And that is how you deal with trolls

Mohit

Jul 3, 2013 10:05

Anyone having problems with the brightness being reset to 100 everytime restart ubuntu 12.04

Call me V

Jul 3, 2013 11:51

@Mohit just use a logon script to set it unless you need it before lightdm. then just use a custom upstart tweak

Call me V

Jul 3, 2013 12:18

ahoy @Mitch

Mitch

@CallmeV o/

Call me V

Jul 3, 2013 12:38

alright...i'm done with the lolcat/grumpycat for the day. got it out of my system

it's my caturday anyway... first of two days off back to back

Mohit

@CallmeV I am a newbie to linux, i dn't get what you said about lightdm.

Call me V

@Mohit do you need it before the login in screen or you don't really care as long as once you log in it's fine

Mohit

Whenever i log in brightness is back to 100, Normally it should remain where it was set all the time.

Call me V

i'm trying to give you a solution. if you want to file a bug and wait do that. if you want it to set to something when you log in, we can fix that.

does the distinction i'm making make sense to you?

ath88

@CallmeV Hey there. I managed to get 12.04 installed with the problematic GTX 580. :)

Mohit

Jul 3, 2013 12:46

Ya, fix that. Earlier i read an answer and changed one of my file in etc directory. next time i logged in it was complete dark :p

Call me V

@ath88 awesome. did you post it as an answer on that question i sent you?

ath88

@CallmeV I did, yes.

Call me V

@Mohit we won't change anything in etc. we're looking at login scripts to set brightness to say, 50% on login

@ath88 link?

ath88

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Q: 12.10 unable to install or even run from Live CD with nVidia GTX 580

I've used Ubuntu in the past (set up as web server, etc over in Iraq), so I'm not a 100% Linux Noob, however, I'm running into a brick wall here. I've got a machine I built when I got back to the US earlier this year, running Windows 7 Ultimate on it, and I've now got some free time and would li...

Mohit

@CallmeV ya that would be good. i normally set it to 50 %

Call me V

Jul 3, 2013 12:47

@ath88 upvote

@Mohit do you set it from the gui or the cli

Mohit

cli

Call me V

then just throw that in a bash script and add it to your logon

Mohit

@CallmeV wait, i have some other bigger problems/doubts

Call me V

i have a doubt is my first troll indicator. be careful

Mohit

i didn't make any partitions while installing ubuntu

ath88

Jul 3, 2013 12:50

@CallmeV Thanks man. I just hope it'll help someone.

Mohit

I have a live usb of ubuntu 12.04

can i make partitions now

Call me V

@ath88 theoretically you shouldn't have to use alternate though. you can drop to a command prompt on any installer. your answer might be more forward compatible if it didn't depend on alternate since alternate went away, much to my ... dislike ... recently

@Mohit different question and not at all related

Mohit

@CallmeV sorry to change the question suddenly.

Is it possible to make partitions now.

ath88

@CallmeV I guess. But i had problems with the normal installer getting stuck on 'Configuring hardware..'. I have no idea if that is related to the GTX 580, or if its something else. And i suppose there will be an alternative installer for as long as the 12.04 LTS is supported, right?

Call me V

@Mohit you could. if you want the same setup, you understand partitioning, and you just want to move a liveusb to an identical HD install, use the old BT installation tutorials. they use the tar piping thing to preserve partitions

Mohit

Jul 3, 2013 12:54

what is the thing about Using live usb of GParted to make partitions

Call me V

@ath88 yes. i'm just thinking ahead. if the answer is good, it should live. while it has alternate dependencies, i can't bounty it and donate some rep because of that thinking.

@Mohit search the site

Mohit

i read an answer where it is mentioned that we need a Ubuntu live usb. But its not clear that how to use gparted during boot

Call me V

read another one.

let me enter that in the search box for you

Mohit

do we need to burn gparted on the same usb

Call me V

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Q: How to create a partition in Gparted?

Possible Duplicate: Resize partition with GParted How to install Windows 7 after Ubuntu and dual boot? How should I create a partition in GParted so I can install Windows Vista/8 on it? I would really like to put Windows alone or Dual-Boot (I would be so grateful for Dual-Boot since...

windows gparted

seems like you'll need to resize stuff, so this closed as duplicate question should suit your needs. it was also the very first search result for gparted, liveusb

also, the reason your screen dimming settings aren't preserved is because you aren't using a real installation. you're using liveusb without persistence (or with and no logon script). so it's a you problem, not an ubuntu problem.

@ath88 - I bountied it with some specific requirements askubuntu.com/questions/203333/…

ath88

Jul 3, 2013 13:07

@CallmeV Cool, that should bring some attention to the subject. Good thing i have some spare time at hand to look into it. :) You mentioned that it is possible to get a shell with the normal installer?

Call me V

yes

same ctl-alt method as before. identical. the installer just uses a thin x11 instance to run the installer, so it's just like dropping to a command shell on alternate or on a full install by switching to another getty

Mohit

@CallmeV I downloaded ubuntu 12.04 from official website and made a bootable usb from it.

Call me V

@Mohit i'm done talking about it. live-usb is not the same as installed. read the gparted question, do a full install for dual boot, your problem will go away in all probability

if you do that, and it doesn't, come back and we'll work on it

Mohit

I will leave it as it is, don't want to lose so much data.

Call me V

and my second troll-dar ping just happened.

Mohit

Jul 3, 2013 13:13

ABout the brighness thing, i just read this answer: askubuntu.com/questions/162317/screen-brightness-not-working/…

Call me V

i can't see what you're typing. you're on ignore. i can only determine that you spoke because your position in the top right moved. when you finish an install ping someone to ping me, and they will.

Mohit

@ath88 askubuntu.com/questions/162317/screen-brightness-not-working/…, please forward it to Call me V

ath88

@CallmeV Mohit: @ath88 askubuntu.com/questions/162317/screen-brightness-not-working/…, please forward it to Call me V

Call me V

@ath88 thanks - @Mohit that doesn't say that you did a full install, that says you're complaining. please don't bother people with complaining.

Mohit

@ath88 I fixed my brighness problem by adding start up program with command -xBacklight -set 65, it will be 65 whenever i login. I don't want to lose data. Ask him to remove me from ignore list.

ath88

Jul 3, 2013 13:27

@CallmeV Mohit: @ath88 I fixed my brighness problem by adding -xBacklight -set 65, it will be 65 whenever i login. I don't want to lose data. Ask him to remove me from ignore list.

Call me V

@ath88 - thanks again. you've been awesome.

@Mohit - I just don't take to complaining well

ath88

@CallmeV I just hope you two figure it out. I understand the frustration from both ends, but i think i observe that Mohit probably should do a bit more in-depth reading. Just my 5 cents.

Call me V

it's worked out, i'm just a little quick on the trigger

and he's not on ignore at the moment.

Mohit

@CallmeV Thanks to both of you.

Call me V

np

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