| <kal_> good night all | |
| <kal_> good night all | |
| <frig> nite | |
| <Darkfoxx> anyone know of a system information gui similar to Everest, Sandra, CPU-Z, etc for linux? | |
| *** harisund_ is now known as harisund | |
| <frig> im trying to install xubuntu and i get "acpi: unable to locateRSDP" then i get "buffer i/o error on device hdc, logical block 167312" every 40 seconds | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> You can boot with acpi turned off. | |
| <frig> thats what i was told. when i got to the menu i pressed f6 and typed 'acpi=off' then windows booted :/ | |
| <frig> after i hit enter | |
| <bertlacy812> frig did the serial work? | |
| <frig> yep, thanks bertlacy812 | |
| <bertlacy812> sweet =0 | |
| <frig> :D | |
| <frig> hm i got it to do something by typing "live acpi=off" | |
| <frig> now memtest is running | |
| <bertlacy812> i did that too, it takes a while to complete. Are you any farther along? | |
| <frig> 55% @ 8 minutes | |
| <frig> O_o looks like its doint it again | |
| <frig> doing* | |
| <bertlacy812> have you tried to boot from the live cd? | |
| <frig> you mean the run linux option? | |
| <frig> on the cd? | |
| <bertlacy812> yeah, once it boots there is a option on the desktop to install to the hard disk | |
| <bertlacy812> that is what i had to do | |
| <frig> thats what im attempting | |
| <bertlacy812> ok | |
| <bertlacy812> how much ram do you have on the system | |
| <frig> 32 megs | |
| <frig> not much :/ | |
| <frig> holy cow, how long does memtest take O_o its been an hour | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> You can abort it. | |
| <stray77> never waited for it to finish personally | |
| <frig> how would i abort it | |
| <stray77> read the screen | |
| <stray77> at the bottom | |
| <frig> i can reboot | |
| <frig> the configuration menu has nothing | |
| <stray77> did you just run memtest from the bootcd? | |
| <frig> from the cd i hit f6 to change the boot options, then disabled acpi, when i hit enter memtest started | |
| <bertlacy812> frig have you ever tried "Damn Small Linux"? | |
| <frig> i was going to try that earlier, but i decided to try xubuntu instead, just to see how well it works :/ | |
| <frig> i was also looking at deli linux | |
| <bertlacy812> Im new to Xubuntu but DSL is just cool. You can run it with hardly no RAM. | |
| <frig> im thinking that i should have stuck with that | |
| <frig> or deli | |
| <bertlacy812> never heard of deli | |
| <bertlacy812> don't give up on Xubuntu, I like it so far | |
| <frig> i dont plan to :) | |
| <josesito> xubuntu IS great! | |
| <josesito> it's the fastest! | |
| <frig> im just hoping that i can get it to work with my modem via usb :/ | |
| <josesito> a speedtouch? | |
| <josesito> frig, what modem do you have? | |
| <frig> an actiontec dsl modem | |
| <josesito> frig, bad luck...i had a speedtouch usb 330 adsl modem | |
| <josesito> i made it work with a script | |
| <frig> :/ | |
| <frig> meh | |
| <frig> i guess i could learn how to script | |
| <josesito> frig, it's a script i found on the web, a famous script among unlucky users of the modem.... | |
| <frig> ah i see | |
| <josesito> i opted to switch to a lan modem | |
| <josesito> ;) | |
| <josesito> it was easier, and i can share connection between 4 pc's | |
| <frig> well, im not even sure this modem allows me to connect 2 pcs to it | |
| <frig> but it does have wireless, so i could always find a wireless card that is linux compatable | |
| <frig> if there is such a thing | |
| <josesito> good luck... | |
| <josesito> ask in ubuntu also, there is more people, i think someone must know something about it | |
| <josesito> #ubuntu | |
| <frig> ok, thank you :) | |
| <frig> wow a lot more people | |
| <josesito> yes | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Yeah, that's why I don't go there anymore. | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> It's craziness. :o | |
| <frig> hm | |
| <frig> i keep getting errors out the wazoo | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Are you using the live cd on a 32mb system? | |
| <frig> yes | |
| <frig> i think im going to have to try a different distro :/ | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Or try not using the cd that requires 128mb minimum to work. ^_^ | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> There's an alternate cd for low-memory systems. | |
| <frig> :/ ..... and of course i hear of this now | |
| <frig> thanks, ill look for them :) | |
| <Jenga> Hey everybody, quick poll; what's your favourite music player in Xubuntu? | |
| <frig> PuMpErNiCkLe: would you by any chance have a link? | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> sec | |
| <frig> not sure where to look | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/6.06.1/release.1/ | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> It's the second section on the page. | |
| <frig> ahh | |
| <frig> i was there, but i didnt scroll down | |
| <frig> thank you so much :D | |
| <frig> i should read more | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Nah, documentation is for wusses. :) | |
