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xubuntu992hello room08:18
xubuntu992im kinda curious if anyone has a solution for a simple issue im having with xubuntu 12.04 lts, i have just installed it to an older beige system with an onboard intel celeron and i810 graphics (integrated) now for some odd reason i seem to get a white screen with garbled text during bootup, however xfce displays just fine, albeit the resolution is slightly too high but that is adjustable08:20
xubuntu992does anyone know how to straighten that out, I have already tried adjusting the settings for grub to force the screen resolution but the boot screen seems off08:21
us|0gbThat sounds like what my sister has on Mint.08:21
us|0gbNo idea how to fix it though.08:21
xubuntu992also, I had made sure, intel drivers were installed and even changed them out onto another version in which dpkg and xorg threw a hissyfit and threw me into the terminal with a broken dependency and a nonworking desktop08:22
xubuntu992and exactly, i have no idea why it does this, this machine is not new by any means and shouldnt have any driver problem imo, even winderps knows what to do on that hw08:22
xubuntu992hmm ok, well thanks though anyway08:26
xubuntu992sorry for the rant too but it frustrates me that it has these problems on ancient hardware, i just feel like it should be plug n play by now, tbt, its this box is gonna mine dogecoin xD08:27
xubuntu992much doge doge so many coin08:27
us|0gbYeah, I know how you feel about hardware issues. My graphics are bugged up due to a bad graphics card. I don't need something powerful, I just want my panel to display correctly.08:28
xubuntu992if all goes well (the software may require it but not sure) id like to disable the desktop on it alltogether08:32
xubuntu992my home server had the same fiasco on debian with an nvidia card (also older beige system) and i went through a 2 day event squinting at it til i finally was able to load up the proprietary and correct it08:32
xubuntu992and sheesh, did it overheat?08:33
atreus_I have an issue with my menus in xfce, anyone know how to make the separators invisible?08:34
us|0gbI'm running without the proprietary firmware. The card might work with it, but it's not worth it to me. I prefer to be free.08:34
us|0gbatreus_: Right click on the separator and choose "properties".08:34
us|0gbSet style to "transparent".08:35
atreus_us|0gb: this is in the right click menus08:35
us|0gbSorry, I don;t know how to fix the bugged-up menus.08:37
atreus_dang, any idea where the separator image file is kept?08:37
xubuntu992I see, like I stated, I understand new hardware, like a high end gpu used for gaming, but these machines are really old junkers and shouldnt need that babysitting from a proprietary driver08:38
xubuntu992if anything, by now it should be baked into the free one how to handle them08:38
xubuntu992im reinstalling now from breaking things, soon as that completes i think im going to turn in, its late, i can play with this more tomorrow08:39
us|0gbYeah, I know how that feels too. I reinstalled the system four times this week alone to deal with messes caused by apt and aptitude.08:41
us|0gbGood night!08:41
xubuntu992they can be fixed but it wasnt worth it being a fresh installation08:41
xubuntu992my fear is my server, when that hardware gets upgraded in the future, how am I going to move all the configuration it got over to the new system :eek!08:42
us|0gbI often don't know how to fix without reinstalling. But I built a reset script that should minimize my need to reinstall in the future.08:43
us|0gbYou'll have to find and copy the config files, I guess.08:43
xubuntu992yeah, that is a long way off though, I dont plan on any of that for a good while yet, so as long as we keep humming away, I should be ok, then again I have moved from box to box before with images and surprisingly it didnt puke08:44
xubuntu992only itll probably be clean as itll also go from x86 to x64 at that point, as I will actually build a purpose built rig for the task08:45
xubuntu992I moved a mint debian from a vm to an older clamshell dell which actually took just fine08:45
xubuntu992those folks arent even computer literate, just an old dell they chose to keep rather than retire post xp life08:47
xubuntu992and its been solid for them08:47
xubuntu992only real adjustment honestly was explaining to them how an antivirus was not necessary anymore on a linux machine08:49
xubuntu007is the voice indicator fixed with 14.04 alpha 1?08:49
xubuntu992their needs are simple really as users but hey, i figure linux is great with older users and those with simple needs, its a system that you setup and it just works08:50
us|0gbNot sure, my system is based on 12.04.08:50
