| ranilynn | hi all i was wondering if anyone knew how to get the wireless to to work on my laptop | 01:03 |
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| holstein | ranilynn: if you can plug it in to wired internet temporarily, you should get a message about drivers that are available | 01:04 |
| === jesus is now known as Guest73793 | ||
| fallencreations | i am trying to install ubuntu onto an external hard drive. I have installed it to the drive using the live cd. when i boot from the drive it stops at the grub> prompt. i have tried using "boot" which gives "error: no kernel loaded". any ideas? | 01:32 |
| elks294 | msg nickserv identify 123123 | 03:43 |
| elks294 | well that was noobish | 03:44 |
| semitones | all we saw was ****** | 03:45 |
| semitones | :P | 03:45 |
| brown_fern | semitones: That was just the six star rating. | 03:47 |
| brown_fern | That was a joke, I don't even understand that nature of the faux pas. | 03:48 |
| === khader is now known as raju | ||
| === raju is now known as lostmysister | ||
| ApOgEE | hi all | 08:52 |
| brown_fern | *remarkable loss for words* | 09:08 |
| [SpitfirE] | Hello. I dont suppose anyone knows why im having trouble booting from a LiveUSB? | 09:38 |
| [SpitfirE] | When i tell it to boot from USB, a menu appears for a second before the screen goes black and a load of command lines appears then nothing else happens. | 09:38 |
| bioterror | what those lines says | 09:39 |
| [SpitfirE] | It normally ends with "Cannot create directory" | 09:40 |
| [SpitfirE] | But the menu that appears doesnt look anything like the delightful one pictured on the "How to" page on Ubuntu.com | 09:40 |
| [SpitfirE] | It looks like teletext | 09:40 |
| [SpitfirE] | Not sure if thats significant | 09:40 |
| [SpitfirE] | Yeah thats what it says. I would be more specific but I dont know of a way to screenshot that boot screen =( | 09:43 |
| s-fox | o/ | 13:54 |
| coalwater | hey s-fox | 14:11 |
| s-fox | Hello coalwater . | 14:24 |
| coalwater | i know this might be a silly question, but what group do u participate in most, dev/bugs/wiki etc, just curious | 14:26 |
| stlsaint | coalwater: who are you asking this too? | 14:26 |
| coalwater | s-fox, | 14:27 |
| s-fox | moi stlsaint :) | 14:27 |
| s-fox | At the moment my focus is support coalwater. | 14:28 |
| stlsaint | s-fox: o/ | 14:29 |
| coalwater | i see, thanks | 14:29 |
| s-fox | coalwater, the sod is coming up too, which will see me help out where needed. | 14:30 |
| coalwater | what's sod? | 14:31 |
| s-fox | summer of documentation - it is for the wiki group. I haven't done anything for that group since 2008 / 2009 | 14:32 |
| coalwater | o ok, got it | 14:32 |
| s-fox | why the questions coalwater ? | 14:33 |
| coalwater | trying to find dev members lol | 14:33 |
| s-fox | I could get involved with the dev team coalwater . I am a web developer and database administrator professionally coalwater . | 14:34 |
| coalwater | hm back, someone decided to play with the wiring, so s-fox if u said any thing i didn't get it lol | 14:43 |
| s-fox | <s-fox> I could get involved with the dev team coalwater . I am a web developer and database administrator professionally coalwater . | 14:43 |
| coalwater | so why sticking with wikis and support? | 14:43 |
| s-fox | I do not wish to over stretch myself coalwater . I have made that mistake before. | 14:46 |
| s-fox | And besides, I do monitor the programming talk section of the ubuntu forums, posting when I have something to add that has not already been said. | 14:47 |
| coalwater | i just think we need some active devs around here, ones who are not so busy with other stuff | 14:49 |
| s-fox | I can get involved if I am needed coalwater . I remember the group had more than enough helpers when I last looked. Does it need more help? | 14:50 |
| [SpitfirE] | Does anyone know of a reason i wouldnt be able to boot Ubuntu from a flash drive, after i choose install i get the error: "no such file or directory" - Always in /scripts/casper-bottom/ | 14:50 |
| [SpitfirE] | Im honestly stumped =/ | 14:51 |
| coalwater | maybe it actually doesn't exist | 14:51 |
