[00:15] <SoItBegins> Question: Does Ubuntu have contextual menus? And how can you bring them up on a single-button mouse?
[00:32] <urlin2u> SoItBegins, could you give a definition of contextual menus
[00:32] <SoItBegins> Menus containing commands, which appear at the location of your mouse cursor containing commands tailored to what you have clicked on, when you right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac OS X).
[00:33] <urlin2u> SoItBegins, you using a apple mouse?
[00:33] <SoItBegins> No. An apple laptop trackpad.
[00:34] <urlin2u> ah, hmm not sure there are right click menu's not sure om your setup how though, sorry
[00:34] <urlin2u> on*
[00:36] <SoItBegins> OK... thank you.
[00:40] <urlin2u> SoItBegins, found this though it is possible.  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook_Santa_Rosa#Fix_Touchpad
[00:43] <urlin2u> SoItBegins, check this out in synaptic emulates the mouse with keys.  mouseemu
[00:45] <No_> i am sorry  i am off topic. but maybe you know how to install stardics on windows
[00:48] <urlin2u> No_, #windows is where you need to be
[00:49] <No_> sorry but i need it for work
[00:50] <No_> but i still need ubuntu performance :)
[00:50] <urlin2u> No_, we help on dualbootng issues, but can't on windows only.
[00:52] <No_> ok i try search myself, still thanx
[03:43] <PsiKloPx> Hiya
[03:46] <Unit193> !hi
[03:46] <ubot2`> Factoid 'hi' not found
[03:46] <Unit193> Bah, it's on some. Howdy and good day!
[06:17] <bobweaver> any one here that can help me write a script
[06:17] <bobweaver> bash
[06:22] <bobweaver> should be real easy I just dont understand awk and sed
[08:00] <geirha> bobweaver: for f in *.desktop; do echo mv "$f" "$(awk -F= '$1=="Name"{print $2".desktop";exit}' "$f")"; done
[08:00] <geirha> Added an echo for testing in there.
[09:38] <aleixosk_> hello everybody, I've tried to resize a partition with gparted a couple of times and it would freeze every time. All I know is it was "scanning inode table" as it freezed. Can anyone recommend me another program or help me solve the problem?
[09:44] <jp_Hranice> palimpsest
[11:20] <aleixosk> hello everybody, I've tried to resize a partition with gparted a couple of times and it would freeze every time. All I know is it was "scanning inode table" as it freezed. Can anyone recommend me another program or help me solve the problem?
[13:17] <kristian-aalborg> hi all
[13:18] <kristian-aalborg> I made a holstein yesterday - found two gigs of memory in a pile of garbage ;)
[20:58] <cinematic> Hello anyone home?
[21:01] <cinematic> I am having alot of trouble booting from USB on my macbook pro 4,1. I want to install on a small 20GB partition formatted in FAT32, I followed instructions for creating a usb install on the ubuntu wiki, but when i try to boot all i get is either no bootable device or non-system disk. Any other suggestions?
[21:11] <holstein> hey cinematic
[21:11] <cinematic> hello holstein
[21:11] <holstein> i would burn a CD
[21:12] <cinematic> I would if I could, however my superdrive is toast
[21:12] <holstein> cinematic: well, you'll need to troubleshoot why your macbook is not booting USB
[21:12] <cinematic> I was told that the 11.10b1 build fixed the booting on macs
[21:12] <holstein> cinematic: i booted 10.04 on a mac
[21:12] <holstein> i would go to another machine
[21:12] <cinematic> from usb?
[21:12] <holstein> confirm that the stick is good
[21:13] <holstein> then, troubleshoot from there
[21:13] <cinematic> Should i create the boot drive on windows?
