Re: [ubuntu-uk] compiz startup doesn't work

2008-12-16 Thread davmor2
On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:48:38 +, "Alan Pope" wrote: > 2008/12/16 Andrew Oakley : >> This sounds like a broken xorg.conf file. Try running without an >> xorg.conf file. Hardy and Intrepid should manage without one, and/or >> automatically generate a new one for you. Then use the restricted >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] compiz startup doesn't work

2008-12-16 Thread Farran
On Tue, 2008-12-16 at 14:05 +, Andrew Oakley wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: > > 2008/12/16 Andrew Oakley : > > > This sounds like a broken xorg.conf file. Try running without an > > > xorg.conf file. Hardy and Intrepid should manage without one, and/or > > > automatically generate a new one for you

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Teacher claims Linux 'holding back the kids'

2008-12-16 Thread Robert Flatters
Hi Al Yes i did read it, but my brain must have misted up at that point and blanked the sexual orientation of the teacher thereby assuming it was a male. l did think about saying he/she but i didn't. Anyway at the end of the day "She" is supposed to be a teacher thereby giving the students an oppo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] compiz startup doesn't work

2008-12-16 Thread Andrew Oakley
Alan Pope wrote: > 2008/12/16 Andrew Oakley : > > This sounds like a broken xorg.conf file. Try running without an > > xorg.conf file. Hardy and Intrepid should manage without one, and/or > > automatically generate a new one for you. Then use the restricted > > drivers utility System -> Administra

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Teacher claims Linux 'holding back the kids'

2008-12-16 Thread Alan Pope
2008/12/16 Robert Flatters : > The Teacher should have stop and thought about what he said. You cannot come > out with such a thing when its a know fact there is more OS than just > Windows. > The teacher should apologised for his out burst and gone for a cooling off. > Have you actually _read_ th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Teacher claims Linux 'holding back the kids'

2008-12-16 Thread Stephen O'Neill
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 16/12/08 13:02, Robert Flatters wrote: > The Teacher should have stop and thought about what he said. You cannot > come out with such a thing when its a know fact there is more OS than > just Windows. It cannot be assumed that all people know all

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Teacher claims Linux 'holding back the kids'

2008-12-16 Thread Robert Flatters
The Teacher should have stop and thought about what he said. You cannot come out with such a thing when its a know fact there is more OS than just Windows. The teacher should apologised for his out burst and gone for a cooling off. Regards mg_bob :D On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:35 PM, Paul Sutton

Re: [ubuntu-uk] compiz startup doesn't work - menus

2008-12-16 Thread Paul Sutton
Alan Pope wrote: > 2008/12/16 Andrew Oakley : > >> This sounds like a broken xorg.conf file. Try running without an >> xorg.conf file. Hardy and Intrepid should manage without one, and/or >> automatically generate a new one for you. Then use the restricted >> drivers utility System -> Administr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] compiz startup doesn't work

2008-12-16 Thread Alan Pope
2008/12/16 Andrew Oakley : > This sounds like a broken xorg.conf file. Try running without an > xorg.conf file. Hardy and Intrepid should manage without one, and/or > automatically generate a new one for you. Then use the restricted > drivers utility System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers (N

Re: [ubuntu-uk] compiz startup doesn't work

2008-12-16 Thread Andrew Oakley
On 15/12/2008, Farran wrote: > Compiz won't start when I log in, or when I tick the effects box in > appearance prefs. I have to run "killall metacity && compiz --replace" > at least twice before it will work. Then it's fine. But it seems to > think I don't have the right driver installed or somet

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Greetings

2008-12-16 Thread Bruce Beardall
Hi Graham Welcome to the list. Good to have you on board. Regards Bruce On 15/12/2008, Graham Binns wrote: > > Hello all, > > Thought I should introduce myself since I'm new to the list. > > I'm a Developer working for Canonical. I'm part of the Launchpad Bug > Tracker development team; at th