| <ymlu> Jenga: xmms | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Jenga: Totem. | |
| <Jenga> ahh thanks. I'm new to Linux but had heard of xmmx years ago. What about amarok? Recommended for Xfce? | |
| <Jenga> actually, no. just looked | |
| <Jenga> KDE | |
| <ymlu> amarok need kde dependencies | |
| <josesito> Jenga amarok is great | |
| <josesito> i use it everyday without any trouble | |
| <josesito> i even installed some custom scripts from their website and they DO work | |
| <josesito> "<PuMpErNiCkLe> Nah, documentation is for wusses. :)" man you should tell that on #mythtv | |
| <Jenga> so I'm down to amarok and xmms then. I just don't like using Gnome or KDE specific stuff | |
| <josesito> do you just want an mp3 player? | |
| <ymlu> amarok uses KDE stuff | |
| <Jenga> aac, ogg or anything else I might find as well but yeah. Just for music | |
| <Jenga> just checked repos and there's lots there for amarok but nothing for xmms. strange | |
| <josesito> Jenga, here: http://alts.homelinux.net/ | |
| <ymlu> deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main universe multiverse restricted | |
| <josesito> find on the multimedia category what you would like | |
| <ymlu> have you this repo? | |
| <Jenga> sorry disregard that. I'm an idiot. searching for xmmX won't find you much xmms stuff. there seems to be HEAPS for xmms | |
| <josesito> xD | |
| <Jenga> jose, what do you recommend if it's just an mp3player I want? | |
| <josesito> amarok....but then you want something not dependant of kde and gnome...i'm looking for a good alternative ;) | |
| <ymlu> mpg321 | |
| <Jenga> just put together a bunch of packages for xmms. there seems to be a lot more for custmisation of xmms in synaptic so I'll see how I go. Thanks for the suggestions | |
| <workin> HELP | |
| <workin> XD | |
| * frig helps | |
| <workin> yay~! | |
| <workin> can i install xubuntu from an ipod? | |
| <workin> I tried installing ubuntu | |
| <workin> but I had to little memory | |
| <frig> i think i have heard of it being done | |
| <workin> unfortunately.. | |
| <workin> I used my last blank CD | |
| <workin> @_@ | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> You can install just the base system from the CD and use apt to install the Xubuntu desktop. | |
| <frig> i am in the same boat, i have 1 cdrw to work with. if it gets scratched im screwed | |
| <workin> lmao | |
| <workin> yeah.. | |
| <workin> unforunately for me... it wasn't an RW... | |
| <frig> heh | |
| <workin> but see | |
| <workin> I have a 98 boot disk | |
| <workin> and when I run the dos thing | |
| <workin> I figured... maybe i could CD to a different drive | |
| <frig> i tried installing 98 today :/ | |
| <workin> ah | |
| <workin> didn't work out? | |
| <frig> nope | |
| <workin> they're trying to kill it | |
| <workin> stupid microsoft | |
| <frig> heh | |
| <workin> am I even allowed to ask about other linux distributions? | |
| <workin> O.o | |
| <workin> lol | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Of course. | |
| <frig> the kind people in here have been giving me all kinds of info about linux distros :) | |
| <workin> ah lol... well are there any small enough to run on a 256mb card? | |
| <frig> damn small linuz is | |
| <workin> I just realized I dont got my ipod with me... but I got my digicam.. .>.> | |
| <frig> linux* | |
| <workin> woah... weird how I was just lookin at that on the site lol | |
| <frig> lol | |
| <workin> well... if it works I'll let you all know XD | |
| <frig> good luck | |
| <workin> I formatted my hard drive thinkin ubuntu would be installed on it... | |
| <workin> that was at 4PM | |
| <workin> I had been trying to install it up till just now | |
| <workin> almost midnight XD | |
| <frig> dude, i have been trying to install ubuntu ALL DAY | |
| <workin> yeah | |
| <workin> I was recomended xubuntu | |
| <workin> cause it uses les memory | |
| <frig> yeah, i have a 32 mb laptop here :/ | |
| <HaroldJohnson> It seems the power manager/battery manager disappeared or is not working. | |
| <workin> oh | |
| <workin> see i figured it would work | |
| <workin> cause I just upgraded | |
| <workin> I got 160mb of ram | |
| <workin> guess its pretty strict on the 192 | |
| <HaroldJohnson> Does anyone know if there's been any issue with the power manager? | |
| <workin> >.< | |
| <frig> heh | |
| <HaroldJohnson> You guys/gals installing Xubuntu for the first time? | |
| <frig> yeah | |
| <workin> my harddrive is blank | |
| <workin> @_@ | |
| <HaroldJohnson> frig: Have you used Ubunu before? | |
| <HaroldJohnson> workin: Blank due to...? | |
| <frig> HaroldJohnson: nope | |
| <HaroldJohnson> frig: Give it a chance; I really enjoy it | |
| <frig> ill look it up | |
| <HaroldJohnson> frig: And I'm using a very old laptop | |
| <HaroldJohnson> 233MHz | |
| <frig> this one is 266mhz with 32mb ram | |
| <HaroldJohnson> frig: Good | |
| <frig> well, it is setting next to me | |
| <HaroldJohnson> Prolly want more RAM, though | |
| <HaroldJohnson> What are you planning on doing with the laptop? | |
| <HaroldJohnson> (Or PC)? | |
