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InHisNameI got a bunch of goofy stuff going on with ubuntu on my 'backup' machine that I thought of just wiping it out and installing 12.04 clean.01:14
InHisNameI have /boot => /dev/sda5/,   /home => /dev/sda8/ ,   / => /dev/sda6/     I'd like to keep it the same but start cleanly.   How to do that. I have a 12.04 disk (ubuntu install)01:17
InHisNameanyone awake or am I too late at night ?01:17
MutantTurkeyI am01:42
MutantTurkeywhat's up?01:43
MutantTurkeyso just reformat those partitions01:43
MutantTurkeybut keep the sizes and such01:43
waltmanHuh, how'd I get an $0.18 balance in my Amazon Payments account? I didn't even know I *had* an Amazon Payments account!01:47
MutantTurkeylol01:49
MutantTurkeyI am gonna start doing mturk01:49
MutantTurkeymaybe a refund?01:49
InHisNameIs there a better way than booting LiveCD, reformat each of the 3 partitions.01:49
waltmanMutantTurkey: maybe?01:50
InHisNameInstall 12.04 to /    ,    THEN boot live CD again and move the /home & /boot to 2nd & 3rd ones.     Is there a better way than that ?01:50
MutantTurkeyno idea01:50
MutantTurkeyInHisName: I mean just do it all during your 12.04 install01:50
MutantTurkeywhen installing use the partition option to do all your partitioning and set all your mount points then01:51
InHisNamethe install knows how to reformat and mount properly the tree partitions ?01:51
InHisNamethree01:51
MutantTurkeyI think it has a dialog to do it02:02
MutantTurkeyInHisName: dude go to #ubuntu02:02
MutantTurkeythey rock02:02
rmg51Morning09:30
JonathanDMorning.09:57
rmg51o/09:57
waltmanMorning11:19
rmg51Morning waltman11:23
rmg51off to work11:23
waltmanYo.11:23
MutantTurkeymorning11:24
waltmangobble gobble11:24
waltmanhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-1947901311:29
InHisNameInteresting,  article says McD is only 2nd in food outlets world wide.  Subway is 1st.  WHEN did that happen?  I didn't know Subway was anyway that LARGE ?12:09
waltman2010, according to wikipedia12:27
InHisNamewow13:28
InHisNameDo the canonical 12.04 disk ever have problems while still fresh and unscratched ?13:29
InHisNameI got error on install  that my CD might be bad and I should make one at a slower speed. I did not make this one, canonical did.   The error was:  the installer crashed, and I had to power down to start over.13:33
InHisNameI've rebooted 3x and each time the systems fonts are missing some chars.   www.linkedin.com/  looks like this www  i k di  co /     is this a symtom of a bad CD/DVD ?13:37
rmg51if in doubt try an alt cd13:38
ChinnoDogIn my exeperience randomly failing CD install is a result of bad power supply or bad drive.13:39
jedijfwow13:39
jedijfstart with the cd before hardware13:39
ChinnoDogobviously13:39
jedijfgrim reaper13:39
ChinnoDogJust saying, there are other causes13:39
ChinnoDogOnce it was a bad memory chip13:40
ChinnoDogRegardless of whether it is memory chip or power supply the memory test will fail13:40
jedijfInHisName: md5 test it and google how before you ask13:40
ChinnoDogIf you don't have another CD you can just run memtest86 for 10 minutes13:40
ChinnoDogChecking CD takes too long. Just burn another one. :-p13:41
jedijfone release we had a whole bad batch from canonical13:41
jedijflots of talk about dropping alt's from cd releases - i am too afraid to really look at thread though13:43
* jedijf is an alt man13:43
rmg51that's what I use to upgrade13:44
JonathanDno more alt?13:44
jedijfthat's the talk13:44
JonathanD:/13:45
jedijfmaybe someone who actually reads it will comment13:45
jedijfi just browse13:45
jedijfJonathanD: remind me to give you a bundle of cd's to take to cposc13:47
JonathanDjedijf: saturday?13:49
jedijfJonathanD: yes13:59
JonathanDWill do.13:59
jedijfrmg51: you too - in case of failure14:04
MutantTurkeyand now i have to debug matlab crap...14:35
MutantTurkeywahhh14:35
MutantTurkeywaltman: have you done anytihng with Non-linear least squares?14:35
MutantTurkeybecause I have no idea and the wikipedia page is a bit thick14:35
