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meerkatsriddlebox, on my very very slow craptop it takes like 3 minutes to load the whole thing, plus to load FF it will need another full minute00:00
riddleboxI run debian on my asterisk/zoneminder server and it just works00:00
riddleboxmeerkats, thats horrible00:00
meerkatsin ubuntu's defense ill state that I have a LOT of apps00:00
riddleboxit takes less than a second to load firefox in ANYTHING else00:00
meerkatsand a LOT of resource intensive programms that I want to keep00:01
meerkatsplus, Im getting broken pipe messages00:01
meerkatsand graphical errors00:01
meerkatsand sometimes the machine may just freeze for 7 minutes00:02
riddleboxouch00:02
magerquarkriddlebox, try xubuntu, i love it+00:02
meerkatsif there is a netsplit it may be due to the erasing of gnome in course...00:03
meerkatswrong word: If for any reason I stop being here...00:03
riddleboxI like gnome3 but if you are doing more than a couple things at once its not fun00:04
meerkatsi remember when I could browse, play a fligh simulator and download torrents at the same time00:04
meerkatsdont know what went wrong...00:04
meerkatswhats ubuntu's gnome version?00:05
meerkats11.1000:05
riddleboxgnome300:06
meerkatsim going for the default xfce installation http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purexfce00:07
meerkatscan I install .deb or do I have to look for .gtk+?00:20
GridCube?00:21
GridCube.gtk+¡00:21
GridCube?00:21
GridCubenever heard of that00:21
meerkatsmistake00:24
meerkatsgtk00:24
meerkats?00:24
GridCubeno idea00:59
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k_szeI think I need to completely nuke anything Samba-related in my Xubuntu box and start over.03:44
k_szeIt really isn't working right.03:45
GridCubek_sze, have you installed gvfs-backends?03:49
GridCube!info gvfs-backends03:49
ubottugvfs-backends (source: gvfs): userspace virtual filesystem - backends. In component main, is optional. Version 1.10.0-0ubuntu1 (oneiric), package size 343 kB, installed size 1168 kB03:49
twotenanyone awake?04:34
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Sysistupid flash.. youtube has gone blue, I'll try html505:29
Sysiinstant win05:30
bazhangdisable hw accelaration in flash fullscreen fixes that05:45
Sysisettings dialog froze05:47
eltigrehey, I need help with sound recording.... in standard ubuntu I can adjust the sound level of my usb microphone....08:34
eltigrebut in xfce I have not found a way to do that yet....08:34
eltigreany idea?08:34
eltigrecurrently it's muted ;-)08:34
Sysitry pavucontrol08:35
eltigrenormally I'd adjust the pulse audio mixer levels...08:35
eltigrethanks08:36
eltigreworks now...08:38
eltigregoogle wasn't really helpful with that... usually you'd find that with a few queries...08:38
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cejnHello, I'm receiving a ridiculous connection speed when I switched wireless network. Setting DNS-servers doesn't seem to help, neither does disabling IPsv609:09
cejnIwconfig: IEEE 802.11abgn  ESSID:"Hamjai"09:09
cejn          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.462 GHz  Access Point: 00:22:B0:81:09:8A09:09
cejn          Bit Rate=130 Mb/s   Tx-Power=15 dBm09:09
cejn          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off09:09
cejn          Power Management:off09:09
cejn          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-32 dBm09:09
cejn          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:009:09
cejn          Tx excessive retries:1506  Invalid misc:123   Missed beacon:009:09
cejnAnyone recognise this and know how to go about fixing connection speed?09:10
cejnI'm using Chromium.09:10
colo-workhi there10:21
colo-workwill Xubuntu 12.04 also be supported "long-term", like Kubuntu will be?10:21
Sysifor three years IIRC10:28
cejnHow do I fix my extremely slow wireless connection? I know it's my computer10:50
Sysiwhat wifi chip and what xubuntu version?10:51
cejn RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet (Realtek)10:57
cejnXubuntu 11.1010:57
cejnOneiic Ocelot10:57
cejniric10:58
cejnAll programs using wifi are slow. When I was at home it worked perfectly but now I10:58
Sysithat's wired chip10:58
cejnoh10:59
cejnsec10:59
cejndescription: Wireless interface10:59
cejn       product: PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection10:59
cejn       vendor: Intel Corporation10:59
cejn       physical id: 010:59
cejn       bus info: pci@0000:06:00.010:59
cejn       logical name: wlan010:59
Sysiare you far from AP, what encryption at home&now, lots of other users, tin foil in front of AP?10:59
cejn       version: 6111:00
Sysiplease use paste.ubuntu.com for pastes over four lines11:00
cejnWPA/WPA2, same at home. Internet running slow only for me, perfect on other devices11:01
cejnOk11:01
cejnsorry!11:01
cejnI can't reach pastebin anyhow :P11:02
cejnChromium can't connect, Xchat still working though..11:03
Sysihmm, apparently kernel in 11.10 has bug conserning that chip, you could try installing newer one from kernel-team PPA11:03
cejnhow do I do that the easiest way?11:04
Sysihrm, that ppa has vanished, I need to find replacong one11:06
Sysiadd "deb http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline" and (in new line) "deb-src http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline" to /etc/apt/sources.list11:08
Sysiupdate package lists and search for kernel newer than your current one11:10
cejnwhat program do I use for editing the source list..? can't save..11:18
cejncp into it wont work aswell11:18
cejnas you may notice I'm fairly new to Ubuntu11:19
Sysicejn: use "gksudo leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list"11:25
cejnsays the source I put in the row can't be read11:32
cejnlet me check one  time more if it11:32
cejn's all correct11:32
cejnrebooting11:35
kvarleyIs there an ARM port of XUbuntu?12:03
forestpiskiehi - been meddling with nvidia and 2 screens - somehow I just moved the panel from one screen to the other - but it won't let me move it back - any ideas how to do that please12:56
forestpiskieor even have it show on both screens12:57
Sysiunlock in preferences and drag12:57
forestpiskieyea - that was how I moved it in the first place - but it won't let me move it back - comes to edge of screen and stops12:58
forestpiskienvm12:59
forestpiskienow it lets me ...12:59
forestpiskiesorry for wasting your time Sysi12:59
Mormaugusi have problem, tell's me "can't find or create trash folder", when i'm trying to delete file or folder13:05
Mormaugusthat's with thunar file manager13:05
SysiMormaugus: default installation of xubuntu?13:07
Mormaugusyes13:07
Sysisudo chown -R $USER:$USER ~/.local/share/Trash13:09
Sysiand remember to never run thunar with sudo, if you have to, gksudo13:11
Mormaugusyes i know :)13:12
Mormaugusnow i will see what's gonna make13:12
mongywhat version of xfce is in the latest beta ?13:16
GridCube4.813:17
GridCubeit will be the one in the final release too13:17
ThePendulumGreetings13:18
GridCubegreeting13:20
ThePendulumI was wondering if it's possible to change the resolution of the Xubuntu splash screen, during start-up and shutdown13:20
GridCubemmmm i don't know, let me check13:21
mongyis there a 4.9 stable or is it just jumping straight to 4.10 (still in dev)13:23
GridCubeThePendulum, as far as i understand it, plymouth depends on grub configurations, check this http://www.namanb.com/2010/05/changing-bootup-resolution-plymouth-in-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx.html13:24
GridCubemongy, direct to 1013:25
Sysi4.9 is dev-version, stable will be 4.1013:25
ThePendulumGridCube: Thanks for the link! I'll have a read13:25
GridCubeThePendulum, keep in mind that the last time i tried this it broke pretty much all my tty's13:27
GridCubeprobably i did something wrong13:28
ThePendulumGridCube: Oh golly. I am going to reboot now, wish me luck!13:28
andantinothinking about trying beta here....i only need the live cd if i want to upgrade eventually right?13:31
ThePendulumandantino: Go back to 11.10, or keep 11.10 for now and update to 12.04 eventually?13:32
andantinoi havent got 11.1013:32
ThePendulumAny version you have now, then13:32
