[00:00] so the touchpad itself is working, but I need the synaptics driver specifically (to enable this extra scrolling functionality) === AndresSM is now known as AndresSM_away [00:07] Hello [00:09] adamu: Hello [00:11] Alumin: do you have the synaptics driver loaded in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf? [00:12] I don't have an xorg.conf :) [00:12] X just auto-detects everything these days [00:12] do I need to make one? [00:13] Alumin: that's true, but you can make a minimal one only for the InputDevice with synaptics yes [00:14] cool, so I can make one that sets certain things without overriding the rest of the auto-detection? [00:14] hi guys a friend uninstalled xserver-xorg-core and is stuck at boot now [00:14] Alumin: look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticsTouchpad (the section on SHMConfigà [00:14] Alumin: correct [00:14] grub just hangs apparently. he was trying to remove gui [00:15] SASDOE, Grub shows? [00:16] Beldar: yes but hangs [00:16] SASDOE: need more details [00:17] haven't got more sorry, will come back with more when i do. [00:17] SASDOE: maybe have your friend come here instead of relaying information [00:18] he doesn"t speak any english so i'd just end up translating any how [00:18] why is transmission dling at like 20kbs when there are thousands of seeds? [00:18] yeyeman: thats really not a question for here [00:19] SASDOE, grub is just a call to the OS to boot, so is it getting past grub, you can remove the quiet splash and see text for errors. [00:19] "grub is a call to the OS"? [00:19] guys, I need some help with ubuntu 13.10 64 bits version. I used it for a couple of weeks but today after a reboot I can only see a black screen and my mouse after login(guest account is the same but with default wallpaper instead of black) [00:20] remove the quiet splash? be going to error output on display four with alt f4? [00:20] I reinstalled both unity and ubuntu-desktop. tried to use dconf to reset configuration but it gave me anerror [00:20] glitsj16: now I just get an SHMConfig error along with the other error :) [00:21] that's good to know, though, about being able to make an xorg.conf fragment [00:21] bekks, not the exact syntax, yes. [00:21] SASDOE: is that directed at me? [00:21] Administrador, are you using unity, gnome, or something else as your desktop environment? [00:21] Administrador: nope separate "thread" [00:21] presumably I could make another Section to set up the trackpad [00:21] Beldar: Grub has nothing to do with the OS. :) [00:21] Alumin: heh, let's take a closer look, can you pastebin both your /etc/X11/xorg.conf and the errors please? [00:21] geekmasterflash: unity, but I don't think it is the problem [00:21] Beldar: It loads "something" that starts the OS. === GTB3NW is now known as GTB3NW_AWAY [00:22] Administrador, can you hit cntl+alt+f1 and drop to commandline? [00:22] bekks: i agree my description, and my friends, is large [00:22] bekks, you get what the effort is here in questions on a grub hang right. ;) [00:22] geekmasterflash: yes, that's how I reinstalled unity and ubuntu-desktop [00:23] Administrador, From there try xinit -- :1 [00:23] when type in unity on the console that pops up [00:23] Administrador, then try to switch back to graphics with cntrl+alt+f7 [00:23] glitsj16: http://www.fpaste.org/57364/ [00:23] Alumin: ok, give me a minute [00:24] haha I guess it's a bit funny using a Fedora-branded pastebin for #ubuntu [00:24] geekmasterflash: nothing pops up [00:25] geekmasterflash: it said "fatal server error:" [00:25] Administrador, Okay, how about unity --reset-icons ? [00:26] Alumin: whatever works for you is okay :) .. i've pasted a new attempt to replace your /etc/X11/xorg.conf for you to try: http://paste.ubuntu.com/6487258/ [00:26] geekmasterflash: "seems" to work, buy nothing on ctrl alt f7 changes [00:26] Administrador, Hmm [00:27] Administrador, perhaps compiz is the problem... [00:27] Administrador, try compiz --display :0 --replace [00:27] glitsj16: yeah, that looks more like it [00:27] geekmasterflash: either way, let me try purging xorg edgers ppa, which I added AFTER this happened(a few minutes ago, actually)to see if it changed anything [00:27] I think the instructions from that other page are more for people who have a functional but