| [00:00] <beautifulsnow> Alright this is going to be fun... I only have a ntfs external drive, so I wonder if i can boot from ubuntu live cd and format my hard drive with a /home, then copy from my home to the new /home >_> then format root, then install ubuntu-server + apps | |
| [00:01] <beautifulsnow> Format the ext3 linux drive where I have ubuntu that is :P | |
| [00:03] <ere4si> any usb sticks you can use beautifulsnow ? | |
| [00:03] <beautifulsnow> you mean, to transfer my /home to ? | |
| [00:03] <ere4si> yep | |
| [00:03] <beautifulsnow> Wont that erase file permissions? | |
| [00:03] <ere4si> easier then the ntfs external | |
| [00:04] <ere4si> it's your /home | |
| [00:08] <beautifulsnow> Mmm I have a ntfs external usb, unfortunately I can't/dont want to format it to ext3, so no go there :'( | |
| [00:10] <ere4si> beautifulsnow, you can save to that then install ntfs-3g to recover later | |
| [00:10] <beautifulsnow> About the hardware detection thing on #ubuntu: when I install Kubuntu, my keyboard media keys and the mouse media keys don't work, wireless doens't work. On Ubuntu install it's 100% perfect though. | |
| [00:11] <ere4si> k - I never have the h/ware issues others have so am always confident - might need to research somemore before you leap then | |
| [00:11] <beautifulsnow> Oh okay, I was thinking that ntfs file system would strip away my home folder user permissions, but if you say its ok, i'll give it a shot :-) | |
| [00:11] <beautifulsnow> Right, I'm one of those lucky people too :P | |
| [00:14] <ere4si> you seem to not have the file permissions right - if you copy a file into your /home from an external source you own - doesn't matter where it came from beautifulsnow | |
| [00:14] <ere4si> *own it | |
| [00:15] <beautifulsnow> mmm youre probably right. I was working over ssh on my website yesterday, and created a folder & uploaded 2 files into it. On the web browser, I went to that location, and it said I didn't have permissions to see the image I had uploaded. | |
| [00:16] <beautifulsnow> That probably messed up my sense of permissions ;p | |
| [00:16] <ere4si> k :) | |
| [00:16] <beautifulsnow> So I went to file properties, had to adjust them for the folder ;) Well Im giving this reinstall a try anyway ;) Thank you veerrrry much for the chat ! :P | |
| [00:16] <ere4si> ssh to a website is diff to your local /home | |
| [00:17] <ere4si> lots of luck :) | |
| === sugardrunk is now known as muumi | |
| [02:42] <acalbaza> hi, does anyone else experience random firefox crashing? | |
| [02:43] <ere4si> mine goes ok - what are you doing when it crashes? | |
| [02:43] <acalbaza> simple browsing... havent found a pattern yet. it just closes up, not error or anything. | |
| [02:44] <beautifulsnow> ... it's been so long since I used a 'non user friendly' linux distro, that I completely forgot about ALT+CTRL+F1-F8 ... | |
| [02:44] <ere4si> hehe | |
| [03:53] <lol> eciadsl is anyone familiar with it?? | |
| [03:56] <Pharserror> anyone know how I would make my windows box able to see my ubuntu LAMP server? | |
| [03:56] <Pharserror> all I've got is a command line from the server | |
| [03:57] <ere4si> Pharserror, that sounds like you need samba installed | |
| [03:57] <Pharserror> ere4si, ok I used apt-get to get it the other day and I changed the workgroup to the appropriate on in the smb.conf file | |
| [03:58] <ere4si> Pharserror, samba is something I don't use - all I know is you have to set up a shared file/dir | |
| [03:58] <zoredache> Pharserror: how are you looking for it? The windows 'network neighborhood' is stupid... | |
