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rundataHey people00:29
penguin42hey00:30
rundataI need a bit of help man. You got 5?00:30
penguin42well, not technically a help channel, but ask00:31
rundataI've loaded ubuntu live onto a USB stick and Booted it on my Asus t100-ta transformer style "laptop" and when x loads it goes all weird man00:32
rundataAlso its cool I know man. Just wondered if someone, somewhere somehow, some when.. Lol.. Might be able to help00:32
penguin42can you define 'all weird'00:33
rundataAnyway. Basically ubuntu loads x. X (I assume) decides to assign the left hand side of the screens boundry to be about 500 or so pixels right of the edge of the screen00:34
penguin42ah00:35
penguin42is this the internal LCD?00:35
rundataAnd like . "wrap" the rest so that the furthest right of the screen is actually the first 500 (or so) horizontal pixels of the screen00:35
rundataI pray that is somewhat comprehendable lol00:35
penguin42yeh sounds like it's just wrapped a bit00:36
rundataSorry..  Pretty fucked on coke and trying to configure this shit to work... Not a good combo. Or even a good choice but oh well.. Here we are lol00:36
penguin42yeh I guessed00:36
rundataI've literally never encountered this shit before.00:37
rundataX not working.  Fine. Error logs. W.e fix it00:37
penguin42rundata: Is this the internal LCD that's screwy or an external?00:37
rundataThis technically works. No errors. Much stress lol00:37
rundataInternal bro00:38
rundataHowever... Additionally. It randomly adjusts the screen orientation00:38
rundataAlso the capacitive touch display is borked00:38
penguin42which ubuntu version?00:39
rundataDropped it and smashed screen lol. In windows I've just disabled the touch screen but not sure how to replicate ij n li ux00:39
rundataLijn00:39
penguin42notes, X generally doesn't work on smashed screens00:40
rundataYeah.. On a bloody tablet now desperately trying to get help. Sorry for shut autocorrect00:40
rundataCan't I like... Somehow maybe..00:41
rundataI have an idea00:41
rundataThe touch screen is detected as a USB device.... One cable comes off the screen00:41
rundataA ribbon00:41
penguin42yeh00:41
penguin42rundata: So anyway, my guess on the display is it's upset by the 1366x768 res - I've seen similar problems on some others; I'd try fighting with an xrandr line00:42
rundata5 fuckers on that ribbon are a USB right? It would appear so00:42
penguin42rundata: as for the touchscreen hmm - I'd expect you can probably configure that out not tried it though00:42
rundataYou reckon its possible to physically cut the ribbon in the right place00:43
rundataMebbeh00:43
penguin42bit drastic00:43
rundataRisky but what have I got to lose lol00:44
rundataI've already broke the micro USB port (the only port that acts as a charging socket)00:44
penguin42is there anything left of this poor thing00:45
rundataI might stream this shit lol. Really need as oscilloscope. Maybe I can use a 5v motor and guess pins 1-5 from 5v to ground lol00:46
rundataNot much man. I broke up with my ex (random fact, linked to next titbit tho..), so I kinda went postal a bit.. (Newfact also due my first child(girl) in 8 days!!)  And she pulled the "yoiu will never see your daughter" card. So yeah.. Its pretty fucked00:48
rundataAlso yay me lo!00:48
penguin42suggests sleep may be the best way of dealing with this machine00:49
rundataBut yeah.. Technically.. You reckon the ribbon from screen (only link from physical screen to board) holds a uan portion I could just exactoknife away?00:50
rundataI dunno why I'm asking.  Lol. We both know I'm gonna regret this in the morning lol00:51
rundataFancy seeing if it works?00:51
rundataJust need a 5v something.. !maybe a usb flash drive! That could work00:52
rundataThat or......00:52
rundataWhat you reckon my chances of manually charging the lithium battery without blowing my hands off are?00:53
rundataI literally know you electricity flows. In a direction. Somehow. And things can. Spark. I once fished a bit of exploded light bulb out of a Pixar logo style lamp. Forgetting, or not realising, I had to turn off the mains00:55
rundataLiterally wired a solar panel to a car battery with a diode on positive to stop back flow00:55
rundataAnyone know someone I can hire? Im pretty sure I can't achieve anything I've set out to do tonight lo?00:56
rundataLol00:56
rundataLike. I could literally pay a random Facebook person to solder a new micro usb port on00:57
rundataBut fuck it. Let's build a charging circuit cos its too hard to solder it myself (too small, shakes, twisted up and wrecked).....(me that is lp00:58
