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CRay01Hello there! I am running Ubuntu 12.04 and i am not able to connect it to my external monitor through the HDMI cable03:15
CRay01anyone can help?03:15
CRay01i have been trying for months already without any results ... : (03:16
CRay01on my windows operating system, it is getting detected automatically and perfectly03:16
escottCRay01, well what have you tried?03:17
CRay01i have tried to check the settings03:17
CRay01it is not detecting it03:17
CRay01i tried running ARandR but still nothing03:18
CRay01ARandR is a program for connecting and detecting external monitors03:18
escottCRay01, does the TV show up in xedid?03:21
CRay01what is xedid?03:22
escottits a program03:22
CRay01the monitor is running perfectly on the same pc under my windows system. The model number of the monitor is: S23A950D - Samsung03:23
CRay01is it a program that i must install?03:23
escott!terminal03:24
ubot2The linux terminal or command-line interface is very powerful. Open a terminal via Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal (Gnome), K-menu -> System -> Konsole (KDE), or Menu -> Accessories -> LXTerminal (LXDE). Guide: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal03:24
escottCRay01, its already installed just run it03:24
CRay01sorry if it sounds stupid, but how to run it?03:25
CRay01i opened the terminal03:26
CRay01(btw, thanks for taking the time to help me through that)03:26
escotttype "xedid" and press ENTER03:28
CRay01No command 'xedid' found ...03:28
CRay01i got this error message03:28
escott!find xedid03:28
ubot2maverick is not a valid distribution:03:28
escottubot2 is broken in this channel03:29
ubot2escott: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)03:29
CRay01he is not intelligent! fair enough lol ;P03:29
CRay01escott: why do you think, my terminal is not able to find "xedid"?03:30
CRay01I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 - daily updated03:31
escottits in xdiagnose package03:31
duanedesignit looks like xedid is in the xdiagnose package03:31
duanedesignoops03:31
duanedesignescott: is too fast for me :)03:31
duanedesignCRay01: maybe if we knew what you were tring to do we could help better03:32
duanedesigni aapologize if you already covered thi. I have been in and out03:32
CRay01i am trying to connect my external monitor through the HDMI03:33
duanedesignok03:33
CRay01my external monitor is S23A950D - Samsung03:33
CRay01I'm running Ubuntu 12.0403:33
CRay01the same monitor on the same pc is running perfectly on Windows03:34
CRay01through the HDMI03:34
CRay01the problem is that my external monitor is not getting detected at all03:34
CRay01as if i haven't connected anything03:35
escottCRay01, is this a laptop with switchable graphics?03:36
CRay01it is a laptop ... but what do you mean by switchable graphics?03:37
escottCRay01, does it have a power saving graphics mode?03:38
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CRay01i have no idea ... how do i check that?03:38
duanedesignsorry having connection trouble03:38
escottCRay01, in windows does it have any graphics feature like that. does it ever say it can do that?03:39
duanedesignHave you installed the graphics card? what brand is your card? Nvidia, Ati03:39
escottCRay01, what kind of graphics card does it have and what kind of CPU does it have03:39
CRay01okay... let met check for a second03:39
duanedesignlspci -k    should give you the card and driver being used03:43
CRay01product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz03:43
duanedesignIf you run lspci -k and look for a line like: VGA compatible controller:03:44
duanedesignit should show kernel module in use03:44
duanedesignfor your graphics cad03:44
CRay01here they are03:45
CRay01http://paste.ubuntu.com/5560550/03:45
CRay01sorry for the delay and thanks so much for your help in debugging that03:45
duanedesignok the car i GeForce GT 540M03:46
duanedesignlooks like you are using the noveau driver03:46
duanedesignwhich is fine but you might find a little better performance with the proprietary one. I will see if it is supported03:47
escottCRay01, a laptop with an i7 and a GeForce probably has switchable graphics03:48
duanedesignCRay01: i apologize i lost my scrollback. What version of Ubuntu ARE YOU ON?03:48
escottie nvidia optimus03:48
duanedesignugh03:48
CRay01Ubuntu 12.0403:48
duanedesignyeah that will need to be switched off03:48
CRay01here are more details: http://paste.ubuntu.com/5560557/03:48
duanedesigngood catch escott03:49
CRay01after running the lshw03:49
CRay01so ... how do i switch that thing off?03:49
duanedesignCRay01: when booting, boot into your BIOS03:50
CRay01alright! then from there i shall?03:50
escottCRay01, it may not be possible to disable. many of the later optimus setups could not be disabled03:52