TheLordOfTimeMATLAB IS EVIL14:36
TheLordOfTimeBURN MATLAB14:36
TheLordOfTime*yawn*14:36
TheLordOfTimei'm biased against proprietary software... :P14:37
TheLordOfTimeanyways HI!14:37
MutantTurkeyI hate it14:37
MutantTurkeyit sucks14:37
MutantTurkeyso badly14:37
MutantTurkeyso so badly14:38
InHisNameWell, seems Memtest86 identified a memory error.  Seems to be based on socket rather than the ram stick.14:38
MutantTurkeyInHisName: just wondeirng, can you ignore bad memory?14:39
InHisNameturkey asks a question then bails, hmmmm14:40
TheLordOfTimeInHisName:  i guess the MoBo is fubar'd?14:41
TheLordOfTimeif its saying the socket itself is having issues, well...14:41
InHisNameBoth sticks separately test well with memtest86 in right socket.  One of the sticks tests bad in left socket.  Now to test the other stick in 'bad' socket.14:42
TheLordOfTimewatch it also test bad :P14:42
TheLordOfTimeif that's the case, its the socket14:42
InHisNameI suspect not the socket itself but some device connected to it but not connected to the good one.  Transistor / IC / what ever.14:44
jedijfblame ChinnoDog14:49
ChinnoDogYou are blaming me for socket failure?14:53
ChinnoDogTheLordOfTime: Just exclude that memory range from kernel.14:54
ChinnoDogI had a WinXP box I ran for years like that. One of the chips went bad in that case.14:54
ChinnoDogWindows memory exclusion not as flexible as Linux kernel though. I was lucky that the bad chip was at the top of the memory range.14:55
InHisNameMemory address  0000DDD1cc4  with a few bits in the D's section being bad.15:07
InHisNameSo ChinnoDog, how to exclude as little as possible ?15:08
ChinnoDogOnly one address? That seems unlikely15:08
ChinnoDogI would expect a range of addresses. Usually the problem is a result of broken address lines15:09
InHisNameactually I rapped on MB with plastic handled screwdriver a buncha times and now got only 3 errors instead of dozens.15:09
ChinnoDoglol15:10
ChinnoDogAre you going to do that every time the computer crashes?15:10
jedijfthat doesn't seem like a good plan15:10
jedijfunless you're the Fonz15:11
InHisNameThe DDDs are 2f6, 3f6, 272    now three more popped up in test#6.  Now up to 75 errors15:12
InHisNameor on an extremely tight budget15:13
ChinnoDogAre they all isolated to one memory chip?15:20
InHisNamenot sure15:28
InHisNameoh, wait, The memory passes fine in the right socket.  Has a few fails in left socket.15:29
InHisNameHere is mem address pattern   0000+ 5th is either 2 or 3,  6th is any num, 7th is any even (i think) then +1cc415:32
InHisNamethis is failing bit    00008000   <- that one seems to be stuck at zero15:33
ChinnoDogYour calculation is mising a bit15:54
ChinnoDogThere should be an even number of bits15:55
ChinnoDog0000 ???? 1cc415:55
InHisNameWhat is EDD mean ?   Line from booting up:   EDD: Error 1000 reading sector 35821617:12
InHisNamenot really bits   hex bytes for each char17:13
ChinnoDoghttp://askubuntu.com/questions/92631/installation-problem-bootlogo17:16
ChinnoDogThat error is meaningless if you haven't fixed the memory problem.17:16
InHisNameTrying to boot from CD.   With only one stick in good slot.17:17
InHisNameEDD = Enhanced Disk Drive - pgm to boot beyond 8GB17:17
InHisNameSeems like it might be trying to boot from Hard drive and not CD.17:18
SamuraialbaGood bacon to all and to all some good bacon!18:14
InHisNameHi Samuraialba!  having a bacon good time ?18:29
InHisNameWhen I boot up, the CD seems to not boot.  I keep getting grub 1.99 with all my hard disk options.  I went into setup and removed the hard disk from things to boot from.   it SITLL boots from it.    WHAT is going on ?18:30
SamuraialbaNot sure18:48
InHisNamehave some bacon, you tried to answer, thanks, Samuraialba18:54
Sadin:3 got my first paycheck today18:56
Sadinnot under the table or temp sumer job either :D18:56
ChinnoDogWhat job are you getting paid to do?18:57
SadinJust McDonalds :/18:57
Sadinbut hey its money18:57
Sadinitll help me pay insurance on my first car :D18:57
SamuraialbaOr...19:08
