Re: [ubuntu-uk] help seting up alamin

2010-11-30 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 30 November 2010 17:08, Jacob Mansfield wrote: > would somebody be able to guide me through setting up an alamin IP->SMS > gateway on a ubuntu 10.10 server? > thanks in advance I'd suggest starting at their website: http://www.alamin.org/en/index.html and the howto: http://www.alamin.org/downl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free space is less than 200MB

2010-09-27 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 26 September 2010 18:23, Mark Fraser wrote: > > Today when ripping some CDs with Audex, I started to get the error: > > Free space on "/home/mfraser/Music/ogg..." is less than 200MB. Problems with > low space possible. > > So why am I getting the above errors? > Have you checked the permissio

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Pasting home directory into new and version upgrade installs?

2010-09-18 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 18 September 2010 11:38, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > On 18/09/10 11:27, Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >> >> Another handy trick after copying /home/user to the new install is to do >> >> $ sudo chown -R user:user /home/user > > Just a hint. > > sudo chown -

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Pasting home directory into new and version upgrade installs?

2010-09-18 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 18 September 2010 10:18, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: > Using an old copy of your home directory will be fine as long as files are > owned > by the same userid after reinstall. Very little in Gnome, at least, goes wrong > with upgrades. KDE apps between 9.04 and 10.04 may be a little more fussy, but

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Maverick upgrade

2010-09-03 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 3 September 2010 21:09, Rob Beard wrote: > > VirtualBox is a reasonably easy way of trying it out if you have a half > decent spec machine (Pentium 4/Athlon 64 or higher with say 1GB ram or > higher).  This way if it screws up you only screw up the virtual machine. > > Rob > Normally I'd agree

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Maverick upgrade

2010-09-03 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 3 September 2010 19:37, Steve Fisher wrote: > > Kubuntu Lucid64 (re)install.  Is xorg the problem?  Running cairo-dock and > Compiz on Gnome (KDE person normally but am trying to like Gnome, but still > not sure), desktop effects are not the end of the world, but I do need > compositing to run

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Maverick upgrade

2010-09-03 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 3 September 2010 19:21, Steve Fisher wrote: > OK, tried this once last week and crashed and burned with an ATI flgrx > problem.  As it was a new install I just chickened out and reinstalled. > So, what is the best way to go about this, any recommendations?  I have a > spare partition, currently

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11.04 Natty Narwhal

2010-08-18 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 18 August 2010 17:24, Liam Proven wrote: > On 18 August 2010 16:46, Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >> On 18 August 2010 16:16, Liam Proven wrote: >>> >>> A small newt. I thought everyone knew that. >>> >> >> Nope. Not everyone knows obscure words.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11.04 Natty Narwhal

2010-08-18 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 18 August 2010 16:22, Alan Pope wrote: > On 18 August 2010 16:15, Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >> Missed the giant /s tag too... I've got to start putting that in. > > Or explain the real meaning of the mail and don't rely on obscure > "tags" that readers w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11.04 Natty Narwhal

2010-08-18 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 18 August 2010 16:16, Liam Proven wrote: > > A small newt. I thought everyone knew that. > Nope. Not everyone knows obscure words. Just in the same way I don't *expect* you to know what pedagogy is. > By the way, "an eft" became "an ewt" during one of English's many > upheavals, then "an ewt"

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11.04 Natty Narwhal

2010-08-18 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 18 August 2010 09:57, Gordon Allott wrote: > On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 21:07 +0100, Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >> Maverick Meerkat. Advert tie-in. Simples. Was any new ground broken? I >> can't really think of any, indicator was introduced in Lucid. Oh wait, >> the windo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11.04 Natty Narwhal

2010-08-17 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 17 August 2010 21:45, Alan Pope wrote: > We get people in #ubuntu-uk asking for help. They mostly say things like:- > > "The latest one" > "8.04" > "How do I find out?" > OK, then it works. That's great! > I actually am typing this > on a Mac and I have to make some effort to find out what ve