andantinono version now13:32
ThePendulumWhat are you using now?13:32
andantinowell im on windows, but crunchbang13:32
andantinoso you are saying not to use the beta?13:33
ThePendulumYou're on Windows, but Crunchbang? I don't completely get what you want to do13:34
GridCubeandantino, if you could betatest that be awesome, and if you keep updating you should get the final release as it should, things shouldnt change much this coming weeks13:34
ThePendulumYou want to try Xubuntu 12.04 now?13:34
andantinoi am on windows at the moment13:34
andantinofor linux i use crunchbang13:34
ThePendulumAh, okay13:34
ThePendulumAnd you want to try Xubuntu 12.04 with that Linux machine?13:34
GridCubeandantino, the best place to ask tho its #xubuntu-devel :)13:34
andantinowell basically what i am asking is13:35
ThePendulumI've tried it recently. If you want a stable system, don't try 12.04 yet. But if you want to help the developers, please use 12.04!13:35
andantinoi know with opensuse, for instance, that you have to download the full 4gb to upgrade to final13:35
andantinoat least i think13:35
GridCubeandantino, no needed, its recomended, but not needed13:36
andantinoah ok13:36
ThePendulumandantino: You can install any version of Xubuntu, and upgrade to the latest version anytime13:36
ThePendulumJust from within Xubuntu, no extra live disc needed13:36
andantinowell im going to test the beta then13:37
GridCubeThePendulum, thats not pretty much how it works13:37
ThePendulum^ The beta is the latest version, so there's nothing to upgrade really13:37
GridCubenot with betas13:37
andantinoyou just update13:37
ThePendulumandantino: What exactly do you want to upgrade to if you're going to try the beta?13:37
GridCubeandantino, with the betas you will update packages and at the end you will have all the correct ones13:37
andantinookie dokie13:38
GridCubeafter the release i don't know if you will keep recieving the updates13:38
GridCubethough knome should know13:38
ThePendulumknome, show your buttox in here, now!13:39
ThePendulumI misunderstood andantino, I thought he wanted to know if he could just get 11.10 now and upgrade to 12.04 anytime. If not, he would get 12.04 right away.13:40
andantinohmm13:41
andantinooh well ill just test it and find out later13:41
andantino:P13:41
ThePendulumandantino: You'll need a live disc to get back to 11.10 though, FYI13:41
ThePendulumBrb, I'm going to reboot to see if I managed to get my splash screen right13:43
ThePendulumGridCube: That didn't work, apparently :(13:46
andantinoworking fine?13:46
GridCubeThePendulum, :(13:48
andantinowhats wrong with the splash screen?13:49
andantinooh changing resolution13:50
GridCubeThePendulum, what i did was i placed a proper size png on the /boot/grub/ folder and did an update-grub, it efectivelly changed the grub resolution to the image one, then plymouth resolution was ok13:51
GridCubealso it uses the png as grub background :p13:51
ThePendulumLol, that was how I expected it to work :P13:51
ThePendulumWhile I am going to try that, is there anyone participating in Earth Hour?13:51
GridCubenope13:52
andantinoyup13:52
ThePendulumTurning of all my computers would make quite a difference I think... But then again, if I'm the only one doing that, it won't13:53
andantinoi will be using my computer by candlelight13:53
ThePendulumxD13:53
ThePendulumGridCube: There is no png in my grub folder? D:13:55
andantinowell i have downloaded the beta2 live desktop....ill give it a shot later13:57
andantinonice talking to you and thanks13:57
GridCubeThePendulum, ofcourse not13:57
GridCubeadd one13:57
koeldiI have installed xubuntu in the following manner: I downloaded xubuntu packages from synaptic to my ubuntu distro, and then executed the fist command from http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purexfce13:57
koeldinow I cannot use any of it. can anyone help me fix it from grub or terminal?13:57
ThePendulumGridCube: What should it be called?13:58
GridCubekoeldi, from a terminal do >sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop13:58
koeldican I execute xubuntu from frub or terminal?13:58
GridCubeThePendulum, any name13:59
koeldigrub13:59
GridCubea terminal13:59
ThePendulumGridCube: So add a 1920x1080 png file with any name, run update-grub, and it works? :O13:59
GridCubeyes13:59
GridCubegrub2 its pretty smart13:59
ThePendulumDaaaamned babe13:59
koeldiok, now im in recovery menu with options: resume, fsck, remount and root, should I go root?14:00
GridCubeyes14:00
koeldiroot now14:00
koeldiwhat do I write now?14:00
GridCubeapt-get install xubuntu-desktop14:00
ThePendulumGridCube: What about the animated 'loading' bar?14:01
GridCubeThePendulum, thats plymouth14:01
GridCubeit should get the screen configurations from grub14:01
koeldicrap...14:01
GridCubekoeldi, ?14:01
koeldiw: not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock14:01
ThePendulumGridCube: So there doesn't have to be anything senseful in the image, because it won't show up?14:01
koeldiE: unable to write to /var/cache/apt/14:01
koeldiE: the package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened14:02
GridCubeThePendulum, use what ever you want, its your computer14:02
ThePendulumGridCube: Well, I just want to know if I will ever see the actual image or it's just used to determine the resolution14:02
GridCubei do not know that, ill bet you wont see it?, but i dont know if that makes it seeable14:03
ThePendulumGridCube: I thought you used the method yourself?14:03
GridCubei do, but i always see grub14:03
GridCubeits to choose from several boot options14:04
GridCubekoeldi, im not sure you are logged as root14:04
GridCubedo a whoami14:04
koeldiroot GridCube14:05
GridCubeoh...14:05
GridCubeok14:05
GridCubei remember some problem like this14:05
GridCubeit happens when the whole system does not get loaded on the recovery stage14:06
GridCubelet me check the steps to get it working14:06
koeldii appreciate14:08
koeldiI did something very stupid by erasing gnome and kde packages from unity2d, didntI? I should have logged in in xubuntu and, from there, open a terminal and paste the command14:11
GridCubeprobably, i dont know14:12
deeeescan someone please tell me what the fuck is going on: all of a sudden my screen gets locked with xscreensaver and it will not let me get in again with my login password, this has happened many times with me putting computer to suspend also14:15
bazhangdeeees, no cursing here14:15
deeeeswrong password and then I have to manually close computer by no power and login after boot14:16
deeeesbazhang, yes I know did anyway14:16
deeeesit is mad problem14:16
bazhangdeeees, please not again14:16
deeeeswill not happen again14:16
deeeessorry14:16
GridCubekoeldi, sorry my virtual machines dont want to cooperate, you will have to try14:18
GridCubemmm try more options XD14:18
GridCubei gotta go for a moment sorry14:19
ThePendulumGridCube: That didn't work either :(14:19
koeldiGridCube: but you are still providing commands, arent you?14:19
ThePendulumhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/25683105/Pictures/Screenshots/2012033101%3A59%3A37_General.png14:20
GridCubeyeah koeldi14:22
papasmurfHi people14:25
papasmurfi have a problem booting up my xubuntu14:25
koeldibeing root, how do I become user in recovery mode?14:26
arthurjo_droidDid you enter your admin user name?14:27
papasmurfwhen i start-up Xubuntu weird characters appears "^]^]^]^]^]^]^]^]^]", if i press any "key" of the keyboard i just go on to the login screen, otherwise the system crashes14:27
papasmurf¿?14:27
koeldiarthurjo_droid: admin user name = jimmy?14:28
GridCubekoeldi, on reccvovery first chos14:35
GridCubechoose14:35
GridCuberemount14:35
GridCubethen root14:35
GridCube:314:35
GridCubethat should do the trick14:36
GridCubebbl14:36
koeldiGridCube: and anyone in here: I tried again, being root, and in this new location, apt-get install xubuntu desktop, I got a warning about duplicated sources and I was suggested to apt-get autoremove14:39
twotenI just installed xubuntu where I used to have another xfce distro, now I can't login to my user directory but I can run the gui as root, how can I make xfce recognize me as my old user?14:40
