Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

2010-10-20 Thread jakewc2
On 20 October 2010 10:46, Andy Partington wrote: > On 20 October 2010 10:42, jakewc2 wrote: > >> Well, this thread was a total waste of time. All this crap about help, >> willingness, is a load of bollocks. Your just a nasty group of people. >> >> -- >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

2010-10-20 Thread jakewc2
Well, this thread was a total waste of time. All this crap about help, willingness, is a load of bollocks. Your just a nasty group of people. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Still having problems with recovery......

2010-06-10 Thread jakewc2
> > > > ah, interesting, this is new information. A fresh install of Lucid does > not show grub at all unless you hold shift, although thinking about it > it might have to for dual boot setups. At the top of the grub screen it > should list the version number of grub. Does it start with 1.98? > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Still having problems with recovery......

2010-06-10 Thread jakewc2
On 10 June 2010 22:39, Jim Price wrote: > John Matthews wrote: > > Ok, I dont know what else I can tell you. > > Post the contents of /boot/grub/grub.cfg > > The difference between the default boot line (which works, yes?) and the > recovery line should only be the options at the end of the lines

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

2009-10-14 Thread jakewc2
2009/10/14 Sean Miller > From Ubuntu site... > > "To upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04 on a desktop system, press Alt+F2 and > type in "update-manager -d" (without the quotes) into the command box. > Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release > '9.10' is available. Click Upgrade

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Virus/Firewall protection.....

2009-08-28 Thread jakewc2
Ah, I understand what uyou mean bow. I do log in but I have to use sudo to anything, which means I have to enter a pasword. So I am doing the right things there. Thank you for writing that, it has put my mind at rest. John. ps, just out of a matter of interest, since beginning to sue the Termina

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Pop up window too long......

2009-07-18 Thread jakewc2
2009/7/18 Tony Pursell > On 18 Jul 2009 at 1:24, John Matthews wrote: > > > > > I have a program that needs to use a pop up window to transfer folders > > to my Gallery from nautilus. The pop up window is too long, and I cannot > > get to all of the files in it. Is there any way I can get it so t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Add/remove... NOTHING

2009-06-20 Thread jakewc2
2009/6/20 Steve Archer > hi Paul > > do you have the view filtered? > > cheers, steve > Hi Steve, Can I ask, this is the first time I have heard somebody ask this question, so I hope you dont mind me asking what did you mean about 'view filtered'? How do you filter the drop down menu? Somethin

[ubuntu-uk] I have discovered e-books this week.......

2009-06-07 Thread jakewc2
Yes, I know, I am a bit slow, but because I thought you had to have one of those expensive e-book readers, I havent bothered with them. Then I discovered in Add/Remove that there is a reader in there, and not only that, I discovered that it can be downloaded to my E71 phone and I can read the books

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Kier Thomas and Jamie Sicam

2009-06-07 Thread jakewc2
Sorry everybody, it seems I have missed some replies to this thread. I only just noticed them now, as I have been looking to find this book, and refound the thread again. I have bookmarked all the urls that have been posted, and I really appreciate the help there. I wanted to ask though, I have be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Missing Repositories....

2009-05-24 Thread jakewc2
Hi, well, in my looking roundd to try get this working, I'm still not able to get the flash video working in FF. Doing a apt-get update, this has appeared in the terminal. = W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://ar

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Ubuntu using wubi on Vista Home machine.....

2009-05-22 Thread jakewc2
On 22/05/2009, James Milligan wrote: > > Wow - great you got it working mate. > > Things will be greyed out in the menus because they were for before > the extras. > > My guess is that the first two installations were actually fine, it's > just that you didn't take a snapshot of it etc. > > If you

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Ubuntu using wubi on Vista Home machine.....

2009-05-22 Thread jakewc2
It was everything, it affected the Router. I couldnt get a connection. I think it might have been something to do with the VM Network connector. I have a feeling it changd the IP address, and I also think it might have taken over the connection itself and made it default. I had no idea how to fix t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Ubuntu using wubi on Vista Home machine.....

2009-05-22 Thread jakewc2
On 22/05/2009, James Milligan wrote: > > Go to my computer (or computer, should I say) and right click the disk > drive. Then select autoplay, and if you get two options select the > installer one rather than the folder view. > > Good luck! > > > James Ok, well I tried what you said and it does

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbooks loosing Linux for Windows 7

2009-05-14 Thread jakewc2
Who is Bill Weinburg? Is he something high up in the Linux world, I came across this article which has cropped up from the article I posted. It seems thigns are hotting up because of that article. http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5658010765.html John. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://list

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Joiku wireless connection......

2009-03-31 Thread jakewc2
Sorrym to keep on about this, but I am still having problems. i just wondered, could there be something wrong with the networkmanager applet? Could somebody help please? Thank you. John On 26/03/2009, John wrote: > > I'm wondering if its an authentication problem. Is there something in the > s