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siddlho/ whois siddl00:54
siddlhow to open port00:56
siddl...for torrent things00:57
siddl...usw.00:57
siddl...itried to find a port but didn't work out00:58
siddl...xubuntu preferences is very short setted...00:59
Unit193Generally speaking, you'd have to forward it in your router.01:00
Unit193Can you speak in complete sentances to make it easier for us to understand?  I'm not exactly sure what else you're trying to say.01:00
siddli'm using a Si01:01
siddlim using a SİM card device dialing up to the internet...01:01
siddl...theres not much device settings01:02
siddlİ'm trying to open a port for my torrent traffic01:02
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siddl_schmoovemsg nickserv set KILL on02:08
xubuntu201hola amigos estoy tratando de instalar xubuntu de 32 bits en una vieja laptop HP Pavilion con windows xp professional y todo inicia bien pero cuando llega al punto de configurando bcmwl-kernel-source (i386) se detiene la barra celeste y pasan horas y no sigue, ya lo intente 2 veces en este momento esta asi, que puedo hacer, aborto y descargo una distro mas anterior , alguna guia para mi maquina , gracias11:46
brainwash!es11:47
ubottuEn la mayoría de los canales de Ubuntu, se habla sólo en inglés. Si busca ayuda en español entre al canal #ubuntu-es; escriba " /join #ubuntu-es " (sin comillas) y presione intro.11:47
xubuntu201ok thanks11:48
janHello, when I start up my computer it automatic login. I want to change this to use a password but I do not know how to change this in xubuntu12:35
jancan somebody please help me12:35
cfhowlettjan, > system > users  | choose an account > password > asked on login12:36
GridCubejan, ^^12:38
janyes12:38
jansorry I am not used to chats. and I am a bit slow with typing12:39
cfhowlettjan, it's considered good practice to have 2 user accounts: one for administering your system (the root user or sudo user) and one for normal everyday use - no system privileges.12:39
janI tried this but there was no login screen when I rebooted12:41
cfhowlettjan then you did it wrong.12:42
cfhowlett!password12:42
ubottuForgot your password? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LostPassword What's the root password? See !sudo. Don't see *** in password prompts? That's normal. Sudo doesn't ask for your password? It remembers you for several minutes. Please use strong passwords, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/StrongPasswords12:42
cfhowlettjan   http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/12/how-to-change-password-on-ubuntu/12:43
GridCubecfhowlett, he doesnt want to change his password, he needs to show the lightdm login prompt at boot12:46
GridCubejan, you can open /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf from a terminal using sudo mousepad /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and comment the lines that say: autologin-user=YOURUSER and autologin-user-timeout=012:47
GridCubeyou comment those lines adding a # before the line12:48
GridCubethat should make it so it will ask for your password at the login stage12:48
janI am going to try tis now12:50
GridCube:) good luck12:51
janoke I found it and put a # before the lines.  I am going to reboot now. I dont know if I can find this chat so thanks for your help13:01
GridCubejan, :) you can come back from the xubuntu.org page13:01
GridCubehttp://xubuntu.org/irc/13:02
janoke, I bookmark this first  :-)13:02
GridCube:)13:02
xubuntu898Hello Gridcube, I am back and now I have a login screen. Thanks for helping me13:15
GridCube:) great xubuntu898 :D13:16
GridCubeyou can change your nick the next time you log in on the irc web application :)13:17
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GridCubeim glad to see you fixed your problem13:17
pezzaCould somebody give me assistance in getting my USB headset to work correctly?14:27
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PezzaIt seems that it is working when I run lsusb (shows up as Bus 005 Device 003: ID 0d8c:013c C-Media Electronics, Inc. CM108 Audio Controller)14:29
