Re: [ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo
> I mentioned in an earlier post that there was a reasonable article in the > July edition of LINUX Format covering a little about I think the sort of > problems you are experiencing. Editing the xorg.conf gets the erasure, > buttons and circular pad working. Also within GIMP > these features must be mapped to keystrokes which is done using wacompcpl > tool, included apparantly in the linuxwacom package or available at > http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net < big snip > Thank you for taking the trouble to elaborate, this looks very good. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Ubuntu using wubi on Vista Home machine.....
jakewc2 wrote: On 22/05/2009, James Milligan <lak...@lake54.com> wrote: Wow - great you got it working mate. Things will be greyed out in the menus because they were for before the extras. My guess is that the first two installations were actually fine, it's just that you didn't take a snapshot of it etc. If you need any help with Windows itself you are welcome to contact me offlist at any time. I know a lot more about it than Ubuntu, that's for sure! James Hi James, thank you, I really appreciate that. I might just do that, if I need help. John. Hi everybody, sorry its been so long getting back to you with this. In the end, Michael G. Fletcher called me, and went through the process of partitioning my harddrive, and it now works a treat. Everything worked fine for a while, but I have had two updates and for some reason, I'm having problems with the videos again. Cant do much about it at the moment through, i lent the laptop to a friend whos pc stopped working. He is a windows person, so at the moment he's only using the windows partition. As soon as I get it back through I will try to find out what happened in the update to cause the problem. I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Mike, for all the the help. He's a really good guy. Thanks everybody. John __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4157 (20090615) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Safari on Ubuntu
Mmmm, I rebooted the machine, then clicked on the Safari Icon again, and this time got an error message saying basically, it isnt a windows error, its more likely a wine error, causing it. It says it could be a deficiency in wine., It does give this url http://appdb.winehq.org. I have looked there but it is all double dutch to me, I dont understand what it needs. Thanks for your help. John __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4157 (20090615) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Safari on Ubuntu
Hi everybody, thank you so much for your messages. I like Safari because of the way it looks. I love Apple GUI, and anything that I can find with that I like. I managed to get it installed. had to update Wine. It has the Safari Icon on nthe desktop now, but when I click on it, it appears to start then nothing. Would you have any idea why that might be? I have the Ubuntu version of Chromium installed, but that doesnt work very well, and some websites just wont work at all on it. I did think about running it in a VM, but am not sure how to install it in the VM, so decided to just try it in Wine. Saying that though, I dont have much success with wine, can never seem to get thigns to work in it. Thank you again, John. Harry Rickards wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06/15/09 17:29, Rob Beard wrote: John wrote: I really liked using Safari on Windows, and just wondered can it be installed onto Ubuntu? Thank you. John I believe there isn't a native version of Safari for Linux (not sure if Apple ever will release one) however you may be able to get it running with either CrossOver Office (which you can download a trial version from codeweavers.com) or alternatively try running it with Wine (you can find Wine under Add/Remove programs or find an updated version at www.winehq.com ... Alternatively, if you really want Safari you could run a copy of Windows in VirtualBox, which will let you run any Windows apps you want. - -- Many thanks Harry Rickards (GPG Key ID:58449F6F) - -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1 GAT/GCM/GCS/GCC/GIT/GM d? s: a? C UL P- L+++ E--- W+++ N o K+ w--- O- M- V- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t 5 X R tv-- b+++ DI D G e* h! !r y? - --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iJwEAQECAAYFAko2f4AACgkQ+9DWHFhEn2/grAP/WigkaTLqrFmrhh5dAPRfeXJO MesXuAhTOefZXxojhC+sssU7cTok+SvufpyEGG57i3mE1iSD0juR3nPd/dMeiUZC GMObIOf7UxcVOepboWuwitXGdE1y/81RYeemfoSup+GLqBItErKynaSoMiwj09sG vvZFNEXcxjAzB2ImCMk= =SX6G -END PGP SIGNATURE- __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4157 (20090615) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Home partitions do I need one?
