[07:10] <qwebirc17276> I try to mount a hard drive and error says its a 'zfs_member'. I assure you it is not a zfs member.
[07:11] <qwebirc17276> why would my drive look like a ZFS member to xubuntu?
[07:11] <pmjdebruijn> qwebirc17276: what does 'blkid' say
[07:11] <pmjdebruijn> qwebirc17276: what does 'fdisk -l /dev/whatever' say
[07:12] <qwebirc17276> Disk /dev/sdb1: 1.8 TiB, 2000397868544 bytes, 3907027087 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
[07:13] <pmjdebruijn> qwebirc17276: sda1 is not a disk, sda is
[07:13] <pmjdebruijn> so fdisk -l /dev/sda
[07:13] <pmjdebruijn> not sda1
[07:13] <pmjdebruijn> als please use pastebin.com
[07:13] <pmjdebruijn> and blkid please
[07:13] <qwebirc17276> Disk /dev/sdb: 1.8 TiB, 2000398934016 bytes, 3907029168 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes Disklabel type: gpt Disk identifier: F03B793B-E7B4-11E5-841F-F832E489D2EE  Device     Start        End    Sectors  Size Type /dev/sdb1   2048 3907029134 3907027087  1.8T Linux filesystem
[07:13] <pmjdebruijn> qwebirc17276: please use pastebin.com
[07:14] <pmjdebruijn> for both outputs
[07:15] <pmjdebruijn> how exactly are you trying to mount it?
[07:15] <pmjdebruijn> qwebirc17276: ?
[07:15] <qwebirc17276> <script src="https://pastebin.com/embed_js/9dW4QdUn"></script>
[07:15] <qwebirc17276> sudo mount /dev/sdb1
[07:16] <qwebirc17276> sudo mount sdb1
[07:16] <pmjdebruijn> do you have an entry for /dev/sdb1 for /etc/fstab ?
[07:16] <qwebirc17276> no
[07:16] <pmjdebruijn> then how is mount supposed to know where to mount it
[07:16] <pmjdebruijn> sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt
[07:16] <pmjdebruijn> is proper usage
[07:16] <pmjdebruijn> but what does blkdi say
[07:17] <pmjdebruijn> sudo blkid    specifically
[07:17] <pmjdebruijn> sudo blkid -c /dev/null         is even better
[07:18] <pmjdebruijn> also in xubuntu you can mount drives through thunar
[07:18] <qwebirc17276> okay. Im trying to keep up here. Did I use pastebin correctly?
[07:19] <pmjdebruijn> more or less, no need to paste html tags along with the url
[07:19] <pmjdebruijn> usually one would paste this: https://pastebin.com/9dW4QdUn
[07:20] <pmjdebruijn> or https://pastebin.com/raw/9dW4QdUn
[07:22] <bodiccea> qwebirc17276, you should use "parted /dev/sdb print" to see what is the fstype of /dev/sdb1
[07:22] <qwebirc17276> i made a directory called 2TB and did "sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/2TB" then got "mount: /mnt/2TB: more filesystems detected on /dev/sdb1; use -t <type> or wipefs(8)."
[07:23] <pmjdebruijn> qwebirc17276: what does 'sudo blkid -c /dev/null' output ?
[07:23] <pmjdebruijn> also, what filesystem type do you think is on the disk?
[07:24] <qwebirc17276> parted says ext4 standby for pastebin
[07:25] <qwebirc17276> https://pastebin.com/embed_js/PMdjS4Qs
[07:26] <qwebirc17276> I have mounted this exact drive on this exact machine 2 days ago
[07:27] <bodiccea> can you do it with "/dev/sdb", not "/dev/sdb1", to see the partition table type ?
[07:28] <qwebirc17276> https://pastebin.com/embed_js/neHxcnEE
[07:28] <qwebirc17276> similar output
[07:32] <qwebirc17276> here is sudo blkid -c /dev/null https://pastebin.com/embed_js/CR6zVEF5
[07:35] <qwebirc17276> I was messing with some snaps. Could that have caused this?
[07:36] <bodiccea> try "mount -t ext4 /dev/sdb1 /mnt/2TB" (from https://superuser.com/questions/1095946/fsck-more-filesystems-detected-this-should-not-happen)
[07:36] <qwebirc17276> the loops 1 through 4 are snaps, the sda is my main drive, and the sdd is a portable HD.
