Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing SATA hard drives?

available for Windows OSs. Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing SATA hard drives?

floppy drive and drivers to interrupt the install routine. -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Distro release contents

yl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dapper kernel source

Why are there two version numbers one for the "kernel" and one for "linux" surely only one can be used at the same time? -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kodak launch refillable inkjet printers

But you may benefit in the long term if they are successful enough to disrupt the status quo -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] dapper kernel source

I need to install the kernel source on my Dapper laptop, the Synaptic package manager shows v 2.4.27-12 is available for download. But uname -a returns: 2.6.15-27-386 #1 PREEMPT Fri Dec 8 17:51:56 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/ Why? -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partition imagining and dvd burning.

I've just noticed the spellng in the subject field!. Imagine that! -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Kodak launch refillable inkjet printers

aps a few letters and emails would encourage them? Their contact page for the UK is: http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=2/3/687&pq-locale=en_GB -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ku

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partition imagining and dvd burning.

again for your help with this. -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partition imagining and dvd burning.

f all goes well. -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Partition imagining and dvd burning.

ges to DVD, as opposed to CDs, from within Linux. K3B does not not do DVDs. What else is there? Most of what I have (cover disks etc) seem to fail to see SATA drives or Linux partitions. Any recommendations? -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.c

[ubuntu-uk] Sunday Times - In Gear and MS

quot;Sponsored by Windows LIVE" logo next to the search box - and guess what it doesn't work, last night nor today! The site is also really slow. WHAT A GREAT AD FOR MS! Oh, and some articles about DVDs not working with Vista! This better than beer. -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Ow

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Vista Coverage

s for help. Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Bill Gates is in town.

place proprietary tie-ins, keep us posted if the question does get asked on-air! -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OSS on BBC Radio 4, 9.30pm Sunday 14th Jan 2007

Instead of being negative, how about we individually write to BBC (Radio 4) and compliment them on their show! I'm sure it would massage some egos and at the same time we could give them some fresh ideas bout their next program...even offering to help out. -- Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubun

[ubuntu-uk] OSS on BBC Radio 4, 9.30pm Sunday 14th Jan 2007

ml where you can download an mp3 podcast (12MB) of the episode. My experience of BBC radio listen again options tells me that you have about week from the first broadcast to get a chance at "listen again" options. Is someone at the Beeb listening to our comments? -- Hwyl/Regards

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Edgy sometimes stalls on boot.

done up to 4 times before the boot process passes this point. Any ideas? -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing real player support in Firefox 2.0/edgy

eep -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing real player support in Firefox 2.0/edgy

Ah, this may be the problem, whta does "Make sure a symbolic link to the realplay script is in your PATH." mean? -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing real player support in Firefox 2.0/edgy

i downloaded RealPlayer10GOLD.bin from http://www.real.com/linux?pcode=rn&am, ran it and installed into /home/l/RealPlayer then followed the instructions athttp://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html#RealPlayer which is where I got stuck. -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing real player support in Firefox 2.0/edgy

Edgy (6.10) as per subject. I should have added that that Firefox tries to open the stream with Totem. Should uninstall Totem or will that have other undesirable effects? -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

[ubuntu-uk] installing real player support in Firefox 2.0/edgy

components directory. Where is this components directory? I just can't find it, all search options in edgy seem to be for file content rather than files or directories. And I've checked that I still can't play real media streams from the BBC with Firefox. What am I doing wrong? -- Hw

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu (Linux, FOSS) & exposure to the power that be.

surely can't ignore that, can they? One proviso however, stall holders would actually have to be able to do, or point the client to some follow up so that this stuff can be implemented. By the way I don't think I'm the type of person to supply the set up, do the hard sell, or follow

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Edgy sometimes stalls on boot.

text-mode boot process? It gets to the no errors found dialog and then stops, or so it seems. I've waited a considerable time to see if it gets any further. -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Edgy sometimes stalls on boot.

check has completed it's work? I just seem to end up with text view of the the aftermath - should the end of the disk check sequence continue to boot and take me to the desktop? -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrade to Fiesty ??

ther distros as well? Desktop graphics libraries, interfaces, and a whole host of other bits and pieces are being standardized so it can't be beyond the whit of the community come up with a solution to this regular problem - can it? Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https:/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Freeview TV USB stick

Thanks for your input chaps. I had the obvious idea of asking around at work far sample sticks to try out, so with your information and with a trial stick from a colleague I should be OK. I'll try to remember to let you know which one I finally get to work on Edgy. -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn

[ubuntu-uk] Freeview TV USB stick

Any of this list's members know of a Freeview TV USB stick that works with Ubuntu (edgy), I stay away a lot in hotels with poor TV reception and one of these would seem a great little device to take along. -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox v2.0 and spell checker file

Yes that's the file (persdict.dat, in the .mozilla directory), thanks to all who helped out. I think I'll start backing this up and combining with other user dictionaries. -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Edgy & mobile phone contact list backups/sync

booted to play the DVD, it took longer than XP to boot anyhow! -- Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Edgy & mobile phone contact list backups/sync

but how and with which phone models? - Hwyl/Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] acronyms?

