2011/06/26/#ubuntu-beginners.txt

[02:23] <bobweaver> hey there
[02:24] <ArTiSTiX> hey !
[02:24] <bobweaver> so when you do a modprobe what ever the mod look for the depens on p[art
[02:24] <bobweaver> I am sorry a modinfo
[02:24] <ArTiSTiX> which mod exactly ?
[02:25] <bobweaver> let me see a lsusb and a lspci -nn
[02:25] <ArTiSTiX> bluetooth depends on rfkill, and btusb on bluetooth
[02:25] <bobweaver> paste bin please that cool one that you know of
[02:26] <bobweaver> so are there other mods that are loaded that could be getting in the way?>
[02:26] <bobweaver> also let me see that bluetooth error in dmesg
[02:27] <ArTiSTiX> http://paste.ubuntu.com/632745/
[02:27] <bobweaver> rfkill unblock all
[02:27] <bobweaver> ERROR: modinfo: could not find module blueetooth
[02:28] <bobweaver> that is not good
[02:28] <bobweaver> modprobe blueetooth
[02:28] <ArTiSTiX> i did a unblock all
[02:28] <bobweaver> never mind typo
[02:28] <ArTiSTiX> but it leads nowhere
[02:29] <bobweaver> show me rfkill list all are they all unblocked ?
[02:30] <ArTiSTiX> http://paste.ubuntu.com/632748/
[02:30] <bobweaver> that is better
[02:31] <bobweaver> now the bluetooth
[02:31] <ArTiSTiX> the bluetooth ?
[02:31] <bobweaver> I have to find out the model # and I did not see it on lspci or lsusb do you know where it is ?
[02:32] <ArTiSTiX> i always had the bluetooth in rfkill
[02:32] <ArTiSTiX> how does it looks like ?
[02:33] <ArTiSTiX> the bluetooth adapter is the first entry of lsusb
[02:33] <bobweaver> ubutnu 10.10 or above?
[02:33] <ArTiSTiX> "Toshiba Corp"
[02:33] <bobweaver> thanks I must have missed I am talking to three people right now
[02:33] <ArTiSTiX> humhum... in fact this is not ubuntu... but fuduntu
[02:34] <ArTiSTiX> nobody from fedora wanted to help me (cause it's too close to ubuntu)
[02:34] <bobweaver> do you have bluz and installed and the python libs
[02:34] <ArTiSTiX> yep
[02:35] <ArTiSTiX> bluez, bluez-utils, etc...
[02:35] <bobweaver> sudo /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart
[02:35] <bobweaver> rhat happenes
[02:35] <ArTiSTiX> i added blueman, which tells "No Adaptor"
[02:35] <ArTiSTiX> and bluetooth restart doesn't notice any adapter
[02:36] <bobweaver> arghh
[02:36] <bobweaver> ok go though your lsmod and find all the ones that say bluetooth or have any thing to do with bluetooth DO NOT use grep
[02:36] <bobweaver> then pastebin that to me
[02:37] <ArTiSTiX> I already posted it before
[02:37] <ArTiSTiX> (with all the entries)
[02:38] <bobweaver> I dont have time to go through that my self you have to do it as I said I am talking to 3 people right now please dont take that the wrong way
[02:40] <ArTiSTiX> http://paste.ubuntu.com/632752/
[02:40] <ArTiSTiX> maybe it's related to my wireless chipset
[02:41] <bobweaver> could be
[02:41] <ArTiSTiX> it seems that it is used for both wlan and bluetooth
[02:41] <bobweaver> http://www.avidandrew.com/software/guides/27-bluetooth-support-for-toshiba-laptops-on-ubuntu
[02:42] <bobweaver> might help
[02:42] <ArTiSTiX> i have a NB 520, chipset : AR9285
[02:42] <ArTiSTiX> but according to ath9k, coexistence with buetooth is supported
[02:42] <bobweaver> modinfo rfcomm
[02:44] <ArTiSTiX> http://paste.ubuntu.com/632754/
[02:45] <bobweaver> modinfo bluetooth
[02:46] <bobweaver> there it is to many mods listed
[02:46] <ArTiSTiX> http://paste.ubuntu.com/632757/
[02:47] <bobweaver> need to black list rfcomm
[02:47] <bobweaver> or does rfkill use that
[02:47] <bobweaver> ?
[02:47] <bobweaver> no it does not
[02:48] <bobweaver> try that also try to black list btusb if you need to you can always pull them out of there or is the bluetooth black listed and that could be whats going on
[02:49] <ArTiSTiX> :/ it's been hours i'm trying to turning this sh** up
[02:49] <bobweaver> lol
[02:49] <bobweaver> yum ;)
[02:50] <ArTiSTiX> i did not understand.. why and how to blacklist btusb ?
