Re: [ubuntu-uk] Viglen MPC-L, what now?
On 13 April 2012 01:52, Matthew Revell wrote: > I know a few other UK Ubuntu people bought the Viglen MPC-L a few years back. > > I've got one sitting on my shelf doing nowt (I've got another machine > to do what the Viglen used to, plus a lot more). With 586 support no > longer in Ubuntu (okay, still got three years to go on 10.10), and it > being a tad slow, I'm wondering what to do with it. Anyone else got > stories of what they're doing with theirs now? I'll be installing Debian onto the little trustworthy box soonish, and continue to use it as an irssi/iPlayer box. It has also served as a backend to our CurrentCost electric usage metering... Miia "Myrtti" Ranta -- GCS/ED/FA/H/P/S/L/O d- s-:+ a31 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++ x? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Viglen MPC-L, what now?
On 12/04/12 23:52, Matthew Revell wrote: I know a few other UK Ubuntu people bought the Viglen MPC-L a few years back. I've got one sitting on my shelf doing nowt (I've got another machine to do what the Viglen used to, plus a lot more). With 586 support no longer in Ubuntu (okay, still got three years to go on 10.10), and it being a tad slow, I'm wondering what to do with it. Anyone else got stories of what they're doing with theirs now? Although I haven't personally got one, I'd say maybe look at Debian as it still supports 386 and 486 CPUs so it should work fine. How about knocking something headless together, remote backup server? Some sort of weather station controller? Headless MP3 player? Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Viglen MPC-L, what now?
I know a few other UK Ubuntu people bought the Viglen MPC-L a few years back. I've got one sitting on my shelf doing nowt (I've got another machine to do what the Viglen used to, plus a lot more). With 586 support no longer in Ubuntu (okay, still got three years to go on 10.10), and it being a tad slow, I'm wondering what to do with it. Anyone else got stories of what they're doing with theirs now? -- Matthew Revell Launchpad Product Manager Canonical https://launchpad.net/~matthew.revell -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Youtube colour is wrong
On 12 April 2012 14:01, Alan Bell wrote: > On 12/04/12 11:51, Liam Proven wrote: >> >> Thanks for this! I've had exactly the same problem but weirdly only YT was >> affected - all other video-streaming sites were OK. The Flash settings >> dialog was unresponsive for me, but accessing it in fullscreen mode worked. >> Which reminds me - does anyone know why fullscreen mode isn't, but is >> usually only slightly bigger than the large-video view? Is it a side-effect >> of dual-head operation? I'm on an nVidia GeForce 230 with 2 dissimilar CRTs, >> 19" + 21". > > yes, it is a bug and as it is in flash it can't be fixed. If you use the pop > out viewer you can make that full screen and it works. Aha! [*Tries*] F/S doesn't but maximising gives a good big view. Thanks for the tip! > I never realized > until recently that it ever worked, but apparently if you have similar > screens or only one screen then it works without fiddling. Ahhh... Well I shall have to get another monitor & try to prevent the cat from throwing up on that one. :¬/ -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Youtube colour is wrong
On 12/04/12 11:51, Liam Proven wrote: Thanks for this! I've had exactly the same problem but weirdly only YT was affected - all other video-streaming sites were OK. The Flash settings dialog was unresponsive for me, but accessing it in fullscreen mode worked. Which reminds me - does anyone know why fullscreen mode isn't, but is usually only slightly bigger than the large-video view? Is it a side-effect of dual-head operation? I'm on an nVidia GeForce 230 with 2 dissimilar CRTs, 19" + 21". yes, it is a bug and as it is in flash it can't be fixed. If you use the pop out viewer you can make that full screen and it works. I never realized until recently that it ever worked, but apparently if you have similar screens or only one screen then it works without fiddling. -- Libertus Solutions http://libertus.co.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity testing
On 9 April 2012 12:22, Barry Drake wrote: > > The thing is, I've trained myself to think like a non-geek who is familiar > with Microsoft Windows, and is now using Ubuntu. Thinking in that way rules > out words like 'panel', 'dash', 'launcher' and many many more as well as > program names such as nautilus. If my friend Heidi phones, I'm not going to > say 'Open the dash ... ' but rather, left click on the top icon on the > column on the left of your screen, then left click the icon at the bottom > that looks a bit like a ruler and two candles' (what on earth the apps icon > is supposed to be is quite beyond me ). And by the way, isn't a > 'window' something for looking out of? Get the drift? If we keep checking > ourselves, we'll be amazed how much geek-speak we use. The thing is, "icon" and "left click" and so on are computer language too. But a century ago our ancestors were doubtless assimilating and inventing new language concerning automobiles. Language changes. If you want to talk about software and things, you need some specialist vocabulary. You can "bootstrap" ;¬) this from familiar terms from Windows, but they need /some/. The trick is to try to encourage people not to be phobic about this, I guess. It's tricky. I find it a real problem when people learn the words but then apply them incorrectly. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Precise Pangolin Release Party - London, 26th April
On 8 April 2012 04:39, Sharif Shown wrote: > but ubuntu 12.4 reales please help me Er. What? -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Youtube colour is wrong
On 9 April 2012 20:47, Piskie wrote: > On 09/04/12 20:34, Andres Muniz wrote: > > hi, > > looks like you tube shows in shades of blue. Really wierd. i was able to see > a bbc film alright though. I'm using firefox on ubuntu 11.10. > > Probably some configuration that my toddler pressed that i have no way to > find out. By the way: if you want to test os and apps use a toddler as as a > beta tester. > > Any clues would be great to know. > > > > Though I can understand wanting to blame a toddler - been there done that > ... > > It's not ;) > > There are a few fixes kicking about. > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11824089&postcount=1 Thanks for this! I've had exactly the same problem but weirdly only YT was affected - all other video-streaming sites were OK. The Flash settings dialog was unresponsive for me, but accessing it in fullscreen mode worked. Which reminds me - does anyone know why fullscreen mode isn't, but is usually only slightly bigger than the large-video view? Is it a side-effect of dual-head operation? I'm on an nVidia GeForce 230 with 2 dissimilar CRTs, 19" + 21". -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