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11.04 Natty Narwhal

2010-08-17 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 17 August 2010 21:34, Alan Pope wrote: > On 17 August 2010 21:29, Alan Bell > wrote: >> one more thing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Microsoft_codenames > > > Janus > Sparta > Snowball > Chicago > O'Hare > Frosting > Detroit > Nashville > Memph

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11.04 Natty Narwhal

2010-08-17 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 17 August 2010 21:21, Alan Pope wrote: > "We" in the Ubuntu community should be encouraging people to use the > version numbers for releases and the codenames for development > versions. However _within_ our community it's not unusual to continue > using the names because we build an affection

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11.04 Natty Narwhal

2010-08-17 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 17 August 2010 19:44, Laura Czajkowski wrote: > Aloha, > > Thought folks might be interested to know that 11.04 will be the Natty > Narwhal http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/478 > > Laura > > -- > Easy steps to make your product fail: 1) Give it a name only the developers would unders

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What to do about black hole of broadband

2010-08-11 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 11 August 2010 17:11, Rob Beard wrote: > On 11/08/10 16:51, Gordon Allott wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> So I'm moving house and taking a look at the broadband speeds in the >> local area shows something... suspicious. >> http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/broadband_speed_in_my_area_v2.aspx?postco

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Apps for kids

2010-08-07 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 6 August 2010 21:18, Chris Rowson wrote: > The club is based in a church and doesn't have Internet access, so I wonder > if anyone can suggest what kind of stuff I should put on this laptop that > might be interesting for the kids to play with. SCRATCH!!! Scratch: http://scratch.mit.edu/ Exce

Re: [ubuntu-uk] EXT3 or EXT4

2010-07-16 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 16 July 2010 21:21, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: > > I really, really cannot wait for btrfs. :) > > Tyler Why wait? It works already - I have my Maverick / as btrfs. It is, however, noticeably slower than EXT4 in certain situations at the moment. Jonathon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using computer's internet connection on phone via bluetooth

2010-07-05 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 5 July 2010 13:41, Thomas Ibbotson wrote: > Hi, > > I have a Nexus One, but I don't have a wireless router in my college > accommodation and I'm not allowed to install one. I was wondering if > anyone knew a way to connect my phone to my computer's internet > connection via bluetooth. > > Thank

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Email for LAMP setup

2010-06-21 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
It should be (fairly easily) possible to configure PHP to send via an existing SMTP server, so you don't have to worry about setting up a full MTA. Otherwise Postfix does a pretty good job, IIRC. Jonathon (apologies for TP, via Android Gmail) On 21 Jun 2010 22:47, "Chris Rowson" wrote: Hi fol

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Command line in Google Chrome

2010-06-21 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 21 June 2010 08:20, John Matthews wrote: > Its very basic at the moment, adn allows for improvement, but has any > body seen this. I actually added a calendar date into google calender, > via the terminal, and it worked, seems quite impressive. > > http://code.google.com/p/googlecl/downloads/li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Site Rebranding - Mockups

2010-06-04 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 4 June 2010 10:57, Christopher Swift wrote: > > Actually just scrap the above,  I've checked their bzr branch at > lp:~ubuntu-website-community/ubuntu-website/light-drupal-theme and > there's seems to have been no revisions yet but then again that branch > was only made 10 days ago.  I have jus

Re: [ubuntu-uk] transfer data from HDD to HDD

2010-05-28 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 28 May 2010 17:18, Norman Silverstone wrote: > My rather ancient desktop PC has stopped working due, I think, to a > faulty MBoard and I am now using a laptop running 10.04. I would like to > be able to transfer a variety of files such as Firefox Bookmarks and > email addresses in Evolution fro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: DRUPAL site got killed...

2010-05-27 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 27 May 2010 17:00, Cornelius Mostert wrote: > Hi all > This is off topic but I am not sure where to go. > My site got killed and state: > The selected file  could not be copied, because no file by that name exists. > Please check that you supplied the correct filename. > > I tried to reload all

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Updating phone ROM was: HTC Phone connecting to Ubuntu

2010-05-26 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 26 May 2010 08:23, Neil Perry wrote: > I'm running 2.1 Eclair on my G1 and also was running Froyo on my Nexus One > :) > Neil Perry > > On 26 May 2010 07:58, javadayaz wrote: >> >> i am also running 2.1 Eclair on my G1looking forward to Froyo soon! >> >> On 26 May 2010 07:55, Alan Pope wr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is the demise of Becta an opportunity for FOSS?

