[00:37] <Guest66> i had a fat32 hard drive
[00:38] <Guest66> help
[00:39] <testmestress> help
[00:41] <Eickmeyer> testmestress: Don't ask to ask, just ask!
[00:42] <arraybolt3> What's gone wrong?
[00:42] <testmestress> i tried to install lubuntu
[00:42] <testmestress> but i used a fat32 hard drive
[00:42] <testmestress> i am using the demo off of a usb stick
[00:42] <arraybolt3> How big is this hard drive?
[00:43] <arraybolt3> And what release of Lubuntu are you using?
[00:43] <testmestress> 22.04 and 128gb
[00:44] <arraybolt3> By "tried to install", do you mean you went through the installation process and ended up with an error message?
[00:44] <testmestress> no
[00:44] <arraybolt3> ah, ok
[00:44] <testmestress> when i tried to boot without the usb
[00:44] <testmestress> and i could not boot lubuntu
[00:45] <arraybolt3> What is the exact error the computer gives you when attempting to boot? If you can, take a picture of it, upload it to Imgur, and send a link here so I can see it.
[00:46] <Eickmeyer> 😟
[00:47] <arraybolt3> 🤷
 https://matterbridge.lubuntu.me/72b8d1a4/oppenheimer_oppenheimer_movie.mp4
[00:49] <Eickmeyer> 🤣
[01:08] <testmestress> I am using a smart phone
[01:08] <testmestress> Not another laptop
[01:11] <testmestress> I don't have a Imgur account
[01:14] <testmestress> Hrlp
[01:15] <Eickmeyer> arraybolt3: I believe you were helping testmestress?
[01:15] <testmestress> I don't have a Imgur account
[01:15] <Eickmeyer> !patience | testmestress 
[01:16] <testmestress> I used a fat32 SATA hard drive
[01:17] <testmestress> Media failure check cable no boot device
[01:20] <testmestress> In legacy mode
[01:20] <testmestress> No bootable devices found
[01:21] <testmestress> In uefi mode
[01:46] <arraybolt3> Guest88: If you're "testmestress", I'm here again.
[03:09] <testmestress> Help
[03:10] <testmestress> No bootable devices found
[03:10] <testmestress> Press F1 key to retry boot
[03:12] <testmestress> Press F2 for setup utility
[03:13] <testmestress> Press f5 to run onboard diagnostics
[03:14] <arraybolt3> testmestress: If you are sure you successfully installed Lubuntu, **and if you are not dual-booting**, look for an option in your BIOS for BIOS or EFI modes. Switch from whatever mode you're in to the other mode. It sounds like you installed in one mode and are now booting in the other.
[03:14] <arraybolt3> Except now you're gone.
[03:14] <arraybolt3> While I was typing. Sigh.
[03:14] <arraybolt3> testmestress: If you are sure you successfully installed Lubuntu, **and if you are not dual-booting**, look for an option in your BIOS for BIOS or EFI modes. Switch from whatever mode you're in to the other mode. It sounds like you installed in one mode and are now booting in the other.
[03:15] <testmestress> I was trying to replace windows with Linux
[03:16] <arraybolt3> then try switching your boot mode, you probably installed in EFI mode and are now booting in BIOS mode, or vice versa.
[03:16] <testmestress> Alright
[03:16] <testmestress> In legacy mode
[03:18] <testmestress> Intel boot agent
[03:18] <testmestress> Not happy
[03:18] <testmestress> IT was not happy
[03:19] <testmestress> Okay I am doing good
[03:19] <arraybolt3> And you were in EFI mode previously?
[03:20] <arraybolt3> Or were you in some sort of "mixed" or "hybrid" mode?
[03:20] <testmestress> Uefi
[03:20] <arraybolt3> ok, odd
[03:20] <arraybolt3> switch back to UEFI mode, boot from the USB, and then we can see what can be done.
[03:21] <testmestress> I booted from legacy mode and am installing lubuntu
[03:21] <testmestress> Dell latitude e7240
[03:22] <testmestress> A29 bios
[03:22] <testmestress> 8gb ram
[03:22] <testmestress> 128gb HDD
[03:25] <testmestress> Screen froze
[03:26] <testmestress> Rebooted
[03:26] <testmestress> Working
[17:29] <thatyolky> tsimonq2 hi man
[17:30] <thatyolky> I'm having some problems with "libffmpeg"
[17:30] <thatyolky> I installed it, but Opera won't recognize it
[17:31] <kc2bez> thatyolky: Do other browsers recognize it?
