[00:02] Okay, the problem was that my new line was before the "#includedir /etc/sudoers.d" at the bottom of the file. After moving my command after even that line, it works [00:05] ST47, good spot [00:42] Jordan_U: no I haven't. I could [00:50] FaTaL_G: If you'd like some help booting from an iso on your hard drive, so you can get better performance and not depend on a USB drive, I can help you with that. [01:32] is ubuntu a good distro for developers? === leaftype2 is now known as leaftype === zbenjamin is now known as Guest21339 === zbenjamin_ is now known as zbenjamin [01:44] XAEA-12: humans/developers, tend to be unique, (down to the fingerprint), with varying degrees of decades of experience, what's good for John, may NOT be good for Sam, Sarah and Billy [01:45] ubuntu 20.04 bluetooth keyboard not connecting. removed device and all devices were removed and now i cannot enable bluetooth how can i fix this? [01:45] it now says no bluetooth found [01:47] even tho i turn on any device to pair [01:59] Jordan_U: I boot on ssd [02:06] Hi all, I have added a custom resolution in ubuntu, but I seem not to be able to select it, when I select it it either won't accept it, or if visually it seems like it's selected it truly hasn't changed the resolution. [02:06] any suggestions? [02:08] steps I took, 1. used CVT to get my custom modeline info, added the newmode, assigned the added mode to my active display [02:08] (ignore #1 in there, I put than all the steps in one line and forgot to remove "1") [02:18] Hello. I totally borked my laptop with a recent upgrade. I can't boot, it fails at initramfs and drops into busybox. Ive searched a bunch and it seems like I should be able to recover if I can reconfigure the initramfs but when I boot into a Live USB, I cant see the internal root harddrive listed with any of the normal utilities. I think it might [02:18] be due to encryption on the device. Any help or guidance is really appreciated. [02:27] wasn't there something about a GRUB update that broke booting. Maybe 2 weeks ago maybe less. === gabkdlly_ is now known as gabkdlly [02:30] samdragon: does this work? [02:30] https://alvinabad.wordpress.com/2012/09/22/how-to-recover-a-luks-encrypted-disk/ [02:30] that sounds promising, let me look that up. the other wrinkle is I had tested using the 5.6 kernel for a wifi fix and I think that I was booted up with that kernel when the updates ran. is that really bad or not that bad? Its a 20.04 system so the base kernel was 5.4.42 [02:31] thanks gnoob, I'll look at that article right meow [02:32] got disconnected, if anyone answered my question above please let me know since I might have missed the response, thanks [02:32] samdragon: you second question is beyond my knowledge but I know you should be able to boot a previous kernel. https://starlabs.kb.help/guides/booting-with-a-previous-kernel/ [02:33] alch3mist: I scrolled up. Unfortunately no one replied. [02:36] thanks for letting me know, gnoob, I'll just stick around then to see if I get any naswers. [02:48] gnoob: when I run `cat /proc/partitions` it just shows me the same list of devices as the other utilities. [02:49] ```ubuntu@ubuntu:/proc$ sudo cat partitions major minor #blocks name 7 0 2001176 loop0 7 1 27740 loop1 7 2 56264 loop2 7 3 246576 loop3 7 4 63580 loop4 7 5 50980 loop5 8 0 15451648 sda 8 1 2651616 sda1 8 2 3968 sda2 8 3 [02:49] 12799488 sda3``` [02:49] that didnt format but i see a bunch of sda partitions, but thats the USB im pretty sure [02:52] samdragon: sda should be your linux partition? [02:53] is it? Im assuming thats the live USB, because of this output of fdisk -l [02:53] Disk /dev/sda: 14.75 GiB, 15822487552 bytes, 30903296 sectorsDisk model: USB Flash Drive [02:53] Disk /dev/sda: 14.75 GiB, 15822487552 bytes, 30903296 sectorsDisk model: USB Flash Drive [02:54] samdragon: Pastebin ' sudo parted -l ' from the liveUSB for the channel's inpection. [02:54] !paste | samdragon [02:54] samdragon: 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. [02:54] sorry. im bad at IRC [02:55] samdragon: We were all new at one time - bad is not an issue :P [02:55] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/rgYMYNnrRq/ [02:56] samdragon: Yukkie: "Apple" let's me out - no experience here to guide you :( [02:58] I think that's just the USB though, right? not the laptop's drive. its not a macbook [02:58] I dunno why it says that, maybe I originally formatted the usb on a macbook a while back [02:59] samdragon: I can accept that it is the USB as we have "Disk /dev/sda: 63.3GB". But should have also shown the internal drive. [03:01] even if it's encrypted or the initramfs cant find the device? [03:02] hi. Is there a way to turn a laptop into a loudspeaker with ubuntu without the feedback efect ? === guuurkan_ is now known as guuurkan === illuminated_ is now known as illuminated [08:12] Hiho, i am running Ubuntu 20.04 and i would like to get OpenCL running with my RX5700XT and i am wondering if navi is not supported yet, because i get the following error when i try to get clinfo [08:12] '/usr/lib/clc/gfx1010-amdgcn-mesa-mesa3d.bc': No such file or directory [08:15] thyriaen: did you install the driver? [08:15] i did install libclc, and the icd [08:16] thyriaen: ok, so you didn't install the driver then [08:16] thyriaen: open terminal [08:17] isnt the icd runtime the driver ? [08:18] RX5700XT driver [08:18] echoSMILE: the feedback is (usually) not caused by software, but by the audio periphals you use and how they are situated to one another. use a microphone that doesn't capture surrounding sound (such as a lavalier mic), and / or directional audio output. think of how a megaphone combines the recording and output device: the speaker is located at the opposite side to the microphone, and the speaker is surrounded by a plastic wrapping to ensure it [08:18] doesn'T output toweards the microphone, and to create directional sound. [08:18] tatertotz, what is the package called ? [08:18] thyriaen: you're probably still using amdgpu, it's not a package from the ubuntu repos, you have to get it from AMD [08:19] echoSMILE: this said, maybe that's rather for #ubuntu-offtopic [08:19] yea i am using amdgpu [08:21] thyriaen: you can download it from the AMD website [08:22] thyriaen: this a merely a version, you haven't really shared enough technical details for anything else so you'll have to search on your own for the version you need [08:22] thyriaen: https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/release-notes/rn-amdgpu-unified-linux [08:22] i would like to stick the the opensource implementation and not use amdgpu-pro i had a similar problem with vega when it released but was able to fix it somehow [08:23] thyriaen: ok , i understand...good luck [08:23] thanks :=) [08:28] while i think we should not claim to be able to support this setup here, i think what thyriaen wanted is https://math.dartmouth.edu/~sarunas/amdgpu.html [08:49] hey guys. running 20.04. getting "no wifi adapter found" lscpi tells me 02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 31). What do I do? [08:50] i've tried googling w/o success [08:55] did i miss an answer while rebooting by chance? [08:57] eliyahutbr: let's get some details. Does the PC have any other network connectivity to the Internet right now? [09:02] yeah TJ. I'm wired in. [09:02] I can give ya whatever you need. [09:02] this happened within the last few days. I suspect one of the system upgrades broke things. [09:03] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/dR8M49nHnV/ [09:05] eliyahutbr: OK so kernel level looks correct [09:05] eliyahutbr: is it a desktop system? [09:06] laptop [09:06] dell [09:06] eliyahutbr: if so I suggest you check the NetworkManager logs with "journalctl -b 0 -u NetworkManager" -- it'll load into 'less' so press 'G' (capital G) to goto End and