koeldi4.5GB disk space will be freed14:40
koeldinow, all that is ubuntu related and NOT my personal data (mp4, fworfiles) right?14:40
koeldiworkfiles*14:40
twotenI try using the user manager but it just hangs up all gray with an hourglass cursor14:40
GridCubekoeldi, yes, your data should be safe14:43
koeldiGridCube: how long could it take for my 2core machine to get rid of all gnome and kde and get the clean xfce installation? I left it the whole night, 12 hours, and its still uncomplette14:43
koeldiGridCube: this morning, and believing it was over (because terminal didnt show up when I moved the mouse) I turned the craptop off14:44
koeldinow it seems that i killed it in the middle of a process14:44
GridCubekoeldi, i dont know, i bet it depends more on your internet conection14:45
koeldiGridCube: for removing files?14:45
GridCubetwoten, delete the .Xauthority file from ~/14:45
koeldiGridCube: ok, ill turn to do other things14:45
GridCubeoh, koeldi dont know 'bout that14:46
twotenalright14:46
koeldiGridCube: thanks for the help14:46
GridCubegood luck14:48
koeldiGridCube: once its finished with autoremove, will it automatically log in with xubuntu, or will I have to execute sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop?14:49
koeldigtg14:51
hopeishephi15:09
hopeishepnot everything is lost:15:09
hopeishepim recovery mode console as root, sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop gives: xubuntu desktop is already the newest version15:09
hopeishepwhich means xubuntu is installed in my machine15:10
hopeisheponly thing is: I cannot enter/access the GUI15:10
hopeishepI need help for that15:10
GridCubehopeishep, delete .Xautorithy from your ~/15:13
hopeishepim sorry what does -/ (I dont see the firs charecter in the keyboard) mean? home?15:14
hopeishepGridCube: cannot remove /root/.Xauthority : no such file15:19
hopeishepcrap15:19
hopeishepsoorry15:19
hopeishepno, I cannot remove that one either15:20
arthurjo_droidTry the startx command15:24
arthurjo_droidMight give you a error, but could help with debugging15:25
hopeisheparthurjo_droid: it seems you saved my day....15:25
hopeishepfuck, mosue doesnt work15:26
oCeanhopeishep: control your language here, please15:26
bazhang!crosspost | hopeishep15:26
ubottuhopeishep: Please don't ask the same question in multiple Ubuntu channels at the same time. Many helpers are in more than one channel and it's not fair to them or the other people seeking support.15:26
hopeishepoCean: soccer moms here too? i really doubt there is anybody under 18 here15:27
hopeishepthx arthurjo_droid15:27
bazhanghopeishep, you are crossposting to multiple channels15:27
hopeishepbazhang: yes, and I apologize for that15:27
oCeanhopeishep: guidelines apply here as well, no excuses15:27
bazhanghopeishep, and there is no cursing, dont even argue it15:27
papasmurfHi15:28
papasmurfhello people15:28
papasmurfis it possible to upgrade in April from 11.10 to 12.04 LTS???15:28
papasmurfi think i want to switch to LTS15:29
bazhangpapasmurf, sure15:29
hopeishepgood, my files are here15:29
papasmurfbazhang, thanks,  is it that complicated?15:29
bazhangpapasmurf, no, not really15:29
hopeishepcan anyone suggest why the embedded mouse doesnt work, but another one connected via usb does?15:30
papasmurfbazhang, that's a great news15:30
bazhang!upgrade | papasmurf15:31
ubottupapasmurf: For upgrading, see the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes - see also http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/upgrade15:31
hopeisheparthurjo_droid: I logged in as root, didnt I?15:33
hopeishepI mean, how do I make it default for my machine to load xubuntu?15:34
arthurjo_droidYes should be as the user you were logged in as15:36
papasmurfbazhang, i guess the final upgrade will appear at some point, would you recommend me to upgrade to 12.04 Beta 215:36
bazhangpapasmurf, depends. it's only beta 2, and the final is not for nearly a month now15:36
papasmurfbazhang, i would like to install Kernel 3.2 as my laptop is burning15:37
bazhangpapasmurf, you should really ask about the schedule in #ubuntu+115:37
papasmurfi've heard Kernel 3.2 has made some good advances with respect to laptops performance15:38
papasmurfbazhang,  thanks!15:39
hopeishephow do I make it default for my machine to load xubuntu?15:55
hopeishepit keeps showsin ubuntu in grub, but choosing it wont load anything15:56
hopeishepshowing15:56
GridCubehopeishep, do you have lightdm installed?15:56
hopeishepGridCube: dont know, apparently sda1 has been mounted 10 times, check forced now15:56
hopeishepforcing15:57
GridCubeyes, nevermind that15:57
hopeishepi assume thats the default disk check15:58
GridCubehopeishep, do you even get X loaded? when doing normal boot15:58
hopeishepGridCube: i get grub loaded showing 5 options (ubuntu, ubuntu recovery mode, older linux and 2 memtests)15:58
Myrttihopeishep: grub menu shows ubuntu *anyway*15:58
hopeishephope that answers your question15:58
Myrttihopeishep: it's once you get the graphical login screen where you make the decision15:59
GridCubeyes, holstein it says "ubuntu" but it should load xubuntu15:59
GridCubeits just a nametag15:59
Myrttiubuntu is the name of the kernel and the base install of the system, xubuntu is the icing and filling of the cake15:59
GridCubeyou can actually change it to whatever you want15:59
hopeishepno I dont get to that page where I choose between kde, ubuntu, ubuntu2d if you mean that15:59
hopeishepI cannot normal boot...16:00
GridCubeif you boot into the first option16:00
GridCubecan you press ctrl-alt-F1 to jump to tty1?16:00
hopeishepwhen im done with the checking16:01
GridCube:)16:01
hopeisheptty1 = boot menu? GridCube16:03
hopeishepseems not16:04
GridCubeno16:04
GridCubetty1 should say >tty116:04
GridCubepress crtl-alt-f1 and see if it leads you there16:05
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GridCubeif not get again to recovery mode, and check if you have lightdm installed, like, with apt-get install lightdm16:05
hopeisheplightdm is the newest version, recovery mode terminal16:06
hopeishepshould I write tty1?16:07
GridCubeno16:07
GridCubetty1 its a terminal interface16:07
GridCubeits like the root window you are now16:07
GridCube(in fact you should be able to alt-F2 now and get to a second tty)16:07
GridCubebut thats irrelevant16:08
GridCubeyou should be able to boot to the system by default by now16:08
GridCubedo an update-grub16:08
GridCubejust in case16:08
hopeishepGridCube: in recovery menu: choose grub /Updtade grub bootloader) right?16:09
oxic`you guys provide the best support =)16:09
hopeishepupdated grub16:09
hopeishepresume normal boot I guess...16:10
GridCubeyep hopeishep, cross your fingers16:12
hopeishepim getting screens with info tiling at incredible speeds, so fast I can barely read16:12
GridCubeoxic`, :P if you say so16:12
GridCubehopeishep, thats hopeful16:12
hopeishepreally GridCube ?16:12
GridCubeif you get to a blank screen, or a black screen then press ctrl-alt-F1 and see if you go to tty16:13
GridCube:D16:13
GridCubeyes, hopeishep it means x is trying to load16:13
hopeishepGridCube: redundant screens now: blank - checking battery state - blanck - checking battery state (there are other messages about mythtv (uninstalled) and apache216:14
hopeishepcannot read em though, too fast16:14
GridCubehopeishep, can you or cannot get to tty1 as normal user, no recovery mode16:19
hopeishepcannot16:19
GridCubemmm16:19
GridCubectrl-alt-f2 to tty2?16:20
GridCubelong shot :P but it might work16:20
hopeishepwhen do I have to execute ctrl-alt-f2? when booting as normal user? Plus even with grub updated I only see references to ubuntu, not xubuntu16:24
hopeishepGridCube: above16:24
GridCubehopeishep, the reference, its just a name, you can edit it to say what ever you want16:26
GridCubeand the pressing is when after loading your system, normally, if you dont get to a desktop, after a while, you can jump to those tty's and use your system from the terminal, its safer and easier16:27
GridCubegotta go do  stuff, bbl16:28
hopeishepGridCube: so, after choosing boot as normal user in grub, anytime then, when the screen blanks on and off, i press ctral alt f1 or f2...16:49
