[00:16] <Guest4291> I know this question has been asked before but how would I go back to Windows from Xubuntu? I already downloaded the ISO but I have no clue what to do next.
[00:16] <Guest4291> I installed FuriusISO, GParted, & Unetbootin. I have no clue what im doing.
[00:17] <drc> OK, I'm confused...You installed Xubuntu over Windows and now you want to get rid of Xubuntu and go back to Wndows?
[00:18] <Guest4291> That's correct
[00:18] <Guest4291> I love the OS but my touch screen works best on Windows
[00:19] <drc> Then simple boot from your original install/restore disk (whatever came with your computer) and re-install windows.
[00:19] <Guest4291> I've been looking through forums but for the life of me can't find what work
[00:20] <Guest4291> I have an ISO downloaded. This pc didnt come with a disk drive.
[00:21] <drc> I'd be very careful of using a "downloaded" windows iso (unless you are really really sure it's from MS).
[00:21] <Guest4291> i am 100% sure the iso is good.
[00:21] <drc> But unetbootin should burn the iso to a usb (I'm assuming thats what you want to do?)
[00:22] <drc> You may want to google on how to use unetbootin.  I use it all the time, but never to burn a wndows disk, I have no idea if there
[00:23] <drc> 's anything spewcial to do.
[00:23] <Guest4291> is there a way to boot the windows iso without a usb or cd? like put it on a partition or something? idk
[00:24] <bazhang> !find yumi
[00:24] <Guest4291> so you never installed windows over ubuntu? you've ran xubuntu all your life?
[00:24] <drc> sure, but that's way beyond the scope of the channel...and besides, if you have to ask, I'm not sure you have the skill set to accomplish it.
[00:24] <drc> I ran BSD long before I ever saw windows :)
[00:24] <drc> I have installed Linus/BSD over windows many times.
[00:24] <bazhang> something like yumi, be sure in ##windows Guest4291
[00:25] <Guest4291> i've done this before on a different pc but that was a while ago
[00:25] <bazhang>  /join ##windows for confirmation
[00:25] <Guest4291> alright thanks
[00:25] <bazhang> np
[00:27] <bazhang> !find grml
[00:39] <Guest4291> Would you happen to know how to create a new partition?
[00:40] <bazhang> with gparted live disk
[00:44] <Guest4291> ok i had unallocated space so i made a new partition and extracted my iso into the new partition. is it possible to boot this partition and have windows be installed at the bios screen?
[00:44] <Guest4291> or is that a #windows question
[00:45] <artag> i have usually installed windows first, then run the ubuntu installer from the cd or usb stick
[00:46] <artag> the installer creates a boot menu that allows you to select an OS
[00:46] <artag> I don't think windows does this well if you do it the other way around
[00:46] <artag> the installer will allow you to choose what partitions you create
[00:46] <artag> though i don't think it allows you to repartition - you'll have to do that first
[00:48] <artag> (i say install windows first .. i don't ever have a need to do that, but sometimes I get a machine with it already on, so I repartition it into a little space)
[00:49]  * ObrienDave aims a bazooka at google translate. *BOOM*
[01:15] <mathematician> hello
[01:15] <mathematician> i have a question that maybe the result of faulty wifi card but need to make sure
[01:16] <mathematician> anyone here?
[01:16] <drc> We're all waiting for you to actually <ask> the question.
[01:16] <mathematician> ya sorry,
[01:16] <drc> or asleep. it's hard to tell
[01:17] <mathematician> i can connect to the internet through wired connection
[01:17] <mathematician> but wireless
[01:17] <mathematician> wireless does not work on any other live linuxes as well.
[01:19] <drc> mathematician:  you <still> haven't ask a question.
[01:19] <mathematician> any ideas on as to how get wireless up and running?
[01:21] <bazhang> what does ifconfig show
[01:21] <bazhang> lo etho and wlan0?
