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[BOS] hi, this might be offtopic to some extent, but I can surely use good opinions/ideas, HP Pavilion dv6 with colorful vertical lines, from what I've seen it seems to be caused by heat ! [EoT] [SoU] did any of you guys experience something similar? [EoU]	[SoT] what is dv6? [EoT]
[SoT] I was stupid enough to not check and then double check for problems with those models of HP notebooks/laptops [EoT]	[SoT] if you know this is caused by heat the only easy solution is to just make sure you keep it as cool as possible [EoT]
[SoT] cause I would've discovered things like http://hpverticalline.com/ before I buy [EoT] [SoU] did you have a similar problem? [EoU]	[SoT] my aunt is having the same problem with a dell [EoT]
[SoT] the problem is I can't live with it, simply cause I move alot which means heat for short [EoT] [SoU] well, you didn't help her getting it fixed? [EoU]	[SoT] the only QUICK solution I can think of is to get one of those cooling pads they make for laptops with the extra fans in them. [EoT]
[SoT] the problem seems to exist in the screen inverter [EoT] [SoU] due to a very stupid heatsink design [EoU]	[SoT] yes she had to buy a new screen [EoT]
[SoT] yeah I thought of that already, the problem is that it's not fixed yet [EoT] [SoU] I think I should get rid of it [EoU]	[SoT] yes even if you buy a new screen it will either only be a temporary fix or not stop completely the only other option is to send it into HP unless you know someone with spare parts [EoT]
[SoT] even if I sent it to HP care, it's a temporary fix, they'd replace the inverter same problem exists I think [EoT]	[SoT] since your not the only one I am sure that has had this problem they may have redesigned the parts to work better [EoT]
[SoT] yeah no one learns for free [EoT] [SoU] yeah I'm hoping for that, the problem is that the only solution would be in the inverter itself cause they wouldn't be able to modify my frigin notebook's casing design [EoU] [SoU] half the heat goes up to the inverter [EoU] [SoU] yes I'm hoping [EoU]	[SoT] honestly if you send it in and have it fixed then the battle would be keeping it cool so it doesnt happen again. I would just invest in a better laptop [EoT]
[SoT] although I guess mine isn't that Old [EoT]	[SoT] there are plenty of low cost laptops out there now that will last 10 years or better [EoT]
[SoT] I guess it was manufactured way after that problem was wide spread [EoT]	[SoT] what is so great about that model? [EoT]
[SoT] It would be hard to choose something with a similar Hardware specifications [EoT] [SoU] it's just the 3MB L2 cache and 4MB RAM with ATI Radeon [EoU]	[SoT] oh yeah I see your point [EoT]
[SoT] I guess I'll have to contact HP support and try to convince them to tell me if they've developed a solution for such problem heh [EoT]	[SoT] yeah that's what I would do so you know if the problem will actually be fixed or not [EoT]
[SoT] do you know a better Laptop with similar hardware? [EoT]	[SoT] I like it, it works great for multimedia [EoT]
[SoT] never heard of it heh [EoT] [SoU] sounds an Acer? [EoU]	[SoT] yeah they are a division of acer [EoT]
[SoT] nice [EoT]	[SoT] I am big on multimedia and it works great for that. [EoT]
[SoT] I wonder about graphics too [EoT]	[SoT] but I am also a hobbyist and like to fix up and use old computer [EoT]
[SoT] well I guess I know what I have to do, and I should've waited to get a Dell Altitude or something [EoT]	[SoT] what do you use it for? [EoT]
[SoT] I'm investing money in laptop/notebook cause I don't have a Desktop PC [EoT]	[SoT] get this [EoT]
[SoT] well a wide varity of uses actually [EoT]	[SoT] I do alot of video like movies and all that [EoT]
[SoT] 3D Modeling sometimes as well [EoT] [SoU] yeah and of course heavy Video editing [EoU]	[SoT] I am using RIGHT NOW a IBM Thinkpad 600X w/ Pentium III 500mhz and I am able to stream my movies to the PS3 just fine [EoT]
[SoT] I've been using configurations like that for ages, and thought it's time for some Luxury if you know what I mean a relief instead of waiting for Rendering [EoT]	[SoT] yes I know what you mean that is what I got the Emachines laptop for, if I need any power processing to be done [EoT]
[SoT] you can't do more tasks with rendering in background "Even with my hardware specs" [EoT]	[SoT] I am not sure what you mean by rendering? [EoT]
[SoT] High Definition videos or 3D animations sometimes [EoT] [SoU] yeah I figured :-) [EoU]	[SoT] it was mostly a project just to see if it could do it [EoT]