[21:13] <holstein> cinematic: i read the the macbook couldnt boot USB
[21:13] <holstein> i have an older one though
[21:13] <holstein> cinematic: its not the creation, its the testing
[21:13] <cinematic> I have a 4,1 early 2008
[21:13] <holstein> right now.. you have a USB stick that you dont know if it works or now
[21:13] <holstein> not*
[21:14] <cinematic> Ive tried it on 2 sticks
[21:14] <holstein> so, i would want to confirm it works on something that for sure boot USB
[21:14] <holstein> cinematic: right, but you dont know if its the mac, or the way you are making the sticks
[21:14] <holstein> it literally wont hurt to confirm that what you are making is bootable
[21:15] <cinematic> hold on im gonna test the stick on a windows laptop
[21:15] <holstein> then, you dont have to wonder... is the stick bad? or is the mac not booting USB
[21:15] <holstein> not that the stick is bad... just inproperly configured
[21:15] <holstein> bad image
[21:15] <holstein> whatever...
[21:15] <geirha> Also, please note that you can't install Ubuntu on a FAT32 filesystem. You'll have to remove that partition and create one with ext4 or similar. You can do that from the usb once you get it to boot though.
[21:17] <cinematic> what key lets you choose boot order
[21:17] <cinematic> F9?
[21:18] <holstein> cinematic: thats really based on that particular machine
[21:18] <holstein> thats the issue
[21:18] <holstein> i cant tell you that
[21:18] <holstein> its on a per/machine basis
[21:18] <cinematic> its an old windows laptop
[21:18] <cinematic> not my mac
[21:18] <holstein> cinematic: doesnt matter
[21:18] <cinematic> it usually only 1 of 3 keys
[21:19] <holstein> for my asus eee's its esc
[21:19] <holstein> ive seen f9, f10, options in the bios
[21:19] <cinematic> as in eeepc?
[21:19] <holstein> if could be anything
[21:19] <holstein> eeepc netbook
[21:19] <holstein> yeah
[21:19] <geirha> The manual for the computer will tell you
[21:19] <holstein> i mean, if you would like some help googling, i'll do that, but i need to know the modle
[21:19] <holstein> model
[21:20] <cinematic> its F12
[21:21] <cinematic> its not booting off usb on this machine either, so it has to be creation error
[21:21] <holstein> :)
[21:21] <holstein> there you go
[21:21] <holstein> i use unetbootin
[21:21] <holstein> ive used that from win and lin
[21:21] <cinematic> the mac build of that isnt very good
[21:21] <holstein> i would check the md5 sum of whatever image you downloaded as well
[21:22] <holstein> cinematic: ?
[21:22] <holstein> i would say whatever you are using is *not* very good
[21:22] <holstein> ;)
[21:22] <cinematic> I was doing it through terminal
[21:22] <holstein> cinematic: you trying to dd it over?
[21:22] <cinematic> yeah
[21:22] <holstein> you're supposed to be able to dd the new ones
[21:23] <holstein> i havent tried it yet
[21:25] <cinematic> which iso should i use?
[21:25] <cinematic> the regular 11.04?
[21:26] <holstein> cinematic: thats a matter of opinion
[21:27] <holstein> im running 10.04, the latest LTS
[21:27] <holstein> pretty sure only the 11.10 iso's are hybrid
[21:27]  * holstein looking
[21:28] <holstein> yeah... http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Ubuntu-11-10-ISOs-to-be-hybrid-CD-USB-images-1261923.html
[21:28] <holstein> you wont be able to dd any stable iso's... not 11.04, nor 10.04
[21:29] <cinematic> can i unetbootin it?
[21:29] <holstein> cinematic: i do
[21:31] <cinematic> this one? http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/natty/release/ 64bit macimage?
[21:31] <holstein> cinematic: that depends
[21:31] <cinematic> on?
[21:31] <holstein> i mean, if you are asking me what i would use? thats the 32bit 10.04 one
[21:31] <holstein> if you have a 64bit machine, you might want the 64bit version
[21:31] <holstein> and you might want 11.04
[21:32] <cinematic> i have a 64bit intel core 2 duo
[21:32] <holstein> i say, since they are live, just try them live, and see what you thinkg
[21:32] <holstein> think*
[21:33] <bodhizazen> go for 11.10 beta =)
[21:33] <holstein> yeah, at this point, i would not be afraid to run 11.10
[21:34] <holstein> you can dd the iso's to the USB stick :)
[21:34] <cinematic> the beta is the one ive been trying to use
[21:34] <holstein> cinematic: 11.10?
