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host127.00:05
keithzgAre you running into issues, host127?00:05
host127I was blocked again on ubuntu00:06
host127I hate these aliens masked as ubuntu00:06
keithzg...00:06
host127They will swallow my question forever.00:06
keithzgAnyways, for running executables, how is it not working for you?00:06
host127How to run mplayer from this site : http://portablelinuxapps.org in my pendrive?00:07
keithzgI would imagine that, as described, merely downloading the files and chmod'ing them to be executable (as the site says) would be sufficient.00:07
host127Chmoding them on pendrive? How? XD00:08
keithzg...by running "chmod +x /media/username/pendrivename/filename"?00:08
host127If i run on ny homedir,  no problems.00:09
host127chmod 777 /media/my/disk/mplayer perrmission denied XD00:10
keithzgWhat filesystem do you have it formatted with?00:10
host127hmm chmod +x /media/my/disk/mplayer permission denied :O00:10
host127vfat00:11
keithzgYeah that doesn't actually support setting executable bits.00:12
host127Oh no? You are sure? :O00:13
host127Why not?00:13
host127Pendrives with ext fs are too slow!00:13
keithzgHasn't really been my experience, personally. Just disable the journal.00:13
host127I wont format to ext00:14
keithzgWell, you ain't gonna get it working with fat32.00:14
host127I want to set my pendrive in fat00:14
host127Buaaaah :(00:14
keithzgMicrosoft wasn't exactly aiming for POSIX compliance :P00:14
host127Microsof? Or linux?00:15
keithzgMicrosoft, when they created the filesystem in question.00:15
keithzgYou can always just run it manually with "sh /path/to/executable"00:16
host127Oh!  But i know a man, that runs mplayer with umplayer in a pendrive vfat. Ha?00:16
host127But this man lives too far from me00:17
keithzgPoint is just that you can't set it so that the filesystem reports it as executable. You can still manually invoke it.00:17
host127I tried to do sh -c path but is the same: permission denied00:18
host127Sh -c , sudo -e, oh nothing dobe! :(00:18
host127Bash -c , et -c...00:19
keithzgWhat are your mount options?00:20
host127None.  Defaults mtab manifests.00:20
keithzgYou sure that's how it's mounted? Betcha it's mounted with more options than that. Betcha it's mounted with showexec!00:21
keithzgWhat's the line for it reported by the mount command?00:21
host127Hmmm nosuid,nodev,gid=999,userid=999,flush,udisk-helper=1,utf-8=1,showexec, 0 000:23
keithzgI believe 'showexec' is the culprit.00:24
host127Okey i will try exec. :D00:24
host127Oh it is working  but, i am not able to delete or create or edit files on disk. Why?00:25
host127Should i have to switch exec agaib?00:25
keithzgWhat exactly did you do?00:25
host127I done th same line swtched to exec instead showexec00:26
host127Its working like cdr filesystem00:26
host127How to recover the read write again?00:27
keithzgYou sure that was the entire line? For example on my machine it looks more like "rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,flush,uhelper=udisks2"00:27
keithzgNote the "rw" at the start!00:27
host127Yes shortname=mixed,rw, i only  showed to you the most important of line00:28
host127When i switched to exec, it says rw to on mtab, but if try to edit files : permission denied00:29
keithzgWhat do the permissions actually look like, then?00:29
host127None. Its running the mplayer normally, but the pendrive is uneditable00:30
keithzgNo, I mean literally what do the permissions *look* like? Ex. on my current pendrive I can see "-rw-r--r-- 1 keithzg keithzg    18693 Jan 31 19:54 COPYING.linux"00:31
host127If i switch to showexec agains, the mplayer won'run and my pendrive is rw again00:31
host127The permissions looks like blocked00:32
host127None00:32
keithzgAnd what's the exact line you used to mount?00:32
host127The same line that comes in default mtab manifest with switched showexec to exec option00:33
keithzgAnd your uid/gid is indeed 999?00:34
host127Yes00:34
host127Sometimes its 100000:34
keithzg...00:34
host127Live usb shows 99900:34
keithzgNo, I mean your user themself.00:34
keithzg*you* user id and group id.00:35
host12799900:35
keithzg*your*, I mean00:35
host12799900:35
keithzgReally does seem like it should be working then. To satisfy my curiosity could you please paste in the command you're using to remount the drive?00:35
host127No necessary to paste, create a backup of your /etc/fstab an delete your /etc/fstab , after this, mount any usb disk on yor pc and open your mtab, my line is your mtab line with only "showexec" switched to "exec"00:38
host127When i open my pendrive in dolphin su mode, i am able to edit the files00:42
host127But if i am not root, the files on pendrive are like cdr fs00:42
host127I discovered this fact when i tried to run tor00:43
host127Because tor have static profiles00:43
host127After this ridiculous mount, i tried anither switches00:44
host127...00:44
keithzg*shrug* hard to help you if you don't help me help you. Anyways, you can solve this in mere moments if you format it with ext*, btrfs, etc etc, so it's up to you.00:47
host127Tsc tsc.00:48
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host127You don't know or don't want to explain the true.00:49
keithzgAs the kids used to say, lolz00:49
keithzgAlso, it's "tsk tsk", for the record.00:49
host127Tor won't run with root copied files in a vfat filesystem00:49
host127They alerts this at start00:50
host127I have to transfer tor bundle to usb disk, like user files, after this, i am able to run tor with root or non root mode.00:50
