[01:03] <lubuntu20dash> Hello I just installed lubuntu, how I add the spell checker to pidgin?
[01:04] <lubuntu20dash> And that you very much for telling me how to create an usb installer, it worked.
[01:07] <Unit193> First, make sure you have   pidgin-plugin-pack   installed. Second, enable it in Tools > Plugins (or hit ctrl+u) and find it in the list. You may also need to configure it
[01:11] <lubuntu20dash> Ok, I installed it, but I dont see the spell checker on the plug in list -_-
[01:11] <lubuntu20dash> I am using lubuntu default Pidgin 2.7.11
[01:11] <lubuntu20dash> will reset the program and see what happens
[01:12] <Unit193> You need to do that too...
[01:13] <lubuntu20dash> No, still not enabled -_-
[01:16] <Unit193> Switch Spell should be in the list
[01:16] <silverarrow> hi
[01:16] <silverarrow> anyone here?
[01:16] <silverarrow> I have major trou ble with lubuntu
[01:16] <lubuntu20dash> Unit193, I enabled Switch Spell, still nothing
[01:17] <silverarrow> I think it is something with filesystem or something
[01:17] <silverarrow> spelling in browser or word processor?
[01:17] <lubuntu20dash>  spelling in in pidgin
[01:17] <silverarrow> I'm not shore really
[01:18] <lubuntu20dash> Hello I just installed lubuntu, how I add the spell checker to pidgin? I am using lubuntu default Pidgin 2.7.11. I have installed pidgin-plugin-pack and enabled Switch Spell
[01:18] <silverarrow> I have trouble booting, I get error message "no hard drive found" or "no filesystem found"
[01:18] <silverarrow> weird
[01:18] <silverarrow> with a few attempts it finally boots
[01:19] <lubuntu20dash> silverarrow try the live option of the cd, and see if you can read the hard disk from there
[01:19] <Unit193> Do you have aspell installed?
[01:19] <silverarrow> but then it keeps getting messed up, unresponsive ..
[01:20] <silverarrow> I managed to boot in lubuntu,
[01:20] <silverarrow> I shall try the live cd
[01:21] <silverarrow> is it possible to force a disc check? for filesystem check ?
[01:21] <lubuntu20dash> other option, is while online, to use recovery mode and try to fix the broken packages
[01:21] <lubuntu20dash> and whatever you do DONT use autoremove, ok?
[01:21] <silverarrow> hmm, is that possible?
[01:22] <silverarrow> how?
[01:22] <Unit193> silverarrow: Are you sure the HDD isn't going bad?
[01:22] <silverarrow> no not really, but hard drive is about 3 months old
[01:22] <Unit193> lubuntu20dash: Make sure aspell-en (or your lang) is installed
[01:23] <lubuntu20dash> silverarrow, first make sure the computer is conected to the internet, then on the bott manager select the recovery option, then select the fix the broken packages option.
[01:23] <silverarrow> under applicatons?
[01:23] <silverarrow> accessories I mean
[01:23] <lubuntu20dash> aspell-en is installed
[01:23] <lubuntu20dash> *boot
[01:24] <silverarrow> oh, an option in live cd ?
[01:24] <lubuntu20dash>  silverarrow, you need to reboot, then select the second boot option before the menu times out
[01:24] <silverarrow> hmm
[01:24] <lubuntu20dash> silverarrow, then select the fix broken packages option
[01:24] <Unit193> silverarrow: You may have the hidden boot menu, hit shift as the computer is booting
[01:25] <silverarrow> this is new to me
[01:25] <silverarrow> thanks
[01:25] <silverarrow> ...going for reboot
[01:25] <silverarrow> I have trouble with irc on my other computer, it's a mac
[01:25] <silverarrow> mac are really bad for irc
[01:25] <Unit193> Just need to find a client and working internet
[01:26] <silverarrow> maybe the firefox addon
[01:26] <lubuntu20dash> "(10:22:42 PM) Unit193: lubuntu20dash: Make sure aspell-en (or your lang) is installed, " Unit193, it is, maybe this version uses a diferent thing?
