[00:21] <basilarchia> mkfs.ntfs /dev/sdXXX
[02:42] <aLaix> 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] <aLaix> a touchpad issue?
[02:45] <aLaix> Ok i did "sudo evtest /dev/input/event7" and i can see all the events there, where should i look next?
[02:54] <aLaix> it's a pity, ok have a nice night guys.
[05:18] <ubuntuM8> anyone awake tonight?
[05:24] <ubuntuM8> i wondering how to mount my current ubuntu mate distro from a live usb session n login to terminal?
[05:25] <ubuntuM8> searched around but idk the keywordz
[05:29] <Sum1lson18> ubuntuM8: You're on the Live session now?
[05:29] <ubuntuM8> yes
[05:30] <ubuntuM8> i was having issues with amdgpu freezing X so i need to switch back to radeon
[05:30] <Sum1lson18> ubuntuM8: You haven't installed it to hdd yet?
[05:31] <ubuntuM8> no ubuntu 16.04 is installed to ssd
[05:32] <ubuntuM8> ubuntu mate ofc
[05:32] <ubuntuM8> i suppose i could boot up then switch to ttyl
[05:32] <ubuntuM8> tty1
[05:33] <Sum1lson18> 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] <ubuntuM8> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/Freeze
[05:34] <ubuntuM8> yeah well i tried my best to install the amdgpu driver as amd website instructs, and it boots without error
[05:34] <ubuntuM8> but seems to freeze after 10-15 minz
[05:36] <Sum1lson18> ubuntuM8: Trying to understand what you did. You're in Live session and you installed the amdgpu driver?
[05:36] <ubuntuM8> no lol
[05:36] <ubuntuM8> 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] <ubuntuM8> for some reason the advance boot options are blank
[05:37] <Sum1lson18> ubuntuM8: So you need to go back to the radeon driver in Ubuntu 16.04 ?
[05:38] <ubuntuM8> seems that 'amdgpu-pro-uninstall
[05:38] <ubuntuM8> would the trick
[05:38] <Sum1lson18> ubuntuM8: There won't be any additional drivers in the Live session
[05:39] <ubuntuM8> i suppose i could boot into the ssd again, with 15 minz of time i could easily remove it
[05:40] <Sum1lson18> ubuntuM8: Yes, unselect the proprietary driver in the installed session and reboot
[05:40] <ubuntuM8> the only reason i cam in was because i remember once login to a user account (on disk) from a live session
[05:41] <ubuntuM8> that is possible right?
[05:54] <Sum1lson18> ubuntuM8: It's possible to chroot into the installed session to repair or re-install Grub from a Live media
[05:54] <ubuntuM8> only for grub?
[05:55] <ubuntuM8> chroot i'll look it up
[05:56] <ubuntuM8> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCdRecovery
[05:56] <ubuntuM8> yeah that's more like it
[05:57] <ubuntuM8> well i'm going to try the 'easy' mode
[05:57] <ubuntuM8> boot into the ssd n got to tty1
[05:58] <ubuntuM8> will be back if it still crashed on radeon
[06:09] <Sum1lson18> ubergoose: chroot - ing to the installed session you should be able to perform any root command on it
[06:09] <Sum1lson18> Sorry ubergoose , other user left
[06:20] <ubuntuM8> well 16 minz uptime on radeon from the ssd boot
[06:20] <ubuntuM8> so far so good
[06:20] <ubuntuM8> now the fun part beginz debugging
[06:21] <ubuntuM8> some comments said something about gcc packages from 14.04 left in the 16.04 install
[06:21] <ubuntuM8> i'll look into that
[06:27] <ubuntuM8> https://askubuntu.com/questions/889346/amd-gpu-on-ubuntu-16-04
[06:31] <ubuntuM8> ah
[06:31] <ubuntuM8> amd64-microcode wasn't enabled
[06:32] <infid1castr0> 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] <ubuntuM8> have u tried ejecting the usb or changing bios boot order?
[06:33] <infid1castr0> 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] <ubuntuM8> hmm, just one hdd ?
[06:36] <infid1castr0> yes that is correct
[06:38] <alkisg> infid1castr0: are you currently booted from the usb?
[06:39] <infid1castr0> haha yes, was searching the wiki and got on the chat, I can get on from another computer in a bit though
[06:39] <alkisg> From the usb, what's the output of this command? sudo lsblk --fs
[07:03] <infid1castr0> @alkisg can I just copy that output here?
[07:05] <alkisg> !pastebin
[07:05] <alkisg> infid1castr0: ^
[07:06] <infid1castr0> cheers
[07:06] <infid1castr0> https://paste.ubuntu.com/25908962/
[07:08] <alkisg> infid1castr0: why "mmcblk0p1"? Is that an sd card?
