=== MittensAFK is now known as Mittens === iczero is now known as RangeError [00:24] Hey guys does anyone have some help with rEFInd setup, my installation doesn [00:25] 't seem to find the Ubuntu [00:25] Sorry for the 2 messages :\ [00:30] not sure I can fully help [00:30] jjain, did you install from DVD [00:37] was someone helping me? [00:37] I dced [00:37] sorry [00:37] I have the problem with the rEFInd [01:06] Is there a list of gaming mice that work with Ubuntu? By work, I mean the special software for programming buttons and changing the colors of the lights, etc - and not just the driver for basic functionality. [01:19] The only one I know of is roccat Moppy === Schnabel1 is now known as Schnabeltierchen [01:23] Oh and razer has third party drivers that can do lights and things too [01:24] I don't know if it's changed, but the razer linux software can't do macros, as it's not implemented in the mouse's hardware. I will check though. [01:25] Well it has an API in python you can do things: https://terrycain.github.io/razer-drivers/ [01:25] Yea, I am looking at that now. It seems to have added macro support. [01:27] So it looks like roccat and razer will mostly work [01:37] kenrin: Thanks [01:50] Anyone know how to add a second clock to the status bar? Not in the dropdown. [01:54] <[n0mad]> jhpratt: if you use gnome there appears to be an extension that can do that as far as i can tell but can't vouch for it [01:59] @n0mad on unity :/ [02:07] Ok, signing off. If anyone is able to answer my question about adding a second clock, I have it over on AskUbuntu: https://askubuntu.com/questions/945450/display-multiple-time-zones-in-status-bar === rana_ is now known as mozammel === Piece_Maker is now known as Acou_Bass [02:44] hello [02:47] minecraft doesnt work on ubuntu ppc [02:55] latemus, +1 for keeping a ppc alive === KindTwo is now known as KindOne [04:06] I am installing ubuntu on a laptop with 2 SSD in raid 0. Windows 10 used to be installed there, but during ubuntu installation I formatted the disc as I only plan to have ubuntu on that laptop. During the installation, I was informed GRUB could not be installed, and was prompted to select a different location to install it, or to install it later manually, or to cancel the installation. The dialog is responsive, but whatever option I choose when I [04:06] click "OK" nothing happens. Is this a common bug when installing ubuntu? [04:15] dckx_: Is the disk partitioned with MBR or GPT? [04:16] It's very possible that you didn't set up the boot partition, whichever type it needed to be, correctly. [04:17] yes, very likely. So now I'm starting the installation again after rebooting [04:17] but I can't make sense of all the different partitions or drives that appear in the partition manager [04:19] dckx: Can you take a screenshot of what you see for us? [04:19] I'm confused in two ways. 1) Being this a raid setup, do I need to create the same partitions (boot, root, swap, etc.) on both drives? Now, both drives show with the same partitions, but for example, if I create new partitions in drive A, they are not reflected on drive B automatically. And 2), which partitions should I create? and how much space for each, approximately. I remember reading swap should be as large as the RAM, and boot around 500mb, [04:19] and root and home whatever I wanted [04:20] rypervenche: can I take screenshot during installation? I'm installing on a one laptop, and chatting here on another [04:20] dckx: Oh RAID, that might take some manual work. Let me take what options it has. What version of Ubuntu? [04:21] 16.04.3 [04:21] dckx: You can a screenshot, yes. I believe the printscreen key will do it for you. It might be another key combination on Ubuntu though, someone can speak up if it's something else. [04:22] rypervenche: but I can't do much during the installation, or can I? [04:23] rypervenche: i mean, with the screenshot [04:23] dckx: Why not? Are you using a graphical installer or the ncurses (blue and red) one? [04:23] rypervenche: graphical [04:24] dckx: Then you can. Also RAID is available in the "manual" partitioning choice. [04:28] rypervenche: I only have the top bar, but not the lateral one. I cannot open terminal, or I least I have not been able to [04:29] rypervenche: Now I exit the installation so I can. How can I provide the partition information? [04:29] dckx: probably "sudo fdisk -l" would give us what we need. [04:33] rypervenche: http://paste.ubuntu.com/25294791 [04:36] dckx: Are you wanting to do a hardware RAID or a software RAID? [04:43] I have pings frequently above 500 to 