James Tait wrote: > Michael Iain Douglas wrote: > >> Mac: slight problem: some of us use windows too. And yes, yes, you can >> ext working under Windows, but it's not exactly rock solid. Someone >> should get XMarks, and then make it so you can use a server or location >> of your choice. >> >> > > Like this: http://blog.xmarks.com/?p=1035 ? > That sounds like just the ticket. I'll give that a try tomorrow. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo
I mentioned in an earlier post that there was a reasonable article in the July edition of LINUX Format covering a little about I think the sort of problems you are experiencing. Editing the xorg.conf gets the erasure, buttons and circular pad working. Also within GIMP these features must be mapped to keystrokes which is done using wacompcpl tool, included apparantly in the linuxwacom package or available at http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net According to the article and the accompanying text file on the DVD the following lines should be added to the ServerLayout section of the xorg.conf file: InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "pad""SendCoreEvents" The following lines should be added to the end of xorg.conf file: Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "stylus" Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" Option "Type" "stylus" Option "USB""on" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "eraser" Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" Option "Type" "eraser" Option "USB""on" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "cursor" Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" Option "Type" "cursor" Option "USB""on" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "pad" Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" Option "Type" "pad" Option "USB""on" Option "Button1" "6" Option "Button2" "7" Option "Button3" "4" Option "Button4" "5" EndSection -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Home partitions do I need one?
Michael Iain Douglas wrote: > Mac: slight problem: some of us use windows too. And yes, yes, you can > ext working under Windows, but it's not exactly rock solid. Someone > should get XMarks, and then make it so you can use a server or location > of your choice. > Like this: http://blog.xmarks.com/?p=1035 ? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Usage of Conduit
Better way...try Dropbox that way not just supported document types but any file types; use same account both machines...UbuntuOne will eventually do this too but still too rough around the edges Have fun. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 5:17 PM, Gordon wrote: > I need to synchronise documents between my Laptop and my Netbook (both > running 9.04) > I have installed Conduit on both, bit when I set up a group (Documents > to Network on Laptop and Network to Documents on Netbook) nothing > happens on Synchronise. There seems to be no way of setting the Network > destination. > Has anyone managed to do this successfully or is there a better way of > doing this? > > > -- > 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] have to start gnome-panel manualy after upgrade to jaunty
On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:00:42 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote: >>> Tried to run [gnome-panel &] but it still dies when I close the >>> terminal. Sorry, my bad. The above is definitely less then clear. Here is what I meant to say. I wanted to run the gnome-terminal process at the background, then close all programs and restart the session. Before doing this, I selected "Automatically remember running application when logging out" in "Startup Application" applet. The idea was to "fix" the problem by forcing the system "remembering" its state. Well, all it "remembered" was the terminal being run, but not its child process certainly. So, this did not work. And BTW, ask me why I mentioned this at all? I do not know. :-) Now, I see that it just obscures the matter. Sorry, again. > You could try creating a new user on the machine and see if that works. > If so, try deleting/renaming the .gnome2 and .gnome2_private hidden > directories in your home directory, then logging back in. This will lose > any customisations you've made to Gnome, but should also get rid of the > bad setting that is preventing the panel from running. Well, I did not try creating a new user but I did tried deleting the folders you suggest, and some others too. E.g. I tried deleting .conf and .gconf too. I did not helped. So, for now, as I already mentioned, the problem is fixed by explicitly entering gnome-panel in the list of Startup Applications applet. This way I am happy Jaunty user (though I'm not really much excited by it). The only thing that bothers me is a question:"Why? What's the heck is wrong?". The gnome-panel has been starting in Hardy, it started just fine after intermediate upgrade to Intrepid and then all at a sudden it stopped starting after, without this rather smooth, upgrade to Jaunty. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo
> > My tablet arrived today and it worked straight out of the box in Ubuntu > > 9.04. Now all I have to do is to learn how to use it. > > Norman >>> I'm very pleased to hear that it was so straightforward. (I > think if I'd known when I bought the Intuos4 what I know now, I'd have > gone for the Bamboo!) > > What do the control buttons at the top of the tablet do? Do these work > in Ubuntu? (The control buttons on the Intuos4 don't work - apart from > the scroll ring, which does. I notice Rolf's aside in the 'Tablets' > video that his Intuos3 buttons didn't work, and he just used the keyboard.) Big moan the buttons and the scroll ring do not work. I use Gimp and need to use Enter and Ctrl keys quite a lot. If only two of the buttons could be customised then the keyboard would only be needed for naming folders and files. > > Congratulations on your successful purchase! I hope you have lots of > fun with it. Thanks, now comes the learning curve. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo
> I bought mine from PC world for £50 last year, seems to be the same > price on amazon now. Amazon appear to be the cheapest at about £54 all in. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo
> > My tablet arrived today and it worked straight out of the box in Ubuntu > > 9.04. Now all I have to do is to learn how to use it. > > > That's great, out of interest, how much was it? > I am not a great eBay user but I had a look at used items and paid a total of £43 and, from its appearance, it had never been used. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 50, Issue 44
2009/6/15 Rowan : > Alan Pope wrote: > > >Can you get to the BIOS settings? Will it boot off of a live Linux CD > such as an Ubuntu desktop CD? Cheers, Al. > > Thanks to all for the hints. I have taken the battery out and will leave > it for a while to cool off some more. I don't smell any burning, as > someone suggested! I don't feel competent to dive in there and play with > the RAM, as someone else suggested. Now, assuming I get that brief > flashing cursor again next time I try it, then, to either get into the > BIOS settings or boot from disk, I need to enter F-something, as the > case may be, and I don't know what: F2, F7, whatever, so please advise > (I have the latest Ubuntu version, but the BIOS would be basically that > installed by the Ubuntu 8.10 Live CD, which Michael Fletcher kindly sent > me). The BIOS is a chip on the motherboard, not something installed by Ubuntu. The key to press could be one of a whole range - I've seen Esc, Del, F2, F8, F10, F12, and that might not be the full set! It is normally only one key that needs to be pressed (sometimes in a short window of time), and there's normally a message displayed on screen to say which one it should be. The message can also say something like "Press Esc to enter Setup", rather than mentioning the BIOS specifically. > The guarantee would formally require me to ship the thing back to > California at my own expense, which would certainly be silly -- I agree > this is probably not even a loose socket but just over-heating, since > yesterday was the warmest day yet around here. Another possibility is > that a mite got into the works and shorted something with its tiny body > (this place is full of mites). It could be overheating, but manufacturing defects occasionally show up after a few months, so it could be the RAM or the graphics card as previously mentioned. Keep trying, and hopefully something will work! Cofion/Regards, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Safari on Ubuntu
On 15/06/09 18:51, Sean Miller wrote: > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 6:06 PM, Harry Rickards > wrote: >> Alternatively, if you really want Safari you could run a copy of Windows >> in VirtualBox, which will let you run any Windows apps you want. > > This is true, but it's a bit "over the top" just to run a browser ;-) > > Are Apple committed to Safari? Most Mac users that I know now use > Firefox as their default - it isn't a browser that I worry too much > about anymore when designing websites, just assume that a test on > Chrome will do, its market share is so small. > > Sean > Agreed. Safari has less share of the browsers I see (on the sites work on) than Opera and that is only around 2% on avg. IE6,7 & Firefox take the lion's share of visits, with Google Chrome and IE8 coming behind them. Opera and the Safari follow but are fairly insignificant. It would be interesting to see how many webkit vs Gecko browsers there are. Haven't crunched the numbers though. Safari is (I think) a webkit based browser. There are several others using the same rendering engine. HTH Al -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Safari on Ubuntu
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 6:06 PM, Harry Rickards wrote: > Alternatively, if you really want Safari you could run a copy of Windows > in VirtualBox, which will let you run any Windows apps you want. This is true, but it's a bit "over the top" just to run a browser ;-) Are Apple committed to Safari? Most Mac users that I know now use Firefox as their default - it isn't a browser that I worry too much about anymore when designing websites, just assume that a test on Chrome will do, its market share is so small. Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Rob Beard wrote: > norman wrote: >> My tablet arrived today and it worked straight out of the box in Ubuntu >> 9.04. Now all I have to do is to learn how to use it. >> >> Norman >> >> > That's great, out of interest, how much was it? > > Rob > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > I bought mine from PC world for £50 last year, seems to be the same price on amazon now. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Safari on Ubuntu
