[00:14] this command works on strictly Unix(-like) systems but not Kubuntu pure (non-X) terminal/consol: 'xinit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.enlightenment -- /usr/bin/X :1'. What do I need to change (or $DISPLAY?) to make it work on Kubuntu? [00:14] 'console' [00:20] it says can't open /dev/tty0, permission denied [00:30] 6 === daniel is now known as Guest8215 [01:42] the zip program I have won't open a file I downloaded due to a bug. 7zip. Any alternative? Doesn't look like the repos have the latest, nor is there a ppa? [01:43] unzip on the command line [01:43] if it doesn't work there, it's probably some kind of broken file [01:43] mk [01:44] TimeDoctor: it's working! thanks [01:45] cool [01:45] https://imgur.com/a/IUcq9WB Win10 is sda2 and Ubuntu is sda5. is it possible to shrink my ubuntu partition and make windows bigger? that sda3 and unallocated in the middle are a problem. [01:46] multifractal: I think you have to shrink the ubuntu partition, move it to the end of the extended, shrink the extended, move the extended, and then you can expand sda2 [01:47] multifractal: and of course, you need to use a boot disk to do it [01:48] jjbuggle: no matter what i do there's a piece of unallocated that I cant move or merge [01:49] multifractal: oh, I don't know. I just let that be when I get that [02:17] I have a 28" 157.35 and 22" 90.05 PPI monitors, 1 rotated to portrait - can they be run with separate scaling with xrandr? How does one use the scaling attribute? [02:36] hello. Whenever I launch terminal, I see entire bashrc contents [02:43] virmaha, could you give us a pastebin link of your bashrc? [02:45] virmaha: `sudo apt install netcat; cat ~/.bashrc | nc termbin.com 9999` [03:08] hello, when I want to start a program via terminal I am getting this error: Could not create gnome accelerators directory `/home/user/.gnome2/accels': Permission denied [03:08] and I cant start it via launcher icon, either [03:09] I found this solution, is it the right one for here; "sudo chown -R "$USER:$USER" "${HOME}/.gnome2/accels" [03:09] ? [03:10] apparently not, it didn't solve. === capella|away is now known as capella === [1]MrMobius is now known as MrMobius [03:29] What's happening? [03:46] Nexilva: hartman1986 : thanks but i figured the issue. I had set -x in .bashrc [04:07] I have a very specific question concerning displays, and its going to sound like something totally ridiculous but this is an actual need I have [04:08] I have a projector very far away from my main machine and the stupid HDMI to ethernet adapters keep burning out [04:08] My solution has been to throw a linux mini PC on it, but then I'm essentially controlling two PCs at once [04:09] Is there any way to push an additional "Display" to the other PC to just output to the screen its connected to? [04:18] Hey guys. I have 15 drives, for a total of 22.261TB, I have a RAID6 that shows the volume size as 17.722TB and when I do an fdisk -l it shows Disk /dev/sda: 16.4 TiB, type Microsoft basic data [04:19] I am running ubuntu 18.04 [04:19] a df -h shows /dev/sda1 17T 16T 997G 95% /mnt/data [04:22] I'm trying to figure out 1) If I should have more space to expand the raid6 volume to give me more space and which value is showing the correct representation of available disk space. [04:22] and 2) why it shows /dev/sda as type Microsoft basic data [04:25] Any help would be greatly appreciated. [04:45] hey guys. what are the steps to install a backported version of gnuplot [04:45] im on ubuntu 16. i take it i need to get this from 18 === daniel is now known as Guest2419 [05:08] libertyprime, build from source [05:10] libertyprime: I second that. You'll won't be able to install the needed dependencies manually. [05:21] ok thanks ! :) [05:22] ubuntu 16 getting old already :'( === cpaelzer_ is now known as cpaelzer === the_ant1 is now known as the_ant [06:35] ahoy === daniel is now known as Guest37109 [07:14] Hello [07:15] Been researching for an hour or so now with no luck. [07:15] I'm trying to figure out how to get ubuntu 18.04 to recognize my tv as 4k 120hz, is this possible? [07:15] Verified working on windows 10 [07:17] I believe I remember being able to do a manual add to xrandr with the specified resolution and refresh rate but it's been so long since I've played around with stuff like this I want to be sure before I proceed in playing [07:18] Additionally, ubuntu reports my LG 55" 4k tv as a goldstar 72". Built in settings only detect 1080p@60 [07:21] Correction, I verified 1080p@120 on windows 10, not necessarily 4k@120 [07:22] Either way, xrandr only reports my tv being able to do 1080p@60 at best [08:48] Hello again... [08:48] So, I did more research on how to manually add modes in xrandr and had no luck... I get a crtc 0 failed error [08:49] Further research is pointing to Intel drivers not supporting the specified resolution... [08:49] Intel packaged the ubuntu drivers not to support 4k? [08:50] I tried to add 4k with different refresh