ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 46, Issue 27
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Mon Jun 2 19:15:30 UTC 2008
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> 1. Re: another interesting video problem VLC won't play dvd-
> resolved. (Gary Kirkpatrick)
> 2. Re: Fwd: problems with VLC and Totem playing image on
> external monitor (Gary Kirkpatrick)
> 3. Re: Ubuntu on an external drive---how to? (Derek Broughton)
> 4. Re: hotspot billing software (Vitorio Okio)
> 5. Re: another interesting video problem VLC won't play dvd-
> resolved. (Mario Vukelic)
> 6. Re: another interesting video problem VLC won't play dvd-
> resolved. (Mario Vukelic)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 14:19:03 -0400
> From: "Gary Kirkpatrick" <pegngary at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: another interesting video problem VLC won't play dvd-
> resolved.
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> Nautilus does not find a file called (/var/log/Xorg.0.log). Do you know
> what directory (is that the linux word?) this file is stored in? Perhaps
> I
> can find it manually. I asume it opens with a text editor- is that
> correct?
>
> I thought (since I am a fairly basic computer person) you meant for me to
> execute that file and give the read out.
>
> Thanks
>
> G
>
> PS I'll stick with gmail until this problem is resolved. Switching at
> this
> point might further compliacate matters.
>
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Mario Vukelic <mario.vukelic at dantian.org>
> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 2008-06-02 at 13:18 -0400, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
>> > I am using gmail. Wonder why the thread is getting lost. I can't
>> > imagine what I woiuld be doing to cause the disruptions to the thread.
>> > I'll switch to yahoo. Sorry about the problem.
>>
>> Sure, gmail. I should have noticed from the address. Something is wrong
>> with gmail in this regard, but I don't use it and keep forgetting.
>>
>> > The xlog command yielded permission denied.
>>
>> Which command? I just meant that you should attach this file
>> (/var/log/Xorg.0.log) to a reply. Unless your system is set up very
>> weirdly, you should certainly be able to read, and thus attach, it.
>>
>> > Per Dell the video card is integrated on the motherboard is ATI Mobile
>> > Radeon 9000. Is that enough info?
>>
>> I'd prefer the log file. It contains a great deal of information about
>> the card and what goes on during startup of Xorg, and this would be very
>> helpful. Currently I am not sure what is going on and it would just be
>> wasting your time to try and help without knowing the details.
>>
>>
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> Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 14:28:22 -0400
> From: "Gary Kirkpatrick" <pegngary at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Fwd: problems with VLC and Totem playing image on
> external monitor
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
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> Here's what happened just now as I connected the external monitor.
>
> 1) I could not get the external to activate at all, even with grandr. I
> rebooted and it came up.
>
> 2) I started a dvd. It played only in the internal monitor; in the
> external
> it showed the totem window.
>
> 3) Opened grandr, clicked 'off" for the LVDS monitor, the dvd played on
> the
> monitor just fine..
>
> 4. Clicked on 'auto' on LVDS monitor, then applied, nothing happened
> except
> I lost the mouse pointer for a bit.
>
> 5. clicked on 'off' again, apply, nothing happend.
>
> 6. checked 'auto' on both internal and external monitor, dvd playing
> switched to internal monitor, external went black, could not find the
> mouse
> at all, tho i could find the mouse's location by hitting 'control,' which
> caused a pulsation showing the mouse position. Rebooted and that got me
> back to where I started.
>
> So, does that help? I wonder if 1) I should reinstall ubuntu or 2) if the
> problem lies with the external monitor or its interactions with ubuntu.
>
> I also have another issue- I think Ihave two versions of ubuntu installed-
> I've sent out a question about that.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> G
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 1:25 PM, Kilian Rambach <kilian.rambach at gmx.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Perhaps you have to check LVDS "auto" to reenable the internal monitor?
>> I am not sure...
>> By the way, don't hesitate to ask questions, if I didnt' want to answer,
>> I wouldn't ;-)
>>
>> Cheers
>> Kilian
>>
>> Gary Kirkpatrick schrieb:
>> > I have trouble finding what I am looking for on Help and Support. I
>> > always gothere first, although perhaps I give up too soon. I do a
>> > search on the issue; sometimes I might not use the correct vocabulary.
>> >
>> > Someone wrote a good essay on linux that I've lost.
>> >
>> > I installed grandr and got the link to display on a menu. Using that
>> > menu I can disable the internal monitor and dvds will play on the
>> > external monitor. So far so good.
>> >
>> > When I want to re-enable the internal monitor I have problems. As I
>> > recall from last night, I uncheck LDVS 'off.' I then lose the
>> > external
>> > monitor and either the internal one does not reactivate (that's what
>> > happened the first time) or the internal monitor reactivates without
>> > the
>> > mouse and I lose the external one.
>> >
>> > If this does not make sense, don't spend a lot of your time on it, let
>> > me know and I'll try again and write down what happens. I am having to
>> > recall from last night.