GridCubemmhm16:50
hopeishepill figure it out16:55
m_mynaardtHi!  Does anyone know how to contribute a bit of money directly to Xubuntu?  I wanted to pass on a bit of money, but could not figure out how to do that?17:06
GridCubem_mynaardt, ask at #xubuntu-devel17:07
m_mynaardtOkay, thanks...17:07
m_mynaardtexit17:14
m_mynaardtoops17:14
hopeishepGridCube: ctrl alt f1 or f2 doesnt do anything: only difference now is that the screen is blank and only shows, tiling, a mouse cursor17:40
GridCubeand if you type there nothing happens?17:41
hopeishepno I cannot write anything17:41
GridCubemmm thats bad17:42
hopeishepGridCube: I I keep ctrl alt f2 pressed down, I can get to read: ubuntu 11.10 and then me in a terminal (jimmy@jimmy) ready to write from it, but it then reverts back to the blank state17:42
hopeishepNow I got to write "dm", but no sign of being in a terminal, but it still tiles back to blank17:43
GridCubehopeishep, it seems to be trying to load your xserver17:43
GridCubeand that takes the tty away?17:43
GridCubemaybe?17:43
hopeishepi have no idea17:44
GridCubei dont really know anymore :(17:44
hopeishepcan I fresh install xubuntu 11.10 without affecting my data?17:49
GridCubemmmm17:50
GridCubei dont really know17:50
hopeishepGridCube: do you remember the command I used to access xubuntu as root? another chatter suggested it, but I dont remember his name, and the command doenst appear in my terminal17:51
GridCubeif you had your /home as a second partition, i would say, yes, if not then i dont really know17:51
GridCubestartx17:51
hopeishepthat one17:51
GridCubeor xinit17:51
hopeishepcould I stabilize this mess from xubuntu as root?17:52
GridCubehopeishep, do you have enough free space on your disks?17:52
hopeishepGridCube: before all this, before getting rid of gnome and kade (which theoretically meant the erasing of 4GB i had 6 GB free space17:53
GridCubehopeishep, are you logged at the recovery console?17:54
hopeishepxfce loaded, i can see the screen and icons, but mouse wot work17:54
hopeishepyes, recovery console, chose root and executed startx17:54
GridCubeopen a terminal with alt-f2 xfce4-terminal17:54
hopeishepalt-f2: run programm...17:54
GridCubeyes17:54
hopeishepI can even write...17:55
GridCubeo:17:55
GridCubebut you did before17:55
hopeishepdoes "waiting for x server to shut down error setting MTRR mean something? I just executed xinit from recovery console, accesssed a terminal and exited17:59
hopeishepGridCube: this tima startx worked better: mouse works, shows 16.2GB free space18:01
hopeisheptime*18:01
GridCubeok hopeishep18:01
GridCubedo you have mc installed?18:02
GridCubeits a file manager for the terminal18:02
GridCubeits safer to use it than typing on the terminal while root18:02
GridCubeif you dont have it install it with apt-get install mc18:03
GridCubeand then run it typing mc18:03
hopeishepim afraid I cannot connect to internet: could not resolve de.archive.ubuntu.com18:03
GridCubeoh18:03
GridCubebut you did earlier?18:03
GridCubewhen installing xubuntu-desktop18:03
hopeishepno GridCube , that was yesterday, I installed xubuntu-desktop before deleting all gnome and kde18:04
GridCubeok, well try this, but be VERY VERY CAREFUL WHILE TYPING, rm /home/USER/.xinitrc18:04
GridCubechange USER with your user name18:05
hopeishepok...18:05
GridCubeim even very afraid of telling you to do this18:05
GridCubei dont like to use rm18:05
hopeishepwill that erase any of my data? theoretically it should only remove that file18:05
GridCubeyes, but if you leave an space somewhere it could delete more things18:06
hopeisheponly one space between rm and /home...18:07
GridCubeyes18:08
hopeisheplol: cannot remove it, no such file or direcory18:08
GridCubehopeishep, did you remount the disk before choosing root?18:09
hopeishepyes, its the only way18:09
GridCubemmhm18:09
GridCubewell try with >rm /home/USER/.Xdefaults18:10
hopeishepsame18:11
GridCube:/18:12
GridCubedo ls -a /home/USER/18:12
hopeishephehe, this one works, it shows all my data, directories and files18:13
GridCubeok18:14
hopeishepthere is a .Xauthority file there18:14
GridCubeso there is no .Xdefaults there?18:14
GridCubeit should18:14
hopeishepno18:14
hopeishepthere is not18:14
GridCubemmmhmm18:14
hopeishepthere is a .xsession-errors18:14
hopeishepthere is a .xsession-errors.old18:14
GridCubeyes its a log18:14
GridCubebut you dont have internet to pastebin it18:15
hopeisheptrue18:15
GridCubeor do you...18:15
GridCubetry ping www.google.com18:15
GridCubectrl-c to stop it18:15
hopeishepis that what I have to write in the terminal? ping www.google.com?18:15
GridCubeyes18:15
hopeishepunknown host18:16
GridCubeok no internets18:16
GridCubehopeishep, delete the .Xautorithy one18:16
GridCubehopeishep, do >ls /etc/X11/18:17
MarzataXubuntu 10.04.4 (Lucid Lynx) ?18:17
hopeisheprm /home/jimmy/.Xauthority18:17
GridCubeyes18:17
hopeishepdo I have to do the ls part before or after removing xauthority?18:17
GridCubewhenever18:17
GridCubesee if you have an xorg.conf file on /etc/X11/18:18
hopeishepdeletted...18:18
hopeishepwait going for ls part18:18
GridCubeif you do delete it too18:18
GridCubethen reboot, stuff should be automagically regenerated18:19
* GridCube crossfingers18:19
GridCubealso bbl, food time18:19
hopeishepGridCube: there is a xorg.conf18:19
hopeishepremoving it18:20
hopeishepGridCube: rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf18:20
hopeishepremoved18:20
hopeisheprebooting part18:21
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hopeishepGridCube: rebooted, trying to log in, now I see a lubuntu intro18:25
hopeishepand then the usual blank screen18:25
hopeishepnow I have 18.7GB free space18:38
GridCubehopeishep, if you have that much free space you can download an installation cd and install it using the autoresize option to install it alongside and hopefully this all will be in your past18:41
hopeishepGridCube: i really dont understand my craptop: 30.3GB free space now18:41
GridCubeD:18:41
hopeishepf5 as reload doesnt work in kubuntu, does it?18:41
GridCubei don't know what that means18:42
phperhi ... in a virtual machine on mac the  { } keys work, but not like like 'the mac way', i want the same keyboard settings like on mac... i tried the Macintosh keyboard setting but that didn't work either.. :D18:42
hopeishepnevermind18:42
phperhow can I make that work?18:42
GridCubephper, vbox?18:42
phpervirtualbox yes18:42
GridCubephper, ask at #vbox18:43
phperok18:43
GridCubeyou will get better help than here18:43
GridCubehopeishep,18:43
hopeishepim starting to be scared now: free space increases by the minute...18:44
GridCubenow you see a lubuntu intro you said?18:44
GridCubeD:18:44
GridCubehopeishep, reboot18:44
hopeishep54.4 GB free space...18:45
GridCubeD:18:45
GridCubehow are you getting this numbers?18:45
hopeishepGridCube: yes, if I boot is as a regular user, I get a lubuntu 11.10 introductory screen18:45
GridCubeif you get to that then you should be able to do a ctrl-alt-F[1-6] to get to the ttys18:47
hopeishepGridCube: I clicked on file to check if my data is still there, and it seems to be, but everyitime I click on another directory, the number of free space increased but almosy a GB...18:47
hopeisheplike that unitl 54GB18:47
GridCubeO_o you can filebrowse?18:47
GridCubealso hopeishep if you do >df -H18:48
GridCubeit should give you a summary of your freespace and used space and all that18:48
hopeishepGridCube: I can filebrowse in xubuntu IF i log in as root executing starx from recovery mode. Ill be in as root, but my FF favourites are gone, and I cannot play media, nor can I connect to internet18:48
hopeishepFF contacts are backuped though18:48
hopeishepholy, df -H shows 59GB free space18:52
GridCube:P well, you knew that already didnt you18:53
hopeishepill try to get to the ttys now...18:53
GridCube:)18:53
GridCubeif you can then theres hope18:53
nabukadnezar43anyone uses bumblebee here for nvidia optimus?18:54
GridCubenope18:54
nabukadnezar43good, i'm trying it after the setup comletes18:55
nabukadnezar43*completes18:55
nabukadnezar43right now i'm doing a system update, then i'll update xorg and install bumblebee18:55