192.168.0.1 [04:44] internets pretty hard to use like this. what can i do? [04:47] energizer: From what IP? [04:48] hey everyone, apt-get keeps grabbing packages that dpkg claims are corrupted. How do I start troubleshooting this? simply removing the package from /var/cache/apt/archives and trying again seems to fix it all the time, but it's happening too often to just be an odd occurrence. [04:54] good morning to all [04:54] rypervenche, im 192.168.42.68 [04:54] energizer: And is that on your network or are you not using your own network? [04:56] ip route | grep default > default via 192.168.42.1 dev wlp58s0 proto static metric 600 [04:56] so i guess that explains it; it wasnt the right ip [04:57] but solving the xy problem [04:57] my internet is really slow [04:57] energizer: Where are you seeing said "pings"? [04:57] rypervenche: he's pinging [04:57] rypervenche, terminal ping [04:58] rypervenche: not he's seeing someone else pinging [04:58] tgm4883, right [04:58] Ahhhh ok. I finally get the 500 bit. [04:59] rypervenche: sorry, had to go do something. I think the drives are already in raid right? In the BIOS the SATA mode is set to RAID, and they were hardware raid 0 just an hour ago when they had windows 10 installed on them [05:01] dckx: Ah ok. You won't need anything special then, I don't think. You'll just install to that RAID drive. [05:03] rypervenche: I have tried twice now, but it seems I can't get the partitions right [05:09] rypervenche: http://i66.tinypic.com/2lcn3mb.png [05:11] rypervenche: that didn't work [05:12] dckx: Image does not exist. [05:13] rypervenche: yeah, that's what i meant. I'll try one more time to install, but I'm getting screenshots of the important steps === yoginth is now known as Yoginth [05:23] * Yoginth [05:25] hello, I installed ubuntu latest version in place on win10 and now I can't seem to be able to print [05:25] I will tinker around and see what's up. [05:25] any relevant advice (where to look etc would be appreciated) thanks in advance. [05:26] how can i get @ubutu.com email and i will be the security manger at IRC Channel any suggestions? [05:28] Yoginth: security manager? [05:28] Yoginth: To get an @ubuntu.com email, you need to become an Ubuntu Member: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/NewMember [05:32] rypervenche: the installer crashed [05:32] will tray again tomorrow, now I need to sleep. thanks! [05:36] Any idea on the data format used by USB webcam [05:42] Hey [05:43] Is there a way to disable automatic blurring of low-resolution icons in Ubuntu? [05:43] (ping me if you know) ... I couldn't find any information on the web [05:57] What are some reasons the stat command can fail on a file, that have nothing to do with file permissions? [05:57] Because I have a file that I can't stat as a certain user, even after "sudo chmod -R 777 /parent/directory" [06:03] Alternate question: Does Ubuntu (16.04 server, if relevant) ship with some extra set of file permission enforcement that I need to check? Best as I can tell, AppArmor isn't interfering. [06:06] None that I am aware of, jerichowasahoax. === Dreaman is now known as CrackerJack [07:23] Hello, I am trying to use cryptsetup however it does not do anything after typing in a password and after doing "cryptsetup -v luksOpen /enc/vol1 vol1" it freezes after "Key slot 0 unlocked." === ShalokShalom_ is now known as ShalokShalom [08:07] I've got a strange error in Ubuntu 17.04 - .co.il (I'm in IL myself) domains don't get resolved by browsers/ping/etc, but do get resolved by dig/nslookup. Any other domains work correctly as far as I can tell. [08:07] Adding 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 to /resolv.conf usually helps, but not always [08:07] Anybody have an idea what this could be? === jstein_ is now known as jstein [08:26] slightly off-topic, what does it mean when the RAM is welded in a laptop description? it means you can never change it? [08:26] or soldered, sorry for bad translation [08:27] yah, sounds like work [08:29] qswz: yes, permanently attached. at least intended to be permanent [08:30] wedgie: ah ok, sucks a bit to do that, but usually RAM doesn't fail before the rest [08:30] qswz: usually it is a size thing. easier to make it smaller/thinner that way [08:31] ok [08:49] dckx_: you most likely don't want SATA mode = RAID in BIOS, this is fakeraid and just causes problems. [08:51] dckx_: 2 day not inastall ubuntu [08:51] is a jocke [08:53] dckx_: in case you can't change the bios setting or still want to keep the other OS try this http://www.overclock.net/t/1227636/how-to-change-sata-modes-after-windows-installation# [08:55] jerichowasahoax: about the stat issue, try to cd to the target directory, does that work? [08:57] jerichowasahoax: besides apparmor nothing is installed by default that should get in the way. if this is a VM or container, addditional restrictions (outside of OS control) could apply. === Dreaman is now known as CrackerJack [09:09] Hiyas all [09:19] hi all [09:28] hi madmanonmeds [09:28] anybody that can help with the install of a invida driver, for geforce gtx 750 ti [09:29] it is in ubuntu 14.04 [09:29] hi linuxenko [09:30] madmanonmeds: if the box runs lightdm you need to stop that service before installing the driver [09:31] so go out to the console, type "service lightdm stop" then "sudo bash ./", answer the questions and then reboot [09:31] That should do the trick [09:32] If the Nvidia driver package complains abpout missing compilers and such try installing the build-essentials package. [09:33] Seems like there is PPA for such drivers http://bit.ly/2vOeYBh , i don't have nvidia card to try it [09:34] what laptop is good for installing ubunu directly? [09:36] I will try that thanks thorre [09:44] Hi there. I want to backup my home folder from a broken ubuntu installation via live USB. i used sudo ecryptfs-recover-private on the mounted dir and entered my passphrase. after this i got a folder mounted in tmp - but in this it says i have to use encryptfs-mount-private again in README.txt but this fails as it says the folder is not setup properly [09:44] how can I get back my data? :/ [09:44] mitmf: there are some companies which sell laptops with ubuntu, those are most likely to work (or you can return them at least if they dont work as advertised) [09:45] tomreyn: what laptop? [09:46] mitmf: i did not specify one, i said look for companies selling laptops with ubuntu pre-installed [09:48] XHFHX: which system (some ubuntu live system?) are you running now, and which system is is on disk? by system, i mean operating system, and release version. [09:48] mitmf havent followed, but look here http://zareason.com/ [09:48] tomreyn: both times ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS [09:49] thanks MonkeyDust [09:49] :) [09:49] XHFHX: hmm i assumed it'd be fixed there. sorry i dont know then. [09:49] mh ok [09:50] well, i'll just flush the data then. wasn't anything too important in there. but not nice to see that decryption seems to be buggy^^ will turn of the encryption now on the new installation^^ [09:52] XHFHX: better use full disk encryption [09:53] XHFHX: that's if you need that type of protection. IMO ecryptfs mostly makes sense for multi-user systems as an additional layer. [09:56] well I did that thorre, then it ran into a running x server, how to bypass that problem. [09:58] linuxenko: you still around [10:00] madmanonmeds , ctrl+alt+f1 , login then, sudo systemctl stop lightdm ; then run installation script, or try ppa i suggested === r0Oter is now known as r00ter [10:03] ctrl+alt+f1 does not work on this for some reason, it just comes back to the desktop and freeze [10:05] madmanonmeds try with f2 or f3, is it any different [10:06] madmanonmeds,yeah f1 isn't used on some pcs [10:38] Hey guys, any suggestions for an all-in-one script for a mailserver setup? [10:39] flying_sausages start with tasksel (task select) [10:41] hi [10:42] MonkeyDust is that like aptitude..? [10:43] !info tasksel [10:43] tasksel (source: tasksel): tool for selecting tasks for installation on Debian systems. In component main, is optional. Version 3.34ubuntu5 (zesty), package size 31 kB, installed size 244 kB [10:46] MonkeyDust is that going to configure itself properly? [10:47] flying_sausages: configuring and managing (tweaking) a mail server (which doe snot just relay mail) takes time. it's not a software you just setup and run. [10:47] tomreyn I was thinking about apps like mail-in-a-box or mailcow [10:47] Scripts like these are usually a nice way for me to figure out how to break things and learn :p [10:48] but I'd like to hear any pointers you might have as well [10:49] i have no better suggestions. do try and fiddle with it. just don't expect that you can just setup and run a amailserver accepting in- and outbound mail and stores mail for multiple users without a need to intervene regularly. [10:49] h [10:50] it will get exploited [10:50] and black listed within a week [10:50] running a mail service is not a toy on the internet [10:51] good [10:51] Hosting mail for yourself is ok. Allowing free registration of other users is a problem. [10:51] mail-in-a-box is a nice concept, i very much like