[02:50] <bobweaver> becuase the mods could be getting in the way
[02:50]  * bobweaver fat finger s soory 
[02:51] <ArTiSTiX> and how i do that ?
[02:52] <bobweaver> echo modname >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
[02:52] <bobweaver> In ubutnu
[02:52] <bobweaver> Ubuntu
[02:52] <bobweaver> fat fingers
[02:52] <bobweaver> you could also use gedit
[02:52] <bobweaver> if you want to do it gui style
[02:53] <bobweaver> gediut /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
[02:53] <ArTiSTiX> nono... vim
[02:53] <ArTiSTiX> and then ? reboot ?
[02:53] <bobweaver> vim works to and nano
[02:53] <bobweaver> yes
[02:53] <ArTiSTiX> i added only btusb
[02:53] <bobweaver> do you have a wireless usb in
[02:54] <ArTiSTiX> no usb is plugged... the internal bluetooth is considered as usb
[02:54] <bobweaver> Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:5801 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
[02:55] <ArTiSTiX> ... maybe because it's the wlan chipset which do bluetooth too...
[02:55] <ArTiSTiX> what if i also blacklist ath9k to test bluetooth ?
[02:56] <bobweaver> you could try that
[02:56] <bobweaver> then get the compat wireless driver for your kernel
[02:56] <bobweaver> that has the patched ath9k for aireplay in it
[02:57] <bobweaver> dont know if you like aircrack or not
[02:58] <ArTiSTiX> no need... it's a home server
[02:58] <ArTiSTiX> it's connected with eth
[02:58] <bobweaver> oh
[02:58] <bobweaver> cool
[02:58] <bobweaver> what are you using blur tooth for phiosne?
[02:59] <ArTiSTiX> but i want bluetooth to connect a wiimote, use it as joystick
[02:59] <ArTiSTiX> and yes, maybe phones
[02:59] <bobweaver> got ya
[02:59] <bobweaver> brb
[02:59] <ArTiSTiX> ah ... after reboot... no more bluetooth at all
[03:00] <ArTiSTiX> (no bluetooth-applet)
[03:00] <bobweaver> its old but have you read this
[03:00] <bobweaver> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=836231
[03:01] <ArTiSTiX> yes, but without bluetooth, it said "No adapter found"... so i tried to find out why...
[03:02] <ArTiSTiX> and the fact was that my bluetooth adapter has never been up...
[03:04] <ArTiSTiX> i find fuduntu is more stable than ubuntu...
[03:04] <ArTiSTiX> but maybe the issue is solved with debian
[03:06] <bobweaver> I am at a loss on this one
[03:07] <bobweaver> umm anyone else want to jump in ?
[03:07] <bobweaver> it has to be firmware or mods or something I just cant put my finger on it
[03:08] <ArTiSTiX> i'm gonna give up
[03:08] <ArTiSTiX> what is strange is that the issue is recurrent with some adapter
[03:08] <ArTiSTiX> and nobody found any solution
[03:09] <ArTiSTiX> and the issue occurs with fedora, or debian/ubuntu, etc...
[03:09] <ArTiSTiX> can't find if it's due to drivers, mods, firmware or sth else
[03:11] <bobweaver> did you check launchpad and googlubuntu.com?
[03:12] <ArTiSTiX> i checked almost all google results about this timout issue...
[03:14] <ArTiSTiX> https://bbs.archlinux.de/viewtopic.php?id=19175
[03:14] <ArTiSTiX> this is typically the kind of post i found...
[03:26] <philipballew> how secure is vnc?
[03:27] <holstein> you want vnc over ssh
[03:27] <holstein> http://bobpeers.com/linux/vnc_ssh
[03:29] <philipballew> alright. I just reinstalled on my desktop so i need to se set up ssh
[03:29] <philipballew> gonna be a fun night!
[03:30] <holstein> :)
[03:34] <bobweaver> sounds like it will be
[03:36] <bobweaver> have fun with that
[03:36] <bobweaver> anyone here know chilli555 ?
[03:37] <bobweaver> from ubuntuforums
[03:37] <ArTiSTiX> bobweaver: i give up, that's all !
[03:38] <ArTiSTiX> i think this is a kernel, or bluez issue
[03:38] <ArTiSTiX> and i can't solve it alone
[03:38] <ArTiSTiX> i will hope someone will make a fix.
[03:39] <bobweaver> ArTiSTiX, good luck sorry I could not do more
[03:40] <ArTiSTiX> bobweaver: thanks for your help
[03:40] <ArTiSTiX> i think we can't do more...