work backwards looking for clues when it tries and fails to connect [09:07] eliyahutbr: or you can do "journalctl -f -u NetworkManager" which will 'tail' the log ... then try connecting [09:07] can i dump the text? This is beyond my level of understanding. [09:09] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/mbNjCBkyCd/ [09:09] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/8c2BFMDgsD/ [09:11] eliyahutbr: I don't see any attempt to make a Wifi connection in that log [09:12] my gui tells me No Wi-Fi Adapter Found. Make sure yuouhave a Wi-Fi adapter plugged in and turned on. [09:12] *you have [09:12] eliyahutbr: ahhh! [09:12] i like 'ahhh!' [09:12] eliyahutbr: what does "nmcli device" report? [09:13] DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION enp1s0 ethernet connected Wired connection 1 lo loopback unmanaged -- [09:13] no wifi device listed [09:14] eliyahutbr: right... let's dig: "pastebinit <( ip link show; ls -l /sys/class/net )" [09:15] is that sytax correct? [09:15] patebinit? [09:15] pastebinit rather [09:16] nvm [09:16] eliyahutbr: indeed' you can just copy/paste that command inside the " " [09:16] /paste.ubuntu.com/p/6XZ8dQ75VV/ [09:16] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/6XZ8dQ75VV/ [09:16] eliyahutbr: OK so no device! [09:17] thats nifty. i'm gonna have to learn about how to use pastbinit for sure [09:17] indeed. no device. [09:17] eliyahutbr: lets go back to basics - I suspect it may be missing firmware. "pastebinit <( lspci -nnk; journalctl -b 0 -k )" [09:18] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/gb4WwxJpWj/ [09:19] aha! line 1060 [09:19] eliyahutbr: something to do with (not) setting the regulatory domain which determines the frequencies allowed [09:19] weirdness [09:19] let me read this [09:19] eliyahutbr: that contains a path to something YOU have built "/home/eliyahu/backport-iwlwifi/net/wireless/core.c" [09:20] that was my 1st attempt to fix this [09:20] let me see if i can get rid of that [09:20] eliyahutbr: yes, that might help to begin with [09:22] eliyahutbr: all those ACPI Errors suggest the PC's firmware is buggy too [09:28] i cant find the instuctions i followed to undo them. [09:28] eliyahutbr: check your system has the declared firmware files of the driver: "modinfo -F firmware | grep 9377; find /lib/firmware/ath10k/ | grep QCA9377 " [09:28] argh [09:28] eliyahutbr: I'm guessing you've force installed that driver, was it using DKMS? [09:28] sounds right [09:28] eliyahutbr: check "dkms status" [09:29] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/7TDr6xdHQj/ [09:29] dkms status returns nothing [09:29] eliyahutbr: bhah, my bad typing [09:29] eliyahutbr: check your system has the declared firmware files of the driver: "modinfo -F firmware ath10k_pci | grep 9377; find /lib/firmware/ath10k/ | grep QCA9377 " [09:30] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/p786yZBKcG/ [09:30] eliyahutbr: for that iwlwifi module to be loaded then you must be force-loading it [09:30] appreciate all your help TJ. Where on the globe are you? [09:31] how do I get rid of the force loaded module? [09:31] eliyahutbr: pastebinit <( sudo grep -rn iwlwifi /etc/ )" [09:32] eliyahutbr: firmware/driver looks good. Which Ubuntu version and kernel are you using? "uname -a; lsb_release -r" [09:32] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/KhqDCSk5xW/ [09:32] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/33KQY2vxjw/ [09:33] ping. did i loose connection? [09:33] no [09:33] "/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod)" will that get rid of it [09:34] eliyahutbr: no, that is expected, it is to remove submodules when the parent module is removed [09:34] eliyahutbr: "lsmod | grep iwlwifi" [09:34] returns nothing [09:35] eliyahutbr: how about "lsmod | grep iwl" [09:35] nada [09:36] eliyahutbr: how about " modinfo cfg80211 | head -n 1 " [09:37] eliyahutbr: I think the issue is you've