[00:01] Hi tatertots [00:05] hi cryptodan_mobile [00:21] hi [00:23] I have 2 drives with Ubuntu on it and each drive has it's own Grub on purpose (I want it like that). Now the most recent grub is used and I cannot make it work to switch to the old one. I want to be able to select which one should be used whenever I want. How do I achieve that? [00:23] Which command do I need to use? [00:24] I tried efibootmgr -c and recreated an entry for the old grub, but it doesent boot into it when I change the order such that it should boot first [00:24] Turn one drive off [00:24] I don't want that since the pc is bound to the wall [00:24] That's much effort [00:24] 2 grubs on uefi ... interesting [00:24] Is there no command to tell the BIOS hey this is the grub you should use [00:25] yeah I want it like that [00:25] No [00:25] but I want to be able to select which one the BIOS should use [00:25] damn [00:25] are you sure? [00:25] How does the Ubuntu installer tell the BIOS that the most recent one should be used? [00:25] efibootmgr should be able to select the entry to use on boot [00:26] You cant unless you go into the bios and tell which boot drive in the uefi menu to select [00:26] ok then I assume my created entry does not function correctly [00:26] some EFI firmware is quite... stubborn [00:26] you haven't bothered to test it [00:26] I logged into the old system and did efibootmgr -c [00:26] but in theory it can choose that [00:26] IniGit: So, you have two EFI system partitions? [00:26] And put it first on the order [00:27] IniGit: go into bios and change it there in the efi boot menu [00:27] yes on 2 different drives [00:27] Don't do that. [00:27] I changed it to the old one, but it boots into the new grub [00:27] That's known to cause issues with UEFI implementations. [00:27] so I assume efibootmgr -c did not create the right entry [00:28] You're the second person in here today with this exact same issue, for the exact same reason. [00:28] :) [00:29] how do I actually find out which partition this UUID is from? I tried sgdisk, but I couldn't find it: [00:29] Boot0000* ubuntu HD(2,GPT,94cace0a-786b-42f1-8424-720b29ffa518,0xe1800,0x32000)/File(\EFI\ubuntu\shimx64.efi) [00:29] this is the working one [00:29] The number I assume after hd(2 [00:30] 94cace0a-786b-42f1-8424-720b29ffa518 is the UUID. If you want to find out which drive that is, run lsblk or blkid. [00:31] I found it via sudo blkid | grep fa518 [00:31] this entry is the one that does not work correctly: [00:31] Boot0001* Linux HD(1,GPT,b8646c21-a878-4de5-8bdc-2a69fcc6a463,0x800,0xe1000)/File(\EFI\ubuntu\grub.efi) [00:32] any idea? [00:33] lol [00:33] efibootmgr -c actucally created an entry linking to my windows partition [00:33] that must be a bug [00:33] /dev/sda1: LABEL="Wiederherstellung" UUID="288055D68055AB58" TYPE="ntfs" PARTLABEL="Basic data partition" PARTUUID="b8646c21-a878-4de5-8bdc-2a69fcc6a463" [00:33] mainly complain to the provider of your firmware... [00:34] blah blah words blah don't have two ESPs on one system. [00:34] which motherboards actually do not use Intel firmware? Is there anything with AMD firmware or so? [00:35] I also could try to create the entry manually via efibootmgr -c [00:36] It's not intel or AMD. It's the motherboard manufacturer's implementation of the UEFI spec. [00:36] And, spoiler alert, most of them suck at it. [00:36] oh ok [00:36] thank you [00:36] I have a Gigabyte motherboard [00:36] a old one [00:36] They'll code the typical use cases, and ignore the edge cases. Having two ESPs is an example of an edge case that few of them handle well. [00:37] By spec, having two ESPs, even on the same disk, is legal. [00:38] Yeah but even IMO that doesen't make much sense [00:38] :D [00:38] Sure, but the spec says it's legal. [00:38] Doesn't mean firmware or even other OSes tolerate it. [00:48] Trying to install `ffmpeg` but getting that it doesn't have an installation candidate. I found it online here so I'm not sure why I can't install it on 18.04 https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/ffmpeg === Kitlith_ is now known as Kitlith [00:51] part of the universe repo, see if you have that enabled [00:51] shmam: ffmpeg is in the default repos..have you selected a local mirror and all that jazz [00:51] Whoops, I'm dumb. Forgot this was a fresh aws instance. Just