| [SpitfirE] | I dont see why it should | 14:51 |
| coalwater | error while creating it | 14:52 |
| [SpitfirE] | Since I havent actually installed it yet | 14:52 |
| coalwater | maybe | 14:52 |
| [SpitfirE] | So why would it be there | 14:52 |
| [SpitfirE] | Any idea why that would happen? | 14:52 |
| [SpitfirE] | Ive dowloaded 2 different versions of the .ISO file | 14:52 |
| [SpitfirE] | Used 2 different USB sticks | 14:52 |
| [SpitfirE] | Both formatted | 14:52 |
| coalwater | I'm not sure then what might be the problem | 14:52 |
| coalwater | s-fox, what languages do u use ? | 14:59 |
| s-fox | coalwater main ones are : php, js, python and just lately perl | 15:00 |
| coalwater | i'm a php dev, currently learning python to help out, kinda slow at it, work takes a lot of my time sadly lol | 15:02 |
| [SpitfirE] | =| | 15:04 |
| [SpitfirE] | Im just an ignorant Scottish boy | 15:04 |
| [SpitfirE] | But that seems like rather alot of different programming languages. | 15:04 |
| stlsaint | [SpitfirE]: not that many considering field of work | 15:31 |
| stlsaint | most programmers have at least two-three fluent languages under their belt | 15:31 |
| coalwater | not to mention that html,css,js,php,mysql is usually considered 1 package lol | 15:34 |
| stlsaint | coalwater: also that php and mysql pretty much go hand in hand ;) | 16:03 |
| DD1 | hey, i wanna install audio driver for my laptop on lucid, please guide me to some resource? | 18:07 |
| holstein | DD1: you shouldnt need to | 18:08 |
| holstein | let me tell you a couple commands to run... | 18:08 |
| holstein | DD1: open a terminal | 18:08 |
| DD1 | ok | 18:09 |
| DD1 | yeah | 18:09 |
| holstein | run lspci | 18:10 |
| holstein | look for 'audio device' | 18:10 |
| holstein | grab that line and paste it here | 18:10 |
| DD1 | holstein: 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 06) | 18:12 |
| holstein | OK | 18:12 |
| holstein | DD1: now in the terminal run | 18:12 |
| holstein | aplay -l | 18:12 |
| holstein | *dont paste that here | 18:12 |
| holstein | just see that something comes up | 18:12 |
| holstein | then, run... | 18:12 |
| holstein | arecord -l | 18:13 |
| holstein | and see that something is there | 18:13 |
| holstein | let me know if something is there or not... | 18:13 |
| DD1 | arecord: device_list:223: no soundcards found... | 18:13 |
| holstein | DD1: same for aplay? | 18:14 |
| holstein | no soundcards? | 18:14 |
| DD1 | seems aplay is taking too long | 18:15 |
| DD1 | no output yet | 18:15 |
| holstein | DD1: aplay -l | 18:15 |
| holstein | hit control+c | 18:16 |
| holstein | and try again | 18:16 |
| holstein | DD1: is this 10.04? | 18:16 |
| DD1 | yes | 18:16 |
| holstein | OK | 18:17 |
| holstein | DD1: have you check for updates? | 18:17 |
| holstein | and applied them? | 18:17 |
| holstein | what you are going to want to do (assuming the updates doesnt give you sound) is update alsa | 18:18 |
| holstein | heres one way... http://monespaceperso.org/blog-en/2010/05/02/upgrade-alsa-1-0-23-on-ubuntu-lucid-lynx-10-04/ | 18:19 |
| philinux | holstein: I reckon with that newish sound card a later version of ubuntu is needed. Testing with a live cd would be a good idea? | 18:19 |
| philinux | holstein: Although upgrading alsa might just do it. | 18:20 |
| holstein | yeah, like philinux suggests, testing with ubuntu 10.10 or 11.04 would be an easy way to confirm that a newer alsa version will do the trick | 18:21 |
| holstein | heres a PPA | 18:21 |
| holstein | https://launchpad.net/~team-iquik/+archive/alsa | 18:21 |
| holstein | DD1: assuming you are familiar with how to purge-ppa , theres no harm in trying this | 18:22 |
| philinux | holstein: That alsa guide is not for the faint hearted lol. Although it is fairly step by step. | 18:22 |
| holstein | sudo apt-add-repository ppa:team-iquik/alsa | 18:22 |
| holstein | philinux: yeah, it took me a bit to find a PPA i liked | 18:22 |
| philinux | holstein: He quit lol hope he comes back. | 18:22 |
| holstein | eh | 18:22 |
| philinux | DD1 has quit (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) | 18:23 |
| philinux | Oh well | 18:23 |