>> >
>> >
>> > Gary
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 12:52 AM, Mario Vukelic
>> > <mario.vukelic at dantian.org <mailto:mario.vukelic at dantian.org>> wrote:
>> >
>> > On Sun, 2008-06-01 at 18:13 -0400, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
>> > > If I could find a good manual I'd read through it.
>> >
>> > Menu System > Help and Support is a good place to start, and this
>> post
>> > of mine has some pointers:
>> >
>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2008-April/144432.html
>> >
>> > :)
>> >
>> >
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> Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:17:12 -0300
> From: Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca>
> Subject: Re: Ubuntu on an external drive---how to?
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> Kanda Kumar V wrote:
>
>> I've tried installing the boot loader (the grub) into /dev/sda (my
>> external drive) and when i reboot after the installation finishes.. i'm
>> getting grub error 17. i can't boot from my external USB device... i've
>> set my boot priority in BIOS as 1. USB hdd 2.CD drive 3.internal disk(the
>> windows one)...
>>
>> my external drive is an Western digital USB external HDD.
>
> Grub error 17 is "can't mount partition" (please post the error messages,
> we
> shouldn't have to go looking)
>
> Which makes one wonder if you really have grub pointing at the right
> device/partition.
>
> Regardless of whether /dev/sda really is the USB drive, there are a couple
> of other options.
>
> 1) You probably can't boot from a USB device if usbstorage, and probably
> other modules aren't in the initrd image in /boot. I can't begin to
> imagine how you make sure the right modules are there.
>
> 2) You might try installing grub to the USB drive's partition superblock,
> rather than the MBR, and chaining from the internal drive's grub. The
> entry in the internal drive's boot menu.lst would look like:
>
> title USB Boot
> root (hd1,0)
> makeactive
> chainloader +1
>
> --
> derek
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:41:41 -0700
> From: "Vitorio Okio" <ovitorio at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: hotspot billing software
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <g21et1$cdc$1 at ger.gmane.org>
>
>
> "ike.ubuntu" <ike.ubuntu at live.com> wrote in message
> news:BAY121-DAV48EC2CC5AA0B08C7233B9E7BB0 at phx.gbl...
>>i run an internet cafe & have decided to use ubuntu server as my
>>proxy. All other computers in d LAN (including network users' wi-fi
>>enabled notebooks) run on windows. I am looking for network hotspot
>>billing software that will run on ubuntu server without the need to
>>install a client version on other computers accessing the internet
>>via the proxy. pls can anyone recommend a network (both wired &
>>unwired) hotspot billing software that is compatible with ubuntu
>>server. I dont mind if i have to buy it.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> I'm not sure I've understood you correctly but it looks to me that you
> might be interested to look into dd-wrt project. Just google for
> dd-wrt.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:41:27 +0200
> From: Mario Vukelic <mario.vukelic at dantian.org>
> Subject: Re: another interesting video problem VLC won't play dvd-
> resolved.
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> On Mon, 2008-06-02 at 14:19 -0400, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
>> Nautilus does not find a file called (/var/log/Xorg.0.log).
>
> Weird. What do yo see when you list /var/log ?
>
>> Do you know what directory (is that the linux word?) ...
>
> yes, that's the traditional word. Though graphical file managers like
> Nautilus have started to call it "Folder".
>
>> ... this file is stored in?
>
> The directory is ?/var/log. The file is Xorg.0.log
>
>> Perhaps I can find it manually.
>
> Open a terminal and enter "ls /var/log > ~/Desktop/var_log.txt" (without
> the quotes). After that you will have a file called var_log.txt on the
> Desktop. It will contain a list of the content of /var/log. Please
> attach (in case the problem of finding and attaching Xorg.0.log
> persists)
>
>> I asume it opens with a text editor- is that correct?
>
> Yes, that's correct.
>
>> I thought (since I am a fairly basic computer person) you meant for me
>> to execute that file and give the read out.
>
> No, it's a text file that contains log output of the display graphics
> system (Xorg)
>
>> PS I'll stick with gmail until this problem is resolved. Switching at
>> this point might further compliacate matters.
>
> Sure, no problem.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:44:41 +0200
> From: Mario Vukelic <mario.vukelic at dantian.org>
> Subject: Re: another interesting video problem VLC won't play dvd-
> resolved.
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID: <1212432281.13202.48.camel at chronic.localdomain>
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> On Mon, 2008-06-02 at 14:19 -0400, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
>> PS I'll stick with gmail until this problem is resolved. Switching at
>> this point might further compliacate matters.
>
> In fact, I see now that I got us sidetracked in the the "vlc won't play
> dvd" thread, so maybe in this case gmail isn't the problem (though there
> are some, in general).
>
> We should probably let this thread die and continue in the "VLC and
> Totem playing image on external monitor" thread.
>
>
>
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