Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Inspiron 1750 Problems

2010-05-03 Thread Kris Douglas
On 4 May 2010 00:46, Kris Douglas wrote: > On 4 May 2010 00:24, Nigel Verity wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> i have just bought a Dell Inspiron 1750 laptop, and installed Xubuntu on it. >> I have 2 problems: >> >> 1) I cannot get it to detect any wi-fi network connection. It has a Broadcom >> 4312 wi-fi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Inspiron 1750 Problems

2010-05-03 Thread Kris Douglas
On 4 May 2010 00:24, Nigel Verity wrote: > > Hi > > i have just bought a Dell Inspiron 1750 laptop, and installed Xubuntu on it. > I have 2 problems: > > 1) I cannot get it to detect any wi-fi network connection. It has a Broadcom > 4312 wi-fi adaptor. > > 2) I can find no way of disabling the i

[ubuntu-uk] Dell Inspiron 1750 Problems

2010-05-03 Thread Nigel Verity
Hi i have just bought a Dell Inspiron 1750 laptop, and installed Xubuntu on it. I have 2 problems: 1) I cannot get it to detect any wi-fi network connection. It has a Broadcom 4312 wi-fi adaptor. 2) I can find no way of disabling the intensely annoying touchpad. There is no option in the BIO

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cannot boot after upgrade to Lucid

2010-05-03 Thread John Matthews
On 03/05/10 21:13, Tony Pursell wrote: > On 3 May 2010 at 20:25, Matthew Daubney wrote: > > >> On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 19:13 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote: >> >>> On 3 May 2010 at 18:47, Matthew Daubney wrote: >>> On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 18:34 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cannot boot after upgrade to Lucid

2010-05-03 Thread Tony Pursell
On 3 May 2010 at 20:25, Matthew Daubney wrote: > > On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 19:13 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote: > > On 3 May 2010 at 18:47, Matthew Daubney wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 18:34 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote: > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > I have posted the following bug > > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cannot boot after upgrade to Lucid

2010-05-03 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 19:13 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote: > On 3 May 2010 at 18:47, Matthew Daubney wrote: > > > > On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 18:34 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote: > > > Hi all > > > > > > I have posted the following bug > > > > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/573776

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cannot boot after upgrade to Lucid

2010-05-03 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 19:13 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote: > On 3 May 2010 at 18:47, Matthew Daubney wrote: > > > > On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 18:34 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote: > > > Hi all > > > > > > I have posted the following bug > > > > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/573776

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cannot boot after upgrade to Lucid

2010-05-03 Thread Tony Pursell
On 3 May 2010 at 18:47, Matthew Daubney wrote: > > On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 18:34 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote: > > Hi all > > > > I have posted the following bug > > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/573776 > > > > but got no response yet so I wonder if anyone on the list can

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Update from 9.10 to 10.4 problem

2010-05-03 Thread NTLWorld
On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 17:43 +, Michael Daniels wrote: > No, just get a notification that I am up to date, am still unable to > auto-update to 10.04, thanks, Michael Just guessing - does 10.04 show itself to update manager as LTS? Try telling it to always show updates Could be wrong

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cannot boot after upgrade to Lucid

2010-05-03 Thread John Stevenson
On 3 May 2010 18:34, Tony Pursell wrote: > Hi all > > I have posted the following bug > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/573776 > > but got no response yet so I wonder if anyone on the list can help > me? > > It seems that the only way I can get at my partitions is by using

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cannot boot after upgrade to Lucid

2010-05-03 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 18:34 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote: > Hi all > > I have posted the following bug > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/573776 > > but got no response yet so I wonder if anyone on the list can help > me? > > It seems that the only way I can get at my partit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Update from 9.10 to 10.4 problem

2010-05-03 Thread Michael Daniels
No, just get a notification that I am up to date, am still unable to auto-update to 10.04, thanks, Michael > From: m...@daubers.co.uk > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 15:45:10 +0100 > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Update from 9.10 to 10.4 problem > > On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 13:

[ubuntu-uk] Cannot boot after upgrade to Lucid

2010-05-03 Thread Tony Pursell
Hi all I have posted the following bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/573776 but got no response yet so I wonder if anyone on the list can help me? It seems that the only way I can get at my partitions is by using my USB stick. So I can pull of log files, etc and modify

[ubuntu-uk] Scottish Lucid Release Party

2010-05-03 Thread YaManicKill
Hey guys, Just a wee mail to remind everyone that the Scottish Lucid Release Party is on Thursday at 18:00-22:00 in Strathclyde University's Union. Come along for laughs, laptops and lucid. (Ha, see what I did there?) YaManicKill -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Final Upgrade to Lucid, not worked completely

