Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lock empty CD/DVD drive from command line
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:59:33AM +, Andy Loughran wrote: Possibly a bit late now, but why not get either a a) usb CD drive An alternative to buying a completely new external drive, would be to pick up a USB enclosure for your existing drive, something like this: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143273 That way you don't have to buy a whole new unit and you can stash the thing away when it's not in use. -- Gav Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I think we need to: Transform the plasma processor signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lock empty CD/DVD drive from command line
Rob, Possibly a bit late now, but why not get either a a) usb CD drive b) slot-loading CD drive (where you push the CD into a slot, like in a car stereo, rather than a tray-based drive. Regards, Andy Rob Beard wrote: Hi folks, Not sure if anyone could help on this one... My youngest daughter who is nearly 3 is in the habit of messing around with my PC when I'm at work. At first she did things like hit the reset button or power button and now it's more of ejecting my DVD drive. Unfortunately the last time she did this she also lent on the drive and physically broke the mechanism. Now I've just got a new drive but and I'd rather avoid it happening again (drives are cheap, but it's an inconvenience having to buy a new one). As a temporary measure I've put a disc in the drive, made sure it's mounted and then gone into the disc in a terminal (which when the eject button is pressed it says that the disc is in use). What I'd like to do though is disable the eject button by software. I did a google search and found this... http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-1190847.html#1190847 As great as it is though it doesn't seem to work (despite altering the code to point to /dev/scd0 rather than /dev/hdc). So I wondered if anyone had got any other ideas on how to do this? I'd probably forget to keep a disc mounted in the drive knowing my luck so it would be handy to say have a command line utility to lock the drive say when the screen saver is active? (I presume it's possible to send some sort of command to the drive to do this?). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] New series of 'The IT Crowd'
Just a quick reminder that the new series of The IT Crowd starts tonight at 10.00 on Channel 4. Be on the look out for Ubuntu. -- Registered Linux User #466407 http://counter.li.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] New series of 'The IT Crowd'
Yeah don't worry - got it scheduled already ;-) What should I be looking for in particular? Also something to note, I got popey's email before the original one... strange... James -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Pope Sent: 21 November 2008 20:50 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] New series of 'The IT Crowd' 2008/11/21 Mark Fraser [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Just a quick reminder that the new series of The IT Crowd starts tonight at 10.00 on Channel 4. Be on the look out for Ubuntu. Yeah, keep an eye out for Ubuntu stuff on set. You never know... :) Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] New series of 'The IT Crowd'
Hope second half of today's episode is better than the first... the comedy seems rather tired :-( Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] New series of 'The IT Crowd'
It could be better Sent from my iPod On 21 Nov 2008, at 22:15, Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope second half of today's episode is better than the first... the comedy seems rather tired :-( Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] New series of 'The IT Crowd'
Didn't see any Ubuntu posters :( Philip McGaw wrote: It could be better Sent from my iPod On 21 Nov 2008, at 22:15, Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope second half of today's episode is better than the first... the comedy seems rather tired :-( Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] New series of 'The IT Crowd'
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:15 PM, Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope second half of today's episode is better than the first... the comedy seems rather tired :-( That's because it's shite. -- Steve When one person suffers from a delusion it is insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion. 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] New series of 'The IT Crowd'
On 21 Nov 2008, at 22:30, Philip McGaw wrote: It could be better Sent from my iPod Sent from your iPod on an Ubuntu mailing list? For shame, sir! Josh -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] New series of 'The IT Crowd'
No, was not impressed by that episode. Some of the earlier ones were actually very clever - I liked the one where they discovered the ex-board member who'd become a Goth living in their computer room, for instance. Just didn't seem to hit the mark at all last night - if you have to resort to builders p!ssing in the bath for your comedy then you must be desperate. Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
