[00:01] <guest_> i have searched around a bit but have not found a resolution. thats why i'm here
[00:10] <bennypr0fane> Hello, if my music collection is stored in the root part of the file system, how can I give  my music player (Amarok) access to it?
[00:12] <AgAu> why not store your music collection in your home dir?
[00:13] <knome> bennypr0fane, just make sure it is readable by your user
[00:14] <bennypr0fane> AgAu, that's because I want to be able to sync it with Owncloud - *on my server*. That means, all the music files are under the owncloud server root, which is served to the web by Apache and has to be there
[00:14] <AgAu> ah okay :D
[00:14] <bennypr0fane> knome, reading shouldn't be a problem normally, should it?
[00:15] <knome> not really.. have you even tried if it works or not?
[00:15] <bennypr0fane> knome yes, just now. Doesn't seem like it's working
[00:15] <knome> have you launched amarok from the terminal and looked if it outputs some errors?
[00:16] <bennypr0fane> knome, good idea, trying that
[00:18] <bennypr0fane> gotcha: "QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /var/www/owncloud/data"
[00:19] <bennypr0fane> my music is actually three more levels below that, but the file chooser wouldn't let me go any depper
[00:19] <bennypr0fane> *deeper
[00:22] <knome> check the subdirectory permissions
[00:23] <bennypr0fane> ah, and above that I have: "QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: Permission denied"
[00:23] <bennypr0fane> knome, how do I do that?
[00:24] <bennypr0fane> ah right, this is strange. the data direct is readable only with sudo
[00:24] <knome> there you go, you'll need to make it readable by your user
[00:25] <bennypr0fane> */var/www/owncloud/data directory
[00:25] <knome> i would probably add a subfolder that is owned by you
[00:25] <knome> but naturally you need read permission to the parent directory as well
[00:25] <bennypr0fane> I never remember those chmod options
[00:25] <bennypr0fane> why a subfolder?
[00:26] <bennypr0fane> knome, you wouldn't happen to have any idea *why* that folder is closed for user?
[00:26] <knome> if the data directory is created by the owncloud software, i would only touch it as much as i needed
[00:26] <knome> nope, i don't use ownclod
[00:26] <knome> but many directories like that aren't at least writable by users
[00:27] <knome> maybe there's another way you should populate the directory
[00:27] <bennypr0fane> yes it is, that's why I'm having doubts...
[00:27] <knome> *how
[00:28] <bennypr0fane> I don't understand what "populate the directory" means, and which one you mean
[00:29] <knome> i meant that if that's the directory that is synced, maybe owncloud expects you to put the files there in some other way
[00:29] <knome> which would explain why the directory is not readable by the user
[00:29] <knome> but still, i don't know owncloud, so it's just a guess
[00:29] <knome> maybe you should visit their support channel
[00:31] <bennypr0fane> that is definitely the case, Owncloud wants the content of this dir to be changed only by the software itself, i.e. through the web interface or sync client. but to ensure that, it would be enough to make it read-only, but it's no read-no write
[00:31] <bennypr0fane> yeah, I gues I'll have to ask them
[01:16] <taza> How did I list and unload kernel modules? (Can I do it live?)
[01:17] <taza> A laptop of mine is refusing to shut down cleanly because of the Broadcom chip being... ornery.
[01:18] <deshipu> lsmod to list them
[01:18] <deshipu> rmmod to unload it, but may crash
[01:18] <taza> It's crashing on every shutdown as is, so can't hurt
[01:19] <taza> (It's a HP Compaq nx6310 with a bc4311
[01:35] <taza> I dunno what else to do really
[01:35] <taza> The hardware button stays dead; the system won't shut down
[01:37] <taza> The BIOS settings don't seem to have an effect; no package does. It worked once, with firmware-b43-installer, but hasn't since
[04:38] <squeegily> Is there something that's run every time the laptop resumes from suspend?
[04:40] <squeegily> I want to put something to take a picture of whatever's in front of the webcam whenever I log in (whether the session was a new one or reattaching to an existing locked one), and also whenever the laptop resumes from suspend
[04:41] <squeegily> I already have the command concocted, but I can't figure out how to make it do this. The various ~/.x* files are just run on login
[09:43] <argoneus> hello
[09:44] <argoneus> date returns 10:40 but xfce panel shows 9:40, why is that?