[01:26] <lubuntu20dash> wait
[01:27] <silverarrow> I don't get a boot option really, not automatically at least
[01:27] <lubuntu20dash> I see the spell check option, gonna reset this and see what happens
[01:27] <silverarrow> it goes from bios logo, straight to lubuntu
[01:28] <silverarrow> lubuntu are not suppose to be crappy or unstable longterm. like for a year?
[01:28] <lubuntu20dash> Thank you very much, spellcheck now works
[01:28] <Unit193> silverarrow: That's why I told you to hit the Shift key as it's booting
[01:29] <lubuntu20dash> All 11.x versions of ubuntu are having problems, dunno why.
[01:29] <silverarrow> will retry
[01:29] <silverarrow> brb
[01:29] <Unit193> lubuntu20dash: Great, now you have no reason to mess up words ;)
[01:29] <lubuntu20dash> true
[01:29] <lubuntu20dash> bye
[01:32] <silverarrow> hi again
[01:32] <silverarrow> a bit embarresing, but I cannot make the reboot function work
[01:32] <silverarrow> I do press enter
[01:32] <silverarrow> shift button?
[01:34] <silverarrow> Maybe I'm not doing it correctly
[01:34] <silverarrow> I have made my self dependant on lubuntu and libre office this summer
[01:34] <silverarrow> it will take too much money and effort to get a new computer
[01:35] <silverarrow> ...but if I have to, I have to
[01:35] <Unit193> You hit shift on boot, right? No menu?
[01:35] <silverarrow> no, no menue
[01:35] <silverarrow> hmm shift is not tabulator?
[01:36] <silverarrow> is it?
[01:36] <silverarrow> I pressed the "enter" key
[01:36] <silverarrow> like line shit when writing
[01:36] <silverarrow> shift
[01:36] <silverarrow> sorry
[01:37] <Unit193> Right under caps lock and right abocve ctrl for me
[01:37] <silverarrow> maybe it has to be done at the right second, and I am too early or too late?
[01:37] <Unit193> Open a terminal and type     sudo nano /etc/default/grub    You should see a line like    GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0    make it look like this    #GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
[01:37] <silverarrow> oh, I am sorry
[01:37] <silverarrow> my english could do with some improvement
[01:38] <silverarrow> brb after reboot
[01:38] <Unit193> If he is doing the second, he needs sudo update-grub too
[01:50] <silverarrow> hi again
[01:50] <silverarrow> I cannot make the boot option appear
[01:50] <silverarrow> I have tried several times
[01:51] <log`> hi there. im having trouble selecting which audio device to use for default playback. i inserted a usb headset and it looks in dmesg like it gets recognized ok and it loads a driver called snd-usb-audio
[01:51] <log`>  but how do i tell alsa to use it
[01:51] <log`> i can see the card in alsamixer
[01:53] <silverarrow> it  might be a bit tricky, but I think it is mainly about checking the parameters along there, if they are on or off
[01:53] <silverarrow> then press tab to mark for active or off
[01:54] <log`> hmm ill goof around with it
[01:56] <silverarrow> any idea on how to fixs major troubles with lubuntu?
[01:56] <silverarrow> like filechecks, package repairs...
[01:56] <silverarrow> I am searching on google, but are a bit unshore how to tackle the pro blem
[01:58] <w30> hey people I solved my "no lpr problem" by installing cups-bsd. I don't know if it's right or not but it works.  Installing lpr would not get the job done.
[02:02] <silverarrow> I'm in deep shit if I cannot fix this
[02:04] <silverarrow> is file shearing  really bad for linux os?
[02:08] <silverarrow> I might have to convert to machs
[02:09] <silverarrow> they are suppose to be more stable
[02:09] <silverarrow> and no problem computers
[02:13] <w30> silverarrow, I have never had any filecheck or package repair problems with Lubuntu so I wouldn't have any experience with that.
