Re: [ubuntu-uk] menu panel being silly
I had that problem awhile ago and it turned out to be compiz freewins. Try turning that plugin off and see if that fixes it. jen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 3 Mobile USB modem
On Sat, 2008-03-22 at 08:59 +, Michael Rimicans wrote: Hi, taken from: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=262867 snip I tried that and it didn't work, it came up with modem not detected. Works fine on Windows (I'm actually quite impressed, it's pretty quick for web browsing). Just about to try Dave's settings. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compositing performance hit
On 26/03/2008, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quick question. Does running Ubuntu with compositing enabled effect the overall performance of the system? ... Nvidia Geforce 440 Compositing will not noticeably affect system performance if you have a separate hardware 3D graphics card that supports full transparency in hardware. I think that any card that is compatible with DirectX7 [1] or above will support full transparency. All PCI, AGP and PCI-E Nvidia and ATI cards since around 1999 should support full transparency. Your Nvidia Geforce 440 does support full transparency in separate hardware and will run compositing very fast. I actually have the very same card on my Ubuntu Dapper machine at home, running Beryl, the precursor to Compiz Fusion that is used in Gutsy/Hardy. If you are using Compiz prior to Hardy Beta (eg. in Gutsy), you may need to tweak your xorg.conf video driver settings to prevent full-screen video running slowly/jerkily. Various solutions on ubuntuforums.org . Integrated 3D graphics chips, that are less than three years old, that use a mixture of hardware and software, and which are soldered to your motherboard, should be fine for most desktop use, but may slow considerably when you run full-screen video or full-screen 3D games, depending which version of which drivers you are using. For instance, until a recent driver update, my laptop with Intel X3100 i965 graphics ran full-screen video very jerkily and full-screen 3D games very slowly. The solution is to turn off Compiz before running full-screen video or 3D games; I did this by creating a separate video/gaming desktop account. Since the recent Intel driver update, though, full screen video works fine with compositing turned on in Hardy Beta. Integrated graphics chips which are older than 3 years, which use more software than hardware, will definitely see a slowdown and possibly, due to lack of transparency support, won't work at all. Similarly, any AGP/PCI 3D card prior to DirectX7 will probably, due to lack of transparency support, not work at all. -- Andrew Oakley [1] DirectX is a Microsoft 3D driver and has little to do with Linux/Ubuntu. I use this only as a useful measure of ascertaining hardware 3D features, when reading from the side of a box or from a list of features on a website, prior to purchase. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Icon225 USB modem
On 24/03/2008, Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does /dev/ttyUSB* exist at all? The 3 modem has a ttyUSB0 device. Not sure if that would help. You might also be worth trying the Vodaphone software (as mentioned in one of my posts) which appears to detect a couple of different modems. Rob Thanks for the suggestion Rob The problem with this device is that it has all the software to use it with Windows on the stick. This means that it's seen as a CD-ROM when it's mounted, which it is possible to get around, and I have that sussed now. The device is now seen as: -Control port /dev/ttyHS0 -Application port /dev/ttyHS1 -Diagnostics port /dev/ttyHS2 -Modem port /dev/ttyHS3 I've tried the Vodaphone software, which doesn't quite work as this modem isn't specifically supported (yet) You mentioned in the other threat getting some settings through a Windows box that you were going to write up. I wonder if you've managed to do that yet? The other thing I need to explore some more is wvdial, although how 3G/GPRS and wvdial work I'm not sure. Cheers, Ciemon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Persuading a school to switch
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alistair Crust wrote: | They will not have to employ anyone else full time to | maintain it. If an automated update breaks something overnight then at 9am teachers are relying on the computers to deliver lessons then you need someone to be able to sort it out there and then. Outsourced support options may not always be able to provide this - particularly if you need onsite assistance in a remote area. I think that most schools would be wanting someone who could fix it very close by. - -- Stephen O'Neill w: http://www.thefloatingfrog.co.uk/ e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFH65siJ+Auntu1v4QRAvLMAKCi2rLi/B6z7vhEOTH5+TqqawE3GwCfaovu 4CUaDM3a4ocitnL6qSEfNws= =oyrX -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Persuading a school to switch
On Thu, 2008-03-27 at 13:03 +, Stephen O'Neill wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alistair Crust wrote: | They will not have to employ anyone else full time to | maintain it. If an automated update breaks something overnight then at 9am teachers are relying on the computers to deliver lessons then you need someone to be able to sort it out there and then. Outsourced support options may not always be able to provide this - particularly if you need onsite assistance in a remote area. I think that most schools would be wanting someone who could fix it very close by. Most things can be fixed remotely, of course there are some things that can't. In that instance would it not be feasible for the person (who we have already established normally can follow bullet pointed instruction on a que sheet) who is responsible for co-ordinating ict to follow instructions over the phone from someone who knows how to fix it. You don't have to understand why your typing things but the tech support on the other end of the phone does. For hardware failure it makes no odds what OS or system your running you'd still need someone able to physically install equipment or (less technical) know how to place an order for a replacement. This doesn't need to be an expert, just someone who is clever enough to follow instructions and hold a telephone. In my opinion the biggest challenge in adoption is the political reasoning not technical reasoning. There is always some company pushing there own agenda, selling licenses, more licenses, premium phone support for buggy software, more licenses, upgraded hardware after x years, etc and there will be teachers and management that just blindly accept the norm, the spin, advertising and hidden agendas without looking at the technical merits of something different. Just because its different does it make it technically inferior.. no. In the same breath, just because its proprietary and the norm does it make it inferior... no. But we as taxpayers and tax spenders have a responsibility to look at all the options available, and should not be forcing pupils to use any one particular vendor. Kind regards -- Alistair Crust [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Administrator Skegness Grammar School Vernon Road Skegness Lincs PE252QS Tel: 0175461 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Release Party suggestion
