[00:01] EriC^^, ok I am now booted into an Ubuntu 15.10 live environment [00:02] neldogz: sudo parted -l | nc termbin.com 9999 [00:02] :-Dcongrats welcom to ubuntu [00:03] EriC^^, Ok, I http://termbin.com/gglc [00:04] neldogz: sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt [00:05] Ubuntu and Windows are both installed to /dev/sda [00:05] ls -lR /mnt | nc termbin.com 9999 [00:05] http://termbin.com/v2zs [00:07] did you type sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt ? [00:08] now i did, and then repeated the ls -lR /mnt command but a message says Use netcat [00:08] Is there anyway to configure the colour of the MATE panel menu icons? [00:08] will close the terminal and try again [00:08] I want to change the font colour from black to white. [00:08] http://termbin.com/qwqi [00:09] hi [00:10] neldogz: is secure boot enabled? [00:11] yes it is [00:12] i from indonesia where u from?? [00:12] Hello daftykins, Finally i was able to get the whole process going. [00:12] also anyone else who might be able to point me in the right direction. [00:12] EriC^^, but when i boot my computer I no longer see the grub menu, actually Ubuntu was my default boot OS in Grub.. but now after replacing my motherboard it just boots straight into Windows 19 [00:13] here is the paste http://paste.ubuntu.com/14237156/ daftykins and EriC^^ [00:13] neldogz: sudo efibootmgr -c -w -l \\EFI\\ubuntu\\shimx64.efi -L "ubuntu" -p 2 -d /dev/sda [00:14] sdb is the Repair-Boot device, so just ignore it. sda is the drive which is the issue with the kernel panic [00:15] i don't recall a boot repair being asked for on that one [00:15] EriC^^, done [00:16] hi [00:16] neldogz: try rebooting [00:16] daftykins, it is just what i used to get online and look at the data [00:17] does the paste help daftykins ? [00:17] EriC^^, rebooting now [00:17] not to me [00:17] i can't help with LVM setups either [00:18] EriC^^, you just saved not only my ass, but a ton of time reinstalling Ubuntu and setting it up to my liking [00:18] EriC^^, thank you very much [00:18] neldogz: no problem [00:18] !cookie | EriC^^ [00:18] EriC^^: Wow! You're such a great helper, you deserve a cookie! [00:18] * EriC^^ eats ubottu 's hand by mistake too [00:19] EriC^^: thank you for your help last night. the laptop is working and the recipient of the new laptop is happily using it. [00:19] oh well, looks like i will have to do manual backup and restore... daftykins it will probably will take a week or 2. [00:20] can you reccomend a channel maybe where i can get some help understanding this? [00:20] calcmandan: cool, no problem [00:20] understanding what? [00:21] ( btw i'm not canabolistic, it's an inside joke on my hunger ) === Guest14873 is now known as mchao [00:22] hi guys, I'm looking for a pdf reader and annotator, can somebody suggest which package I should use? [00:22] the cause of the issue daftykins , maybe a pointers, or commands for diagnosing this? [00:24] just ask someone else here :) it's late my time, so time to call it a day [00:24] Well, thank you for your help before daftykins [00:25] can anyone take a look at this paste boot [00:27] hi im using xubuntu livecd (usb) and i want to create another livecd (bootable usb) [00:27] when i try to install usb-creator the package is not found [00:27] what should i do [00:29] Hello, I am having a really weird issue with Ubuntu 15.04, I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts about it. I have a Dell laptop with an i5 6300 HQ processor (2.3 GHz rated, up to 3.2 turbo) which works great in Windows. But in Ubuntu, the clock steps only between 1 MHz and 759 MHz. lshw -c cpu, cpufreq-info, cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq etc. all consistently report 759 MHz as the highest. I'm really confused about why this is happening. [00:35] EriC^^, hello [00:35] hello [00:36] Is it normal for install to hang for a long time when creating partitions? [00:36] no [00:36] should take a couple secs [00:36] It's been hanging for like 7 minutes [00:36] is your nick related to revive? [00:37] Keeps getting stuck at Step_before = stepUserInfo [00:37] revive? [00:37] nm [00:38] is it hanging at the end of the installation? [00:38] Umm [00:38] It starts hanging almost immediately [00:38] at same part all 3 times I tried [00:41] you could try installing in legacy mode if that worked, and then convert it === anonymous is now known as Guest79654 [00:41] I mean I could install