[00:12] Hello everyone [00:12] I just installed kubuntu on a netbook [00:13] but the touchpad won't work [00:13] it's not even recognized [00:13] what should I do? [00:19] eej, google "kubuntu _Insert_version_here_ _Insert_notebook_model_here_ touchpad" [00:27] KimLaroux: no luck [00:28] give me more info [00:28] what's the notebook, what kubuntu version [00:28] have you looked into Additional Drivers? [00:29] KimLaroux: netbook. Coby, but can't find a model number. Kubuntu 10.10. I have no clue what drivers I ought to be looking for [00:29] synaptics ain't cuttin it [00:30] gimme a sec [00:30] Man, Coby makes laptops now? This compagny sucks, I hate it [00:30] it's all cheap crap [00:31] KimLaroux: yes it is. [00:33] hi. ithink i have just had my *gasp* first kernel panic. im using kubuntu 10.04. what are the steps to report it? [00:33] this is weird, neither lshw or lsusb lists the touchpad on my laptop... where do you find this thing [00:35] KimLaroux: on your laptop? [00:36] KimLaroux: anyway, china./ [00:36] everything is made in china, even Dell [00:37] got it on ebay [00:37] new though [00:37] well, a used notebook would have been a better investment than a new Coby [00:38] not my purchase decision [00:41] Ah! found something [00:41] tri #xinput list [00:41] KimLaroux, does it showup in synaptiks? [00:44] giantpune, it's eej who needs help... is synaptiks KDE's config tool for synaptics? I can't find it in the repos [00:45] KimLaroux: beside my usb mouse, I see a virtual core xtest pointer. [00:46] I see "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" [00:46] its in kde-config-touchpad [00:47] so yeah... I guess you'll have to dig to find what sort of touchpad you have [00:47] thanks giantpune, I'll check it out [00:49] giantpune, you mean it's built into the KDE system settings? [00:49] KimLaroux: yeah, so XTEST virtual core isn't actually a touchpad [00:50] type "synaptiks" in the terminal. either it will start, or tell you its not installed [00:50] it's just a pointer manager I guess? [00:50] All that's recognized is my usb mouse [00:50] the command doesn't even exist [00:50] that package installs the program to /usr/bin/synaptiks [00:52] the package kde-config-touchpad doesn't exist [00:53] im using kubuntu 10.04 and its here on my system [00:53] 11.04^ [00:53] I have 10.10... maybe not available [00:53] https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+package/kde-config-touchpad [00:54] are we still talking about my touchpad here? or. . . ? [00:54] I used to run 11.04 and I do remember having a config tool for synaptics, where I could enable "disable touchpad click while typing" [00:54] yes KimLaroux. that is the program i used to disable that. [00:56] the kde touchpad module for me says no Device Found [00:57] are you sure that the hardware is connected and working? [01:00] giantpune: works in windows [01:02] did it work during the setup of kubuntu? [01:02] giantpune: it did not [01:04] giantpune: xev gives nothing when I use the mouspad either [01:04] and the buttons do not work [01:36] how would you go about mounting an NTFS folder from the Host Drive to a folder in kubuntu? [01:38] I want to mount a folder like C:\linuxswap into say /home/downloads/ [01:43] godofmischief: you could mount the c drive somewhere and then bind linuxswap to /home/downloads [01:46] godofmischief: depends on what you mean by 'host drive' are you talking about linux running under some kind of virutalisation? [01:58] frogonwheels: I installed linux with wubi [01:59] godofmischief: possibly you should have mentioned this in your initial message ? :) [01:59] set a dedicated 20 GiB space for kubuntu, rather than dynamicly [01:59] i apoligize. [02:00] godofmischief: ah.. but it's not virutalised (not used wubi) , you boot into linux? [02:01] yes, i boot into kubuntu. [02:01] windows isn't running at all. [02:01] grubs even installed. [02:04] The reason for this is by allowing windows to do it, the host drive's mbr and windows bootmanager are unaffected. If i configure all that via linux me and grub manage to jack the bootrecord up to the point there's error now matter how you go about it. Though it will boot to either OS with a few choice key presses. [02:04] relatively new to kubuntu. :) [02:07] frogonwheels: [02:07] ?