Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can't connect my Nokia 6021 via irda and gnokii

2006-12-07 Thread Batty
I have posted it to the Ubuntu Forum as well. I'll see if anyone there can help. Thanks! Batty:} -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] New screencast - Downloading and Burning an Ubuntu ISO

2006-12-07 Thread Alan Pope
Hi again, A second one goes live today. Technically this one should go before the other one as this is designed for people who don't have an Ubuntu CD but want to download and burn the ISO. http://quickones.org/Downloading_and_Burning_an_Ubuntu_ISO The content is partially based on the content

[ubuntu-uk] New screencast - Installing Ubuntu Dual Booting with Windows

2006-12-07 Thread Alan Pope
Hi all, I've knocked up another screencast which I thought I'd pimp a bit here:- http://quickones.org/Installing_Ubuntu_with_Windows_Dual-Boot It's based on one of the wiki pages:- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot So hopefully I am not steering anyone the wrong way. It's aimed

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Software compatability & modems

2006-12-07 Thread baza
On Thu, 2006-12-07 at 09:02 +, tim wrote: > your email is somewhat vague. > > do you have a amd64 system? > > for routers, avoid the really cheapo stuff (like dlink, belink or other > X Chinese brands). people buy these routers and then they don't work > very well (like only allowing one vp

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Software compatability & modems

2006-12-07 Thread alan c
Dave Briggs wrote: > Hi chaps > > Just joined the list. I installed Ubuntu on a dual boot with Windows a > couple of weekends ago with the aim of eventually making the switch > final and permament, just as soon as I have found equivalents in > Ubuntu for the bits of software I use on the dark side

Re: [ubuntu-uk] amazon

2006-12-07 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 06/12/06, Michael Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It might be a stored password in firefox that is being submitted in the > password field. > > To check this go into firefox and select edit from the menu then > preferences then click on security and click show passwords. > > A dialogue box sho

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can't connect my Nokia 6021 via irda and gnokii

2006-12-07 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 05/12/06, Batty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to connect my nokia 6021 via a USB infrared dongle. > PC AMD 2200+ > Distro Ubuntu Dapper Drake 606 > Kernel 2.6.15-27-k7 > Gnokii 0.6.12-0ubuntu3 > USB irda Dongle Belkin FSU230(FIR3.2) Since there's no response here, try ubuntu-users lis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu server edition

2006-12-07 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 06/12/06, Colin Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It was my original intention to have an old 98se machine dual partitioned so > that I can have ubuntu LTS 6.06 as a server, on this server I wanted to > upload files from a winxp machine. Partitioning the old machine was fine, > downloading

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Software compatability & modems

2006-12-07 Thread Dave Briggs
On 07/12/06, gord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi there dave and welcome :) > > could you supply any other information about your computer, primarily > your processor? if possible could you type "cat /proc/cpuinfo" into a > terminal and paste the output? also the actual error message that you > get

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Software compatability & modems

2006-12-07 Thread gord
On Thu, 2006-12-07 at 08:23 +, Dave Briggs wrote: > One thing that confused me though is that many of the packages say > they are not compatible with my system (stating that it is a i386 or > something). This includes standard fare like Gnumeric and Abiword, so > I really don't understand why t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Software compatability & modems

2006-12-07 Thread tim
your email is somewhat vague. do you have a amd64 system? for routers, avoid the really cheapo stuff (like dlink, belink or other X Chinese brands). people buy these routers and then they don't work very well (like only allowing one vpn connection, the NAT inwards not working properly, etc).

[ubuntu-uk] Software compatability & modems

2006-12-07 Thread Dave Briggs
Hi chaps Just joined the list. I installed Ubuntu on a dual boot with Windows a couple of weekends ago with the aim of eventually making the switch final and permament, just as soon as I have found equivalents in Ubuntu for the bits of software I use on the dark side. My main interests are web ba