| mistere | hello | 04:49 |
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| john__ | Hi all , I installed the proprietary amd driver and i have the catalyst control center and can make changes there but the proprietary driver driver button still says that its not active is this a bug or do i still need to do something else? | 10:54 |
| john__ | lol ok this is the quietest chat room with 56 people in it i have ever seen so how about somebody say something just so i will know this is working | 11:06 |
| geirha | something | 11:07 |
| john__ | ty | 11:07 |
| geirha | anyway, hard to say. The proprietary amd drivers have always been a pita, and has never really been working 100% | 11:08 |
| john__ | well i figured that since i was able to make changes through their panel that it just did not report back as installed correctly | 11:10 |
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| john__ | thanx geirha cya | 11:14 |
| Guest10901 | hi, my ubuntu 12.04 doesnt recognize my wireless usb broadband gsm network, but on my 10.04 it notices it and connects to it - how might i overcome this? | 11:58 |
| Jaybird_ | oh lol now I am somewhere else | 16:35 |
| msammels | Hey :P | 16:35 |
| msammels | OK - so explain here, your problem please. | 16:35 |
| Jaybird_ | hey!!!:) | 16:36 |
| msammels | Also, you should have tabs to switch between both rooms | 16:36 |
| Jaybird_ | No that is what I keep saying. I don't have a problem but Ubuntu is new to me and it took time and posting a zillion times on the forums to set up things | 16:36 |
| msammels | OK. So what do you need help with doing first? :) | 16:37 |
| Jaybird_ | so I thought checking in here might give me other tips etc | 16:37 |
| msammels | OK, well any questions, ask here, forums, anywhere :D | 16:37 |
| Jaybird_ | ok | 16:37 |
| Jaybird_ | thanks it all seems very friendly | 16:37 |
| Jaybird_ | I had not even heard of Ubuntu till a few weeks ago then sent for a disk and my dead acer revived.... | 16:38 |
| msammels | Ah, you bought it? :) | 16:39 |
| Jaybird_ | I have the server disk and so think that is the next thing as it would be useful | 16:39 |
| Jaybird_ | well I did try to download but never managed to make the disks work | 16:39 |
| msammels | Haha, uhm :P you're running Ubuntu without a DE? | 16:39 |
| Jaybird_ | Probably will need help with that | 16:39 |
| msammels | (Desktop Environment) | 16:39 |
| Jaybird_ | er...what is that I do have a desktop | 16:40 |
| Jaybird_ | ! | 16:40 |
| msammels | Well, here's what I want you to do: I want to organise your thoughts, figure out what you want to do and then ask. And if you have a desktop like icons, and stuff, then you have a desktop environment :) It's just when you mentioned server. | 16:40 |
| Jaybird_ | I assume it has all the things I want on one side of it...lol next thing is to unattach them | 16:40 |
| Jaybird_ | ah the server disk that comes with Ubunto | 16:40 |
| Jaybird_ | u | 16:40 |
| Jaybird_ | The package came with three x12.4 and one server disk | 16:41 |
| Jaybird_ | trying to find it under the muddle here | 16:41 |
| msammels | Ah OK :) | 16:42 |
| Jaybird_ | I actually had to look up what a server did...told you was a muppet at these things | 16:42 |
| Jaybird_ | but now I know it would be very useful | 16:43 |
| Jaybird_ | I did load it in once | 16:43 |
| Jaybird_ | so it may already be installed | 16:43 |
| Jaybird_ | maybe not something says NVIDA server settings but I thought that was to do with graphics | 16:44 |
| msammels | nVidia Server Settings is graphics, use | 16:44 |
| msammels | You can access like so: | 16:44 |
| msammels | sudo nvidia-settings | 16:45 |
| Jaybird_ | oh yes the fascinating terminal thingy | 16:45 |
| msammels | Be careful with that "terminal thingy" :P | 16:46 |
| msammels | You can destroy an entire install... | 16:46 |
| Jaybird_ | brings up a window with x server display configuration | 16:47 |
| Jaybird_ | oh dear really? | 16:47 |
| Jaybird_ | I will then | 16:47 |
| Jaybird_ | I am not sure having got that window what I would do with it | 16:47 |
| msammels | Ah, great, so you do have a GUI. Established. This window allows you to change your screen resolution, and other advanced stuff like check the temperature of your graphics card, etc. | 16:48 |
| Jaybird_ | ah...thinkI better be careful with that | 16:48 |
| Jaybird_ | I do so love to find out what things do | 16:48 |
| Jaybird_ | so please explain what GUI stands for ..graphics something interface? | 16:49 |
| msammels | Graphical User Interface. It's the same as Desktop Environment. Any icon or menu you see (pictures) is a GUI or a DE :) | 16:49 |
