Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems with the latest Seagates?
alan c wrote: snip The power saving system is the problem and although it can be disabled, (using something like sdparm --clear STANDBY -6 /dev/sd[Your device] ) I believe seagate do not accept it as covered by warranty. It is not simply a matter of fomatting the (NTFS) drive. I certainly will not be putting any money seagate (or maxtor) way until further notice! Got any thoughts about what to use instead? D -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems with the latest Seagates?
On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 08:23:50AM +, Mac wrote: alan c wrote: snip The power saving system is the problem and although it can be disabled, (using something like sdparm --clear STANDBY -6 /dev/sd[Your device] ) I believe seagate do not accept it as covered by warranty. It is not simply a matter of fomatting the (NTFS) drive. I certainly will not be putting any money seagate (or maxtor) way until further notice! Got any thoughts about what to use instead? Western Digital? Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility
On 13/12/2007, Kris Douglas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not advertising against novatech, but some of the prices on there are much more expensive than www.Aria.co.uk, they're based in Manchester and have some good hardware prices (I'm not associated in any way, but i have never found anywhere with better prices for hardware, and because they include lots of specifics, you can see if the hardware is supported on Linux, like most of the Jetway motherboards don't work on Ubuntu for some odd reason... I made the mistake of buying a pre-built system with a Jetway mobo from Aria a few months back. I can say that while it definately runs on Ubuntu I wouldn't recommend it. The machine kernel panics about once a week and I had to take out half the ram just to get it to recognise the hard drive. The ram problem is bios related and I'm still waiting to hear back from Aria after a month! Next time I think I'll go for self build again, seems to be less hassle :/ In spite of this, I would still recommend Aria as a company to buy from. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility
Hi Lucy, On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 10:33:46AM +, Lucy wrote: I made the mistake of buying a pre-built system with a Jetway mobo from Aria a few months back. I can say that while it definately runs on Ubuntu I wouldn't recommend it. The machine kernel panics about once a week and I had to take out half the ram just to get it to recognise the hard drive. The ram problem is bios related and I'm still waiting to hear back from Aria after a month! Next time I think Have you run a memory test for a long time - over 12 hours to determine if the RAM is just plain faulty? Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems with the latest Seagates?
Mac wrote: Alan Pope wrote: On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 08:23:50AM +, Mac wrote: alan c wrote: snip The power saving system is the problem and although it can be disabled, (using something like sdparm --clear STANDBY -6 /dev/sd[Your device] ) I believe seagate do not accept it as covered by warranty. It is not simply a matter of fomatting the (NTFS) drive. I certainly will not be putting any money seagate (or maxtor) way until further notice! Got any thoughts about what to use instead? Western Digital? Cheers, Al. Mmmm. Not sure about that, Al: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/07/western_digital_drm_crippled_harddrive/ I read this to mean some software that WD provide and that the crippling is not necessarily in the drive itself (not sure how it could be, to be honest). 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] eeeXubuntu
On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 12:11:34PM +, Colin McCarthy wrote: I'm planning on giving it ago on my unit tomorrow. Has anyone else put a 'different' OS on their eeePC? I have Ubuntu on mine :) I have been so impressed with the simple GUI and it's features I haven't really had the desire to change it. I was impressed too, but KDE apps started to annoy me so I wiped it and put Ubuntu on because that's what I'm used to. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems with the latest Seagates?
Mac wrote: alan c wrote: snip The power saving system is the problem and although it can be disabled, (using something like sdparm --clear STANDBY -6 /dev/sd[Your device] ) I believe seagate do not accept it as covered by warranty. It is not simply a matter of fomatting the (NTFS) drive. I certainly will not be putting any money seagate (or maxtor) way until further notice! Got any thoughts about what to use instead? D I like Hitachi/IBM Deskstar drives and Freecom enclosures. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems with the latest Seagates?
Tony Arnold wrote: snip http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/07/western_digital_drm_crippled_harddrive/ I read this to mean some software that WD provide and that the crippling is not necessarily in the drive itself (not sure how it could be, to be honest). Tony On closer reading, I think you're right: the issue is to do with the WD Anywhere Access™ utility. So, presumably you can just reformat the thing, and use the 1TB how you like. So I'll put Western Digital back on the list of possibles. I've never used their USBs / NAS drives; but I've been very pleased with the little WD800UE I put in my laptop - silent and reliable. Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Restricting bandwith on another pc!
