User1: User2 you around?
User2: User1 yes
User1: cool
User1: did I tell you when I did down/up on the iwconfig that my system froze?
User2: Ah
User2: This sounds like a wifi driver issue
User2: aptitude search rt25 please
User1: hrm well heres the other thing turned on the pc the other day and it told me it had a CMOS checksum error but I dont think it has anything to do with it
User2: And tell me which has a 'i' in fron of the name
 * SiDi doesnt know what CMOS is :|
User1: ive got tons of driver files but havent a clue as to whats what heh
User2: [01:28]  aptitude search rt25 please ;)
User2: Type this : aptitude search rt25
User2: in a console * And tell me if one of the two entries has a 'i' in front of the name
User1: shows nothing on this box
User1: but if you asking me to do it on my other box that has no net?
User3: User2 cmos is where the bootup bios is installed....could indicate a hardware problem in the computer
User3: User2 cmos is the technology of the eeprom for the bios
User2: okies
User2: User1 on the box that has the internet problem yes
User1: yup
User1: cpu is running at 53C and the CMOS error only came up once but when I just rebooted it did not come up
User3: User1 the cmos error might have been just a glitch...or it could have been an early warning. Just keep an eye out for repetitions in the future
User1: 10-4
User1: User3 are you good with wireless stuff?
User1: last I remember that I had this problem is it ended up being a rather easy fix..problem is I did not document any of it so im here again..
User1: this time im doc'ing it
User3: User1 not really
User1: damn
User1: alright then th0r gots me another ? bsides my net connection..one is I have my usb formatted as fat32 to work with windows so not suprisingliy when I try to copy something from my linux box onto my usb drive it tells me that its a read=only file system...how can I format my drive to where I can use it in both win and linux so that I can put some files from my *nix box on there right now. I...
User1: ...have access to a windows box if it makes it any easier...
User3: User1 the fat32 should be fine. How big is the drive?
User1: big enough to cover what I need..
User1: but it tells me that its readonly so I cant for whatever reason copy the stuff over..
User3: I use such usb drives all the time without problems. You might have to add them to fstab if you aren't running the gnome file system with xfce...try adding a line to fstab just to see if it works
User1: i run gnome
User1: but its beyond me as to why I cant seem to copy the stuff..
User3: User1 then the mount should be automatic....but I have heard of that problem before...give me a sec
User1: it mounts and everything just fine
User1: I cna even cut/paste into a hdd from the usb but I cannot go from my linux fs to the usb
User3: User1 do a mount command and see what options the usb drive is mounted with
User1: ok brb
User1: ok all I did was type in mount
User1: and I got something like rw, nosuid, blah blah blah is that what youre asking about?
User3: yeah....the rw means the drive is mounted read/write
User1: ok so you need to know what the other parameters are?
User3: if it was mounted read only it would be ro
User1: oh ok
User1: thats what I was thinking myself
User3: not really....just wanted to check that
User1: but when I go to properties it tells me that its a vfat
User3: User1 might also be mounted with the wrong permissions....does it say 'users'
User3: User1 yeah..vfat is fat32
User1: said something about permissions could not be determined
User3: pastebin the mount command output
User1: when I clicked on the permissions tab in the properties
User1: I cant..
User1: I have no net connection on that box
User1: Id have to write the shit down
User3: User1 ok....checking google I found a web page that says they fixed the problem by reformatting the usb drive....
User3: jeez! just found out I can't copy and paste a url from opera!
User1: ok thats fine by me..already cut/pasted whatever the hell I wanted..
User1: but how would you format the drive in linux?
User1: bc i am no cli expert..but I am learning some in a linux class right now using suse sles9 server and it sucks bc I do not learn anything about the desktop type stuff and inztead of helping us the stupid ass teacher tells us to go to google..
User3: jeez...darn marina wifi
User3: User1 you still there?
User1: yeah
User3: the url I had indicated that reformatting the usb drive in windows might solve the read only issue...might be worth a try.
User3: I have seen the problem before...had it myself...but don't remember what i did to fix it
User1: heh sounds like me with the damn wireless
User1: thing of it is when you format it in windows you have to format it as a windows FS
User3: User1 that is oki....use fat32...it will work fine in linux as vfat.
