[02:01] <holstein> jirido: you can use an update manager, or the terminal, or most any package manager you choose.. sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
[02:02] <holstein> there is also a few PPAs that are unsupporte that easily offer newer nvidia packages
[02:02] <holstein> jirido: whats the problem with the open driver?
[02:02] <jirido> Hi again
[02:02] <jirido> How are you
[02:02] <jirido> ?
[02:04] <holstein> im just fine
[02:04] <jirido> well where did you get the Q from i have droped so many at the last times.. Im in inside my DM now and got nvidas drivers up and running after my try to uninstall them ..
[02:04] <holstein> ok.. enjoy!
[02:05] <holstein> i was just responding to a ping about "how do i update the driver modules"
[02:05] <jirido> My problem now is that the screen resolution on my big screen dont update from xorg.conf..
[02:05] <holstein> jirido: how is that problematic?
[02:06] <holstein> jirido: you should keep in mind, the device you purchased came with windows support.. you were promised by a vendor to be able to have full windows support.. a company supplies that.. you have decided to supply your own linux support for the device now
[02:06] <holstein> the driver support may not be all that great, or may have issue to solve
[02:07] <holstein> jirido: whats wrong with the open driver from the live cd? how does knoppix support the hardware? if knoppix does what you like, then you can grab the xorg.conf from there
[02:08] <jirido> i did pay a movie as sudo mplayer -vo blabla 1024 .. so it sat resolution to 1024 and as root so that was why i could not login.. i did sudo chown -R $USER $USER $HOME and then i could log in again: )
[02:08] <holstein> the xorg.conf *willL affect your system, but you would have to answer a few questions.. where did you get the xorg.conf? have you asked the person or place that provided is for support?
[02:08] <holstein> jirido: you dont need root access to play movies
[02:09] <jirido>  Now it seems like that change to 1024 has got stuck someware becauce even if i change resolution in nvidia settings  it does not affect..
[02:09] <holstein> seems?
[02:09] <holstein> jirido: confirm i its stuck
[02:09] <jirido> No but i played in consolle
[02:10] <holstein> jirido: played what?
[02:10] <holstein> jirido: you dont need root for that.. and shouldnt
[02:10] <jirido> it is stuck at 1024 even if 1360 in xorg.conf
[02:11] <holstein> jirido: in what xorg.conf? where did you get it? have you asked the person or place you got it from for support?
[02:11] <holstein> jirido: are you able to read all im typing? are you able to understand what im typing?
[02:12] <holstein> jirido: you are assuming 'the xorg.conf is not changing the resolution".. it could be "i incorrectly made an xorg.conf" or "the xorg.conf is bad/broken".. etc
[02:13] <jirido> sudo mplayer -vo fbdev -xy 1024 -fs -zoom'  here is the comand i ran / yes its ok it is just now only that it is a wrong resolution /i did render that xorg with nvidia-xorgrender or what it is called
[02:13] <holstein> jirido: if it were "ok", we woudnt be communicating about it
[02:14] <holstein> jirido: the very reason you mention it is to state what is not ok about it
[02:14] <jirido> The xorg conf is ok i think
[02:14] <holstein> jirido: think?
[02:14] <holstein> jirido: you stated an issue with it
[02:14] <holstein> jirido: anyways. you dont/shouldnt run that command as root
[02:14] <jirido> i cant type so fast as to answer at this speed but ill do my best
[02:15] <jirido> That command dont work in console without sudo.. i have tried. But it was sweet to be able to play a movie in console
[02:16] <holstein> jirido: you shouldnt be playing videos as root
[02:16] <jirido> i did not know that it would be bad.. i saw it at a forum post and it seemed sweet
[02:18] <jirido> here is my xorg.conf http://paste.ubuntu.com/6882796/
[02:20] <jirido> you see it has 1360 in the first vga display.. the tru resolution in this hardware is 1366.. but now it uses 1024 even if both arandr and nvidia settings show 1360
[02:20] <holstein> jirido: you shouldnt sweat the difference in 1360 an 1366
[02:20] <holstein> jirido: have you tried the xorg.conf from knoppix?
[02:21] <holstein> jirido: have you tried the open driver from the live CD?
