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155 - Answering Questions with Eric
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155 - Answering Questions with Eric
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Recorded Live September 7, 2010.
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Notes:
Topics Covered:
- Special Feature: Tali (Robbie's daughter) Goes to School.
- How to say "Ubuntu". Oo-Boon-Too.
- Viewer Comment: I notice you have struggled with pronunciation of words such as Diaspora. Here are some helpful links to help you say your words correctly: forvo.com ... howjsay.com ... hearnames.com ... pronouncenames.com
- Re-captcha audio is hillarious.
- Eric has never used a chat room.
- Viewer Question: What is the command to slap someone with a large trout?
- Viewer Comment: Sound is in and out tonight.
- Viewer Comment: Thank you for all you do for the Category5 community & in particular to the Linux community.
- Viewer Question: I'm using an Epson Perfection 3590 Photo Scanner and it errors out in Linux. Is there a way to fix this?
- Viewer Question: What does Robbie's shirt say?
- [Attempted] Feature: Panorarmic image production using free software. (Massive fail due to computer crash)
- The usefulness of a panoramic image verses standard rectilinear images.
- Robbie visits the Barrie waterfront to snap a panoramic image of the Spirit Catcher.
- Stories from the Category5.TV Newsroom.
- Robbie miractulously becomes Mr. Toshiba Head.
- Creating panoramic images using a standard digital camera.
- Availability of Hugin for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
- Installing Hugin with Synaptic Package Manager.
- Loading images into Hugin Panorama Creator.
- Using automated control points in Hugin to create a panorarmic image.
- Viewer Comment: You can do a panoramic photo of a hockey game, but you need 6 cameras all shooting at the same time.
- Enabling Photometrics crashes Robbie's computer. ;)
- Viewer Comment: The knife portions of the Spirit Catcher actually fell off at one point in the past.
- Viewer Question: I'm thinking about putting Windows on an SSD, but then all the programs and games on a separate drive. What size drive would I want to use?
- Viewer Question: How do I move the "Program Files" folder off my C:\ drive?
- Creating junctions on Windows 7.
- Welcome to new viewers.
- Viewer Question: Can you write a country song about an Android phone?
- A little bit about Eric Kidd.
- Category5.TV Studios now has a couch. A couple people can now join the show in-studio.
- Viewer Question: Who is Eric?
- Viewer Question: Do I need Western Digital's Time Limited Error Recovery for my RAID 1?
Links to Relevant Web Sites:
- Forvo: forvo.com
- GNU Image Manipulation Program: gimp.org
- Category5.TV Newsroom: category5.tv/newsroom
- Ubuntu Linux: ubuntu.com
- Hugin: hugin.sourceforge.net
Top Stories from the Category5.TV Newsroom:
- The ATI vs NVIDIA debate will soon be sung to a different tune, as AMD announced its intent to phase out the ATI brand.
- Category5 Technology TV begins testing QR Code integration for smartphone users who want to watch the show.
- Toshiba has recalled around 41,000 modern laptops worldwide due to a potential burn hazard.
- Ubuntu 10.10 is available for preliminary beta testing.
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Read the Chat Logs +
(06:59:14 PM) raptor222 [~ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] entered the room.
(06:59:17 PM) chrisreich [~ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] entered the room.
(06:59:24 PM) Wreken: yea..... she will be the 2nd female on the show
(06:59:42 PM) Hillary: who will be the second female on the show!? ps, this is THE Hillary. ;) Live from school..
(06:59:54 PM) _Jot_ left the room (quit: Quit: ~ Trillian Astra - www.trillian.im ~).
(06:59:59 PM) evermind: hi Hillary, hows the school?
(07:00:02 PM) Wreken: Awesome......... Cool Beans
(07:00:08 PM) Hillary: Ohman....how much time do you have!
(07:00:11 PM) GregInTexas: How is trucking school?
(07:00:13 PM) evermind: quite some
(07:00:14 PM) Hillary: No, it;s good!
(07:00:16 PM) gpop7 left the room (quit: Client Quit).
(07:00:16 PM) evermind: finished todays stuff
(07:00:18 PM) evermind: =)
(07:00:21 PM) evermind: good to hear
(07:00:22 PM) Drumstick: Hillary: WE MISS YOU ALREADY!!
(07:00:42 PM) Hillary: I miss you all!
(07:00:46 PM) _Jot_ [~ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] entered the room.
(07:00:52 PM) chrisreich: Hi Honey! I'm home!
(07:00:56 PM) evermind: someone tuned the quality
(07:00:57 PM) Drumstick: ....not that RobbieF isn't smart or anything but we REALLY miss Hillary!
(07:00:58 PM) evermind: nice job
(07:01:03 PM) newzgerl [ae711846@gateway/web/freenode/ip.174.113.24.70] entered the room.
(07:01:12 PM) mode (+o _Jot_) by Warcow105
(07:01:19 PM) chrisreich: Is anyone else having trouble getting the player to come up?
(07:01:21 PM) gpop7 [638cbf1c@gateway/web/freenode/ip.99.140.191.28] entered the room.
(07:01:22 PM) EricKidd: i miss Hillary, too
(07:01:25 PM) evermind: not here, chrisreich
(07:01:25 PM) newzgerl: Hey all you weatherbuffs!
(07:01:30 PM) GoodGuy: no chrisreich
(07:01:31 PM) Wreken: We made up a story -- Your now an Ice Trucker..
(07:01:34 PM) Drumstick: Player is fine here.
(07:01:36 PM) Hillary: Christy!
(07:01:48 PM) chrisreich: I'll keep trying
(07:01:49 PM) _Jot_: hi Hillary
(07:01:52 PM) newzgerl: Hey hey Hillary!!!!
(07:01:58 PM) Hillary: Holla!\
(07:01:59 PM) _Jot_: hey Christy
(07:01:59 PM) raptor222: hey!!
(07:02:00 PM) ajamison5579: hi
(07:02:06 PM) newzgerl: Hey cool co-host!!!!
(07:02:10 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I forgot to write news.
(07:02:12 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Darn
(07:02:18 PM) newzgerl: hey there Robbie!
(07:02:20 PM) evermind: ouch gwg
(07:02:31 PM) gpop7: hello robbie
(07:02:32 PM) evermind: well, where there anything going on?
(07:02:36 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I guess I was still suffering from mispronunciation depression
(07:02:37 PM) mmdmurphy: Damn, where is my thermometer so I can give the weather???
(07:02:45 PM) KC9HI: Hey Christy, Hillary
(07:02:51 PM) Wreken: Weather!
(07:02:52 PM) RobbieF: Hey all!
(07:03:06 PM) _Jot_: it was a warm summer, now it is autumn here, so pretty cold, even thinking of turning on the heat already
(07:03:07 PM) GregInTexas: cool
(07:03:08 PM) Drumstick: Yo! RobbieF
(07:03:11 PM) chrisreich: crap - two beautiful Canadians on and I can't get video!