[07:08] <infid1castr0> 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] <infid1castr0> sorry I am of little help
[07:10] <alkisg> infid1castr0: and the output of `sudo parted -l` ?
[07:10] <alkisg> Sounds like your *stick* is sda, and your disk is mmcblk0, which should be the opposite :D
[07:11] <infid1castr0> that gave me an error actually:
[07:11] <infid1castr0> https://paste.ubuntu.com/25908968/
[07:13] <alkisg> infid1castr0: the internal disk, is it ssd?
[07:13] <alkisg> or some internal memory?
[07:13] <alkisg> or is it a real rotational disk?
[07:14] <infid1castr0> oh wow just realizing this,
[07:14] <infid1castr0> eMMC actually
[07:14] <alkisg> Well, it's possible it's been worn out, broken
[07:15] <alkisg> Did you see disk errors while installing?
[07:15] <infid1castr0> none while installing, wasn't until I had wiped and installed I had this problem
[07:16] <infid1castr0> and I still get through the installation, it says restart now, then it just loads me back into the live usb
[07:16] <alkisg> infid1castr0: in `dmesg`, do you see io errors?
[07:18] <infid1castr0> yeah these two at the bottom
[07:18] <infid1castr0> https://paste.ubuntu.com/25908986/
[07:23] <alkisg> infid1castr0: so, it sounds like your emmc is broken and ubuntu can't write to mbr
[07:23] <alkisg> So the bios then doesn't see the boot code
[07:24] <infid1castr0> oh wow what a shame, that would explain it though
[07:24] <alkisg> You can try from the live cd
[07:25] <alkisg> Unmount everything, and go to gparted, and create a new partition table, formatting everything
[07:25] <alkisg> If that can be applied, all is well, if not, the disk is broken
[07:25] <infid1castr0> is that different from using the live usb?
[07:25] <alkisg> Sorry, I meant live usb
[07:25] <alkisg> But you'll erase everything on the disk while trying that
[07:27] <infid1castr0> ok I will try that, I can always burn the iso again if that will help too
[07:31] <alkisg> I think I didn't express myself correctly
[07:32] <alkisg> You don't need a cd
[07:32] <alkisg> You don't need to re-create or format the live usb
[07:32] <alkisg> You only need to format the emmc, to test if it's writeable or not
[07:32] <alkisg> If you can, then you reinstall ubuntu to the disk, and it's ok
[07:32] <alkisg> if you can't, you need to replace the emmc
[07:32] <infid1castr0> alkisg I completely understood after I replied haha, I am formatting the emmc as we speak
[07:33] <alkisg> Cool
[07:33] <infid1castr0> thank you very much for your help, I apologise for my naivety
[07:33] <alkisg> Don't worry, you're doing fine
[07:39] <infid1castr0> alright I unmounted and formatted the whole drive, now I cannot seem to find gparted though
[07:40] <alkisg> How did you format without using gparted?
[07:40] <infid1castr0> just using the ubuntu disks utility tool I guess
[07:41] <alkisg> Ah. Try Alt+Ctrl+T to open a terminal, and there type: sudo gparted
[07:42] <infid1castr0> that did it, and you said to create a new partition table?  Is that only on the emmc drive?
[07:42] <alkisg> Yes, don't touch the usb drive at all
[07:42] <alkisg> Do you still see the partitions?
[07:43] <infid1castr0> yes there are four of them, one of which is fat16, would that make a difference?
[07:43] <infid1castr0> well three partitions and one unallocated
[07:44] <alkisg> If you formatted using the disks utility, and you're still seeing partitions, that's a bad sign
[07:44] <alkisg> You unmounted everything, including swap, right?
[07:45] <infid1castr0> I might have done it incorrectly actually, I formatted each partition individually I am realizing
[07:46] <infid1castr0> so although there are three, they are all individually formatted
[07:46] <alkisg> OK using gparted create a new partition table
[07:46] <alkisg> Then close gparted, open it, and see if it's still empty
[07:46] <infid1castr0> msdos?
[07:47] <alkisg> Yes
[07:48] <infid1castr0> new partition table done, and now there is nothing there
[07:48] <infid1castr0> just one unallocated
[07:48] <alkisg> OK close gparted, and open it again
[07:48] <infid1castr0> done, same thing - 1 unallocated
[07:48] <alkisg> That's good, any recent io errors in dmesg?