[02:24] <jirido> no and i dont have knopix or cdplayer .. I know there is something wrong someware that i want to fix   here is xrandr.. :http://paste.ubuntu.com/6882815/
[02:25] <jirido> still the screen is 1024 and all program windows are to big when maximized..? strange
[02:25] <holstein> jirido: knoppix, is a distro.. a live linux distro that i suggested, and still suggest you try to see if you can get the card to do whatever resolution you are tring to make it do that its not
[02:27] <jirido> it is among the resolutions in xrandr.. and is marked as beeing used there.  There is a viewport option in nvidias advansed settings but i dont se them in xorg.conf or in nidias settings so i wonder where they can have got stucked if they have..
[02:31] <holstein> jirido: will you please consider trying the knoppix live distrobution? i mention it for this very reason.. several days ago when you said "my machine is not posting a video resolution i expect it should", or basically you asked that i said..
[02:32] <jirido> "my machine is not posting a video resolution i expect  it should", or basically you asked that i said..
[02:32] <holstein> "try knoppix".. because, when i had an nvidia device that i experienced the *same* issue with, as i stated before to you, i tried the knoppix live distro, and i found the resolution
[02:33] <holstein> then, also as i stated before, i grabbed the xorg.conf from there and use it, and it worked *great*
[02:33] <jirido> I cant se the last of your sentenses as they are out of viewport and i run irssi in guake :(
[02:33] <holstein> jirido: i dont recall you stating where you had obtained the one you are using?
[02:34] <jirido> the driver?
[02:34] <jirido>  Its ubuntus nvidia 304
[02:34] <holstein> http://paste.ubuntu.com/6882886/
[02:34] <holstein> jirido: no
[02:34] <holstein> jirido: the xorg.conf
[02:34] <holstein> jirido: as i asked above, where did you get the xorg.conf you are using, and have assumed is the issue?
[02:35] <jirido> i/etc/X11xorg.conf made by nvidia-xconfig
[02:36] <holstein> jirido: so, ideally nvidia would support that.. but, as i stated above, and before, and still suggest, i would, and have tried a knoppix live CD and grabbed the xorg.conf from there
[02:37] <jirido> I did remowe the old one that also were made by nvidia-xconfig but that i had tweeked a little .. But the problem with the 1024 wiewport remaind unchanged.. without xconfig i got 640..
[02:37] <holstein> jirido: also, you may *never* get that resolution.. it could be that the card, driver, or monitor, or combonation there doesnt work with linux well
[02:37] <holstein> jirido: you were not promises linux support by the vendor
[02:39] <jirido> ohh no promises noware i just try t6o find where this 1024 comes from.. this screen har been running at 1366 long times with this card
[02:39] <jirido>  It came when i did play that movie in console as sudo
[02:39] <holstein> jirido: a long time in linux?
[02:39] <jirido>  there is the root of the evil..
[02:40] <holstein> jirido: sure.. you are *not* supposed to do that as root...
[02:40] <jirido> yes i have had this lubuntu for more then a year-- maybe 2
[02:41] <jirido> I know that now :) but the big Q remains where can that command have put a 1024 parameter that has got stuck..
[02:41] <holstein> jirido: this is literally the first i have heard of the root command
[02:41] <jirido> so evern xrandr dont se it?
[02:41] <holstein> jirido: you likely just broke it running commands you shouldnd be
[02:42] <holstein> jirido: i would just fresh install, and test commands in live enviroments, or in VM
[02:42] <jirido> yes i know that.. but now i must just understand where it can have put that parameter
[02:42] <jirido> nooo
[02:43] <jirido> its a resolution problem.. coman its a setting in a file someware that should not be there
[02:44] <jirido> i just dont know where it could be.. that is what i really wonder and i dont think a better xorg.conf is gona help as this parameter/settin someware is obviously overriding xorg.conf
[02:47] <holstein> jirido: you are just asking these quesiton about ever 20 hours or so, and it takes about 8 minutes to reinstall.. and im afraid there are more commands like that that you have ran and dont understand the potential issues
[02:48] <jirido> i have alot installed from suorce and a lot of settings and so on
[02:48] <jirido> it will take longer then 8 min i asure you
[02:49] <holstein> jirido: sure.. and all of that *will* get lost *when* that hard drive fails
[02:49] <holstein> jirido: the other suggestions i have are listed above
[02:49] <jirido> well this is not the subjekt at all..
[02:49] <jirido> well knopix and reinstall..
[02:50] <holstein> jirido: how you broke the system when trying to determine the best course of action to address it *is* the subject
[02:50] <jirido> new xorg.conf..
