| dum84 | will deja dupe enable me to 1:1 so as to repair system disasters (although unlikely to happen)? | 00:01 |
|---|---|---|
| dum84 | I need this because system will lie on a SSD disk which might fail sooner than expected | 00:02 |
| * dum84 is startpaging | 00:06 | |
| Unit193 | I don't think it does, but another name I know of (but not much about), is bacula. It may or may not be worth checking out (fwiw, I use rsync container and only what I want) | 00:09 |
| dum84 | but do you backup the system itself? | 00:10 |
| dum84 | I think I understood that all these software backup folders rather than entire disks | 00:11 |
| dum84 | Clonezilla still convinces me.. | 00:14 |
| dum84 | and deja dup would be perfect for backing up personal folders | 00:15 |
| dum84 | mmm... hard to have others boot from CD and follow the wizard of CloneZilla Live... I'll have to think of something else | 00:24 |
| dum84 | can one clone their system drive while using it? | 00:25 |
| dum84 | thanks for your help | 00:34 |
| dum84 | good night | 00:34 |
| kyfami | Moving back to xubuntu from openSUSE and currently installing, I was wondering... Would you recommend btfrs over ext4? Or is btfrs too new still to be regarded as a reliable filesystem? | 00:35 |
| n-iCe | hello | 02:22 |
| xubuntu38w | Can someone please pass along advice for getting a new xubuntu wifi account set up? I am wired in to be here | 04:05 |
| xubuntu38w | Can someone please pass along advice for getting a new xubuntu wifi account set up? I am wired in to be here | 04:05 |
| xubuntu38w | doh | 04:06 |
| Unit193 | "wifi account"? If your wireless card isn't working, perhaps you need the driver for it. | 04:08 |
| cfhowlett | xubuntu38w, this ^^^ | 04:09 |
| cfhowlett | !details | xubuntu38w | 04:10 |
| ubottu | xubuntu38w: Please elaborate; your question or issue may not seem clear or detailed enough for people to help you. Please give more detailed information, errors, steps, and possibly configuration files (use the !pastebin to avoid flooding the channel) | 04:10 |
| xubuntu38w | was just running regular ubuntu for 3 years, my harddrive crashed, got a new one and sold on installing xubuntu, and today is day one of opening and seeing whats working and not | 04:11 |
| xubuntu38w | i have my att router up that my ubuntu was able to work off just fine | 04:12 |
| cfhowlett | xubuntu38w, I'd bet you didn't install the required drivers | 04:12 |
| cfhowlett | !wifi | 04:12 |
| ubottu | Wireless documentation, including how-to guides and troubleshooting information, can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs | 04:12 |
| xubuntu38w | thanks! | 04:12 |
| ubuntuaddicted | where would I set my x server to start with the -bs option? lightdm.conf.d/10-xubuntu.conf just says user-session=xubuntu so i'm not sure where the actual command is for starting X | 05:19 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | unless you don't have a desktop manager installed, the dm is what starts the x session. | 05:20 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | the user session just sets what desktop environment the user will use, when signing in. | 05:21 |
| Unit193 | lightdm.conf.d/50-xserver-command.conf | 05:21 |
| Unit193 | Not supposed to edit things in /usr/share as much, so copy that to the etc dir and edit that (else upgrades will overwrite without asking. If you upgrade, diff them for a manual "merge".) | 05:23 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Unit193, i don't follow sorry. lightdm is just booting xubuntu session. i'm asking what conf file actually starts X for xubuntu? | 05:26 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, i'm using whatever comes in Xubuntu | 05:30 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | what is the -bs argument for? | 05:32 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, disabling backing store without disabling composite. it's mentioned here and about the bug in X where setting the option in xorg.conf doesn't actually disable it https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/679688/linux/tearing-in-sdl-1-2-apps-unless-composite-extension-is-completely-disabled-/ | 05:34 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | I don't know what backing store is. :( | 05:36 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | Any tearing issues I had with xfce, I attributed to the built-in compositor. So, I disabled it and installed compton. | 05:38 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | Works like a dream. | 05:38 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, yes, i've done that already | 05:38 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, so