[14:55] <ircme> hi guys, I am using xubuntu. fresh install usually don't have problems but this time I cannot get it to work with multiple keyboard layouts. it simple does not change. Any help? thanks
[22:19] <xu-help28w> Hi, I just installed the latest Ubuntu onto an 8gig thumb drive and it boots up fine, but XFCE show at least 5 instances in a stairstep form down and off the screen. It's impossible to do anything with it.
[22:19] <xu-help28w> I also tried Mint linux but it had the same problem.
[22:21] <xu-help28w> My laptop is new as of last November, HP Laptop 14, 20gigs RAM, 250gig SSD, 1TeraB HD
[22:21] <xu-help28w> Any suggestions?
[22:41] <tomreyn> ChipW: look for a firmware update
[22:41] <tomreyn> 20 GB RAM, really? that's an unusual amount
[22:41] <ChipW> I'm checking for that now
[22:42] <tomreyn> you can also try disabling "secure boot", booting into failsafe graphics mode.
[22:43] <ChipW> Do I have to press one of the F keys to get that? Because Ubuntu simply boots up without any menu.
[22:44] <tomreyn> press escape right after powering up, when the vendor logo show, then the pause key, then look for a hint on screen on how to enter the bios
[22:44] <tomreyn> pause may not work, just be quick then and ctrl-alt-del to reboot again if needed
[22:45] <tomreyn> if pause works, you can press space to continue booting
[22:45] <tomreyn> once in bios, you can disable secure boot
[22:45] <ChipW> yeah, 20 because it had 4 when I bought it and then I added a 16gig RAM chip
[22:47] <tomreyn> i see. it's best to buy and install ram pair-wise, but ymmv
[22:49] <ChipW> true, but at the time it was all I could afford for extra RAM, next month I plan to buy another 16