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KilosKidAnyone in here?04:28
Kiloshi superfly and others06:10
superflymorning Kilos06:11
Kilosall good there at home superfly ?06:11
superflyKilos: mostly06:11
Kilosaw mostly?06:12
Kilossupposed to be all good06:12
superflyJust the usual family growing pains... working out how to deal with things06:12
Kilosai06:12
Kilosand life is so much faster than it used to be06:13
Kilosand you guys dont get enough sleep06:14
Kilosworse with small kids as well. they sleep when it suits them and expect the same from you06:14
Kilossleep when it suits them that is06:14
Kilosbut keep good records and one day you can look back and have a good laugh06:15
Kilosor beat them up when they grown 06:16
Kiloshehe06:16
* Kilos keeps quiet now or the pro will say i talk to much06:16
* superfly went to bed after 1am last night06:17
Kiloseish06:17
superflyAs I said to mrs_fly last night though, if I must go to bed at 1am so that my children can spend the evening with their father, then I will. It is better for me to be tired than for them to grow up without a father.06:18
Kilosyip i agree but it gets you to a real poegaai state06:20
superflyKilos: Well, if that's what it takes, then that is what it takes. I chose to be a father, I accept the responsibility and I will put my children first.06:22
Kilosheres a new site for those interested06:22
Kiloshttp://www.androidquestions.org/forum.php06:22
Kilosgood man06:22
Kilosstore up blessings in heaven not here06:23
Squirmhi06:23
Kiloshi Squirm 06:23
superflyyo Squirm, Vince-006:32
Kiloslo Vince-0 06:33
Kilospc took 15 mins to boot today06:33
Kilosgot a sick sata 160g plugged in as second drive06:33
Kilosshows in bios and gparted shows it as unallocated06:34
Kilosso trying the gpart recovery tool06:34
Vince-0Haai!06:34
Kilosoh is there a command whereby i can clone this drive onto the second drive and will it clone the mbr as well06:37
superflyKilos: dd, but you don't want to use that06:37
Kilosi mean is there one i can use06:38
Kilosonly dd i use at times is the drive zero one06:38
Kilosfound this superfly but not sure if it will do mbr boot and all06:43
Kilosrsync -avx --progress / /new-disk/06:43
superflyKilos: no, rsync only looks at files on a file system, not raw bytes06:44
Kilosah ty misleading link then06:44
Kiloshttp://superuser.com/questions/307541/copy-06:44
Kilosian was called out at midnight . office/workshop had been broken into and got back at 3am so also tired today07:41
Kiloshi Tonberry timkeller 08:58
timkellerHi Kilos08:58
Kilosevening inetpro 08:59
Tonberryhi09:02
Kilosohi KilosKid 09:11
KilosKidYo.09:11
inetprogood morning Kilos10:40
Kiloslol10:41
inetproKilos: where is kiloskid in Australia, as in what timezone?10:42
Kilosin aus 8 or 9 hours ahead of us10:42
Kilosshes coming10:43
Kilosdont just lurk KilosKid say hi or something10:43
inetproKilosKid: good morning, what town are you in?10:44
Kilosmelbourne10:44
KilosKidYo10:44
KilosKidlol Kilos, that's funny. Everyone else is lurking. :P10:44
* inetpro putting the timezone for Melbourne on tzwatch 10:45
Kilosthey are working mostly10:45
Kilosand peek to see if anything interesting is happening now and again10:46
inetproKilosKid: would that be EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)?10:47
KilosKidYep. :)10:47
KilosKidIt's currently 21:47pm10:47
KilosKidobviously it's pm....10:47
Kilosstill 8 ahead10:47
Kiloswhen they move away10:47
Kilosoh no its 910:48
Kilosweird how they move the country closer and further in winter and summer10:49
KilosKidlol10:49
Kiloswe stay stable all year10:49
superflyKilosKid: every time you say hi, I'm not at my desk, and then just as I get to my desk, you disappeared :-P10:49
KilosKidSUPAHflahhhh.10:51
KilosKidI did the whole "leave comp on login page for overnight"10:51
KilosKidFor about eight hours10:51
KilosKidIt didn't freeze.10:51
KilosKidBut, my comp doesn't freeze anymore anyway when I just leave it on its own10:51
KilosKidTypically, when I leave it alone, I close everything anyway.10:52
superflyOK, so that's a step in the right direction10:52
KilosKidHow so?10:54
KilosKidJust insofar as troubleshooting further?10:54
superflyit's not just freezing anytime10:54
KilosKidIt was freezing when I was using dash10:54
KilosKidAnd then Kilos had me do a thingy that auto-configured stuff to avoid clashes10:54
KilosKidAnd I think it's okay now10:54
superflyOK10:54
superflyKilos: ^^ autoconfigure?10:54
Kilosdpkg --configure -a10:55
Kilosall i could think of10:55
KilosKidWhen I had Windows, my art program (photoshop) and music program were installed, and they were also causing the comp to freeze (along with Youtube).10:55
KilosKidI'd imagine that the problem is the same. If I installed GIMP and my music program, chances are it would still freeze10:55
KilosKidI just only check Youtube because I know that as long as Youtube is freezing, so too will those two big programs10:56
superflyKilosKid: you never know until you try10:56
KilosKidAlso, the last time I installed my music program, Windows blue screened the ULTIMATE blue screen and I had to reformat.10:56
KilosKidSo... Yes.10:56
KilosKidI don't want to install anything until I fix this issue.10:56
superflywhat is your music program?10:56
KilosKidIt's what came with my microphone10:57
KilosKidAvid Pro Tools SE.10:57
superflyoh right10:57
Kilossuperfly, is there a stress tester one can use to pinpoint the prob area of the hardware10:57
Kilossomewhere in mb methinks10:57
KilosKidThere's something called MPrime that stresses the CPU10:57
KilosKidRight now, it's looking like it might be the PSU, CPU, or motherboard.10:58
inetproKilosKid: sorry if I don't respond, trying to work here as well10:58
KilosKidThat's alright.10:58
Kilosi actually have a stress cd somewhere but couldnt use it because it asked for a password11:00
Kilosgrrr11:00
KilosKidlol11:01
KilosKidawe11:01
superflyKilosKid: You might want to try Ardour as an alternative to Pro Tools11:01
inetproBTW the timezone I had to add for tzwatch was for 'Australia/Sydney'11:02
* inetpro enjoys tzwatch11:02
KilosKidOooh11:02
KilosKidThat works, inetpro. Sydney is on the east coast too, right above Victoria/Melb.11:02
KilosKidIts three reviews don't instill confidence.11:03
inetproI just enter tzwatch on the cli and it shows me all the multiple zones I have entered so far (of people I know in the different regions)11:03
KilosKidI would like to get tzwatch11:03
inetprosudo aptitude install tzwatch11:04
KilosMaaz, google stress linux cd download11:04
MaazKilos: "Stresslinux" http://www.stresslinux.org/ :: "Linux Stress Testing and Benchmarking - Overclockers Forums" http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=486495 :: "Download StressLinux 0.7.106 for Linux - A minimal Linux ..." http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/StressLinux-2070.shtml :: "Download StressLinux11:04