that they are trying to bring mailservers into peoples' homes. but i'm not yet convinced it can be done in a way where the person managing it does not actually understand all the details. [10:51] oh yeas Sveta it's for myself and my colleague only [10:51] mail hosting for yourself is not ok [10:51] it's still a mail server on the internet [10:52] unless you are confident with it - you will be exploited and black listed [10:52] Provide guidance for how to do it right. [10:52] How would I sync my date and term to a timezone via terminal? [10:52] ikonia what sort of material should I read up in order not to get exploited? [10:52] Great plan. [10:52] the documentationon your MTA, and general info about how mail works on the internet [10:52] the oreilly books are a good source [10:52] s/term/time/ [11:04] error opening log file '#ubuntu.irc2p.log' [11:20] how do I set the boot device in grub2 it seems that when I did an apt-get dist-upgrade some how my /boot partition that was originally on /dev/md1 is not on /dev/md126 and poof grub declares "grub-probe: error: disk `mduuid/02cc9a6ff720f6de21045ecaa5cbb829' not found" not found. It also warned me that my computer is unbootable. [11:21] at this point I don't want to raid my boot partition any more I'll settle for a regular partition. How do I change my boot device? [11:22] crc32 "md" ... so it's RAID? [11:23] yes. I thought this was a good aproach to have my boot partition on mirror raid. [11:24] I also don't understand how all off a sudden my machine doesn't recognize /dev/md1 anymore and sees the boot partition as /dev/md126 [11:26] How can I just destroy the /dev/md126 array and just install grub on a real partition. [11:28] woa. that is brain surgery [11:29] so [11:30] So you fail nothing will work, danm near inpossible to diagnose too. You had better try it out first on a virtual machine [11:30] So what do I do to make my machine bootable again. [11:30] reinstall [11:30] wtf [11:31] are you really suggesting I just reinstall? [11:31] YASFU [11:31] yes [11:31] crc32 make sure you have a backup, then learn from the suggestions you get here [11:32] sorry... [11:32] for real theres not some grub.cfg file where I can just say boot=/dev/sda1 or something then just reinstall grub [11:33] You have rendered your machine in an unbootable state [11:33] (you can curse now!) [11:33] I'm still booted into the machine now. But I got the warning the machine will not boot. [11:34] crc32 now first backup personal/important date, while you still have access [11:36] For what it's woth it has happened to me 5 times now. Mind you I have been using ubuntu since 2006. [11:37] I now run a 'happy' cluster of 14 linux machines and a windows system, and a androuid as well. [11:38] YMMV [11:39] rsync is great for functional backup [11:40] yes, it's what i use [11:42] but the --delete flag does not seem to work, deleted files on the source are not deleted on the dest [11:44] so the system still boots as I suspected. Grub2 is still on /dev/md126 but when I try to upgrade grub 2 tries to install on /dev/md1 which for some reason was renamed to /dev/md126 [11:45] actually it looks more like the UUID changed for some reason. [11:47] crc32 what's the output of lsblk -f ... paste it here http://paste.ubuntu.com/ [11:49] http://paste.ubuntu.com/25296775/ [11:49] grub complains it cant find `mduuid/02cc9a6ff720f6de21045ecaa5cbb829' not found [11:55] actually it looks like the boot partition was supposed to be /dev/md0 [11:55] what would cause the name to change like that and is the name change related to this problem? [11:59] systemd naming convention, maybe? why now, who knows [11:59] I found it [12:00] found what? [12:00] it crashed [12:00] what is "it". Pronoun avoidance goes a long way. [12:01] the way to run the script to install the nvidia driver [12:01] which, to some, is the [12:01] ｈｏｌｙ＀ｇｒａｉｌ [12:02] crc32: the script crashed [12:02] yea. I guess your looking at an installation log or something. [12:02] madmanonmeds, the driver from the nvidia website? if so it will beak your system on the next kernel upgrade [12:03] oh well [12:03] madmanonmeds, you don't need a script to install supported nvidia drivers [12:05] that is all the linux drivers on the nvidia site [12:05] madmanonmeds, open a console and run: sudo ubuntu-drivers list [12:07] that system is on a diffrent drive I can't just hop over and try [12:07] those "nvidia website drivers" aren't supported on ubuntu [12:08] well where are the supported drivers [12:09] any body [12:10] madmanonmeds, in the package manager and in the console if you run, sudo