Re: [ubuntu-uk] usb boot ?

Ted wrote: > I am trying to install Ubi to a usb stick but keep getting a grub error > when I boot from it...I have installed Puppy Linux to a usb stick and > that boots ok..My question is if puppy will boot from the usb port should > other distros boot from it ? > > > Regards >Ted Wager

Re: [ubuntu-uk] External drive is stuck at read-only.

Joshua Scotton wrote: > On Tue, 2008-01-29 at 02:01 +, Tom Bamford wrote: > >> Andrew Jenkins wrote: >> >>> Daniel Davies wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Andrew Jenkins wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] External drive is stuck at read-only.

Daniel Davies wrote: > Andrew Jenkins wrote: > >> I've >> recently been playing with a NAS drive. To set >> it up I had it connected as an external USB drive. >> All was going well, fdisk, mkfs, etc. and I moved a >> couple of Gb of files to it. >

[ubuntu-uk] External drive is stuck at read-only.

I've recently been playing with a NAS drive. To set it up I had it connected as an external USB drive. All was going well, fdisk, mkfs, etc. and I moved a couple of Gb of files to it. After I disconnected it and plugged it back into my machine it suddenly decided to be a read-only file system. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Chocolate Oranges WAS: By way of introduction

Dianne Reuby wrote: > a) In order to ingratiate myself with all parties, I'll do both. > > b) Can any of you hardware experts recommend a modem that will download > chocolate oranges? > > On Sun, 2008-01-20 at 23:01 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > >> I frickin' love chocolate oranges! >> >> Additio

Re: [ubuntu-uk] By way of introduction

Kirrus wrote: > - "Ian Pascoe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Yo Mark >> >> Welcome to the group - as you've been a lurker for a little while now >> we'll >> expect full participation in all areas - especially those that go >> wandering >> off at tangent! >> >> E >> > > Wandering off a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Init Level.

Tony Arnold wrote: ..[snip].. > I guess yours is a new install? > Almost, a new install at 7.0 (upgraded to 7.10). Andy. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Init Level.

Tony Arnold wrote: > Andrew, > > Andrew Jenkins wrote: > >> Is there a way to change the init level of Ubuntu? >> I used to use Mandriva and changed the init level in >> /etc/inittab to '3' instead of '5'. This made the >> machine boot

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu cd damaging windows paritions?

Dave Morley wrote: > On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 22:43 +, Chris Rowson wrote: > >>> On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 14:19 +, Farran Lee wrote: >>> lately I've been showing my friends and family ubuntu, trying to convert them to it. I promised them that it can't touch windows, and will n

[ubuntu-uk] Init Level.

Is there a way to change the init level of Ubuntu? I used to use Mandriva and changed the init level in /etc/inittab to '3' instead of '5'. This made the machine boot up into a bash terminal with no GUI invoked. If you then wanted a GUI you simply ran it with the command 'startx'. Often when I s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Jerky Streaming Video.

Tom Bamford wrote: > Andrew Jenkins wrote: >> Whenever I try to watch any streaming video such >> as BBC iPlayer or YouTube things aren't right. >> After a few minutes the video will start to pause >> and jump in short bursts, the sound is fine. I'm >>

[ubuntu-uk] Jerky Streaming Video.

Whenever I try to watch any streaming video such as BBC iPlayer or YouTube things aren't right. After a few minutes the video will start to pause and jump in short bursts, the sound is fine. I'm guessing that my machine cannot cope (or at least the video card can't), when this happens the processor

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

> Farran wrote: > > use the shiny graphics on Ubuntu, possibly delve into Video Editing... > and prove to my friends that Linux is better than Windows :P! > You don't need a new motherboard to prove the last bit, just switch your machine on... that should be enough. Andy. -- ubuntu-uk@lists

[ubuntu-uk] Zonbu.