it in legacy [00:41] problem was I couldn't boot into it [00:42] yeah, you can boot a live usb and convert from there [00:42] o forgot about mounting it === m_A_y_A_t is now known as M_A_Y_A_T [00:44] You don't need a /boot partition correct? [00:44] nop [00:45] also [00:46] boot loader dosn't get installed to a specific partition just drive right? === M_A_Y_A_T is now known as m_A_y_A_t [00:49] it gets installed to the efi partition [00:50] tacocat__: in legacy it gets installed to the mbr, you're correct [00:55] Hey guys, I wanted to stop by into a non-biased area. I wanted to ask your opinion on whether you think MariaDB or PostreSQL is faster. === kanga is now known as Guest98900 [00:55] can someone please tell me which channel i go to get masked? [00:56] calcmandan: #freenode [00:57] thx === Monthrect is now known as Piper-Off [00:58] I'm trying to install Ubuntu Server, but no one is around on that channel [00:58] anyone here that can help? [00:58] I login at the prompt, but then it just goes to a terminal prompt cbruhn@ubuntu: [00:58] isn't there a graphical interface for server? [00:59] Bruha: no Ubuntu Server has always been just a terminal, BUT you can install a GUI [00:59] Consider Server to be the barebone version [00:59] ah ok [00:59] how do i do that? [00:59] now I can install somethign like Plex over the top? [00:59] Are you just doing an at-home VM for Ubuntu? [01:00] I have a second computer that I want to put Plex on now [01:00] for a home media server [01:00] Oh, yea, if you wanted to go that route, you might as well stick to the terminal version just to install Plex being that will handle it all for you in the long run [01:00] ok [01:00] can you help me with that? [01:00] shit [01:00] Bruha: please don't swear [01:00] sorry [01:01] MrXXIV2: Can you help me with installing Plex now? [01:02] Can someone help me with my ubuntu phone? #ubuntu-phone isn't active. [01:02] I just want clarification that I can get support here before I continue. [01:02] #ubuntu-touch is what you want [01:02] you cannot [01:02] thats the phone/touch channel [01:03] Thanks! [01:05] VFDPrim: OK, Back .. how did the ppa-purge go ? === Hello is now known as Guest42187 === rar123 is now known as _rar123 === Guest42187 is now known as Hello_ [01:17] i have a bridge interface called evil. i want to redirect everything with dport 80 to port 8080. how do i do that? [01:17] i tryed iptables -i evil -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 8080 [01:17] but it doesnt wor [01:17] Crushpest: are you using Debian or Ubuntu? [01:18] debian [01:18] then don't ask in here, thanks [01:18] we handle Ubuntu users, #debian handles Debian ones [01:18] (and in general, crossposting your question to multiple channels tends to be considered rude) [01:19] well it's the same. i used brctl from bridge-utils that is in both distris [01:19] rww: I thought ubuntu was based on debian? [01:19] Doesn't matter. That's how we split the load, so ask them. [01:19] (excuse my ignorance) [01:19] amazoniantoad: correct [01:19] So there are debian questions that aren't valid in ubuntu? [01:19] amazoniantoad: doesn't mean you can channel hop for support depending on your mood [01:20] Something really niche? [01:20] I see [01:20] rude [01:20] channel name for distro name, deal with it. [01:20] amazoniantoad: Debian users go to #debian, Ubuntu users go to #ubuntu. It's not a complicated system :P [01:20] I didn't mean it like that! I just didn't know debian was its own distro [01:20] and Ubuntu derivative users like Mint or whatever go to their distro's support channel [01:20] yep [01:21] I thought it was more like a kernel or something...like linux [01:21] amazoniantoad: no, Debian and Ubuntu are both distros [01:21] I see [01:22] for more info: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1336/how-is-ubuntu-different-from-debian [01:23] say thanks! [01:23] is there a way to identify what quality settings were used to encode an ogg file? [01:23] an audio file, I mean [01:23] You can use Audacious. [01:24] ...Audacity, not Audacious. sorry. === mint is now known as Guest50501 [01:25] !info mediainfo [01:25] mediainfo (source: mediainfo): command-line utility for reading information from audio/video files. