Re: [lubuntu-users] Lu 16.04.1 Live Does not load into desktop in VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread Narcis Garcia
Did you try to change graphics card in the virtual machine? El 10/08/16 a les 09:56, scrooya...@riseup.net ha escrit: > When loading 16.04.1 32 desktop in VirtualBox it prompts for user and > password (in GUI) > > then when trying again it displays in wrong resolution. > > https://i.imgur.com/c

[lubuntu-users] Lubuntu Team Meeting minutes

2016-08-10 Thread Walter Lapchynski
I know it was a late notice. Sorry, everyone. Do keep in mind that we try to do these every second Wednesday of the month. The next one is 14 September. Anyways, [here][1]'s the minutes. See you next month. [1]: http://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/lubuntu-devel/2016/lubuntu-devel.2016-08-10-18.00.

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lu 16.04.1 Live Does not load into desktop in VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread Liam Proven
On 10 August 2016 at 22:28, wrote: > I posted that earlier, it was held up in the system for review... > > is that because of the image link? It isnt an attachment... > > Anyhow problem is solved, would have been more easy if this image had not > got stuck in the system, as a picture can say a t

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lu 16.04.1 Live Does not load into desktop in VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread Liam Proven
On 10 August 2016 at 09:56, wrote: > When loading 16.04.1 32 desktop in VirtualBox it prompts for user and > password (in GUI) > > then when trying again it displays in wrong resolution. > > https://i.imgur.com/cEjNMb9.png But this is the problem I already gave you a workaround for!? Also, ple

[lubuntu-users] Missing network manager pptp plugin

2016-08-10 Thread Gordon Hay
On Lubuntu 16.04, I have installed network-manager-pptp. I then, from the Network Manager applet, click VPN Connections, then Configure VPN, then Add, but there are no VPN options in the Choose a Connection Type dropdown. Any suggestions? Gordon -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@li

[lubuntu-users] Lu 16.04.1 Live Does not load into desktop in VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread scrooyahoo
When loading 16.04.1 32 desktop in VirtualBox it prompts for user and password (in GUI) then when trying again it displays in wrong resolution. https://i.imgur.com/cEjNMb9.png -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.

[lubuntu-users] Lubuntu Team Meeting in 5 minutes!

2016-08-10 Thread Walter Lapchynski
Sheesh, I should have provided a reminder earlier. I really apologize. We're trying to do these monthly, so keep that in mind. Join us in #lubuntu-devel on Freenode IRC. More on the agenda [here][1]. [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/IRC%20Meetings/Agenda -- @wxl | http://polka.bike Lubuntu Re

Re: [lubuntu-users] Trouble installing 16.04 via live USB, hard drive prob?

2016-08-10 Thread Liam Proven
On 10 August 2016 at 18:33, Aere Greenway wrote: > Also, any 'bad-spots' detected during formatting (and excluded from file > allocation) are included in that initially-used space. This is true, but EIDE and SATA drives use Logical Block Addressing -- the on-drive circuitry remaps requests to act

Re: [lubuntu-users] 16.04.1 32 Live VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread Aere Greenway
On 08/10/2016 05:28 AM, scrooya...@riseup.net wrote: Im guessing VBOX's 640x480 mode is flawed. what about using 800x600 as default? Still that would then rule out any 640x480 displays for now... but is that really a problem? I mean do 640x480 displays still exist? My Windows systems in Virtua

Re: [lubuntu-users] Trouble installing 16.04 via live USB, hard drive prob?

2016-08-10 Thread Aere Greenway
On 08/10/2016 01:58 AM, Marlon Ng wrote: The disk is 1TB, but the partition for lubuntu installation is 40gb only. Before the installation (or right after formatting the partition to ext4), 800mb of space was already used up. I asked if the 800mb initial used space is normal. Marlon: The pr

Re: [lubuntu-users] 16.04.1 32 Live VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread Liam Proven
On 10 August 2016 at 18:10, wrote: > But in a VM people load an ISO from a HDD to try a LIVECD. You're right. I tried booting a VM from the unmodified ISO and you're right, it asks. Never noticed that before! My bad, and sorry about that. AFAICR: if you make the media with UNetbootin, you get

Re: [lubuntu-users] 16.04.1 32 Live VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread Liam Proven
On 10 August 2016 at 17:34, Liam Proven wrote: >> Because the 640x480 resolution does not display correct in my case. OK, I have now confirmed this with Lubuntu 16.04.1/32and VirtualBox 5.1 hosted on Mac OS X. Neill, again, this is *not* a problem with your machine. It is with VirtualBox. I ha

