Re: [ubuntu-uk] mbr removal command

2007-12-03 Thread Colin Watson
On Sat, Dec 01, 2007 at 03:34:36PM +, norman wrote: > < snip > > > It should be sda1 for the first SATA drive and byte size is usually > > before count. > > Now I am puzzled, I always the first drive was xxx0 and not xxx1. Ah > well, live and learn. Thanks. Partition numbers start at 1 under

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I'm stuck

2007-12-03 Thread Daniel Lamb
Try a windows repair: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341 regards, Daniel -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of norman Sent: 03 December 2007 21:17 To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] I'm stuck > You could try a windows

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I'm stuck

2007-12-03 Thread norman
> You could try a windows repair, as I sent you details on before. I followed the details you sent me before which is why I tried to get chkdsk to do the repair for me. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] no start up screen

2007-12-03 Thread norman
I must be getting tired. My apologies, I meant to say the two Alans and not Tonys. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] no start up screen

2007-12-03 Thread norman
On Mon, 2007-12-03 at 20:46 +, Matthew Wild wrote: > Hi Norman, > > On Dec 2, 2007 9:30 PM, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When I switch my computer on the first thing I expect to see is a screen > > about Intel and from which, if I so wish, I can access the bios set up. > > Since inst

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I'm stuck

2007-12-03 Thread Daniel Lamb
You could try a windows repair, as I sent you details on before. That should work. Regards, Daniel -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of norman Sent: 03 December 2007 17:10 To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] I'm stuck < s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] no start up screen

2007-12-03 Thread Matthew Wild
Hi Norman, On Dec 2, 2007 9:30 PM, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I switch my computer on the first thing I expect to see is a screen > about Intel and from which, if I so wish, I can access the bios set up. > Since installing Edubuntu this does not happen. All I get is a blank > screen

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I'm stuck

2007-12-03 Thread Rob Beard
norman wrote: > Report back time:- You were correct making that amendment to the kernel > line produced lots of script and no error message. Does that mean that > the poor old monitor is just that, poor and old? > > The windows error is UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME > > I Googled and noted that this is

[ubuntu-uk] setting up remote for media centre/mythtv/vlc etc

2007-12-03 Thread Javad Ayaz
Hi, If your having problems with setup of the remote for your media centre i found a site that may be helpful. http://lircconfig.commandir.com/ hth regards javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lightscribe in Ubuntu!

2007-12-03 Thread Alec Wright
On Mon, 2007-12-03 at 14:54 +, Javad Ayaz wrote: > Hi, > > Has anyone had any success in getting Lightsribe to work in Gutsy or > at all ? Install this: http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/index.aspx?id=814 then this: http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/index.aspx?id

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I'm stuck

2007-12-03 Thread norman
< snip > Thanks for that, it basically encouraged me to use my setup disc and to be patient. At the prompt I typed chkdsk /r and got the response 'The volume appears to contain one or more unrecoverable problems. Now what, more research? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lightscribe in Ubuntu!

2007-12-03 Thread Kris Douglas
On 03/12/2007, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 03/12/2007, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh and, "Of the 4 files showing, if you just install the ones with > > 1.10.13.1 in the filename, you're installing the lightscribe simple > > labele

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lightscribe in Ubuntu!

2007-12-03 Thread Kris Douglas
On 03/12/2007, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Oh and, "Of the 4 files showing, if you just install the ones with > 1.10.13.1 in the filename, you're installing the lightscribe simple > labeler from lightscribe.com. With those 2 files you want to install the > one that say

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lightscribe in Ubuntu!

2007-12-03 Thread Kris Douglas
> Oh and, "Of the 4 files showing, if you just install the ones with 1.10.13.1in the filename, you're installing the lightscribe simple labeler from lightscribe.com. With those 2 files you want to install the one that says "lightscribe" FIRST (that's important) and teh one that says "lightscribe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lightscribe in Ubuntu!

2007-12-03 Thread Kris Douglas
On 03/12/2007, Javad Ayaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Has anyone had any success in getting Lightsribe to work in Gutsy or at > all ? > > > Regards > Javad > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > Hi,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] no start up screen

2007-12-03 Thread norman
On Mon, 2007-12-03 at 16:35 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > On 02/12/2007, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > < snip > > > > > How odd, an edubuntu install shouldnt touch the bios... > > > > -- > What makes you think the bios has been

Re: [ubuntu-uk] NFS and NetworkManager

2007-12-03 Thread Peter Lewis
On Monday 03 December 2007 09:11, Michael Holloway wrote: > i use SMBFS to mount network shares, but (and this has been happening > since i started with ubuntu, 5.10) sometimes it seems to half mount > them, and the machine runs really slowly and cant connect and becomes > unstable as soon as i try

Re: [ubuntu-uk] no start up screen

2007-12-03 Thread Kris Douglas
On 02/12/2007, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > < snip > > > > > How odd, an edubuntu install shouldnt touch the bios... > > > > -- > What makes you think the bios has been affected? The machine is set up > to dual boot, boot from Windows, no problem, boot from Edubuntu, > problem. For a time,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] trackerd using loads of memory