Maazv0.7.106 (64-bit) live CD Torrent | 1337x.org" http://1337x.org/torrent/386728/StressLinux-v0…11:04
inetproa very simple small yet effective little utility11:04
KilosKidThanks inetpro11:05
inetprouse 'tzwatch -c' to configure11:06
superflyinetpro: apt-get, aptitude doesn't work with multiarch11:06
inetprosuperfly: multiarch?11:07
inetprosuperfly: KilosKid not on Ubuntu?11:07
superflyinetpro: yup, we've moved away from ia32-libs to multiarch11:07
inetprohang on, let me understand that11:08
KilosKidinetpro: Yes, I'm using Ubuntu.11:08
inetprosuperfly: what do you mean with that?11:08
KilosKid*confused*11:08
* KilosKid is confused.11:08
KilosKidEhem.11:08
superflyinetpro: linux used to have a system called ia32-libs in order to install 32-bit libraries on 64-bit linux.11:08
superflyKilosKid: just ignore us for the moment, we're talking geeky technical details :-)11:09
KilosKidsuperfly: lol, I'll say. :P11:09
inetproand you can no longer aptitude because of that?11:09
KilosKidThe tzwatch worked with aptitude though.11:09
KilosKidIs it supposed to have me work out the time zone settings in the terminal?11:09
inetproKilosKid: yep11:10
superflyinetpro: but as of 12.04 and 12.10, Ubuntu has moved to use multiarch instead... so you install a 32bit package via apt-get install package-name:i38611:10
inetprohmm... 11:10
KilosKidOkay, so should I install this Stresslinux thingy?11:10
* inetpro will have to read some more about that... later11:10
superflyinetpro: unfortunately aptitude is unable to deal with multiarch at the moment (I believe they are working on it) so it is safer to install software using apt-get if you are on a 64-bit system11:10
inetprosuperfly: thanks for the heads up11:10
KilosKidWhat bit is my system?11:11
KilosKidMy Windows was 32 bit11:11
superflyinetpro: aptitude nearly destroyed my PC when I upgraded to 12.0411:11
KilosKidSo does that mean that my system is 32 bit, or?11:11
inetproKilosKid: most likely 32bit11:11
superflyKilosKid: I don't know, but most likely11:11
superflyKilosKid: what you can do is to download StreeLinux, and then run it from CD11:12
* inetpro back to work, will be back later11:12
KilosKidToodles, inetpro.11:12
KilosKidSuperfly: StreeLinux?11:12
superflyag, StressLinux11:12
KilosKidThat forum, btw, just confused me. My poor brain. I've got PC-terms overload.11:12
superflyKilosKid: it looks quite technical though, so you'll probably want to double-check with us before you do anything11:13
KilosKidOkay, I will download StressLinux. Should I get it from the download link on the website, or using synaptic/ternimal?11:13
superflyKilosKid: http://www.stresslinux.org/sl/wiki/Documentation11:14
superflyKilosKid: it's another version of Linux, like Ubuntu, but you run it from the CD11:14
KilosKidLike... Another OS?11:15
inetprolol11:17
superflyKilosKid: yup, it's built on the same foundation as Ubuntu though11:17
KilosKidWhy do I want another OS though?11:17
superflyKilosKid: you don't, as such. StressLinux just allows you to boot up a CD and use that CD to test your hardware. Once you're done you reboot and go back to using Ubuntu11:17
* inetpro could not help notice that reaction from KilosKid11:18
inetproKilosKid: check http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity11:18
superflyinetpro: let11:18
KilosKidOkay.11:18
inetproit's a new world 11:18
superfly*let's not overwhelm the lass now, OK?11:18
inetpro:-)11:18
inetprook... I'll stay out of it11:18
KilosKidIs cdrecord already on my Ubuntu, or do I have to manually go get it?11:18
superflyKilosKid: You should be able to download the ISO file, and then just right-click on it and select "Burn to CD"11:19
KilosKidOkay.11:19
Kiloslol11:19
superflyif you need anything else, Ubuntu *should* take care of it automatically.11:19
KilosKidsuperfly: And where do I download it from?11:19
KilosKidWhat are you lolling at, Kilos?11:19
Kilosthe probs reaction to why would you want another os11:20
superflyKilosKid: http://www.stresslinux.org/sl/downloads/5211:20
KilosKidI see.11:20
superflythat should probably be the right one for you11:20
KilosKidI have to open it with Archive Manager. Is there any problem with that, or can I go ahead?11:21
superflyKilosKid: like I said, this is all very technical, so take it easy, and if you're unsure of anything rather ask us first11:21
Kilosyou didnt try running ubuntu from cd so you dont know you can actually run it from cd on a winsucks pc just to try it11:21
superflyKilosKid: that should be OK11:21
KilosKidI ran Ubuntu from a flash drive, yeah.'11:21
KilosKidBecause it's too huge for my CDs11:21
KilosKidDoes that mean this other OS is gonna be massive too?11:21
KilosKidI don't know how an external OS is supposed to be able to test the hardware...11:21
superflybig enough to fit on a CD11:21
KilosKidI'm not worried about big -enough-. I'm worried about -too- big.11:22
superflyKilosKid: don't worry, it will :-)11:22
Kilosyou set bios to boot from cd and then use it from there11:22
KilosKidI have 700mb CDs. Ubuntu 12.10 is 765ish11:22
KilosKidI know, Kilos.11:22
KilosKidOkay superfly. how long is it supposed to take, and what should I be keeping an eye out for?11:22
KilosKidWill it write a report?11:22
Kilosit will show you on screen whats happpening11:23
superflyKilosKid: it'll take a little while, it first has to download the zip file, then unzip it, and then you'll be able to burn it to CD11:23
KilosKidI mean11:23
KilosKidNot that part11:23
KilosKidWhen it actually is running and testing the hardware.11:23
superflyoh... I don't know.11:23
KilosKidAlright.11:24
superflyI've never seen StressLinux before today11:24
Kilosis that link an iso download superfly 11:24
superflyKilos: It's a gzipped ISO11:24
superflyuh, I mean, a bzip2'ed ISO11:25
Kilosok then Kilos you unzip it11:25
Kilosextract right where you open it11:25
Kilosthen right click that file and use 11:25
Kilosum11:25
Kiloseish11:25
Kilosbrasero to burn to cd11:25
Kilosi mean brat not me11:26
KilosKidOh.11:26
KilosKid227 mbs. That's not bad.11:26
KilosKidlol11:26
superflyKilosKid: it still needs to unzip though11:26
KilosKidI know.11:26
KilosKidSo the general idea is...11:26
Kilosdouble click it11:27
KilosKidKilos, shh.11:27
Kilosthen tick extract11:27
KilosKidYou're saying things I know already :P11:27
superflyKilosKid: shh man, sy praat.11:27
Kilosok go ahead11:27
Kiloslol11:27
superflyag, Kilos11:27
superflyyou know, it's flippin difficult to tab-complete to the right one of you two11:27
KilosKidAnyhoo... When running this thing, it will load the PC (etc, emulating big processes like using Youtube or a photo program, etc), and essentially trying to make the comp freeze, and then it will log what hardware caused the freeze?11:27
KilosKidWHAT IF IT COMES BACK WITH NO HARDWARE ISSUES?11:28
KilosKidThen I'm screwed. We've done all the software troubleshooting that's in existence, surely.11:28