| <frig> the ram for this thing is worth more than the laptop itself | |
| <HaroldJohnson> LOL | |
| <frig> well, whatever i can | |
| <frig> i guess its more like a project pc | |
| <HaroldJohnson> You'll want as much RAM as you can get. | |
| <frig> err, laptop | |
| <HaroldJohnson> Otherwise, you'll suffer a bit | |
| <frig> it is upgradable to 96 | |
| <HaroldJohnson> Great. Do it as soon as you can afford to. | |
| <frig> i can probably find some on ebay | |
| <HaroldJohnson> frig: I picked up my PowerBook at a Goodwill, and I've put much more money into it than I paid for it | |
| <HaroldJohnson> frig: Still, it's worth it | |
| <frig> hm | |
| <HaroldJohnson> frig: Feels good to recycle/keep older machines useful, anyway | |
| <frig> guess you have a point | |
| <HaroldJohnson> frig: I even bought a new battery for this old PowerBook, and the new battery lasts like 4 hours | |
| <HaroldJohnson> Try to get that out of a newer MacBook | |
| <frig> the battery in this one is always dead | |
| <HaroldJohnson> frig: Yeah, mine was, too | |
| <HaroldJohnson> Anyway, I've got to research something. Nice chatting with you | |
| <frig> same here | |
| <frig> see ya :) | |
| <workin> gues xubuntu is not as popular as ubuntu | |
| <workin> bleh | |
| <workin> so you finally get ubuntu on your laptop | |
| <workin> ? | |
| <workin> I just quit... >.> | |
| <workin> 7 hours is enough | |
| <frig> nope | |
| <frig> i spent the whole day trying to install the version for 128mb +ram | |
| <workin> oh.. so you were installing xubuntu? | |
| <frig> so rignt now im downloading the less than 128mb version | |
| <workin> or the text based one? | |
| <workin> oh | |
| <frig> xubuntu | |
| <workin> ah | |
| <workin> me too... | |
| <workin> sept I still dont got any CDs >.< | |
| <frig> geh | |
| <workin> so until then iI'm just doing to try damn small linux | |
| <workin> and try to install that | |
| <workin> through my camera | |
| <workin> >.> | |
| <workin> rofl | |
| <frig> lol | |
| <workin> think itll work? | |
| <frig> i wouldnt be surprised if it did | |
| <workin> then theres hope | |
| <workin> you experienced with linux at all? | |
| <frig> ha, no | |
| <workin> same | |
| <frig> this is the first time i have tried it | |
| <workin> <-noob | |
| <frig> same here -_- | |
| <workin> how old are you? | |
| <frig> 17, you? | |
| <workin> 17... | |
| <workin> O.o | |
| <workin> this is startin to freak me out meng | |
| <frig> lol | |
| <workin> what is your ethnicity>? | |
| <frig> caucasian | |
| <workin> GASP~!? | |
| <workin> jk | |
| <frig> lol, you? | |
| <workin> I'm puerto rican.. but I'm white at hear | |
| <workin> heart* | |
| <workin> so I guess that doesnt count | |
| <frig> well were both humans | |
| <workin> holy shit~!? | |
| <frig> its a conspiracy | |
| <workin> pssh... I'm half dwarf | |
| <workin> nehg | |
| <frig> you have a long beard? O_o | |
| <workin> no | |
| <workin> I'm just kidding... I think my girlfriend might be a halfling though | |
| <frig> lol | |
| <workin> she's short | |
| <workin> XD | |
| <frig> im pretty shor too | |
| <frig> +t | |
| <workin> how tall? | |
| <frig> i havent measured my height in like a year | |
| <workin> oh lol | |
| <workin> how tall were you 1 year ago? | |
| <workin> lol | |
| <frig> all i know is that im about 5 inches shorter than everyone else | |
| <frig> i dont remember :/ | |
| <workin> lol | |
| <workin> ok | |
| <frig> same with my weight | |
| <frig> but that was like 3 years ago at least | |
| <workin> lol | |
| <frig> waiting for xubuntu to download is boring | |
| <workin> yeah | |
| <workin> which is why I'm going to install dsl on it just for the hell of it | |
| <workin> or atleast try to | |
| <frig> i have a feeling that i will end up doing the same | |
| <frig> or some other small distro | |
| <workin> yeah.... | |
| <workin> I tried feather linux | |
| <workin> but the download wouldnt work right | |
| <frig> heh | |
| <frig> i have burnt 3 isos on this cdrw today | |
| <workin> lol | |
| <workin> which ones? | |
| <frig> win 98 se, and had to do xubuntu twice because the first one was farked | |
| <frig> and im going to be doing it again -_- | |
| <workin> oh | |
| <workin> lol | |
| <workin> bleh... | |
| <frig> i cant find a ubunu homepage :/ | |
| <workin> www.ubuntu.com | |
| <workin> O.o | |
| <frig> no, ubunu | |
| <workin> what is ubunu? | |
| <frig> HaroldJohnson mentioned it | |
| <frig> or maybe it waws a typo | |
| <frig> :/ | |
| <HaroldJohnson> Ubuntu | |
| <frig> oh heh | |
| <frig> my bad | |
| <HaroldJohnson> frig: My bad | |
| <frig> cool name though :) | |
| <HaroldJohnson> Hmmm...Ubuntu minus the tee | |
| <HaroldJohnson> Ubunu...Ubuntu without the tea | |
| <HaroldJohnson> Trying to figure out what the purpose of Ubunu would be | |
| <HaroldJohnson> Ubunu...An even lighter Ubuntu | |
| <HaroldJohnson> nalioth! | |
| <frig> im thinking small | |
| <frig> and cute | |
| <HaroldJohnson> Yes, really small | |
| <workin> oh O.o | |
| <nalioth> HaroldJohnson: where have you been keeping yourself? | |
| <HaroldJohnson> How about a U2 version: Ubono | |