us|0gbYeah, it works as long as you aren't constantly messing with things like I am.08:51
Sysiyou can fix the indocator on 13.10 too, no need to run alpha software08:51
xubuntu992lol amen to that, long as the updates dont break it :( too08:51
us|0gbStill, Windows breaks even if you don't mess with it,08:51
xubuntu992meh, ive dialed in winderps pretty decently and had minimal issues, if things are done right and you tune it to run about as lean as itll go without messing with anything you normally do itll run like a boss08:52
xubuntu992win7 just hums along for me08:52
xubuntu007which is the channel of gnome ubuntu here on irc/08:52
us|0gbI imagine it would be #ubuntu-gnome , but I don't know. I'm not even on Ubuntu.08:54
xubuntu007yeah indeed08:54
Sysiinternet confirms #ubuntu-gnome08:55
Sysibtw. linux systems works just fine even if you mess with them, you just need to know what you're doing :P08:57
us|0gbIf you know what you're doing, you aren't messing with them; you're configuring them.08:57
Sysiubuntu might not be the best in this aspect, debian or fedora are tested more outside the default setup08:58
us|0gbDebian tends to bite me. Fedora outright hates me.09:00
xubuntu992i see, i just tend to be bitten by driver issues on legacy pcs for unknown reasons09:02
xubuntu992i always thought that an older machine should be known how to be dealt with by the free default drivers loaded at installtion, not need 2 + days of configuring to get things where they need to be'09:03
xubuntu992I seem to be bit by beige boxes09:03
us|0gbLife was so easy when I used Xubuntu .... Or at least computing was.09:04
xubuntu992heh my issue is happening in xubuntu09:05
us|0gbYeah, I know. It doesn't work for every situation, but it worked for my use case.09:05
xubuntu992if i can get this figured out itll be fine, half of me is debating debian though, because the software I do need is identical, just debian has it flagged as "unstable"09:07
xubuntu992im afraid of a dependancy nightmare in the ensuing install if i pull it into 7.309:07
bekksxubuntu992: How about stating the actual issue you are facing?09:14
xubuntu992I did earlier, and noone knew the solution09:15
bekksI had to scrool too much text :)09:15
bekks*scroll even09:16
xubuntu992i see, essentially the add version is xubuntu12.04, intel i810 integrated graphics and the issue was that during boot it would display the screen as white with garbled text, xfce and the terminal inside of it however, look just fine, same would go for a tty prompt09:16
xubuntu992being 4 am in my part of the world, im just wrapping up a reinstallation after breaking things from playing with drivers and heading to bed, ill deal with this more tomorrow09:17
bekksSo which GPU driver did you install?09:18
xubuntu992it was an intel driver, from another distro  I would imagine, it was in synaptic09:18
xubuntu992and the xorg intel driver was loaded09:18
bekksFrom another distro? I dont believe that.09:19
xubuntu992I dont mean distro, another version, im sorry *4 am is getting to me09:20
bekksAnd which driver was it then?09:20
xubuntu992the reinstall was already occuring, i cant recall the name right now, it was another listed intel driver inside of the search for the xorg one09:21
bekks"another", "some" - sorry, too vague to bother further.09:23
xubuntu992doesnt really affect me hombre, im on my way to bed in about 10 minutes after this grub installation09:23
xubuntu992ok well im going to bed, deal with this among the living09:25
xubuntu992goodnight everyone09:25
haledWhen I try to login to xubuntu's GDM with the main account it sends me back to the login screen, but the guest account seems to be working fine. What can I do?10:30
xubuntu145Is there way to get unity like window tiling in xubuntu? (holding titlebar, can put up down left right coner to tile window)11:43
cfhowlettxubuntu145, the various docks might have that functionality .. cairo-dock?  docky?11:45
tobitobsyhi, i'm doing the yearly maintenance on my mom's computerwhich runs ubuntu 12.04 LTS with the xubuntu desktop. i just ran ubuntu-support-status and am surprised to see that xubuntu-desktop and many other packes are listed as unsupported. why is this?11:46
TheSheepcfhowlett: actually it's not the dock11:46
TheSheepxubuntu145: recent xubutnu should support this11:46
tobitobsyalso, why can't i "send to channel" on #ubuntu ?11:46
TheSheepxubuntu145: you can enable it in window manager tweaks11:47
TheSheeptobitobsy: probably because you were banned, go to ubuntu-ops and ask11:47
tobitobsyTheSheep: i wasn't banned. maybe the webchat is in general? i'll ask there11:48
TheSheeptobitobsy: someone else who used that ip before you could have been11:48
tobitobsyyes that'd be possible, if unlikely11:49
ObrienDavedo you have an evil twin? :P11:50