[02:50] <holstein> jirido: thats the file you are referencing above
[02:50] <jirido> but not harddisk faliour
[02:50] <holstein> jirido: i didnt imply it was
[02:51] <jirido> well i reference it as it is not taken in to acount.. that xorg.conf i mean regarding resolution in the end that remains 1024
[02:52] <jirido> so something is overiding that xconf and that is no reason to reinstall
[02:52] <holstein> jirido: that is the tool to address the resolution. its not the tool to address comands you have copy/pasted in and ran as root
[02:53] <holstein> jirido: you can also try logging in as another user to remove your user config from the equation
[02:53] <jirido> I whell that runn as root is done andn now it is to fix
[02:54] <jirido> well i like my user.. thats where i live!
[02:54] <holstein> jirido: well, the place where you got the command would ideally supply support
[02:54] <jirido> lol
[02:54] <holstein> jirido: im not implying you should change users, friend
[02:54] <holstein> jirido: thats also a suggested troubeshooting step that would be *very* helpful if, as a volunteer of my time, you would try
[02:55] <holstein> jirido: if you have no issues as another user, that is very telling about where the issue is, or could be
[02:55] <holstein> jirido: im not, and didnt, and didnt mean to imply that you should not like your user, or switch users, OK?
[02:56] <holstein> jirido: how are things with your users config removed from the euqation?
[02:56] <jirido> whell what would i win from logging in as an other user?
[02:56] <jirido> where is that ?
[02:57] <jirido> do you mean .config?
[02:57] <holstein> jirido: as i said, and referenced above, you would "win" the knowlege of knowing, basically, if the user config is at fault
[02:57] <holstein> jirido: i mean the *entire* user config
[02:58] <jirido> ok now i se.. I must then make an other user.. right.
[02:58] <holstein> jirido: *everything* in the users /home responsible for settings that can be causing the issues you are having
[02:58] <jirido> yes but could you think of some special places..?
[02:59] <holstein> jirido: no. thats why i suggest the new user so you dont have to blow out the user config for this test
[02:59] <jirido> or could i search true the intire .config folder for a 1024 reference by some command?
[02:59] <holstein> jirido: no
[03:00] <holstein> jirido: if you are not interested in working with my suggestions, thats fine.. just let me know
[03:00] <holstein> jirido: i am volunteering my time here, and you are not following simple suggestions
[03:00] <holstein> jirido: and, thats fine.. just let me know, and i'll leave you alone
[03:00] <holstein> jirido: you can also try #ubuntu since this is not a lubuntu or lxde issue
[03:01] <jirido> some seem ok. i uninstalled the nvidia driversby using jokey and then i could not get back up in for a day.. that was a litle hard
[03:01] <holstein> jirido: sure, and the issue is "seem". you dont *know"
[03:01] <holstein> jirido: anything that "seems", you test, so you know
[03:01] <jirido> no i dont need to be left alone..
[03:02] <holstein> jirido: then, try the new user
[03:02] <jirido> ok but gime a comand to create one ..
[03:02] <jirido> or i have to start studdy for an half oure
[03:05] <holstein> "sudo adduser" is the command.. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddUsersHowto or anything you find from searching "ubuntu add user".. or, anything in #ubuntu
[03:07] <holstein> typically, this is something that is tested rather quickly.. its not a "fix". its a troubleshooting step.. you would say "things are the same" or "things are better" as the new user, then we would be able to go from there with that information
[03:13] <jirido_> holstein: same same.. I made a user.. inn gui and loged in but it was the same
[03:14] <jirido_> ill look a litle in xorg log
[03:14] <holstein> ok, so the issue is not in the users /home
[03:14] <jirido_> Yes that was good to know
[03:14] <holstein> jirido_: i would specify the vesa driver in xorg.conf and test
[03:14] <jirido_> ok
[03:15] <jirido_> would i need to restart x
[03:15] <jirido_> ?
[03:15] <jirido_> yes ofcourse
[03:15] <holstein> jirido_: there is not "need".. just you troubleshooting
[03:15] <holstein> if you want to, you can always just reboot
[04:24] <SonikkuAmerica> I have a dumb question...
[04:24] <SonikkuAmerica> Does the Lubuntu AC100 image (the tar.gz) work on any system other than an AC100?
[04:24] <SonikkuAmerica> (i.e. has it been tested on a non-AC100 device?)
[04:25] <Unit193> Uhh, you could try it? (Nooo, idea.)
[04:26] <SonikkuAmerica> Probably worth testing... especially with that "Nexus 7 session"
[04:26] <SonikkuAmerica> And this guinea pig happens to have one
[15:18] <jinglescafe> hi, i updated ubuntu.  my firefox quit working.
[20:05] <anto> Anyone here had problems with getting the right resolution? I can only run 640x480.