host127If i transfer rooted files, why i have to believe that fat have not posix compliance?00:51
keithzgYou're conflating issues.00:52
host127The first proof is explained: if rooted files tranfered to usb won't execute its because these files cane with root permission00:53
host127The first proof is explained: if rooted files tranfered to usb won't execute its because these files came with root permission00:54
* keithzg goes off to make some tea00:54
host127Now following the logic, if rooted file transfers, is not affexmcted in posix mounts, on where i have to edit to mount my pendrive to set permissions lik windows do?00:59
host127Now following the logic, if rooted file transfers, are not affected in posix mounts, on where i have to edit to mount my pendrive to set permissions lik windows do?01:00
host1277 years asking this and the same seven years linux won't answer01:00
host127The din't want answer that they are forbidding permissions, fooling all the world saying that posix complicance don't permits vfat file edition.01:02
host127Theu din't want answer that they are forbidding permissions, fooling all the world saying that posix complicance don't permits vfat file edition.01:02
host127They din't want answer that they are forbidding permissions, fooling all the world saying that posix complicance don't permits vfat file edition.01:02
host127The linux or someone else will never assume that their are forbidding vfat files edition intentionally, thus is why i wasted seven years asking this.01:05
host127I asked all this upon cited to you with the answer done my diar! :D01:06
host127Now i am really mounting my usb fat disks like wi dows they like or not.01:07
host127They like or not. My disk, is not linux part, is MINE!01:07
host127If someone wants to know how i done this, will have to proof me that he or she is not ububtu or linux slave.01:08
host127Ubuntuers and linuxers now, will swallow maiself foreverrr.01:09
keithzgI'm jealous, clearly you've already started your weekend in earnest, I'm still stuck at work.01:10
lordarshi kubuntu espanhol?01:23
krytarik!es | lordars01:24
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lordarstanks01:25
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mustang_lordievader: welp, I can say I wont be using relinux again.  It blew my system up.  I couldnt even login as myself.  it wiped ever user account out on the system except guest LOL.  Price of testing I suppose.  Rebuilding again02:22
mustang_2 questions.  My single quotation button and double quote button isnt working again.  I found US international 101 with dead keys before in system settings, but cant seem to find it now on fresh load. any ideas?02:23
mustang_the other is..  I am reinstalling my apache2 with simlinks pointing to my already downloaded repos on USB Ext4.  What was the command from the terminal again to login as www-data so I can browse to that physical directory02:24
mustang_ok, i figured that part out02:27
mustang_su -s www-data /bin/bash02:27
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brandon_what is this03:12
valorie?03:14
adepthi, I'm having issues with my networks manager not recognizing wifi03:37
valoriewhat version of kubuntu are you using, adept?03:38
adeptnetrunner 1503:38
valorieah, I'm not sure about their support chans03:39
adeptprometheus 64bit03:39
adeptI dont see it on their site03:39
valoriethere is #netrunner03:39
adepton freenode?03:40
valorieyes, looks empty though03:40
valorieI've never used it so can offer no help03:40
adeptI'm there:)03:40
valoriebest of luck03:41
adeptIt's a moded kubuntu03:41
valorieyes, I know03:41
valorieI had wifi problems in kubuntu, but it turned out to me a flaky wireless card03:42
valorie:(03:42
valoriesoftware is easier than fixing that in a laptop03:42
adeptthe networks bar has the wifi option greyed out but the checkbox for airplane mode works03:42
adeptI think the card is fine on this03:42
adeptvery standard03:43
valoriewell, there is a terrible old cli application I used to get wifi working one time03:46
valoriecalled nmcli03:46
adeptthinkpad x20003:46
adeptI figured it out from a thinkpad site03:46
adeptyou were correct03:46
adeptit was like caveman computer repair03:46
adepttoggle a switch until it works03:46
adeptI'm connected on wifi now03:46
unopasteadept you have been muted for 60 seconds as it looks like you are pasting lots of lines into the channel, please use http://paste.ubuntu.com and paste just the URL of your data here when you are unmuted03:46
VolUTFanlordievader: Well, I am proud of myself.  As always, I didn't Half-@$$ it.  I blew this box up.  Having to rebuild it LOL05:07
VolUTFanlordievader: I can say, I am going to take the long way around next time, Re-Linux package is way too far behind.05:07
VolUTFanI am having the same problem with my www-data not following the simlinks through the webpage.  Do you remember off hand how we finally got it working?  terminal works, dolphin browsing works (just like before) www-data account is not locked out from password attempts.  Physical directories have permissions to my user account and rwx to users. I also added the entry from apache2.conf for /var/www settings to the 000-default.conf05:11
VolUTFanlocated in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled and recycled the apache2 service.  simlinks are not showing under the directories in 127.0.0.1 (Just like before)05:11
VolUTFani also tried adding the www-data user group to the physical directory permissions and that didn't work either05:13