| Guest43162 | Could anybody help me to resolve the issue of battery indicator? | 19:01 |
| philinux | Guest43162: What exactly is the issue. I only got 5 mins though | 19:06 |
| holstein | DD1: HEY, i found a PPA that would make that easier | 19:06 |
| holstein | in a terminal... | 19:06 |
| holstein | sudo apt-add-repository ppa:team-iquik/alsa | 19:06 |
| holstein | sudo apt-get update | 19:06 |
| Daniel0108 | Guest43162: try this battery indicator if you don't have enough functions: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/02/battery-applet-status-ubuntu/ | 19:06 |
| holstein | sudo apt-get upgrade | 19:06 |
| Guest43162 | the battery indicator is not working. It will only show as connected to AC even you are running on battery. | 19:06 |
| bioterror | Guest43162, "show always indicator" or what ever that settings was | 19:07 |
| Guest43162 | It will only show up if you choose show always. | 19:07 |
| bioterror | that's best option | 19:08 |
| bioterror | what's wrong with it? | 19:08 |
| Guest43162 | I am trying the link. please give me a minute. | 19:09 |
| Guest43162 | I have checked the link. | 19:09 |
| Guest43162 | this will occur after recognizing the battery right? | 19:10 |
| Daniel0108 | Guest43162: ohh, so your battery doesn't get recognized? | 19:11 |
| Guest43162 | Yes. | 19:12 |
| Guest43162 | Worked fine with Windows 7. | 19:12 |
| Guest43162 | Is there a fix for the issue? | 19:14 |
| bodhi_zazen | Guest43162: I hav no idea how to fix the problem, if it is not working, I would file a bug report | 19:14 |
| Guest43162 | okay. | 19:15 |
| Guest43162 | thank you for your help. | 19:17 |
| Guest43162 | Good bye. | 19:17 |
| gmunk3y | i have a problem with the panel menu | 19:26 |
| gmunk3y | does anyone know how to fix an overlapping panel? | 19:26 |
| [SpitfirE] | Hey guys, I just tried to install Ubuntu from a livedisk, though it worked. But then rebooted. Now im getting the following message: "(initramfs) mount: mounting /dev/loop0 on //filesystem.squashfs failed: input/output error - Cannot mount /dev/loop0 (/cdrom/casper/filesystem.squashfs) on //filesystem.squashfs" | 20:00 |
| [SpitfirE] | Does anyone know how I can rectify this problem/ | 20:00 |
| holstein | [SpitfirE]: tell us about the drive configuration | 20:01 |
| [SpitfirE] | Ooook | 20:01 |
| [SpitfirE] | What do you want to know? | 20:01 |
| holstein | start at the beginning, and just lay it all out | 20:01 |
| holstein | SATA | 20:01 |
| holstein | PATA? | 20:01 |
| holstein | whatever | 20:01 |
| holstein | raid... | 20:01 |
| [SpitfirE] | Oh good its acronym time | 20:02 |
| [SpitfirE] | Well | 20:02 |
| [SpitfirE] | IDK | 20:02 |
| [SpitfirE] | =( | 20:02 |
| holstein | [SpitfirE]: desktop, laptop? | 20:03 |
| [SpitfirE] | Desktop | 20:03 |
| holstein | [SpitfirE]: are you dual booting? | 20:03 |
| holstein | or trying to? | 20:03 |
| [SpitfirE] | I tried to install Ubuntu alongside Windows, yes. | 20:03 |
| [SpitfirE] | Well I got to end of the process of installing, and had to reboot | 20:04 |
| [SpitfirE] | Actually I think I have had a brainwave | 20:04 |
| [SpitfirE] | I just recalled i had to partition a drive of 1TB, 400 in use, 600 not | 20:04 |
| [SpitfirE] | Which leads me to believe.... | 20:04 |
| [SpitfirE] | I installed it to my external harddrive | 20:04 |
| holstein | yeah, thats not great | 20:05 |
| [SpitfirE] | OK | 20:05 |
| holstein | IF you install grub like that, and the drive goes away | 20:05 |
| holstein | it'll complain, and not boot anything AFAIK | 20:05 |
| [SpitfirE] | Right | 20:05 |
| holstein | anyways.. try plugging it back in | 20:05 |
| [SpitfirE] | Right now? | 20:05 |
| holstein | then, decide what you want as the end goal | 20:05 |
| holstein | where you want what and all that | 20:05 |
| [SpitfirE] | (I installed with everything in, then took out everything so as not to "confuse" it so i only left keyboard/mouse in) | 20:06 |
| [SpitfirE] | What do you mean "where I want what" | 20:06 |
| [SpitfirE] | Im sorry I know you'd probably be making perfect sense to the vast majority of people on here | 20:06 |
