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[alan c]

I am also planning to attend the first one - see you?
alan cocks

On 07/02/11 10:59, gazz wrote:

Yes, that's good - see you there :)

Paula

On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 17:18 +, Barry Drake wrote:


 On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 11:14 +, gazz wrote:
 >  Barry - I'd like to go to the first one on 22 Feb - which is the day
 >  you arrive in London. Need to organise something as it starts half an
 >  hour after your train arrives!

 My train arrives at St Pancras at 5.00 pm, so if I go straight there, I
 can be at the meeting too.  I have e-mailed to book a place.  Is this OK
 with you?

 It was lovely to meet up with you at the exhibition on Wednesday, and I
 am looking forward to working with you.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadcom driver problem (sigh).....

[Barry Drake]

On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 21:01 +, alan c wrote:
> another possibility is a usb wifi dongle?

Wonderful idea!  I'll get one.  Don't want to get caught out when I'm
away from home and faced with an incompatible router again!  I was OK at
the Expo as I had an ethernet cable with me and used that, but at a
hotel or whatever, you can't usually do that!

Thanks for your suggestion.  I've got one on order!

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadcom driver problem (sigh).....

[alan c]

On 07/02/11 12:43, Barry Drake wrote:

On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 11:34 +, Steve Flynn wrote:

 What channel is the router broadcasting on?


The default was 'auto', but I've tried different channels and different
wireless settings with no success.  If it wasn't such a pain, I'd load
Win XP on to test with that, but it would take far too long for me to
bother.  The only reason I was looking for a workaround is that one
conference centre I go to occasionally gives the same problem.  I'll
just have to use my GPRS dongle when I go there.


another possibility is a usb wifi dongle?

Some might not work, but I know this one works, I use it with 10.04.1
http://www.maplin.co.uk/high-gain-usb-wireless-networking-adaptor-221289?tabid=1&qv=y
shortened:
http://bit.ly/icmzv9


Ps I also use it with  this

http://www.maplin.co.uk/compact-high-gain-directional-corner-antenna-for-wireless-networks-38205

http://bit.ly/eQqt7o

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbook Ubuntu v. plain Ubuntu

[John MM]

Well, I didnt really want to do a reinstall but with the usb and dvd 
problem, I couldnt see any other way. I tried everything else, and it 
just didnt work. This problem seems to be an ongoing thing, does anybody 
know why it hasnt been fixed?




On 07/02/11 18:54, gazz wrote:



On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 18:28 +, John MM wrote:
Hi, I have an Acer Aspire One, and I am running Ubuntu 10.10. Since 
upgrading to this version, I am getting the same problem, I cant use 
USB sticks and I cant plug in my external dvd rewriter. It gives an 
error 'unable to mount usb stick, not authorised'. It seems to be a 
Ubuntu problem, and so far I havent been able to find a fix for it. I 
want to do a fresh install, but I cant because it wont accept both.



This bug seems to have been around for a while, I vaguely remember 
encountering it a few versions ago - there's a discussion of it here: 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/518533 - I 
could still mount them manually on the commandline, I think it's 
Nautilus causing the problem. Some people suggest the only way to fix 
it is a clean re-install. It sounds like your system might need 
reinstalling anyway.


If you're reinstalling from USB, you only need the BIOS to recognise 
the stick, not Ubuntu, so this shouldn't be a problem if you can get 
someone to create an installation stick for you or burn a CD for your 
external USB CD drive?  I'd probably put 10.04 on it as 10.10 doesn't 
have long to run.


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbook Ubuntu v. plain Ubuntu

[gazz]

On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 18:28 +, John MM wrote:

> Hi, I have an Acer Aspire One, and I am running Ubuntu 10.10. Since
> upgrading to this version, I am getting the same problem, I cant use
> USB sticks and I cant plug in my external dvd rewriter. It gives an
> error 'unable to mount usb stick, not authorised'. It seems to be a
> Ubuntu problem, and so far I havent been able to find a fix for it. I
> want to do a fresh install, but I cant because it wont accept both. 
> 
> 

This bug seems to have been around for a while, I vaguely remember
encountering it a few versions ago - there's a discussion of it here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/518533 - I could
still mount them manually on the commandline, I think it's Nautilus
causing the problem. Some people suggest the only way to fix it is a
clean re-install. It sounds like your system might need reinstalling
anyway. 

