[00:25] Hey guys! [00:25] Anyone home? [00:26] I was wondering if anyone could help me out with a wireless issue? [00:30] !anyone [00:30] A high percentage of the first questions asked in this channel start with "Does anyone/anybody..." Why not ask your next question (the real one) and find out? See also !details, !gq, and !poll. [00:33] "Does anyone really know what time it is?" - Chicago [00:33] Just throwing it out there [00:52] Does anyone have experience getting a latitude d600 wireless nic card to be recognized by xubuntu? [00:52] I'm having trouble getting it recognized [00:52] by the operating system >< [00:53] do you know the wifi chip of the card? [00:53] wouldn't surprised me if it was broadcom but, let's find out first. [00:53] on the card itself it says its BCM94309MP [00:54] are you on the laptop, and the card is installed? [00:54] Yeah I'm on the laptop right now [00:55] I did an apt-get for firmware-b43 [00:55] it went through but it's not showing up in wiconfig [00:55] in terminal type lspci | grep Ethernet [00:55] paste me the results in paste.ubuntu.com [00:56] is that the firmware-b43-installer? [00:56] yeah [00:56] did you modeprobe in term after install? [00:56] modprobe b43? [00:56] I think that's right [00:56] hmm I don't think so [00:57] let me try [00:57] I don't think anything's happening [00:57] no results are popping up [00:58] oh, don't forget to sudo [00:58] sudo modprobe b43 [00:58] i did [00:58] it's just sitting there [00:58] did you check the network mamanger? [00:59] it shows my wired network [00:59] Oh, you naver pasted me the output for lspci [00:59] but not wireless [00:59] pajamieez@Scrivner:/etc/modprobe.d$ lspci | grep Ethernet [00:59] 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5705M Gigabit Ethernet (rev 01) [00:59] that's it [01:00] oh, your wifi doesn't even show up [01:00] yeah [01:01] try: lspci | grep Broadcom [01:01] how do I make the modprobe stop again? [01:01] if it doesn't show up then, the system isn't even seeing it. [01:01] it stops on it's own [01:01] if you want to unload it, it's modprobe -r b43 [01:02] pajamieez@Scrivner:~$ lspci | grep Broadcom [01:02] 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5705M Gigabit Ethernet (rev 01) [01:02] 02:03.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11a/b/g (rev 03) [01:02] pajamieez@Scrivner:~$ [01:02] Ah! [01:02] There it is [01:02] That's gotta be good [01:02] as a hail mary, I would restart, just to see if it tries to connect to something at login. [01:03] Then we can investigate further [01:03] it hangs when I modprob though [01:03] is that good? [01:03] hangs how? [01:03] like I can't enter another command [01:04] oh, weird [01:04] did you ctrl+c it? [01:04] and I have to close the terminal window and open a new one [01:04] Ah. [01:04] Hmm... [01:04] I would restart. [01:04] okay brb [01:04] if the system doesn't load it, at that point, we'll look into it harder [01:07] I have returned [01:07] nada -_- [01:08] might have found something. In the software manager, can you find firmware-b43legacy-installer [01:08] If it's a thing, uninstall the firmware-b43-installer and try the legacy driver. [01:10] is that the same as software center? [01:10] yeah [01:10] sorry. so many distros, so many names. :) [01:11] I know [01:12] hmmm [01:12] I don't see it under installed [01:12] should I look through "All Software" [01:12] oh, it wouldn't be under installed : [01:12] :) [01:12] I want you to see if it's a thin. Do all software [01:12] well it shows up in history [01:13] its a thing [01:14] yay, install b43legacy-installer and try that. [01:14] it's referenced here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/44659/how-do-you-get-the-broadcom-bcm4306-wireless-card-working [01:14] wow, had I known this was a thing [01:14] :) [01:15] not showing up in the network manager [01:15] broadcom is a funny chip maker. There are so many ways to get their stuff working. [01:15] you installed it already? [01:15] yeah it finished [01:15] geez, that ethernet is hot. [01:15] dat ethernet. :) [01:15] I wonder if you can modprobe b43legacy. Otherwise, reboot again [01:16] So according to all software so far I have firmware for b43legacy driver and installer for firmware for the b43 driver [01:16] there's one more "Installer package for firmware for the b43 driver (LP-PHY version) [01:16] I could control with driver get loaded with modprobe right? [01:17] I think LP-PHY is for a specific model. Your's doesn't meet that criteria [01:17] I see [01:17] so try to modprobe it? [01:17] it's like 4312 or 4313 [01:17] yeah. or reboot [01:18] i'll reboot [01:24] -_- [01:24] nope [01:24] grrr.... [01:25] does it even show up in the network applet? [01:25] nope [01:25] *manager [01:25] hmm [01:26] It doesn't even have wireless option [01:26] or an option to enable it [01:26] pajamieez, Is this install on a laptop? [01:26] yuppers [01:26] Whoa, JudgeJoeBrown [01:27] your honor [01:27] pajamieez, my laptop has a option of disable in bios. Make