VolUTFanits for apache205:16
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forgeausuh any recommendations where to install cdesktop (as in CDE not the CDE package, Common Desktop Environment cde) to? ... should it be somewhere like /opt/local or /usr/share like KDE4?08:31
forgeausthe instruction says: sudo ./installCDE -s /path/to/cdesktopenv-code/cde/08:32
forgeauswhere /path/to/cdesktopenv-code/ is meant to be replaced by wherever to put CDE I think...08:33
valorieforgeaus: doesn't really sound like a kubuntu question08:41
valorie!info cde08:41
ubottucde (source: cde): package everything required to execute a Linux command on another computer. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.1+git9-g551e54d-1ubuntu1 (utopic), package size 135 kB, installed size 846 kB (Only available for amd64; i386)08:42
valorieOK, I'm wrong08:42
forgeausyup your wrong08:43
forgeausI alrady said that I think anyway...08:43
valorieI assume man cde will give you more info however08:43
forgeausuh man? no thats a different CDE your talking about anyway08:43
forgeausits a package of something called cde but its not the Common Desktop Environment cde...08:43
forgeausso I had to build it from source08:44
forgeaushttp://sourceforge.net/p/cdesktopenv/wiki/LinuxBuild/ following these instructions08:44
valoriein other words, not really a kubuntu question08:44
valorieso perhaps ask in a linux chan08:45
forgeausuh kubuntu specifically I guess not when you put it that way08:45
valorieI think there is #linux and ##linux08:46
forgeausbut kubuntu is a distro of linux so its relevant... since any Unix and or unix Derivative would be the same in this respect afaik...08:46
valorienot sure what the diff is08:46
valorieexactly08:46
valoriewe support what is specific to kubuntu08:46
valorieas #kde does what is specific to KDE08:46
valorieetc.08:46
valorieperhaps alis can help08:46
valorie!alis08:46
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forgeausyou mean alias? thats if you alraedy have a package thats from another distro08:47
forgeausthis isn't a package its just source code that I'm building08:47
forgeausthink of it as pre-packaged (by that I mean BEFORE packaging)08:48
valoriealis is a search engine for freenode08:48
valorieI understand how to build from source08:48
valorieI build and test amarok from source08:48
valoriethis channel is for kubuntu questions08:49
forgeausoh ok thx09:01
keithzgforgeaus: honestly, with unpackaged software my main quasi-kubuntu related suggestion would be to use checkinstall09:02
keithzgSince that way you can handle removing it afterwards, or replacing it when you decide to compile it differently or such, using package management.09:02
keithzg(checkinstall basically replaces the "make install" step of a manual compile and instead packages up and installs a .DEB, well, at least in the Kubuntu scenario, I think it can also do RPMs and such)09:03
keithzgAnd then if wherever you *do* decide to install it to turns out to be a mistake, you can cleanly fix your mistake without worries :)09:04
forgeauswell using Kubuntu I don't want to look at .rpm's and .tgz's etc...09:04
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keithzgforgeaus: Yeah, if you're running Kubuntu, when you run checkinstall it'll automatically create a .DEB and install it, just like any standard package.09:05
forgeausoh so checkinstall builds a package out of an install?09:05
forgeauswow09:05
keithzgYup, it's VERY handy.09:06
forgeausexcept I'm not so certain this thing uses a standard installation procedure09:06
keithzgYeah that might make things tricky.09:06
forgeaustheres no make and confiture etc...09:06
forgeausgrr configure09:06
forgeausinstall of simply make the command was make World ... and tehre isn't a make install  I'm still looking if theres configure or not09:07
keithzgLooks like it's installed using a script of theirs, according to http://sourceforge.net/p/cdesktopenv/wiki/LinuxBuild/. Weird. Well, best of luck :D09:09
forgeausyeah thats what I'm using09:09
forgeaustheres the instructions for doing it09:09
forgeauslike I said kinda non-standard09:09
forgeausbut it was working up untill the install command so far09:10
forgeausI think I should just wait until it gets a package09:11
forgeausall this manual stuff is too scarey for me :)09:11
keithzgheh09:12
forgeausI'm used to making typos and stuff09:12
forgeausso when installing/programming that kinda stuff really matters sometimes09:12
keithzgWell, you could always just fire up a virtual machine and install it in there, or create a chroot and do the same (although if you're aren't used to fiddling in the terminal, using something like VirtualBox might be a smoother experience)09:12
forgeausI got virtualbox09:13
forgeausI think I need a BSD or something in there to try this thing09:13
forgeausway back when KDE was 3.x PC-BSD was kinda nice...09:13
forgeausdidn't know much about it so didn't use it a whole lot but seemed to work well enough09:13
keithzgIf you're got VirtualBox set up you could try a live CD image, ostensibly this is one: https://andarazoroflove.org/code/index.php?dir=CDEbian%2F&download=CDEbian-0.8.x86.iso09:17
keithzgHaven't tried it myself, no warranty expressed or implied, not responsible if household pets go missing under mysterious circumstances, etc etc ;)09:19
lordievaderGood morning.09:56
lordievaderVolUTFan: Hmm, how nasty. Though root still existed ;)09:56
