Re: [ubuntu-uk] How to get Ubuntu DVDs?

[David Goldsbrough]

You might get lucky if you use https://www.ilovefreegle.org


>1.  How to get Ubuntu DVDs? (richardcav...@mail.com)
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am an Ubuntu fan living near Blackpool.
>
> I need to have an Ubuntu install DVD burned for me... and I don’t have a
> burner.
>
> Can anyone help?
>
> Richard
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] New to Ubuntu

[David Goldsbrough]

Sorry to side-step for now(I personally do not use LivePatch) - take a look
at some of the links thrown up by this google search.

Even if they don't help, at least you will have found some other resources
for help.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung M2070 cups problem

[David Goldsbrough]

Michael - it is standard practice for you to respond to the list not direct
to your responder.
The reason for this is so others can follow the thread and perhaps learn
and/or contribute.

In what follows I have assumed your printer is connected direct to your
ubuntu device or across wifi.  If your printer is connected direct to your
router then there could be router issues.

First, let us determine that your system is up to date.  Inside a terminal
issue the command sudo apt update followed by sudo apt upgrade.  Those 2
commands will bring us to the latest state.
Next  establish whether cups is installed.
Best way is to issue this command inside a terminal session
sudo apt install cups

Your system will either respond "cups is already the newest version."
or it will say it is not installed or not at the newest version

 If it is not installed then issue the command sudo apt install cups.  If
you install cups - best to shutdown system and reboot.  Try printing after
reboot.

If cups is installed then issue these commands

sudo apt-get install cups --reinstall
sudo service cups restart

Then try printing again.

If none of the above works establish whether you have a
/atc/cups/cupsd.conf file
 and if not issue these commands
sudo cp /usr/share/cups/cupsd.conf.default /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
sudo service cups restart

Hope that helps.



On Mon, 31 Dec 2018 at 19:44, michael 
wrote:

> Ubuntu provides the printer driver, 16.04 is my O/S. The device is
> detected, shows has installed, but a print request produces the cups
> message. Samsung only provivide a "quick-start-guide" owners manual which
> might provide more information, is 300 pages long, a toner-cartridge full.
> Analysis shows toner cartridge is "full". I have exhausted all
> possibilities, is the "sudo apt install cups" terminal input needed,
> please. I'm lost !
> On 31/12/2018 13:12, David Goldsbrough wrote:
>
> Have you installed the latest driver for this printer?  How did you
> install/add the printer to your device?  What application are you using
> that produces your error?
>
>>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 22:25:33 +
>> From: michael 
>> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
>> Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung M2070 cups problem
>> Message-ID: <6fac7f8d-0d6d-fdda-7f77-01b4f1273...@btinternet.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>>
>> New printer, print request returns "Cups server error, there was an
>> error during the cups operation".
>> "Client-error-document-format-not-supported" Printer is new, same
>> problem I had with a Kyocera (now removed). Any suggestions please, is
>> "sudo apt install cups" necessary as well ? Tks.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:21:50 +
>> From: michael 
>> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
>> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung M2070 cups problem
>> Message-ID: <223d30f2-4995-2b40-c239-663873991...@btinternet.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>>
>> Sry, O/S for my Samsung M2070 is Ubuntu 16.04
>>
>> On 30/12/2018 22:25, michael wrote:
>> > New printer, print request returns "Cups server error, there was an
>> > error during the cups operation".
>> > "Client-error-document-format-not-supported" Printer is new, same
>> > problem I had with a Kyocera (now removed). Any suggestions please, is
>> > "sudo apt install cups" necessary as well ? Tks.
>> >
>>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung M2070 cups problem

[David Goldsbrough]

Have you installed the latest driver for this printer?  How did you
install/add the printer to your device?  What application are you using
that produces your error?

>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 22:25:33 +
> From: michael 
> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung M2070 cups problem
> Message-ID: <6fac7f8d-0d6d-fdda-7f77-01b4f1273...@btinternet.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
> New printer, print request returns "Cups server error, there was an
> error during the cups operation".
> "Client-error-document-format-not-supported" Printer is new, same
> problem I had with a Kyocera (now removed). Any suggestions please, is
> "sudo apt install cups" necessary as well ? Tks.
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:21:50 +
> From: michael 
> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung M2070 cups problem
> Message-ID: <223d30f2-4995-2b40-c239-663873991...@btinternet.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
> Sry, O/S for my Samsung M2070 is Ubuntu 16.04
>
> On 30/12/2018 22:25, michael wrote:
> > New printer, print request returns "Cups server error, there was an
> > error during the cups operation".
> > "Client-error-document-format-not-supported" Printer is new, same
> > problem I had with a Kyocera (now removed). Any suggestions please, is
> > "sudo apt install cups" necessary as well ? Tks.
> >
>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] No reply tp printer cups request

[David Goldsbrough]

It is possible the lack of an answer could be due to nobody knowing.  I
guess the printer is quire a newish model?  The link below does not seem to
have anyLinux  printing drivers but does have the scanner drivers.  Maybe
Kyocera support can help?

https://www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.eu/index/service/dlc.false.driver.FS1220MFP._.EN.html#LINUX

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>1.  No reply tp printer cups request (michael)Re:  No reply tp printer
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> Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 17:48:27 +
> From: michael 
> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: [ubuntu-uk] No reply tp printer cups request
> Message-ID: 
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> Does this forum still work ? No response to my printer cups problem.
> Michael.D
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> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] No reply tp printer cups request
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> On 27/12/2018 17:48, michael wrote:
> > Does this forum still work ? No response to my printer cups problem.
>
> It still works in that your emails have been delivered, but given that
> it's the holiday season I don't know how many people are checking their
> email. You might have more luck with Ask Ubuntu if it's an urgent question:
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> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] No reply tp printer cups request
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> It works fine,  I am not sure on the answer,
>
>
> Paul
>
> On 27/12/2018 19:47, Paul Waring wrote:
> > On 27/12/2018 17:48, michael wrote:
> >> Does this forum still work ? No response to my printer cups problem.
> >
> > It still works in that your emails have been delivered, but given that
> > it's the holiday season I don't know how many people are checking
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Searching for messages - the archives

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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:44:29 +0100
> From: Jim Price <d1vers...@hotmail.com>
> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Searching for messages - the archives
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> On 17/04/18 10:28, David Goldsbrough wrote:
> > My memory is not what it was!
> > I have a vague recollection that I may have posted sometime in the past
> > about mouse pointer cursors sizes with a solution that worked for me to
> get
> > a larger size.
> > It looks as if I am going to have to do a Ubuntu re-install and whilst I
> > can ensure my $HOME is backed up - I am fairly certain my mouse pointer
> > large size was changed somewhere outside of $HOME but for the life of me
> I
> > can't remember where and my attempts to find it have failed.  I simply
> want
> > to be able to have my same cursor size when I re-install ( I have very
> low
> > vision )
> > The archives do not lend themselves to searching the whole lists by
> subject
> > or author - I can't even recall which year it was!  Anyone help or give
> me
> > a few hints.
> >
> > (BTW only my solution ever worked - all the others mentioned around the
> net
> > never worked - my solution was an updated one from a previous ubuntu
> > version - mine is 16.04 LTS)
>
> At a guess, do you think this might be relevant?
>
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-tweak-tool/+bug/1633896>
>
> That suggests you used unity-tweak-tool to increase the mouse pointer
> size, but does not indicate that a solution was found to the bug you
> reported. However, there are documented ways to change mouse font in
> Ubuntu, and there is a package called big-cursor in the repository,
> which from its description includes larger pointers.
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Many thanks Jim.  I had forgotten I had raised that bug.  I must have done
other things also but just cannot find them!
However, I just need to test this out which matches my recollection of
doing things from the command line:-

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-size 72

72 is the max I can get I think - and 24 is the default


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[ubuntu-uk] Searching for messages - the archives

[David Goldsbrough]

My memory is not what it was!
I have a vague recollection that I may have posted sometime in the past
about mouse pointer cursors sizes with a solution that worked for me to get
a larger size.
It looks as if I am going to have to do a Ubuntu re-install and whilst I
can ensure my $HOME is backed up - I am fairly certain my mouse pointer
large size was changed somewhere outside of $HOME but for the life of me I
can't remember where and my attempts to find it have failed.  I simply want
to be able to have my same cursor size when I re-install ( I have very low
vision )
The archives do not lend themselves to searching the whole lists by subject
or author - I can't even recall which year it was!  Anyone help or give me
a few hints.

(BTW only my solution ever worked - all the others mentioned around the net
never worked - my solution was an updated one from a previous ubuntu
version - mine is 16.04 LTS)

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Real Ale Train this weekend

[David Chatterton]

If you are thinking of having food before the RAT, bear in mind that a good 
choice of hot food is available on the RAT from the Buffet Car at reasonable 
prices. Soft drinks, wine and spirits are also available. Real Ale is still £2 
per pint and RAT glass tankards are available at £5 each.

David Chatterton.

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> On 1 Nov 2017, at 20:20, "laura.czajkow...@gmail.com" 
> <laura.czajkow...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> 
> Hi folks, 
> 
> As you know we arrange for this years RAT  and the weekend is almost here. 
> For those who wish to have food before hand we're meeting at the Mulberry in 
> Farnham at 4:30pm and from there we'll head to Alton for the RAT outing. I've 
> created a loco team event for you to sign up to so you can help find one 
> another. 
> 
> http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/3629-ubuntu-uk-rat-meetup/
> 
> See you there 
> 
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Real ale Train poll closed

[David Chatterton]

Hello All,

I shall probably be on bar duty on the RAT myself on 4 November. On behalf of 
the Watercress Line Bar Staff, we shall be pleased to welcome you onboard with 
real ale at just £2 a pint and RAT pint glasses to take away at £5 each. Hot 
food and snacks, wine and spirits are also available from the buffet car. Make 
sure that you are all wearing your Ubuntu T shirts so that we can look out for 
you and ensure that you enjoy a memorable evening.

Looking forward to your visit.

David (Ubuntu enthusiast)

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> Aloha 
> 
> 
> For those who were interested and did chose a date in the poll. It has now 
> closed and the date chosen is November 4th. 
> 
> 1) https://doodle.com/poll/drwv3c2pwcqs33ny
> 
> 2) 
> http://www.watercressline.co.uk/event.php?xSec=8=10=930=product.php%253FxProd%253D10=4ba4eb6df58ceec24d34544bb4dfd9c2
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

[David Goldsbrough]

I hope for one of two things at least:

   - some group of people will step forward and fork Unity as a Desktop
   Environment for use on desktop/laptops/notebooks
   - that GNOME is as easy to configure for Low Vision users as Unity
   (large icons, large font, colours, etc)


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] scanning problems 16.04

[David Goldsbrough]

I researched my own answer and whilst I do not fully understand "why" the
following resolved my problems,

At the time of writing this, these 3 packages need to be downloaded and
installed.

libsane-common_1.0.26~git20151121-1_all.deb
libsane_1.0.26~git20151121-1_amd64.deb
libjpeg62-turbo_1.5.1-1_amd64.deb

The first two packages can be found in the Debian experimental libs at this
link https://packages.debian.org/experimental/libs/

The last package I found in this link https://packages.debian.org/
sid/libjpeg62-turbo

In some cases you may need to navigate to an ftp mirror site to actually
download. Once downloaded, simply install each package as root i.e.

sudo dpkg -i *package*

I have tested with simple-scan, xsane, and scangearmp and all works fine.


