[ubuntu-uk] DVD
Many thanks for the posts on DVD software. I have tried the DeVeDe software in all it's guises and when I do a preview, the sound is totally distorted. So much so, that it is not worth transcoding the film. Has anyone dragged a film off Ubuntu and used some other software, i.e Nero and recoded with any success ? Many thanks John-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Burning videos
Hi Group, I have downloaded a film in NTSC format using aMule. The film plays really well on the download computer. The film is just under the 700 megabyte limit for a normal cd. I have tried burning the film to disc in order to play it on a conventional dvd player without much success. I have tried the recoding route with Ubuntu software and end up with an unplayable film (sound out of sync) of nearly 4.7 gig Does anyone on list know of an easier route ? My player is PAL/SECAM Many thanks John Davis-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Spoke too soon!
Hi All, I installed the sound as Tom's suggestion and all worked perfectly. Today no sound again. Any ideas as to what is wrong ? Also for the last few day upon switch on I have had to restore the bios settings. I replaced the battery but this does not seem to have cured the problem. it has worked before, I wonder if that something to do with the loss of sound ? Although the 2 don't seem connected, Regards John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] No Sound
Hi to the group, Sorry to post again before receiving a reply. I have spent some time trying to restore the sound but to no avail. I must have every codec going but still nothing. I expect I will have to remove all the sound application and try to rebuild it but I am not too sure how to do this using the terminal. Have a good New Year, John-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] DVD no sound !
Hi to All, I would like to thank you Tom for your reply to my post. What you suggested worked a treat! Also the tip about Amule was just right and now I have all the downloads on the desktop. So much easier to see and manage; Thank you very much, A Good New Year to all, John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] DVD sound
Hi Everyone, I have tried to play a DVD and also a film on the hard drive but alas no sound. I have downloaded most of the video players and selected all sources to include all the codecs but still no sound. If I remember right, out teacher enabled the codecs via the terminal and a build all routine but have forgotten how to do it. Can anyone help please ? Also I have used Amule to download some music and saved it to a folder on the desktop. The music downloads and I clear the completed and then cannot find the files. I downloaded Amorok and enabled all the folders to search for music but it did not find any. I know it is there because people are uploading from me. Is there a way I can find it and also is it an issue with mp 3 codecs ? Best wishes for the New year to All, John-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Learning Ubuntu
I am early 60 and thought I should learn something new. Being an avid night schooler I saw a course of evening class tuition in Ubuntu and enrolled. It was a good start to my transition but by the end of the course, had more questions than answers. This is because I want to configure things my way and also use ham radio and other software, written for Windows. The course showed me the basics which would have taken a lot of magazine reading to become familiar with and probably saved endless frustration. Learning anything new requires transition through the pain barrier to get there. Now a year later, I feel I have done it and come out the other side. Studying with the OU was just the same. I use only Ubuntu in the radio shack and XP in the study. Mainly because my wife would rather use software she is familiar with, however she now uses Firefox and Open Office so that is a start. You have to want the challenge to learn anything. Have a Good Christmas John Davis-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu courses
Hi Stephen the group, The course I attended was at the Université Populaire in France. Ubuntu and Linux in general is very strong here. It is also used on business machines and commerce. They run course for that too and web site design. I am in the department 68 and we have an active LUG 68 where you can use the group as a drop in and take your PC for help advice; there is also a monthly meeting and talk. I am not ageist but find the group a little young for me but I am never made to feel un-welcome. Also I have only learnt French in the last few years and all the courses I attend are in French. It is a bit like beating myself on the head but I like a challenge ! Sorry I cannot point you in the direction of some where nearer, Regards to all John-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Real Player