built a completely new wifi stack including the regulatory control modules, which are conflicting [09:39] (ubuntu+fluxbox) how to define fn keys to alter brightness, volume etc? [09:39] filename: /lib/modules/5.4.0-42-generic/updates/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko [09:41] eliyahutbr: aha! "updates" tells me it is from DKMS or siilar [09:41] eliyahutbr: are you sure "dkms status" returned nothing? [09:41] yup [09:42] eliyahutbr: show me "pastebinit <( ls -l /usr/src )" [09:43] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/xzT6SBsFVW/ [09:43] eliyahutbr: aha! show me "pastebinit <( ls -l /usr/src/backport-iwlwifi )" [09:44] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/MvrWXGY9v6/ [09:44] eliyahutbr: strange, that is definitely a DKMS installed module, you can see the 'dkms.conf' file [09:44] how can I wipe that? [09:45] eliyahutbr: well if it was installed by DKMS you'd use 'dkms remove' but it looks like it was installed in some other way [09:46] eliyahutbr: let's try something obvious: "pushd /usr/src/backport-iwlwifi; sudo make uninstall" -- tell me if it seems to do something useful like uninstall :D [09:47] rebnooting [09:48] back. [09:49] so whats next TJ? [09:49] eliyahutbr: did the previous command uninstall anything? [09:50] yup. told me to reboot [09:50] eliyahutbr: great, so lets check how things stand now [09:50] eliyahutbr: "pastebinit <( journalctl -b 0 -k )" [09:51] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/73V5d8WYqB/ [09:52] eliyahutbr: same problem /home/eliyahu/backport-iwlwifi/net/wireless/reg.c:2347 wiphy_apply_custom_regulatory+0xb6/0xd0 [cfg80211] [09:52] eliyahutbr: " modinfo cfg80211 | head -n 1 " again please [09:53] filename: /lib/modules/5.4.0-42-generic/updates/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko\ [09:53] eliyahutbr: still the 'updates' version. let's see if the original is still there and then kill this 'updates' version [09:53] amen to that [09:54] eliyahutbr: "pastebinit <( find /lib/modules/$(uname -r) -name 'cfg80211*' -ls )" [09:54] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/dmp9DZ3hZT/ [09:56] eliyahutbr: good! it'll have several other modules that depend on it so we can't easily unpick it live, so we'll do a brute-force removal and reboot [09:56] i'm game. [09:56] at this point if you weren't here i would be doing a reinstall [09:57] eliyahutbr: "sudo rm /lib/modules/5.4.0-42-generic/updates/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko ; sudo depmod --all; sudo systemctl reboot" ... see you soon :) [09:57] ok [10:02] back [10:02] eliyahutbr: OK, shall we check what state is now? "pastebinit <( journalctl -b 0 -k )" [10:02] hi folks, i am trying a new install of ubuntu server 16.04.6. my first challeng during the install is it says at the boot "no network interfaces detected". i have an intel ethernet (7) i219-lm nic card installed. can someone please assist?> [10:02] thanks [10:03] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/7WR2C2k2NN/ [10:03] gavimobile: just a guess, but it is possible the kernel in 16.04.6 doesn't have support for that Ethernet device [10:05] eliyahutbr: OK, that's unmasked the underlying error - not sure what the cause is as yet but now we are on the correct trail [10:05] awesome. thanks for all your help so far [10:05] guide me oh guru [10:06] eliyahutbr: Is there a backports-iwlwifi folder in home? [10:06] yeah [10:06] should i get rid of it? [10:06] eliyahutbr: in terminal> cd backports-iwlwifi && sudo make uninstall [10:06] jeremy31: it's actually /usr/src/ [10:07] eliyahutbr: it looks like there may be more 'updates' so before doing that lets check [10:07] Still have mac80211 and compat module to get rid of [10:07] eliyahutbr: "pastebinit <( find /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates -ls )" [10:08] jeremy31: yeah; checking if they're there. We already did a 'make uninstall' [10:08] fully