it?
[18:10] <andrew> yahoo/work
[18:12] <ChinnoDog> So for someone to intercept traffic to it they would either have to be somewhere on the internets between google and yahoo or they would have to know where you work and be intercepting work traffic
[18:15] <andrew> doubt it, last time it happened was a month or so ago, and I had plenty of information on the person (they used my email to do their taxes with hr block online...)
[18:15] <pleia2> haha
[18:16] <andrew> I ended up calling HR Block about that one since there was no way to let them know online.
[18:16] <andrew> darn Virginian
[18:17] <ChinnoDog> hmm
[18:17] <ChinnoDog> So how did they get your password then?
[18:18] <pleia2> he already said they didn't
[18:21] <andrew> they didn't, but they tried when they realized they weren't getting the hr block emails
[18:21] <andrew> but just from those emails, I know this person's full address among other things
[18:24] <ChinnoDog> But, why would they use your email address for hr block in the first place?
[18:25] <pleia2> obviously by mistake
[18:25] <pleia2> people generally don't send their tax information to someone they don't know on purpose :)
[18:26] <andrew> they technically used a.keyes instead of akeyes, but gmail doesn't care
[18:58] <ChinnoDog> ah, I see
[18:58] <ChinnoDog> luckily I don't think anyone will accidentally use my email on a web form. haha
[19:06] <rhpot1991> andrew: I don't think gmail would let them register like that then
[19:06] <rhpot1991> if you had a.keyes, akeyes shouldn't be available
[19:11] <andrew> exactly
[19:12] <andrew> they probably messed something up
[19:12] <andrew> not my problem
[19:20] <rhpot1991> phone number on the tax return, you could call them
[19:21] <andrew> no, hr block got in contact with them and fixed things
[19:21] <andrew> I didn't want to log in and get into that mess
[19:26] <InHisName1> Gave up and held in button and ended.
[19:26] <InHisName1> Hung again,  rebooted.   dirty disks, long time, errors, more time.
[19:27] <InHisName1> Rebooted and shutdown 3x.  All appears to work ok now.
[19:27] <InHisName1> Tried Pidgin, ok its running and I can get back from screen saver mode.
[22:19] <ChinnoDog> Does lucky lamalex have any stories to tell us?
[22:21]  * lamalex doesn't kiss and tell
[22:21] <lamalex> i did see a ghost today
[22:21] <lamalex> i could tell you about that
[22:21] <lamalex> but i don't think it's a good story, it was just really frightening
[22:24] <ChinnoDog> I'll accept a ghost story
[22:37] <lamalex> i saw a ghost  i think, but probably not
[22:37] <lamalex> thats the whole story
[22:39] <ChinnoDog>  that is a pretty weak story
[22:45] <lamalex> yup
[23:07] <ChinnoDog> lol