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.7.70-1build1 (wily), package size 25 kB, installed size 117 kB [01:26] mediainfo gives bitrate, but not the original quality setting used (which I suspect is not stored with the format) [01:28] ah, wait, if I get the bitrate (not the effective bitrate), Vorbis have a table I can use to convert [01:28] thanks folks [01:38] [01:43] who is on what web browser if youre willing to id yourself a tiny bit? [01:44] h-_-_-, no polls here please, try the chat channel [01:44] too id ifying good on you bazhang [01:45] #ubuntu-offtopic h-_-_- [01:45] just looking into icecat for lubuntu any advice please [01:45] I've heard it works. [01:45] !info icecat [01:45] Package icecat does not exist in wily [01:46] thats from debian afaik [01:54] Good day!! i am trying to run sudo apt-get upgrade and i get the following error.. http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/14237900/ [01:54] any help would be appreciated [01:58] cage_raphel: what version of ubuntu are you running? [02:00] cage_raphel, if you're running kubuntu looks like it's a possible bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/+bug/1451728 [02:00] Launchpad bug 1451728 in ktp-accounts-kcm (Ubuntu Wily) "kde-config-telepathy-accounts package install error" [High,Confirmed] [02:02] nicomachus, i am running Ubuntu 15.10 [02:02] cage_raphel: ok, looks like this may resolve it: https://askubuntu.com/questions/621284/unmet-dependencies-when-trying-to-install-kde-plasma-5-3-on-ubuntu-15-04 [02:02] nicomachus, thanks mate.. will give that a try and wil let u know how it geos. [02:03] goes* === mkv is now known as m4v [02:05] nicomachus, excellent mate!! that fixed it !! yayyy!! thanks a ton!! :) [02:06] \o/ [02:22] hello guys [02:22] i have one 5 threads in a group and the other one 2 threads in a group. I want that 5 threads interact with the other 2 threads sometimes without deadlock using semaphores. What kind of approach should i go with ? [02:26] goodday all [02:29] the default DE that ships with ubuntu is unity, right? [02:33] sw0rdfish: yes, you can also install any desktop you want and Ubuntu comes in different flavors with different desktops/packages pre-installed [02:33] geocst: Please don't crosspost to multiple channels. Since you're using Debian (according to #debian), stick to there. Though I expect the channel for whichever language you're using might be better. [02:39] xangua I downloaded the iso file from the main website will that give me options between unity and gnome when I'm installing it? [02:41] [02:43] hi everyone! [02:44] Bashing-om how was the storm [02:45] hi, question: [02:45] got pidgin, well how does searching for channels work? [02:46] i use it to but never search for channels sorry cant help yea there [02:46] h-_-_-: great [02:46] VFDPrim: it's an option [02:46] i will have to try it some time thanks [02:58] hello, i'm using ubuntu 14.04.3 , i would to install nginx, why if i apt-get install it, i got 1.4.x version? i see the repositories have 1.9.x version [02:59] auzty: not those of your ubuntu release [02:59] auzty: http://askubuntu.com/questions/151283/why-dont-the-ubuntu-repositories-have-the-latest-versions-of-software [02:59] 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.3 is the latest version available for 14.04.4 (trusty) [02:59] auzty: the 1.9.x upload went to the current development branc [03:00] h [03:00] bleh [03:00] sw0rdfish: no, you have to download separate iso, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu, Xubuntu, etc. [03:00] ohhhh iseee, thanks teward and tomreyn :) [03:00] auzty: given that I'm the one that uploaded it, I can confirm that with 100% accuracy. The 14.04 repos only have 1.4.x in them for nginx; I provide a PPA though with newer versions [03:00] you can probably find unsupported (by canonical and the ubuntu community) nginx backports though [03:00] but of course the obligatory factoid applies [03:00] !ppa | auzty [03:00] auzty: A Personal Package Archive (PPA) can provide alternate software not normally available in the offical Ubuntu repositories - Looking for a PPA? See https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas - WARNING: PPAs are unsupported third-party packages, and you use them at your own risk. See also !addppa and !ppa-purge [03:01] what is this black magic that allows ubuntu to change graphics drivers without a reboot? [03:01] it's cool, though [03:04] where is everyone on pidgin, theres an xmpp room with a couple other rustics [03:04] h-_-_-: not really something we can answer for you [03:05] pidgin a too wide scope? take lot of depth I thought is