[07:49] <jrj> Pouring myself a strong coffee
[07:49] <jrj> $WORK is upgrading to Win10 today
[07:49] <infid1castr0> same ones, but with more lines after
[07:49] <infid1castr0> https://paste.ubuntu.com/25909120/
[07:50] <infid1castr0> that is after I just reran the dmesg
[07:50] <alkisg> That's good
[07:50] <jrj> Lord have mercy on my damned soul
[07:50] <alkisg> Now proceed with ubuntu reinstallation, and when it finishes, don't reboot, but write here
[07:51] <infid1castr0> ok, I will just follow the installation wizard from the desktop?
[07:51] <alkisg> Click "continue using ubuntu" and run `sudo gparted -l` and see if everything is ok now
[07:51] <alkisg> Yes
[07:51] <infid1castr0> ok thanks again mate, I will be back in a bit
[07:51] <alkisg> np
[07:52] <infid1castr0> 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] <jrj> infid1castr0: The work laptop i have no say in what running on it. Privately im running Linux for the part ~2 years
[08:13] <infid1castr0> alright I did that, so when I ran sudo gparted -it said it cannot be located
[08:13] <infid1castr0> but when I just run sudo gparted, the partitions seem normal
[08:13] <alkisg> gparted -l
[08:14] <alkisg> not -i
[08:14] <alkisg> Any recent io errors in dmesg?
[08:15] <infid1castr0> not looking good (((
[08:15] <infid1castr0> https://paste.ubuntu.com/25909230/
[08:15] <alkisg> infid1castr0: indeed :/
[08:16] <alkisg> infid1castr0: btw, there might be a bios option "prevent writes to sector 0"
[08:16] <alkisg> If you're lucky, then that's it; otherwise you need a new disk
[08:16] <infid1castr0> alright, where would I find that?
[08:17] <alkisg> First of all try rebooting, see if it works
[08:17] <alkisg> If it doesn't, press del to enter bios (setup), and search there
[08:18] <infid1castr0> alright will do, cheers again mate
[08:23] <infide1castr0> no luck on that one mate, same problem
[08:30] <alkisg> New disk then :)
[08:31] <petete> hi there!
[08:31] <infide1castr0> shame, but thanks for helping me out man, I appreciate it
[08:31] <alkisg> np
[09:22] <petete> I have to do reboot or shutdown twice for the system to do it
[09:22] <petete> stranhe
[11:27] <josephluo369> hi?
[12:30] <michael__> hi
[13:09] <Guest55469> memes
[13:11] <fdg> hm
[13:12] <nemo> hm?
[13:13] <biggie> hi
[13:22] <nemo> bye
[13:46] <vimmer> 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] <vimmer> 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] <vimmer> 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] <nemo> is it an older vim?
[13:47] <vimmer> Compiled one is 8
[13:47] <nemo> that you are trying to install?
[13:47] <nemo> ok
[13:48] <nemo> gonna tentatively suggest #ubuntu instead of #ubuntu-mate where there's a bigger crowd
[13:48] <vimmer> 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] <nemo> well, my guess was the package management was removing it due to version conflicts
[13:49] <nemo> so if you really wanted both maybe don't use the .deb
[13:49] <nemo> or use version pinning
[13:49] <nemo> but... I didn't think that happened automatically for newer to older, just older to newer
[13:49] <nemo> so hopefully #ubuntu knows more
[13:49] <nemo> I guess if I was in your shoes of wanting both, I wouldn't use package management for my build tho
[13:50] <vimmer> I wasn't trying to keep 7.4, I was just using checkinstall because the compile guide suggested it for easy uninstall
[13:50] <nemo> well. I guess version pinning might fix this, but could screw up rest of your system tho
[13:53] <vimmer> Thank you for trying, though
[15:06] <learner_> ds
[15:06] <learner_> sup lads
[15:06] <learner_> ANSWER ME
[15:08] <nemo> yeesh
[15:09] <nemo> so glad I didn't answer him
[15:36] <ergosomnic> No, you should answer ME!!!!!
[15:40] <nemo> heh
[16:06] <BubuIIC1> Hey! I upgraded to Ubuntu Mate 17.10 and now all my windows have an annoying fade-out/fade-in time.
[16:06] <BubuIIC1> Using Marco GPU compositor
[16:06] <BubuIIC1> I didn't find a setting for this anywhere
[16:07] <BubuIIC1> Any idea where I can find further information/the appropriate bug-tracker?
[16:07] <BubuIIC1> "Enable Animations" in MATE Tweak - Windows is already disabled
[16:49] <mate|2107> hi i am blocked in the installation in step  3
[16:49] <mate|2107> someone can help me please
[17:04] <ergosomnic> mate|2107: please tell us what "installation in step  3" is and how are you blocked.
[22:37] <biggie> hi