Re: [ubuntu-uk] Memory problems with Gutsy and OpenOffice

Tony Arnold wrote: > Try doing a mkswap /dev/sdb5 between the swapoff and swapon commands. > This will 'reformat' the swap partition and use all available space in > the partition. > Thanks, my swap is now the size I intended. The problem with OpenOffice happens (or is most obvious perhaps) when

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Solid State hard disks?

On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 15:45 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anyone know where (whether?) it's possible to get solid-state > "disks" in a format that has an IDE / SATA cable attached? > > Let me explain the thinking: > > - A 4Gb solid state disk in an SD card format costs about £

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Solid State hard disks?

Hi Mark, On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 18:52 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > Do you know if they're available outside the USA? > > I couldn't work out how to spec one up on the UK Dell website :-( I don't know about models, but I just searched for "ssd" on the uk site and found the individual disk itself.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Solid State hard disks?

Alan Pope wrote: > Hi, > > On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 15:45 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > >> Does anyone know where (whether?) it's possible to get solid-state >> "disks" in a format that has an IDE / SATA cable attached? >> >> > > Dell actually sell laptops with 36GB SSD now. > > http://www.no

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Best ISP?

James Grabham wrote: > > > I'm with them at the moment but am considering a move to TalkTalk, > which appears to be outstanding value and available in my area: any > horror stories with them? > My brother was completely without phone service (let alone ADSL) for about a week after mov

[ubuntu-uk] Gutsy Install Success

Hi, Installed Gutsy Gibbon on Acer Aspire 3004WLMi laptop. Went very smoothly - much smoother than the original install on machine which was Dapper Drake. Only 'awkwardish' bit was the wireless card. If you can install with a wired LAN do it. I had to plug the wires in, edit /etc/apt/sources.l

[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [Wolves] BBC Technology poll - vote now :-)

-- Forwarded message -- From: Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 26 Oct 2007 08:59 Subject: [Wolves] BBC Technology poll - vote now :-) To: Wolverhampton Linux User Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just a quick note. For about the first time, the BBC have included Linux as an option

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Solid State hard disks?

Kris Douglas wrote: > > > On 27/10/2007, *Rob Beard* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > Matthew Larsen wrote: > > SSD are very fast on spurious read / writes, but reading large files > > (or sequential reading) is very, very slow on them. Might be worth >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Solid State hard disks?

Hi, On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 15:45 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > Does anyone know where (whether?) it's possible to get solid-state > "disks" in a format that has an IDE / SATA cable attached? > Dell actually sell laptops with 36GB SSD now. http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3658 C

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Best ISP?

Well, it was fine (if a little slow) in the old days when you actually had to pay them!! :o Then it came free, and it would only work for about 2 hours a day! Now it hardly ever fails, and is fairly fast, and has a 40GB limit (not as good as when it was unlimited, but come on, whos gonna use 40GB

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Solid State hard disks?

On 27/10/2007, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Matthew Larsen wrote: > > SSD are very fast on spurious read / writes, but reading large files > > (or sequential reading) is very, very slow on them. Might be worth > > waiting until some stats come out about this before investing. > > > > Re

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Solid State hard disks?

Matthew Larsen wrote: > SSD are very fast on spurious read / writes, but reading large files > (or sequential reading) is very, very slow on them. Might be worth > waiting until some stats come out about this before investing. > > Regards, > Would another option be to setup a machine as a networ

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Solid State hard disks?

SSD are very fast on spurious read / writes, but reading large files (or sequential reading) is very, very slow on them. Might be worth waiting until some stats come out about this before investing. Regards, On 27/10/2007, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris Smith wrote: > > Compact

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Solid State hard disks?

Chris Smith wrote: > Compact Flash cards are compatible with IDE buses just need and adaptor > for the obvious size differences and it works and behaves like a regular > hard disc. You are a genius! I think I even have one somewhere! M. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/ma

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu - The Next Generation

Rohan Omard wrote: > Trawling through my usual read of the technology pages I came across this > article on the BBC Technology page, entitled "Schools warned off Microsoft > deal". > You can read the details here: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7063716.stm > and I would also recommend th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Solid State hard disks?

Mark Harrison wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anyone know where (whether?) it's possible to get solid-state > "disks" in a format that has an IDE / SATA cable attached? > > Let me explain the thinking: > > - A 4Gb solid state disk in an SD card format costs about £25 > - A 4Gb solid state disk with a

[ubuntu-uk] Solid State hard disks?

Hi all, Does anyone know where (whether?) it's possible to get solid-state "disks" in a format that has an IDE / SATA cable attached? Let me explain the thinking: - A 4Gb solid state disk in an SD card format costs about £25 - A 4Gb solid state disk with a USB connector on it costs about £20 -

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu - The Next Generation

Hi all, On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 01:08 +0100, Rohan Omard wrote: > How many of us have children ( I have 12, 7 still at home) that use > computers daily for various things from instant messaging to homework > (in that order!) I've noticed that the kids don't seem to care if it's Windows or Ubuntu,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] VMWare on gutsy

On 26/10/2007, taufanlubis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Kris, > > On Thu, 2007-10-25 at 11:29 +0100, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > Sorry about that, I was looking to install Virtual Box on my machine, > > > but I need to know whether it supports usb devices *cough* ipod touch > The current v

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Memory problems with Gutsy and OpenOffice

I presume the version you are using was upgraded with gutsy? What specs are your machine? You can change the amount of memory assigned to openoffice via "Tools", "Options", "Memory", I would normally make sure it is sitting at 20+ mb. Also go to "Java" and untick it see if it runs any better, if

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Memory problems with Gutsy and OpenOffice

Hi This is my first post too from someone who is generally a very satisfied convert to Ubuntu. I have not had the difficulty you experienced with OpenOffice Cal but I have encountered a problem using OpenOffice Draw on my Latitude X1. The program will not open any drawing and just goes into reco

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu - The Next Generation

On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 01:08 +0100, Rohan Omard wrote: > What say you brethren... My kids have had their own computers for well over a year now, exclusively running Ubuntu of course! -- Dave Murphy - http://www.schwuk.com Twitter me: http://twitter.com/schwuk signature.asc De

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Memory problems with Gutsy and OpenOffice

Les, On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 00:33 +0100, les wrote: > sudo swapoff -a > sudo swapon /dev/sdb5 > sudo swapon -s > Any suggestions as to how I can get all the swap partition into use? Try doing a mkswap /dev/sdb5 between the swapoff and swapon commands. This will 'reformat' the sw

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Best ISP?

Jai Harrison wrote: > Hey Guys, > > I figured this would be an interesting topic for people to discuss. > We're all from the UK so it should work nicely. What is the best > Internet Service Provider in your opinion and why? Please state > whether it is ADSL or cable. I use two ADSL connections at