Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, LeeGroups <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > All x86 PC's all work fine with a generic VGA driver the comes with a > modern OS. That said Ubuntu comes with both the open source NV driver > for Nvidia cards, and the closed source Nvidia driver written by Nvidia, > the manufacturer of th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

> > > Confused a little bit - at the bottom of > > http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ClassValue=Motherboard&ProductID=2551&ProductName=GA-P35C-DS3R > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Seasonal Song

On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:56 +, James Tait wrote: > > Hello ladies and gentlemen, > Some of you may be aware of Melissa Draper's effort last year to getmembers > of the Ubuntu community to contribute their vocal talents to arendition of > A

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:49 +, Farran wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:42 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, *Farran* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:16 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/20

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Seasonal Song

On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:56 +, James Tait wrote: > Hello ladies and gentlemen, > > Some of you may be aware of Melissa Draper's effort last year to get > members of the Ubuntu community to contribute their vocal talents to a > rendition of Auld Lang Syne. I've mailed Melissa to see if she ha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:49 +, Farran wrote: > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:42 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:16 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > > > > > >

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Seasonal Song

Hello ladies and gentlemen, Some of you may be aware of Melissa Draper's effort last year to get members of the Ubuntu community to contribute their vocal talents to a rendition of Auld Lang Syne. I've mailed Melissa to see if she has plans to do the same this year and she has indicated that she

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:42 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:16 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:16 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, *Farran* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:03 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > On 23/12/2007, *Farran* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:37 +, Farran wrote: > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:16 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:03 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > > > > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:16 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:03 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:03 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > On 23/12/2007, *Farran* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 20:47 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, *Farran* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 200

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 21:03 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 20:47 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 20:47 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, *Farran* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 20:37 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, *Farran* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 20:47 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 20:37 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 20:37 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, *Farran* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 20:16 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, *Farran* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 20:37 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 20:16 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 20:16 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, *Farran* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does it have to say it supports OpenGL2 in the spec? > > === > Farran Lee > I'm only 15 :P > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 20:16 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does it have to say it supports OpenGL2 in the spec? > > === > Farran Lee > I'm only 15 :P > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does it have to say it supports OpenGL2 in the spec? > > === > Farran Lee > I'm only 15 :P > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

Does it have to say it supports OpenGL2 in the spec? === Farran Lee I'm only 15 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 19:52 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, *Farran* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > okay. Also (sorry [image: :P]) is DDR3 an issue? I know the m/b has to > support DDR3 to run DDR3 ram (obviously), but does i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 19:52 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > okay. Also (sorry :P) is DDR3 an issue? I know the m/b has to > support DDR3 to run DDR3 ram (obviously), but does it matter > if the graphics card is GDD

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > okay. Also (sorry [image: :P]) is DDR3 an issue? I know the m/b has to > support DDR3 to run DDR3 ram (obviously), but does it matter if the graphics > card is GDDR3 and the m/b isn't? I'm restricted from a lot of cards simply > because I declin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

> On 23/12/2007, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On 23/12/2007, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

okay. Also (sorry :P) is DDR3 an issue? I know the m/b has to support DDR3 to run DDR3 ram (obviously), but does it matter if the graphics card is GDDR3 and the m/b isn't? I'm restricted from a lot of cards simply because I declined from DDR3. Farran On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 19:45 +, Kris Dougla

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > this was one I was looking at too, > > > https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > this was one I was looking at too, > > https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/nVidia+GeForce+8600GT+512MB+DDR2+PCI-E+?productId=2

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > this was one I was looking at too, > https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/nVidia+GeForce+8600GT+512MB+DDR2+PCI-E+?productId=27199, > but someone said that it is not SLI. Do I even need to worry

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Why some people will never switch

It sounds silly now - but in the early 70's that was the law. Aren't we civilised now? Dianne On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 18:27 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dianne Reuby wrote: > > I had to hide in the decollating room at 10 as women weren't allowed > to > > be alone with men after that hour, and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

this was one I was looking at too, https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA +GeForce+8+Series/nVidia+GeForce+8600GT+512MB+DDR2+PCI-E +?productId=27199, but someone said that it is not SLI. Do I even need to worry about SLI at all? Farran On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 18:53

