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swanerdafter installing 12.04LTS all I get upon boot is "mode not supported" from my monitor... Please help! real NOOB here...00:12
JuzeAlways so silly, ask a question, leave a minute later01:07
iggy19hey all02:30
iggy19my ibm t60 running ubuntu 10.10 randomly turns off while the screen in locked (never when in use).  Where do I look for a log that will give me a clue as to what is going on?02:31
iggy19TIA!02:31
Unit193Files in /var/log/ and 10.10 is EOL.02:33
iggy19Unit193: and I don't have time to break and fix lots of stuff in an upgrade. Sorry.02:34
iggy19thanks for the tip though!02:34
iggy19Unit193: "Critical temperature reached (128 C), shutting down."  Thank you.02:40
Unit193Yeppers.  May want to use a LTS version though next time. :P02:40
iggy19Unit193: yep.  or try a new distro.  for now though, it's duct tape and bubblegum.03:13
jardaghow to print pdf file in 12.0406:07
wilee-nileejardag, what pdf app are you using?06:07
jardagDocument viewer06:08
wilee-nileejardag, do you see a file button at the top right?06:08
wilee-nileetop left sorry06:08
jardagno file button06:08
wilee-nileecan you take a screen shot of the app with prtsc and put it in a imagebin?06:09
wilee-nilee!imagebin06:10
ubot2Screenshots can be made with the [PrtScr] button. Want to show us a screenshot of your problem? Upload an image to http://imagebin.org/?page=add and post a link to it.06:10
philballewjardag, how long you been using ubuntu?06:10
Unit193Hit Ctrl+P, Unity uses global menu so there should still be a file.06:10
philballewUnit193, stole it from me.06:10
* philballew bows06:10
Unit193Nope, here first06:10
jardagI just installed stock 12.04 and the viewer changed06:11
philballewUnit193, know everything, beats everyone06:11
Unit193jardag: That not hit it?06:11
Unit193philballew: Nope, not used Unity. :D06:11
philballewyou should give it a spin when it gets ported to whatever distro you ran away to.06:12
Unit193Didn't run, just didn't use main Ubuntu.06:13
jardagwhat application can print pdf file in 12.04 ?06:18
Unit193Evince.06:19
jardagubuntu 12.04 how to print pdf file?06:45
philballewjardag, hey! hows it goin?06:46
philballewme and Unit193 and wilee-nilee missed you06:46
wilee-nileehehe06:47
jardagthere must be someone who printed pdf file in 12.0406:47
philballewI have06:48
jardagevince has no print optiion06:50
wilee-nileeIs the a header to that evince app that says file edit view go bookmarks help06:52
philballewhere I am trying to image bin something.....06:52
wilee-nileethere a*06:52
philballewhttp://imagebin.org/22402806:52
elfybutters: so what is it you need help with? what have you done so far?06:58
butterseverytime i try to install it imy screen goes all funky06:59
buttersand wont install06:59
buttersgets frozen06:59
buttersits right after i select install ubuntu on to harddrive and after that nothing happens but a pixel lated screen07:00
elfyok - first did you check that the download and burn were good https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/CDIntegrityCheck07:00
elfyif that's all good I would try booting with nomodeset, reboot the cd - when you see kbd/man at bottom of screen hit any key07:01
elfypress f6 at that screen and choose nomodeset then carry on with the Try option07:02
buttersi shall try brb07:04
philballewSeems like it should work elfy07:05
elfyhave to hope so philballew :)07:05
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raubWho creates/changes /var/cache/debconf/config.dat ?15:25
Sidewinder1raub, Just a WAG on my part, but perhaps Synaptic Package Manager/Software Center ?15:34
cortmandpkg I assume raub15:36
raubcortman, Sidewinder1: reason I ask is that some machines have wrong/outdated ldap stuff in there and I am trying to find out where they got them16:17