(07:03:13 PM) Hillary: Oh friends, I am just here momentarily, as I must continue the learning! BUT I'll watch the show once it's posted later!
(07:03:18 PM) blakkheim: i like the new co-host so far
(07:03:26 PM) raptor222: robbief change his name to eric the kidd
(07:03:26 PM) newzgerl: Ha ha John has a new Toshiba laptop!
(07:03:29 PM) gpop7: hello hillary
(07:03:34 PM) mmdmurphy: I don't have anything on "main"
(07:03:36 PM) _Jot_: Hillary, you're learning from this show!
(07:03:39 PM) gpop7: hello christy
(07:03:42 PM) GoodGuy: I have 10.10 installed in VirtualBox
(07:03:43 PM) Drumstick: Nose to the stone Hillary! It's worth it! :)
(07:03:46 PM) Hillary: I know, I know... and I always DO learn things...
(07:03:53 PM) Warcow105 left the room (quit: Quit: Bye).
(07:03:57 PM) kyoshininja: happy learning Hillary!
(07:04:00 PM) newzgerl: KC9HI hello!!!
(07:04:07 PM) Hillary: Bye bye happy words to you all!
(07:04:08 PM) Hillary: AND...
(07:04:11 PM) Hillary: COOL BEANS!!!!!
(07:04:18 PM) Wreken: Yea!
(07:04:19 PM) _Jot_: cool beans in learning to you Hillary
(07:04:20 PM) newzgerl: gpop7, how are you doing?!
(07:04:20 PM) evermind: ahh, yah, right, new beta of 10.10 came out this week
(07:04:24 PM) evermind: had that in the mails somewhere
(07:04:24 PM) Drumstick: ...she said cool beans. :)
(07:04:25 PM) Wreken: Cool Beans back at ya
(07:04:28 PM) mmdmurphy: ok, got it now.
(07:04:38 PM) Hillary: WAIT A SECOND...
(07:04:43 PM) raptor222: no no no
(07:04:43 PM) Hillary: PRONOUNCIATION ISSUES!!
(07:04:47 PM) gpop7: good thanks
(07:04:48 PM) Hillary: Oh my lanta.
(07:04:53 PM) mmdmurphy: BOSCH = bash
(07:04:54 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: It isn't diaspora.
(07:04:56 PM) Hillary: Canadian accents.
(07:04:58 PM) _Jot_: announciation issues?
(07:05:01 PM) evermind: i remember when i was corrected the first time in pronounciation
(07:05:05 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Thank you
(07:05:07 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I tried
(07:05:08 PM) evermind: had a friend of mine sending me a wav file...
(07:05:09 PM) newzgerl: Jot, how are you! Forget me already?
(07:05:15 PM) Drumstick: backstage pass looks better....congrats!
(07:05:16 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I wrote a pronunciation guide into the story
(07:05:19 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: It was a bad one...
(07:05:24 PM) _Jot_: Christy, I didn forget you, Iĺl try to email you again from another email-address
(07:05:28 PM) ***GadgetWisdomGuru was very frustrated at that
(07:05:35 PM) newzgerl: Jot, cool beans ;)
(07:05:38 PM) Hillary: Well well well, I will have to check it out, I s'pose.
(07:05:48 PM) _Jot_: now I got my cohosts all messed up, uncool beans
(07:05:55 PM) {BBI}Nexus{BBI}: Has the feed stopped working for anyone else?
(07:06:07 PM) GregInTexas: working fine here
(07:06:07 PM) GoodGuy: Capcha
(07:06:07 PM) kyoshininja: Feed is still working for me.
(07:06:11 PM) raptor222: robbief its called captcha
(07:06:13 PM) _Jot_: try refreshing the feed if it doesn work, justin.tv is working
(07:06:14 PM) evermind: things happened, when we had the first verbal communications overseas
(07:06:18 PM) GoodGuy: Captcha
(07:06:20 PM) evermind: before teamchat
(07:06:23 PM) newzgerl: hey Chrisreich
(07:06:23 PM) mmdmurphy: BBI Nexus bb811 something or other, switch to the justin.tv link
(07:06:48 PM) mmdmurphy: http://www.justin.tv/category5#/w/371213600
(07:06:56 PM) chrisreich: Hey there, cutie! I'm having problems getting the show up on my screen. brb
(07:07:04 PM) Hillary: thanks ya'll! keep on rockin' the free world! this girl is outtie!
(07:07:10 PM) Hillary: toodles!
(07:07:12 PM) chrisreich: oh, that last one was for newzgerl
(07:07:12 PM) newzgerl: Hillary see ya soon
(07:07:13 PM) evermind: cu Hillary
(07:07:14 PM) evermind: good luck
(07:07:17 PM) _Jot_: good luck Hillary, have a geat time
(07:07:17 PM) {BBI}Nexus{BBI}: Thanks mmdmurphy, my net connection went down briefly...
(07:07:19 PM) Wreken: bye
(07:07:19 PM) raptor222: actually you pronounced it correctly
(07:07:21 PM) GregInTexas: have fun
(07:07:30 PM) Hillary: bye bye! Christy, I will talk to you soon I hope! Wanna hear about how you're doing! :)
(07:07:33 PM) _Jot_: so, any news Christy?
(07:07:36 PM) mmdmurphy: CLICK ON IT!!
(07:07:37 PM) Hillary left the room (quit: Quit: Page closed).
(07:07:39 PM) evermind: hey, thats a sweet service
(07:07:43 PM) GoodGuy: I'd go to Israel for that word
(07:07:46 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: It's a Greek word.
(07:07:57 PM) evermind: i wonder if they have an api
(07:08:00 PM) newzgerl: Gadget Wisdom hey
(07:08:01 PM) evermind: to bind to blog;)
(07:08:23 PM) gpop7: hillary have a good evening
(07:08:26 PM) iamboriskarloff [~ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] entered the room.
(07:08:27 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Why do I feel him doing that would be picking on me?
(07:08:29 PM) newzgerl: @Robbie John has a new Toshiba laptop
(07:08:32 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Hi, newsgerl.
(07:08:38 PM) evermind: no chatroom, what bout icq
(07:08:45 PM) Drumstick: Eric is SO busted!
(07:08:49 PM) gpop7: have a good one christy
(07:08:50 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: What's that command to slap someone with a trout?
(07:08:59 PM) EricKidd: Eric is indeed busted!
(07:09:04 PM) newzgerl: Gpop7 u2!
(07:09:05 PM) mmdmurphy: telephone?
(07:09:10 PM) evermind: well, email is another chat protocol;)
(07:09:17 PM) EricKidd: wha?