Morning All, I had similar problems trying to install real player. My only need here in France is to hear the BBC listen again service. Because of problems with Windows, I did a clean install (wrote zeros to the disc and then started again) I installed Ubuntu and went to the BBC home page selected a programme and pressed play. A flash came up, you need plugins to play this file- do you wish to install them? I clicked yes and it gave me a choice of Xine or Mozilla. I have tried Xine before and knew that it did not work, so clicked the Mozilla. The plugins installed and now the BBC streams works fine and without the stand alone player bar being utilized. Now I never bother with Real player, there are so many dead links and redirection to a unix sites and installation problems. I hope this helps someone, John-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Bin.gz files
Afternoon All, I have had some limited success installing bin. downloads. I have also installed Wine. This is a far cry from the wine I used to know. This is in the repository and is now amazing.(I found Wine difficult to run on early distro's) I have deleted the morse programme Aldo and used Wine with G4FON and also installed the Winlog 32 programme using Wine, both work really well. This is the first time I have really felt at home with Ubuntu and happy with the whole setup. I have tried all the distros in the learning process, Ubuntu is without doubt the best, it just takes time to become 2nd nature. Thanks to the group for all your help, John Davis F5VLM -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ham Radio Fldigi
Morning All, I have down loaded the Fldigi program from a web site. This is a digital radio decoder for radio hams. The file is a bin.tar.gz file, now resident on my desktop. I have unzipped it using the tar -xvzf filename bin tar .gz I have used the cd filename and the ./configure, make , sudo make install, mostly the response is this is not a directory. I am sorry for not giving you the actual response as the computer is in the radio shack at another location and there is no printer attached. My desktop is [EMAIL PROTECTED]/Desktop, obviously I am not entering the correct file string. Can some one help me with the dialogue I need to enter. I have also downloaded some amateur radio stuff using synaptic, now I cannot find the downloads. What do I have to do to install and create a desktop icon ? I am sorry to be so demanding but this is the area I do not understand properly. Many thanks for any help, John Davis -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Netgear Pci Adapter
Hi to the group, I have written to the group a few times about the Netgear PCI adapter. I worked really hard to install this card with Ubuntu but to no avail. I researched forums, posted questions. I also did a clean install after mixing up the software. The only distro I found that worked with the card and was easy to configure was Mandriva. I am not really keen on Mandriva and went back to Ubuntu. I will use it without the internet. Today I found a Wifi USB dongle lying in a draw and thought why not plug it in Ubuntu found it and configured it. In a matter of minutes I was on line and sorting out the email and listening to the Archers. With XP the connection was weak, now with the usb dongle signal strength is about 95% I am going to download all the repositories later, can you tell I am pleased ?Happy days John-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Netgear PCI adapter
Hi to the group. I posted to the group a couple of weeks ago about wi-fi and Ubuntu installation. I have an AMD 1100 mhz K7 Athlon processor 60 hard drive Maxtor Dual boot with Windows The board is Amercan Mega trends NVIDIA Gforce 4mx4000 graphics card I am using Gutsy Gibbon and trying to install Netgear WG311 v3 pci adapter. I install ndiswrapper through the package manager and it shows it is installed, I have tried various ways of installing the WG311 v3.ini file Ubuntu says it is installed but says it is the wrong driver. If I drag ndiswrapper from a cd onto the desktop and then extract it, what do I type to install it ? my problem is wrapping ndiswrapper round the .ini file.I have installed ndiswrapper. I then do not know the syntax for installing the WGv3.ini file into the driver folder. Everything I type is wrong or not found even when I verify installation with ndiswrapper - the driver is not shown. I have then done lshw -C network it the responsds with *-network UNCLAIMED description: ethernet controller product: 88w 8335 [LIBERTAS] 802.11b/g Wireless Vendor:Marvell Technology group Ltd Physical ID: 11 Bus info [EMAIL PROTECTED]:00:11.0 Version 03 Width: 32 bits Clock: 66 mhz Capabilities: Bus master cap_list Configuration: latency =64 I am comfortable installing packages, the problem is installing from the cd drive and the path required to install. Ndiswrapper is on a cd with the latest drivers for the pci adapter. All help gratefully received John Davis -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu profile
Hi, Renjith Nair has described exactly my feelings on installing hardware in Linux. I know my problems are caused by lack of experience, something shared by many others. Once installation issues are eased, Ubuntu will sell itself. Regards John-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
