Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-07 Thread Eamonn Sullivan
Excuse the top posting (I'm using my blackberry). To give everyone read access to files in a directory (and all subdirctories), I'd do chmod -R o+r * -Eamonn On 11/7/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > so how do i do that? > > > >From: Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: British Ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-07 Thread STONE COLD
so how do i do that? >From: Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk >To: British Ubuntu Talk >Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!! >Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:15:52 + > >STONE COLD wrote: > > hi, > > > > I did this and it worked. > > > > "Is it c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-07 Thread Rob Beard
STONE COLD wrote: > hi, > > I did this and it worked. > > "Is it connected via a router or switch or by just a cable between the > two machines? > > A simple way of sharing your folders is to goto System -> Administration > -> Shared Folders. > > In the box that appears click Add. When the Sha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Best method of getting support?

2006-11-07 Thread Alan Pope
On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 08:42:58PM +, Andy wrote: > Hi > > I was just wondering what the best way to get help with a problem is, > So far I have tried: Depends what your definition of "best" is. If "best" for you is "quickly and reliably resolves my problem", and you've tried all these and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Best method of getting support?

2006-11-07 Thread Ciemon Dunville
On 07/11/06, Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I was just wondering what the best way to get help with a problem is Hi Andy, Personally I'd try and get to a Linux User Group. When I first started with Linux, it was the LUG that kept me sane. It's so much easier to have someone who knows, t

[ubuntu-uk] Best method of getting support?

2006-11-07 Thread Andy
Hi I was just wondering what the best way to get help with a problem is, So far I have tried: ubuntuforums.com linuxquestions.com ubuntu-users mailling list I also know of IRC (#ubuntu Freenode) Launchpad (not entirely sure how this works) So what is the best way of actually getting support, if

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-07 Thread STONE COLD
ok heres the thing...ive just tried thatand it wont let me change anything in those screens...and the files in those folders are various videos and music files im trying to play on the xbox!...so for some reason i still cant change permissions on it Also..">cd your/shared_directory

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-07 Thread Martin Fitzpatrick
On 07/11/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i see what yu mean...but at the bottom of the screen it tells me.."you are > not the owner, so you cant change these permissions" > > any ideas ? Strange - this sounds as though those files are owned by somebody else. Are you the only user on th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-07 Thread STONE COLD
i see what yu mean...but at the bottom of the screen it tells me.."you are not the owner, so you cant change these permissions" any ideas ? >From: "Leon Barker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk >To: "British Ubuntu Talk" >Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection updat

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-07 Thread Leon Barker
On 07/11/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Folder browsing i have allowedbut how do i do the 644 thing?...sorry im > new at this... Select the files you want. Right click, go to permissions tab and enable group and others to read. Or if using the command line: cd your/shared_direc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-07 Thread STONE COLD
Folder browsing i have allowedbut how do i do the 644 thing?...sorry im new at this... >From: "Leon Barker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk >To: "British Ubuntu Talk" >Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!! >Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 19:04:29 + > >On 0

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-07 Thread Leon Barker
On 07/11/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now whilst i can see the folders on the xbox nothing actually displays in > those folders? I I believe you must enable folder browsing which available in System -> Administration -> Shared Folders options. You also must ensure that the files you

[ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-07 Thread STONE COLD
hi, I did this and it worked. "Is it connected via a router or switch or by just a cable between the two machines? A simple way of sharing your folders is to goto System -> Administration -> Shared Folders. In the box that appears click Add. When the Share Folder box appears select the pat

Re: [ubuntu-uk] del.icio.us (was: Re: Ubuntu Edgy Disks)

2006-11-07 Thread Eamonn Sullivan
On 11/7/06, William Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > del.icio.us is fantastic, but I found the Firefox extension too restrictive. > It completely replaces the FF bookmark system (tho I suppose suppresses is > a better word, since all your old bookmarks are still there, and disabling > the ext

[ubuntu-uk] del.icio.us (was: Re: Ubuntu Edgy Disks)

2006-11-07 Thread William Anderson
Dean Sas wrote: > [snip] > > You can also get a extension which syncs your bookmarks and tags to > http://del.icio.us so you can access them anywhere. Maybe > firefox/whatever has a similar extension del.icio.us is fantastic, but I found the Firefox extension too restrictive. It completely rep