rates with no luck as well [08:57] xbonesx: not sure if this is your case but: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1763892 [08:57] Launchpad bug 1763892 in mutter (Ubuntu) "144Hz/120Hz monitor but mutter seems to cap rendering at 60FPS" [Medium,In progress] [09:05] lotuspsychje, Thank you sir. Going to do a reboot and see if one of the proposed solution works for me. brb [09:21] "every day at 13:00" would be "0 13 * * * ..." === graphite is now known as graphitemaster === louwestin_ is now known as louwestin === wafugoy_ is now known as wafugoy === jwon_ is now known as jwon === aegis- is now known as aegis === doppo_ is now known as doppo === dexash_ is now known as dexash === ToBeCloud_ is now known as ToBeCloud === merpnderp_ is now known as merpnderp === tjsimmons_ is now known as tjsimmons === sz0_ is now known as sz0 === cukier_ is now known as cukier === enzotib_ is now known as enzotib === FlannelKing is now known as Flannel === limbo__ is now known as limbo_ [09:38] geirha, if cronjob is stored on crontaqb -e of root, does it mean it will execute aas a root user? [09:38] Hi all, Does anyone have multitouch trackpad gestures working on a Macbook running Gnome [09:38] yes [09:39] I'm trying to get the trackpad gestures working to quickly swipe between gnome workspaces === Mr-Pan is now known as Mr_Pan === synapt is now known as nate [09:52] I added a laptop to my basket on dell site on black friday. I hesitated to click the final "Pay" button. Only to discover that the 70€ discount means nothing bacause I can buy the same laptop today at the same price. Is black friday just another "farce" ? [09:53] !ot | solsTiCe [09:53] solsTiCe: #ubuntu is the Ubuntu support channel, for all Ubuntu-related support questions. Please register with NickServ (see /msg ubottu !register) and use #ubuntu-offtopic for other topics (though our !guidelines apply there too). Thanks! [09:53] oops [09:54] is it safe to install a new Ubuntu server (bionic) on a public IP, unfirewalled? [09:55] oskie: come join in #ubuntu-server for mindlike volunteers [09:56] thanks lotuspsychje [09:56] yw oskie [10:03] Hi All, I’m having an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS machine. In my machine , apt-get update fails with “E: Problem executing scripts APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success 'if /usr/bin/test -w /var/cache/app-info -a -e /usr/bin/appstreamcli; then appstreamcli refresh > /dev/null; fi'”, what could be the reason? And how to solve this error? [10:05] sub526: did you add external ppa's of any kind to your system? [10:07] lotuspsychje: Thanks for the reply. I've no idea, how do i check this? [10:08] !sources | sub526 [10:08] sub526: The packages in Ubuntu are divided into several sections. More information at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories - See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecommendedSources for the recommended way to set up your repositories. [10:08] sub526: what does "ls -l /usr/bin/appstreamcli" report? [10:08] sub526: although, I think it is the Post-Invoke script itself that is the problem [10:10] sub526: that line is in the appstream package's /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50appstream [10:11] TJ: "ls -l /usr/bin/appstreamcli" reports “-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 35920 Apr 18 2016 /usr/bin/appstreamcli”. Apt-get update log shows “*** Error in `appstreamcli': double free or corruption (fasttop): 0x0000000001849ba0 ***”, complete log is here https://pastebin.com/YYRivzzH [10:14] sub526: good one on grabbing the log. Interesting stack-trace. As there is "ascli_refresh_cache" in the trace I'm going to make an educated guess the on-disk cache is corrupted [10:16] TJ: is there any way to recover from on-disk cache corruption? [10:16] sub526: I removed appstream package so can't check but maybe "man appstreamcli" reveals a command to wipe the cache? [10:59] Hi All, I want to upgrade my system from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to 18.04 LTS including the kernel version. Is there any command to achieve this? [11:00] !ltsupgrade | sub526 [11:00] sub526: Upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04.1 is now available, if you do not receive the upgrade window try update-manager -c === crimastergogo_ is now known as crimastergogo [11:02] ubottu: thanks, i will try that [11:02] sub526: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :) [11:12] !botsnack [11:12] Yum! Err, I mean, APT! [11:13] lol [11:14] Hi there. After upgrading kubuntu to 18.10, i have no more audio [11:36] Sorry, my connection dropped. I have upgraded to 18.10 and i have no audio anymore. The control panel shows "dummy audio output". May somebody please help? === xvnvx is now known as alphabeta [11:40] Solved. Timidity had taken over the audio hardware. === LabMonkey is now known as Mechanismus [11:43] bodom: well done! [11:43] bodom: we had a similar issue reported last week [11:50] Hi... I'm trying to setup a kickstart installation for ubuntu 16 or 18, using the exampls ks file in the docs. I'm not using pxe, but rather just attaching a cd image to boot and then specify ks parameter, the install starts but then gives an error saying unable to download kickstart file and the error was: there is no description of the error [11:51] The same mechanism works fine for centos so i know the network/drivers stuff is ok === remy^ is now known as Remy^ [11:53] sorry if this is the wrong channel, pls let me know if I need to ask elsewhere [11:58] uzee: you're not the 1st trying that recently, not sure if there might be a bug in the code, because the other user didn't seem to resolve their issue. What I would recommend is looking at the installer's initialramfs scripts and code that are triggered by the kickstart parameter; figure out what it is doing. [11:58] Hi, i triggered "update-manager -c" command an hour back, but still running. How can i know how long this command will take to complete? [12:01] sub526: what do you mean still running? [12:02] TJ-: thanks, ok in that case I will first try the boot disk to be an older version like 12 or 14 to see if that makes a difference. I'm not really sure how to investigate the initramfs scripts off the top of my head... === cpaelzer__ is now known as cpaelzer [12:03] sub526: is your system up to date to latest? [12:03] lotuspsychje: I mean the progress bar just froze and nothing else happened. Is there any way to know the status of that command? [12:04] but one thing i do wanted to confirm is f I'm supplying the ks parameter correctly in the right place, my target machine is a VM so I just connect an ISO image to boot off of, then at the initial screen I hit F6 to add the ks args, here's what i get after F6 [12:04] lotuspsychje: No, i'm having Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and i want to move to 18.04 lts version [12:05] Boot Options: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-server.seed vga=788 /install/initrd.gz quiet --- [12:06] sub526: is your 16.04 system up to date? [12:06] I add the ks as: [12:06] uzee: firstly, "capser" is the installer package. You can install that locally. Then, under /usr/share/initramfs-tools/ you'll find everything that is used to create the initrd.img. in particular /usr/share/initramfs-tools/init is the shell script that the kernel executes first [12:06] lotuspsychje: no idea, how do i check that? [12:06] Boot Options: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-server.seed vga=788 /install/initrd.gz --ks=http://myserver/path/to/ks quiet --- [12:07] sub526: sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade [12:07] is that the correct way of supplying the ks parameter, or do I need to change something else as well? [12:07] uzee: there are ./hooks/ (which are executed when the initrd.img is being built to selectively copy/write into the initrd.img) and ./scripts/ which is copied in verbatim [12:10] uzee: strangely I cannot see any mention of ks= in that tree ("grep -rn ks= /usr/share/initramfs-tools/") [12:11] TJ: thanks very much again, I will look into the scripts and hooks as well, do you see anything incorrect at the boot options where i supply the ks path? [12:11] yes :) i did exactly just that [12:12] uzee: ahhh, in the casper scripts I do see preseed mentioned [12:14] uzee: it's in /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/casper-bottom/24preseed [12:15] uzee: there's a loop that reads options from /proc/cmdline, it takes "preseed/file=" and "file=" [12:16] hmmm.. i dont have /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/casper-bottom/24preseed [12:16] mine is ubuntu server 18, maybe its in the older versions [12:16] uzee: did you install the 'casper' package as I said above? [12:17] uzee: casper is only used in the installers, so you have to install it locally to see these scripts [12:17] oops... sorry i thought if initramfs-tools exists thats sufficient [12:18] my installation web server is ubuntu 18 hence thats the first place i looked [12:18] uzee: no, other packages add hooks/scripts into that path if they need to do something at initramfs time [12:19] ah ok, installing now [12:29] hmmm, it looks like the preseed file may not be used for the ks stuff. In the boot options, it refers to ubuntu-server.seed which I checked is present in the install image directory and provides basic lang, kyeboard, splash screen info, etc. [12:31] If I understand correctly, the preseed file on the attached cdrom is read and then gets to the ks part. It would appear that its not failing right away since it actually starts the install, tries to setup network, etc. and then gives the error [12:34] i did see a possible network issue which could have been causing this all along :( I'll check into it and report back if just that was the issue [12:35] hey guys... a server box is quite slow lately and I get only the base freq from cat /proc/cpu | grep MHz -- should I disable