2010-05-25 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 24 May 2010 22:00, Bruno Girin wrote: > Hi all, > > I have no idea what sort of software a school needs but I suspect > something like: >      * Office software; They use MS Office because they pay for it. If they don't buy something they lose the money. >      * Some sort of basic ERP; SIMS.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash

2010-05-18 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 18 May 2010 09:03, Markie wrote: > > Would we happen to have this in our ubuntu repos? > Unfortunately not as it's not been officially released yet. However, Mint is essentially a customisation of Ubuntu so compatibility is excellent. >File: npwrapper.libflashplayer.so >Version: >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash

2010-05-18 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 18 May 2010 08:29, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > On 18 May 2010 08:19, Markie wrote: >> >> I tried this but im still not having any joy, downloaded gunzipped and >> untarred the file into /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/ even removed the old one. >> Tried BBC iplayer and on this site the play button s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Running .exe's off a CD?

2010-05-05 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 5 May 2010 21:33, Alan Pope wrote: > On 5 May 2010 21:30, Liam Wilson wrote: >> Thing is, I can't mark it as executable, as it's on a CD, so now, 2 things: >> 1) Why am I being blocked from running .exe's on my computer? > > So you dont accidentally run "virus.exe". It makes it more of an > in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] TrueCrypt + Dropbox/UbuntuOne

2010-05-02 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 2 May 2010 15:55, mac wrote: > I'm running Karmic.  I want to use TrueCrypt 6.3a in portable mode for > volumes in Dropbox and Ubuntu One, but I cannot see Tools/Traveller Disk > Setup on the TrueCrypt interface to create the files. > > Any advice/suggestions, please? > > TIA > > mac Could I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Immediate Problems with 10.4

2010-05-01 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 1 May 2010 15:49, wrote: > I've just upgraded and find four irritating features: > > I use a standard theme from 9.10 now transformed as "custom" > > 1 the window control button --snip > > 2 the main menu and other icons on the main screen bar  --snip These are "features" of the new themes.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing vmware

2010-05-01 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 1 May 2010 15:10, Norman Silverstone wrote: > > What is wrong, please? > Try: $ sudo ./VMware-Workstation-6.5.3-246459.i386.bundle Note the ./ which tells bash where the file is (i.e. in the current directory) Jonathon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinf

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 bit lucid install

2010-04-26 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 26 April 2010 17:25, Tony Travis wrote: > > I'm still not able to get Thunderbird running 'Lightning' in 64-bit, > though - Anyone else succeeded? I've installed the ia32 libraries. > http://mozilla.osuosl.org/pub/mozilla.org/calendar/lightning/releases/1.0b1rc1/contrib/linux-x86_64/ 64-bit v

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 bit lucid install

2010-04-26 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 26 April 2010 15:08, Markie wrote: > Hi Ian > > Im using virtualbox for a XP image occasionally, I wonder if a image created > under a 32bit virtual box will be portable to a 64bit virtual box? > > > Mark Fully portable; it's just a drive image. It will run the same on any platform (32-bit/64-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 bit lucid install

2010-04-26 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 26 April 2010 14:45, ian pettitt wrote: > Hi All > > I have looked on the Ubuntu wiki and forum for any advice or things to > watch out for, but I was wondering if anyone had > recommendations/comments before I make the move.  I will be installing > it in an additional partition, so I will stil

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [Brighton-lug-misc] Free UNIX shell account

2010-04-15 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 15 April 2010 22:08, Harry Rickards wrote: > On 15 April 2010 19:42, Kris Douglas wrote: >>> What would you actually use a shell server for, other than as an ssh tunnel? >>> Keeping an IRC client (irssi) and other stuff open 24/7 in an instance >>> of screen. Also useful