KilosKidBesides, it shouldn't be software-related since I have had this freezing problem in two different OSes, and none of the same software.11:29
superflyKilosKid: something like that11:29
superflyyes, I also reckon it is a hardware issue11:29
* inetpro agrees, she needs another name11:29
KilosKidOkay.11:29
KilosKidHow about...11:29
KilosKidKidKilos11:29
KilosKid:D11:29
KilosKidTherefore, Kid is first.11:29
inetproai... about something with a k11:30
KilosKidWait one, I go change it.11:30
inetproI mean without a k11:30
KilosKidBabyKilos?11:30
KilosKidSpawnofKilos?11:30
inetprosjoe nee11:30
KilosKidI'd put BratKilos, but I think Kilos would like that one too much.11:30
inetpromake it a nice name11:31
Kiloshehe11:31
KilosKidTaraLynnKilos.11:31
KilosKidHow do I change it without logging out/in?11:31
inetprotype /nick and a new name11:31
=== KilosKid is now known as TaraLynnKilos
TaraLynnKilosYay11:32
Kiloswhew poor peeps without tab complete11:32
inetproya that's a bit long but better than KilosKid11:33
=== TaraLynnKilos is now known as TaraKilos
TaraKilosEish, there.11:33
Kilosbrat is good11:33
TaraKilosKilos, pay attention to your PIdgin, please.11:33
Kiloshmm11:33
inetproanyway... go on with the super fly issues11:33
Kilossoooo cheeky11:34
TaraKilosI asked nicely. Bah.11:35
Kiloslol11:35
TaraKilosWhew.11:38
TaraKilos154KBs/ps11:38
TaraKilosStupid slow interwebs11:38
Kilostry gprs11:39
TaraKilosWhere?11:39
Kilosyou lucky to get to 40kB/s11:39
TaraKilosOh11:39
TaraKiloslol11:39
TaraKilosI thowwy.11:39
Kiloswhen  you use fone as modem11:39
TaraKilosOh, nope.11:40
TaraKilosThe chat is still there in the window.11:40
TaraKilosThere used to be an option "Clear IM chat" or something11:40
Kiloshow can it come back11:40
Kilosit must clear11:40
TaraKilosI opened a different window.11:41
TaraKilosI think I have the settings set to "keep chat"11:41
TaraKilosOne moment11:41
Kilosoh you have to close each one you want clear11:41
TaraKilosI know.11:41
TaraKilosThat's not working11:41
TaraKilosThe other one was clear because nothing had been typed11:41
Kilosrestart pidgin then all gone11:41
TaraKilosBlah.11:43
TaraKilosOkeydoke.11:43
TaraKilosOh, also11:45
TaraKilossuperfly: How do I install drivers for my Lexmark All-In-One printer?11:45
Kilosdid you boot with it plugged kiddo11:46
superflyTaraKilos: How is your printer plugged in?11:46
TaraKilosUSB.11:47
TaraKilosI haven't plugged it in11:47
TaraKilosActually11:47
TaraKilosI ran my comp from when it had been on all night, not logged in11:48
TaraKilosAnd then inside five mins of plugging in the printer, it froze11:48
TaraKilosI will restart with it plugged in and see what happens11:48
TaraKilosFor now though, where do I extract StressLinux to?11:48
Kilosright where you open it11:48
TaraKilosSo back into its own folder?11:48
Kiloson desktop or in the same file11:48
Kilosya11:49
Kilosyou said you know11:49
* Kilos sighs11:49
TaraKilosI think I'll extract to Desktop11:49
Kiloshehe11:49
TaraKilosI said I know to right click and select extract11:49
Kilosyip thats good11:49
TaraKilosI was asking now if there was a specific place I should extract it to11:49
TaraKilosSheesh11:49
TaraKilosOkay, brb.11:50
Kilosonce extracted11:50
Kiloswait11:50
Kiloshave you burned it already11:50
nuvolarithe what what? Tara herself? or oom kilos?11:50
Kilosyou right click and go open with11:51
Kilosbrasero11:51
TaraKilosIt's still extracting11:52
TaraKilosI will be back in about forty-five mins11:52
Kilossjoe11:53
Kilossy ook nuvolari 11:53
Kilosshe can actually change nick to tara now11:54
Kiloseveryone knows she be my brat11:54
Kilosthose that dont can read logs11:55
Kilosshame11:55
Kilosty superfly and inetpro 11:55
Kilostogether we will get to the bottom o the prob and find a solution'11:56
nuvolariwe have a celebrity in the house!11:56
Kilosya but a stubborn one11:58
Kilosi was never like that11:58
* Kilos cries12:07
magespawnhowdy12:07
Kilosinput/output error during write on /dev/sda112:07
superflyhiya magespawn12:07
Kiloshi magespawn 12:07
magespawnsure mister 52 clean installs12:08
Kilosnear the end of detecting file system on 2 TB drive12:08
Kiloslol you also getting cheeky12:08
magespawnhey superfly kilos12:08
magespawnwait till i'm really tired like i will be on monday12:09
Kilosaw wassup\12:09
magespawngonna be driving for 900 or so kms12:09
Kilosi still know some of the mafia in natal so np12:09
Kiloswhew12:09
Kiloswhere going12:10
Kilostaking game away?12:10
magespawnthree round trips hluhluwe - richards bay - mbazwana * 312:11
magespawnthe kid still getting the pc working i see12:11
Kilosya slowly12:12
Kiloslooks like she inherited murphys law from me12:13
KilosMaaz, murphys law12:15
MaazIf something can give trouble, rest assured, it will12:15
SquirmMaaz: coffee on12:18
* Maaz flips the salt-timer12:18
magespawngotta go people are here12:20
Kilostoods magespawn 12:20
Kilosgo safe12:20
KilosMaaz, coffee please12:21
MaazKilos: Sure12:21
MaazCoffee's ready for Squirm and Kilos!12:22
KilosMaaz, ty12:22
MaazYou are welcome Kilos12:22
TaraKilosMurphy's Law needs to go down to the very most horriblest pit of Hell and stay there.13:11
TaraKilosSuffering immeasurable torture.13:11
TaraKilosFor eternity.13:11
Kiloslol13:12
TaraKilosOkay, my thingy extracted to the desktop. Can I just burn it to CD now?13:12
Kilosya right click and open with brasero13:13
TaraKilosIt says my disc has 469mbs of free space. But... these are 700mb discs. Whaaaat.13:14
superflyTaraKilos: you choose the right one?13:14
superflyTaraKilos: and did you select the .iso file, or the .bzr2 file?13:14
TaraKilosNo. Sorry. I mean, Brasero says that my blank CD-R disc has 496MB space.13:14
TaraKilosI have no idea. When I clicked the link you gave me, it automatically popped up a 'save this file' box.13:15
TaraKilosOh.13:15
TaraKilosIt says it's iso13:15
Kilosthats the freesapce that will be left over13:16
TaraKilosOhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh13:17
TaraKilosThat makes perfect sense.13:17
TaraKilosThanks Kilos, for helping me overcome that blonde moment13:17
Kiloslol13:17
Kilosyw13:17
TaraKilos    Download the iso image and extract the bzip2 compressed archive.13:20
TaraKilos    Burn the .iso file with your favourite cd-r application.13:20
TaraKilos    Boot your target system with newly created disc.13:20
TaraKilos    At first login with user: stress and password: stress13:20
TaraKilos    Keyboard layout select will start, select your prefered keyboard layout13:20
TaraKilos    The next dialog shows sl-wizard, which allows you to load predefined lm_sensor configurations. If your mainboard is not listed, select Cancel.13:20
TaraKilos    If sensors configuration got loaded and works, then you will see sensor readings on TTY12 (STRG+F12)13:20
TaraKilos    Switching to TTY11 will show harddisk temprature readings, if a valid drive is detected.13:20
