[00:19] need help waking up an etherjet cardbus pcmcia network adapter on a 390x ibm thinkpad running xubuntu 12.04.4 [00:20] ifconfig seems to show the device is there as eth0 but no network connection [00:20] cable connection to router is also lit up [00:21] suggestions? [00:22] fresh install of xubuntu 12.04.4 and network seemed to show as available during install [00:23] nm-tool shows state:disconnected and driver as xircom_cb [00:24] I'm running MAC address filtering on my router and the MAC address for this card appears in my MAC address table on the router [00:25] I've been on this for several hours and am not making any progress [00:25] any help would be greatly appreciated [00:27] I've been through all the steps in the xubuntu network documentation-no luck [00:30] anybody? [00:30] xubuntu 12.04 is EOL [00:31] does that mean end of life? [00:31] yes [00:31] I tried it since it burned onto a cd and not a dvd [00:32] what do you suggest I use as an alternative for this antiquated hardware [00:32] would pup be a good alternative [00:33] also, if I could wakeup the network card in 12.04 would I be able to upgrade to 14 or 15? [00:33] how much ram does it have? [00:33] 256mb [00:33] not a rocket by any stretch [00:33] i wouldn't be surprised if the card didn't work because it didn't have enough memory [00:33] was able to run win98 on it though [00:34] windows 98 was released 1998, xubuntu 12.04 was released in 2012 [00:34] understand [00:34] just trying not to add to landfill and spend a little time getting more familiar with linux [00:35] i don't know what modern linux (by any standard) would run on that [00:35] i have 14 installed on a dualboot winxp thinkpad t60 and it works fine [00:35] no chance of troubleshooting the .conf file for the xircom_cb driver [00:36] that's a totally different kind of hardware [00:36] understood [00:36] pcmcia cards are more or less problematic *always* [00:36] and not much "new" support can be expected for them either [00:36] they all follow basic principles of operation though [00:37] sure [00:37] a quick review of the network configuration file might wake things up [00:37] I'm just not expert in editing .conf files [00:37] ifconfig seems to show activity re: transmit/receive [00:38] my readings indicate changes to.conf files or rebuilds of driver file(s) might help [00:39] can't go with later versions of xubuntu since they are burned to dvd and the 390x only has a cd drive [00:40] http://xubuntu.org/news/booting-the-xubuntu-usb-image-from-a-cd/ [00:40] that should get you around that limitation [00:40] this notebook only has one usb port-used by the mouse [00:40] guess I could enable the trackpad and use the usb port for your suggestion [00:40] yep, you only need it once for the installation [00:41] after you are installed, you don't need the usb drive any more [00:41] s/are/have/ [00:42] what did you mean by your last comment? [00:42] how large a usb drive will I need? [00:42] you only need the usb drive for installing, so you can plug your mouse in once you have installed [00:43] how large a usb drive though? [00:45] 1GB is fine for 14.04 [00:46] off i go to try that-that means i can go with a version 14 install, yes? [00:46] version 14.04, yes [00:47] note that there is no "version 14", 14.04 and 14.10 are totally different releases [00:47] thanks for the help-see if I can get this old girl back in operation [00:47] good luck [00:48] as a side note-it was the main hardware used to design the software used to design all the mmics (monolithic microwave integrated circuits) used in today's wireless devices [00:48] so it has some sentimental value... [00:49] :) [00:49] thanks for your help [00:49] np [01:21] Which flavor of Ubuntu is equivalent in terms of resource consumption to Chrome OS? [01:22] InkisJLane, that's an impossible question. === InkisJLane is now known as Tarminquay [02:56] Hello guys [02:56] Anyone need help?? [03:17] hello, anyone else having html5 video issues with this firefox 43 update? [04:00] dylan, ask your question [04:08] robotics, I have a feeling he wanted to just ask about asking... he didn't really need help. ;-D [14:54] hi, after I updated to 15.10 ctrl-shift-u (to enter unicode glyphs) stopped working... any hint on how can I re-enable it? [14:56] also, how can I change the system wide keyboard layout? [15:05] in "Language Support" the drop down Keyboard input method system is empty... I remember that having two options before [15:12] the assumption of keyboard layout based on language is quite annoying :-/ [15:22] installing and enabling ibus didn't help, still no underlined u :-/ [18:41] Hi! Using 15.10 with compiz here. How do I change the window decoration theme? gnome-tweak-tool seems to have suddenly removed that feature. === dreamon_ is now known as dreamon [21:34] hi [21:36] how would I install the drivers for my hp priinter so I will have full features ? Would I use Wine ? [21:36] xubuntu86w: have you gone to Printers? [21:36] it should just find it if there is a driver for it [21:36] I've not had issues with HP ever [21:37] well it will print but has few settings [21:38] aah right, quite often the way - what printer? [21:38] old hp psc1610 [21:38] to answer your question - steer well clear of wine unless you really need it [21:38] ok [21:40] maybe its time fow new priiinter ? [21:40] printer* [21:41] http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/psc/psc_1600_series.html [21:41] Thanks !!! [21:41] xubuntu86w: often you will find that many of the bells and whistles that you get on windows don't work - but the job of the printer does [21:43] ok [21:45] Thanks again, Have a good Holiday [21:45] xubuntu86w: I have a deskjet 1510, it prints, it copies, it scans [21:45] I couldn't fiddle about much though [21:45] yep - you too [23:09] Hello, I just installed Xubuntu and often as I type it just randomly pastes stuff [23:09] Tap to click is off, dunno whats up with my mouse