[07:38] <Nokaji> Hi, for some reason Ubuntu Software fails to display any software lists, e.g. under All & Installed. Updates states up to date and last checked 06:07. Fortunatley I can install proggies via Synaptic Prog Mgr but I now cannot search for new software
[07:49] <daftykins> 'ubuntu software centre' ?
[07:50] <daftykins> you're not giving any information about your setup
[07:52] <daftykins> like, version - the #1 :D
[07:54] <daftykins> Nokaji: psst, are you off getting replied to in another channel?
[07:56] <SuperEngineer> yup, he/dhe appears to have joined channel #impatient&away ;)
[08:06] <daftykins> ah well, it's better than #cross-post-and-hassle-others
[08:08] <SuperEngineer> :-D
[08:52] <SuperEngineer_> [please ignore this, testing mobile setup ok]
[08:52] <SuperEngineer_> [seems to work OK]
[10:33] <brobostigon> morning boys and girls.
[11:34] <daftykins> aww yeah one 65" OLED TV on the way :O
[11:58] <SuperEngineer> ...and some cinema seats, popcorn and annoying that bloke wearing a hat will follow
[11:59] <SuperEngineer> *that annoying
[12:02] <SuperEngineer> BBC News reports: "A coach carrying dozens of tourists becomes trapped in a sinkhole when a water main bursts"
[12:02] <SuperEngineer> Guess that TV arrived early!!
[12:03] <SuperEngineer> Street couldn't take the extra weight :-O
[12:04] <daftykins> :D
[12:04] <daftykins> they're crazy light now, if it weren't for the bulk i'm sure i could lift this new one by myself
[12:05] <daftykins> i can carry my 55" LED samsung from a couple of years back around by myself
[12:06]  * SuperEngineer sticks with his theory
[12:06] <SuperEngineer> ...all those extra cinema goers using the big tv as a substitute
[12:07] <daftykins> our cinema is so bad, i've preferred home viewing for years :>
[12:07] <SuperEngineer> [don't forget to buy a popcorn machine
[12:08] <daftykins> that would be nice
[12:17]  * acheronuk sets mode +F1
[12:18] <daftykins> yawn :>
[12:20] <acheronuk> daftykins: that @ F1? if so, I can sympathise a bit, as in recent years I've struggled to care who wins
[12:22]  * SuperEngineer also sets same mode.  daftykins, acheronuk:  motorised gladiators on any size tv... yum yum
[12:22] <SuperEngineer> last race of season, title tey to be decided, short odds for one of two... watch it and see
[12:23] <SuperEngineer> *yet
[12:24] <acheronuk> yep, I've been a bit cool on watching the rest of the season, but if this race is competitive then should be good.
[12:24] <SuperEngineer> ..and from one who was at the Britidh race:  "You weren't there, man!"
[15:43] <diddledan> m00
[17:43] <penguin42> how is Nouveau these days? I notice there are quite a lot of cheap fanless Nvidia cards now
[17:44] <marxjohnson> I'm trying to write udev rule to run a script when I insert a blu-ray, but the rule doesn't seem to get triggered.
[17:44] <marxjohnson> I'm clearly missing something big, because even a really simple rule isn't working.
[17:46] <marxjohnson> I've got the following in /etc/udev/rules.d/99-disc-script.rules:
[17:46] <marxjohnson> SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="sr0", RUN+="touch /tmp/basic_rule_triggered"
[17:47] <marxjohnson> which I think should touch that file whenever there's an event from /dev/sr0.  But I eject and load, which triggers events I can see with udevadm monitor, and no file
[17:48] <penguin42> marxjohnson: Is the problem that the rule gets triggered on the creation of sr0 - i.e. when it finds a blu-ray drive, not when media gets inserted?
[17:49] <penguin42> marxjohnson: i.e. I've got a /dev/sr0 even though my DVD drive is empty, so I think the rule gets triggered near boot
[17:51] <marxjohnson> penguin42: Right, but as I understand that rule should be triggered for any event from sr0, not just it's creation?
[17:52] <penguin42> marxjohnson: Hmm I'm not sure about that
[17:59] <marxjohnson> for example, here is a thread from linux questions where someone uses a similar rule to run ripping software when a disc is mounted https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/using-udev-to-automatically-run-a-script-on-optical-disc-mount-792428-print/
[18:02] <diddledan> marxjohnson: did you restart udev?
[18:03] <ali1234> sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
[18:05] <marxjohnson> diddledan: ali1234: yep, tried that
[18:05] <ali1234> i think penguin42 is right
[18:05] <ali1234> to run things when a disk is inserted you probably want to use udisks instead
[18:05] <diddledan> also it looks like the command which that guy ended-up using included a detection on the variable DKD_MEDIA_AVAILABLE
[18:06] <diddledan> SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="sr0", ENV{DKD_MEDIA_AVAIABLE}=="1", RUN+="/usr/local/bin/detectdisc"
[18:06] <diddledan> so when the variable flips to =1 rather than =0 (i.e. when the disk is present I believe) then it runs the command. otherwise it's only gonna run on creating /dev/sr0
[18:10] <diddledan> I believe udev rules only fire when the elements match. and then only fired once until the elements unmatch again.
[18:10] <marxjohnson> diddledan: That's not working for me either.  I figured less conditions in the rule with mean more matches, i.e my rule should trigger whether a disk is loaded or ejected
[18:10] <marxjohnson> ali1234: THanks, I'll look at udisks
[18:12] <diddledan> marxjohnson: I'm kinda guessing though, so please take everything I suggest with a healthy dose of "diddledan is an idiot and obviously wrong"
[18:14] <diddledan> now, what can I buy off ebay for at least £25?
[18:14] <diddledan> (I got a £20-off when you spend £25+ voucher)
[18:16] <marxjohnson> diddledan: I'm kinda guessing too.  Lots of things I've read on the web suggest other people have done something like what I'm trying to do, but I dont really understand udev
[18:16] <marxjohnson> or rather, dont really know about it
[18:17] <diddledan> I think udev is one of those things that is somewhat "if it works don't touch it" so we don't find-out how to meddle with it
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[23:20] <diddledan> I really need to rip-out my desk and cables and reinstall everything neater
[23:38] <zmoylan-pi> and 15 minutes after you've finished you'll need to re add it to your todo list :-)