[03:15] <CRay01> Hello there! I am running Ubuntu 12.04 and i am not able to connect it to my external monitor through the HDMI cable
[03:15] <CRay01> anyone can help?
[03:16] <CRay01> i have been trying for months already without any results ... : (
[03:16] <CRay01> on my windows operating system, it is getting detected automatically and perfectly
[03:17] <escott> CRay01, well what have you tried?
[03:17] <CRay01> i have tried to check the settings
[03:17] <CRay01> it is not detecting it
[03:18] <CRay01> i tried running ARandR but still nothing
[03:18] <CRay01> ARandR is a program for connecting and detecting external monitors
[03:21] <escott> CRay01, does the TV show up in xedid?
[03:22] <CRay01> what is xedid?
[03:22] <escott> its a program
[03:23] <CRay01> the monitor is running perfectly on the same pc under my windows system. The model number of the monitor is: S23A950D - Samsung
[03:23] <CRay01> is it a program that i must install?
[03:24] <escott> !terminal
[03:24] <ubot2> The 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/UsingTheTerminal
[03:24] <escott> CRay01, its already installed just run it
[03:25] <CRay01> sorry if it sounds stupid, but how to run it?
[03:26] <CRay01> i opened the terminal
[03:26] <CRay01> (btw, thanks for taking the time to help me through that)
[03:28] <escott> type "xedid" and press ENTER
[03:28] <CRay01> No command 'xedid' found ...
[03:28] <CRay01> i got this error message
[03:28] <escott> !find xedid
[03:28] <ubot2> maverick is not a valid distribution:
[03:29] <escott> ubot2 is broken in this channel
[03:29] <ubot2> escott: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)
[03:29] <CRay01> he is not intelligent! fair enough lol ;P
[03:30] <CRay01> escott: why do you think, my terminal is not able to find "xedid"?
[03:31] <CRay01> I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 - daily updated
[03:31] <escott> its in xdiagnose package
[03:31] <duanedesign> it looks like xedid is in the xdiagnose package
[03:31] <duanedesign> oops
[03:31] <duanedesign> escott: is too fast for me :)
[03:32] <duanedesign> CRay01: maybe if we knew what you were tring to do we could help better
[03:32] <duanedesign> i aapologize if you already covered thi. I have been in and out
[03:33] <CRay01> i am trying to connect my external monitor through the HDMI
[03:33] <duanedesign> ok
[03:33] <CRay01> my external monitor is S23A950D - Samsung
[03:33] <CRay01> I'm running Ubuntu 12.04
[03:34] <CRay01> the same monitor on the same pc is running perfectly on Windows
[03:34] <CRay01> through the HDMI
[03:34] <CRay01> the problem is that my external monitor is not getting detected at all
[03:35] <CRay01> as if i haven't connected anything
[03:36] <escott> CRay01, is this a laptop with switchable graphics?
[03:37] <CRay01> it is a laptop ... but what do you mean by switchable graphics?
[03:38] <escott> CRay01, does it have a power saving graphics mode?
[03:38] <CRay01> i have no idea ... how do i check that?
[03:38] <duanedesign> sorry having connection trouble
[03:39] <escott> CRay01, in windows does it have any graphics feature like that. does it ever say it can do that?
[03:39] <duanedesign> Have you installed the graphics card? what brand is your card? Nvidia, Ati
[03:39] <escott> CRay01, what kind of graphics card does it have and what kind of CPU does it have
[03:39] <CRay01> okay... let met check for a second
[03:43] <duanedesign> lspci -k    should give you the card and driver being used
[03:43] <CRay01> product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
[03:44] <duanedesign> If you run lspci -k and look for a line like: VGA compatible controller:
[03:44] <duanedesign> it should show kernel module in use
[03:44] <duanedesign> for your graphics cad
[03:45] <CRay01> here they are
[03:45] <CRay01> http://paste.ubuntu.com/5560550/
[03:45] <CRay01> sorry for the delay and thanks so much for your help in debugging that
[03:46] <duanedesign> ok the car i GeForce GT 540M
[03:46] <duanedesign> looks like you are using the noveau driver
[03:47] <duanedesign> which is fine but you might find a little better performance with the proprietary one. I will see if it is supported
[03:48] <escott> CRay01, a laptop with an i7 and a GeForce probably has switchable graphics
[03:48] <duanedesign> CRay01: i apologize i lost my scrollback. What version of Ubuntu ARE YOU ON?
[03:48] <escott> ie nvidia optimus
[03:48] <duanedesign> ugh
[03:48] <CRay01> Ubuntu 12.04
[03:48] <duanedesign> yeah that will need to be switched off
[03:48] <CRay01> here are more details: http://paste.ubuntu.com/5560557/
[03:49] <duanedesign> good catch escott
[03:49] <CRay01> after running the lshw
[03:49] <CRay01> so ... how do i switch that thing off?