| [03:59] <Pharserror> ere4si, I see. I'll have to look up a tut then s'pose | |
| [03:59] <zoredache> once you setup samba try connecting to the server by UNC either \\ipaddress or \\servername | |
| [03:59] <ere4si> Pharserror, zoredache ishere | |
| [04:00] <ere4si> &is here | |
| [04:00] <ere4si> ** | |
| [04:00] <Pharserror> ere4si, alright I'll give it a shot | |
| [04:00] <ere4si> k | |
| [04:00] <ere4si> ? | |
| === Samcom is now known as samicom | |
| === distrotubux is now known as codenamekt | |
| [05:43] <Gokee2> Hello all I am having https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aumix/+bug/145805 on a new install xubuntu laptop. I ran apt-get update and apt-get install aumix to get the latest version but am still getting SOUND_MIXER_READ_DEVMASK. Any idea why this would be and how to fix it? Thanks | |
| [05:43] <ubotu> Launchpad bug 145805 in aumix "aumix throws error aumix: SOUND_MIXER_READ_DEVMASK" [Medium,Fix committed] | |
| [07:16] <dquestions> so anyone here use screen + centericq? | |
| [07:44] <slider2800> Hi all | |
| [07:46] <slider2800> umm... i've got a little problem with my GUI... it won't start... can someone help? | |
| [07:46] <TheSheep> slider2800: any details? | |
| [07:47] <slider2800> well.. the only thing i know is that i switched the GTK theme and then the panel dissappeared.. after i logged in again i've got no panel, no background, nothing... | |
| [07:48] <slider2800> i can log in, the "brown" background color comes in, but thats all.. i can start apps with ALT+F2 ( so i'm in from xterm+irssi ) | |
| [07:51] <ere4si> was it the curve theme? | |
| [07:51] <slider2800> curve theme? um... ??? | |
| [07:51] <slider2800> sorry i still count as a n00b... | |
| [07:52] <slider2800> i set the UI theme to Xfce, then logged out, logged in.. still nothing | |
| [07:53] <ere4si> type this and see if the panel restarts - pkill -USR1 xfce4-panel | |
| [07:54] <slider2800> no response | |
| [07:54] <slider2800> nope.. does nothing | |
| [07:55] <ere4si> does typing - startxfce4 - do anything? | |
| [07:56] <slider2800> hmm | |
| [07:56] <slider2800> X server already running on display :0.0 | |
| [07:56] <slider2800> screensaver already running | |
| [07:57] <slider2800> another window manager is already running... | |
| [07:57] <ere4si> k | |
| [07:58] <ere4si> did you install another wm ? | |
| [07:58] <slider2800> pretty damn strange. never had anything like this before... though its the first time i installed Gutsy on my (pretty old) Compaq Deskpro | |
| [07:58] <slider2800> nope. | |
| [07:58] <ere4si> what was the theme name? | |
| [07:58] <slider2800> just installed the whole system yesterday from an alternate-install cd | |
| [07:58] <slider2800> one sec | |
| [07:58] <ere4si> k | |
| [07:59] <H> hi guys, could anyone help with a wireless issue? | |
| [07:59] <H> an* | |
| [07:59] <slider2800> theme : Innocent | |
| [07:59] <ere4si> k brb | |
| [07:59] <slider2800> k. | |
| [07:59] <slider2800> whoops. wait. thats the one for xfwm | |
| [07:59] <slider2800> GTK is Clearloox | |
| [08:00] <slider2800> ks* | |
| [08:00] <H> i think my xubuntu keeps on crashing when i try to connect to a wireless network...the caps lock keeps on flashing and i cant move the mouse.... | |
| [08:01] <H> emhh..could anyone help me with that issue? | |
| [08:02] <slider2800> um... i'm not a pro on that either but do you have drivers installed for your wi-fi card? | |
| [08:02] <H> yea | |
| [08:03] <slider2800> well. i dunno. is the card supported properly? | |