[01:21] <bazhang> eth0 that is
[01:21] <mathematician> shows all
[01:21] <mathematician> eth0 has the correct info
[01:22] <bazhang> sudo dhclient wlan0
[01:23] <mathematician> ok, what am i looking for?
[01:23] <artag> there's all that wpa_supplicant stuff, and iwconfig, if you want to do it manually. Or there's network manager, if it isn't broken
[01:24] <bazhang> a lease
[01:25] <mathematician> i do not mind manual labour
[01:25] <mathematician> just would like to get it up and running
[01:25] <mathematician> this is from
[01:25] <mathematician> iwconfig:  IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:off/any             Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=16 dBm              Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off           Power Management:off
[01:25] <bazhang> whats the return from sudo dhclient wlan0
[01:26] <mathematician> no return. just sat blank
[01:26] <artag> i don't know my way around that stuff. I did it once, but was quite relived when it became automatic
[01:26] <mathematician> i have inputed all the correct info to network manager
[01:26] <artag> right, so it hasn't connected. it needs to do that before it gets a lease
[01:26] <mathematician> im on wired now
[01:27] <mathematician> should i disconnect etherchord and try again that command?
[01:27] <artag> no, you can have both connections. it won't work well but you'll get further than that
[01:28] <mathematician> retying the command
[01:29] <artag> are you running xfce desktop ?
[01:29] <xubuntu70w> What is the command to install grub bootloader?
[01:29] <xubuntu70w> I want to do this from terminal
[01:30] <mathematician> no luck on that command sudo dhclient wlan0. just a blinking text box
[01:30] <artag> no, it can't get a dhcp lease because there is no wireless connection
[01:33] <JackFrost> xubuntu70w: Read up on grub-install,  man grub-install
[01:36] <mathematician> no luck with the wifi connection. it sees the connects aviable but goes in circles with the end result being "diconnected"
[01:36] <mathematician> connections*
[01:38] <mathematician> is there a an update specifically for the wireless firmware?
[01:50] <artag> i don't know. I have seen similar problems in the past but am not suffering them now
[01:56] <mathematician> ok, i tried setting up wireless with iwconfig and got this message: Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :     SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
[02:33] <artag> http://superuser.com/questions/42460/can-you-explain-how-to-understand-what-the-iwconfig-command-displays-in-ubuntu
[04:12] <andrewXubuntu> Hello, can anyone say if it's possible to correct a mistake that I did with FDISK?
[04:14] <holstein> andrewXubuntu: possibly.. share some details, and a voluteer will try and answer
[04:16] <andrewXubuntu> holstein, alright! So I was installing xubuntu on my machine which already had windows xp, so I shrink the partition with success, and then I use FDISK to re-write the partition, the problem is, my old partition started at 63 but on the new I only can choose 2048, maybe this is a problem?
[04:17] <holstein> andrewXubuntu: what do i do? i do complete backups of *all* data, before resizing partitions like that.. you *can* lose data, and break things..
[04:18] <holstein> andrewXubuntu: what do i think you should do? stop, and try and access any important data, and back it up.. use a live ISO via USB.. the xubuntu installer for example
[04:19] <andrewXubuntu> holstein, the problem is that I can see the partition
[04:19] <andrewXubuntu> I mean the content
[04:20] <andrewXubuntu> Is possible to set the start of sector manually?
[04:20] <holstein> andrewXubuntu: do you mean, the problem is, you *cant* see the content? from where? a live iso? as i said, you can break partitions like that.. is the partition broken? if so, you can try something like the test disk suite
[04:21] <holstein> andrewXubuntu: most *anything* is possible.. the problem would be to just move forward doing things, without having a backup
[04:21] <andrewXubuntu> holstein, yes I know that,
[04:21] <holstein> andrewXubuntu: if i had important data on that disk, i would back it up, ASAP.. if the partition is not accessible, i would use test disk and see what i can get. is that the case?
