[02:48] <meditatingfrog> is there a general ubuntu support team?
[02:49] <hashem> Like a group of people you can call to get help?
[02:50] <hashem> Canonical offers support for-pay, but I'm unsure if it's for consumers or companies
[02:50] <meditatingfrog> no, like a team of people doing support for fun
[02:50] <meditatingfrog> like this one
[02:51] <meditatingfrog> i guess i should ask in #ubuntu-offtopic
[02:51] <hashem> there are the folks at http://askubuntu.com
[02:51] <meditatingfrog> thanks hashem
[02:52] <hashem> I'm unsure of anything else, but there might be something.
[02:53] <meditatingfrog> i was just wondering because i had an idea, like if having tiered free support would be a good idea
[02:53] <meditatingfrog> that's kind of what ub is
[03:00] <hashem> what is ub?
[03:03] <meditatingfrog> ubuntu-beginners
[05:15] <PickeledEggs> Hi, I just installed Ubuntu on my custom computer. Frequently in instances like when I open the software center, the entire system freezes completely. What could be the cause of this.
[05:18] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: could be too much paging, but probably high cpu usage
[05:19] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: are you sure it's frozen or has it merely slowed down so severely as to appear to be frozen?
 I wasnt able to move my mouse or even open the terminalto do an xkill
[05:20] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: what was the maximum amount of time you gave it?
[05:20] <PickeledEggs> about a minute or so
[05:20] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: did the caps lock function?
 nothing
 i had to restart
[05:22] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: sounds like a problem with the software center.  it only happens when you open the software center?
[05:23] <PickeledEggs> mediatingfrog: as far as I know
[05:23] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: you could try running USC from a terminal, sudo software-center --enable-lp
[05:23] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: found that here w/ a google search http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/ubuntu-63/how-to-run-ubuntu-software-center-from-terminal-865067/
[05:24] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: are you sure you have enough system resources for the Ubuntu Software Center?
[05:25] <geirha> My bet would be crappy graphics drivers
[05:25] <PickeledEggs> mediatingfrog: I mean, I have 16b gigs of ram, an i7 quad core processor and a nvidia gaming graphics card
[05:25] <geirha> you really need something close to the kernel to freeze the system beyond repair
[05:26] <meditatingfrog> maybe try turning off desktop effects
[05:26] <geirha> Nvidia. Linus has been knowwn to utter some profanities in that direction
[05:27] <PickeledEggs> could it be the graphics card, i heard recently bad things about it
[05:28] <geirha> PickeledEggs: Try logging in with the Ubuntu 2d session. See if you get any freezes there
[05:29] <PickeledEggs> geirha, haha i saw that, but yea its an NVIDIA GeForce gt 630m 1gb gddr3 mobile graphics card
[05:29] <meditatingfrog> well, an infinite loop in a program could do it
[05:30] <geirha> meditatingfrog: Nah, keyboard and mouse input should still get through
[05:30] <PickeledEggs> is there drivers that I might want to install before putting it to 2d mode?
[05:30] <meditatingfrog> geirha: yeah, i think you're right
[05:32] <geirha> PickeledEggs: The cog icon in the upper right corner -> system settings -> additional drivers (or something like that)  see if it suggests any other drivers
[05:32] <PickeledEggs> geirha, ok let me try that real quick
[05:34] <gates_> hello
[05:35] <gates_> any one on i need help to get any thing to install on my server
[05:35] <gates_> i was able to do so in the past but i added a new harddrive and reformated the old one and loaded the new os for it but now i cant get any thing to install
[05:37] <meditatingfrog> !ask | gates_
[05:37] <ubot2> gates_: Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-) See also !patience
[05:37] <geirha> you did a new install? or did you copy the old install to the new drive?
[05:38] <gates_> A new install
[05:38] <PickeledEggs> it says "no proprietary drivers are in use on this system" and I actually see something in the system drop down bar for NVIDIA
[05:39] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: you may find this useful: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia
[05:40] <PickeledEggs> meditatingfrog, ok let me check that out real quick.
[05:40] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: you may just have to click "activate" in order to enable the binary driver
[05:41] <meditatingfrog> gates_: i'd like to help but i don't know what you're question is
[05:43] <gates_> i have 2 hard drives on my box and i tryed to config it to use both and with every thing sead and done i cant install any programs to the server or update it
[05:44] <tsimpson> what happens when you try, are there any error messages?
[05:44] <gates_> yes
[05:44] <gates_> well it seads E: unable to etc:
[05:45] <tsimpson> that doesn't help, you should copy the exact errors and post them to http://paste.ubuntu.com/ then post the URL back here
[05:47] <PickeledEggs> meditatingfrog, there are so many unix alternative drivers how do I tell which one is the correct one for me?
[05:47] <meditatingfrog> gates_: so this happens with all packages or a particular package?
[05:47] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: you should try installing the recommended driver that comes with your ubuntu installation in "additional drivers"
[05:48] <PickeledEggs> meditatingfrog,  no drivers show up in the window for "additional drivers"
[05:49] <gates_> meditatingforg: yes i even tryed to do a update it starts with a Err and the websites it trys to download from and after that a {W: failed to fetch ...} of the same sites
[05:49] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: well, that's weird.  it should say enabled or activated if you have an nvidia card
[05:50] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: you may need someone to take a look at it to see what the problem is.  have you connected with your local ubuntu community?
[05:52] <PickeledEggs> meditatingfrog,  there is actually an NVIDIA X server settings and when I open it it says that "You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver.  Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server."
