[03:07] <holstein> InfoCentral: for me, nothing about audio production benifits from encryption.. so i dont encrypt
[03:07] <holstein> InfoCentral: if i need encryption, i either do it on another partition/install (dual boot), or i do it as needed..
[03:08] <holstein> as for it "not booting".. i can guarantee, that on hardware that "supports linux", the ubuntustudio dvd "just works"...
[03:09] <holstein> as for "getting what you pay for", if you would like to do what you have done, in the past, for windows, which is, purchase a machine that has been promised will run the operating system you want to run, try https://system76.com/
[03:09] <holstein> there, you can purchase a machine pre-loaded with ubuntu.. thus, just working out of the box.. no setup needed
[03:10] <holstein> otherwise, it can be challenging, since, the creators of your hardware hired a team of professionals to work and provide you windows support.. you'll have to basically do a version of that to support linux
[03:10] <holstein> nothing about ubuntu or ubuntustuduio is preventing your hardware from loading the DVD, and i'd be glad to discuss some troubleshooting options..
[06:15] <InfoCentral> I finally got the DVD to run the program but it won't install onto my HD.  Apparently I need to create a boot sector first and it is asking me to insert the system disk.  I can install and format Windows on it but that is not what I want to do.  Since it is a brand new HD how do I go about formatting it for Ubuntu?
[06:16] <holstein> InfoCentral: the DVD to run the program?
[06:16] <holstein> you mean, you got the installer to start? from DVD?
[06:16] <holstein> InfoCentral: you shouldnt need to do anything special like that.. i just follow the promts and do a typical default install.. really depends on what you are doing
[06:17] <holstein> i would just choose the entire disk in the installer, and let it format and install
[06:22] <InfoCentral> Yep, the installer got all the way to the point of installing to the HD but couldn't because it didn't recognize it.
[06:22] <InfoCentral> I then shut down and took the DVD out and restarted with just the blank HD.
[06:23] <holstein> cool.. a blank hard drive shouldnt do anything
[06:23] <holstein> if the installer isnt seeing the drive, i would look in the bios, and make sure the system is configured properly
[06:24] <InfoCentral> The system recognized it but said it didn't have any boot sector and asked for the system disk
[06:24] <holstein> i might just use a live iso, runing the live desktop.. from the ubuntustuduio installer, for example, and just check to see if the drive mounts, and works properly
[06:24] <holstein> from there, you can remove any partitions on the drive.. if needed.. not sure what you have going on there
[06:25] <InfoCentral> I then loaded the DVD back in and told it to install UbuntuStudio.  This time I got all the way to how do I want to format and install.
[06:25] <holstein> sure.. just select the entire disk. and let the installer wipe it, and put what it needs on there
[06:25] <holstein> !install
[06:26] <InfoCentral> I wasn't sure if I should pick the LVM or not so I just picked the erase everything and install option.  I think it is doing it now!
[06:27] <holstein> in dont do anything like that, since, its not helpful for an audio production environment
[06:28] <InfoCentral> What's not helpful?  The LVM format?
[06:29] <holstein> right. lvm, encryption.. anything specialized like that.. i dont want it on my audio prodution box
[06:29] <holstein> dont need it
[06:29] <InfoCentral> Good then I made the right choice
[06:30] <InfoCentral> There is a little circle with dots rotating so I assume it doing its thing.  Probably going to take several hours now?
[06:31] <holstein> not sure.. it takes me about 15 minutes to install what i install.. not sure what you are doing and how you are doing it
[06:32] <InfoCentral> Its a new HD so it has to completly format it and then install all the Studio programs and OS.
[06:33] <holstein> yup.. thats what i would expect to take 20 minutes or so..
[06:33] <holstein> but, it'll take longer for all of ubuntustudio, for sure
[06:33] <InfoCentral> Nice, on Windows it takes me the better part of a day to get all that done.
[06:35] <InfoCentral> I am really looking forward to dumping Windows ASAP
[06:35] <holstein> well, there is no "windows studio" operating system, with all the tools and sources all in one place
[06:35] <holstein> sure.. check out #opensourcemusicians
[06:35] <cfhowlett> InfoCentral, I installed ubuntustudio and ALL of the suggested alternatives ... took perhaps an hour.  and that's on this damn slow China ISP!
[06:35] <holstein> keep in mine, ubuntustudio *is* ubuntu.. so, you can use #ubuntu for things that are higher-level when this channel is dead
[06:35] <holstein> keep in mind*
[06:36] <InfoCentral> True, but just formatting a new HD takes a good hr or more.
[06:36] <holstein> it can..
[06:36] <holstein> doesnt typically take me that long.. but, what do i know..
[06:36] <holstein> anyways.. good night, and good luck..
[06:37] <InfoCentral> I believe the last time I restored from a drive image it took just under 2 hrs and that was with a formatted drive.