[20:12] <holstein> anto: yes i have.. i resolved that for someone yesteready by suggesting they remove the /etc/X11/xorg.conf that was there and uneeded
[20:12] <holstein> anto: is this something that has just happened? a fresh install? an update "broke" it? what hardware?
[20:12] <holstein> anto: does it affect the resolution to try and set it with arandr ?
[20:14] <Mongo44> I created a xorg.conf file.
[20:14] <holstein> Mongo44: why?
[20:14] <holstein> Mongo44: is that what broke it?
[20:14] <Mongo44> Started out only 1024x768.
[20:14] <Mongo44> Full is 1366x768.
[20:15] <holstein> Mongo44: full is whatever is allowed by the driver and your hardware
[20:15] <holstein> Mongo44: if you are reading somewhere that your device should have 1366/768 in linux, then ask that entity how
[20:15] <Mongo44> After creating the file it is only 640x480.
[20:15] <holstein> Mongo44: otherwise, you may *only* have 1024x768 with linux
[20:16] <holstein> Mongo44: the "best" place to ask for linux support would be the manufacturer of the hardware.. though, they likely wont support linux officaly.. so the next option is troubleshooting
[20:16] <Mongo44> Works in Debian 7.3.
[20:16] <Mongo44> Lubuntu is a VM. Same with Xubuntu.
[20:17] <holstein> Mongo44: then, make a note of the graphics driver and kernel versions.. and grab the xorg.conf from there if you need it
[20:17] <holstein> Mongo44: lubuntu *is xubuntu.. is ubuntu.. etc
[20:17] <holstein> same repositories.. same drivers, and kernels available and used
[20:18] <Mongo44> I created the file hasn't given me any information.
[20:18] <holstein> Mongo44: you created what file?
[20:18] <Mongo44> xorg.conf for Wheezy.
[20:18] <holstein> Mongo44: you will go to the debian install that is working and supporting your hardware.. you will copy that xorg.conf. you will make sure you have whatever driver/module in place that the xorg is referencing
[20:20] <Mongo44> http://paste.debian.net/80537/
[20:20] <Mongo44> That is it there.
[20:21] <Mongo44> Do I have the information I need?
[20:48] <melodie> hi
[21:01] <draco--__--> hi everyone
[21:02] <draco--__--> I don't where to write this but there is wrong link on lubuntu main website
[21:02] <draco--__--> under this link http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/13.10/release/lubuntu-13.10-desktop-i386.iso there is an 64bit version not 32bit
[21:03] <draco--__--> I've just tryied to install it on old dell laptop and it displays an information that kernel is not for that cpu
[21:04] <draco--__--> fortunately 32bit version that is available via torrent is working just fine
[21:04] <draco--__--> can somebody pass information to people who can fix that link or give me info where I can send that info?
[21:21] <Mongo44> I edited the xorg.conf file and now the VM isn't booting.
[21:32] <jarnos> When I started sylpheed today, all my two mail accounts had disappeared. Why so?
[21:55] <holstein> Mongo44: what VM?
[21:55] <holstein> jarnos: did you do anything in the users /home? are other settings "reset" ?
[21:56] <Unit193> Could just remove the xorg.conf file.
[21:56] <Mongo44> It works now I just can't get larger than 640x480.
[21:56] <holstein> Mongo44: in what? a virtual machine?
[21:57] <Unit193> Mongo44: Did you stop x, then  sudo xorg -configure
[21:57] <Mongo44> Yes.
[21:58] <jarnos> holstein, Not that I know. I don't know about the other settings, but I can still see the folders of the mail accounts in the left column.
[21:58] <Mongo44> Yes a VBox VM.
[21:58] <holstein> Mongo44: do you have guest additions installed? whats the host? windows?
[21:59] <Mongo44> My host is Wheezy.
[21:59] <Mongo44> Guest additions? Like other users? That would be no.
[21:59] <holstein> Mongo44: no
[22:00] <holstein> Mongo44: like *guest* *additions* ..nothing to do with any other users
[22:00] <Unit193> Mongo44: If you open Software Sources, then go to the additional drivers tab, there should be a virtualbox option.
[22:00] <holstein> virtualbox-guest-additions-iso - guest additions iso image for VirtualBox
[22:00] <holstein> or, the method that Unit193 is suggesting ^
[22:02] <holstein> Mongo44: the host, debian, has the screen resolution set as you want.. the guest, lubuntu in this case, need to have a driver in place to communicate with virtualbox
[22:02] <Mongo44> I don
[22:03] <holstein> Mongo44: im aware that you dont.. thats why its not working
[22:03] <Mongo44> I don't know where software sources is.