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Office 3.2 problem on 9.10

2010-03-29 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 29 March 2010 15:04, pa...@fossbox.org.uk wrote: > Wait a month, upgrade to Lucid and get the 'official' 3.2 package would > be the line of least resistance ;) > > Paula > > Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: >> I installed 3.2 0n 9.10 using the instructions on this web site: >> http://techie-buzz.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] File Transfers

2010-03-16 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 16 March 2010 14:44, Nigel Verity wrote: > > Whilst I know how to use these protocols at a simple level, I'm not clear on > the background architecture. Do the transfers just take place locally > through the router or do they go via my ISP? > If you access the computers via an internal IP addr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Laptops

2010-03-12 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 12 March 2010 21:00, Rob Beard wrote: > > Just wondered if anyone else had this particular model running Ubuntu or > had any other suggestions? > Could I suggest looking on some deals forums? I don't really want to link to it in a list, but one I find quite useful is HotUKDeals. There's a Medi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Spare partition - add to /home?

2010-02-28 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 28 February 2010 15:51, Bruno Girin wrote: >      * Setting it up so that it's transparent to applications like >        fSpot or Rhythmbox may be complicated. Two ways: One, use a symbolic link. I have /home/me/music symlinked to /media/ntfsdrive/audio/music, for example. It's easy with nau

Re: [ubuntu-uk] My Desktop's disappeared

2010-02-25 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
OK, different tack. On 25 February 2010 19:19, Dianne Reuby wrote: > My /home is up to 94% suddenly, so could that be it? I really must > reallocate that XP partition to Ubuntu. > Can you find anything that is taking up a lot of space? Video? Audio? Could you try moving it to the XP drive and fr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] My Desktop's disappeared

2010-02-25 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 25 February 2010 19:19, Dianne Reuby wrote: > I logged out and back in, and I get icons now, but they're for my > Documents folder. > > I tried rebooting, and still get the same. > > Everything seems to be working OK, except that the Desktop folder with a > few documents and a couple of shortcu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing on a USB drive

2010-02-02 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 2 February 2010 17:57, Tony Pursell wrote: > > It all depends on how you do it. A standard dual boot installation will > overwrite the MBR with GRUB's MBR that points to the partition with > GRUB on it.  As I said, if you rely on the machines own boot menu, > you are OK.  Its all about which dr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing on a USB drive

2010-02-02 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 2 February 2010 17:27, Tony Pursell wrote: > > I have seen people with problems on Launchpad Answers.  If GRUB > is on the USB drive you will always need the USB drive attached to > boot BOTH Ubuntu and Windows 7.  If you have no way to put back > the original MBR, you will have problems if, fo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing on a USB drive

2010-02-02 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 2 February 2010 13:20, Rob Beard wrote: > > Does it install Grub on the USB drive bootloader? > > Rob > It does if you tell it to. :) At this point: http://www.23hq.com/23666/2589704_71fcf7da2c7eb3cf8c9b085bc69889c4_standard.jpg click on Advanced and you can choose where to install GRUB. Jo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing on a USB drive

2010-02-02 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 2 February 2010 12:36, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > Quoting Keith Powell : >> >> To clarify, I would like to actually install Ubuntu on the drive, not >> use the drive as a USB version of a liveCD. > > I'm sure it's do-able, as long as you can boot from USB in the BIOS This should be tri

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lucid Lynx TV Advert

2010-01-31 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 31 January 2010 17:28, Paul Sutton wrote: > > Er you need the backing of parents to allow their kids in to a chat > room,  we need to educate everyone,  what you said here implies that > "mums" are computer illiterate. I hate to tell you this, but most parents haven't got a clue what their chi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lucid Lynx TV Advert

2010-01-31 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 31 January 2010 14:58, Steve wrote: > On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:50:58 -, CShadowRun > wrote: >> I don't think shots of IRC or the forum would be that good, there's alot >> of negative stigma around "Chat rooms" and "Online forums" unfortunately >> :( >> > Yes 'Chat Room' = paedophile luring y

