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    [all variants] Re: Conky Pidgin Python Script

    I'm having an issue getting my alignment to display correctly.

    My conkyPidgin.template is:


    [alias]${alignr}[status]

    However, it only aligns the first entry correctly, everything else is...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Dim screen, Brightness controls won't work.

    Gonna mark this as solved. Some config in the nvidia-bl-dkms is causing my dim screen, but using the mbp-nvidia-bl-dkms works for me. I can't control the brightness of the screen, but I can see the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Dim screen, Brightness controls won't work.

    Well, I was able to remove the nvidia-bl-dkms package from the liveCD / chroot combo. Logged back into Ubuntu and I could see everything again!

    Now I have the mbp-nvidia-bl-dkms installed, but the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Dim screen, Brightness controls won't work.

    I looked in the newly created /mnt/root/sys folder, and there's nothing in there at all. So the /devices/virtual/... etc. folders aren't going to be there either.

    How do I tell which...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Dim screen, Brightness controls won't work.

    ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir /mnt/root
    ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -t ext4 /dev/sda4 /mnt/root
    ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -t proc none /mnt/root/proc
    ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -o bind /dev...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Dim screen, Brightness controls won't work.

    I think this is what I need. Definitely need to access the system from outside of the install since I can't see anything on the actual install.

    I'll give this a try and report back tonight.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Dim screen, Brightness controls won't work.

    Yup, I did all that initially, and it was working initially. Something else has happened to cause the screen to become so dim.

    (Even if I hadn't of done those things, I couldn't do them now...
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    [ubuntu] [SOLVED] Dim screen, Brightness controls won't work.

    I successfully installed Ubuntu on my Macbook Pro (5,4 model) and have been running it just fine for about a week. I am triple-booting my Macbook (Windows 7, OSX Snow Leopard, and Ubuntu 10.04)....
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    Re: Broadcom 4306 With Ndiswrapper 54 Mbps

    You are my hero. I've been trying for over a week to get my BCM4306 adapter online with Ubuntu. Nothing has worked... this guide worked flawlessly.
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