| <frig> lol | |
| <HaroldJohnson> nalioth: Had to take a break from Ubuntu for awhile, but now I'm backc | |
| <HaroldJohnson> nalioth: How've you been? Still in the hot place? | |
| <nalioth> HaroldJohnson: yup, you seen #xubuntu-offtopic? | |
| <HaroldJohnson> nalioth: You should add me to other IMs in case I disappear again | |
| <HaroldJohnson> I'll join | |
| <HaroldJohnson> frig: Later, frig | |
| <HaroldJohnson> Nice chatting again | |
| <frig> see ya | |
| <frig> yeah | |
| <workin> tra la la | |
| <frig> ? | |
| <workin> I dunno | |
| <workin> bored | |
| <workin> 83% xubuntu | |
| <frig> i thought you got something to work | |
| <frig> 75% | |
| <workin> me? | |
| <workin> work? | |
| <frig> lol | |
| <workin> bleh | |
| <workin> dsl with my camera isnt really working... | |
| <frig> :/ | |
| *** josesito_ is now known as josesito | |
| <workin> all domne | |
| <workin> done* | |
| <workin> now can someone mail me a blank CD? | |
| <frig> if i had one | |
| <workin> daymn | |
| <workin> oh well | |
| <workin> g2g | |
| <workin> nice chattin with you frig | |
| <workin> lol | |
| <workin> peace | |
| <frig> see ya | |
| <frig> good luck :D | |
| <flasher> what's a movie file format that can be easily played/viewed in xubuntu? | |
| <flasher> something that doesn't require extra codecs | |
| <flasher> everyone sleeping here? | |
| <frig> im not | |
| <naa> sleep is for the weak | |
| <flasher> Zzzz | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> mpeg | |
| <flasher> PuMpErNiCkLe: what? | |
| <flasher> PuMpErNiCkLe: how can i get xfmedia, and all video apps for that matter, to use x11 video output? | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> In Xfmedia preferences, there's an option for which video driver to use. | |
| <flasher> PuMpErNiCkLe: thank you, my canadian friend | |
| <flasher> 8-) | |
| <frig> which one do i want to do, install in text, or oem mode? | |
| <frig> YES, i have made progress 8) | |
| <flasher> PuMpErNiCkLe: i don't see x'11 as an option under Video Driver | |
| <flasher> PuMpErNiCkLe: what do you have under there? | |
| <frig> doing something this boring has never made me so proud | |
| <frig> its asking me 'how to use' my partition and there are 3 options: ext2,fat16,fat32,swap area. im guessing fat32, but i dont know what ext2 is. | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> ext2 is Linux's 'native' filesystem type. | |
| <frig> so thats what i want? | |
| <flasher> PuMpErNiCkLe: what is your video device/driver/output in xfmedia? | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Actually, it's ext3, but ext3 is identical to ext2 in all aspects except journalling - ext2 doesn't have it, ext3 does. | |
| <frig> the installer will format my drive to that folisystem right? | |
| <frig> filesystem* | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Yeah, it should. | |
| <frig> ok | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> flasher: dxr3, aadxr3, xv, opengl, aa, caca, xshm, none, xxmc, sdl, vidix, vidixfb, fb, and xvmc. | |
| <flasher> PuMpErNiCkLe: but which is chosen? | |
| <flasher> hello, all: what is your video device/driver/output in xfmedia? | |
| <flasher> mine is auto, but it isn't working very well | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Same here, although I don't use Xfmedia. | |
| <flasher> PuMpErNiCkLe: what do you use? | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> VLC and Totem, mostly. | |
| <amorphous_> Hello people. anyone know ways round xubuntu not giving me control over the vol on my laptop? Gnome does it ok- it's done with fn keys (Dell inspiron 1300) | |
| <Steggy> amorphous_: I don't know about using the function keys, but you might try using the "Volume Control" panel item. You can add it by right-clicking on a panel, clicking "Add Item" then selecting it from the list that pops up. | |
| <frig> i am installing deli, it asks me if my boot device (hd i assume) is a SCSI device | |
| <frig> i have no clue | |
| <frig> i just formatted it to ext3 if that helps | |
| <amorphous_> Steggy - ok- but want global hotkey/shortcut really - anuthing else is long winded... and talking of panels - can i not add shortcuts to the panels? | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> amorphous_: You can use amixer's set parameter as a command to raise/lower volume, and bind it to whatever key you want in keyboard settings. | |
| <Steggy> amorphous_: I'm sure you can addkey shortcuts for changing volume, but I don't know how to do it. You'd have to find the command to raise/lower volume, then set up custom key shortcuts for that command. I don't the command to raise/lower the volume, however. As adding shortcuts to the panels, if you mean shortcuts to directories and/or programs, use the "Launcher" item from the "Add Item" menu. | |
| <amorphous_> ok - thanks gents... i'll give it a go - | |
| <amorphous_> Amazing how simple things are - just not used to using such simple solutions - i bin looking for the complicated (Doh!) | |
| <amorphous_> PuMpErNiCkLe, Steggy : thanks ;) | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> np | |