misbehaving touchpad [00:27] Alumin: yes that would explain things .. or it's my ignorance ;) [00:27] geekmasterflash: after display an emoticon is showing, what did you type there? [00:28] Administrador, semicolon 0 [00:28] Administrador, wait, not a semicolon [00:29] Administrador, that other thing... [00:29] * geekmasterflash fails to remember basic english punctuation [00:29] Administrador, : [00:29] colon [00:29] * geekmasterflash feels dumb now [00:30] it happens to everyone :) [00:30] actually [00:30] geekmasterflash: it gave 7 lines of line(still running but does give me more logs), nothing changed at ctrl alt f7(tty7?) [00:30] I've considered starting to call it "full colon" in response to all these people who insist on saying "forward slash" to describe "/" [00:30] none of the lines display any error [00:32] Administrador, Try dropping to cntl+alt+F6 and typing unity [00:32] Administrador, Then switch back to F7 [00:32] SASDOE, There are many irc channels language orientated having you try to interpret the problem is problematic at best. [00:33] geekmasterflash: nothing happens [00:33] glitsj16: that hasn't fixed the problem, but I think I have enough to go on now [00:34] Alumin: cool, 'cause that exhausted my knowledge fully [00:34] Administrador, try sudo service lightdm restart [00:34] geekmasterflash: I think that unity isn't the on causing the problem [00:34] I have no problem fiddling around with xorg.conf, I was editing XFree86 config files when most of these youngins were knee-high [00:34] I just assumed that if Xorg saw xorg.conf that it would override its autoconfiguration [00:34] hehe, goodluck [00:34] Administrador, Our options are Unity, Compiz or lightdm... at least so far as I have experienced with similar problems [00:35] glitsj16: the weird part is that the synaptics package doesn't actually contain a file called "synaptics" [00:35] this isn't the first time I've had problems with x, but it's been a long time since I had a problem, and I never had to actually modify an file [00:35] it does have "synaptics_drv.so" but I tried "modprobe synaptics_drv" and it said it wasn't found [00:35] Administrador, X seems to be working fine [00:35] Administrador, Did you run the ppa-purge on the ppa? [00:36] Administrador, Your mouse cursor is testament to that. [00:36] *shrug* I gotta go run an errand but I'll get to the bottom of this soon enough [00:36] Alumin: indeed not, i think it's an Xorg configuration case entirely [00:36] geekmasterflash: it gave me some logs (starting , stopping)etc [00:36] Beldar: not yet [00:37] Administrador, Not sure that is the answer, however you want to purge correctly is all. [00:37] Beldar: or better said, I did, but it's "updating packages" [00:37] Administrador, Do you know what ppa-purge is? [00:37] how do I find a user group and number? [00:38] Beldar: yes, for removing ppa and removing whatever was installer with it [00:38] Like I want to set a tmpfs so my php-mysql user can write to the directory [00:38] Administrador, Cool, it would remove all that and comment out the ppa, so it should not be calling it. [00:39] TeamColtra: you can get a user's groups and their numbers with "id [00:39] Administrador, Are you sure it's calling that ppa? [00:39] Beldar: I have to point out, that the problem started before I added the ppa, and that I only used xor edgers to see if it helped me somehow [00:39] Administrador, sure. [00:40] Administrador, can you pastebin your /var/logs/Xorg.0.log [00:40] I'm not sure, my internet is pretty slow, it is still at "updating package lists" [00:40] ? [00:40] Administrador, Were you using proprietary drivers? [00:40] Administrador, also /var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log [00:40] no, default drivers [00:41] glitsj16: ok I'm out, thanks for pointing me in the right direction :) [00:41] Alumin: no problem, hope you get to that bottom [00:41] Administrador, Cool, sorry for interrupting. [00:41] tried to use vim, but it seems it doesn't come installed by default [00:41] any file reading softwarte that ships by default? [00:42] Administrador, sudo apt-get install pastebinit [00:42] next question can I update fstab without restarting my server? [00:42] Administrador: vi? [00:42] Administrador, try nano [00:42] yeah that was gonna be my next