PezzaBut nothing shows up with either aplay -l or aplay -L (http://pastebin.com/YRFQVAn3)14:30
PezzaAnd when I run pacmd list-sinks, I only get a Dummy Output ( http://pastebin.com/60WqQrTE )14:30
GridCubePezza, open pavucontrol and see if any stream is designated to go through it15:06
GridCubesound is probably being sent to hdmi or internal analog devices instead of the usb analog device15:06
PezzaOkay, so I opened pavucontrol. The only device available in configuration is HDA Nvidia.15:12
holsteinPezza: i would run "lsusb" and look for the device listed there.. then, "aplay -l" and/or "arecord -l" ..commands in a terminal which you can share in a pastebin for help..15:13
holstein!paste15:13
ubottuFor posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use http://paste.ubuntu.com | To post !screenshots use http://imgur.com/ !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic.15:13
holsteini would bypass any usb hubs, and try other usb ports, and try the device in an officially supported operating system to make sure its functioning properly15:13
PezzaI already did earlier, if you scroll up.15:14
Pezza(Pastebins)15:14
holsteinPezza: you already did what?15:14
PezzaSent a pastebin of my lsusb and aplay -l15:15
holsteinPezza: regardless, if you dont see them there, thats where you need to start15:15
holsteinPezza: i dont need to see the output, i was just saying, if you need help interpreting.. if you dont see the output in aplay, then alsa is not seeing the device, so, nothing will use it15:15
GridCubePezza, in the last tab of pavucontrol, disable the device15:16
holsteinPezza: does the device work with a supported operating system? is it new? has it ever worked?15:16
GridCubethen enable it again15:16
PezzaIt works perfectly on Windows.15:16
holsteinPezza: then, we can assume the device is functioning properly, and not "broken".. unfortunately, since the device is working as promised, there may be little you can do to make it work15:17
holsteinPezza: i find it easy to try different live CD's to see how different kernels and alsa versions support the hardware.. easy with audio devices like that15:17
PezzaI'll see what I can do with uninstalling PulseAudio and running it directly through ALSA.15:18
holsteinPezza: i wouldnt15:18
PezzaBad idea?15:18
holsteinPezza: if "aplay -l" isnt seeing it, the alsa is *not* seeing it15:18
holsteinPezza: i mean, you can purge pulse if you want, or try a live distro that is not shipping pulse.. but, the device is not supporting linux/alsa15:19
Gatisubuntu15:20
GridCubemy opinion is that as it is an usb is not being recognized momentaneously, i think you just need to reset it and it will prolly work15:24
holsteinhttp://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-2201791.html next to the last option..15:25
holsteini agree with GridCube there, which seems like what that post suggests.. that some "magic" just makes it work15:27
GridCubethats why i suggested disabling the device from pavu and then restarting it15:27
Pezzalsusb15:32
Pezzawrong terminal :^)15:32
holsteinhehe.. no worries.. lsusb is not as important as the alsa one15:33
holsteinpersonally, i have only been able to hack one device into working that *didnt* show in aplay -l.. that was with a custom jackd startup command.. and the functionality was limited in a way that when i had the opportunity to get rid of the device, i did15:34
james0ri figured out a fix for this on a previous install but can't remember it now, some apps aren't showing up in whisker. specifically right now i'm looking at getting Nemo file mananger to show up16:11
holsteinjames0r: you can always edit the menu and add what you like.. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2220891&page=2 seems relevant16:13
james0rholstein, yeah as it says switching to alacarte fixed it for me last time. Nemo does show up in alacarte but i don't see a way to get it to actually appear in the menu16:15
holsteinjames0r: to appear in the wisker menu, correct?16:15
james0rholstein, yes.16:15
holsteini personally havent clicked through a menu since the synapse/kupfer/gnome-do days... but, what are you trying? and how is it failing? have you logged out and back in?16:16
