[01:45] <_Zexanima_> Hello o/
[01:46] <escott> yes
[12:00] <Culiforge> can I get some help with nfs here or should I go to #linux-nfs?
[12:10] <escott> #ubuntu usually has a bit more traffic
[12:28] <Culiforge> escott: righto, thanks
[15:53] <imaubuntunoob> hello guys. i have a problem login in.. the password is correct, but i can't login. login manager is always presented to me everytime i keyed in the correct password. how do i fix this?
[15:54] <escott> imaubuntunoob, if you cant get the password you can boot the recovery option and run "passwd username" to reset it. when grub comes up at boot hit shift and select the recovery option
[15:55] <imaubuntunoob> the password is correct
[15:56] <imaubuntunoob> i can do root stuffs after key in the password  (i can login as a guest)
[15:57] <escott> imaubuntunoob, are you sure its not gnome-keyring asking for your keyring password when you login?
[15:57] <escott> also how can guest use sudo?
[15:58] <imaubuntunoob> i don't know. i just can.
[15:58] <imaubuntunoob> i can do update without problem after login into a guest account
[15:59] <escott> imaubuntunoob, so you login as guest and type sudo echo success -- put in whose password -- and it prints "success"?!?!?!
[15:59] <escott> imaubuntunoob, ubdate-manager working might be normal as thats handled by policykitd
[15:59] <imaubuntunoob> no. i go to "software up to date" to check for update. and then i asked for my password. and i can update without problem
[16:00] <escott> alright so what error message does the login manager give you
[16:01] <imaubuntunoob> no error. i can hear a error sound. but then no error message is given.. so i don't know what's the problem
[16:01] <imaubuntunoob> after googling for this past 2 weeks, some people said the problem is caused by lightdm or gdm, whatever it is.
[16:03] <escott> imaubuntunoob, i suspect its not an error sound. i think its verifying the password, starting the session, and then for some reason the session immediately crashes and dumps you back to a login
[16:04] <imaubuntunoob> i tried removing lightdm (or gdm, idk which one) and this problem persists. for two whole weeks. i have no choice but to use my win7
[16:06] <imaubuntunoob> so how do i fix this?
[16:06] <imaubuntunoob> i know this is doable.
[16:07] <imaubuntunoob> but the question is how. i don't have any expertise in linux/ubuntu. i always google for things that i don't know.
[16:08] <escott> imaubuntunoob, there are files in .config that control your unity settings. in particular things like ccsm settings. if those are out of whack then your gui might crash as soon as it starts. ctrl-alt-f1 login to a tty and then mv .config .config.bak
[16:09] <imaubuntunoob> what's tty?
[16:14] <escott> imaubuntunoob, what you see when you ctrl-alt-f1
[16:14] <escott> imaubuntunoob, there might also be some directories like .compiz but i dont use unity so i dont know as well
[21:30] <wij> hi, since installing 12.04 I do not get any sound in Gnome Subtitle Editor
[21:31] <wij> I already checked if gstreamer was installed, and it was
[21:31] <wij> so any help would be appreciated since editing subtitles without sound is a bit difficult :-)
[21:32] <geirha> wij: Just read lips
[21:32] <geirha> ;P
[21:33] <wij> i tried ;-)
[21:34] <geirha> Open the sound settings, check the output tab, try all outputs if there are more than one, and unmute them.
[21:34] <geirha> Check the applications tab, there should be an entry for the subtitle program there (when it's running)
[21:37] <wij> i have 3 outputs: speakers, Headphones and HDMI/displayport
[21:37] <wij> first two tested just fine
[21:37] <wij> 3rd did not
[21:37] <geirha> what's connected via hdmi?
[21:37] <wij> and even with gnome subs running it does not show in the applications tab of sound settings
[21:38] <wij> via HDMI? nothing I guess
[21:38] <geirha> oh. the hdmi only shows up if I connect something via the hdmi port here, but nevermind, sound's working, but gnome subs apparently does not register with pulseaudio
[21:40] <geirha> I'm installing it. I'll see if I can reproduce
[21:40] <wij> great!
