| albert_ | hi everybody, need help in installing from live usb | 12:22 |
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| albert_ | anyone live? | 12:23 |
| albert_ | i've succeeded in installing lubuntu on my toshiba netbook (quite old) | 12:24 |
| albert_ | i've issues with my display it seems | 12:24 |
| za1b1tsu | Hello, Im trying to create a keyboard shortcut for google-chrome | 17:31 |
| za1b1tsu | https://gist.github.com/bbtdev/65028f79581f299afe4523b5a79d4e60 | 17:31 |
| za1b1tsu | Im doing openbox --reconfigure after but no success | 17:31 |
| Thedarkb-X40 | How do I make commands in my xsession or autostart.sh files run as root? | 18:08 |
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| bumblebee | hi. i am a linux beginner. i would like to install linux on a hyrican rumba notebook (https://www.notebookcheck.com/Hyrican-Rumba.2210.0.html) but it doesn't seem to work. so far i have tried it with lubuntu, linux mint, opensuse, centos and bodhi linux. after choosing "installation" in the boot menu i always get a black screen with a blinking cursor in the upper left corner. can you help me out, please? | 22:47 |
| lubot3 | <tsimonq2> It might be that the computer isn't picking up the installation media | 22:48 |
| lubot3 | <tsimonq2> Try adjusting your BIOS settings or using a different device to put the ISO on | 22:48 |
| bumblebee | ? | 22:49 |
| bumblebee | it IS picking up the installation media | 22:49 |
| lubot3 | <tsimonq2> Ohhhh | 22:49 |
| lubot3 | <tsimonq2> Hmm | 22:49 |
| wxl | did you check the hashes, bumblebee ? | 22:49 |
| bumblebee | what are hashes? | 22:50 |
| wxl | there's a risk of getting a corrupted download | 22:51 |
| wxl | always | 22:51 |
| wxl | hashes are a cryptographic fingerprint of a particular file | 22:51 |
| wxl | ubuntu publishes hashes for each of its published images | 22:51 |
| wxl | after downloading, you compute the hash of your download and compare | 22:51 |
| wxl | if they're identical, then you can verify the download is correct | 22:52 |
| wxl | !hash | 22:52 |
| wxl | um | 22:52 |
| wxl | !md5 | 22:52 |
| ubottu | To verify your Ubuntu ISO image (or other files for which an MD5 checksum is provided), see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM or http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/LQ_ISO/Checking_the_md5sum_in_Windows | 22:52 |
| wxl | there. that will help | 22:52 |
| bumblebee | that's not the problem | 22:52 |
| bumblebee | not at all | 22:52 |
| bumblebee | because the installation media works on other PCs | 22:52 |
| wxl | one bit can make a difference | 22:53 |
| wxl | so you can't be sure | 22:53 |
| bumblebee | i tried a lot of different ISOs - it's always the same problem | 22:53 |
| wxl | unless you're consistently having download errors | 22:54 |
| wxl | the other possibility is copy errors, which can be checked via hashing, too | 22:54 |
| bumblebee | and why are all of these ISOs working on other PCs? | 22:54 |
| wxl | different hardware = different results | 22:54 |
| wxl | again, one bit can make a difference | 22:54 |
| wxl | not one character, one bit | 22:54 |
| wxl | it's trivial to check the hashes. i'd do that first. | 22:55 |
| bumblebee | and what then? | 22:56 |
| wxl | check that first, then we can discuss some possibilities | 22:56 |
| wxl | but i will say this: | 22:56 |
| wxl | if the media works on a variety of computers except one, the problem likely exists with THAT computer, i.e. the hardware. linux can do a lot of things, but it can't fix broken. | 22:57 |
| bumblebee | the hardware isn't broken | 23:01 |
| bumblebee | win xp is working | 23:01 |
| wxl | if the hashes are not the problem, the media is not the problem, then logic suggests otherwise | 23:01 |
| wxl | functioning under some set of circumstances may not mean that a system works in all possible circumstances | 23:02 |
| wxl | saying that xp works isn't really sufficient | 23:02 |
| wxl | is the system 64 bit capable? | 23:02 |
| wxl | looks like it is | 23:03 |
| wxl | go download windows 10 and see if it boots | 23:03 |
| wxl | they provide ISOs, similar to what linux distros provide | 23:03 |
| wxl | that might be a more appropriate test than to say an already installed system works fine | 23:03 |
| bumblebee | ok | 23:05 |
| bumblebee | but why windows 10? | 23:05 |
| wxl | it's a non-linux ISO | 23:05 |
| wxl | but if i were you, i'd not waste my time until i've checked the hashes | 23:06 |
| wxl | sadly, windows doesn't publish hashes so hopefully you don't run into a simlar problem XD | 23:06 |
| bumblebee | the guys in #ubuntu-de told me, the problem is because the graphics card isn't supported | 23:07 |
| bumblebee | now you tell me different | 23:07 |
| wxl | why is it the graphics card? is that a best guess or there's actually a reason behind that? | 23:08 |
| bumblebee | i don't know | 23:09 |
| bumblebee | :( | 23:09 |
| wxl | my guess is that's a best guess | 23:09 |
| wxl | it may be right | 23:09 |
| wxl | but i have no reason to believe that *IS* the problem | 23:09 |