sure it is enabled. [01:27] yeah I double checked that [01:28] You "may" have to install the sta drivers. [01:28] when I first installed [01:28] I was notified to do so [01:28] so I did [01:28] I hit enable [01:28] I hve a Dell Inispiron and if I hit the wifi off switch on the outside it won [01:29] So, the STA has been installed the whole time? [01:29] I think so, the thing is, when I hit enable, the screen hit black and a bunch of lines came up [01:29] then it hung [01:29] so I restarted [01:30] then it didn't show up in the additional devices window [01:30] hmm... may have to see if it's still there and remove it. [01:30] I have a FN+F2 option for switching it on and off [01:30] it will not come back on in Linux, I have to go ito bios, switchit off then switch it back on(within bios) the physical switch won't toggle,just off [01:31] why, I don't know. [01:31] I'll switch it off and on through the bios [01:31] well I'll switch if off [01:31] restart [01:31] then switch it back on [01:31] brb [01:31] k [01:31] still might have to see if STA is installed. [01:32] in fact, according to the description, STA isn't even for the bcm4306 [01:35] Done [01:35] but no cigar [01:35] just shows wired connection 1 [01:35] :( [01:36] I think I'm just gonna reinstall again >< [01:36] :( you might have to. And just don't install the sta drivers. [01:36] they're not even meant for the bcm4306 [01:36] really?! [01:36] can't I just remove them? [01:37] if you can find them in the software manager [01:37] hmm [01:37] Since they don't show up in the additional drivers anymore. [01:38] pajamieez, I wired mine and Installed the broadcom drivers ,had both working before I switched eth0 off and removed the wire [01:39] I did that, but I never made it past taking the wire off [01:39] lol [01:40] I can't find it in software [01:41] I found my driver by just typing broadcom in search [01:43] hmmm [01:43] reinstall -_- [01:44] Thanks for all the help guys, I'll dodge the STA drivers at start up next time and see if that works [01:44] sorry, pajamieez [01:44] was hoping to avoid that [01:44] Yeah [01:44] me too [01:44] my linux isn't good enough to avoid it yet. [02:10] have him message me if he gets back. i've gotten pretty good with that POS b43xx chipset [02:11] ok [02:11] will do [02:12] BCMs are evil [02:48] two of the big troubles with Linux install 1.) no default install of wifi or ethernet drivers. 2.) no easy command line repair of a failed video driver. [02:48] JudgeJoeBrown: consider getting hardware with linux support [02:49] JudgeJoeBrown: intel hardware is typically "out of the box" fuctional [02:49] holstein, yep always look before you leap [02:50] JudgeJoeBrown: im just saying, with most all my linux installs, i have wifi/ethernet and graphics out of the box [02:50] holstein, its getting better. Some day it will work on Linux first [02:51] Some day.... [02:51] Until then, we do our best with what we have, and pass the info along. [02:56] I fondly remember WinModems.... [02:57] oh gosh [02:57] don't remind me [02:57] dumbest idea ever, just for an easy buck. [02:57] now I have broadband. DSL and now cable broadband [03:21] I would say xubuntu is an easy install for the most part [03:41] Hi, I installed 12.04 on a Gateway laptop and more often than not, while watching videos on VLC, it overheats and turns off. What gives? === HisaoNakai_ is now known as HisaoNakai [06:55] hi i have no sound on my xubuntu. If i search in my system-settings there are no sound setting or audio. At the top right corner of the panel is also no sound symbol. Do i have to install a missing package? [07:09] num7: does your computer have a sound card? [07:10] TheSheep, i have a laptop i dont think so [07:10] num7: and what version of xubuntu have you installed? [07:10] if your hardware doesn't support sound, then no software will fix that [07:11] TheSheep, i had sound on this pc with ubuntu, so i guess i have a sound card [07:12] num7: can you check what kind? the 'lspci' command in terminal should list it [07:13] num7: if it doesn't, then try lshw [07:13] TheSheep, Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04) [07:14] hmm, seems to be supported [07:15] elfy, i think 13.04 [07:16] num7: ok - just checking you weren't using 13.10 - indicator-sound is broken in that, you could check you have the indicator plugin on the panel and indicator-sound is installed [07:16] you could use pavucontrol as well if necessary [07:17] elfy, so i just try sudo apt-get install indicator-sound? [07:18] that would tell you :) [07:19] I'd right click panel - panel - prefs - items and make sure indicator-plugin is there as well [07:21] there is Indicator plugin but in brackets (external) [07:22] sorry i have to go i will come back i have internet again [09:15] Hi, hola [09:15] help me please [09:16] hi? [09:17] weel [09:17] well [09:18] unable to launch startxfce4 x session startxfce4 not found !! [09:19] hi [09:20] Can you help me, please? [09:20] unable to launch startxfce4 x session startxfce4 