Sidewinder1You might wish to ask in #ubuntu as you're not getting an overwhelming response, here. Way more people in there, about 1,669 presently.16:19
Sidewinder1With all due respect to cortman  :-)16:19
cortmanwhew16:54
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upalipsuHow can I use FTP with a diskstation on ubuntu?20:35
Unit193upalipsu: FTP client?  There's a terminal based one, and you can always use filezilla.21:05
upalipsuTo specify- it the diskstation is a synology unit I had used in windows, it came with a linux code on the installation disk21:11
upalipsuwould a regular FTP client work for that?21:12
upalipsuThe linux code is a bit advanced for me, as I just installed ubuntu yesterday and am completely new to linux. It has notes throughout about specifying paths and directories which go over my head currently21:13
stlsaintupalipsu: what aer you trying to do?21:19
upalipsuBasically, I'm trying to reconnect an external hdd array that had an ip of 169.254.224.171, ip status DHCP and Mac adress 00:11:32:0D:71:CD21:20
upalipsuUsing ethernet and FileZilla, seeing if I can set something up currently21:21
upalipsuFilezilla says-    Status:Connecting to 169.254.224.171:21... Status:Connection attempt failed with "EHOSTUNREACH - No route to host". Error:Could not connect to server21:22
upalipsuthe install disk has a file named install.sh21:26
upalipsuThe contents are :21:26
upalipsu#!/bin/sh # Copyright (C) 2000-2009 Synology Inc. All rights reserved. VERSION=1347 TarFileName="SynologyAssistant-3.0-${VERSION}.tar.gz" DestDirName="SynologyAssistant" ReadLink=/bin/readlink  YNConfirm() { read YN if [ "x$YN" = "xY" -o "x$YN" = "xy" ]; then return else exit 0 fi }  if [ ! -f ./${TarFileName} ]; then echo "File [${TarFileName}] not found." exit 255 fi  cat << EOF This script will install Synol21:26
stlsaintupalipsu: that makes no sense21:32
stlsaintupalipsu: please use paste.ubuntu.com to paste large files and give the url link here21:33
upalipsuThank you, I wasn't sure how to go about that21:33
upalipsuhere is the link - http://paste.ubuntu.com/1140063/21:34
upalipsuI looked it up, says a .sh is a shell script21:37
Unit193Normally run by doing  ./script.sh  if it has been marked executable.21:41
stlsaintupalipsu: you can run that with either command:21:45
stlsaintbash nameofscritp.sh21:45
stlsaintor ./nameofscript.sh21:45
upalipsuin the terminal you mean?21:45
upalipsuthank you for your help :)21:46
upalipsudoes the install.sh have to be located on the desktop?21:46
upalipsui'm at the ~ $ in the terminal with the install.sh on my desktop. It ready bash: ./install.sh: NO such file or directory21:48
stlsaintupalipsu: enter command21:54
stlsaintcd Desktop21:54
stlsaintupalipsu: OR...just right click the file...go to properties...go to "Permissions" tab and select the check box to make the file executable21:55
stlsaintthen double click the file and select to run in terminal21:56
upalipsuAlright, I ran it. Terminal popped up and dissappeard very fast22:04
upalipsuso here's what I've been going off of: http://paste.ubuntu.com/1140100/22:07
upalipsuit's the how to install assistant.txt22:07
upalipsuI'm not very fluent yet with these commands and my orientation to the linux os/terminal os is very rudimentary22:07
stlsaintupalipsu: so what happens when you run the install.sh22:10
upalipsuthe terminal pops up and closes as fast as it appears22:11
upalipsuIs there a simpler way to set up the server with FileZilla?22:18
stlsaintupalipsu: server is ubuntu 12.04?22:22
upalipsui'm running ubuntu 12.0422:23
upalipsuserver? in what context?22:23
upalipsuI wonder, there's no option for a remote desktop is there22:23
stlsaintupalipsu: are you running server or desktop with ubuntu 12.04?22:24