[02:13] <silverarrow> filecheck turns up every so often
[02:13] <silverarrow> or is that disc check?
[02:14] <w30> I have problems with machs because every problem requires money to fix them.
[02:14] <silverarrow> lol
[02:14] <silverarrow> that might be
[02:14] <w30> I don't have enough money, *sigh*
[02:14] <silverarrow> and I never really got to now OS x or what they call it
[02:15] <silverarrow> though, working on a mac comes easily
[02:17] <KM0201> well, that only took ENTIRELY TO LONG!
[02:17] <KM0201> lol
[02:17] <w30> like Steve says "There's an app for that but each app costs $39.95 or more.
[02:17] <silverarrow> though I need a lubuntu expert, even if I need to pay him
[02:17] <silverarrow> or her
[02:17] <KM0201> silverarrow: what do you need help with?
[02:17] <KM0201> i'm far from an expert, but sometimes someone who knows what you don't, seems like an expert.
[02:17] <KM0201> lol
[02:18] <KM0201> i need a break from wanting to punch some FreeNas Dev's this weekend
[02:18] <KM0201> what a train wreck that project turned into.
[02:19] <silverarrow> major mess with lubuntu; hangups, unresponsive, will not recognize hard drive or file system on boot up, but will boot after a few atempts
[02:19] <KM0201> hmmm, sounds like a major hardware issue.
[02:19] <silverarrow> aj aj aj
[02:19] <silverarrow> hard disk is fairly new
[02:19] <KM0201> well, it doesn't necessarily "have to be the hard drive"...
[02:20] <silverarrow> I see
[02:20] <w30> KM0201, when you deep dive into something you become a vertical expert and of course something right next to it stumps you completely.
[02:20] <silverarrow> perhaps I need a new laptop
[02:20] <KM0201> it could be the hard drive controller, it could be the something wrong w/ the motherboard.. it could be something as simple as a SATA/IDE cable.
[02:20] <KM0201> silverarrow: ah, laptop, scratch that sata/ide cable.
[02:21] <KM0201> silverarrow: there's a simple check... can you boot a Live USB/CD, and it run normally (mount drives, etc..) or is it also problematic
[02:21] <silverarrow> I can boot live cd
[02:21] <KM0201> w30: if i were a drinker, i'd be having a huge alcoholic beverage right now.. I will never use FreeNas again after what I've been through the last 2 days.
[02:22] <KM0201> and actually, i'm learning a little bit of command line being ssh'd into my file server.. so.. can't complain (although I've not took it live yet, still running it in vbox, but it shouldn't be an issue)
[02:23] <KM0201> silverarrow: if a live cd boots/runs normally, this strongly suggests a hard drive issue.
[02:24] <silverarrow> darn, hard  drive is 3 months old
[02:24] <silverarrow> hope there is a waranty
[02:25] <w30> silverarrow, are you getting any IO errors in any logs dmseg or some such?
[02:25] <silverarrow> not that I know of
[02:25] <silverarrow> but then again, I don't know everything
[02:26] <w30> I0 errors says drive issues to me, like when I don't umount properly my attachable drives. duh
[02:27] <silverarrow> lol
[02:27] <silverarrow> sorry, but where do I check for I0 errors
[02:28] <w30> silverarrow,  in /var/logs
[02:28] <silverarrow> hmm?
[02:29] <silverarrow> all I am asking for is a laptop that boots fine, and runs trouble free
[02:30] <KM0201> brb.
[02:30] <silverarrow> ..how to get things stableized
[02:30] <w30> /var/log/dmesg or /var/log/boot.log for a couple
[02:31] <silverarrow> in terminal?
[02:32] <log`> who here was it that was having problems selecting the audio device like me?
[02:33] <silverarrow> I have in the past
[02:33] <log`> wait that was another chan
[02:33] <w30> silverarrow, yes you cat cat or less the file name in terminal or click on it in your gui file browser. some are access denied unless you gksu <file  browserz>
[02:35] <w30> or gksudo
[02:35] <w30> that puts your gui into admin mode so to speak
[09:54] <informiloud> Hello. Wasn't there a "find files" feature in pcmanfm? I can't find it in my newly-installed lubuntu natty!