[03:41] <bobweaver> ArTiSTiX, I am so busy tring to find people that know my mentor I am makeing a thread on ubuntu forums a little surprise for him
[03:42] <bobweaver> for his 10,000 post
[03:42] <ArTiSTiX> ^^
[06:09] <dr0pb3ar> I have a questions: I bought a new 500GB hard drive today and broght it home and reformatted it straight away as ext3 now when I try to put data onto it I get this " Error while copying. The folder "XXXX" cannot be copied because you do not have permissions to create it in the destination.
[06:09] <dr0pb3ar> I have a questions: I bought a new 500GB hard drive today and broght it home and reformatted it straight away as ext3 now when I try to put data onto it I get this " Error while copying. The folder "XXXX" cannot be copied because you do not have permissions to create it in the destination.
[06:09] <dr0pb3ar> any idea what to do here
[06:09] <dr0pb3ar> I have tried reformatting it a few times
[06:12] <semitones> how did you mount it?
[10:51] <Udonnome> hey guys is there an search option with apt-get?
[10:52] <tsimpson> Udonnome: no, but there is with apt-cache :)
[10:52] <Udonnome> ou,ok thank you
[11:39] <Udonnome> how to get codecs with apt-get,i mean whan name should i use
[11:40] <Udonnome> couse i cant play any video media :(
[11:42] <squaregoldfish> !codecs Udonnome
[11:42] <ubot2> Factoid 'codecs Udonnome' not found
[11:42] <squaregoldfish> Udonnome !codecs
[11:42] <squaregoldfish> !codecs
[11:42] <ubot2> For multimedia issues, this page has useful information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats - See also https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/musicvideophotos/C/video.html - But please use free formats if you can: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeFormats
[11:42] <Udonnome> :O
[11:42] <squaregoldfish> Got there in the end!
[11:44] <Udonnome> yes i saw it,thank you
[11:44] <Udonnome> bashee is 130 mb and it dont have a single codec,who write thise apps
[11:44] <squaregoldfish> What format are you after?
[11:45] <Udonnome> all of them,i am looking for something like codec pack
[11:45] <squaregoldfish> The w32codecs package is probably a good place to start.
[11:46] <squaregoldfish> You may need to get it from the medibuntu repository.
[11:47] <Udonnome> is there any video player that has buily in codecs?
[11:47] <squaregoldfish> VLC plays pretty much everything.
[11:48] <Udonnome> does it have sub?
[11:48] <squaregoldfish> Don't know.
[11:48] <geirha> Udonnome: It does.
[11:48] <Udonnome> ok,will check it
[11:49] <Udonnome> oen more thing how do i uninstall something from the terminal
[11:49] <geirha> vlc and mplayer installs with codecs included, and they play virtually any movie file you can throw at them.
[11:49] <squaregoldfish> Most developers don't include codecs as they're shared across the system. Also there's distribution issues in many cases, particularly with the closed-source ones.
[11:49] <squaregoldfish> sudo apt-get remove <package>, or sudo apt-get purge <package>. The latter will also remove all config files.
[11:50] <Udonnome> thank you,again
[11:52] <geirha> To get codecs for the standard player, you can install the special package ubuntu-restricted-extras. It'll install extra codecs, and also som other non-free stuff like MS truetype fonts and adobe flah.
[11:52] <geirha> *adobe flash
[11:53] <Udonnome> i tryied with those codecs but banshee somehow dont use them,and dont wanna play anymedia :(
[11:53] <squaregoldfish> geirha: Didn't know there was a meta-package for that stuff. Very handy!
[11:54] <Udonnome> is there gomplayer for linux :)?
[11:55] <geirha> Never heard of it
[11:55] <Udonnome> it for win,but i use it from log time,and i was wondering :)
[11:59] <Udonnome> uh,wired vlc dont wanna run,and mlpayer is missing from the menu
[11:59] <geirha> mplayer is command-line. You need gnome-mplayer if you want a graphical one that'll also be available from the menu.
[12:00] <geirha> What do you mean by wired vlc?