By the way these are not acronyms they're abbreviations. Sorry to be so pedantic!On 04/11/06, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:Never seen these acronyms before... I have had a thought and wonder if they're...-- Hwyl/RegardsLlywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Here we go again...

Just deleted all the google cookies and now it works fine. I should have figured that out when I knew that the other browsers worked OK. Panic over. Thanks for you help. How come my (daily) Updater is notified of updates later than, say, yours? Are we tagged in such a way that not everyone clogs up

[ubuntu-uk] Here we go again...

Dapper today led me to update FireFox to v1.5.0.7, and all went fine until I later tried to get onto Google Mail, it goes through the motions and leaves me with a blank page which it proudly stamp as "Done"! Other web sites are working fine, and I can get to my mail via other browsers. Is this a kn

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reluctant update in Dapper

I agree, everything is working fine now.Thank you to all who helped this one especially those who filed the bugs and fixed them-- Hwyl/RegardsLlywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk mailing list ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Community & Language (was: LinuxWorld London 2006 Update for 24th September)

Should you be considering translation into Welsh you'll need the following web sites:http://www.kyfieithu.co.uk/index.php?lg=en&AND http://www.kyfieithu.co.uk/kywiro/index.php?lg=en  where many common computer terms the terms have already been translated for KDE and other apps - and are available i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intel PRO 3945BG Wireless card under Dapper

That should have read have NO CONTACT with my wireless card!On 24/09/06, Llywelyn Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:I've just installed Network Manager and now I have contact at all with my wireless card! On 22/09/06, Alan Pope < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:On Thu, 2006-09-21 at 22:5

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intel PRO 3945BG Wireless card under Dapper

I've just installed Network Manager and now I have contact at all with my wireless card!On 22/09/06, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:On Thu, 2006-09-21 at 22:55 +0100, Llywelyn Owen wrote:> I have tried Wireless Assistant and Networking (under the Admin menu) > but neither

[ubuntu-uk] Intel PRO 3945BG Wireless card under Dapper

I'm hopeful that I can get WLAN up and running on my HP Pavillion notebook since the blue light shows it is active and it flickers when I try to connect. However, that's as far as I get setting it up. I have tried Wireless Assistant and Networking (under the Admin menu) but neither with any success

[ubuntu-uk] Touchpad problem with Dapper

I've a strange problem with a new Dapper install on a new HP Pavillion notebook. The sensitivity is way over the top, but worse, it only allow horizontal cursor movement, and ssems to not even need to be touched, hovering above it is sufficient to get it to move. It's fine during the log-in stage,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reluctant update in Dapper

Hmm, "white man speaks with forked tongue" me thinks. It's beyond my understanding, I'll ignore the errors and wait for it to get better!Thanks.On 21/09/06, Paul Sladen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu, 21 Sep 2006, Llywelyn Owen wrote:> I'm having trouble wit

[ubuntu-uk] Reluctant update in Dapper

I'm having trouble with updating some packages, updates notified via synaptic Package manager, which won't install. I don't understabd why. Synaptic proposed running sudo apt-get dist-upgrade in a terminal, and the results are pasted below my signature on this email. Any ideas?-- Hwyl/RegardsLlywel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recording web audio in Dapper

Thanks for the replies.It's a bit late to begin experimenting at the moment, but I'm looking forward to giving it a go hopefully this week.RegardsLlywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk mailing list ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] Recording web audio in Dapper

Whilst I'm in a enquiring frame of mind, how easy is it to record to mp3/ogg/other some web streamed audio. I am thinking specifically of BBC programs which don't seem to have a download option, just a stream option. I used to use Total Recorder under windows, and would love to find a similar app i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Where does Ubuntu Dapper store its fonts?

Thanks for your help. It looks like the typeface is not stored on my Dapper PC as a ttf. I should have added that the deficient PC runs Windows and a OOo generated PDF contains some ticks and crosses in Dingbat typeface. I want to add this typeface so that lots of documents will look OK rather than

[ubuntu-uk] Where does Ubuntu Dapper store its fonts?

ectory. Answers to this question on the web point me to .fonts in my home directory but that is empty since I have not installed any additional fonts. I think it must must be state secret. -- Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk mailing list ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dapper - Can't write to removable disks

On 04/09/06, Eamonn Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've not had this problem, but my initial question is whether you areprobably unmounting the drive under linux. (Right click, chooseunmount, I think.) The reason is that writes to USB-connected flashdrives are buffered in Linux. The file will

[ubuntu-uk] Dapper - Can't write to removable disks

appreciated, it's getting to the point that I'm beginning to think Windows thoughts about Dapper! Regards Llywelyn Owen -- ubuntu-uk mailing list ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk