[00:35] <malaphus> Hey all.  Has anyone seen an issue that causes the screen to sort of freeze when opening an app occasionally?  If I close the app it immediately returns to normal, and it doesn't do it every time.
[01:48] <holstein> malaphus: sure
[01:49] <holstein> malaphus: when im expecting too much from under-powered hardware.. when, im expecting linux support for something that doenst provide linux support.. when a piece of hardware is failing.. when something is misconfigured..
[01:55] <malaphus> not very helpful heh
[01:55] <malaphus> the hardware isn't underpowered, and it seems to happen completely randomly
[01:56] <holstein> malaphus: im just saying, i have seen that.. and making alist
[01:56] <malaphus> I can have videos running, rendering in blender, and it won't happen at all... or I can have absolutely nothing open, go to run calculator, and it does it
[01:56] <holstein> malaphus: you should do the same.. does it seem to be only a browser?
[01:56] <holstein> flash?
[01:56] <holstein> anything?
[01:56] <malaphus> nah, its mostly small applications like leafpad, calculator
[01:56] <holstein> is it always calculator?
[01:57] <holstein> are you running out of ram? or low on ram? and swapping?
[01:57] <malaphus> its calculator and terminal most often, but that may be because every other app I use stays open all the time, so never really has a chance to cause it
[01:57] <holstein> are you using some kind of encyption?
[01:57] <malaphus> No encryption, 8GB or ram and never low
[01:57] <malaphus> no swap usage
[01:58] <holstein> id use the vesa driver to remove my graphics driver from the equation
[04:21] <johndow> I still can't make lubuntu boot from a live cd, or a bootable usb...
[04:21] <johndow> this is an odd problem.
[04:23] <holstein> johndow: ill say
[04:24] <holstein> johndow: i mean, its the basic function of the media
[04:25] <johndow> Well.
[04:25] <johndow> It gives the english option, and then when i try 'install lubuntu' or 'try lubuntu before installing'...nothing works..
[04:26] <johndow> I could try and record the computer doing this, and showing...
[04:26] <johndow> I would love to try to get this work.
[04:27] <holstein> johndow: record the computer?
[04:27] <holstein> johndow: try your live media on another machine
[04:27] <holstein> johndow: try other live media on that machine
[04:28] <johndow> holstein, Windows 7 disc works fine.
[04:28] <johndow> The live media works fine on other machines.
[04:28] <holstein> johndow: windows 7 is not an option
[04:28] <johndow> holstein, true.
[04:28] <holstein> johndow: you were proimsed windows support.. not linux
[04:29] <johndow> eh?
[04:29] <holstein> johndow: you didnt buy a machine that said "enjoy any version of linux you choose, we gurantee it'll work"
[04:29] <johndow> ya..
[04:29] <johndow> It has Ubuntu 13.10 on it now..
[04:29] <holstein> johndow: anyways, you can try boot options..
[04:29] <holstein> !nomodset
[04:29] <holstein> !nomodeset
[04:30] <johndow> let me give that a look
[04:30] <holstein> johndow: there are other options.. i usually just try them all
[04:31] <johndow> I see.
[04:36] <johndow> holstein, a genius...
[04:37] <johndow> holstein, the nomodeset worked...
[04:37] <johndow> thank you very much!
[04:37] <johndow> i have been trying this for days..
[04:39] <johndow> not sure how i missed this...but i did
[04:43] <johndow> not i am wondering when i install this, how i can make it boot like this everytime
[04:43] <johndow> not (now)
[04:54] <johndow> ok i see that in the article how to do that
[04:54] <johndow> thanks again
[04:54] <johndow> tkae care holstein
[05:48] <Theory``> holstein, you still here?
[05:50] <Theory``> lubuntu installed and I am currently running it, but now it is stuck on 640x480 resolution, which looks bad....and its the only option I have...will not let me change it
[05:51] <JohnDoe_71Rus> live session was fine with resolution?
[05:51] <Theory``> i chose install lubuntu
[05:52] <Theory``> using nomodeset
[05:52] <Theory``> this is o.s. is responding fast, and I like it..
[05:52] <Theory``> just the screen resolution needs to be smaller
[05:53] <JohnDoe_71Rus> so think you need install driver
[05:53] <Theory``> thats probably right
[05:53] <Theory``> but i have no idea which driver it needs
[05:54] <JohnDoe_71Rus> intel/nvidia/amd/sis ?
[05:54] <Theory``> how do i install that/
[05:54] <ianorlin> he was asking which kind of graphics
[05:55] <Theory``> to be honest, i have no idea
[05:55] <JohnDoe_71Rus> firsl lspci | grep video
[05:55] <JohnDoe_71Rus> *first
[05:56] <JohnDoe_71Rus> and see /var/logs/Xorg.0.log
[05:57] <Theory``> neither of those told me anything
[05:58] <Theory``> Usage: first filename elements min_f f max_f step_f diameter
[05:58] <Theory``>        where frequencies are in MHz and diameter is in mm
[05:58] <Theory``> 'first' is used to define an antenna quickly, according to DL6WU designs.