[09:57] <bioterror> !updatedb
[09:57] <bioterror> :(
[09:57] <bioterror> !mlocate
[09:57] <bioterror> !slocate
[09:57] <bioterror> http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/natty/man8/updatedb.8.html
[09:58] <informiloud> bioterror, I know, but I'm looking for a GUI tool
[10:04] <informiloud> I was showing lubuntu to my friend and he didn't find a way to search for files. No menu entry, no file-manager option... I think a user-friendly OS must have a find-files feature.
[13:17] <head_victim> Good to see the cpu issue is resolved in 11.10, unfortunately due to rising power costs I've had to shut down my only bare metal Lubuntu installed computer. I'm only running VMs now.
[13:18] <bioterror> :(
[13:20] <head_victim> I can't afford to have 5 computers running 24/7 :/ So I've downsized to 3 for now, 2 desktops and a server (for me and the wife) and soon to move all the 24/7 stuff to the server so only turning on PCs as required.
[13:23] <bioterror> I have router (atom 330), desktop computer, htpc (atom D525) and two laptops
[13:23] <bioterror> laptops and htpc suspends when not in use
[13:25] <head_victim> Yeah, this computer can do everything I need all at once, I just preferred having the dual screen, dual PC setup.
[13:25] <head_victim> Going to have to go to dual screen single pc setup now :/
[13:25] <bioterror> what's the matter?
[13:25] <bioterror> it's ultimate
[13:25] <head_victim> Still running VMs of the ubuntu+1 and Lubuntu+1
[13:25] <head_victim> I found the dual PC was a better mix for my needs.
[14:23] <stlsaint> phillw: can i stil use zsync with the images you posted on your site or is it still best to go with daily images from cdimages.ubuntu.com??
[14:23] <stlsaint> head_victim: ^^
[14:23] <stlsaint> bioterror: ^^
[14:23] <stlsaint> either of you know?
[14:23] <head_victim> I've never even looked at zsync sorry mate
[14:23] <phillw> stlsaint: I never update the images on the server, so you'd have to use that daily's section
[14:24] <stlsaint> head_victim: awesome way to keep updated daily iso changes so you dont have to keep redownloading iso's ! :D
[14:24] <stlsaint> head_victim: zsync just downloads what has changed within the iso, sorta like a deb-delta :D
[14:24] <head_victim> I never understood dailies, I just upgrade the alpha I installed
[14:24] <stlsaint> phillw: aye ok
[14:25] <stlsaint> head_victim: with zsync you can get the final release from the alpha without having to re-download...or just update your machine as you stated...
[14:25] <stlsaint> head_victim: BUT....what if your machine borks... O_O
[14:28] <head_victim> I guess that's one of the benefits of having a semi-reasonable internet connection
[14:28] <head_victim> Only takes a couple of minutes for a CD
[14:31] <stlsaint> head_victim: aye, very true, but sure is a life saver for me here when i a "good" connection for me is 23KB/sec
[14:31]  * head_victim sends you some internets
[14:33] <socratesxd> i know what it is, stlsaint
[14:34] <socratesxd> try use torrents
[14:35] <stlsaint> socratesxd: torrents are blocked
[14:35] <stlsaint> head_victim: i need all you can spare lol
[14:35] <phillw> the dailies are mainly used for qa - to ensure that they install. That is one of the tests required :)
[14:35] <socratesxd> ...
[14:35] <socratesxd> that's bad
[14:50] <head_victim> Speaking of machine borks, my 11.10 just updated and now wont boot
[14:51] <stlsaint> head_victim: haha :P
[14:51]  * stlsaint points at head_victim!!
[14:51] <head_victim> Thank god for VMs ;)
[14:51] <head_victim> Hanging after "checking battery states"
[14:52] <head_victim> On a brighter note, Lubuntu 11.10 is still going strong even after updates.