Samuraialbaa Server19:08
ChinnoDogMoney is money.19:08
Samuraialba:)19:08
ChinnoDogOr just get a free server19:09
SadinSamurailba lol I still need one!19:09
SadinChinnoDog lol if you can tell me how to get a free one pleaseeee do19:09
ChinnoDogJoe_CoT posted a link on fb for one recently19:09
Joe_CoTi did. http://chunkhost.com/r/joecot19:11
Joe_CoTit's a free 128mb one19:11
Joe_CoTbut they're in a waiting queue at the moment I think.19:11
Joe_CoTThere's also Amazon EC2. A free micro instance for a year19:12
SadinJoe_CoT so this is a Free VPS?19:12
Joe_CoTyes19:13
SadinJoe_CoT im getting an error signing up with facebook19:13
Joe_CoTno idea19:13
Joe_CoTyour other option is http://aws.amazon.com/free/19:14
Joe_CoTfree micro instance for a year19:14
Sadinehhh19:15
Joe_CoTwhat are you looking for?19:15
ChinnoDogFree isn't good enough for Sadin. Must be looking for 16 cores and 8gb of memory.19:16
SadinChinnoDog nooo19:16
SadinI just havent really ever liked amazon19:16
SadinIf i can get this service to work id rather use it19:17
ChinnoDogI thought the choice was no server or free server19:17
Joe_CoTSadin, chunkhost started their free offering yesterday and have been swamped. I would hold on to the link and try it in a couple days19:18
ChinnoDog1 server > 0 servers19:18
Joe_CoTthe chunkhost is 128mb and free forever. the amazon one is 600 something and free for a year19:18
SadinChinnoDog i have a vps i share with some one else but he wont let me instal ruby or node on it so im looking to start paying for my own now that i have a job19:18
Joe_CoTbut whether the chunkhost one will ever actually be delivered is an unknown19:19
SadinJoe_CoT i see19:19
Sadini signed up for the free amazon one19:19
Joe_CoTjust make sure to use a 10gb ebs image19:19
Sadinalright19:19
Joe_CoTif you use the 15gb one you'll be 5gb over the free tier. so 50 cents a month19:19
ChinnoDoghmm. Someone who knows more about Linux than me... can Sadin install web server/software of choice without admin privilages? Maybe in chroot environment?19:20
ChinnoDogoh, but with only one IP it would not be able to run on port 8019:21
* ChinnoDog ponders19:21
SadinChinnoDog if i want to continue to be able to use his server for free until i get my own, i need to abide by his rules so even if i could19:21
Joe_CoTChinnoDog, you need admin to do chroot19:21
Joe_CoTyes he could install a web server, it couldn't bind to a reserved port. it'd have to run on like 8080 or something19:22
Joe_CoTit couldn't be on a port less than 1000 or something (I don't remember when the reserved range ends)19:22
pleia2102419:23
Joe_CoTpleia2++19:23
TheLordOfTimedoesnt reserved end at about 1024?19:23
TheLordOfTimedamn it ninja'd19:23
TheLordOfTimenow i'm annoyed19:23
Joe_CoT1000? 1024? close enough19:23
Joe_CoTTheLordOfTime, it's ok, you still have control over time and stuff19:24
TheLordOfTime:P19:24
ChinnoDogTheLordOfTime: go into the future and fetch us a copy of Zany Zebra19:35
TheLordOfTimegive me $12000000 and i'll consider it19:44
ChinnoDogCan I deposit a few bucks in a bank account now and you recieve payment when you pick Zany?20:28
TheLordOfTimeyou'd need to put 6mil in minimum20:30
ChinnoDogYou mean this isn't like the restaurant at the end of the universe?20:34
InHisNameThe CD drive was disabled, So fixed it active and hdd disabled.  Now boots CD.  Installed 12.04 in 35 minutes with only 1GB memory.21:05
InHisNameJoe_CoT: what is chuck host ?   storage only or ???21:07
Joe_CoTInHisName, Chunkhost. VPS21:07
InHisNamevirtual power supply?21:07
Joe_CoTVirtual Private Server. they're doing a free VPS in a referral pyramid scheme (you get 128mb vps, 64 mb more per person you refer), but the second they went live they got flooded with requests, so their free servers are currently on a waiting list21:08
Joe_CoTand some people are having problems logging in with facebook to redeem the free server21:08
jedijfgo linode or go home21:10
InHisNameI can wait a while. Lotta irons in fire at moment.21:10

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