[00:21] mkfs.ntfs /dev/sdXXX [02:42] Hello guys, how are you doing? I normally don't ask for help in IRC (because i always look in the forums) but just like 5min ago my touchpad stopped working, it's weird since i can click and right click using the touchpad, but the cursor won't move. I looked into dmesg i couldn't find any error there, so I would like to ask, how can somebody debug [02:42] a touchpad issue? [02:45] Ok i did "sudo evtest /dev/input/event7" and i can see all the events there, where should i look next? [02:54] it's a pity, ok have a nice night guys. [05:18] anyone awake tonight? [05:24] i wondering how to mount my current ubuntu mate distro from a live usb session n login to terminal? [05:25] searched around but idk the keywordz [05:29] ubuntuM8: You're on the Live session now? [05:29] yes [05:30] i was having issues with amdgpu freezing X so i need to switch back to radeon [05:30] ubuntuM8: You haven't installed it to hdd yet? [05:31] no ubuntu 16.04 is installed to ssd [05:32] ubuntu mate ofc [05:32] i suppose i could boot up then switch to ttyl [05:32] tty1 [05:33] ubuntuM8: So you need to change driver on the ubuntu 16.04? Nothing will be saved when you shut down the Live session [05:33] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/Freeze [05:34] yeah well i tried my best to install the amdgpu driver as amd website instructs, and it boots without error [05:34] but seems to freeze after 10-15 minz [05:36] ubuntuM8: Trying to understand what you did. You're in Live session and you installed the amdgpu driver? [05:36] no lol [05:36] the live session runs find on the built-in radeon driver, the install i did last week is unstable because of the amdgpu driver [05:37] for some reason the advance boot options are blank [05:37] ubuntuM8: So you need to go back to the radeon driver in Ubuntu 16.04 ? [05:38] seems that 'amdgpu-pro-uninstall [05:38] would the trick [05:38] ubuntuM8: There won't be any additional drivers in the Live session [05:39] i suppose i could boot into the ssd again, with 15 minz of time i could easily remove it [05:40] ubuntuM8: Yes, unselect the proprietary driver in the installed session and reboot [05:40] the only reason i cam in was because i remember once login to a user account (on disk) from a live session [05:41] that is possible right? [05:54] ubuntuM8: It's possible to chroot into the installed session to repair or re-install Grub from a Live media [05:54] only for grub? [05:55] chroot i'll look it up [05:56] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCdRecovery [05:56] yeah that's more like it [05:57] well i'm going to try the 'easy' mode [05:57] boot into the ssd n got to tty1 [05:58] will be back if it still crashed on radeon [06:09] ubergoose: chroot - ing to the installed session you should be able to perform any root command on it [06:09] Sorry ubergoose , other user left [06:20] well 16 minz uptime on radeon from the ssd boot [06:20] so far so good [06:20] now the fun part beginz debugging [06:21] some comments said something about gcc packages from 14.04 left in the 16.04 install [06:21] i'll look into that [06:27] https://askubuntu.com/questions/889346/amd-gpu-on-ubuntu-16-04 [06:31] ah [06:31] amd64-microcode wasn't enabled [06:32] if anyone has any ideas to help a very elementary problem... Just wiped my disk and installed mate, but whenever I reset the only option I have to boot is from the liveusb, unsure what I can do to remedy [06:33] have u tried ejecting the usb or changing bios boot order? [06:33] when I launch without the usb, screen states no bootable drive, and when I go into launch options, it only shows the usb, even though it is fifth in boot order [06:34] hmm, just one hdd ? [06:36] yes that is correct [06:38] infid1castr0: are you currently booted from the usb? [06:39] haha yes, was searching the wiki and got on the chat, I can get on from another computer in a bit though [06:39] From the usb, what's the output of this command? sudo lsblk --fs [07:03] @alkisg can I just copy that output here? [07:05] !pastebin [07:05] For posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use https://paste.ubuntu.com | To post !screenshots use https://imgur.com/ !