Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless LAN problem

2008-06-06 Thread Gordon
"Philip Wyett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >There are running issue with the 8187 under hardy. Hardy should be regarded >as beta software as it was >released way before it should have been. Wait for 8.04.1 next month for a >more stable and usable system. Thanks

[ubuntu-uk] Petition to UK Gov re digital standards

2008-06-06 Thread Mac
You may have seen this already, but - if not - it's in support of ODF and other open standards (among other things): http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/digistan/ Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting

2008-06-06 Thread Alan Pope
On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 21:06 +0100, Johnathon Tinsley wrote: > I saw someone walking through Victoria tube station wearing an Ubuntu > polo shirt this morning... does that count? :) > Heh. I went to B&Q wearing my Ubuntu Hoodie https://shop.canonical.com/product_info.php?products_id=145 (which

Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top

2008-06-06 Thread Matt Jones
Philip Wyett wrote: 2008/6/6 London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: 2008/6/6 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: London School of Puppetry wrote: > It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? > and as I write, the letters keep getting jumb

Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top

2008-06-06 Thread Philip Wyett
2008/6/6 London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > 2008/6/6 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> London School of Puppetry wrote: >> > It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? >> > and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but >> > I'm not. >> > I am

Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top

2008-06-06 Thread London School of Puppetry
2008/6/6 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > London School of Puppetry wrote: > > It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? > > and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but > > I'm not. > > I am using Hardy Heron. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Caroline > > > > What make

Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top

2008-06-06 Thread Philip Wyett
2008/6/6 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Philip Wyett wrote: > > > We should forget swap partitions unless someone specifies a custom one > > and work by a default install > > where the created swap partition is double the amount of physical RAM. > > > > Regards > > > > Phil > > > > Even when dua

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless LAN problem

2008-06-06 Thread Philip Wyett
2008/6/6 Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > "Philip Wyett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 2008/6/6 Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Installed WUBI 8.04 on a Toshiba Satellite L40 that uses the Realtek 8187 >> WLan chip. I went to this site >> http://www.datanorth.n

Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top

2008-06-06 Thread Rob Beard
Philip Wyett wrote: > We should forget swap partitions unless someone specifies a custom one > and work by a default install > where the created swap partition is double the amount of physical RAM. > > Regards > > Phil > Even when dual booting with Windows? Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless LAN problem

2008-06-06 Thread Gordon
"Philip Wyett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 2008/6/6 Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Installed WUBI 8.04 on a Toshiba Satellite L40 that uses the Realtek 8187 WLan chip. I went to this site http://www.datanorth.net/~cuervo/rtl8187b/ for the driver, fol

Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top

2008-06-06 Thread Philip Wyett
2008/6/6 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > London School of Puppetry wrote: > > It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? > > and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but > > I'm not. > > I am using Hardy Heron. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Caroline > > > > What make

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update icon

2008-06-06 Thread Dave Morley
On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 22:17 +0100, London School of Puppetry wrote: > > > 2008/6/6 Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 6:06 PM, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Could someone please explain why there are two different > icons to >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top

2008-06-06 Thread Rob Beard
London School of Puppetry wrote: > It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? > and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but > I'm not. > I am using Hardy Heron. > > Cheers, > > Caroline > What make/model laptop is it? Someone on the list might have the sam

Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top

2008-06-06 Thread Philip Wyett
2008/6/6 London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? > and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but > I'm not. > I am using Hardy Heron. > > Cheers, > > Caroline > > -- > > Whats the laptop make and model? Regards

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update icon

2008-06-06 Thread London School of Puppetry
2008/6/6 Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 6:06 PM, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Could someone please explain why there are two different icons to > > indicate that there are updates available one of which is a broad arrow > > pointing downwards and the other rese

[ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top

2008-06-06 Thread London School of Puppetry
It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but I'm not. I am using Hardy Heron. Cheers, Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless LAN problem

2008-06-06 Thread Philip Wyett
2008/6/6 Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Installed WUBI 8.04 on a Toshiba Satellite L40 that uses the Realtek 8187 > WLan chip. I went to this site > http://www.datanorth.net/~cuervo/rtl8187b/for > the driver, followed the > instructions there but ran i

[ubuntu-uk] Wireless LAN problem

2008-06-06 Thread Gordon
Installed WUBI 8.04 on a Toshiba Satellite L40 that uses the Realtek 8187 WLan chip. I went to this site http://www.datanorth.net/~cuervo/rtl8187b/ for the driver, followed the instructions there but ran into a problem. On issuing the ./makedrv command, this happened: rm -fr *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting

2008-06-06 Thread Johnathon Tinsley
Matt Daubney wrote: > Today I saw someone walking out of the Uni with a Hardy Heron shirt. > Does that count? I saw someone walking through Victoria tube station wearing an Ubuntu polo shirt this morning... does that count? :) Johnathon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/ma

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting

2008-06-06 Thread Matt Daubney
Today I saw someone walking out of the Uni with a Hardy Heron shirt. Does that count? -Matt Daubney signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update icon

2008-06-06 Thread Kris Douglas
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 6:06 PM, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Could someone please explain why there are two different icons to > indicate that there are updates available one of which is a broad arrow > pointing downwards and the other resembles a gear wheel. > > Norman I had that too, I be

[ubuntu-uk] update icon

2008-06-06 Thread norman
Could someone please explain why there are two different icons to indicate that there are updates available one of which is a broad arrow pointing downwards and the other resembles a gear wheel. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wik