yup ive just installed it! :)
>From: Baza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Driving Test
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:47:46 +0100
>
>
>On 10 Oct 2006, at 21:42, STONE COLD wrote:
>
> > what do i need the win32codecs for ? im sure
ok i will look in to it..thanks for all yur help :)
>From: Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:45:30 +0100
>
>There are a couple of books. The official Ubuntu book and Ubuntu f
On 10 Oct 2006, at 21:42, STONE COLD wrote:
> what do i need the win32codecs for ? im sure i installed other
> multimedia
> codecs!
>
>
Might need them if you want to play .wmv files.
baza
-
Site http://walkertopia.com
Blog http://walkertopia.com/blog
http://www.myspa
On 10/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i will contact them soon :)
>
>
Wolves Lug Meet tomorrow.
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ill have to have a read! i need all the help i can get
>From: "David Morley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: "British Ubuntu Talk"
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:41:59 +0100
>
>On 10/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > i wi
There are a couple of books. The official Ubuntu book and Ubuntu for
non-geeks are both meant to be good. Both are available on Amazon
http://amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_/202-2297304-7643061?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ubuntu&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go
STONE COLD wrote:
> i will try and regi
On 10 Oct 2006, at 21:39, David Morley wrote:
> On 10/10/06, Baza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> On 10 Oct 2006, at 21:17, STONE COLD wrote:
>>
>>> im in birminghamso yeh maybe a LUG meeting might provide an
>>> answer.
>>>
>>> i take it whoever runs the LUG meeting will prob be an expert a
i will contact them soon :)
>From: Baza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:35:18 +0100
>
>
>On 10 Oct 2006, at 21:17, STONE COLD wrote:
>
> > im in birminghamso yeh maybe a LUG meeting
what do i need the win32codecs for ? im sure i installed other multimedia
codecs!
>From: Baza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Driving Test
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:32:23 +0100
>
>
>On 10 Oct 2006, at 21:26, STONE COLD wrot
Good good :-) Also the restricted formats page
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats might be of use for
setting up codecs and things. Some people might recommend automatix or
easyUbuntu, which I've admittedly never tried, but I've heard they can
occasionally break things.
STONE
On 10/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i will try and register and come along!
>
> are there any books that are good regarding Ubuntu and linux like "windows
> for dummies" ?
>
The official Ubuntu Book is very good as is I believe a book call
Ubuntu beginners to experts or something a
i think it has worked...it seems to be better than before...not
perfect...but probably acceptable!!
>From: Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:24:03 +0100
>
>You could press a
i will try and register and come along!
are there any books that are good regarding Ubuntu and linux like "windows
for dummies" ?
>From: "Matthew Saunders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: "British Ubuntu Talk"
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2
On 10/10/06, Baza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On 10 Oct 2006, at 21:17, STONE COLD wrote:
>
> > im in birminghamso yeh maybe a LUG meeting might provide an
> > answer.
> >
> > i take it whoever runs the LUG meeting will prob be an expert at
> > Ubuntu and
> > hopefully provide most answers?
success!
it seems to have done the trickits much better than before...theres
occassiona choppiness though that still remains! but 90% better than before
:)
>From: Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject
On 10 Oct 2006, at 21:17, STONE COLD wrote:
> im in birminghamso yeh maybe a LUG meeting might provide an
> answer.
>
> i take it whoever runs the LUG meeting will prob be an expert at
> Ubuntu and
> hopefully provide most answers?
>
>
In and near Birmingham you've got south Birmingham
On 10 Oct 2006, at 21:26, STONE COLD wrote:
> nope ill try and download that and use that ..fingers crossed!
>
You might need the win32 codecs too, check out the forum, there's a
great link there for easy installing them.
Baza
-
Site http://walkertopia.com
Blog http:/
The people who run these Lugs are people who share a passion for Linux
and give up their free time to help people who are using Linux, help
spread the word, and generally socialise with like minded people.
There will be people with skills in different areas of Linux and other
OSes. There are many
Replace vesa with via not VIA. Linux is case sensitive. It *should* work
but if it doesnt you will have to log in at the terminal, type "sudo
nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf", change via back to vesa, press ctrl+o then
ctrl+x, then run "sudo shutdown -r now"
STONE COLD wrote:
> So now basically :
>
> "
nope ill try and download that and use that ..fingers crossed!