needed an apt update === capella is now known as frankly === frankly is now known as capellaGoesBOO [01:48] i give up and I'm gonna ask for help. Trying something less noob-friendly and am installing an ubuntu server on my laptop alongside windows. Windows 10 is now on a SATA drive while im intending for Ubuntu to be on an NVME drive. I'm tripping up at the section on where to install grub. Do i add it to MBR? Also which drive should I have it on. I've been trying different configs but nothing works. [01:49] I'm expecting the grub screen of Ubuntu at the press of the power button with Windows boot manager as an option. Are my expectations too high? [01:57] eraserpencil_, best to install it on the NVME. You shouldn't have to choose the MBR, it should find it itself, and if it detects another os, the behavior should be as you stated. [01:58] It would be nvme*p1 [02:01] it did not detech the windows partition on the sata drive [02:16] i can’t install vim now? [02:16] only between 9 am and 5 pm. [02:17] :( [02:17] just kidding, what, s the problem? [02:17] has no installation candidate [02:17] :( [02:18] what's the command you're running? [02:18] sudo apt-get install vim [02:18] AndyChow888, so i do not add to mbr? do i need to turn on the bootable flag for the partition on the nvme drive? [02:18] which ubuntu version is it? (run lsb_release -ds) [02:18] :( [02:19] command run not found :( [02:19] eraserpencil_, when installing ubuntu server on the nvme, it should handle it automatically. [02:19] tomaw: what’s wrong? [02:20] badSophia, if you do "sudo apt update", does it work? [02:20] i will try it [02:23] badSophia: run this: sudo apt-get update 2>&1 | nc termbin.com 9999 [02:27] AndyChow888: :( [02:27] i did it without internet connection [02:27] but after connecting internet i did it :) [02:27] Ok. So now it should work. [02:27] thanks AndyChow888 and tomreyn [02:29] yeay :) [02:30] badSophia: so vim installed fine, too? [02:30] tomreyn: yeah i installed it after update [02:30] :) === capellaGoesBOO is now known as capella [02:31] andychow888, i know you said the installer will take care of it, but it's not happening === capella is now known as capella|away [02:39] eraserpencil_: You're running Windows 10. That means you don't have an MBR. [02:39] Well, technically you do, but... That's a deeper discussion. [02:39] The point is that you'll be using UEFI to boot Ubuntu. [02:42] yea I had to turn on "allow legacy ROM" in the bios to get a installer working on my display [02:42] That means you're mixing boot modes. That's NOT going to go well. [02:42] but I chose installing the grub in nvme drive. [02:42] it is not going well. I can confirm that [02:43] Yeah, legacy BIOS means it's trying to write bootcode to the post-MBR gap, which isn't usable in GPT, which is what UEFI uses. [02:43] The required partition to support BIOS booting from GPT doesn't exist. You need to use UEFI. [02:44] So...i am using UEFI, but have "allow legacy ROMs" enabled...otherwise I cant see the cli [02:44] You're in the installer, right? [02:46] what i just said were settings in bios [02:46] I get that. -.- [02:46] Are you in the installer NOW? [02:46] nope [02:47] Well, let me know when you are. [02:48] ok [02:48] i am in [02:49] And you've booted it the same way you have been? [02:49] yes [02:49] Switch to another tty. 'stat /sys/firmware/efi' - what's the result? [02:52] im not in the gui installer.. === capella|away is now known as capella [02:52] No one said you were. Ctrl+Alt+F2. [02:53] that dosent work for me [02:53] eraserpencil_: you seem to have lost all motivation since it didn'T work out the first time. giveit another try, though, iosecure knows how to do it and i'm sure you two can work it out quickly if you can motivate yourself a bit more. if you don't know how to do something, just ask. [02:53] eraserpencil_: Which installer image are you using? [02:54] https://askubuntu.com/questions/919940/installation-of-ubuntu-16-04-usb-live-section?rq=1 [02:54] Because I don't know of any Ubuntu installer image since Ubuntu existed that doesn't support multiple TTYs. [02:54] That's not an image. That's a link to forums. [02:54] yea, that qn has the picture of what im having [02:54] You haven't booted into the installer yet. [02:55] That's basically grub. [02:55] So choose the first