not found falling back to default session [09:22] !patience [09:22] Don't feel ignored and repeat your question quickly; if nobody knows your answer, nobody will answer you. While you wait, try searching https://help.ubuntu.com/ or http://ubuntuforums.org/ or http://askubuntu.com/ [09:22] ok, sorry [09:22] what are you trying to do anywhay? [09:22] -h [09:23] do you have package xfce4 installed? [09:24] erase [09:24] erase xfce? [09:24] yes, I was erase apps [09:30] what apps did you uninstall and how were you uninstalling them? via ubuntu software center? [09:30] Hello [09:31] Just a little concern before testing, would it be a bad idea to install a second window manager to test it ? [09:31] like i3 ? [09:32] xubuntu906: if you have trouble with english, try LoCo-channel like #ubuntu-es [09:32] !!, well, yes, I am going to reinstall [09:32] xubuntu906: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :) [09:32] theank you [09:32] Milca: shouldn't break anything and you can always switch back to xfwm4 [09:33] thanks [09:33] I'll take a try [09:33] no problems [09:34] bye, thanks [09:42] how do i go about disabling my touchpad while typing? keeps messing me up and scrolling when typing [09:46] sirstonius: there is a daemon for that [09:46] sirstonius: run »synclient -l | grep PalmD« is last character zero? [09:46] sirstonius: palm detection is something else [09:46] clickpad is 0 [09:46] Sysi: [09:47] TheSheep: well, it's one way to do it, but if there's better, go ahead [09:48] but yeah palmdetect was 0 [09:49] all i know is this is driving me nuts... [09:53] i should be able to double tap the upper left corner of my laptop to lock it [09:53] would this be the LTCornerButton param? [10:09] Btw. found a super easy solution in the settings manager to disable touchpad while typing :) [10:10] TELL ME PLEASE [10:10] Milca, please do not shout [10:11] Milca, to disable touchpad while typing. [10:11] ? [11:18] oups sorry caps lock fail [11:19] sistronius, how did you manage it ? [11:28] there's an option in settings manager (in new enough xubuntu version) [11:44] ho ok I didn't see it, Ill check that thanks [13:06] Hello [13:18] yo [13:18] NotSoGood: Hello [13:18] Im having trouble with lightdm [13:18] i cant log in to my primary user [13:19] Well i can in console terminal [13:19] NotSoGood: More details, please - any messages you receive, behavior, etc. [13:19] but when i log in through the dm.... it breefly shows me a dark screen then the login screen pops back up [13:20] i can log in just fine with other usernames [13:20] so is it my xfce conf is nuts [13:20] or my personal xinit stuff is nuts [13:20] not that ive messes with either [13:21] just shut down as usual last night and its like this when i start up now [13:22] NotSoGood: Log into a terminal and paste.ubuntu.com the output of: tail -n 50 .xsession-errors [13:23] file is empty [13:24] NotSoGood: remove ~/.ICEauthority from terminal [13:25] not helping [13:29] NotSoGood: Have you tried logging in with other session types besides Xubuntu yet, just as a diagnostic? [13:30] Xubuntu ans Xfce is all i got and i tried both [13:30] i imagine it may be a corupt xfce config [13:30] but where they hide those these days_ [13:30] ? [13:32] Also i had an external monitor attached when it failed [13:32] err [13:32] i mean when i shut down last nigh [13:32] night [13:33] maybe its some user spesific monitor setting thats nuts [13:34] settings are stored in ~/.config/xfce4/ [13:34] so i tried to delete the xfce confing info [13:34] and that did nothing [13:34] So where would user specific monitor setting be hiding [13:35] NotSoGood: Grasping at straws a bit here, but please show us this: dir ~ -rAt | tail -n 30 [13:39] ah never mind [13:40] NotSoGood: What did you find? [13:40] that line did not directly help but indirectly i noticed some permissions being off on the Xautority stuff [13:41] NotSoGood: That was my hope - glad it helped you. [13:42] thank you [13:42] Hi, I have a problem with Xubuntu 13.04 and 13.10. I use lightdm with autologin and want my gnome-keyring unlocked but it does not work. Gnome compab is activated. It's working perfectly if I logout and re-login but not with autologin. Where's the trick ? [13:43] Any suggestion on how to make remote X terminals preform better? [13:44] what remote protocol you are using? [13:45] just straight up X for now [13:45] theghost: with autologin activated the keyring can generally only be deactivated by setting an empty keyring password (which results in unencrypted storage e.g. of your wlan-passwords) [13:45] you could try vnc or x2go [13:45] theghost: and with "deactivated" i meant "unlocked" :) [13:45] which work ok for text editors and other mundane stuff but rather jittery for browsing modern websites [13:46] NotSoGood: See also: http://www.vigor.nu/dxpc/ (although I don't have any experience with it) [13:47] Im intending to run 10-20 x terminals [13:47] security does not matter in this case, i use luks. i will try empty password in