[03:09] * passstab just learned chroot [03:09] * passstab will wait for debian to switch from sysvinit [10:10] Morning. [11:01] morning [11:01] walk time :) [11:21] Already did. [12:00] Morning. [15:41] InHisName: not terribly slow but I want to use it for music production [15:41] that means each slice of sound is uncompressed 64 bit wav... just one guitar track can be a couple hundred megs. [15:41] this server has 2tb of space, so I wanted to use it to host my stuff === cythes is now known as cythes|afk [18:46] Hello All:) [18:46] Anyone here that can give some clues please? [18:58] hi [18:58] what kind of clues? [19:08] Hiya pass [19:08] I have having issues trying to get sound out of my system. [19:09] I installed linux on a old machine to learn it. and i got most of it down, but cant get the sound out of it [19:15] hmm [19:15] what distro? [19:15] and version [19:16] ubu 11.04 i think it's the latest one... [19:16] And just north of harrisburg, btw:) [19:16] what hardware? [19:18] No laughing... HP Pavilion a1530n [19:19] (11.10 is the latest, 12.04 is coming on the 26 BTW) [19:19] sorry, just getting to know linux... and done more installs i don't even follow it any more:) [19:19] LOL [19:20] * passstab is googleing [19:22] WOW i feel dumb... But thank you for all your help... [19:22] ? [19:23] you found it? [19:23] I have the stereo wire crossover and set to the wrong jack on the home sytem. The I was trying to get sound off the other computer setting.. I am soo sorry for bugging you [19:23] np :) [19:24] :) No wback to work trying to how to chan the dns and install proxies.. [19:24] glad he fixed it [19:24] you probably should install 12.04 when it comes out tho [19:26] I will:) is there a good place to read up on ubu? and really learn it? Or is it a crash and burn your figners learning center:) [19:28] i think it's the later :D [19:28] but jedijf might know of something [19:29] well thanks for you help Pass:) \ [19:29] #ubuntu might be a better place to go for faster help [19:29] no [19:29] never [19:30] #ubuntu is a cluster f [19:30] https://help.ubuntu.com/ [19:30] Title: Official Ubuntu Documentation (at help.ubuntu.com) [19:30] yeah community docs are great [19:30] well I got backtrack and matruix on vm and this is alot more friendly [19:30] and ofc google [19:31] yes ubuntu is more friendly then those :D [19:31] biobunsai: https://help.ubuntu.com/community [19:31] Title: UserDocumentation - Community Ubuntu Documentation (at help.ubuntu.com) [19:31] wow.....backtrack [19:31] lol [19:32] 3rd n00b i've seen that uses it [19:32] is weird [19:32] I tried suse, red hat, slackware, mint.. trying to find the one that works for me [19:32] biobunsai: pick one - use it for 6 weeks [19:32] exclusively [19:32] anyone [19:32] force yourself to use.. [19:32] you will then learn [19:33] mint debian is my vote [19:33] Well i been with ubu for about a month now:) still trying to figure out all the systems settings:) [19:33] good [19:33] why do you prefer ubu to mint? [19:34] mint is green [19:34] ugly [19:34] * jedijf looks at channel titlebar [19:34] * passstab wasn't asking jedijf [19:34] Don't know.. this just seems to be more user friendly and no so lindows looking [19:34] hahah [19:35] Of course I crashed the system twice changing the start up splash screen:) [19:35] i like trying to understand n00bs is that so bad? [19:35] LOL Nope. I do programing and windows networking and I do the same thing all the time:) [19:35] biobunsai, you like unity? [19:36] haven't tried that ... [19:37] I used to run linux years ago, butthey kill my flavor [19:37] what environment do you use? [19:38] lycoris [19:38] *desktop environment [19:38] Oh whats onmy windows machines? [19:39] no [19:40] did you install ubuntu or kubuntu or something else? [19:41] I did a full install of ubuntu on a old box, which is what you helped me with:) [19:41] is not THAT old [19:41] that i should be laughing [19:42] LOL No i guess not.. It's not like I dug out a 386 or something [19:42] you ARE useing unity then [19:43] http://unity.ubuntu.com/about/ [19:43] Title: About (at unity.ubuntu.com) [19:43] yes, thank