ubuntu-drivers list ... the recommended drivers should be listed [12:10] or type drivers in dash, tool should show up [12:10] How do I find the right one [12:11] type 'nvidia linux and the search will give you the 1st release of the supported driver [12:11] monkey dust:good [12:11] * in a browser [12:12] or tell us the graphicscard and we have a look? [12:13] the graphics card is the nvidia geforce gtx 750 ti [12:14] nvidia 334 or higher http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/73666/en-us [12:22] well that turned up nothing [12:23] the 375 or 384 seem to the ones to use, the nvidia numbers are used for the ubuntu supported drivers [12:24] anyone here running ubuntu gnome 17.04? I want to an auto-install (basic) using my HDD and not my SSD (which is actually some intel smart raid thing). On another version of Ubuntu it automatically installed the bootloader to /dev/sda when I wanted everything on /dev/sdb. Will Ubuntu Gnome give me the option of choosing where to install the bootloader, or do I need to manually partition during install? thanks in advance [12:26] respawn1, yes, you get the choise where to put grub2 [12:26] oerheks: thank you! [12:26] madmanonmeds, even tho the nvidia site drivers appear to be the same as the ubuntu supported drivers, nvidia doesn'tkeep up with the kernel module updates/upgrades, that's the difference [12:26] it might be half way or nearly at the end of the install though [12:27] oerheks: that's fine, as long as I can choose [12:27] grub is usually installed near the end [12:27] oerheks: btw just wanted to clarify..you're referring to ubuntu gnome, and not regular ubuntu right? [12:28] basicly for all ubuntu versions AFAIK [12:31] hay blueskaj; where do i get the ubuntu supported drivers [12:33] type drivers in dash, tool should show up , or go into softwarecenter > sources > additional drivers tab [12:33] sorry I went away for a while looking [12:33] scroll back? [12:34] in your package manager type nvidia driver, then look for the nvidia-384 or nvidia-375 , madmanonmeds [12:37] I will look bye for a moment [12:44] that seem to have worked Blueskaj [12:44] thank you [12:45] madmanonmeds, thank me after you install and reboot, if it wotks then. [12:52] Hello. The Ubuntu 17.04 desktop iso downloadable from the official site seems to be still the original one from April. It's basically broken with two pretty severe bugs (dns not working and kernel bug that panics when anything swap related is executed by it). Any reason the original ISO hasn't been updated with fixes? [12:53] blackflow, show us thedownload site [12:53] blackflow, normally one would enable updates during install.. and for the most of us it is working [12:54] or update and upgrade after booting into thenew install [12:54] apt updat&apt dist-upgrade [12:54] BluesKaj: the official site, https://www.ubuntu.com/download [12:55] apt update&apt dist-upgrade [12:55] oerheks: well the problem is you can't do anything with the image other than use the default installer directly. any custom installation procedure based on it is broken due to those two bugs. [12:56] the issue is not that it's not fixable (partially is), but that the official installation image is broken. [12:57] why not unity in 17.10 [12:57] somehow I doubt that the official image broken ... [12:58] BluesKaj: well, it is :) [12:58] could be your HW [12:58] it isn't. the bugs are logged and already fixed through updates. it's the iso that's not updated. [12:59] did md5sum the image, blackflow? [12:59] yes [12:59] BluesKaj: where are they logged? [12:59] are you listening to what I'm saying? the bugs are known, and have been fixed since. the ISO hasn't been updated [13:00] there will be 'nightly' builds you can use. [13:00] how can the bug be "fixed" in that case [13:00] with the updated kernel image and systemd-rsolved config that drops dnssec [13:00] blackflow, again: normally one would enable updates during install.. [13:01] oerheks: which doesn't affect hte live environment, that's the problem [13:01] in particular, the kernel bug that panics when certain swap related syscalls are made (and they're made regardless of whether swap exists or not) [13:01] this is going nowhere ... [13:02] so if you want a custom installation that requires a bit extensive memory use, you get panic'd kernel [13:02] in short, the broken live environment prevents proper use for installation [13:03] blackflow, on what hardware exactly? [13:04] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1674838 [13:04] Launchpad bug 1674838 in linux (Ubuntu Zesty) "kernel BUG at /build/linux-7LGLH_/linux-4.10.0/include/linux/swapops.h:129" [High,Fix released] [13:04] it's a pretty severe bug, that has been fixed since [13:05] it prevents using the live environment of the installer from doing anything a bit more memory extensive [13:05] eg, working with ZFS (that's officially supported by Ubuntu, so it's not an unsupported use case) [13:07] odd, with updates enabled you would get 4.10.0-30 [13:07] oerheks: updates of what? [13:08] kernel ? [13:08] and how do you reboot the live environment into the new kernel? [13:08] the updates you're talking about are applied to the _installed_ OS, not the live env [13:08] i am talking about install. [13:09] still, what hardware exactly? [13:09] which part of it in particular are you interested? [13:10] cpu and gpu please [13:12] oerheks: core i5-4460 and nvidia geforce gtx 960 [13:12] What's the best place to use as home directories for non user accounts [13:12] Like my teamspeak and znc-admin user [13:15] blackflow, that is not unusual hardware, and not that recent so it should be working fine.. [13:16] ViciousLooRoll: if it's system users without a shell you could use /nonexistent [13:17] Is there anything wrong with just using /home/teamspeak [13:17] And /home/znc? [13:18] ViciousLooRoll: some other system users (without a login shell) still point to /home/SERVICENAME (such as syslog) [13:18] ViciousLooRoll: i assume yours actually need shells, though? [13:19] oerheks: oh I know that :) this issue has nothing to do with the particular hardware. [13:19] tomreyn: I'm not sure if they need a shell [13:20] I have disabled login on both of them. [13:20] ViciousLooRoll: well i guess oyu can point them to /home/servicename either way. [13:23] blackflow, then avoid the live session, and install with updates. i have no other plausible solution, the iso gets updated with 17.04.1 somewhere this month, august [13:23] and is the start of the big release, some companies wait for the 17.04.1 release anyway [13:23] oerheks: you're missing the point [13:23] I am not talking about the installer. forget the installer. I'm talking about the live env. [13:24] I know, blackflow , wait for the 17.04.1 [13:25] oerheks: are you sure about that? 17.04 is not LTS. in two months 17.10 is coming out which obsoletes 17.04 [13:27] hmm you are right [13:27] my bad :-( [13:29] Then no, the iso does not get updated at all.. [13:29] wqell, that's dumb [13:30] you don't say :) [13:30] paints a pretty bad picture of Ubuntu. [13:36] maybe it takes a bug report to get an updated .iso https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-installer === ViciousLooRoll is now known as ViciousLoo-old [13:50] blackflow: this doesn't solve the issue for the general public, but you can (apparently - this guide has not been updated recently) build your own live-cd using the fixed packages as discussed here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomizationFromScratch [13:54] Hey, I have encrypted my system using LUKS/dm-crypt. Afterwards I added a line to a script and now my system does not really boot anymore. Is there a way I can decrypt it and remove that single line again [13:55] ovalseven8: two options: emergency boot, live cd + chroot. what does "does not really boot anymore" look like? [13:56] also, which file did you modify? [13:56] tomreyn: I can enter my passphrase and it is decrypted but the window where you type in your username and password is not there and it's just black then [13:56] In this script I use a command/program and I forgot to install that program first [13:57] And now it seems like the system has massive problems with handling this [13:57] press ctrl-alt-f1 once you are at the black screne,. see if you get a textual login prompt there, then use textual commands to undo what you did to break it [13:58] I will try out and say if it works [13:58] Hi all. My apt seems to be in kind of a 'deadlock'. I deleted kernels from /boot manually (because boot was full and i couldnt run apt install -f), now i still cannot run apt install -f because apt is missing the already deleted kernel files [13:59] tomreyn: No it does not work [13:59] how can i tell apt to just 'deal with it' and force delete the kernel packages? [14:00] tomreyn: I don't know what to do, I don't want to reinstall EVERYTHING :( === morsnowski is now known as beforeclick [14:08] ovalseven8: which part does not work? [14:09] tomreyn: switching to text mode [14:09] ovalseven8: okay, so when you hit ctrl-alt-f1 you just remain on a black screen? [14:10] tomreyn: It's actually not a fully black screen. It's black then something