>From: Baza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Driving Test
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:17:29 +0100
>
>
>On 10 Oct 2006, at 21:12, STONE COLD wrote:
>
> > stilll if t
You could press alt+F2 to bring up the run command and then run "gksudo
gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf" to edit the file without toucing a terminal,
but as I said before if it doesnt work then it will drop you back to a
terminal and you will have to return the file to its original state
manually usin
i dont think it is! ive looked through all the menus!
>From: Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:15:13 +0100
>
>It should be installed by default.
>
>STONE COLD wrote:
> > so i
What does the xorg.conf file actually do?and how will changing that help?
>From: Baza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:14:48 +0100
>
>
>On 10 Oct 2006, at 21:08, STONE COLD wrote:
>
> >
So now basically :
"Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "vesa"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0""
i just replace the vesa with VIA and save and close? and reboot?
>From: "Matthew Saunders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>T
im in birminghamso yeh maybe a LUG meeting might provide an answer.
i take it whoever runs the LUG meeting will prob be an expert at Ubuntu and
hopefully provide most answers?
>From: "Matthew Saunders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: "British Ubuntu Talk"
>Subject:
On 10 Oct 2006, at 21:12, STONE COLD wrote:
> stilll if they could only make the automatic easier this would be a
> lot more
> appealing!
>
Have you tried using xine to play them? It's what I use on my Ubuntu
laptop which has a very low spec graphics chip.
Baza
-
Si
It should be installed by default.
STONE COLD wrote:
> so i should download pico/nano from synaptic and then...?
>
>
>
>> From: Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>> To: British Ubuntu Talk
>> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 2
On 10 Oct 2006, at 21:08, STONE COLD wrote:
> i presume that means changing the system file?
>
>
>>
>> On 10 Oct 2006, at 20:49, STONE COLD wrote:
>>
>>> Is this the only way to change it? is there not a simpler way for
>>> this?
>>>
>>>
F
>>
>> You could use gedit, tho you'll need to run th
To run gedit as a 'super user', traditionally called 'root' on a Linux
system, just start a terminal and type:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Then enter your password you log on with.
It is sudo that elevates your rights. 'root' is like the Windows
Administrator account. Ubuntu doesn't have a r
stilll if they could only make the automatic easier this would be a lot more
appealing!
i dont really wana go back to xp...but i might have to im uunable to play
videos at full screen ( which i was doing in xp) and watch tv! Gimme those
two things and id never turn to XP again :)
>From: Baza
i presume that means changing the system file?
>From: Baza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:55:33 +0100
>
>
>On 10 Oct 2006, at 20:49, STONE COLD wrote:
>
> > Is this the only way to cha
On 10 Oct 2006, at 20:50, STONE COLD wrote:
> I am enjoying learning bout it. If only i could get rid of a few
> problems id
> be completely hooked to ubuntu!!!
>
>
All OS have a few problems, like this weekend, I spent most of
Saturday evening trying to help a friend get their laptop to pl
so i should download pico/nano from synaptic and then...?
>From: Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:50:47 +0100
>
>Pico is an old program that has been replaced by nano. I
Have you looked at your local Linux User Groups? They can be found at
http://www.lugs.org.uk, select Groups/List from the left side, and
then your region from near the top of the page.
I run a LUG for the region around me, but what you would benefit from
is sitting down with a local and going th
On 10 Oct 2006, at 20:49, STONE COLD wrote:
> Is this the only way to change it? is there not a simpler way for
> this?
>
>
>> F
You could use gedit, tho you'll need to run this as 'root' to write
to etc/X11/
Baza
-
Site http://walkertopia.com
Blog http://walkertop
Pico is an old program that has been replaced by nano. If you try to
load pico it actually loads nano. I think the only reason there's a
symlink to nano called pico is for compatability reasons.
STONE COLD wrote:
> ok im looking at Pico, mentions nano as replacing it!
>
> so what next?
>
>
>
I am enjoying learning bout it. If only i could get rid of a few problems id
be completely hooked to ubuntu!!!
>From: Baza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Driving Test
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:42:29 +0100
>
>
>On 10 Oct 20
Is this the only way to change it? is there not a simpler way for this?
>From: Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:25:28 +0100
>
>Pico/Nano are very simple command line editors
ok im looking at Pico, mentions nano as replacing it!
so what next?
>From: "Matthew Saunders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: "British Ubuntu Talk"
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:19:53 +0100
>
>Okay, maybe the other program is best fo
On 10 Oct 2006, at 20:39, STONE COLD wrote:
> nope, this is my first experience of tinkering around with command
> lines and
> all that!