you I am:) [19:46] biobunsai: older book, but concepts should be similar to current: http://files.jedijf.com/pacs/Ubuntu.Kung.Fu.pdf.tar.gz [19:48] Ty jedi [19:53] TY very much JEDI... ~bowing most humbly~ [19:57] this is like fanfic [19:57] jedi teaching kung-fu [20:01] what is a good mp3 playing program. I'm using banshee.. anything better? [20:04] for just playing them? [20:04] vlc [20:09] Rhythmbox [20:09] yea just want to play them [20:09] then vlc [20:10] can play EVERYTHING [20:10] so its popular on the other OSs also [20:11] oh there a issue I having.. every now and then the video for the icons getgrabbled.. and clue why that is? [20:11] http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ [20:11] Title: VideoLAN - Official page for VLC media player, the Open Source video framework! (at www.videolan.org) [20:11] what? [20:13] i don't understand what you just said [20:13] the gui gets all pixeled for no good reason out of the blue [20:13] the entire gui? [20:14] pretty much. and and stays that way till I reboot [20:14] how do you reboot? [20:15] log off, restart. [20:15] via cli? [20:16] when its real bad i hard boot. [20:17] you should use ctrl-alt-Fn [20:17] then login and type sudo reboot [20:18] now i'll consider the problem :P [20:20] are you using a proprietary graphics driver? [20:20] I'm using the onboard video.... [20:21] open a terminal [20:21] and run [20:21] lspci -v | grep VGA [20:22] paste the output here [20:24] dumb question.... how did you get the char after the -v? [20:24] before grep [20:25] ahh [20:25] i remeber when i had the same problem [20:25] shift+backslash [20:25] probably [20:26] it's called a pipe [20:27] and in this case it's being used to direct the output of the first command to be the input for the second [20:27] 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) [20:30] good [20:31] and pipe is shift \:) [20:33] what i said [20:33] http://askubuntu.com/questions/50966/screen-corruption-with-946g-82945g-gz [20:33] Title: 11.04 - Screen corruption with 946G / 82945G/GZ - Ask Ubuntu - Stack Exchange (at askubuntu.com) [20:34] says running sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel [20:34] will help [20:34] but i'd be surprised [20:37] * passstab pokes jedijf again [20:37] says it took out libgladeui-1-11 [20:38] what does? [20:38] So i guess i reboot now or do i have to get it to attach or something? [20:38] ??? [20:39] what took out glade? [20:39] sudo getting the xserver intel [20:41] thas weird [20:42] well i hope it don't crash the system :) Thats getting old:) .LOL [20:43] biobunsai: don't have to reboot linux after every change [20:43] that's windows think [20:43] just have to log out (kill xwindow) and log back in (start x window) [20:43] Lol Sorry i been with windows since DOS 3.22.. old habits.. [20:43] for this particular change [20:44] biobunsai: that's ok, just telling you so you know [20:44] yea the only time you need to reboot is after a kernel upgrade [20:44] Ko rect [20:44] specifically, an /Ubuntu/ kernel upgrade [20:45] what do you mean? [20:45] nm [20:45] passstab: you know tomorrow is a special tech week mmmm at hive, right? [20:46] yes [20:46] k [20:46] will be there [20:46] Thank you both very much for the clue ins [20:46] as well as all the other tw@hive events [20:46] np [20:47] :) [20:47] except for open house [20:48] passstab: nice [20:48] i will do monday and fri at the gala setup and stuff [20:48] also i registered for the toool workshop [20:49] oh and not friday either [20:57] oh was that a comment about how ubuntu disregards it's upstreams? [20:58] no comment [20:58] the toool stuff is fun [20:59] will you go to that? [20:59] i have the beginners set of locks 1 pin to 6 pin to practice with [21:00] i payed $30 for the $30 value package [21:00] i have that as well, they're the picks and the 2 tension jawns [21:01] i just ordered the leather pouch set to carry (backordered) [21:01] * passstab will learn what tension jawns are on tuesday [21:02] passstab: this will be as exciting as blinking your first led with an mcu [21:02] passstab: hint: less is more [21:02] :)