james0rholstein, naw i havn't actually but i think it's deeper than that. i'll give it a shot and se if nemo shows up.16:17
james0rbrb16:17
james0rnope, same as before16:19
holsteinjames0r: so, what have you tried? and how is it failing?16:19
james0ri'll play around with alacarte a little more. i remember on the previous install once i figured out the "trick" i could get any app to show up in whisker16:19
james0rholstein, install nemo for example, menulibre won't show anything about nemo so installed alacarte. it shows up in alacarte, but is not found in whisker where alacarte says it should be.16:21
james0ri can check and uncheck nemo to be displayed in that category but it doesn't seem to have any effect.16:21
holsteinjames0r: are you up to date with upgrades?16:21
james0rholstein, yeah16:22
bluesabrejames0r, does nemo show up in the menulibre search16:22
james0rnope16:22
bluesabreok16:23
bluesabreprobably, check /usr/share/applications/nemo.desktop16:23
bluesabrethere may be a key, OnlyShowIn, or NotShowIn16:23
holsteinyeah, i agree.. ^16:24
james0ri did check that and removed the only show in line completely.16:24
james0rstill didn't show up16:24
bluesabreworst case, you can use menulibre to create a new nemo launcher16:25
james0rahh i edited the wrong .desktop file for nemo16:25
james0ri see the only show in gnome line still there.16:25
james0ri edited the .desktop file in some app-intall dir or something16:26
holsteinthats what i was thinking was happening.. a new entry to start it16:26
holsteinif you cant get the current one to show, just try making a scratch one to start what you please16:26
james0rright right. i have no issue with doing that, i just remember with that previous install this was happening on tons of apps. i'll take it one at a time for now though16:27
bluesabredarn16:28
bluesabrewas going to ask that he ping me with broken ones16:28
bluesabre:)16:28
bluesabreoh hey16:28
bluesabrebtw, I'm the menulibre dev, so as you find issues where menulibre doesn't show something, feel free to ping me16:29
james0rbluesabre, will do if i go back to using it. just figured out if i run alacarte as sudo and clck 'restore system configuration' nemo shows up16:33
james0ri'm pretty lost as to why this is, but i'm glad its working16:34
zleaphi,, what do I run to load the deslop notes application, it won't auto load on start up (and i DID NOT TELL IT NOT TO)  and i can;t load it from them menu16:59
zleapand the hplip thing won't auto load either16:59
holsteinzleap: are you sure its not loading? or just not showing in a tray?17:18
zleaphow do i work that out17:21
zleapwell i can't see it anywhere,  so its not in the try thing at the top and if I run from themenu it doesnot show up17:21
zleapi have also logged out, and back in and even restarted the computer and still don't get it auto loading17:24
holsteinzleap: i would start by referring to a package manager and make sure i have the applications installed.. i would then confirm the  applications can run from the commandline. then, i would look for them running as services, or whatever else i want17:24
zleapok17:25
zleapso what is the program called17:25
holsteinzleap: after determining that, you can start it17:26
zleapit used to run17:26
zleapi have not uninstalled it17:26
zleapsome programs are called one thing in the program but have a totally different name for the actual executable file that runs17:26
holsteinok.. something changed, then.. i would start, again, by seeing that the applciation is installed with the package manager of your choice, and then try running "it" from the commandline17:27
zleapgrrr17:27
zleapit is on the menu as notes, how do I find out what is run or meant to run when i click on it17:28
holsteinzleap: maybe you dont need to bother with that, since, a few moments ago, you were not able to find it in the menu.. try just running the application, and see if it shows in the tray, and if you can set settings for showing in the tray or autostart17:29
zleapit does do anything17:30
zleapok hang on17:30
zleapjust looked in start up17:31
zleapxfce4-notes17:31