hopeishepGridCube: fail, same blank-text appearing and disappearing - blank - text... all over again18:55
hopeishepGridCube: lets say I download xubuntu 11.10 to a usb stick fat32 in this windows machine18:56
GridCubehopeishep, use unetbooting and create a booteable usb18:56
hopeishepgiven that I have 59GB free space... could I make a partition and install xubuntu 11.10 in this partition?18:56
GridCubeyes18:56
nabukadnezar43yes, you can18:56
GridCubemy usual / is 15gb18:57
hopeishepGridCube: how would that affect the so precious data I need to have?18:57
GridCubeand i never get to 50% of it18:57
hopeishepmy pdf, mp4, doc, odt...18:57
GridCubeholstein, hopefully, it shouldnt affect it at all18:57
GridCubeHOPEFULY18:58
nabukadnezar43i'm installing xubuntu only on my laptop18:58
nabukadnezar43it has a 500 gb hdd18:58
hopeishephopefully doenst sound as a 100% guarantee that it wont f*ck it...18:58
hopeishepcrap18:58
GridCubehopeishep, i have never had a problem18:58
knomehopeishep, please watch the language18:59
GridCubebut i cannot waranty you anything, i would do it if its worth anything18:59
nabukadnezar43does x follow xfce power manager settings in xubuntu?18:59
nabukadnezar43or do i need to edit all of them with xset?18:59
hopeishepno usb atm, must use 800mb cd19:03
hopeishepcan you paste a link with instructions for this particular case? I do have to first, create the partition, dont I?19:03
GridCubehopeishep, when you install it asks you if you want to install it to the whole disk or if you want to use free space to install it, its pretty obvious and simple19:04
nabukadnezar43you can also manually edit the partition table19:04
GridCubeyes19:05
GridCubethat too19:05
mongyhopeishep: ise vmware or virtualbox and install in there so you get a feel for it first without hosing anything19:05
nabukadnezar43it has gui, don't worry19:05
mongyuse*19:05
babbleIf you want /home on its own partition or similar, you can do that from the Ubiquity installer - choose Something Else ... at the installation screen and set up your install paritions as you like.19:05
GridCubebabble, he should not do that19:05
GridCubenot until he deletes all the config files that are messing with his system19:06
babbleGridCube: I've been running my system from a Ubiquity install just exactly this way -19:06
babbleahh. If he's having config issues, sure, that's an issue.19:06
GridCubehe should get a working install and then he can mount his other partition as /home at fstab19:06
hopeishepaa, how cool GridCube19:06
babbledoing it manually is doable, but a bit headscratchy until you've done it a couple of times.19:07
babbleit's not difficult, once you wrap your head around it19:07
GridCubehopeishep, if its worht anything i do it all the time, autoresize i mean, for the ISO testings and i have never had a problem19:07
hopeisheplooks like I dont have much choice here GridCube ...19:08
GridCubehopeishep, its your choice in any case, you could also get a secondary hd and install over it19:08
GridCube:P19:09
hopeishepGridCube: MUST give to damn teacher LONG thesis on monday or I wont pass the course19:10
hopeishepnot course... grade?19:10
GridCube:P19:10
hopeishepsubject if you like19:10
GridCubehopeishep, should work.19:10
hopeishepdesktop or alternate install?19:12
GridCubewichever you like the most, desktop has pretty gui19:12
GridCubealternate is faster19:13
knomeGridCube, btw, how much faster it is?19:13
knomeGridCube, i could imagine not a lot, but what do i know :)19:13
GridCubenot much, but you get to the installer faster than loading the gui on slower machines19:14
knometrue19:14
GridCubeand it also depends on the internet19:14
knomehehe, sure19:14
knomebut if you compare desktop<>alt on the same machine... that shouldn't make any difference ;)19:14
GridCubemmm no, thats right, but i do like alternate better19:15
nabukadnezar43how is alternate faster? why?19:15
nabukadnezar43it doesn't ship with same apps? i didn't know that19:16
GridCubenabukadnezar43, it doesnt load x to the machine19:16
GridCubethen its has more ram and resources to do the installs19:16
nabukadnezar43what do you mean? you don't have GUI? DEs or WMs?19:16
hopeisheprecommended size of the partition for xubuntu in my particular machine with 60GB free space? its a 2GB RAM 2core intel centrino19:18
nabukadnezar43ohhh i see it doesn't load x during installation19:18
nabukadnezar43final result is same i guess19:18
ikoniause as much or as little disk space as you feel you need19:20
GridCubehopeishep, use like 20gb and you will never worry about it again19:22
hopeishepis 10GB very little for xubuntu?19:29
hopeisheppartition I mean19:29
Marzataholstein: for a normal use, no19:30
babblehopeishep: I run a 50gb system partition that's got about 35-40 gb free at the moment.19:30
babblebut I don't keep a huge apt package archive, or things like that, so your mileage may vary19:30
mongyalternate is just the installer, it's still the same installation at the end.19:30
nabukadnezar43-lman i really love ubuntu, xubuntu19:31
nabukadnezar43-lit was a piece of cake to setup bumblebee nvidia optimus19:31
mongyunless you choose command line system of course.19:31
Marzatanabukadnezar43: how did you do that?19:32
nabukadnezar43-lhere: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee19:32
nabukadnezar43-lsystem update, xorg update, driver update and then followed that wiki19:32
Marzatanabukadnezar43-l: what pc is that?19:33
nabukadnezar43-ldell n5110 15r with nvidia 525m19:33
nabukadnezar43-li5 2410m processor19:34
nabukadnezar43-lcame with freedos19:34
nabukadnezar43-linitially i installed windows 7 64-bit because of  lack of optimus support in linux19:34
Marzatanabukadnezar43-l: what country is that? no free dos pcs here.19:36
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nabukadnezar43-lturkey19:36
Marzatanabukadnezar43-l: lucky you there19:36
nabukadnezar43-lyeah, i did search a lot19:37
Marzatanabukadnezar43-l: what about the battery life?19:37
nabukadnezar43-lwell i haven't used it for a long time19:37
nabukadnezar43-li'm using desktop nearly all the time19:37
nabukadnezar43-lit should last 8-9 hours on intel vga19:38
nabukadnezar43-lbumblebee disables nvidia card by default19:38
nabukadnezar43-lit only allow you to use it on demand19:39
Marzataand with  with nvidia?19:39
nabukadnezar43-li never used it with nvidia19:39
nabukadnezar43-lbut my guess would be half the time19:39
Marzataah, so19:40
nabukadnezar43-lbut like i said i never used the laptop extensively19:41
nabukadnezar43-li'm on my desktop nearly all the time19:41
nabukadnezar43-li bought this laptop so i can take it to university with me19:42
nabukadnezar43-lbut i'm home all the time now19:42
nabukadnezar43-lpreparing my master thesis19:42
nabukadnezar43-llooks like integrated vga can handle 720p videos pretty well19:47
nabukadnezar43-leven flash videos19:47
cejnAnyone know why I may be receiving a 5 kb/s connection speed on a 24 mb/s router?19:51
cejnit's like using the phone socket all over ..19:52
nabukadnezar43-lwhat's your connection speed?19:55
nabukadnezar43-lturn your router off and then on19:56
nabukadnezar43-lsee if it's still slow19:56
nabukadnezar43-lthen log into your router and see the bandwidth you are getting from your isp19:57
cejnOn the network info: 72 Mb/s. already tried restarting router. Other devices are running perfectly fine19:58
cejnI'm sitting close to the router, nothing blocking is physically19:58
nabukadnezar43-l72 mb/s is that what's written on your network manager?19:59
nabukadnezar43-lor did you look it in your router?19:59
cejnOh no. 24 mb/s..19:59
nabukadnezar43-lopen a web browser and login to your router19:59
nabukadnezar43-lit should be something like 192.168.1.119:59
cejnNetwork settings -> info19:59
cejnsec20:00
cejntakes a while to even lok into the router through the browser20:05
nabukadnezar43-lit should open it right aways20:06
nabukadnezar43-l*away20:06
nabukadnezar43-lsince you are connecting to your router through local network20:06
cejnit's still not..weird20:08
nabukadnezar43-li'll be back need to reboot20:09
nabukadnezar43-lcejn you should check your physical connection20:12
nabukadnezar43-lcables, modem etc.20:12
cejnit's strange. it's working on my Windows laptop and other computers in the house20:13
