RE: [ubuntu-uk] installing a SpeedTouch USB modem

2005-10-20 Thread Shelley & Oren
-  http://www.beshipuley.org/ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Meikle Sent: 20 October 2005 22:39 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing a SpeedTouch USB modem   On 10/20/05, Shelley & Oren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

[ubuntu-uk] installing a SpeedTouch USB modem

2005-10-19 Thread Shelley &amp; Oren
Hi all   I am at a crossroads…. I followed a guide to install the modem. The terminal went through the motions and finished the installation giving an error message that PPPoE could not be configured. It did not bother me as I am using PPPoA. Followed the instructions and started the mod

[ubuntu-uk] accessing other drives on my computer.

2005-10-17 Thread Shelley &amp; Oren
Hi all   I have the speedbundle and other pieces of info for enabling my USB speedtouch modem. However at the moment they all are, with an abundance of other data, residing on two separate drives which I cannot access at the moment. Could anyone help?   Thanks, Oren       --

RE: [ubuntu-uk] DVD-RAM Drive shows as CD-ROM drive

2005-10-17 Thread Shelley &amp; Oren
  On 10/17/05, Paul Sladen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, 17 Oct 2005, Shelley & Oren wrote: Hello Oren, > One thing I noticed was that Ubuntu showed my DVD-RAM drive (LG GSA-4160B) > as a CD-ROM drive. Logically, a DVD drive is just a very big CD.  And the sam

[ubuntu-uk] Cannot log into the root account

2005-10-17 Thread Shelley &amp; Oren
Hi all   Me again…the NBR (noob beyond repair….)   Have installed my Ubantu.  Seem straight forward enough. One thing though. I do not believe that anywhere along the installation, I was prompted to set a password for the root account. I was prompted to set up a user account and a pas

[ubuntu-uk] DVD-RAM Drive shows as CD-ROM drive

2005-10-16 Thread Shelley &amp; Oren
Hi all   Complete and utter noob here.   I am definitely going ahead with a new installation of Ubantu 5.10 today. However, over the weekend, I was toying with the live CD. One thing I noticed was that Ubuntu showed my DVD-RAM drive (LG GSA-4160B) as a CD-ROM drive.   How will I cor