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic. [07:05] infid1castr0: ^ [07:06] cheers [07:06] https://paste.ubuntu.com/25908962/ [07:08] infid1castr0: why "mmcblk0p1"? Is that an sd card? [07:08] I am not sure why, but no sd card here... just an old acer laptop that I wiped and the usb with MATE on it [07:08] sorry I am of little help [07:10] infid1castr0: and the output of `sudo parted -l` ? [07:10] Sounds like your *stick* is sda, and your disk is mmcblk0, which should be the opposite :D [07:11] that gave me an error actually: [07:11] https://paste.ubuntu.com/25908968/ [07:13] infid1castr0: the internal disk, is it ssd? [07:13] or some internal memory? [07:13] or is it a real rotational disk? [07:14] oh wow just realizing this, [07:14] eMMC actually [07:14] Well, it's possible it's been worn out, broken [07:15] Did you see disk errors while installing? [07:15] none while installing, wasn't until I had wiped and installed I had this problem [07:16] and I still get through the installation, it says restart now, then it just loads me back into the live usb [07:16] infid1castr0: in `dmesg`, do you see io errors? [07:18] yeah these two at the bottom [07:18] https://paste.ubuntu.com/25908986/ [07:23] infid1castr0: so, it sounds like your emmc is broken and ubuntu can't write to mbr [07:23] So the bios then doesn't see the boot code [07:24] oh wow what a shame, that would explain it though [07:24] You can try from the live cd [07:25] Unmount everything, and go to gparted, and create a new partition table, formatting everything [07:25] If that can be applied, all is well, if not, the disk is broken [07:25] is that different from using the live usb? [07:25] Sorry, I meant live usb [07:25] But you'll erase everything on the disk while trying that [07:27] ok I will try that, I can always burn the iso again if that will help too [07:31] I think I didn't express myself correctly [07:32] You don't need a cd [07:32] You don't need to re-create or format the live usb [07:32] You only need to format the emmc, to test if it's writeable or not [07:32] If you can, then you reinstall ubuntu to the disk, and it's ok [07:32] if you can't, you need to replace the emmc [07:32] alkisg I completely understood after I replied haha, I am formatting the emmc as we speak [07:33] Cool [07:33] thank you very much for your help, I apologise for my naivety [07:33] Don't worry, you're doing fine [07:39] alright I unmounted and formatted the whole drive, now I cannot seem to find gparted though [07:40] How did you format without using gparted? [07:40] just using the ubuntu disks utility tool I guess [07:41] Ah. Try Alt+Ctrl+T to open a terminal, and there type: sudo gparted [07:42] that did it, and you said to create a new partition table? Is that only on the emmc drive? [07:42] Yes, don't touch the usb drive at all [07:42] Do you still see the partitions? [07:43] yes there are four of them, one of which is fat16, would that make a difference? [07:43] well three partitions and one unallocated [07:44] If you formatted using the disks utility, and you're still seeing partitions, that's a bad sign [07:44] You unmounted everything, including swap, right? [07:45] I might have done it incorrectly actually, I formatted each partition individually I am realizing [07:46] so although there are three, they are all individually formatted [07:46] OK using gparted create a new partition table [07:46] Then close gparted, open it, and see if it's still empty [07:46] msdos? [07:47] Yes [07:48] new partition table done, and now there is nothing there [07:48] just one unallocated [07:48] OK close gparted, and open it again [07:48] done, same thing - 1 unallocated [07:48] That's good, any recent io errors in dmesg? [07:49] Pouring myself a strong coffee [07:49] $WORK is upgrading to Win10 today [07:49] same ones, but with more lines after [07:49] https://paste.ubuntu.com/25909120/ [07:50] that is after I just reran the dmesg [07:50] That's good [07:50] Lord have mercy on my damned soul [07:50] Now proceed with ubuntu reinstallation, and when it finishes, don't reboot, but write here [07:51] ok, I will just follow the installation wizard from the desktop? [07:51] Click "continue using ubuntu" and run `sudo gparted -l` and see if everything is ok now [07:51] Yes [07:51] ok thanks again mate, I will be back in a bit [07:51] np [07:52] and jrj, good luck with that, I am finally starting to make the full switch to Linux after getting sick of Windows in general [07:52] infid1castr0: The work laptop i have no say in what running on it. Privately im running Linux for the part ~2 years [08:13] alright I did that, so when I ran sudo gparted -it said it cannot be located [08:13] but when I just run sudo gparted, the partitions seem normal [08:13] gparted -l [08:14] not -i [08:14] Any recent io errors in dmesg? [08:15] not looking good ((( [08:15] https://paste.ubuntu.com/25909230/ [08:15] infid1castr0: indeed :/ [08:16] infid1castr0: btw, there might be a bios option "prevent writes to sector 0" [08:16] If you're lucky, then that's it; otherwise you need a new disk [08:16] alright, where would I find that? [08:17] First of all try rebooting, see if it works [08:17] If it doesn't, press del to enter bios (setup), and search there [08:18] alright will do, cheers again mate [08:23] no luck on that one mate, same problem [08:30] New disk then :) [08:31] hi there! [08:31] shame, but thanks for helping me out man, I appreciate it [08:31] np [09:22] I have to do reboot or shutdown twice for the system to do it [09:22] stranhe [11:27] hi? [12:30] hi === ubuntu is now known as Guest55469 [13:09] memes [13:11] hm [13:12] hm? [13:13] hi [13:22] bye [13:46] Hi, I've been wrestling with this problem and was wondering if someone could help me figure out what is going on. I have downloaded and ./configure 'd vim into a folder in a user's /home/vim directory. Then using sudo I have run checkinstall as well as debian -i {.deb file}. Doing either places the vim binary in /usr/local/bin and it is usable for [13:46] a time. But it seems after shutting down (more than once?) something happens where the binaries are removed from the directory and I now have vim 7.4 on it again. [13:47] I have uninstalled 7.4, purged it, and it still comes back. Which is one thing, but then I don't get why my binary gets deleted from /usr/local/bin [13:47] is it an older vim? [13:47] Compiled one is 8 [13:47] that you are trying to install? [13:47] ok [13:48] gonna tentatively suggest #ubuntu instead of #ubuntu-mate where there's a bigger crowd [13:48] Like if it was just that 7.4 was getting installed, I feel like I could modify my path or make an alias so that the /usr/local/bin one is the one that gets used, but I can't do that because something is removing it [13:48] well, my guess was the package management was removing it due to version conflicts [13:49] so if you really wanted both maybe don't use the .deb [13:49] or use version pinning [13:49] but... I didn't think that happened automatically for newer to older, just older to newer [13:49] so hopefully #ubuntu knows more [13:49] I guess if I was in your shoes of wanting both, I wouldn't use package management for my build tho [13:50] I wasn't trying to keep 7.4, I was just using checkinstall because the compile guide suggested it for easy uninstall [13:50] well. I guess version pinning might fix this, but could screw up rest of your system tho [13:53] Thank you for trying, though [15:06] ds [15:06] sup lads [15:06] ANSWER ME [15:08] yeesh [15:09] so glad I didn't answer him [15:36] No, you should answer ME!!!!! [15:40] heh [16:06] Hey! I upgraded to Ubuntu Mate 17.10 and now all my windows have an annoying fade-out/fade-in time. [16:06] Using Marco GPU compositor [16:06] I didn't find a setting for this anywhere [16:07] Any idea where I can find further information/the appropriate bug-tracker? [16:07] "Enable Animations" in MATE Tweak - Windows is already disabled [16:49] hi i am blocked in the installation in step 3 [16:49] someone can help me please [17:04] mate|2107: please tell us what "installation in step 3" is and how are you blocked. === Menzador47 is now known as Menzador === dell is now known as Guest67804 === Tacoder is now known as DarkPsydeLord [22:37] hi