[SoT] I think I came across something like ccleaner although I never needed such things with Linux in general [EoT]	[SoT] Linux doesn't need those types of programs? I am wondering because it seems like this laptop has been slowing down lately [EoT]
[SoT] I'm sure you can find out more on Ubuntu Forums, cause I can't recall at the moment [EoT] [SoU] I'll try to remember though :-) [EoU] [SoU] slowing down, could be caused by a number of reasons, did you try a tool like htop? to monitor CPU/Mem usage [EoU]	[SoT] just to perform basic tasks [EoT]
[SoT] well htop is a CLI utility that would tell you what's the process using your CPU/Mem the most [EoT] [SoU] can you get it? [EoU]	[SoT] I am not sure but I will check into that [EoT]
[SoT] first you need to know what's using your CPU [EoT] [SoU] yes it's a very useful tool [EoU]	[SoT] yes ccleaner and glary is what I use for my windows op systems [EoT]
[SoT] great :-) [EoT] [SoU] as far as I recall ccleaner was mostly for Windows Registery, you don't have such thing in a Linux environment [EoU]	[SoT] ok I am installing it now [EoT]
[SoT] well you don't need that with Ubuntu, so let's see what's eating your system's resources [EoT] [SoU] got it installed? [EoU]	[SoT] well it's not letting me download it, it says that it requires installation of untrusted packages and I click ok and it stops the download. It doesn't give me any other option [EoT]
[SoT] how did you install ? [EoT] [SoU] do an update, do you know how? [EoU] [SoU] also, do you update whenever there's an update available? [EoU]	[SoT] yes I always make sure I keep it up to date [EoT]
[SoT] first of all, do you do any production work on this Ubuntu? [EoT]	[SoT] production work? [EoT]
[SoT] video editing? [EoT]	[SoT] yes [EoT]
[SoT] what tool are you using? [EoT] [SoU] OK back to your problem, was making sure of the tools you need most [EoU] [SoU] you had this problem earlier before I told you about htop? [EoU] [SoU] see if there updates available, then try to install htop again [EoU]	[SoT] yeah I already made sure everything was up to date before I got on this chat [EoT]
[SoT] you could try top [EoT] [SoU] see if you have top installed [EoU]	[SoT] actually I am being swamped with some problems at the moment haha I am going to have to get off here and start takin care of some of this [EoT]
[SoT] what torrent client is eating up your CPU? [EoT]	[SoT] I am trying to do to much at one time [EoT]
[SoT] unfortunately I can't do that heh, I get nervous multitasking [EoT]	[SoT] yeah I multitask alot hahah and I got ahead of myself at the moment [EoT]
[SoT] restarting your transmission is the shorter faster solution [EoT] [SoU] I wonder how you could find out it's Transmission though ;-) [EoU]	[SoT] I am good at sensing these things [EoT]
[SoT] hahaha yeah right [EoT]	[SoT] I pay close attention to how my computer acts at all times [EoT]
[SoT] it's not an engine mek ;-) [EoT]	[SoT] I am computer whisperer [EoT]
[SoT] you use voice recognition to use your computer? [EoT]	[SoT] abort [EoT]
[SoT] hahaha nice one [EoT]	[SoT] uh your last trasmission was jumbled so anyways hows the weather over there in idaho [EoT]
[SoT] no worries I was just busy Rolling on Floor Laughing [EoT]	[SoT] oh I thought maybe I was gettin to weird [EoT]
[SoT] heh it's cool no worries [EoT] [SoU] may I PM? [EoU]	[SoT] cool [EOS]
[BOS] hax are upon us [EoT] [SoU] does anyone know why ubuntu 11.04 is using hax on my icon themes to make it so i cant change it? [EoU]	[SoT] did you ask nicely? [EoT]
[SoT] i begged the login screen to put its RATs away and let me have my life back. and i got no response [EoT]	[SoT] how are you trying to change your icon theme? [EoT]
[SoT] in the "custom" box it says that the crystal theme is selected, but nothing happens [EoT] [SoU] i tried with multiple themes too [EoU] [SoU] any ideas? cause its hard to search google for an issue with such widely used words and interests with little problems from them [EoU]	[SoT] does gconf-editor reflect the icon theme change? [EoT]
[SoT] in gconf-editor, what is the location of the icons? [EoT]	[SoT] I don't know offhand. I'll look in a minute if you can't find it (there's a search function) [EoT]
[SoT] k thx [EoT] [SoU] all the values say schema, and it is unchangable [EoU]	[SoT] it's probably /desktop/gnome/interface/icon_theme [EoT]
[SoT] http://pastebin.com/Eh4XH7kL [EoT]	[SoT] ls -l ~/.gconf/ there is no 'd' in this command [EoT]
