Re: [ubuntu-uk] ATI X700 status "not in use".

2008-01-24 Thread EricM
Stuart, Thanks for your nice suggestion. However I've already tried to get my Ubuntu installed with the X86 CD and that one switched my screen to black as well. The only thing left is that I didn't realize the complete X86 installation with an alternative CD. Regarding the problem with the normal

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Opensource Event in Brizzol - 5 February

2008-01-24 Thread alan c
James Westby wrote: > On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 17:17 +, Pete Stean wrote: >> Is anyone from Ubuntu UK involved in this? Quite an opportunity for >> some blatant self-promotion of the Ubuntu brand if anyone is... >> >> http://www.bristolwireless.net/wiki/index.php/SocialSourceSouthWest >> > > Hi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Opensource Event in Brizzol - 5 February

2008-01-24 Thread andy
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 James Westby wrote: > On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 17:17 +, Pete Stean wrote: >> Is anyone from Ubuntu UK involved in this? Quite an opportunity for >> some blatant self-promotion of the Ubuntu brand if anyone is... >> >> http://www.bristolwireless.net/wi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compartmentalising us

2008-01-24 Thread Mark Burns
Probably part-"Mainstream Advocate", part-"Activist", part-"Open Source Programmer", part-"Fruit and Nut" case. But most definitely "Whole Nut" ;-D Alan Pope wrote: > > http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3723131 > > I'd say I'm "Mainstream Advocate", how about you? > > Cheers, >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Opensource Event in Brizzol - 5 February

2008-01-24 Thread James Westby
On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 17:17 +, Pete Stean wrote: > Is anyone from Ubuntu UK involved in this? Quite an opportunity for > some blatant self-promotion of the Ubuntu brand if anyone is... > > http://www.bristolwireless.net/wiki/index.php/SocialSourceSouthWest > Hi, This is down my neck of the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Opensource Event in Brizzol - 5 February

2008-01-24 Thread Rob Beard
Pete Stean wrote: > Is anyone from Ubuntu UK involved in this? Quite an opportunity for > some blatant self-promotion of the Ubuntu brand if anyone is... > > http://www.bristolwireless.net/wiki/index.php/SocialSourceSouthWest > > Probably worth going along to anyway if you're in the area I would

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compartmentalising us

2008-01-24 Thread Matthew Daubney
Alan Pope wrote: > http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3723131 > > I'd say I'm "Mainstream Advocate", how about you? > > Cheers, > Al. > > Hmmm... I'd probably fall largley in the "Mainstream Advocate" group... but have to admit, on the occasions where I need to run models/program

[ubuntu-uk] Opensource Event in Brizzol - 5 February

2008-01-24 Thread Pete Stean
Is anyone from Ubuntu UK involved in this? Quite an opportunity for some blatant self-promotion of the Ubuntu brand if anyone is... http://www.bristolwireless.net/wiki/index.php/SocialSourceSouthWest Probably worth going along to anyway if you're in the area I would have thought (btw check out

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compartmentalising us

2008-01-24 Thread Rob Beard
Alan Pope wrote: > http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3723131 > > I'd say I'm "Mainstream Advocate", how about you? > > Cheers, > Al. > I'm about half Mainstream Advocate and half Antiivista, erm.. I mean activist. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ATI X700 status "not in use".

2008-01-24 Thread Stuart Bird
Eric Just a couple of thoughts that may help you out. I would seriously consider trying the 32 bit installation. It will work well with the 64 bit chip but you won't (or shouldn't ) experience as many driver issues. Bear in mind that 64 bit support, even in the MS world is still on the ropey s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compartmentalising us

2008-01-24 Thread Josh Blacker
On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 14:37 +, Jim Kissel wrote: > > Alan Pope wrote: > > http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3723131 > > > > I'd say I'm "Mainstream Advocate", how about you? > > Microsoft hating, Bargain hunting, Open Source Programmer, that is a > Soft/Mainstream Advocate

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compartmentalising us

2008-01-24 Thread Jim Kissel
Alan Pope wrote: > http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3723131 > > I'd say I'm "Mainstream Advocate", how about you? Microsoft hating, Bargain hunting, Open Source Programmer, that is a Soft/Mainstream Advocate as R.A.H. said, "specialization if for insects." > > Cheers, >

[ubuntu-uk] Compartmentalising us

2008-01-24 Thread Alan Pope
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3723131 I'd say I'm "Mainstream Advocate", how about you? Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] ATI X700 status "not in use".

2008-01-24 Thread EricM
I'm new to Ubuntu and at the moment I'm dealing with major problems due to an ATI X700 series Graphics card. At first I encountered problems with the default installation CD. (AMD 64); screen went black after starting CD. Finally I managed the install with the "alternate install cd". (AMD 64) How