>? [02:29] hi all, how do i make my proxy settings apply to the root user? [02:30] do i need to hack up /etc/environment [02:32] anyone know how to edit the fstab file for the layout i have? [02:56] godofmischief: sorry - dealing with stuff. um so if you sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt then that looks like your windows drive? [02:57] godofmischief: I mean if you then ls /mnt [03:00] hi, I installed a ati 6850 next to my onboard amd 785g gpu, kubuntu natty wont recognize the 6850, what can I do now? are there any "rescan" options? [03:02] its cool been doing some reading [03:02] the /mnt << the mount point what would that be if i wanted to mount it under say david/Downloads/ [03:05] when i do sudo mount /dev/hda/linuxswap/ /mnt tells me /dev/hda/linuxswap/ does not exist [03:06] the drive is the only physical drive in the box. [03:08] I can find the video card with lspci [03:21] frogonwheels: mount: special device /dev/hda/linuxswap/ does not exist [03:22] godofmischief: nah you can't do that [03:22] my physical drive loaction is wrong [03:22] its the only HD in the box i thought it should be hda? [03:23] godofmischief: more likely to be sda1 [03:23] godofmischief: did you try mount /dev/sda1 /mnt to see if that was the correct drive [03:23] ? [03:23] i thought i had, musta had a typo [03:23] did it that time and it worked [03:24] ok. we should be able to construct a couple of entries for fstab to handle 1) mounting the whole drive somehwere and 2) binding your one directory [03:24] looks like thats the recovery partition installed by the OS [03:24] godofmischief: ok umount /mnt and try /dev/sda2 [03:24] godofmischief: ls /dev/sda* how many ? [03:26] wont unmount says its busy lol [03:28] godofmischief: cd out of it? [03:28] yeah, no cds or dvds in [03:29] godofmischief: cd / [03:29] godofmischief: then umount /mnt [03:29] godofmischief: you can't unmount it while you have something viewing it. [03:30] godofmischief: lsof /mnt [03:31] godofmischief: let's assume you find that /dev/sda2 is the drive you want (after checking of course), then something like this: http://pastebin.com/9uyahAcm is what you want. though may want to set uid gid and umask options [03:33] not my day the pastebin link says invalid id when i click it [03:33] works for me: /dev/sda2 /cdrive ntfs utf8 0 2 and /cdrive/linuxswap /home/downloads none bind 0 2 are the two lines in it. [03:33] godofmischief: ^^^ [03:35] Hey, all. What's up? [03:39] utf8 is that because you chose a CD format? [03:40] UTF8 is an encoding format for text in documents such as webpages, word processing programs, etc. [03:40] ah that's right, good call. [03:41] Hehe. [03:41] What can I help you with? [03:41] frogonwheels: added the lines to my fstab file. [03:41] rebooting going to see if it sticks. [03:41] Hmm... Not sure. [03:47] frogonwheels: drives mounting fine now to /mnt having some binding issues with getting it under /home/Downloads/ [03:49] wwow [03:49] this its big [03:49] yo what up every body [03:50] hola [03:50] hello [03:50] Metroid! :D [03:50] lol [03:50] xD. I'm a Nintendo nerd. [03:50] Anyway... What's up? [03:51] thats great me too [03:51] so were ur from?? [03:53] Sorry. I keep my private information private, mate. [03:54] cool [03:54] im new user of kubuntu [03:55] That's cool. [03:55] in fact im new user of linux [03:55] I'm still relatively new, but I know a few tricks. [03:56] i have one week with this s.o [03:56] A week? Why's that? [03:57] lol im afraid to install a new s.o [03:58] The proper term is Operating System, or OS for short. [03:58] What do you currently use? [03:58] kubuntu 11.04 [03:59] Is it installed on your system's harddrive? [03:59] first i took a look of ubuntu 11.04 unity [03:59] yep [03:59] why? [04:00] You said you were afraid to install a new OS... [04:01] i was using w ultimate 7 [04:01] Heh. WS7 Ultimate. Nice. [04:02] Is it also installed currently, or have you removed it? [04:02] thats right but i was boring from the same SO [04:03] it's OS, not SO... SO is French [04:03] is it also installed [04:03] sorry [04:03] uhm, not even, in French it's SE [04:03] im