seahorse. thx [13:48] So it need to be something where its just one port that accept login for multiple concurent individual sessions [13:48] Not some VNC where you have to set up each individual server/display on a separate port [13:51] ssh x-forwarding should be pretty good if you have fast enough lan, nx which x2go is based on is pretty popular too [13:52] 1gb card in the server and 100mb clients conected to gb switch [13:53] but its really low power Allwinner A13 based clients [13:53] have you thought about setting up LTSP? [13:53] probably not a bad idea [13:54] it's literally made for that kind of stuff [13:55] ive seen some pretty high performing X terminals [13:56] So i know what i want to achieve is possible [13:59] Ok, tried setting a blank password, but it did not work. gnome-keyring is still locked after autologin [14:04] Anyone has an idea how I get gnome-keyring unlocked using lightdm with autologin. Keyring-Password is already blank and Gnome-Compability mode is activated. Is the keyring not started properly ? [14:49] hi [14:49] How do I install a xfce theme? [14:49] like this [14:49] http://www.deviantart.com/art/FFUU-for-XFWM4-260404724 [14:51] download, extract and move folder containing "xfwm4" folder to hidden folder .themes in your home directory [14:51] you might need to create .themes [14:52] Ive done it [14:52] but where do I set it as default === jhenke_ is now known as jhenke [17:47] what osd does xubuntu use for it's volume up and down when using hotkeys on a keyboard? [17:50] xubuntu359: xfce4-notifyd [17:50] ochosi: thanks I got that one, but what else calls the display to show up. I've looked at xfce4-volumed but it is different to my brightness osd [17:51] xubuntu359: the brightness osd is currently hardcoded in xfce4-powermanager (that'll be different in the next release) [17:52] ochosi: is there a way to invoke the brightness osd to show up with different key combinations? [17:52] basically my fn key is fried, so i cannot use the brightness fn up and down [17:53] you can try to remap your fn key to a different key or key-combination with XModMap (maybe) [17:53] volume osd even === brainwash_ is now known as brainwash [19:50] Hi [19:50] How do I install this theme [19:50] http://rydgel.deviantart.com/art/Xfce-January-13th-109302685 [19:51] anyone? [19:53] anyone? [20:01] peyam, that's a lot of work. Instructions on the url say install the stuff on links at the bottom. Four links [20:02] peyam, just off hand it looks like you need Gtk, Emerald, and compiz [20:04] then I don want it [20:05] peyam, I have no idea if you can find a emerald .deb you can install. Probably you will have to compile it. My last attempt at compiling Emerald failed [20:10] hi [20:10] peyam, just keep looking for something similar color wise w/o the extra 's [20:12] you'll soon figure out almost all themes are for other version of something or just broken [20:13] I found something better [20:14] or the thems won't be consistent for all apps. [20:14] thems/themes [20:14] *bummer* [20:14] that goes for broken [20:17] moebuntu versions are pretty sweet, though they'd need pink faenza or something [20:19] Hi there, is there an applet for system tray for removable devices? [20:25] mario_, I dont think so [21:37] maybe someone can help me. i want to switch over to ubuntu but the breakpoint is the browsertesting. firefox in ubuntu looks different (different font(size) and bolder) and i don't actually not quit good how to do to test different IE-versions read/try/hear to install different IE-virtual machines in virtualbox but they are big and you must what read activate each 30 days. Do somebody how to handle this?? with different broswers. an [21:56] hi, i have installed xubuntu and configured the network from the gui but it didn not starts up. when i run "sudo dhcpclient eth0" in the shell i get a internet connection [21:59] Andre_designer: there's http://browsershots.org/ but if you want to test locally, for windows you of course need windows licence, for firefox you might need to install microsoft fonts and edit font settings [23:00] I've got what I hope is a quick question. I booted the installation ISO in a VirtualBox VM in order to install it on the virtual hard drive, and after it gives me an indication that I have enough hard drive space etc. and asked me whether I wanted to download updates from the internet and include third-part applications, it dumps me into a login screen. This seems wrong to me, but are there credentials I can use? [23:22] ArthurZey: sounds like teh installer crashed [23:22] but that's just a quick guess [23:24] I tried twice... [23:24] From a cold reboot of the VM [23:29] might just be VirtualBox [23:29] works fine on a real system here [23:29] at least IIRC [23:42] hmm. Okay. I just used default settings. I haven't had a problem installing Ubuntu 13.04 in VirtualBox, or even (gasp) Windows 7. [23:42] Has anybody else tried this? Are there default credentials that I might try anyway? === wiaker is now known as wiak