[05:53] <PickeledEggs> meditatingfrog,  does that mean I should just run that command through the terminal?
[05:54] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: the link i sent you (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia) may help, but ideally, you should find someone that has similar hardware that has installed the driver.
[05:54] <meditatingfrog> gates_: can you ping out from the system?
[05:55] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: best way to do that is to search http://ubuntuforums.org
[05:55] <gates_> i never leaned to do that
[05:55] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: or wait in here to see if someone can help you out with your specific problem (there may be users in here that have your card, or more experience installing nvidia drivers).
[05:55] <PickeledEggs> meditatingfrog,  and I'm pretty new to the ubuntu community and don't really know how to get connected
[05:56] <meditatingfrog> i've only done it twice.  with a geforce2 card and a nforce motherboard
[05:56] <meditatingfrog> i think that's what they were called
[05:56] <meditatingfrog> gates_: on the server type ping www.yahoo.com
[05:56] <meditatingfrog> or www.google.com
[05:56] <meditatingfrog> or whatever site you wish that's outside your LAN
[05:56] <meditatingfrog> welcome then PickeledEggs ^_^
[05:57] <gates_> saying unknown host on both
[05:57] <PickeledEggs> haha thanks
[05:57] <meditatingfrog> gates_: so it's not connected to the internet
[05:57] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: check out #ubuntu-beginners-team to get to know some folks, it's the off-topic channel
[05:58] <gates_> thats weard the wire is connected on both ends
[05:58] <tsimpson> more likely DNS issues
[05:58] <meditatingfrog> gates_:   try pinging 74.125.224.179
[05:59] <PickeledEggs> meditatingfrog, ok thanks, umm what exactly do I do to there to get to know people in the community?
[05:59] <meditatingfrog> it's a server, he may need to configure the ip
[05:59] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: \o and wait
[05:59] <gates_> its working
[05:59] <PickeledEggs> \o?
[05:59] <meditatingfrog> PickeledEggs: yeah, or hello if you prefer
[05:59] <gates_> how do i get it to stop pinging
[05:59] <PickeledEggs> ohh ok thanks
[05:59] <tsimpson> gates_: Ctrl-C
[05:59] <geirha> ctrl+c
[06:00] <gates_> thanks but yes i was able to ping that ip
[06:00] <meditatingfrog> i'm going to bed.
[06:00] <meditatingfrog> \o
[06:00] <geirha> check the nameserver setup.   cat /etc/resolv.conf
[06:02] <gates_> noting in it
[06:09] <gates_> geirha u there?
[06:11] <gates_> is any one there?
[06:12] <gates_> ...
[06:31] <PickeledEggs> hi guys, I'm back. I went on firefox and my computer locked up after I downloaded the driver off of the nvidia website.
[06:32] <PickeledEggs> then I got a black screen and now my screen res is all messed up.
[06:34] <PickeledEggs> Would anyone be able to tell me the command to install the nvidia driver?
[11:47] <pinky-> anybody know of a good dvb-s2 app for Ubuntu 12.04?
[11:51] <pinky-> or any dvb-s2 software at all?
[11:59] <satyanash1> pinky-, DVB-S2 as in Digital TV in ?
[11:59] <pinky-> I'm from the UK and want to watch HD channels on satellite
[14:46] <Oimel1987> Hello can anybody help me with a  problem ?
[14:47] <histo> !ask Oimel1987
[14:47] <ubot2> Factoid 'ask Oimel1987' not found
[14:47] <histo> !ask | Oimel1987
[14:47] <ubot2> Oimel1987: Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-) See also !patience
[14:49] <Oimel1987> ok.
[14:49] <Oimel1987> I've got an error at boot sequency called "cryptswap1 is not ready ..."
[14:49] <Oimel1987> I've got the option to wait or to recover it. what can i do to solve this problem ?
[15:52] <rich_> hello
[15:53] <rich_> i'm looking to install guest additions
[15:54] <rich_> any help available?
[15:55] <holstein> rich_: i would search it in the repos and install.. otherwise, let us konw what you are trying to accomplish
[15:56] <rich_> i'm tryin to install the guest additions in Virtual Box for the Ubuntu OS
[15:58] <pinky-> https://seogadget.co.uk/how-to-install-virtualbox-guest-additions/
[16:49] <PickeledEggs> Hi, I need to install the driver for my NVIDIA graphics processor that I got off of the website. How do I install the .run file for the driver?
[16:50] <holstein> PickeledEggs: is the one in the repos not working for you? there should be a "readme" or help file in the download...
[17:42] <duanedesign> sudo apt-get install nvidia-current shouuld indtsll newest driver for your system
[17:43] <duanedesign> bah too late
[17:43] <duanedesign> getting slow in my old age
[17:46] <penreturns> :P
[21:35] <thewrath> hey all!
[21:49] <thewrath> i am going to set up my own DNS, DHCP server
[21:49] <thewrath> what is the best distribution for that
[21:53] <holstein> thewrath: i like the turnkey ubuntu ones
[21:55] <thewrath> it will be used for internal
[21:56] <holstein> thewrath: anything will run those services... i would use what you are comfortable witl
[21:56] <holstein> with*
[21:56] <holstein> the turnkey applicances are nice and run great live or vitualized
[22:05] <holstein> http://www.turnkeylinux.org/lampstack
[22:13] <thewrath> did i miss something but they are only paid servies