[SoT] i honestly dont know [EoT]	[SoT] pastebin output of the following run as your user: find ~/.gnome2 ~/.gconf ~/.config ! -user $USER [EoT]
[SoT] this command has no output... [EoT]	[SoT] ls -l ~/.gconf/desktop/gnome/interface/%gconf.xml [EoT]
[SoT] well where was you going with this? [EoT] [SoU] yes, give command again [EoU]	[SoT] ls -l ~/.gconf/desktop/gnome/interface/%gconf.xml [EoT]
[SoT] i dont think that command had anything to do with my comp going out [EoT] [SoU] i was going to do that, but how do i know the name of the icon them i want to use [EoU] [SoU] when i run gconf-editor as normal, it says its set to "crystal" [EoU]	[SoT] mine is set to "gnome", try that [EoT]
[SoT] any other suggestions? [EoT] [SoU] when i set it as gnome. it "changed" but no visual change [EoU]	[SoT] where are you looking to check for visual changes? [EoT]
[SoT] yes sir [EoT] [SoU] im looking at my desktop at the "untitled folder" [EoU]	[SoT] see if you can reproduce behavior with a fresh new user [EoT]
[SoT] no i cant. it works fine on the new user i created [EoT] [SoU] right [EoU]	[SoT] so there seem to be 2 issues, right? 1) gnome-appearance-properties isn't able to change the icon theme and 2) even if you change the gconf value for your icon theme, nautilus does not take notice [EoT]
[SoT] command was not found [EoT]	[SoT] for what? [EoT]
[SoT] if i delete them. the only settings i will lose is my apperance correct? [EoT]	[SoT] ~/.xsession-errors is text file [EoT]
[SoT] im sry i cant find things. i swear it wasnt there a second ago [EoT]	[SoT] when you get a chance try running gnome-appearance-properties from a terminal [EoT]
[SoT] that loaded the normal theme manager... [EoT]	[SoT] right, now try to change icon theme and look for terminal output [EoT]
[SoT] no terminal output [EoT]	[SoT] and you are unable to select a different icon theme? [EoT]
[SoT] install a web server [EoT]	[SoT] what have you done since install? [EoT]
[SoT] 11.04 [EoT] [SoU] yes sir. its in repos [EoU]	[SoT] what's the package name? [EoT]
[SoT] i also installed compizconfig settings [EoT]	[SoT] you never answered my questions before when I asked you what you meant when you said you were running things as root [EoT]
[SoT] well gconf-edit has a different icon theme output as sudo, rather than not typing sudo [EoT]	[SoT] nothing else? [EoT]
[SoT] correct [EoT]	[SoT] are you changing the icon theme without sudo? [EoT]
[SoT] idk, i give up man [EoT]	[SoT] are you changing the icon theme without sudo? [EoT]
[SoT] but why do i need execute permissions on directories? [EoT] [SoU] are you sure about that? i thought to execute meant to run something like a perl script... [EoU]	[SoT] not for directories [EoT]
[SoT] even with 774 permissions. i still cant upload. i get critical file error - permissions [EoT]	[SoT] and with 775? [EoT]
[SoT] filezilla [EoT]	[SoT] using ssh or an ftpd? [EoT]
[SoT] no im not... but i am sure that i am logged in as ftpuser, and that ftpuser is added to a group called ftpuser [EoT]	[SoT] what ftp daemon are you using? [EoT]
[SoT] http://pastebin.com/Wzc2nKVC [EoT]	[SoT] it says "anonymous access granted", is that normal/expected? [EoT]
[SoT] i believe so. i never told it to connect anonymously [EoT]	[SoT] I would investigate this "Anonymous access granted, restrictions apply", it does not seem normal [EoT]
[SoT] so how do i set this up to do it through ftp? cause every guide ive read to this point has told me its all about permissions [EoT] [SoU] ok my question is then, how do i make it so a user across ftp, can write to a directory. assuming all of my file permissions are correct [EoU]	[SoT] did writing to the directory as ftpuser using a shell, work? [EoT]
[SoT] to test this, ill just change my permissions to ftpuser, and do a mv? [EoT]	[SoT] don't change any permissions [EoT]
[SoT] through software center [EoT] [SoU] correct [EoU] [SoU] through a shell, i went to the "Uploads" folder, and did "touch text.txt" it worked [EoU]	[SoT] to start another thread of thought... how did you install proftpd? [EoT]
[SoT] http://pastebin.com/Gc7D4gSC [EoT] [SoU] what ftp server do you use? [EoU]	[SoT] it's fine as it is [EoT]
[SoT] rly my new question is. is there a ssh client? for window users and such. [EoT]	[SoT] your users can use sftp basically the same way they use ftp. filezilla is able to do this for example (or winscp or nautilus on linux) [EoT]