escottCRay01, its also possible that disabling will prevent the HDMI output from working at all03:52
escottCRay01, its worth trying, but it may not get you anywhwere03:52
CRay01i see ... is there anything i can try before giving up on my ubuntu system?03:53
duanedesignCRay01: i am loking for the right setting..it is under 'graphics' in BIOS. You do not want discrete03:53
duanedesigni forget what the correct setting is..03:53
CRay01thanks for your help duanedesign, take your time03:54
CRay01i will wait for you03:54
CRay01: )03:54
CRay01(btw, thanks to escott as well)03:54
duanedesignCRay01: aha it is integrated03:54
duanedesignCRay01: if the noveau driver works fine I would not worry about it. If you need to install the proprietary one let me know04:05
duanedesignCRay01: I think the key to boot into bios on a dell is F204:07
duanedesign'i think' :)04:07
duanedesignCRay01: if you have not you should visit the #ubuntu-beginners0team channel. A lot of us who like to help users on IRC, forums, askubuntu, etc hang out and idle their. We also work on learning new parts of the community, documentation, packaging, bugs and passing that knowledge on to new users04:11
duanedesign#ubuntu-beginners-team04:12
duanedesignjust an open invite :)04:12
CRay01Thanks for your support04:15
CRay01i will definitely join the team04:15
duanedesignCRay01: we would love to have you. I have learned a ton over the years. The team is made up of people from all over the community04:16
duanedesigni started out doing work on he ubuntu wiki. Learned a lot writing/updating those pages04:16
duanedesignsame invitation goes for you escott04:17
CRay01I am actually a web programmer and i used ubuntu for many years... it's just those technical problems are killing me04:17
CRay01i don't have time each day to debug04:17
CRay01so joining a team like that would surely help me04:18
duanedesignCRay01: definitely04:19
duanedesignCRay01: it is an openn team and very laid back04:19
duanedesignCRay01: between the mailing list and IRC their are a lot of people available to help with any issues you come across04:20
duanedesignCRay01: can i send you a PM with some team info04:20
CRay01yes please do04:20
CRay01thanks so much for that04:21
CRay01i will be off for some time ... i will be back in an hour! : )04:21
CRay01it will be a pleasure to work with you04:21
duanedesignCRay01: been a pleasure04:36
duanedesignCRay01: i will probably still be here04:36
duanedesignhave a lot of work to do on the Ubuntu wiki04:36
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ttotiHey guys, I got all the recent emails regarding mentors/mentees. I want to learn about development. I'm learning C++ right now and willing to learn about developing in general08:37
CRay01Hello! Please i need your help guys with this question:10:17
CRay01http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12527149&posted=1#post1252714910:17
CRay01Thanks in advance for your help!10:17
stevie86Hello, can someone help me please with my ubuntu problem? I want to access a mounted drive with a second user, but only root users have access....12:28
geirhadepends on the filesystem it has12:31
stevie86fat3212:31
geirhaThen you have to make an entry for it in /etc/fstab, and set in the options what permissions and ownership all files shall have12:32
geirha!fat12:36
ubot2To view your Windows/Mac partitions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticallyMountPartitions - For write access, see !NTFS-3g or !FUSE12:36
stevie86why does it list only the usb drive i connected???12:41
stevie86i mean fdisk12:41
geirhayou ran fdisk -l ?12:43
geirhayou might not have read access to the other devices12:43
geirhaso   sudo fdisk -l12:43
stevie86that's what i entered12:44
stevie86ah... sorry... it lists everything...12:45
stevie86it tells me that the second disk is HPFS/NTFS/exFAT :-(12:46
escott!info ubuntu-desktop14:43
ubot2'maverick' is not a valid distribution:14:43
grayghello!!17:22
cerebratehi17:23
grayghow's it goin?17:23
cerebratecelebratory :D17:23
graygevery new day is a reason for celebration, but this weekend is especially special, no?17:24
cerebratein a general... speciating17:25
lhuanghello18:27
lhuangI am having issues with my ati drivers, openGL doesn't seem to work18:27
Citronellahi, i just bought an acer aspire one 756 and i can't get bluetooth adapter to work with my bluetooth mouse19:18
thedrewskcitronella: is it detecting any BT device?19:19
Citronellathe bluetooth icon on the panel is there and says the adapter is on, but doesn't detect any devices19:21
Citronellai have two laptops, the other one can see even my neighbour's mobile phone19:23
duanedesignCit23:52
duanedesignoops23:52
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