here [03:07] is anyone running ubuntu on a macbook pro here? [03:07] o_0 [03:07] !mac | codepython777 [03:07] codepython777: For help on installing and using Ubuntu on a Mac, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MactelSupportTeam/CommunityHelpPages [03:09] auzty: also allow me to point you here: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx [03:09] auzty: list of packages, available, in the different Ubuntu pockets, by the specific version of Ubuntu [03:09] auzty: so the Trusty one is where you should be looking (not at "latest upload") [03:11] thanks teward, that's really helpful, i didn't know that every ubuntu release have their own latest update :D [03:12] auzty: well, there's the main release repository (trusty), updates in -updates, and security updates in -security :p [03:12] auzty: there's a reason i love that link myself, but as I said, I'm the one who did the latest upload for nginx to Ubuntu, so... i use whatever I want :) [03:15] auzty, I think with programs like nginx people aren't really in a rush to get to the most cutting edge version [03:20] wow :) thanks again teward , maybe i still get the other OS minded that always need the most cutting edge version basttrax , haha thanks :D [03:21] auzty: well, hate to put it out there, but as I did say, I provide a PPA through the nginx team on Launchpad for latest stable and mainline, but the obligatory PPA notice from earlier applies: https://launchpad.net/~nginx/+archive/ubuntu/stable for NGINX Stable; https://launchpad.net/~nginx/+archive/ubuntu/development for mainline [03:21] bleeding edges are bloody. [03:21] auzty: use cutting edge at your own risk though :p [03:21] (HTTP/2 won't work right) [03:23] ok i already do it teward , and now my nginx 1.8.0 from your ppa :D thanks a lot [03:24] auzty: you're welcome, but note no HTTP/2 in Stable [03:24] :) [03:24] enjoy [03:24] * teward goes back to stabbing the next uploads [03:25] ok :) === cheapie_ is now known as cheapie [03:55] no kvm on lubuntu when run sudo rmmod kvm_intel kvm... [03:56] I've just installed ubuntu 10.04 on an older toshiba satellite c655 laptop. it's a fresh install on a new hard drive. I'm trying to establish an internet connection. It didn't find any wireless networks automatically, so I added mine manually, and it said a connection was established but I am unable to bring up any webpages in a browser. I've also tried making a wired connection, but have [03:56] been unsuccessful establishing that connection. I've not been able to find anything from google that answers my specific situation - any ideas [03:57] hoglahoo, 10.04 is not supported in any way, shape or form. install a supported version: lubuntu loves older hardware [03:57] ok [04:02] What is the resulting file system when a CD/DVD is written to as per the guide at https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/files-disc-write.html === oldjung is now known as olyoungone [04:06] @Guddu ISO 9660 I believe [04:06] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9660 [04:07] greyscale, Can a CD/DVD ever have ext2 filesystem ? === owl0 is now known as ___owl0 [04:07] Guddu, could yes. should? no. [04:07] Hello and howdy. I have a networking question if anyone has a few. [04:08] Guddu: Not as far as I'm aware.. Its not block-media, so it doesn't get a normal file system [04:08] @hbar98 I can try to help. [04:08] hbar98, ##networking [04:08] Ok. Thanks gregL cfhowlett [04:08] Thanks greyscale [04:08] o/` [04:09] @greyscale, thanks. Here goes... Every time I plug in my android phone to tether to a ubuntu 15.10 laptop, it creates a new network connection. I want the laptop to auto connect when I tether. Can I do this somehow?? [04:09] cfhowlett, sorry, this may be ubuntu specific. [04:09] hbar98, no worries. interesting question. Hope someone knows. [04:10] cfhowlett, gratzi! I hope so! It is annoing as heck. [04:10] Hmm, mine actually DOES do as you're describing [04:10] I thought that was default behaviour. [04:10] It may be. It did this on windows, but I found a registry hack that sort of worked. [04:10] I enable tethering on my HTC One or One Plus and the computer connects when USB is present [04:10] ^ same [04:10] with HTC One [04:11] with Developor tools and USB Debug enabled. [04:11] Not even got developer tools on mine. Sorry @hbar98 [04:11] Moto X Pure here. USB tether is greyed out until after the phone is plugged into the machine. Turn on USB