a latin [04:03] If you don't mind, I'd like to open a one-on-one chat, supermetroid83 [04:24] Hmmm.... Is DarkwingDuck present... Or AFK? [04:30] !away [04:30] Please do not use noisy away messages and nicks in Ubuntu channels. It is annoying and unnecessary. Use the command "/away " to set your client away silently. See also «/msg ubottu Guidelines» [04:31] D'oh! Messed that up. [05:16] LINKSWORD2: I'm sorta here. [05:17] DarkwingDuck: Whoa! IT SPEAKS!!!! lol [05:17] LINKSWORD2: Aye, at times. [05:17] You got a couple minutes to chat? [05:18] Yes, [05:18] I might. :) [05:19] Haha. /query ? [05:20] I like individualism. I like one-on-one chats. [05:20] D'OH!!! [05:21] I think I've forgotten how to rip CD audio in Kubuntu. [05:34] LINKSWORD2: k3b ? [05:34] LINKSWORD2: oh rip. sorry um.. just drag and drop from audiocd: [05:35] K3B is pitching a hissing fit that I don't have a drive capable of burning disks. [05:35] I don't want to burn disks. I just want to copy my own freaking music... [05:36] LINKSWORD2: you mean rip didn't you? just open audiocd:/MP3 in file explorer (or Ogg Vorbis) and drage and drop [05:39] GAH!!! [05:39] -_- [05:40] I feel like grabbing the nearest pistol and putting 30 holes in the freaking DVD-ROM drive... [05:41] The file indexes on this CD... SUCK! [05:47] frogonwheels: I found out how to rip the tracks with K3B. But I need them to be in .mp3 format, rather than Ogg. [05:47] I have an MP3 player that's really picky about what files get put on it... And it goes nuts when you don't use .MP3. [05:52] LINKSWORD2: did audiocd:/MP3 not work? [05:53] Running it from the command box? (Ctrl-F2) ? [05:54] Er... Whatever it is... [05:54] Alt... Not Ctrl. -_- [05:56] The message I get is: The file or folder /MP3 does not exist. [05:57] LINKSWORD2: ok. does audiocd: work? [05:58] Yeah. [06:07] * LINKSWORD2 yawns.* [06:08] I've gotta hit the sheets before I pass out.... === chris__ is now known as Gilly_ [06:37] hi, i am on kubuntu 11.04 & latest kde 4.6.5. There is a very annoying bug, as it seems, which makes everything but the mouse pointer to freeze when suddenly my ISP has a problem and internet access is suspended. Has anybody experienced this? [06:38] anyone? [06:39] I think there are some missing/hidden steps in that problem. Internet connectivity shouldn't effect desktop operation. [06:47] e_t_: definitely but it seems that it does affect the Kdesktop === expl01t is now known as eXpl01t [06:48] if i remove the ethernet cable from the switch that it is connected everything come back to life (sometimes) after a few seconds [06:49] i was wondering if ubuntu suffers from that! [06:49] Are you able to switch to a virtual terminal (CTRL+ALT+F{1 - 6}) when the desktop freezes? [06:49] yes [06:49] but that doesn't help much [06:50] i can of course restart kdm but that will shut down everything [06:50] You can run top to see if a process is using up your processor. [06:52] well yes i can. it is just that i am surprised how such a simple (apparently) eventy freeses KDE which is a huge evolution in Linux desktop! [06:52] What programs do you have open when it freezes? === mirco_ is now known as mirco [06:53] usuall staff like dolphin, chrome [06:53] it definitely doesn't have to do his a specific app [06:54] it just freeses just because internet is not accessible for any reason! [06:54] hmmm, I wonder what does dmesg say on that part [06:55] i'll check that on next freeze! [06:55] I'm on a laptop, so Internet goes in and out all the time for me. KDE hasn't frozen for me since version 4.4. [06:55] hello i have some questions with simple answers... [06:56] i cannot download certain programs using sudo apt-get install with ubuntu [06:56] i have updated my apt-get [06:56] gabriel_, which programs? [06:57] airmon-ng [06:57] apparmor [06:57] things it should grab from the universe i would think [06:57] i opened the source.list andchecked all the options... [06:57] which allowed me to download rkhunter [06:58] gabriel_, I believe that is in the package called "aircrack-ng" which contains several programs. [06:58] ahh yes [06:58] i have another question if you don't mind [06:59] !ask [06:59] Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-) [06:59] i