| [08:03] <H> yeah..i found my router and when i try to connect it, it just freezes..the caps lock keeps on flashing...kinda weird | |
| [08:03] <LeAstrale> H: could you post the output of lsusb on pastebin ? | |
| [08:03] <slider2800> that IS strange... | |
| [08:04] <H> emhh..sure..if you could tell me how to do that..i'm unfamiliar with linux..to be honest.. | |
| [08:04] <slider2800> fire up a terminal... type lsusb | |
| [08:04] <H> ight | |
| [08:05] <H> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 | |
| [08:05] <H> that's what it says | |
| [08:06] <LeAstrale> hmm | |
| [08:06] <slider2800> so no usb device is connected, right? .. btw i don't get it how that is related to the wlan stuff | |
| [08:06] <LeAstrale> then try lspci | |
| [08:06] <H> yeah i use a wireless card | |
| [08:06] <H> on my laptop | |
| [08:06] <slider2800> is it built in or a PCIMCIA card? | |
| [08:06] <LeAstrale> slider2800: just my head kicking in (i just stood out of bed) i have USB wifi... thats why i thought lsus first | |
| [08:07] <LeAstrale> H: go to terminal and write lspci | |
| [08:07] <slider2800> oh okay then good morning for you :D | |
| [08:07] <LeAstrale> and post the whole output on http://ubuntu.pastebin.com | |
| [08:07] <H> haha okay thank you | |
| [08:08] <LeAstrale> slider2800: thank you :) | |
| [08:08] <slider2800> yw :D | |
| [08:08] <slider2800> meanwhile i'm still trying to figure out how to fire up my GUI :P | |
| [08:08] <LeAstrale> slider2800: new default install ? | |
| [08:09] <slider2800> huh? | |
| [08:09] <LeAstrale> slider2800: how long is it since you have installed it ? | |
| [08:10] <slider2800> 12 hours | |
| [08:10] <slider2800> ...coz i ran a dist-upgrade yesterday and it kinda killed the system.. died off in the middle | |
| [08:10] <slider2800> from Feisty to Gutsy.. | |
| [08:10] <slider2800> so i burned myself a Gutsy alternate-install cd... | |
| [08:10] <LeAstrale> slider2800: always do new installs, i have bad experience with dist upgrade | |
| [08:11] <slider2800> got the whole stuff installed in around one and a half hours | |
| [08:11] <LeAstrale> haven't you had GUI on the gutsy yet ? | |
| [08:11] <slider2800> it was working well when i finished the install... | |
| [08:11] <slider2800> just this morning i started to customize the look of it as suddenly the panel died off... | |
| [08:11] <LeAstrale> hmm | |
| [08:12] <LeAstrale> then i dont think i can solve this for you | |
| [08:12] <slider2800> then i thought i log out, log in, and maybe thatll fix it.. but then i had no background either :P | |
| [08:12] <LeAstrale> im mostly into Nvidia trouble and im pretty new to linux too | |
| [08:12] <slider2800> its okay. i try to figure it out somehow | |
| [08:13] <ere4si> slider2800, does typing xfce-panel do anything? | |
| [08:13] <slider2800> heh. me too. however i've been using ubuntu since 2005, but very actively only for 5-6 months | |
| [08:13] <slider2800> w00t. i"ve got my panel back.. tho it was the xfce4-panel command... | |
| [08:14] <slider2800> hm. maybe i can fix it from here. | |
| [08:15] <slider2800> lol. that was ass weird... but had similar troubles before on Feisty... | |
| [08:15] <slider2800> in the Desktop Properties window, the 'Allow Xfce to manage the desktop' was unchecked | |
| [08:15] <ere4si> it's back - great | |
| [08:15] <slider2800> yea. | |
| [08:15] <slider2800> thanks | |
| [08:15] <ere4si> k | |
| [08:16] <LeAstrale> thank god we have ere4si in here | |
| [08:16] <slider2800> god? thank Linux :D | |
| [08:16] <slider2800> um.. | |
| [08:16] <slider2800> Linus | |