option. [02:55] tomreyn, thanks! would really love to figure out multi disks setup [02:55] Now, that said, if that's what you're seeing, you are NOT booting in UEFI mode, and you already have a problem. [02:57] iosecure, now this is tricky... if i disabled "legacy ROM" i have installer screen that's 5x5 cm [02:57] IIRC eraserpencil_ said that booting ubuntu in uefi moode provided no video output. which is probably why they have not changed back to uefi booting [02:57] Unfortunately, legacy boot is not an option given the current constraints. [02:58] To properly coexist with Windows 10, UEFI boot/install is required. [02:58] i hate windows so much... [02:58] This isn't a Windows issue. [02:59] okay I'm in BIOS now.. [02:59] To properly coexist with ANY operating system that boots via UEFI, you need to install the other OSes the same way. [02:59] boot list option: UEFI, secureboot: disabled, legacy option rom: enabled, attempt legacy boot: disabled === wodencafe is now known as wodenchristmas [03:01] I'm uncertain why the legacy option ROM setting changes this. But that boot screen is definitely NOT UEFI. [03:04] I am in uefi installer now [03:04] do i choose the hwe kernel option or the one without [03:06] eraserpencil_: before you proceed: why are you installing ubuntu server rather than desktop next to your windows desktop? would it not make more sense to assume you want to switch between desktops by multi.booting? [03:06] eraserpencil_: and another questions: why 16.04 rather than 18.04 or 18.10? [03:06] iosecure: I had windows 10 using mbr nonefi for boot [03:07] just trying to learn more things i dont understand about linux. [03:07] cryptodan_mobile: yes apparently you can do either BIOS + MBR or UEFI + GPT with windows (and nothing else) [03:08] i have this screen now [03:08] https://askubuntu.com/questions/970368/black-screen-when-uefi-installing-ubuntu-server-16-04-on-gtx-1060-laptop [03:09] eraserpencil_: have you considered running one of the two in a VM, or using WSL? personally i couldn't imagine myself multi-booting between a desktpo and text based server OS on my main computer, I would just not ever boot to the server one. [03:09] !wsl [03:09] Windows 10 has a feature called Windows Subsystem for Linux, which allows it to run Ubuntu (and other Linux distro) userspace programs without porting/recompliation. For discussion and support, see #ubuntu-on-windows or ##windows. For installation instructions, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/install_guide [03:09] eraserpencil: use the recovery part of the installer and edit /etc/default/grub sns remove quiet splash and update grub. [03:10] cryptodan_mobile: ubuntu is not installed, yet [03:12] eraserpencil_: i'm not trying to convince you to do otherwise, just trying to understand your choices, and to make sure that the effort spent here will actually pay off for you. [03:12] hi all, I've got the latest stable ubuntu server os installed and have a Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 02) [03:12] that is only sending/receiving in 100mbs mode. Any way I can force it to communicate in 1000mbs mode instead? [03:13] fleabeard: can you get us the numbers in square brackets from "lspci -nn" for this one? [03:14] fleabeard: alsowhich ubuntu version? [03:14] tomreyn, ubuntu version 4.15.0-43-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 6 14:45:28 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux [03:15] fleabeard: ok, that's your kernel version, which is relevant, but i was more looking for your ubuntu release: lsb_release -ds [03:15] tomreyn, output from lspci -nn : Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection [8086:10bd] (rev 02) [03:16] what is on the other end of the ethernet wire? [03:17] tomreyn, the router, it's a TP-Link Archer C9 Gigabit capable router [03:17] haha perhaps i am overly ambitious than what my skillset/knowledge allows. quite interested in a total cli experience from installation to i3, to cli irc...basically any and everything except mail and browser [03:19] i think ill try the desktop installer see how it's done and try the cli installer again [03:20] fleabeard: have you run ethtool or mii-tool against it to see whether ti claims to support GbE? [03:20] tomreyn, nope, I'll do that now and let you know [03:20] show "Supported link