TaraKilos    TTY10 shows you ethernet throughput on eth0 (needs working dhcp server on your network)13:20
TaraKilos    Tools for testing your system are listed in the motd. For little help on these tools type <toolname> --help13:20
TaraKilos    If you need to login into stresslinux via ssh, use the user "stress" with password "stress" . Use 'sudo -i' to get root rights.13:20
TaraKilos    If you want to rerun sl-wizard, then execute "rm /tmp/sensors". Now run sl-wizard.sh. 13:20
TaraKilos.... Good lord.13:21
TaraKiloshttp://paste.ubuntu.com/1360223/13:21
TaraKilosThat's hurt-my-brain territory13:21
Kiloscant you do it with brasero13:21
TaraKilosEverything up to step 7 makes sense.13:21
Kilosnow i see the password13:22
Kiloswill try mine when pc gives probs13:22
TaraKiloslol13:22
TaraKilosWow. Drive speed: 3100KiBs13:23
TaraKilosI have no idea what that number means13:23
TaraKilosBut looking at the progress bar, it's going super fast13:23
Tonberrythat is fairly slow13:23
TaraKilosOh.13:24
TaraKilosWell it's fast for me.13:24
TaraKilosCPU is staying at 28c13:24
TaraKilosMB at 38c13:24
TaraKilosOkay, disc is made.13:26
Kiloshi Tonberry 13:26
TaraKilosBut the steps from step 7 confuse me.13:26
Kiloswhen you start it it will ask for username and password13:27
Kilosboth are stress13:27
TaraKilosYes I know13:27
TaraKilosI said from step 713:27
Kilosyou will need another pc here when you do it13:27
Kilosonce it lets you in then you  go sudo -i13:28
TaraKilosWait13:28
TaraKilosI go get laptop13:29
Kilosthen hope the fly is available to help further13:29
Kiloslol13:29
Kilosstroppy chick that13:29
TaraKilosEeh13:43
Kiloswb13:44
TaraKilosty13:44
TaraKilosSo I selected keyboard13:44
TaraKilosNext step is all about sensor... thingies.13:44
TaraKiloshardware sensors. I have no idea what to do here.13:44
TaraKilosThere are 70. Sheesh.13:45
TaraKilosOh oh oh13:45
TaraKilosPlease select your vendor mainboard.13:45
TaraKilosThere are only four ASUS ones to check from13:45
TaraKilosHow do I know which is mine?13:45
Kiloswhew you gave it to us the other day13:46
TaraKilosThe p5LK thing?13:46
Kilosya13:46
TaraKilosMine isn't on here.13:46
TaraKilosIt says just to select cancel, right?13:46
Kilosthen try highest number one 13:46
Kilosi dunno13:47
TaraKilosI sent you guys the link with the directions13:47
TaraKilosI don't have it on the laptop13:47
Kilosoh that pile of spam?sec13:47
TaraKilosBlah13:47
Kilos<TaraKilos>     Download the iso image and extract the bzip2 compressed archive.13:47
Kilos<TaraKilos>     Burn the .iso file with your favourite cd-r application.13:47
Kilos<TaraKilos>     Boot your target system with newly created disc.13:47
Kilos<TaraKilos>     At first login with user: stress and password: stress13:47
Kilos<TaraKilos>     Keyboard layout select will start, select your prefered keyboard layout13:47
Kilos<TaraKilos>     The next dialog shows sl-wizard, which allows you to load predefined lm_sensor configurations. If your mainboard is not listed, select Cancel.13:47
TaraKilosI put it on a pastebin after that13:47
Kilos<TaraKilos>     If sensors configuration got loaded and works, then you will see sensor readings on TTY12 (STRG+F12)13:47
Kilos<TaraKilos>     Switching to TTY11 will show harddisk temprature readings, if a valid drive is detected.13:47
Kilos<TaraKilos>     TTY10 shows you ethernet throughput on eth0 (needs working dhcp server on your network)13:48
Kilos<TaraKilos>     Tools for testing your system are listed in the motd. For little help on these tools type <toolname> --help13:48
Kilos<TaraKilos>     If you need to login into stresslinux via ssh, use the user "stress" with password "stress" . Use 'sudo -i' to get root rights.13:48
Kilos<TaraKilos>     If you want to rerun sl-wizard, then execute "rm /tmp/sensors". Now run sl-wizard.sh. 13:48
Kilosoops13:48
Kiloshttp://paste.ubuntu.com/1360223/13:48
TaraKiloslooooool13:48
Kilossorry i missed that13:48
Kilosthe guys will swear at me now now13:48
* Kilos hides13:48
TaraKilosHm13:49
TaraKilosI have two CPUs, but only one is running13:50
Kilos2 seperate ones13:50
Kilosor 2 cores in one13:50
Kilosi didnt go look your pics of it13:51
TaraKilosI have no idea13:51
Kilosthere is a hyperthreading thing in bios should be on if you got core2 or dual core methinks13:51
TaraKilosWait. Resizing screenshot of page13:51
TaraKilosI think it's dual core13:52
Kilosmail it to me13:52
TaraKilosoh yep13:52
TaraKilosit says it there13:52
TaraKilosI was gonna share it with everyone?13:52
Kilosya but them cores are in one cpu housing13:52
Kilosoh you can13:52
TaraKiloshttp://shrinkpictures.com/processed/phpYmbSrCAM.jpg13:54
TaraKilosSorry, it's a bit blurry13:54
Kilosno man that site sucks13:55
Kiloshttp://localhost/go_away_no_hotlinking_allowed13:55
TaraKilosWhoops13:55
TaraKilosI forgot I have to save it13:55
TaraKilosUgh, my brain is hurting13:55
TaraKiloshttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/Krice_Verta/CPUThing.jpg13:56
Kiloslshw will list your hardware13:58
Kiloswhat you wanna try cook first the cpu13:59
TaraKilosWow... That was a huge list.13:59
TaraKilosAnd yeah.13:59
TaraKilosMaybe we should try cook what ISN'T the problem first13:59
TaraKilosOr rather, what we know isn't. Like the HDD. Or something.13:59
Kiloslol14:00
TaraKilosI guess I'll just type in 'stress' and hope the comp doesn't explode14:00
Kiloslemme see if i can work it out14:00
Kilosya14:00
TaraKilosI wanna wait for Superfly's feedback, though14:00
Kiloswatch for smoke and where it comes from14:00
TaraKiloslol14:00
* TaraKilos cries.14:00
Kilosrofl14:01
Kiloswont happen man14:01
Kilos'he will be hitting the train home shortly so you might only get him when he gets home and gets a break from family duties14:02
TaraKilosDarn14:02
Kilosbut go with stress so long14:02
TaraKilosThat's what I wanted his feedback on14:02
TaraKilosBuuuut okay...14:02
Kilosits a linux program so you should be safe14:03
Kilosit might rattle the windows a bit though14:03
Kilosand the doors14:03
TaraKiloslol14:04
Tonberryif it breaks something it would have broken pretty soon anyway14:04
Kilosya14:05
Kilosi dont think its a prob14:05
TaraKilosYeah14:05
Kilosjust see readouts14:05
TaraKilosTook me to another menu 14:05
Kilosshould give some info all the time i think14:05
TaraKilosWhich I'm uploading a pic of14:05
Kiloslol14:05
TaraKilosWhy is that funny?14:06
Kilosi got more pics of your pc here than mine14:06
TaraKiloshttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/Krice_Verta/CPUThing2.jpg14:06
Kilosoh has it run stress already14:09
TaraKilosI have no idea. Probably not.14:10
Kilosor is this still the setup14:10
TaraKilosI typed in stress and that page came up14:10
TaraKilosI guess it's still setup?14:10
Kilosah ok sec14:10
Kilosme go squint at it14:10
TaraKiloslol14:10
Kilosthats the stuff i always ask the guys to put into a neat command for me14:11
Kilosgo stress -c14:12
Kilosand see what happens14:12
TaraKilosUgh, nope14:13