[04:21] <andrewXubuntu> In fact I have some backups,
[04:22] <andrewXubuntu> but I would like to know if is possible to fix that mess that I made
[04:22] <holstein> andrewXubuntu: sure.. so, do you have *everything* backed up? if not, do that first.. its a good idea, and good practice, since *all* drives fail
[04:22] <andrewXubuntu> No, unfortunatelly not everything
[04:22] <holstein> andrewXubuntu: what i would do *before* attempting *any* fix is, as i stated, backup what i need
[04:23] <holstein> andrewXubuntu: if the partition is not mounting from a live iso, i would use test disk.. photorec for example
[04:23] <andrewXubuntu> holstein, test disk
[04:23] <andrewXubuntu> inside live iso?
[04:23] <holstein> http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec
[04:24] <holstein> andrewXubuntu: you want to run that tool *not* from the drive you are trying to recover from
[04:24] <holstein> andrewXubuntu: if that means a live iso, then, yes.. and, as i indicated before, thats waht i would use.. the live iso installer for xubuntu
[04:24] <andrewXubuntu> I see, I'm currently running from USB, so I'm ok
[04:24] <andrewXubuntu> I think
[04:25] <andrewXubuntu> sorry for newbies questions
[04:25] <andrewXubuntu> I'm windows user trying to change
[04:25] <holstein> andrewXubuntu: only you can see for sure.. i would want to be running from the live environment, and ask one of the tools to recover data
[04:26] <holstein> andrewXubuntu: sure.. try and approach it as much like you did windows as possible.. for example, you didnt shrink a partition when you installed windows.. you likely intalled windows, or bought a machine with windows on it
[04:29] <andrewXubuntu> holstein, yes, in fact in windows I did using partition magic
[04:29] <andrewXubuntu> I should have used again
[04:29] <andrewXubuntu> :)
[04:29] <holstein> you should use whatever tools you can do the job with.. but, i think you are assuming some things, right now
[04:30] <holstein> i would backup the data, with a recovery tool, if need be, and test the hard drive before moving on
[04:30] <andrewXubuntu> holstein, I will read that link you gave me
[04:30] <andrewXubuntu> now
[04:31] <holstein> http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Step_By_Step is where i would start..
[04:31] <holstein> though, this is not a fix for your problem, at all..
[04:33] <andrewXubuntu> yes
[04:33] <andrewXubuntu> Time to read brb
[05:14] <dbenson> Does anybody know how to get xfce4 kiosk mode working?  I've followed quite a few tutorials and done some experimenting with various config files but haven't had much luck.  Any help or links would be appreciated....
[05:19] <holstein> dbenson: i, recently, have not been able to make it work, either
[05:44] <dbenson> holstein - thank you for letting me know...
[05:49] <dbenson> holstein: in case you're still working on it, I've been creating launchers in the user profile (.desktop files) and then changing the owner/perms as root to prevent changes.  I also had to uninstall things like nm-applet to prevent network changes...  little hacks like that have gotten me a bit closer, maybe it will help you too...
[05:53] <holstein> dbenson: i just went with a read-only setup in a different desktop environment, then, didnt need to do it any longer..
[10:11] <bathtub95> I suddenly can't mount any drives because 'Not authorized to perform operation'. Networking is also disabled and can't be reenabled. Any ideas? Sounds like user permissions but I'm a newbie.
[11:45] <andrewXubuntu> holstein, Hey are you there?
[11:48] <Luyin> andrewXubuntu: if you've got a question, ask the room
[11:50] <andrewXubuntu> Luyin, No is not a question, I just want to thank him, I was able to fix a mess that I made with FDISK using the links he pointed out, I'll leave a msg to him then! :)
[13:09] <nanogeek> hey there! I'm new to this channel and i hope we have many things in common
[13:27] <cfhowlett> !details | nanogeek,
[14:24] <madduck> is there a recommended way to mount a Samba share upon login without requiring additional authentication?
[14:29] <madduck> thunar seems not to give me a way to do it via gvfs, clicking on browse network gives «failed to open "/ on ".»
