/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2012/03/17/#ubuntu-za.txt

nuvolari++ on that dLimit 05:23
nuvolarinlsthzn: are you lost? :P06:02
not_foundnuvolari, seems that way06:03
superflymorning folks06:56
magespawnmorning all07:27
Kiloshi magespawn 07:30
magespawnhow is the Saturday?07:30
Kilosits like a day after friday07:31
dLimitGreetings all07:33
dLimitKilos, magespawn hi07:33
Kiloshi dLimit 07:33
magespawnhi dLimit07:33
dLimitHOw are you all doing?07:34
magespawnlistening to TED talks07:34
Kilosok ty trying to help ian fix his kubuntu07:35
Kilosboots to initramfs prompt07:35
magespawnwhat's wrong with it?07:35
Kiloshe did an upgrade and i think it crashed halfway07:36
Kilosnow wont boot from cd even07:36
magespawnokay will check the net. what has been tried so far?07:36
Kilosand i need to have him boot from cd to fix grub07:37
magespawnstill getting the prompt?07:37
dLimitI'm out.. me and mah band's gonna record today.. cheers07:37
Kiloscheers dLimit 07:37
magespawncheers07:37
Kiloshe is trying to reboot now but its taking forever07:37
magespawndoes he dual boot with windows?07:38
Kilosyes win707:38
magespawnit might be the windows causing it07:39
Kilosnow he is in the grub prompt07:40
magespawnfound this www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/ubuntu-booting-to-initramfs-prompt07:41
magespawnbrb07:41
magespawnright back just had to restart the tablet07:53
Kilosnp07:53
Kiloshe is in grub>07:53
Kilosi cant find commands to use there to restore grub07:53
magespawndo you know what grub he was using?07:57
Kilosthe one in kubuntu 11.0407:58
Kilosmust be grub2 i think07:58
Kilosunless they gone to 307:58
magespawnthink so07:59
magespawnwww.terabyteunlimited.com/kb/article.PHP?id=40808:01
Kiloshe has to go out on a call now sorry magespawn 08:03
magespawnno worries08:03
EamesKilos this is a paste of the artice http://slexy.org/view/s2qYpWbAbW08:04
magespawnthat was me just from the laptop08:05
Kilosty greg that is you hey08:05
magespawnyup08:05
magespawneasier to search with a full keyboard08:06
Kiloscool ty i will get it and see if it can help when he gets back08:06
Kiloshehe helpful guy this Eames but doesnt say cheers08:07
magespawnlol08:07
Kiloshehe08:07
Kilosthat looks good from line2008:10
Kiloshopefully that will work. we will see when he gets back08:10
magespawncan he reinstall or is that not an option?08:11
Kilosit refuse to boot from cd08:12
Kilosbut if these grub. commands dont work i will get him to plug drive into the pc we fixed yesterday and run boot-repair08:13
Kilosaw mrs_fly never goes off08:13
Kilosmrs_fly, wb08:13
Kiloshi superfly 08:14
magespawnthat might just be a bios setting or damaged cd. I had pc refuse to boot from cd but boot fine from a live USB08:14
Kilosthen something corrupted the bios. he has checked it is set to boot from cd. thats how he installed kubntu and win708:15
Kilosbut these grub prompt commands sound promising08:15
Kilosi been looking for them for ages back when i had similar probs. ty magespawn 08:18
magespawnno worries08:18
magespawnI also tend to save links I find to my evernote account08:18
Kilosim saving that whole paste to a file i will add here and on usb drive08:19
Kiloslo MPD 08:19
Kilosbi08:21
magespawneven quicker than that Eames character08:23
magespawnKilos I can share the evermore with if you want08:23
magespawnevernote08:23
Kiloswhat is it?08:24
magespawnwebclipper to clip info articles,links etc to share accross devices and people08:24
Kilosoh then you just go there and look for links etc08:25
Kiloslike a folder somewhere08:25
magespawnyup something like that08:26
Kilosthat would be nice ty 08:26
Kilosits a light page hey08:27
magespawnnot actually sure08:28
Kilosthis is so frustrating. we used this same pc of ians to fix his work drive yesterday and now this one crashes08:28
Kilosand he cant sit still till we got it fixed because of call outs all the time08:29
Kiloshi plustwo 08:29
Kilosmagespawn, is it just text?08:29
Kilosno pics or videos08:30
magespawnit links to the evernote account and website so might be quite heavy08:31
Kiloswhen i get a pile of data i will look at it08:32
magespawnlink is https://www.evernote.com/pub/magespawn/weblinks08:33
psydroidhello magespawn08:34
magespawnhi psydroid08:34