TaraKilosI typed:14:13
TaraKilosstress -c14:13
TaraKilosstress -cpu14:13
TaraKilosstres --cpu14:13
Kilosoh and next time you reboot go bios and check that a thing called hyperthreading is enabled14:13
TaraKilosOne thing at a time, please.14:13
superflyTaraKilos: according to the site, the username and password are both "stress"14:14
TaraKilosYep, I did that.14:14
TaraKilosI typed in stress, and then go http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/Krice_Verta/CPUThing2.jpg this page.14:14
TaraKilosgot*14:14
TaraKilosI typed in stress to stress the CPU I mean14:14
Kilosit needs the bits and pices to complete the command superfly 14:15
Kiloslike i always battle with14:15
KilosTaraKilos, copy the warning line here14:16
Kiloscopy and paste here14:16
TaraKilosFirst page I had was this one http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/Krice_Verta/CPUThing.jpg So I typed in 'stress' to stress the CPU/etc, and got that second one14:16
TaraKilosWhat warning line?14:16
Kiloson the second page14:16
TaraKilosBut it's visible there on the image...14:16
Kiloswarning output may be incomplete14:16
Kilosoh i see it but cant copy14:16
TaraKilosDo you want to copy it to google it?14:17
Kilosno then the fly can tell you if you must use that info to go in as superuser14:17
superflystress --cpu 8 --io 4 --vm 2 --hdd 1 --timeout 10s14:17
Kilossee14:17
TaraKilosFly can see the image too ,though. Right?14:17
TaraKilosSo I type in: stress --cpu 8 ?14:18
Kilostheres your command to use14:18
Kilosstress --cpu 8 --io 4 --vm 2 --hdd 1 --timeout 10s14:18
Kilostara ^^14:18
Kilosi leave you to the fly14:19
Kilosty superfly 14:19
TaraKilosSuccessful run complete in 11 seconds.14:19
TaraKilosWhassat mean?14:19
superflyit was successful and only took 11 seconds?14:20
TaraKilosWell yes14:20
TaraKilosBut does 'successful' mean 'no problems'?14:20
superflyremove the timeout option, and see what it does14:20
TaraKilosOkay.14:20
TaraKilosI just put 'stress --cpu 814:20
TaraKilosNot sure why the 8 makes a different14:20
TaraKilosce*14:20
TaraKilosNothing so far. Who knows if this'll just keep going until I restart... hm.14:22
TaraKilosShouldn't the fan spin faster if the CPU is loaded?14:23
TaraKilosAnd therefore, make more noise?14:23
Tonberryusually14:25
TaraKilosIt's not, at the moment.14:25
TaraKilosAnd the readout on the screen isn't changing, so I'm nooot sure if this is even running. Hm.14:25
Kilosthstress --cpu 8 --io 4 --vm 2 --hdd 114:27
Kiloseish14:27
TaraKiloso.014:27
Kilosstress --cpu 8 --io 4 --vm 2 --hdd 114:27
TaraKilosI don't have a command prompt to type that in14:28
Kilosthe fly said leave out the timeout option14:28
TaraKilosI did.14:28
KilosI just put 'stress --cpu 814:29
TaraKilosYes.... that's what I did.14:29
Kilosstress --cpu 8 --io 4 --vm 2 --hdd 114:29
TaraKilosI only wanted to test the cpu14:29
Kilosall those bits and pieces in there have meaning14:29
TaraKilosOi Fine.14:29
TaraKilosI'll restart it.14:30
TaraKilosFive horses.14:30
Kilosas in the cpu dont work unless its gotta move stuff from hdd and ram etc14:30
TaraKilosIs that what all that means?14:31
TaraKilos--hdd makes the hard drive accessible to --cpu?14:31
Tonberrynot necessarily14:32
Tonberrysome cpu load can be on the cpu cache only14:32
TaraKilosI didn't think that it did. I thought it meant that putting in --hdd would test the hard drive at the same time14:32
TaraKilosI just wanted to test the cpu on its own14:32
Tonberrythat should actually produce more cpu stress than a load that constantly needs things from ram14:32
TaraKilosI'll input that whole line then14:33
Kiloston explain what that whole command means with all the - - etc14:33
Kilosas in --hdd14:33
TaraKilosOkay, disk is actually making that loading sound now14:34
TaraKilosIt wasn't before.14:34
TaraKilosNaive me.14:34
TaraKilosThe stresslinux CD, I mean14:34
Kilosand --io14:34
Kiloswhen the fly gives you a command dont change it. he knows what each piece does14:35
TaraKilosk14:35
KilosTonberry, explain what that whole command means with all the - - etc --io and stuff please14:37
TaraKilosHe doesn't have to.14:37
Kilosi wont remeber but it might help TaraKilos understand14:37
Tonberryi can only speculate14:37
TaraKilosThis may end up taking a while. On one forum, a guy suggested using MPrime (to someone else, not me) and letting it run for at least 12 hours, but 24 is better.14:37
Tonberryi have never seen that command before14:37
TaraKilosThis isn't MPrime, but t's still a Comp stresser, so it may need roughly the same14:37
Tonberrymprime is good14:38
TaraKilosit's*14:38
TaraKilosIf it's gonna put the same/more amount of stress on the Comp that watching Youtube (which freezes my comp) does, then it should finish soonish, hey?14:39
Kilos?14:41
Kilosyoutube puts stress on everything14:41
Kilosram included14:41
TaraKilosSo what...?14:41
Kilosso we not testing everything at once methinks14:41
TaraKilosOkay then.14:41
TaraKilosThe disc stopped making its loud loading noise.14:41
Kilosno readout14:42
TaraKilosNope14:42
Kilospassed failed etc14:42
Kiloseish14:42
TaraKilosWait. It made a loady noise.14:42
TaraKilosOi.14:42
TaraKilosI wish it would let me know what it's doing.14:42
Kiloslol14:42
Kilosyeah it sucks to go blind14:43
Kilosmaybe it will still14:43
TaraKilosThis may take ages.14:43
TaraKilosEish14:43
Kilosmaybe it only gives readout on probs not successes14:43
TaraKilosthat's what I was just gonna say.14:43
TaraKilosWhich means... it could go forever!14:43
Kilosdid they not have a manual or userguide on that site too14:44
Kilosyip no timeout now14:44
TaraKilosOne sec14:44
TaraKilosI think maybe that was the test. And then it went quiet. Now it's running again.14:45
Kilosnope its most likely loading more info off cd14:45
Kilosstarted on its own hey?14:46
TaraKilosYeah14:46
TaraKilosI haven't touched anything since we started14:46
Kiloswithout readout you dunno if it restarting same test or adding more load14:46
TaraKilosYeah14:46
TaraKilosIt's following the same pattern though14:47
TaraKilosThe way the CD sounds14:47
TaraKilosIt goes up to full sound, then to a lower one, then settles, and then goes to a middle one, and then up to full loading sound again14:47
Kilosis the a stop button14:47
Kilosthere14:48
TaraKilosThere's nothing14:49
Kilosai14:49
TaraKilosJust what I typed in "the whole stress --cpu 8 etc" and then a blinking cursor thing14:49
Kiloswhew no pretty gui 14:49
TaraKilosI can't find anything about how long it takes or how it shows you if it's successful/fail14:50
TaraKilosI'ma just join the StressLinux forum and ask14:51
Kilosok14:51
TaraKilosOkay, posted. Now I wait.14:59
TaraKilosGonna give laptop back to mom whilst my PC does its thing15:00
TaraKilosThanks everyone for the help. Here's hoping we'll find out the issue.15:00
superflyTaraKilos: you've been very patient, i'm impressed15:02