[17:31] <thatyolky> yes, I tried on firefox and it worked fine
[17:31] <thatyolky> Opera gives me problems only on Twitch and Reddit
[17:36] <thatyolky> how to fix
[17:36] <thatyolky> note that I have Lubuntu 23.10 running
[17:37] <kc2bez> Use Firefox ;) Seriously though, it does seem like an Opera issue rather than a Lubuntu issue if Firefox is working.
[17:38] <thatyolky> ugh okay
[17:39] <kc2bez> Do you get any errors or warnings?
[17:40] <thatyolky> on twitch I get Error #4000 and reddit just says that it cant play videos
[17:40] <xangua> thatyolky: do you have the package: chromium-ffmpeg installed?
[17:41] <thatyolky> how can I check
[17:42] <xangua> Open a terminal and run: sudo apt install chromium-ffmpeg
[17:42] <thatyolky> okay running right now
[17:43] <thatyolky> uh it says "Unable to lockate package"
[17:43] <xangua> What Ubuntu release is this?
[17:44] <kc2bez> The package name is `chromium-codecs-ffmpeg` 
[17:44] <thatyolky> xangua its Lubuntu 23.10
[17:44] <thatyolky> kc2bez thanks
[17:44] <kc2bez> `apt-cache policy chromium-codecs-ffmpeg` will tell you if you have it installed
[17:45] <thatyolky> do I have to reboot after I install it?
[17:46] <kc2bez> I wouldn't think so. You may have to log out and back in if it doesn't work.
[17:46] <Eickmeyer> That's a known problem with Opera.
[17:47] <Eickmeyer> ...
[17:47] <Eickmeyer> I was about to post the fix.
[17:47] <Eickmeyer> https://github.com/kiss-oliver/opera_h264
[17:47] <Eickmeyer> ERR: UNSUPPORTED
[17:48] <Eickmeyer> thatyolky: You need this: https://github.com/kiss-oliver/opera_h264
[17:48] <thatyolky> omg so much things
[17:48] <thatyolky> let me download it
[17:48] <Eickmeyer> It's just a script.
[17:48] <thatyolky> how to run it properly
[17:49] <Eickmeyer> thatyolky: This is actually a better fix: https://github.com/nicolas-meilan/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg
[17:49] <Eickmeyer> Read the readme, that's all you need to do.
[17:50] <Eickmeyer> thatyolky: That said, This solution is unsupported by both Ubuntu and Lubuntu.
[17:51] <Eickmeyer> If something goes wrong, we're not responsible.
[17:51] <thatyolky> okay uh, about the first link: how do I run the script
[17:51] <Eickmeyer> Don't use the first one. Use the second one.
[17:51] <thatyolky> ok
[17:52] <Eickmeyer> The second one will update with Opera.
[17:52] <Eickmeyer> If it's the script I think it is)
[17:52] <thatyolky> im feeling a bit dumb, but I cant get to the repo root folder
[17:53] <thatyolky> through terminal
 cd
[17:53] <thatyolky> yes I know but I copy 'n' paste the command and it wont work
[17:53] <thatyolky> oh simon its you
[17:57] <thatyolky> okay guys thanks yall its finally fixed
[17:57] <Eickmeyer> Honestly, the easiest fix is not to use the .deb from Opera, but to use the snap from Opera (`sudo snap install opera`)
[17:57] <Eickmeyer> ope
 yeah I also tried using the snap but it wouldn't work
 Strange, because I literally use the snap all the time and have no issues. You just have to check the snap permissions and make sure they're all set. (re @eiabruh: yeah I also tried using the snap but it wouldn't work)
[21:53] <lubuntu>  nn
[21:54] <arraybolt3> oo
[21:54] <lubuntu> th
[21:55] <arraybolt3> en
[21:55] <arraybolt3> :P
[21:55] <arraybolt3> lubuntu: Anything we can help you with?
[21:56] <lubuntu> do you think i can install lubuntu onto a usb drive
[21:56] <lubuntu> and boot off of it
[21:56] <arraybolt3> I've done it before, so yes.