suggestion [00:42] make sure you use "nano -w" or you might destroy your config files [00:43] Is this the correct place to ask for help? [00:43] yes [00:43] davidavado_, For ubuntu. [00:44] well...yes. :P [00:44] Administrador, cat /var/logs/Xorg.0.log | pastebinit [00:44] lol [00:44] geekmasterflash: first one is empty [00:44] Oh? [00:44] davidavado_, Many derivative and linux users come here. [00:44] Administrador, o_0 there is no xorg log? [00:45] also, I don't know how to get out of nano [00:45] pastebinit filename [00:45] geekmasterflash: yes, totally empty [00:45] Administrador: Look at the bottom of your screen, there the main commands of nano. [00:46] get out of nano press ctrl+x , then "y" if on putty [00:46] bekks: I see them, and that it is based on letters, but I can only type in the empty document [00:46] ok [00:46] Administrador: then press ctrl-x [00:47] also, I still cant install pastebinit because ppa-purge still isn't done [00:48] Administrador, in /var/logs can you find any logs that start with Xorg? [00:49] geekmasterflash: lightdm file has some logs, but doesn't show any error [00:49] I have a question, is there a way to reset the group file permissions (my root's group is set to 1003 instead of default 0)? My sudo is really messed up.. [00:49] davidavado_: then what happened before? [00:49] Administrador, At this point I am more concerned about the lack of Xorg logs [00:50] geekmasterflash: also, how would I look for the files at that folders? [00:50] Administrador, go to /var/logs and type ls [00:50] ok [00:50] davidavado_: pastebin the content of "/etc/passwd" please === LoganG|off is now known as LoganG [00:50] >no such file or folder [00:51] Administrador, you can't cd /var/log [00:51] bekks: I don't have pastebin installed, and I won't be able to untill ppa is finished [00:51] I can't no permission. "sudo: /etc/sudoers is owned by gid 1003, should be 0 sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin" [00:51] Administrador, Woops, put an s there that shouldnt have been [00:51] Administrador, cd to /var/log [00:51] Administrador, then type ls [00:52] davidavado_: "grep root /etc/passwd" [00:52] now it works [00:52] Administrador, Any Xorg logs there? [00:52] davidavado_: That should produce one or two lines at most. [00:52] Okay got it, sorry. root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash [00:52] davidavado_: and now please pastebin /etc/sudoers [00:53] Xorg.o.log Xorg.0.log.old Xorg.1.log [00:53] davidavado_: And please pastebin: ls -lha /etc/sudoers [00:53] Administrador, K, check Xorg.0/log for any (EE) or excessive (WW) [00:53] geekmasterflash: problem is that the first time the path had the s(logs) [00:54] there are (==) (**) and (WW) [00:54] http://pastebin.com/KvsAWEkF [00:54] Administrador, Pastebin it when you can [00:55] davidavado_: what happened [00:55] (WW) ones all talk about the nonexistance of fonts [00:55] i tried to give a group full access to "/" and ended up messing my sudo [00:56] davidavado_: "tried to give" - what exactly did you do? [00:56] davidavado_: you didn't change /'s permissions [00:56] or do a chown -R / === shengyao_afk is now known as shengyao [00:57] davidavado_, you might need to reboot in single user (recovery?) mode and change the permissions that way.. Because you cannot sudo chmod it back, you might need to do that [00:57] davidavado_: did you do something like that? [00:57] something along those lines [00:57] mbeierl: he cant sudo, so he cant get root privs anymore. [00:57] davidavado_, to change back the permissions on /etc/sudoers [00:57] geekmasterflash: disregard my last message, there is more belows [00:57] davidavado_: what di dyou actually run [00:58] bekks, that's why I said he would have to reboot into the recovery / single user mode. [00:58] where is the ubuntu equivalent of device manager? (place to update or uninstall and reinstall harware drivers?) [00:58] mbeierl: Even then he needs sudo to get root privs. [00:58] buntutech: it doens't work like that [00:58] buntutech: what are you tyring to do [00:58] bekks, huh? Since whne? [00:58] buntutech, depends on the hardware. lol [00:58] he doesn't need sudo in single user mode [00:58] i was afraid you were going to say that ikonia [00:58] some you just unplug [00:59] mbeierl: Since ever. Ubuntu