[17:36] <lubuntu20dash> hello, I am having some problems with firefox
[17:42] <lubuntu20dash> nevermind fixed it
[21:22] <jwerner> hi, has anyone experience using some special keys on an ASUS EEEPC?
[22:45] <lubuntu20dash> Hello, how do I still the propietary drivers to play mp3 and that?
[22:47] <lubuntu20dash> the lubuntu-restricted-extras package
[22:49] <lubuntu20dash> ah right Medibuntu
[22:56] <lubuntu20dash> Hello, I would like intructions to install the video driver in lubuntu and dont get errors and that
[22:57] <lubuntu20dash> I am installing medibuntu right now, So I arent in a hurry
[23:00] <sagaci> lubuntu20dash: you don't need medibuntu
[23:01] <lubuntu20dash> I plan to play dvds
[23:01] <lubuntu20dash> edit videos, make music, all that junk, so I do need it
[23:03] <sagaci> doesn
[23:04] <lubuntu20dash> besides I already installed it, and with all the media editing I do, it will be useful
[23:05] <sagaci> cant you just use the multiverse pkg
[23:10] <lubuntu20dash> ok gonna try to see sounds work in youtube now
[23:12] <lubuntu20dash> now it works
[23:12] <lubuntu20dash> good
[23:14] <lubuntu20dash> now, if anyone has a step by step to install the nvidia driver without it ruining the display every time I use flash in a web browner, that would be great
[23:14] <lubuntu20dash> *browser
[23:24] <phillw> lubuntu20dash: I'm just having a dig for you... be a couple of minutes.
[23:25] <phillw> are you on 11.04?
[23:30] <phillw> lubuntu20dash: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia whilst it seems a duplicate page, it is recent and should be up to date. I use AMD, so cannot help you.
[23:30] <lubuntu20dash> yeah lubuntu 11.04
[23:31] <lubuntu20dash> every 11.x ubuntu version seems to have problems,
[23:32] <lubuntu20dash> basicaly, if your video card is no good, skip 11.x
[23:32] <phillw> lubuntu20dash: whilst not a Nvid person, I did pick up some chatter about it, but this was for older cards, IIRC, they dropped support.
[23:33] <lubuntu20dash> onboard cards also don't work well on 11.x
[23:33] <phillw> which was a bit of a bitch for Lubuntu, as we support 'old' kit!
[23:34] <sagaci> ancient kit
[23:34] <sagaci> :)
[23:35] <phillw> our 10.04 is going to have 10.04.3, the dev for that is real busy and has an RC out for it. It is a case of too many requests and not enough people!
[23:35] <lubuntu20dash> well, long term suport 10.4 expires in 2013
[23:35] <phillw> lubuntu20dash: Lubuntu will support it as long as the kernel is viable.
[23:35] <lubuntu20dash> but my card doesnt like the 96.43.19
[23:37] <phillw> lubuntu20dash: let me check my emails, I know one of the guys raised this re: 10.04. I could be a few minutes, please be patient!
[23:37] <lubuntu20dash> anyway, I will try 185.18.36 and see what happens. But I have to remove the generic driver first because it really causes trouble.
[23:38] <lubuntu20dash> what was it called?
[23:39] <lubuntu20dash> ah right its "sudo apt-get --purge remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau"
[23:40] <lubuntu20dash> Ok, done, here goes nothing!
[23:42] <sagaci> good luck
[23:42] <lubuntu20dash> thanks
[23:47] <phillw> lubuntu20dash: I may have been reading this.... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1440183 (the news, not the thread)
[23:47] <lubuntu20dash> so, anyone else here uses freedos?
[23:48] <lubuntu20dash> my card is not that new
[23:49] <lubuntu20dash> and in fact my problems come from the closed source driver, nouveau have me very little problems
[23:49] <lubuntu20dash> besides it not being able to handle 3D
[23:56] <lubuntu20dash> wow
[23:56] <lubuntu20dash> it looks like the driver download is going really slow