[21:42] <geirha> Hm. What do I do to test it? ^^
[21:42] <wij> well i was trying to sync subs for 'the wedding planner' :-)
[21:43] <geirha> Figured it out. Clicked the new button, then Video -> open
[21:44] <geirha> as soon as it loaded the video, gnome subtitles appeared in the sound setting applications tab, and I got sound
[21:44] <wij> sounds good ;-)
[21:44] <wij> so, something wrong with my pulseaudio installation?
[21:45] <geirha> let's try this:  close gnome subtitles, open a terminal and run  «pkill pulseaudio», wait for pulseaduio to restart (look at the sound icon at the top panel), start gnome subtitles
[21:46] <geirha> For me at least, pulseaudio sometimes "chokes" and doesn't work quite; restarting it usually gets things working again.
[21:46] <wij> no change ((
[21:48] <wij> vlc media player shows up in pulseaudio app tab
[21:48] <geirha> Hm. Could it be you have some old gnome subtitle settings? they might be messing up something
[21:49] <geirha> i.e. did you keep an old homedir when you installed 12.04?
[21:49] <wij> how can i check that
[21:49] <geirha> Switch to the guest user and see if it gives you sound there
[21:50] <geirha> the guest user will have zero initial config
[21:50] <geirha> well you didn't have to log out ...
[21:52] <wij> djeez, i logged out (( boy oh boy, give me a sec here
[21:53] <wij> i did a complete reformat and reinstall going to 12/04
[21:53] <wij> so should be pretty clean
[21:53] <geirha> Hm. Odd.
[21:54] <geirha> Open a terminal and run gnome-subtitles from there. It might output some error/warning messages there
[21:55] <wij> did that, and it's running, but no messages in the terminal
[21:56] <geirha> not even when you load and start a video?
[21:57] <wij> aha
[21:57] <wij> can i copy paste in this thing?
[21:57] <geirha> use a pastebin
[21:57] <geirha> http://paste.ubuntu.com
[21:57] <wij> a what?
[21:58] <wij> ah
[21:59] <wij> how does that work actually? i need an account for that?
[21:59] <geirha> oh, forgot about that, use http://pastebin.com instead then
[22:01] <wij> eum, i did, and now i have text in numbered lines... now what?
[22:01] <geirha> paste the url
[22:02] <geirha> you should have pastebin.com/<some random letters and numbers>
[22:02] <wij> right
[22:02] <wij> http://pastebin.com/3gpC27ia
[22:03] <geirha> Aha, it lacks a codec for ac3
[22:03] <wij> can i install that via synaptec
[22:04] <geirha> Why does everyone use synaptic?
[22:04] <geirha> but yes, you can install it from synaptic too; just not sure which package it is... yet
[22:05] <wij> i have the libavcodec53 installed
[22:05] <wij> and that should support ac3
[22:06] <geirha> Open the software center and search for «gstreamer ffmpeg»
[22:06] <geirha> Ah, found the package name,  gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
[22:06] <geirha> according to its description, it has ac3 codec
[22:07] <wij> that's installed too, i already reinstalled i, to no avail
[22:08] <geirha> Hm. Install all the gstreamer0.10-plugins-* packages
[22:08] <geirha> the ugly one also claims it has AC-3
[22:09] <wij> is it important if i use software center or synaptic?
[22:09] <geirha> I don't get why there has to be so absurdly many audio and video codecs
[22:10] <geirha> No, they can both be used to install any package
[22:11] <wilee-nilee> geirha, you are going about it in a backwards way is why
[22:11] <geirha> I am?
[22:12] <wij> ok thats done
[22:12] <wij> no lets try again
[22:12] <wilee-nilee> the codecs you need are in the retricted-extras   a vlc install has most and a couple of medibuntu for dvd's
[22:13] <wilee-nilee> unless you are trying to run something out of any regualr use
[22:13] <wij> well, i dont know what did it, but it works now :-)
[22:13] <geirha> Yeah, that's true, ubuntu-restricted-extras would probably have installed them too.