rundataSo fuck it00:59
rundataLet's wire a charger direct to the battery yeah?00:59
rundataPhone chargers work when plugged  into the USB of a phone right? And you can get chargers that charge a spare battery01:00
rundataLaptop only has 5v 2A coming in... Maybe if I just wire a phone charger directly to the battery.... It should work right?01:01
rundataPenguin42 ?01:02
penguin42it'll have gone through a DC-DC converter etc before the battery01:03
rundataYou reckon the charging circuit in a mobile charger could charge a laptop battery that charges off of a 5v phone USB charger directly?01:03
penguin42no01:03
rundataHmm probably yeah.. I bet those chargers can't charge a phone directlt the way the send charge to a battery inserted into it01:04
penguin42the phone 'chargers' are normally just USB powersupplies - all the charging circuitry is in the phone01:04
penguin42and/or phone/battery01:04
rundataSneaky gets probably reversed the charging circuit and made a cheap version that does the as!e01:04
rundataYeah same input01:05
rundataDifferent dc-dc converter to rejig the voltage and amps and timing for the battery01:05
rundataSo... Do I risk losing a battery (possibly also a limb) and fudge a charging circuit with no soldering iron. No knowledge of electrical engineering and a head full of narcotics01:07
rundataOr go sleep01:07
rundata.... Shall I record it?01:07
rundataLol01:07
penguin42sleep seems the sanest thing01:07
rundataWell you say that01:09
rundataBut how awesome woul (literally, probably, solely for me)01:10
rundataWould it be.. Realised the "would it be" part should have been after the brackets.. I failed01:11
* rundata commits the Japanese word for self disgraced suicide01:11
rundataWanna say haricari harycari? Harry carry? :o01:12
rundataSleep you say?01:12
rundata:p01:12
rundataPenguiin42 so sorry dude... Lol bet this channel doesn't see as much shit spoken even during class times when hundreds of students come in asking a solution for an obscure question asked by a sneaky ninja guru teacher01:15
rundataCocaine. A hell of a drug01:16
rundataLol01:16
penguin42I did consider pointing that out, but there didn't seem much point01:16
penguin42anyway, the original question of a skewed X was reasonable enough01:18
rundataLol. Soz man. Been about since I was a kid. I literally am ashamed I've had to come back on irc and ask this.. Also happy cos I've spammed a few old mates I haven't spoke to in years01:19
rundataBut hey lol01:19
penguin42I've not seen that one before, but  X breakages with 1366 displays is not too unusual, and tablets are a bit odd01:20
rundataRighto.. What yuou reckon could be skewing the display drawing area? Personally I don't think it's to do with the broken screen01:20
rundataMainly cos up until 3/4 of the way through boot. It displays correctly. Then.. Ahh! Even the cli goes skewed01:20
rundataSo its not x01:21
penguin42rundata: 1366 isn't divisible by 8 - it confuses some things01:21
rundataIt's something loaded (not gone a say it but perhaps... The display driver? Lol) after the basic bootloader is done doing its shizzle?01:22
penguin42yeh01:22
rundataBrainstorm. Possible solutions?01:22
penguin42last time I hit it (quite a while ago) I found a 1366x758 mode line and hacked it with xrandr01:22
rundataForce a display mode within "normal"/" expected " ranges?01:23
penguin42or just give it a 1360 res01:23
rundataSoz I wish I could try it now. But the whole USB pott borked. Smashed out me tree etx01:24
penguin42rundata: It might be something specific to how that tablet drives its LCD01:24
rundataEtc01:24
rundataMebbe. I fear it might be tbh.. But this is a new path to test.01:24
* penguin42 wonders if this works like the balmer peak; I wouldn't know01:24
rundataBal!er peak?01:24
rundataFfs who puts a ! Next to m01:25
penguin42rundata: https://xkcd.com/323/01:25
rundataOnscreen shitboard moarliek01:25
rundataLmao I remember now haha01:26
rundataBest coding I ever did was on methcathinone01:26
rundataOr maybe methlyaminopropysomething01:27
* penguin42 sticks to chocolate01:27
rundata5 days straight. No sleep. Wrote a pure code website01:27
rundataPhp SQL ajax css01:27
penguin42that explains a lot about many websites01:28
rundataLiterally it was a pixel perfect clone of the LCARs system in star trek (next gen in particular lol)01:28
penguin42perhaps earl grey might be more effective at helping you get some sleep01:28
rundataSo awesome. I used pingdom.com speed test and tweaked it using the suggestions01:29