tether, it creates a new network connection. [04:11] Does it then connect once you've clicked USB tethering? [04:12] what laptops are people using here for running ubuntu? I'm in the market to buy a new one [04:12] greyscale, it doesn't auto connect. I have to go to the dropdown and then tell it to connect. [04:12] @codepython777 Lenovo T550 with a 3.5k screen. [04:12] its glorious but I can't get 4k over display port to work [04:12] codepython777: There are entirely too many variables to make recommendations, but the Dell XPS 13 is nice. [04:12] I wouldn't mind that it creates multiple networks if it would just auto connect. [04:13] codepython777, so many choices. choose one that works for you and go wild. [04:13] codephython777, I'm using an old Dell XPS m1530... but it is just running as a bridge right now. [04:14] codepython777, I carry my gold colored Ubuntu USB around my neck. Just for fun, I have been known to live boot lappies for testing purposes. Much fun when done in a quiet corner of the local Apple store ... [04:15] I was looking at something around $1k - XPS and T550 both are more expensive if i want to get a decent i5 or i7 [04:16] greyscale: W550? [04:17] T550 [04:17] its a nice laptop. [04:17] greyscale, any ideas how to make it just auto connect? I don't care if it makes multiple networks, just as long as it just autoconnects. [04:17] hbar98: sorry, I don't.. Mine -does- autoconnect, so I don't know whats different about yours [04:18] Go edit the connection and see if there is an option for allowing autoconnection? [04:18] heh, mine's a motorola. they do things backwards. [04:20] what...the...heck. each connection has a unique MAC address, and only the current one has an eth number thing after it. How in the world?? [04:20] I'm the only one who plugs my phone into the machine. [04:26] hbar98: it gets the MAC from the phone [04:27] Okay, I might have a lead on that. Bonus question: can someone point me in the right direction so I can learn how to bond connections? My wife and I both can tether/wifi tether. It would be nice to bond both connections and send that to the router. [04:27] tgm4883, yeah, I just stumbled on that. I'm going to see if there's a fix for the USB side. Found sever for wifi mac addresses, just not usb yet. [04:27] Confirmed that I'm using the right Name Server, however it appears that hostname resolution is intermittent, sometimes I can ping it via the hostname sometimes it says "unknown host", anyone experienced this? [04:27] Other computers doesn't seem to be experiencing the same problem, so it's not the Name Serer [04:28] alrighty. thanks for your help! I'll see what I can fix later.... Later! [04:36] thanks for now, :) === SonikkuAmerica is now known as _7 === _7 is now known as SonikkuAmerica [05:00] How come I can't mount my flash drive that I just recently formatted into crypt-luks? [05:01] "The unlocked device does not have a recognizable file system on it" [05:03] http://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/howto-linux-hard-disk-encryption-with-luks-cryptsetup-command/ [05:04] alwan: That doesn't help. [05:04] Because I did it with the file manager GUI. [05:04] Not a terminal. [05:04] I don't even use the terminal to mount lmao. [05:05] just reformat the flashdisk into FAT/NTFS without encryption [05:06] Too hard, I like the GUI. [05:07] Oh. [05:07] use gnome-disk-utility [05:07] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME_Disks [05:07] alwan: I want to encrypt it though [05:07] it's simple [05:08] I never encrypt my disk [05:08] Well I do. [05:10] gnome-disks can deal with the encryption [05:12] Nvm, I got it encrypted, without that. [05:13] s [05:14] hey, question on getting GameRanger to install under Wine [05:15] !AppDB | j_ [05:15] j_: The Wine Application DB is a database of applications and help for !Windows programs that run under !WINE: http://appdb.winehq.org - Join #winehq for application help [05:24] hi [05:25] please check the MD5 sum from > https://ubuntu-mate.org/raspberry-pi/ [05:25] i get 61287c1881b166c05b89a8cdc39e12b5 [05:29] Is there a way to skip /dev/sda check on gparted? Because it takes a quite amount of time to scan it. [05:57] EriC^^, are you still around? === Mathis|2 is now known as Mathis [06:06] When pinging or sshing in shell, does Ubuntu still use the nm-tool, or does it use resolv.conf? [06:07] Did anyone run into this exact same problem besides the "missing swap