[01:04] <brecar921> how do I get to hardware drivers in 11.10?
[01:06] <jalcine> brecar921: what kind of drivers?
[01:06] <jalcine> !jockey
[01:06] <ubot2`> Factoid 'jockey' not found
[01:06] <brecar921> wireless adapter
[01:06] <jalcine> I meant to say, drivers for what kind of hardware?
[01:07] <brecar921> for a netgear wireless adapter
[01:09] <jalcine> Hmm, you know the device name? Like rt3920?
[01:13] <brecar921> On this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNR0Wvg1k5I  the guy shows how to set up a NetGear wireless adapter using a driver by Broadcom ( bcmwl-kernel-source) which I have installed but it does not self-activate like it does for the guy in the video.  he started to go to preferences > hardware drivers when it looked like it was not going to work.  Since mine is not working I want to try that but it looks like he is
[01:13] <brecar921> the device name is WNA3100
[01:16] <brecar921> still here
[01:30] <brecar921> jalcine: any ideas?
[01:31] <jalcine> No, I'm sorry, I was actually checking if there were sources for your drivers, but I'm not sure if there is.
[01:32] <brecar921> according to the guy in the video, the broadcom drivers work just fine.
[01:32] <brecar921> how do I get to hardware drivers in 11.10?
[01:34] <jalcine> Jockey should install drivers for you.
[01:34] <jalcine> BUT there is a solution.
[01:34] <jalcine> Do you have drivers for the application for Windows?
[01:34] <jalcine> !ndiswrapper
[01:34] <ubot2`> Wireless documentation, including how-to guides and troubleshooting information, can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs
[01:34] <jalcine> !info ndiswrapper
[01:34]  * jalcine thinks that's the package name.
[01:34] <jalcine> Yes, I think that link would have it.
[01:35] <brecar921> yes, i have the cd
[01:35] <jalcine> But you can use drivers for Windows designed for wireless drivers using NDIS.
[01:36] <brecar921> i read on some sites that often times that performs poorly.  i would rather try it the way the guy did it in the video
[01:36] <brecar921> in the video the guy went to preferences > hardware drivers.....why can I just do that in 11.10??
[01:39] <jalcine> I'm not sure, and NDIS hasn't failed me when I needed drivers.
[01:39] <jalcine> The only deficit might be that it runs the device as generically as possible, so eccentric/special features of the device might not be available.
[01:40] <jalcine> It's an option known to work and is supported.
[01:40] <brecar921> I do not need any of the eccentric features
[01:40] <jalcine> Chances are that that guy in the video is running an older version of Ubuntu.
[01:40] <brecar921> yea, that is what i said at the very beginning...
[01:40] <jalcine> (couldn't view it b/c his 'net connection is like 80Kb/s)
[01:40] <brecar921> oh, sorry
[01:41] <brecar921> hmmm
[01:41] <brecar921> how do i get to ndis?
[01:41] <jalcine> Install ndisgtk on your system.
[01:42] <jalcine> The application should become visible after installing within Dash.
[01:42] <brecar921> OK,  i will try it out
[01:42] <brecar921> new question
[01:42] <brecar921> somehow i set my keyboard up so that the single and double quote marks do not work properly
[01:42]  * jalcine readies himself :)
[01:43] <brecar921> how can I reset?
[01:43] <brecar921> :)
[01:43] <jalcine> Hm, that's out of my domain of knowledge. :$
[01:43] <jalcine> Sounds like a Keyboard Layout issue, though.
[01:45] <brecar921> allright, i will work on that later
[01:45] <brecar921> new question
[01:45] <brecar921> ready?
[01:46] <jalcine> Heh, keep them coming
[01:48] <brecar921> i tried to enable the firewall and it would not accept the rule that i set up; now, any new web connection I try to establish does not work.  I went back and disabled the firewall - at least it that is what it looked like I did....the streaming music I have going and this chat does not work, but any new connections still do not work.  how to fix?
[01:50] <brecar921> sorry, meant to say:  the streaming music I have going and this chat DOES work
[01:52] <jalcine> Hmm, when it comes to firewalls, iptables and that jazz, you can def. count me out.
[01:52] <jalcine> But if you know the ports and are familiar with ufw, then I think gufw would be decent for you.