TaraKilosSuperfly: Thanks. I've got no choice but to percevere.15:02
TaraKilossuperfly: The option of freaking out isn't one. :P15:03
superflyhehehe15:03
superflyTaraKilos: I'll have a look at StressLinux later this evening, and see if I can figure out what the different options mean, and give you a better recommendation for usage.15:07
TaraKilosThe CD has been quiet for several minutes now. Still no readout. HMMM.15:08
TaraKilosAlright, thanks Supahflahhh.15:08
* TaraKilos waves.15:09
* superfly needs to set up a notification for "supahflahhh" so that he knows when he is being discussed by the Kilos clan15:09
Kiloslol15:10
Kilosshes a nut15:10
superflyKilos: she didn't fall far from the tree...15:11
Kilosoh no i am much more patient and not as arrogant15:11
Kilosanymore15:11
superflyhahahaha15:12
Kilosage works wonders15:12
Kilosty for helping her superfly 15:12
superflyNp15:12
Kilosyou know i get lost with those commands and what each bit means and does15:12
Kilosyay just chowned her /storage and /spare16:37
Kiloswithout -R16:37
Kilosty superfly . been using -R for years everytime16:38
Kilosh i Cantide 16:38
Kiloshmm me stutters16:39
Kilosshould be h h h h hi16:39
Cantideevening K K Kilos16:40
Kiloslol16:40
Cantideguess what!16:40
Kiloswhat you passed16:40
Cantideoh, results are only out on the 14th of December16:40
Cantideso i won't know that yet16:40
Cantidebuuuuuuuut..16:40
CantideCanStudy is no more16:41
Kilosok what then16:41
CantideI have locked him away in a cage16:41
Kilosyay16:41
Kilosbig relief hey16:41
Kiloshi  mazal 16:41
mazalNaand oom Kilos16:42
magtiehi Kilos17:18
Kilosok clever guys i need to know what to tell tara how to be able to see her grub menu please. she set17:18
Kiloshiya tannie magespawn 17:18
Kilosai17:19
Kilosmagtie, ook17:19
Kilostara set it to log straight in without asking for passwrod first so doesnt see the grub menu17:19
Kilosall good magtie ?17:20
Kilosyou beat me tonight17:20
magtiefine tks17:20
Kilosmy doggie maak my kop plat17:20
magtiemy worsie does not like ubuntu17:21
Kilosand im sure she gonna need the recovery mode sooner or later17:21
magtiekicks up a fuss for lack of attention17:21
Kilosmy dogter lief ubuntu met unity en al17:22
Kilosnot my doggie dogter17:22
Kiloslol17:22
Kilosi thought doggie in afrikaans is small daughter17:24
Kilossorry17:24
magtiesorry i thought doggie  - dog17:24
Kiloslol17:24
Kilosons trek deurmekaar17:24
Kilosoom inetpro is jy al tuis17:26
Kilos?17:26
Kilosmazal, is your server working?17:27
Kilosi get so busy with tara and cooking and sheep that i forget who is doing what17:29
Kiloshavent greeted Banlam bakuman for days17:29
Kilosim gonna try have an early night. sleep tight all of you17:40
Kiloswill catch up inna morning17:40
Cantidewhat can i use to make an iso of a bootable CD?18:42
Tonberrydd ?18:43
Cantidedd?18:44
Tonberryhttp://www.wikihow.com/Create-an-ISO-File-in-Linux18:46
Cantidety18:46
Tonberryjust be careful with dd18:47
Cantidedoes it copy boot info?18:48
Cantidethis CD is only useful as a boot CD; other than that the files on it are useless to me18:48
Cantideit's Hiren's Boot CD, if you're wondering18:48
nuvolarig'evening18:49
nuvolarisheesh it's hot18:49
Cantidehi nuvolari :)18:51
Cantidehot?18:51
Cantideseems cool here in Durban18:51
nuvolarihumid and hot here in ballito :-/18:51
Cantide:-S18:51
Cantideand you're not even far away...18:51
magespawnevening18:54
Cantidemagespawn '-'/18:54
magespawno/18:54
Cantidethanks, Tonberry - I now have an ISO18:55
Cantidei'll figure out how to write that back to CD another day / week / month :p18:55
inetprogood evening19:04
magespawnevening inetpro 19:04
inetprohi magespawn19:04
inetprohow goes it this evening?19:05
magespawnbit tired just got home otherwise peachy19:08
nuvolarimeh. when I read something like this I just feel like quitting my job prematurely: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/428610/in-the-olympics-of-algorithms-a-russian-keeps-winning-gold/19:08
smile4everhi :D19:11
nuvolarihowdy smile4ever 19:11
smile4evernuvolari: :)19:11
smile4everdoes someone know batch aliases? :)19:12
superflysmile4ever: you mean bash aliases?19:15
inetprolol19:16
smile4everyea :p19:16
smile4eversorry :p19:16
superflysmile4ever: what about them? they're not very complicated19:16
smile4everwell yeah, I wonder if you can give them a parameter at runtime :)19:17
inetprosmile4ever: alias ll='ls -alF'19:17
smile4everlist files? :|19:17
inetprohmm... smile4ever, I don't think so19:17
smile4everalias update="sudo apt-get update" :)19:18
smile4everinetpro: ok :(19:18
inetprosmile4ever: depending what you mean with runtime19:18
smile4everI would like to have "install"19:18
smile4everwith "sudo apt-get install [parameter]"19:18
inetproalias install="sudo apt-get install"19:19
inetprothen just "install mypackage"19:19
inetprobut I wouldn't call an alias install19:20
inetproor even update19:20
magespawnhow are bash aliases stored?19:20
inetprothose terms are way to generic19:20
inetpromagespawn: in your profile folder as ~/.bash_aliases or something like that19:20
inetproor .bashrc19:21
smile4everinetpro: okay :D19:21
smile4everthanks :)19:21
inetprodepending obvioulsy on whether you're using the bash shell19:21
inetproobviously*19:21
smile4everI'm using it ;)19:22
* smile4ever is sure19:22
inetproman bash19:22
inetproit's all in there19:22
magespawnand aliases are usee to make certain jobs shorter?19:23
inetpromagespawn: yes, but19:23
inetprobe careful19:23
inetprotry not to rely on to many aliases19:24
inetproyou tend to forget the real commands very quickly if you do19:24
inetprobut they can be very useful19:24
smile4ever:)19:25
* inetpro likes putting a few standard aliases in /etc/bash.bashrc19:25
smile4everinetpro: for example? :p19:25
inetprohmm.. hang on... I realise I have not even set those on me home system... yet19:26
inetprosmile4ever: alias h='history 25'19:28
inetproalias mxlookup='nslookup -type=mx'19:29
smile4everuseful commands :p19:29
inetproand a few exim shortcuts19:30
inetprolike19:30
inetproalias psexim='sudo ps -x -U mailnull'19:30
magespawnis there any limit to the length or compelxity of aliases?19:30
inetpromagespawn: just keep them short or write a script when it gets complicated19:31
inetproKilosKid: wb tara19:32
KilosKidinetpro: Thanks. :)19:32
inetproor should I rather say good morning19:32
=== Trix[a]r_za is now known as Trixar_za
smile4evergood night! :D19:33
inetpromagespawn: but I have seen very long and complex aliases19:33
=== Trixar_za is now known as Trix[a]r_za
inetpromagespawn: oh and linux shells are just magic when you really get to know them19:34
inetproworth spending some time learning a few basics... and then get a bit deeper as well19:35
KilosKidOkay, I have a question.19:35
inetproKilosKid: shoot19:35
KilosKidHow do I install my lexmark printer onto Linux?19:35
inetprodon't ask to ask just ask19:35