partition"? http://askubuntu.com/questions/637106/ubuntu-15-04-installation-stuck-in-a-loop-because-of-missing-swap-partition [06:07] I have the same exact problem as the guy who posted that question, where it will hang on same spot. However I do have a swap partition so that solution is a no go. Not sure what to do, anyone have any ideas? [06:12] I'm using networkmanager-openvpn, and I connect to my vpn by nm-applet, it seems not work as expect. where can I find the log? [06:13] Is anyone here familiar with irce-seven? [06:14] IRCD-SEVEN sorry. [06:16] Also, is anyone here familiar with Xubuntu? It is a great distro, however, the tech support is not going to be supported. Will the apt-get supply stop after a while? [06:17] Poindexter_, is XFCE still being developed? [06:18] I use that. It is so far. [06:19] I use Debian LXDE myself. [06:19] It is a small package but very powerfull. [06:25] Here is an interesting link for XFCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xfce [06:29] whenever I boot up, lightdm crashes after ~1 second of showing on screen, leaving the system hung. If I manage to get past it, everything works as normal, but I can't figure out how to fix it. [06:29] for some reason, it won't let me switch to tty either [06:29] any idea how I can fix it or find the root cause of the problem? [06:30] or boot straight to tty in the meanwhile [06:31] actually, I finally have access to a browser right now, nvm on that last one [06:31] Snacks perhaps your screen saver is set to such a low second level that it doesn't give you much time ti make decisions. Think about that. [06:31] a low second level? [06:31] what's that? [06:32] Yes. [06:32] If you set your screen saver to such a fast timer and it shuts down, remove the screen saver and find out why it is blanking your screen. [06:33] is touchscreen monitor supported in regular ubuntu or a different version is available for that? [06:33] Poindexter: if that were the problem, wouldn't it cause problems once I'm logged in, too? [06:34] It could, but it also could be your login screen saver too. That is if you have one set up. Check both if you have two. [06:34] Poindexter: because I have zero problems once I log in, even if I leave it until it goes into sleep mode [06:35] Then boil it down to your login screen saver and check that. [06:35] ok i have a linux base os with vbox running an xp vm...can't talk on the gns3 network I built. any suggestions? [06:36] is touchscreen monitor supported in regular ubuntu or a different version is available for that? [06:36] Your login screen saver may be too fast. It wont allow you to make decisions. I have seen that before. [06:36] actually, how would I check that in files? I'm booted from a live USB right now, so I can't do much except change text files. [06:37] The live USB disk you cannot change the settings because it is hard written on the disk. [06:37] is there a problem with suspend to ram in xubuntu? [06:37] Poindexter: I'm not talking about changing the live USB's settings, I'm talking about using the live USB to boot the thing, so I can modify the original OS's settings. [06:38] Poindexter: Because I can't actually boot my original OS, thus the problem. [06:38] Do a Google and you may find the answer. [06:38] Oh. [06:38] That is another story. [06:38] j #ccie [06:39] Boot it from what? Your USB or what, your local hard drive? [06:40] Are you running a laptop or a desktop or server? [06:40] Poindexter: boot from USB, so that I can modify local hard drive files. [06:40] laptop [06:40] Ok latptop [06:40] Have you been in the [06:41] BIOS lately? [06:41] everything was working fine until an Ubuntu update broke it. So, it wasn't the BIOS. [06:42] also, goddamn BIOS. goddamn secure-boot, goddamn fastboot, and goddamn intel and Microsoft for coming up with UEFI. [06:42] Now you are talking. So you apt-get an update and all happened from there. [06:43] Poindexter: No, nothing bad happened until the next time I restarted the computer, which I don't do too often. [06:43] Don't apt-get anything unless you MD 5 it. [06:44] Poindexter: I tried switching to a previous kernel version, but that didn't change anything, so it's probably not the kernel. [06:44] Poindexter: How do you MD5 stuff? [06:45] My advice is this, unless you have anything valuable on the hard drive, trash it and do an DOD destruction of the data bits on your hard drive and re-install the Operating System. I do this