zleaptried running that from a xterm  and it just sits there17:31
zleap** (xfce4-notes:3741): WARNING **: main-status-icon.vala:37: Status Icon is not embedded17:33
csenger41hello17:39
csenger41how can i remove root access from a folder?17:40
GridCuberemove root access?17:40
csenger41accidentally ran Firefox as root, now it doesn't start up17:41
csenger41Could not create gnome accelerators directory `/home/csenger/.gnome2/accels': Permission denied17:41
csenger41any idea?17:42
GridCubecsenger41, try running firefox using firefox -ProfileManager17:42
csenger41same17:43
GridCubepastebin what the terminal says17:43
csenger41http://pastebin.com/p6LvZicd17:44
GridCubemmhm17:44
csenger41same appears when trying to run firefox17:44
GridCubeyes17:45
GridCube!chown | csenger4117:45
ubottucsenger41: An explanation of what file permissions are and how they can be manipulated can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FilePermissions17:45
GridCubeor, if the folder is not that important to you you can just delete it, do sudo thunar, then press ctrl-h to see hiden directories and delete the problematic files17:47
TisghHi guys17:49
csenger41okay, thanks for the help :)17:49
csenger41working fine now17:50
csenger41and hello17:50
TisghI'm having a trouble playing media on my xubuntu virtual machine17:50
GridCubegreat csenger41 :)17:50
TisghI've installed the Ubuntu extras17:50
TisghRestarted17:50
TisghStill doesn't work :(17:51
GridCubethe xubuntu-restricted-extras?17:51
TisghYup did that to17:51
GridCubeand what about the aditional drivers from software-properties-gtk?17:52
GridCubeis it virtualbox?17:52
TisghVmware17:52
TisghHow do I install those17:52
GridCubeopen software-properties-gtk go to the last tab "aditional drivers" and see if theres any for your setup17:53
GridCube!vmware17:53
ubottuVMWare is not available in the Ubuntu repositories. Consider using !QEmu or !VirtualBox as alternatives. Instructions for installing VMWare manually are at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware17:53
TisghSo it won't work then right17:55
csenger41anyone knows how to install adium themes for pidgin?17:55
TisghI'm also getting "No additional drivers available"17:56
csenger41https://code.google.com/p/adium2pidgin-themes/wiki/InstallingThemesFromAdiumxtrasCom17:56
GridCubeTisgh, read the wiki page17:56
csenger41did all this, but not working when clicking install button17:56
TisghOk17:56
bazhangcsenger41, asked in #pidgin yet?17:56
csenger41yes, but noone answered, maybe you know something about it17:57
csenger41aww noone is answering :(18:09
PezzaSo I finally, somehow, got my headset to show up in aplay.18:29
PezzaOne step further, I guess18:29
xIrbisHello, could anyone help me with installing drivers for nVidia card?18:45
xIrbisi spent whole day trying to do this, and have same problem when i boot linux18:46
theperfectpunkHello i was trying to install xubuntu with a usb flash drive18:52
theperfectpunkxubuntu 14.0418:52
xIrbisand?18:53
theperfectpunkwhen this popped up18:53
theperfectpunkhttp://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2wdbpro&s=818:53
theperfectpunkwaited for about 1 minute18:54
theperfectpunkand then gave up18:54
theperfectpunkas keyboard wasn't working18:54
xIrbishave you tried again?18:55
theperfectpunkyeah18:55
theperfectpunkabout 5-7 times18:55
theperfectpunkwhat does it look like?18:55
theperfectpunkis it the usb stick, i have to burn a dvd then i can install it or something else?18:56
xIrbiswell, i dont know, im looking for help with my graphic card :D18:56
xIrbiswhere you downloaded xubuntu?18:56
theperfectpunkxubuntu wiki18:56
xIrbisive just installed it from USB + unetbootin18:57
theperfectpunkwhat's wrong with your graphic card?18:57
xIrbisdriver doesn't work18:57
theperfectpunkwhat is it?18:57
xIrbisi tried install it on debian18:57
xIrbiswhen i boot xubuntu18:57
xIrbisscreen goes dark18:57
theperfectpunkstuck?18:57
theperfectpunkstuck there?18:58
xIrbisgraphics fan turn hyperspeed18:58
theperfectpunknvidia?18:58
xIrbisand then reboot18:58
xIrbisyes18:58
theperfectpunkwhich model?18:58
xIrbisnvidia gt 755M18:58