| Jaybird_ | Ah that makes sense. It all does when you know.... | 16:50 |
| msammels | Haha, mate don't worry. Back in '06 I knew nothing about Linux. | 16:50 |
| msammels | Didn't even know it existed :P | 16:50 |
| Jaybird_ | rofl lol mate (this ubuntu user is female ) | 16:50 |
| msammels | Oops... hello ma'am :P | 16:51 |
| Jaybird_ | lol so you have to be in the states | 16:51 |
| msammels | Nope | 16:51 |
| Jaybird_ | nobody says ma'am here | 16:51 |
| Jaybird_ | UK | 16:51 |
| msammels | I'm from sunny, terribly rainy Scotland. | 16:51 |
| Jaybird_ | ah yes well ok they do speak a bit different up there but I do have a little Scottish blood | 16:52 |
| msammels | Glad to hear it :P | 16:52 |
| Jaybird_ | Granny was a Lumley and told me there was even a tartan | 16:52 |
| msammels | Hey geekosopher | 16:52 |
| msammels | I have tartan blood. | 16:52 |
| Jaybird_ | oh i wish i could find the disk | 16:52 |
| Jaybird_ | hello | 16:52 |
| msammels | It's red and blue :P | 16:52 |
| Jaybird_ | haha | 16:52 |
| Jaybird_ | ah got it. It says server 12.04 LTS | 16:53 |
| Jaybird_ | Is it safe to try and put it into the laptop? | 16:53 |
| msammels | Well, you can, but you won't have any pretty menus it's all going to be text. | 16:54 |
| Jaybird_ | I will live! | 16:54 |
| Jaybird_ | OK put it in but what will it do? | 16:54 |
| msammels | It will pretty much blank your entire hard drive. Note: you will need to know how to deal with text based interfaces to install it. | 16:54 |
| Jaybird_ | eek | 16:55 |
| Jaybird_ | so I would lose all the stuff I put in now? | 16:55 |
| Jaybird_ | Just took it out in fright | 16:55 |
| msammels | I'm confused: what is on your laptop? | 16:55 |
| Jaybird_ | acer | 16:55 |
| Jaybird_ | 6930g | 16:55 |
| Jaybird_ | notebook | 16:55 |
| msammels | Yes, but what operating system? Is it Windows? | 16:56 |
| Jaybird_ | no Ubuntu...Windows died- as it does on most acers as far as I can make out | 16:56 |
| msammels | OK. And does this Ubuntu have pretty pictures and wallpaper and stuff? | 16:56 |
| holstein | i would confirm the OS died and not the hard drive... linux is not magic | 16:57 |
| Jaybird_ | they expect you to make your own restore disk but nobody I know ever managed then want to charge you £50 when you tell them | 16:57 |
| holstein | ubuntu is free to download and try live | 16:57 |
| msammels | True. jaybird does your laptop have a wallpaper and menus and stuff, or is it all text? | 16:57 |
| Jaybird_ | well the HD cannot be dead if I am here? | 16:57 |
| Jaybird_ | It has wallpaper and menus and stuff | 16:57 |
| holstein | Jaybird_: only testing will confirm | 16:58 |
| Jaybird_ | lol | 16:58 |
| msammels | May I make a suggestion? If you have pretty menus, wallpapers and so one: do not install the server edition | 16:58 |
| msammels | It will wipe the current install and throw you off | 16:58 |
| Jaybird_ | ah ok | 16:58 |
| Jaybird_ | oh ic | 16:58 |
| msammels | But if you want, I can't stop you.Just saying :) | 16:58 |
| msammels | I feel you may struggle. | 16:58 |
| msammels | no offence | 16:58 |
| Jaybird_ | I think I may not at the moment .....all too new | 16:58 |
| Jaybird_ | and the last thing I need is to lose what I have | 16:59 |
| Jaybird_ | been so nice to have the laptop in use again | 16:59 |
| msammels | There we are :) What version of Ubuntu is on the laptop? | 16:59 |
| holstein | you can install it beside what you have now, but you dont want the server version | 16:59 |
| Jaybird_ | I2.4 | 17:00 |
| msammels | OK. I repeat: keep away from server :P | 17:00 |
| msammels | You're in a position of power here now :D | 17:00 |
| Jaybird_ | LOL | 17:00 |
| msammels | You can take over the world with that laptop | 17:00 |
| Jaybird_ | i actually like what I have | 17:00 |
| Jaybird_ | lol | 17:00 |
| stlsaint | ah whats wrong with server :P | 17:00 |
| msammels | Nothing, excpet for a new user it's all text :P | 17:01 |
| stlsaint | oh | 17:01 |
| msammels | I myself run both server and desktop :P | 17:01 |
| stlsaint | Jaybird_: STAY AWAY!! | 17:01 |
| Jaybird_ | apparently as far as I can make out it has no pretty pictures | 17:01 |
| Jaybird_ | lol | 17:01 |
| msammels | Here, me link you | 17:01 |
| Jaybird_ | link me???? | 17:01 |
| msammels | Here | 17:01 |
| msammels | http://www.pwrusr.com/wp-content/uploads/24_ubuntu-12_04-64-server-login.png | 17:01 |
| msammels | Click that | 17:01 |
| Jaybird_ | It says internal server error | 17:02 |
| stlsaint | thats sexy ;) | 17:02 |
| msammels | jaybird, are you sure? :S | 17:02 |