User3: User1 in fact, I would prefer fat32...so whatever you put on the drive is readable by ANY computer (except mac of course)
User3: User1 I run only linux on my computer, but would still format a usb drive as vfat
User3: User1 need to call it a night here. Hope the reformat works for you...good luck with the wireless
User4: Im about to install xubuntu 9.04, but id like to netboot via grub instead of burning the iso. Where can I get the netboot installer without having to download the iso and extract them manually?
User4: Could/should i use the ubuntu netboot instead?
User5: netboot?
User5: you mean netinst?
User4: probably, not familiar with (x)ubuntu.
User4: https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/installation-guide/i386/ch05s01.html#boot-initrd
User5: but the netinst is an ISO too
User5: and you need to burn it
User4: ok, then no :)
User5: use unetbooting
User5: you need an ISO image, the use an USB to boot from it
User5: then install ubuntu
User4: that would be even mor overkill
User4: forces, how similiar are ubuntu and xubuntu?
User5: the DE makes the difference
User5: ubuntu uses gnome and xubuntu xfce
User4: yeah, but do they share the same boot process etc?
User5: yes
User5: the install process is the same in both
User5: in all
User4: forces, ok, so I can use this guide for the entire process? https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/installation-guide/i386/ch05s01.html#boot-initrd
User5: (x)(k)(edu)ubuntu(studio)
User5: yes
User4: ok, so is there anywhere I can browse the 9.04 online?
User4: all i want is the files netboot/ubuntu-installer/i386/initrd.gz and netboot/ubuntu-installer/i386/linux, without having to download the whole iso.
User5: the netinst ISO has like 8MB
User4: oh, ok.
User4: nevermind, found the files i was looking for.
User4: i might have followed an unneccesarry symlink or something, but this is a kickass path :p   /pub/os/Linux/distributions/ubuntu/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/386/ubuntu-installer/i386
User6: I'm having problems using the nvidia-xlg-71 package with xubuntu 9.04.  Does anyone know if this still works?
User6: sorry, that's nvidia-glx-71
User7: sounds like a driver for older chipsets
User8: /away just when u think u r alone, take a look around
User8: sorry floks
User9: User8 how could you ever think you were alone?
User8: i dont . people do
User10: hello everyone
User7: ih
User10: If I minimize my Firefox where does this go actually ? I cannot find this nowhere.
User10: In Ubuntu it was easy to find but in Xubunt bit different.
User11: should still be able to alt+tab to it
User10: ok, tried it out and it works. Great.
User10: bye
User11: although if it's not showing up on the panel & it's not in alt+tab it may have crashed... in which case you can open a terminal & `ps aux | grep firefox` to see if it's even running
User10: found it with alt+tab
User10: I now do see it on the panel. But slightly behind a active program currently running.
User10: thanks for the tip.
User12: whats the significance of this msg? : W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-24-generic_91.69.162.6-24.1_i386.deb
User12: Connection failed [IP: +1-650-314-7293]
User13: mikubuntu, that means that the server you get your packages from is (temporarily, I presume) down
User13: You could try selecting a different mirror though Applications->System->Software Sources
User12: (after a reboot on my friends machine) hes freaking out
User13: Oh wait, it's not down for m
User13: *me
User13: Does he still have an internet connection?
User12: he just sent me the email with the error message
User12: i think thats his only comp
User12: lemme call him
User14: Hi
User13: !hi
User14: When i want to reboot, xfce says i dont have permission for hal.powermanagement or something like that
User15: hex ctrl alt backspace , then ctrl alt delete
User14: when i do that?
User13: nikolam, wouldn't it better to find the cause of the problem?
User15: vinnl, it happens sometimes to me to. My cause is xfapplet staying in memory i think
User13: hexbase, do you happen to know if you use xfapplet?
User15: when xfapplet is killed, user can log in ok
User14: vinnl, i dont know
User13: Then you probably don't :)
User14: vinnl, no i dont have it
User15: hexbase, you can go to console with ctrl alt F2
User15: and see what processes are active Before login to xfce and after problem with unable to restart from xfce
User15: type ps -A | grep xf   before log to xfce
User15: so system refuse to restart -> ctrl alt backspace -> ctrl alt F2 ->log in -> ps -A  | grep xf
User15: see if you can see xf* something
User16: hello, I have a ibook g4 running osx 10.3, I partitioned the HD using jaunty live and now I cant get back into osx.... any ideas on how to fix it?