| <Che> hello | |
| <Che> is this english speaking channel? | |
| <frig> que? | |
| <frig> (yes, just joking) | |
| <amorphous_> PuMpErNiCkLe, Steggy : I know i may be being a bit lazy asking this here but keyboard shortcuts for the system will not accept the win (which i think should be an UBU) key or the fn key as keyboard modifiers - you have any pointers for how to get these going? | |
| <Che> can someone tell me, how many gb I do need for / on a xubuntu installation used for amarok, movie player and surf machine? | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> The win keys get recognized on my box as Super_L and Super_R keys. Fn keys aren't usually picked up by the OS. | |
| <frig> my cmos battery appears to be dead, im trying to start a distro (deli) and it stops on "setting system time from hardware clock" | |
| <frig> is there any possible way around this? | |
| <amorphous_> Anyone : I know i may be being a bit lazy asking this here but keyboard shortcuts for the system will not accept the win (which i think should be an UBU) key or the fn key as keyboard modifiers - you have any pointers for how to get these going? | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Che: I'm using < 3 GB for /, and I've filled it up a bit since I installed Xubuntu. | |
| <Che> ThanX! | |
| <Indephysis> How exactly can I add color themes? | |
| <pm> did anyone manage to add a printer in xubuntu 6.06 live? | |
| <pm> or did anyone manage to add a printer in xubuntu 6.06 via www localhost:631? | |
| <pm> no one? :) | |
| <pm> so didn't i | |
| <Indephysis> That's why I installed before I tried to get a lot working. :P | |
| <Gloubiboulga> pm, did you read the xubuntu docs? | |
| <Gloubiboulga> there's a page about how you can enable the cups web interface | |
| <pm> i'm trying to make xfce my default or even the ony de, but i see there's a long way | |
| <pm> Gloubiboulga: i did everything what was written there | |
| <Indephysis> isn't.. xfce normally default? | |
| <stray77> just set xfce as your default session on the logon screen | |
| <pm> actually i use kubuntu with xfce installed from sources | |
| <Gloubiboulga> pm, file:///usr/share/xubuntu-docs/desktopguide/C/printer-configuration.html | |
| <pm> i can add printer in my xfce but i can't do it in xubuntu live | |
| <Indephysis> Live seems to be iffy on installing things.. | |
| <pm> by default i meant the one used most of the time, sorry i don't speak English well :) | |
| <pm> i didn't mean setting xfce as default in kdm or gdm :P | |
| <Indephysis> Don't worry! I'm not very helpful. | |
| <Indephysis> I'm the type who asks things like "Did you plug it in?" | |
| <Gloubiboulga> Indephysis, it's a very good question :) | |
| <Indephysis> Mmhmm. | |
| * Indephysis goes back to trying to get a dark theme aside from Dusk to work | |
| <pm> one more quetsion: is xarchiver able to unpack deb or rpm packages? | |
| <Indephysis> I really don't think so. | |
| <pm> so how to unpack such a package? maybe there's a suitable command? | |
| <Gloubiboulga> for debs use 'dpkg -x the.deb target_dir' | |
| <Gloubiboulga> I guess you can do the same with rpms using the 'rpm command' | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Personally, when it comes to rpms, I prefer to handle them with the 'rm' command. | |
| <Gloubiboulga> :) | |
| <Indephysis> So. Is there any way to tell which type of theme a package is? | |
| <Indephysis> Like, I've got Xfce-Dusk which seems to be a UI theme, and another that's a menubar theme | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Where are you getting them from? There should be a description that goes with it. | |
| <Indephysis> xfce-look, right now | |
| <Indephysis> What should a theme be called? I might be using the wrong word for theme, though | |
| <Indephysis> I'm talking about the type that changes the color of menu bars, scrollbars, back and foregrounds, etc. o_O | |
| <Gloubiboulga> put the folder in ~/.themes or in /usr/share/themes | |
| <pm> ok, now i'll try with this printer on xubuntu live | |
| <Indephysis> That's where I have them, there are like three different types of theme and I can't tell which one is until after I install it | |
| <pm> thabks for help | |
| <pm> *thanks | |
| <pm> have a nice day, bye | |
| <Gloubiboulga> bye pm | |
| <macnatic> hi guys! any1 knows if blank dvd media should automatically been mounted? | |
| <tim_> nah, don't think so mate.. no filesystem | |
| <macnatic> so how can i burn something to a blank dvd then? | |
| <macnatic> if it is not "recogized" | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Using dvd-writing software. | |
| <tim_> i am technologically retarded and don't have a dvd writer.. but i don't *think* anything is included in xubuntu | |
| <tim_> there are a few packages you can install though.. | |
| <tim_> gnome-baker will do it | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Xfbrun comes with Xubuntu and can burn to dvd. | |
| <ymlu_> cdrecord-prodvd | |
| <tim_> ah, thought it was just cd.. sorry for mis-information :) | |