[22:13] <wilee-nilee> restricted-extras sorry
[22:13] <wij> so I'm happy
[22:14] <wij> no more message about 'don't know how to handle ac3'
[22:14] <wij> whats ubuntu-restricted-extras
[22:15] <geirha> gnome-subtitles should've poped up a dialog box saying what codec you were missing
[22:15] <geirha> might be worth a bug report
[22:15] <wilee-nilee> wij, a codec pack and ms fonts and flash
[22:15] <geirha> wij: ubuntu-restricted-extras installs a bunch of non-free packages that are commonly used
[22:16] <wij> aha, is that worth installing anyway?
[22:16] <geirha> by non-free, I mean restricted license, not that it costs money
[22:16] <wilee-nilee> wij, that is what you should of started with
[22:16] <wij> oops
[22:16] <geirha> yes, I always install it
[22:16] <wilee-nilee> easy mistake though. :)
[22:17] <wij> if i install it now, does it work together with what i just installed?
[22:17] <wij> or do i need to uninstall the gstream packages first
[22:17] <geirha> yes, the package itself doesn't contain anything to note; it just depends on a bunch of packages
[22:18] <geirha> so when you install it, all the packages it depends on will be isntalled too; the ones that aren't already installed
[22:18] <wij> ok
[22:18] <wij> thanks a lot geirha ans wilee-nilee!!
[22:19] <wilee-nilee> np
[22:19] <geirha> :)
[22:19] <wij> later! bye
[22:19]  * geirha goes back to hacking into banks
[22:20] <geirha> (in a game)
[22:34] <tats> hi, i have a question about configuring lvm on ubuntu
[22:34] <tats> i'm following this tutorial: http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/05/10/how-to-install-ubuntu-11-04-on-an-encrypted-lvm-file-system
[22:34] <tats> what i don't understand is when it comes to creating the logical volumes on my encrypted partition
[22:35] <tats> the tutorial suggests to allocate 5G for /, 2G for swap and 10G for home... but that makes up for only 17G
[22:35] <tats> my HD has 80G, so what will happen with the 63G left? how can I access them?
[22:36] <geirha> You can create another partition with it, or just give it all to /home
[22:37] <tats> geirha: good, thanks!
[22:38] <geirha> 5G seems a bit small for / though
[22:38] <geirha> I'd go with at least 10G
[22:39] <geirha> 5G Will suffice for installing Ubuntu, but if you install alot of packages, you'll soon fill it up
[22:43] <tats> geirha: thanks
[23:14] <XX> does anyone know how i can access files put on my network ?
[23:16] <sandyd> XX: are you using windows 7 homegroups?
[23:16] <XX> what does it mean
[23:16] <XX> :x
[23:16] <sandyd> XX: what OS are you sharing from
[23:17] <XX> well my roomate has windows 7
[23:17] <XX> ive got ubuntu
[23:18] <sandyd> Check if hes sharing using homegroups. If he is, you won't be able to access any shared files on his computer.
[23:18] <geirha> windows 7 introduced a new proprietary protocol?
[23:18] <XX> how can i check if he is using homegorups
[23:18] <sandyd> Its been here for a while
[23:19] <sandyd> lemme check
[23:19] <XX> and how can i remedy this situation
[23:19] <sandyd> Right click on his network conenctions thingy and go to "Open network and sharing center"
[23:19] <sandyd> On the left side, it should have a link to homegroups
[23:20] <sandyd> It should tell you whether the computer is in a homegroup or not.
[23:26] <XX> will do
[23:27] <XX> yes it says
[23:27] <XX> Homegroup: joined
[23:28] <sandyd> Then sharing wont't work.
[23:28] <sandyd> How to disable it, I have no idea.
[23:28] <sandyd> I was already using Ubuntu before Windows 7 came out, so...
[23:28] <XX> :c
[23:28] <XX> your help was very much appreciated though :D
[23:29] <XX> thanks at least i know whats wrong
[23:29] <pointydrip> hello all, I am experiencing a bug in nautilus where none of the nautilus buttons work with mouse input. Keyboard input works and if I mess around enough I am able to get normal mouse input temporarily...no more than a few seconds though...for the most part I cannot use my mouse. I have gone through hardware troubleshooting definitely not the hardware. Unfortunately this is my only computer and navigating the forums is
[23:29] <sandyd> XX: Wait.
[23:29] <sandyd> XX: i have it.
[23:29] <XX> mkay :D
[23:29] <XX> awesome!
[23:29] <sandyd> XX: first, disconenct from the homegroup.
[23:29] <XX> his pc or mine?
[23:29] <sandyd> XX: your pc is running Ubuntu. Doesn't have homegroups
[23:29] <XX> oh
[23:30] <XX> how do i dc from homegroup
[23:30] <XX> and will this affect my windows partition sharing?
[23:30] <sandyd> That, I have no idea. I only figured out how to work it after disabling homegroups.
[23:30] <sandyd> You can reshare it.
[23:30] <XX> oh okay continue then :p
[23:30] <sandyd> If you want to share anything on windows 7 (after disabling homegroups), right click on the folder
[23:31] <sandyd> Select properties
[23:31] <sandyd> Go to sharing
[23:31] <sandyd> Then, go to advanced sharing, and click "share this folder"
[23:31] <XX> how do i get it from ubuntu ? :x
[23:31] <geirha> pointydrip: So have you tried the mouse with another computer or OS?
[23:31] <sandyd> Click permissions, and set the ones that you want. Their self explanatory, so i'm not going to bother
[23:32] <sandyd> Click ok, save, yadayadayada.
[23:32] <pointydrip> geirha: ya it works fine...hardware is not the issue
[23:32] <sandyd> Right click on My Computer
[23:32] <geirha> pointydrip: ok, so it works fine in other programs, just not nautilus?
[23:32] <sandyd> Select properties -> Advanced System settings
[23:33] <sandyd> Type in some kind of computer description and click change
[23:33] <sandyd> Type in a computer name, and change the workgroup to something more reasonable than WORKGROUP
[23:33] <sandyd> click OK, OK, and restart when it asks you to.
[23:33] <geirha> pointydrip: I'd look at ~/.xsession-errors  nautilus might be logging some error messages there
[23:33] <sandyd> Now, you can access the shares from ubuntu via the network folder
[23:33] <pointydrip> geihra: no sorry i guess it's gnome as well (correct me if I'm wrong) the nav bars on top and bottom also have similar behavior
[23:34] <geirha> top and bottom? So you're using 10.04?
[23:34] <pointydrip> ya
[23:35] <XX> omg  thank you sandyd
[23:35] <XX> A LOT
[23:35] <geirha> pointydrip: Is it a laptop with a touchpad?
[23:35] <pointydrip> geirha: no desktop usb mouse/keyboard
[23:35] <sandyd> XX: Your Welcome. If it doesn't work, and you just want to revert, just go back to the homegroups screen:P
[23:35] <sandyd> and enable it again.
[23:36] <geirha> pointydrip: Hm. Curious.
[23:37] <geirha> pointydrip: I'd try to rule out user settings first. If you switch to the guest user, or create a new user and switch to that user, does the mouse work there?
[23:39] <XX> lol will do sandyd ^_^
[23:40] <pointydrip> geirha: k i'll try...actually how to I access IRC from the terminal...it would make getting back to this room alot easier...
[23:42] <geirha> pointydrip: Install the irssi package, then in a terminal, run:   screen irssi
[23:42] <geirha> then /connect ubuntu
[23:42] <pointydrip> geirha: k thx..brb
[23:56] <pointydrip> geirha: I have not managed to get into another profile...but I logged back in in safe mode