xIrbishttp://www.linux.org/threads/nvidia-gt-750m-black-screen.5963/18:58
theperfectpunkohh on laptop18:58
xIrbisproblem similar to this one18:58
xIrbisbut, when i tried on debian18:58
theperfectpunkdid you try to install the properietary graphic driver?18:59
xIrbisony one fan was working :D18:59
theperfectpunkfrom the nvidia website?18:59
xIrbisyes18:59
xIrbison debian18:59
theperfectpunkwhy do you keep saying debian?18:59
xIrbison xubuntu only through GUI settings18:59
theperfectpunkyou did a fresh install of xubuntu?18:59
xIrbisyes18:59
theperfectpunkdid you?18:59
xIrbisabout 30 minutes ago :D18:59
theperfectpunkwhen you first installed it19:00
xIrbisbefore that i was trying on debian, so i have more experience with that19:00
theperfectpunkit was running ok right?19:00
xIrbiswhat do you mean with first time?19:00
theperfectpunkdid it ever boot?19:00
theperfectpunknormally?19:00
xIrbisyes19:00
theperfectpunki think i know your problem19:01
xIrbisi had debian before, adn everything worked fine19:01
theperfectpunkand the solution too19:01
theperfectpunkyou must've installed drivers19:01
theperfectpunkand then updated ubuntu19:01
theperfectpunkrestarted19:01
theperfectpunkand boom screen black19:01
xIrbisnot rly19:01
theperfectpunkwhat did you do?19:01
theperfectpunkafter the first install19:02
xIrbisi restarted after xubuntu installed the driver19:02
xIrbisit was about 3 month ago19:02
xIrbisi dont remember first install :D19:02
theperfectpunkall i can think of is that your kernel got updated19:02
theperfectpunkand you didn't recompile the driver for it19:03
theperfectpunkdid you update the kernel?19:03
xIrbisno19:03
theperfectpunkdid you update ubuntu?19:03
xIrbisno19:03
theperfectpunkthe kernel update is in regular packages19:03
xIrbisi know19:03
xIrbisi mean i didn't do apt-get update or something19:04
xIrbisjust fresh install and then check if nvidia is working19:04
theperfectpunkhow did you install drivers?19:04
theperfectpunkyou can't just run the nvidia binary19:04
xIrbison xubuntu through GUI settings19:04
xIrbison debian through repo and nvidia website aswell19:05
theperfectpunkwell that explains it19:05
xIrbissame problem19:05
theperfectpunki'm new to xfce19:05
theperfectpunkcan u get into terminal?19:05
theperfectpunkdo you have access to terminal?19:05
xIrbisim on windows now on same computer19:06
xIrbisbut yes i can19:06
xIrbisXorg didnt work at all19:06
theperfectpunkso you do have access to terminal19:06
xIrbiseverything crash when i type startx19:06
theperfectpunkthat's okau19:06
theperfectpunkokay19:06
xIrbisbut what about your problem?19:07
theperfectpunki'll figure it out19:07
theperfectpunkget the nvidia binary from here19:07
theperfectpunkhttp://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/77525/en-us19:08
xIrbisi tried that19:08
xIrbisnow, and then19:09
theperfectpunkso that should work19:10
theperfectpunkit replaces x.org19:10
theperfectpunkwith nvidia x server19:10
xIrbisbut it dont work19:10
theperfectpunkwhat do you mean?19:11
theperfectpunkdid it install successfully?19:11
xIrbisyes19:11
theperfectpunkafter reboot the same problem?19:11
xIrbisyes19:11
xIrbisi dont know what black screen and full fan speeds mean19:12
xIrbisblack = without backlight19:12
theperfectpunkfull fan speeds usually mean19:12
theperfectpunkdriver isn't working19:12
xIrbisyou dont say :D19:12
theperfectpunkused to happen on freedos19:12
theperfectpunkmy hp laptop came with freedos19:13
theperfectpunkit was running at about ~9019:13
theperfectpunksame was with ubuntu19:13
theperfectpunkafter installing drivers19:13
theperfectpunkbattery backup increased and heating decreased19:14
theperfectpunkare you using a Lenovo?19:14
xIrbisyes19:14
xIrbisy510p19:14
theperfectpunkyep19:14
theperfectpunkguessed19:14
theperfectpunkit19:14
theperfectpunkreally common choice with gt755m19:14
theperfectpunkand must be in india too19:15
xIrbisill login using mobile19:15
xIrbisand then try to do something on terminal19:15
theperfectpunkwell all you can do now is19:16
theperfectpunkfiddle with xfce settings19:16
theperfectpunkbecause the driver is installed19:16
xIrbiswhat do you mean in india?19:16