intel_pstate? [12:43] Howdy folks [12:46] hi, does anyone know how to setup fail2ban for xrdp? [12:47] uberwag: if it doesnt work out of the box you need to write rules for your own jail [12:48] Hello, I am trying to install cuda 10 on an ubuntu machine and i am unable to get past installing nvidia drivers. It seems there are some conflicts. https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/x72mQ23j56/ [12:48] uberwag: looking at this https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/issues/909 it seems xrdp doesnt log the IP of the failed auth so... cant really ban [12:49] hateball: ok and there is not an alternative to xrdp for ubuntu right? [12:49] except using vnc [12:50] uberwag: there is x2vnc, but I have no experience with it [12:50] ok [12:50] carpediembaby, and why do you have different versions of nvidia drivers ? [12:52] ioria, i guess there are versions installed previously. But now it is some kind of mess and apt is in a broken state where it wants to always install 'cuda-drivers' using 'apt --fix-broken install' [12:53] ioria and installing the cuda drivers doesn't work because the nvidia-410 driver fails to install [12:53] carpediembaby, a solution might be sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/libnvidia-gl-410_410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1_amd64.deb ; but really idk what are you doing down there [12:56] ioria i just want to install the new cuda / cudnn libraries [12:56] ioria but there seems to be already a ton of cuda/cudnn installed on the machine === alephnull_ is now known as alephnull === akem_ is now known as akemacer === jelly-home is now known as jelly === rypervenche_ is now known as rypervenche === daniel is now known as Guest64511 [13:33] It was a network issue causing the kickstart file to fail, my bad :( didn't notice it right away... [13:35] uzee: oh, pain! [13:35] uzee: at least you got to learn about initramfs :) [13:36] TJ: oh absolutely :) no regrest there === jje_ is now known as jje [13:36] I still have to make a 'good' ks file though, at the initial stage i just wanted to make sure things work so that i can later add whats needed [13:37] regrest=regrets [13:37] uzee: right; one trick I've used when needing to test the init scripts is to add "set -x" to the top of /usr/share/initramfs-tools/init so when the initrd is run by the kernel you get to see what it is doing :) [13:38] I'm using Fedora on my daily, and we have an tool to find packages in dnf is there something like this for ubuntu? [13:38] btw I'm looking for pdo_msql, pdo_pgsql, mbstring, postgis [13:38] uzee: obviously you need to rebuild the initrd.img after adding that [13:38] TJ: thanks thats a useful suggestion... [13:38] ss942: "apt-cache search -n Hello, I'm trying to add a script that sends me mail on system startup and shutdown , the script is under /etc/init.d/bootmail (https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/V9w5gRnGSR/) [13:39] I used "sudo update-rc.d bootmail defaults" [13:39] but it does not work, any idea ? [13:40] PS: the file is executable and it works when I run it manually [13:40] !info php-mbstring | ss942 [13:40] ss942: php-mbstring (source: php-defaults (60ubuntu1)): MBSTRING module for PHP [default]. In component universe, is optional. Version 1:7.2+60ubuntu1 (bionic), package size 1 kB, installed size 12 kB [13:41] TJ-: thank you very much [13:41] ss942: but I don't find any packages that look relavent with "pdo" in their name [13:42] !info php-db | ss942 I *think* in Debian/Ubuntu it is [13:42] ss942 I *think* in Debian/Ubuntu it is: php-db (source: php-db): Database Abstraction Layer. In component universe, is optional. Version 1.9.2-2ubuntu1 (bionic), package size 69 kB, installed size 563 kB [13:43] ss942: that package's extended description ("apt-cache show php-db") says "... fbsql, ibase, informix, msql, mssql, mysql, mysqli, oci8, odbc, pgsql, [13:43] sqlite and sybase. [13:44] People : hi ! I've upgraded my kubuntu laptop from 16.04 with 18.04 with relative success (do-release-upgrade). Indeed, after boot, the sddm refuses do do anything when my user's password is entered (nothing happens at all). If I want to get my desktop, I must go to a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+F2), log in as root and issue "systemctl restart sddm". According to you, where can I get informations about this behaviour ? I've already checked journalctl and [13:44] some logs in /var/log but with no success... [13:47] geodb27, have you updated and upgraded since the install? [13:48] BluesKaj: indeed, I've done that. But I come to think that there is a problem with my /tmp... However, I don't know what exactly and don't know where to look for. [13:49] wth, systemd changed my hostname _again_ [13:52] !details | dreamer [13:52] dreamer: Please elaborate; your question or issue may not seem clear or detailed enough for people to help you. Please give more detailed information; for example, we might need errors, steps, relevant