(07:09:30 PM) ajamison5579: sound keeps cutting in and out
(07:09:40 PM) GregInTexas: my sound is cutting in and out also
(07:09:44 PM) newzgerl: You guys keep hickupping
(07:09:44 PM) _Jot_: RobbieF, feed on justin stars to pause sometimes and cut in and out
(07:09:47 PM) GregInTexas: just started that
(07:09:48 PM) evermind: poor trout
(07:09:55 PM) mmdmurphy: Same here, I thought it was my wireless
(07:10:00 PM) kyoshininja: hiccups on my screen also.
(07:10:00 PM) Wreken: feed is Sputtering!
(07:10:20 PM) newzgerl: \yup
(07:10:21 PM) mmdmurphy: YES
(07:10:21 PM) blakkheim: the justin.tv is stuttering
(07:10:22 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I'm getting that problem
(07:10:24 PM) evermind: so, do we have a theme tonight?
(07:10:25 PM) GregInTexas: yes
(07:10:25 PM) raptor222: yes freezes
(07:10:25 PM) Wreken: sound and Video
(07:10:28 PM) as759: Sound and video
(07:10:29 PM) ajamison5579: better
(07:10:30 PM) Curbuntu: Yes, sound is sputtering.
(07:10:31 PM) evermind: or goo ol qna
(07:10:33 PM) {BBI}Nexus{BBI}: The whole feed is stuttering...
(07:10:34 PM) GregInTexas: yea, better
(07:10:36 PM) raptor222: sound and video
(07:10:37 PM) raptor222: yes
(07:10:43 PM) Wreken: Both
(07:10:43 PM) evermind: yea, feed is stuttering a bit
(07:10:43 PM) gpop7: better now
(07:10:47 PM) evermind: i guess though its the con
(07:10:47 PM) kyoshininja: video and sound is sputtering
(07:10:48 PM) blakkheim: looks alright
(07:10:54 PM) evermind: better now
(07:10:55 PM) newzgerl: @Eric howdy
(07:11:03 PM) GoodGuy: It seems ok here
(07:11:05 PM) raptor222: crash!!
(07:11:11 PM) _Jot_: RobbieF, feed now seems good again
(07:11:12 PM) newzgerl: @Eric tell us about yourself
(07:11:14 PM) mmdmurphy: "Stump the Chump"
(07:11:25 PM) newzgerl: \stump the chump stump the chump
(07:11:32 PM) evermind: its ok now, GoodGuy
(07:11:33 PM) kyoshininja: slightly better on the sputtering
(07:11:48 PM) raptor222: refresh = perfect stream
(07:11:53 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: My new microphone arrived today. Will have to test it later.
(07:12:06 PM) blakkheim: eric is a good co-host, i hope he stays around
(07:12:10 PM) newzgerl: GWG what kind
(07:12:16 PM) chrisreich: this is maddening - I have the pop-up player but in all black. No 'play' button or anything else.
(07:12:25 PM) mmdmurphy: My wife says that all the time - invalid arguement
(07:12:33 PM) newzgerl: chrisreich, ;(
(07:12:50 PM) mmdmurphy: chrisreich - which link you using?
(07:12:58 PM) evermind: which exact dependency errors do you get?
(07:13:09 PM) mmdmurphy: I couldn't get it on category5.tv, switched to justin.tv
(07:13:20 PM) evermind: if its an older scanner, might work out of the box, depending on the kernel version
(07:13:30 PM) blakkheim: the justin.tv one is working well for me
(07:13:38 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Newsgerl, inexpensive(because I'm cheap) studio condenser. My dynamic microphone wasn't working the way I wanted it to.
(07:13:43 PM) chrisreich: the url at the top of the pop-up player reads "http://www.robbief.com/tv/viewer.html"
(07:13:45 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Ironically went to a more sensitive microphone
(07:14:42 PM) newzgerl: GWG = got an awesome headset w/mic at a closeout store soooo cheap
(07:14:54 PM) mmdmurphy: chrisreich, try www.justin.tv/category5
(07:15:11 PM) _Jot_: chrisreich, that goes to justin.tv, but try the direct link, see if you can reach justin at all, if you can, it is probably a flash issue
(07:15:14 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Newsgerl, I have a little mini-studio now, because I'm doing a podcast.
(07:15:23 PM) Wreken: Robbie----- what does your shirt Say???
(07:15:31 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Cheap is relative. A microphone could run $300+. I paid <$100 USD
(07:16:06 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Newsgerl, I have a co-host and everything.
(07:16:27 PM) mmdmurphy: GadgetWisdomGuru - link and name of podcast?
(07:16:27 PM) newzgerl: GWG - $16 ha ha can't use it on radio. Skype has a wireless headset for around $69 promising chrystal clear communications
(07:16:45 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Mmdmurphy, Android Buffet www.androidbuffet.com
(07:16:45 PM) newzgerl: Wreken, yah, I wanted to know too
(07:16:49 PM) mmdmurphy: newzgerl - can I use it with my wife?
(07:16:58 PM) Curbuntu: ROBBIE: That will take you to the avasys link with the .rpm.
(07:17:02 PM) newzgerl: mmdmurphy - be worth a try :)
(07:17:26 PM) Wreken: I think it might be appropriate at this point in the show for Robbie to Ready his shirt!
(07:17:39 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Newzgerl, I have a mixer, microphones, computers...and lots of shiny buttons and dials.
(07:17:44 PM) newzgerl: Wreken, ya I think you're right.
(07:17:46 PM) Curbuntu: Yes.
(07:18:36 PM) Curbuntu: Quality is excellent.
(07:18:54 PM) Curbuntu: Replacement isn't a possibility at this time.
(07:19:06 PM) Ashley___ [561a9bd5@gateway/web/freenode/ip.86.26.155.213] entered the room.
(07:19:12 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Curbuntu, is there a Freecycle or such in your neighborhood?
(07:19:17 PM) Ashley___: Hey all
(07:19:28 PM) ajamison5579: I had a nice HP scanner once cost me 250 USD and my stupid Sister-in-law stole it
(07:19:55 PM) kyoshininja: ajamison5579: ouch, I feel your pain.
(07:19:57 PM) GoodGuy: I got a Canon scanner for $3 at a garage sale a couple years ago
(07:20:03 PM) newzgerl: @Robbie lol
(07:20:10 PM) ajamison5579: yeah
(07:20:12 PM) Wreken: too funny
(07:20:33 PM) {BBI}Nexus{BBI}: @ajamison: and you did nothing to stop her :D
(07:20:33 PM) Wreken: awkward moment there for a bit
(07:20:34 PM) Curbuntu: Yes, I could check FreeCycle. It just seems a shame to give up a great scanner because of lack of drivers.
(07:20:36 PM) newzgerl: @Robbie, John just got a new Toshiba laptop (in your news).