[05:59] <JohnDoe_71Rus> type in terminal "lspci | grep video" without quotes
[05:59] <Theory``> ok@ok-NY799AA-ABA-p6243w:~$ lspci | grep video
[05:59] <Theory``> ok@ok-NY799AA-ABA-p6243w:~$
[05:59] <Theory``> thats what i see
[06:00] <JohnDoe_71Rus> ok just lspci and pastebin text
[06:00] <Theory``> whats the link for pastebin?
[06:00] <JohnDoe_71Rus> http://pastebin.com/
[06:00] <Theory``> heh
[06:01] <Theory``> that was easy, eh
[06:01] <JohnDoe_71Rus> yep )
[06:01] <Theory``> im a newbie sorry
[06:01] <Theory``> im tryin
[06:02] <Theory``> http://pastebin.com/zRCssvzu
[06:02] <JohnDoe_71Rus> VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] (rev a2)
[06:03] <Theory``> ok .. ?
[06:04] <JohnDoe_71Rus> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia
[06:05] <Theory``> oh
[06:05] <Theory``> ugh
[06:05] <Theory``> ok
[06:07] <Theory``> thank you
[06:08] <Theory``> is lubuntu better than xubuntu for slower systems?
[06:08] <Theory``> lubuntu reaction time is awesome
[06:08] <Theory``> ubuntu was so lagged
[06:08] <Theory``> i guess this computer just didn't like unity
[11:11] <TheBlindOwl> Hello guys. i'm on a modified ubuntu distro which is named lxle. i couldnt find the support channel for that distro so i've come here to ask about my issues. after the update my computer become much more slow and also some applications like VLC player stopped working
[12:23] <simpleuser> Hi there.
[12:25] <simpleuser> I just installed lubuntu on an EEEPC 1215N (with additionnal programs, and with a dist-upgrade), but I can’t connect my wifi. It finds all networks, but when I choose mine and put my password, it does nothing. It just says "no network detected" instead of printing the list as before. Any idea ?
[13:07] <simpleuser> Other problem, my brightness control does not work. I have the applet telling me I’m changing it, but the screen brightness is still the same. I tried to replace "quiet splash" in GRUB by apci_osi=Linux and acpi_backlight=vendor but no success.
[13:10] <simpleuser> And actually if I put acpi_backlight=vendor in it, I even can’t have the applet changing.
[13:21] <simpleuser> Problem solved for wifi, using nm-applet.
[14:02] <simpleuser> Is there a way to remove all lxpanels ?
[14:02] <simpleuser> (I’d like to use tint2 instead)
[22:21] <acpiorwhat> how can i format a floppy disk *without*  installing kfloppy?
[22:30] <acpiorwhat> how can i format a floppy disk *without*  installing kfloppy?
[22:41] <acpiorwhat> are floppy disks supported by 14.04?
[22:49] <DutchC64> hey people anyone awake?
[22:50] <DutchC64> I am having a bt of a weird problem here
[22:50] <Unit193> acpiorwhat: Should be just fine.
[22:51] <DutchC64> I have just put a new harddrive in my laptop, and earlier I could just dualboot by installing windows first then boot a live USB stick and choose INSTALL LUBUNTU ALONGSIDE WINDOWS
[22:51] <DutchC64> now when I click the installer, it's not giving me that option
[22:52] <DutchC64> it says WIPE DISK or something else and that last option makes me partition my drive....an I don't have a clue on how to partition the drive and install a bootmanager
[22:52] <wxl> acpiorwhat: if it works, let me know. despite Unit193's encouragement, my last experience with ubuntu and floppies was not promising.
[22:53] <Unit193> wxl: He got it, didn't notice he crossposted to 3 channels (at least.)
[22:53] <wxl> …in fact, i ended up using a live bsd. ;)
[22:56] <DutchC64> very weird problem....
[22:57] <DutchC64> I have about 256GB of none partitioned space and I can't choose to dualboot my laptop?
[23:00] <DutchC64> can anyone walk me through partitioning my drive?
[23:05] <DutchC64> wtf...it says my drive isn't partitioned
[23:05] <DutchC64> but when I boot from harddrive, it boots straight to windows
[23:06] <Unit193> If it's new enough, it's UEFI which adds more fun and requires 64bit Lubuntu.
[23:23] <DutchC64> well it's a 2008 laptop...so no uefi here..
[23:24] <DutchC64> think I found the problem
[23:34] <DutchC64> nope...problem still here
[23:48] <ianorlin> DutchC64: what is your problem?
[23:49] <DutchC64> Well I just got an old laptop, put a 500GB drive in there. and since I spend 99% of my time in lubuntu these days I thought.....why not make a 120GB windows 7 partition and leave the rest unalocated so I can install lubuntu alongside. windows install went fine, all drivers and such were installed.
[23:50] <DutchC64> I just made a USB bootable media with lubuntu and clicked the install button, but whatever I do, there is no INSTALL LUBUNTU ALONSIDE WINDOWS option.
[23:50] <DutchC64> it's a 2008 laptop with a legacy bios
[23:51] <DutchC64> When I pick the SOMETHING ELSE option it says my drive isn't partitioned.....but there is a fully working windows 7 on there
[23:51] <DutchC64> the drive is initialized as MBR
[23:54] <DutchC64> gonna see what happens if I install windows on the whole disk, resize the partition and from there on try to dualboot
[23:55] <ianorlin> maybe boot to live seession and create and open gparted
[23:58] <DutchC64> well gparted says my disk isn't allocated as well