rundataEventually it said "your website is 100% faster than all websites tested"01:29
rundataGranted they probably round up and I was simply in the top percentile01:30
rundataBut still. Mcat01:30
rundataHell of a drug01:30
rundataLol :p01:30
rundataMoral of the story is....01:30
rundataDon't do drugs and irc. You will literally make almost no sense. Gratuitously over (and mis)use the word "literally" and mildly entertain whilst simultaneously pissing off a few people trying to just irc01:32
rundataAlso hi01:32
rundataLol01:32
penguin42erm yes01:33
rundataSo.. To turn to more non computer topics.. Being as noone is here to moan that we are off channel topic01:34
rundataNever any drugs ever?01:34
rundataTried I mean01:34
penguin42nope, and that is getting off topic very much01:36
rundataGood man (I assume male) never go this route lol01:36
rundataMight feel great. But FFS. Just look at me. Even over irc I manage to be a shining example of why not to di druga01:37
rundataDo drugs.01:37
rundataOr use tablets without checking spelling01:37
rundata*drops mic and walks out*01:38
rundataSorry mike01:38
rundata.....Terrible hahaha01:38
penguin42yes, using tablets while on tablets is probably bad01:39
rundataNot tablets man01:41
rundataPeruvian marching powder01:42
rundataAs bad as, but subtly different than tablet forms of similar stimuilants. Even itself taken "per os" has a much lower level of bioavailability01:48
rundataI'm totally gonna get kick banned lol01:48
rundataLet it be known.. As much as I enjoy stupid stuff. I highly recommend against drugs and maintain that an IRC channel dedicated to helping people with issues with and discussing this GS ra01:50
rundataRelated to Ubuntu01:50
rundataIs probably not gonna be cool with everyone lol01:50
rundataAs such I'll shut the hell up and hope noone ever reads their irc logs01:50
rundataThe father the sun and a holey toast. Arm sucks01:51
rundataPlease never remind me of this haha01:52
* penguin42 will try to only use it when I need money01:52
rundataYou take buttcoins? Lol01:54
rundataI can pay in sex01:54
penguin42best not01:54
rundataLol yeah01:54
penguin42anyway, sleep01:58
brobostigonmorning boys and girls.08:26
santhust I have noticed automatic downloads from cdce.sin002.internap.com. Multiple times. I do not understand what for it is, why it occurs, or how to stop it. I have disabled all auto updates, even security updates. Recently, I even did $ sudo systemctl disable apt-daily.timer. But the said auto download occurs even now. Any clues? Suggestions how to stop this?10:30
penguin42ah, isn't it quiet11:57
zmoylan-pisound issues on linux again? :-P12:06
zmoylan-pi_OR_ you finally conquered your web browser and no videos autoplay anymore? :-)12:07
penguin42well coincidentally I did have yes; but if you've got scrollback to about 2am it'll make more sense12:07
zmoylan-piyes, i saw that earlier....12:08
diddledanthat was .. interesting, penguin4212:40
zmoylan-piyou don't get the good old late night rantings of yore... :-P12:41
diddledanno, shauno ragequit12:42
zmoylan-pii still feel bad about that...12:46
foobarrywhy?14:05
foobarrywasn't that about 2yrs ago now?14:05
daftykinszmoylan-pi: so you should ;)19:54
* zmoylan-pi goes out and finds a mac user to give an ice cream to... they've suffered enough... :-P19:57
daftykins:D20:02
daftykinsweyhey the result of PIA's funded OpenVPN audit - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/16/openvpn_security_audit/21:26
penguin42daftykins: Hmm good; but hmm - so one audit found nothing and the other made two CVEs ?21:52
daftykinsmakes you wonder!21:58
daftykinsalready patched, too21:58
zmoylan-piunless... someone got to the auditors to cover their tracks... *dun* *dun* *dun*22:08
AzelphurWoo, I can add to the list of crazy stuff I've broken again...and now, systemd-boot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0uCQJHqkEk22:57
diddledanwhy are you using systemdboot?!22:58
Azelphurdiddledan, recommended for ArchLinux, and it's supposed to be faster22:58
diddledan"faster" how fast do you need a menu to be?!22:59
Azelphurdiddledan, maybe GRUB would be the better answer, or at the very least an alternative to this brokenness22:59
penguin42Azelphur: That looks like a disagreement about terminal type/width?!23:02
Azelphurpenguin42, I'd agree :)23:02
penguin42diddledan: A lot of people never liked Grub 2 that's been in use for a while (last 5 years ish?) - the grub 2 config files are ludicrously complex, I'm not sure if systemd-boot is any better23:02

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