modes" [03:21] + "Advertised link modes" [03:21] Is the port you are plugged into on router setup for gige [03:22] tomreyn, when running: sudo ethtool eth0 it says it cannot get device settings, etc because "No such device" ? [03:22] fleabeard: "ip link" lists your devices, it is probably named differently [03:23] gotcha [03:23] is there a preferred text pasting site I can link to for you? [03:23] I ran lshw -C network and it reports that size: 100Mbit/s and capacity: 1Gbit/s fwiw [03:24] cryptodan_mobile: according to the vendor website, all of the routers' four yellow RJ-45 LAN ports support GbE [03:24] !paste | fleabeard [03:24] fleabeard: 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. [03:24] tomreyn, https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/H6CxkPtNpk/ [03:25] On mine I can config them to use 10, 100, and 1000 along with auto [03:25] tomreyn, here is my lshw output as well > https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/FP89H6D8n5/ [03:25] fleabeard: what does it say if you: sudo ethtool -s enp0s25 speed 1000 duplex full [03:26] tomreyn, I ran that, just waiting for the terminal to respond (I'm ssh'd in) [03:27] oh, so your connection dropped [03:27] i wasn't aware you were doing this remotely over network [03:27] hah np [03:28] I'm trying to reconnect, but it seems unresponsive, I'll go check on it in the other room real quick [03:29] fleabeard: also, i think you didnt tell us your ubuntu release, yet: lsb_release -ds [03:31] tomreyn, I think that may have worked, though for some reason it's only issuing ipv6 addresses now instead of ipv4 :( [03:31] fleabeard: ipv6 or mac address? [03:31] tomreyn, it says inet6 [03:32] can you connect somewhere? [03:32] tomreyn, I'm not sure if putty allows for ipv6 ssh connections [03:33] You should input the IPv6 address between brackets, like this: [2001:14c0:2:2f6f::6] [03:35] putty supports ipv6 since v0.58 [03:36] (released in 2004-12-31) [03:39] tomreyn, sorry, I'm really struggling to get this to connect remotely, lol [03:39] and as fate would have it, the wife is watching NetFlix on the TV that this box is connected too [03:40] fleabeard: no worries ;-) [03:40] Any particular Desktop Environment (DE) better suited for multiple monitor setup? [03:40] eraserpencil_: good luck there witht he desktop installer, come back if you need any help with it. [03:41] WoC: i'd go with the latest default ubuntu [03:41] tomreyn, I may have to do this at the machine. Can you advise on what my next steps would be? My old eyes can't make out this damn near hexadecimal ipv6 address xD [03:42] fleabeard: do what exactly? [03:42] tomreyn, like, is there a way to have it use ipv4 over ipv6? [03:42] fleabeard: "the machine" is the remote system you lost connectivity to? [03:42] tomreyn, correct, sorry for not clarifying [03:42] tomreyn, k, not sure which one is default, is that the Wayland or the non Wayland ? [03:42] WoC: non-wayland if you'Re running a supported ubuntu version [03:43] ok, ty :) [03:43] tomreyn, I'm guessing I'd have to blacklist the kernel module for ipv6 to get around this? [03:43] Right now i use LXQT, but it doesnt seem to save main-screen etc [03:43] fleabeard: i might be able to answer this if i knew the ubuntu version you run there [03:44] tomreyn, sorry, I just downloaded the latest one tonight and installed it. [03:44] tomreyn, it's Ubuntu Server 18.04.1 LTS [03:44] the latest stable release is ubuntu 18.10 [03:44] okay [03:44] meant LTS, not lates :S [03:44] been a long day, lol [03:45] s/lates/latest [03:46] fleabeard: "sudoedit /etc/gai.conf" and remove the # infront of the "precedence ::ffff:0:0/96 100" line (100, not 10!) [03:47] whats the state on drivers for nvidia gpus? do i use nouveau drivers, nvidia prime or bumblebee [03:48] hi all..a longtime linux fan, but not very advanced...have to split my focus for work.. [03:49] eraserpencil_: my (rather limited) understanding of the nvidia world is that you most likely want to use the proprietary nvidia drivers, and nvidia prime (but i may well be wrong there). [03:49] anyone willing to help with installing authorized keys for automated backup via rsync? [03:50] WoC: i think you'll have more success with gnome 3 or kde4 [03:50] * kde 5 [03:51] tomreyn, thanks, that got us back on ipv4 [03:52] tomreyn, we're still rocking @ 100mbit/s