[01:29] <philipballew> whats the best way to convert media files/
[01:29] <philipballew> ?
[01:29] <truepurple> I wish I could help you
[01:30] <philipballew> i wish i could help you to
[01:30] <stlsaint> philipballew: have you checked the repos for a converter??
[01:31] <philipballew> yeah. all i see is winff. its not that good. i might try ffmpeg. its command line and can get the job done maybe
[01:31] <philipballew> i need to convert a video to edit it in open shot haha
[01:31] <philipballew> !ffmpeg
[01:31] <ubot2> Factoid 'ffmpeg' not found
[01:31] <philipballew> :(
[01:31] <philipballew> haha
[01:32] <stlsaint> philipballew: apt-cache search ffmpeg
[01:32] <stlsaint> philipballew: i know soundkonverter for kde is great
[01:32] <philipballew> alright, ill look at the output here
[01:35] <truepurple> Well one way to convert a file is to load it up into a photoshop type program then save as a different type
[01:35] <philipballew> but this is a movie :)
[01:37] <truepurple> I think the same "save as a different type" option exists in some video players too
[01:37] <truepurple> I remember VLC as being good at that type of thing
[01:38] <truepurple> Well sort of remember, it was awhile ago and for windows
[01:40] <stlsaint> truepurple: vlc is also available for linux jfyi
[01:42] <philipballew> vlc is great!
[01:42] <philipballew> its my default for me. haha
[01:44] <truepurple> I know that stsaint, that is why I mentioned it. But it, like other video players will not play sound for me, only one player will and it doesnt play the video very well. Perhaps someone can help me with that?
[01:45] <stlsaint> truepurple: i dont know im able to play everything with vlc
[01:45] <truepurple> I can play it, just no sound
[01:45] <stlsaint> never had to configure it so i dont know how to debug
[01:50] <mjj09> Hello, can anyone help me repair my wireless connection?
[02:21] <Altiar> Hey
[02:26] <Altiar> So I've been messing with compiz
[02:27] <Altiar> Lost x minimize and max buttins
[02:27] <Altiar> Got them back
[02:27] <Altiar> Now can't move windows at all
[02:27] <Altiar> Any help ?
[02:28] <Altiar> Nevermind
[02:28] <Altiar> Missed the olbvious lol
[04:02] <philipballew> I need to compile software and need help with that as the tarbell isnt normal inside
[04:09] <holstein> philipballew: :/
[04:09] <holstein> whats up?
[04:10] <holstein> i dont know if i can be much help, but i'll look at a readme.txt and see what i see :)
[04:10] <philipballew> its from the humble inde bundle i bought yesterday,
[04:10] <philipballew> there is no readme
[04:10] <philipballew> thats whats odd
[04:11] <holstein> those are click-n-run right?
[04:11] <philipballew> yeah, those. like i can run it from inside the tarbell. but its not installed on my computer
[04:12] <philipballew> odd if you ask me, maybe they want me to run it from inside there permintly
[04:13] <holstein> eh... id just put it somewhere, and put a link to it :)
[04:13] <philipballew> probably. ill play around with it for sur
[04:14] <philipballew> e
[05:02] <truepurple> collinp or someone, can anyone help me get sound to work with my video players?
[05:02] <collinp> Just a second.
[05:04] <collinp> Okay, what's the trouble you're having?
[05:06] <bazhang> philipballew, for media conversion, handbrake
[05:07] <philipballew> i have that here for dvd ripping!
[05:07] <bazhang> perhaps you are thinking of ogmrip .
[05:07] <bazhang> handbrake specializes in media conversion
[05:08] <truepurple> collinp, only the default player runs any sound, except the default player doesn't run the video very good
[05:09] <truepurple> I have installed several other players, but none of them has sound
[05:09] <collinp> strange... have you tried closing any other applications that would use sound, then playing a video?
