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DarthFrogUrk!  I've done something dumb.  :-)  I don't suppose there's anything surprising in that, mind you.  During my last boot, KDE threw up a screen about all the audio devices it wanted to discard and without thinking about it, I merely clicked OK as I was absorbed in doing something else and I just wanted the bloody interfering window to go the hell away.  Now, after rebooting, there are no devices for sound playback at all!  There's only01:52
DarthFrogthe dummy output device.  WTF?01:52
DarthFrogCan some kind soul tell me how to get my SoundBlaster X-Fi recognised again?  pavucontrol is no help.01:53
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valorieDarthFrog: have you tried alsamixer from the cli?02:36
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DarthFrogvalorie: No.  Not yet.03:15
DarthFrogThat's an excellent idea.03:16
irctc782I need some help with Quassel03:35
DarthFrog!ask03:36
ubottuPlease don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-) See also !patience03:36
irctc782Quassel randomly stops showing up, it works but it just stops showing up after some weird glitch03:37
irctc782I'm using Ubuntu though so maybe Compiz is at fault, but no windows pop up when I kill Compiz03:37
irctc782I'd have to delete ALL of my data from Quassel JUST for it to show up again!03:38
irctc782What is going on?03:38
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jargonhow do i solve this problem without network access? i tried downloading the .deb suggested in the Solution, copy to thumb drive then copy to the networkless laptop with no wifi drivers. now Package Installer is whining about Unsatisfied dependencies. meanwhile,the download site mentioned no dependencies. https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/198758#comment-6 ...09:54
jargon... http://packages.ubuntu.com/quantal/i386/linux-backports-modules-cw-3.6-quantal-generic/download09:54
ikoniajargon: please don't cross-paste your questions, it's boarderline spam09:54
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BluesKajHey folks11:53
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* cvfdfdf saluda!!15:07
DarthFrogTo restore deleted sound devices in KDE, delete ~/.kde/share/config/phonondevicesrc and delete ~/.pulse.  Then restart KDE.16:00
Dan_DHow do I write and boot from the Kubuntu disk image? I wrote it, from Xubuntu, using the startup disk creator. I then boot from the USB stick with the bios, but the screen stays black and nothing happens. I left it this way for half an hour before I gave up. Solutions?:17:07
Dan_DHello???17:12
DarthFrogDan_D: Hi.17:17
Dan_DHello17:17
BluesKajDan_D, di you setup your BIOS to boot from usb?17:17
Dan_DYep17:18
Dan_DI have done it successfully before with the Xubuntu image17:18
Dan_DIs there a command line way of doing it? I feel that would be more reliable.17:18
DarthFrogDid you verify the integrity of the ISO image before burning it to the thumbdrive?17:19
BluesKajDan_D, does your machine use UEFI?17:19
safridzalI just restart after upgrading to kubuntu 14.04, and I already have a problem. I cannot play any videos on this new system. Smplayer, VLC, even mplayer from konsole resulting auto logoff.. any suggestion?17:19
Dan_DI do not know BluesKaj, DarthFrog I did do the mdsum thing17:19
DarthFrogDan_D:  when you say you've been previously successful, do you mean on this same machine?17:20
DarthFrogi.e. same hardware17:20
Dan_DYes.17:20
BluesKajthere's an EFI option in the bios if your machine is newer than 201017:20
Dan_DI did it by command line last time, cannot remember what commands though.17:20
DarthFrogDan_D:  I would do it by "dd if=<ISO image name> of=/dev/sdb" if the thumbdrive is /dev/sdb.17:22
Dan_DOk17:22
Dan_DHow do I find out what the thumbdrive is17:22
Dan_DThe name I mean17:23
Dan_DAlso I will need to format it.17:23
DarthFrogunplug it.  Issue the "dmesg" command.  note the last line.  Plug it in and see what dmesg says.17:23
Dan_DOk17:23
DarthFrogNo you will not.17:23
Dan_DOh ok.17:23
DarthFrogthe ISO image already contains a file system.17:23
Dan_DCool17:24
