Re: [ubuntu-uk] HP Printer problems.

2010-04-27 Thread Steve
On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:11:14 +0100, Keith Powell wrote: > Steve wrote: >> On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:57:16 +0100, Keith Powell >> wrote: >> >>> Has anyone got an HP B109a Photosmart printer/scanner which they have >>> managed to get fully working in Ubuntu? If so, please would you give me >>> some

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 bit lucid install

2010-04-27 Thread Darren.Mansell
> -Original Message- > From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-uk- > boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Ibbotson > Sent: 27 April 2010 12:32 > To: UK Ubuntu Talk > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 bit lucid install > > On 26 April 2010 14:45, ian pettitt wrote: > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 bit lucid install

2010-04-27 Thread Rob Beard
On 27/04/10 13:39, Liam Proven wrote: > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Rob Beard wrote: > >> Strange, I'm running Lucid 32-Bit on my machine (with 4GB Ram) and it >> sees the full 4GB fine. I gather the kernel has got PAE extensions or >> whatever it is to support over 3.25GB (although I gather

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 bit lucid install

2010-04-27 Thread Liam Proven
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Paul Sutton wrote: > Would some of the missing memory be video memory perhaps which is > shared, from the main memory. Nope. That is why some RAM in a 4GB machine is inaccessible to a 32-bit OS: because the memory taken by the graphics card & other I/O devices i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 bit lucid install

2010-04-27 Thread Liam Proven
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Rob Beard wrote: > Strange, I'm running Lucid 32-Bit on my machine (with 4GB Ram) and it > sees the full 4GB fine.  I gather the kernel has got PAE extensions or > whatever it is to support over 3.25GB (although I gather the memory > limit per process is 4GB, not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 bit lucid install

2010-04-27 Thread Rob Beard
On 27/04/10 12:32, Thomas Ibbotson wrote: > On 26 April 2010 14:45, ian pettitt wrote: >> Hi All >> >> With the upcoming release of 10.04, I have decided to reinstall my work >> machine and move from 32 to 64 bit. I need to run multiple virtual >> machines and this will mean that if everything wor

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 bit lucid install

2010-04-27 Thread Tony Travis
On 27/04/10 12:34, Paul Sutton wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Thomas Ibbotson wrote: >>[...] >> I'm running 64-bit Lucid with 4GB of RAM, however Lucid is only seeing >> 3.1GB. It may be I have to set something in BIOS I haven't had time to >> look into it fully yet, b

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 bit lucid install

2010-04-27 Thread Paul Sutton
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thomas Ibbotson wrote: > On 26 April 2010 14:45, ian pettitt wrote: >> Hi All >> >> With the upcoming release of 10.04, I have decided to reinstall my work >> machine and move from 32 to 64 bit. I need to run multiple virtual >> machines and this will

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 bit lucid install

2010-04-27 Thread Thomas Ibbotson
On 26 April 2010 14:45, ian pettitt wrote: > Hi All > > With the upcoming release of 10.04, I have decided to reinstall my work > machine and move from 32 to 64 bit. I need to run multiple virtual > machines and this will mean that if everything works as hoped I will be > able to replace the secon

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 bit lucid install

2010-04-27 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 26 April 2010 15:08, Markie wrote: >[snip] > You can backup and re-instate your previous apps via command line; > > To backup > > Code: > > sudo dpkg –get-selections > myPackages > > To re-instate > > Code: > > sudo dpkg –set-selections < myPackages && sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade > > You can a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64-bit flash plugin and iPlayer (Was 64 bit lucid install)

2010-04-27 Thread A J Binnie
On 26 April 2010 17:30, Simos Xenitellis wrote: > > The proper way to remove the 32-bit flash is to remove the package > with "sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-nonfree". Some more tips at > http://simos.info/blog/archives/804 > > Hope this helps, Well it did and it didn't. I completely removed eve

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-27 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 23 April 2010 09:14, Bob Clough wrote: > Though the update has stopped gdm starting on boot!  Anyone know where > the config file for that is stored on 9.10?  I was assuming init.d/ > but it isnt there! > Try /etc/init instead, no '.d'! Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HP Printer problems.

2010-04-27 Thread Keith Powell
Steve wrote: > On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:57:16 +0100, Keith Powell > wrote: > >> Has anyone got an HP B109a Photosmart printer/scanner which they have >> managed to get fully working in Ubuntu? If so, please would you give me >> some help? >> >> Very briefly, I bought it some weeks ago, but have h