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> Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2016 17:08:40 +0100
> From: David Goldsbrough
>
> Brief description of problem:-
>
> Unable to use ?simple scan? or ?xsane? to scan documents from Ubuntu 16.04
> LTS
>
> Hardware:-
>
> 3 devices:-
>
> A. Lenovo T60 laptop running 14.04 LTS 32 bit fully updated
>
> B Lenovo T410 laptop running 16.04 LTS 64 bit brand new install
>
> C Mesh desktop running 16.04 LTS 32 bit ? upgraded from 14.04 LTS
>
> Multi-function inkjet Canon MG5300 connected wirelsessly through router.
>
> The problem only occurs on the last 2 machines. Scanning works perfectly
> well on the 1st machine.
>
> Running simple-scan from command line with debug option on device B
> produces this:-
>
> simple-scan -d
>
>
> (simple-scan:4539): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error:
> gtk-widgets.css:65:17: Theming engine 'unico' not found
>
> [+0.00s] DEBUG: simple-scan.vala:674: Starting Simple Scan 3.20.0, PID=4539
>
> [+0.00s] DEBUG: Connecting to session manager
>
> [+0.06s] DEBUG: ui.vala:2032: Loading state from
> /home/dave/.cache/simple-scan/state
>
> [+0.06s] DEBUG: ui.vala:1995: Restoring window to 859x400 pixels
>
> [+0.06s] DEBUG: autosave-manager.vala:64: Loading autosave information
>
> [+0.06s] DEBUG: autosave-manager.vala:259: Waiting to autosave...
>
> [+0.06s] CRITICAL: gtk_event_controller_reset: assertion
> 'GTK_IS_EVENT_CONTROLLER (controller)' failed
>
> [+0.11s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1447: sane_init () -> SANE_STATUS_GOOD
>
> [+0.11s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1453: SANE version 1.0.25
>
> [+0.11s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1514: Requesting redetection of scan devices
>
> [+0.11s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:803: Processing request
>
> [+0.16s] DEBUG: autosave-manager.vala:281: Autosaving book information
>
> [+0.23s] DEBUG: ui.vala:2124: Saving state to
> /home/dave/.cache/simple-scan/state
>
> [+4.08s] DEBUG: simple-scan.vala:404: Requesting scan at 300 dpi from
> device '(null)'
>
> [+4.08s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1560: Scanner.scan ("(null)", dpi=300,
> scan_mode=ScanMode.COLOR, depth=8, type=ScanType.SINGLE, paper_width=0,
> paper_height=0, brightness=0, contrast=0)
>
> [+6.16s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:338: sane_get_devices () -> SANE_STATUS_GOOD
>
> [+6.16s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:350: Device: name="pixma:MG5300_192.168.0.2"
> vendor="CANON" model="Canon PIXMA MG5300" type="multi-function peripheral"
>
> [+6.16s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:803: Processing request
>
> [+7.08s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:864: sane_open ("pixma:MG5300_192.168.0.2") ->
> SANE_STATUS_INVAL
>
> [+7.08s] WARNING: scanner.vala:868: Unable to get open device: Invalid
> argument
>
> [+7.44s] DEBUG: ui.vala:2124: Saving state to
> /home/dave/.cache/simple-scan/state
>
> [+11.54s] DEBUG: ui.vala:2124: Saving state to
> /home/dave/.cache/simple-scan/state
>
> [+16.06s] DEBUG: autosave-manager.vala:195: Deleting autosave records
>
> [+16.06s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1587: Stopping scan thread
>
> [+16.06s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:803: Processing request
>
> [+16.06s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1598: sane_exit ()
>
>
> This is 

[ubuntu-uk] scanning problems 16.04

[David Goldsbrough]

Brief description of problem:-

Unable to use “simple scan” or “xsane” to scan documents from Ubuntu 16.04
LTS

Hardware:-

3 devices:-

A. Lenovo T60 laptop running 14.04 LTS 32 bit fully updated

B Lenovo T410 laptop running 16.04 LTS 64 bit brand new install

C Mesh desktop running 16.04 LTS 32 bit – upgraded from 14.04 LTS

Multi-function inkjet Canon MG5300 connected wirelsessly through router.

The problem only occurs on the last 2 machines. Scanning works perfectly
well on the 1st machine.

Running simple-scan from command line with debug option on device B
produces this:-

simple-scan -d


(simple-scan:4539): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error:
gtk-widgets.css:65:17: Theming engine 'unico' not found

[+0.00s] DEBUG: simple-scan.vala:674: Starting Simple Scan 3.20.0, PID=4539

[+0.00s] DEBUG: Connecting to session manager

[+0.06s] DEBUG: ui.vala:2032: Loading state from
/home/dave/.cache/simple-scan/state

[+0.06s] DEBUG: ui.vala:1995: Restoring window to 859x400 pixels

[+0.06s] DEBUG: autosave-manager.vala:64: Loading autosave information

[+0.06s] DEBUG: autosave-manager.vala:259: Waiting to autosave...

[+0.06s] CRITICAL: gtk_event_controller_reset: assertion
'GTK_IS_EVENT_CONTROLLER (controller)' failed

[+0.11s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1447: sane_init () -> SANE_STATUS_GOOD

[+0.11s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1453: SANE version 1.0.25

[+0.11s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1514: Requesting redetection of scan devices

[+0.11s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:803: Processing request

[+0.16s] DEBUG: autosave-manager.vala:281: Autosaving book information

[+0.23s] DEBUG: ui.vala:2124: Saving state to
/home/dave/.cache/simple-scan/state

[+4.08s] DEBUG: simple-scan.vala:404: Requesting scan at 300 dpi from
device '(null)'

[+4.08s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1560: Scanner.scan ("(null)", dpi=300,
scan_mode=ScanMode.COLOR, depth=8, type=ScanType.SINGLE, paper_width=0,
paper_height=0, brightness=0, contrast=0)

[+6.16s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:338: sane_get_devices () -> SANE_STATUS_GOOD

[+6.16s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:350: Device: name="pixma:MG5300_192.168.0.2"
vendor="CANON" model="Canon PIXMA MG5300" type="multi-function peripheral"

[+6.16s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:803: Processing request

[+7.08s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:864: sane_open ("pixma:MG5300_192.168.0.2") ->
SANE_STATUS_INVAL

[+7.08s] WARNING: scanner.vala:868: Unable to get open device: Invalid
argument

[+7.44s] DEBUG: ui.vala:2124: Saving state to
/home/dave/.cache/simple-scan/state

[+11.54s] DEBUG: ui.vala:2124: Saving state to
/home/dave/.cache/simple-scan/state

[+16.06s] DEBUG: autosave-manager.vala:195: Deleting autosave records

[+16.06s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1587: Stopping scan thread

[+16.06s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:803: Processing request

[+16.06s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1598: sane_exit ()


This is similar output but from device C:-

simple-scan -d #from MESH desktop

[+0.02s] DEBUG: simple-scan.vala:674: Starting Simple Scan 3.20.0, PID=3233

[+0.02s] DEBUG: Connecting to session manager

[+0.07s] DEBUG: ui.vala:2032: Loading state from
/home/dave/.cache/simple-scan/state

[+0.09s] DEBUG: ui.vala:1995: Restoring window to 600x400 pixels

[+0.09s] DEBUG: ui.vala:1999: Restoring window to maximized

[+0.09s] DEBUG: autosave-manager.vala:64: Loading autosave information

[+0.09s] DEBUG: autosave-manager.vala:259: Waiting to autosave...

[+0.09s] CRITICAL: gtk_event_controller_reset: assertion
'GTK_IS_EVENT_CONTROLLER (controller)' failed

[+0.32s] DEBUG: autosave-manager.vala:281: Autosaving book information

[+0.32s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1447: sane_init () -> SANE_STATUS_GOOD

[+0.32s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1453: SANE version 1.0.25

[+0.32s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1514: Requesting redetection of scan devices

[+0.32s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:803: Processing request

[+0.32s] DEBUG: ui.vala:2124: Saving state to
/home/dave/.cache/simple-scan/state

[+0.46s] DEBUG: ui.vala:2124: Saving state to
/home/dave/.cache/simple-scan/state

[+5.94s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:338: sane_get_devices () -> SANE_STATUS_GOOD

[+5.94s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1514: Requesting redetection of scan devices

[+5.94s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:803: Processing request

[+10.01s] DEBUG: simple-scan.vala:404: Requesting scan at 300 dpi from
device '(null)'

[+10.01s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1560: Scanner.scan ("(null)", dpi=300,
scan_mode=ScanMode.COLOR, depth=8, type=ScanType.SINGLE, paper_width=0,
paper_height=0, brightness=0, contrast=0)

[+10.91s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:338: sane_get_devices () -> SANE_STATUS_GOOD

[+10.91s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:803: Processing request

[+10.91s] WARNING: scanner.vala:838: No scan device available

[+11.01s] DEBUG: ui.vala:2124: Saving state to
/home/dave/.cache/simple-scan/state

[+20.32s] DEBUG: autosave-manager.vala:195: Deleting autosave records

[+20.32s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1587: Stopping scan thread

[+20.32s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:803: Processing request

[+20.33s] DEBUG: scanner.vala:1598: sane_exit ()


And this output is from device A which shows it working correctly.

simple-scan -d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Phone web browser broken

[David King]

I am still having a problem with my Ubuntu Phone, lots of it not working 
now. No web browser, no text messaging, no Network Indicator and thus no 
phone connection, no wifi connection and sometimes keyboard not working 
when trying to type.


If I reset the phone, and lose all my data, would everything work again?

And how would I back up my data. This page has some info, but not sure 
how to implement it:


https://askubuntu.com/questions/602850/how-do-i-backup-my-ubuntu-phone

   Backing up /home/phablet will backup everything except the apps
   which are in a number of places including /opt/click.ubuntu.com/ and
   /usr/share/click/preinstalled.


How would I go about backing up these places? If I connect the phone to 
my Ubuntu PC, these places are not all visible to the PC.



David K


On 15/08/16 22:25, David King wrote:
I have been using Ubuntu phone, BQ Aquarius E45, for the past year. 
Until now the web browser has always worked. But today it stopped 
working. I went to use it, and wanted to access my History, as all 
tabs had disappeared that had previously been open.


Then the web browser froze, and I had to close it. I tried to reopen, 
but as soon as I do, it crashes, closes right away. I tried rebooting 
the phone, but that did not help. Nothing else was running at the time 
it froze. Even after another reboot, I have not been able to open the 
web browser. Web apps, like Facebook, still work okay with no problems.


So how would I fix this? Is there a file to delete or edit in the 
filesystem? I have searched online already and found no answer.


Anyone else have this problem? I also checked Launchpad but could not 
see a bug report for this for the web browser.



David K


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[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Phone web browser broken

[David King]

I have been using Ubuntu phone, BQ Aquarius E45, for the past year. 
Until now the web browser has always worked. But today it stopped 
working. I went to use it, and wanted to access my History, as all tabs 
had disappeared that had previously been open.


Then the web browser froze, and I had to close it. I tried to reopen, 
but as soon as I do, it crashes, closes right away. I tried rebooting 
the phone, but that did not help. Nothing else was running at the time 
it froze. Even after another reboot, I have not been able to open the 
web browser. Web apps, like Facebook, still work okay with no problems.


So how would I fix this? Is there a file to delete or edit in the 
filesystem? I have searched online already and found no answer.


Anyone else have this problem? I also checked Launchpad but could not 
see a bug report for this for the web browser.



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Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 16.04 fsck and display issue (SOLVED)

[David Goldsbrough]

Finally fixed the problem - not 100% but I'm now happy!

First of all including nomodeset in my grub config file had no effect
whatsoever - perhaps this is just one of the examples that defies the usual
fix.  Remember my machine is a desktop with proprietary drivers(installed
during the upgrade) for a NVIDEA card

So I fixed it like this - taking all
http://askubuntu.com/questions/362722/how-to-fix-plymouth-splash-screen-in-all-ubuntu-releases/
the usual precautions to ensure I had a reversion path back should things
go wrong.  I will not pretend that I knew everything I was doing, but took
things on trust as I say ensuring I could revert back.

I used these 2 links as my inspiration:-

http://askubuntu.com/questions/362722/how-to-fix-plymouth-splash-screen-in-all-ubuntu-releases/

http://askubuntu.com/questions/6033/enabling-nvidia-driver-messes-up-splash-screen

>From within a terminal screen:-

1.  sudo apt-get install v86d
2.  sudo vi /etc/default/grub  (I am a vi man but other editors could be
used)
3.  Added the following 2 lines in the appropriate place in the file -
commenting out any conflicting lines and of course saving the file
  GRUB_GFXMODE=800x600x32
  GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep
4.  At the terminal prompt I then typed the following

 echo FRAMEBUFFER=y | sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash
sudo update-initramfs -u
sudo update-grub
5.  Exit the terminal screen, Shutdown and Reboot

Comment:-
There are ways of finding out the screen resolution capabilities of the
NVIDEA graphics card and I wanted 800x600x32 because of my low vision.
Read the second link above - but do not use hwinfo or install it - find out
the video capabilities inside a grub command session.

Added Bonus:-
This fix also fixed the fsck echo also - so that is no longer displayed
even though I suspect it still runs.

Remaining problems:-
Ubuntu logo is displayed on startup but after it disappears the flashing
dots remain for a while.  No Ubuntu logo appears on shutdown.  All well
known problems, but a fix for these will go on the backburner.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 16.04 fsck and display issue

[David Goldsbrough]

Many thanks for the links provided regarding how to temp change the grub
config file at boot and indeed permanently.  Still the same though, no
splash screen on boot, although I have not attempted to change  the
/etc/default/grub file.  However, I did notice in there it said splash
quiet as opposed to quiet splash - which I did edit in the bootup along
with adding nomodeset - all to no effect.

I have researched further and last night even started the plymouth daemon
manually and managed to display the splash screen, so if it works manually
it should work auto also.

I am currently working on this
http://askubuntu.com/questions/362722/how-to-fix-plymouth-splash-screen-in-all-ubuntu-releases/

but before continuing I would welcome specifically some comment on the lines

echo FRAMEBUFFER=y | sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash
sudo update-initramfs -u


I guess the first line creates that splash file as I don't have one
currently.The second line I guess invokes an up date which without
would render the first line a waste of time.  The third line is there to
update grub as a result of previous changes mentioned in the link to
/etc/default/grub.