configuration files, Ubuntu version, and hardware information. Use a !pastebin to avoid flooding the channel. [13:54] i did notice one thing during the installation that it errored for a bad archive mirror [13:56] geodb27, I had a similar problem with Kubuntu 18.04. Think I enabled sddm first then started it and it held [13:56] BluesKaj: how did you do that ? [13:57] sudo systemctl enable sddm, then sudo systemctl start sddm [13:58] To be more specific about my assumptions : I have another problem with snap lxd (since the upgrade). The problem resides (for the lxd part) with the command "lxc profile edit default" which throws an error about a tmp file that can't be read /tmp/FDSFDSFDS/plop. === Class7_ is now known as Class7 [13:58] Here's the screenshot: https://pasteboard.co/HOXD7lG.png [13:59] The boot disk I attached to the console was ubuntu 18 and the kickstart I was trying was for ubuntu 16, I believe thats causing some issue [13:59] geodb27, hope some one else can help with snap, since i don't bother with it [14:00] However, when I do "systemctl stop run-snapd-ns-lxd.mnt.mount" the "lxc profile edit default" runs fine. So, what I suspect is that things come in this order : sddm is started at boot time, then the run-snapd-ns-lxd.mnt.mount is ran and it somehow remounts something over /tmp. That could explain why sddm fails. [14:00] After the error, it gives you the option to provide or edit the mirror path, and if I change the path to ubuntu 18 directory, the installation continues. [14:01] If only I could see how things go... That would help me a lot, but these mounts are namespace-based and it is quite hard (for me) to look in the right direction. === uina is now known as uina_ [14:21] I'm trying to add a script that sends me mail on system startup and shutdown , the script is under /etc/init.d/bootmail (https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/V9w5gRnGSR/) , any idea ? === daniel is now known as Guest19291 [14:43] How can i list all services running on startup ? [14:43] Discover__: which ubuntu? why not a systemd service? you also need to schedule this _after_ network is up and working, in order to send out mail [14:44] Discover__: which ubuntu === daniel is now known as Guest79482 [15:04] Hi! is there anywhere i can find what everything in the ubuntu.css corresponds to? i'm trying to edit some colors in the login page and i can't seem to find the right element [15:13] if you have a BIOS power on password set, do you still need to require your account password to log in to be secure? [15:15] viktor: if your computer is turned on / sleeping it's completely open without password, as the name implies, the power on password is used only when you power the computer from complete power off/hybernation. [15:17] thanzex, if it goes to lockscreen / suspend it'll still require a passw to use again. [15:18] then again, it depends on what you mean by secure [15:18] if the drive is unencrypted, you're still not 100% secure [15:20] thanzex, i'd like my files to be safe if my computer is stolen/lost/... My home folder's encrypted. the drive isn't [15:28] in other words, if i set the OS to log in automatically without entering the passw, could you put the SDD into another computer and access all my files? [15:35] most likely, depends on HW , but if it was used in a usb enclosre then yes [15:37] BluesKaj, so a log in passw is still essential? in which case a power on passw is redundant? [15:38] never used a power on pw, do you mean from sleep or ? [15:38] viktor,^ [15:39] BluesKaj, from boot [15:40] viktor: that's pretty easy to bypass [15:40] i'd say use a good password for the home encryption and you'd be good [15:41] I never use auto-login, always thought it was dangerous [15:41] 6-9 alpha-numeric-casesensitive and specialchars [15:45] viktor: if you're using ecryptfs and autologin the ecryptfs won't be unlocked unless youre providing the pass-phrase manually [15:45] viktor: usually the passphrase for ecryptfs is synced to the user account password, so it can be unlocked seamlessly at log-in. With autologin that password is never available [15:46] Hello guys. what's wrong with my mount config. i have several configs for one partion: [15:46] "/dev/sda7 /media/yuriy/work ext4 defaults 0 0 " [15:46] "/media/yuriy/work/storage/mysql_data /var/lib/mysql none rw,bind 0 0" [15:46] TJ- so the only use for a power on passw is to annoy a potential thief? [15:46] hey do what i need [15:46] sorry, wrong sentence [15:47] *they do what i need [15:47] the problem with dolphin file manager - for some reason it show me - can not enter folder /var/lib/mysql, whe i try to open /media/yuriy/work [15:47] when i do "cd /media/yuriy/work" in terminal it shows me files correcly [15:47] Someone wrote that: PHP (CLI) 5.4 or above, PDO_MYSQL, PDO_PGSQL, mbstring, postgis - should be installed and ENABLED to run his script [15:47] does it mean that after installation of these all things I should just run php server? or is