| [08:16] <LeAstrale> ere4si: im actually having a gentoo dev looking into my wifi trouble now :P | |
| [08:16] <ere4si> hehe - hope he can help LeAstrale | |
| [08:16] <slider2800> okay. i think its still too early here. | |
| [08:16] <slider2800> yea. me too. | |
| [08:17] <slider2800> i never had much luck with wireless under linux | |
| [08:17] <ere4si> I've never bothered with it - cables are faster | |
| [08:17] <slider2800> yea... and you can fall over them so nicely ( personal experience ) | |
| [08:17] <LeAstrale> ere4si: we have had that discussion :) | |
| [08:17] <ere4si> :) | |
| [08:18] <LeAstrale> however in 2-3 years im moving to a place with a 1gigabit fibre line | |
| [08:18] <LeAstrale> :D | |
| [08:18] <slider2800> sweet | |
| [08:18] <ere4si> 1G will be nice | |
| [08:18] <LeAstrale> i need some bigger raid however :P | |
| [08:20] <H> okay... | |
| [08:20] <H> done..took me some time to write all of it down | |
| [08:20] <H> ^ | |
| [08:21] <slider2800> so is it fixed? | |
| [08:21] <H> haha no..i just posted the whole output on ubuntu.pastebin.com | |
| [08:21] <slider2800> oh okay. | |
| [08:21] <ere4si> a link to the paste? | |
| [08:21] <LeAstrale> :) | |
| [08:22] <H> http://ubuntu.pastebin.com/m4833caf | |
| [08:22] <LeAstrale> normally i would fire up mousepad and make a txt document ;) | |
| [08:22] <slider2800> okay. now that my interface is working. i think i go back to sleep XD its 9:22 in the morning... | |
| [08:22] <H> :D | |
| [08:23] <slider2800> thanks for the help | |
| [08:23] <H> oh okay | |
| [08:23] <H> so i suppose you are from germany | |
| [08:23] <slider2800> nope. Hungary :D | |
| [08:23] <LeAstrale> 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8180L 802.11b MA C (rev20) | |
| [08:23] <slider2800> but i want to move to Germany this year | |
| [08:23] <H> oh okay..around europe := | |
| [08:23] <LeAstrale> is your WIFI i suppose ? | |
| [08:23] <H> yea | |
| [08:23] <H> correct | |
| [08:23] <LeAstrale> have you tried Ndiswrapper with the windows drivers ? | |
| [08:23] <H> oh okay..germanys okay...but spain is warmer :) | |
| [08:23] <LeAstrale> !ndiwswrapper | |
| [08:23] <ubotu> Sorry, I don't know anything about ndiwswrapper - try searching on http://ubotu.ubuntu-nl.org/factoids.cgi | |
| [08:24] <H> yeah..that is what i am running it with | |
| [08:24] <LeAstrale> !wireless | |
| [08:24] <ubotu> Wireless documentation can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs | |
| [08:24] <LeAstrale> H: you might want to try a different set of drivers the | |
| [08:24] <LeAstrale> ndiswrapper has a wiki where you can check up which drivers are available | |
| [08:24] <H> oh..yeah..but i cant remove the old ones on ndiswrapper | |
| [08:24] <slider2800> k. i'm off... by all! and good luck with your wlan H... | |
| [08:24] <H> it says access denied... | |
| [08:24] <H> thanks :) have a good night! | |
| [08:24] <H> or day :) | |
| [08:25] <LeAstrale> sudo in front of it ? | |
| [08:25] <slider2800> thx | |
| [08:25] <slider2800> byeű | |
| [08:25] <H> ciao! | |
| [08:25] <LeAstrale> bye bye | |
| [08:25] <H> mhh..i'll try it | |
| [08:26] <H> oh it worked..hahah^...the deletion | |
| [08:26] <H> i'll check out the wiki for any new drivers..thanks in advance | |
| [08:27] <H> could you just help me with one more thing...because i have a second partition..but I cant gain access to it | |
| [08:27] <H> it says i should change something in the fstab file..but I cant save my changes | |
| [08:27] <H> do you know how i can save the changes..i mean..i have administre rights..but still | |