[01:52] <jalcine> !gufw
[01:52] <ubot2`> Factoid 'gufw' not found
[01:53] <jalcine> ಠ_ಠ
[01:53] <jalcine> !ufw
[01:53] <ubot2`> Ubuntu, like any other Linux distribution, has firewall capabilities built-in. The firewall is managed using the 'ufw' command - see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW | An alternative to ufw is the 'iptables' command - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IptablesHowTo | GUI frontends such as Gufw (GNOME) and Guarddog (KDE from Lucid onwards) also exist.
[02:28] <brecar921> fixed the keyboard AND the firewall...
[02:31] <jalcine> brecar921: Good job!
[02:36] <brecar921> OK, now I am trying to install the netgear wireless driver from the CD using ndisgtk
[02:38] <brecar921> i clicked on install new driver, the browse window comes up, the CD for WNA3100 (the wireless device) shows along with other options; I select the WNA3100 then it shows multiple files and folders on the CD.  Do I just select the one ending in .inf (autorun) or .ini (setup) ?
[02:39] <jalcine> .ini
[02:39] <brecar921> I got: "not a valid driver .inf file"
[02:42] <jalcine> then I'm guessing the .inf :P
[02:44] <brecar921> OK, then it tells me 'driver is already installed'   is there a way to verify?
[02:45] <jalcine> Is the device plugged in?
[02:45] <jalcine> And I believe that if you check the output of either "ifconfig" or "iwconfig" (the latter specifically tailored for wireless devices), you should see a device with its driver name
[02:47] <brecar921> i closed out of the the 'windows wireless drivers' and opened it back up again and it says 'autorun invalid driver'
[03:11] <brecar921> jalcine- are you there?
[03:23] <fraodir> Hello there?!
[04:41] <dstar> Hi all
[04:41] <dstar> I am kinda new to linux
[04:44] <dstar> I am running lxde is there a way to keep monitor settings
[04:45] <holstein> keep?.. i use arandr
[04:45] <dstar> I keep having a problem with apps opening with small front
[05:04] <rakesh> hii anyone there
[05:06] <rakesh> hii
[05:15] <dstar> what is the best light weight browser with flash support for linux
[05:18] <jalcine> dstar: Flash support typically is independent of the browser so even if the client's light, the plug-in could slow it down.
[05:18] <dstar> thanks jalcine
[05:18] <jalcine> That said, I'd point you in the direction of Firefox or Chromium
[05:19] <dstar> I have chromium installed
[05:19]  * jalcine remembers.
[05:19] <jalcine> You might need the PPAPI plug-in or use Canonical's imported plugin.
[05:19] <jalcine> Have to install "flashplugin-installer"
[05:20] <dstar> it has flash on this browser
[05:20] <dstar> wanted to test an other browser with flash
[05:22] <dstar> I am running a very low end system and video sticks with chromium
[05:22] <dstar> but audio is perfect
[05:23] <jalcine> Hmm.
[05:23] <dstar> please remember I am a noob at linux
[05:23] <jalcine> Personally, I haven't experimented that far.
[05:23] <jalcine> But installing and toying with apps isn't difficult :)
[05:23] <jalcine> Try Firefox or Midori (a Gnome based web browser)
[05:24] <dstar> do u know the terminal name for firefox?
[05:25] <dstar> command?
[05:26] <jalcine> It's just "firefox" :)
[05:26] <jalcine> If you have it installed, it'd run
[05:26] <jalcine> Otherwise a quick and easy "sudo apt-get install firefox" would get it.
[05:39] <philipballew> dstar, chrome is good?
[05:39] <philipballew> nice...
[17:15] <Fanshawe> Guys: PiTiVi (the video editing software) has no codecs. I can't import anything to it, and upon a search for packages that have the codecs, nothing appears.
[17:15] <Fanshawe> What's going on?
[17:21] <nothingspecial> Hi Fanshawe
[17:21] <nothingspecial> did you install ubuntu-restricted-extras
[17:21] <Fanshawe> Ah, hey nothingspecial.
[17:22] <nothingspecial> that package has most of the codecs for everything
[17:24] <Fanshawe> I'll take a look, thank you
[23:53] <infest> would anyone here know why the sudo dd command is not found when i try to install ubuntu on a usb stick for my macbook?
[23:54] <infest> i am using terminal from my external drive with the install disk on it
[23:54] <infest> would it be because i'm not using os x that that command does not exist?
[23:59] <infest> i am using snow leopard install disk if that's petinent
[23:59] <infest> pertinent*