[00:13] I really can't get to the terminal on boot, its my first boot after fresh install [00:13] can someone help me? [00:14] GUI display settings are out of range for my old monitor [00:35] so this is "interesting"... I can only use sound as SU [02:11] I need help setting up Tor with XChat. === PabloRubianes_ is now known as PabloRubianes [03:15] thank you Corey [03:15] ecritejr: Yay. [03:15] do i still need to email that person you told me to? [03:16] ecritejr: Urm... I don't recall telling you to email anyone? [03:16] yes kline@freenode.net [03:17] ecritejr: That was for another user. [03:17] Ohhhh hahahaha [03:17] maybe you might know off the top of your head [03:18] When I log into Ubuntu regular desktop I have no taskbar or status bar [03:19] just 4 icons i created and none of the keyboard shortcuts work except for termanal [03:19] ecritejr: I'd ask in #ubuntu [03:19] ecritejr: Except you have to use a real IRC client instead of the web gateway to ask there. [03:20] 19:19:38 -!- Irssi: Quiet against *!*@gateway/web/freenode/* matches ecritejr!c9a0bacd@gateway/web/freenode/ip.201.160.186.205 [03:20] 19:19:38 -!- Irssi: There are 1 issues that might be preventing ecritejr from joining/talking in #ubuntu [03:20] okay thank you my friend. [05:53] Is there a way to get the grub prompt right after a fresh wubi.exe install on an XP machine? I just installed Unity and i'm running into Out of Range error on my dated monitor, immediately after choosing Ubuntu on the boot menu. [05:58] no idea about the wubi [06:05] Can a dual booting 11.04 (installed from wubie.exe) and XP access safemode? I've tried what the posts suggested: shift and esc, but no avail. I just need to change Ubuntu's default refresh rates for my old monitor to display it. [10:50] hi all [11:04] hi Screw [11:05] what are you doing? [14:47] Hello. [15:26] hello s-fox [15:26] Hello coalwater . === charlie-tca is now known as charlie-tca1 === Abhijit_ is now known as Abhijit [18:18] ttfn [18:31] hello everyone [18:32] Hello. [18:32] i have a very newbie question [18:33] i updated to 11.04 [18:33] but under my networking i cant seem to find local wireless networks anymore [18:33] i used to be able to under 10.04 [18:34] do i need to install a driver or something of that nature? [18:34] davidhurwich_, possible, what kind of wireless do you have? [18:34] you mean the router? [18:35] davidhurwich_, no the card. run lspci in your terminal [18:36] am i looking for the the network controller? [18:38] or SMbus? [18:38] davidhurwich_, yes you could also try sudo lshw -c network [18:38] davidhurwich_, would give you a bit less to scan through [18:39] hold on, gtg any answer a phone call, appreciate your help [18:52] hi escott im back [18:52] it says -network unclaimed [18:53] network controller [18:53] BCM4311 80.211b/g [18:53] davidhurwich_, so thats broadcom [18:53] !broadcom [18:53] Help with Broadcom bcm43xx can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx [18:54] thanks [18:54] davidhurwich_, follow that if those drivers are already installed check rfkill [18:58] how'se does one get to the system option on 11.04 [18:58] it seems hidden unlike the old 10.04 [18:58] davidhurwich_, just go to the upper left corner and type in keywords [18:59] davidhurwich_, the applications no longer have places you just find them by keyword which can be its purpose or part of its name or ... [19:01] so im under the driver section of the hardware [19:01] it says me driver is installed and running [19:04] then why cant my computer detect wireless networks? :( sad panda [19:06] davidhurwich_, run rfkill list [19:06] it says Wireless Lan [19:06] soft blocked: no [19:06] hard blocked: no [19:08] ok. and what happens when you click on the network icon in the upper right [19:08] there is an option for my ethernet cable [19:09] but it does not pick up wireless hosts like it use too under 10.04 [19:10] davidhurwich_, !paste the output of iwconfig [19:12] lo - no wireless extensions [19:12] eth0 - no wireless extensions [19:14] davidhurwich_, it