[21:56] <lubuntu> do i need another usb
[21:56] <arraybolt3> Yes, you can't install onto the same drive you boot the installer from.
[21:57] <lubuntu> but i have an internal emmc drive
[21:57] <arraybolt3> But the installer will recognize other USB drives the same way it recognizes internal disks, so you can just plug one in before launching the installer and then choose it as your target drive.
[21:58] <lubuntu> i have an internal drive
[21:58] <arraybolt3> Lubuntu should install onto that without problems.
[21:58] <lubuntu> i want to install to the usb
[21:58] <arraybolt3> ahh
[21:58] <lubuntu> because the usb is small
[21:58] <lubuntu> not usb the internal
[21:58] <lubuntu> sorry
[21:59] <arraybolt3> two possible solutions:
[21:59] <arraybolt3> 1: If you don't care about the contents of the internal drive, you should be able to flash the Lubuntu ISO *onto the internal drive* and then boot from that. Then the USB drive will be free and you can install to it.
[22:00] <arraybolt3> 2: Otherwise, find a second USB (pretty much anything 4GB or over will work), flash the ISO onto that, and then install onto the bigger target drive.
[22:00] <lubuntu> how do i flash the iso to the internal drive
[22:00] <lubuntu> when im booting off of it
[22:01] <arraybolt3> The primary filesystem on the booted ISO is read-only, so you should be able to clone it anyway.
[22:01] <arraybolt3> Are you really sure that you don't want *any* of the data that is currently on the internal drive? We will wipe it clean doing this.
[22:01] <lubuntu> yep
[22:01] <lubuntu> its a chrombook
[22:01] <arraybolt3> Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open a terminal
[22:01] <lubuntu> *chromebook
[22:02] <lubuntu> i did it
[22:02] <arraybolt3> Once you have the terminal open, run `lsblk` to identify which device is your internal storage.
[22:02] <arraybolt3> It will probably be mmcblk0.
[22:02] <arraybolt3> but depending on the machine it might be sda.
[22:02] <lubuntu> ive done it
[22:02] <lubuntu> but
[22:02] <arraybolt3> which drive in the list is the same size as your internal one?
[22:02] <lubuntu> im booting off of the internal drive
[22:02] <arraybolt3> oh
[22:02] <lubuntu> mmcblk1
[22:02] <arraybolt3> I get it.
[22:03] <arraybolt3> So... hmm, that slightly complicates things, lemme think...
[22:04] <arraybolt3> sec, lemme run a quick test
[22:04] <lubuntu> i think i know how
[22:04] <lubuntu> but i wanna hear what your saying
[22:05] <arraybolt3> My idea is to do it in stages - flash the ISO onto your target USB, then boot from the USB and flash the first 3 GB of the USB drive back onto the internal drive. Then boot from the internal drive (hopefully it will be bootable) and then install onto the target USB drive.
[22:05] <arraybolt3> The "flash the first 3 GB" part is what I'm about to test.
[22:06] <lubuntu> i could just dd if=/dev/mmcblk1 of=/dev/sda
[22:06] <arraybolt3> that would flash the internal drive to the USB
[22:06] <lubuntu> then flash the iso to the internal
[22:06] <arraybolt3> which I don't *think* is what you want
[22:06] <arraybolt3> unless you already flashed the ISO to the internal drive
[22:07] <lubuntu> i copy the internal drive flash it from the usb then repartition with gparted and start install
[22:07] <arraybolt3> question - what OS are you running on the internal drive now?
[22:07] <lubuntu> debian server
[22:08] <lubuntu> server meaning without wm or de
[22:08] <arraybolt3> kk, I'd start with flashing the ISO to the USB drive via dd.
[22:09] <arraybolt3> since that step will probably be necessary no matter what happens next
[22:10] <lubuntu> is there an eta on the installer
[22:10] <lubuntu> or like a details button
[22:10] <arraybolt3> there's a progress bar if that's what you're asking
[22:10] <lubuntu> like 5 minutes remaining
[22:10] <lubuntu> or console output
[22:10] <lubuntu> that i can look at
[22:10] <arraybolt3> not exactly like that, but it shows you what step it's doing and how far through the process of installation it is.
[22:11] <arraybolt3> The installation process by nature is pretty resistant to "time remaining" calculations since every machine might do some steps faster or slower.
[22:11] <arraybolt3> alright, I have verified the trick will work.