downloaded the intel wifi driver off the net and i do not know how to depackage it [06:59] or install it for that matter [06:59] ok ubottu thanks [07:00] A source package? Does it have a .tar.gz or .tar.bz2 extension? [07:01] it js appears to be a folder i got [07:01] with a .code [07:01] .ucode i mean [07:02] were there instructions on the site from which you downloaded the file? [07:02] http://intellinuxwireless.org/ [07:03] ya let me look at it and see if i can figure it out [07:03] didn't think of that thanks [07:03] how do i check to see what wifi driver is being used? [07:04] gabriel_, "lsmod | grep iw" [07:05] ok there is 4 [07:05] is that ok? [07:05] That's fine. There are repeats for certain reasons. What are the entries? [07:05] iwlagn 333500 0 [07:05] iwlcore 167503 1 iwlagn [07:05] mac80211 294370 2 iwlagn,iwlcore [07:05] cfg80211 178528 3 iwlagn,iwlcore,mac80211 [07:05] gabriel_: Please don't flood; use http://paste.ubuntu.com to paste; don't use Enter as punctuation. [07:06] Don't worry about the flood warning. [07:06] ok cool [07:06] Just don't do it too much ;) [07:06] Is your wireless not working? [07:07] yes it is [07:07] but i want to do mon0 mode [07:07] and it won't start [07:07] What is that? [07:07] monitor mode for airmon [07:08] i do believe it's called [07:08] Most wireless chipsets won't let you do that, no matter what driver you use. [07:08] my broadcom would [07:08] i was hoping the driver from intel would too [07:09] i can't find the how to install this wifi driver [07:09] it's a .tgz folder [07:09] I don't think so. I've wanted to set up an access point, but that's another rarely-supported feature. [07:09] darn my broadcom would set up honeypots as well [07:10] i'll haveta figure out how to intall this and see if it might do it [07:10] my b43-cutter driver for broadcom let me setup mon0 and honeypots [07:12] The ucode file is a firmware for intel wifi cards, but an older version. It would be a step backwards for you to use that instead of the iwlagn driver built into the kernel. [07:14] ok but i still wish to learn how to command promt install things [07:14] after downloading from the net i mean [07:15] the apt-get install is easy but i'd wish to learn how to install myself [07:15] For most things, the process is download, untar, ./configure, make, sudo make install. [07:17] so i would go start from the untared folder on the prompt and then type /configure "file" [07:17] ".configer file" [07:17] i mean... [07:18] and then make "file" [07:18] then sudo make install? [07:19] Just ./configure, with nothing after it. There is usually an executable file named "configure" in the untarred directory, which you execute with the ./ (dot slash) part. [07:19] gabriel_: `./configure` searches the environment for required stuff/figures out where things are. `make` compiles the packages. `make install` installs it. There are more options for each command, but those are the basics. [07:23] i figured out how to start mon0 mode [07:24] haveta do airmon-ng stop wlan0 (for me) [07:24] and then airmon-ng start wlan0 [07:24] and it puts it into mon0 ode [07:24] I'm glad it worked for you. [07:24] and thanks for explaing the way the install works [07:24] i apprecaite the feedback alot [07:27] i'm sure i'll be back asking quetions... thanks et and sira [07:27] shira [07:27] i appreciate it alot :) have a good night === fishwithapipe is now known as f|shy === ocs is now known as faLUCE === koolhead11|afk is now known as koolhead17 [08:00] if you replace KDE with Gnome, does that turn the OS into Ubuntu or is there other packages that need to be removed? === expl01t is now known as eXpl01t === Matt_ is now known as Guest64970 [08:14] i am having audio input Problems. Can somebody Help? [08:15] MrGizmo757: depends on the issue... tell us more about it [08:16] like what isn't happening like you want [08:16] !sound | also this (: [08:16] also this (:: If you're having problems with sound see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sound - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting - For playing audio files, see !Players and !MP3 [08:16] Well this started when i upgraded from KDE 4.5 to 4.6 the input devices in Phonon will Not save. it keeps switching back to internal audio as soon as i exit [08:18] i have all the pulse audio control panels installed and still no Luck. it reading levels so the Mic is Working. but i cant get the system to select it as the input device. :-( [08:19] you've tried pavucontrol? [08:20] !info pavucontrol [08:20] pavucontrol (source: pavucontrol): PulseAudio Volume Control. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.9.9-1 (natty), package size 118 kB, installed size 948 kB [08:21] i have alredy tried pavucontrol. the only thing i was able to do with it was disable the internal audio. witch left My mic as the next preferd device inline but still no Luck. [08:22] My Mic dose work though because in the pavucontrol under monitors its reading the input levels from the Mic. so it is working. i just cant get the system to set it as the default device [08:23] as soon as i set it and exit the menu it reverts back. [08:24] i saw this same problem in a launchpad forum but there was no solution provided there. [08:25] maybe something like alsamixer -c 1 to check if it is muted [08:27] nope according to Terminal the Capture device is at 62% [08:29] Well maybe not. i go into advanced devices in Terminal and i have one device Muted. let me try that and see. [08:30] with alsamixer -c 1 is the second card and -c 0 is the first === ikonia_ is now known as ikonia [08:30] ok [08:30] let me see what is says [08:32] well_laid_lawn: just tried here, when preferring another capture device in Systemsettings -> Multimedia -> Phonon than the one that's listed on top, it will not stick [08:32] ok in alsa i have under My mic one option that says auto gain control. its set to 00 wont let me change it [08:32] ok [08:32] but the Mic is at 100% [08:32] a quick'n'dirty Google search seems to indicate that this problem is Natty-specific.. I have KDE 4.6.5 from kubuntu-ppa [08:33] I'm outta ideas - tried the link Tm_T posted earlier? [08:33] so it's a kde version specific thing? - then maybe #kde will know [08:34] well_laid_lawn: if it's in KDE 4.6.2 _and_ 4.6.5 for Natty, but not in 4.6.2 for Maverick, then it's *buntu-version-specific, not KDE-version-specific [08:35] ok [08:35] i dot know it might be KDe because i just found a Post with this same problem in openSUSE [08:35] so it might Be KDE specific [08:36] I think I saw something about openSUSE as well, but that was KDE 4.1 (long time ago) [08:36] Well the pist i jsut read was from 4.6.0 [08:36] i am using 4.6.5 so it Must be a KDE thing [08:40] Well i am going to go check on #KDE thanx guys :-) [08:42] np :) luck [08:44] Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I have never been able to write to SD cards in a USB card reader, but I can read from them. How can I get permission to write to them? [08:45] Cammy: what's the error when trying to write? [08:45] There is no error, I just can't paste, the item is never highlighted [08:46] I have only tried copying & pasting files through the GUI [08:47] Cammy: well, Dolphin shows an error msg at the bottom of the file view section if something goes wrong [08:47] Cammy: so try dragging and dropping something on the card & see what it says [08:47] Nothing goes wrong though, I can't do anything to go wrong [08:47] Oh, okay [08:48] if nothing went wrong, it would all work as expected === apachelogger_ is now known as apachelogger [08:49] It just says "Could not write to /..." and the file path [08:51] It treats all SD cards as write protected [08:51] I can write to them in Aros on the same PC [08:52] I can also write to USB sticvks and drives in Kubuntu, just not cards in a USB card reader [08:52] Can't delete files from them [08:52] full error msg please [08:53] Stupid GUI can't leave the error message window in front while I copy what it says, so annoying [08:54] "Could not write to /media/1C72-FF21/CrysisECS.anim." [08:54] 1C72-FF21 is the name of the SD card [08:55] checked whether the card is write-protected? [08:55] Are you mocking me? [08:55] no, I'm trying to exclude user error [08:56] Does anyone else know how to enable permission to write to certain removable media which won't let me write to it? [08:57] depending on why you cannot write on