cejnit worked perfectly at full speed at home, but now I'm at my parents'20:13
cejnI'm using a PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection on Xubuntu 11.1020:16
cejnas I mentioned, worked fine at home (100 Mb/s), works crap at my parents' house (24 Mb/s). I can barely load anything20:17
nabukadnezar43-lthen it's not driver or os related20:19
nabukadnezar43-lmost probably something physical is causing it20:19
nabukadnezar43-lsomething like a cable20:19
cejnOn the router/modem? I'm using Wireless20:23
cejni'll keep looking for solutions. sucks not being able to do anything on the laptop, shows how much I depend on internet20:30
cejnthanks nabukanezar20:30
cejnYES! Solved it through modprobe.20:48
cejnGod it's like walking again from being immobilized20:48
nabukadnezar43-lnice20:57
nabukadnezar43-lhahaha20:57
helpinstallcan you please paste a link with instructions about how to make a livecd from a xubuntu.iso copy in windows?21:18
yhelphelphi21:24
yhelphelpi have an .iso copy. If I burn it into a cd, next time I boot it, will it be automatically loaded?21:25
knomehelpinstall, you can use pretty much any burning software to burn a cd from the iso21:25
knomeyhelphelp, you only need one irc instance though...21:26
knomeyhelphelp, make sure you burn it "from an image file"21:26
yhelphelpim helpinstall , I re logged in because what I wrote wasnt recognized21:26
knomeyhelphelp, what burning software are you using?21:26
knomeyhelphelp, it was recognized, it just takes time to answer sometimes (we're all volunteers)21:26
yhelphelpknome: no idea, im a windows noob too21:26
yhelphelpknome: I dont mean individual answers, I mean I typed and text didnt appear on screen21:27
knomeyhelphelp, okay, what burning software do you have installed?21:27
knomeokay, right. weird...21:27
mongyyhelphelp: imgburn is free and works fine burning isos21:27
mongyhell, it does more than most linux burning s/w and better, but hey.21:27
yhelphelpi see a nero smart start21:27
knomeyhelphelp, if you run it, do you see a button saying "burn image to disc" ?21:28
yhelphelpbut what I mean: from an .iso file I only need to burn it into a cd, right?21:28
yhelphelpno command line, no extracting...21:28
knomeyhelphelp, that's right. but don't burn the file into a "data" disc21:29
knomeyhelphelp, you need to use a mode that burns the .iso contents into the disc21:29
knomeyhelphelp, once you burn a disc like that, you will see many files in the disc21:29
yhelphelpburn data disk is not what i need...21:29
knomeno. you need to burn image to disc21:30
yhelphelpi dont see any21:31
nabukadnezar43-lopen nero express21:31
nabukadnezar43-l->image,project,copy21:31
nabukadnezar43-l->disc image or saved project21:32
nabukadnezar43-lselect the iso and burn it at lowest speed21:32
yhelphelpi see it nabukadnezar43-l21:32
nabukadnezar43-lafter burning completes go to your bios21:32
nabukadnezar43-land make sure you boot from cd21:32
yhelphelpit is still downloading... stuck at 97%21:33
Kitsoranstuck at burning?could be finishing up but asince its been a few minutes sinc e you said anything maybe the disc aint any good. if its still stuck. anything going on?21:36
knome"still downloading"21:37
yhelphelpno, stuck at downloading...21:37
yhelphelpif I stop a download in windows and resume it, will it start from scratch or continue? still stuck at 97%21:44
babbleit depends on your browser and the server it's coming from - short answer is: maybe.21:44
babbleheh21:44
yhelphelpim gonna quit IE, just to check...21:45
KitsoranInternet Explorer/Firefox I believe it'll start over.21:45
KitsoranIf it doesn't progress after a bit and you have a good connection I'd just start over.21:45
yhelphelpcant I pause it and keep downloading? Ive done that with ff on linux21:46
KitsoranSome software can resume on servers that support it.21:46
babble(is yhelphelp still downloading an Ubuntu ISO? is it worth trying a bittorrent download if all else fails?)21:46
yhelphelpdoes transmission work on windows?21:46
babbleI *believe* there's a port of transmission for Windows. if not, there are a dozen other torrent clients.21:47
KitsoranI think someone made a qt based build on windows.21:47
babblelet me see if Transmission is available tho.21:47
GridCubeutorrent yhelphelp21:47
KitsoranI prefer uTorrent on windows.21:47
GridCubeits like 90kb21:47
GridCubeor used to be21:48
knomeheh ;)21:48
babbleokay, there's uTorrent, of course, an unofficial port of Transmission, and plain-vanilla Bittorrent (the official client)21:48
babblehttp://www.bittorrent.com/downloads21:48
babbleand dozens of others, of course.21:48
GridCubeor you could like, zsync for windows :D https://www.assembla.com/spaces/zsync-windows/documents21:50
yhelphelpok, utorrent download...21:51
yhelphelpcouple of hours more...21:51
babblebittorrent clients aren't particularly large.21:52
GridCubenope21:52
GridCubeyhelphelp, it should get faster soon21:52
yhelphelpbabble: please confirm that, once I make the livecd with nero, and insert it in my broken linux machin it will automatically boot, and I can, from there, selecto to make a 20gb partition without deleting anything else...21:53
KitsoranAfaik the newest version of uT doesn't open the speedguide on first start, so give it a ctrl+g if needed to set the bandwidth limits. It goes by upload.21:53
GridCuberecently it was reported a 2MB/s download for xubuntu :P21:53
babbleit will automatically boot, if your PC's BIOS is set to look for a bootable system on the optical drive first (some are, some aren't)21:54
yhelphelpi think mine is...21:54
babbleif you can get to a desktop on the LiveCD, yes, you can repartition the drive nondestructively *provided* you have enough free space to move everything around.21:54
GridCubeelse f12 usually leads to the boot option menu21:54
babbleHow much space is used on the disk in question, and how much free space?21:54
yhelphelpbabble: you mean the cd-rom? 85GB free space (I was thinking about a 20GB partition for xubuntu, as you suggested), would mean 65GB free space21:55
yhelphelp85GB for my machine, obviously21:55
yhelphelpsorry, I sometimes dont read...21:56
yhelphelplet me check...21:56
babbleNo, the hard disk you want to make a 20gb install partition on21:57
babbleas I was saying earlier, you need to have enough free space to move everything around IF you want to repartition nondestructively21:57
babbleif this is still the drive with 150gb of data you can't back up and you only have 70 or 80 gigs free, there's no guarantee it won't fail.21:57
yhelphelpim recounting...21:58
babblethat's why I was suggesting going the OTHER direction and making a smallish partition and moving the stuff you can't back up over to that in increments21:58
babbleand then resizing that partition as you go21:58
yhelphelp90.2GB free space now21:58
babblethe issue isn't x amount of free space.21:59
babbleyou need AT LEAST as much free space as the size of the data you actually want to preserve.21:59
babbleplus everything else that's on the drive.21:59
babblein order to move EVERYTHING around and make a new partition nondestructively21:59
babblesince you can't guarantee that you have enough disk space to move everything around, necessarily, and you can't come up with a way to back up the files you want to keep, your BEST possible bet at this point is to make a small partition, move some /home files over, and then progressively resize that partition as you verify that your copies are okay22:01
yhelphelplooks overwehlming from the POV of a noob22:02
GridCubeits not22:02
babbleit's not, it's just that you have data you haven't backed up and you want a guarantee that nothing will go wrong22:02
babbleso that necessarily complicates things22:02
babblenowly: unless you have loads of huge files in that 150~gb dataset, it's possible, even likely, that a straight ahead repartition will work just fine.22:05
babblebut again, absent a good backup, I'm not guaranteeing that22:05
yhelphelpI hope to have understood it correctly: I should make a small partition NOW, as root, and move the files I want to keep there...22:05
babbleit depends entirely on how much work you want to do22:05
