Re: [ubuntu-uk] Openshot video editing software Karmic Koala
I have installed the .deb for Openshot in Ubuntu 9.04 and it worked okay without messing anything else up. So the .deb seems to be safe even if the PPA is not. Although I have not tried it in Ubuntu 9.10 yet (I have installed it as a virtual machine in VirtualBox for testing purposes before I consider upgrading). However, I found Openshot to be too limited for video editing and not working well. I also had problems with other linux video editors, so I continue to use Sony Vegas 6 in a Windows XP virtual machine. I wish that either Sony Vegas would work with Crossover/Wine, or else someone would create a full-featured linux video editor similar to Vegas, preferably able to import Vegas project files. David King Liam Wilson wrote: I fell into this trap with Openshot, the PPA messes all kinds of stuff up, I can't remember how I fixed it, but it did involve uninstalling OpenShot. I remember tryig to play the Original Godzilla when it happened. I was sad :( I don't think the .deb messes with the shizzle, but I wouldn't try it. - Better safe than sorry. Liam. On Sun, 2009-11-01 at 17:25 +, Tim Dobson wrote: Simon Osborne wrote: Yes. It upgrades libavcodec to a version which is incompatible with gstreamer and VLC, along with other things. It can be fixed by forcing a downgrade on libavcodec to the version supplied with Karmic. I'm not on karmic yet but this is an interesting point. Currently KDEnlive (my preferred video editing suite) can't deal with AAC audio by default due to some broken libavcodec package as I understand. As my (stupid) video camera outputs h.264 + aac this is somewhat frustrating. Anyway, hopefully this will all get smoothed out! :) Tim P.s. If you know and cameras that output to theora ogg or dirac, please do let me know! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Openshot video editing software Karmic Koala
On Sun, 2009-11-01 at 21:11 +, Tim Dobson li...@tdobson.net wrote: Simon Osborne wrote: Yes. It upgrades libavcodec to a version which is incompatible with gstreamer and VLC, along with other things. It can be fixed by forcing a downgrade on libavcodec to the version supplied with Karmic. I'm not on karmic yet but this is an interesting point. Currently KDEnlive (my preferred video editing suite) can't deal with AAC audio by default due to some broken libavcodec package as I understand. As my (stupid) video camera outputs h.264 + aac this is somewhat frustrating. Anyway, hopefully this will all get smoothed out! :) Tim Well, now Openshot have put a message on the relevant download page: WARNING: Our PPA uses a special version of FFmpeg, which does not work with VLC Totem, and a few other movie players. This is due to how we are packaging FFmpeg in our PPA. We are working to fix this, but if you install via the PPA, you will not be able to run VLC at this time. http://www.openshotvideo.com/2008/04/ppa-instructions.html Presumably you can't get Openshot anywhere else, unlike Open Movie Editor, which is in the repos (but doesn't work for me, alas: no sound). Rowan -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone Topup and Go Mobile Broadband dongle on Ubuntu 8.10
Andrew Robinson wrote: Hi Rob, I found your post on the ubuntu.com lists about your success with using the Vodafone PAYG broadband dongle in linux. Thank you so much for your post - I'm currently running Ubuntu 9.04 and looking for a broadband PAYG dongle - your post gives me a fair degree of confidence that I'll be able to get it up and running without much trouble. I have a couple of further questions that I hope you could help me with. 1. Have you upgraded to Ubuntu 9.04 , and if so does the dongle work ok there? Yes, it works fine on Ubuntu 9.04. Also works on Ubuntu 9.10 too (well, it is detected and I can specify that it is a Vodafone modem, I can't get any reception at home to test the connection). I did find the MicroSD card reader is not recognised on Ubuntu 9.04, but it works okay on 9.10 so you can put in up to a 4GB MicroSD card (haven't got anything bigger than this to test) and you can also use it as a USB stick. 2. Is your dongle the same as this one: http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-broadband-devices/usb-modem-stick-topup-and-go?compatible=false http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/8561745/Vodafone-USB-Pre-Pay-Broadband-Dongle/ProductReviews.html?cpage=2 Yep that's the one. The model number is K3565 and it's made by Huawei. 3. Do you have any problems topping up? On the vodafone topup page I noticed that you need to enter your Vodafone Mobile Connect 11-digit number. Is VMC the PC application for connecting, and if so how do you find out your 11-digit number in linux? I haven't actually topped it up yet, I've had it since about March and still have £9 credit on there (I don't use it much). There is some Linux Vodafone Connect software available which you can get from here: https://forge.betavine.net/projects/vodafonemobilec/ I'm not sure if that would allow topping up. I know it does allow SMS text messaging. The last time I used it was on a Three contract modem (which I was surprised about, a Three modem working with Vodafone software!). Someone on the Ubuntu UK mailing list might be able to help. 4. Is it easy/possible to find out how much of your 1Gb allowance you've used? Well I'm not sure when using the Linux software. Using the Windows software you basically select the option to view balance and it will tell you how much is left. Rather than in Megabytes, it lists it in pounds and pence (hence me having about £9 credit left). What I do know though is you need to top up by £15 at a time, you can't top up less (not sure if you can say top up by £30 to get 2GB allowance). Hope this helps. I'll cc it to the Ubuntu UK list and maybe someone else might be able to fill in the gaps. Ta, Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone Topup and Go Mobile Broadband dongle on Ubuntu 8.10