I thought it might be best if I appended my grub file so here is without
all the usual commented lines.


GRUB_DEFAULT=0

GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="splash quiet"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=None

As always help and comments most welcome.
DaveG



On 10 August 2016 at 15:45, David Goldsbrough <da...@boavon.plus.com> wrote:

> I said (extract)
> > To the point, when I boot now I no longer see the "Ubuntu" message in the
>
>> > centre of the screen with the changing coloured dots underneath.   Do I
>> need to tweak something to re-instate it?
>> >
>>
>> Liam Proven said (extract)
>
>> >>I have successfully resurrected this in the >>past by adding the kernel
>> boot
>> >>parameter
>>
>> >>nomodeset
>>
>> >>You can try this at boot time by pressing E on >>the GRUB menu, and
>> adding it
>> >>to the end of the boot line.
>>
>> >>If it works, you can add it to /etc/GRUB/defaults.
>>
>> Well, I tried the suggestion to no effect.  I have looked through the
> logs but cannot find any hints - but I am not that experienced and my low
> vision can miss things.
>
> Undaunted I researched further.
> I thought this thread looked promising
>
> https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2321997
>
> and I checked a few things out but I suspect it was written before 16.04.1
> and .1 has corrected the bugs in part.  I noticed late it was for lubuntu
> but guessed ubuntu was the same.
>
> I am reading this at the moment
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Plymouth
> but again notice it predates 16.04
>
> I have not ruled out it is something to do with my graphics card nvidea
> but the upgrade appears to have installed the latest driver.
>
> If I understand things correctly the boot sequence goes something like
> this:-
> GRUB opens the kernal using certain parameters.  The kernal(s) have been
> pre-compiled during kernal updates and compilation includes ref to display
> drivers so the screen post GRUB works.  If this limited understanding is
> true, I am unclear when "plymouth" is called - prior to kernal opening I
> guess.  If this is true, then "plymouth" can only display splash screen in
> some form of monitor default mode.  But I am guessing.
> Can anyone point me in the right direction to try and fix please.  I'm not
> sure if it is still a formally recorded bug which I just need to await a
> fix for.
>
> Thanks
> DaveG
>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 16.04 fsck and display issue

[David Goldsbrough]

I said (extract)
> To the point, when I boot now I no longer see the "Ubuntu" message in the

> > centre of the screen with the changing coloured dots underneath.   Do I
> need to tweak something to re-instate it?
> >
>
> Liam Proven said (extract)

> >>I have successfully resurrected this in the >>past by adding the kernel
> boot
> >>parameter
>
> >>nomodeset
>
> >>You can try this at boot time by pressing E on >>the GRUB menu, and
> adding it
> >>to the end of the boot line.
>
> >>If it works, you can add it to /etc/GRUB/defaults.
>
> Well, I tried the suggestion to no effect.  I have looked through the logs
but cannot find any hints - but I am not that experienced and my low vision
can miss things.

Undaunted I researched further.
I thought this thread looked promising

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2321997

and I checked a few things out but I suspect it was written before 16.04.1
and .1 has corrected the bugs in part.  I noticed late it was for lubuntu
but guessed ubuntu was the same.

I am reading this at the moment
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Plymouth
but again notice it predates 16.04

I have not ruled out it is something to do with my graphics card nvidea but
the upgrade appears to have installed the latest driver.

If I understand things correctly the boot sequence goes something like
this:-
GRUB opens the kernal using certain parameters.  The kernal(s) have been
pre-compiled during kernal updates and compilation includes ref to display
drivers so the screen post GRUB works.  If this limited understanding is
true, I am unclear when "plymouth" is called - prior to kernal opening I
guess.  If this is true, then "plymouth" can only display splash screen in
some form of monitor default mode.  But I am guessing.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to try and fix please.  I'm not
sure if it is still a formally recorded bug which I just need to await a
fix for.

Thanks
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[ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 16.04 fsck and display issue

[David Goldsbrough]

So, I bit the bullet and upgraded from 14.04 to 16.04 on an old desktop as
a pre cursor to upgrading my Lenovo T60  laptop - my sturdy workhorse for
now.  One day I will get round to buying a 64bit machine.

Any way, all went smoothly - no real problems.  I was glad that the upgrade
retained all my settings especially my extra large mouse cursor as I have
Low Vision - in fact the upgrade improved matters making my large cursor
visible outside of FireFox where it only seemed to work under 14.04.

To the point, when I boot now I no longer see the "Ubuntu" message in the
centre of the screen with the changing coloured dots underneath.  No big
issue, but it was one of those reassuring things when booting up.  I can
live without it, but should it be doing this?  Do I need to tweak something
to re-instate it?

Maybe connected, I don't know, but on boot I see the remains I guess of an
fsck output flash up a few times.  It says something like
 /dev/sda5: clean, x/xxx files, xx/
and then it proceeds to boot.  Doesn't take long - hence the reason why
cannot see the exact numbers and jot down quickly enough.  Again, I guess
its no big issue - the time to worry maybe would be if the output was
different.  Again, do I need to do something to prevent this?  (/dev/sda5
is the boot partition for ubuntu - Vista is on 2 other partitions and I
think sda3 and sda4 are allocated to two DVD drives in the machine)

Many thanks for reading and any responses you make.

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[ubuntu-uk] Fw: new important message

[david]

Hello!

 

New message, please read 

 

da...@davidpashley.com

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of OS in work

[David King]

Where I work, it is Windows 7 throughout, although running from remote 
servers.


The actual computers we log on from mostly run Windows 7, but a few of 
the newer ones which have replaced older ones are running Ubuntu. So 
some people use Ubuntu to log into Windows.



David King


On 18/03/16 20:56, Gareth France wrote:
No real point to this but I wanted to share with you my delight in 
finding out they use Ubuntu in the office I now work in.


and the disappointment of finding out I'll only be using Windows!

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partitioning

[David Goldsbrough]

I thought I should update readers on this saga and thank people for their
input.
All is now solved.  I now have my 120GB drive in full use.
I ran the following commands and show the output.

sudo pvresize /dev/sda5

Physical volume "/dev/sda5" changed

1 physical volume(s) resized / 0 physical volume(s) not resized

$ sudo lvresize --resizefs --extents +100%FREE /dev/ubuntu-vg/root

Extending logical volume root to 109.55 GiB

Logical volume root successfully resized

resize2fs 1.42.9 (4-Feb-2014)

Filesystem at /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root is mounted on /; on-line resizing
required

old_desc_blocks = 4, new_desc_blocks = 7

The filesystem on /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root is now 28719104 blocks long.
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partitioning

[David Goldsbrough]

Thanks Daniel.
 I have tried sudo lvextend -l+100%FREE /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root (I
think we did try this before).
I received the following output:-
New size (13736 extents matches existing size (13736 extents) Run 'lvexted
--help' for more information.  I did do this but it still left me clueless!
I thought it best not to submit your second command until reporting back.
Outputs from fdisk -l, pvdisplay and parted -l remain as previously
reported.


On 18 February 2016 at 19:32, Daniel Llewellyn <diddle...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> Sorry for the delay in replying.
>
> I still believe you can get your 120GB drive how you want it, so all is
> not lost yet.
>
> It looks like your LVM partition is the correct size now, but the volume
> with your root filesystem is still the old size. This suggests that you
> need to run:
>
> lvextend -l+100%FREE /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root
>
> the first letter of lvextend is lower-case "L".
> the second argument to lvextend is: "dash", lower-case "L", "plus"-symbol,
> one, zero, zero, percentage-symbol, and finally the word "FREE" in
> upper-case; all without spaces between.
>
> then run:
>
> resize2fs /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root
>
> It is probably best to do these in a cd/dvd-booted live session to be sure
> it's as safe as possible.
>
>
> On 09/02/2016 14:53, David Goldsbrough wrote:
>
> I am going to spare you Daniel all the details and other readers of this
> post.
> Briefly I had documented everything and that is now lost for reasons I can
> only guess. I had chosen your Option 2 without success and then Option 1
> with I hope is success.  I did though suffer errors on re-boot and so
> attempted another re-boot - this time it reported fsck issues which I
> answered F to and all seemed fine.
> I then rebooted from the 60GB USB drive to grab the documentation and
> started up Firefox to get at my Google drve.  Firefox started as if this
> was the first time it had ever started - weird and accessing the google
> drive and trying to find my documentation file - it was not there! Odd!
>
> So I reboted into my 120GB and again Firefox starts as if brand new -
> bookmarks and history have gone.  Cpuld dd have done that?
>
> But forget that I think I now have a full 120GB system but am starting to
> have some doubts over some of the files.  What command should I run to give
> me confidence I have a full 120GB?
> Thanks
> DaveG
>
> On 8 February 2016 at 22:49, Daniel Llewellyn <diddle...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 8 February 2016 at 22:32, David Goldsbrough < <da...@boavon.plus.com>
>> da...@boavon.plus.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> $ sudo parted -l
>>>
>>> Model: ATA TOSHIBA MK1255GS (scsi)
>>> Disk /dev/sda: 120GB
>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
>>> Partition Table: msdos
>>>
>>> Number  Start   EndSize   Type  File system  Flags
>>>  1  1049kB  256MB  255MB  primary   ext2 boot
>>>  2  257MB   120GB  120GB  extended
>>>  5  258MB   120GB  120GB  logicallvm
>>>
>>>
>>> Model:  Mass Storage Device (scsi)
>>> Disk /dev/sdb: 60.0GB
>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
>>> Partition Table: msdos
>>>
>>> Number  Start   End SizeType  File system  Flags
>>>  1  1049kB  256MB   255MB   primary   ext2 boot
>>>  2  257MB   60.0GB  59.8GB  extended
>>>  5  257MB   60.0GB  59.8GB  logicallvm
>>>
>>
>> OK, from the above read-out it looks like fdisk changed the start
>> position of your partition when you recreated it. We have two options as to
>> how to proceed:
>>
>>
>>1. As you have your old LVM disk hooked-up you can reblow the data
>>across to the new larger partition and then run the pvresize, lvextend and
>>resize2fs again thereafter. To reblow the data use `dd if=/dev/sdb5
>>of=/dev/sda5 bs=1m`.
>>2. Alternatively you can try to recreate the lvm partition again with
>>a start of 257M instead of the fdisk-chosen default 258M (it chose 258
>>because that's "aligned" better for your SSD; but being 1MB further into
>>the disk means that the lvm metadata is dangling unaddressable at 257MB)
>>and as above rerun the pvresize, lvextend and resize2fs again.
>>
>>
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>> The Honeymonster Daniel Llewellyn
>>
>
>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partitioning

[David Goldsbrough]

This post is to partly answer my own question at the end of my last post.

These 3 outputs may be useful:-

$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234441648 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0003df66

   Device Boot  Start End  Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *2048  499711  248832   83  Linux
/dev/sda2  501758   234440703   1169694735  Extended
/dev/sda5  503806   234440703   116968449   8e  Linux LVM

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root: 57.6 GB, 57612959744 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7004 cylinders, total 112525312 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1: 2139 MB, 2139095040 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 260 cylinders, total 4177920 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 doesn't contain a valid partition table

$ sudo pvdisplay

  --- Physical volume ---
  PV Name   /dev/sda5
  VG Name   ubuntu-vg
  PV Size   55.65 GiB / not usable 2.00 MiB
  Allocatable   yes (but full)
  PE Size   4.00 MiB
  Total PE  14246
  Free PE   0
  Allocated PE  14246
  PV UUID   tXWgOP-Ams3-ks9R-4UdZ-Q0C2-sr2r-krRnaR

$ sudo parted -l

Model: ATA TOSHIBA MK1255GS (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 120GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start   EndSize   Type  File system  Flags
 1  1049kB  256MB  255MB  primary   ext2 boot
 2  257MB   120GB  120GB  extended
 5  258MB   120GB  120GB  logicallvm


Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1: 2139MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End SizeFile system Flags
 1  0.00B  2139MB  2139MB  linux-swap(v1)


Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root: 57.6GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End SizeFile system  Flags
 1  0.00B  57.6GB  57.6GB  ext4

Additionally these 4 image links show views of Ubunti About This Computer
and Disks

http://www.tiikoni.com/tis/view/?id=581175c

http://www.tiikoni.com/tis/view/?id=e31c5fb

http://www.tiikoni.com/tis/view/?id=01d34e7

http://www.tiikoni.com/tis/view/?id=6de9888

Note that images will expire 14 days from 12th Feb 2016

I am still left confused as to whether I have a 120GB disk available for
use or 60GB - the outputs and images seem to differ.

As an aside - the cloning process seemed to adversely impact pn my Firefox
settings so I have created a new FF profile and recovered mostly everything
- taught me a lesson to backup FF settings from time to time.

