[09:41] <bomb> hello
[09:41] <bomb> should i install 17.10 or 16.04 on an elder's computer?
[09:42] <bomb> 16.04 is obviously more stable, but 17.10 might have a better hardware support
[09:42] <bomb> it's a lenovo laptop
[09:53] <BjornH> Hi have just installed 16.04 on a Dell Inspiron Mini Notebook, and it works fine.. when i install the updates it mess up my screen and i cant read any off the text, looks like the update mess with my screen resulution, anybody had this issue?
[09:54] <bomb> BjornH: can you try disabling desktop composition?
[09:54] <bomb> settings > windows manager tweaks > compositing
[09:54] <BjornH> Hi bomb, how can i do that?
[09:55] <BjornH> no way, cant see any menus or text
[09:55] <bomb> oh, i thought it's only a text rendering issue
[09:55] <bomb> it should have something to do with aspect ratio, i guess
[09:56] <BjornH> yeah i agree but not sure how to change those settings
[09:57] <BjornH> it was at 1024x600 before the upgrade, but now i cant see any text even in the cli window
[09:57] <bomb> oh?
[09:58] <bomb> you can't readait's still broken when you go into command line using ctrl+alt+f1?
[09:59] <BjornH> i only see a very small part off the window
[10:42] <xubuntu54d> Hey guys! Am I right here if I need some help with my freshly installed xubuntu?
[10:43] <bomb> yeah
[10:44] <xubuntu54d> Ok, im searching my ass off for a solution....
[10:44] <xubuntu54d> I try to mount a cifs share from my nas via /etc/fstab
[10:44] <xubuntu54d> and im all fine, got it mounted to a folder on my system. But whatever i try, its mounting read only
[10:45] <xubuntu54d> tried the rw option, guid and so on, but nothing changes
[10:45] <bomb> i'd ask this question in ##linux and #ubuntu
[10:46] <xubuntu54d> Ok, trying it there, then.
[10:46] <xubuntu54d> Thanks!
[10:46] <bomb> np
[11:09] <antimist> Okay, this is weird, I came across this problem yesterday
[11:10] <antimist> but on a clean install of XUbuntu 17.10.1 x64
[11:10] <antimist> after installation, and restart, I run a apt upgrade
[11:10] <antimist> and well, issues arise
[11:11] <antimist> I have the package list of updates, here: https://ghostbin.com/paste/haxzy
[11:12] <antimist> The issues are as follows: Polkit authorization doesn't work
[11:12] <antimist> Systemd user daemon can't connect for some reason
[11:13] <antimist> Automount, now requires passwords, and same for reboot.
[11:13] <antimist> Systemd user services, have issues with opening displays.
[11:13] <antimist> Turning off and on of the Wifi services from the NetworkManager, now doesn't work.
[11:13] <antimist> Any help?
[11:13] <antimist> I tried using the older kernel 4.13.0-21 instead of 4.13.0-32
[11:14] <antimist> but doesn't help
[11:14] <bomb> doesn't look good
[11:14] <antimist> yeah, it doesn't
[11:15] <antimist> I have come across this 3 times, on 3 separate clean installs
[11:15] <antimist> Thought it was something else, but now I feel it's because of what I mentioned earlier
[11:16] <bomb> i think i'd just go with 16.04
[11:17] <antimist> heh, at this point that's what I was thinking
[11:17] <antimist> Or maybe default Ubuntu 17.10
[11:17] <antimist> Let's see
[11:18] <bomb> i feel that'd be worse
[11:18] <bomb> there's a big switch going on in stock Ubuntu right now
[11:18] <antimist> due to wayland?
[11:18] <bomb> yeah, also Unity->Gnome
[11:18] <antimist> yeah, also that
[11:19] <antimist> ugh, let me see, luckily I had backup which I'm restoring
[11:28] <antimist> I will be back, testing some things
[11:33] <antimist> well, back, and still at the same spot
[11:40] <bomb> you know what you need to do
[11:41] <bomb> https://i.imgur.com/HOZts4W.gif
[11:41] <antimist> lol, nice
[11:41] <antimist> yeah, I do
[18:17] <kawaiiperson> Hello guys. I have been having an issue a few times.. Basically, I do a fresh install of xubuntu 16.04.3.. I use my computer as I always has, locking the screen from XFCEs menu.. Usually I can type in my password and continue working.. However, once in a while, mouse/keyboards stops working..
[18:17] <kawaiiperson> After this happens, rebooting does not solve anything. I have found a few supposed solutions online, such as setting acpi=force irqpoll OR iommu=soft OR iommu=pt, tried all three and combinations of them (of course not setting iommu two times in the same go). My usb devices is detected and listed by lsusb. If I boot into a live distro of xubuntu 16.04.3 everything works, booting into my installed linux, it fails again.
[18:17] <kawaiiperson> I have had this problem a couple of times on my laptop, reinstalling fixed this, until it happened the next time. However, I would rather not reinstall on my desktop and if I really wanted to reinstall my OS every time something breaks, I would install windows XP. :-P
[20:36] <RDG> Hello, im looking for help
[23:41] <Tonywb> 4.13.0-31-generic xubuntu screen sometimes scrambles on my HP Pavilion dv4000
[23:51] <Tonywb> 4.13.0-31-generic