all of the time and you and many people out ther don [06:45] Poindexter: The problem is, having a vague notion of what *caused* the problem, isn't the same as knowing what to fix to make my laptop boot properly. [06:45] t [06:46] Know that a clean hard disk is best. [06:46] is there a simple way to overclock my processor in without editing the .txt file [06:47] Poindexter: I really don't want to have to reinstall. Especially if the problem is the latest version of lightdm, which updating would reinstall, thus re-causing my problem. [06:48] If you try to install a new OS on a disk that is not clean hackers use software or code to be specific to infiltrate your disk by using hidden signals to data that you did not erase. That is bad. [06:50] Poindexter: Which is irrelevant, because I doubt this was caused by any sort of malware and as I said previously, I don't want to reinstall if possible. [06:50] I'd have to reinstall everything, and re-copy everything over, which would be a huge waste of time and wouldnt necessarily solve the problem. [06:52] Snaks, don't be lazy. Reinstallation is easy maybe because I have in front of me 30 different computers. I say this easily, but take it from a pro. I don't fool around with this. Have may computers in front of you and don't rely on just one computer. Not all computers respond to each OS installed. [06:52] Snacks you also need to know how to mirror image your OS after a DOD cleansing. [06:54] Snacks, I am a DATA RECOVERY EXPERT. I have been doing this for years. There are things to know about the computer that you cannot learn from a book. [06:57] i am a cleaner [06:57] do you do wet work? [06:57] no, corp calls, i go clean up the mess. [06:58] Poindexter: It's not about being lazy, it's about not to use an axe when you can use a scalpel. Also, I seriously suspect that reinstalling will not actually fix the problem, as if it is a broken package, then reinstalling will just replace the broken package with a broken package, fixing NOTHING. [06:59] snacks: what's your original issue? [06:59] Snacks, if you reason with what you just said, the "package" is corrupted. Have you tried downloading the package from another source? === Tronsha is now known as [UPA]Stefan [07:02] does the whole PC crash or does it just go to a black screen with a cursor? [07:02] Snacks, 1 second is not enough time to make any decisions to make settings. I already explained that. [07:03] nicomachus: black screen, no cursor. IIRC. [07:03] i would uninstall the packages, verify authenticity of packages MD5 file from another resource, install it, and see what happens. if it still breaks the system, then there is not much you can do about it. backup and begin from scratch. simple backups of vm's before updates is basics101, if it fails, take it off and place the original back [07:03] my 2c [07:03] snacks: can you boot from a live USB? [07:03] Poindexter: It's enough to hit ctrl+alt+F2. [07:03] nicomachus: How do you think I'm on IRC right now? Live USB. [07:04] Ok. Did you run boot-repair? [07:04] nicomachus: Nope, in fact I've never heard of boot-repair before. [07:05] snacks: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair [07:06] snacks: give that a run, and see if it resolves the issue. If not you can check /var/log/lightdm and see if it points to what's causing the crash. [07:07] Nicomachus, I suggested the same thing and once his OS is running, go to the /var/log/lightdm or any settings to reset the time delay of the screen saver in which is his problem. [07:09] Poindexter_: it's clearly not a screen saver issue whatsoever. and the more you talk about how you're a "pro" and continue to give bad advice, the less likely people are to pay attention to it. [07:10] Nicomachus, really? His issue was from the beginning the screen saver and not being able to log in and having a blank screen. === nano is now known as Guest75990 === Guest75990 is now known as citroniks [07:11] that's not a screen saver... it's the display manager crashing. [07:11] Poindexter_: if the login manager had a screensaver then simply moving the mouse would bring the login manager back [07:12] Poindexter: when did I say anything about a screensaver problem? [07:12] Hi here is a screenshot of a byobu/tmux issue I've been trying to fix on my ubuntu server http://i.imgur.com/AZDdCnb.png [07:12] Moving the mouse would bring it back but if the setting were 1 second, that would be useless. [07:12]