up to date [10:09] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/DfqKtxQK5p/ [10:10] eliyahutbr: so 'uninstall' ... didn't! let's rip it out: "sudo rm -rf /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates/" then reboot [10:11] bbiab [10:11] eliyahutbr: hang on!!! [10:11] eliyahutbr: doh [10:12] tooooo late [10:12] i just saw that 'hang on' now [10:12] eliyahutbr: how does "ls -l /sys/class/net/" look now? [10:13] eliyahutbr: hehehe don't worry, it wasn't vital [10:13] total 0 [10:13] lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 13:11 enp1s0 -> ../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/0000:01:00.0/net/enp1s0 wxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 13:11 lo -> ../../devices/virtual/net/lo [10:13] no wireless [10:14] eliyahutbr: OK, so back to kernel log yet again! "pastebinit <( journalctl -b 0 -k )" [10:15] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/hB53vxmGQm/ [10:15] eliyahutbr: "sudo depmod --all" [10:16] that didn't return anything [10:16] eliyahutbr: good, that means success [10:17] eliyahutbr: now let's see what is loaded: "lsmod | grep ath" [10:17] success in ripping out i assume? [10:17] also returns empty [10:17] eliyahutbr: 'depmod' means 'update module dependencies' - it was the 'hang on!!!' earlier :D [10:17] gotcha [10:18] eliyahutbr: check the module isn't attached to the device right now with "lspci -nnk -d ::0280" --- that should report the device but show no kernel driver in use [10:18] eliyahutbr: it'll likely show "Kernel modules: ath10k_pci" [10:19] 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0042] (rev 31) Subsystem: Dell QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [1028:1810] Kernel modules: ath10k_pci [10:19] eliyahutbr: good; let's try a manual load: "sudo modprobe ath10k_pci" then "pastebinit <( journalctl -b 0 -k -n 100)" [10:21] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/BfgtfMXvWZ/ [10:22] eliyahutbr: you're up [10:22] holy crap [10:22] eliyahutbr: "wlp2s0: associated" [10:22] eliyahutbr: reboot and test now please, so we are sure it works correctly and not just manually [10:22] now is it fixed or am I going to need to load something everytime or set it up to do so? [10:22] brb [10:24] we are golden @TJ. Thanks for all your help. [10:24] Todah Raba mYerushalim = Thank you very much from Jerusalem. [10:24] eliyahutbr: good we finally got there [10:25] just intime for me to go into a meeting. Have a great day (night, evening, morning, whatever) [11:33] hi [11:34] i do not know if i am logged well, can anyone read me? [11:36] i can see ppl leaving [11:36] hi mue [11:36] mue can you read me? [11:37] we see you JoeVannie [11:37] do you have an ubuntu question? [11:37] oh okok thanks god [11:37] yes [11:37] i need help sadly [11:37] ask away JoeVannie [11:37] i have a usb stick i am unable to format [11:38] JoeVannie: wich error do you get with wich tool? [11:38] Found pop os bug that causes priv escalation in linux emergency mode [11:38] i tried everything, from gparted to terminal. the stick is read only ( i do not know why) and im not the owner. i cannot change the permissions nor the ownership [11:38] blscoe: we only support ubuntu derivatives here [11:39] might apply to ubuntu [11:39] And is very serious [11:39] JoeVannie: while you try thinngs, open a journalctl -f to see relevant issues [11:39] blscoe: whats it about exactly? [11:39] do i have to type journalctl -f into terminal? [11:39] JoeVannie: yes [11:40] JoeVannie: then try to format your stick [11:40] plug out/back in etc [11:40] in the same terminal? [11:40] JoeVannie: no, the journal will log things in realtime while you test things out [11:42] Badusb > systemd crash > root, i know ubuntu uses grub by default but still worrying === ChattyMan2 is now known as ChattyMan [11:43] blscoe: badusb? [11:44] Yes [11:44] blscoe: infected usb with? [11:45] Hi folks [11:47] lotuspsychje