Rob Beard wrote: I'll cc it to the Ubuntu UK list and maybe someone else might be able to fill in the gaps. Andrew / Rob Just to confirm, and add some details: The Hauwei modems are detected correctly since Jaunty, and Network Manager as full support for Mobile Broadband. The modems appear on the drop down list when you click the applet in the top panel and you just click connect. You will have to set up some info (see below)the first time you use the3 modem, after which it is just two clicks to connect and disconnect. The set up screens are reached by a right click on the applet - Edit Connections - Mobile Broadband tab Enter the following as the Vodafone details: Number: *99# Username: wap Password: wap APN: pp.internet To top up without Windows ~ * put the SIM into a normal unlocked phone * Dial *#100# to find out its PSTN number * On the Vodafone web site, enter this number in 'my account' 'register PAYG' * Wait for the text message to arrive containing security code * Enter this into web site (you have 20 minutes) * Put the SIM back in the dongle Incidentally, while the SIM is in the phone, you can also check credit using *#1345# - the web site shows the same amount. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone Topup and Go Mobile Broadband dongle on Ubuntu 8.10
mac wrote: To top up without Windows... Mmm.. I meant also to say that you only need to do this once, to register your modem. After that, you can top up via the site, and read your remaining allowance there. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone Topup and Go Mobile Broadband dongle on Ubuntu 8.10
On 02/11/09 15:50, mac wrote: mac wrote: To top up without Windows... Of course you could try installing Wader which supports SMS over the Dongle :-) http://wader-project.org/ HTH Al -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone Topup and Go Mobile Broadband dongle on Ubuntu 8.10
mac wrote: Rob Beard wrote: I'll cc it to the Ubuntu UK list and maybe someone else might be able to fill in the gaps. Andrew / Rob Just to confirm, and add some details: The Hauwei modems are detected correctly since Jaunty, and Network Manager as full support for Mobile Broadband. The modems appear on the drop down list when you click the applet in the top panel and you just click connect. You will have to set up some info (see below)the first time you use the3 modem, after which it is just two clicks to connect and disconnect. The set up screens are reached by a right click on the applet - Edit Connections - Mobile Broadband tab Enter the following as the Vodafone details: Number: *99# Username: wap Password: wap APN: pp.internet Yep, I didn't even have to enter these details, it just worked after selecting Vodafone and Top Up and Go. I found under Jaunty though it didn't detect the MicroSD card, but this seems to be working now on Karmic (I'm going to have to buy an SD card now for the modem). To top up without Windows ~ * put the SIM into a normal unlocked phone * Dial *#100# to find out its PSTN number * On the Vodafone web site, enter this number in 'my account' 'register PAYG' * Wait for the text message to arrive containing security code * Enter this into web site (you have 20 minutes) * Put the SIM back in the dongle Incidentally, while the SIM is in the phone, you can also check credit using *#1345# - the web site shows the same amount. That's useful to know. I have access to a Windows machine for topups and balance enquiries but I find the Windows software sits in the background eating up 30MB or so of memory. I don't suppose there is any way of entering these 'commands' in Linux is there? Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone Topup and Go Mobile Broadband dongle on Ubuntu 8.10
mac wrote: mac wrote: To top up without Windows... Mmm.. I meant also to say that you only need to do this once, to register your modem. After that, you can top up via the site, and read your remaining allowance there. mac Ahh that's even better :-) Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Karmic dual monitor problems...
Hi All, If anyone ran in to the same problems with dual monitors in karmic that I had, ie they didn't work, rolling back to the nvidia-173 driver (SystemAdministrationHardware devices) fixed it. All the best, Tim -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Dell Mini 10
Thanks to all who replied. Looks like the Atom 2xx series is going to be the option. Again thanks. Ian -Original Message- From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com]on Behalf Of Tony Pursell Sent: 01 November 2009 16:49 To: npe...@gmail.com; UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Dell Mini 10 Or you can look at: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/processors/202845/intel-atom and http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-atom-cpu,1947-3.html BTW, TDP is Thermal Design Power. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_Design_Power Tony On 1 Nov 2009 at 10:22, Neil Perry wrote: Only thing I can find which might make a little bit of difference, not sure how much though. http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/atom-z530-vs-n270.gi f Hope this helps Neil Perry 2009/11/1 Ian Pascoe softy.lofty@btinternet.com An Autumnal Morning to you all! Been doing some research for my new Xmas toy, and as the title says it looks like it's going to be the Dell Mini 10. My reasoning is totally subjective, and it's down to the keyboard - I like the sloping keys! However, a question for those of you in the know. There are two variants of this Netbook, the Mini 10 and the Mini 10v. Looking at Dell's site, the major difference appears to be the BPU - one being an Atom 270 and the other being an Atom 530, both clocked at 1.6 GHz. So, what, as an end user, should I know to make an informed decision about which CPU to go with? OS will be Ubuntu but the Netbook reMix I think, not the standard Dell one. Cheers Ian -- 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/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Not a good press
You'll probably have seen this: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/03/karmic_koala_frustration/ Not the press we'd have hoped for - and from a usually friendly source. I must say, I, too, had a bit of a problem with an upgrade from 9.04 (just a failure of the automatic restart, and, on manual reboot, some warnings about unmet dependencies that were easily fixed with apt-get). On the other hand, a clean install went fine. Both of these boxes were elderly, and were machines I keep for playing with, so no big deal if they go wrong. I must say, though, that I won't be upgrading my 'production' machines just yet. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Not a good press
Maybe it is time to ask the question again -- is the 6-month cycle too ambitious? Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