doesnt mention wlan0? thats very confusing. I would reinstall the broadcom drivers [19:14] im not sure what happened, and im not too familiar with broadcom. you might see if someone has had the same problem on #ubuntu [19:15] should i remove it through the drivers menu under system > driver first? [19:16] probably a good idea [19:16] thanks for your help escott [19:16] i appreciate it [19:17] when you do a release upgrade you get a different kernel and maybe there is something incompatible there. reinstalling drivers is sometimes necessary [19:17] sounds good [19:21] should i reinstall the driver through the system>driver menu> [19:21] ? [20:20] greetings [20:26] I am having an issue. Running 11.04, resized the partition using gparted and booted & used my system since. [20:26] then tried installing Windows XP on the newly created partition, the install failed but now I can't boot to windows - I get "no bootable device" or similar [20:26] so now I'm on live 7.10 , is it possible to repair from this liveCD? [20:27] tigerplug292: yeah should be [20:27] yes follow the chroot method [20:27] !grub | tigerplug292 [20:27] tigerplug292: 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) [20:28] tigerplug292: make a chroot in the livecd, then modprobe dm-mod;grub_bios-install --boot-directory=/boot --no-floppy --recheck /dev/sda [20:28] tigerplug292: obviously change /dev/sda to the mbr you wnat grub on [20:29] tigerplug292: that's also assuming bios machine not eufi or whatever [20:30] escott: i miss anything there? [20:32] celthunder, tigerplug292 the bind mounts [20:33] which is part of the whole chroot process [20:33] i think thats always the most confusing to people but thats it [20:33] escott: i said make a chroot [20:33] mount /dev/sda/ /tmp [20:33] celthunder, why use grub_bios-install instead of grub-install === yofel_ is now known as yofel [20:34] celthunder, have we confirmed what version of grub tigerplug292 is using [20:34] escott: he said 2 [20:34] but the livecd has legacy so he can't just grub root (hd0,0) setup(hd0,0) [20:35] well he could...but he would be stuck unable to boot again [20:35] mount /dev/sda /tmp/boot [20:36] celthunder, thats why he should use the chroot, that way he is using his installed systems version of grub-utils [20:36] mount -t proc proc /tmp/proc [20:36] which is grub2 [20:36] escott: i said use a chroot i think you missd that part...i'm typing out the chroot cmmands now [20:36] mount -t sysfs sys /tmp/sys [20:36] mount -o bind /dev /tmp/dev [20:36] chroot /tmp /bin/bash [20:37] assuming of course he has a 64 bit /64 bit or 32/32 bit livecd/install [20:37] if not then it gets harder... [20:37] well a 54 bit livecd on a 32 bit install would be alright [20:37] cause he could juse add the librariees to the livecd as needed [20:38] and that shouldn't be necessary if his processor doesn't suck [20:38] tigerplug292: how's it going [20:39] * celthunder stops talking to himself [20:39] celthunder: escott sorry [20:39] celthunder: escott so I have downloaded the 11.04 ISO [20:40] and I have a USB flash drive [20:40] but wondering how i can make is bootable while on the LiveCD? [20:40] tigerplug292, ok... if you want you could do that. its not strictly necessary, but maybe easier if the chroot makes you uncomfortable [20:41] tigerplug292: also for your usb question dd if= of=/dev/ [20:41] escott: well - I'll chance anything :-D but I'm not so great on the CLI [20:41] tigerplug292: don't use a partition just the device itself should work fine (aka /dev/sdb) [20:41] tigerplug292, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#ChRoot [20:41] checking [20:41] its up to you, whatever method feels most comfortable to you [20:42] escott: i just typed it all out in here... [20:42] or at least if he's got a normal grub install that's all he should have to do [20:43] celthunder: escott guessing SDA5? http://pastebin.com/cLvYFy7T [20:44] tigerplug292, yes you would chroot into sda5 and then grub-install onto /dev/sda [20:44] escott: well it