[05:59] Hello? any1? [05:59] ricardo : Whats the problem ? [06:02] hi atharva [06:02] the problem is> [06:02] i am trying to install my intel graphics drive [06:02] r [06:03] but i have read several sites but since i am a beginner not very able to compile or do all that stuffs that are required [06:03] i dont even know how to compile or so :( [06:04] go to -> System -> Administration -> Additional Drivers [06:04] let me check [06:05] done [06:05] and it lists only 1 driver (my Wireless card) [06:06] so far i have followed this> [06:06] Have you enabled it ? [06:06] yeap it is enabled [06:07] but that one iw working fine, what i am trying to get is the intel graphics one [06:07] not the wireless [06:07] http://intellinuxgraphics.org/build.html [06:07] that is what i have tried to follow [06:08] when i try to do my ./autogen.sh for my card it says: dri2proto required. [06:08] Tell me one thing what do you want on graphics.... [06:08] i need to get my HDMI port working fine, i cannot get the audio tru hdmi or the appropiate screen resolution once connected to my TV [06:10] the driver description says i required the driver installed for hdmi audio/video working properly, but apparently i need tocompile since i cannot fine an specific package for ubuntu :( [06:12] and also i want to know if installing the driver i can get HD playback to work properlysince i get laggy playback only :( [06:13] (in win7 it works fine. but in ubuntu not working fine :( [06:13] Actually I have never tried this before... [06:13] sry cant help .... [06:14] dont worry man [07:13] May I ask for some help setting up ubuntu as an http/ftp server? [07:15] txadm, you can ask that at #ubuntu more people on there. :D [07:15] Ah, as I asked on here someone replied on #ubuntu, thank you so much! :) === Puck` is now known as Akos [10:50] Can anybody help me? i have just installed the latest Ubuntu and want to use my adaptec aha 2940 scsi card. How do I do this? [10:57] henry_: hi, is that an old 50 pin scsi ? [10:59] Yes . Not sure of the date but adaptec do provide Vista drivers. I am trying to use my Epson gt30000 scanner which is vital to me and I would prefer not to have to use windows in a virtual machine. [11:01] yes i see, i think there is a few issues with it but a modprobe shoulod yield some results, wait one sec just having a quick look around [11:02] Oh by the way .... thanks for being here! [11:03] no problem ;-) [11:04] i am pretty sure you will need to custom build your kernel with that module see here http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man4/ahc.4.html [11:04] it is for old version of ubunut but i think the aicxxx is being replaced [11:05] sorry but dont think i can be of much more help than that, someone with direct experience of that card i thinkn would need to chime in, have you posted on the forum ? [11:09] henry_, Someone here: http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=332 may be able to give specific instructions for that card. It'll take longer, but you'll get more exposure, over time. [11:11] Thanks for the link. Had a look and that is all way beyond my abilities! [11:11] best bet it is to post in the forum with link above ^ and see if anyone else has experience with that card [11:11] best of luck [11:12] henry_, You could do a search for that card; in lieu of that, just start a new thread. [11:13] Thanks both I will wander over to the forum and see what can be done. All a shame as I am desperate to become Microsoft free and it is things like this that stop me! [11:14] henry_, It can be frustrating at times, but if you patiently persevere, you'll be rewarded, I'm sure. :-) [11:17] even if you used MS in a virtual machine, it still needs to be seen in your Host to be virtualised in the guest [11:21] Oh blow! another good Idea squashed [11:24] may a i suggest a scsi to USB adapter instead http://www.ratocsystems.com/english/products/U2SCX.html [11:24] any need to use your SCSI card per se, its only for the scanner right ? [11:31] Yes just for the scanner. Been thinking about an adapter they seem expensive at about £60 second hand on ebay especially when I have a card sitting in the machine. Do these adapters all work OK with Ubuntu? [11:40] just looking around for a cheaper model [11:40] seems cheap in the USA, discontinued alot over here in the UK [11:42] yeah if you cant help in the forum then a adapter might be your only option im afraid [11:42] *get help [12:01] I think I will watch this thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1812231&highlight=adaptec+2940)....seems I am not the only one. The other thing about the adapters is they appear to be slow at 480 Mbi v 1280 Mbit for the scsi [12:07] best of luck ;-) [12:07] sorry couldnt be of more help on that one [13:01] Hey, anyone know of a way that I can automatically bring a particular nautilus window to the front? [13:01] Sometimes I have so many windows open that I suddenly want to get back to my nautilus window that's set up how I like it [13:02] Can't find a keyboard shortcut for it [13:07] hm [13:07] hever mind [13:07] I found something [13:11] particular window? [14:15] hello, can i get information about "usable" programs here? [14:17] i look for a calendar program, that can use google-calendar (online, not downloaded ics) AND that is able to print in different ways. (e.g. filofax pages) [14:18] vohe: i have often wished google would just do that :/ [14:20] holstein: I wish that too. Google could do that, but only in english locals i need that in german! and... [14:21] under windows i found "sunbird" that can do some "extra" print formats. There i have to use the add on fgprinters. [14:21] i cant imagine sunbird *not* supporting Gcal [14:21] http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird/ [14:21] but sunbird is out of development and fgprinters only work with old versions... [14:21] oh... hehe :) [14:21] so... what? [14:22] you already tried it... [14:22] is there any program under ubuntu that can print more than a "month" preview of the calendar files? [14:23] is lightning dead? http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/ ? [14:23] i tried, evolution, thunderbird... [14:23] vohe: i mean, its linux, and its all open, so all of them do whatever you want to make them do... in theory [14:23] holstein: yes, in case of print lists - it is dead! [14:23] as for in practice, we would just have to try them, and see [14:57] Hello [14:58] Is anyone here? [14:58] sure [14:58] we're all here :) [14:58] J4r3d: if you would, take a moment and review the /topic [14:59] just type /topic in whenever you join an official support channel [14:59] some of them are more strict than others [14:59] Ah ok. Thank you I was just about to ask how to do that. :) [14:59] depending on the chat client you are using, you can sometimes see it easier than other times [15:00] i forget what that freenode webchat looks like... [15:01] I am getting an error. Insufficient arguments for command. I apologize this is my first venture into any sort of chat. [15:02] J4r3d: no worries [15:02] how did you get here? [15:02] is there a webpage? [15:02] or just searching through freenode? [15:03] Yes. I was looking for support on Ubuntu and was directed to this channel. I tried the ubuntu-beginners-team channel but no one was answering. [15:03] J4r3d: but, are you in the web browser? [15:03] at http://webchat.freenode.net/ ?? [15:04] Yes. I clicked the link for the channel and thus I ended up here [15:05] J4r3d: thats actually good to know [15:05] you dont get the topic that way in the webchat... [15:05] * holstein_test is testing [15:06] Ah. I was also looking at downloading xchat to use as my client however I was having trouble figuring out how to download and install it with Ubuntu. [15:06] xchat is nice [15:06] J4r3d: you can do that in many ways [15:06] i would suggest trying the software center if you have that [15:07] Oh! I forgot about that. Brb. And thank you. :) [15:07] sure [15:08] yes xchat is in software centre or with sudo apt-get install xchat from terminal [15:09] Downloading now. Pardon the silly question but what is sudo? [15:09] see here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo [15:10] !sudo | J4r3d [15:10] J4r3d: sudo is a command to run command-line programs with superuser privileges ("root") (also see !cli). Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo for more information. For graphical applications see !gksu (GNOME, Xfce), or !kdesudo (KDE). If you're unable to execute commands with sudo see: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/fixsudo [15:10] it is for temporary elevating to admin privelege and is preferred method in ubuntu as the root account is disabled by default [15:12] Ok. Im not sure I understand but I just finished the download of xchat so Im going to boot that up and be back in just a sec. [15:13] basically when you want to do something of an admin anture to your system you tell it you have the privelege to do to by prefixing the command with sudo [15:13] it will then ask for your password to confirm you really do and checks your account has sudo privelege [15:13] then carries it out [15:13] J4r3d will be back from xchat soon :) [15:13] *admin nature [15:15] welcome back j43rd [15:16] j4r3d even ;-) [15:16] Thank you :) [15:17] Now I understand how the /topic command works. What did you mean by the root account being disabled by default? Perhaps I should do a bit more reading to understand the technical details beforehand? [15:18] j4r3d: its not working in the