If you're reinstalling from USB, you only need the BIOS to recognise the
stick, not Ubuntu, so this shouldn't be a problem if you can get someone
to create an installation stick for you or burn a CD for your external
USB CD drive?  I'd probably put 10.04 on it as 10.10 doesn't have long
to run. 

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbook Ubuntu v. plain Ubuntu

[John MM]

Hi, I have an Acer Aspire One, and I am running Ubuntu 10.10. Since 
upgrading to this version, I am getting the same problem, I cant use USB 
sticks and I cant plug in my external dvd rewriter. It gives an error 
'unable to mount usb stick, not authorised'. It seems to be a Ubuntu 
problem, and so far I havent been able to find a fix for it. I want to 
do a fresh install, but I cant because it wont accept both.







On 07/02/11 12:56, gazz wrote:



On 4 February 2011 21:22, Dianne Reuby > wrote:


A friend has asked me to look at her husbands netbook, which is
running
Linux. He bought it from Tesco two years ago, so I think it probably
*is* Ubuntu.

His problems are mainly that it doesn't recognise USB devices when
they're plugged in, and it downloads updates but doesn't install
them.
He wants to do more than email and web browsing, which is all he
feels
he can do at the moment (it has shortcuts on the desktop for
email and
firefox).

If it's two years old, and he hasn't upgraded, will it be
pre-Unity? As
I've never used a netbook, only Ubuntu on desktops and laptops,
will I
be able to find my way around it?

She thinks his cunning plan is to break it so he can buy a new
one, but
I don't want to be the one that breaks it! :)

TIA

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Doesn't sound like Ubuntu - but the laptop would run a full 
installation of Ubuntu. Where are you? Is there anyone running 
installation workshops near you?


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadcom driver problem (sigh).....

[Steve Flynn]

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Sean Miller  wrote:
> On 7 February 2011 11:34, Steve Flynn  wrote:
>>
>> In the end I asked the landlady to set it to channel 6 for me and all
>> was good with both OS'es.

> Wow!  Not only a very generous landlady (I have yet to meet a B&B proprietor
> who would risk re-configuring anything that was "working for the majority of
> guests") but also quite a knowledgable one (you make it sound like "setting
> it to channel 6" is like turning over the telly)!! ;-)

I should also point out that I was the only lodger there at the time
and that I had to ask if it was ok if I did the router config change
myself? She'd already given me the WPA password and I already knew
that that was also the admin password so I was able to do it remotely.
Sh wasn't bothered either way as she was connected to it over cable.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbook Ubuntu v. plain Ubuntu

[gazz]

> On 4 February 2011 21:22, Dianne Reuby  wrote:
> 
> A friend has asked me to look at her husbands netbook, which
> is running
> Linux. He bought it from Tesco two years ago, so I think it
> probably
> *is* Ubuntu.
> 
> His problems are mainly that it doesn't recognise USB devices
> when
> they're plugged in, and it downloads updates but doesn't
> install them.
> He wants to do more than email and web browsing, which is all
> he feels
> he can do at the moment (it has shortcuts on the desktop for
> email and
> firefox).
> 
> If it's two years old, and he hasn't upgraded, will it be
> pre-Unity? As
> I've never used a netbook, only Ubuntu on desktops and
> laptops, will I
> be able to find my way around it?
> 
> She thinks his cunning plan is to break it so he can buy a new
> one, but
> I don't want to be the one that breaks it! :)
> 
> TIA
> 
> Dianne
> 
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Doesn't sound like Ubuntu - but the laptop would run a full installation
of Ubuntu. Where are you? Is there anyone running installation workshops
near you? 

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbook Ubuntu v. plain Ubuntu

[Bruce Beardall]

My Acer Aspire One is two years old, came with: Linpus; 1Gb RAM; 120Gb HDD.
It's never had a problem running the full desktop Ubuntu. Some of them at
that time did come with 512mb RAM in which case I would upgrade to 1Gb and
go from there.

Hope that helps.