there something more to do? [15:48] those configs from fstab file [15:48] viktor: BIOS password is only going to prevent that PC from starting, or access to its firmware setup *UNLESS* it is also used as a hard disk encryption password [15:50] TJ-, if it doesn't start, it can't be used right? (sorry if that's a dumb question [15:51] viktor: right, but if the SSD/HDD is not protected it only needs moving to another system [15:51] viktor: as always, the devil is in the detail of the specific implementation [15:54] okay, gotta go. thanks everybody for your insights [16:09] Anyone know why on every reboot I need to plug my usb sound card (Scarlett 2i2) in order for it to be recognized in my sound settings? ubuntu 18.04 === borbosha_ is now known as borbosha [16:27] Voziv, which audio chip and driver does it use ? [16:28] BluesKaj: How would I check that? [16:29] Voziv, cat /proc/asound/modules [16:29] Is anyone else having problems setting bridge mtu's through netplan? [16:31] BluesKaj: 2 snd_usb_audio, rebooting to see what's listed before I replug it in (when it's not working) [16:39] Voziv, you have to make it Card 0 default..add this line to the bottom of /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf. ' options snd_usb_audio index=0 Also comment the line (with a # in front) that has, usb index=-2 [16:42] anyone else having the problem where google hangouts extension isn't showing up in the system tray? [16:49] hello. when I run nmcli d it shows that my wifi interface is unmanaged what does it mean ? [16:49] actually, come to think of it, the system tray icon for chromium should be present and it's not either [16:52] BluesKaj: When I reboot the snd_usb_audio no longer shows up under /proc/asound/modules. Though my usb card has power [16:54] Voziv, you have to make it Card 0 default..add this line to the bottom of /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf. ' options snd_usb_audio index=0 Also comment the line (with a # in front) that has, usb index=-2 [16:54] leave the usb audio plugged inthis time [16:56] there's no absolute guarantee this option will work, usb audio is difficult at best on linux [16:56] BluesKaj: I did that, left it plugged in and rebooted, still no go [16:58] Voziv, ok let us see your alsamixer setup in a url paste site [16:59] also you have to reboot after editing that modprobe file [16:59] BluesKaj: Yep, I did reboot after editing [16:59] ok [17:00] The usb audio card doesn't show up under lsusb either until I replug it in [17:02] Voziv you probly have to blacklist your onboard audio driver in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf as well === SimonNL is now known as SimonNL_Afk [17:04] Wouldn't that prevent my onboard audio from working? That's definitely not what I want to have happen [17:04] Voziv, can you try rebooting and run 'sudo killall fwupd' and check again ? [17:04] My Scarlett 2i2 is there for recording, I still play back audio through the onboard audio [17:06] ioria: What's the purpose of the reboot? If it's for the sound card to be in error state I haven't replugged ti in since last reboot. Running `sudo killall fwupd` and checking my sound settings the card still doesn't show up :( [17:06] Voziv, yes,itwas for that [17:07] Voziv, then change the setting in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf. to index=1 so it's the 2nd deafult audio driver [17:09] Voziv, was reading this : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fwupd/+bug/1574079 [17:10] Launchpad bug 1574079 in fwupd (Ubuntu Yakkety) "USB audio device is not recognized after startup in 16.04" [Medium,Fix released] [17:18] Hmm, looking at my syslog, I don't see it being registered until after I re-plug it in. Going to test a different port [17:18] Voziv, you can also try to load the modulemanually [17:19] I found a tutorial for debian stretch, wheezy and jessie. Which of these would be the best of use when running Ubuntu 14.04? [17:21] AlexPortable, cat /etc/debian_version [17:22] AlexPortable, should be jessie / sid [17:27] Same issue with a different usb port. Howevre the changes to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf index caused the sound card not to be able to load at all (both setting the index to 0 and 1. Setting it back to -2 allows it to work correctly). [17:28] However still nothing on lsusb at boot, really weird [17:28] Voziv, have you tried to load the module manually ? [17:28] ioria: How do I do that? [17:29] Voziv, sudo modprobe snd_usb_audio [17:29] Voziv: i would also suggest a tail -f /var/log/syslog and plugin your device, pastebin us the errors [17:33] ioria: No luck with modprobe. I just got "Nov 26 12:31:30 lrobert-pc kernel: [ 121.081258] usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio" but it doesn't show up anywhere. [17:33] lotuspsychje: Unplugging and plugging back in the interface works just fine. The issue is that I have to do that every reboot. === TheHonorableKitt is now known as THK [17:34] Voziv: that sounds