| 07:11 | LoN_Lina | hello everyone |
| 07:12 | LoN_Lina | I'm kind of new to the cubox but because i wanted to try it for some moderately unique things i got the cubox i 4 pro |
| 07:13 | LoN_Lina | well i was trying out some distros but found that the xbmc is really hard to configure the wifi so i was swapping to the ubuntu build since i haven't used Linux in a few years i was hoping the gui would be better for me |
| 07:14 | LoN_Lina | well i loaded the 11 thats on solid runs site and it's kind of hinkey, so i thought i would try the 14.04 that was on the forums. |
| 07:15 | LoN_Lina | the down speed is hurting my soul and i was wondering if anyone knew of a way other then the ddl. |
| 19:18 | LoN_Lina | hello |
| 19:19 | LoN_Lina | is anyone here? |
| 19:19 | el8_ | jep |
| 19:20 | LoN_Lina | do you know anything about the perfect ubuntu for cubox? |
| 19:21 | el8 | soo |
| 19:21 | LoN_Lina | do you know anything about the perfect ubuntu for cubox? |
| 19:22 | LoN_Lina | I can't get it to configure with my wifi and am having trouble with the video settings |
| 19:23 | LoN_Lina | i tried to load terminal but it's acting up |
| 19:27 | el8 | did u already checked ifthere other guys with your hardware and the same problems? |
| 19:28 | jnettlet | LoN_Lina, turn off hw flow control in your terminal emulator |
| 19:28 | LoN_Lina | mostly what see on the forums is people singing the praises of this build i have the cubox I pro |
| 19:29 | LoN_Lina | jnettlet how? |
| 19:30 | jnettlet | depends on what program you are using |
| 19:30 | LoN_Lina | it's been a few years and i waas never that good with terminal |
| 19:30 | LoN_Lina | it loaded kde auto didn't give me a choice like they said |
| 19:31 | jnettlet | What distro are you running on your cubox-i? |
| 19:32 | LoN_Lina | Linux 3.10.30-20-ARCH |
| 19:32 | LoN_Lina | it's ubuntu 14.04 |
| 19:33 | jnettlet | I am confused. You just said Arch and then said Ubuntu |
| 19:34 | malte | i think its the arch kernel |
| 19:34 | LoN_Lina | arch is the kernal build |
| 19:34 | jnettlet | if it is a distro using the 3.10.30 kernel then it is over half a year old. We are currently supporting the 3.14.14 kernel |
| 19:36 | jnettlet | If you do an install with the SR ignition installer you can choose all the current distributions. |
| 19:36 | jnettlet | This video was posted recently. He chose to install the mediacenter but there are also different distros included in the list. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjLNDacGfsE&feature=youtu.be |
| 19:37 | LoN_Lina | www.solid-run.com/community/topic1617.html is what i have atm |
| 19:38 | jnettlet | well if they are using the 3.10.30 kernel then they are far from perfect. :) |
| 19:42 | LoN_Lina | as i'm learning |
| 19:43 | LoN_Lina | that video is that a mac or linux build he's installing with |
| 19:43 | jnettlet | I believe he is using a Mac to copy the ignition image to his sdcard |
| 19:44 | jnettlet | for a linux os you can just use the dd command |
| 19:44 | LoN_Lina | I have a gammer pc so unfortunately it runs winblows |
| 19:44 | jnettlet | then use the winimage utility |
| 19:45 | LoN_Lina | ahhh |
| 19:50 | LoN_Lina | one last thing is my 16 gig sd good enough? |
| 19:51 | jnettlet | should be fine |
| 19:52 | LoN_Lina | good right now i have my 32 in but it's slower |
| 19:52 | LoN_Lina | i use 32 for my phone so speed is a minor thing |
| 19:53 | jnettlet | sure |
| 19:58 | LoN_Lina | well here goes nothing |
| 20:21 | LoN_Lina | well i'm back |
| 20:22 | LoN_Lina | the video was a bit off i had to use a linux to put ext4 format on it to get it to work |
| 20:23 | LoN_Lina | i see all the builds but they don't show a gui any idea whats what? |