[12:01] <Udonnome> i ment "wired,vlc dont wanna run" :)
[12:01] <geirha> Oh, "weird"? :)
[12:02] <Udonnome> ye,sorry for my english :(
[12:02] <Udonnome> now everything is fine with gnome-mplayer
[12:03] <Udonnome> and it has subs \o/
[12:03] <Udonnome> also can someone recomed me good mp3 player,amarok look like win media player,and i dont like it
[12:06] <geirha> !media
[12:06] <ubot2> Audio (Ogg, MP3...) players: Audacious, Banshee, Listen, Quod Libet, Rhythmbox, Exaile, XMMS2 (GTK/Gnome based) and Amarok, JuK (Qt/KDE based).  Video players: Totem, Xine, MPlayer, VLC, Kaffeine - See also !codecs
[12:07] <Udonnome> thank you
[12:08] <Udonnome> done,thank you alot guys
[12:08] <Udonnome> !torrent
[12:09] <ubot2> Torrent clients: Transmission (GTK and terminal-based), Deluge-Torrent, Freeloader, BitStormLite, BitTornado-GUI (GTK), KTorrent (KDE), QTorrent (Qt), Azureus (Java), TorrentFlux (web-based), bittornado, rTorrent, cTorrent, bittorrent, aria2 (terminal-based) - FAQ: http://www.bittorrent.com/FAQ.html - See also !P2P
[12:12] <geirha> Hm. That factoid needs updating. Azureus is called Vuze now.
[12:13] <geirha> If you run Ubuntu Desktop, Transmission will already be installed.
[12:13] <Udonnome> i have a little bit different ubuntu :)
[12:49] <Udonnome> !flash
[12:49] <ubot2> To install Flash see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/Flash - See also  !Restricted and !Gnash
[12:50] <Udonnome> pf :(
[13:17] <coalwater> i like using adobe square for flash, the flash in the repo was causing me some problems before, i dont know how good it is now, don't use it any more
[13:18] <coalwater> http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/square/
[13:21] <Udonnome> ok,will check it out,thank you :)
[13:22] <coalwater> u need to place the file manually in the mozilla plugins folder
[13:24] <coalwater> mine is located at /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins
[14:42] <Adidas> I have PHP 5.3, MySQL 5.1, and apache installed via apt get, but I keep getting ' Call to undefined function mysql_connect()'. Furthermore, when I check phpinfo() the mysql extensions do not show up? How do I get php to recognize the MySQL functions?
[15:10] <coalwater> u need to install php mysql extention i think
[15:11] <coalwater> Adidas, try doing apt-get install php5-mysql
[15:14] <Adidas> That got me past that error thanks
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[15:46] <stolyn> hello people
[15:48] <coalwater> hi stolyn
[20:21] <erbun> afternoon everyone!  anyone have any experience with dhcp3?  I have tried to install it and while it created a dhcp3 direcvtory, it did not put any config files or such in it.  Only a fhclient-enter-hooks.d folder.  any thoughts?
[20:22] <holstein> erbun: maybe start with what you are tying to accomplish... are you making a router appliance?
[20:23] <geirha> Look for documentation in /usr/share/doc/package-name
[20:24] <erbun> holstein, trying to experiment with airbase-ng.  but just trying to follow the tut on ubuntus website also jus tto get it configured
[20:26] <holstein> erbun: feel free and link to the tutorial if you'd like some help with it
[20:26] <erbun> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/dhcp3-server
[20:27] <holstein> right, but thats for dhcp3
[20:27] <holstein> what about the bigger picture... why do you need dhcp?
[20:27] <holstein> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/dhcp3-server looks pretty clear
[20:27] <holstein> whats the issue?
[20:28] <erbun> basically setting up a wireless AP on a wireless interface, so that when clients try to connect they get assigned an IP.
[20:29] <erbun> I have no config file located in the position stated by the tut.  I tried just creating one and was still unable to get the app to start
[20:30] <holstein> what app ??
[20:30] <holstein> airbase?
[20:31] <erbun> airbase starts fine.  but when I try to start the dhcp server on the opened interface, ato, thats where Im having problems.
[20:32] <holstein> erbun: what are the error messages?
[20:34] <erbun> Im following along to "Hacking Wireless Exposed" which tells me to start the server with the command "dhcpd3 -cf some other stuff here" but I am getting the error "no command dhcpd3 found
[20:34] <holstein> maybe its a typo
[20:35] <holstein> type in the terminal dhcp and hit tab
[20:35] <holstein> id need to read what the -cf flags do
[20:36] <stlsaint> or read the manpage on it
[20:37] <erbun> I may be an idiot.  I took the typo thing and removed the 3 from the command it appears to start working.  the -cf flags tell it which config file to load with.  I'm gonna play with it.  THanks for the help man!
[20:37] <erbun> can't believe i didnt think of that myself haha
[20:37] <holstein> Dhcpd can be made to use an alternate configuration file with the -cf flag
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[20:38] <holstein> :)
[21:12] <erbun> holstein, just for info in case someone else stops in with the problem - dchpd3 was removed from Natty archive, and is replaced by a package isc-dhcp.  So it wasn't a typo, just outdateed dhcp server info.  thanks again
[21:12] <holstein> AH... good to know
[21:13] <holstein> im using lucid to, so what im finding locally was no help