Bruce



On 4 February 2011 21:22, Dianne Reuby  wrote:

> A friend has asked me to look at her husbands netbook, which is running
> Linux. He bought it from Tesco two years ago, so I think it probably
> *is* Ubuntu.
>
> His problems are mainly that it doesn't recognise USB devices when
> they're plugged in, and it downloads updates but doesn't install them.
> He wants to do more than email and web browsing, which is all he feels
> he can do at the moment (it has shortcuts on the desktop for email and
> firefox).
>
> If it's two years old, and he hasn't upgraded, will it be pre-Unity? As
> I've never used a netbook, only Ubuntu on desktops and laptops, will I
> be able to find my way around it?
>
> She thinks his cunning plan is to break it so he can buy a new one, but
> I don't want to be the one that breaks it! :)
>
> TIA
>
> Dianne
>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadcom driver problem (sigh).....

[Barry Drake]

On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 11:34 +, Steve Flynn wrote:
> What channel is the router broadcasting on?

The default was 'auto', but I've tried different channels and different
wireless settings with no success.  If it wasn't such a pain, I'd load
Win XP on to test with that, but it would take far too long for me to
bother.  The only reason I was looking for a workaround is that one
conference centre I go to occasionally gives the same problem.  I'll
just have to use my GPRS dongle when I go there.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbook Ubuntu v. plain Ubuntu

[Dave Morley]

On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 21:22 +, Dianne Reuby wrote:
> A friend has asked me to look at her husbands netbook, which is running
> Linux. He bought it from Tesco two years ago, so I think it probably
> *is* Ubuntu.
> 
> His problems are mainly that it doesn't recognise USB devices when
> they're plugged in, and it downloads updates but doesn't install them.
> He wants to do more than email and web browsing, which is all he feels
> he can do at the moment (it has shortcuts on the desktop for email and
> firefox).
> 
> If it's two years old, and he hasn't upgraded, will it be pre-Unity? As
> I've never used a netbook, only Ubuntu on desktops and laptops, will I
> be able to find my way around it?
> 
> She thinks his cunning plan is to break it so he can buy a new one, but
> I don't want to be the one that breaks it! :)
> 
> TIA
> 
> Dianne
> 
> 
Is he downloading the updates or is he actually just checking the repos
which in older versions of Ubuntu said downloading updates from x

In which case it might be up-to-date and just not look it.

Are you sure it is Ubuntu try running uname -a in a terminal

Most early netbooks ran linpus lite which obviously isn't Ubuntu.

Try Ubuntu via a usb pen drive if that is working fine there is nothing
wrong with the machine.
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[gazz]

On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 13:21 +, Chris Rowson wrote:

> Let us know how you get on. I'm a BCS member, joined the open source
> specialist group a few months ago but unfortunately I've not had the
> time to get involved as much as I should do.
> 
> The contact details are in the email to make a booking, and it might
> be interesting for you to let us know if non BCS folk can attend too
> (although even if not, that's easily remedied my joining!)
> 
> Chris (sorry for top posting but using mobile phone)
> 
> 
> On 4 Feb 2011 11:14, "gazz"  wrote:
> 

I've just got confirmation of my registration and I'm not a member so
looks like it's open. It should be interesting! 

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Stickers?

[azmodie]

On 7 February 2011 11:01, gazz  wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 16:37 +, Martin Meredith wrote:
>
> On 04/02/11 12:21, David Jones wrote:
>> Assuming you mean Ubuntu stickers, one possibility is
>> thelinuxemporium, although they're saying out of stock of the free
>> stickers at the moment, but say keep sending requests in and they'll
>> send them out when they get new stocks
>>
>> http://shop.linuxemporium.co.uk/merchandise/ubuntu.html
>>
>
> They've been saying that for months though - I've been thinking about just
> getting a batch printed but it'd be a couple of hundred quid . . .
>
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I bought a few of these metal stickers a few years back. reasonable price

http://amzn.to/fXBRkT

30 x ubuntu metal badge = $17.40 + $12.98 shipping  ~ £10.81 + £8.06 shipping

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadcom driver problem (sigh).....

[Steve Flynn]

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Steve Flynn  wrote:
> I had the following issue at a guest hour I was lodging at whilst
> working away from home:

Correct myown typo - "guest house"...