what should i do now? [11:47] btw thanks for the help [11:48] BluesKaj hello :) [11:48] JoeVannie: did you try to format the stick? [11:48] yes [11:48] no luck again sadly [11:48] JoeVannie: ok pastebin the whole output of the journal log please [11:50] https://pastebin.com/8qdDqE8a [11:50] is it ok like that? i never used pastebin [11:52] JoeVannie: yes tnx, reading [11:53] JoeVannie: mtp-probe[14816]: bus: 2, device: 5 was not an MTP device is not such good news [11:53] what does it mean? [11:54] JoeVannie: gparted.desktop[6180]: Can't write to /dev/sdb, because it is opened read-only. [11:54] yes that is the error i got every time [11:55] JoeVannie: lets try something else; sudo apt install testdisk [11:55] i dunno why, i just plugged that new usb stick in a tv about 1 week ago, and now it's just useless :/ [11:55] installed [11:56] JoeVannie: now, sudo photorec [11:56] JoeVannie: and check if you can see your sandisk in the list [11:56] i can [11:57] JoeVannie: ok, then maybe there's still hope [11:57] also i see a lot of /dev/loopx (x is a number) i dunno why [11:57] JoeVannie: those are snap dirs [11:57] dont mind those [11:57] as long as it's normal it's ok lol [11:58] JoeVannie: do you still need the data on the stick, or can your format all? [11:58] i can format [11:58] hi JoeVannie [11:58] allright, do you have another Os to try to format around JoeVannie ? [11:58] oh i tried the solution with all 0 to the memory, but no luck [11:59] my dad tried on windows but no luck [11:59] still read only problem [11:59] (sorry for my english, i know it's bad) [12:00] JoeVannie: did you doublecheck if your stick has a hard switch on/off somwhere? [12:01] yep, no phisical switch [12:01] i know it's so strange [12:02] JoeVannie: try sudo umount /dev/[device] and then gparted as root again [12:03] isn't gparted always root? [12:03] JoeVannie: it should ask your pass yeah [12:04] still "read only" error [12:04] right [12:04] idk if it can help but one partition is jfl [12:05] <_jak> Hey everyone! I have a mouse that, up until my most recent reboot, was accepting the libinput Natural Scrolling property, but now when I try to set it, I get the error message that the property "libinput Natural Scrolling doesn't exist" which is very confusing! Any ideas? Also let me know if there's some other info I could give to make it clearer what's going on [12:05] sorry, it's jfs [12:06] JoeVannie: did you play with wrt devices of some kind on it? [12:07] i dunno what wrt is [12:07] nvm then [12:08] i dunno nvm [12:08] i'm sorry i am very noob :( [12:08] JoeVannie: well im not sure about this issue, maybe other volunteers might have ideas [12:09] JoeVannie: maybe a: sudo hdparm -r0 /dev/sdX [12:10] i tried already. it say "read only = 0" but it's just not true [12:10] <_jak> nvm, I figured it out. New question now: does anyone know why the same device might appear in the xinput list multiple times? [12:11] JoeVannie: ok [12:12] JoeVannie: can your pastebin the output of: sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdX [12:14] i dunno why it say no such file or directory [12:15] May i know what is environment variables 'printenv' ? i search online but not so well knowing the meaning of it.In layman terms ? [12:15] lotuspsychje https://pastebin.com/SYEFR3qu [12:17] JoeVannie: what about sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdc [12:17] https://pastebin.com/sK6B75UR [12:20] JoeVannie: 2 unknown partition types eh? [12:20] gparted is showing jfs and ext3 [12:20] dunno why here is unknown [12:21] JoeVannie: maybe its getting stuck on that jfs somehow, not sure [12:21] i amo not able to format the ext3 neither [12:26] JoeVannie What are you wanting to do mate? [12:26] i'm trying to format a usb drive, but i am not able to do it cause it's read only [12:26] Is your gparted on a CD? [12:26] DVD rather? [12:27] nope, it's an app i installed [12:27] Okay. If you do it from