DarthFrogYou do not want to mount the thumbdrive.  Also, "dd" will blow away anything already on the drive.17:24
Dan_DOIk17:24
Dan_DHow do I avoid mounting it17:24
Dan_D?17:24
DarthFrogIf that doesn't work, I guarantee double your money back. :-)17:25
Dan_DOk17:25
Dan_DDoes this sound like the device name? [ 1125.858652] scsi5 : usb-storage 1-1:1.017:25
Dan_DOr [ 1126.856819] scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Verbatim STORE N GO       1.0  PQ: 0 ANSI: 217:25
DarthFrogJust stick the drive in and issue the dd command.  Be *very* careful that you identify which device it is cuz if you get it wrong, you can overwrite something you'd rather have not overwritten.17:26
Dan_DOk17:26
DarthFrogNo.  dmesg will tell you /dev/sd<something or other>17:26
Dan_DOk17:26
Dan_DThere are so many things dmesg is saying I am finding it hard to see anything that is /dev/sd<blahblah>17:28
DarthFrogIt'll be at the bottom after you plug in the thumbdrive.17:29
Dan_DOk17:29
Dan_DVery bottom?17:29
Dan_DThis is the bottom thing: [ 1328.461008] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk17:29
DarthFrogYes.17:29
DarthFrogLast screen.17:29
DarthFrogthere you go, /dev/sdb17:29
Dan_DAh, thanks17:29
Dan_DSO:       dd if=kubuntu-13.10-desktop-i386.iso of=/dev/sdb        is the command I want?17:30
Dan_DAlso, if it works, will it overwrite my hard drive when I install kubuntu? I DO want it to ideally.17:31
Dan_DI mean the whole hard disk in my machine.17:32
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Dan_DDarthFrog, I ran  dd if=kubuntu-13.10-desktop-i386.iso of=/dev/sdb  in the directory, it said it needed root privs.SO I did  sudo dd if=kubuntu-13.10-desktop-i386.iso of=/dev/sdb  and entered my password. Nothing is happening, or am I just impatient?17:34
DarthFrogWait.17:37
Dan_DOk17:37
Dan_DOk, it is finished DarthFrog. I should now try booting from it?17:40
DarthFrogUp to you.17:40
Dan_DThanks for the help!17:40
DarthFrogIf it works, you're welcome.  If it doesn't, I deny any knowledge. :-)17:41
DarthFrogBTW, what's your end goal here?17:41
BluesKajhe left17:49
safridzalI just restart after upgrading to kubuntu 14.04, and I already have a problem. I cannot play any videos on this new system. playing video using Smplayer, VLC, even mplayer from konsole resulting auto logoff..  fglrx is installed and working. wobbly windows, game, runs well. but not videos. any suggestion?17:49
BluesKajsafridzal, install kubuntu-restricted-extras17:49
DarthFrogBluesKaj:  My internet connection has been as slow as pouring molasses in a polar vortex for the past day. :-(  I have severe lag.17:49
DarthFrogShaw is not my friend right now.17:50
BluesKajhey DarthFrog, bummer.... must servicing the servers17:50
BluesKajbe17:50
BluesKajbell just shuts our switch off here , without any warning when servicing17:51
DarthFrogBluesKaj: I'm waiting for a call-back from their tech support.17:51
BluesKajlag here is 54ms17:51
DarthFrogLovely.  I'm getting ping times of over 2 seconds to the Shaw network.17:51
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olimazidoes kubuntu support UEFI installation?18:12
olimazianyone ever try it...18:13
Dan_DDaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn. The Kubuntu install keeps on failing with  an error. It says it is most commonly caused by a faulty disk. However, I was not getting any errors while running the OS I used to have on it (Xubuntu). So now... my computer is screwed up (no OS on it at all) and I cannot install one (Kubuntu won't install)18:14
Dan_DThis is being posted from a different Windows computer by the way.18:14
Dan_DAnd I need the computer tomorrow for school. I have at least backed up all my schoolwork.18:15
Dan_DHelp anyone?18:16
lordievaderDan_D: Have you tried Unetbootin?18:17
Dan_DWhat is that?18:17
Dan_DIf it is an installable program, then no.18:17
lordievaderDan_D: Unetbootin is a tool for making live-usb sticks: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/18:18
Dan_DI did it by command line from Xubuntu18:18
Dan_DThe 'Try Kubuntu' option works, but installing fails with a hard disk error18:18
lordievaderDan_D: Did what?18:19