forgeauskeithzg:  if your still there, I have found, not that I recommend doing it, but most binary only tgz (slackware) packages *can* install into Kubuntu no problem, however your base package manager (like apt/dpkg/Muon, etc) probably doesn't know about them ... its not a good idea to do really...10:26
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forgeausnot much of a problem for a simple userland app, but for other more complicated stuff or packages with some source or system altering config, it makes a difference...10:27
Anoniem4lis it possible to write Kubuntu on a NTFS USB stick and make it bootable? as in make it work?10:28
Anoniem4lbecause I am trying and it seems that's not possible10:28
forgeausAnoniem4l: yes ...10:29
Anoniem4lforgeaus: you sure? have you done it yourself?10:29
forgeausdepending on your system  I guess but check out unetbootin? I think its called10:29
forgeausunless tehres something newer and better, and it might depend on your bios/cmos abilities10:29
Anoniem4lI had to dig up a special version of unetbootin to make it possible writing on a NTFS in the first place10:29
lordievaderAnoniem4l: Formatting as fat32 ain't an option?10:29
forgeausbut it SHOULD be possible10:29
Anoniem4llordievader: no, my motherboard is mad10:30
lordievaderAnoniem4l: What does your motherboard have to do with it?10:30
Anoniem4llordievader: I have no idea, but my motherboard only boots NTFS USBs10:30
forgeauswell it might be a quirk of your bios but unetbootin CAN and does work for many systems...10:30
forgeausI've used it before successfully10:31
Anoniem4lperhaps the case is BIOS indeed, but still what am I supposed to do now10:31
forgeausdoes your bios let you set USB as a boot order device?10:31
Anoniem4lI am currently reforming the USB's partitionnd then will try to "burn" the USB again10:32
Anoniem4lforgeaus: of course it does.10:32
forgeauswell then it should work10:32
Anoniem4lreformating* partition and*10:32
forgeausthe installer for your OS is the next trick does that see the USB as a device?10:32
Anoniem4lyes the USB is being read by the motherboard/system on the boot-up screen10:33
Anoniem4lI can see it before the PCI Devices listing pops10:33
forgeauswhy worry about unetbootin or anything if you simply install your OS to the USB it probably has an MBR (or GUID) if its formatted which should make it bootable, technically10:33
Anoniem4lI also used $ dd on the USB (rendering it with no filesystem at all) and it didn't work10:34
forgeausok but the INSTALLER for your OS does that see the USB device as a location to install to?10:34
Anoniem4lforgeaus: I am sorry I don't understand what you imply, the USB is tested on my laptop each time before I attempt on my desktop (I am talking to you from my laptop)10:34
forgeausformatting it beforehand can help expecially something like gparted or partition magic even macOS's disk utility is a good way of doing that10:34
forgeausgetting a formatted disk (some may be restricted in the partition types, etc though)10:35
Anoniem4lforgeaus: yeah, all linux distros have their own MBR thing or whatever it is called, meaning you can boot up with no filesystem at all10:35
Anoniem4lbut that didn't work.10:35
forgeausand they should put an MBR on the USB for you so you'd think technically it would read that first... but being a laptop I don't know if it has some block to doing that10:35
Anoniem4lforgeaus: laptop works fine, desktop is the problem.10:36
forgeausI have had some trouble wiht notebooks and their lack of particular capabilities in the past10:36
forgeausoh well desktop should be even easier, in general...10:36
lordievaderAnoniem4l: Do you have a fat32 formatted live-disc by hand?10:36
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lordievaderAlso is the desktop uefi?10:36
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Anoniem4llordievader: no it's not UEFI IIRC, also no I don't have a live-disc10:37
Anoniem4lalthough the motherboard/BIOS is 7 years old, I remember installing windows from a USB as NTFS successfully....10:37
forgeausit can work...10:38
forgeausbut specific hardware sometimes had quirks10:38
forgeausgrr has10:38
lordievaderHmm, wanted to see if the bootflag was set. That it boots NTFS but not FAT is very strange. You'd think it would be the otherway around.10:38
Anoniem4lshould I "burn" the USB to /dev/sdb or to the partition /dev/sdb1?10:38
forgeausand I have no idea what they do with new stuff so they may have grown past that or purposely messed with it10:38
Anoniem4llordievader: it booted but it popped "BOOTMGR is missing"10:39
lordievaderAnoniem4l: What motherbord make + model?10:39
Anoniem4lone sec10:39
lordievaderAnoniem4l: Whoo, that is some windows thing...10:39
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forgeausyup BootMGR is vista and onwards boot manager10:39
forgeausbefore that was NTLDR10:39
Anoniem4llordievader: Intel G965 BIOS for 965GM-S2 F8F10:39
lordievaderAnoniem4l: Wipe the entire stick, including the partition table.10:40
forgeaushe did say NTFS (meaning most likely a WINDOWS operating system)10:40
Anoniem4llordievader: alright, should I create a partition afterwards?10:40
Anoniem4lalso I am trying to install Kubuntu with this USB on my desktop10:40
forgeausAnoniem4l:  you might find it easier to use a liveCD than USB10:41
forgeausespecially if your having boot issues from the USB10:41
Anoniem4li have none available and it has been raining as hell from yesterday till now10:41
lordievaderAnoniem4l: Yes.10:41
Anoniem4llordievader: I just finished this command: # mkfs.ntfs /dev/sdb110:41
Anoniem4lis not sufficient?10:41