GridCubeyhelphelp, not needed22:06
babbleif you want to go for broke and make a new system/install partition, tell me the relative sizes of the files in the 140-150gb data set that you want to keep.22:06
babbleif you have multigigabyte disk images or movies or something, that may be trouble.22:06
babbleif you have boatloads of small files, that's likely no problem.22:07
babble(and no, not as root, necessarily)22:07
GridCubeyhelphelp, if you load the livecd and use the gparted program, you can resize the disks and leave a 20gb partition, then install to that partition, the other one should appear on the desktop later as a disk22:09
yhelphelpbabble: i hope not to be redundant with this: 112GB of data I want to keep (including files up to 200 MB) and 97.4GB free space. Could you walk me through partition in increments?22:15
babble again, how many large, multigigabyte files in that set you want to keep do you have?22:15
babbleif you have mostly small, muti*megabyte* and smaller files, it will repartition just fine (again, I'm not giving you an absolute guarantee, but I've done this myself loads of times)22:16
yhelphelpmultygigabyte... none22:16
babbleif you have large multigigabyte files that can't fit into the size of the smaller partition you want to make, that may cause issues.22:16
GridCubes/loads/lots/? babble ?22:16
yhelphelpmultimegabyte... hundreds22:16
babblethen cross your eyes and toes and just make a new partition to install a new system on once you get to a desktop22:17
yhelphelpin the 100-200MB range22:17
babbleand if it borks, back up your files next time.22:17
babblebut again, so long as the individual files can fit into the size of the partition you're making, it should have enough room to move everything around.22:17
knomeyhelphelp, please pay attention, babble clearly referred to multi*giga*byte files22:18
yhelphelpknome: yes i realized that: no GIGAbyte files, lots of multi MEGA bytes files (in the 100-200MB range)22:18
babblefor reference, I've done this and stupidly eaten things like my VirtualBox disk images22:19
babblebut in that case, we're talking about moving a 20gb file around to make a 20 or 30gb partition.22:19
babblebut again, absent a backup, I can't absolutely guarantee you that you'll lose NOTHING.22:20
yhelphelpbabble: so what I have to do in the correct order is: a) insert livecd b) let it boot c)I will be asked to make a partition in which to install xubuntu22:20
babbleif it were me, I'd use Gparted from the Xubuntu liveCD and make a new partition in there.22:20
yhelphelpa, didnt know xubuntu livecd had gparted...22:21
yhelphelpok22:21
babbleunless you're very comfortable working in the installer, IMO Gparted is easier to follow22:21
babblebut yes, boot from cd, launch GParted, make a new 20gb partition and then run the installer and install a clean system on that22:22
babbleonce you can boot fully to a desktop on that new partition, you can come back and one of us can walk you through mounting your old /home on the old partition so the new system can see it22:22
GridCubeif he makes the new partition at the end of the previous one, it will be even safer22:23
GridCubebecause most of the data would already be at the begining of the partition22:23
yhelphelp1st cd I ever burn...22:27
babbledid you finally get a full image to download?22:27
yhelphelphahahah, yes22:27
yhelphelpfinally22:27
yhelphelp115.2 free space now, curious22:29
yhelphelpGB22:29
babblestuff in /tmp probably.22:30
babbledon't sweat it22:30
yhelphelpwhat does dont sweat it mean?22:30
yhelphelpdont pay attention to it?22:30
babbledon't worry about it22:30
yhelphelpok22:30
yhelphelpis that a californian expression?22:31
babbleI suppose. hehe.22:31
yhelphelplivecd is done.. apparently22:33
babbleone way to tell for certain.22:33
yhelphelpit worked, I was prompted to install xubuntu on windows22:34
GridCubedont22:34
GridCube:D22:34
yhelphelplol22:34
babbledid you load the wubi installer or something?22:34
GridCubebabble, autorun22:35
yhelphelpno, I just inserted the cd22:35
yhelphelploooks good: xubuntu cd loaded in crappy linux machine22:35
yhelphelplanguage: english22:35
GridCubegood22:35
babbleyou want to boot to a desktop (Try Xubuntu without installing from the boot screen)22:36
yhelphelpinstall xubuntu, right?22:36
GridCubenow try without installing22:36
yhelphelptrying without installing22:36
babbleno, as I said earlier, you want to boot to a desktop and use GParted, unless you know what you're doing in the installer.22:36
babbleit's straightforward, but again, IMO GParted is easier.22:36
yhelphelpsorry babble22:36
babblebut do what works for you22:36
babbleif you're booting to a desktop, tell me when you get to the LiveCD desktop.22:37
GridCubeusing gparted he can choose from where to take space, autoresize might take the begining of the partition and would try to move a gazillion files to do so22:37
yhelphelpstrange: I see a xubuntu 11.10 introductory screen with 5 dots on and off, but nothing else, plus the cd reader makes strange noises...22:41
babbleit's loading.22:41
babblejust give it time.22:41
yhelphelpfor 2 straigh minutes?22:41
yhelphelp3*22:41
GridCube15, 3022:41
babbleit's possible, sure.22:41
yhelphelpu, ok...22:42
babbleit depends on several things (the age and speed of the optical drive, etc.)22:42
GridCubethe ram space22:42
GridCubethe temporal schism22:42
yhelphelpoptical drive is 3 years old...22:42
babbleagain, it's entirely possible that it'll take a couple of minutes to boot all the way to a desktop.22:43
babbleremember, you're booting to a useable system on read-only media.22:43
babbleit has to do some juggling to get it all to work.22:43
babblelet it do its thing.22:43
babbleif it stays at the dot-screen for longer than 5 mins, you've got something else going on.22:44
babbleif it switches to the Plymouth screen (you'll see a blue background with a Xubuntu logo and a back & forth progress indicator), you're okay22:46
yhelphelp5 minutes now...22:46
babbleit will eventually get to a desktop if you see the Plymouth screen.22:46
babbleI don't think it's been that long.22:46
yhelphelpok, waiting 2 more minutes22:46
GridCubeyhelphelp, :P press ctrl-alt-f4 and get to the tty4 that tells you w22:47
babbleare you still on the dot screen?22:47
GridCubehats going on22:47
yhelphelpstdin: error 0 and 20 more lines22:49
GridCubethats tty422:50
babblethat's okay22:50
yhelphelpdoes that mean I have not burned the iso well?22:50
yhelphelpletme find a digital camera to upload a picture...22:50
babbleno, it means it's looking for a normal root filesystem and hasn't fallen back to the liveCD boot yet22:51
babbleit's most likely fine.22:51
yhelphelpand failedo to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: no such file or directory?22:52
babbleyou'll see a few error messages22:52
yhelphelpso is that normal?22:52
babbleagain, it's booting a useable system on *read only* media.22:52
babbleit's normal.22:52
yhelphelpas you can see im an absolute noob22:52
GridCubeyhelphelp, very normal22:52
GridCubeyhelphelp, i've waited up to 20 minutes for it to work22:52
babbleit's looking for a regular root filesystem and it will eventually fall back to the CD's runnable mountable filesystem22:53
yhelphelpGridCube: in my case it was ctrl alt f622:53
GridCube:P22:54
yhelphelpunless it was so slow it really was f4 but it changed when i was pressing f622:54
GridCubetry again22:54
GridCube:P22:54
yhelphelpstill loading23:02
GridCubemmm whats the tty saying?23:03
babbleit likely shouldn't take THIS long.23:07
babbleit's possible it's a bad CD23:07
babblehave you tried making a bootable USB thumb drive for this machine already?23:07
yhelphelpbabble: I dont have any available23:07
babblewell, of course not.23:08
yhelphelplol23:08
yhelphelpi really need to buy a hdd23:08
yhelphelpim checking disc for defects23:08
yhelphelpat least now I can see the welcoming screen23:09
babblehave you ever booted this machine from CD? Even to boot a Windows installer?23:09
yhelphelpbabble: ubnutu 11.04 I believe, then I just upgraded when 11.10 appeared23:09
yhelphelp12.04 the same23:10
nabukadnezar43how can i monitor temperature of my gpu and cpu?23:10