| <macnatic> yeah i try to use xfburn to burn a 4 gig iso but then it's about to write, it spits out the blank dvd | |
| <macnatic> dont know why | |
| <ymlu_> growisofs | |
| <macnatic> the thing is i just successfully use dvdshrink to rip my movie and then when it comes to burning it with dvddecrypter, it does not show any dvd device | |
| <macnatic> because blank media is not considered to be a file system | |
| <macnatic> any1 uses dvdshrink/dvddecrypter b4? | |
| <ymlu_> u have vob files? | |
| <tim_> you probably need to point it to /dev/hdc or whatever in the preferences | |
| <macnatic> instead of /media/cdrom? | |
| <macnatic> let me try that | |
| <macnatic> dvdshrink still says "no device is detected" | |
| <Indephysis> Is the burner working with a non-blank CD/DVD in it? | |
| <macnatic> originally i symlink /media/cdrom -> d:, then i tried /dev/hdc -> d: | |
| <macnatic> yeah | |
| <macnatic> i was able to insert dvd movie and it get mounted on the desktop | |
| <macnatic> i was able to use dvddecrypter to read from a dvd movie | |
| <macnatic> but blank dvd is not recognized | |
| <Indephysis> And.. Have you tried Nero? | |
| <macnatic> i dont use nero | |
| <macnatic> it's not the app that's causing the problem i think. but somehow blank dvd is not recognized. it should still be mounted on the desktop as blank media or something | |
| <macnatic> btw, blank cd is the same issue | |
| <ymlu_> macnatic: watch where is your dvd, dmesg |grep hd | |
| <ymlu_> then insert blank dvd and try dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd | |
| <macnatic> it works w/ growisofs command. it's buring as i type. It's strange that dvddecrypter is unable to detect a blank dvd | |
| <macnatic> ymlu> is dvd+rw-mediainfo a command? | |
| <macnatic> it is | |
| <ymlu_> yes | |
| <ymlu_> i have no problem with burning dvd | |
| <PingunZ> hey, where is the splash image located ( the one after login screen ) | |
| <pm> i failed to start printer in xuubntu 6.06 live :( | |
| <justin_> How do I manually add programs to my XFCE menu? | |
| * ephemeros yo! \m/ | |
| <simonpca> plop | |
| *** nalioth_ is now known as nalioth | |
| <Ramla> Does anybody else have a problem that shrinks the whole system's non-bitmap fonts for about 2px if you leave the computer idle at logon? | |
| <Ramla> I once thought it was some random keypress but it's been occurring too often now so that I'm sure I didn't press any shrink fonts -hotkey | |
| <tim_> not heard that one before i'm afraid.. :/ | |
| <workin> I need some help really quick | |
| <workin> anyone? | |
| <tim_> do.. too quick | |
| <Jenga> hey | |
| <flipfone> help? i was in the manager and deleted my taskbars. i uninstalled xubuntu reinstalled and it didnt work. any ideas? | |
| <Gloubiboulga> right clic on the desktop -> run -> xfce4-panel | |
| <intelikey> hello. i'm having a problem. i can't get xdm to login users with null passwd any thoughts ? | |
| <flipfone> well the bar is actually there but not configured. just a blank bar witha ? on it. anyway to get them back? | |
| <Gloubiboulga> flipfone, 'rm -rf ~/.config/' in a terminal, and restart xfce | |
| <Gloubiboulga> or 'mv ~/.config ~/.config.back | |
| <Gloubiboulga> ' | |
| <flipfone> thank you ill be back soon, i hope, lol | |
| <intelikey> nobody ? | |
| <Gloubiboulga> intelikey, no idea | |
| <intelikey> i was afreid you'd say that. | |
| <intelikey> i could just login as root all time.... | |
| <flipfone> Gloubiboulga: thank you that worked perfectly! | |
| <Gloubiboulga> flipfone, great :) | |
| <flipfone> thanks again :) | |
| <Gloubiboulga> no problem ;) | |
| * Caraibes is happy to see how Xub' is doing on his old dinosaur PC 8-) | |
| *** b_52Free__ is now known as b_52Free | |
| <c0de_> Does anyone in here use xfce ? | |
| <dandesousa> yuop | |
| <Caraibes> on aother pc ;) | |
| <Caraibes> another pc has Xub' | |
| <dandesousa> xubuntu is great | |
| <Caraibes> yeah | |
| <epitaf-laptop> i am trying to install ubuntu from the live cd, but i keep getting I/O errors when booting from the cd. I read in a thread on the ubuntu forums that adding the parameter "irqpoll" after pressing f6 should solve the problem | |
| <epitaf-laptop> my current boot options end with "splash --". where would i put irqpoll? | |
| <epitaf-laptop> i know this is #xubuntu, but there's so much talk in #ubuntu, my quesion just keep going by unnoticed :) | |
| <Caraibes> live-cd is not so good, try alternate install... | |
| <dandesousa> is there xubuntu net install? | |
| <Caraibes> no | |
| <epitaf-laptop> Caraibes, yes, that's my next option.. but i just wanted to try and make this work | |
| <Caraibes> ok | |
| <epitaf-laptop> do you know how to alter the boot options? | |
| <Caraibes> no | |
| <Caraibes> but research the wiki, or google it, you'll find it... | |