On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 02:59:40PM +, Javad Ayaz wrote: I want to be able to restrict from the full time ubuntu gutsy pc!! Wondershaper can do this. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] eeeXubuntu
This looks really exciting, Ubuntu specially taylored for the Asus eeePC. http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ubuntu:eeexubuntu:home I'm planning on giving it ago on my unit tomorrow. Has anyone else put a 'different' OS on their eeePC? I have been so impressed with the simple GUI and it's features I haven't really had the desire to change it. Colin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems with the latest Seagates?
Alan Pope wrote: On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 08:23:50AM +, Mac wrote: alan c wrote: snip The power saving system is the problem and although it can be disabled, (using something like sdparm --clear STANDBY -6 /dev/sd[Your device] ) I believe seagate do not accept it as covered by warranty. It is not simply a matter of fomatting the (NTFS) drive. I certainly will not be putting any money seagate (or maxtor) way until further notice! Got any thoughts about what to use instead? Western Digital? Cheers, Al. Mmmm. Not sure about that, Al: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/07/western_digital_drm_crippled_harddrive/ Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] eeeXubuntu
Alan Pope wrote: On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 02:29:50PM +, Mac wrote: Did you install from a USB CD ROM drive, or with this method: http://tinyurl.com/266w9u http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ubuntu I used the method of putting a minimal install on a usb stick, booting off that and then using that to install onto the internal disk on the eee. Cheers, Al. Neat! Thanks for the URL. Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] eeeXubuntu
How well does ubuntu perform on the eeepc compared to the shiped distro? Does the camera etc all work nicely? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Restricting bandwith on another pc!
On Fri, 2007-12-14 at 15:30 +, Alan Pope wrote: On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 02:59:40PM +, Javad Ayaz wrote: I want to be able to restrict from the full time ubuntu gutsy pc!! Wondershaper can do this. Cheers, Al. Another option is to find a router that supports configurable QoS, such as one that can run dd-wrt/open-wrt. Regards Steve -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Restricting bandwith on another pc!
On Fri, 2007-12-14 at 15:30 +, Alan Pope wrote: Wondershaper can do this. Sounds like something you buy off those naff shopping channels... -- Dave Murphy - http://www.schwuk.com Pownce - http://pownce.com/schwuk 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] eeeXubuntu
On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 04:49:57PM +, Dan Attwood wrote: How well does ubuntu perform on the eeepc compared to the shiped distro? It takes longer to boot, which is as expected given the stripped down xandros install. Other than that it's exactly what you'd expect from a 900MHz celeron :) Does the camera etc all work nicely? Everything works. The camera works in cheese/camstream out of the box, and even in Skype 2.0 beta. It's a very nice little machine. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] eeeXubuntu
Alan Pope wrote: On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 12:11:34PM +, Colin McCarthy wrote: I'm planning on giving it ago on my unit tomorrow. Has anyone else put a 'different' OS on their eeePC? I have Ubuntu on mine :) I have been so impressed with the simple GUI and it's features I haven't really had the desire to change it. I was impressed too, but KDE apps started to annoy me so I wiped it and put Ubuntu on because that's what I'm used to. Cheers, Al. Same here. Did you manage to install the asus_acpi module successfully so it shuts down ok? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] eeeXubuntu
Mac wrote: Alan Pope wrote: On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 12:11:34PM +, Colin McCarthy wrote: I'm planning on giving it ago on my unit tomorrow. Has anyone else put a 'different' OS on their eeePC? I have Ubuntu on mine :) I have been so impressed with the simple GUI and it's features I haven't really had the desire to change it. I was impressed too, but KDE apps started to annoy me so I wiped it and put Ubuntu on because that's what I'm used to. Cheers, Al. Did you install from a USB CD ROM drive, or with this method: http://tinyurl.com/266w9u Mac I did my install off a pendrive but using the boot image and the alternate CD as an ISO on the pendrive. Then copied a few packages over using a pendrive so I could compile the madwifi with atheros patch driver then do the rest over wifi. Not used my LAN connection yet ;) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Central authentication in Ubuntu