Hi I made the suggestion at the meeting, that i would offer to host a release party. Now for starters i need to know if theres anough interest or not, I live in banbury, thats north oxfordshire.and i would host it here. i was thinking about the 26th(saturday), if there is a better day, please suggest it, and i will see what i can do, Hope to have a good response, Philip (aka brobostigon) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Persuading a school to switch
Alistair Crust wrote: options available, and should not be forcing pupils to use any one particular vendor. I really think that is the key - rather than trying to push Linux on schools, we should be trying to push the whole concept of cross-platform computing and open standards. Although wasting taxpayer's money on Microsoft is bad, it is even worse that pupils, particularly those from low income backgrounds, should be forced to use Microsoft products at home in order to be compatible with those at school. Frankly I think it should be against the law for schools or universities to insist on submission of work in any closed source format. OpenOffice, as I've mentioned, is a great place to start. The GIMP is another. Linux Format did a good article on how to cure people of their Microsoft addiction a few issues back; one of the main things they recommended, was to start by encouraging the use of cross-platform FOSS on existing installations of MS Windows, as this would then provide an argument-free migration path to Linux, BSD, Mac or whatever. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Good printed reference books for FOSS applications?
In the schools thread, I mentioned that getting people to use cross-platform FOSS software such as OpenOffice and The GIMP is an ideal first step towards sinking the Microsoft monopoly mindset. In order for people to migrate, they need confidence; confidence that I think best comes from a good manual, reference or tutorial book - and I mean a proper printed book, not a web-based guide. So, what good reference/tutorial books can people recommend for common cross-platform FOSS replacements for common applications? I'll try to compile these into a web page for future reference. I'll start with the one I've already stated: Application: OpenOffice Writer Type: Word processor Replaces: MS Word Title: OpenOffice.org 2.x Writer Guide ISBN: 978-1-9213-2000-2 Price: £15 inc. delivery Available from: http://www.lulu.com/content/690763 Any more? In particular I'm after a good GIMP manual. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good printed reference books for FOSS applications?
On Thu, 2008-03-27 at 15:01 +, Andrew Oakley wrote: In the schools thread, I mentioned that getting people to use cross-platform FOSS software such as OpenOffice and The GIMP is an ideal first step towards sinking the Microsoft monopoly mindset. In order for people to migrate, they need confidence; confidence that I think best comes from a good manual, reference or tutorial book - and I mean a proper printed book, not a web-based guide. So, what good reference/tutorial books can people recommend for common cross-platform FOSS replacements for common applications? I'll try to compile these into a web page for future reference. I'll start with the one I've already stated: Application: OpenOffice Writer Type: Word processor Replaces: MS Word Title: OpenOffice.org 2.x Writer Guide ISBN: 978-1-9213-2000-2 Price: £15 inc. delivery Available from: http://www.lulu.com/content/690763 Any more? In particular I'm after a good GIMP manual. -- Andrew Oakley Try http://books.google.com/books?id=qxrKDP1jHr4Cdq=gimpsource=gbs_summary_scad=0 -- Seek That Thy Might Know 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] Compositing performance hit
As always, in depth and quality reponses from you all. Thank you for taking the time chaps, I do appreciate it. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good printed reference books for FOSS applications?
As norman suggested here is one link on amazon.co.uk http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/1590595874/ref=pd_bbs_sr_olp_1?ie=UTF8s=gatewayqid=1206640795sr=8-1 John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of norman Sent: 27 March 2008 15:30 To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good printed reference books for FOSS applications? snip I'll try to compile these into a web page for future reference. I'll start with the one I've already stated: Application: OpenOffice Writer Type: Word processor Replaces: MS Word Title: OpenOffice.org 2.x Writer Guide ISBN: 978-1-9213-2000-2 Price: £15 inc. delivery Available from: http://www.lulu.com/content/690763 Any more? In particular I'm after a good GIMP manual. For GIMP I would recommend 'Beginning GIMP From Novice to Professional' by Akkana Peck, published by Apress. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 2978 (20080327) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good printed reference books for FOSS applications?
Andrew Oakley wrote: snip Any more? In particular I'm after a good GIMP manual. Akkana Peck's book is, I think, about the best there is. But not cheap, I'm afraid: http://tinyurl.com/29o9b8 Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good printed reference books for FOSS applications?
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any more? In particular I'm after a good GIMP manual. -- Andrew Oakley http://meetthegimp.org/ is a pretty good GIMP videocast explaining about all the functions and how to do things. I am learning a lot from it. Colin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