User16: I have a ibook g4 running osx 10.3, I partitioned the HD using jaunty live and now I cant get back into osx.... any ideas on how to fix it?
User13: ianMac, did you also install Xubuntu after partitioning it? And are you sure you preserved the OS X partition during partitioning?
User16: I did, Im in xubuntu now
User16: I used the xubuntu partition tool during install
User13: OK, ehm, could you install Gnome Partition Editor to find out whether your OSX partitions are still there for sure?
User16: sure, Im pretty new to linux distros, can you tell me where I can get that?
User17: system->synaptic package manager
User17: and search for that
User16: cool thanks
User13: Or Applications->Add/Remove :)
User16: okay, the partition editor and it says it cant mount "machintosh HD" because the enclosing drive for the volume is locked
User13: Hmm... Could it be that you did not shut down your computer correctly before you installed Xubuntu?
User16: honestly I dont remember
User16: could be because I had a hard time installing xubuntu and had to shut down from the xubuntu install several times by holding down the power button
User13: OK well it seems like it might not matter, I think we can conclude that it is still there
User13: When you boot your computer, do you see something like "Press Esc for boot menu"?
User16: yea it shows 19.84gb for it
User16: no it takes me to yaboot and asks me to choose between osx or linux or cd, when I choose osx it shows a file blinking to the mac logo and then a question mark
User16: I tried holding option after the boot chime and it only gave linux as a choice to boot
User13: Hmm, I don't really know anything about yaboot and the only thing I know of the question mark is that it means something went wrong booting
User13: Which might after all have to do with the error you got in Gparted
User16: I guess I need to find out how to unlock the mac drive now
User13: Does gparted also show a suggestion for resolving it?
User13: I would guess a disk check but I have no idea how that works on OS X disks
User16: no, it just shows a caution sign next to fiel system that says uknown
User13: :S
User16: ya, thats what I said lol
User13: And in the right-click menu there's also no "Check disk for errors" or something?
User16: lemme see
User16: okay I double clicked it and it says warning unable to detect file system: possible reasons- file system is damaged, file system is unknown to Gparted, there is no file system available
User13: Hmm, the file system for OS X was HFS, right?
User16: I think, but Im not sure, its whatever is default for osx 10.3
User13: It says here Gparted can check HFS+ but not HFS
User13: Yeah well I have little to no knowledge about OS X :S
User16: hda3, it says it up top
User13: That's the name of the device, not the filesystem
User13: Hmm :S
User16: lol, my bad
User13: You might try to see if there's an OS X support channel and whether they can help you there
User16: k thanks anyway, I made some progress, at least I know its still there
User13: Yeah let's hope all the data on there is still intact :S
User16: yea, if not I guess I'll just have to do a new install
User16: hey, whats the best flash plugin for ppc?
User13: Ehm, I believe you had to fuss around with nspluginwrapper but I'm not sure
User13: !flash
User13: !ppc
User13: Oh, ubottu's not here :(
User13: ianMac, ah: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/Flash#Flash%20for%20AMD64%20and%20PPC
User16: hey vinnl, r u still here?
User13: ianMac, yep
User16: friggin battery died, and for some reason xubuntu is freezing on wake up
User13: Wake up as in fresh boot, or did you hibernate of suspend?
User16: anyway, any suggestions on a good flash plugin for ppc?
User13: Because the latter is known to often have problems
User16: hibernate of suspend
User13: *or suspend, sorry
User13: ianMac, ah: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/Flash#Flash%20for%20AMD64%20and%20PPC
User16: cool, I'll check it out, thats next on my list
User16: thx for your help vinnl
User16: gg
User13: yw :)
User18: Is there a way to make a bootable backup of my entire Xubuntu system (desktop settings, etc)? I've tried using RemasterSys and it says the image is too big for a DVD. I have an empty external harddrive I could use.
User19: dkkong, why not simply install on that drive, and copy all the folders and files from your working to backup?
User18: Like do a new installation to the external, and just copy the system to the main drive? Would that make it bootable?
User19: dkkong, the install makes it bootable....
User13: Ibelieve there was one other than RemasterSys but I can't recall its name
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