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06/15/09 17:29, Rob Beard wrote: > John wrote: >> I really liked using Safari on Windows, and just wondered can it be >> installed onto Ubuntu? >> >> Thank you. >> >> John >> > I believe there isn't a native version of Safari for Linux (not sure if > Apple ever will release one) however you may be able to get it running > with either CrossOver Office (which you can download a trial version > from codeweavers.com) or alternatively try running it with Wine (you can > find Wine under Add/Remove programs or find an updated version at > www.winehq.com > ... Alternatively, if you really want Safari you could run a copy of Windows in VirtualBox, which will let you run any Windows apps you want. - -- Many thanks Harry Rickards (GPG Key ID:58449F6F) - -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1 GAT/GCM/GCS/GCC/GIT/GM d? s: a? C UL P- L+++ E--- W+++ N o K+ w--- O- M- V- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t 5 X R tv-- b+++ DI D G e* h! !r y? - --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iJwEAQECAAYFAko2f4AACgkQ+9DWHFhEn2/grAP/WigkaTLqrFmrhh5dAPRfeXJO MesXuAhTOefZXxojhC+sssU7cTok+SvufpyEGG57i3mE1iSD0juR3nPd/dMeiUZC GMObIOf7UxcVOepboWuwitXGdE1y/81RYeemfoSup+GLqBItErKynaSoMiwj09sG vvZFNEXcxjAzB2ImCMk= =SX6G -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo
norman wrote: > My tablet arrived today and it worked straight out of the box in Ubuntu > 9.04. Now all I have to do is to learn how to use it. Norman >>> I'm very pleased to hear that it was so straightforward. (I think if I'd known when I bought the Intuos4 what I know now, I'd have gone for the Bamboo!) What do the control buttons at the top of the tablet do? Do these work in Ubuntu? (The control buttons on the Intuos4 don't work - apart from the scroll ring, which does. I notice Rolf's aside in the 'Tablets' video that his Intuos3 buttons didn't work, and he just used the keyboard.) Congratulations on your successful purchase! I hope you have lots of fun with it. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Safari on Ubuntu
You don't say why you liked Safari, John... if it was the way it rendered be aware that Google Chrome uses the same rendering engine and Konquerer is effectively a sibling (ie. Safari was effectively a branch of a previous version of Konquerer so they're not identical but very similar). Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo
norman wrote: > My tablet arrived today and it worked straight out of the box in Ubuntu > 9.04. Now all I have to do is to learn how to use it. > > Norman > > That's great, out of interest, how much was it? Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Safari on Ubuntu
John wrote: > I really liked using Safari on Windows, and just wondered can it be > installed onto Ubuntu? > > Thank you. > > John > I believe there isn't a native version of Safari for Linux (not sure if Apple ever will release one) however you may be able to get it running with either CrossOver Office (which you can download a trial version from codeweavers.com) or alternatively try running it with Wine (you can find Wine under Add/Remove programs or find an updated version at www.winehq.com Doing a search for Safari on WineHQ lists Wine 3.x Public Beta which is supposed to work really well, and also Safari 4.x which is listed as Bronze so it may not be fully stable, or bits of it might not work. Overall I have found Wine to be hit and miss, some things work really well and others either don't work or are unstable, but considering it is written without using any Microsoft code I think it certainly does a good job. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Usage of Conduit
I need to synchronise documents between my Laptop and my Netbook (both running 9.04) I have installed Conduit on both, bit when I set up a group (Documents to Network on Laptop and Network to Documents on Netbook) nothing happens on Synchronise. There seems to be no way of setting the Network destination. Has anyone managed to do this successfully or is there a better way of doing this? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo
My tablet arrived today and it worked straight out of the box in Ubuntu 9.04. Now all I have to do is to learn how to use it. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Installing Safari on Ubuntu
I really liked using Safari on Windows, and just wondered can it be installed onto Ubuntu? Thank you. John __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4156 (20090615) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] brief flashing cursor prompt then blank screen
Sorry -- when I said this: "Now, assuming I get that brief flashing cursor again next time I try it, then, to either get into the BIOS settings or boot from disk, I need to enter F-something, as the case may be, and I don't know what: F2, F7, whatever, so please advise (I have the latest Ubuntu version, but the BIOS would be basically that installed by the Ubuntu 8.10 Live CD, which Michael Fletcher kindly sent me)," I was talking nonsense. The BIOS by definition is in the firmware. I looked in the Compal JHL-90 Manual and the routine is to press F2 on start-up; the boot menu which would allow booting from CD is a sub-menu of the main BIOS menu. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Scheduling a reboot of Ubuntu?