(07:20:41 PM) GoodGuy: The seller said she couldnt get XP drivers at the time, so bought a newer model... I found them quickly
(07:20:42 PM) ajamison5579: newzgerl use RobbieF to make him away not @Robbie
(07:20:58 PM) newzgerl: ajamison thx
(07:21:00 PM) ajamison5579: BBI i found out after the fact she denys it of course
(07:21:02 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Curbuntu, that is what happened with my Canon LIDE80
(07:21:15 PM) {BBI}Nexus{BBI}: *Sisters*... lol
(07:21:21 PM) Wreken: hi
(07:21:28 PM) newzgerl: RobbieF John just got a new Toshiba laptop
(07:21:30 PM) Gatorman: I like Eric. Robbie, don't run him off.
(07:21:36 PM) _Jot_: good job Christy :)
(07:21:48 PM) newzgerl:
(07:21:53 PM) Ashley___: robbie can i ask you a quetion ?
(07:21:55 PM) EricKidd: thanks, Gatorman!
(07:22:00 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Gatorman, he didn't run off the other co-hosts. They moved on to bigger and better things
(07:22:11 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: We can only hope that Eric has nothing to take him away.
(07:22:33 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Hopefully he has a fulfilling day job and no social obligations on Tuesdays...ever
(07:22:33 PM) Gatorman: That's the company line.
(07:22:36 PM) GoodGuy: I don't know Ashley, can you? :-) My mom used to say that
(07:22:47 PM) newzgerl: EricKidd you'll be doing A-Channel news soon
(07:23:03 PM) chrisreich: I still have no success getting the show. I think it's a flash issue as I changed some of my flash settings last week. This is the only problem since changing them.
(07:23:18 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: What is his day job, I suppose we should ask?
(07:23:42 PM) mmdmurphy: it sort of makes up for using a cheap camera, too
(07:23:43 PM) newzgerl: The Spirit Catcher is evil
(07:23:58 PM) Ashley___: good timing ;)
(07:23:58 PM) newzgerl: The knives keep falling near people
(07:24:07 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I need to crowdsource this.
(07:24:08 PM) _Jot_: that spiritcatcher stole my dreams! now I don have any since it catches them all the time
(07:24:17 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Fish or meat for dinner?
(07:24:18 PM) newzgerl: chrisreich, that's too bad
(07:24:23 PM) GregInTexas: bummer
(07:24:26 PM) Gatorman: The Seminoles call it a Dream Catcher.
(07:24:34 PM) mmdmurphy: fish isn't meat????
(07:24:35 PM) ajamison5579: newzgerl would you be Christy as in the long lost co-host
(07:24:53 PM) newzgerl: ajamison5579 guilty
(07:24:55 PM) Ashley___: Can I ask about my asus laptop here?
(07:25:04 PM) GregInTexas: goodbye ATI
(07:25:14 PM) _Jot_: sure Ashley, all kinds of subjects related to computers are welcome
(07:25:15 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Where's my phone. I want to scan the code.
(07:25:27 PM) raptor222: gregintexas hello amd graphics!!;-)
(07:25:28 PM) ajamison5579: RobbieF you go through so many host your going to have to do a "Where are they now: Category5 edition"
(07:25:31 PM) kyoshininja: let's hear your question Ashley.
(07:25:53 PM) Wreken: too many converstions... im so confused
(07:25:58 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: It did work
(07:26:04 PM) _Jot_: GWG, can always download the show and capture the picture to get the code out
(07:26:11 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I got the code
(07:26:30 PM) GregInTexas: I missed it ... didn't grab my phone quick enough
(07:26:31 PM) mmdmurphy: ha
(07:26:39 PM) Ashley___: I have a asus eee 901 pc and when i start it up it sticks at the asus logo screen for around 2 minuites then a purple bar comes up alone the bottom :/ any ideas?
(07:26:46 PM) evermind: writing up a manual in wiki
(07:26:51 PM) evermind: for that python app
(07:26:57 PM) ajamison5579: Yeah Toshiba
(07:27:21 PM) ajamison5579: Make sure you have a fire extenguisher on hand
(07:27:22 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: The thing is, since there is now a Firefox and a Chrome plugin that will send a URL to the browser on the phone...they are less useful
(07:27:24 PM) evermind: hp here
(07:27:29 PM) evermind: no prob so far with that hp
(07:27:38 PM) Drumstick left the room (quit: Ping timeout: 264 seconds).
(07:27:41 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I keep one in my wallet though
(07:27:53 PM) GregInTexas: what's new in 10.10?
(07:28:08 PM) evermind: currently the "new" part is still growing
(07:28:10 PM) GoodGuy: touch screen support
(07:28:12 PM) evermind: nature of a beta
(07:28:20 PM) Scorpio55: New Global Menu in the unr version
(07:28:21 PM) GregInTexas: TOUCH!!!!
(07:28:27 PM) Ashley___ left the room (quit: Quit: Page closed).
(07:28:37 PM) GoodGuy: They showed it on The Linux Action Show
(07:28:40 PM) Scorpio55: multi touch out of the box
(07:28:43 PM) newzgerl: Tell JOHN (cameraman) his computer is okay
(07:28:51 PM) Ashley___ [561a9bd5@gateway/web/freenode/ip.86.26.155.213] entered the room.
(07:28:53 PM) GoodGuy: said it was pretty good
(07:28:55 PM) GregInTexas: could load it on an android phone ...
(07:28:57 PM) Curbuntu: ROBBIE: Is it possible to increase the size of a VirtualBox virtual hard drive (.VDI file)?
(07:29:02 PM) Ashley___: anyone got any ideas?
(07:29:15 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Wish I'd written something this week
(07:29:22 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I've been preparing for the New Year
(07:29:35 PM) GregInTexas: hugan?
(07:29:37 PM) mmdmurphy: Ashley - hold down F2, then turn it on. Does it boot to BIOS?
(07:30:04 PM) Ashley___: nope it gets stuck at the bios menu bit
(07:30:11 PM) kyoshininja: Ashley: have you tried to boot up another operating system from a USB key?
(07:30:51 PM) mmdmurphy: Ashley - he's (she's) right, put in USB key and hold down escape key while booting...
(07:30:58 PM) _Jot_: Curbuntu, it is possible if you make a bigger one, and then copy the contents from the old to the new bigger one, the same as with a real computer
(07:31:16 PM) Curbuntu: Using cloning software of some sort?
(07:31:20 PM) _Jot_: Curbuntu, http://www.pcright.com/?p=26
(07:31:29 PM) _Jot_: so yes, using cloning software
(07:31:37 PM) Curbuntu: I'll check that URL...
(07:32:06 PM) kyoshininja: mmdmurphy: ("he" is correct usage)
(07:33:51 PM) mmdmurphy: kysohingja is kinda hard to tell...
(07:33:52 PM) kyoshininja: I know...
(07:33:52 PM) Ashley___: when i boot i press tab it shows the bios menu and its stuck on 1016mb ok installed memory size:1034mb and doeesn't move from thee
(07:33:52 PM) carlobrown174 left the room.
