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<0> Maxtors> this is only link I found ! http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2005-October/000042.html not very helpful though :/
<1> its always 1280x1024 for me... id like it a couple notches down so it looks nicer
<2> silvaran I knew it needed to be unmounted butIi didn't know it had to be the /dev/ adress, thank you.
<3> Samineru, i think you perform the operation on the /device not the /mount point
<4> Samineru: no problem... just make sure you get the right device :)
<5> well what do i type to start navigating the file sys
<3> Samineru, i have no idea what the device is but unmount it first
<2> fluxt/silvaran how do I find out what the /dev adress is
<6> alguem fala portugues?
<0> Maxtors> cd/home/username is a strating point I guess
<2> it was mounted as usbdisk
<0> Maxtors> cd /home/username
<0> !br
<7> Por favor use #ubuntu-br (/j #ubuntu-br) para ajuda em portugues. Obrigada.
<4> Samineru: Type "mount" and it'll give you a list of mounted devices. Look for that /media/usbdisk and look for the "/dev/???" entry to the left of it. Then umount /dev/??? and mkfs.vfat /dev/???
<8> Samineru: try 'mount'
<3> firstent, you should direct new questions at the chan not me, i'm a noob
<8> samineru: USB flash drives areusually /dev/sda1, unless that points to a hard drive
<3> i hope everyone realises i have no idea what i'm doing, have never used linux and solve all the problems via google
<4> You'll want to look at the mount output in case you have a SCSI drive... you really don't want to format that accidentally...
<9> is Ubuntu the best desktop linux distribution?
<3> Samineru, you might get a clue of the /dev location if you cat /etc/fstab
<4> phantasmoholic-: Absolutely :)
<1> there is no best distrobution
<10> when writing files on a floppy disk, do you have to put files on it and unmount?
<9> There is nothing better?
<8> fluxt: just fyi, /etc/mtab holds a list of all *currently* mounted filesystems ^_^
<9> Something that works a little easier?
<3> Samineru, or if you mount the device, you can issue the command.. mount ..and it should tell you the /dev location
<11> I can't get my printer running under cups. I've added the printer and cups has drivers and everything for it... (well, 1 model off)... any idea what I need to do? I don't even see the data light start blinking
<4> fluxt: removable devices (except cd-roms) are ***igned mountpoints on the fly, so they don't show up in /etc/fstab.
<3> Mosi, i stand by my google statement :p
<12> a funny thing happened while installing ubuntu........
<9> I want something where I can do stuff like wireless and dual monitor desktop without a bunch of programming
<8> fluxt: i saw, i was just informing you for educational purposes :)
<4> chomsky: Me too, I think I saw God.
<11> in ubuntu printers it won't unpause the que
<12> after the installation... i go to log in... and if flips over to some "updates"......
<9> any ideas
<11> think it's an issue with ubuntu
<12> 30 minutes later... I'm running Edubuntu
<12> Edubuntu
<12> anyone care to tackle that one?
<13> "I've got my Linux box up,.. 100% working, aaaand- what now?"
<14> fluxt ok
<3> silvaran, can you tell me more of how this works because someone was in here earlier with a device that could be mounted with some troble but wouldn't automount, a usb flash drive.
<11> can I get rid of that stupid "Administrative tasks have been disabled for security reasons. Please use Menu System > Administration > Printing." message?
<14> ive been having a problem, i have the windows xp in the other drive(because of my brother and sister, they also use this pc), and the clock have been delaying
<15> phantasmoholic-: Suse/Xandros/PCLinuxOS are all easier than ubuntu but not necessarily better
<9> what do you mean, they are not better
<9> I just want one that will do everything I want it to, without hours of configuration
<11> well if you monitor this channel you'll find out this is FOR SURE not that distro phantasmoholic-
<11> heh
<12> let me rephrase it all down to one line...
<4> fluxt: Removable USB drives are ***igned /dev/sd? nodes as they're plugged in. When you plug one in, you can check "dmesg" to see what device has been ***igned. I'm not sure how Ubuntu chooses the mountpoint for them though... likely something like /media/usbdisk and /media/usbdisk2, etc.
<9> heh
<1> where is xorg.conf file at?
<3> phantasmoholic-, i spend hours on windows to get it to do everything i want it to
<9> ok, I just heard it was the best desktop
<16> Xaero_Vince: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
<15> phantasmoholic-: I think you need to have a taste of different distros to see which one actually suits you
<1> thanks
<9> flux, the things I want are fairly simple
<3> silvaran, thanks. i wonder what his problem was...
<12> I install Ubuntu... go to log in X... it flips over to some "updates'... 30 minutes later I'm running Edubuntu... none of this was planned obviously.
<11> my cups is screwed, why'd ubuntu hack it up to not work like stock cups
<11> E [12/Mar/2006:23:06:03 -0600] [Job 4] Unable to open USB device "usb://EPSON/St ylus%20Photo%20R220": No such device
<4> fluxt: Depending on the distro, it may not have been properly set up to connect the device node to a mount point.
<11> chomsky, dont like edubuntu?
<3> silvaran, well same distro worked on one machine and not another for the same device. so who knows.
