Ian >>> I only have suggestions for some of your issues... Ian Pascoe wrote: <snip> > B. Cannot seem to get Movie Player to play DVDs, although I can see it in > the file Explorer > B1. Can't play the extra features DVD for any of the Harry Potter's
Commercial DVDs are encrypted/DRM-ed. You may need the library for reading them. It's in the medibuntu repository, and is called libdvdcss2. I had exactly the same problem with recent shop-bought DVDs; installing the lib file solved it... > C. The system beep is through the desktop speaker and not the sound card Open a console and type 'alsamixer'. Use the left/right arrow keys to move between the columns; tap the 'm' key to activate (00) - or mute (MM), but you don't want them to be muted!! - the selected channel. Adjust the 'volume' of the selected channel with the up/down arrows. Press Esc to quit. HTH. Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/