Alex Birchall wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to schedule a reboot of my Ubuntu server. > > When I type sudo crontab -l at the prompt, the following is displayed: > > #m h dom mon dow command > 40 12 * * 0-7 eprints reboot > > As I understand it, this should mean that at 40 minutes past 12 each day > the user eprints will issue the command reboot. No, it means Sunday through Sunday (0 and 7 both mean Sunday for day of week), at 20 to 1 in the afternoon (crontab uses the 24 hour clock), the command 'eprints reboot' will be attempted. If you don't have a command 'eprints', it will fail. Check root's mailbox for more details of the error output, and check man 5 crontab for more details of how the crontab file works. > The problem is, nothing appears to be happening. See above :) > Do I need to specify the user? in a user's crontab? no. user specification for jobs goes into /etc/crontab, which is maybe what's confusing you. Again, see man 5 crontab for more. > Should the entries be separated by spaces, or tabs? doesn't matter. -n -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Scheduling a reboot of Ubuntu?
2009/6/15 Alex Birchall : > I'd like to schedule a reboot of my Ubuntu server. > Out of interest, why? Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Scheduling a reboot of Ubuntu?
Alex Birchall wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to schedule a reboot of my Ubuntu server. > > When I type sudo crontab -l at the prompt, the following is displayed: > > #m h dom mon dow command > 40 12 * * 0-7 eprints reboot > > As I understand it, this should mean that at 40 minutes past 12 each day > the user eprints will issue the command reboot. > > The problem is, nothing appears to be happening. > I would assume it's a permissions issue. As far as I'm aware to use the reboot command the user has to be root. Running the command reboot from a terminal as a normal user comes back with: reboot: Need to be root Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 50, Issue 44
Alan Pope wrote: >Can you get to the BIOS settings? Will it boot off of a live Linux CD such as an Ubuntu desktop CD? Cheers, Al. Thanks to all for the hints. I have taken the battery out and will leave it for a while to cool off some more. I don't smell any burning, as someone suggested! I don't feel competent to dive in there and play with the RAM, as someone else suggested. Now, assuming I get that brief flashing cursor again next time I try it, then, to either get into the BIOS settings or boot from disk, I need to enter F-something, as the case may be, and I don't know what: F2, F7, whatever, so please advise (I have the latest Ubuntu version, but the BIOS would be basically that installed by the Ubuntu 8.10 Live CD, which Michael Fletcher kindly sent me). The guarantee would formally require me to ship the thing back to California at my own expense, which would certainly be silly -- I agree this is probably not even a loose socket but just over-heating, since yesterday was the warmest day yet around here. Another possibility is that a mite got into the works and shorted something with its tiny body (this place is full of mites). -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Scheduling a reboot of Ubuntu?
Alex Birchall wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to schedule a reboot of my Ubuntu server. > > When I type sudo crontab -l at the prompt, the following is displayed: > > #m h dom mon dow command > 40 12 * * 0-7 eprints reboot > > As I understand it, this should mean that at 40 minutes past 12 each day > the user eprints will issue the command reboot. > > The problem is, nothing appears to be happening. > > Do I need to specify the user? > > Should the entries be separated by spaces, or tabs? > > Any advice gratefully received. > > Best regards, > > Alex Birchall > Library Systems Manager > The Sheppard Library > Middlesex University > The Burroughs > London NW4 4BT > UK > > Tel: +44 (0)20 8 411 5235 > Mob: 07765 237 570 > > > > Hi Alex, no, you shouldn't specify the user in the crontab entry. Each user has their own crontab. You can specify the user using 'crontab -u $user'. HTH, Sam -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Scheduling a reboot of Ubuntu?