forgeauswait if your trying to boot linux why are you using NTFS?10:42
forgeausI don't think that works10:42
Anoniem4lbecause I have tried everything and it doesn't work10:42
Anoniem4land in the first place that was my question, thus channel #Kubuntu10:42
lordievaderAnoniem4l: No.10:42
forgeauswell linux doesn't have ntfs in its kernel10:42
Anoniem4lNTFS + Kubuntu = doesn't work?10:43
forgeausit can't boot into an NTFS partition afaik10:43
Anoniem4lgg10:43
forgeausyou need ext3 (or better ext4)10:43
forgeausor fat3210:43
Anoniem4lFAT32 didn't work10:43
forgeausok10:43
Anoniem4lraw with `dd` didn't work10:43
forgeaustry ext310:43
forgeausI don' tknow about raw10:43
lordievaderAnoniem4l: That only creates a filesystem. First you want to remove the partition table. Or to be entirely safe write a bunch of zeros to the disk.10:43
forgeausnever tried linux on raw before10:43
forgeaususe a partition manager to set up the disk with a partition (which should also give it an mbr or if you prefer GUID instead)10:44
lordievaderI'd first wipe the entire thing. Creating a new partition table doesn't actualy delete/zero data.10:45
forgeauslordievader:  you don't need to wipe the data though do you necessarily?10:46
Anoniem4l# mkfs.ntfs /dev/sdb110:46
Anoniem4lCluster size has been automatically set to 4096 bytes.10:46
Anoniem4lInitializing device with zeroes: 100% - Done.10:46
Anoniem4lI think that fills up the zero part..10:46
forgeausNTFS isn't the type of system you want for kubuntu if kubuntu is the OS you want10:46
forgeausunless you use a hardfile like wubi10:47
Anoniem4lwe're talking about the USB drive not the harddisk...10:47
forgeausyes I'm treadting the USB as a hard disk because thats essentially how we want to use it10:47
Anoniem4ltrue10:47
forgeausI'm not sure how wubi loads linux from its hardfile its kinda like a virtual machine10:48
lordievaderforgeaus: You do, else you might still get those strange BootMGR errors.10:48
forgeausthats on NTFS...10:48
forgeausBOOTMGR yeah it is in the MBR that bit...10:48
forgeausbut if you delete the partitions and create a new one it should reset the MBR shouldn't it?10:48
lordievaderAnoniem4l: That mkfs command only zeros out that partition, you are interested in wiping the entire disk not just the partition.10:49
forgeausI don't know much about the mkfs command to be honest10:49
Anoniem4llordievader: what's the most efficient CLI based procedure to accomplish that?10:49
forgeausyes its the MBR or GUID partition that matters in this case10:49
forgeausbecause thats what it reads first when its a bootable device10:49
lordievaderAnoniem4l: dd, or to be precise: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdX10:50
Anoniem4llordievader: should I define bs= and count= parameters?10:50
lordievaderMeh, the defaults are fine. But do make sure you have the usb stick selected.10:50
Anoniem4lalright, it's running10:51
lordievaderOn the disk, not one of the partitions?10:51
Anoniem4l   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System10:52
Anoniem4l/dev/sdb1   *        2048     7897087     3947520   83  Linux10:52
Anoniem4lniemal@tromos:~$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb10:52
lordievaderCheck.10:52
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forgeauswubi boots to grub4dos and it loads a hardfile and treats the file as an EXT partition of some kind from memory, I'm not entirely sure how to set that up10:55
forgeausbut I can't see that kubuntu can otherwise boot from an NTFS formatted disk because its not a native filesystem to the linux kernel...10:55
forgeausunless thats changed...10:55
Anoniem4lfair point, since FAT didn't work what should I roll with?10:56
forgeausAnoniem4l: how did you try it when you had the FAT  system?10:58
kurahaupoforgeaus: who's making the ntfs usb drive10:58
Anoniem4lkurahaupo: me10:58
kurahaupoAnoniem4l: what is your objective in selecting ntfs?10:59
Anoniem4lkurahaupo: I reckon my motherboard/BIOS working with NTFS booting10:59
Anoniem4lthing is, I have tried: FAT32, raw with `dd` with the built-in boot loader11:00
Anoniem4land both didn't work11:00
kurahaupoAnoniem4l: if the bios is "secureboot" then the problem is the lack of a signature, not the fs11:00
Anoniem4lone moment, let me take a picture of the BIOS setup11:01
forgeausif it helps: <Anoniem4l> lordievader: Intel G965 BIOS for 965GM-S2 F8F he said earlier11:01
kurahaupoAnoniem4l: well how old is the device?11:02
BluesKaj'Morning folks11:02
Anoniem4lkurahaupo: 7 years old, one sec I am taking a couple of pictures11:02
forgeaushey BluesKaj :)11:02
forgeausbeen a while since I was on here :)11:03
BluesKajhey forgeaus11:03
forgeausof course I only come here when I'm trying to do something I'm not supposed to be able to do anyway lol11:03
kurahaupoAnoniem4l: it won't be secureboot then11:04
kurahaupoAnoniem4l: but you may have problems with the bios ordering the devices differently from the initial kernel, so that the device names don't match up11:05
kurahaupoAnoniem4l: are you creating the usb stick on the same host you're trying to boot from it?11:06
Anoniem4lkurahaupo: no, I got a laptop with debian beside my desktop which I am using to set up my USB11:08
Anoniem4lalso the images are uploading atm11:08
Anoniem4lkurahaupo: http://imgur.com/nCOkvuE,ZAI1X7D11:08
kurahaupoAnoniem4l: that looks typical of a bios from the late 1990's, so yes device ordering might be a problem11:11
kurahaupoAnoniem4l: are you using grub2 as the loader?11:11
Anoniem4lkurahaupo: yeah but it's currently broken because I removed a couple of partitions11:12