babbleokay, so the drive is theoretically working.23:10
yhelphelpsorry, disregard the last line23:10
nabukadnezar43lmsensors?23:10
babblenabukadnezar43: install lmsensors, then run sudo sensors-detect and let it walk through the available sensors on your machine.23:10
yhelphelpill leet you know when it ends checking23:10
babbleit will want to add modules to your module config23:10
babbleonce that's done, you can run sensors at the commandline or use the Sensor Viewer applet to see sensor output23:11
nabukadnezar43i see, thanks babble23:11
yhelphelppress any key to reboot your system, no error messages23:12
babbletry booting with ACPI off23:12
yhelphelpbabble: how do I do that?23:13
babblethere's an fkey at the boot screen.23:13
babblegive a moment, I'll get it for you23:14
yhelphelpa f6 right23:14
yhelphelpacpi=off23:14
yhelphelpnoapic23:14
yhelphelpnolapic23:14
yhelphelpan x appeared before acpi=off babble23:15
babbleokay23:15
babbletry booting with acpi off.23:15
yhelphelpxubuntu without installin, right?23:15
yhelphelpor boot from first hard disk?23:15
babbleideally, it would be easier to do this from a desktop, yes, as the debian/text installer isn't exactly as easy to use23:16
babblebut again, you do what works for you23:16
babbleboot from first hard disk will just try to boot from the broken system that's already on your drive.23:16
yhelphelpdisabling irq #2923:17
babbleis this console output as it's trying to boot?23:18
yhelphelptimeout: killling /sbin(modprobe23:18
yhelphelptimeout: killling /sbin/modprobe23:18
babble(but again, if you've booted an 11.04 installer on this machine, it shouldn't have trouble booting an 11.10 CD)23:18
yhelphelpyes...23:19
yhelphelpwait, xubuntu 11.10 with 5 dots on and off, but with very simple graphics23:19
babblethat's the dot screen I was asking about earlier.23:19
yhelphelpno graphics at all, its just text and dots23:19
babbleit'll hang there for a little bit while it tries to sort out what can drive your display and some other low level stuff.23:20
yhelphelpok...23:20
nabukadnezar43# Generated by sensors-detect on Sun Apr  1 02:27:37 2012 # Chip drivers coretemp23:30
yhelphelpnow the screen is absolutely blank: ctrl alt f1 to 5 wont do anything...23:30
nabukadnezar43babble, this is my /etc/modules23:30
yhelphelpI turnted to read a linux mint article and this happens...23:30
babblenabukadnezar43: the last item it will ask you is if you want to add that module to your modules config in /etc/modules.23:30
babblelet it write that to your modules.23:30
nabukadnezar43i added it23:30
babblethen do sudo modprobe coretemp to load that module now without rebooting.23:30
nabukadnezar43i did "service module-init-tools start"23:31
babblethat works, too.23:31
nabukadnezar43and then ran "sensors"23:31
babbleand...?23:31
nabukadnezar43the "core temp" line23:31
nabukadnezar43is it the only change in my etc/modules23:31
nabukadnezar43there are two more lines23:32
nabukadnezar43lp and rtc23:32
babbleif coretemp is loaded into the kernel, you'll see cpu temps reported by coretemp23:32
nabukadnezar43yes i got that23:32
nabukadnezar43# This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. lp rtc23:33
nabukadnezar43i'm asking these lines23:33
babbledid sensors detect write those lines as well?23:33
nabukadnezar43i don't know that's why i'm asking23:33
nabukadnezar43probably not23:33
babbleit will be clearly marked if it did23:33
babbleopen /etc/modules in your text editor23:34
babbleif it DID, load everything it wrote to that file (i.e. sudo modprobe coretemp lp rtc)23:34
nabukadnezar43i pasted those lines from /etc/modules23:34
babbleit will have a marker in the file saying that the following lines were written by lm-sensors.23:35
babblewhatever ELSE is in there was already loaded at boot23:35
babbleall you need to do is load whatever lm-sensors JUST added.23:35
babblethat or reboot your machine.23:35
nabukadnezar43i see let me do it23:35
nabukadnezar43sudo modprobe coretemp lp rtc returned this23:36
nabukadnezar43FATAL: Error inserting coretemp (/lib/modules/3.0.0-17-generic/kernel/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)23:36
babbledon't try to load modules OUTSIDE of the dashed lines that were already there.23:37
babbletry sudo modprobe -r coretemp && sudo modprobe coretemp23:38
nabukadnezar43i tried to modprobe them all at once23:38
babblesome of those were already loaded at boot, as I said.23:38
babblethat or just reboot your machine.23:39
nabukadnezar43http://paste.ubuntu.com/909465/23:39
babbleyes, as I said, the other two have nothing to do with lm-sensors.23:39
nabukadnezar43i could read the cpu temp23:39
nabukadnezar43ok thanks23:40
babbleif you actually read what the file is telling you, it's clearly marked that all lm-sensors wants to use is coretemp23:40
nabukadnezar43well it only added one line which is "coretemp" but it asked for 4 operations23:41
nabukadnezar43i guess others weren't present in the pc23:41
babbleit's looking at a range of devices on your motherboard23:41
babblenot all of them will return useful information to lm-sensors.23:41
babbleit just scans your entire system bus and tries to do something useful with whatever it finds.23:42
babblein the end, the one kernel module that can tell lm-sensors anything about your hardware is coretemp (this isn't unusual)23:42
nabukadnezar43i wanted to monitor my integrated vgas temperature23:43
nabukadnezar43but it didn't return anything for it23:43
nabukadnezar43is it integrated in the cpu?23:43
babblewhat's your machine? (it's likely integrated into the CPU)23:43
babblethat's what 'integrated video' means, after all ;)23:44
nabukadnezar43dell n5110 with nvidia optimus23:44
nabukadnezar43nvidia card is off anyway, lm-sensors won't detect it i guess23:44
babbleif the card is off, then no, lm-sensors won't return any values for it23:45
babbleif you have a linux compatible driver for that nvidia card, you may try enabling it and running sensors-detect again23:46
babble(but it's likely not going to report anything useful to lm-sensors)23:46
nabukadnezar43i installed bumblebee, it turns off nvidia card by default23:46
nabukadnezar43i can run it only on demand23:46
babble(there may be an nvidia utility that will report GPU temps, but I under linux, but I don't know for certain)23:46
nabukadnezar43with "optirun <software>"23:46
yhelphelptrying xubuntu from the cd without installing for the second time, now I get to see the xubuntu intro screen (blue and dark bluce background) and a white line moving from left to right... will it work now?23:47
babblethat's the plymouth loading screen I was talking about23:47
babbleif you've gotten to Plymouth it will eventually boot to a desktop23:47
yhelphelpI really hope its  a sign that things work23:47
babbleit sounds like you're running on a very very slow optical drive.23:47
babblenabukadnezar43: it may be worth trying to rerun sensors-detect with the discrete gpu enabled.23:48
nabukadnezar43let me try23:48
yhelphelpkernel panic - not syncing: attempted to kill init!23:48
yhelphelppanic occurred, switching back to text console23:48
yhelphelpthe rest of the message is a call trace23:48
babblehave you ever actually booted this machine from cd?23:49
yhelphelpyes, whith 11.0423:49
babblewell, there's nothing huge that changed from 11.04 to 11.10 at least as far as the LiveCD setup is concerned.23:50
yhelphelpbut your insistence makes me doubt23:50
babbleyou may have a failing optical drive, or a bad burn or something.23:50
nabukadnezar43babble: it added another line which is identical to previous one23:51
babbleyou can delete the second coretemp line.23:52
nabukadnezar43ok23:52
babblethere's no reason to try and load it twice.23:52
babblein this case, your discrete gpu doesn't report anything that lm-sensors knows how to read23:52
nabukadnezar43i just remember that nvidia card runs in  a different x session when bumblebee is active23:52
babblethere may be an nvidia specific utility that you can use.23:52
nabukadnezar43maybe that's the reason23:52
babbledon't quote me for a certainty, but running the sensors-detect script should be independent of your x session.23:53
nabukadnezar43thanks23:55

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