>
> Previously ive only ever used windowsso you could say im a
> newbie at
> all this
>
>
You'll get to love it :)
baza
-
Si
nope, this is my first experience of tinkering around with command lines and
all that!
Previously ive only ever used windowsso you could say im a newbie at
all this
>From: "Matthew Saunders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: "British Ubuntu Talk"
>Subject: Re: [ubu
Pico/Nano are very simple command line editors. Arrow keys to scroll
around, the things at the bottom are the commands. For example in the
bottom left where it says ^X Exit it means press Ctrl + x to exit. Try
changing the line in /etc/X11/xorg.conf that says Driver = "vesa" to
Driver = "via" a
Have you used the command prompt in DOS or Windows before?
On 10/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i type ls in the terminal, this is what i got!
>
> Desktop Examples Graphic card pvr250_18a_inf.zip
> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
>
> i dont understand..sorry
>
>
> >From: "Matthew Sa
Okay, maybe the other program is best for you. You seem to like
learning so I will explain how to use pico.
In pico, it's just like gedit (Text Editor) that you used to copy and
paste your xorg.conf a minute ago.
To move around and alter text, just use the cursor keys, page up/down.
To save a f
i type ls in the terminal, this is what i got!
Desktop Examples Graphic card pvr250_18a_inf.zip
ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
i dont understand..sorry
>From: "Matthew Saunders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: "British Ubuntu Talk"
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Driving Te
cool, so i did this...this is what i got?
GNU nano 1.3.10 File: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this fil
ok did that...this is what it tells me
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual
If you type:
ls
you will see the files in the folder. Just like the Windows dir command.
On 10/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ok it says its installed in the program files..but when i look in
> there...nothing!
>
> Also types the line below in terminal
> this is what i got
Either:
Open the Text Editor (Applications/Accessories/Text Editor)
Click file / open.
Select of the left, File System. Then on the right navigate to etc,
and then to X11.
Find xorg.conf in the list. Select it and click open.
OR:
Open a terminal (Applications/Accessories/Terminal)
Type:
pico
ok it says its installed in the program files..but when i look in
there...nothing!
Also types the line below in terminal
this is what i got
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/.wine/drive_c$
?
>From: "Matthew Saunders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: "British Ubuntu Talk"
>Subje
Open a terminal and type "gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf" (without the
quotes). If you want to edit the file then prefix the command with sudo.
STONE COLD wrote:
> sorry to be a pain but how do i look in " /etc/X11/xorg.conf " ??
> sorry im new!
> a new graphics card...hmmm i guess that might be an opt
If you open a Terminal session (Applications/Accessories/Terminal), type:
cd ~/.wine/drive_c/
If you cd to the Program Files directory or wherever it installed to,
you can load the program via wine from there. Tab completion works
well (typing part than pressing the Tab key), but remember that i
cool! i now know :)
>From: Caroline Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED],British Ubuntu Talk
>
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:47:03 +0100
>
>On Tue, 2006-10-10 at 18:20 +, STONE COLD wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I previo
On Tue, 2006-10-10 at 18:20 +, STONE COLD wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I previously posted this question but was unable to get any answers!
>
> when i play a video on full screen it appears to be choppy and not clear at
> all. Its ok when i play in a small screen though!
>
> what should i do to make it
sorry to be a pain but how do i look in " /etc/X11/xorg.conf " ??
sorry im new!
a new graphics card...hmmm i guess that might be an option!
>From: Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: British Ubuntu Talk
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2
thanks for being able to answer at least one of those q's ! cheers
>From: "Martin Fitzpatrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: "British Ubuntu Talk"
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:38:03 +0100
>
>On 10/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED
im not playing from a dvd/dvdrom. playing from the hard drive. Im using VLC.
It did display full screen fine when i was on windoze but wont play without
chopping the video when on full screen!!
i tried google but coudlnt find anything for it apart from reviews! Doh!
>From: Baza <[EMAIL PROTECT
its not just a videoits like they have at the test centrefour
options..click on the right one! you may or may not know what im talking
bout!
it says it installs but i cant find the folder its just not there! hmmm
>From: Baza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk
>To: Bri
Have a look in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and check that in the "Device" section
the driver is set to "via". Unfortunately your graphics card isn't very
linux friendly. You can get a second hand nVidia card (GeForce 2 or
above) cheaply on eBay. That might help your video problems. Your
processor is 32b
On 10/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> By the way is the processor a 32 or 64bit?