Anyone else seen this yet: http://www.zonbu.com Maybe I'm reading this wrongly but from what I can make out this lot will sell you a nice little machine for the give-away price of £50 and then charge you £8 a month to keep it's OS and apps up-to-date. I therefore wish to offer my services. For o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems with broadband

Kris Douglas wrote: > > > We got a few vista laptops, for just general staff at the company I work > at, they crash, always. They have office 2003 and the claims software, > and they constantly crash and fail all the time, we have sent 2 back, > and reinstalled xp on the other 3 C'mon, the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] No title bar on windows.

Michael Holloway wrote: > On Tue, 2007-12-11 at 22:25 +, Ian Pascoe wrote: >> Andy, which desktop you using? >> >> There appears to be a couple of known problems with Compis and title bar >> locking off screen, eithre from launch or after being accidentally moved >> there and not being able to

[ubuntu-uk] No title bar on windows.

I've been playing around with the Advanced Desktop Effects Settings. Since this, everytime I open a window/application it opens with the top of the window at the top edge of the screen and the 'title bar' (the bit above the menu bar) off the top edge of the screen. The only way I can get to it is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Running apps at startup.

Mac wrote: > Andrew Jenkins wrote: > >> ...if I wanted to >> have an application run at startup which file should >> I edit and add the command to? > > Could you add it to System/Preferences/Sessions/Startup Programs? > > Mac > > > > Tha

[ubuntu-uk] Running apps at startup.

I would like my Yakuake to run at startup when using Gnome. I know it does it under KDE (I think it uses ~/.kde/Autostart to do it) but with Gnome you have to manually run it. I remember when I used Mandriva you were able to get apps to 'autorun' by adding the run command to a file which was some

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Trying to create bootable USB drive.

Kris Douglas wrote: > > > On 06/12/2007, *Andrew Jenkins* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > I've been given the task of creating a bootable > Linux USB drive by a work-mate. Rather than a > pen-drive he's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Getting some KDE features in Gnome.

Mac wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: >> On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 04:35:27PM +0000, Andrew Jenkins wrote: >>> The first (and only that comes to mind at the moment) >>> is Nautilus v Konqueror. In Konqueror I always had >>> a two-pane (left-right) display to allow for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Getting some KDE features in Gnome.

Farran wrote: > err... think there's something called gnome-commander. Haven't tried it > though. > > Good luck :P > Farran > > On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 16:35 +, Andrew Jenkins wrote: >> I'm starting to become happier with Gnome now I'm >&g

[ubuntu-uk] Trying to create bootable USB drive.

I've been given the task of creating a bootable Linux USB drive by a work-mate. Rather than a pen-drive he's given me a 2.5" drive mounted in one of these snazzy little enclosures, works just like a pen-drive. Anyway, I've tried to create the file systems and have hit a problem. Once I've create

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Smelly Broadband......

Michael Rimicans wrote: > Greetings, > > Anyone else seen this: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7104011.stm > > Just imagine. > > Boss "Erm, The networks down, Be a good chap and check the cabling" > > answers to the normal addess ;) > > > This could bring a whole new type of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] for the record

norman wrote: > Some time ago, my wife had a new computer and insisted that she wanted > Windows instead of Ubuntu. Much of her usage was word processing and she > found it difficult to get to grips with Open Office (I don't know why) > or so she said. 30 minutes ago she said to me "D... it! I am f

[ubuntu-uk] Getting some KDE features in Gnome.

I'm starting to become happier with Gnome now I'm using it more, however there are bits of KDE which I've become so used to and I'm really missing them. The first (and only that comes to mind at the moment) is Nautilus v Konqueror. In Konqueror I always had a two-pane (left-right) display to allo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What I love about Linux.

Alan Pope wrote: > On Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 08:31:52PM +0000, Andrew Jenkins wrote: >> Now I remember why I use Linux and not some >> 'other' OS. >> > > It's great isn't it :) > >> So I plugged it in, went to the Network settings >>

[ubuntu-uk] What I love about Linux.

Now I remember why I use Linux and not some 'other' OS. Bought a cheapo USB Wireless Dongle on eBay which I received today. It came with a disc and instructions for that Win thing, all looked a bit daunting. So I plugged it in, went to the Network settings in Ubuntu and specified the network, IP

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Pen drive not automounting.