[ubuntu-uk] contact with the press

2006-11-07 Thread alan c
Just to mention I have sent (unrequested) emails to the editorial staff of newspapers (note1) requesting more features on computers etc, and giving a short item on free and open source software, with Ubuntu also mentioned, in context. I led with the idea of free software - after a recent contact w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] top posting row (was Uk Loco team forums)

2006-11-07 Thread Mike Preston
> >> Although it has been requested that the subject of forums be dropped, >> I was thinking (yes dangerous I know), is it possible to build a forum >> style front end onto mailman? It already holds archives of every >> message made to the list. If we use a front end to mailman it will not >> be a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flask Player 9 for YDL 5.0

2006-11-07 Thread Rob Beard
Quoting Albert Vilella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Seen here: > > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-announce/2006-October/000129.html > > I already completed the form :) > Have completed the form, I will forward this on to my local LUG. Although I don't use a PPC machine anymore

[ubuntu-uk] Flask Player 9 for YDL 5.0

2006-11-07 Thread Albert Vilella
Seen here: http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-announce/2006-October/000129.html I already completed the form :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server - scan for hardware changes

2006-11-07 Thread Matthew Saunders
Tek wrote: >Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm 90% sure that it will >(re)detect the hardware on boot anyway. Thanks for your email Tez. Yes, you are right, it does find the new hardware. I have poked around more and found the reason it wasn't working as expected. The /etc/iftab file had

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC and open formats??

2006-11-07 Thread Ben Lovell
Hi All,First let me state I work for BBC Worldwide, i've been following this list for a while as I use Ubuntu at home. I'll forward this conversation on to someone at BBC Tech and see if I can get a quick response. I'll post anything back to this board... BenOn 07/11/06, Ciaran Mooney <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server - scan for hardware changes

2006-11-07 Thread Tez
Matthew Saunders wrote: > Hi, > > I have a basic installation of Ubuntu Server 6.06 which I want to be > able to clone to work on multiple computers. I have cloned it to > another hard drive and all is working apart from the new network card. > Is there a command that I can run or package to inst

[ubuntu-uk] usbnet -- dapper/edgy

2006-11-07 Thread Albert Vilella
Hi all, I have one of those USB male/male cables, to connect two computers directly via usb. I've been trying to bring up a usb0 interface in both computers, one with dapper, the other with edgy, to no avail. Has anyone succeeded in this? I edited my /etc/network/interfaces to include: allow-h

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server - scan for hardware changes

2006-11-07 Thread Matthew Saunders
Hi, I have a basic installation of Ubuntu Server 6.06 which I want to be able to clone to work on multiple computers. I have cloned it to another hard drive and all is working apart from the new network card. Is there a command that I can run or package to install that will redetect the hardware

Re: [ubuntu-uk] acronyms?

2006-11-07 Thread David Restall - System Administrator
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Nov 07 09:10:05 2006 Hi, > >>> 1.a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of > >>> words > >>> in a set phrase or series of words, as /Wac/ from /Women's Army Corps,/ > >>> /OPEC/ from /Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries,/ or /lor

Re: [ubuntu-uk] acronyms?

2006-11-07 Thread Tony Arnold
Sean, Sean Miller wrote: >>> 1. a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words >>> in a set phrase or series of words, as /Wac/ from /Women's Army Corps,/ >>> /OPEC/ from /Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries,/ or /loran/ >>> from /long-range navigation./ >>> >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC and open formats??

2006-11-07 Thread Ciaran Mooney
The Guardian have a Thursday technology supplement, and as part of it they have a "Free Our Data" campaign. Mainly to do with mapping information from Ordance Survey, but they would seem to be willing to take up such a problem as the BBC and closed codecs. Wait until Thursday and get a copy of the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] acronyms?

2006-11-07 Thread Sean Miller
Tony Arnold wrote: > Sean Miller wrote: > >> Nik Butler wrote: >> >>> Llywelyn Owen wrote: >>> >>> By the way these are not acronyms they're abbreviations. Sorry to be so pedantic! >>> you know what . he is correct as well , they are Abbreviation

Re: [ubuntu-uk] acronyms?

2006-11-07 Thread Tony Arnold
Sean Miller wrote: > Nik Butler wrote: >> Llywelyn Owen wrote: >> >>> By the way these are not acronyms they're abbreviations. Sorry to be >>> so pedantic! >>> >> you know what . he is correct as well , they are Abbreviations, and it >> is being pedantic. Though for the record im being