<4> phantasmoholic-: You touched on two groups of hardware that aren't as well supported on Linux as they should be... wireless and video.
<12> isnt edubuntu for something different than jsut plain ole Ubuntu?
<9> silvaran: yah those are the two that are easily done on windows, that linux hasn't caught up with yet
<11> chomsky, yeah it teaches you basic math skills and stuff for kids
<9> it could also depend on how well your hardware is supported
<3> phantasmoholic-, i think the problem is ubuntu doesn't include commercial systems like flash,java,win32codecs and such, that's what you mean?
<2> fluxt I can't figure out what it is, there's no difference in mount or cat /etc/fstab/ from before and after I mount the PSP
<12> jon_k: thats the only difference? Will I be limited elsewhere?
<9> i'm mostly having problems with hardware drivers
<11> chomsky, not really
<9> even more at the core then those things
<4> phantasmoholic-: Your best bet is to check the ubuntu wiki for hardware support before you install it.
<3> Samineru, as Mosi pointed out earlier, when mounted /etc/mtab should show the /dev
<9> I have no problem running Ubuntu
<9> but I'm limited to one desktop and no wireless
<2> fluxt oh. mtab not fstab
<17> If dapper doesn't have the lattest version of a software, to whom to i report/suggest an upgrade?
<4> phantasmoholic-: What kind of video card?
<9> Radeon 9000
<3> Samineru, yeah, apparently usb devices don't use it! :) my bad
<3> i blame google
<9> I've read every wiki, forum, chat log, man page, and it still wont work
<16> phantasmoholic-: I bought my wireless card knowing that I was going to run under linux. So I made sure to choose one that would work just like that
<2> fluxt, so now that I know it's /dev/sda1 I do what?
<5> what is the easiest way to have a user login when acsessing files on you Ubunto PC from a windows PC
<3> phantasmoholic-, you've downloaded the drivers from ati and the install successfully?
<9> no, I was using the open source version
<9> which seemed a better idea
<3> Samineru, mkfs.vfat /dev/sda1 (are you sure you want to format it?)
<3> Samineru, umount it
<9> driver "radeon"
<18> /window last
<2> fluxt, yeah theres something wrong with the stick and I have it backed up
<3> phantasmoholic-, get the commercial one. save some hair loss
<9> fluxt: do you use it?
<3> phantasmoholic-, be sure to read all the docs that come with the driver well
<3> phantasmoholic-, nah, i use nvidia
<9> if the commercial driver is better why doesn't it come with Ubuntu
<19> i've lost my 'shut down' option on system>log out btw, is this a bot-answerable query too?
<2> fluxt: still no such file or directory
<4> phantasmoholic-: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI
<12> ok... so my question is... is there a way to turn my OS back to Ubuntu instead of Edubuntu?
<3> phantasmoholic-, because it's not open source, therefore EVIL!
<12> cuz for soem reason I'm not given a choice in the deal
<12> even tho I didnt download Edubuntu
<4> phantasmoholic-: There are probably licensing issues that cover distribution... you can't ship the driver with the OS, but you can let the users download the driver themselves.
<20> how do i get ubuntu to realize i have a widescreen monitor?
<16> sarra: are you using gnome and kdm or viceversa?
<21> pancakelizard, my ati laptop - started usibng it right - when i installed the fglrx drivers
<9> Linux will never go anywhere without hardware companies helping it
<3> silvaran, i don't think ubuntu want to ship anything proprietry like most distros also.
<21> pancakelizard, or use the 'modeline generator' web site (google for it) and create a custome modeline.
<22> i notice that ubuntu didnt work well with some monitors /// the displayed screen apears giant
<20> ok i will
<20> thanks
<20> brb
<4> fluxt: Yah... I wish hardware manufacturers would smarten up.
<21> phantasmoholic-, most time i hear someone say "linux will never....." its often proven wrong. :P
<3> silvaran, but we can't blame them for hiding their competetive optimisations and embarasing workarounds :)
<9> I can only hope it will improve
<4> fluxt: Heh, that's true...
<14> has any of u meet any peruvian guy that uses Ubuntu, maybe in this channel?
<9> But after 10 years of watching it, it has actually just gotten more bloated
<23> #ubuntu forum
<22> eres el pionero loko
<22> congratulations
<23> hmmm, how do you change channles?
<19> afraid i don't know what kdm is, i'm quite wet behind the ears. was reconfiging xorg and had to startx from prompt, i ***ume that's to do with it? - is there a way to shutdown in the meantime, and will xwindow start up next time i boot? :S
<9> When will everyone join together around a single distribution!
<24> loco: /join #ubuntuforums
<3> phantasmoholic-, you can make it super unbloated if you wish, linux is what you make it, you have a choice
<23> ahh thank you jason
<4> sarra: /etc/init.d/kdm <stop|start|restart>
<12> ok... to answer my question... edubuntu has WAY more limits than Ubuntu
<23> heh, do you use flux too?
<16> sarra: or gdm
<8> phantasmoholic-: put a working install of windows on a Picotux, then we'll talk about bloated. til then, you have no right to be calling linux names :)
<2> fluxt whatever, I'll do it some other time.
<21> phantasmoholic-, never.
<22> loko
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