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

On 3/5/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what sort of problems occur - drives not recognised or what? are there > ways to work around problems or are you stuck with them? In my experience, trying the LiveCD in the system will tell you right away if there are problems. Ubuntu simply won't see

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

On 06/03/07, Eamonn Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: . Ubuntu simply won't see the drives at all. > > -Eamonn Er...do you mean the live CD won't see the SATA drives or an install won't? Ubuntu (Dapper and Edgy) does see my SATA drives, Windows XP did not without a floppy drive and drivers to in

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

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 06/03/2007 09:44:19: > On 06/03/07, Eamonn Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > . Ubuntu simply won't see the drives at all. > > > > -Eamonn > > Er...do you mean the live CD won't see the SATA drives or an install > won't? Ubuntu (Dapper and Edgy) does see my SATA driv

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

On Tuesday, 06.03.2007 at 09:44 +, Llywelyn Owen wrote: > On 06/03/07, Eamonn Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: . > Ubuntu simply won't see the drives at all. > > > > -Eamonn > > Er...do you mean the live CD won't see the SATA drives or an install > won't? Ubuntu (Dapper and Edgy) does see

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

On 3/6/07, Ben Thorp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 06/03/07, Eamonn Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > . Ubuntu simply won't see the drives at all. > > > > > > -Eamonn > > > > Er...do you mean the live CD won't see the SATA drives or an install > > won't? Ubuntu (Dapper and Edgy) do

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

On Thursday, 01.03.2007 at 22:42 +, alan c wrote: > In both kubuntu 6.06 and 6.10 (different machines) I am getting > problems with Firefox and bbc video clips. > > I believe the existing configuration was mplayer (plugin) with FF but > from my present experiences I am only getting any succes

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadband connection with Eclipse

On 3/5/07, Wulfy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robin Menneer wrote: > > On 3/5/07, Dave Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Do you know what the make and model of the 'black box' is? > >> > >> > > Yes. It's labelled Speed Touch 330 made by Thomson Telecom. > Try this: > >

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

Eamonn Sullivan wrote: > On 3/6/07, Ben Thorp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > On 06/03/07, Eamonn Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > . Ubuntu simply won't see the drives at all. >> > > >> > > -Eamonn >> > >> > Er...do you mean the live CD won't see the SATA drives or an install >> > wo

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

On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 10:42:49AM +, alan c wrote: > Is there a remedy though? > * Use a newer kernel that supports the chipset on the motherboard. This can be done by using a newer version of Ubuntu. * Temporarily install a PCI SATA card until the motherboard is supported > I have been th

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

Alan Pope wrote: > On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 10:42:49AM +, alan c wrote: >> Is there a remedy though? >> > > * Use a newer kernel that supports the chipset on the motherboard. This > can be done by using a newer version of Ubuntu. > * Temporarily install a PCI SATA card until the motherboard i

[ubuntu-uk] UKSkills - Update

Hi, We're starting to get some positive feedback now from the UKSkills wiki page - A huge Thank You to all those that have entered their details. Please remember, the more detail you put, the easier it is for someone to find you! https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Skills?action=show&redirect=UKSkill

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

As an aside to this discussion I seem to remember reading in a Linux magazine recently that hardware developers of HDDs prefer to do the designing with with open source OSs because they know exactly what going on with the software, consequently there are Linux drivers available before they are avai

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Symlink?

alan c wrote: > I am in the foothills of links. > In KDE, say, on the desktop, a right click produces a context menu > which includes > > Create new: > link to location (URL) > link to application > link to device > > Are any of these a symlink? > No, those links are just .desktop files[1] and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] **SPAM** UKSkills - Update

Dave Lamb wrote: > We're starting to get some positive feedback now from the UKSkills wiki > page - A huge Thank You to all those that have entered their details. > Please remember, the more detail you put, the easier it is for someone > to find you! > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Skills?a

[ubuntu-uk] video choppiness!

Hi, Im experiencing choppiness when video playback. its fine in a smaller screen but in a bigger screen the choppiness occurs. Previously ive changed the video card name after doing something in terminal. I had to change it from "vesa" to "via". can anyone help?? regards javad -- ubuntu-u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] video choppiness!

On 6 Mar 2007, at 18:32, STONE COLD wrote: > > Hi, > > Im experiencing choppiness when video playback. its fine in a > smaller screen but in a bigger screen the choppiness occurs. > Previously ive changed the video card name after doing something in > terminal. I had to change it from "vesa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] video choppiness!

its normally when im playing something from the harddrive... > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 18:37:58 + > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] video choppiness! > > > On 6 Mar 2007, at 18:32, STONE COLD wrote

Re: [ubuntu-uk] video choppiness!

On 6 Mar 2007, at 18:42, STONE COLD wrote: > > its normally when im playing something from the harddrive... > > > > > - If you're using Totem, which I think is really rubbish, try vlc or mplayer. baz - Site http://walkertopia.com Blog http://walkertopia.com/blog --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] video choppiness!

STONE COLD wrote: > Hi, > > Im experiencing choppiness when video playback. its fine in a smaller screen > but in a bigger screen the choppiness occurs. Previously ive changed the > video card name after doing something in terminal. I had to change it from > "vesa" to "via". > > can anyone hel