Thanks for all the help.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partitioning

[David Goldsbrough]

I am going to spare you Daniel all the details and other readers of this
post.
Briefly I had documented everything and that is now lost for reasons I can
only guess. I had chosen your Option 2 without success and then Option 1
with I hope is success.  I did though suffer errors on re-boot and so
attempted another re-boot - this time it reported fsck issues which I
answered F to and all seemed fine.
I then rebooted from the 60GB USB drive to grab the documentation and
started up Firefox to get at my Google drve.  Firefox started as if this
was the first time it had ever started - weird and accessing the google
drive and trying to find my documentation file - it was not there! Odd!

So I reboted into my 120GB and again Firefox starts as if brand new -
bookmarks and history have gone.  Cpuld dd have done that?

But forget that I think I now have a full 120GB system but am starting to
have some doubts over some of the files.  What command should I run to give
me confidence I have a full 120GB?
Thanks
DaveG

On 8 February 2016 at 22:49, Daniel Llewellyn <diddle...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On 8 February 2016 at 22:32, David Goldsbrough <da...@boavon.plus.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> $ sudo parted -l
>>
>> Model: ATA TOSHIBA MK1255GS (scsi)
>> Disk /dev/sda: 120GB
>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
>> Partition Table: msdos
>>
>> Number  Start   EndSize   Type  File system  Flags
>>  1  1049kB  256MB  255MB  primary   ext2 boot
>>  2  257MB   120GB  120GB  extended
>>  5  258MB   120GB  120GB  logicallvm
>>
>>
>> Model:  Mass Storage Device (scsi)
>> Disk /dev/sdb: 60.0GB
>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
>> Partition Table: msdos
>>
>> Number  Start   End SizeType  File system  Flags
>>  1  1049kB  256MB   255MB   primary   ext2 boot
>>  2  257MB   60.0GB  59.8GB  extended
>>  5  257MB   60.0GB  59.8GB  logicallvm
>>
>
> OK, from the above read-out it looks like fdisk changed the start position
> of your partition when you recreated it. We have two options as to how to
> proceed:
>
>
>1. As you have your old LVM disk hooked-up you can reblow the data
>across to the new larger partition and then run the pvresize, lvextend and
>resize2fs again thereafter. To reblow the data use `dd if=/dev/sdb5
>of=/dev/sda5 bs=1m`.
>2. Alternatively you can try to recreate the lvm partition again with
>a start of 257M instead of the fdisk-chosen default 258M (it chose 258
>because that's "aligned" better for your SSD; but being 1MB further into
>the disk means that the lvm metadata is dangling unaddressable at 257MB)
>and as above rerun the pvresize, lvextend and resize2fs again.
>
>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partitioning

[David Goldsbrough]

bruary 2016 at 18:07, Daniel Llewellyn <diddle...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On 7 February 2016 at 21:56, David Goldsbrough <da...@boavon.plus.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Well something happened if not what was desired!  But no twisted knickers!
>>
>> I booted from a Ubuntu liveCD and then CTRL-ALT-F1 to get to command
>> prompt and ran all commands as sudo.
>>
>> I scribbled down outputs following many steps/commands you gave but
>> forgive me  if I cannot fully transcribe to here - my eyesight is so poor.
>> STEP 1
>> No outputs from 1 to 3 written down but all seemed within order (question
>> though - should I have been typing "5" rather than "3" as per your
>> instruction?)
>>
>
> Yes, I appear to have mistyped.
>
> The partition you now have at /dev/sda3 needs removing with “d” followed
> by “3” and then “enter” again as before.
>
> You also need to repeat the delete step with “5” instead of “3” to remove
> the partition at /dev/sda5.
>
> Then you can redo steps 2 thru 4 after fixing step 2 which I also got
> wrong when I said to “accept the defaults”: you need to specify that you
> want it to create a “logical” partition rather than “primary” when it
> prompts you what type of partition to create. (I believe the prompt is
> "Primary/Logical?" where the response needs to be to type the word
> "logical" followed by enter.)
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] partitioning

[David Goldsbrough]

Many thanks for your responses.  I only get the daily digest of ubuntu-uk
so forgive me if there have been some responses that cross in the mail.
Since my original post I have been doing more research.  TBH I cannot
recall ticking the LVM option when doing the original install some years
ago.

I followed Jim Price link
<
http://www.howtogeek.com/211937/how-to-use-lvm-on-ubuntu-for-easy-partition-resizing-and-snapshots/
>

I installed the LVM GUI and to be frank it leaves me just as confused as
Gparted.

I even researched some of the command line things for LVM - just as
confusing.  Some outputs of some commands though may be useful here:-

sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234441648 sectors

Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0x0003df66


Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sda1 * 2048 499711 248832 83 Linux

/dev/sda2 501758 234440703 116969473 5 Extended

/dev/sda5 501760 117209087 58353664 8e Linux LVM


Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root: 57.6 GB, 57612959744 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7004 cylinders, total 112525312 sectors

Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0x


Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root doesn't contain a valid partition table


Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1: 2139 MB, 2139095040 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 260 cylinders, total 4177920 sectors

Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0x


Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 doesn't contain a valid partition table


sudo pvdisplay

--- Physical volume ---

PV Name /dev/sda5

VG Name ubuntu-vg

PV Size 55.65 GiB / not usable 2.00 MiB

Allocatable yes (but full)

PE Size 4.00 MiB

Total PE 14246

Free PE 0

Allocated PE 14246

PV UUID tXWgOP-Ams3-ks9R-4UdZ-Q0C2-sr2r-krRnaR


$ sudo parted -l

Model: ATA TOSHIBA MK1255GS (scsi)

Disk /dev/sda: 120GB

Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B

Partition Table: msdos


Number Start End Size Type File system Flags

1 1049kB 256MB 255MB primary ext2 boot

2 257MB 120GB 120GB extended

5 257MB 60.0GB 59.8GB logical lvm


Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1: 2139MB

Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B

Partition Table: loop


Number Start End Size File system Flags

1 0.00B 2139MB 2139MB linux-swap(v1)



Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root: 57.6GB

Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B

Partition Table: loop


Number Start End Size File system Flags

1 0.00B 57.6GB 57.6GB ext4

As yet I have done no more and thought it best to post back these outputs
first.
Does the plan of removing the secondary partition and the extended
partition inside still good?  How exactly do I do that - with a Gparted
livecd?  Or a Ubuntu livecd?
Do i use a Gparted liveCD to resize afterwards?  Or can I use the LVM GUI?

In /dev notation exactly what is the secondary partition and extended
partition?
My understanding, which I accept is likely to be wrong, is that I must keep
and not mess with /dev/sda1 - that is where my MBR and GRUB sits; .dev/sda2
and /dev/sda5 is just confusing me no end.  I guess /dev/sda2 is what is
holding all my original stuff from the 60GB disc I cloned so it does not
make sense to me to delete it?

And you guessed right Liam - I do not run in my bare feet! ;)


As always I appreciate your help.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partitioning

[David Goldsbrough]

Well something happened if not what was desired!  But no twisted knickers!

I booted from a Ubuntu liveCD and then CTRL-ALT-F1 to get to command prompt
and ran all commands as sudo.

I scribbled down outputs following many steps/commands you gave but forgive
me  if I cannot fully transcribe to here - my eyesight is so poor.
STEP 1
No outputs from 1 to 3 written down but all seemed within order (question
though - should I have been typing "5" rather than "3" as per your
instruction?)  At 4. when pressing "w" the following outputs were given:-
The partition table has been changed.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 16: Device or
resource busy.
The kernal still uses the old table.
The new table will be used at the next re-boot or after you run
partprobe(8) or kpartx(8)
Syncing disks.

After step 2 the following was displayed:-
Physical Volume "/dev/sda5" changed
1 physical volume(s)  resized/0 physical volume(s) not resized

After step 3 the following was displayed:-
New size (13736 extents) matches existing size (137?6 extents)

After step 4 the following was displayed:-
The file system is  14065664 blocks long or nothing to do!

The fsck command seemed ok and just reported 387877/3522560 file
4976509/14065664 blocks

I re-booted - seemed OK - but see the following outputs of fdisk -l ,
pvdisplay and parted -l

sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234441648 sectors

Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0x0003df66

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sda1 * 2048 499711 248832 83 Linux

/dev/sda2 501758 234440703 116969473 5 Extended

/dev/sda3 499712 501757 1023 8e Linux LVM

/dev/sda5 501760 117209087 58353664 8e Linux LVM

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root: 57.6 GB, 57612959744 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7004 cylinders, total 112525312 sectors

Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0x

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1: 2139 MB, 2139095040 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 260 cylinders, total 4177920 sectors

Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0x

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 doesn't contain a valid partition table


sudo pvdisplay

--- Physical volume ---

PV Name /dev/sda5

VG Name ubuntu-vg

PV Size 55.65 GiB / not usable 0

Allocatable yes (but full)

PE Size 4.00 MiB

Total PE 14246

Free PE 0

Allocated PE 14246

PV UUID tXWgOP-Ams3-ks9R-4UdZ-Q0C2-sr2r-krRnaR


$ sudo parted -l

Model: ATA TOSHIBA MK1255GS (scsi)

Disk /dev/sda: 120GB

Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B

Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags

1 1049kB 256MB 255MB primary ext2 boot

3 256MB 257MB 1048kB primary lvm

2 257MB 120GB 120GB extended

5 257MB 60.0GB 59.8GB logical lvm

Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1: 2139MB

Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B

Partition Table: loop

Number Start End Size File system Flags

1 0.00B 2139MB 2139MB linux-swap(v1)

Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root: 57.6GB

Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B

Partition Table: loop

Number Start End Size File system Flags

1 0.00B 57.6GB 57.6GB ext4


I seem to have gained another LVM partition :)
/dev/sda3 and note the 8e ID


The pvdisplay output now shows against PV size "not usable 0" Before it
said "not usable 2.00 MiB

The output from parted -l differs insofar as the additional partition 3 is
shown.

sorry, for this lengthy post but I thought it best to be as comprehensive
as possible.

Would be very grateful if you could plot a way ahead for me.
Thanks
DaveG

On 7 February 2016 at 17:07, Daniel Llewellyn <diddle...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On 7 February 2016 at 16:59, David Goldsbrough <da...@boavon.plus.com>
> wrote:
>
>> That sounds brilliant Daniel!
>> Excuse the noob questions:-
>> I guess I need to boot from a live CD to do this?
>>  Will those steps destroy my data?  I appreciate a backup is always wise
>> - its the restore that scares me!
>> Bear in mind I have the original 60GB disk and have done very little on
>> my new disk and I suppose I would not cry over any data loss during an fdisk
>> Thanks DaveG
>>
>
> These steps should leave your data intact. You can probably do the process
&

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partitioning

[David Goldsbrough]

That sounds brilliant Daniel!
Excuse the noob questions:-
I guess I need to boot from a live CD to do this?
 Will those steps destroy my data?  I appreciate a backup is always wise -
its the restore that scares me!
Bear in mind I have the original 60GB disk and have done very little on my
new disk and I suppose I would not cry over any data loss during an fdisk
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[ubuntu-uk] partitioning

[David Goldsbrough]

Using Clonezilla I have cloned my 60GB disk to a 120GB partially
successfully..

It boots fine and all is well.

I was though a little surprised that I did not get the opportunity to fully
utilise the disk and it looks as if there is 60GB unallocated.

I have never been very good with Gparted but I booted up a live CD of it
and did what I thought would correct the issue but it would seem without
effect and I fear I may have mucked things up.

I need to explain that my eyesight has rapidly declined in the last year
but thankfully not to the point of registered partially sighted. My system
is highly configured Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to suit my vision – I have tried
other distros but configuring Ubuntu was always my best option but I
digress.

Gparted is showing the following:-

/dev/sda 111.79 GiB


Partition

/dev/sda1 ext2 Size 243miB Used 130.46 MiB Unused 112.54 MiB Flag boot

/dev/sda2 extended Size 111.55 GiB

/dev/sda5 lvm2 Size 55.65 GiB Flags lvm

unallocated unallocated Size 55.9 GiB


There is a yellow triangle with a black exclamation mark in it next to lvm2


What can I do now to make full use of my disk?

Very grateful for your responses.

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[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone problems

[David King]

Since the latest system update a few days ago, has anyone else 
experienced some problems?


Cannot connect to my Ubuntu PC on USB any more, PC does not recognise 
phone being there, although it did previously.
Cannot read some emails in Dekko, they just appear blank, but were okay 
before.
When clicking a link to a website from a webapp and the kind of web 
browser lite window appears, it keeps reloading itself (problem since 
last two updates).
Some apps seem less stable in general and more likely to crash, 
including web browser and Podbird.



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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux on the cheap?

[David Goldsbrough]

I now run a lenovo T60 running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS which I bought for around
£100 from Morgan compurers - a refurbished model.  It was easy to install
Ubuntu and get rid of win xp.  Since buying it I have suffered from low
vision but it has been quite easy for me to install all the assistive
technology needs that I need now and may need in the future.
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux on the cheap?