speeds though :/ [03:52] fleabeard: nice, nice. you dont happen to have multiple NICs in there, maybe wireless, too? [03:52] tomreyn, nope, this is the only NIC (onboard) and no wifi adapters or anything of the sort [03:53] fleabeard: okay, i'm just asking because it'd be nice to have a wy to recover more easily without chasing away your wife and walking all the time if the connection will fail again [03:53] tomreyn, lol, no worries :) [03:53] remotely fixing network interfaces is ... not necessarily a good approach [03:53] that's unless you have out of band management [03:53] yeah, I liken it to washing my arse prior to washing my face :P [03:54] fleabeard: more details than i was looking for this time ;) [03:54] hah [03:55] fleabeard: so you want to keep on trying to make it do GbE remotely, with a good probability of it failing again? [03:55] tomreyn, of course! [03:56] she's not watching anything too important, Trailer Park Boys, so I don't feel as bad interrupting :) [03:57] fleabeard: umm, well. okay, let me do some reading. you can do, too. i suspect youmay want a firmware upgrade, installed to either the device itself or downloaded to ubuntu and placed somewhere in /lib/firmware [03:58] fleabeard: you could also try to make the NIC switch to 1GbE again, using the same command as before. maybe it'd work now thanks to ipv4 preference. [03:58] tomreyn, sure, lemme give that another go [03:58] fleabeard: if you'll do, be sure to run this command from within a screen or tmux session, though, so you'll be able to see the output [03:58] * GNU screen [03:59] thanks alot tomreyn [03:59] eraserpencil_: you're welcome! [03:59] tomreyn: you are spot on with nvidia comment above [04:01] sgian: hi there. not sure i can help you, since i'm working with fleabeard right now, but you can repeat the question later, also providing more details: what doesn't seem to be working when you do it as discribed on one of the surely many tutorials out there? [04:01] cryptodan_mobile: thanks. [04:02] eraserpencil_: cryptodan_mobile, a potential nvidia user, says what i said about nvidia is correct. [04:02] !details | sgian [04:02] sgian: 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. [04:03] !pm | sgian [04:03] sgian: Please ask your questions in the channel so that other people can help you, benefit from your questions and answers, and ensure that you're not getting bad advice. [04:03] trying to install rsa key on remote machine so that I can push incremental backups through rsync [04:04] created key, installed into .ssh/authorized_keys in home directry of user that I want to access.. [04:04] haha, i can confirm that is good advice [04:04] tomreyn, ok, issued the command this time at the machine itself, there was no output but a quick 'ifconfig' showed it using ipv6 again, so I did a reboot and it's back to ipv4 @ 100Mbit/s [04:05] set permissions to 700 on remote .ssh folder, and 604 on authorized_keys...works, but still prompts for rsa passphrase? [04:07] worked through several tutorials, but same result...does anyone have a link that they can verify, and i'll do the homework? [04:08] tomreyn, if it's of any use to you, I just ran lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net and it's using Kernel driver e1000e [04:09] sgian: Proper permissions for authorized_keys is 0644. [04:10] sgian: The fact that it's prompting for a passphrase for your key means that your private key is encrypted. Has nothing to do with the public key on the other end. [04:10] ty tomreyn, appreciated && Merry Christmas [04:12] WoC: and to you, you'Re welcome! [04:12] sgian: And please don't send me unsolicited private messages. [04:12] fleabeard: sorry, was reading... [04:12] tomreyn, same, lol np [04:13] fleabeard: So you know, 'ifconfig' was deprecated like... a decade ago. [04:13] tomreyn, I'm seeing a lot of ppl saying to recompile the kernel with e1000 instead of the e1000e, which is way above my skillset, so I hope that isn't the fix for this lol [04:13] iosecure: ok, ok...sorry, new to irc...how do i address you without pming? [04:13] You just did. [04:13] fleabeard: good. :) i was actually wondfering whether you'Rd be using a custom compiled e1000 rather than the e1000e which comes with ubuntu (which you should eb using) [04:13] iosecure, good to know, I'm old school and haven't used linux in a very long time :) [04:14] iosecure: ok cool...that was just a guess [04:14] fleabeard: Yeah, it was replaced with the iproute2 toolset. Check out the 'ip' command. 