First thing when I got in today, I noticed something, I became somewhat sad. On the same computer that I had ubutnu running on, windows vista screen-saver was on the screen. Yeah, it was vista and I knew that would happen since this week is the registration week. I pressed the shutdown button and after it halted, I pressed the power button. And GRUB WAS THERE 
!! That means they know about it, but switched to windows(at least one knows). It booted in seconds and the desktop was up. I checked the Recent Documents, but it seems that no one have used it 
Anyhow, as I mentioned in the last episode, I needed to configure the printers. And my problem was: it lists a lot. I got an idea that would solve it if it works, since it’s listing all the printers connected to the network. If i get the complete list of the printers, disconnect a printer from the network the easy way(disconnect the Ethernet wire), and then refresh the list i should know that one is missing and that is the one. So I first took a screen-shot of the complete list then disconnected one of the two printers. I returned to the PC and re-searched for printers, one was missing as expected. I compared the two lists and got the needed details of the printer. I connected the wire again and configured the printer. And It works! Then I did the same for the second printers Now they both work, see I’m not evil!
But, I haven’t configured the Xerox one, I dunno should i? Cause that could cause trouble if someone decided to print inconvenient stuff through Xerox!
After some time it was prayer time so Q8BKman and I got up and went out. When we returned it was fishy when I saw the PC desktop was still there, it usually switch to screen-saver mode, just like last time! I ignored that and sat down. I had Firefox minimized before I got out, but when I looked it wasn’t in the task-bar, not even one of the running processes. So I knew it was closed; either by a person, which I doubted cause there was only one person in the library and he was far away from “my” PC, or it crashed for some reason. Anyways, I viewed the history to go to the pages I was reading and realized they weren’t the last ones, somebody used the PC before we came back! YAY He/She was doing some stuff on GUST website, typically his gust number was shown since he logged in and didn’t delete the history, but I didn’t take it.
After a while I tried to install Warsow, a fps game, but there was a problem in Qulitynet’s ubuntu archive, checksums didn’t match, and the other servers are too slow! I’ll deal with that later.
So that is what happened today! I really don’t know what to do the next time I go there… maybe install M$ Office 2007 so that the freaks out there don’t freak out when they don’t find M$ office. BTW, ideas are welcomed. But, gee, do you think it’ll live for the next time? and the fact that they are going to put windows 7 on them as Deathgram mentioned… I don’t know! All I know is I’ll continue doing this big favor
This is me doing the "big favor", see workin' all hard! Taken by Q8BKman
#1 by deathgram on February 8, 2010 - 21:29
for the windows 7 deal, i saw them training on it since last semester, but looking at how GUST work, it will probably be a good year or maybe 2 before they finally do 7 -_- i hate how things are slow in here.
for your printer problem, couln’t you just check on the other computers, which printer is being used >.>
#2 by AnxiousNut on February 8, 2010 - 21:37
i tried that but it required admins password, and the info given when choosing printer to print isnt enough! I could have used ophcrack but had that as my plan B.
#3 by GothyGeekah on February 8, 2010 - 22:58
Lol looks like your having too much fun over there, arent you?
Pretty cool, pretty cool, indeed.
Hey, I have a suggestion! Why don’t you try to do the same in KUNIV? Try their computer labs?
#4 by Anxious Nut on February 8, 2010 - 23:15
To be honest, I’m having a blast!
labs maybe, library No! @ the science library they have very old PCs + IT people there are like electrons to an atom, though i think i’ll try one day.
PS: Im talking about science library not engineering, their PCs are actually very good!
BTW, i know why you’re suggesting this, cause you wanna mess with it, but it would be easier since KUNIV doesn’t have IT people for labs
aand which lab do you have in mind?
#5 by GothyGeekah on February 8, 2010 - 23:32
Exactly my reason why I said mess with pc in the labs not the library, pc’s in the library are too “open”
And I don’t see much difference between Eng.and science library pc’s…
Duh! Of course I wanna mess with it afterwards lol, why else would I ask :p But I’ll let you do the (hard) but cool work first, heheh. (evilness, ik)
Hmm let’s see…. How about Lab #3 in building 1? Cuz that’s the one I tried (but failed, due to my ill-experience) to mess with :/
#6 by Anxious Nut on February 8, 2010 - 23:43
I’ll need to check that place first since i know almost nothing about B.1
And hey you all, can i have some suggestions what to do next time(some programs to install?), i need some stuff to write about in episode 4!!
#7 by deathgram on February 9, 2010 - 01:18
I personally need code::blocks >.>
#8 by Anxious Nut on February 9, 2010 - 01:55
hopefully i’ll remember next time, but hey i might not go there until next week. You know i don’t have a student card, Q8BKman is my ticket
anyone else wants anything?
#9 by SIGTERMer on February 9, 2010 - 13:35
checksum errors are caused by updates in the main repo that haven’t been synced to qnet’s yet. give it 4 hours and the problem should be resolved.. unless the main repo gets updated again.
@deathgram: so you code c huh.. what’s wrong with the good old terminal and gedit?
#10 by deathgram on February 9, 2010 - 15:10
@Anxious: am on the pc using ubuntu, thats the only good thing about university for now -_-
@sigtermer: rather C++ than C, code::blocks helps a lot >.>
#11 by Anxious Nut on February 9, 2010 - 21:28