Kilosty magespawn hi psydroid 08:36
psydroidhi Kilos08:37
Kilosmy poor desktop is fulla pages of how to's and books and other stuff08:39
Kilosgrrr08:39
Kiloswhen i put them somewhere else it takes ages to find the right one when i need it08:40
* Kilos needs a secretary08:40
Kiloscould enjoy saying do this , do that08:41
magespawnyou usually have to pay them too08:42
* Kilos pays in kind08:42
Kiloswill smile every morning08:43
magespawnhah08:43
magespawnif you get that right let me know we could make a lot of money with that secret08:44
Kiloslol08:44
magespawnbrb got to switch to the pc tablet is dying08:47
magespawnright here we are then08:49
Kiloslol08:53
Kilosgc_, coffee on'08:59
gc_Kilos: Sorry...08:59
Kilosgc_, coffee on08:59
* gc_ puts the kettle on08:59
gc_Coffee's ready for Kilos!09:03
Kilosgc_, ty09:03
gc_Enjoy Kilos Just dont make a habit of it ok?09:03
magespawnthat was wierd09:20
Kilos-what09:26
Kilos-weird09:26
=== Kilos- is now known as Kilos
Kilosslumming on xubuntu09:55
Kilossigh09:55
magespawnyou coming and going like that09:58
magespawnjust booted a machine from a flash drive running lubuntu09:59
psydroidare you on xubuntu now, Kilos?10:11
Kiloson my 6g drive yes psydroid but its not lekker like gnome10:12
Kilosmagespawn, how big is the lubuntu iso10:13
plustwohi oom Kilos10:13
magespawnlet me check10:13
Kilosand i cant get xchat to beep even though alerts show it should10:14
magespawn658mb for 11.10 version10:16
Kilosmagespawn, link please will get ian to get it for me10:17
Kiloshe has just installed 11.10 kubuntu on his work pc i think10:17
psydroidyeah, I guess it is not getting tested as much as ubuntu10:17
Kiloshad a look at installing ubuntu-desktop here. whew 148m10:18
Kilosso ill look at the rat10:18
psydroidI have run into problems with 11.10 that aren't present in 12.04 development10:18
Kilosbut its faster than ubuntu so far10:19
magespawn_windowhttp://cdimages.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/11.10/release/lubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386.iso10:19
Kilosty magespawn 10:19
Kiloscant find how to make a file either. like right click new file goodie10:20
Kilosonly makes folders grr10:20
psydroidin the XFCE file manager?10:20
Kiloslol sec i see if i can find that10:21
Kilosah clever lad ty psydroid 10:22
Kilostook a while to find file manager10:23
psydroidyw Kilos10:23
Kilos-grrr and it hangs quite often10:28
Kilos-and one cant drag files to another place on the desktop10:30
magespawni am out of here see you all later10:48
Kilostoods magespawn 10:48
Kiloshi Fantastic_Dan 11:04
Fantastic_Danhi Kilos11:05
not_foundhttp://linux-studies.za.net/ down or is it just me?!11:30
=== not_found is now known as nlsthzn
nlsthznnever mind... was just slow11:31
zerefhi guys12:27
zerefanubody here use ncmpcpp12:27
Kerbero[home]is mirror.ac.za down?12:32
tumbleweedMaaz: is mirror.ac.za down?12:44
Maaztumbleweed: Yes, http://mirror.ac.za/ is down (Server is not responding)12:44
Kerbero[home]phone tenet12:44
Kerbero[home]Symmetria: are you here?12:45
tumbleweedKerbero[home]: they know about it12:45
Kerbero[home]o ok12:45
Kerbero[home]they should start to email that info to rennews too12:45
Kiloshi conrad_ 14:49
superflyhi Kilos15:50
Kiloshi superfly 15:50
apiekilos superfly :-)15:54
Kilosmy apie gaan dit goed15:55
superflyhi apie15:55
superflyapie: lewe jy nog? :-P15:56
Kilosmonthly meet monday night hey15:56
apieja ons lewe maar nog :-)15:57
apiehoe ganit met almal?15:57
Kilosons lewe ook dankie15:58
superflybusy, and tired, but good16:00
apietired is an understatement16:03
apiecold and rainy here16:20
Kilosgoldish here but rain16:25
Kilosbe good guys i go play with xubuntu some more16:56
Kilosyo kbmonkey 18:42
Kiloswhen in maverick i can do18:43
Kilossudo chown -R miles:miles /media/storage/ and all unlocked but not from xubuntu 11.0418:44
KilosIdeas welcome18:44
KilosMaaz, coffee on18:44
* Maaz flips the salt-timer18:44
MaazCoffee's ready for Kilos!18:48
KilosMaaz, danke18:48
MaazBitteschön18:48
Kiloskbmonkey, dont forget to organise with maia re ordering 12.04 cds hey18:50
Kilosnight all. see ya morrow19:43
Kilossleep tight19:43
KilosMaaz, night19:43
MaazKilos: Bye19:43
kbmonkeyah, irssi url grabber. sweet20:26

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