'ip addr' for example. [04:14] fleabeard: i see such posts from 10 years ago, did you spot a current one? [04:14] tomreyn, nah, these are all ancient as well and no solution given :( [04:14] iosecure: so i should recreate the key? [04:14] I was really hoping to just use ubuntu server for a plex media server instead of installing that hog called Windows 10 on it :( [04:14] sgian: No. [04:15] sgian: Its functioning properly. You could also remove the passphrase from the key, but that diminishes security. [04:15] sgian: As anyone in possession of the keyfile can then use it. [04:16] fleabeard: have a look at dmesg -b, too, maybe paste it as well, it may have hints on why it didnt pick 1GbE in the first place [04:16] iosecure: so how do i automate rsync through cront? [04:16] iosecure: *cron [04:17] * sgian is felling dense [04:17] tomreyn, dmesg: invalid option -- 'b' [04:17] sgian: Then yes, you'd want to remove the passphrase from the private key. [04:17] fleabeard, i'm running a plex server on my ubuntu, no issues [04:17] fleabeard: oh, right, sorry, i mixed this up with jounralctl. just "dmesg" then [04:17] sgian: ssh-keygen -p -f /path/keyfile [04:18] sgian: Enter the current passphrase, and when it asks for the new one, just press enter. [04:18] iosecure: and that will allow me to NOT broadcast my password? [04:18] fleabeard, but sometimes the startup gets messed up with plexmediaserver [04:18] WoC: i think plex is not the problem for fleabeard, just the network link speed should be higher [04:18] sgian: When would you be broadcasting a password at all? [04:18] oh [04:19] tomreyn, https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/pZfvWwtMJ6/ [04:19] iosecure: like sshpass or some other mechanism [04:19] fleabeard: ugh, i forgot you'Re using putty [04:19] sgian: For automated usage, you'll want to use keys, not passwords, yes. [04:20] fleabeard: can you" dmesg | nc termbin.com 9999 # then copy + paste the url? [04:20] sure! [04:20] iosecure: or do I even need to do that, as I'm connecting through VPN? [04:20] sgian: It's advised, yes. [04:20] tomreyn, https://termbin.com/vfuz [04:21] iosecure: thank you...let me give that a try... [04:23] tomreyn, just noticed something in that mess [04:23] it says link speed was downgraded by SmartSpeed [04:23] 10/100 speed: disabling TSO [04:23] it's the last few lines of that dmesg output [04:24] fleabeard: thanks. just a side note / observation: current (latest / 2014) mainboard bios for this system is A22 - you have A14 from 2009. update is at https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/drivers/driversdetails?driverId=2DWTY&osCode=WW1&productCode=optiplex-755 [04:24] tomreyn, lmao, sheesh, told you I'm old school xD [04:25] I think I avoided it because I ran into issues with it not working in the past, but I'll give it another shot [04:25] fleabeard: those link speed downgrade messages are likely a result of us setting the link speed higher than autonegotiation allowed. [04:27] fleabeard: https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln171755/updating-the-dell-bios-in-linux-and-ubuntu-environments?lang=en [04:28] fleabeard: something else you could try about ethtool is to have it disable autonegotiation and force it to 1GbE. might work, but mor elikely this will fail. but its worth a try. [04:29] tomreyn, I'll give that a try, I thought I saw something about that. Do you know how I would go about disabling that? [04:29] also, trying to locate an iso of the bios update, seems like the very much like .exe's :( [04:29] fleabeard: ethtool -s enp0s25 speed 1000 duplex full autoneg off [04:31] fleabeard: note this line on the second dell link i sent above "Note: the BIOS will end in an .EXE extension. Even though Linux can’t open it natively, it will be processed by the BIOS properly" [04:32] fleabeard: Most BIOS update packages like that can be run from a FreeDOS environment., [04:34] tomreyn, disabling auto negotiation didn't seem to work out for me :( [04:36] fleabeard: if you have another 1GbE device available, try setting up a link between the two instead. maybe it's actually the router that's causing the