(07:33:52 PM) Ashley___: there*
(07:33:52 PM) GoodGuy: RobbieF-EricKidd: Any chance the photo series reaches "The Meat"?
(07:33:52 PM) GregInTexas: you may have a memory stick failing, Ashley
(07:33:52 PM) GregInTexas: have you tried booting memtest86 and running tests?
(07:33:52 PM) GoodGuy: You can turn off the memory test sometimes
(07:33:59 PM) Ashley___: i replaced the memory still no luck.
(07:34:05 PM) mmdmurphy: And now the weather.....
(07:35:10 PM) GregInTexas: hmmmm ... I have seen the memory slots go bad ...
(07:35:10 PM) Ashley___: oh :/
(07:35:10 PM) ajamison5579: Remember the days of Dependency Hell
(07:35:10 PM) GregInTexas: it happens, but it's very rare
(07:35:10 PM) ajamison5579: before package managers
(07:35:10 PM) Ashley___: so it isn't a fixable problem by hand?
(07:35:10 PM) newzgerl: mmdmurphy I have pink clouds and it's about 22 degrees
(07:35:13 PM) mmdmurphy: Ashley - take the memory out, rub an eraser across it - the golden contact parts, put it back in...
(07:35:18 PM) newzgerl: (sun is going down)
(07:35:19 PM) {BBI}Nexus{BBI}: ajamison: Don't even go there... :(
(07:35:21 PM) GregInTexas: you still should run tests on memory, just in case
(07:35:52 PM) Ashley___: how do i run tests? and errm rub a eraser meaning a rubber right?
(07:35:53 PM) carlobrown174 [~ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] entered the room.
(07:36:10 PM) _Jot_: newzgerl, they are pink, just for you I bet
(07:36:21 PM) _Jot_: Ashley, yes, at the end of a pencil
(07:36:23 PM) mmdmurphy: Ashley - yes, rubber (unless you live in USA, in which case, do NOT use a rubber)
(07:36:30 PM) kyoshininja: Ashley: can you tell use when the system last worked for you, and under what circumstances the transition from working to getting stuck were?
(07:36:30 PM) ajamison5579: Guru do you use GNOME or KDE
(07:36:38 PM) GregInTexas: google memtest86 and download ... you need to make a CD, floppy, or USB stick so it can boot
(07:36:49 PM) GoodGuy: RobbieF-EricKidd: You may want to consider adding a MD5SUM list for Perfectbuntu so we know if it's changed
(07:36:50 PM) _Jot_: www.memtest.org
(07:37:09 PM) GregInTexas: thanks, Jot
(07:39:05 PM) chrisreich: okay I've got audio at least, still working on video
(07:39:05 PM) GregInTexas: great program, let it run a couple of complete cycles before you call your memory good
(07:39:05 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I've decided I'm having fish for dinner.
(07:39:05 PM) Wreken: good decision
(07:39:05 PM) mmdmurphy: instead of meat?
(07:39:05 PM) _Jot_: trout?
(07:39:05 PM) Wreken: dont use it as a weapon
(07:39:05 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: No. Tillapia
(07:39:05 PM) Ashley___: Kyoshinja - I used it about a week ago today and then woke up one morning and switch it on and it didn't boot and i got a purple line alone the bottom of the asus startup screen, i pressed tab to get it to the boot menu and it says american megatrends and that stuff and it stops loading on 1016MB OK ) Installed memory size:1024MB)
(07:39:05 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: But I may wait till after the show winds down
(07:39:05 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: So I can pay attention
(07:39:05 PM) newzgerl: @_Jot_ sweet
(07:39:05 PM) GoodGuy: If it doesnt get past the BIOS screen, Memtest wont run
(07:39:10 PM) GregInTexas: right
(07:39:22 PM) GregInTexas: it tells you a lot if you can boot memtest
(07:39:32 PM) Ashley___: goodguy - thats what i thoguht :P
(07:39:33 PM) newzgerl: chrisreich, yay
(07:39:36 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I keep trying to get Robbie to do a song and dance
(07:39:38 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: He hasn't so far
(07:39:45 PM) GregInTexas: if not, it's usually a hardware prob
(07:39:46 PM) mmdmurphy: I am thinking it "sold the farm"... "Gave up the ghost"....other phrases relating to this??
(07:39:53 PM) Wreken: What is the Temp. there?
(07:40:04 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Mmdmurphy, it is bought the farm, not sold it
(07:40:04 PM) GoodGuy: Its halting during the BIOS memory test.. I'd try disabling that and them try Memtest
(07:40:05 PM) ajamison5579: Guru he did show the clip from him acting as a lad
(07:40:06 PM) mmdmurphy: Right, sorry.
(07:40:15 PM) raptor222: robbirf you can do a panorama of a hockey game you just need an array of half a dozen cameras shooing at the same time, matrix effect style!!
(07:40:16 PM) kyoshininja: Ashley: a single thin, horizontal line across the screen?
(07:40:23 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Ajamison5579, yes. Him playing Fredric
(07:40:33 PM) raptor222: robbief you can do a panorama of a hockey game you just need an array of half a dozen cameras shooing at the same time, matrix effect style!!
(07:40:39 PM) Ashley___: yes kyoshininja
(07:40:43 PM) GoodGuy: Might get lucky and the bad memory bytes arent in the part used for the initial boot process
(07:40:47 PM) _Jot_: RobbieF, time for a nap?
(07:40:54 PM) Wreken: No dance, just do the weather
(07:41:02 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Maybe he can help me write that country song I've been working on
(07:41:04 PM) chrisreich: depends which country...
(07:41:04 PM) newzgerl: Hey, Robbie
(07:41:06 PM) mmdmurphy: Microsoft has a pretty good (free, but you have to use windows) photo stitcher program.
(07:41:07 PM) ajamison5579: You know what happens when you play country music backwards right
(07:41:11 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Entitled, "My Droid got run over by my pickup"
(07:41:13 PM) Gatorman: Newzgerl, I don't know how you managed to follow the chat room, Robbie and Hillary without going nuts. Hats off to you.
(07:41:36 PM) newzgerl: Gatorman, hello! Miss you
(07:41:52 PM) Gatorman: It's way too busy for me to keep up with it all. Hello, Miss you too!
(07:41:52 PM) ajamison5579: you get back your house you get back your truck you get back your significant other
(07:41:57 PM) kyoshininja: Does anyone know if the memory in Ashley's machine is shared with video, or if there is a dedicated video memory? (I don't have one myself)
(07:42:02 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: The height alignment isn't quite perfect though.
(07:42:18 PM) newzgerl: Booo, see the evil spirit catcher? those knife things actually have fallen off near people. Very dangerous.
(07:42:21 PM) mmdmurphy: I did a panorama - with my wife in it 4 times...