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lucid Lynx TV Advert

2010-01-31 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 31 January 2010 14:40, Michael Douglas wrote: > BSoD look-a-like, followed by user calling support. Advert uses the user on > hold to support throughout, but cutting to an Ubuntu user jumping online, > forums, IRC, etc, fixing it quickly. Tagline: "Ubuntu. Community at work." > Ubuntu BSoDs?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lucid Marketing

2010-01-31 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 31 January 2010 14:01, Steve wrote: > On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:43:59 -, James Milligan > wrote: > >> On 31/01/2010 13:31, Liam Wilson wrote: >>> >>> But how would we go about making the video, like a screencast sort of >>> progect? This sounds like an excellent crowd-sourcing project, a la

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 1 hour Meeting reminder

2010-01-17 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2010/1/17 Stephen Garton : > Anyone know of an Irc app for Android? Am waiting for the RAC to come rescue > me, so it's the only way I'll be able to join today! > AndChat. It's pretty good. Jonathon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Add a hard drive

2010-01-07 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2010/1/7 javadayaz : > Quick question guys...If i install a hard drive on to my Ubuntu pc will it > be detected and useable Yes, though you may want to format/partition to suit. By default it should be mounted under /media and show up automatically on the desktop. or will i need to reinstall Ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cinelerra and Karmic

2009-12-30 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/12/30 John Davis : > I am using Karmic Ubuntu and would like to try the video editing software > Cinelerra. > > I have used their web site and downloaded the software to my pc but do not > know how to open the program or install it to run it. > > Could anyone advise me on how to do it ? > > Th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 problem.

2009-12-17 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/12/17 Gordon : > > An odd update! > I reverted to 9.04 two weeks ago, since when it's been running with no > problems. > Decided to update to 9.10 via distribution update, which took about 2 hours. > It then decided to fail after the splash screen with a message about > temperature (too fast t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Changed properties now can't mount NTFS Partition

2009-12-16 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/12/16 Gordon : > Tony Pursell wrote: >> When last in Windows, did you just Hibernate?  You cannot do a normal >> mount, if you did (although I think you can do a forced mount) >> > > Thanks for replying - I solved the problem with a manual mount, and then > found a nifty little utility called

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Finding space on EEEPC

2009-12-14 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/12/14 Tony Pursell : > Hi all > > I'm looking for some advice on how I might get some free space on > my EEEPC.  Its the original model with a 4GB SSD and I also have a > 4GB SD card.  I put UNR (9.04) on it in May/June and haven't added > to many extras.  I'm sure back then I had about 1GB fr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS Fonts in 9.04

2009-12-14 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/12/14 Gordon : > Can anyone help me get Monotype Corsiva installed in Ubuntu 9.04? I've > installed the MS core fonts package but can't see Corsiva there. > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > Copy it in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox force quit?

2009-12-06 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/12/6 Dianne Reuby : > Ever since Feisty I've had to use Force Quit to exit Firefox, and on > every upgrade I've kept saying "Well, it is an oldish computer". Now > I've upgraded to 9.10, with a new version of Firefox, on a fairly new > machine, and the only thing that's changed is that on 9.10

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "tartan" window when launching Gnome-do or system monitor on Karmic upgrade

2009-11-30 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/30 Liam Proven : > On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:04 AM, James Thomas wrote: >> i get the same on a T22. > > And me, on a Thinkpad X31. I've disabled DRI in xorg.conf for better > performance on my ancient ATI Rage Mobility chipset, but this made no > difference. > > At least 9.10 doesn't try t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sending junk mail, have I got a virus?