it [08:57] The cards are not write protected [08:57] Cammy: to be honest, szal has been helpful on trying to rule out different options [08:58] Cammy: 'ls -lA /media/' to pastebin please [08:58] on the terminal, that is [08:59] What is that supposed to show? [08:59] Because it does nothing [09:00] then you don't have the card plugged in, I guess [09:00] mounted either [09:01] Okayhttp://pastebin.com/bNNuLBn2 [09:01] http://pastebin.com/bNNuLBn2 [09:03] iow, not a permissions problem [09:04] The cards are write enabled and can be written to in several other OSs and digital cameras, but not in Ubuntu or Kubuntu [09:04] while you're at it, try 'touch /media/1C72-FF21/whatever' (if the filename given doesn't exist, it should create a file of 0 bytes size) [09:06] touch: cannot touch `/media/1C72-FF21/whatever': Read-only file system [09:06] That error seems a little more useful [09:11] hello :) [09:12] after installing kubuntu, I decided to use gnome, but now I'm stuck with my browser and gnome-panel opening things in dolphin all the time, is there a way to fix it so that it defaults to nautilus again? [09:13] I wonder if using Nautilus would let me empty my trash can again [09:13] It disappeared months ago [09:13] Came back once or twice, then was gone forever === expl01t is now known as eXpl01t === ich is now known as Guest85222 === moje is now known as JohnDO [09:42] hi all, i just finished installing kubuntu 11.04 on my machine and am noticing that my laptop fan is blowing at full speed even when the laptop is idling. any ideas about what i can do to debug/fix this issue? [09:44] Systemsettings -> Power Management -> adjust power profile settings or create a new profile & assign which profile when to use in the general settings [09:46] HI HO, I am Using the nouveau with kubuntu 11.04 (upgrade from 10.10) I had terrible probs to get this to work... [09:46] szal: i dont see anything about fan controls when looking at the existing profiles [09:47] Now when I turn on the Monito in the morning it stays black... [09:47] I can only log in from ssh... [09:47] what can I do [09:47] nomad111: are you sure the laptop is idleing? [09:47] I don't want to restart the machine everyday... [09:48] 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GF100 [Quadro 4000] (rev a3) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) [09:48] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 0780 [09:48] Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- [09:48] Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- skidzo: Please don't flood; use http://paste.ubuntu.com to paste; don't use Enter as punctuation. [09:50] Anyone? [09:50] James147: cpu is currently under 5% utilisation [09:50] core i5 [09:51] in a lenovo x1 [09:55] skidzo: I have several problems with nouveau myself, file a bug with 'ubuntu-bug xserver-xorg-video-nouveau' (preferebly while it's broken over ssh) and install the nvidia driver from additional drivers [09:55] with the additional it doesn't work at all [09:55] actually tht's my problem [09:56] nomad111: could be bug 760131, which affects pretty much everyone [09:56] Launchpad bug 760131 in linux (Ubuntu Oneiric) "Power consumption raised significantly in natty" [High,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/760131 [09:56] I need a step by step of switching from nouveau to nvidia-current [09:56] skidzo: manual way (as long as -current supports your GPU) is: sudo apt-get install nvidia-current && sudo nvidia-xconfig [09:59] should that even less you need to remove nvidia-current and delete /etc/X11/xorg.conf to be able to use nouveau again [09:59] *should that work even less [10:05] yofel: i installed powertop to watch the CPU behaviour [10:06] it seems my cpu is spending most of its time in state C4 which is the lowest step [10:06] as i would expect when it is idling [10:06] rarely enters turbomode [10:06] nomad111: the only workaround so far seems to be adding 'pcie_aspm=force' to the kernel command line, but at least for me that causes system freezes [10:06] more informative than the bug report are the various posts on phoronix about this [10:07] nomad111: I take it the temperature is low then? [10:08] 41 deg celsius [10:08]