Looking at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlon_XP and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlon_64 it would appear that the Athlon
XP2000+ is 32bit.
As to the other questions, you might do better on the ubun
On 10 Oct 2006, at 19:30, STONE COLD wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Im trying to run a DVLA driving test CD. I read somewhere i need to
> install
> "wine" and that will just play it?
>
> Am i right? if not what should i do?
>
> Thanks chums
>
> Javad
If the CD has a .exe program on you'll need wine, even t
On 10/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Im trying to run a DVLA driving test CD. I read somewhere i need to install
> "wine" and that will just play it?
>
> Am i right? if not what should i do?
>
Wine is a windows api emulator so it is a little more involved than
that but you a
Hi,
Im trying to run a DVLA driving test CD. I read somewhere i need to install
"wine" and that will just play it?
Am i right? if not what should i do?
Thanks chums
Javad
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https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
On 10 Oct 2006, at 19:20, STONE COLD wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I previously posted this question but was unable to get any answers!
>
> when i play a video on full screen it appears to be choppy and not
> clear at
> all. Its ok when i play in a small screen though!
>
> what should i do to make it work?
Further to my last note:
i now know what the graphics card is but is there any way to update drivers
for it
"" :00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [KM400/A] Chipset
Host Bridge
:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge
:00:08.0 Multimedia controll
Hi,
I previously posted this question but was unable to get any answers!
when i play a video on full screen it appears to be choppy and not clear at
all. Its ok when i play in a small screen though!
what should i do to make it work?
Im using a AMD Athlon xp2000+. The processer came built on th
Hi Caroline,
> Email is ideal if you have access to the address at work, and have an
> always on internet connection.
(As an aside, I've only dial-up access, and a 33.6kpbs modem at that.
Email's much preferably to interactive web access.)
> Complaints about top-posting etc make me wonder who w
Hi,
Can anyone help with this. I cannot print from Firefox to my postscript
printers. I always get a message saying that the printer will not print
on that size of paper, or words to that effect. This is of course
nonsense as an A4 printer should be able print A4. I have no trouble
printing from M
On 10/10/06, David Morley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm not sure on this but all the plugins for firefox are listed in
> Tools/Add-ons/Extentions (tab)
That normally lists extensions, most audio plugins aren't installed as
an extension.
To view your plugins open a new tab and type: about:plugin
On 10/10/06, South Walney Information Management <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I do also like to listen to Radio 4 and sometimes Radio 3 while I work,
> and herein lies the problem.
>
> I have set the headset to be my default sound card. This works fine for
> system sounds, Rhythmbox, and just ab
This is probably a trivial question but I expect somebody here knows the
answer.
I run Firefox, currently 1.5.0.7, under Dapper, and have a RealPlayer
plugin for Firefox. My box contains a VIA 8253 sound card and I also
use a Plantronics USB headset. The speakers that came with my box are
damage
I seem to have hit on a bit of a nerve here and pretty much being shot down
in flames. Apologies if it was a bad idea.
My idea was not to create a thriving budding online discussion forum. That
was not my intention. I meant it simply as a means for us to communicate,
privately if we want via foru
Good Morning.
> 1. Can someone remind me ( and provide link ) where I can locate the
> Ubuntu Logo graphics so I can pass them to the promotional marketing
> material guys to get the shirts done!
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Official
G.
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https://lists.ubuntu.com
Morning people... Just a couple of things
1. Can someone remind me ( and provide link ) where I can locate the
Ubuntu Logo graphics so I can pass them to the promotional marketing
material guys to get the shirts done!
2. We now have the Kubuntu and Edubuntu CDs .
3. Can someone in London reco
On 10/10/06, David Morley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Did you manage to sort this issue out if so how Stephen?
Not Yet, but I'm still working on it. After trying to change the
keyboard settings, on boot it says that xkbd (or something, I'm not on
the laptop atm) has encountered an error. It also
On 09/10/06, Ashley Hooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -- "Stephen Garton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I've just noticed that on my Acer Aspire 5601 laptop the ? (as in
> > shift and 3) and capslocks keys do not 'work' in Edgy.
>
Did you manage to sort this issue out if so how Stephen?
--
John K Masters wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 20:02:19 +0100
> Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 07:56:30PM +0100, Sean Miller wrote:
>>> I believe this to be a Mailman list, hence do we not already have a
>>> way of reading the list threaded?
>>>
>> https://lists.ubun
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