upalipsudesktop22:25
upalipsuI'm gonna have to get some O'Rielly books on linux and study/play and get really well versed in this stuff. It seems like a very productive way to spend some time on a machine22:33
stlsaintupalipsu: what way are you trying to install?22:38
stlsainti have never used it but it should be simple22:38
upalipsuI'm not sure what that shell scrip does really, if it has a gui or not. I'm looking to use a simple gui to stream flies off the external hdd and read them onto the computer.22:39
upalipsuIf a FTP does that better, I may have to try that.22:39
upalipsuThe synology program offered on windows worked very nicely, opened in the web browser and had it's own virtual gui there. It let you connect directly and save the credentials so after each boot the system would connect you back to the server if it was running22:41
upalipsuI say server, but it's more like a duel hdd box set in RAID (one hdd is purely backup) and linked with eathernet to the comp22:42
upalipsuhttp://www.synology.com/us/products/DS211+/index.php22:44
upalipsuNot sure if I answered your question :/22:45
upalipsuI'm also beginning to think that 10.04 is the way to go as it has been supported longer.22:48
stlsaintupalipsu: 12.04 is a LTS also22:51
stlsaintdue to time release you will get longer support from 12.0422:51
upalipsuhuh, good deal22:53
upalipsustlsaint, how long have you been using linux?22:53
stlsaintupalipsu: years23:09
geirhathousands of days23:09
upalipsulol23:10
upalipsuany tips?23:10
upalipsuon how to learn quicly that is23:10
stlsaintforums23:11
stlsaintlots of reading23:11
geirhastay on irc 24/7, lose all notion of real life, try to figure out every problem you see23:11
geirha... or that23:11
upalipsuare you guys running the desktop versions?23:12
upalipsuor, scratch that, if you could name 1 book to read for an absolute beginner23:13
geirhaJoking aside, I believe you learn the most by hanging around on irc, the ubuntuforums, and/or askubuntu, asking questions and answering other's questions23:13
stlsaintgeirha: +1023:14
geirhaThere's the ubuntu manual23:14
stlsaintupalipsu: do just what geirha just said23:14
upalipsuthis is gonna sound like a very noob-ish question, but how do you view other chats in the irc? It seems like this is a certain channel here (this actual convo)23:14
upalipsu:)23:14
stlsaintthis is one channel23:15
stlsaintno one else is chatting right now23:15
upalipsudoes that mean I am the only beginner?23:17
geirhaWhat irc client are you using?23:17
upalipsui'm using the webchat.freenode.net23:17
geirhaAh, I'm not familiar with that one23:17
upalipsuCouln't figure out the Empathy because my pw was wrong apparently...23:17
upalipsuit runs through a webbrowser23:18
stlsaintupalipsu: only beginner?23:18
stlsaintno you are not, just the only person chatting23:19
upalipsuoh, so people leave their irc's up all the time?23:19
geirhaYes, there are various ways of being connected 24/723:20
upalipsufascinating23:20
upalipsumakes sense, everyone says linux machines can run for years without reboots23:21
stlsainttrue23:22
geirhaThough you'll generally want to reboot Ubuntu several times a year23:23
geirhaThere'll be the occational security fix for the kernel, which currently requires a reboot23:24
upalipsucorrect me if i'm wrong, but linux seems to have a much closer relationship to the actual hardware and utalization of that hardware to it's fullest abilities than the other main contending os's23:26
stlsaintupalipsu: yes and no23:27
stlsaintlinux doesn't read a harddrive better than windows exactly23:28
geirhaThe biggest drawback for linux is graphics drivers. The biggest manufacturers; nvidia and amd, provide really buggy drivers for linux unfortunately23:29
geirhaThough the current work Valve is doing, might have the side-effect of more stable drivers23:31