wont mount - root@ubuntu:~/Desktop# sudo mount /dev/sda5 /mnt/ [20:44] mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda5, [20:44] missing codepage or helper program, or other error [20:44] In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try [20:44] dmesg | tail or so [20:45] Hello is this the place to get beginners noobie help with ubuntu? :) [20:45] tigerplug292, run sudo fsck /dev/sda5 [20:45] Dan1981, correct place [20:45] tigerplug292, you actually dont need the sudo because you are already root [20:45] escott: guessing thats like a chkdsk equiv? [20:46] tigerplug292, yes [20:46] escott: "fsck.ext3: Filesystem has unsupported feature(s) while trying to open /dev/sda5 [20:46] " [20:46] ahhh forgot how old that livecd was [20:46] tigerplug292, you need a new livecd sorry [20:47] tigerplug292, your partition is ext4 which is not supported by 7.10 livecd [20:47] escott: well I have the iso, and a usb drive, its possible to create bootable usb from CLI? [20:47] ah I see [20:47] well - thanks for your help so far. I think I'll have to go try get booting from a current image [20:47] tigerplug292, grab arch linux's iso [20:47] tigerplug292, yes http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download [20:47] tigerplug292, you can dd it [20:47] escott: I have it downloaded [20:48] tigerplug292, it has instructions on creating a bootable usb [20:48] escott: ah sorry , let me look again [20:49] Okies.. very new ubuntu user here ( loving linux though ) i'm looking for someone to help me run my animated desktop at start? Can anybody help? i'm using 11.04 :) [20:49] escott: nope, dont have that feature on 7.10 [20:49] tigerplug292, although that may not work for you either because the 7.10 install cd is older than the startup disk creator [20:49] bioterror - why do you recommend that? [20:49] tigerplug292, maybe rescue linux has a good way to create a usb stick [20:49] tigerplug292, as I said, you can use dd [20:49] bioterror: dd ? [20:49] tigerplug292, try http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_How_to_install_SystemRescueCd_on_an_USB-stick [20:50] hi all [20:50] escott: I found a cd lying around labelled Ubuntu - gonna try boot from it and hope its 10.x [20:50] but I'm not taking part in this now [20:50] how do I disable the output from a program run in the terminal? [20:50] Dan1981, what you had in your mind? [20:51] brb [20:51] I tried foo > dev/null but that is not enough [20:51] kristian-aalborg, if it has -q or -quiet variable, use it [20:51] bioterror, ah, yes... should have thought of that [20:52] i managed to get a programme call xwinwrap installed on my linux.. it makes a animated background.. i've managed to get the a-desk script to run at start but i cant get it to choose a video automatically,.. FYI heres a link to what i'm talking about http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIbJ5S3PUJc [20:53] Help!! :) [20:54] I think i need to create a script but havent the foggiest how to even start with creating one .. [20:55] sorry but I've not seen anything that horrible for a while :D [20:57] horrible? :( [20:57] Dan1981, there's a desktop environment called enlightenment that will do that [20:58] Dan1981, the hardest part of that is usually to get nautilus out of the way to even draw on the root desktop. have you been successful at that [20:58] I bet all those butterflys will make concentrating difficult, plus that following magic cursor starts to annoy in about an hour or two [20:59] i right click on desktop and go run script and select a-desk then i manually choose what video i want.. at startup i managed to get a-desk to run at start ( i basically browsed to the a-desk icon ) but i would love for it to automatically choose one of my videos :(# [21:00] Dan1981, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPauJXNUPrI&feature=related [21:00] Dan1981, well if you have a command that will play a video, just create a folder called "bin" in you home directory, then create a file called desktop_movie.sh [21:00] also, Dan1981 - are you a "new" user? [21:01] and in that file say #!