webchat though [15:18] /topic [15:18] which is good to know... i usually suggest that, and i didnt know it didnt work the same there [15:20] Ah ok. I put in the command and read up on it. Thank you :). [15:21] root is the superuser in linux, in Ubuntu it is disabled and it is preferred to carry out superuser tasks using sudo [15:22] which is like being root for a short period without logging in as root and without putting your system in too much danger of messing it up as root [15:22] Ah ok. That makes sense. Thanks [15:22] read the link posted earlier at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo [15:25] j4r3d, Two of my favorite links for learning about ubuntu are: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/index.php And: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=510812 Enjoy! :-) [15:26] so, apparently, /topic just doenst work from the webchat... the topic is at the top of the page all the time though [15:26] I peered at it. Its open on my browser for me to look at later. :) I did have a question though. I decided I wanted to try out Ubuntu before completely getting rid of Windows. So I downloaded and installed it with the Wubi installer. Now that Ive play with it a little bit, Id like to use it to completely replace Windows but Im not sure how to go about that. Do I uninstall Ubuntu first and then reinstall with the task of eradicating Windows while i r [15:26] einstall? Or is there a way to get rid of Windows and simply boot from Ubuntu? [15:27] Thanks Sidewinder1 :) Ill be sure to take a look at those. [15:27] j4r3d, Please see my links above, especially the psychocats one. [15:28] you can to whatever really... no reason to keep that wubi install in place though [15:28] j4r3d: are you going to wipe windows? [15:28] I plan on it yes. [15:28] if you want to dual boot, i would unistall wubi, then install ubuntu [15:28] if you are going to wipe the drive, do whatever you want [15:29] nothing about that wubi will prevent that install from happening [15:30] Hmmm. Ok. [15:30] j4r3d, You might want to install and dual boot for a while until you're completely comfortable with ubuntu. You can always remove Win at a later date. [15:30] yeah, and the only reason i say remove the wubi first is just to clear up the hard drive space, and simplify the process a bit [15:30] you dont *have* to do that first [15:31] if i were you, i would use the wubi for a few more weeks, then install 11.10 :) [15:31] j4r3d, One important thing if you need to shrink an NTFS/fat32 partition; make sure to defragment it at least twice prior to shrinking. [15:35] I think thats actually good advise. I just started using Ubuntu and I think I may have gotten ahead of myself. I will work on becomimg familiar with it before I kill Windows. [15:36] j4r3d: also, break that wubi :) [15:36] before installing, do some things in there [15:36] since you are going to wipe the drive anyways... its better to learn on it [15:37] * Sidewinder1 Is not a big fan of WUBI; but I guess it serves it's purpose of allowing win. folks to try ubuntu, within the win os. [15:37] yeah... it helped me transition [15:39] I never used it (wubi), went straight to dual-boot. But I've seen many questions in #u where wubi is the problem. I think the mistake is that folks try to use it on a long term basis. [15:40] yup.. it was breaking my LAN on that machine somehow... i forget now [15:45] I think Ill use Wubi for a couple weeks and then setup a dual boot for windows. [15:47] Sounds like a plan. :D === raju1 is now known as genupulas [17:35] Hi [17:36] Good Afternoon. [17:37] I need some help for packaging, i'm sorry if my question hav not place here [17:38] I search the minimal option in makefile [17:39] Are you familiar with this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingSoftware?highlight=%28%28CompilingEasyHowTo%29%29 [17:40] No i read that and if i've any question i ask you. Thank you very much [17:41] spartan-11510, I ask only because I'm not real familiar with compiling software. Also if compiling is your goal, you might be better off asking in #ubuntu, rather than a beginners channel. [17:42] Hope it helped. :-) [17:42] Ok thank you very much ;) [17:42] You're welcome. [18:29] How do I change system language (menus and the like) to Danish? [18:32] tdn, your on which release, in Natty look at language support I believe. [18:36] urlin2u, lucid [18:36] urlin2u, LTS [18:36] urlin2u, I would really like to do it from command line if possible. And for all users. [18:38] I haven't used lucid in a long time, and am not really sure to be honest, the #ubuntu channel is a bit busier you might try there as well [18:39] Ok === yofel_ is now known as yofel === MichealH is now known as PythonCat === PythonCat is now known as MichealH