(07:42:47 PM) _Jot_: newzgerl, you should go and remove them yourself, and make a story about a crazy woman damaging it at the same time!
(07:42:50 PM) GregInTexas: Ashley, does the laptop beep when it stops?
(07:42:56 PM) Ashley___: nope :/
(07:43:03 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Can someone help me write that one?
(07:43:07 PM) GregInTexas: nuthin at all, eh?
(07:43:09 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Because I'd love to get it out.
(07:43:09 PM) Wreken: No Robbie humor today!
(07:43:26 PM) mmdmurphy: Ashley - something on there you need, or you want it to work?
(07:43:51 PM) mmdmurphy: (I am thinking it could be time to pull the drive out and recover the data)
(07:44:01 PM) blakkheim: maybe go back to emails ll
(07:44:02 PM) ajamison5579: Hugin = CPU intenseive
(07:44:03 PM) blakkheim: lol*
(07:44:04 PM) Ashley___: by thst do u mean? do i need any data? yes i do
(07:44:04 PM) newzgerl: Told you it was evil
(07:44:05 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Ajamison, think I could get the new guy to perform it for me?
(07:44:05 PM) ajamison5579: i guess
(07:44:13 PM) ajamison5579: ehh
(07:44:22 PM) ajamison5579: not a country fan
(07:44:27 PM) GregInTexas: you should be able to recover the drive with no prob
(07:44:27 PM) chrisreich: did the system crash?
(07:44:29 PM) Wreken: Buzz Kill
(07:44:33 PM) newzgerl: IT WAS THE LOOPY SPIRIT CATCHER
(07:44:35 PM) RobbieF left the room (quit: Remote host closed the connection).
(07:44:36 PM) raptor222: photometrix are very very hard (first time i did it i calculated parralax manually)
(07:45:04 PM) kyoshininja: Ashley: currently checking on ASUS website forums...
(07:45:05 PM) newzgerl: Eric say "Cool Beans" and smile really big ;)
(07:45:22 PM) Ashley___: kyosh... thanks :)
(07:45:40 PM) Ashley___: i tryed rubber (erasser) trick, still no luck :P
(07:45:46 PM) Wreken: and my "lanta"
(07:47:18 PM) ajamison5579: I thought it was 20
(07:47:20 PM) mmdmurphy: I wonder if we could get robbies shirt as one of those blinky ones at the mall....
(07:47:28 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: You won't find an SSD smaller than that anyway
(07:47:32 PM) RobbieF [~ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] entered the room.
(07:47:32 PM) mode (+o RobbieF) by ChanServ
(07:47:50 PM) ajamison5579: I have 12gb
(07:47:52 PM) ajamison5579: of ram
(07:48:04 PM) evermind: windows 7 is good with about 20 gigs
(07:48:10 PM) GoodGuy: Lots of ram ajamison5579
(07:48:11 PM) evermind: on hdd that is
(07:48:15 PM) mmdmurphy: ajamison5579 - I am impressed. I only have 9 gig.
(07:48:25 PM) GoodGuy: mere 4gb here
(07:48:27 PM) ajamison5579: looking to max at 16
(07:48:44 PM) mmdmurphy: my box supports 24 gig ram, but I can't afford it.
(07:48:53 PM) chrisreich: I give up. I've tried everything I can think of. Brain. Hurts.
(07:49:08 PM) ***evermind just got a vps running at 45gigs of ram
(07:49:11 PM) evermind: harrrrrr
(07:49:14 PM) GoodGuy: I still have an unopened copy of Windows 7 Pro.... preordered it during the sale time
(07:49:32 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Dear Eric, I am looking for someone to contribute under a creative commons attribution license a country song about an Android phone to my Android-themed podcast. Your talent is not important, as anyone is an improvement over me singing. Would you be interested?
(07:49:33 PM) GoodGuy: Never switched from WinXP Pro
(07:49:39 PM) chrisreich: Christy I wish I could see your adorable face
(07:49:41 PM) mmdmurphy: We have boxes at work with 96 gig of ram, but I don't know details . They run SAP...
(07:49:45 PM) evermind: xp pro is nearing end of support though
(07:50:04 PM) chrisreich: I mean newzgerl I wish I could see your adorable face
(07:50:13 PM) mmdmurphy: GWG - did you cut and paste to the wrong screen?
(07:50:21 PM) GoodGuy: I'll stop using it when the pry it from my Cold, Dead Fingers
(07:50:21 PM) ajamison5579: thanks Robbie
(07:50:21 PM) evermind: this 45 is running a few vps via i believe xen
(07:50:34 PM) newzgerl: chrisreich, aww tanx!
(07:50:40 PM) GoodGuy: In memory of Charles Heston :-)
(07:50:42 PM) evermind: im just running one without limitations on it, thanks to the owner of that company running those boxes
(07:50:42 PM) _Jot_: chrisreich, http://www.category5.tv/the_category5.tv_team/christy_burton.php
(07:50:43 PM) evermind: =)
(07:50:55 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Mmdmurphy, no. It's a running joke on that podcast I mentioned.
(07:51:07 PM) evermind: GoodGuy, its charlton heston
(07:51:08 PM) evermind: ;)
(07:51:18 PM) chrisreich: Did Charlton Heston pass away?
(07:51:33 PM) evermind: dont know a charles, and if i remember correctly, yea
(07:51:36 PM) GoodGuy: Yes
(07:51:44 PM) evermind: been a while though
(07:51:50 PM) GoodGuy: True evermind
(07:51:58 PM) Ashley___: why is the end of my name ___?
(07:51:59 PM) blakkheim: i sent a testimonial
(07:52:03 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Mmdmurphy, the running joke I have is to ask people to send Android themed music to the podcast so I don't have to make up bad Android-themed songs.
(07:52:03 PM) evermind: c.h. my fav actor of all times
(07:52:04 PM) newzgerl: @EricKidd tell us about you
(07:52:29 PM) newzgerl: Yay, thankyou Eric!
(07:52:29 PM) mmdmurphy: Gotcha. Robbie is a musician
(07:52:37 PM) chrisreich: RobbieF why can't I get video?
(07:52:39 PM) newzgerl: Eric bio Eric bio
(07:52:47 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: RobbieF, I actually did say that.
(07:52:49 PM) newzgerl: wATCH OUT HE USES A POLE
(07:52:51 PM) evermind: youre not female, strike back
(07:52:52 PM) evermind: ;)
(07:52:54 PM) kyoshininja: Ashley: I saw that someone who had problems with booting was able to reset their machine. You can read about their experience here:
(07:53:02 PM) kyoshininja: http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=21368
(07:53:13 PM) Ashley___: Thanks ill give that a shot :)
(07:53:20 PM) GoodGuy: Let's ask Taylor Swift :-)
(07:53:21 PM) evermind: have you seen some of the youtube singers?