[SoT] and what are some sftp servers? [EoT] [SoU] i run several several other servers. earth having access to ssh wont effect anything will it? [EoU] [SoU] i want to create a public ftp account. that anyone can download all public files, and add to 1 folder, called "uploads" then from there i will manage them myself [EoU]	[SoT] that's something probably better suited for an ftp server, but see what others say [EOS]
[BOS] xorg autoprobes to try and guess what it should do [EoT]	[SoT] mine is guessing wrong. It puts out a signal that my monitor cannot process. [EoT]
[SoT] where did your xorg.conf go? :) [EoT]	[SoT] After upgrading from 8.10 to 9.04 my X wasn't working properly. I was advised to delete it, at which point it started working at 800x600. When I put the previous xorg.conf back in place X stopped working again. [EoT]
[SoT] gotcha. you can try regenerating a brand new one with sudo Xorg -configure [EoT]	[SoT] fatal error. Server is already active for display 0 [EoT]
[SoT] oh, you're in X now? sorry, thought you were on a different computer or something :) [EoT] [SoU] try sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg [EoU]	[SoT] I am chatting on a different computer. However my problem child is on the same kvm and is only a couple of keystrokes away. [EoT]
[SoT] but X is running on the problem computer? [EoT]	[SoT] I think it is. I get an Input not supported error on my monitor when I go to CTRL-ALT-F7 [EoT]
[SoT] gotcha. try and shut it down with sudo service gdm stop [EoT]	[SoT] service stopped. CTRL-ALT-F7 shows a blank "text" screen with a flashing underscore cursor in the top left corner. [EoT]
[SoT] yay, xorg is off now. try sudo Xorg -configure again [EoT] [SoU] ok. does /etc/X11/xorg.conf exist now? [EoU]	[SoT] lots of stuff. List of video drivers, etc. [EoT]
[SoT] oh, okay. was your old broken xorg.conf still in place? [EoT]	[SoT] there is no /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. [EoT]
[SoT] interesting, i thought it would put the new one in place then. no matter. sudo mv /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf [EoT] [SoU] computer catch fire? [EoU]	[SoT] I've been tempted to set it on fire. I did an apt-get remove on the nvidia drivers earlier, and now I'm reinstalling. [EoT]
[SoT] nod, ok [EoT]	[SoT] Serraphyn, I just reinstalled nvidia, and ran startx. I got this: http://pastebin.com/NBCFCtQJ [EoT]
[SoT] that was after you'd moved /root/xorg.conf.new to /etc/X11/xorg.conf? [EoT]	[SoT] no, before [EoT]
[SoT] ok, i half-expected that if your system is in a state of weirdness w.r.t. nvidia drivers :) [EoT] [SoU] try the Xorg -configure one? [EoU]	[SoT] do you want me to erase the xorg.conf first and then do the Xorg -configure? [EoT]
[SoT] move it to xorg.conf.old or something and then mv /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf (since we generated it before) [EoT]	[SoT] http://pastebin.com/NCccqhue [EoT]
[SoT] interesting. okay, one more hail-mary [EoT]	[SoT] replace the computer? [EoT]
[SoT] haha, not quite there yet :) go ahead and rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf since we can recreate it if we need to and it's broken anyway [EoT] [SoU] then sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg [EoU]	[SoT] Oooh, a text interface... [EoT]
[SoT] do not disparage ncurses! ;) [EoT]	[SoT] That was an Ooo of appreciation. I've been looking for something like that ever since the initial foulup. [EoT]
[SoT] oh! happy to oblige :) let's hope it works [EoT] [SoU] here's a bit of a walkthrough if any of the steps look frightening. http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/how_to_fix_your_computers_graphics_with_dpkg-reconfigure [EoU]	[SoT] It asked me a bunch of questions about my keyboard and then finished. There is a new xorg.conf [EoT]
[SoT] cross your fingers and sudo service gdm start [EoT]	[SoT] startx gives me this: (EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA X driver not found) [EoT]
[SoT] booo [EoT] [SoU] and you said you reinstalled the nvidia hardware drivers, right? [EoU]	[SoT] yes [EoT]
[SoT] :( i'm about out of ideas [EoT]	[SoT] Hang on... I did an aptitude --display-format '%p' search '?installed!?automatic'\|grep -i nvidia and only nvidia-glx-180 was displayed. [EoT]
[SoT] that's no good. maybe sudo aptitude reinstall nvidia-common [EoT] [SoU] see if that pulls in the other dependencies [EoU]	[SoT] Before, it showed nvidia-glx-96, nvidia-settings, and nvidia-kernel-common [EoT]