forgeausahh device ordering explains the BOOTMGR issue11:13
kurahaupoAnoniem4l: if you put an ext4 fs on the usb drive, how far does the grub loader get?11:13
Anoniem4lkurahaupo: I haven't tried ext4, also: http://i.imgur.com/GOMcsGO.jpg11:14
kurahaupoAnoniem4l: thanks, but it's the numbering order of the devices which matters, not the boot order11:15
Anoniem4loh my, pressing enter on the first option lists the devices (e.g. my hard disk)11:16
kurahaupo(you very likely can't see that in the BIOS setup screens)11:16
Anoniem4lit could work11:17
Anoniem4lshould I make a partition on the USB and then format it to FAT32 or just bluntly format it to FAT32?11:17
kurahaupoAnoniem4l: don't waste too much time, borrow a live CD instead if you can't get it working11:18
forgeausext4 is better (or even ext3)11:18
forgeauskubuntu will definitely boot from that11:19
BluesKajfat32 for a usb stick is best , even for linux images11:19
forgeausreally? oh ok11:19
forgeausmy bad...11:19
kurahaupoAnoniem4l: with a partition may works better, but it usually doesn't matter11:19
BluesKaja partition isn't necessary11:19
kurahaupoAll my sticks are ext4...11:19
forgeausBluesKaj: Linux doesn't boot from NTFS does it? ... the only way you can do that is through grub4dos how WUBI does it I guess...11:20
kurahaupo(it stops people putting them in windows machines and meddling with them - that's a feature not a bug)11:20
forgeaus(which makes a hardfile that is formatted internally as some kind of EXT )11:20
BluesKajbest to use dd to copy an image in my experience , unetbootin and disk creator are buggy or slow11:21
kurahaupodo use a usb ssd image; a cd image won't work on an older machine11:22
kurahaupo(a cd image on a usb ssd I mean)11:23
BluesKajkurahaupo, never tried that11:25
Anoniem4lalright thank you guys, I think it will work now, although it's a weird thing USB-HDD has nothing to do with booting the USB11:26
BluesKaj< old school, still use smaller usbs sticks and cd/dvd media11:26
kurahaupoI have a handful of sticks that have 100kB of gpg keys and lots of empty space11:28
BluesKajAnoniem4l, if possible use estata to sata connections for outboard hdds...usbs are slow11:28
kurahaupoBluesKaj: except Anoniem4l just has a regular usb stick aka usb ssd11:29
BluesKajssds are usually larger capacity alright, understood11:30
BluesKajplannining on installing one on my laptop as the main drive, but waiting for a "deal" :)11:32
BluesKajerr planning11:32
kurahaupoBluesKaj: just stick 8 32-gig sticks on a usb hub, run linux md raid11:33
BluesKajnot very portable ...gonna use the wxisting 1 TB HDD from the laptop as a backup drive, kurahaupo11:35
kurahaupoAnoniem4l: glad your problem is sorted ...11:35
Anoniem4lkurahaupo: yeah let me see if it is indeed sorted11:36
BluesKajmy other outboard backup hdd failed after only 3 yrs :)11:37
BluesKajerr ;/11:37
kurahaupoBluesKaj: but it does save you buying a caddy for the existing drive11:37
BluesKajthought WDs were decent quality11:38
BluesKajI have a 2.5" caddy11:39
Anoniem4lkurahaupo: yeah it boots the USB now, although a weird message popped now "SYSLINUX 3.85 20...copyright...\n No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found!\nboot: "11:39
Anoniem4lUSB is FAT32 and I used unetbootin o_O11:40
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Anoniem4lI will just use `dd` to write the .iso, anyway, that'll work11:42
BluesKajyes , and use bs=1M  as block size11:45
lordievaderAnoniem4l: That is a better error to get ;)11:56
lordievaderAnoniem4l: You could try the ubuntu usb-creator.11:56
Anoniem4lBluesKaj: yeah, thanks for the bs=1M, made it faster by alot, also lordievader indeed, everything works now11:56
BluesKajAnoniem4l, good  :)11:56
lordievaderAnoniem4l: Good to hear :)11:57
lordievaderWith fat I presume?11:57
Anoniem4lnope, raw `dd`11:57
lordievaderFair enough.11:58
Anoniem4lyeah, glad it works like a charm now ^^11:58
kurahaupoAnoniem4l: ciao12:18
Anoniem4lkurahaupo: good day friend :)12:18
Anoniem4lthanks again12:18
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Anoniem4lhello once again :p, could somebody point me to the correct installation "walk-through" for ATI/AMD driver installation?13:22
Anoniem4lI tried $ sudo apt-get install fglrx but this came up http://pastebin.com/KMgRkcwv and I don13:23
Anoniem4l- I don't want to break anything13:23
BluesKajAnoniem4l, have you done a dist-upgrade lately, it might bring in some upgrades that the dependencies need for the fglrx driver13:38
Anoniem4lBluesKaj: I just installed the iso I downloaded yesterday13:45
Anoniem4lalso http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=226626813:45
Anoniem4lI will do that dist-upgrade now though13:46
BluesKajAnoniem4l, whenever installing from an iso it's good to update/upgrade and distupgrade, sometimes the images aren't as current as they should be.13:47
Anoniem4lyeah it's just the iso was as fresh as it could be13:48
Anoniem4llet me see if the dist-upgrade will do the job (I already update/upgrade'd)13:49
BluesKajok13:49
Anoniem4lBluesKaj: nope, I rebooted still the same.13:54
Anoniem4lmy primary concern is that I can't have dual monitors13:54
BluesKajAnoniem4l, ok, which gpu is it?14:02
Anoniem4lAMD Radeon 4850 HD14:03
Anoniem4l@ BluesKaj14:03
BluesKajAnoniem4l, odd, that's a very popular gpu, surprising that you have dependency problems with that one, are you certain the fglrx driver the correct one?14:08
Anoniem4lBluesKaj: no I am not sure at all, but in my previous search I managed to break the system so I am being really cautious14:09