[21:34] <cinematic> mmhmm
[21:35] <holstein> that *should* dd
[21:35] <bodhizazen> http://releases.ubuntu.com/11.10/ubuntu-11.10-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso
[21:35] <holstein> but, you shoud try it with unetbootin
[21:35] <bodhizazen> unetbootin *usually* works, but if it does not, reformat the flash drive ant try again
[21:38] <cinematic> im using unetbootin to create it now
[21:38] <cinematic> the stick is supposed to be in FAT32 right?
[21:39] <holstein> cinematic: you wont be able to do it wrong
[21:39] <holstein> fat32 is what it should be
[21:39] <bodhizazen> for unetbootin yes, does not matter with dd
[21:43] <cinematic> i will be right back, im gonna test it
[21:53] <cinematic> Didnt work
[21:53] <cinematic> rEFIt recognized it as a linux usb though
[21:53] <cinematic> im gonna try a different image i think
[21:54] <cinematic> or could it be the way the partition table is
[21:54] <holstein> on the stick?
[21:54] <cinematic> Shouldn't it be MBR?
[21:54] <holstein> if you are not familiar with booting sticks, i would just try making one
[21:54] <holstein> amybe with a 32bit iso
[21:55] <holstein> maybe*
[21:55] <holstein> make one that boots on another machine
[21:55] <cinematic> It depends, if the parition table is GUID instead of MBR it might boot
[21:55] <holstein> then, take that one to the mac
[21:55] <holstein> you just need to run it live... you can install another 64bit version later
[21:55] <holstein> when you get more comfortable creating media
[21:56] <cinematic> http://cl.ly/9s0v
[21:57] <holstein> cinematic: i would suggest a mac channel for that
[21:57] <holstein> im not familiar with the tools in OSX
[21:57] <holstein> i usually just boot alive CD with gparted on it
[21:58] <holstein> it wont hurt for you to try all 3 though
[21:58] <holstein> mbr is probably the way i end up doing it... id have to look to conrfirm
[22:00] <cinematic> I think...im gonna try this
[22:00] <cinematic> im thinking if i can get gparted to boot, i can run it and format the bootcamp partition as ext4, then try and boot it
[22:01] <holstein> ive never used boot camp
[22:01] <holstein> i tried 10.04 on my macbook
[22:01] <holstein> it was awful
[22:01] <holstein> i wouldnt worry too much about it til you see something running live on there
[22:02] <holstein> linux/ubuntu runs great virtualized... in vitualbox for example
[22:05] <cinematic> ive been using ubuntu since 8.04, I can run it virtualized but i need physical hardware access for the OS to do what i need to do
[22:06] <cinematic> hmmm looks like windows cant read a GUID partition table
[22:07] <holstein> sure, im just giving you my user experience, and suggesting that you explore it live before wasting a lot of time
[22:07] <holstein> i needed that too
[22:08] <cinematic> The only thing i dont like about 11.04 is the unity interface, i prefer the classic desktop
[22:08] <holstein> gnome2 is still there in 11.04
[22:09] <holstein> give xubuntu a look if you like gnome2
[22:09] <holstein> i think XFCE is the most gnome2 like, and its quite nice
[23:09] <philipballew> QUESTION does this look like a good thing?
[23:09] <philipballew> http://www.ebay.com/itm/PNY-GeForce-7300-GS-DDR2-256MB-PCI-E-GRAPHIC-CARD-/130562306027?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item1e661eafeb
[23:09] <holstein> eh... i dont think its worth paying shipping, and taking the risk
[23:10] <holstein> i got a similar card for $10
[23:10] <philipballew> i need a new graphics card as my new monitor doesnt like my integrated vga port holstein
[23:11] <philipballew> but i can find one cheeper?