[07:37] <qwebirc17276> That worked bodiccea!
[07:40] <qwebirc17276> Thank you very much for your help
[07:47] <bodiccea> qwebirc17276, what gives "wipefs /dev/sdb1" ? (NO OPTIONS TO WIPEFS !!)
[07:47] <bodiccea> you will see the different partitions detected on this partition.
[07:53] <qwebirc17276> thats kind of scary. I have some important files on there with no backup
[07:59] <bodiccea> with no option, it lists the partitions. See wipefs(8)
[07:59] <bodiccea> by the way, I tried myself before asking you to do it, to be sure :-)
[08:01] <qwebirc17276> Here it is https://pastebin.com/embed_js/cqfzmrrd
[08:01] <bodiccea> Whaooo...
[08:02] <qwebirc17276> why did that happen?
[08:02] <qwebirc17276> ls
[08:02] <bodiccea> Mine is: http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/ZVBkgTbNHN/
[08:03] <qwebirc17276> oops wrong terminal HA!
[08:03] <bodiccea> I would be you, I would save the ext4 data, and reformat sdb (including the partition table).
[08:05] <qwebirc17276> you mean after i secured my data do: mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb1
[08:05] <qwebirc17276> ?
[08:07] <bodiccea> No, mkfs is not enough, it will not recreate the partition table. And yes, secure your data first.
[08:10] <qwebirc17276> okay. Is GParted the best tool for that?
[08:11] <bodiccea> Yes, or parted/fdisk if you prefer command-line.
[08:11] <qwebirc17276> I'm trying to learn so yeah. Thanks.
[08:12] <qwebirc17276> Big Help Thank You
[08:14] <qwebirc17276> I have three 2 TB WD Reds sitting here. I might try RAID 5 or maybe actually doing ZFS.
[08:28] <bodiccea> I have a setup with 4x1TB disks, I use btrfs, with 2 RAID-1 (so I have 2x1TB available disks). But any decent FS type would work, to make a RAID-5 configuration, given you have 3 disks at least...
[10:13] <ghosalmartin> hello, does anyone know how I can create a raid0 setup at install time on xubuntu?
[10:16] <gnrp> ghosalmartin: I would not recommend anyone to have a raid0, esp. not for the system drive
[10:16] <gnrp> I know this is not helpful, sorry :/
[10:16] <ghosalmartin> gnrp, how come? due to data loss or?
[10:17] <gnrp> do you have a mbr or gpt?
[10:17] <gnrp> yes, the only benefit of raid0 is speed. If you really need that, go for it
[10:17] <gnrp> if one hard drive fails, *all* data is lost.
[10:18] <gnrp> also, raid0 are quite error-prone, because without the raid0 setup, data on them is unusable. With a jbod e.g., you could still look at the data on the first hard drive or even boot without the second one and "just" have some errors
[10:19] <ghosalmartin> yeah I wanna go for speed, its a build machine so not too fussed about any issues
[10:19] <ghosalmartin> all data is backed up on git so no problems really
[10:19] <gnrp> except for the system itself?
[10:20] <gnrp> I mean, I would recommend you rather to separate the disks in two partitions, one raid1 for booting, one raid0 for data.
[10:21] <ghosalmartin> for now raid0 will do tbf, even if the system goes down it doesnt matter
[10:21] <gnrp> anyway, if you want to still go for raid0 for the system: Actually it should work. Set the installer to manual partitioning mode, and then you still need one partition for /boot, but the system itself can go on a raid0
[10:23] <ghosalmartin> do I need to set raid0 in bios?
[10:23] <ghosalmartin> or atleast just raid
[10:23] <ghosalmartin> then create the array?
[10:24] <gnrp> if you set it in bios, then you don't have to care for anything. Linux will just see it as one hard drive
[10:24] <ghosalmartin> so i did that and it wouldnt boot, just stuck on a black screen
[10:25] <gnrp> aaah, I see, you were here already yesterday or so?
[10:25] <gnrp> when is it stuck on a black screen? after grub?
[10:25] <ghosalmartin> nope not even grub
[10:29] <gnrp> did you check online whether grub supports your bios/mainboard?
[10:30] <gnrp> and do you have mbr or gpt boot style?