Anoniem4l(IIRC i downloaded the driver from AMD's website)14:09
BluesKajahhh, ok that may not work , proprietaries aren't usually recommended ..did you look in the driver manager in system settings for it?14:11
Anoniem4lBluesKaj: it's empty14:13
Anoniem4lI tried to refresh the driver list, nothing popped :(14:13
BluesKajAnoniem4l, ok , open a terminal and run sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-ati14:19
Anoniem4lBluesKaj: http://pastebin.com/KMNg20wl14:21
lordievaderAnoniem4l: What is the output of 'apt-cache policy xorg-video-abi-15'?14:24
Anoniem4llordievader: xorg-video-abi-15:\n Installed: (none)\n Candidate: (none)\n Version table:14:25
lordievader!info xorg-video-abi-1514:26
ubottuPackage xorg-video-abi-15 does not exist in utopic14:26
lordievaderAnoniem4l: What version of kubuntu do you use? And could you pastebin the output of 'apt-cache policy fglrx'?14:26
Anoniem4llordievader: http://pastebin.com/BXTfLaF414:28
lordievader!info fglrx trusty14:29
ubottufglrx (source: fglrx-installer): Video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators. In component restricted, is extra. Version 2:13.350.1-0ubuntu2 (trusty), package size 34744 kB, installed size 147097 kB (Only available for amd64; i386)14:29
lordievaderWell, ain't that fun. A dependency on a package that doesn't exist.14:32
BluesKajAnoniem4l, try sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-glamoregl , then the xserver-xorg-core, and finally xorg-video-abi-15 , sometimes working from the last required dependency to the fist in the list works to fulfill the requirement14:32
lordievaderAh xorg-video-abi-15: virtual package provided by xserver-xorg-core, xserver-xorg-core-udeb14:33
Anoniem4linstalling xserver-xorg-video-glamoregl now14:34
lordievaderSo you can skip the glamorgl, but install xorg-core.14:34
lordievaderAlso see: http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/misc/fglrx14:34
BluesKajodd that the xorg-core isn't installed by defsault14:34
lordievaderVery strange indeed.14:35
Anoniem4lBluesKaj, lordievader: installing xserver-xorg-video-glamoregl installed xserver-xorg-core and xorg-video-abi-1514:36
Anoniem4lfinally I am installing fglrx, nice14:37
Anoniem4lwhat I am concerned is the dual monitors though, I hope this fixes it14:37
lordievaderAnoniem4l: The radeon driver supports multiple monitors just fine. Running three monitors here with the radeon driver.14:39
BluesKajbeen a while since I ran ati/amd graphics ...nvidias have worked well here for the last 7 yrs14:41
Anoniem4lBluesKaj, lordievader: unfortunately the system is broken once again :(, here's what happened: after installing fglrx and fglrx-updates I typed $ sudo reboot (from the same shell I used to install everything) and it froze on a black screen. I manually rebooted and then this series of events occurred: http://imgur.com/p2D5kGq,Chuvj4Q,h6U1xS3#015:05
Anoniem4lupon booting the previous kernel I got (before I did dist-upgrade), the second monitor works fine (without that yellow gibberish) for a couple of seconds and then it breaks15:05
pc_hi15:06
MoonUnit`weird closing glxgears window in plasma5 kills window decorations.15:10
BluesKajAnoniem4l, this my opinion of 14.04 is not very favourable ..my experience was that I couldn't wait to upgrade to 14.10 ...too many bugs, others may dispute my experience because theirs was more positive, but fwiw mine was very poor15:15
mparillosgclark: I see you commented on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/135492415:16
ubottuLaunchpad bug 1354924 in network-manager (Ubuntu) "Networkmanager does not autoconnect to wireless network" [Medium,Confirmed]15:16
Anoniem4lBluesKaj: what do you suggest to install then? any links if possible?15:16
mparillosgclark: I am noticing it on Vivid Beta-1. Do you recomment the Steve Riley work-around? https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?66702-NetworkManagement-widget-not-connecting-to-wifi-automatically&p=36141315:17
mparilloI am afraid that upstream will close https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=344600 as an *buntu only issue.15:18
ubottuKDE bug 344600 in applet "Network Manager Widget does not 'remember' to connect to previous WEP network" [Normal,Unconfirmed]15:18
BluesKajAnoniem4l, afaik the fglrx driver is supported and supposed to work on 14.04 .maybe it will be better on 14.10.  That's a rather drastic suggestion , but that's all I can think of atm15:19
Anoniem4lBluesKaj: alright, upgrading to 14.10 atm, will see how it goes15:22
BluesKajsudo do-release -a ?15:22
BluesKajoops15:23
BluesKajsudo do-release-upgrade ...hmm my desktop froze for a minute...too much going on here15:26
* BluesKaj transfers media files from another pc, using up a lot of RAM atm15:28
lordievaderAnoniem4l: Why not use the radeon driver?15:33
Anoniem4llordievader: because that thing broken my kernel in the past as well15:34
Anoniem4ls/broken/broke15:34
lordievaderAnoniem4l: Does a live-usb work?15:35
lordievader^ uses radeon ;)15:35
Anoniem4lnot sure what you mean by that15:35
lordievaderWell, if the live-usb works, radeon works. Since the live-usb uses the radeon driver if it detects a radeon card.15:36
BluesKajAnoniem4l, a live cd or usb with OS15:37
Anoniem4lis there an official live USB .iso?15:39
BluesKajAnoniem4l, it's the same one you use to install the OS from15:39
Anoniem4lBluesKaj: so I click "Try Kubuntu" instead of "Install Kubuntu"?15:40
BluesKajyup15:41
Anoniem4lwill try that out as soon as I see how 14.10 works out for me15:46