shows up for a very short time and then it's black again ... [14:10] ok [14:10] !rescue | ovalseven8 [14:10] ovalseven8: If your system fails to boot normally, it may be useful to boot it into recovery mode. For instructions, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecoveryMode [14:10] I guess it has something to do with systemd because i added a line in /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf [14:10] tomreyn ^ [14:11] There I wanted to use numlockx but I forgot to install numlockx [14:11] So I guess the system tries to use numlockx but no idea [14:12] lightdm is your graphical login manager, the daemon / tool which shows the graphical login prompt. if it fails to start due to an invalid configuration this is why you cannot get to the login [14:12] [14:13] tomreyn: Yeah, but I also can't access the text mode [14:13] ovalseven8: are you saying that you tried recovery and it did not output any text on screen? [14:13] tomreyn: well i only get grub shell [14:14] but i don't know what I should type there [14:14] how to enable the precise-updates repository? [14:14] john_doe_jr, not. precise 12.04 is dead, EOL. [14:15] oerheks: well I can't upgrade [14:15] oerheks: given that I can't update the distributions…how do I enable it? [14:15] ovalseven8: you only get to grub shell when you do what exactly? [14:15] there is a trick to upgrade after supports ends, see the old-versions part in the following url [14:15] !eolupgrade [14:15] End-Of-Life is the time when security updates and support for an Ubuntu release stop, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases for more information. Looking to upgrade from an EOL release? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades [14:15] john_doe_jr: change apt sources to point to old-releases.ubuntu.com [14:16] tomreyn: When I type "Esc" while booting I get to grub shell [14:16] oh, old-releases <> old-versions, my bad [14:16] john_doe_jr: but you *really* need to upgrade, or better reinstlal now that your system has been outdated for so long. [14:16] ovalseven8: right, but that's not what i suggested to do [14:16] where is sources.list? [14:17] john_doe_jr: /etc/apt/ [14:17] tomreyn: Sorry, I don't know what I should do now [14:17] ovalseven8: did you read what ubottu wrote? [14:18] ovalseven8: If your system fails to boot normally, it may be useful to boot it into recovery mode. For instructions, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecoveryMode [14:18] Yeah, but I don't get in recovery mode :( Will try again [14:18] shift key is not escape key [14:18] you need to explain more than "don't get into recovery mode" [14:19] tomreyn: after I add the old-releases to the sources.list…I just do an apt-get update right? [14:19] john_doe_jr: yes, and then (if the update worked fine and without any warnings) you 'apt-get dist-upgrade' [14:20] john_doe_jr: and then you could try a distribution upgrade. but anything said before here still applies. [14:20] tomreyn: that would update the distribution and might break some things [14:20] tomreyn: now i am in recovery mode [14:21] yeah, i have root access now [14:21] john_doe_jr: apt-get dist-.upgrade with a sources.list file for the same release you are running does not upgrade ubuntu [14:23] ovalseven8: okay, so after mounting all read-writable as discusse don the page ubottu pointed you to, you can edit the file you had edited earlier. [14:23] ovalseven8: you can use 'editor /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf' to do so. [14:23] how would I update the distribution then? [14:24] tomreyn: i have only read access :( [14:24] why don't you just do this outside of recovery mode [14:24] john_doe_jr: did you read the 'EOLUpgrades' page ubottu kindly pointed you to (by request of ik0nia) earlier? [14:25] ikonia: Because it's not possible [14:25] why is it not possible [14:25] ikonia: Because the system does not boot [14:25] it will boot [14:25] it just will not lauch X [14:26] ikonia: How do I get write access in recovery mode? [14:26] you need to remount the file system, however I suggest you don't do it this hard [14:26] just boot the system and edit the file [14:26] tomreyn: if I do a do-release-upgrade is there anything I need to be worried about? [14:26] ikonia: ovalseven8 stated that he ends up on a black screen at normal boot, and that pressing ctrl-alt-f1 just quickly showed some text, then another black screen. [14:27] ikonia: Well, my problem is that the system does not boot regularly. So I don't understand you. [14:27] that seems unliekly [14:27] likley [14:27] likely even [14:27]