[22:12] <arraybolt3> so start by flashing the ISO to your target USB, then boot from the USB.
[22:12] <arraybolt3> Once that's done, do something like `sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=1G count=3` to flash the ISO back to the internal drive. (Make *very sure* that /dev/mmcblk1 is still your internal drive, sometimes drive IDs change from boot to boot!)
[22:13] <arraybolt3> Then reboot into the internal drive, plug in the flash drive, launch the installer, and proceed as normal. If the installer doesn't see the USB drive for some reason, wipe the first 32MB of it with dd (sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=32M count=1) and then try again, that should wipe any partitioning info and let the installer see it.
[22:13] <arraybolt3> !!! WARNING TO LOG READERS: MOST OF THESE COMMANDS ARE HIGHLY DANGEROUS IF USED IN THE WRONG CONTEXT, ALWAYS BE CAREFUL WITH DD! !!!
[22:14] <arraybolt3> lol, didn't mean to trigger the factoid bot
[22:18] <lubuntu> is /dev/ram ram
[22:18] <lubuntu> is it
[22:22] <lubuntu> is the lubuntu installer need to take 42 minutes
[22:27] <lubuntu> Uptime: 48 mins
[22:27] <lubuntu> im still in the installer
[22:27] <lubuntu> is it stuck
[22:28] <lubuntu> it changed 1% in the last 15 minutes
[22:28] <arraybolt3> ...what version of Lubuntu are you installing?
[22:29] <lubuntu> 20.04
[22:29] <arraybolt3> kk, as a heads-up 20.04 isn't really supported anymore, though I'm fine with helping you install it, and it still gets security updates.
[22:29] <arraybolt3> *Lubuntu 20.04 I mean
[22:30] <lubuntu> its 2G
[22:30] <lubuntu> my internet is 400kb
[22:30] <lubuntu> per sec
[22:30] <arraybolt3> ohhhh
[22:30] <arraybolt3> yikes
[22:30] <lubuntu> im not redownloading
[22:30] <arraybolt3> so wait, you haven't even downloaded Lubuntu yet?
[22:30] <arraybolt3> ah right, that makes sense
[22:30] <arraybolt3> the solution I layed out above shouldn't require a redownload
[22:30] <arraybolt3> *laid
[22:31] <lubuntu> its on filling up filesystems
[22:31] <lubuntu> 21%
[22:31] <arraybolt3> on Chromebook-powered hardware, that may just be normal. You may have to be *really* patient sadly.
[22:32] <lubuntu> the max cpu usage ive seen
[22:32] <lubuntu> was 15%
[22:32] <lubuntu> on one core
[22:32] <lubuntu> and ram isnt full
[22:32] <arraybolt3> right, but the USB hardware is particularly slow on the Chromebooks I've encountered.
[22:32] <arraybolt3> the CPU and RAM may be OK, but the USB controller seems to get maxed out easily.
[22:33] <lubuntu> this is why i was asking for the eta
[22:33] <arraybolt3> that makes sense
[22:34] <lubuntu> at least my internet tells me i have to wait 4 hours 
[22:34] <lubuntu> to download a iso
[22:34] <arraybolt3> from what I remember, you may be looking at around an hour to an hour and a half (based on my memory of doing this same sort of thing on my Chromebooks)
[22:34] <lubuntu> you have uefi chromebooks
[22:34] <arraybolt3> yep
[22:35] <lubuntu> upgrade the firmware yet
[22:35] <arraybolt3> well, I made them UEFI anyway.
[22:35] <arraybolt3> So yes, used the MrChromebox script and all that. Was pretty fun, gave me a few decent netbooks.
[22:35] <lubuntu> no there is newer versions of 
[22:35] <arraybolt3> yeah, I did an upgrade on at least one of my machines due to a bug in an earlier version
[22:36] <arraybolt3> I don't do upgrades frequently though, I'm scared of ruining the devices :P
[22:36] <lubuntu> oh dont worry
[22:36] <lubuntu> he has an unbricking service
[22:36] <lubuntu> you can pay 5 usd
[22:36] <lubuntu> and he will fix it
[22:37] <arraybolt3> haha nice
[22:37] <lubuntu> idk where it is on his website but it is there
[22:37] <lubuntu> i think in the faq
[22:38] <lubuntu> 22%
[22:39] <lubuntu> fast