[BOS] hi, this might be offtopic to some extent, but I can surely use good opinions/ideas, HP Pavilion dv6 with colorful vertical lines, from what I've seen it seems to be caused by heat ! [EoT] [SoU] did any of you guys experience something similar? [EoU]

[SoT] what is dv6? [EoT]

[SoT] I was stupid enough to not check and then double check for problems with those models of HP notebooks/laptops [EoT]

[SoT] if you know this is caused by heat the only easy solution is to just make sure you keep it as cool as possible [EoT]

[SoT] cause I would've discovered things like http://hpverticalline.com/ before I buy [EoT] [SoU] did you have a similar problem? [EoU]

[SoT] my aunt is having the same problem with a dell [EoT]

[SoT] the problem is I can't live with it, simply cause I move alot which means heat for short [EoT] [SoU] well, you didn't help her getting it fixed? [EoU]

[SoT] the only QUICK solution I can think of is to get one of those cooling pads they make for laptops with the extra fans in them. [EoT]

[SoT] the problem seems to exist in the screen inverter [EoT] [SoU] due to a very stupid heatsink design [EoU]

[SoT] yes she had to buy a new screen [EoT]

[SoT] yeah I thought of that already, the problem is that it's not fixed yet [EoT] [SoU] I think I should get rid of it [EoU]

[SoT] yes even if you buy a new screen it will either only be a temporary fix or not stop completely the only other option is to send it into HP unless you know someone with spare parts [EoT]

[SoT] even if I sent it to HP care, it's a temporary fix, they'd replace the inverter same problem exists I think [EoT]

[SoT] since your not the only one I am sure that has had this problem they may have redesigned the parts to work better [EoT]

[SoT] yeah no one learns for free [EoT] [SoU] yeah I'm hoping for that, the problem is that the only solution would be in the inverter itself cause they wouldn't be able to modify my frigin notebook's casing design [EoU] [SoU] half the heat goes up to the inverter [EoU] [SoU] yes I'm hoping [EoU]

[SoT] honestly if you send it in and have it fixed then the battle would be keeping it cool so it doesnt happen again. I would just invest in a better laptop [EoT]

[SoT] although I guess mine isn't that Old [EoT]

[SoT] there are plenty of low cost laptops out there now that will last 10 years or better [EoT]

[SoT] I guess it was manufactured way after that problem was wide spread [EoT]

[SoT] what is so great about that model? [EoT]

[SoT] It would be hard to choose something with a similar Hardware specifications [EoT] [SoU] it's just the 3MB L2 cache and 4MB RAM with ATI Radeon [EoU]

[SoT] oh yeah I see your point [EoT]

[SoT] I guess I'll have to contact HP support and try to convince them to tell me if they've developed a solution for such problem heh [EoT]

[SoT] yeah that's what I would do so you know if the problem will actually be fixed or not [EoT]

[SoT] do you know a better Laptop with similar hardware? [EoT]

[SoT] I like it, it works great for multimedia [EoT]

[SoT] never heard of it heh [EoT] [SoU] sounds an Acer? [EoU]

[SoT] yeah they are a division of acer [EoT]

[SoT] nice [EoT]

[SoT] I am big on multimedia and it works great for that. [EoT]

[SoT] I wonder about graphics too [EoT]

[SoT] but I am also a hobbyist and like to fix up and use old computer [EoT]

[SoT] well I guess I know what I have to do, and I should've waited to get a Dell Altitude or something [EoT]

[SoT] what do you use it for? [EoT]

[SoT] I'm investing money in laptop/notebook cause I don't have a Desktop PC [EoT]

[SoT] get this [EoT]

[SoT] well a wide varity of uses actually [EoT]

[SoT] I do alot of video like movies and all that [EoT]

[SoT] 3D Modeling sometimes as well [EoT] [SoU] yeah and of course heavy Video editing [EoU]

[SoT] I am using RIGHT NOW a IBM Thinkpad 600X w/ Pentium III 500mhz and I am able to stream my movies to the PS3 just fine [EoT]

[SoT] I've been using configurations like that for ages, and thought it's time for some Luxury if you know what I mean a relief instead of waiting for Rendering [EoT]

[SoT] yes I know what you mean that is what I got the Emachines laptop for, if I need any power processing to be done [EoT]

[SoT] you can't do more tasks with rendering in background "Even with my hardware specs" [EoT]

[SoT] I am not sure what you mean by rendering? [EoT]

[SoT] High Definition videos or 3D animations sometimes [EoT] [SoU] yeah I figured :-) [EoU]

[SoT] it was mostly a project just to see if it could do it [EoT]

[SoT] I think I came across something like ccleaner although I never needed such things with Linux in general [EoT]