| wxl | in fact, experience would suggest otherwise | 23:09 |
| bumblebee | so what should i do now? | 23:11 |
| wxl | check the hashes of the iso | 23:11 |
| bumblebee | i don't want to :( | 23:11 |
| bumblebee | i know it will be for nothing | 23:11 |
| * wxl shrugs | 23:12 | |
| Thedarkb | How do I make alterations I make to sysfs stick? | 23:14 |
| bumblebee | wxl: it's too much to read about this hashes thing | 23:17 |
| bumblebee | i can't do that now | 23:17 |
| bumblebee | i simply can't | 23:17 |
| wxl | tl;dr you run `md5sum /path/to/iso` and compare the result with the published result. doesn't seem too hard | 23:19 |
| bumblebee | what it tl;dr? | 23:19 |
| bumblebee | is | 23:19 |
| bumblebee | i don't understand anything of what you said | 23:19 |
| bumblebee | anything | 23:19 |
| bumblebee | you think i know anything about computer? you're wrong | 23:19 |
| wxl | https://is.gd/bxQmsW | 23:20 |
| bumblebee | what is too long? | 23:20 |
| wxl | apparently, the link on hashes | 23:21 |
| wxl | Thedarkb: try ##linux | 23:21 |
| bumblebee | and how do i run that md5sum? | 23:21 |
| wxl | you need to download something that can calculate a hash | 23:22 |
| wxl | here's a windows tool http://www.labtestproject.com/files/win/sha256sum/sha256sum.exe | 23:22 |
| bumblebee | omg | 23:23 |
| bumblebee | "not hard" | 23:23 |
| bumblebee | i am about to sleep | 23:23 |
| wxl | goodnight | 23:23 |
| bumblebee | you simply don't know how to help | 23:24 |
| bumblebee | you just want me to do things | 23:24 |
| bumblebee | for nothing | 23:24 |
| wxl | i thought you were going to sleep? | 23:24 |
| bumblebee | no, you didn#t | 23:24 |
| wxl | you said: | 23:24 |
| wxl | "i am about to sleep" | 23:24 |
| wxl | did i misinterpret that? | 23:24 |
| bumblebee | i am about to fall asleep | 23:25 |
| bumblebee | thats what i meant | 23:25 |
| wxl | do you think it might be wise to resume this when you're fresh, then? | 23:25 |
| wxl | i'm sorry there's no immediate "easy button" to click and just have everything resolved for you, but there's not. | 23:25 |
| bumblebee | no, because i want to get it finished | 23:25 |
| wxl | do you have the iso file saved on your windows xp system? | 23:26 |
| bumblebee | i don't have windows xp on MY pc | 23:26 |
| wxl | ok let's try this | 23:27 |
| wxl | outside of the installation media, where do you have the iso file? | 23:27 |
| bumblebee | ubuntu | 23:27 |
| bumblebee | 17.10 | 23:27 |
| wxl | so you're running ubuntu on some other machine, correct? | 23:27 |
| bumblebee | yes | 23:27 |
| wxl | do you know how to open the terminal and go to the location of that iso file within the terminal? | 23:28 |
| bumblebee | i know how to open the terminal but i forgot everything else | 23:29 |
| wxl | do you know what the location of the iso file is? is it in your Downloads folder? | 23:29 |
| bumblebee | yes, it is | 23:30 |
| wxl | ok | 23:30 |
| wxl | so simply open the terminal and type: | 23:30 |
| wxl | oh wait | 23:30 |
| wxl | what's the name of the ISO? or what version is it? | 23:30 |
| bumblebee | lubuntu-17.10.1-desktop-amd64.iso | 23:31 |
| wxl | ok | 23:31 |
| wxl | so: | 23:31 |
| wxl | md5sum ~/Downloads/lubuntu-17.10.1-desktop-amd64.iso | 23:31 |
| wxl | what does it spit back at you? i only need to know the apparently random string of letters and numbers | 23:31 |
| bumblebee | acd427ecaa07ec2fd45f3630ee9f0770 | 23:32 |
| wxl | it should be acd427ecaa07ec2fd45f3630ee9f0770 so it looks like you're good there | 23:32 |
| wxl | now you said you can get to the main lubuntu screen where it gives you the option of trying, installing,e tc, right? | 23:32 |
| bumblebee | yes, but wait please, i have to put lubuntu on the usb stick again | 23:33 |
| bumblebee | because i also tried other distributions | 23:33 |
| wxl | ok when you get to that screen, select the option to "Check disc for defects" | 23:33 |
| wxl | let me know the results of that test | 23:33 |
| bumblebee | i will | 23:34 |
| bumblebee | thanks | 23:34 |
| bumblebee | ok | 23:43 |
| bumblebee | i chose "check disc for defects" | 23:43 |
| bumblebee | it is still showing the same screen | 23:43 |
| wxl | give it 5 minutes | 23:43 |
| bumblebee | ok | 23:44 |
| bumblebee | i have the black screen again, with the blinking cursor | 23:46 |
| genii | wxl: Was nomodeset tried already? | 23:47 |
| Thedarkb-X40 | My youtube playback has been oddly stuttery as of late. | 23:47 |
| genii | Thedarkb-X40: I found this started happening to me on Firefox after they changed over to the e10s thing | 23:48 |
| Thedarkb-X40 | e10s? | 23:49 |
| Thedarkb-X40 | I did get an update today. | 23:49 |
| Thedarkb-X40 | I wonder is that what's causing it. | 23:49 |
| genii | Thedarkb-X40: Some new per-tab system they have now where top shows it as "Web Content", called Electrolysis/e10s | 23:50 |
| Thedarkb-X40 | I don't use Firefox. | 23:50 |
| Thedarkb-X40 | I use epiphany for browsing and GTK Youtube Viewer for watching youtube videos. | 23:50 |
| bumblebee | wxl: where are you now? | 23:58 |
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