[09:44] <argoneus> I set utc to no because I dualboot with windows
[17:11] <xubuntu32w> Hi All, Quick question. How to I transfer the files in a directory to another? I tried using mv -v but it moves the entire directory. Is there a way to move the files only?
[17:12] <xubuntu32w> I'm using the terminal btw
[17:14] <Alexfrench> why ? it is impossible on the desktop ??
[17:14] <xubuntu32w> Its on a headless Ubuntu server
[17:17] <xubuntu32w> I did smb to the server and tried to drag and drop within the window(server) but it just makes copies.
[18:36] <taza> So yeah
[18:37] <taza> I have a HP Compaq NX6310 with Xubuntu 14.04.1
[18:37] <taza> The hardware buttons don't work, the wireless OR wired connections don't work
[18:37] <taza> (BCM4401 and BCM4311 respectively)
[18:38] <holstein> !broadcom | taza
[18:39] <holstein> taza: if "they dont work", then, they dont work.. see if you can add support for the broadcom chips.. though. i have a USB wifi dongle for those cases, so i can connect and sudo apt-get what i need. but, you can do it following the "without internet access" direction
[18:39] <holstein> directions*
[18:40] <taza> What about the BCM44xx?
[18:40] <holstein> if this is hardware you dont well well, then, you may want to entertain that this could be a larger hardware issue, and test the hardware accordingly
[18:41] <holstein> taza: i dont have that hardware, but, i can say nothing about linux/ubuntu/xubuntu is preventing it from working. have you *ever* seen the bcm44xx you have work? in any OS?
[18:41] <taza> Yes, it works fine under Windows
[18:42] <holstein> these days, i'll give it about 10 minutes, then, i'll just move to hardware that supports linux.. but, i'll start with the general steps here..
[18:42] <holstein> !wifi
[18:43] <holstein> do i see the device in lspci or lsusb.. and ifconfig.. and so on
[18:44] <taza> It shows in lspci, using wl as the driver, but not rfkill
[18:44] <holstein> taza: *if* the wl driver supports the device, then, you should be able to use the device
[18:44] <holstein> taza: are you familiar with connecting to wifi access points in xubuntu?
[18:45] <taza> My USB dongle also works fine
[18:45] <taza> Anyway, I managed to figure out an iteration that worked just as I asked, after literally six hours yesterday
[18:45] <holstein> taza: and that is a wifi usb dongle?
[18:45] <taza> Yes
[18:46] <holstein> taza: yes, it can be frustrating, and take a lot of time to force hardware to work in operating systems they are not intended to work in
[18:46] <taza> I turned on WLAN/LAN switching in the BIOS, fresh install, purged bcmwl-kernel-source, installed every package, installed firmware-linux-nonfree, installed firmware-b43-installer...
[18:46] <taza> ... and the remaining key was booting with the cable connected
[18:48] <taza> Good job, asking it in an IRC channel. 60% of the time it works every time.
[18:48] <taza> Stumble upon the right irritatingly exact steps to reproduce a bug
[18:48] <taza> Or well, things working perfectly, but it feels like I'm reproducing a bug
[18:49] <taza> It was wl, wl wasn't actually working with the device, but it sure was blacklisting the right drivers.
[18:50] <taza> ... I'm just gonna make sure I have spare Intel/Realtek chips for the next problem.
[18:50] <holstein> taza: thats what i do..
[18:50] <taza> I'll go back to 802.11b if it means I don't have to tolerate Broadcom
[18:54] <taza> I mean, I had tried each steps by themselves - the WLAN/LAN switching, booting with the cable, purging bcwml-kernel-source
[18:54] <taza> And I'm still not convinced all of that is required. But hey, it sort of works now.
[18:55] <holstein> taza: well, the ideal first step would be, broadcom officially supports the operating system you are trying to use.. since they dont, then, you can have a challenge
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[22:10] <pesce> hi all
[22:12] <vadrag> hi guys
[22:14] <vadrag> just installing my xubuntu for the first time in virtualbox. I was wondering how can i get the guest additions with a command or something like that
[22:14] <bekks> vadrag: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html :)
[22:15] <bekks> The official vbox docs sum it up very well, basically you just have to click the menu entry mentioned, and run the installer.
[22:16] <vadrag> alright thanks ill check it , now ill have to restart :)
[23:57] <ylzhan> Hi, can I ask a question not directly related to Xubuntu?