[05:10] <philipballew> bazhang, no. handbrake is the best dvd ripper on any platform
[05:10] <truepurple> Nothing else is using sound
[05:10] <bazhang> philipballew, what exactly are you trying to convert, ie from what to what
[05:11] <philipballew> flv to a file openshot will read
[05:11] <philipballew> i was gonna try mpeg
[05:11] <bazhang> mpeg?
[05:11] <truepurple> collinp, there is also a second issue, with all of the video players in one way or another, the menu wont show in front of the video, even paused, (one will do it if paused) so essentially some of the menu is near inaccessible
[05:12] <philipballew> yeah mpeg
[05:12] <collinp> That's really strange...
[05:12] <bazhang> ffmpeg I think you mean
[05:12] <collinp> Hey starcraftman, or tronyx.
[05:13] <truepurple> collinp, the menu kind of flickers and only really for the option your mouse is currently on. So navigating those menus is hell
[05:14] <philipballew> bazhang, no, ffmpeg is software. mpeg is a file format
[05:14] <truepurple> collinp, there is another issue that might be related to the menu, I have a ATI 6850, I finally got the catalyst drivers to work, but I am not sure it is really working yet. That unity thing for example won't work
[05:15] <collinp> That's an issue with the graphics drivers.. I'm sorry, but I personally am busy at the moment...
[05:15] <collinp> Anyone else want to help this fine fellow with their problem?
[05:15] <truepurple> Well the sound can't be related to the video driver I think
[05:15] <truepurple> I know the video card driver is a specialized help issue, but the sound thing should be generic enough, its integrated sound even
[05:17] <truepurple> Well I should be on for a little bit, please come back and help if you can collinp
[05:17] <collinp> I'll try.
[05:22] <truepurple> If I install anything on a live usb drive, like a driver, does that driver carry over to a long term installation made from that live usb drive?
[08:25] <s-fox> Hello.
[08:26] <bioterror> hi s-fox
[08:26] <s-fox> Hello bioterror .
[08:26] <truepurple> would you guys be able to help me figure out why I can't get sound for all but 1 video player software?
[08:27] <bioterror> open alsamixer in terminal
[08:27] <bioterror> and check if you have something muted
[08:28] <truepurple> I typed "open alsamixer" into a terminal, and it said "Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console" bioterror
[08:28] <bioterror> open terminal
[08:28] <bioterror> and run command: alsamixer
[08:28] <bioterror> if you see "MM", that means that the "channel" is muted
[08:29] <truepurple> none muted
[08:29] <truepurple> headphone is grayed out, and "front Mi" is at zero bioterror
[08:30] <bioterror> if you dont need those, doesnt matter
[08:30] <bioterror> what matters is Master and PCM, to be exact
[08:30] <truepurple> Is Mi, mic?
[08:30] <bioterror> probably ;)
[08:30] <truepurple> Ok, how do I check those?
[08:30] <bioterror> you can see them
[08:31] <truepurple> I went into sound settings through preference>sound and didnt find anything off
[08:31] <truepurple> bioterror, see them how?
[13:50] <share> how much disk space should I allocate /boot
[14:27] <holstein> share: i say if you are unsure, just the the installer do it automatically all in one partition
[14:28] <holstein> this might help you if you want to do something custom http://linuxmafia.com/~karsten/Linux/FAQs/partition.html
[14:29] <tuxbaba> why not try and install ubuntu in a VM
[14:30] <holstein> tuxbaba: hey... whats up?
[14:30] <tuxbaba> hi...just hanging around
[14:35] <tuxbaba> mark, anything of interest for beginners ?
[14:36] <tuxbaba> any alternative to nerolinux ?
[14:39] <holstein> tuxbaba: what are you looking for? burning TOC files?