| [08:28] <ere4si> H: you need to open the file with admin rights - open a terminal and type gksu mousepad /etc/fstab | |
| [08:29] <H> oh okay :) thank you also for that | |
| [08:29] <ere4si> be back in 30 min | |
| [08:29] <LeAstrale> H: you have to access the fstab file from terminal with theses two in front: "sudo mousepad | |
| [08:29] <LeAstrale> btw | |
| [08:29] <H> oki doki :) thanks for your help | |
| [08:29] <H> yes | |
| [08:30] <LeAstrale> link is /etc/fstab | |
| [08:30] <H> ight :) | |
| [08:50] <LeAstrale> H: i have just read that your chio should be supported default in Kubuntu at least | |
| [08:50] <H> oh okay...thank you..i am still at the wiki page..trying to find any additional information | |
| [08:50] <H> i just dont know why i can find my router | |
| [08:51] <H> but as soon as i try to connect i suppose it just freezes | |
| [08:51] <H> since i cant move the mouse and the caps lock keeps on flashing | |
| [08:51] <H> though i can open my cd drive | |
| [08:52] <LeAstrale> cd drive might be strictly mechanical at that point | |
| [08:53] <H> oh okay | |
| [08:53] <H> i mean..i have removed the driver from ndiswrapper..and still seems to be recognized by the system..but it still freezes | |
| [08:57] <LeAstrale> that might be because you haven't blacklisted the native driver? | |
| [08:58] <H> mhh...that could also be a reason..but now that i have removed the driver from ndiswrapper the native should work at least? or not? | |
| [08:59] <LeAstrale> H: the native driver could be malfunctioning for many reasons | |
| [08:59] <LeAstrale> i suggest you find the name for it and banlist it | |
| [08:59] <H> oh..okay..yea | |
| [08:59] <LeAstrale> then try with ndis again | |
| [08:59] <H> ight | |
| [08:59] <H> thanks a lot for your help := | |
| [08:59] <H> :) | |
| [10:01] <H> umhh..can anyone tell me how to install ".ko" files? It is a driver | |
| [10:05] <H> umhh..can anyone tell me how to install ".ko" files? It is a driver | |
| [10:05] <TheSheep> !repeat | H | |
| [10:05] <ubotu> H: Don't feel ignored and repeat your question quickly; if nobody knows your answer, nobody will answer you. You can search https://help.ubuntu.com or http://wiki.ubuntu.com while you wait. Also see !patience | |
| [10:05] <TheSheep> !modules | H | |
| [10:05] <ubotu> H: To compile modules and drivers that are not bundled with the standard kernel, for more info /msg ubotu kernel , install the relevant package, usually called "<modulename>-source", and run « sudo module-assistant » (you will have to do this again after kernel updates). To prevent specific modules from loading, see /msg ubotu blacklist | |
| === LeAstrale1 is now known as LeAstrale | |
| [12:24] <lwithers_> hi, is there a way to change the default LANG setting? I tried LANG="C" in /etc/environment, but every time I reboot, something appends the line LANG="en_US.UTF-8" | |
| [12:26] <TheSheep> lwithers_: select language on the login screen | |
| [12:28] <lwithers_> it's a headless box :) | |
| [12:43] <ere4si> Applications - system - language support - then set the default to what you want | |
| [12:44] <ere4si> lwithers_, | |
| === ere4sli is now known as ere4si | |
| [14:02] <thoht> hi | |
| [14:02] <ere4si> !hi | |
| [14:02] <ubotu> Hi! Welcome to #xubuntu! | |
| [14:03] <thoht> i m running xubuntu livecd currently and d'like to install it on hard disk but failed a 45% of the install | |
| [14:03] <thoht> is there a way to run the install without the gui ? | |
| [14:08] <ere4si> you need to d/load the alternate install cd for that thoht | |
| [14:13] <thoht> ere4si: where ? | |