[SoT] Linux doesn't need those types of programs? I am wondering because it seems like this laptop has been slowing down lately [EoT]

[SoT] I'm sure you can find out more on Ubuntu Forums, cause I can't recall at the moment [EoT] [SoU] I'll try to remember though :-) [EoU] [SoU] slowing down, could be caused by a number of reasons, did you try a tool like htop? to monitor CPU/Mem usage [EoU]

[SoT] just to perform basic tasks [EoT]

[SoT] well htop is a CLI utility that would tell you what's the process using your CPU/Mem the most [EoT] [SoU] can you get it? [EoU]

[SoT] I am not sure but I will check into that [EoT]

[SoT] first you need to know what's using your CPU [EoT] [SoU] yes it's a very useful tool [EoU]

[SoT] yes ccleaner and glary is what I use for my windows op systems [EoT]

[SoT] great :-) [EoT] [SoU] as far as I recall ccleaner was mostly for Windows Registery, you don't have such thing in a Linux environment [EoU]

[SoT] ok I am installing it now [EoT]

[SoT] well you don't need that with Ubuntu, so let's see what's eating your system's resources [EoT] [SoU] got it installed? [EoU]

[SoT] well it's not letting me download it, it says that it requires installation of untrusted packages and I click ok and it stops the download. It doesn't give me any other option [EoT]

[SoT] how did you install ? [EoT] [SoU] do an update, do you know how? [EoU] [SoU] also, do you update whenever there's an update available? [EoU]

[SoT] yes I always make sure I keep it up to date [EoT]

[SoT] first of all, do you do any production work on this Ubuntu? [EoT]

[SoT] production work? [EoT]

[SoT] video editing? [EoT]

[SoT] yes [EoT]

[SoT] what tool are you using? [EoT] [SoU] OK back to your problem, was making sure of the tools you need most [EoU] [SoU] you had this problem earlier before I told you about htop? [EoU] [SoU] see if there updates available, then try to install htop again [EoU]

[SoT] yeah I already made sure everything was up to date before I got on this chat [EoT]

[SoT] you could try top [EoT] [SoU] see if you have top installed [EoU]

[SoT] actually I am being swamped with some problems at the moment haha I am going to have to get off here and start takin care of some of this [EoT]

[SoT] what torrent client is eating up your CPU? [EoT]

[SoT] I am trying to do to much at one time [EoT]

[SoT] unfortunately I can't do that heh, I get nervous multitasking [EoT]

[SoT] yeah I multitask alot hahah and I got ahead of myself at the moment [EoT]

[SoT] restarting your transmission is the shorter faster solution [EoT] [SoU] I wonder how you could find out it's Transmission though ;-) [EoU]

[SoT] I am good at sensing these things [EoT]

[SoT] hahaha yeah right [EoT]

[SoT] I pay close attention to how my computer acts at all times [EoT]

[SoT] it's not an engine mek ;-) [EoT]

[SoT] I am computer whisperer [EoT]

[SoT] you use voice recognition to use your computer? [EoT]

[SoT] abort [EoT]

[SoT] hahaha nice one [EoT]

[SoT] uh your last trasmission was jumbled so anyways hows the weather over there in idaho [EoT]

[SoT] no worries I was just busy Rolling on Floor Laughing [EoT]

[SoT] oh I thought maybe I was gettin to weird [EoT]

[SoT] heh it's cool no worries [EoT] [SoU] may I PM? [EoU]

[SoT] cool [EOS]

[BOS] hax are upon us [EoT] [SoU] does anyone know why ubuntu 11.04 is using hax on my icon themes to make it so i cant change it? [EoU]

[SoT] did you ask nicely? [EoT]

[SoT] i begged the login screen to put its RATs away and let me have my life back. and i got no response [EoT]

[SoT] how are you trying to change your icon theme? [EoT]

[SoT] in the "custom" box it says that the crystal theme is selected, but nothing happens [EoT] [SoU] i tried with multiple themes too [EoU] [SoU] any ideas? cause its hard to search google for an issue with such widely used words and interests with little problems from them [EoU]

[SoT] does gconf-editor reflect the icon theme change? [EoT]

[SoT] in gconf-editor, what is the location of the icons? [EoT]

[SoT] I don't know offhand. I'll look in a minute if you can't find it (there's a search function) [EoT]

[SoT] k thx [EoT] [SoU] all the values say schema, and it is unchangable [EoU]

[SoT] it's probably /desktop/gnome/interface/icon_theme [EoT]

[SoT] http://pastebin.com/Eh4XH7kL [EoT]

[SoT] ls -l ~/.gconf/ there is no 'd' in this command [EoT]

[SoT] i honestly dont know [EoT]