| [SpitfirE] | But im just an ignorant Scottish boy | 20:06 |
| holstein | like, if you dont want ubuntu on the external drive | 20:07 |
| holstein | decide where you want it | 20:07 |
| holstein | if you have made an error, or changed your mind | 20:07 |
| [SpitfirE] | Would you say there is any advantage to having it on the external HDD? | 20:07 |
| [SpitfirE] | I dont move my computer so I see no downside to it | 20:07 |
| holstein | nah, you just have to be aware of grub | 20:07 |
| holstein | personally, when i do that | 20:07 |
| [SpitfirE] | Im sorry I dont know what that is | 20:08 |
| [SpitfirE] | Isnt that the installer? | 20:08 |
| holstein | *install to external drives, i put grub on the external drive | 20:08 |
| [SpitfirE] | No wait | 20:08 |
| [SpitfirE] | thats the bootloader isnt it | 20:08 |
| [SpitfirE] | Checked my notes | 20:08 |
| holstein | assuming the machine can boot the USB device | 20:08 |
| holstein | [SpitfirE]: yup, boot loader | 20:08 |
| [SpitfirE] | Yeah | 20:08 |
| holstein | can the machine boot USB? | 20:08 |
| [SpitfirE] | In my boot order I can go for my HDD, CD drive, STORY device (samsung STORY 1tb external HDD) or any flash drives | 20:09 |
| [SpitfirE] | But | 20:09 |
| holstein | actually, first thing... plug that drive back in, and make sure it works | 20:09 |
| [SpitfirE] | Id rather it be on my regular HDD | 20:09 |
| [SpitfirE] | Yeha it works | 20:09 |
| holstein | then, you can decide what you want to do | 20:09 |
| holstein | [SpitfirE]: it boots when the drive is plugged in? | 20:09 |
| [SpitfirE] | It didnt a moment ago | 20:09 |
| [SpitfirE] | Or was it not in | 20:09 |
| [SpitfirE] | hrrmph | 20:10 |
| [SpitfirE] | I see _nothing_ in the external HDD | 20:10 |
| [SpitfirE] | Apart from what was there before | 20:10 |
| [SpitfirE] | should i | 20:11 |
| holstein | [SpitfirE]: IF the drive was plugged in when grug was installed, that could be it | 20:11 |
| holstein | [SpitfirE]: this is not too challening | 20:11 |
| holstein | check out | 20:11 |
| holstein | !grub2 | 20:11 |
| ubot2 | GRUB2 is the default Ubuntu boot manager since 9.10 (Karmic). Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreGrub - For more information and troubleshooting for GRUB2 please refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2 - See !grub1 for releases before Karmic (9.10) | 20:11 |
| holstein | [SpitfirE]: ACTUALLY, do this | 20:11 |
| [SpitfirE] | OK | 20:11 |
| holstein | boot the machine into ubuntu | 20:11 |
| [SpitfirE] | Actually | 20:12 |
| holstein | *confirm that everything is where you think (nothing on the external, windows and ubuntu on the internal) | 20:12 |
| [SpitfirE] | Im 99% sure the external HDD was plugged in the first time I tried to boot it | 20:12 |
| holstein | and let me know when you get that far | 20:12 |
| [SpitfirE] | and that i told it to install ubuntu to the external | 20:12 |
| [SpitfirE] | It must have been that | 20:12 |
| [SpitfirE] | But now I try to boot it | 20:13 |
| [SpitfirE] | and i get the message | 20:13 |
| [SpitfirE] | on a black screen | 20:13 |
| [SpitfirE] | Busybox v1.17.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.17.1-10ubuntu1) built-in shell(ash) | 20:13 |
| holstein | [SpitfirE]: take a few minutes, and confirm those things | 20:14 |
| holstein | however you want | 20:14 |
| holstein | with a live CD or whatever | 20:14 |
| holstein | figure out where the OS's are installed | 20:14 |
| [SpitfirE] | So | 20:14 |
| holstein | and what you want to have happen | 20:14 |
| holstein | and we can do it :) | 20:14 |
| [SpitfirE] | You want me to leave the live CD in the tray | 20:14 |
| [SpitfirE] | and the external HDD | 20:14 |
| [SpitfirE] | and try to boot ubuntu? | 20:14 |
| [SpitfirE] | Righty ho. | 20:15 |
| holstein | hmmm, i probably needed to give more explantation :/ | 20:18 |
| === yofel_ is now known as yofel | ||
| johnny77 | I'm trying to upgrade to 11.04 from 10.10. When I click upgrade on Update Manager it asks for a password, and when I enter my password it says it's wrong. I'm using the sudo password. is that right? | 23:43 |
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