[11:52] <nightmare__> so im needing help on rerwiting a disk
[11:53] <geirha> rewriting a disk?
[11:53] <nightmare__> i have a rewriteable dvd+rw disk that has a old company  windows copy
[11:53] <nightmare__> but i wasnt too erase it
[11:53] <nightmare__> i have tryed it but it says it wont work
[11:54] <nightmare__> can you help me?
[11:55] <geirha> Hm. Have never bothered with rw-discs myself, only used r-discs
[11:55] <nightmare__> i also checked the integrity of the disk by brasero disk burner and it said there ws no check sum file
[11:55] <nightmare__> on the disk or something like that
[11:56] <geirha> you're sure the drive supports dvd+rw? some only support dvd-rw
[11:56] <nightmare__> i want too remove ubuntu and this is the only disk i own that i can rewrite my .iso to
[11:56] <geirha> you don't have any usb sticks either?
[11:56] <nightmare__> i play mainly games on my laptop and since ive installed ubuntu its been a huge hassle and not i do not
[11:57] <nightmare__> i wish i did
[11:57] <nightmare__> but i dont money hasnt been the greatest you know lately and i had to move and lost alot of stuff
[11:57] <nightmare__> then a fire happened and i lost even more
[11:57] <geirha> ouch
[11:58] <nightmare__> just starting too get some of my stuff back
[11:58] <nightmare__> i was able to save my computer and a couple of disks and lucky enought i was able to save that rewriteable disk
[11:59] <nightmare__> so you asked if the drive is compatable right?  i dont really know do you have anyway i can find out using the terminal?
[12:00] <geirha> It's usually embossed on the tray. Maybe lshw can show it too
[12:01] <geirha> sudo lshw > /tmp/lshw.txt; less /tmp/lshw.txt
[12:01] <nightmare__> well it says dvd super muti dl drive
[12:01] <nightmare__> what ever that means
[12:02] <nightmare__> on a tag that was on it when i first paid for it
[12:04] <geirha> try the lshw then. It shows you lots of information about all the hardware in the computer
[12:05] <geirha> There's also a gui version of lshw, but it's not installed by default
[12:08] <nightmare__> ok how do i do that
[12:08] <geirha> In the terminal:  sudo lshw > /tmp/lshw.txt    then open /tmp/lshw.txt in your favorite editor
[12:12] <geirha> If you search for dvd in the file, you'll probably get straight to the right section
[12:15] <nightmare__> ok i did it now what?
[12:16] <nightmare__> i found this in the file
[12:16] <nightmare__>  *-cdrom                 description: DVD-RAM writer
[12:16] <nightmare__> there is more to it though if you want me to paste it
[12:17] <nightmare__> this is what it says about capabilitys as well
[12:17] <nightmare__>  capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
[12:20] <geirha> ok, I'm not sure if that's conclusive. If it has said dvd+rw in there, we'd know that either the disc or the drive must be faulty, but I don't know for certain if lshw will know/list the +-varieties
[12:21] <nightmare__> there is alot more info
[12:21] <nightmare__> i just posted what i thought would be relevent
[12:22] <nightmare__> the discrption said it was a dvd-ram writer
[12:22] <nightmare__> if it doesnt read it i hope there is a way to get it to read it
[12:24] <nightmare__> truth be told after all the hassle ive gone through with ubuntu it will take a long time for me to try it again after i get this fixed
[12:24] <nightmare__> but i hope i can at least get it fixed
[12:25] <geirha> Out of curiosity, what was the hassle?
[12:26] <nightmare__> games
[12:26] <nightmare__> like i said i mostly use my pc for gaming pretty much all i use it for
[12:26] <geirha> Ah, via wine, yes
[12:26] <nightmare__> and it was like me runging in circles like crazy
[12:27] <nightmare__> trying to figure it out lol
[12:27] <geirha> Strickly speaking not Ubuntu's fault, rather the game manufacturer's fault for not supporting linux. But yeah, if you're a gamer today, you generally need windows or a mac
[12:28] <geirha> Though now with steam available for Ubuntu, I think linux will be considered by more game makers
[12:28] <nightmare__> so maybe when it gets more pc gaming freindly i might try it again also have to go into the terminal after i downloaded the file to get it to install then run to a web to get another code for the ubuntu software center
[12:29] <nightmare__> just more steps then there needs to be in my honest opinion
[12:30] <nightmare__> not that i dont think linux could change the whole aspect of computers and that there is a alot more you can do wiht it its just to many steps for me to have to take just to get 1 file downloaded
[12:30] <geirha> wine improves every day, but it may be a long while before it can run all games. Or it might never be able to keep up
[12:30] <nightmare__> sorry im getting off topic
[12:31] <nightmare__> but personally your correct geirha most games dont want to support lunix though becouse it seems to push more people away then keep
[12:32] <nightmare__> becouse its so hard to install a single file and not everyone is super computer liderate it took me at least 3hours just to figure out that when puting in my admin code it wasnt going too show up
[12:33] <nightmare__> dang got to get back on topic anyways so do you think there is anyway for me too fix it with the cd i have im pretry sure its not dvd+rw compatable but it is dvd+ram compatable and i was wondering if there was some say to munipulate
[12:34] <geirha> Software packaged for Ubuntu is very easy to install, even easier than windows imo.