2010-05-03 Thread John Stevenson
On 3 May 2010 15:52, John Matthews wrote: > > Not sure if this got to the group, so will post again. > > Hi Alan, > > I am not sure about hacking, the fact that so many things can go wrong, > and I dont have enough experience to work things out, it makes me kind > of worried. I am still having pr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Final Upgrade to Lucid, not worked completely

2010-05-03 Thread John Matthews
On 03/05/10 14:47, Stuart Bird wrote: > I suffered this problem some time ago when I had 9.10 installed > as a dual boot laptop (also on a Sky router although I do not think > that is connected to the issue). In the end I found that it was the > gnome network applet that was causing the issue. I r

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Final Upgrade to Lucid, not worked completely

2010-05-03 Thread John Matthews
On 03/05/10 11:58, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > On 03/05/10 11:43, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > >> Having said all this, it might not be the wisest advice to give you. You >> can break things. But if it is broken then it probably doesn't matter so >> much. Obviously backup all your data before hackin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Update from 9.10 to 10.4 problem

2010-05-03 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 13:50 +, Michael Daniels wrote: > My notebook is set for auto updates, LTR, but have not been offered > the option to upgrade to 10.4 yet, am I doing something wrong ? > Thanks, Michael > Hi Michael, If you go System->Administration->Update Manager, and click check. At

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Malformed line 55

2010-05-03 Thread Anthony Coyle
Hi Al The problem is fixed and I now have Skype up and running. Ubuntu was right and I was wrong. I had mistyped http//:instead of http:// and after correcting this there was another typo! When at last these blunders were corrected all went smoothly. Remind me not to seek employment as a typist!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Update from 9.10 to 10.4 problem

2010-05-03 Thread Les
Have you tried " sudo do-release-upgrade " at the terminal? Les On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 13:50 +, Michael Daniels wrote: > My notebook is set for auto updates, LTR, but have not been offered > the option to upgrade to 10.4 yet, am I doing something wrong ? > Thanks, Michael > > > __

[ubuntu-uk] Update from 9.10 to 10.4 problem

2010-05-03 Thread Michael Daniels
My notebook is set for auto updates, LTR, but have not been offered the option to upgrade to 10.4 yet, am I doing something wrong ? Thanks, Michael _ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/19780/di

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Final Upgrade to Lucid, not worked completely

2010-05-03 Thread Stuart Bird
On 3 May 2010 12:06, John Matthews wrote: > On 03/05/10 11:58, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > > On 03/05/10 11:43, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > > > >> Having said all this, it might not be the wisest advice to give you. You > >> can break things. But if it is broken then it probably doesn't matter so > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Malformed line 55

2010-05-03 Thread Anthony Coyle
Hi Al, I looked at the sources file. I had made a mistake as I had written deb http//: whereas I should have written deb http:// I corrected the line and then went to software sources and corrected there the package source. However I am still getting the malformed line 55 report. I rechecked the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Banbury Lucid Release Party

2010-05-03 Thread Bruno Girin
On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 11:40 +0100, philip taylor wrote: > Hi > > > Due to the time and effort, i put into organising and planning the > Lucid release party. > For maverick meerkat 10.10, i will setup a website where people can > register their interest as well as attendance and ideas, so i can se

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Malformed line 55

2010-05-03 Thread John Stevenson
On 3 May 2010 12:43, Anthony Coyle wrote: > Hi Steve, > > On running sudo apt-get I still got malformed line 55 in sources list > > enjy > On 3 May 2010 12:33, Steve wrote: > >> On Mon, 03 May 2010 11:59:48 +0100, Anthony Coyle >>> wrote: >>> >>> > I tried to download Skype to my Ubuntu 10.4 ne

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Malformed line 55

2010-05-03 Thread Alan Pope
On 3 May 2010 12:43, Anthony Coyle wrote: > On running sudo apt-get I still got malformed line 55 in sources list > It's quite self-explanatory really. Line 55 of the file /etc/apt/sources.list makes no sense to apt-get. You probably pasted a line in and it was either truncated, split over multi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Malformed line 55

2010-05-03 Thread Anthony Coyle
Hi Steve, On running sudo apt-get I still got malformed line 55 in sources list enjy On 3 May 2010 12:39, Anthony Coyle wrote: > Thanks for this Steve. Will try! > > Benjy > > > On 3 May 2010 12:33, Steve wrote: > >> On Mon, 03 May 2010 11:59:48 +0100, Anthony Coyle >> wrote: >> >> > I tried