Dan_DI wrote the .iso to usb stick with command line.18:19
lordievaderDan_D: Should work, but I have bad experience with it. Unetbootin works usually for me.18:20
Dan_DOk18:20
Dan_DI will try it then.18:20
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windowshi18:39
BluesKajhi windows18:42
windowshi18:43
windowsis there any way to get guvcview or cheese to work like motion security cam18:44
windows;) on laptop18:44
windowsI must say that after 2y of ubuntu usign kubuntu rocks this is PRO18:45
geniiwindows: I don't think there's a way to get motion detection working in guvcview or cheese, but that app I directed you at in -offtopic *does* do motion detection. And if you want more like an actual CCTV system, look into ZoneMinder instead18:49
genii!info zoneminder18:49
ubottuzoneminder (source: zoneminder): Linux video camera security and surveillance solution. In component universe, is optional. Version 1.25.0-4ubuntu2 (saucy), package size 1845 kB, installed size 5915 kB18:49
windowsyes nice idea I can setup zoneminder server and use it XD18:56
windowstnx18:56
geniinp18:57
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Guest54688hallo19:19
Guest54688ist jemand da?19:20
DarthFrog!de19:20
ubottuIn den meisten Ubuntu-Kanälen wird nur Englisch gesprochen. Für deutschsprachige Hilfe besuche bitte #ubuntu-de, #kubuntu-de, #edubuntu-de oder #ubuntu-at. Einfach "/join #ubuntu-de" eingeben. Danke für Dein Verständnis!19:20
Nekhello guys19:25
NekMy computer have a resolution of 3200x180019:25
NekAny tip for having something beautiful as workspace ?19:26
kubuntu_привет19:34
genii!ru | kubuntu_19:34
ubottukubuntu_: Пожалуйста наберите /join #ubuntu-ru для получения помощи на русском языке. | Pozhalujsta naberite /join #ubuntu-ru dlya polucheniya pomoshi na russkom yazyke.19:34
bpromptsomething beautiful as workspace?19:46
Nekbprompt, currently, my desktop is not workable19:55
bprompt?19:56
Nekbprompt, http://i.stack.imgur.com/qiELb.jpg19:57
Nekthat's my screen on ubuntu19:57
Nekit's worse on kubuntu19:57
bprompthmhmmm   I am not sure I follow what you mean by ..... "worse" :/20:01
Nekbprompt, imagine that my screen is  a 15" display20:19
NekYou can imagine that i cannot read text from a distance of 30cm of the screen20:20
NekAnd I want to be able to read from 1meter (seems legit)20:20
NekOn ubuntu I can make fonts bigger (again too small on my screen after manipulation)20:21
bpromptyou mean the resolution is too high?20:21
Nekyep20:21
NekOn kubuntu I can set font higher but it doesn't work for every texts (as in ubuntu in facts)20:22
bpromptin kubuntu  you can change the resolution by "system settings" > display and monitor20:22
NekBut on the text it works, it's readable.20:22
NekProblem: it brokes the entiere interface20:22
bpromptthen change your resolution20:27
geniiYou can try cycling through available resolutions with ctrl-alt-<keypad + or - >20:35
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windowskubuntu I think it will be nice if there was app for sync privete phone - pc   ---- whole mobile on your PC just with linux XD21:11
acidmeltdownhello21:52
acidmeltdownanyone home tonight?21:52
* bprompt is not really here tonight, he's really off sleeping and couting cows21:53
bprompts/cou/&n/21:53
douglhow do I remove a repository?21:55
douglppa21:55
DarthFrogdougl: Edit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/21:56
douglthanks21:56
Pici!ppapurge | also21:56
ubottualso: To disable a PPA from your sources and revert your packages back to default Ubuntu packages, install ppa-purge and use the command: « sudo ppa-purge ppa:<repository-name>/<subdirectory> » – For more information, see http://www.webupd8.org/2009/12/remove-ppa-repositories-via-command.html21:56
dougl:)21:59
douglthanks guys21:59
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GNURoccoHello23:28
GNURocco i need some help with kwin23:28
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Rocco_-why kwin windows is opening up automatically maximized?23:29
Rocco_-every single windows23:29
Rocco_-i have ubuntu xfce with -kwin23:29

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