| [14:13] <thoht> i m on a eeepc | |
| [14:14] <ere4si> thoht: www.ubuntu.com - has the alternate listed with the normal desktop one | |
| [14:20] <thoht> ere4si: but on the livecd there is an option to do a real install from it | |
| [14:20] <thoht> with ubiquity installer | |
| [14:22] <ere4si> thoht: I haven't used the live cd any other way except live and then installed | |
| [14:24] <ere4si> thoht: was there an error message? - or was it seemingly hung at 45%? | |
| [14:24] <thoht> ere4si: it said that there is an I/O error and suggest me to verify CDROM | |
| [14:24] <thoht> (but there is no cdrom, the livecd is installed on a SD card) | |
| [14:25] <ere4si> thoht: did the md5 on the sd go ok? | |
| [14:27] <thoht> hum it seems no | |
| [14:28] <thoht> root@ubuntu:/media/disk/eeexubuntu-7.10.3# cat md5.txt | |
| [14:28] <thoht> 26a82f7a2e6b1d9cdf675e896ef7135a eeexubuntu-7.10.3-desktop-i386.iso | |
| [14:28] <thoht> root@ubuntu:/media/disk/eeexubuntu-7.10.3# md5sum eeexubuntu-7.10.3-desktop-i386.iso | |
| [14:28] <thoht> 11fecd7efa91911695a2b70c5f976ddd eeexubuntu-7.10.3-desktop-i386.iso | |
| [14:28] <thoht> is it the correct way ? | |
| [14:30] <ere4si> thoht: I have only checked the cd from boot - but we'll find out | |
| [14:30] <ere4si> !md5 | |
| [14:30] <ubotu> To verify your Ubuntu ISO image (or other files for which an MD5 checksum is provided), see http://help.ubuntu.com/community/VerifyIsoHowto or http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/LQ_ISO/Checking_the_md5sum_in_Windows | |
| [14:31] <thoht> so md5 is different | |
| [14:31] <thoht> :/ | |
| [16:03] <beautifulsnow> Why is it that everytime I install Ubuntu on the same machine, some hardware might or might not be detected and installed? :P | |
| [16:40] <qsrv> hi | |
| [16:41] <qsrv> for some reason the .Xmodmap file in my home dir is not being loaded at startup | |
| [16:41] <qsrv> what could be the cause of this? | |
| [16:41] <qsrv> is there a different way to alter the keyboard configuration? | |
| [16:50] <Yellow_J> mY FLUX CAPACITOR IS giving me a 401 error. How do I set the ddate for BTF3 | |
| [17:15] <gkahla> question: latest xubuntu, I'm trying to teach firefox how to use liferea for reading RSS feeds... it creates errors in FF's error console. I can't grok 'em. | |
| [17:19] <gabkdlly> gkahla: I used to use liferea, I think there was a thread about this on the forums. did you check there? | |
| [17:20] <gkahla> gabkdlly - very interested. . . doing a search on the forums now. Thanks for the pointer | |
| [17:20] <gabkdlly> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=281467 | |
| [17:20] <gabkdlly> this is the thread I meant | |
| [17:21] <gkahla> thanks - I appreciate your help | |
| [17:22] <gabkdlly> no problem | |
| [17:42] <Jeremified> Hey, I need some help. How can I read/write NTFS from a Xubuntu Live CD? | |
| [17:43] <Jeremified> I've seen a topic about it, it says it needs some command-line stuff, but it doesn't go into details. | |
| [17:44] <gkahla> thanks for the help, gabkdlly - I'll jabber more later | |
| [17:51] <Jeremified> Hm, it seems like I can actually read/write files just fine without any modification. Nevermind then. | |
| [18:43] <chirvan> hi there | |
| [18:56] <Havvy> Hello. | |
| [18:56] <Havvy> Can I get some help with installing Xubuntu to a flash drive? | |
| [18:56] <chirvan> ? | |
| [18:57] <Havvy> So it boots from it. | |
| [18:59] <gabkdlly> !usb | |
| [18:59] <ubotu> For information about installing Ubuntu from USB flash drives, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick - For a persistent live USB install, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent | |
| [18:59] <Havvy> Thanks gabkdlly | |
| [19:00] <gabkdlly> sure, and good luck | |
| [19:02] <Havvy> ...it confuses me. | |
| [19:02] <Havvy> Can you help me step by step? | |
| [19:18] <Jatz> hi. I'm not actually running xubuntu, but I have a problem after installing xubuntu-desktop on kubuntu | |
| [19:18] <Jatz> all windows have the title "o" | |
| === Gokee2_ is now known as Gokee2 | |
| [19:21] <Jatz> any help would be awesome | |
| [20:07] <CaptainPlanet> hey, anyone here? | |
| [20:07] <CaptainPlanet> I'm looking for a lil help getting DRI working on my Rage Mobility M3 | |
| [20:18] <mjw-> i'm here | |
| [20:18] <mjw-> heh | |
| [20:22] <mjw-> CaptainPlanet The correct x.org driver for the m3 is "r128" and I think, and problems with getting DRI working is a lack of video memory at the resolution/bit depth you're trying to use | |
| [20:27] <CaptainPlanet> hmmm, interesting. I'm trying to use 16bpp @ 1024x7768 | |
| [20:29] <CaptainPlanet> here is my xorg.conf | |
| [20:29] <CaptainPlanet> http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/57991/ | |
| [20:31] <CaptainPlanet> i'll replace "ati" with "r128" and see how that goes | |
| [20:31] <CaptainPlanet> i think I have tried that but i'll give it another shot | |
| [20:33] <mjw-> you don't happen to know how much video memory it has do you | |
| [20:34] <mjw-> nevermind, I see you manually specified it as 8 megs... | |
| [20:37] <CaptainPlanet> yeah, changing to r128 didn't seem to change much | |
| [20:37] <mjw-> in theory 1024x768@16bpp should work to get DRI | |
| [20:37] <mjw-> with 8 megs | |
| [20:39] <mjw-> does your busid in the xorg.conf have a type? I believe the syntax is "PCI:01:00.0" not "PCI:01:00:0" ? | |
| [20:40] <CaptainPlanet> say that it not right | |
| [20:40] <CaptainPlanet> lemme fix that | |
| [20:40] <mjw-> and are you sure you have 8192k of video ram? | |
| [20:45] <CaptainPlanet> not sure about the vram, here is lspci: | |
| [20:46] <CaptainPlanet> http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/57994/ | |
| [20:47] <mjw-> yeah lspci really doesn't list the amount on it, which is frustrating | |
| [20:47] <mjw-> I think the 64M is like the AGP aperture or something | |
| [20:48] <CaptainPlanet> x is in compatibility mode now, i'm thinking about starting over from the backup | |
| [20:48] <CaptainPlanet> i'm guessing it wasn't applying any of those settings since the bus id was wrong | |
| [20:48] <mjw-> if it only has 4MB, it probably won't be enough for DRI at 1024x768 | |
| [20:50] <CaptainPlanet> it is an inspiron 4000... i may need to look it up with dell | |
| [20:50] <CaptainPlanet> looks like it could be 4 or 8 | |
| [20:51] <mjw-> I have an ATI radeon mobility M7 w/16MB on a circa 2002 laptop, and it just barely can do DRI at 1024x768@24bpp | |
| [20:55] <CaptainPlanet> oh, great. the only reason I need it is for xbmc | |
| [20:58] <mjw-> how old is this laptop? | |
| [20:59] <CaptainPlanet> shipped on 7/01 | |
| [20:59] <CaptainPlanet> so... ancient:) | |
| [20:59] <CaptainPlanet> it's a freebie, my mom's old laptop | |
| [21:00] <mjw-> well I would hope you didn't pay much for it ;) | |
| [21:01] <CaptainPlanet> nope. my hope is to use it to play videos on my tv. I got the TV out working but XBMC is dog-slow without DRI | |
| [21:02] <mjw-> not surprising | |
| [21:42] <CaptainPlanet> well i guess i am going to try using Entertainer | |
| [21:42] <CaptainPlanet> thanks for your help though | |
| [22:28] <slow-motion> hi | |