like a system firmware ACPI issue with ports === THK is now known as TKitten [17:35] Voziv: can you show us "pastebin <( dmesg )" ? [17:40] TJ-: https://gist.github.com/Voziv/25e0fa09920ac6586bb827d2f330a532 [17:41] Do note at 121.081258 is where I unplugged and plugged it back in [17:48] Voziv: how many USB ports does it have physically? I've counted over 40 so far! [17:50] Voziv: also, there may be RAID issues: "[ 1.794289] device-mapper: table: 253:0: striped: Couldn't parse stripe destination" [17:53] any way to resize and move root partition without booting live usb? [17:54] andai: move you mean to another hdd or on the same hdd? [17:54] Voziv: the "Scarlett 2i2 USB" is USB3? The data I see on it says it is USB2 [17:55] EriC^^: same disk [17:55] andai: yes, if you pre-prepare the initrd.img with the required tools [17:55] andai: but it is an expert-level operation [17:56] TJ-: EriC^^: i just didn't feel like getting up and looking for the USB stick haha [17:56] found it [17:56] thanks [17:57] andai: lazy mooo! :D [17:58] pt install " asks for Y/n, sometimes it does not [17:58] cognition: if a package install requires any *extra* packages to be installed it will ask to confirm the action [17:58] if a package has no additional dependencies that it needs to install, it won't prompt. [17:59] teward: TY; "extra" as in "not in cache"? [17:59] extra as in not installed [17:59] k [17:59] ty [17:59] If you say "install x" and it can just do that, it does it. If it would have to change anything else, like installing dependencies, it will ask [18:00] i just enabled ssh on my ubuntu machine for the config file should i use PermitRootLogin no or PermitRootLogin prohibit-password [18:00] ordcirth: TY [18:00] ?? [18:02] Trying to calibrate my monitor, but it's not working correctly. I press and it just presses somewhere randomly [18:02] ioria: thanks [18:02] WBILL, best to ban root ssh logins unless you have a good reason otherwise [18:03] If you do need to do it, prohibit-password will allow only ssh keys, which is good [18:03] I used xinput_calibrator, but to no avail [18:06] ok lordcirth which is the no option then? === PhilB_ is now known as PhilB [18:06] ut i can still sudo in that state right?? [18:07] ut=but [18:11] WBILL, "PermitRootLogin no" will ban all ssh logins as root. It will not interfere with any other method of becoming root [18:11] ty [18:11] Who can sudo is governed by /etc/sudoers [18:12] anyone? [18:14] AlexPortable, this is a touchscreen? Probably not many people here have touchscreens. [18:16] lordcirth: yes [18:25] Does anyone know if the Logitech Unifying Receiver can be used to detect other bluetooth components? [18:26] TJ-: Sorry, had to run out for a moment. The computer has 8 ports on the motherboard, 4 on the case, and 2 on my keyboard. Not sure if docker would have anything to do with extra usb devices (I know it adds a bunch of extra network adapters) [18:26] There's nothing using raid, so not sure what that message is about [18:28] Voziv: it looks like some RAID-0 metadata is being detected [18:28] Voziv: I've seen some issues whereby a USB2 device plugged into a USB3 port doesn't get detected properly [18:29] Voziv: are there USB2 only ports you can test it on? [18:29] TJ-: So the original port it was plugged into was USB2 [18:29] I switched between a few different ports today during debugging to rule out that it was a port issue [18:30] got the touchscreen to work a bit, but how do I let touches on the touch monitor actually apply to the touch monitor? right now i'm touching and it's clicking something on the main monitor [18:30] Voziv, other posts confirm that the workaround mentioned at the end of the bug report i linked should work, but if it's not the case maybe it's about xhci_hcd [18:32] ioria: No clue, but that workaround didn't work for me [18:32] ok [18:33] Dbugger: it's not bluetooth, so no? [18:34] Voziv: USB3 ports are coloured blue; are there any 'black' or 'white' ports? [18:34] tgm4883, is not bluetooth? [18:34] Dbugger: not that I can see [18:35] tgm4883, what wireless technology is it then? [18:36] Dbugger: RF [18:37] Dbugger: it appears to be some proprietary logitech thing [18:41] TJ-: Yep I know the difference between the ports. In my case they're red on the motherboard, black on the case itself [18:44] For what it's worth, here's what my bios settings are looking like. I just tried disabling the windows 8/8.1 feature of the bios as well with no luck. [18:44] https://www.dropbox.com/sh/idl04pkz3ov26ft/AAADphfHY3dLXiRliLP4d_yQa?dl=0 [18:51] tgm4883, oh well. thanks for the info [19:03] hello, on some websites text in firefox is white like picrel https://pasteboard.co/HOZCR8E.png , note im using dark theme, anyone have clue how to fix that? [19:10] Voziv: long shot but I'm wondering if you can influence it with the acpi_osi= workaround. Read this: http://iam.tj/prototype/enhancements/Windows-acpi_osi.html [19:12] Hi, does anyone know how I can program my 18.04 laptop to