[David King]

On 22/09/15 19:59, Alan Pope wrote:

On 22 September 2015 at 19:49, Steve Mynott <steve.myn...@gmail.com> wrote:

Anyone any recommendations for very cheap laptops (ideally netbook
like form factor) with good linux support?


http://www.ebuyer.com/ubuntu

One of those perhaps.

Cheers,
Al.



Although they look like great laptops, and just what I am looking for at 
present, Ebuyer no longer stock them.



My partner has a Dell Inspiron which is a few years old now, it came 
preinstalled with Ubuntu, and today it will not boot. Might be just the 
battery or the PSU, but if the whole laptop is dead, then she needs a 
new one, so I am looking for a new laptop. The idea is to buy one with 
Ubuntu pre-installed, or another Linux OS, as then we are certain that 
the correct hardware drivers will be available and loaded.


Does anyone have any good recommendations, looking in the £300 to £400 
price range? Dell still do Ubuntu laptops but they are way more 
expensive than they used to be (the Inspiron only cost £300).


David King

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[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu update warning messages

[David Goldsbrough]

I am using 14.04 LTS.
I use the "about Computer" facility to update on a regular basis or when
reminded to do so.
I always like to display what is going on if only to half understand what
is going on,
Today during the big kernal, etc updates I noticed some warning message
with a suggestion on a command line that could be wrong but it was far too
fast for me to know exactly what it said especially with my failing
eyesight.
I tried looking around the logs in /var/log but found nothing that
resembled what I recall glimpsing.
What exactly is the best way for me to find out what I have missed - I know
its just a warning rather than an error but the curiosity is bugging me.
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[ubuntu-uk] . Re: Twin DVD drives not mounting

[David Goldsbrough]

Many thanks for all the contributions to date. I have learnt a great deal
from these and my further researches.

When it comes to LUG I tried to involve myself years ago but sadly I live
too far away in Wiltshire to involve myself with that one which is largely
defunct now I think and the ones nearer to me in Somerset don't seem to be
too active either.  In any case I cannot drive now due to my vision
issues.  I am now in my early 60s and have vast IT experience including a
former HP-UX systems administrator - quite some years ago now.

Back to the problem.  I failed myself here.  My initial problem was my
failing eyesight.  I tried a few things in Ubuntu including screen readers,
magnifiers etc but with little satisfaction.  Then I came across Vinux
distro and thought I would give it a whirl.  I downloaded the ISO onto the
machine previously stated and tried to burn it to DVD ROM.

This is when I discovered the 2 drives were not working yet they were fine
in Windows. I have then spent too much time trying to fix this rather than
my original problem!

My 2 drives are physically on top of each other in the tower case. All the
time I was trying the top drive because it was easier for me to feel where
the tray button was. I assumed(wrongly) the lower one was also not
working.  From the contributions here and some of my own researches I
discovered the bottom drive was in fact working ( /dev/sr1 I think ) but it
only seemed to be recognised as a CDROM drive.  I then woke from the
nightmare and placed the ISO image on a USB stick and then burnt Vinux to a
DVD-R disk on my Ubuntu laptop. Mistake number 2 or 3! When I then booted
it from my Ubuntu laptop I realised it was not a live-dvd and as such could
not access a writeable file system!

The funny thing is I don't expect the distro to be much better than I have
already tried. Sadly, I have found windows much better when it comes to
making changes to mouse pointers/cursors and ones which don't only work
inside a browser.  And my android tablet is much better again enabling me
to do voice to text input and using gestures.  IMHO Linux has a long way to
go to catch up with android/windows when it comes to assistive features.

I wrote the above on my android tablet, then went to the offending machine
so I could extract some of my findings and paste them.  I don't know what I
did yesterday but they both now appear to be working but with some odd
results.  If I place a music CD in either drive the system does not
recognise it as an audio CD.  Whenever I eject CD or DVD with the right
click eject command it only opens the empty top tray even though its the
bottom tray that holds the medium.
Anyway here are sone techy extracts – thanks again for some tips on how to
obtain and make of them what you will.

using dmesg and grep reveals
[1.966370] sr1: scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2
cdda tray
[1.966438] sr 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1
[1.963550] sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2
cdda tray
[1.963624] sr 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0
searching /dev for dv reveals nothing but other searches as follows

[0.105704] pci :00:01.0: [10de:07cd] type 00 class 0x05
[0.741466] ehci_hcd: USB 2.0 'Enhanced' Host Controller (EHCI) Driver
[0.752080] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 3.13.0-63-generic ehci_hcd
[0.752419] ohci_hcd: USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
[0.810053] usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 3.13.0-63-generic ohci_hcd
[0.810379] uhci_hcd: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver
[1.963550] sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2
cdda tray
[1.963552] cdrom: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
[1.966370] sr1: scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Twin DVD drives not mounting

[David Goldsbrough]

I have tried what some contributors have said.  Just to answer some
questions and issues raised.
I am trying to get my system to recognise (mount) my twin DVD drives.  My
research had led me to believe that a cure would be to place entries in
/etc/fstab but that has not worked.
I am using 14.04 LTS and I installed it from a DVD ISO image I had lying
around along with other distros. I installed it alongside my windows vista
and yes I can boot into either through GRUB.
Deleting the 2 entries I made in /etc/fstab plus the ref to the floppy disk
drive, then rebooting had no effect. Placing a pre burnt DVD drive had no
effect and syslog showed nothing as far as I could see. (My vision is
really too bad at the moment)
At this stage do you think I should be changing /proc/mount instead.  I
have a vague recollection that when booting /etc/fstab is not even
consulted.
Maybe I should just give up for now until my vision improves hopefully.
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[ubuntu-uk] Twin DVD drives not mounting

[David Goldsbrough]

About 2 months ago I installed Ubuntu 14.04 on a win vista machine that was
lying a little idle.  One reason for this was the large screen attached to
it and my failing eyesight at the time. I now know that was a little futile
of a reason.
My eyesight deteriorated significantly afterwards to the point of having an
op to reattach my retina and I am now on the long recovery path.  I have
been experimenting with all sorts of accessibility aids with little success
and lots of frustration.
I explored  Ubuntu like distros aimed at those with poor eyesight.  It was
then I discovered my previous installation had not recognised my twin DVD
drives as I was unable to burn the ISO image after download.  Early
research suggested an edit to /etc/fstab might cure the problem so i added
two lines. See this:-

Myfstab
# etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
#
# / was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=76577e65-1d5c-4447-8e5a-df0b3df73d0c /   ext4
errors=remount-ro 0   1
# swap was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=76bf638d-db15-4c38-a1ec-659b5b5fd5dd noneswap
sw  0   0
/dev/frw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0   0
/dev/sr0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
/dev/sr1 /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

Now the floppy drive entry is really weird as the system does not have one!
The hard drive is a SATA drive.
If I insert USB stick the system picks it up and I can see files. The DVD
drives work OK in Win Vista . Indeed I can boot from them before GRUB and
the MBR kicks in.
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problem with one mailbox in Thunderbird

[David King]

I wonder if the add-ons are interfering with each other in some way that 
blocks one inbox.


Did you try it with no add-ons and with combinations of 2 of the 3 add-ons?

David K


On 03/09/15 09:07, Dianne wrote:

On 01/09/15 11:41, Dianne wrote:
I'm running Thunderbird 38.2.0 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. There was an 
update to tbird last week, which seemed OK.


I have four email accounts that I download with tbird - my ISP 
allocated mail, my yahoo mail, and two email addresses on a server 
from a place I volunteer, and one of these has a major problem - 
every time I change to another mailbox, or close tbird, everything in 
the Inbox disappears. None of the other three mailboxes have this 
problem, all other folders (such as deleted and junk) are OK. I've 
made no changes to settings or properties - for retention all are set 
to follow account settings, which are set to leave on server (so I 
can at least look at the hideous webmail interface to see them), but 
our server will only keep them for a month.
I've been playing with this - if I load in safe mode with no add-ons, 
all emails reappear. I've tried disabling each add-on in turn (there 
are only three) but the problem remains. If I load in safe mode but 
tell tbird to always load without add-ons, the problem remains.


So at the moment I'm running tbird, and then choosing Help > Restart 
without add-ons.

Any advice?
TIA
Dianne

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problem with one mailbox in Thunderbird

[David King]

Do you have the settings set to leave messages on the server or not?

And where is the mailbox saved for the one that keeps losing emails? You 
should be certain they are set in a location that is always going to be 
writeable and not going to be unavailable at any time (e.g. USB drive).


I have not had this problem, lots of email accounts, all set up for POP3 
access, messages left on server until deleted.



David K


On 03/09/15 20:28, Barry Drake wrote:

On 03/09/15 17:23, Dianne wrote:

> I'm using pop3 - it seems to be a problem with tbird, as they reappear
> when I go to safe mode.

I wonder if there is a bug in Thunderbird that causes a problem with 
pop3 accounts?  If the problem account is your only one using pop3, 
I'd be inclined to think that might be the problem.  If you are fairly 
sure it is a Thunderbird problem, check out if all your other accounts 
are imap.  If so, ubuntu-bug thunderbird, using the terminal would be 
the way to go, I imagine.
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Spare RAT ticket?

[David Chatterton]

I hope that you RAT addicts will behave yourselves.
I shall be wine waiting on the Watercress Belle which runs at the same time and 
crosses at intermediate stations.
Have a good evening's entertainment.
Sue Clements (Aka the Rottweiller) will be keeping her eye on all of you.

Sent from my iPhone 5

 On 21 Aug 2015, at 21:04, Gareth France gareth.fra...@cliftonts.co.uk wrote:
 
 
 
 On 21/08/15 21:01, Laura Czajkowski wrote:
 
 
 On 21/08/15 20:58, Gareth France wrote:
 RAT??
 
 http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/3040-real-ale-train-2015/
 
 Aah yes, no kids allowed. Not for me then.
 
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Getting Amazon Prime videos to work

[David King]

Thanks, Barry, although that does seem to suggest that Ubuntu is broken 
somewhere, where other Linuxes are not. So maybe we should be asking 
Canonical to fix this?



David K


On 13/08/15 17:45, Barry Titterton wrote:

Hi David,

I have also had a lot of problems trying to get Amazon Prime to work. 
My two Ubuntu machines do not work: I have both a 32 bit and a 64 bit 
install of 14.04 LTS with Unity, and they both have the Ubuntu version 
of Firefox v.40. Pipelight has also been a failure. The only machine 
that plays Amazon Prime streamed video is an elderly Advent laptop 
which runs 32 bit Mint 17.2 XFCE with the Mint version of Firefox 
v.40. The Amazon Prime problem does seem to be a Ubuntu specific issue.


I hope that this info' is of some help to you.

Barry T


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Getting Amazon Prime videos to work

[David King]

Thanks, that works. I installed hal and now Amazon Prime videos play in 
Firefox on Ubuntu.


However, for the past couple of days I have noticed that playing a video 
in Youtube no longer works, whether I allow Flash or not. Yet if I go to 
other sites that have videos, e.g. Vimeo, the video playback works fine, 
with or without Flash being allowed (in Firefox 40), also plays videos 
okay on yahoo and nick.co.uk (picking some video sites at random). But 
Youtube works in other browsers.



David K


On 13/08/15 14:22, Darren Hoyland wrote:

This worked for me for Firefox

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mjblenner/ppa-hal
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install hal

Then restart.


Source: 
http://www.howtogeek.com/204319/how-to-watch-amazon-instant-video-on-linux/



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[ubuntu-uk] Getting Amazon Prime videos to work

[David King]

I am having trouble getting Amazon Prime videos to work in Ubuntu. It's 
Ubuntu Studio 14.04 with XFCE desktop.


I have tried it in Firefox, Chromium, Qupzilla, Opera, Vivaldi and 
Midori -- it fails in all of them, including causing Midori to crash. 
However I got it to work perfectly on a friend's laptop running Linux 
Mint 13.


So I tried it in Linux Mint 17 in Virtual Box but that would not work. 
And then in Linux Mint 13 in Virtual Box, which did not work until I 
updated Firefox and installed Flash and then it worked perfectly.


I know that some people get it working in Ubuntu (someone said they did 
in a recent Ubuntu podcast, episode 21 of series 8, but did not say how) 
-- so how can I get it to work in Ubuntu?


I have got it working on my Raspberry Pi running OpenELEC/Kodi, but 
would be great to have it running in Ubuntu on my PC as well.



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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Getting Amazon Prime videos to work

[David King]

I installed Pipelight as well, but that did not work.

I tried Chromium which has Flash 15 installed and that did not work. But 
Linux Mint 13 has only Flash 11 installed and it works. It is not a 
browser issue, I listed several I tried. It must be a configuration 
issue or similar I am thinking.