| 20:25 | Artox | well, opensuse sure shows a gui when you boot it |
| 20:26 | Artox | as should archlinux and fedora |
| 20:26 | Artox | I smell a feature request: detailed image description |
| 20:28 | LoN_Lina | well i guess us newbies need our hands held a bit |
| 20:28 | LoN_Lina | does anyone know which gui comes with each |
| 20:28 | Artox | ideally we'd list a set of distributions and they were like on x86, like they are known |
| 20:29 | Artox | I can tell you that opensuse comes with xfce or E17, you can choose |
| 20:29 | Artox | others can be found in forums I suppose |
| 20:30 | Artox | as I see it, fedora comes without gui, but you can insttall lxde or xfce |
| 20:30 | Artox | I think its the same with archlinux |
| 20:30 | Artox | the mediacenters ofcourse come with a gui |
| 20:30 | Artox | as does android |
| 20:30 | LoN_Lina | i was hopping for something like gnome or cinnamon |
| 20:30 | Artox | hah |
| 20:30 | Artox | gnome |
| 20:30 | Artox | well, its possible |
| 20:30 | Artox | but nobody bothered yet |
| 20:30 | LoN_Lina | kde could work to |
| 20:31 | Artox | well |
| 20:31 | Artox | it *could* |
| 20:31 | Artox | but I can tell you that it doesn't |
| 20:31 | LoN_Lina | the andriod hui was a bad taste |
| 20:31 | LoN_Lina | gui* |
| 20:32 | LoN_Lina | Debian used to use a kde on pc |
| 20:32 | Artox | but thats x86 |
| 20:32 | Artox | with desktop OpenGL |
| 20:32 | Artox | or Mesa ofc |
| 20:32 | Artox | its harder on arm |
| 20:32 | Artox | where you usally use EGL |
| 20:33 | Artox | where Mesa is sometimes not an option (for performance) |
| 20:33 | Artox | installed size |
| 20:35 | Artox | in case you are wondering: thats what E17 can look like https://news.opensuse.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/OpenSUSE_13.1_E17_settings_theme.jpg |
| 20:35 | jnettlet | Artox, I love this HTML5 irc bouncer. links like that get downloaded and displayed inline. It makes IRC so modern :) |
| 20:36 | Artox | ugh |
| 20:36 | Artox | unless you chat with the wrong people |
| 20:36 | Artox | I ususally inspect links critically before clicking |
| 20:36 | Artox | trained behaviour form past experiences |
| 20:39 | jnettlet | well generally I am only in channels that will ban those types of users quite fast |
| 20:40 | Artox | I see |
| 20:40 | jnettlet | I guess I could modify the downloader to scrub the image first |
| 20:40 | Artox | but simple solution: load inline on click |
| 20:40 | Artox | and show placeholder instead |
| 20:40 | Artox | I have been thinking about setting up such a bouncer |
| 20:40 | Artox | but havent bothered yet |
| 20:41 | jnettlet | I actually prefer it automatic. |
| 20:41 | jnettlet | Artox, http://shout-irc.com/ it is excellent |
| 20:41 | jnettlet | multi-user, web based |
| 20:42 | jnettlet | it is new so there is some growing to do but I am very happy so far |
| 20:44 | Artox | it isnt using node.js is it? |
| 20:44 | Artox | arrrgh |
| 20:45 | Artox | why cant nodejs be an apache plugin like everything else ..... |
| 20:45 | jnettlet | what is your problem with node? |
| 20:45 | Artox | that |
| 20:45 | Artox | too "hard" to set up |
| 20:45 | jnettlet | apache is a dinosaur |
| 20:45 | Artox | yes |
| 20:45 | Artox | a vicious dinosaur |
| 20:46 | Artox | I just dont like to reconfigure my server |
| 20:46 | jnettlet | use a small reverse proxy and pass it into the service |
| 20:46 | Artox | but I'll find a solution |
| 20:47 | Artox | and I alos dont seem to like package managers that work alongside and independent of rpm/dev, but thats personal apparently |
| 20:48 | jnettlet | well you don't need to use npm. but this is more a shortcoming of modern package managers than node.js |