tobitobsynow that would definitely explain it. but i'm not aware of him.11:51
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tobitobsymy mom can be diabolic sometime, but i doubt she knows what irc is11:52
ObrienDaveweirder things have happened11:52
ObrienDaveya never know11:52
tobitobsyoh, do you think you know the answers to my  original question?11:53
TheSheepI think it's normal, I just checked mine11:54
tobitobsyhmm, so canonical only supports unity?11:55
ObrienDavejust looked also, 95% come from various PPAs. I don't have a problem with any of them11:56
tobitobsyhttp://pastie.org/private/13rhzz1aweoobp5xf8pfq is what i got11:57
tobitobsyxubuntu-desktop is probably not from some PPA ;)11:57
ObrienDaveno, but i recognize most of your list. i wouldn't worry about them too much11:58
tobitobsyso you don't think it impacts security support?12:00
ObrienDavenah, as long as you have security repos enabled12:00
tobitobsywell that alone doesn't ensure you only have packages which get security support installed12:01
ObrienDavethis is true12:01
tobitobsyi.e. medibuntu used to be enabled here and there were old packages installed from there.12:01
ObrienDavemedibuntu went *poof*12:02
cfhowletttobitobsy, medibuntu is no longer ...12:02
tobitobsyi'm aware, but how do i find out the ones  which are now not getting security updates?12:02
tobitobsyi tried with "apt-show-versions|grep -v uptodate" which lists a whole bunch as being "newer than version available in archive", but i seem to have failed in my attempts to downgrade them.12:04
tobitobsyso how would you go about this?12:04
ObrienDavei have no clue on that12:06
TheSheepthere is this apt-purge-ppa command12:06
SysiI guess xubuntu-desktop is marked as not supported because it isn't 5 year LTS like unity but 3, maybe it's been accidentally marked as not supported after normal 18 months12:07
TheSheepthat removes a ppa from your sources and all packages that were installed from it12:07
nikolamdidn't know medibuntu is gone12:07
ObrienDavecurrent support for non-server is 9 months12:07
cfhowlettnikolam, ubuntu-restricted-extras takes care of that stuff now12:08
SysiObrienDave: but when 12.04 was released it was still 18, same for 12.1012:08
ObrienDavenikolam, yup, about 3-4 months ago12:08
nikolamcfhowlett, thanks for that info12:08
ObrienDaveSysi, true12:08
tobitobsyhmm frankly i don't think ppa-purge would help, since tese are not PPA packages. also ppa-purge has never worked reliably for me.12:09
xubuntu169have a problem with xfce on 13.10. Although I can use properties to edit the default menu the menu on the desktop is not identical to the one being edited.13:35
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zierkahi! I have a problem with the resolution of my external monitor, can someone help me?15:00
zierka hi! I have a problem with the resolution of my external monitor, can someone help me? (2)15:15
GridCube!details | zierka15:39
ubottuzierka: Please give us full details. For example: "I have a problem with ..., I'm running Ubuntu version .... When I try to do ..., I get the following output: ..., but I expected it to do ..."15:39
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zierkaI have a problem with the resolution of my external display on xubuntu 13.10. I attached an lcd monitor to my Ivy bridge laptop with intel hd 4000 video card. My problem is I can't set the resolution of the external display to the native resolution. In Settings Manager > Display > the available resolutions are 1024x768, 800x600, 848x480, 640x480. I have no 1280x1024, which is the native resolution. I *know* that it supports that resolution and that is th16:20
zierkae normal native, because I checked it on windows. xrandr outputs the same resolutions. Any ideas why there is no 1280x1024?16:20
zierkaIt's a 19 inch old samsung syncmaster 940n lcd monitor.16:23
schreberis there any specific way I can make the terminal open in full screen whenever I open it?17:12
xubuntu899Does anyone know if xubuntu 13.10 has the broadcom card support already installed on loading? i tried using the ubuntu 13.10 distro on my netbook but it was using too many reesources and it worked with my wifi card right off the bat.17:16
Sysixubuntu899: xubuntu has same hardware support as ubuntu17:17
xubuntu899ok so do you think that it will work right off the bat with my network card and i wont have to go throught the process of installing the STA driver17:19
bekksThat process takes about two minutes.17:19
Sysithere are different broadcom chips, mine works out of the box17:20
xubuntu899ive followed all the guides on installing the dirvers and they never worked with lubuntu. ubuntu worked but like i said too many resources. im going to try out xubuntu17:22
bekksThe only difference is the GUI.17:22