[22:03] <holstein> Mongo44: you can get to it from synaptic, or "software sources" in the menu, or the sources list file
[22:04] <holstein> Mongo44: but, you want the additional drivers menu, not sources necessarily
[22:04] <Mongo44> Earlier I had a Debian VM and it worked just fine.
[22:05] <Mongo44> I need to vi my sources list?
[22:05] <holstein> Mongo44: no
[22:05] <holstein> Mongo44: you need to add whatever lubuntu needs to be able to communicate with virtualbox
[22:06] <holstein> Mongo44: i use the guest additions.. you can also add the driver as Unit193 suggests
[22:07] <Mongo44> How do I do this?
[22:08] <holstein> Mongo44: http://askubuntu.com/questions/311161/how-to-install-guest-additions-in-lubuntu-13-04
[22:08] <holstein> Mongo44: or, just click "install guest additions" in the menu and run it from the iso that downloads.. or use Unit193 's method
[22:18] <Mongo44> All I have to do is install dkms?
[22:19] <holstein> Mongo44: i never said that
[22:19] <holstein> Mongo44: i said, you need to install the driver for the graphics in the guest OS
[22:20] <holstein> its relatively quick as well, so, if you cant do that in say 8 minutes, let a volunteer here know
[22:20] <Mongo44> What is the command?
[22:21] <holstein> Mongo44: in the menu, you click on "install guest additions", thats downloads the iso.. then, you mount and navigate to the install.sh on that downloaded/mounted iso provided
[22:23] <holstein> http://askubuntu.com/questions/22743/how-do-i-install-guest-additions-in-virtualbox
[22:23] <holstein> i think its actually named "autorun.sh"
[22:23] <holstein> as the link i gave suggested, you will want dkms
[22:23] <holstein> http://virtualboxes.org/doc/installing-guest-additions-on-ubuntu/
[22:26] <Mongo44> I am downloading to Wheezy wouldn't let me in the VM.
[22:26] <holstein> Mongo44: ok.. im not following that
[22:26] <holstein> Mongo44: i suggest, from the guest, installing what is needed for the guest
[22:26] <holstein> Mongo44: downloading and installing in the host is not going to do anything
[22:27] <Mongo44> Alright now it is working. Don't know what I messed up before.
[22:28] <Mongo44> I already have dkms.\
[22:29] <Mongo44> After it is finished I will reboot and hopefully it works.
[22:30] <holstein> Mongo44: if you install what is needed, it will.. so, if you reboot, and it didnt, then you dont have the driver for vitualbox installed.. there really is little to do with hope here
[22:33] <Mongo44> It says it is unable to mount.
[22:33] <holstein> !mount
[22:33] <holstein> Mongo44: i just do whatever it takes.. this shoud be relatively quick, so, if you are having issues there, try something else
[22:34] <holstein> sudo apt-get virtualbox-guest-additions-iso for example
[22:34] <holstein> or, the jockey gtk method that Unit193 suggested eariler
[22:34] <Unit193> software-properties-gtk --open-tab=4
[22:35] <holstein> Mongo44: ^ that lets the system promt you to install the driver we are trying to get you installing
[22:50] <Osmodivs> Hello. How do I open a window in a Terminal so I can explore it?
[22:50] <Osmodivs> So I can explore my system.
[22:51] <holstein> Osmodivs: your filesystem?
[22:52] <Osmodivs> holestein Yes. For some reason, even though I am the administrator, I cant do lots of stuff, like, Open an USB
[22:53] <holstein> Osmodivs: open what USB? how is it formatted? does the USB work on other hardware?
[22:53] <Osmodivs> So, the only way is to open a window like that, in sudo mode, and then open the files, and.if I am.lucky, print them.
[22:54] <holstein> Osmodivs: luck has very little to do with anything here.. this is permission related
[22:54] <Mongo44> Ok I still can only get 640x480.
[22:54] <holstein> Osmodivs: your user has sudo rights.. permission to run things as the administrator.. you likely just need to chown the ext partitions stick
[22:54] <holstein> Mongo44: then, you dont have the driver you need installed in the guest
[22:54] <Osmodivs> I have another disk with Lubuntu 12.10 and works fine, this disk with Lubuntu 13.10 is messed, broken, but is where I have.the photo edition software.