[12:34] <nightmare__> wel i mean yes if know how i mean typing sudo apt-get update is alot easyer
[12:34] <geirha> no, you open the software center, search and install
[12:35] <nightmare__> well everything ive installed using the center is outdated
[12:35] <geirha> depends what you consider outdated ;P
[12:35] <nightmare__> well like wine
[12:35] <nightmare__> i downloaded it from the center
[12:36] <nightmare__> and it was like 5 versions old
[12:36] <geirha> Anyway, back to your real problem. It's not my area of expertice, so I don't really know how to proceed. I'd try to determine if the disc is faulty by testing it in another computer, if possible.
[12:36] <nightmare__> k thanks
[12:37] <nightmare__> well i guess my best bet is to wait for my roomate to wake up lol and see if i can use one of his disks
[12:37] <nightmare__> i was just trying too see if i could do this becouse im really wanting to play my games
[12:38] <nightmare__> i have like 30 games on steam and others that i play during diffrent times
[12:38] <geirha> Yes, all ubuntu packages get frozen to a certain version at some point before an Ubuntu release, and they don't get updated to newer versions, only bugs gets fixed if they're found.
[12:38] <geirha> At the time of freeze, the version should be near current version, so if it's five years old, your Ubuntu release is likely five years old
[12:38] <nightmare__> um....  geirha is it bad for me to get alittle off topic
[12:39] <nightmare__> it shouldnt be i checked it
[12:39] <nightmare__> and asked some people in the irc channels they said its the lastest ones
[12:39] <geirha> I'm the one that started it, and it's not entirely off-topic for this channel in my opinion
[12:39] <nightmare__> but i was just throwing a number out there on that one
[12:39] <geirha> But since there's no other traffic in this channel at the moment, I don't think any one will mind anyway
[12:40] <nightmare__> ok
[12:40] <nightmare__> well ill brb
[12:41] <geirha> Have you tried the ubuntu version of steam though?
[12:43] <nightmare__> im back
[12:43] <nightmare__> yes i did
[12:43] <nightmare__> some games dont work though and thats most of my games'
[12:44] <nightmare__> although ima google something really fast
[12:44] <geirha> Mh. Probably takes them a while to port all the games
[12:49] <nightmare__> well i might of found my sulution to the one game i play the most
[12:50] <nightmare__> and how to install it so i might not have to uninstall ubuntu
[12:50] <nightmare__> crosses fingers
[12:52] <nightmare__> possably like i said i like ubuntu the side setup is nice and there is alot more you can do then what windows gives you that you can do
[12:53] <nightmare__> but i was afraid i wasnt goint to be able to play my games and i was raised playing games my first was pong so i was having game withdrawls lol
[12:55] <geirha> Play games like nethack. They work "everywhere"
[12:55] <geirha> ;)
[12:55] <nightmare__> whats nethack
[12:56] <nightmare__> i know there is some lunix based games but i have never tryed any
[13:00] <geirha> a text-based dungeon-crawler
[13:00] <nightmare__> im watching videos on it right now
[13:00] <nightmare__> do you think i sould sent you pms?
[13:01] <nightmare__> so i dont kee pon getting off topic
[13:01] <geirha> Nah, I think we're fine. No one's complained.
[13:03] <geirha> And we are discussing Ubuntu
[13:03] <nightmare__> ok ever heard of desktop dungions?
[13:03] <nightmare__> it reminds me of nethack
[13:04] <geirha> I haven't
[13:04] <nightmare__> but with char images
[13:04] <nightmare__> ill send you a link
[13:04] <nightmare__> http://www.desktopdungeons.net/
[13:06] <geirha> Too much graphics :P
[13:07] <nightmare__> thats what i was saying
[13:07] <nightmare__> its like i denical in play style ive played it before but just more grahpics
[16:17] <bizhanMona> HI all, I have installed ubuntu 12.04 on my system for the first time. Then I typed "sudo apt-get update" and I got the following errors:  pastebin.com/T3NffkT4   any idea please? thanks
[16:21] <Genrawir> It looks like you're getting a bunch of 404s from the archive, so it kinda sounds like it might just be a problem with the server, you could try an alternate server
[23:17] <neo31> hello folks
[23:42] <MacGuges> I've been trying to set up a talk chat with my dad through his ubuntu box. after several attempts I've stopped receiving talk notifications, and suspect inetd needs to be restarted. How do i restart that service in ubuntu?
[23:43] <MacGuges> nvm