theperfectpunkand now xfce is to blame19:16
xIrbisi think thats not xfce problem19:17
theperfectpunkwell you did install the driver19:17
theperfectpunkgot into terminal19:17
theperfectpunkwent to run level 319:17
theperfectpunkkilled the x-server19:17
theperfectpunkmade the binary executable19:18
theperfectpunkran the binary, completed the setup19:18
theperfectpunkthat ought to do it19:18
xIrbisi tried that19:18
xIrbisas you said19:18
xIrbisbut ill try again on xubuntu19:18
theperfectpunkwell good luck19:20
xIrbismdo you know how can i unistall nvidia driver?19:23
theperfectpunknever tried it19:33
theperfectpunkhttp://askubuntu.com/questions/189347/how-can-i-uninstall-nvidia-proprietary-drivers19:33
theperfectpunktry tjos19:33
ARM9is the battery display thing bugged or something19:43
ARM9sometimes it's always stuck at 100%19:43
ARM9never happens when I'm in windows on this lappy19:43
brainwashARM9: could be a bug indeed19:43
ARM9I get that there's like a bagillion different vendors that probably have their own shitty quirks in their interface, but are there any alternatives out there that are perhaps more mature?19:44
ARM9I'm using the stock xfce4-indicator-plugin that comes with xubuntu 14.0419:45
brainwashyou could install and add xfce4-battery-plugin to your panel19:45
ARM9s/vendors/laptop\/battery vendors/19:46
Unit193I use xfce4-power-manager's icon.19:46
ARM9I'll give it a shot19:47
brainwashhowever, battery indicators only display data provided by the kernel19:47
ARM9makes sense19:48
brainwashso there might be something else broken (kernel-related)19:48
AndChat|511I have a huge problem. I broke my installation and when I try to login, X doesn't connect, the pc just halts. I can ctrl alt f1 into the command line and execute programs from it. I have the 14.04.1 ISO, but need to make one of my usb sticks bootable and I only have the command line to do it in. No other pcs available for miles20:42
ARM9use dd20:44
AndChat|511I'm not familiar, I'll try it20:45
AndChat|511Do you have a link to a command / how to dd? I'm googling now20:45
ARM9dd if=livecd.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=4M20:47
ARM9rename livecd.iso obviously, and make sure /dev/whatever maps to your usb drive20:47
ARM9actually let me rephrase that20:47
ARM9make sure that you pass the path to your usb drive with of=20:48
AndChat|511Okay one more complication.20:48
AndChat|511I did it struggling, but is there a way for me to quickly figure out if my usb drive is mounted and where?20:49
AndChat|511I'm a cripple without the gui nowadays20:49
ARM9use dmesg20:51
AndChat|511K ty20:51
David-AAndChat|511: technically, the usb should not be "mounted" (as a file system) when you dd to its /dev/xxx20:53
AndChat|511Ok20:54
AndChat|511Can I copy files from the usb from the terminal?20:57
bazhangin addition to dd?20:58
AndChat|511Oh duh, nvm20:59
sadhashHow can I get the iso off the usb stick I have? I tried to cd into the drive but that didn't work21:11
deshipusadhash: how did you get it on it?21:12
sadhashPhone with usb to go21:12
deshipuso it's just a file?21:13
deshipuit should be automatically mounted in /media/ when you insert it21:13
sadhashI downloaded the iso to my unrooted DROID, put the iso on a flash usb stick21:13
sadhashBut my xubuntu is busted while I was playing in a root shell21:14
sadhashI'll check media21:14
sadhashOkay... I see /media/usb has nothing in it, though I know the iso file is supposed to be there21:15
sadhashExtremely difficult to repair without X working21:27
likemindeadHaving trouble doing coursework. Java issues. http://ibin.co/1XrL9ZayJt1z (Chromium) http://ibin.co/1XrLMgbx0ozX (Firefox)21:39
likemindeadAny ideas?21:39
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David-Alikemindead: a java plugin should have been installed if you installed the package xubuntu-restricted-extras22:05
likemindeadYep. Don't have Java issues anywhere else. Just this stupid Pearson site.22:07
David-Alikemindead:pearsonmylabandmastering.com has a banner complaining that my java is not ver 7 upd 51. (which it is not)22:14
likemindeadJava is awful...22:18