| <ochosi> hello, i would like to set up an ubuntu-ssh-server that i can wake from the internet. any idea what would be the best way to do it? | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> epitaf-laptop: Just add your boot option after the ones already there. | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> There should be a line that says something like this: | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-25-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro quiet splash | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> (Although not exactly like that if you're using the livecd.) | |
| <bdgraue> hi @ all | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> yo | |
| <bdgraue> yoyo | |
| <bdgraue> ;-) | |
| *** ephemeros is now known as epheAway | |
| <slow-motion> hallo | |
| <slow-motion> bbs | |
| <slow-motion> n8 | |
| <baikonur> hi | |
| <baikonur> is there a possibilty to do a netinstall of (x)ubuntu? | |
| <crimsun> sure, netboot. | |
| <MagicFab> check http://www.wrigley.me.uk/wp/?p=71 (untested) | |
| <baikonur> ah thank you, I searched for "netinstall" and did not get the right results | |
| <MagicFab> that blog post referes to http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=29555 | |
| <baikonur> the thing is, I have an old installation cd (ubuntu 5.04) and want to install 6.06 right away, without installin 5.04 and then dist-upgrading to 6.06 | |
| <MagicFab> baikonur, it's worth the time to follow the 2nd list I posted (the instructions) | |
| <MagicFab> Otherwise you' ll be downloading a lot - what connection do u have ? | |
| <ochosi> hello | |
| <ochosi> does anyone know why i could have problems with recognizing audio-cds? | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> Are they from Sony? ^^ | |
| <ochosi> pumpernickle, no, in general | |
| <ochosi> pumpernickle, with dvds etc i get the symbol on the desktop | |
| <baikonur> MagicFab, DSL 768 kbit/s downstream or a little bit more | |
| <ochosi> but not with audiocds | |
| <ochosi> pumpernickle, and i can only play audio-cds with gnome-cd | |
| <ochosi> beep-media-player doesn't like it at all | |
| <ochosi> any ideas | |
| <MagicFab> baikonur, if you have good bandwidth the simplest still is to get a full ISO cd image (or even DVD) - it will be useful later too :) | |
| <baikonur> it's just about the cd-r. I don't want to waste one if I only use it once. | |
| <Soccrmastr> ok sum1 here cna help me eh | |
| <baikonur> I have the old ubuntu install cd | |
| <Soccrmastr> with easyubuntu | |
| <Soccrmastr> plz | |
| <MagicFab> baikonur, I sincerely hope you use it more / pass it around :) | |
| <Soccrmastr> no help in ##linux, #easyubuntu, #ubuntu, or #xubuntu | |
| <Soccrmastr> damn | |
| <rmd> what is your problem? | |
| <MagicFab> Soccrmastr, just ask away | |
| <Soccrmastr> ok | |
| <Soccrmastr> well, easyubuntu keeps saying I have to fix my broken packages | |
| <MagicFab> so, have you ? | |
| <baikonur> MagicFab, it's just my experience from my debian 3.0 cds | |
| <Soccrmastr> I tried running it twice I get the same error, so I looked online at some bug reports all are unsolved | |
| <Soccrmastr> Im not sure what to do, or how to fix the broken packages... | |
| <MagicFab> baikonur, oh. The interesting thing would be a small foot print ISO to netinstall, instead of using floppies like described in the artcile | |
| <MJSlayer> I can't get my ATi drivers to take in Xubuntu. I need a higher resolution than 800x600 | |
| <MagicFab> Soccrmastr, I usually solve those problems in command line | |
| <Soccrmastr> I'm not even sure which are broken, I only tried installing all the firefox plugins | |
| <baikonur> MagicFab, can't I use the old install cd to do a netinstall, so that only the up to date packages get installed? | |
| <MagicFab> sudo apt-get update will tell you what command to use to fix them | |
| <Soccrmastr> yeah I've tried that | |
| <MagicFab> you could do a "server" install the apt-get update and apt-get distupgrade. That would minimize the b/w | |
| <MagicFab> remember to follow the upgrade howtos | |
| <MagicFab> Soccrmastr, did you perform the commands suggested byt apt-get ? | |
| <Soccrmastr> wait, apt-get update doesnt reccomend anything, just does "hit" to all of my repositories | |
| <Soccrmastr> I think.. idk new to linux u could tell :/ | |
| <Soccrmastr> I also tried sudo apt-get upgrade says none need upgrading | |
| <MagicFab> apt-get upgrade , right after - it will tell you if any's wrong and possible ways to fix | |
| <baikonur> MagicFab, I would have done a server install anyway, but there is nothing more lightweight than this? | |
| <MagicFab> baikonur, no | |
| <baikonur> okay, thank you, then I do it like that | |
| <MagicFab> baikonur, with your b/w, server install should be pretty short | |
| <baikonur> bye | |
| <MagicFab> Soccrmastr, why were u using easyubuntu in the first place ? | |
| <Soccrmastr> because I wanted the firefox plugins | |
| <ochosi> mjslayer, which drivers do you use? | |
| <Soccrmastr> also, the RAR tool that it uses. because unrar-free isnt too good :/ doesnt open 3.0 rar files and doesnt have a gui | |
| <MagicFab> Soccrmastr, you can install those separately. Easyubuntu installs a whole lot more | |
| <Soccrmastr> like what do you mean? | |
| <Gilly__> HELLO ALL! | |
| <Soccrmastr> You can choose what you want to install in easy ubuntu, doesnt install everything | |
