Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sourcing Components
On Sat, 2007-11-17 at 19:42 +, Stephen Hildrey wrote: Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: Hi all, I'm trying to source the following: ADSL PCI/PCI-e Modem PCI/PCI-e FXO/FXS card I would like to avoid eBay if I can, Dabs don't seem to have any, nor do novatech or eBuyer - any ideas, or do I have to ship them in from the US? Froogle is your friend: http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=fxo%20card . That said, I bought my FXO card on eBay from a UK seller. No problem, works a treat. Steve Steve, Thanks for that, basically, I'm building a PBX for a company and I want my components to come from sources that I can go back to if it breaks! :o) Cheers, Matt. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] madness strikes
In a fit of mental aberration I decided to have a good clean up of my computing equipment and surrounding area so, for the first time for some time I switched off. Alas and alack, when I switched back on and logged in I was presented with a blue screen and a whole new desktop arrangement with unfamiliar looking icons. The only clue I could find were the letters 'xfce' and I found, using synaptic, that there are lots of installed items with those letters. Please, please, how do I get my user friendly and familiar browny, orangey looking desktop back? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] DPKG Broken, now what?
Morning all Help! Just attempted to update my Ubuntu installation to be told that I need to do something with DPKG Configurer to resolve a broken DPKG package. I get this from Update Manager, apt-get, aptitude and DPKG itself, but can't find any thing that actually points to what this is. I think the broken package is somewhere in the download part as all of these happily identify that there are packages waiting to be upgraded, but I get this error. Pointers etc appreciated. Cheers E -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] madness strikes
When you get to the login page, there should be a Settings option ... see if Gnome is one of the options there... if it is select it and then log in... it will probably ask you whether you want to keep those settings or just use it for that one session (forget the exact terminology)... from your message, I'd imagine you'd want to select keep ;-) Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sourcing Components
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: On Sat, 2007-11-17 at 19:42 +, Stephen Hildrey wrote: Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: Hi all, I'm trying to source the following: ADSL PCI/PCI-e Modem PCI/PCI-e FXO/FXS card I would like to avoid eBay if I can, Dabs don't seem to have any, nor do novatech or eBuyer - any ideas, or do I have to ship them in from the US? Froogle is your friend: http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=fxo%20card . That said, I bought my FXO card on eBay from a UK seller. No problem, works a treat. Steve Steve, Thanks for that, basically, I'm building a PBX for a company and I want my components to come from sources that I can go back to if it breaks! :o) Ah... I see! I'm not sure how susceptible FXO cards are to failure, but they're pretty cheap to replace. Still if you want the warm fuzzies from a real company that you can chase in the event of failure, you could try Digium whose UK resller is Telappliant (http://www.telappliant.com/ and click VoIP Hardware. ;-) Steve -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] madness strikes
On Sun, 2007-11-18 at 10:42 +, Sean Miller wrote: When you get to the login page, there should be a Settings option ... see if Gnome is one of the options there... if it is select it and then log in... it will probably ask you whether you want to keep those settings or just use it for that one session (forget the exact terminology)... from your message, I'd imagine you'd want to select keep ;-) Thanks a million. I found an options button at the bottom left of the log in window and there it was. All back to normal and I will not have to go to the funny farm. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] DPKG Broken, now what?
Morning Ian, On Sun, 2007-11-18 at 10:57 +, Ian Pascoe wrote: Just attempted to update my Ubuntu installation to be told that I need to do something with DPKG Configurer to resolve a broken DPKG package. I get this from Update Manager, apt-get, aptitude and DPKG itself, but can't find any thing that actually points to what this is. What exactly does apt-get/aptitude say? Can you paste the output in http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org so we can see it? Usually when update manager barfs in these situations it asks you to run:- sudo dpkg --configure -a Which will configure any pending packages. You could give that a go, it wont do any harm if there's nothing for it to do. Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] wireless adapter
My friend got a d-link usb adapter the other day (54mbps). It worked like a charm on windows and ubuntu. It even said that it works with linux on the box. I'll try and get the model number next time I talk to him. That would be very helpful. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] wireless adapter
On Sun, 2007-11-18 at 13:15 +, norman wrote: That would be very helpful. Got it: DWL-G112 Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Link-DWL-G122-54Mbps-Wireless-Adaptor/dp/B0002DQUHC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8s=electronicsqid=1195337134sr=8-1 It doesn't say its linux compatible though Maybe its only the version my mate got. -- Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] DPKG Broken, now what?
On Sun, 2007-11-18 at 14:39 +, Tony Arnold wrote: Alan, Alan Pope wrote: What exactly does apt-get/aptitude say? Can you paste the output in http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org so we can see it? I've just looked at this site. Why do all the posts look like they are encrypted? And how do I decrypt them? Regards, Tony. Most of the more recent posts appear to be spam, I wouldn't worry about being able to read them. Cheers, M. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] wireless adapter
On Sun, 2007-11-18 at 13:40 +, Alec Wright wrote: On Sun, 2007-11-18 at 13:15 +, norman wrote: That would be very helpful. Got it: DWL-G112 Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Link-DWL-G122-54Mbps-Wireless-Adaptor/dp/B0002DQUHC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8s=electronicsqid=1195337134sr=8-1 It doesn't say its linux compatible though Maybe its only the version my mate got. Thank you very much. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] DPKG Broken, now what?
Alan, Alan Pope wrote: What exactly does apt-get/aptitude say? Can you paste the output in http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org so we can see it? I've just looked at this site. Why do all the posts look like they are encrypted? And how do I decrypt them? Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] DPKG Broken, now what?
Matthew, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: On Sun, 2007-11-18 at 14:39 +, Tony Arnold wrote: Alan, Alan Pope wrote: What exactly does apt-get/aptitude say? Can you paste the output in http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org so we can see it? I've just looked at this site. Why do all the posts look like they are encrypted? And how do I decrypt them? Regards, Tony. Most of the more recent posts appear to be spam, I wouldn't worry about being able to read them. Thanks. I was thinking it was some kind of security device! Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