David K


On 12/08/15 22:32, Aidan Harris wrote:

I just tested this for myself using the Freshplayerplugin[1] and
couldn't get it to work in Firefox. I haven't tried using the much older
and outdated version 11.2.202.508 of flash player (I suspect this is
what is installed with the flashplugin-installer package?) but I doubt
it'd work. If you're okay using a proprietary browser I tried accessing
Amazon Instant Video in Google Chrome and it worked no problem at all.
Another alternative could be to try Pipelight[2] which may work although
I've not tried it myself.

[1] - https://github.com/i-rinat/freshplayerplugin
[2] - http://pipelight.net/cms/about.html




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Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

[David King]

I eventually managed to send emails from Dekko -- it is not configured 
all that well by default, i.e. the location of sent items was note 
specified. Once I had specified those, I could send emails.


David King


On 09/04/15 18:42, David King wrote:



Then if I use Dekko, it will not send emails at all. I can paste stuff 
into a new email, but when sending it gives an error -- I posted it as 
a bug online already.


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

[David King]

My Ubuntu Phone is not being recognised by my Ubuntu PC again -- even 
though it was last week on the same USB cable in the same USB socket on 
the PC.


Anyone have any ideas on why this might be?

I have searched online but I am finding very little of anything about 
fixing Ubuntu Phone problems.



David King


On 10/04/15 21:45, David King wrote:
I fixed the USB to PC connection issue. I had tried it in Ubuntu 12.04 
and Mint, both installed on the same PC, but still no luck with 
accessing the phone.


Then I went back into Ubuntu 14.04, and put the phone onto a long USB 
cable into the PC instead of the USB hub and now it works -- no idea 
why it would not work on the hub when other devices worked okay.


Overall, I am pleased with the Ubuntu Phone -- but today I was out and 
using the phone, went online a bit, took some photos, and then it ran 
out of power. The battery was fully charged before I went out, so 
battery is quite weak. I shall have to buy a new USB portable power 
supply -- I had one before but it stopped working.



David K


On 09/04/15 19:29, Gareth France wrote:

Can you try it on another Ubuntu install? Live disc?

On 09/04/15 19:28, David King wrote:

Yes, no problem now adding contacts from received calls.

But still my Ubuntu PC cannot connect to the Ubuntu Phone when 
connected

via USB.


David King


On 09/04/15 19:05, Gareth France wrote:

I love the fact going to advanced setting in Dekko just brings up a
message saying 'not implemented'.

It looks like the option to share a URL via messaging is there but the
issues with copy and paste are well known and being worked on. I have
just tried it and was able to load the browser, click on the url, the
full url is displayed highlighted. I then hold down on the highlighted
address and the option to copy was presented. However I can't see any
way to paste and email it as you say.

Did you figure out adding contacts in the end?





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Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

[David King]

Well, I just found out there are lots of updates for Ubuntu Phone, so I 
installed those and now the Ubuntu PC recognises the phone when plugged 
in -- hooray


David


On 17/04/15 09:36, David King wrote:
My Ubuntu Phone is not being recognised by my Ubuntu PC again -- even 
though it was last week on the same USB cable in the same USB socket 
on the PC.


Anyone have any ideas on why this might be?

I have searched online but I am finding very little of anything about 
fixing Ubuntu Phone problems.



David King


On 10/04/15 21:45, David King wrote:
I fixed the USB to PC connection issue. I had tried it in Ubuntu 
12.04 and Mint, both installed on the same PC, but still no luck with 
accessing the phone.


Then I went back into Ubuntu 14.04, and put the phone onto a long USB 
cable into the PC instead of the USB hub and now it works -- no idea 
why it would not work on the hub when other devices worked okay.


Overall, I am pleased with the Ubuntu Phone -- but today I was out 
and using the phone, went online a bit, took some photos, and then it 
ran out of power. The battery was fully charged before I went out, so 
battery is quite weak. I shall have to buy a new USB portable power 
supply -- I had one before but it stopped working.



David K


On 09/04/15 19:29, Gareth France wrote:

Can you try it on another Ubuntu install? Live disc?

On 09/04/15 19:28, David King wrote:

Yes, no problem now adding contacts from received calls.

But still my Ubuntu PC cannot connect to the Ubuntu Phone when 
connected

via USB.


David King


On 09/04/15 19:05, Gareth France wrote:

I love the fact going to advanced setting in Dekko just brings up a
message saying 'not implemented'.

It looks like the option to share a URL via messaging is there but 
the

issues with copy and paste are well known and being worked on. I have
just tried it and was able to load the browser, click on the url, the
full url is displayed highlighted. I then hold down on the 
highlighted

address and the option to copy was presented. However I can't see any
way to paste and email it as you say.

Did you figure out adding contacts in the end?








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Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

[David King]

The current updates are the second lot, released only this week.

David K


On 17/04/15 19:49, Gareth France wrote:
Aah, I did my updates the day I got it so that explains why I had no 
issues.


On 17/04/15 10:48, David King wrote:

Well, I just found out there are lots of updates for Ubuntu Phone, so I
installed those and now the Ubuntu PC recognises the phone when plugged
in -- hooray

David


On 17/04/15 09:36, David King wrote:

My Ubuntu Phone is not being recognised by my Ubuntu PC again -- even
though it was last week on the same USB cable in the same USB socket
on the PC.

Anyone have any ideas on why this might be?

I have searched online but I am finding very little of anything about
fixing Ubuntu Phone problems.


David King


On 10/04/15 21:45, David King wrote:

I fixed the USB to PC connection issue. I had tried it in Ubuntu
12.04 and Mint, both installed on the same PC, but still no luck with
accessing the phone.

Then I went back into Ubuntu 14.04, and put the phone onto a long USB
cable into the PC instead of the USB hub and now it works -- no idea
why it would not work on the hub when other devices worked okay.

Overall, I am pleased with the Ubuntu Phone -- but today I was out
and using the phone, went online a bit, took some photos, and then it
ran out of power. The battery was fully charged before I went out, so
battery is quite weak. I shall have to buy a new USB portable power
supply -- I had one before but it stopped working.


David K


On 09/04/15 19:29, Gareth France wrote:

Can you try it on another Ubuntu install? Live disc?

On 09/04/15 19:28, David King wrote:

Yes, no problem now adding contacts from received calls.

But still my Ubuntu PC cannot connect to the Ubuntu Phone when
connected
via USB.


David King


On 09/04/15 19:05, Gareth France wrote:

I love the fact going to advanced setting in Dekko just brings up a
message saying 'not implemented'.

It looks like the option to share a URL via messaging is there but
the
issues with copy and paste are well known and being worked on. I 
have
just tried it and was able to load the browser, click on the 
url, the

full url is displayed highlighted. I then hold down on the
highlighted
address and the option to copy was presented. However I can't 
see any

way to paste and email it as you say.

Did you figure out adding contacts in the end?













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Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

[David King]

I fixed the USB to PC connection issue. I had tried it in Ubuntu 12.04 
and Mint, both installed on the same PC, but still no luck with 
accessing the phone.


Then I went back into Ubuntu 14.04, and put the phone onto a long USB 
cable into the PC instead of the USB hub and now it works -- no idea why 
it would not work on the hub when other devices worked okay.


Overall, I am pleased with the Ubuntu Phone -- but today I was out and 
using the phone, went online a bit, took some photos, and then it ran 
out of power. The battery was fully charged before I went out, so 
battery is quite weak. I shall have to buy a new USB portable power 
supply -- I had one before but it stopped working.



David K


On 09/04/15 19:29, Gareth France wrote:

Can you try it on another Ubuntu install? Live disc?

On 09/04/15 19:28, David King wrote:

Yes, no problem now adding contacts from received calls.

But still my Ubuntu PC cannot connect to the Ubuntu Phone when connected
via USB.


David King


On 09/04/15 19:05, Gareth France wrote:

I love the fact going to advanced setting in Dekko just brings up a
message saying 'not implemented'.

It looks like the option to share a URL via messaging is there but the
issues with copy and paste are well known and being worked on. I have
just tried it and was able to load the browser, click on the url, the
full url is displayed highlighted. I then hold down on the highlighted
address and the option to copy was presented. However I can't see any
way to paste and email it as you say.

Did you figure out adding contacts in the end?


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

[David King]

Well, it is taking a long time to recharge the phone, so something needs 
to be fixed.


David K


On 10/04/15 21:48, Gareth France wrote:
The battery is just fine but some changes in the system recently have 
resulted in additional battery drain when the devs weren't happy with 
it in the first place. I assume we will see this aspect improve along 
with all the other issues in the near future.


I'm finding mine is lasting the day just about, I tend to put it on 
charge if I'm in the car though.


On 10/04/15 21:45, David King wrote:

but today I was out and using the phone, went online a bit, took some
photos, and then it ran out of power. The battery was fully charged
before I went out, so battery is quite weak.


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

[David King]

Yes, no problem now adding contacts from received calls.

But still my Ubuntu PC cannot connect to the Ubuntu Phone when connected 
via USB.



David King


On 09/04/15 19:05, Gareth France wrote:
I love the fact going to advanced setting in Dekko just brings up a 
message saying 'not implemented'.


It looks like the option to share a URL via messaging is there but the 
issues with copy and paste are well known and being worked on. I have 
just tried it and was able to load the browser, click on the url, the 
full url is displayed highlighted. I then hold down on the highlighted 
address and the option to copy was presented. However I can't see any 
way to paste and email it as you say.


Did you figure out adding contacts in the end?


On 09/04/15 18:42, David King wrote:

I am having trouble sending things by email, such as if I see a webpage
I went to email to myself and then view on my PC. I try to select and
copy the URL from the address bar, but although I can highlight the
whole lot at once, there is no option to copy. If I select part of the
URL, then the option to copy appears. So I can only copy it in bits.

Then if I use Dekko, it will not send emails at all. I can paste stuff
into a new email, but when sending it gives an error -- I posted it as a
bug online already.

If I try to use gmail to send an email, when I try to paste into the
email, all I get is a blue box filling the area to enter text with the
word Copy above it, thus giving me only the option to copy and not to 
paste.


If I want to share a URL from the web browser, the options are so
limited as to be useless -- only by text message or Telegram, there is
not even an option to share via Facebook (using the Facebook app
installed) or by gmail (using the gmail app).


So what is the solution to this? How can I share a URL from my Ubuntu
phone to send to my pc to view it on there later?


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

[David King]

I am having trouble sending things by email, such as if I see a webpage 
I went to email to myself and then view on my PC. I try to select and 
copy the URL from the address bar, but although I can highlight the 
whole lot at once, there is no option to copy. If I select part of the 
URL, then the option to copy appears. So I can only copy it in bits.


Then if I use Dekko, it will not send emails at all. I can paste stuff 
into a new email, but when sending it gives an error -- I posted it as a 
bug online already.


If I try to use gmail to send an email, when I try to paste into the 
email, all I get is a blue box filling the area to enter text with the 
word Copy above it, thus giving me only the option to copy and not to paste.


If I want to share a URL from the web browser, the options are so 
limited as to be useless -- only by text message or Telegram, there is 
not even an option to share via Facebook (using the Facebook app 
installed) or by gmail (using the gmail app).



So what is the solution to this? How can I share a URL from my Ubuntu 
phone to send to my pc to view it on there later?



David King



On 08/04/15 18:28, Dan Chapman wrote:



On 08/04/15 17:30, David King wrote:


I have noticed that the Dekko email client is quite unstable and 
keeps crashing -- surely the Ubuntu team should be developing this? 
We need a decent email client. One of the main reasons for having an 
Ubuntu phone is to get away from Google, yet the only email client 
that is installed by default is for gmail.
Please file bugs with log files for issues you come across, along with 
a description of the exact point it happens.


https://bugs.launchpad.net/dekko/+filebug

We are aware of people experiencing crashes, and alot of it seems to 
be specific to the bq devices, which I currently do not own. I have 
been unable to reproduce the issues on my nexus 4 so it's been hard to 
pinpoint the problems. I've been at the mercy of users trying out 
patches for me, until I can get my hands on one of these devices.


A lot of improvements are being made, so the stability should improve 
considerably over the next few updates.


Cheers

Dan Chapman

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

[David King]

I have noticed that the Dekko email client is quite unstable and keeps 
crashing -- surely the Ubuntu team should be developing this? We need a 
decent email client. One of the main reasons for having an Ubuntu phone 
is to get away from Google, yet the only email client that is installed 
by default is for gmail.


When I receive a phonecall from someone not in my contacts list, how can 
I easily add that number to the contacts -- I see no options at all when 
looking at received calls other than info relating to the call. It needs 
to have the option to add a caller to a contact, either an existing one 
or create a new one.


In the web browser, there is an option to share the page. This should 
have in the list other apps, including the option to send by email, 
share on Facebook, save to Pocket, save to Evernote, etc. Sending a link 
by text message is not what I want to do.


David King



On 08/04/15 15:16, Tony Pursell wrote:

Hi All

A few problems/observations from me:

1) For the second time I have been given a notification of '1819631974 
voicemail messages'.  When I touch the phone icon on it, it just goes 
away. First time I had it, I didn't even have voicemail set up for the 
new number I put on the phone.  Is it a bug, or a scam, or what?