has no valid root pw, so you cant login as root. [00:59] buntutech, A mix between the command line and hardinfo :P [00:59] bekks, single user boot does not drop you to a root shell anymore? [00:59] mbeierl: it does [00:59] How do I list packages available from a particular repository? [00:59] ikonia, wheatthin geekmasterflash if i want to uninstall a usb port driver and reinstall it...can i do that ? [00:59] buntutech: why do you want to do that ? [00:59] just unplug [00:59] ikonia: it actually does even without a valid pw set? [00:59] bekks: yup [01:00] ikonia, because sometimes it fixes a usb port that doesnt work [01:00] buntutech: how do you know it fixes it, if you don't know how to do it [01:00] geekmasterflash: (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modsetting (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev [01:00] sudo chown -R root:(group) / [01:00] buntutech, ahh, you just gotta reload module [01:00] ikonia, ok, that is what I thought. Thanks - I was confused for a second there. [01:00] davidavado_: ok - so you have more serious problems than your sudoers file [01:00] ikonia, i DO NOT know it fixes it in ubuntu i do know it sometimes fixes it in windows [01:00] davidavado_: that screwed you system entirely. Sorry for the explicit language. [01:00] buntutech, just with modprobe [01:01] buntutech: you're not using windows - so you need to look at the problem from linux, not windows [01:01] dang [01:01] wheatthin, geekmasterflash do you have an idea that you can explain too me? [01:01] geekmasterflash: Failed to initiate GLX extension /compatible NVIDIA X driver not found) [01:02] buntutech, modprobe -r removes it [01:02] Administrador, That could be part of the problem [01:02] geekmasterflash: though, I don't have a dedicated gpu, I only have an integrated intel G41 [01:02] ikonia, isn't there some type of dpk repair that will set the perms back? [01:02] modprobe enables it. [01:02] mbeierl: no [01:02] wheatthin, i dont actually understand what you just said ...but ok ty [01:02] Administrador, Was that a EE or WW? [01:02] by the way, thank you ikonia and bekks for support, peace [01:02] buntutech, then go into terminal and type man modprobe [01:02] ikonia, must have imagined that I wanted one ... [01:03] geekmasterflash: I has been years since I had a nvidia in my computer, and twiped and started using this hdd last week [01:03] geekmasterflash: forgot to add (EE) [01:03] Administrador, For some reason it seems to think you have an Nvidia card. [01:04] hi all [01:04] geekmasterflash: at some point it talks about intel drivers with a list of gpus, it includes my g41 [01:04] geekmasterflash: found another (WW) but it's about my keyboard/mouse bundle [01:04] ChronicLlama: hello [01:05] Administrador, just use pastebin and they can see it all at once [01:05] wheatthin, the after removing it how do it get it back? [01:05] !paste | Administrador [01:05] Administrador: For posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use http://paste.ubuntu.com | To post !screenshots use http://imagebin.org/?page=add | !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic. [01:05] buntutech, with modprobe [01:06] wheatthin, and is modprobe a software program or something i install? [01:06] it's a program, that's already installed. the system depends on it. [01:06] wheatthin: I don't have it installd and I'm running ppa-purge at the moment [01:06] Administrador, you don't have to have it installed [01:07] wheatthin: thought you meant pastebinit [01:07] Hello, does anyone know why find and dd don't follow unix conventions? [01:07] Runemoro, and why doesn't it? [01:08] weatthin, dd if=... of=... isn't unix syntax [01:08] yes it is. [01:08] and find uses one dash instead of two [01:08] find -name instead of find --name and a single-dash shortcut for it [01:08] ahh yeah, it needs absolute paths [01:09] Runemoro: not an ubuntu support question... [01:09] zykotick9, it is, cause it's the same damn program [01:09] same syntax [01:10] weatthin, no, in all commands except find you need two dashes [01:11] lol not all. [01:11] Runemoro: wrong, other "silly" programs use - as well... bad programers [01:11] only --syntax= statements [01:12] geekmasterflash: http://paste.ubuntu.com/6487383/ [01:12] which have shortcuts to -syn