[ubuntu-uk] Manchester Release Party Pics

2009-04-25 Thread Andrew Williams
A few people may of spotted me firing away with a camera at the event, and as requested i've made them available online. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nik_doof/sets/72157617311869238/ I took in the region of 300 photos during the night so it's taking some time to process them all. Expect more t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release: Welsh Party - Starbucks, Cardiff CF10 2BJ until 7pm

2009-04-25 Thread Christopher Swift
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Christopher Swift wrote: > As I have forgotten to say elsewhere in my emails, in the Central Bar, > we will be upstairs. To get upstairs one must walk into the bar, go > roughly 5 metres forward and the stairs will be on your right. If there > are any

[ubuntu-uk] boot from a external hard drive

2009-04-25 Thread Rik Boland
Hi I want to get started on Gento but I don't have another machine to work with, nor do I want on, so is it all possible to use a external hard drive in a caddy and to boot it up that way? I hope that makes sense and I hope you can. If you can how easy is it to do it? Shalom -- ubuntu-uk@li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread Rob Beard
mac wrote: > Thanks, guys, for helpful pointers. I've reverted to the old driver: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReinhardTartler/X/RevertingIntelDriverTo2.4 > > and graphics now work perfectly. :-) > > mac > > Actually I think I might try that, just had an X crash when trying to play a video in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Steve Cook
On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:50:27 +0100 Farran Lee wrote: > On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 14:19 +0100, Steve Cook wrote: > > > On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:38:10 +0100 > > Farran Lee wrote: > > > > > hi all > > > sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just I'm wary > > > for a few reasons: > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Netbook Remix PXE or ISO

2009-04-25 Thread Dean Sas
Harry Rickards wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > Ok, thanks. I'll try that now. After I install the ubuntu-netbook-remix > package, would it be safe to remove the ubuntu-desktop package? Yes, I seem to remember that ubuntu-desktop wasn't installed when I installed ubuntu-netbook-remix from the img file

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Rob Beard
Farran Lee wrote: > > Welcome to the lists, Chris/RoboNuggie! :P > yeash, this is my only desktop, I'm looking to get a laptop soon and I > was gunna have a triple-linux boot, but I never got round to it... I > guess that the safest option atm is just to wait. I was hopeful that > perhaps people

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Harry Rickards
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Farran Lee wrote: > On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 14:14 +0100, Christopher Dalby wrote: >> On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 01:38:10PM +0100, Farran Lee wrote: >> > hi all >> > sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just I'm wary >> > for a few reason

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread mac
Thanks, guys, for helpful pointers. I've reverted to the old driver: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReinhardTartler/X/RevertingIntelDriverTo2.4 and graphics now work perfectly. :-) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Announcement: Manchester Release Party

2009-04-25 Thread ged byrom
Gordon Allott wrote: > Manchester release party was a huge success, Hopefully have some pics up > at some point, Hats off to Lucy and the BBC backstage peoples for > organising it :) > I think in the end I managed to say hello to everyone, have a chat and > tried to tell everyone who didn't know ab

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Farran Lee
On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 14:19 +0100, Steve Cook wrote: > On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:38:10 +0100 > Farran Lee wrote: > > > hi all > > sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just I'm wary > > for a few reasons: > > > > - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before > > - my ubuntu cu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Farran Lee
On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 14:14 +0100, Christopher Dalby wrote: > On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 01:38:10PM +0100, Farran Lee wrote: > > hi all > > sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just I'm wary > > for a few reasons: > > > > - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before > > - my u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Steve Cook
On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:38:10 +0100 Farran Lee wrote: > hi all > sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just I'm wary > for a few reasons: > > - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before > - my ubuntu currently installed has a few (several) weird issues > - I'm about to star

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread Thomas Ibbotson
mac wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > >> A niggly thing I found was that the display was slow (I have Intel >> video) although reading the Ubuntu Wiki I found a couple of options to >> speed it up although I haven't done the hack to enable Compiz, I'll just >> wait for the bug fixed drivers. > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Christopher Dalby
On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 01:38:10PM +0100, Farran Lee wrote: > hi all > sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just I'm wary > for a few reasons: > > - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before > - my ubuntu currently installed has a few (several) weird issues > - I'm about to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread Rob Beard
mac wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > > >> A niggly thing I found was that the display was slow (I have Intel >> video) although reading the Ubuntu Wiki I found a couple of options to >> speed it up although I haven't done the hack to enable Compiz, I'll just >> wait for the bug fixed drivers. >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Rob Beard
Farran Lee wrote: > hi all > sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just I'm wary > for a few reasons: > > - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before > - my ubuntu currently installed has a few (several) weird issues > - I'm about to start exams > > So, would you say it's sa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread mac
mac wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > >> A niggly thing I found was that the display was slow (I have Intel >> video) although reading the Ubuntu Wiki I found a couple of options to >> speed it up although I haven't done the hack to enable Compiz, I'll just >> wait for the bug fixed drivers. > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Farran Lee
On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 13:46 +0100, mac wrote: > Farran Lee wrote: > > > - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before > > - my ubuntu currently installed has a few (several) weird issues > > - I'm about to start exams > > > Sorry to be awkward :P I just don't have the time for a broken compute