Chris Rowson wrote: Hello folks, I've been wondering for a while, how I could put in place some kind of central authentication for a series of Ubuntu desktops/laptops. At work, I achieve this using Active Directory and Windows, but I wondered if there was a Linuxified version of this setup. I've been thinking of volunteering to get some community IT access up in the local area, and of course being able to configure PCs centrally would be great. There wouldn't be a great deal of money, so setting up a Windows Domain would be out of the question. So, whats out there that would allow me to create users/passwords centrally (but perhaps still allow laptops to cache credentials), would allow me to have automatically mapped file storage (like a mapped network drive in Windows), and if possible, help me to apply some level of desktop configuration? Any advice? Chris Chris, openLDAP is the best bet for storage.. though having a disconnected centralised authentication system I was unable to implement last time I tried it. My setup is with Windows Clients - so that's all I can suggest for now - though it seems to be a fairly common goal, so other people will probably have more experience/info. Regards, Andy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Central authentication in Ubuntu
Chris, openLDAP is the best bet for storage.. though having a disconnected centralised authentication system I was unable to implement last time I tried it. My setup is with Windows Clients - so that's all I can suggest for now - though it seems to be a fairly common goal, so other people will probably have more experience/info. Regards, Andy Hi Andy, Yeah, my experience is with Active Directory and Windows clients, and to be honest, management wise it's pretty good. (It just costs a fortune and forces you into MS product usage.) I'd love to be able to do the same kinda thing with Linux. I've come across some stuff but it all looks a bit disjointed. Hopefully it'll get better though ;-) Looking at the Hardy specs it looks like the powers that be see this too. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Quad core CPU for Ubuntu, is it worth it?
Hi folks, I'm looking to upgrade my PC to something a tad quicker. Now I'm interested in going to a Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU (2.4GHz quad core). Thing is, I'm not sure if I would really make use of a quad core CPU (not to mention my other half wants a PC upgrade too and my budget won't stretch to a quad core CPU and an upgrade for her PC too). I don't really play games (although I do use the occasional emulator), but I do want to start doing things like video encoding (I have a pile of DV tapes to convert to DVD) on top of my usual tasks (downloading stuff, running the occasional virtual machine, playing music, browsing the web). So, I was wondering if any of you folks on the list are actually running Ubuntu on a quad core CPU? If so, does it make a real major difference over a dual core CPU? Ta, Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Stop Ubuntu
I have constant messages downloading to my e-mail I only asked a question with regard to my new ubuntu download not one answer did I get yet a load of rubbish with stupid abbreviations that only the senders are in the know about. How do I get rid. I will dump ubuntu of my machine if I do not get more sense out of the so called community. I have never ever had a reply to any question asked. -- Dennis B. Holdroyd -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Stop Ubuntu
Hi Dennis, On Dec 15, 2007 6:04 AM, Dennis Holdroyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have constant messages downloading to my e-mail I only asked a question with regard to my new ubuntu download not one answer did I get yet a load of rubbish with stupid abbreviations that only the senders are in the know about. How do I get rid. I will dump ubuntu of my machine if I do not get I can't find any record of your question on this list? Could it be that it did not send successfully? Either that, or my searching skills fail me. If your question was not answered then I can guarantee it was not down to it being ignored... feel free to ask again more sense out of the so called community. I have never ever had a reply to any question asked. If you want help with technical problems, ask techies (and you are in the right place), but they are unavoidably the same people that will be found spouting acronyms you may not have heard of. The solution to that is to ask about anything you don't understand, and people will be more than happy to explain anything. That said, the community is far wider than just this list, and there are many other places you can find help if one particular method is not working for you. More info here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToGetHelp (see particularly the section 'Where to ask for help') I hope this helps. Regards, Matthew. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Stop Ubuntu
On 15/12/2007, Dennis Holdroyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have constant messages downloading to my e-mail I only asked a question with regard to my new ubuntu download not one answer did I get yet a load of rubbish with stupid abbreviations that only the senders are in the know about. How do I get rid. I will dump ubuntu of my machine if I do not get more sense out of the so called community. I have never ever had a reply to any question asked. -- Dennis B. Holdroyd -- Hi Dennis, Which list did you send the email to? Regards Phil -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