upalipsuYeah, I have a 9800gtx and upon clean installing ubuntu I was forced to get some updates in the low graphics environment, or terminal23:31
upalipsuwhat's valve currently up to?23:32
geirhaporting steam to Ubuntu23:32
upalipsuWoo23:32
upalipsuThey're quite the company, do you know they have no hierarchy in their workforce?23:33
stlsaintupalipsu: though you have the option of using a generic driver or proprietary one23:33
geirhahttp://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/23:34
geirhaWell, sometimes you don't have an option23:35
stlsaintaye23:36
stlsaintcard and all23:36
upalipsuvery interesting23:40
upalipsugood read, thank you23:41
stlsaintupalipsu: what brings you to linux?23:43
upalipsuI've had it with windows. Ran killdisk and fresh installed ubuntu23:44
upalipsufigured, heck, brave new world23:44
stlsaintwow, removed windows altogether?23:45
upalipsuyeah23:45
stlsaintupalipsu: you do know there are some things you wont be able to do fully in windows....mainly itunes :\23:45
stlsaints/windows/linux/g23:45
upalipsuheh, i never enjoyed itunes much anyway23:45
stlsaintupalipsu: take a look into setting up virtual machines also. Lots of testing you can do with different distros, commands, etc without harming your host23:46
geirhaLFS is a really good learning experience. Guides you through the process of making your own linux distro, step by step23:47
stlsaintgeirha: oh geez, your talking a life long task there lol23:47
stlsaintVampy: what was your question23:47
geirhaYeah, it sure is time consuming23:47
upalipsuLFS23:48
stlsaintgeirha: i started it long time ago and just got winded within two days lol23:48
stlsaintupalipsu: LFS==Linux From Scratch23:48
upalipsuah23:48
upalipsulooked up s/windows/linux/g23:48
stlsaintupalipsu: goest through the building of a linux system from scratch...LITERALLY....ground up23:48
geirhahttp://www.linuxfromscratch.org/23:48
stlsaintupalipsu: lol23:49
stlsaintno no23:49
geirhaTakes a lot of time to go through, but you learn how pieces fit together23:49
stlsaintupalipsu: that is apart of a command used to remove one string and replace it with another23:49
upalipsuoh lol23:49
upalipsuhey, I took a c++ class and dreded it, is linux any better than that horrid  program?23:50
geirhaopen a terminal and run    echo 'something windows something'23:50
geirhathen run   echo 'something windows something' | sed 's/windows/linux/g'23:50
Vampycn someone help me chek my master.cf and main.cf files.. i'm gettin error im not sure how to fix, heres the paste paste.ubuntu.com/1140194 and 11401923:51
geirha114019 doesn't seem related to 114019423:52
Vampyi'm also using Flurdy's Email Server Setup from here http://flurdy.com/docs/postfix/23:53
Vampy1140195 sorry23:53
Vampythos are my master and main cfs for postfix23:53
stlsaintVampy: mail issue?23:54
Vampyyea23:54
upalipsutried the echo 'alphabet windows youtube' | sed 's/windows/inux/g' and it said aphabet linux youtube haha23:54
Vampysorry i just realized i was postin in the wrong channel stl23:54
stlsaintVampy: no this is right channel23:54
stlsaintupalipsu: LOL, leave s/windows/linux/g alone23:55
Vampyok good23:55
stlsaintgeirha: shame on you :P23:55
stlsaintVampy: what errors are you getting?23:56
Vampyunused parameter error23:56
Vampyand alot of them :(23:56
Vampythis is my first server setup.23:56
Vampywait. this is my first linux server setup23:57
upalipsuso the 's' and 'g' are like brackets23:58
upalipsuthere's no manual entry for s or g23:58
stlsaintVampy: have you tried postconf -nf23:58
Vampypaste.ubuntu.com/114016823:58
Vampyi beliee that is just -n23:58
geirhaupalipsu: http://xrl.us/sedintro#uh-0 is a good introduction to sed23:58

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