2009-11-28 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/28 Dianne Reuby : > Received: from [24.159.36.27] by web26305.mail.ukl.yahoo.com via HTTP; That's probably the key; change your Yahoo! login password. There's likely nothing wrong with your machine. Jonathon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (UK) Virginmedia mobile internet- Troubles with yahoo and google sign in using Virginmedia mobile internet dongle

2009-11-27 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/27 alan c : > Question: > If I change the MTU value, do you know if, if /when I change it back > to its original value later, the system will properly revert to the > original settings? That is, does anything irreversible happen > according to MTU settings? > > Might be a strange question,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (UK) Virginmedia mobile internet- Troubles with yahoo and google sign in using Virginmedia mobile internet dongle

2009-11-27 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/27 alan c : > Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >> 2009/11/26 alan c : >>> (also to ubuntu forum) >>> >>> Is anyone in UK using Virginmedia mobile internet dongle and yahoo or >>> google accounts? >>> I would be most interested

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (UK) Virginmedia mobile internet- Troubles with yahoo and google sign in using Virginmedia mobile internet dongle

2009-11-26 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/26 alan c : > (also to ubuntu forum) > > Is anyone in UK using Virginmedia mobile internet dongle and yahoo or > google accounts? > I would be most interested to know if you see the following problems > too. tia. > > Workaround - please see below. > Have you tried lowering the MTU? This fi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Chrome OS

2009-11-20 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/20 Alan Pope : > 2009/11/20 Jonathon Fernyhough : >> There is an Ubuntu-based distro that bundles Chrome. It's link-bait, > > You're thinking of the one made with the SuSE builder. That's not the > same as the real thing. > > The BBC are _right_.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Chrome OS

2009-11-20 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/20 Barry Titterton : > The BBC web site says today that the Google Chrome OS is based on > Ubuntu. Can our more expert members expand on this? > > Barry > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > There is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] using Ubuntu One to sync firefox bookmarks

2009-11-18 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/18 mac : > So I think I'll wait a bit for syncing via Ubuntu One or Weave to be a > bit further on.  But these developments are very promising, aren't they? Weave works very nicely already. I've been running it since 0.2 and the improvements on the road to 1.0b1 have been vast. The only th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] using Ubuntu One to sync firefox bookmarks

2009-11-17 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/17 mac : > I understand the Ubuntu One team is working on using CouchDB to sync > Firefox bookmarks via Ubuntu One.  Despite much googling, I can't find > any schedule for this, though there are some indications of good > progress and imminent success.  Does anyone here know when this featu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Changing name of computer

2009-11-15 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/15 John Matthews : > How do you change the name of a computer. I am running Ubuntu on a > partition. Do I have to change it in windows, or in Ubuntu. I just > discovered I have two computers with the same name. > AFAIK the only place you need to change the hostname is in the files /etc/hos

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-10 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/10 Colin Law : > 2009/11/10 Andrew Oakley : >> I'm moving out of The Sticks, slightly to the west of nowhere in the >> Cotswolds - which nevertheless already has 2.5Mbit ADSL - to the urban >> metropolis that is a satellite village near Tewkesbury. With this comes >> wonders of the modern a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OOo Mouse

2009-11-08 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/8 mac : > Will this be supported in Lynx? > > http://openofficemouse.com/pr110609.html > > I do hope so, as I'm hoping to get one for each hand to double the > functionality. > > mac > Don't show this thing to Steve Jobs. It may well finish him off. Seriously, though, I thought this was w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice.org problems

2009-11-03 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/4 David King : > I am having some serious problems with OpenOffice.org. > > It was all okay until an Ubuntu update. So can I go back to an earlier > version that worked? Or is a simple solution to just remove/install/fix > something with the current installation to get it working again? >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Karmic dual monitor problems...

2009-11-03 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/3 Luke-Jennings : > Hi, > > Sorry for the late reply but I have the 185 driver installed on my > laptop with a NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS 256MB graphics card. I use disper > as it is a quick means of changing screen outputs. > http://willem.engen.nl/projects/disper/ My dual screen set-up works

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cannot resize windows (U9.04)

2009-10-30 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/30 David King : > I had a look at various Compiz settings but could not find one that > would give me back window resizing when I disabled each setting and > tried resizing a window. > > > Any other suggestions? Try running just Metacity and see if resizing works. If it does then it's Comp

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Karmic dual monitor problems...