Andrew Jenkins wrote: > OK here goes, > > Using Ubuntu 7.10 for over a year and all works well. Sorry, Ubuntu for over a year, 7.10 for a month. > If I plug in a pen-drive when running Gnome it will > automount and place an icon on the desktop, 'mount' > will show

[ubuntu-uk] Pen drive not automounting.

OK here goes, Using Ubuntu 7.10 for over a year and all works well. If I plug in a pen-drive when running Gnome it will automount and place an icon on the desktop, 'mount' will show the entry: /dev/sdc1 on /media/kingston type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev, shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefre

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OFF TOPIC] MS Explorer crash

Ronnie Tucker wrote: > James Edward Grabham wrote: >> Tom Bamford wrote: >> >>> That would be better with an "End Now..." button :p >>> >>> >>> Alan Pope wrote: >>> On Sun, Nov 25, 2007 at 05:28:36PM +, Albert Vilella wrote: > Evacuee describes Antarctic res

Re: [ubuntu-uk] moto4lin

Tony Travis wrote: > Mark Jose wrote: > >> On Saturday 01 September 2007 21:43, Tony Travis wrote: >> >>> I've got a Motorola V220 mobile, and I bought a £2 USB cable for it >>> [...] >>> >> I have used it Tony. A bit fiddly to set up in the first place I recall - I >> can't remembe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Movie pirate forced to use Windows

ture to a Linux user. :-) > > Rob > > > > > I wonder if the Judge's surname was Gates. :-) Maybe a distant relative of someone else we know. Andrew Jenkins. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] iPod Text not centred.

as tracks that are on it that were previously loaded with gtkPod still show centrally, just the Amarok-loaded tracks are affected. Has anyone else had this or ever better knows how to put it back in the middle? Regards, Andrew Jenkins. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Creating 'root' account.

Matthew Wild wrote: > ...or use the GUI... System->Administration->Users and Groups > Right-click on the user (or make a new one), click the privileges tab, > and check or uncheck "Administer the system". > > HTH too, > > Matthew. > > On 8/4/07, *Neil Greenwood* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >

[ubuntu-uk] Creating 'root' account.

Hi All, Newbie Ubuntu-ite here. So far so good, although I have a few questions, but one at a time. I've been a Mandrake/Mandriva user since I ditched the dreaded MS four or five years ago. I just thought I'd try Ubuntu (7.04) alongside my Mandriva 2005 on my laptop. I'm used to the Mandriva w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Ubuntu and D-Link DWL-G122.

Alan Rogers wrote: > Andrew > > You missed a potentially important piece of information, being the > hardware revision. Petty, I know, but D-Link used three different > chipsets across the three hardware versions of this USB dongle! > > I have Rev B, which I believe is a Ralink chipset, and I could

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and D-Link DWL-G122.

Hi All, I have managed to get a friend to convert to Linux after many years of the 'dreaded other OS'. He has settled on Ubuntu 6.06 (the KDE version) but is having a problem with getting it to work with his D-Link DWL-G122 USB Wireless adapter. I'm a Mandriva user so am a bit lost and he (obvio

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Programs to manage podcasts

Anthony Vickers wrote: > On Tue, 2006-10-03 at 16:25 +0100, Stephen Garton wrote: > > >> I've recently started using PenguinTV >> (http://penguintv.sourceforge.net/). >> > > Me too. I quite like its simplicity. Copy an RSS feed off the web, paste > it in. Done. > > > > > My first delve

[ubuntu-uk] High recommendation indeed.

This'll annoy Bill Gates... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5388182.stm Andy J. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OGG on Sony W810i phone?

Bill Smith wrote: H cant help a lot but I have a peice of damp string (need to be a goon show fan to get that one) Bill Now that's showing your age... :-) Andy J. -- ubuntu-uk mailing list ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] Unable to activate eth0

Hi, Just installed Ubuntu (Warty Warthog) on a machine alongside Windows ME and Mandrive LE2005. Although Ubuntu sees the eth0 card correctly and I've setup IP, subnet mask and gateway correctly (the same as both the other OS's) I can't get on-line. When I click the check-box to activate the et