[SoT] pastebin output of the following run as your user: find ~/.gnome2 ~/.gconf ~/.config ! -user $USER [EoT]

[SoT] this command has no output... [EoT]

[SoT] ls -l ~/.gconf/desktop/gnome/interface/%gconf.xml [EoT]

[SoT] well where was you going with this? [EoT] [SoU] yes, give command again [EoU]

[SoT] ls -l ~/.gconf/desktop/gnome/interface/%gconf.xml [EoT]

[SoT] i dont think that command had anything to do with my comp going out [EoT] [SoU] i was going to do that, but how do i know the name of the icon them i want to use [EoU] [SoU] when i run gconf-editor as normal, it says its set to "crystal" [EoU]

[SoT] mine is set to "gnome", try that [EoT]

[SoT] any other suggestions? [EoT] [SoU] when i set it as gnome. it "changed" but no visual change [EoU]

[SoT] where are you looking to check for visual changes? [EoT]

[SoT] yes sir [EoT] [SoU] im looking at my desktop at the "untitled folder" [EoU]

[SoT] see if you can reproduce behavior with a fresh new user [EoT]

[SoT] no i cant. it works fine on the new user i created [EoT] [SoU] right [EoU]

[SoT] so there seem to be 2 issues, right? 1) gnome-appearance-properties isn't able to change the icon theme and 2) even if you change the gconf value for your icon theme, nautilus does not take notice [EoT]

[SoT] command was not found [EoT]

[SoT] for what? [EoT]

[SoT] if i delete them. the only settings i will lose is my apperance correct? [EoT]

[SoT] ~/.xsession-errors is text file [EoT]

[SoT] im sry i cant find things. i swear it wasnt there a second ago [EoT]

[SoT] when you get a chance try running gnome-appearance-properties from a terminal [EoT]

[SoT] that loaded the normal theme manager... [EoT]

[SoT] right, now try to change icon theme and look for terminal output [EoT]

[SoT] no terminal output [EoT]

[SoT] and you are unable to select a different icon theme? [EoT]

[SoT] install a web server [EoT]

[SoT] what have you done since install? [EoT]

[SoT] 11.04 [EoT] [SoU] yes sir. its in repos [EoU]

[SoT] what's the package name? [EoT]

[SoT] i also installed compizconfig settings [EoT]

[SoT] you never answered my questions before when I asked you what you meant when you said you were running things as root [EoT]

[SoT] well gconf-edit has a different icon theme output as sudo, rather than not typing sudo [EoT]

[SoT] nothing else? [EoT]

[SoT] correct [EoT]

[SoT] are you changing the icon theme *without* sudo? [EoT]

[SoT] idk, i give up man [EoT]

[SoT] are you changing the icon theme *without* sudo? [EoT]

[SoT] but why do i need execute permissions on directories? [EoT] [SoU] are you sure about that? i thought to execute meant to run something like a perl script... [EoU]

[SoT] not for directories [EoT]

[SoT] even with 774 permissions. i still cant upload. i get critical file error - permissions [EoT]

[SoT] and with 775? [EoT]

[SoT] filezilla [EoT]

[SoT] using ssh or an ftpd? [EoT]

[SoT] no im not... but i am sure that i am logged in as ftpuser, and that ftpuser is added to a group called ftpuser [EoT]

[SoT] what ftp daemon are you using? [EoT]

[SoT] http://pastebin.com/Wzc2nKVC [EoT]

[SoT] it says "anonymous access granted", is that normal/expected? [EoT]

[SoT] i believe so. i never told it to connect anonymously [EoT]

[SoT] I would investigate this "Anonymous access granted, restrictions apply", it does not seem normal [EoT]

[SoT] so how do i set this up to do it through ftp? cause every guide ive read to this point has told me its all about permissions [EoT] [SoU] ok my question is then, how do i make it so a user across ftp, can write to a directory. assuming all of my file permissions are correct [EoU]

[SoT] did writing to the directory as ftpuser using a shell, work? [EoT]

[SoT] to test this, ill just change my permissions to ftpuser, and do a mv? [EoT]

[SoT] don't change any permissions [EoT]

[SoT] through software center [EoT] [SoU] correct [EoU] [SoU] through a shell, i went to the "Uploads" folder, and did "touch text.txt" it worked [EoU]

[SoT] to start another thread of thought... how did you install proftpd? [EoT]

[SoT] http://pastebin.com/Gc7D4gSC [EoT] [SoU] what ftp server do you use? [EoU]

[SoT] it's fine as it is [EoT]

[SoT] rly my new question is. is there a ssh client? for window users and such. [EoT]