(07:53:24 PM) evermind: cant be that bad;)
(07:53:26 PM) newzgerl: sing sing sing
(07:53:37 PM) Wreken: How about Robbie Camping tips
(07:53:39 PM) newzgerl: ERIC BIO
(07:53:49 PM) GoodGuy: Journey got their new lead singer from YouTube
(07:53:57 PM) newzgerl: ERIC BIO
(07:54:05 PM) newzgerl: ERIC BIO
(07:54:14 PM) _Jot_: RobbieF, so tell us about this Eric Kidd, who is he, what does he do?
(07:54:16 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Next time on Category 5...the grudge match of the century...Robbie vs. Eric. The desk will be replaced with a boxing ring
(07:54:17 PM) blakkheim: viewer testimonial~
(07:54:31 PM) newzgerl: RobbieF Eric bio
(07:54:33 PM) Gatorman: Let's Google Eric
(07:54:40 PM) newzgerl: Yes, google Eric
(07:54:48 PM) Curbuntu: ROBBIE: In a RAID-1 setup, should I be concerned about the lack of TLER (Time-Limited Error Recovery) on consumer-grade Western Digital hard drives?
(07:54:49 PM) Ashley___: haha :P
(07:54:51 PM) newzgerl: @RobbieF Eric bio
(07:55:10 PM) GoodGuy: We need UFC's Bruce Buffer for the fighter intros
(07:55:12 PM) Scorpio55: Robbie did you check this out http://www.webupd8.org/2010/04/ubuntu-1010-will-get-global-menu-by.html
(07:55:30 PM) evermind: really? which channel, series, movie?
(07:55:33 PM) mmdmurphy: I have worked ON TV's
(07:55:40 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: He just got a guy off the street, loaned him a shirt, cleaned him up, and put him in the chair?
(07:56:01 PM) GregInTexas: bass player?
(07:56:01 PM) evermind: the nearest i got to tv's was when i was fixing them;)
(07:56:15 PM) mmdmurphy: evermind - EXACTLY
(07:56:16 PM) ***GadgetWisdomGuru has no problem being silly
(07:56:27 PM) Curbuntu: ROBBIE: Just mainly a backup server.
(07:56:47 PM) EricKidd: gadgetwisdomguru.........i never have a problem being silly
(07:56:47 PM) _Jot_: maybe Eric followed him home from the dreamcatcher
(07:56:54 PM) newzgerl: GWG lol
(07:57:10 PM) newzgerl: Christy was a backup server
(07:57:15 PM) Curbuntu: There is a utility for WD drives that allows TLER to be toggled on.
(07:57:30 PM) kyoshininja: Ashley: found another thread of discussion regarding bios corruption, and a last resort remedy is linked for addressing BIOS corruption: http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=876
(07:57:50 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Newzgerl, my sense of humor takes some getting used to though, I suppose.
(07:57:53 PM) newzgerl: mmdmurphy what tv work did u do?
(07:58:07 PM) newzgerl: GadgetWisdomGuru I love it truly
(07:58:10 PM) Wreken: mine tooo , join the club
(07:58:36 PM) mmdmurphy: My dad had a TV repair shop from about 1950 to about 1997. I have had my head inside the back of LOTS of TV's.
(07:58:39 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: When I was in high school, I convinced my math teacher, who numbered homeworks, to have a hundredth homework party. Any excuse to get out of math, I suppose. I even contributed some classic Math-themed music.
(07:58:54 PM) newzgerl: mmdmurphy I was involved with Street Legal
(07:58:55 PM) carlobrown174 left the room.
(07:59:06 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Including my favorite, about the death of the slide rule, American Pi.
(07:59:19 PM) newzgerl: Is Katy's brother here?
(07:59:24 PM) newzgerl: From Montreal?
(07:59:31 PM) kyoshininja: Good luck to you Ashley, let us know how it works out...
(07:59:35 PM) {BBI}Nexus{BBI}: Goodbye everyone...
(07:59:44 PM) newzgerl: Nexus see ya
(07:59:50 PM) Ashley___: kyoshinija thanks, no luck so far lol
(07:59:52 PM) newzgerl: GWG ha ha
(07:59:55 PM) raptor222: have a good night everyone
(07:59:59 PM) mmdmurphy: LATER!!
(08:00:03 PM) newzgerl: raptor see ya
(08:00:03 PM) raptor222 left the room (quit: Quit: Leaving).
(08:00:04 PM) KC9HI: 73
(08:00:05 PM) {BBI}Nexus{BBI}: Come back Christy... C Ya
(08:00:07 PM) RobbieF: haha; thanks everyone!
(08:00:10 PM) GregInTexas: off
(08:00:11 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Newsgerl, if you enjoy it, you should listen to my new podcast. Where I sing, Droid Love Song #1, composed by me. Of course, Gadwil gave me a C- for it
(08:00:11 PM) _Jot_: stream died hehe
(08:00:13 PM) Gatorman: Bye Bye
(08:00:14 PM) EricKidd: Thanks for having me!
(08:00:19 PM) _Jot_: thanks for the show Robbie and Eric, good job
(08:00:20 PM) {BBI}Nexus{BBI} left the room (quit: Quit: My f4v()RI73 0p3R4tYgng Zys73m !5 LYnuX).
(08:00:20 PM) evermind: that was a rather relaxing show
(08:00:24 PM) Wreken: All in love..... bye
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(08:00:30 PM) GregInTexas: good luck Ashley ...
(08:00:35 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: EricKidd, we'll have plenty of time together if you hang around as a co-host.
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(08:00:48 PM) newzgerl: EricKidd, good job
(08:00:56 PM) chrisreich left the room.
(08:00:58 PM) evermind: importing some svn project into aptana
(08:00:58 PM) as759 left the room.
(08:01:00 PM) kyoshininja: Ashley: is your eee 901 still under warranty?
(08:01:06 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Newzgerl, nice seeing more of you. Figuratively speaking
(08:01:21 PM) newzgerl: GadgetWisdomGuru ha ha now I see what u mean :)
(08:01:57 PM) newzgerl: Ok, gotta run (snuck time off) everybody have a great week
(08:02:13 PM) _Jot_: have a great time newzgerl
(08:02:16 PM) kyoshininja: Have a great week newzgerl
(08:02:21 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: This was fun. I'll have to try to do it again next week
(08:02:23 PM) newzgerl: Jot take care
(08:02:29 PM) _Jot_: you too Christy!
(08:02:30 PM) newzgerl: kyoshininja u2!
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(08:02:50 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I'm going to go destroy some flavoids in a box of soup.
(08:03:06 PM) Ashley___: no luck with my asus laptop
(08:03:11 PM) Ashley___: now one more quetion if i may?
(08:03:19 PM) kyoshininja: Still here...