Hi, I'd like to schedule a reboot of my Ubuntu server. When I type sudo crontab -l at the prompt, the following is displayed: #m h dom mon dowcommand 40 12 * * 0-7 eprints reboot As I understand it, this should mean that at 40 minutes past 12 each day the user eprints will issue the command reboot. The problem is, nothing appears to be happening. Do I need to specify the user? Should the entries be separated by spaces, or tabs? Any advice gratefully received. Best regards, Alex Birchall Library Systems Manager The Sheppard Library Middlesex University The Burroughs London NW4 4BT UK Tel: +44 (0)20 8 411 5235 Mob: 07765 237 570 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Free Software for Kids Facebook group
Hi folks, Not sure if any of you are aware but tomorrow is the 7th Anniversary of TuxPaint. Anyway for a while I've been mulling over creating a Facebook group to promote free software for kids (not just on Linux, but also on Windows and Mac). I figured lots of people use Facebook and I have a few friends with kids who might be interested, and they also might have friends who might be interested and so on. So far I've only added TuxPaint although I was thinking of adding TuxMath, TuxTyping, SuperTux and other free software that would be of use to kids (I'm not just thinking younger kids, I'm also thinking older kids say teenagers who might be interested in OpenOffice or some of the applications and games aimed at older kids). Anyway, the group can be found here: *http://tinyurl.com/freesoftwareforkids *So if you have a Facebook account feel free to join up. Any help would be great. Ta, Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Home partitions do I need one?
David, > But if you have a separate home partition which is quite large, that is > better, I think, especially as it leaves the root partition for system > files. based on what was said here I ended up with 20Gb for Root and 90Gb for \home out of my 120gb HD. Graham -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Home partitions do I need one?
I would recommend using a separate partition for home, just in case you overwrite your root partition by mistake as I did recently. I did not have a separate home partition, but I am putting in a new installation of 9.04 (using 8.04 now) with a separate home partition. I managed to recover most of my data and settings as I had a backup of the root partition, and of other files. I mostly though use symbolic links to files on other partitions and hard disks, so they are linked from my home partition, so that not too much is stored there (due to lack of space mostly). But if you have a separate home partition which is quite large, that is better, I think, especially as it leaves the root partition for system files. David King Graham Smith wrote: > Is it still considered good practice to have a home partition, I have > seen it mentioned in the forums that its no longer required. But it > still seems to make sense to me. > > I have just had a fresh install using 09.04 (as no one seemed able to > help me fix my network problem on 8.1, so a fresh install was my last > resort) so this would seem a good time to set up a separate home > partition. > > Is this a good tutorial to follow? > http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/separatehome or can anyone suggest a > better one. > > Many thanks, > > Graham > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] My 'snazzy Korean laptop' has conked out
ged byrom wrote: > Are you trying to start it on battery or power lead ? > Disconnect and reconnect the battery a few times. Try it power lead only. > When it's turned off sniff the power socket. Can you smell burning ? If yes > then I think it's young James' department. > I had one that reported a damaged or discharged battery. I took the battery > out and used the power lead for a couple of months. Plugged the completely > discharged battery back in and it now holds a charge where before it would > shut down in minutes from a full charge. > > regards Ged. > > A friend of mine had similar problems to this, and when he contacted the supplier they told him to take the battery out for a couple of minutes then put it back in and start it up, and his worked after he did that. John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] My 'snazzy Korean laptop' has conked out
Are you trying to start it on battery or power lead ? Disconnect and reconnect the battery a few times. Try it power lead only. When it's turned off sniff the power socket. Can you smell burning ? If yes then I think it's young James' department. I had one that reported a damaged or discharged battery. I took the battery out and used the power lead for a couple of months. Plugged the completely discharged battery back in and it now holds a charge where before it would shut down in minutes from a full charge. regards Ged. -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] brief flashing cursor prompt then blank screen
2009/6/15 Rowan : > Hi. I sent a message yesterday saying my (4-month-old) Linux Certified > laptop had died. However, I tried it again this morning and saw a brief > flashing cursor prompt (like the one you get briefly during Ubuntu > closedown), followed by a blank screen. This happened three times, then > it gave up. What should I do during this flashing cursor prompt to get > it started again? > Can you get to the BIOS settings? Will it boot off of a live Linux CD such as an Ubuntu desktop CD? Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] brief flashing cursor prompt then blank screen
Can't help with the prompt itself, but as it seems to be able to 'run from cold' it looks as though you did indeed have a cooling issue. James -- James Milligan lak...@lake54.com www.lake54.com www.killermentality.com www.twitter.com/lake54 On 15 Jun 2009, at 07:38, Rowan wrote: > Hi. I sent a message yesterday saying my (4-month-old) Linux Certified > laptop had died. However, I tried it again this morning and saw a > brief > flashing cursor prompt (like the one you get briefly during Ubuntu > closedown), followed by a blank screen. This happened three times, > then > it gave up. What should I do during this flashing cursor prompt to get > it started again? > > -- > 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/