i see in lightdm log file it starts X using Launching process 3565: /usr/bin/X -core :0 -seat seat0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch so i just need to find the file that adding those options on the end | 05:39 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | then I got a compton conf file that has the settings I need. | 05:39 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, sure, if you care to link me to a pastebin that would be great but i'm betting i'm already using it | 05:39 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | Hmm... I never had that issue on an nvidia card. | 05:39 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, do you use dual monitors? can you watch this video without any screen tearing on your gaming monitor? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xkNy9gfKOg | 05:40 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | No, I just stick to single monitors. Also, I'm not on my pc with the nvidia card. This laptop has an old intel 945 chipset. | 05:41 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | I used the conf from here... http://duncanlock.net/blog/2013/06/07/how-to-switch-to-compton-for-beautiful-tear-free-compositing-in-xfce/ | 05:41 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | So, it's probably the same. | 05:41 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, yeap, i use those settings. :) | 05:41 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, so....... back to my original question. where is the conf file that tells X what options to launch with | 05:42 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | I thought Unit193 mentioned that, already. | 05:42 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | lightdm.conf.d/50-xserver-command.conf | 05:43 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, that's only X -core | 05:43 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | Oh... hmmm. | 05:44 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, plus he mentioned something about moving it to /etc/, not sure what he means. | 05:44 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | Then, I'm not sure. never fiddled that hard with lightdm conf files. | 05:44 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, ok, i found out just editing the 50-xserver-command.conf is suggested here so i'll just do that instead of copying it to /etc/. http://askubuntu.com/questions/450593/how-do-i-eliminate-screen-tearing-on-14-04-and-xbmc-with-nvidia-331 | 05:48 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, i just don't know what he meant by copying it to /etc/ ortherwise i'd do that. probabyl because if the lightdm package is updated my changes will be lost | 05:49 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | there are lightdm conf files in the /etc directory. | 05:51 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | If I am interpreting that correctly. | 05:51 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, i know, i've opened everyone and not one of them starts X | 05:53 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | Hmm... I don't know then. | 05:54 |
| ubuntuaddicted | ubuntu has so many conf's that load conf's that launch conf's its pretty silly. | 05:55 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | lol | 05:55 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | Welcome to linux. | 05:55 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | That probably won't change in our lifetime. | 05:56 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, ah but thats not all linux. I don't have this issue in Arch | 05:56 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | Arch is a whole other beast. | 05:57 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Arch is linux. :) | 05:57 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | They pride themselves on streamlining. | 05:57 |
| ubuntuaddicted | im just making an observation is all | 05:57 |
| ubuntuaddicted | ubuntu may be end user friendly but when you need to dig into something it's really difficult to get to the root cause | 05:57 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | The hope is that you won't have to dig. But, I see your concern. | 05:58 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, like in arch and I use kde. i would simply edit /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc | 05:58 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | The only problem with that is updates overriding your changes. | 06:01 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, right, i just don't know if I would copy that 50-xserver-command.conf file to /etc/lightdm.conf.d/50-xserver-command.conf OR just /etc/? | 06:03 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | it's actually /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/ | 06:04 |