Anoniem4lit's still installing the upgrades15:46
lordievaderAnoniem4l: It wasn't really an instruction for you to try it out, it was just to illustrate that the radeon driver ~usually works.15:46
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campbell#dvd-rips16:12
Azuulately we have a problem when 2 users are signed in and one has locked the scree (no apps running) his kwin session starts to suck up CPU resources and load starts to climb  Any ideas what causes this? KDE is 4.13.316:16
campbell#mp3dcc16:17
BluesKajcampbell, no file sharing here16:18
BluesKaj!list | campbell16:20
ubottucampbell: BluesKaj: No warez here! This is not a file sharing channel (or network); read the channel topic. If you're looking for information about me, type « /msg ubottu !bot ». If you're looking for a channel, see « /msg ubottu !alis ».16:20
Ab3Lhi16:37
Ab3Li've a problem. when i put my login and password in lightdm at the start of the system, lightdm asks me the password again and again, like if it is in a loop.16:38
krytarikAb3L: Does it appear to start your session at first?16:39
Ab3Lyes16:40
krytarik!xhangs16:40
ubottuIf the GUI hangs after logging in, use <ctrl><alt><f1> to switch to text mode. Log in and do: rm .{X,ICE}authority16:40
Ab3Lok. i try it, but first i try renaming .Xauthority16:41
krytarikYeah, would be the same.16:41
Ab3Lbtw, i don't find any ICEauthority16:42
Ab3Lis it normal?16:42
krytarikYep, not necessarily there.16:42
Ab3Llooks like is working fine...16:43
krytarikLovely.16:43
Ab3Lyep16:43
Ab3Lthx a lot16:43
krytarikWelcome.16:43
Ab3Lbye16:44
Ab3Lyes. now it works greatly16:46
Azuulately we have a problem when 2 users are signed in and one has locked the scree (no apps running) his kwin session starts to suck up CPU resources and load starts to climb  Any ideas what causes this? KDE is 4.13.317:01
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BluesKaj!soundkonverter17:26
BluesKaj!info soundkonverter17:26
ubottusoundkonverter (source: soundkonverter): audio converter frontend for KDE. In component universe, is optional. Version 2.1.1-1 (utopic), package size 615 kB, installed size 3503 kB17:27
remlineWhat is the relationship in system settings between 'Mouse > Advanced > Pointer Acceleration' and 'Touchpad > Pointer Motion > Acceleration' ?18:09
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Anoniem4lBluesKaj: it appears the live USB works flawlessly (with the drivers)18:29
Anoniem4lit's exactly what I want actually lol18:30
Anoniem4loh nope, it broke after 20 seconds.18:30
Anoniem4lthis is pretty unreal.18:30
BluesKajwhich OS , Anoniem4l ?18:30
Anoniem4lKubuntu 14.1018:31
Anoniem4lwhat I wanted (dual monitors) lasted for 20 seconds, then the second monitor's frames totally broke18:31
Anoniem4li will procede with installation and then figure something out from there.18:31
BluesKajAnoniem4l, bummer , I'm not real familiar with multisrceen setups, but the generic video driver in the live media version is obviously not capapble18:33
BluesKajerr capable18:33
lordievaderYes, it is. In his case it is likely the radeon driver.18:33
lordievaderI have the radeon driver running here with 3 displays.18:34
BluesKajI'm talking about the driver on the live-media, lordievader, unless there's HW on his setup that's unsupported18:35
lordievaderAnoniem4l: Are you still in the live-session?18:36
Anoniem4llordievader: just filled the credentials for the installation18:36
Anoniem4lalso yeah I am I guess18:36
lordievaderAnoniem4l: Open a terminal: lspci -k|grep -A2 VGA18:37
lordievaderWhat driver is listed?18:37
Anoniem4l01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV790 [Radeon HD 4890]\n\tSubsystem: PC Partner Limited / Sapphire Technology Device e115\n\tKernel driver in use: radeon18:38
Anoniem4l@ lordievader18:38
lordievaderBluesKaj: ^18:39
Anoniem4lalso 1 monitor is plugged onto my motherboard, the other onto the VGA18:40
Anoniem4lbut I don't think that makes a difference since both monitors work flawlessly together on windows OS18:40
BluesKajwell, naptime here..BBL18:54
VolUTFanHey guys!!! Hope you've had a good day19:11
avitoholixv20:28
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naftilos76Hi, how do i show the contents of a text file without adding a new line char such as 'cat' command ?20:52
lordievadernaftilos76: You mean you want to filter the break lines?20:54
lordievaderPipe it to sed.20:54
bpromptnaftilos76:   without adding a new line?  wass dadt?21:14
bpromptnaftilos76:   what are you specifically after?21:15
naftilos76Sorry, my mistake. 'cat' behaves as expected . It is ruby that removes one new line before writing to the hd.21:16
bpromptnaftilos76:  use "cat" then :)21:20
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VolUTFandoes anyone get tired of making simlinks?  The reason I ask is that I wrote a sh script for auto creation of simlinks for directories, since I got tired of doing it manually22:24
VolUTFanIll post that if anyone is interested22:24
lordievaderI rarely make symlinks...22:28
lordievaderNor hardlinks for that matter.22:28
VolUTFanlordievader: most prob don't but in the case of apache2, Ive learned its a PITA expecially when you are trying to get it setup.  Its the repitition of typing that I hate, especially when I can script it LOL22:31
lordievaderVolUTFan: Most of my sites are in /var/www, others are aliases. No need for symlinks.22:32
lordievaderSymlinks just make managing Apache confusing.22:32
VolUTFanprob22:34

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