magespawnbeen working on that a bit, have the n900 so have it there, so can learn it on the go19:35
KilosKidI booted up my PC with the printer plugged in and installed19:36
KilosKidHiya, magespawn. :)19:36
magespawnhey KilosKid19:36
inetproKilosKid: and it's not working?19:36
* inetpro enjoys his HP printer that just plugs in and just prints at the click of a button19:37
magespawnhp and samsung are good for that19:37
inetproa printer is one device that I will make absolutely sure that it works on Linux before I buy19:38
KilosKidWell19:38
inetpromake sure as well19:38
KilosKidI've had this printer for about three years19:38
KilosKidSo I had it whilst I had XP19:38
KilosKidI just clicked 'print' to print a page from Firefox, but nothing happened19:38
KilosKidIt didn't even tell me that a printer wasn't connected19:38
inetproI honestly don't know lexmark, but I shall go google19:38
inetproKilosKid: what model?19:39
KilosKidIt is aaaaa....19:39
KilosKidAll In One X835019:39
magespawnhave tried to install from printers?19:39
superflyKilosKid: you said its plugged in via USB?19:40
KilosKidYeah19:40
KilosKidHi Supahflahhh. :)19:40
KilosKidFigures my printer isn't on the 'tested' or 'needs retesting' list. How annoying.19:41
* inetpro hates reading stuff like this: "I contacted Lexmark about the incompatibility with Linux and they have no interest in cooperating at all...."19:41
magespawnidiots19:41
KilosKidO.o19:42
magespawnjust give the community the code and we will get it done ourselves19:42
KilosKidlol19:42
superflyKilosKid: it doesn't have any networking capabilities, does it?19:43
nuvolarijoh, 'commercial' printers are just as bad19:43
magespawnnever really liked them any way, ink is too expensive19:43
KilosKidsuperfly: What do you mean?19:43
nuvolariwe have an Olivetti at the office and to get the proper drivers for ubuntu was a nightmare19:43
KilosKidHiya nuvolari :)19:43
magespawnhey nuvolari 19:43
superflyKilosKid: my printer actually has a network port, and so it is plugged into my network rather than my PC19:43
nuvolarihellos KilosKid 19:43
KilosKidOh.19:43
KilosKidLet me see.19:44
* nuvolari poses for some photographs with KilosKid and have them autographed19:44
KilosKidWell, it's got a fax in it, so...?19:44
KilosKidlol nuvolari :P19:44
nuvolarihowdy magespawn 19:44
superflyKilosKid: some printers are easier to work with when they're on the network19:44
nuvolarihow are you doing?19:44
superflyKilosKid: fax != network19:44
KilosKidYay!19:44
magespawnlol19:44
magespawngood and you?19:45
* inetpro agrees with superfly, a networked printer makes life so much easier19:45
KilosKidBut how can I put it on the network when I only have one interwebz cable?19:45
inetproKilosKid: get a switch19:45
KilosKidWhat's a switch?19:45
superflyKilosKid: both your computer and your mom's plug into the same router, right?19:45
nuvolarimagespawn: doing good... 2 days too many this week... but doing good :P19:45
KilosKidYeah...19:45
KilosKidBut mom's cable is aaaaall the way in her room, and the wire is pinned along the sides of the walls.19:46
superflyKilosKid: can you plug the printer into the router too?19:46
KilosKidQuite securely.19:46
KilosKidNo19:46
KilosKidBecause the router is in the kitchen 19:46
KilosKidAnd I don't want my idiot housemate touching my stuff.19:46
magespawnlol19:46
inetprolol19:46
nuvolariKilosKid: don't talk bad about people on the web, it might reach them in a million ways :P19:47
KilosKidTrust me, he wouldn't care.19:47
magespawni think he means does it have a network port?19:47
KilosKidHe doesn't care about anything but eating.19:47
KilosKidYessss19:47
KilosKidIt has two interwebz cable ports19:47
inetprointeresting that there are only two19:48
magespawnsure those are not phone cable ports?19:48
magespawnfor the fax19:48
nuvolaria closeup pic could help? :P19:48
magespawnwe are still talking about the printer19:49
nuvolarime too19:49
nuvolarisheesh, what are you thinking magespawn 19:49
nuvolari*cough*19:49
inetproKilosKid: when you have time you can read about a switch on wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_switch but for the moment don't just go out to buy one... it may not help you much for now19:49
nuvolarianyone here running analytics? 19:50
nuvolari*google analytics19:50
inetpronuvolari: I like blocking it with noscript19:51
nuvolariinetpro: oh, but I meant on the other side of the analytics :P being able to see the stats19:51
inetprolol19:51
inetpronuvolari: they look very impressive for managers19:52
nuvolariit keeps on 'killing' the browsers 19:52
nuvolariboth firefox and chrome19:52
KilosKido.o19:53
KilosKidI dunno. They look the same. Could be phone, could be internet.19:54
KilosKidbrb19:54
inetproby the way KilosKid, I suggest the unregistered nick tarals for you, rather than KilosKid19:56
inetproor go choose something else19:57
inetproand then go register the address and set your irc client with that nick19:57
inetprooops, register the nick*19:58
magespawnnuvolari: just making sure KilosKid and I are on the same page20:03
magespawnthe lexmark spec sheet says the network ports are optional on that model20:04
KilosKidback20:08
inetproKilosKid: sign the petition20:08
inetprohttp://www.petitiononline.com/YALB1975/petition.html20:08
KilosKidWhat petition?20:08
KilosKidOyes.20:09
inetproTo: All Printer Manufacturers not supporting the Linux Operating System20:09
nuvolarimeh. bed is calling20:13
nuvolari'night20:13
KilosKidNight, nuvolari.20:14
magespawnnight nuvolari 20:15
KilosKidI guess I may have to buy a new printer/scanner if I want to keep using Ubuntu, huh?20:18
KilosKidSo I read about the "Spectrum Tools", but I'm still a little confused as to what it does.20:20
=== KilosKid is now known as TaraKilos
magespawnnever heard of them20:27
TaraKilosOkay, well...20:29
magespawnTaraKilos: do you have a nick you prefer?20:29
TaraKilosPrinter issue is just gonna have to wait20:29
TaraKilosI don't care what my nick is. People just keep telling me to change it :P20:29
magespawnnot sure why inetpro said that, but it is a good idea to register the one you like, then only you can use it20:31
inetproTaraKilos: it just makes life easier if your name is not so similar to that of kilos20:33
TaraKilosOkay. One moment.20:33
zerefhmmmmmmmmmmm20:36
inetproTaraLS: great!20:36
inetprowhen I respond to you I just type ta and press tab and it will complete the nick for me for TaraLS 20:36
inetproif your nick is KilosKid the the completion can get confusing very quickly20:36
TaraLSYep, I got it.20:36
TaraLSBut.20:36
TaraLSThere's a NickServ thingy..20:36
TaraLSmsg NickServ set email <your_email@address.org>20:37
TaraLSWith a slash20:37
TaraLSHooow do I use that? O.o20:37
inetproyou don't20:37
TaraLSThat's how it says to register your name, though.20:37
inetproit's for when the freenode guys have to contact you20:37
inetprowell, hang on20:37
TaraLShttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/XChatHowto20:37