2) Wifi doesn't let me choose what to connect to.  My Moto G Android 
phone gives me a list of Wifi networks in my locality - mostly 
secure.  But there is a BT Wifi and a BT Wifi with FON which are not 
secured, but have a poor signal and will always give me a Network 
error as I'm not registered to use them.  Every so often, my Moto G 
locks onto one of these, but I can tell it to disconnect and forget 
it.  Now my Ubuntu phone has locked onto one of them and I cannot find 
any way to get it back to my home Wifi.  Even turning Wifi off in 
System Settings has no effect.


3) Battery Life is poor - between a day or two at the most.  My Moto G 
used to be as bad, but has improved a lot with Lollipop.  I notice at 
least one bug has been posted about this, so I hope it will be 
improved for the Ubuntu phone.


4) Closing apps I find a real pain.  Perhaps someone will tell me how 
to do it easily.  The only way I have found is to do a really precise 
slow swipe from the right edge to about 2/3rds the way across the 
screen to get it to show open apps, then swipe down the one I don't 
want.  The swipe from the right edge has to be so precise that it take 
a few goes to get it right.  What I would like is for the  symbol at 
the top of the app window to change to X on the home page and mean 
'close'.  See System Settings as an example of an app where this would 
work.  At the moment, only the browser has a greyed out  on the home 
page, but just doing it for this would help due to the way may apps 
'offload' to the browser.


5) I've been tapping notifications to get to what they are telling me 
about and nothing has been happening.  Now I find that tapping the 
icon, and only the icon, works.  Not very intuitive, especially for 
ex-Android users.  Also, swiping the notification to the right, gives 
me a 'Delete' option.  It's not clear if this is to delete just the 
notification or the object (email, for instance) it is telling you 
about.  Scary!


Those are the things bugging me at the moment. More to come, maybe.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

[David King]

The other main problem I am having is that when I connect the phone to 
my Ubuntu PC via USB, the PC does not recognise the phone at all, as if 
it were not connected, yet the phone is charging from the cable. An 
Android phone on the same cable was recognised perfectly well, as were 
ebook readers. So why not the BQ Ubuntu Phone?




On 08/04/15 17:30, David King wrote:


I have noticed that the Dekko email client is quite unstable and keeps 
crashing -- surely the Ubuntu team should be developing this? We need 
a decent email client. One of the main reasons for having an Ubuntu 
phone is to get away from Google, yet the only email client that is 
installed by default is for gmail.


When I receive a phonecall from someone not in my contacts list, how 
can I easily add that number to the contacts -- I see no options at 
all when looking at received calls other than info relating to the 
call. It needs to have the option to add a caller to a contact, either 
an existing one or create a new one.


In the web browser, there is an option to share the page. This should 
have in the list other apps, including the option to send by email, 
share on Facebook, save to Pocket, save to Evernote, etc. Sending a 
link by text message is not what I want to do.


David King



On 08/04/15 15:16, Tony Pursell wrote:

Hi All

A few problems/observations from me:

1) For the second time I have been given a notification of 
'1819631974 voicemail messages'. When I touch the phone icon on it, 
it just goes away.  First time I had it, I didn't even have voicemail 
set up for the new number I put on the phone.  Is it a bug, or a 
scam, or what?


2) Wifi doesn't let me choose what to connect to.  My Moto G Android 
phone gives me a list of Wifi networks in my locality - mostly 
secure.  But there is a BT Wifi and a BT Wifi with FON which are not 
secured, but have a poor signal and will always give me a Network 
error as I'm not registered to use them.  Every so often, my Moto G 
locks onto one of these, but I can tell it to disconnect and forget 
it.  Now my Ubuntu phone has locked onto one of them and I cannot 
find any way to get it back to my home Wifi.  Even turning Wifi off 
in System Settings has no effect.


3) Battery Life is poor - between a day or two at the most.  My Moto 
G used to be as bad, but has improved a lot with Lollipop.  I notice 
at least one bug has been posted about this, so I hope it will be 
improved for the Ubuntu phone.


4) Closing apps I find a real pain.  Perhaps someone will tell me how 
to do it easily.  The only way I have found is to do a really precise 
slow swipe from the right edge to about 2/3rds the way across the 
screen to get it to show open apps, then swipe down the one I don't 
want.  The swipe from the right edge has to be so precise that it 
take a few goes to get it right.  What I would like is for the  
symbol at the top of the app window to change to X on the home page 
and mean 'close'.  See System Settings as an example of an app where 
this would work.  At the moment, only the browser has a greyed out  
on the home page, but just doing it for this would help due to the 
way may apps 'offload' to the browser.


5) I've been tapping notifications to get to what they are telling me 
about and nothing has been happening.  Now I find that tapping the 
icon, and only the icon, works. Not very intuitive, especially for 
ex-Android users. Also, swiping the notification to the right, gives 
me a 'Delete' option.  It's not clear if this is to delete just the 
notification or the object (email, for instance) it is telling you 
about.  Scary!


Those are the things bugging me at the moment. More to come, maybe.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

[David King]

I had already tried that, but touching the number does nothing.



On 08/04/15 18:07, Gareth France wrote:
When you click on the number in the received calls list it loads it 
into the dialer screen. On the left of the number is a + icon to add it.


On 08/04/15 17:30, David King wrote:

When I receive a phonecall from someone not in my contacts list, how can
I easily add that number to the contacts -- I see no options at all when
looking at received calls other than info relating to the call. It needs
to have the option to add a caller to a contact, either an existing one
or create a new one.


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

[David King]

The phone is not locked. Actually I just tried it on my netbook running 
Linux Lite OS which is based on Ubuntu 14.04. My PC runs Ubuntu Studio 
14.04 but does not see the phone.


In a terminal I typed lsusb with it connected and with it not connected, 
and there was one more entry when it was connected but no device info, 
so it is recognising that something is connected via USB but Ubuntu on 
the PC cannot recognise the Ubuntu Phone -- some sort of problem in 
Ubuntu on the PC it seems, as netbook can see it and access its files.



David King



On 08/04/15 18:11, Gareth France wrote:
When you do this is the phone unlocked? If you do not unlock the phone 
screen it will not release access to the computer.


On 08/04/15 18:08, David King wrote:

The other main problem I am having is that when I connect the phone to
my Ubuntu PC via USB, the PC does not recognise the phone at all, as if
it were not connected, yet the phone is charging from the cable. An
Android phone on the same cable was recognised perfectly well, as were
ebook readers. So why not the BQ Ubuntu Phone?




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Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

[David King]

Okay, I finally figured it out. I had to press the red button marked 
Call even though I do not want to call the person, I want to add them to 
the contacts list -- this needs redesigning as it is unintuitive at present.




On 08/04/15 18:15, Gareth France wrote:

Not the number, to the left of the number is an icon of a person with a +

On 08/04/15 18:14, David King wrote:

I had already tried that, but touching the number does nothing.



On 08/04/15 18:07, Gareth France wrote:

When you click on the number in the received calls list it loads it
into the dialer screen. On the left of the number is a + icon to add 
it.


On 08/04/15 17:30, David King wrote:
When I receive a phonecall from someone not in my contacts list, 
how can
I easily add that number to the contacts -- I see no options at all 
when
looking at received calls other than info relating to the call. It 
needs
to have the option to add a caller to a contact, either an existing 
one

or create a new one.









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Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

[David King]

Okay, let me show you via some screenshots (taken with the camera on my 
Android phone as Ubuntu Phone does not seem to have any of its own 
screenshot capture)


First look at this:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingdavid/17055877646

This is the phone with a list of received calls on the Today Scope (they 
also appear on the Calls Scope just the same)



So I touched on the number and this is what comes up

https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingdavid/16461692083


Then I touch on the red Call button and get this

https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingdavid/16461692283


This is where the head and shoulders icon with + sign to the left 
appears and from there I could add the number to my contacts, but from 
what you wrote below I am guessing you found another way to do that?




David




On 08/04/15 18:29, Gareth France wrote:

What red button?

On 08/04/15 18:27, David King wrote:

Okay, I finally figured it out. I had to press the red button marked
Call even though I do not want to call the person, I want to add them to
the contacts list -- this needs redesigning as it is unintuitive at 
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Further Ubuntu phone observations

[David King]

Has anyone else experienced the BQ Ubuntu phone charging slowly? It 
seems to take longer than my Android phone to charge up and too quickly 
it is running down the battery at times, and I have not used it much 
yet. Not even put a SIM card in yet (waiting for a cutter to cut my SIM 
card down to micro size).


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Further Ubuntu phone observations

[David King]

So has anyone yet managed to do a copy and paste on an Ubuntu Phone? I 
cannot find a way to do this.



David King



On 24/03/15 19:21, Gareth France wrote:
Having spent my first whole day with the phone today I have to say it 
has been a real mixed experience. It feels like I could really get to 
like the interface but it is currently suffering from a few show 
stoppers (as you would expect right now).


I have spent the whole day on the move today and the nearby scope 
offered up some interesting content on the motorway. Unfortunately the 
first time I tried to use it, it disappeared and hasn't been seen 
since. For most of the day the scopes were virtually blank, the 
facebook app loaded essentially a facebook skeleton and the software 
centre wouldn't display anything until you did a search. My sneaking 
suspicion is that my 3g connection is simply too weedy when on the 
move as all of this content returned as soon as I got back home and on 
the wifi.


The handset froze a couple of times today, once it left me unable to 
make a call for over 5 minutes and the second time it let me answer 
the phone but didn't let me hear the other person, then the other way 
round and only on the third time did it work. Hopefully this one will 
get identified and patched in an update.


The bluetooth partially gave up on me yesterday and today wouldn't  
let me make voice calls either. I gave up and just used a lead 
instead. It should be noted that this is on a par with my experiences 
of using bluetooth on android, it just seems to have an attitude 
problem whatever your setup.


On the whole I love the phone and I'm looking forward to seeing the 
software mature and develop over time. Could anyone tell me is there 
somewhere I can report issues that crop up or should the phone be 
passing all the crucial info automatically?


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

[David King]

On 23/03/15 18:47, Gareth France wrote:



Having said that I've had it since about 2pm and I've broken it 
already! Looking at the scopes there is a star icon at the top right, 
it took several clicks before I realised it was removing my scope 
screens (nearby, weather etc). I don't have the manual with me so does 
anyone know how to put them back?






Me too, not very intuitive at all. Eventually I managed to get them 
back. Sometimes, but not always, you can swipe up from the bottom to get 
a list of possible scopes, including those that will show and others you 
can add. Then you can add back the ones you want.


But having a star icon on a scope suggests to me that if you press it 
then it will be a favourite, but it seems that a star means it is 
already a favourite, although I do not like the idea of pressing it and 
it disappears, because someone might press it accidentally.



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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

[David King]

On 23/03/15 19:38, Alan Pope wrote:
https://static-bqreaders.s3.amazonaws.com/file/Ubuntu-Aquaris_E4_5/Manual_Aquaris_E4.5_ubuntu_EN.pdf 
is the manual.



Thanks for the link. I have no idea why this is not on the Ubuntu site 
nor on the Ubuntu Facebook page, was searching Google for this and found 
nothing.



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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Further Ubuntu phone observations

[David King]

It seems to work now after the latest update, maybe that fixed it.


On 27/03/15 23:08, David King wrote:
So has anyone yet managed to do a copy and paste on an Ubuntu Phone? I 
cannot find a way to do this.



David King



On 24/03/15 19:21, Gareth France wrote:
Having spent my first whole day with the phone today I have to say it 
has been a real mixed experience. It feels like I could really get to 
like the interface but it is currently suffering from a few show 
stoppers (as you would expect right now).


I have spent the whole day on the move today and the nearby scope 
offered up some interesting content on the motorway. Unfortunately 
the first time I tried to use it, it disappeared and hasn't been seen 
since. For most of the day the scopes were virtually blank, the 
facebook app loaded essentially a facebook skeleton and the software 
centre wouldn't display anything until you did a search. My sneaking 
suspicion is that my 3g connection is simply too weedy when on the 
move as all of this content returned as soon as I got back home and 
on the wifi.


The handset froze a couple of times today, once it left me unable to 
make a call for over 5 minutes and the second time it let me answer 
the phone but didn't let me hear the other person, then the other way 
round and only on the third time did it work. Hopefully this one will 
get identified and patched in an update.


The bluetooth partially gave up on me yesterday and today wouldn't  
let me make voice calls either. I gave up and just used a lead 
instead. It should be noted that this is on a par with my experiences 
of using bluetooth on android, it just seems to have an attitude 
problem whatever your setup.


On the whole I love the phone and I'm looking forward to seeing the 
software mature and develop over time. Could anyone tell me is there 
somewhere I can report issues that crop up or should the phone be 
passing all the crucial info automatically?





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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Linux Laptops in UK?