a DVD, you can open from the DVD and then access the USB drive from there, I'm quite sure. [12:28] distrowatch.com has gparted on it if I recall, that you can download to a DVD [12:28] I'll check [12:28] Yep. [12:29] If you want the link, JoeVannie, here it is: https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=gparted [12:30] i do not have the cd reader sigh [12:30] i'm on a dell latitude e7250 [12:31] Can you open up "disks" in your computer app source? like where you'd find terminal etc. I forget the name. [12:31] Are you running 18.04? [12:31] i can open disk utility [12:31] Yep. [12:31] i'm running 20.04 [12:31] Can you format the USB from there? [12:31] Ah, okay. [12:31] nope, it's all greyed out [12:31] Okay. [12:32] it's a nightmare, i can assure you :( [12:32] Yes. [12:32] Sorry. [12:32] it's about 7 hours i'm trying [12:32] Can you open as root? [12:33] yes [12:33] I don't mean to do it now, but intheory? [12:33] Okay. [12:33] Hmm, I forget the commands now, but you can do it through terminal too. [12:33] but still i am not able to change permissions [12:33] What are you typing to change the permissions? [12:34] i used nautilus as root, mounted the usb drive, and then i clicked permissions. i also used chown [12:34] i do not get any errors, but permissions do not change [12:34] Changed it to 777, from within the correct directory? [12:34] yes [12:34] Have you rebooted since? [12:34] 2 or 3 times but still no luck [12:35] Sorry mate. It sounds awkward. [12:35] I can't help from here, as I can't see what's going on there, but sorry it's so frustrating. [12:35] i know, i'm lost. i used all the commands i found on the internet lol [12:35] Did you have trouble before upgrading to 20.04? [12:36] no trouble with 18.04 nor with 20.04 [12:36] it's all working flawlessly [12:37] Okay. [12:37] i even formatted a usb drive with no problem in 20.04 [12:37] Just this specific one? [12:37] nope, i formatted another [12:37] i mean, i have problems just with that one yes [12:37] All good. [12:37] I'm not sure mate. Do you know what is on it? [12:38] i plugged into a tv and now it has a strange jfs partition [12:38] on the drive? yes i can see the files [12:38] Is the partition separate to the partition with the files on it? [12:39] i dunno how to check [12:39] i have a jfs and a ext3 [12:39] oh nono they are on jfs partition [12:39] Okay. [12:40] I don't know how you can do it, but if you know a friend nearby, get Gparted on a separate DVD, or even download it and prepare it on a flash drive (but then you'll need other things to make it bootable), and you can run Gparted from there. [12:41] If you are going to format it anyway, you could test changing the settings and flags on it. [12:42] what do you mean by changing flags? [12:42] i think the drive could be bootable [12:42] cause when i restarted my pc it looks like it's trying to boot from usb, saying to me "no partition table" [12:43] however i cannot make a new partition table cause of the read only error [12:43] If you look in Gparted, it will have a dropdown, or something similar, showing the flags. [12:43] I can't remember what they are though, but it could be there. [12:44] 0 [12:45] it seems no flag are active for jfs [12:46] nor ext3 [12:46] Okay. I think this is beyond me, I'm afraid. [12:46] thank you :) [12:46] u are so kind [12:47] thank you for your time dude :) [12:47] If you are going to format it anyway, you could mess around with the disks program and gparted, but I don't know if that is worthwhile or not. [12:47] My pleasure mate :) [12:48] Hi. i'm using ubuntu 20.04 i removed a bluetooth keyboard that was paired but wasnt connecting and in the process lost any bluetooth connection abliity. the message i get in bluetooth settings is "no bluetooth found plug in a dongle to use bluetooth" bluetooth was working fine i had 2 headsets keyboard and a game contorller paired till this happened. [12:48]