[10:31] <ghosalmartin> no idea tbf
[10:31] <ghosalmartin> i probably need to check
[10:32] <ghosalmartin> tbf the installed can tellits a raid stripe
[11:02] <ghosalmartin> right am goign to attempt this with the EFI partition on bog standard hd and / on the riad
[11:11] <bodiccea> ghosalmartin, did you install your system *after* setting the raid0 in BIOS ? If not, it won't work, as the system is installed on one disk only...
[11:11] <ghosalmartin> bodiccea, yeah i created the raid array and now am attempting a clean install
[11:12] <bodiccea> So you cannot even boot on CD/DVD, this is what you say ?
[11:12] <ghosalmartin> i can boot to that with no issues
[11:12] <ghosalmartin> well usb stick
[11:16] <bodiccea> OK. So it should work... Even if I second gnrp on the fact that at least the boot should be excluded from RAID0. It is always painful to reinstall everything, given that it cost nothing  for instance to use RAID-1 for boot, or (what I do), having separate boots on each disk.
[11:18] <ghosalmartin> so far nothing is working. the array shows up as one partition. i allow the installer to basically do whatever it wants, and it goes boom
[11:18] <ghosalmartin> no grub no nothing
[11:19] <ghosalmartin> would life be easier if i went the mdadm route
[11:20] <bodiccea> what means "goes boom" ?
[11:21] <bodiccea> I mean what is the last thing you see ?
[11:21] <ghosalmartin> black screen
[11:21] <bodiccea> I mean before the black screen.
[11:21] <ghosalmartin> oh just post
[11:23] <bodiccea> Did the install complain ? Did it look ok when installing ?
[11:24] <ghosalmartin> yeah seemed to install fine
[11:24] <ghosalmartin> ama take a look at hte logs now am doing another install
[11:26] <bodiccea> You can also boot live on your USB stick, and check which disks it sees
[11:28] <ghosalmartin> it sees the raid fine
[11:28] <ghosalmartin> well the single drive
[11:28] <ghosalmartin> but it cant see the esp partition
[11:29] <bodiccea> what gives fdisk ?
[11:30] <ghosalmartin> http://pastebin.com/xctaXqJC
[11:45] <bodiccea> which disks are of interest in your case ?
[11:45] <bodiccea> I mean, where is the RAID-0 ?
[11:52] <ghosalmartin> sda and sdb
[11:52] <ghosalmartin> but its a hardware raid so /dev/mapper/isw_cedeejcehc_Volume0/dev/mapper/isw_cedeejcehc_Volume0
[11:56] <ghosalmartin> well ive just tried to create a software raid and now its installing
[11:57] <ghosalmartin> we'll see if it makes it to boot
[16:53] <xubuntu39w> hello i need help i bought this laptop from someone and i dont know there password
[16:54] <bodiccea> Does it boot on Ubuntu ?
[16:56] <xubuntu39w> i honestly dont kow is say xubuntu when i start he had a password  he forgot it
[16:58] <xubuntu39w> is there a way to find out
[16:58] <bodiccea> xubuntu39w, you need to boot from a livecd (any distribution will be fine), and remove the password.
[16:58] <bodiccea> And no, you cannot find out.
[16:58] <brainwash> why not just do a reinstall?
[16:59] <bodiccea> Possible too, depends if he wants to keep the current system.
[16:59] <brainwash> but for what reason?
[17:00] <xubuntu39w> this is my first time dealing with this and i honestly dont know how to >.<
[17:00] <brainwash> I assume it's an old installation (owner "forgot" the password)
[17:00] <brainwash> so, it's probably outdated
[17:00] <xubuntu39w> basically
[17:00] <bodiccea> What do you want to do with this PC ? Use xubuntu ? Or install another system (like Windows)?
[17:01] <xubuntu39w> install windows
[17:01] <bodiccea> So you don't need the password.
[17:01] <bodiccea> Just install Windows...
[17:02] <xubuntu39w> then what should i do the previous owner told me  i can do that with a usb drive
[17:02] <brainwash> you can find guides on the internet
[17:02] <bodiccea> If you don't need xubuntu, and want to install windows, you should go to another channel.
[17:03] <xubuntu39w> i have tried but i honestly dont know any good guides
[17:04] <bodiccea> Try ##windows channel maybe... You won't get help here (normally).
[23:49] <At0micJ0e> is there a way to dress up LightDm in XUbuntu 18.04.2 LTS Like rounding the corners of the login box changing the border colors so on and so forth