[14:40] <holstein> if you just want standard burning, brasero and K3B are quite full featured
[14:40] <tuxbaba> spoilt quite a few cd's trying to burn a bootable iso - used k3b &  the default package in maverick
[14:41] <holstein> AH... i say thats just user error
[14:41] <tuxbaba> managed to get it right atlast using nerolinux - but its a trail s/w
[14:42] <holstein> i have trouble burning CD toc files occaionally, and bluray is challenging, but i can burn a bootable disc in brasero or k3b
[14:42] <holstein> you need to 'copy' the CD using the downloaded iso as the source, and the blank CD as the destination
[14:42] <holstein> im going to purchase nerolinux for the bluray data discs i need to make
[14:44] <tuxbaba> have got quite a few shiny coasters for myself.. anyway i can undo the damage ?
[14:45] <holstein> what did you break?
[14:45] <tuxbaba> finalised the cds & found that i'd not written it right in the first place...
[14:47] <holstein> im not sure what you are asking
[14:48] <holstein> if you are coming from windows, or nero, the workflow is going to be different
[14:48] <holstein> i remember needing to learn the proper steps
[14:48] <holstein> if you are asking how to 'fix' or reuse the bad CD's, i say dont worry about it since they are quite cheap these days
[15:58] <tomnersinger> How do I fix the display so I can see the entire screen in command line? I am running Ubunt 10.04.2 server.
[16:01] <holstein> tomnersinger: you want terminal fullscreen? hit F11
[16:02] <tomnersinger> holstein i dont have a gui installed
[16:03] <holstein> im not sure about that... i just assumed thats something that is fixed..
[16:04] <tomnersinger> I wish it was.
[16:05] <holstein> lol
[16:05] <holstein> fixed size*
[16:05] <holstein> its not broken ;)
[16:05] <holstein> its just not doing what you want it to do
[16:06] <tomnersinger> I lose about a third of the screen, it doesnt matter what i run i.e. nano, or even ls. I have to type clear to see the prompt
[16:07] <holstein> you can ssh in from a box with x, and resize whatever terminal you use to do whatever
[16:09] <tomnersinger> Im not sure how to do that. I am normally a "win" user.
[16:09] <holstein> you can use puTTY from windows
[16:10] <holstein> in my scenario, im running a server without GUI, but its down in the crawlspace of my house running headless
[16:10] <holstein> i ssh into it instead of having a monitor connected
[16:11] <holstein> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/ConnectingTo
[16:11] <tomnersinger> mine is on an old laptop, it worked fine yesterday, now this is the issue i have
[16:11] <tomnersinger> Thanks
[16:12] <holstein> tomnersinger: did you upgrade? try booting into the last kernel you had
[16:13] <tomnersinger> no upgrades. just installed it yesterday morning
[16:14] <holstein> maybe some glitchy thing with the bios/graphics? who knows
[16:15] <holstein> ssh will do it though... i think its implied that CLI boxes and servers are running headless usually
[16:15] <tomnersinger> i'll try terminal, again thanks
[18:26] <bodhi_zazen> nhandler: do you have time for a PM ?
[18:26] <nhandler> bodhi_zazen: Sure
[19:05] <juemo> Hey pals ! I need a hand finding the source of a arp mapping problem. My router keeps broadcasting arp request to map my server and he never respond. Got any ideas ?
[21:59] <philipballew> !osx
[21:59] <ubot2> Factoid 'osx' not found
[21:59] <philipballew> !mac
[21:59] <ubot2> For help on installing and using Ubuntu on a mac, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MactelSupportTeam/CommunityHelpPages
[21:59] <philipballew> ... darn
[21:59] <philipballew> ahh
[22:54] <philipballew> when i try to install 11.04 on a macbook i get an error saying (initramfs) Unable to find a medium containing a live file system.
[22:59] <nlsthzn> philipballew: Mac's don't use the same BIOS as regular PC's... they need some other tricks to get a non Mac OS installed
[22:59] <philipballew> true. its harder and gonna take some work i think
[23:51] <thewrath> hey all anyone here
[23:52] <philipballew> !ask
[23:52] <ubot2> 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. :-)
[23:52] <thewrath> anyone know any good maps add ons for snort
[23:55] <philipballew> would snort have a irc channel?
[23:55] <philipballew> what is snort btw?