issues. [04:37] sadly, I think I'm gonna have to do the awful task of installing windows on this box so I can get that 1000Mbit/s speed I so desperately need for this project. I appreciate all your help though! It's getting late here and I've got a Christmas dinner to prepare tomorrow lol. Merry Christmas to you and yours! [04:37] iosecure: crud...I rushed, it and now have to start all over again, methinks...I think I understand now, so thank you, you rock [04:38] fleabeard: a pity, good luck with this project and enjoy your dinner. [04:39] iosecure: i don't suppose you're a whiz with sonicwalls as well?...naw, I kid...thank you [04:39] Depends on the question. [04:39] But that would be offtopic here. [04:40] Lest ofc they are (tm) uBuntu ;) [04:40] specifically working in a highly-interfered rf environ, with a staggering amount of threat detections [04:41] thinking of just erecting a faraday cage around the facility..of course, i joke.. [04:43] I, too, have worked in a SCIF. [04:43] * sgian wishes a good night to all, and to all, a good night [04:43] Cheers, and Merry Christmas/Happy holidays. [04:43] iosecure: thank you again....appreciate it! [05:00] just curious, what license are ubuntu advantage ESM updates distributed under? [05:00] and like is there anything preventing someone from packaging them and distributing them for free? [05:42] hello [05:47] My computer is lenovo,i have installed the ubuntu,but i can not boot the system,the screen is red and no words [06:03] hey i am on ubuntu 16.04.5 and am having trouble with mounting smb shares that used to work [06:04] `when i try to run umount -a this is the output [06:04] https://pastebin.com/1FCf0rLX [06:05] pheni, looks like you are trying to unmount all, on a running system [06:06] not just smb shares [06:06] ok, how can i diagnose the issue i have then? these smb shares used to mount [06:06] i have them properly conigured in my fstab [06:06] umount is to unmount [06:07] you can use something like umount -a -t smbfs [06:07] which would only unmount all smbfs [06:07] shit mount -a not unmount a [06:08] t mount -a -t smbfs [06:08] ok idk why it didnt mount on boot [06:08] try* [06:08] but they mounted now [06:08] let me reboot and see if they mount again [06:08] zzw: which ubuntu version did you install, and which exactl lenovo model is it? [06:08] should [06:10] zzw: here's an example for a specific model name: Lenovo ThinkPad T470p Laptop [06:11] i am sorry,my laptop is old version,g405s [06:12] wb pheni , all good? [06:12] WoC, idk what caused them to stop mounting, but its fixed now. sorry for the stupid question [06:12] yeah [06:13] ...its been a long day lol [06:13] No worries, Merry Christmas :) [06:13] merry christmas! [06:13] One of them days ? [06:13] zzw: okay, which ubuntu version? [06:14] 16.04 and 18.04 [06:14] zzw: both did not boot properly? [06:14] tomreyn: yes, [06:16] zzw, dual booting ? [06:17] i.e. more than one os ? [06:18] zzw: did oyu say anything after "yes"? i got disconnected [06:19] 16.04 and 18.04 [06:19] zzw: i assume the red screen is due to the nvidia graphics chipset this system has. https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/lenovo-g-series-laptops/lenovo-g405s-notebook/parts/PD028121 states this has an nvidia N14M-GE graphics chipset, marketed as GT 720M [06:19] no say more [06:19] WoC: thanks [06:20] np [06:20] WoC: only one system [06:20] !nomodeset | zzw: try this [06:20] zzw: try this: A common kernel (boot)parameter is nomodeset, which is needed for some graphic cards that otherwise boot into a black screen or show corrupted splash screen. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132 on how to use this parameter [06:21] thank you very much [06:21] all [06:22] zzw: also consider a bios upgrade if yours is old: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/de/en/products/LAPTOPS-AND-NETBOOKS/LENOVO-G-SERIES-LAPTOPS/LENOVO-G405S-NOTEBOOK/downloads/DS038577 [06:22] my bios is v 3 [06:23] okay, so nothing to do there [06:23] !pm | zzw [06:23] zzw: Please ask your questions in the channel so that other people can help you, benefit from your questions and answers, and ensure that you're not getting bad advice. [06:24] ok [06:25] my cpu and graphic cards are amd [06:26] zzw: hmm then i guess lenovos online documentation must be wrong / misleading. [06:26]