David-Alikemindead: I don't know what version of java is the current in 14.04, or what you have.22:21
David-Asadhash: when you dd an .iso to an usb device (the /dev/xxx) any filesystem that was on it before will be wiped out. there is no point formatting the usb before the dd.22:26
sadhashI have fhe iso on the device I want to format22:27
sadhashRight now I have a usb stick with the iso on it ready to be transferred to the PC. that's where I'm stuck atm22:27
holsteinsadhash: you can dd copy the iso to the stick, or use unetbootin ..check out..22:28
holstein!Install22:28
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sadhashI can't locate the iso, to be specific. I don't have the bandwidth to download it again22:29
David-Aholstein, sadhash: it is unlikely that you can dd an .iso that is located on a usb-stick onto the same usb-stick.22:30
sadhashI'll read docs. I've been at reading documentation for hours trying to get th22:30
sadhashEvery solution seems to require X to be working. Which it's not for me22:30
sadhashNo no, I want to put it on the hard drive first22:30
sadhashI just don't have the bandwidth to install to the pc from the internet. I just want to transfer from the usb pendrive onto the pc first, before I dd22:31
David-Asadhash: I now suppose you have a .iso file on a usb-stick and want to make a live-usb-system on the same or another usb-stick? or do you have a dvd drive and an empty dvd disk?22:31
sadhashNot dvd but usb stick22:32
David-Asadhash: what is the final goal? to use the .iso file, to make a live system, from where to install xubuntu on the hard drive?22:33
sadhashI have 2 usb sticks, both 16gb, and my pc that only boots from scsi or usb22:33
sadhashYes sir22:33
David-Asadhash: use one of the usb sticks for a live usb system. one way to do that is to dd a .iso onto it. then boot the live usb system and install to the hard drive.22:35
David-Asadhash: do you have 2 usb ports, so you can access an .iso file on one usb to dd it to another usb?22:36
sadhashYes I can22:36
David-Asadhash: do you currently have an .iso file on one usb? (as a file, e.g. called xubuntu-bla-bla-bla.iso)?22:37
sadhashYes22:38
David-Asadhash: the usb with the file should be mounted, so you can read the file. then if would have a device like /dev/zzz and be mounted maybe in /media/something (zzz and something are variables)22:39
sadhashUsb drives are not mounting22:40
David-Asadhash: the other usb where you are going to create the live system should not be mounted, but should have a device in /dev/xxx (where xxx is a variable)22:40
David-Asadhash: if the usb with the .iso file is not mounted automagically you should be able to mount it manually. first create an empty dir to become its mount point. e.g. 'mkdir /media/usbwithiso' and then 'mount /dev/zzz /media/usbwithiso'22:42
sadhashYay22:43
David-Asadhash: (where zzz is the same variable a before) (usbwithiso could be just that if you want, or name it something else if you want)22:44
sadhashI love you.22:44
sadhashNow to find the name of the blank usb stick I'm going to make live22:45
sadhashTytytytyty22:48
sadhashIsolinux.bin missing or corrupt22:50
sadhashWhen rebooting, bios says a new error. "Isolinux.bin" not found or corrupt23:00
David-Asadhash: is that error when you boot into the live usb system? (that you just created with a dd)23:04
sadhashWhen I attempt to boot from the liveusb we just created23:08
sadhashI used dd if=/media/usb/xubuntu-14.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/sdc123:11
sadhashSdc1 being my sacrificial live usb device23:11
sadhashIt finished with a successful output. I tried it again, restarted, same result23:12
David-Asadhash: you could compare the md5sum of the .iso file with, ehh, some site23:14
sadhashI'll have to figure that out23:15
David-Asadhash: md5sums on a UK mirror http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/trusty/release/MD5SUMS23:18
sadhashThe hash checks out as valid23:20
David-Asadhash: your error is smarter than me :)23:21
sadhashThanks ill keep reading documentation. Or go to Walmart and buy a new pc23:22
sadhashWell, laptop.. /Cry23:22

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