| ubuntuaddicted | so that's where i would put the file? | 06:04 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | And I believe that's where you would copy the conf file. | 06:05 |
| ubuntuaddicted | Poisoned_Dragon, ok, i'll give that a try. thanks | 06:05 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | then, edit at your leisure. | 06:05 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | as root, of course. | 06:05 |
| Poisoned_Dragon | using sudo | 06:05 |
| ubuntuaddicted | yeap, already done. going to reboot and see if lightdm log reports the -bs switch being used to start X . brb | 06:08 |
| === _ben_lowery|afk is now known as _ben_lowery | ||
| Quixx | Middle click + mouse left/right doesn't seem to adjust window transparency with my desktop like it does on my laptop. | 14:54 |
| Quixx | This might have something to do with how the thinkpad's middle button is mapped? | 14:54 |
| Quixx | Middle clicking seems to drop windows behind others. | 14:55 |
| knome | Quixx, alt+scroll on titlebar | 15:02 |
| Quixx | alt+scroll zooms the screen | 15:03 |
| knome | which xubuntu version are you running? | 15:03 |
| Quixx | 14.10, should be up to date | 15:04 |
| knome | i guess i have non-default configuration regarding that then | 15:04 |
| knome | this had some changes in 14.10 when the zoom was introduced | 15:04 |
| Quixx | Again, on my laptop running the same version, alt+moving the cursor left or right did this | 15:04 |
| Quixx | but middle clicking the titlebar drops the window on my desktop | 15:04 |
| Quixx | (Also I'd like my forward/back buttons on my mouse to work, but that's another issue?) | 15:05 |
| knome | most likely | 15:06 |
| tyrog | Has anyone tried to use ibus-mozc in 14.10? | 16:25 |
| === baizon_ is now known as baizon | ||
| voidvoid | im trying to read a dvdrom but it says "my disc" not authorized to perform operation | 17:18 |
| voidvoid | and the icon on the desktop looks disable ... some help plz | 17:18 |
| holstein | voidvoid: what operation are you trying to perform? watch a movie on DVD? | 17:19 |
| voidvoid | i just put a cd ... and i cant access to it .. it icon for my cd/dvdrom is disable | 17:20 |
| voidvoid | not authorized to perfom operations | 17:20 |
| holstein | voidvoid: what are you trying to do? play a music cd? | 17:21 |
| genii | Probably not in plugdev | 17:24 |
| dede_ | hi | 17:54 |
| dede_ | my xubuntu 14.10 cannot recognize any wireless connection | 17:54 |
| holstein | !wifi | 17:54 |
| ubottu | Wireless documentation, including how-to guides and troubleshooting information, can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs | 17:54 |
| dede_ | frustrating, i am now using other computer | 17:54 |
| holstein | did the device ever work in linux? does it work in any supported operating systems? ie, is the device functioning properly? and enabled in the bios? etc.. | 17:55 |
| dede_ | yes it worked | 17:57 |
| dede_ | 5 months ago, last time I was in college | 17:57 |
| dede_ | at home I am wired | 17:57 |
| dede_ | laptop should have automatically recognized the wifi at college, but it does not cycle | 17:57 |
| holstein | so, you could have broken hardware since then, or, the kernel isnt supported by the hardware. or, you have a chip that requires proprietary software.. such as | 17:57 |
| holstein | !broadcom | 17:58 |
| ubottu | Help with Broadcom bcm43xx can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx | 17:58 |
| dede_ | have to use another computer | 18:01 |
| dede_ | brb | 18:01 |
| dede_ | hi | 18:09 |
| dede_ | who helped me 4 minutea go? | 18:09 |
| holstein | dede_: i was communicating with you about a wifi issue.. whats up? | 18:16 |
| dede_ | holstein: did you paste 2 urls? | 18:17 |
| holstein | !broadcom | 18:19 |
| ubottu | Help with Broadcom bcm43xx can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx | 18:19 |
| holstein | !wifi | 18:19 |
| ubottu | Wireless documentation, including how-to guides and troubleshooting information, can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs | 18:19 |
| holstein | ^ those 2.. | 18:19 |
| voidvoid | genii | 18:33 |
| voidvoid | it got a microsoft project i want to intall it on playonlinux if i mount it manually it works but i want it have the right permissions that way i dont want to do a "mount" manually | 18:34 |
| holstein | voidvoid: i would go with whatever "mount it manually" means, since, it can be challenging running applicatition where they are not intended to be ran | 18:36 |