[03:50] <duanedesign> CRay01: when booting, boot into your BIOS
[03:50] <CRay01> alright! then from there i shall?
[03:52] <escott> CRay01, it may not be possible to disable. many of the later optimus setups could not be disabled
[03:52] <escott> CRay01, its also possible that disabling will prevent the HDMI output from working at all
[03:52] <escott> CRay01, its worth trying, but it may not get you anywhwere
[03:53] <CRay01> i see ... is there anything i can try before giving up on my ubuntu system?
[03:53] <duanedesign> CRay01: i am loking for the right setting..it is under 'graphics' in BIOS. You do not want discrete
[03:53] <duanedesign> i forget what the correct setting is..
[03:54] <CRay01> thanks for your help duanedesign, take your time
[03:54] <CRay01> i will wait for you
[03:54] <CRay01> : )
[03:54] <CRay01> (btw, thanks to escott as well)
[03:54] <duanedesign> CRay01: aha it is integrated
[04:05] <duanedesign> CRay01: if the noveau driver works fine I would not worry about it. If you need to install the proprietary one let me know
[04:07] <duanedesign> CRay01: I think the key to boot into bios on a dell is F2
[04:07] <duanedesign> 'i think' :)
[04:11] <duanedesign> CRay01: 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 users
[04:12] <duanedesign> #ubuntu-beginners-team
[04:12] <duanedesign> just an open invite :)
[04:15] <CRay01> Thanks for your support
[04:15] <CRay01> i will definitely join the team
[04:16] <duanedesign> CRay01: 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 community
[04:16] <duanedesign> i started out doing work on he ubuntu wiki. Learned a lot writing/updating those pages
[04:17] <duanedesign> same invitation goes for you escott
[04:17] <CRay01> I am actually a web programmer and i used ubuntu for many years... it's just those technical problems are killing me
[04:17] <CRay01> i don't have time each day to debug
[04:18] <CRay01> so joining a team like that would surely help me
[04:19] <duanedesign> CRay01: definitely
[04:19] <duanedesign> CRay01: it is an openn team and very laid back
[04:20] <duanedesign> CRay01: between the mailing list and IRC their are a lot of people available to help with any issues you come across
[04:20] <duanedesign> CRay01: can i send you a PM with some team info
[04:20] <CRay01> yes please do
[04:21] <CRay01> thanks so much for that
[04:21] <CRay01> i will be off for some time ... i will be back in an hour! : )
[04:21] <CRay01> it will be a pleasure to work with you
[04:36] <duanedesign> CRay01: been a pleasure
[04:36] <duanedesign> CRay01: i will probably still be here
[04:36] <duanedesign> have a lot of work to do on the Ubuntu wiki
[08:37] <ttoti> Hey 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 general
[10:17] <CRay01> Hello! Please i need your help guys with this question:
[10:17] <CRay01> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12527149&posted=1#post12527149
[10:17] <CRay01> Thanks in advance for your help!
[12:28] <stevie86> Hello, 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....
[12:31] <geirha> depends on the filesystem it has
[12:31] <stevie86> fat32
[12:32] <geirha> Then you have to make an entry for it in /etc/fstab, and set in the options what permissions and ownership all files shall have
[12:36] <geirha> !fat
[12:36] <ubot2> To view your Windows/Mac partitions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticallyMountPartitions - For write access, see !NTFS-3g or !FUSE
[12:41] <stevie86> why does it list only the usb drive i connected???
[12:41] <stevie86> i mean fdisk
[12:43] <geirha> you ran fdisk -l ?
[12:43] <geirha> you might not have read access to the other devices
[12:43] <geirha> so   sudo fdisk -l
[12:44] <stevie86> that's what i entered
[12:45] <stevie86> ah... sorry... it lists everything...
[12:46] <stevie86> it tells me that the second disk is HPFS/NTFS/exFAT :-(
[14:43] <escott> !info ubuntu-desktop
[14:43] <ubot2> 'maverick' is not a valid distribution:
[17:22] <grayg> hello!!
[17:23] <cerebrate> hi
[17:23] <grayg> how's it goin?
[17:23] <cerebrate> celebratory :D
[17:24] <grayg> every new day is a reason for celebration, but this weekend is especially special, no?
[17:25] <cerebrate> in a general... speciating
[18:27] <lhuang> hello
[18:27] <lhuang> I am having issues with my ati drivers, openGL doesn't seem to work
[19:18] <Citronella> hi, i just bought an acer aspire one 756 and i can't get bluetooth adapter to work with my bluetooth mouse
[19:19] <thedrewsk> citronella: is it detecting any BT device?
[19:21] <Citronella> the bluetooth icon on the panel is there and says the adapter is on, but doesn't detect any devices
[19:23] <Citronella> i have two laptops, the other one can see even my neighbour's mobile phone
[23:52] <duanedesign> Cit
[23:52] <duanedesign> oops
[23:53] <duanedesign> o/