[22:55] <holstein> Mongo44: or, you have an xorg.conf in place that is breaking it
[22:55] <Unit193> Osmodivs: Did you use the "Check disk for defects" option?
[22:55] <holstein> Osmodivs: doesnt sound broken in anyway
[22:55] <Mongo44> What is the command for deleting a file?
[22:55] <holstein> !rm
[22:58] <Osmodivs> My Lubuntu is broken, I have adm and all other options checked, but CANTA connect to a WiFi, open an USB, acces my orher HDD, etc. But I dont want to fix that right now, I need to print something, and I need to open a window in sudo mode so I can acces that stick and photoedit the files to print them
[22:58] <Osmodivs> Hoe can I open a window via Terminal?
[22:58] <Mongo44> Ok done that tried to get 1366x768 with xrandr. Failed.
[22:59] <ianorlin> Mongo44 are you sure it isn't virtualbox?
[22:59] <Osmodivs> I thought it wss sudo nautilus, hut I have Lubuntu ;)
[23:00] <ianorlin> pcmanfm is the filemanager
[23:00] <Osmodivs> I am in a phone right now, cant acces WiFi. Thx ianorlin.
[23:00] <Mongo44> I don't know what to do.
[23:02] <ianorlin> there is an option to open folder as root from within pcmanfm
[23:02] <holstein> gksudo pcmanfm if you need is an option
[23:02] <holstein> !chown
[23:02] <holstein> though, it sounds like there are other issues.. i would just backup my data, test my hard drives, and reinstall
[23:02] <Mongo44> I have guest additions installed.
[23:03] <holstein> Mongo44: when you have the driver that supports what you need installed, it will work
[23:03] <holstein> Mongo44: lspci -vv should help
[23:06] <Mongo44> Run in the VM?
[23:07] <holstein> Mongo44: you said you were running lubuntu in vm, and having issue implementing the resolution in the guest you want.. there are virtualbox modules for graphics that you should install to address that
[23:08] <holstein> Mongo44: do you have that module installed? you also mentioned an xorg.conf, have you removed or renamed that? you dont need an xorg.conf on the guest in VM
[23:09] <Mongo44> I removed the xorg.conf file.
[23:09] <Mongo44> Yes I installed the guest additions.
[23:12] <Mongo44> I have successfully created 1366x768_60.00 with xrandr now it just won't apply.
[23:12] <holstein> Mongo44: you dont need to do that
[23:13] <holstein> Mongo44: you just install the module, and the desktop will fit the host
[23:13] <Mongo44> I have installed guest additions.
[23:14] <holstein> Mongo44: ok.. then, what is happening when you try to make the guest fill the screen?
[23:14] <Mongo44> I know I did I had to boot with root priveleges.
[23:14] <holstein> Mongo44: what did you do as root? and why?
[23:14] <Mongo44> I can only get 640x480.
[23:15] <holstein> Mongo44: ok
[23:15] <Mongo44> That is how I had to install the module.
[23:15] <holstein> https://forums.virtualbox.org/ could help
[23:18] <holstein> Mongo44: http://askubuntu.com/questions/311161/how-to-install-guest-additions-in-lubuntu-13-04 should have demonstrated the issue you are having? where you cant get the guest to fill the screen, correct?
[23:19] <holstein> Mongo44: undo whatever you have done before installing guest additions that could have broken the correct functionality
[23:21] <Mongo44> I downloaded dkms before.
[23:21] <holstein> Mongo44: sure.. you'l need dkms. .*and* other things
[23:21] <holstein> Mongo44: is the link i gave showing the desktop the same?
[23:26] <Mongo44> So I absolutely don't need a xorg.conf file?
[23:28] <holstein> Mongo44: correct.. you should have already gotten rid of it..
[23:29] <holstein> Mongo44: you can just rename it, and test
[23:29] <Mongo44> Of course.
[23:29] <holstein> Mongo44: ?
[23:29] <Mongo44> I just don't know why it ain't working.
[23:29] <holstein> Mongo44: what have you done? why did you have an xorg.conf? what else did you do?
[23:30] <holstein> Mongo44: when you run "lspci -vv" is the virtualbox module listed?
[23:30] <holstein> Mongo44: did you post your query at the virtuabox forums?
[23:34] <Mongo44> Here it is anyway: http://paste.ubuntu.com/6888232/
[23:48] <Mongo44> holstein, you get anything from that?
[23:49] <holstein> Mongo44: sure
[23:50] <holstein> Mongo44: http://askubuntu.com/questions/23238/how-can-i-find-what-video-driver-is-in-use-on-my-system