/bin/bash and on the next line whatever the command you wnat [21:01] plus they want money for that adesk [21:01] Dan1981, finally save that file and run chmod +x ~/bin/desktop_movie.sh [21:01] Dan1981, and add that script to your gnome-session [21:02] whoa.. well confused here at the moment.. so i got to my home folder and right click and create a folder called 'bin' first? [21:02] *go [21:03] Dan1981, yes good practice is for all your scripts to go in that folder [21:03] Okies done.. created folder called bin [21:03] Dan1981, then create a text file [21:03] escott, why not /usr/local/bin/ ? [21:04] bioterror, because root owns that [21:04] I sthat right click and choose create document? [21:04] Dan1981, yes a text document [21:05] okies a black piece of paper sort of thing has appeared [21:05] first line is called the shebang "#!/bin/bash" [21:05] the second line is whatever command you use to get adesk to play the video you want [21:06] so i type in "#!/bin/bash" [21:06] just the part inside the quotes not the quotes themselves [21:06] lol ok.. [21:07] the sceond line i didnt use any command, i browsed the startup manager and found the a-desk script? is there a way i can type that? [21:08] escott: I found a 9.x cd, booted from it and followed the instructions [21:08] Dan1981, if you know the path use the full path /whatever/the/path/was/to/adesk [21:08] but, when I boot now I just get a "grub_sh" prompt - if that makes any sense? [21:08] escott: but Now I have usbcreator on this live image - so gonna create bootable natty [21:09] tigerplug292, ok but if the chroot was successful then you shouldnt need to worry [21:09] tigerplug292, did you get any errors during the chroot? [21:09] escott: well - it accepted the commands but didn't work [21:09] let me step through it again right now [21:11] escott: so I've mounted fine, now running sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda5 ? [21:12] tigerplug292, don't use --root-directory inside the chroot [21:12] tigerplug292, a couple things are off with that [21:12] escott: I dont get ya - can you tell me the command? s [21:12] tigerplug292, so you have the chroot right? and can you confirm it is correct. check that ls /home shows your files and not the livecd [21:12] so if I cd /mnt [21:12] then ls -la [21:13] I can see the contents of my disk [21:13] tigerplug292, no the chroot is only valid for one terminal session, when you close the terminal it fails [21:13] tigerplug292, so open a terminal [21:13] okay, im not sure I understand [21:13] okay open [21:13] and then ? [21:13] tigerplug292, you can skip th mount commands because those have been done [21:13] okay [21:13] tigerplug292, run sudo chroot /mnt [21:14] tigerplug292, then "ls /home" and see if it shows your folder [21:14] escott: okay - gotcha - I can see my stuff in there [21:14] now [21:14] tigerplug292, run "grub-install /dev/sda" [21:14] tigerplug292, not /dev/sda5 just /dev/sda [21:15] escott: " /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for /boot/grub (is /dev mounted?)." [21:15] tigerplug292, open a new terminal [21:15] okay [21:15] tigerplug292, in the new terminal run "sudo mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev" [21:15] tigerplug292, then go back to the other terminal and try again [21:16] okay, waiting for it to execute [21:16] escott: should take some time? [21:17] for the grub-install that is? [21:17] escott: okay - installation finished with no errors [21:17] so thats it? [21:17] :-) [21:17] tigerplug292, a few seconds maybe [21:17] tigerplug292, then try rebooting [21:17] escott: thanks gonna try now [21:17] brb [21:17] I hope! :-D [21:23] escott, that did the job - thanks so much! [21:25] Escott are you still here.. my internet went down and i had to restart! :( [21:29] whats the best way to dual boot XP with Ubuntu installed first? [21:29] I have 10GB of unallocated space [21:29] tigerplug292, XP first, then Ubuntu [21:29] bioterror, a MUST ? [21:29] :-( [21:30] tigerplug292, it's a suggested and less painless way [21:30] as you noticed [21:30] tigerplug292, one problem may be that your entire drive is extended [21:30] escott, well I did use gparted to shrink the ext [21:30] windows may not like being installed on a an extended partition [21:30] escott, so there should be 10GB unallocated [21:30] that I can format NTFS [21:31] damn windows - I dont even want it - a REQUIREMENT for some software that I have to run [21:31] I think I'll go with virtualbox [21:31] escott are you busy? [21:32] Dan1981, go ahead [21:33] lol hello.. my internet crashed.. you was helping me with my startup script remember? [21:34] yes did you finish the script [21:34] no sorry i'm on the second line it reads "dan/Animated Background/bin/a-desk_EN" does that seem okay? [21:35] Dan1981, /home/dan/... [21:35] oh okay so i start with /home? [21:35] yes [21:36] okay so thats the scond line done.. [21:36] what do i need to put on the 3rd line? [21:36] i imagine get it to point to a video? [21:37] escott, thanks btw [21:37] Dan1981, i dont know adesk you'll have to figure that out [21:37] tigerplug292, np [21:38] oh okay... [21:38] but it'll definetly be something to do with creating a text document thingy? ( all well confusing ) [21:39] Dan1981, you have to figure out what commands to send adesk and put in that file [21:40] oh okay.. its all getting rather complicated.. i wont bother i'll end up breaking it.. thanks for tryingto help me though [22:04] Is there a way to upgrade a machine from 10.04 to 11.04 without having to install 10.10? [22:05] I do not have the luxury to back up the home dir and other settings, otherwise I'd do a fresh install. [22:07] tenach, not a supported way [22:07] escott: hm, okay. [22:07] What would be an effective way to back up a user's files/ [22:07] This is a single-user laptop that I'm upgrading. [22:08] I thought that just tarballing the /home/user/ dir, but am not sure if that's the best. [22:09] tenach, sure tarball or rsync to another machine [22:09] Ah, okay. [22:09] :D [22:09] Thank you escott [22:09] I've not had to do it this way before. [22:41] If you start screen and then run minicom inside screen, how to you quit minicom? [22:43] ctrl+z q [22:43] or what was it [22:43] have not used minicom for a while [22:45] raubvogel: You could just kill the window with Ctrl+a k [22:46] not suggesting [22:46] Unit193, if I kill the window, would the device still being used by the usb-to-serial cable be freed? [22:46] Might be best to hangup first or [22:46] yes [22:47] just a moment [22:47] raubvogel: You should be able to change the keys (I know I can...) [22:47] checking minicom [22:47] I gave my all suns agaway [22:47] away [22:47] so I dont need terminal any more :D [22:47] Can I change keys from within screen? [22:48] Start it with -s option [22:49] Unit193, as in screen -rs? [22:49] hmmm [22:49] ctrl-a x [22:49] it will reset [22:50] ctrl-a x seems to lock the screen session and asks for a password [22:50] minicom -s (sudo if you want to change the default) [22:50] ha [22:50] raubvogel, is there a reason why you need to run it under screen? [22:51] CTRL a k lol that's hilarious, Ak as in ak47 :P [22:51] bioterror, not really. I did not realize I could connect to the serial port using screen [22:51] so using minicom here was an uneeded step [22:51] minicom is good for serial connections [22:52] But screen can do that too [22:52] so I can have one session connected to the serial device (in my case a seagate dockstar or a router) while the other sessions are doing something else [23:09] Does anyone know how I can stop my pendrives appearing in the unity bar? [23:24] jimmie_: this is relevant [23:24] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/723865 [23:24] Ubuntu bug 723865 in unity-2d "When a new storage device is inserted it should only appear in the Launcher." [Low,Confirmed] [23:24] AFAIK, you cant customize unity much yet, like hiding mounted volumes [23:24] it'll come though [23:32] hello everyone