On 10/29/07, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Josh, > > Josh Blacker wrote: > > On 10/29/07, Lucy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 29/10/2007, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Josh, > >>> > >>> Josh Blacker wrote: > >>> which suggests the latest version of the client works. Version > >>> 4.8.01.0640. > >>> > >>> My Uni is still only supplying 4.8.00.???, so I'll ask our network guys > >>> for the latest copy and check it out. > >> Version 4.8.01 does not work on 64 bit machines, it just so happens > >> that I downloaded and installed the university's version yesterday and > >> patched it with the instructions found here: > >> > >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3652402 > >> > >> -- > >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > >> https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > >> > > > > Thanks guys, I have usual 32-bit anyway, and like Tony my Uni only > > offers the earlier 4.8.0049 or whatever it is, not 4.8.01! Oh, the > > horror of it all. I'll tell IS when they get back to me (why do they > > have to be IS and not IT?!) that a newer version works and see what > > they can do for me :) > > I've just used the patch mentioned by Lucy and the 4.8.00 version seems > to compile and run on a 32 bit machine with the patch applied. > > Regards, > Tony. > --
Thanks for the heads-up: patched it, and it's installed. Now just to go into college a bit early tomorrow and make sure all the config files are right, and I'm another step closer to ditching XP for good. Once again thanks to you all. I know it gets a bit cliche after a while, but this is what I love about Ubuntu! -- Josh Blacker -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/