bekksYou still have to install the same drivers as you did before.17:22
xubuntu899then why did i not have to install the drivers when installing ubuntu17:25
bekksxubuntu899: Ubuntu and Xubuntu have the SAME hardware support. It is just a different GUI.17:28
ReuthermonkeyHello all.17:29
ReuthermonkeyInstalling xubuntu 13.10 to a system using a usb drive as its only storage. any major issues I should be expecting?17:30
Reuthermonkeyother than what google will reveal?17:30
xubuntu717I HAVE A LAPTOP THAT I WANT USE BUT CAN FING OS FROM MY LAPTOP18:18
bekksDont shout please. We can read lowercase too.18:20
TravisHello.18:30
TravisXubuntu wants to take forever at making my screen come back up, when opening the laptop lid.  What causes this?18:31
TravisDoes anyone here know what causes my laptop to take forever to turn on the screen, after closing it?18:48
Sysidoes it go to hibernate? do you need to press some button?18:49
Sysihow much is "forever"?18:49
TravisI close the lid.  It turns black.  When I try to open the lid, it stays black and never comes back up.18:50
Sysithat's normal for all non-apple laptops I've ever seen18:51
Travisoh sure!  Now that I've talked to you about it, it quits doing it.18:52
Sysicomplaining in irc usually helps18:52
Sysiseen it countless times18:52
TravisI won't ever go apple.18:53
TravisIt would have to be the only computer on earth before that would happen.18:53
Sysinice battery life and touchpad, better steam selection than on linux and silverlight videos work18:55
Sysithough I prefer usability of xfce18:55
TravisThat's why I like xubuntu.18:55
TravisIt is most like Windows, in the way you access menus.18:55
TravisI find it really hard to use Unity.18:55
Sysiunity has some silly mishaps, I prefer gnome-shell over it and xfce over gnome-shell because I have more options18:57
Sysikde would be great, but it never seems quite bug-free18:57
ROPAapple is little better than windows with respect to privacy, open sourse as used in 'buntu's is the only os I'll use.18:58
TravisI am running Xubuntu on a Dell Inspiron 640m.18:58
us^0gbI don't know about being most like Windows. I like Xfce for the fact that it usually does not remind me of Windows. Though that Xfce task manager is pretty Windows-like ....18:58
Travisam not on it now, but have that computer on.18:58
Travisbrb, switching to it now.18:58
Travisok am on it now :D18:59
TravisIf I could do everything I wanted on Xubuntu,  I'd dump Winblows in a heartbeat.19:00
us^0gbI can do everything I need in Xubuntu, so I keep it on a USB drive for when my other distribution isn't cutting it.19:01
SysiI've never used xfce's task manager, top, ps and kill* feel more handy19:01
TravisMy gf refuses to use Windows, so she's spreading her open source happiness to me :D19:04
sideup66hello, i need help with xubuntu 12.04 lts20:30
sideup66im writing because im having a problem with the boot screen, while the system is booting and this also occurs in the tty prompt, the screen is displayed with a white background and the white text is garbled20:31
sideup66does anyone know how to rectify this issue with the os, this is a clean install fresh off the disc with no modifications as of yet20:32
holstein!nomodeset | sideup6620:32
ubottusideup66: A common kernel (boot)parameter is nomodeset, which is needed for some graphic cards that otherwise boot into a black screen or show corrupted splash screen. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132 on how to use this parameter20:32
holsteini would just do what it takes to get to a live desktop, and test hardare.. ram, hard drive.. remove the current installation from the equation.. then, i would look into nomodeset or different graphics drivers if needed.. the vesa driver would be an option for me as well20:33
sideup66fair enough will do, this application is on a beige box system, also does it matter that the issue persists past boot into the tty prompts as well20:33
sideup66does the vesa driver pertain to intel integrated chipsets as well?20:34
holsteinsideup66: the color wont matter at all, i assure you .. the driver support can cause that, as well as bad hardware20:34
holstein!vesa20:34
ubottuvesa is the default video driver if X can't find a better one. Also see !x20:34
sideup66i see, it currently uses the xorg-intel driver by what I have researched already20:34
holsteinsideup66: then, you can try another, since the graphics are "garbled" for you.. assuming you have troubleshooted the other options mentioned20:35
holsteinsideup66: i usually do whatever it takes to get to a live desktop before installation.. live.. from the cd, before installing to the hard drive20:36
sideup66actually, for some strange reason the live disk boots fine, the grub menu shows and boot procedure is all well there20:36