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > how about this? > https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/nVidia+GeForce+8500GT+Super%2B1G+PCI-E+ > Looks ugly as hell, but seems quite good. > > > On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 18:46 +, Farran wrote:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > thanks to you both > just looking at the motherboard and Graphic card... > What's the SLI bit mean? Should I aim to have it on the card or not, and > if I do, will it help? > > Cheers [image: :P] Farran > > PS I like shiny cases, they make the w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

how about this? https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics +Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/nVidia+GeForce+8500GT+Super%2B1G +PCI-E+ Looks ugly as hell, but seems quite good. On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 18:46 +, Farran wrote: > thanks to you both > just looking at the motherboard and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

thanks to you both just looking at the motherboard and Graphic card... What's the SLI bit mean? Should I aim to have it on the card or not, and if I do, will it help? Cheers :P Farran PS I like shiny cases, they make the world brighter :D On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 18:34 +, Kris Douglas wrote: >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 23/12/2007, LeeGroups <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can't comment on the rest, but don't *ever* buy any gear from ECS... > > I've built quite a few PCs and ECS motherboards have been nothing but > trouble... > > Cheap they may be, with cheap chipsets, cheap components, and poor > bioses... urgh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

Can't comment on the rest, but don't *ever* buy any gear from ECS... I've built quite a few PCs and ECS motherboards have been nothing but trouble... Cheap they may be, with cheap chipsets, cheap components, and poor bioses... urgh The K7S5A motherboard springs to mind, try googling it, I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Which webcam?

Ian Pascoe wrote: > Err, this is a bit of a daft question but having never used one before > > The web cam does the pictures, but what about the sound? I presume that a > web cam is like a normal domestic video cam in that it takes both pictures > and sound, combines it into a suitable trans

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Which webcam?

Err, this is a bit of a daft question but having never used one before The web cam does the pictures, but what about the sound? I presume that a web cam is like a normal domestic video cam in that it takes both pictures and sound, combines it into a suitable transport protocol and then sends

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

right, back again. Been to Aria, come back with a much cheaper range of products than Novatech. I'd appreciate someone older and wiser (I'm only 15 :P) to look over the components just to check they are compatible with each other and with Linux: ECS 650iSLIT-A nForce 650 LGA Socket 775 Motherboard

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Which webcam?

alan c wrote: > I need a webcam and strongly prefer to throw money in a ubuntu > friendly direction. Any suggestions please? Particularly about > currently available products I have discovered https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Hardware (so I will vote using that) -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391

[ubuntu-uk] Which webcam?

I need a webcam and strongly prefer to throw money in a ubuntu friendly direction. Any suggestions please? Particularly about currently available products -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu courses

taufanlubis wrote: >> The course I attended was at the Université Populaire in France. >> Ubuntu and Linux in general is very strong here. It is also used on >> business machines and commerce. They run course for that too and web >> site design. >> I am in the department 68 and we have an active L

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu courses

davisjo wrote: > I am not ageist but find the group a little young for me but I am never made > to feel un-welcome. > Also I have only learnt French in the last few years and all the courses I > attend are in French. It is a bit like beating myself on the head but I like > a challenge ! have y

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Why some people will never switch

Kirrus wrote: > Only tricky bit would b setting ubuntu up to use dial-up modem, but once > thats working, should be a piece of cake :) This is what kept me using suse which was quite good for dialup (external serial modem) and very easy to configure. I have tried (k)ubuntu 7.04 and it was ver

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Why some people will never switch

Dianne Reuby wrote: > I think many people have hit the nail on the head - if it's working, > most people don't want to change. My dad only switched to Firefox when > IE suddenly stopped working (have you fixed it yet, MS support - or have > you taken my advice and switched to Firefox as I suggested

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Why some people will never switch

Dianne Reuby wrote: > I had to hide in the decollating room at 10 as women weren't allowed to > be alone with men after that hour, and the security guard made his > rounds to check! > Is this for real?? What did they think you were going to do to the men after 10 ?? :-) Eddie -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Why some people will never switch

Hello Jai, - "Stephen Garton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HI Jai, > > On 23/12/2007, Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My grandmother uses Ubuntu "Gutsy Gibbon" and has done so since > sometime in > > August. The reason is simple, really. I provide her with all the > technical > > s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Why some people will never switch

HI Jai, On 23/12/2007, Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My grandmother uses Ubuntu "Gutsy Gibbon" and has done so since sometime in > August. The reason is simple, really. I provide her with all the technical > support she needs and I decided that I shouldn't have to provide her with > su

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Why some people will never switch

My grandmother uses Ubuntu "Gutsy Gibbon" and has done so since sometime in August. The reason is simple, really. I provide her with all the technical support she needs and I decided that I shouldn't have to provide her with support for an OS that I no longer used. The transition was very smooth a