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Malformed line 55

2010-05-03 Thread Anthony Coyle
Thanks for this Steve. Will try! Benjy On 3 May 2010 12:33, Steve wrote: > On Mon, 03 May 2010 11:59:48 +0100, Anthony Coyle > wrote: > > > I tried to download Skype to my Ubuntu 10.4 netbook remix yesterday but > > failed > > > > > > I had a no entry sign at the top of the screen this morning

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Malformed line 55

2010-05-03 Thread Steve
On Mon, 03 May 2010 11:59:48 +0100, Anthony Coyle wrote: > I tried to download Skype to my Ubuntu 10.4 netbook remix yesterday but > failed > > > I had a no entry sign at the top of the screen this morning which said > > "An error occured > E Malformed line 55 in Source.list /etc/apt/sources.li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] No wireless connection on Ubuntu 10.4 Netbook remix

2010-05-03 Thread Anthony Coyle
Hi Steve, The info you gave is exactly to the point. The problem is bug/545443 and bug/496093. Hopefully this bug will be corrected by an update in the near future as without a correction affected netbooks will not be using the otherwise excellent Ubuntu 10.4 and reduced to reverting to xp! Reg

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Final Upgrade to Lucid, not worked completely

2010-05-03 Thread John Matthews
On 03/05/10 11:58, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > On 03/05/10 11:43, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > >> Having said all this, it might not be the wisest advice to give you. You >> can break things. But if it is broken then it probably doesn't matter so >> much. Obviously backup all your data before hackin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] No wireless connection on Ubuntu 10.4 Netbook remix

2010-05-03 Thread Anthony Coyle
Thank you Steve. Will do Best, Benjy On 3 May 2010 11:59, Steve wrote: > On Mon, 03 May 2010 11:40:23 +0100, Anthony Coyle > wrote: > > > I am looking for help to enable my Acer eee 1000H to connect wirelessly > > to > > my router. This netbook has a dual boot system. There is XP on one > > pa

[ubuntu-uk] Malformed line 55

2010-05-03 Thread Anthony Coyle
I tried to download Skype to my Ubuntu 10.4 netbook remix yesterday but failed I had a no entry sign at the top of the screen this morning which said "An error occured E Malformed line 55 in Source.list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse) E The list of sources could not be read Go to the reposito

Re: [ubuntu-uk] No wireless connection on Ubuntu 10.4 Netbook remix

2010-05-03 Thread Steve
On Mon, 03 May 2010 11:40:23 +0100, Anthony Coyle wrote: > I am looking for help to enable my Acer eee 1000H to connect wirelessly > to > my router. This netbook has a dual boot system. There is XP on one > partition > and a clean install of Ubuntu 10.4 on the other. The Ubuntu sees the >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Final Upgrade to Lucid, not worked completely

2010-05-03 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 03/05/10 11:43, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > Having said all this, it might not be the wisest advice to give you. You > can break things. But if it is broken then it probably doesn't matter so > much. Obviously backup all your data before hacking away! One other thing I should say is that so far I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Final Upgrade to Lucid, not worked completely

2010-05-03 Thread John Matthews
On 03/05/10 11:43, Alan Lord (News) wrote: On 03/05/10 10:32, John Matthews wrote: On 02/05/10 14:03, Alan Lord (News) wrote: The script that "update-grub" calls - grub-mkconfig - looks for kernels and so forth and automatically generates the config file for grub. It*should* find an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Final Upgrade to Lucid, not worked completely

2010-05-03 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 03/05/10 10:32, John Matthews wrote: > On 02/05/10 14:03, Alan Lord (News) wrote: >> The script that "update-grub" calls - grub-mkconfig - looks for kernels >> and so forth and automatically generates the config file for grub. >> >> It*should* find any kernels in /boot so perhaps when you ran i

[ubuntu-uk] No wireless connection on Ubuntu 10.4 Netbook remix

2010-05-03 Thread Anthony Coyle
I am looking for help to enable my Acer eee 1000H to connect wirelessly to my router. This netbook has a dual boot system. There is XP on one partition and a clean install of Ubuntu 10.4 on the other. The Ubuntu sees the router and asks me for the key. I type this exaxtly and hit the connect key bu

[ubuntu-uk] Banbury Lucid Release Party

2010-05-03 Thread philip taylor
Hi Due to the time and effort, i put into organising and planning the Lucid release party. For maverick meerkat 10.10, i will setup a website where people can register their interest as well as attendance and ideas, so i can see what attendance is going to be like and people's ideas for the party.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Final Upgrade to Lucid, not worked completely

2010-05-03 Thread John Matthews
On 02/05/10 14:03, Alan Lord (News) wrote: The script that "update-grub" calls - grub-mkconfig - looks for kernels and so forth and automatically generates the config file for grub. It*should* find any kernels in /boot so perhaps when you ran it the relevant partition wasn't mounted? You can a