[06:38] <InfoCentral> Thanks for all your help.  Good night.
[12:28] <cfhowlett> blender question: do renders go faster with full graphics enabled?
[12:29] <cfhowlett> i.e. nvidia card at full power
[21:57] <tcuc> hi there, i have an issue with my graphics tablet in ubuntu studio. have i come to the right place?
[21:57] <holstein> maybe
[21:57] <tcuc> kaa, :P
[21:57] <tcuc> kaay*
[21:57] <holstein> i dont think XFCE is doing anything for touch, specifically, though
[21:58] <holstein> i think, i would look at running a DE that supports touch,  and use it.. otherwise, i think whatever you do will be "bolted on" and probably take a long time to get working
[21:58] <tcuc> oh, not a tablet PC, a drawing tablet
[21:58] <holstein> multi-touch*
[21:59] <tcuc> http://www.huion-tablet.com/product/product.php?sku=1005
[21:59] <tcuc> thats th eone i use
[22:00] <tcuc> i'm on a Asus x501u
[22:00] <tcuc> laptop ;)
[22:00] <holstein> well, id say, heres your biggest issue http://www.huion-tablet.com/download/
[22:00] <holstein> they dont support linux
[22:01] <holstein> are you finding some 3rd party drivers? or are you just trying to use whats in the kernel?
[22:01] <tcuc> i have used it a while ago on the drivers in the kernel
[22:01] <tcuc> but nothing i enabled, it was on by default
[22:02] <tcuc> but i belive it's not enabled in ubuntuStudio
[22:02] <holstein> tcuc: asure.. but, those are a "guess" as best
[22:02] <holstein> tcuc: ubuntustuduio *is* ubuntu.. and uses the linux kernel
[22:02] <holstein> can you remember what supported the device?
[22:03] <tcuc> i think it was Manjaro or antergos. (arch)
[22:03] <holstein> tcuc: i would confirm that.. that will save you a lot of time
[22:03] <holstein> tcuc: since, those are "newer" tpyically, maybe just fire up a 15.04 live iso, and see if the thing "just works"
[22:04] <holstein> if it doesn, you can then look and see what is supporting the device, and how.. and go from there
[22:04] <holstein> either forcing that into the kernel you are using, or, just running a newer kernel
[22:05] <tcuc> k, i remember specifically grabbing a .deb from some guide to update my ubuntu install to use the tablet
[22:05] <tcuc> i belive it was from a debian mirror
[22:05] <holstein> tcuc: cool.. that *could* add the support.. thats the 3rd party source i referenced earlier
[22:05] <holstein> tcuc: you'll just need to clear up your questions
[22:05] <zequence> Might need linux-firmware-nonfree or something similar
[22:05] <zequence> You can get that from the Ubuntu repo
[22:06] <holstein> yeah. i would look in the repo, first
[22:06] <tcuc> ok, so synaptics search?
[22:06] <holstein> personally, i would just search google
[22:06] <zequence> You can just try installing it.
[22:06] <zequence> sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree
[22:06] <holstein> i woudl search "linux the thing i have" and "ubuntu the thing i have" and see what others have done
[22:07] <holstein> installing linux-firmware-nonfree wont hurt anything ^^ you can just try that first..
[22:08] <tcuc> i found a thread about the wizardpen driver, but it seems to be dead.
[22:08] <holstein> tcuc: so, the firmware didnt work?
[22:10] <tcuc> oh, so the non free is that thing i can enable in the software center?
[22:11] <zequence> Ubuntustudio does not control your hardware like that. The kernel does, and it's the same as on any flavor
[22:11] <zequence> Sorry, never mind
[22:11] <zequence> tcuc: If you like, you can just install it from a terminal with: sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree
[22:12] <zequence> I would try that first
[22:12] <tcuc> ah thanks! :D
[22:12] <holstein> tcuc: try opening the terminal and run "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree" and try the tablet..
[22:12] <zequence> Then, see if your device is listed on this page https://github.com/DIGImend/digimend-kernel-drivers
[22:12] <holstein> it'll be immediate, basically, if it works
[22:12] <tcuc> ok? wont i have to reboot?
[22:13] <holstein> tcuc: correct.. i say, you "shouldnt"... but, you can always try, then reboot and try.. then go on from there
[22:13] <tcuc> mhm, oh, just finished installing! :D
[22:16] <tcuc> ok, so no pressure sensing. ill reboot and se if that gets it working.
[22:16] <tcuc> right after i find out where i can save this conversation so i wont forget xD
[22:18] <tcuc> Be back after the reboot ;)
[22:23] <tcuc> nope, not working. :P
[22:27] <tcuc> zequence, i checked the github link you sendt, and that's perfect. my device is there :D
[22:28] <tcuc> and it's what i remember finding a while ago, that support was added in 3.11