On Sat, 2011-04-30 at 01:55 +0100, doug livesey wrote:
> Then, I used the live CD & gparted to clear the 1st drive (the SSD),
> create the swap space, create the Ubuntu partition, and launch the
> install, where I used what I had just created on the SSD.
> The install completed okay (but with no o
On 30 April 2011 08:10, Barry Drake wrote:
> First, the advice around seems to be not to create any swap-space at all
> when using an ssd and to use the non-journalling ext2 format to increase
> limited ssd life. (feel free to disagree).
I disagree.
SSD write lifetime is longer than you think.
On Sat, 2011-04-30 at 04:43 +0100, alan c wrote:
> I was testing a version of 11.04 recently and a non techie friend who
> I help with Ubuntu saw it in passing and exclaimed
> 'Oh! I like that! When can I have it?'
> I was, and still am, trying to get used to Unity and its superficial
> lack of a
On 30/04/11 07:20, Trevor Hyde wrote:
I downloaded the beta2 version a couple of days back to try on
VirtualBox, but wasn't able to install Unity because of "hardware"
deficiencies. (This appears to be a well known issue and someone's
published a workaround on the Ubuntu forum.)
I ran it as
On 30 April 2011 07:20, Trevor Hyde wrote:
> I downloaded the beta2 version a couple of days back to try on VirtualBox,
> but wasn't able to install Unity because of "hardware" deficiencies. (This
> appears to be a well known issue and someone's published a workaround on the
> Ubuntu forum.)
>
F
On 30 April 2011 10:02, scoundrel50a wrote:
> Hi, I was wondering, I am having problems with installing Natty on my
> machine as well, can you show me the workaround on the Ubuntu forums? Would
> like to have a look.
>
I suspect the workarounds won't help your issue as he was installing
inside Vi
Hi,
First off, forgive me if I make any assumptions or misconceptions, I don't own
a mac.
On the three attempts that fail to boot, does the POST display at all? If not,
then a single long beep (on PC architecture) is a key indicator of a hardware
fault.
My advice would be to remove all intern
On 30 April 2011 15:22, wrote:
> On the three attempts that fail to boot, does the POST display at all? If
> not, then a single long beep (on PC architecture) is a key indicator of a
> hardware fault.
>
Macs don't have a BIOS/POST test in the same way a PC does. So the
error indications are no
On 30 April 2011 01:55, doug livesey wrote:
> So guess who broke his Mac trying to install the latest Ubuntu?
> Every now & then, I think I'm more of a geek than I really am, and try to
> do something to make myself feel hardcore, but that ends up just being plain
> humbling!
> There follows a cu
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> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:13:13 +0100
> From: Daniel Case
> To: UK Ubuntu Talk
> Subject: [ubuntu-uk] [LEEDS] Release Party Next Weekend
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On 29 April 2011 16:13, Daniel Case wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> Going to be having a release party next weekend (couldn't do anything
> this weekend as I have been busy) in Leeds, there will be fun,
> laughter, drinks and Natty!
>
> If anyone can suggest a good venue in or around Leeds then please feel
Hiya Dave,
Around the evening from about 17:00 onwards, not too late though as I
will need to get the trains
back to my home town.
Daniel
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