| <Soccrmastr> but it used to if I read the updates correctly | |
| * MagicFab hasnt use the last version | |
| <MagicFab> regardless, I would install those separately, rom within FF | |
| <Gilly__> anyone know of a linux GoLive or Dreamweaver replacement for xubuntu | |
| <Soccrmastr> the only plugin I managed to install myself was the flash plugin, because it had an installer, and clear directions | |
| <Gilly__> i'm trying to not dual boot and just ditch xp pro altogether | |
| <Soccrmastr> I am still not sure what I'm suppsoed to do with "binary packages". I just started using linux a couple days ago, and only know some basic terminal commands, from the ubuntu wiki and documentation | |
| <MagicFab> Gilly__, NVU would be the closest i think - although not a replc. | |
| <MagicFab> Soccrmastr, which plugins did you need | |
| <Soccrmastr> the java plugin, the realplayer plugin, the quicktime one, AND the windows media plugin | |
| <rmd> AND | |
| <MagicFab> Soccrmastr, binaries are the final files executed (software), as opposed to source which is used to produce... binaries... :) | |
| <Gilly__> MagicFab - thanks for the reply. NVU? | |
| <rmd> Gilly__: the name of a WYSIWYG editor | |
| <rmd> just google it or search synaptic | |
| <MagicFab> yes Gilly__ www.nvu.com or apt-get install nvu - or use synaptic | |
| <MagicFab> it is in the repositories, if I recall well | |
| <Soccrmastr> oh, so if I get a .tar.gz file, I just extract the files, and run one of the files that will execute the program? | |
| <Gilly__> magic: thanks. looks a lot like frontpage. do you use nvu? | |
| <MagicFab> Gilly__, used it in the past. NVu originated from Mozilla Composer | |
| <rmd> Soccrmastr: yes. | |
| <Gilly__> magic: ah, okay. the only reason i'm holding onto windows is for Adobe CS2, and Macro Studio 8. hard for me to lose them | |
| <Soccrmastr> is an install ever needed, like in Windows, or thats usually all you have to do in Linux? | |
| <MagicFab> Soccrmastr, most of the time you don't need to download anything from websites. You just use synaptic to install stuff and it manages downloading, unpackaging and configuring apps | |
| <MagicFab> I would say 99% of the time you don't need to download anything, I mean like people do with windows/mac | |
| <Soccrmastr> yeah | |
| <Soccrmastr> so, after a package is installed, where can I view it in a list. LIke a list of installed packages. Is that a feature in synaptic? | |
| <Gilly__> is there anything you recommend for pagemaker/indesign? | |
| <MagicFab> Soccrmastr, yes, Synaptic clearly indicates which packages are installed | |
| <Soccrmastr> ok thanks | |
| <Gilly__> ah....nvu cannot handle css files | |
| <MagicFab> Soccrmastr, check https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto | |
| <Soccrmastr> ok thanks man | |
| <MagicFab> Gilly__, supposedly yes | |
| <MagicFab> Gilly__, where do u see that ? | |
| <Gilly__> magic: it won't even open it on my end | |
| <Gilly__> i just downloaded and installed | |
| <Soccrmastr> I havent completely finished reading all the documentation, there's so much. but I plan on knowing all the basics of linux by the end of the wekk, so I can proudly say to my friends, "I am a Linux user!" heh | |
| <Gilly__> soccr: congrats | |
| <MagicFab> Soccrmastr, don t stop asking questions. :) and also share back | |
| <MagicFab> Soccrmastr, a great way to understand some of linux stuff can be read at http://www.getgnulinux.org/ | |
| <MagicFab> i have to go now - g'luck | |
| <slicslak> does xfce have custom vnc server as gnome and kde do? | |
| <MJSlayer> I just installed ATi drivers but I haven't a clue where they are?!? | |
| <MJSlayer> Anyone? | |
| <Gishnob-Linux> ? | |
| <PuMpErNiCkLe> !ati | |
| <ubotu> To install the Ati/NVidia drivers for your video card, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BinaryDriverHowto | |
| <MJSlayer> What I mean is, I didn't get any other resolutions than the ones that were available on first install. | |
| <Gishnob-Linux> what video card you got? | |
| <MJSlayer> Radeon 9200 | |
| <MJSlayer> I downloaded through Synaptec. | |
| <Gishnob-Linux> you should of got extra resolutions | |
| <Gishnob-Linux> whats the max you can go up to? | |
| <MJSlayer> 800x600 | |
| <Gishnob-Linux> that sucks | |
| <MJSlayer> Yeah, no kidding. Hence my question. :) | |
| <Gishnob-Linux> when you boot up, do you see the ati logo? | |
| <MJSlayer> No. | |
| <Gishnob-Linux> did you reboot after the install? | |
| <stercor> What's the password for the 'ubuntu' user after an install? | |
| <MJSlayer> Yep I did. | |
| <Gishnob-Linux> the one you entered during the install | |
| <Gishnob-Linux> MJSlayer, i have no idea then | |
| <MJSlayer> Well fuck. This sucks. | |
| <Gishnob-Linux> sounds like it didnt even install | |
| <MJSlayer> Well I'll try it again. Thanks anyhow. | |
| <stercor> but that's associated with my userid | |
| <stercor> I'll go try it again. | |
| <Gishnob-Linux> what you could do | |
| <Gishnob-Linux> is try "sudo passwd ubuntu | |
| <Gishnob-Linux> "sudo passwd ubuntu" without quotes |