2009-10-30 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/30 : > Hi all, > > Good to hear lots of people are having no problems with karmic. Unfortnately > I've hit a big problem. I use two monitors as two separate X servers using a > geforce GTS8600 graphics card. This was working well under jaunty, but only > one screen is now supported unde

Re: [ubuntu-uk] No output on laptop screen after upgrading to Karmic

2009-10-30 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/30 ian pettitt : > Hi > I've upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10 and I can no longer use it - the system > boots and gets to login screen, but since there is no display I can't > use it! I reinstalled 9.04 and downloaded the 9.10 Live Cd, which has > the same problem - the display is blank. It does d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/29 James Milligan : > You probably already knew, but the Ubuntu homepage has changed for 9.10 > > Koala appears to have been officially released! > > James > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > Bring

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Karmic networking broken

2009-10-27 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/27 Rob Beard : > Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >> 2009/10/27 Rob Beard : >> >>> One thing I was wondering though, when I login, Firefox pops up with an >>> Ubuntu One/Launchpad login page.  Is there any way of stopping this >>> popping up every time?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Karmic networking broken

2009-10-27 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/27 Rob Beard : > One thing I was wondering though, when I login, Firefox pops up with an > Ubuntu One/Launchpad login page.  Is there any way of stopping this > popping up every time? > > Rob > > You could remove Ubuntu One from the list of Startup Applications, or remove ubuntu-one comple

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bad video performance

2009-10-27 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/27 Paul Webster : > Hi > My laptop (Celeron M 1.4, 750 MB of RAM) ran YouTube videos, etc., fine > under Windows XP. Now, under Jaunty - which is otherwise great - videos are > just a blurry, slowly stuttering mess. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks in advance > > Paul Webster > > -- > Paul W

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Karmic networking broken

2009-10-26 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/26 John Levin : > Hi, > > I'm trying out karmic, and the networking seems to be broken on both my > Lenovo N500 laptop and VMWare Fusion virtual machine atop of OS X Snow > Leopard. > > It claims to be connected, and I can log into my router, but cannot get > anything through firefox, thund

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Only asking on Educational basis!

2009-10-23 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/23 simon bennie : > sure you can, but the question is, if you can listen to them any way why > download them at all. You can even get spotify for mobile devices now. > > 2009/10/23 Rik Boland >> >> Spotify is letting people listen to their fav tracks, this is great! >> >> Surely this mean

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update-manager Not Displaying New Release for Karmic

2009-10-14 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/14 : > Hi everyone. I’m running update-manager –c –d on a Jaunty machine and it’s > telling me everything is up to date, doesn’t seem to acknowledge there’s a > new development release available. > > > > Any ideas on how I can force it? Don’t really want to sed the sources.list > and dist-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] MP3 players

2009-10-11 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/11 Jon Spriggs : > Given that you already  have a device which will play MP3s (your > android device), what does a new MP3 player bring you? Better battery > life? Different display? Not being interrupted in the middle of that > killer guitar solo by a stinkin' phone call? > > Ultimately, I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problem Playing some Video files

2009-10-06 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/6 Liam Wilson : > Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >> 2009/10/6 Liam Wilson : >> >>> Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >>> >>>> 2009/10/6 Liam Wilson : >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hey all, >>>>> >>>>&

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problem Playing some Video files

2009-10-06 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/6 Liam Wilson : > Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >> 2009/10/6 Liam Wilson : >> >>> Hey all, >>> >>> After uninstalling Openshot, it seems that I cannot play some Video >>> files (Notably .avi files that use a xvid video codec). No matter w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FOSS and the Tories...

2009-10-06 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/6 Alan Lord (News) : > It's time for a change... > > Please. It's time for a change... > > Al > Pirate Party UK? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problem Playing some Video files

2009-10-06 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/6 Liam Wilson : > Hey all, > > After uninstalling Openshot, it seems that I cannot play some Video > files (Notably .avi files that use a xvid video codec). No matter what > Player I use, VLC, Mplayer, Totem, etc; The sound plays, but no video. > > And after searching for a codec with Totem

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cups Error 'httpConnectionEncrypt failed'

2009-09-26 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/9/26 Liam Wilson : > Tony Pursell wrote: >> On 26 Sep 2009 at 16:15, Liam Wilson wrote: >> >>> Hey all; >>>     I've just bought myself a new Kodak ESP 3 all in one printer, and >>> upon opening the printer configuration Dialogue to see if there are >>> drivers available for it, I find the 'Ne

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing itunes on Wine.