[14:29] <madduck> «operation not supported»
[14:34] <madduck> gvfs-backends is installed, thunar-* is installed… :/
[14:38] <rosaecaeruleae> is GPG already installed in xubuntu or do I have to get it?
[14:39] <Pici> should already be installed.
[14:39] <rosaecaeruleae> Pici, ok, how do I use it?
[14:39] <Pici> rosaecaeruleae: What do you want to do with it?
[14:40] <rosaecaeruleae> Pici, send encrypted mails
[14:41] <Pici> Well, gpg is just for file encryption, you'll need to find a plugin or similar for your mail client to use it.
[14:41] <Pici> !gpg
[15:58] <dmfrey> my last upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04.1 ran into some issues.  I would like to reinstall or reconfigure the window manager, however, I am unsure as to which packages I should do this to.  Which packages should i work on?
[16:34] <dmfrey> disregard
[19:00] <laci_> hello to all!
[19:03] <Manj-811-Xfce> right clicks on my touchpad register as a leftclick.do you know a quick fix?
[19:05] <slickymasterWork> !hi | laci_
[19:05] <drc> Manj-811-Xfce: Have you tried Mouse and Touchpad in Settings?
[19:07] <Manj-811-Xfce> i have but theres no option in there for clicks
[19:08] <slickymasterWork> Manj-811-Xfce: in the Devices tab of Mouse and Touchpad you have a Buttons and Feedback sub-tab
[19:08] <drc> Does Buttons and Feedback (under the appropriate Device)>right-handed and Left-handed not work?
[19:11] <Manj-811-Xfce> uh it does work. i selected right-handed
[19:11] <drc> So..Problem Solved? :)
[19:12] <Manj-811-Xfce> not really lol. when i select left-handed iget the right click dropdown menu
[19:12] <Manj-811-Xfce> but i cant click and grab anything
[19:12] <drc> and what happens when you select right-handed?
[19:13] <Manj-811-Xfce> but when i select right-handed i can click and grab but i cant get the right click dropdown menus
[19:13] <Manj-811-Xfce> i hope you understand what im saying
[19:15] <Manj-811-Xfce> well i found a workaround. tapping my touchpad with two fingers register as a right click. that'll do i guess
[19:23] <drc> I can't get my trackpad (which I very rarely use) to misbehave like that, so, I'm out of ideas, sorry.
[21:50] <kol_> hi
[21:51] <kol_> i have a questoin about the keyboard layout
[21:51] <kol_> i'd like to set a new shortcut to change my keyboard layout with setxhbmap but it does not work :/
[21:51] <kol_> if anyone would like to help me, i'd be really happy :)
[21:55] <wbled> I have a problem with xubuntu
[21:55] <wbled> 14.10 to be exact
[21:55] <wbled> whenever I boot, I get no sound so I always have to type "sudo alsa force-reload" in the terminal
[21:55] <wbled> can someone tell me how to fix this?
[21:56] <wbled> seriously
[21:56] <wbled> pls
[21:58] <wbled> dangit you people
[21:58] <wbled> k, whatever
[21:58] <wbled> buh-bye!
[21:58] <wbled> merry early christmas!
[22:05] <drc> wow...a whole 3 minutes...
[22:34] <drc> In Xubuntu 14.10, does the Power Manager Plugin (for the panel) actually <do> anything (other than sit there and tell you the state of your batteries if/when you click on it)...as opposed to the old indicator-power (which would at least tell you if your box was on batter or powercord) ?
[22:38] <octetcloud> It says "Discharging" when on battery, which isn't really explicit, but gets the job done.
[22:38] <octetcloud> drc: ^
[22:39] <drc> octetcloud: from what I can tell, one still has to "mouse over" the icon to tell that.
[22:40] <drc> the icon itself doesn't change.
[22:40] <drc> as opposed to the old system :)
[22:41]  * drc thinks change is good...but only if I like the change :)
[22:42] <drc> But I was wondering if I was missing something in the new system.