TaraLSHm20:37
inetproTaraLS: read this: http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#registering20:38
TaraLSSo I use : /msg NickServ REGISTER password youremail@example.com20:41
TaraLS?20:41
inetproyep20:41
inetprowell, Replace password with a secure, unguessable password that you keep secret.20:42
* inetpro stating the obvious20:42
magespawnno password is unguessable20:42
magespawnor rather un workable outable20:43
inetpromagespawn: uh20:43
TaraLSThere we are.20:43
TaraLSI registered TaraLS20:43
inetprocool, nice job20:43
magespawnhows that for mangling the english language20:43
TaraLSrofl20:43
inetpronow next time we can actually focus on the real problems :-)20:43
TaraLSOkay, so, seems like the printer issue is probably not fixable...20:44
TaraLSSo next potentially fixable problem!20:44
TaraLSMy speakers.20:44
TaraLSOnly two play sound. When I had XP, all of them played sound.20:44
TaraLSI did have to download a soundblaster thingy thouh.20:44
TaraLSthough*20:44
magespawnguessing implies randomness, workable outable means actually running through every combination20:44
TaraLSI selected in sound management to play through 5.1 channels20:44
inetprosuperfly: you where saying about the speakers?20:44
TaraLSBut it didn't make a difference20:44
superfly*were20:45
superflyjust checking that they were plugged into the right sockets20:45
inetprooops, right20:45
TaraLSYeah. Mine definitely are. I'm not -that- computer-dense. :P20:45
superflyI don't really know much about setting up 5.1 sound unfortunately, I suffer with my monitor speakers20:45
TaraLSlol20:45
magespawnis it an add on sound card TaraLS?20:45
TaraLSUmmm20:46
TaraLSIt doesn't look like it.20:46
magespawnthen maybe check the mb manufacturers site20:46
inetproTaraLS: what software are you using to play your music? Just for interest sake...20:47
TaraLSI'm using the default Rhythmbox. I used VLC once, though, and the sound didn't really change.20:47
TaraLSLemme double check20:47
inetpromaybe we should ask jono in the #ubuntu-community-team about this when he is available that is20:49
inetproI know he is a music guru of sorts20:49
inetproand he will definitely know other experts in the field 20:49
TaraLSYeah, it plays through only two channels when in Rhythmbox and VLC20:50
TaraLSOoh20:50
inetproI have seen some very nifty music software on linux20:51
inetproand if I remember correctly even superfly has suggested some fancy stuffs20:51
superflyArdour is very fancy... rivals most of the commercial solutions20:52
TaraLSArdour doesn't have confidence-building reviews, though20:53
TaraLSBesides, I'm not talking about recording software anyhoo. Just want to get all my speakers working.20:54
inetprolol20:54
inetprowell I sure hope that we'll be able to get you there20:55
magespawni am off to bed, night all20:56
inetproTaraLS: btw, you should not believe all the reviews that you read, many of them are written by peeps with hidden agendas... best to try things for yourself20:58
inetpromagespawn: good night20:58
TaraLSI'm just paranoid about getting things that might mess up the computer.20:58
TaraLSI've had months and months of PC problems.20:58
TaraLSmagespawn: Night. :)20:58
inetprowell you have done well to get here20:59
inetprowe don't charge you an arm and a leg in here21:00
inetproall we need is patience21:00
inetprobye vin[tab]21:01
TaraLSWell I've got plenty of patience. lol21:02
inetprolol21:02
TaraLSMy tablet's probably not gonna work either, huh? :(21:02
inetproTaraLS: I'll talk to jono when I see him21:02
TaraLSinetpro, thanks much.21:03
inetproor you could try contact him yourself21:04
inetprohis blog is at http://www.jonobacon.org/21:04
inetproa real nice approachable guy21:05
inetprothough I have not met him in person21:05
superflyTaraLS: this is Ubuntu/Linux, unless you wildly install software not available in Software Centre, you won't mess up your computer21:05
inetpronot easily at least21:06
TaraLSOkay.21:08
TaraLSWell a program like that would make my comp freeze anyway. :P21:08
TaraLSI have to sort out this freezing issue first.21:08
inetproTaraLS: I agree21:09
inetproseems like a real buggy hardware issue anyway21:09
TaraLSYeah21:10
TaraLSI did the stresslinux test21:10
TaraLSIt didn't show me anything by way of fail or success21:11
TaraLSAnd the CDROM was quiet for about an hour21:11
TaraLSWith nothing happening, so I just stopped it.21:11
inetprohmm21:12
inetproyikes! where did the time go?21:23
inetproTaraLS: please hold the fort for us21:23
TaraLSOkeydoke. O.o21:24
inetprogood night21:24
TaraLSIs MAC the same as Linux?21:26
TaraLSOr is MAC its own OS?21:26
zerefhurrrmmmm21:34
zerefMac is "based" on BSD21:35
TaraLSWhat's BSD?21:35
zerefbut Apple have made so many changes to the kernel21:35
TaraLSReason I ask is because GIMP is in Ubuntu, and I wanted to get GIMPshop, the one that is GIMP but looks like Photoshop.21:35
zerefthat you could say its not BSD21:35
TaraLSBut it only has "Windows" or "Mac" download.21:35
zerefwww.bsd.org21:36
zerefheeehhhh21:36
zerefsudo apt-get install gimp?21:37
zerefTaraLS: Gimp will be all you need21:39
zerefunless you use it profenssionally21:40
zerefis that how you spell it?21:40
TaraLSI just wanted GIMPShop because it has the Photoshop interface21:47
TaraLSWhich I prefer.21:47
TaraLSprofessionally?21:47
TaraLSI think21:47
superflyTaraLS: Well, GIMP these days looks and acts more like PS, and I think that GIMPShop is not really maintained much... certainly not on Linux. On top of that, I think you can install PhotoShop keybindings into GIMP21:51
TaraLSWhat's a keybinding?21:51
superflyTaraLS: the shortcuts keys are configurable21:55
superflyso a set of shortcuts is sometimes called a keybinding21:56
TaraLSOh. I don't even use shortcut keys.21:57
TaraLSHey guys22:27
TaraLSCan I just use my CDROM to install my Genius tablet?22:27
zerefo0o0o022:35
zerefwhat do you mean?22:35
TaraLSWhat do you mean what do I mean?22:53
TaraLSI have a tablet and it came with an installation CD.22:53
TaraLSCan I use that CD on Ubuntu to install the tablet driver?22:53
superflyNo, that only has the Windows driver. Check in your system settings to see if you can configure your tablet in the same place you configure your mouse.22:57
superflyI don't use Ubuntu (I use its cousin Kubuntu) so I can't tell you exactly where to find the configuration window, just that there should be one somewhere.22:57
* superfly goes to bed22:58
TaraLSOkeydokey23:00
TaraLSsuperfly: Niiight, Supahflahhh.23:01
TaraLSI found a way to install a printer23:06
TaraLSAnd I selected Lexmark23:06
TaraLSBut it doesn't have my model there.23:06
TaraLSGo figure.23:06
TaraLSHEAPS of others, but not mine.23:06
* TaraLS pulls hair out.23:06
KilosKidComp froze.23:16
KilosKidAnd bah. It says, "TaraLS already in use."23:16
=== KilosKid is now known as TaraLS

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