[23:11] <holstein> sure.. but nice new cards are not much more than that
[23:11] <holstein> 40 or 50 bucks gets you something new from the egg
[23:11] <holstein> you'll have 25 or 30 bucks in that thing
[23:12] <holstein> and my 10 dollar card is similarly spec'd
[23:12] <philipballew> hum. the desktop is like 5 years old though
[23:13] <holstein> do what you feel
[23:13] <holstein> i dont think its worth the shipping and all...
[23:13] <holstein> but its probably a nice-ish card
[23:13] <cinematic> even if a desktop is 5yrs old dropping a newer graphics card in to it, will speed it up you can snag a slightly dated Radeon card for $20-$50 depending
[23:14] <philipballew> whats the best graphics card then for ubuntu or linux in general?
[23:14] <holstein> intel ;)
[23:14] <cinematic> intel doesnt make cards
[23:14] <holstein> i like ATI's, but the one i got for 10 bucks was invidia, and i didnt look the gift horse in the mouth
[23:14] <cinematic> only embedded graphics chips
[23:15] <holstein> i dont mean to split hairs... intel chips are usually well supported
[23:16] <philipballew> true, this laptop is intel and really nice
[23:16] <cinematic> philipballew: does the desktop have PCI or PCI-E 1.x or PCI-E 2.x
[23:17] <philipballew> PCI-E GRAPHIC CARD is what im looking for
[23:18] <philipballew> holstein, http://imagebin.org/171055
[23:18] <philipballew> see it would work but I aggree now that you say it, it might not be worth the risk
[23:19] <holstein> well, if it were 10 bucks and local, id say go for it
[23:19] <holstein> but, for approaching 30?, you can get something new
[23:20] <philipballew> maybe I can continue to look
[23:20] <philipballew> college students get free amazon shipping
[23:21] <holstein> i mean... unless you really want that model for some reason
[23:21] <holstein> then, go for it
[23:21] <philipballew> nope. i just wan something too work
[23:21] <cinematic> that top slot looks like an AGP slot
[23:21] <cinematic> is it?
[23:21] <holstein> anyways... i gotta run for a bit... BBL
[23:22] <cinematic> wait no nvm 3 pin banks
[23:23] <cinematic> philipballew: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=1558&name=PCI%20Express%20Video%20Cards
[23:23] <cinematic> theres a decent list for you
[23:23] <cinematic> the top card for $35 is a great deal
[23:24] <philipballew> is this bad http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-PCI-Express-Graphics-Warranty-512-P3-1300-LR/dp/B004BQKQ8A/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1315178567&sr=1-1
[23:24] <cinematic> thats a pretty crappy card
[23:24] <cinematic> here http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6681269&CatId=1558
[23:24] <cinematic> that will fit your needs and its a pretty decent card, especially for $35
[23:24] <philipballew> http://www.amazon.com/ATI-Graphics-109-A62831-00-Connection-Supported/dp/B005EGRFA8/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1315178663&sr=1-2
[23:25] <philipballew> never herd of sparkle
[23:25] <cinematic> nah go with the card i linked you to. its got 1GB of GDDR3
[23:25] <philipballew> ive never herd of it?
[23:25] <cinematic> and its rated 4.8/5
[23:26] <cinematic> Sparkle just makes the card, the chipset on it is nVidia
[23:26] <cinematic> its got a nVidia 8400GS 1GB DDR3 chipset in it
[23:26] <philipballew> i have nivida now and its kinda pissing me off. but thats intragrated
[23:26] <cinematic> yeah integrated chips from nvidia usually suck
[23:27] <cinematic> Thats why the majority of manufacturers use intel HD chips for embedded graphics
[23:27] <philipballew> my laptop is intel. its amazing
[23:27] <cinematic> im actually on a mac right now with the mobile version of the card i linked you to
[23:28] <cinematic> and i can edit real time 1080p HD with no drop frames
[23:28] <cinematic> its a pretty decent card
[23:29] <philipballew> i'll look for this on amazon and see if its there
[23:30] <philipballew> i get free shipping on there