Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu, BlackBerry PlayBook and Windows in VirtualBox

2012-06-25 Thread Grant Phillips-Sewell
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:14 PM, David King wrote: > Thanks for your suggestion, I will give it a try when I can. I have already > installed Windows XP onto an old PC and used that to connect my PlayBook, > which worked, although it took a few attempts. > > It is unfortunate that all the tablet m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu, BlackBerry PlayBook and Windows in VirtualBox

2012-06-25 Thread David King
Thanks for your suggestion, I will give it a try when I can. I have already installed Windows XP onto an old PC and used that to connect my PlayBook, which worked, although it took a few attempts. It is unfortunate that all the tablet makers really only consider Windows and Mac OS X when makin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu, BlackBerry PlayBook and Windows in VirtualBox

2012-06-24 Thread LeeGroups
David, Sorry, only just got around to catching up with the mailing list and your email. If you can get the old PC working with windows, or just use another windows PC for a few mins, plug in your Playbook and let it install the drivers. Then install somethin

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu, BlackBerry PlayBook and Windows in VirtualBox

2012-06-15 Thread David King
I recently purchased a BlackBerry PlayBook. It's a great tablet, but it seems that RIM are not that Linux-friendly. Their OS is based on QNX, a Unix-type OS, so I thought they might at least have some Linux understanding. I can connect the PlayBook to Ubuntu via wifi, no problem, I can just e