| msammels | And yeah, I agree :P | 17:02 |
| Jaybird_ | well hyes | 17:02 |
| Jaybird_ | Yep tried it again and says internal server error | 17:02 |
| Jaybird_ | every so often the system comes up with and error and is fine when I just restart it | 17:03 |
| msammels | Google images: ubuntu server | 17:03 |
| Jaybird_ | cdimages? | 17:03 |
| msammels | Sorry? | 17:04 |
| msammels | Oh :P | 17:04 |
| msammels | Hang on | 17:04 |
| msammels | Try this link | 17:04 |
| msammels | http://www.ubuntugeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/33.png | 17:04 |
| Jaybird_ | that brought up a black box and looks like some things now already need updating | 17:05 |
| msammels | Yeah :P | 17:05 |
| msammels | That's Ubuntu server | 17:05 |
| Jaybird_ | ok | 17:06 |
| holstein | if you lan on using a keyboard, mouse and monitor, you likely dont need the server version | 17:07 |
| holstein | if you plane** | 17:07 |
| holstein | plan* | 17:07 |
| msammels | holstein, you OK there? :P | 17:07 |
| Jaybird_ | ok | 17:07 |
| holstein | i have lag that is making it challening to type.. ill just correct as i go if that OK msammels | 17:08 |
| Jaybird_ | well what I have seems pretty good | 17:08 |
| holstein | Jaybird_: if it aint broke... | 17:08 |
| Jaybird_ | lol | 17:08 |
| msammels | holstein: I feel for you. I had terrible lag last night | 17:08 |
| Jaybird_ | Anyway I wish I found this OS years ago. I want to try and put it on the old imac on my desk | 17:10 |
| Jaybird_ | lovely but ancient! I think I have to get a different disc for that | 17:11 |
| msammels | jaybird: what iMac is it? How old? | 17:11 |
| Jaybird_ | ancient..they laughed in the mac to - imac purple front loading.... | 17:11 |
| Jaybird_ | not the earliest but maybe a few years down the line | 17:11 |
| Jaybird_ | has Mac OS 9....... | 17:12 |
| msammels | Ah... you may have trouble with Ubuntu 12.04... | 17:12 |
| Jaybird_ | every so often I start it up for old times sake | 17:12 |
| msammels | If it has MacOS 9 keep it for the vintage :P | 17:12 |
| holstein | i have used the 10.04 ppc server version on my old PPC hardware.. for file servers or whatever | 17:12 |
| Jaybird_ | yeah I did read something about it and thiink it has to be something earlier | 17:12 |
| Jaybird_ | LOL | 17:13 |
| Jaybird_ | the mac guys thought it might end up as a real antique so I will keep it | 17:13 |
| Jaybird_ | Well thank you all for the great advice but I better go feed the cat and me..........It has been really helpful. Probably saved me from a lot of daft things..... | 17:16 |
| Jaybird_ | Bye for now | 17:17 |
| DRaKhThuL | hello... my /.private folder has a lot of data... i know what it does, but i don't need that data, mostly because i keep my files on an other drive... how can i get rid of it easy and witho no consequnces on my OS | 17:29 |
| stlsaint | DRaKhThuL: /.private is a folder you made? | 17:29 |
| DRaKhThuL | nope ... | 17:29 |
| stlsaint | DRaKhThuL: what OS are you on? /.private is not a default folder of ubuntu | 17:30 |
| DRaKhThuL | it has over 2.2gb and only with encrypt files i ca't read | 17:30 |
| DRaKhThuL | i'm running ubuntu 11.10 atm | 17:30 |
| DRaKhThuL | it's in my home folder.... | 17:30 |
| stlsaint | DRaKhThuL: so you made a encrypted folder? delete it if you made | 17:31 |
| DRaKhThuL | i didn't make it... | 17:31 |
| DRaKhThuL | i would of known if i made it... | 17:31 |
| stlsaint | DRaKhThuL: when you installed did you select to encrypt your home? | 17:31 |
| DRaKhThuL | i installed my OS 2-3 months ago... can't recall doing that | 17:32 |
| DRaKhThuL | i could of... i'm a security freak :)) | 17:32 |
| mistere | many time when i start my ubuntu 12.04 sound drivers are not working.. when i restart my pc after that then its working.. what is problem? | 17:34 |
| DRaKhThuL | can i set this up in the Backup in system settings | 17:34 |
| stlsaint | DRaKhThuL: i do not think so | 17:39 |
| stlsaint | DRaKhThuL: you should probably unencrypt that folder then delete | 17:39 |
| DRaKhThuL | it's /.private folder in my /home/user/ folder | 17:40 |
| DRaKhThuL | that's why i find it hard to believe i can un-encrypt it so easy and delete it | 17:40 |
| DRaKhThuL | i don't wanna screw up my OS | 17:40 |
| mistere | any one tell me the solution of my problem? | 17:45 |
| stlsaint | mistere: drivers maybe | 17:46 |
| mistere | stlsaint, what "drivers maybe" ? | 17:50 |
| stlsaint | mistere: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshootingProcedure | 17:55 |
| mistere | stlsaint, thanks | 17:56 |
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