[SoT] your users can use sftp basically the same way they use ftp. filezilla is able to do this for example (or winscp or nautilus on linux) [EoT]

[SoT] and what are some sftp servers? [EoT] [SoU] i run several several other servers. earth having access to ssh wont effect anything will it? [EoU] [SoU] i want to create a public ftp account. that anyone can download all public files, and add to 1 folder, called "uploads" then from there i will manage them myself [EoU]

[SoT] that's something probably better suited for an ftp server, but see what others say [EOS]

[BOS] xorg autoprobes to try and guess what it should do [EoT]

[SoT] mine is guessing wrong. It puts out a signal that my monitor cannot process. [EoT]

[SoT] where did your xorg.conf go? :) [EoT]

[SoT] After upgrading from 8.10 to 9.04 my X wasn't working properly. I was advised to delete it, at which point it started working at 800x600. When I put the previous xorg.conf back in place X stopped working again. [EoT]

[SoT] gotcha. you can try regenerating a brand new one with sudo Xorg -configure [EoT]

[SoT] fatal error. Server is already active for display 0 [EoT]

[SoT] oh, you're in X now? sorry, thought you were on a different computer or something :) [EoT] [SoU] try sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg [EoU]

[SoT] I am chatting on a different computer. However my problem child is on the same kvm and is only a couple of keystrokes away. [EoT]

[SoT] but X is running on the problem computer? [EoT]

[SoT] I think it is. I get an Input not supported error on my monitor when I go to CTRL-ALT-F7 [EoT]

[SoT] gotcha. try and shut it down with sudo service gdm stop [EoT]

[SoT] service stopped. CTRL-ALT-F7 shows a blank "text" screen with a flashing underscore cursor in the top left corner. [EoT]

[SoT] yay, xorg is off now. try sudo Xorg -configure again [EoT] [SoU] ok. does /etc/X11/xorg.conf exist now? [EoU]

[SoT] lots of stuff. List of video drivers, etc. [EoT]

[SoT] oh, okay. was your old broken xorg.conf still in place? [EoT]

[SoT] there is no /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. [EoT]

[SoT] interesting, i thought it would put the new one in place then. no matter. sudo mv /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf [EoT] [SoU] computer catch fire? [EoU]

[SoT] I've been tempted to set it on fire. I did an apt-get remove on the nvidia drivers earlier, and now I'm reinstalling. [EoT]

[SoT] nod, ok [EoT]

[SoT] Serraphyn, I just reinstalled nvidia, and ran startx. I got this: http://pastebin.com/NBCFCtQJ [EoT]

[SoT] that was after you'd moved /root/xorg.conf.new to /etc/X11/xorg.conf? [EoT]

[SoT] no, before [EoT]

[SoT] ok, i half-expected that if your system is in a state of weirdness w.r.t. nvidia drivers :) [EoT] [SoU] try the Xorg -configure one? [EoU]

[SoT] do you want me to erase the xorg.conf first and then do the Xorg -configure? [EoT]

[SoT] move it to xorg.conf.old or something and then mv /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf (since we generated it before) [EoT]

[SoT] http://pastebin.com/NCccqhue [EoT]

[SoT] interesting. okay, one more hail-mary [EoT]

[SoT] replace the computer? [EoT]

[SoT] haha, not quite there yet :) go ahead and rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf since we can recreate it if we need to and it's broken anyway [EoT] [SoU] then sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg [EoU]

[SoT] Oooh, a text interface... [EoT]

[SoT] do not disparage ncurses! ;) [EoT]

[SoT] That was an Ooo of appreciation. I've been looking for something like that ever since the initial foulup. [EoT]

[SoT] oh! happy to oblige :) let's hope it works [EoT] [SoU] here's a bit of a walkthrough if any of the steps look frightening. http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/how_to_fix_your_computers_graphics_with_dpkg-reconfigure [EoU]

[SoT] It asked me a bunch of questions about my keyboard and then finished. There is a new xorg.conf [EoT]

[SoT] cross your fingers and sudo service gdm start [EoT]

[SoT] startx gives me this: (EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA X driver not found) [EoT]

[SoT] booo [EoT] [SoU] and you said you reinstalled the nvidia hardware drivers, right? [EoU]

[SoT] yes [EoT]

[SoT] :( i'm about out of ideas [EoT]

[SoT] Hang on... I did an aptitude --display-format '%p' search '?installed!?automatic'|grep -i nvidia and only nvidia-glx-180 was displayed. [EoT]

[SoT] that's no good. maybe sudo aptitude reinstall nvidia-common [EoT] [SoU] see if that pulls in the other dependencies [EoU]

[SoT] Before, it showed nvidia-glx-96, nvidia-settings, and nvidia-kernel-common [EoT]