Re: [lubuntu-users] 16.04.1 32 Live VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread Liam Proven
On 10 August 2016 at 17:19, wrote: > Hi Liam, > > i'll reply in-line (and try to make less typos this time) Please _always_ reply inline on mailing lists. _Never_ top-post. >> Not sure. Some live media are VM-aware. > > Ok! Ehm Is Lubuntu VM aware?? Maybe there is an issue regarding VBOX? > i'l

Re: [lubuntu-users] 16.04.1 32 Live VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread scrooyahoo
Hi Liam, i'll reply in-line (and try to make less typos this time) But the LiveCD doesn't have guest additions inside. Not sure. Some live media are VM-aware. Ok! Ehm Is Lubuntu VM aware?? Maybe there is an issue regarding VBOX? i'll dig around and try to fin And this still doen't exp

Re: [lubuntu-users] 16.04.1 32 Live VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread Liam Proven
On 10 August 2016 at 14:25, wrote: > Yes _after_ installing Guest Addition in the VM > > But the LiveCD doesn't have guest additions inside. Not sure. Some live media are VM-aware. > And this still doen't explain why > - the LIVE environment runs in 649x480 > - the installer runs in 800x600 Th

Re: [lubuntu-users] 16.04.1 32 Live VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread Andre Campos Rodovalho
If you want clear images and better performance you must install Guest Additions when using VirtualBox. I'm not telling you this, it is written on VBox Manuals: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html Citing: "They consist of device drivers and system applications that optimize the guest opera

Re: [lubuntu-users] 16.04.1 32 Live VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread Liam Proven
On 10 August 2016 at 11:10, wrote: > Vbox appears to force 640x480 when loading the GUI What? No it doesn't. It provides an emulated 2D/3D card; you choose the settings. Install the Guest Accessories and the desktop will resize on the fly when you resize the window. -- Liam Proven • Profile:

Re: [lubuntu-users] 16.04.1 32 Live VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread Andre Campos Rodovalho
You need Guest Additions to get full resolution on VBox. It is like installing video drivers... https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E36500_01/E36502/html/qs-guest-additions.html 2016-08-10 8:28 GMT-03:00 : > So this could eventually be a VBOX issue and not be caused by Lubuntu? > (to make things more c

Re: [lubuntu-users] lubuntu 16.04.1 Live CD

2016-08-10 Thread Liam Proven
On 10 August 2016 at 02:43, Neill Rutherford gmail.com wrote: > > the only change is the iso file 14.04.5 works 16.04.1 DOES NOT Do I need to tell you again? #1 Learn to post! No top-posting. No HTML. No formatting. No attachments. #2 What happens in a VM does not relate to what happens on b

Re: [lubuntu-users] 16.04.1 32 Live VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread scrooyahoo
So this could eventually be a VBOX issue and not be caused by Lubuntu? (to make things more complicated?) Now going to ask the duck about Matromu.. never heard of it before Im guessing VBOX's 640x480 mode is flawed. what about using 800x600 as default? Still that would then rule out any 640x4

Re: [lubuntu-users] 16.04.1 32 Live VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread Narcis Garcia
I use Qemu and Matromu for machines virtualisation, and both Lubuntu 16.04 and 16.04.1 Live ISOs run perfectly with any graphic option: -vga qxl -vga std -vga cirrus El 10/08/16 a les 11:10, scrooya...@riseup.net ha escrit: > Vbox appears to force 640x480 when loading the GUI > > Though i cant f

[lubuntu-users] 16.04.1 32 on a Compaq EVO d530

2016-08-10 Thread scrooyahoo
I popped a USB stick into a EVO d530 and booted. i picked try Lubuntu without installing and then the phone rang... And i also made a cup of tea. And totally forgot about the machine. Then when I came back and sat down, all of a sudden i see boot messages and the desktop loads... So it just

[lubuntu-users] 16.04.1 32 Live VBOX

2016-08-10 Thread scrooyahoo
Vbox appears to force 640x480 when loading the GUI Though i cant find an option to change this in VBOX The Live environment uses a wrong resolution, but the installer appears to work fine, (installing 16.04.1 32 in a VBOX right now) The installer runs in 800x600 resolution on VBOX I also ha

Re: [lubuntu-users] Trouble installing 16.04 via live USB, hard drive prob?

2016-08-10 Thread Marlon Ng
Thanks guys, appreciate the help. My problem is solved. It seems I should have formatted the partition first before installing. But it also seems like the live USB had something to do with the installation problem as well. (I created another live USB using the latest 16.04.1). Sorry for the con