(08:03:22 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: We'll try
(08:03:46 PM) Ashley___: on my dell inspiron 6400 laptop when i try install windows xp i get this error:
(08:04:18 PM) Ashley___: hardware malfuction call your hardware vendor for support NMI: Parity check/ memory parity error *the systen has halted*
(08:04:37 PM) Ashley___: It runs fine if i install ubuntu on it (wat im useing now)
(08:04:56 PM) _Jot_: that means theres a hardware error, your memory is broken, you dont go around touching the sticks with your hands and get them broken, do you?
(08:05:12 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I'd try memtest though
(08:05:14 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Just to be sure
(08:05:29 PM) Ashley___: nope, but i have removed the memory and replaced it with new ones still no luck :/
(08:05:38 PM) GregInTexas: ubuntu may be more forgiving in its install ...
(08:05:45 PM) kyoshininja: Yeah, I agree with GWG try the MEMtest
(08:05:52 PM) Ashley___: how do i do this?
(08:06:05 PM) _Jot_: www.memtest.org download and boot that
(08:06:19 PM) kyoshininja: Also, you might want to try installing within a virtual machine hosted by Ubuntu to see if it is working ok.
(08:06:22 PM) Ashley___: is it avalible for uuntu yes?
(08:06:22 PM) GregInTexas: memtest replaces the OS, so it has to boot
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(08:06:39 PM) Ashley___: yeah kyosh i have windows running in vurtual box fine
(08:06:45 PM) GregInTexas: memtest doesn't need an operating system
(08:06:48 PM) kyoshininja: Interesting....
(08:07:14 PM) GregInTexas: it wouldn't be a good memory test if there were an OS running ...
(08:07:30 PM) Ashley___: oh yes i see it's iso , i know this sounds dumb but how do i burn iso in ubuntu, as i only running ubuntu so i can use the laptop.
(08:07:33 PM) GregInTexas: including a virtual one, in my opinion
(08:07:34 PM) kyoshininja: Ashley, did you install the VM from the same Windows media you
(08:07:49 PM) kyoshininja: are having problems with?'
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(08:08:33 PM) Ashley___: well i had no choice but to install ubuntu on the same drive i had problems with and i running vmware on that drive
(08:08:37 PM) Ashley___: if that makes sence
(08:08:56 PM) GoodGuy: Brasero iirc
(08:09:11 PM) kyoshininja: Ashley: no, I meant the source media, not the target drive.
(08:09:30 PM) _Jot_: Ashley, you can also download the version for an usb-key and use that
(08:10:00 PM) kyoshininja: But I don't have Ubuntu up and running now, but I usually right click the ISO file to burn, or I insert a blank disk and then select the file to burn from the Ubuntu pop-up.
(08:10:28 PM) kyoshininja: That's how I typically burn the images.
(08:10:47 PM) Ashley___: kyoshinija yes i did used the same media and okay illgive that a try now
(08:11:28 PM) GregInTexas: Ashley may have a MB problem ... if I had it in my hands, I'd put a POST probe on it
(08:11:30 PM) kyoshininja: ok, good to know, Ashley
(08:14:10 PM) Ashley___: burning now :)
(08:14:13 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I used to have a POST card.
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(08:14:38 PM) kyoshininja: Ashley: you might have a memory parity mismatch with your bios settings. Do you know if you have any ability to change the settings to assure compatible timings (wait states)?
(08:15:06 PM) Ashley___: im not quite sure what you mean, im abit of a noob (A)
(08:15:13 PM) GregInTexas: POST cards are kewl ...
(08:15:35 PM) GregInTexas: when you switched out the memory, did you make certain that it was compatible?
(08:16:03 PM) Ashley___: yes
(08:16:04 PM) GregInTexas: not all ram works with all mother boards
(08:16:08 PM) GregInTexas: ok
(08:16:18 PM) Ashley___: its the same ram
(08:16:23 PM) GregInTexas: good
(08:16:40 PM) kyoshininja: ok, Ashley: what could be a possibility (since Ubuntu has no problems, but Windows does) is that you may be running into some "soft" memory errors. I'll post some links for you to check.
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(08:17:04 PM) Ashley___: i will try this memory test now , witch means ill have to leave chat, expect me back in about 5 minuites :)
(08:17:16 PM) kyoshininja: ok.
(08:17:23 PM) GregInTexas: memtest takes quite a while to run
(08:17:30 PM) kyoshininja: http://www.dewassoc.com/support/bios/errors/memory_parity_errors.htm
(08:18:01 PM) kyoshininja: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/101272
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(08:18:40 PM) GregInTexas: I gotta go ... c y'all later
(08:18:57 PM) kyoshininja: C ya GregInTexas...have a great day
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(08:22:00 PM) kyoshininja: Have to step away for a minute...brb
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(08:29:14 PM) kyoshininja: back, but have to get going...
(08:29:32 PM) _Jot_: that's life sometimes :)
(08:29:54 PM) kyoshininja: I know, thanks, Jot
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(08:34:54 PM) kyoshininja: have to step away again...will have to check back later...
(08:35:50 PM) _Jot_: Thanks for sticking around EricKidd :)
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(08:36:32 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Are you sure he did? Or is the computer just still on?
(08:36:39 PM) _Jot_: they are both still there
(08:36:49 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Oh
(08:36:52 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Watching BSP?
(08:36:54 PM) _Jot_: they talked about the show in the couch-area and now are at the computers again
(08:37:02 PM) _Jot_: yeah, as only one, as usual :)
(08:37:34 PM) _Jot_: I don even know why I do it, I guess since it movs, I watch
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(08:39:29 PM) _Jot_: maybe it is the royalty of being '1 viewers', or maybe that is the ustream multiple personality something
(08:42:19 PM) kyoshininja: checking back..will be back later..
(08:42:42 PM) _Jot_: dont forget to check the front too, you never know what is going on in that part of the house
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(08:44:12 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I don't watch it much
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(08:44:51 PM) Gadwil-office: Failbot must have found me.
(08:45:35 PM) Gadwil-office: *sigh* Guess I will be downloading the show again this week and watching tomorrow. I don't know how I completely forget this 2 weeks in a row.
(08:45:54 PM) _Jot_: don worry about it, Failbot found Robbie too this show
(08:47:12 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: And Christy was in the chatroom
(08:47:24 PM) _Jot_: he even had to hire a lookalike to do the show, and then ended up being able to do it, so it was two guys doing the show this time
(08:47:41 PM) _Jot_: Hillary was here too for a while as well
(08:48:14 PM) Gadwil-office: Am I seeing things or is there a new Admin in the chatroom?
(08:48:23 PM) Gadwil-office: Or is that the new Co-Host?
(08:49:06 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: New co-host
(08:49:21 PM) Gadwil-office: Ok.
(08:49:35 PM) _Jot_: name is EricKidd here
(08:49:47 PM) Gadwil-office: Welcome EricKidd, glad to have you around.
(08:50:05 PM) Gadwil-office: Now to watch the show for this week, and look into some stuff to make me not feel sick.
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