stop charging at certain times of the day. I live where there is spot pricing so I want my laptop to only run on battery when the price of electricity is high. Thansk [19:16] TJ-: Heh. Running that script I got: ERROR: isw: wrong number of devices in RAID set "isw_ddfbjdficc_BigRaid" [2/3] on /dev/sdb [19:16] qwerty1793: there is no such way, except by unplugging the laptop. On the other hand, IF the battery is fully charged, then there is just s triclke charge coming thru the wire (unless you are actually using the laptop, then it will use more power) [19:17] qwerty1793: in other words: the only option is to unplug the laptop. [19:17] Voziv: looks like there's some remnant of an old Intel fakeRAID on the disk [19:17] I believe it worked properly, but confirms the raid issue. Where would the raid metadata be kept? It's quite possible these old 2tb drives have super old raid data from 2010~ ish [19:17] But they've been formatted as a single partition for a very long time now [19:18] Voziv: there must be metadata left over in slack space [19:20] Should I bother with trying to remove that? If so any tips on what to google? === daniel is now known as Guest81723 [19:22] Hi, I am on ubuntu 18.10 gnome3, how can I set an application to show on all workspaces / always show on current workspace ? [19:22] probably right click titlebar and select the option you want [19:23] Voziv: TJ- Might want to look at what 'wipefs' reports .. homework: ' man wipefs ' [19:23] Ben64: interesting, never saw that / read about it, thanks [19:26] TJ-: After rebooting with the grub changes, still no luck [19:26] Bashing-om: Will read, thanks [19:27] Voziv: Used properly - the command will just list all visible filesystems (and in this case, RAID metadata) and their offsets. [19:29] Voziv: darn! [19:39] Bashing-om: Looks to have worked, though I'll need to reboot into windows later to double check the contents of the drives. I did make backups though [19:48] Voziv: :) [19:49] Sidenote: Discord doing really weird things apparently. I noticed in dmesg that it's trying to open other snaps for whatever reason === daniel is now known as Guest9167 [19:49] Don't suppose anyone has the firmware files for a Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 scanner? seemes there used to a github repo that's now gone with them and I can't get sane to recognize my scanner without it [19:51] 1100_0B00.nal and/or 1100_0A00.nal [19:53] hello [19:53] how do I install a git server? [19:55] wwwi: how far have you got with it? [19:56] leftyfb, I installed git locally, on my PC. [19:56] wwwi: the git client or git server? [19:57] leftyfb, I don't know, just git. [19:57] wwwi: why do you need a git server? [19:57] leftyfb, so that I can use git version control. [19:58] wwwi: you do not need to install your own git server to do that [19:58] leftyfb, why not? [19:58] leftyfb, I want to upload code remotely. [19:59] wwwi: http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/ first result on google for "how to use git" ... since you already have the git client installed, you do not need to follow the instructions on installing it. Just read on how to use it. [19:59] wwwi: If you want to upload(push) to a remote location, why not just use github or gitlab? [19:59] leftyfb, ok, thanks. [20:00] can someone tell if i am going about this the wrong way or not... failing hdd wanted to use gddrescue and/or gddrescue-gui but trying to in old version of ubuntu i think 8.04 lts [20:00] leftyfb, yes, I think I will use gitlab. === Phil_G is now known as Phil_G^off === [1]MrMobius is now known as MrMobius [20:08] hello [20:08] How can I make the opposite or swap? i.e. making a partition in the RAM where I can store files? [20:10] mmap [20:12] wisemonk search for 'ubuntu ramdisk' [20:12] eg duckduckgo or google [20:12] !google | Pdrome [20:12] Pdrome: While Google is useful for helpers, many newer users don't have the google-fu yet. Please don't tell people to "google it" when they ask a question. [20:13] swap in ram is faster, but missing the point imho [20:13] i know lotus, at least i said DDG first ;o) [20:14] ubottu, i only replied so they knew where to start as i cant give an exact answer myself but gotta be better than noone answering wisemonk, right? [20:14] Pdrome: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :) [20:14] haha doh [20:15] Pdrome: we try to focus on actually helpin in the channel :p [20:15] in that case i will go back to asking for help myself then ;o) [20:16] can someone tell if i am going about this the wrong way or not... failing hdd wanted to use gddrescue and/or gddrescue-gui but trying to in old version of ubuntu i think 8.04 lts [20:16] is trying to do the above impossible on very old ubuntu versions eg gnuddrescue ? [20:16] we also dont support eol versions Pdrome [20:17] excellent - i guess that actually answers my general question then [20:17] i will try the latest live cd [20:17] it that tool came with 8.04, it should do the job [20:17]