| voidvoid | when i load a cd/dvdrom only can the the direct access to it "my disc" disable if i want to access by doing double clikc i cant ... it says "not authorized to perform operation" | 18:39 |
| holstein | voidvoid: if this is related to a game on the disc that is created for windows, i would just copy the data off the disc, if possible.. | 18:43 |
| holstein | voidvoid: if you can run it manually, just do that.. you can create a shortcut to the manual command.. | 18:43 |
| voidvoid | yes it works but i want every time i load a cd/dvd i can read it automatically | 18:48 |
| holstein | voidvoid: but, its not a CD/DVD, friend. you are talking about windows software | 18:49 |
| holstein | voidvoid: it depends on what is on the optical disk.. | 18:49 |
| voidvoid | it not what is on the optial disk its about permissions | 18:54 |
| === Chaser__ is now known as Chaser | ||
| dede | hi there again | 19:28 |
| dede | my lapotp | 19:28 |
| dede | BIOS screen: | 19:28 |
| dede | ERROR 0271: check date and time settings | 19:28 |
| dede | warning 0251 system CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used | 19:28 |
| dede | press f1 to resume, f2 to setup | 19:28 |
| dede | its always that, no matter how many times i setup the damned machine, it always shows that thing, together with a loud and annoying beep | 19:29 |
| deshipu | looks like your cmos battery is dead | 19:31 |
| deshipu | is that an old computer? | 19:31 |
| deshipu | also, this is in no way related to linux | 19:32 |
| dede | deshipu: i ask where I think I can get any help, if you know of any other chanel, plese point that out to me | 19:32 |
| dede | the computer is 5 years old | 19:33 |
| deshipu | ##hardware comes to mind | 19:33 |
| deshipu | just replace the cmos battery | 19:33 |
| deshipu | it's probably a 3V button battery | 19:33 |
| dede | deshipu: how much does a new cmos battery cost? | 19:33 |
| deshipu | dede: http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Lithium-Button-Battery-Retail/dp/B0002DSVTC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416339244&sr=8-2&keywords=3v+button+cell+battery | 19:34 |
| deshipu | dede: you can get it cheaper in a local store | 19:34 |
| deshipu | just make sure you get the right size | 19:34 |
| deshipu | check what battery is used in yours and buy same one | 19:34 |
| dede | deshipu: i assume asking in hardware is now redundant... | 19:35 |
| deshipu | they may have better ideas | 19:35 |
| dede | deshipu: is 4 years time enough to empty the cmos battery? | 19:36 |
| deshipu | dede: maybe, or maybe it just got old and lost its charge | 19:37 |
| dede | deshipu: somehow i cannot send to hardware, am I banned? | 19:37 |
| deshipu | dede: it may also be something else broken, but I would start with the battery | 19:37 |
| deshipu | dede: you need to have your nick registered on freenode to send to some channels | 19:37 |
| dede | ?? | 19:38 |
| deshipu | dede: http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#plusr | 19:38 |
| dede | deshipu: cmos batteries are not reachargeable, are they? | 19:40 |
| deshipu | no, usually not | 19:40 |
| dede | great, tomorrow i have to work | 19:40 |
| deshipu | but I'm not 100% laptops have them | 19:40 |
| deshipu | since they have their own battery | 19:41 |
| dede | im confused, | 19:41 |
| deshipu | you have to check if yours have it | 19:41 |
| deshipu | has | 19:41 |
| dede | laptops have a battery, and regardeless of that, the cmos has its own battery, <<? | 19:41 |
| deshipu | yeah, it's for the internal clock and bios settings | 19:42 |
| dede | ok, this problem is not related to the inability of my laptop to detect wireless connections. | 19:43 |
| dede | Im not at a library and everyone connects without problems but me | 19:43 |
| dede | im now* | 19:43 |
| dede | is that right? | 19:44 |
| deshipu | probably not, although it may be something else broken | 19:44 |
| dede | what could be broken? | 19:46 |
| deshipu | I don't know | 19:51 |
| dede | thx deshipu | 19:51 |
| dede | ill go eat something now | 19:51 |
| dede | and arrange a moving out | 19:51 |
| ztxgpsman | good evening (it is here in the uk), I want to move my swap partition (xub 14.10) please can you sanity check me ? >swapoff /dev/old >mkswap /dev/new >swapon /dev/new is this sequence correct please? Assuming /dev/new is formatted as Linux-swap. tia!! | 20:37 |
| neoranger | someone to speak spanish? | 21:22 |
| === brainwash_ is now known as brainwash | ||
| genii | !es | 21:46 |
| ubottu | En 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. | 21:46 |
| === azeam_afk is now known as azeam | ||
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