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread Philip Wyett
On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 13:50 +0100, mac wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > > > A niggly thing I found was that the display was slow (I have Intel > > video) although reading the Ubuntu Wiki I found a couple of options to > > speed it up although I haven't done the hack to enable Compiz, I'll just > > w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread mac
Rob Beard wrote: > A niggly thing I found was that the display was slow (I have Intel > video) although reading the Ubuntu Wiki I found a couple of options to > speed it up although I haven't done the hack to enable Compiz, I'll just > wait for the bug fixed drivers. Rob >>> I'm having simila

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread mac
Farran Lee wrote: > - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before > - my ubuntu currently installed has a few (several) weird issues > - I'm about to start exams > Sorry to be awkward :P I just don't have the time for a broken computer, > yet I really would like to upgrade it If you have to g

[ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Farran Lee
hi all sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just I'm wary for a few reasons: - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before - my ubuntu currently installed has a few (several) weird issues - I'm about to start exams So, would you say it's safe and stable enough for me to just

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread Tony Pursell
Hi Dave To see the available wi-fi networks, I just click on the wi-fi icon, top right between the battery icon and the sound volume icon. Then select the one to connect to. Tony On 25 Apr 2009 at 11:29, David King wrote: > > In regards to wi fi, when using UNR 9.04 on my Asus Eee PC 901, h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Netbook Remix PXE or ISO

2009-04-25 Thread Rob Beard
Harry Rickards wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Rob Beard wrote: > >> Harry Rickards wrote: >> >>> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >>> Hash: SHA1 >>> >>> I'd love to install the Jaunty Netbook Remix on my old Dell C610, but it >>> doesn't boot off of a USB dri

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Netbook Remix PXE or ISO

2009-04-25 Thread Harry Rickards
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kris Douglas wrote: > 2009/4/25 Harry Rickards : >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Rob Beard wrote: >>> Harry Rickards wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'd love to install the Jaunty Netbo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Netbook Remix PXE or ISO

2009-04-25 Thread Kris Douglas
2009/4/25 Harry Rickards : > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Rob Beard wrote: >> Harry Rickards wrote: >>> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >>> Hash: SHA1 >>> >>> I'd love to install the Jaunty Netbook Remix on my old Dell C610, but it >>> doesn't boot off of a USB drive. Has

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Netbook Remix PXE or ISO

2009-04-25 Thread Harry Rickards
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rob Beard wrote: > Harry Rickards wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> I'd love to install the Jaunty Netbook Remix on my old Dell C610, but it >> doesn't boot off of a USB drive. Has anyone found a way to either remove >> u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread Rob Beard
Robert Flatters wrote: > downloaded a copy last night and installed it on two machine tonight. > First impression are good, all though ive come across some small > issues with window message screens freezing I installed it on my notebook (Acer Aspire 2920) last night and I was very impressed. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Netbook Remix PXE or ISO

2009-04-25 Thread Rob Beard
Harry Rickards wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > I'd love to install the Jaunty Netbook Remix on my old Dell C610, but it > doesn't boot off of a USB drive. Has anyone found a way to either remove > un-needed stuff from the .img file and convert it into a bootable CD > .i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread David King
In regards to wi fi, when using UNR 9.04 on my Asus Eee PC 901, how do I search for wi fi networks? The default Xandros makes it easy to search for them and see details on each wi fi connection, but does Ubuntu have this? I have searched for it as well in Ubuntu 8.04 on a laptop with a wi fi inb

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Netbook Remix PXE or ISO

2009-04-25 Thread Harry Rickards
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'd love to install the Jaunty Netbook Remix on my old Dell C610, but it doesn't boot off of a USB drive. Has anyone found a way to either remove un-needed stuff from the .img file and convert it into a bootable CD .iso (the C610 doesn't have a DVD dri