2007-12-03 Thread Tony Arnold
Kirrus, Kirrus wrote: > - "Tony Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> My system was a bit sluggish so I checked out memory usage with the >> system monitor to discover that trackerd was using almost 1GB of >> memory! >> I have 2GB total. >> >> Is there any way to control the memory usage of t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] trackerd using loads of memory

2007-12-03 Thread Kirrus
Hello, - "Tony Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My system was a bit sluggish so I checked out memory usage with the > system monitor to discover that trackerd was using almost 1GB of > memory! > I have 2GB total. > > Is there any way to control the memory usage of trackerd? > System > Pre

[ubuntu-uk] trackerd using loads of memory

2007-12-03 Thread Tony Arnold
My system was a bit sluggish so I checked out memory usage with the system monitor to discover that trackerd was using almost 1GB of memory! I have 2GB total. Is there any way to control the memory usage of trackerd? Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold,Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6093

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I'm stuck

2007-12-03 Thread Daniel Lamb
Gain access to the Windows recovery console. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058 Run it from there, your 98 floppy probably does not have support for ntfs. Regards, Daniel -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of norman Sent: 03 December 2007 1

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I'm stuck

2007-12-03 Thread norman
> Report back time:- You were correct making that amendment to the kernel > line produced lots of script and no error message. Does that mean that > the poor old monitor is just that, poor and old? > > The windows error is UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME > > I Googled and noted that this is quite a comm

[ubuntu-uk] Lightscribe in Ubuntu!

2007-12-03 Thread Javad Ayaz
Hi, Has anyone had any success in getting Lightsribe to work in Gutsy or at all ? Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] bin files

2007-12-03 Thread Alan Pope
On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 03:11:30PM +0100, john wrote: > 1. /home/john/Desktop/FldigiHelp-2.0.tar.gz > Places --> Desktop Double click the FldigiHelp-2.0.tar.gz file which will open it in fileroller Click Extract to extract the contents of the helpfiles somewhere Close fileroller once done Place

[ubuntu-uk] bin files

2007-12-03 Thread john
Hello to All, Many thanks for the replies to my posts. Thank you Al for your help. It did open the programme and I could also add an icon to the desktop, very good.There are two other issues. I would like to use two other programmes I have down loaded, these are on the desktop and I h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I'm stuck

2007-12-03 Thread norman
Report back time:- You were correct making that amendment to the kernel line produced lots of script and no error message. Does that mean that the poor old monitor is just that, poor and old? The windows error is UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME I Googled and noted that this is quite a common error and so

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I'm stuck

2007-12-03 Thread norman
< snip > Thank you Alan and Alan you have given me lots to get on with. I will report back when I have followed your suggestions. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I'm stuck

2007-12-03 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Norman, On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 10:54:07AM +, norman wrote: > Why no start up screen > Why the video error message Chances are it is in fact there but you can't see it. I suspect the "Video mode not supported" is being reported by your display (not the PC hardware or software) because Li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I'm stuck

2007-12-03 Thread alan c
norman wrote: > Last week, after trying very hard, I managed to install a working > version of Windows XP and then install a working version of Edubuntu. > Success, I exclaimed and there things stayed over the week end, computer > switched on but not in use, until this morning. In order to check >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] no start up screen

2007-12-03 Thread norman
< snip > > Does the machine have on-board graphics? Yes it does. I have sent another more detailed description under 'I'm stuck'. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] I'm stuck

2007-12-03 Thread norman
Last week, after trying very hard, I managed to install a working version of Windows XP and then install a working version of Edubuntu. Success, I exclaimed and there things stayed over the week end, computer switched on but not in use, until this morning. In order to check another problem I needed

Re: [ubuntu-uk] NFS and NetworkManager

2007-12-03 Thread Michael Holloway
> Well, a combination of both seems to have fixed it. > > In summary, I switched the network to manual configuration, meaning that it > got brought up during boot rather than at the behest of the tray icon once > I'd logged in. > > I was also suffering I think since I was trying to mount three

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ham Radio Fldigi

2007-12-03 Thread Ted
davisjo wrote: > Morning All, > > I have down loaded the Fldigi program from a web > site. This is a digital radio decoder for radio hams. The file is a > bin.tar.gz file, now resident on my desktop. > > I have unzipped it using the tar -xvzf /filename bin tar .gz/ > > I ha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ham Radio Fldigi

2007-12-03 Thread David Restall - System Administrator
Hi John, > I have down loaded the Fldigi program from a web site. = > This is a digital radio decoder for radio hams. The file is a bin.tar.gz = > file, now resident on my desktop. Do you have a link to the website (See .sig) ? > I have unzipped it using the tar -xvzf filename

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ham Radio Fldigi

2007-12-03 Thread Alan Pope
Hi John, On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 08:16:08AM +0100, davisjo wrote: >I have down loaded the Fldigi program from a web site. This is a digital radio >decoder for radio hams. The file is a bin.tar.gz file, now resident on my >desktop. > I note that under Ubuntu Gutsy this program is available in th