2009-09-23 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/9/23 Dave Morley : > On Wed, 2009-09-23 at 10:48 +0100, Bruce Beardall wrote: >> Amazon Mp3 > Seconded and has a linux downloader.  It is easy to search and use an is > of identical quality to itunes.  Plus great service. > > Magnatunes has some great music on for unknown bands.  The only issu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows 7 features comparison

2009-09-19 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/9/19 Vinothan Shankar : > Maximum CPU chips: probably 64 (standard in Linux kernel, I believe) I thought it could scale to 4096 now? (Or was that just an xkcd comic? I forget...) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam

Re: [ubuntu-uk] MP3 player with shoutcast and web remote control support

2009-09-19 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/9/19 Rob Beard : > Hi folks, > > Not sure if anyone can help with this one... > > Basically my new phone has Wifi and it will play Shoutcast streams.  Now > although I can put music on the memory card, I'd rather not have a load > of songs duplicated on my server and phone.  What I would like

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Having problems with making Firefox 3.5 default

2009-09-16 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/9/16 John Matthews : > Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >> 2009/9/16 John Matthews : >> >>> I want to make my Firefox 3.5 my default browser. I have looked in the >>> System>Preferences>Prefered Applications and it only shows the older >>> version

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Having problems with making Firefox 3.5 default

2009-09-16 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/9/16 John Matthews : > I want to make my Firefox 3.5 my default browser. I have looked in the > System>Preferences>Prefered Applications and it only shows the older > version of Firefox. > > I unticked the make Firefox Default button in the old version, and then > opened the new version and ti

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu- With Voice control

2009-09-15 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/9/15 Kris Douglas : > 2009/9/15 Jonathon Fernyhough : > >> I hesitate to think what effect The Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up" > > That's electronica :) > > > -- > Kris Douglas > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu- With Voice control

2009-09-15 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/9/15 javadayaz : > > 2009/9/15 Alan Pope >> >> 2009/9/15 javadayaz : >> > How well has this been implemented in the Ubuntu Environment? A pc >> > controlled by voice (especially its media) is what im thinking of here! >> > >> >> Seems a popular idea:- >> >> http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/1

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Powertop - any advice?

2009-09-08 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/9/8 mac : > Before I start messing with Powertop, has anyone got any advice, > warnings, gotcha's? > > mac > Nope. I don't think it's possible to break anything. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Internet via Nokia e63 on Bluetooth

2009-09-05 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
Chris Rowson wrote: > Hi folks, > > About a month ago I got a Nokia e63 phone on a Three contract.  As part > of the contract I get 1GB of internet allowance which works great on the > phone. > > However what I'm trying to do is connect to the Internet via the phone > using a Bluetooth connection (

Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Wireless G3 Dongle

2009-09-02 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/9/2 Alan Lord (News) : > On 02/09/09 12:30, huet bartels wrote: >> Dear all, >> >> Has anyone got experience in using a mobile G3 Dongle with Ubuntu. >> Vodafone or 3 Network some other provider. >> >> If so could you recommend the best one to purchase. >> >> Thank you in advance >> >> Huet Ba

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Changing ownership.......

2009-08-13 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/8/13 Alan Lord (News) : > On 13/08/09 14:26, John Matthews wrote: >> Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >>> 2009/8/13 John Matthews: >>> >>>> Hi, I wonder if somebody can help. I have uploaded a something to my >>>> server, I need to ch

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Changing ownership.......

2009-08-13 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/8/13 John Matthews : > Hi, I wonder if somebody can help. I have uploaded a something to my > server, I need to change the ownership. I managed to change the folders > ownership, but not everything inside. > > the script I used was > > sudo chown www-data:www-data and filename > > I think I ne

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