holsteinsideup66: then, that supports that the hard disk could be the issue.. or your currently installed OS20:37
sideup66on a clean install i just literally installed and shut down last evening?20:38
holsteinsideup66: whats the difference in the LIVE cd and the installed OS? did you apply updates during the install? if not, then one main difference is the hard drive, which is *old* and could be damaged, if you havent tested it20:39
holsteinif you applied upgrades during the install then the newer kernel could be causing issues with the grphics driver support that the older one on the live CD didnt20:40
sideup66no nothing had been done at this point since installation20:41
sideup66it is literally clean, also update didnt help in previous attempt20:41
sideup66right now going to try the parameters mentioned for grub20:42
holsteinthat wont fix the failing hardware, if that is the issue20:42
holsteinsideup66: nothing software will fix that drive if its the issue20:42
sideup66the drive seems to work fine, it was used in this machine before and when formatted and installed to no issues were presented20:43
holsteinsideup66: if you havent tested, you are assuming20:43
holsteinsideup66: it *can* be causing the issue, and you will be wasting time with software solutions if its the problem20:43
holsteinsideup66: if the driver in the kernel on the live CD supported the graphics, then the same kernel that got installed should be supporting it20:44
holsteinsideup66: could be the cable to the hard drive...20:44
sideup66i see, also i just checked for the vesa driver and it is indeed installed under xorg-xvideo-xvesa , also to note there are entries listed for lts-raring and lts-horntail20:46
sideup66are these from different ubuntu editions?20:47
balsaqhi everyone20:48
holsteinsideup66: you dont need to "install" the vesa driver.. you would need to configure the system to use it.. you could put a custom xorg.conf in place20:49
holsteinsideup66: all the drivers you would need for intel hardware are included in the kernel20:50
sideup66I see, and sounds good, i am trying nomodset right now as I have a feeling its a simple issue with drivers loading too soon and the shell formats itself that way keeping it in that state20:50
sideup66if this does not help I will try the vesa configuration next20:51
holsteinsideup66: the drivers are in the kernel, and load the same as the load in the live CD20:51
holsteinsideup66: vesa and nomodeset should be utilizing a "safe graphics mode"20:51
holsteinsideup66: you can boot the machine from the recovery kernel mode to get to a root shell, and see if the system is working or not20:52
sideup66I see, as I stated I remember another distro using that combination without issues in the past, this machine is a bit of a beige so specifics are fuzzy20:52
holsteinsideup66: if it were me, i would run a smart test on the hard drive, since that is the biggest difference in the live environment (which you say worked) and the installed OS20:52
holsteinsideup66: the color is irrelevant.. so is the age, other than to help determine that parts *can* be failing.. such as the hard drive and/or the grahpics card20:53
sideup66how could you test the graphics card mainly20:53
holsteinsideup66: take it to another machine.. use another graphics card in the machine.. test it with a live CD.. some other more specific ways electronically that i wouldnt know how to do20:54
sideup66no extra card lying about so that option is out, I could always fsck the disk....20:56
holsteinsideup66: or, just test it.. with a smart test..20:56
holsteinfsck, nor any other software will fix a broken drive20:57
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xubuntu732hi can some one give a little hand here please, got a problem with the update manage keeps failing the download package and bombs out.22:14
balsaqcan u elaborate a bit more on that xub22:40
bekksbalsaq: He left long ago.22:41
balsaqvague question22:41
bekksQuit message at 23:24 - long ago :)22:42
balsaqyeah i beter get those time stamps back in there22:42
balsaqtest22:43
balsaqok got them22:43
balsaqno one helped him?22:43
bekksHe waited for 10 minutes and left the channel without a further comment.22:44
balsaqi still use synaptics but i have heard i dont need too anymore22:45
bekks?22:45
balsaqSPM22:45
bekksWhat are you talking about?22:45
balsaqwhen i see updates22:46
balsaqi run synaptics package manager22:46
bekksAnd?22:46
balsaqi like it22:46
bekksGood.22:46
balsaqseems very effective22:46
bekksIt is capable of installing and removing software.22:47
balsaqthen i run the autoremove command but prolly dont have too22:47
balsaqseems to keep things tidy here though22:47
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