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadcom driver problem (sigh).....

[Sean Miller]

On 7 February 2011 11:34, Steve Flynn  wrote:

> In the end I asked the landlady to set it to channel 6 for me and all
> was good with both OS'es.
>

Wow!  Not only a very generous landlady (I have yet to meet a B&B proprietor
who would risk re-configuring anything that was "working for the majority of
guests") but also quite a knowledgable one (you make it sound like "setting
it to channel 6" is like turning over the telly)!! ;-)

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadcom driver problem (sigh).....

[Steve Flynn]

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Barry Drake  wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-02-06 at 22:53 +, alan c wrote:

> Tried it just now.  The result is EXACTLY the same.  And I've checked ou
> that there is nothing wrong with the router - my wife's laptop is just
> fine and connects OK.  I'll drop an e-mail to the Belkin support address
> and see if they have anything to say.

Wild shot in the dark (well, not quite wild)...

What channel is the router broadcasting on?

I had the following issue at a guest hour I was lodging at whilst
working away from home:

Router was on channel 13 (this is in the UK so 13 is permissible here)
Vista could see the router and connect to it without issue
Linux - nothing there.

I messed around for hours with this, adding options to the wireless
drivers (broadcom too in my laptop). No joy.
In the end I asked the landlady to set it to channel 6 for me and all
was good with both OS'es.


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadcom driver problem (sigh).....

[Sean Miller]

I wonder if there's something about the most recent Ubuntu communication
with wireless routers that has changed, as I have issues with my wife's
D-Link that she was sent by Talk Talk.

It is absolutely fine on Windows, but on Ubuntu (10.10) it is virtually
impossible to use the wireless, because it keeps dropping out every minute
or two.

The other thing that it does is "lose contact" with the router.  It is still
(technically) "connected" [or at least the bar says so] but you can't ping
it... like the route has disappeared, yet "netstat -nr" doesn't show
anything changed.

This never used to happen on the previous version of Ubuntu, as far as I am
aware.

Which makes me think that it's something in 10.10 that's created the issue.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadcom driver problem (sigh).....

[Barry Drake]

On Sun, 2011-02-06 at 22:53 +, alan c wrote:
> A pragmatic possibility might  be to consider getting an appropriate 
> Windows driver file and see if that works differently when used 
> courtesy of ndiswrapper.

Tried it just now.  The result is EXACTLY the same.  And I've checked ou
that there is nothing wrong with the router - my wife's laptop is just
fine and connects OK.  I'll drop an e-mail to the Belkin support address
and see if they have anything to say.

Thanks for the suggestion.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] PC Pro Magazine 198 - all about Ubuntu

[gazz]

On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 13:05 +, David King wrote:

> It promises a complete guide to Ubuntu and features a large Ubuntu
> logo. Inside 10 full pages are devoted to installing Ubuntu, and
> adding in extra software and getting the most out of it, although I
> have not read the feature yet.
> 

It's really encouraging! I've noticed a real change in attitudes among
NGOs over the past year too. 

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Stickers?

[gazz]

On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 16:37 +, Martin Meredith wrote:

> On 04/02/11 12:21, David Jones wrote:
> > Assuming you mean Ubuntu stickers, one possibility is 
> > thelinuxemporium, although they're saying out of stock of the free 
> > stickers at the moment, but say keep sending requests in and they'll 
> > send them out when they get new stocks
> >
> > http://shop.linuxemporium.co.uk/merchandise/ubuntu.html
> >

They've been saying that for months though - I've been thinking about
just getting a batch printed but it'd be a couple of hundred quid . . . 

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[gazz]

Yes, that's good - see you there :)

Paula

On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 17:18 +, Barry Drake wrote:

> On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 11:14 +, gazz wrote:
> > Barry - I'd like to go to the first one on 22 Feb - which is the day
> > you arrive in London. Need to organise something as it starts half an
> > hour after your train arrives! 
> 
> My train arrives at St Pancras at 5.00 pm, so if I go straight there, I
> can be at the meeting too.  I have e-mailed to book a place.  Is this OK
> with you?
> 
> It was lovely to meet up with you at the exhibition on Wednesday, and I
> am looking forward to working with you.
> 
> Kind regards, Barry.
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