[David Chatterton]

For what it is worth, I bought a Del XPS13 developer edition laptop with Ubuntu 
12.04 pre-installed last November. At the time, I chose to deal with a member 
of the sales team as my education discount did not appear to be available via 
the online purchase channel.

I was invited by Ubuntu to upgrade to 14.04 (LTS) which I accepted although it 
retained the Dell proprietary drivers for the Bluetooth and WiFi chip (Intel 
7260). I ran the machine using a “try-before-you-buy” installation of 14.04 
from a USB drive which used the Ubuntu (non-proprietary) drivers embedded in 
the kernel. Since this worked fine, I did a fresh install of 14.04 which I have 
since upgraded to 14.10.

This appears to work exceedingly well although there is a minor issue with it 
dropping the connection to the built-in audio from time to time.

The quad i7 processor works very well especially with the FlightGear flight 
simulator where the scene rendering tasks are shared amongst all the processors 
(once enabled). This is evident from the System Performance app.

I am comparing its performance with that of an Apple MacBook Pro using the 
Intel i7 processor. IMHO the Apple is a far better machine in all respects and 
runs the free and open source software (FOSS) apps such as Firefox, 
LibreOffice, GIMP, MuseScore and FlightGear just as well as on the Dell. 
However, the Apple is about twice the price but does come with some of Apple’s 
proprietary software such as iTunes and integrates perfectly with my iPhone.

David

 On 14 Mar 2015, at 20:26, Steve Mynott steve.myn...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 I found that page but I think it refers to the old XPS model and I see
 
 Sorry, this item is currently not available for purchase online.
 Please contact our sales team for more information and details on how
 to order.
 
 any
 
 On 14 March 2015 at 19:38, Paul Mellors prjmell...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hello
 
 Have a look at this page - http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/xps-13-linux/pd
 
 On 14 March 2015 at 19:16, Steve Mynott steve.myn...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Do Dell actually ship any Dell Linux Laptops in UK?
 
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?

[David King]

Me too, looking forward to receiving my Ubuntu Phone. Til then on an 
Android phone made by Star (Chinese) but the screen is starting to fail 
and is flickering, so need to get a new phone, Ubuntu Phone seems the 
obvious choice, although I also have a cheap Firefox OS phone which is 
not bad but lacks a few features. I had also considered a Jolla phone 
but did not much like the look of the way the OS works. I realise Ubuntu 
Phone is different to Android but it is at least a known OS in regards 
to desktop use.



David King


On 06/03/15 09:11, Gareth France wrote:
Ubuntu phone once it arrives, because it's the first time I've ever 
been able to afford to be at the front of the trend!


On 06/03/15 09:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:

Hi all,
Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and
why...

Cheers

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] How old is your computer?

[David Chatterton]

Dare I say, Ubuntu / Linux is just small fry for Dell who are intimately tied 
up with Microsoft. The fact that they do supply some models with Ubuntu 
pre-installed is at least a ray of light in the darkness but to expect some 
meaningful support is being over-optimistic. The fact that Dell just 
pre-install 12.04 is significant. As soon as Ubuntu runs, it offers an upgrade 
to the latest version which is Dell’s let-out. They will probably claim that 
they just support 12.04.

Who remembers the video recording wars? Sony Betamax was better than VHS 
whereas the Grundig 2000 system put them both in the shade. VHS had the 
“software” in terms of pre-recorded tapes. Grundig soon left the game and even 
Sony ended up making VHS video machines.

One lesson Dell ought to consider. If Ubuntu does not work well on Dell 
laptops, I am not going to buy any more Dell computers just to run Windows. I 
shall stick to my Apple Macs. My Dell XPS 13 is a neat little machine with lots 
of interesting features. The last thing that I would do to it is to install a 
copy of Windows on it.

David

 On 6 Jan 2015, at 14:45, TT Mooney ttmoo...@ttmooney.com wrote:
 
 On 06/01/15 14:26, Bill B. wrote:
 
 On Mon, 2015-01-05 at 18:40 +, TT Mooney wrote:
 BTW, most of my 5-6 year old equipment still works without any issue.
 In
 fact, my Thinkpad X220 is still going strong, running Ubuntu. But I
 thought it would be good to vote with my wallet to show some support
 through Dell. Again, lesson learned -- they don't care.
 
 One question: why isn't this email chain being cc'd to Dell?
 
 I sent all this to Burton George, who's the project lead at Dell for
 Sputnik. He seemed interested, but nothing ever happened.
 
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] How old is your computer?

[David Chatterton]

 On 5 Jan 2015, at 16:12, Gibbs li...@danielgibbs.net wrote:
 
 
 
 On 05/01/15 15:56, David Chatterton wrote:
 I have since upgraded the OS to Ubuntu 14.10
 
 I am curious to know why? As a general rule of thumb you should only
 upgrade to LTS .1 versions if you are looking for stability. For example
 14.04.1.

As I said, I am using the Dell as a platform to learn more about Linux / 
Ubuntu. I am looking forward to 15.04 which I shall try out with relish. In the 
meantime, following advice received from one of my bug reports, I have tried 
installing different versions of the Linux kernels but none have shown 
significant improvements. I have therefore gone back to v3.16.0 which seems to 
work as well as can be expected.
 
 On 05/01/15 15:25, TT Mooney wrote: So, just getting Ubuntu
 preinstalled is not enough. And this is why I
 see Linux Devops people carrying Macs all the time now. It's a bit sad.
 
 Seriously? As a devop myself I wouldn't even entertain the idea of using
 Mac hardware or software. What is so difficult about installing an OS?

That’s an interesting viewpoint. I have used Macs since ~ 1990 in a work 
environment which included PCs (initially running DOS 3.3) and a Vax network. I 
even introduced Windows NT Advanced Server so that the Macs (using AppleTalk) 
could share files with Windows for Workgroups users. 

Having tired of Windows and its incessant security upgrades and bug patches, I 
decided to make the Mac my main workhorse although I do keep a copy of Windows 
7 running under Bootcamp on one of my Macs for those legacy apps that need it.

Our local Arts School has gone over completely to Macs although our local Sixth 
Form College is still stuck with Windows and Novell Networks. As a believer in 
FOSS, I have hopes for Linux / Ubuntu as I do for the Raspberry Pi - but that 
is straying outside this topic somewhat.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] How old is your computer?

[David King]

My main PC I built myself, so various bits are different ages, the most 
recent update of hardware being earlier this year. Case is less than 4 
years old, running Ubuntu Studio 14.04


I also have a netbook which dates back to 2009 and still in good 
condition, although long ago I replaced Xandros, currently running Linux 
Lite OS (based on Ubuntu 14.04).



David



On 04/12/14 15:26, Barry Titterton wrote:

Hi All,

How old is the oldest computer that you have in regular use?

I was prompted to ask this question by a comment that I over heard while
doing some Linux advocacy at my local community centre. They run
beginners computer courses (Windows only) so I popped along to see if
anyone would be interested in Linux and FOSS. There was a conversation
which included the statement If your machine is 3 to 4 years old it
must be getting worn out, so you need to think about getting a new one.
This got me thinking about my own machines and I realised that my main
desktop PC (Pentium D 3.2GHz), that I use every day, will be 9 years old
in February, and it is still capable of running Ubuntu 14.04 very well.

So how old is your machine?.

Regards,

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[ubuntu-uk] pickit2 using ubuntu 13.10

[david mary]

Please can someone give me a dummies guide to installing the MPLAB pickit2
software.
I have looked at many forums and followed the instructions but cannot get
it to work.
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

[David King]

I have an Asus EeePC from a few years ago which still runs well. I was 
using PinguyOS (based on Ubuntu and Mint) but that became quite out of 
date and I did not like the newer versions (but was never too slow). So 
I decided to install Linux Lite which is based on Ubuntu, using version 
14.04 so it has an up-to-date kernel and software. Nothing fancy, but it 
works smoothly on my netbook, even with Cairo Dock installed and a few 
tabs open in Firefox, plus running LibreOffice Writer and a couple of 
other small apps at the same time. Not had a problem with it at all, so 
maybe you just need to install a new distro.
It has a CPU speed of 1.6 GHz and 1 GB of RAM so similar specs to your 
Samsung.



David King



On 04/10/14 15:25, Barry Drake wrote:
Hi there .   I just got back after some time away using my 
netbook.  It is a Samsung N150 currently running Lubuntu 14.04 as it 
had become far too slow on recent Ubuntu releases.  I want to upgrade 
to something faster that can run Ubuntu 14.10 at a fair speed.  The 
thing is, I don't want to go much larger in physical size.  10 or so 
is ideal for me. I tried an Android tablet, but really prefer the 
netbook.  I could get by with a tablet running Ubuntu if there were 
such a thing, but I can't understand why netbooks are now in a 
minority.  I could possibly go for a low-end Windows netbook if I knew 
for certain that it was fully compatible with Ubuntu. Obviously I 
prefer not to pay for an OS that I'm going to wipe!


Any thoughts or suggestions?  I don't do gaming - I just want 
something that will do e-mails, internet and documents.  I use cloud 
sync for documents and I keep Thunderbird and Firefox in sync with my 
desktop.


Kind regards,Barry.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Drupal 7 installation - php file not found/not opening in browser

[David King]

The last entries from the error log are:

[Wed Jul 02 22:20:53.066457 2014] [mpm_prefork:notice] [pid 19928] 
AH00169: caught SIGTERM, shutting down
[Wed Jul 02 22:20:54.519873 2014] [mpm_prefork:notice] [pid 20002] 
AH00163: Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.5.9-1ubuntu4 configured -- resuming 
normal operations
[Wed Jul 02 22:20:54.519996 2014] [core:notice] [pid 20002] AH00094: 
Command line: '/usr/sbin/apache2'



These lines are repeated several times.


David K


On 02/07/14 23:24, Simon Greenwood wrote:

tail -f /var/log/apache2/error.log


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Drupal 7 installation - php file not found/not opening in browser

[David King]

Although I would like to resolve this, I have now found a prebuilt 
Drupal install in a VM at


https://www.drupal.org/project/quickstart


which I am now going to use to develop some Drupal sites, rather than 
continue with a non-working installation. Although it would be nice to 
at least know why it did not work.




David K



On 03/07/14 17:48, Simon Greenwood wrote:




On 3 July 2014 17:28, David King linux...@avoura.com
mailto:linux...@avoura.com wrote:


The last entries from the error log are:

[Wed Jul 02 22:20:53.066457 2014] [mpm_prefork:notice] [pid 19928]
AH00169: caught SIGTERM, shutting down
[Wed Jul 02 22:20:54.519873 2014] [mpm_prefork:notice] [pid 20002]
AH00163: Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.5.9-1ubuntu4 configured --
resuming normal operations
[Wed Jul 02 22:20:54.519996 2014] [core:notice] [pid 20002] AH00094:
Command line: '/usr/sbin/apache2'


These lines are repeated several times.

So no sign of any actual errors. How about  /var/log/apache2/access.log?


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[ubuntu-uk] Drupal 7 installation - php file not found/not opening in browser

[David King]

I have installed Drupal 7 into Ubuntu 14.04, following instructions from 
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Drupal


I got as far as the bit that says Complete the Drupal Installation 
through a Browser
and clicked on the links for install.php but in Firefox all I get is 404 
not found.


I tried just entering /var/www/drupal/install.php and then Firefox found 
the file but a dialog box popped up asking me what to do with the file, 
rather than allowing me to continue with the drupal installation. It 
suggested opening it with gedit.


I am not sure if I did it all correctly in installing or setting up 
localhost properly, as the instructions were not entirely clear nor 
complete on that page.


So how do I get this to work so I can have a working Drupal 7 installation?
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Drupal 7 installation - php file not found/not opening in browser

[David King]

I get 404 error for http://localhost/drupal/install.php so must be 
something wrong with LAMP, although I have no idea what.



David K



On 02/07/14 23:05, Simon Greenwood wrote:



On 2 July 2014 22:24, David King linux...@avoura.com
mailto:linux...@avoura.com wrote:


I have installed Drupal 7 into Ubuntu 14.04, following instructions
from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Drupal

I got as far as the bit that says Complete the Drupal Installation
through a Browser
and clicked on the links for install.php but in Firefox all I get is
404 not found.

I tried just entering /var/www/drupal/install.php and then Firefox
found the file but a dialog box popped up asking me what to do with
the file, rather than allowing me to continue with the drupal
installation. It suggested opening it with gedit.

I am not sure if I did it all correctly in installing or setting up
localhost properly, as the instructions were not entirely clear nor
complete on that page.

So how do I get this to work so I can have a working Drupal 7
installation?


Is apache running and do you get a page when you go to http://localhost
in Firefox?

If so, then try http://localhost/drupal/install.php. If that doesn't
work then something isn't working with your LAMP setup.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Comparing installed packages

[David Goldsbrough]

I'd be tempted to use diff.  Try either man diff or info diff to learn how
best to use it.
DaveG




 Message: 1
 Date: Sun, 04 May 2014 13:28:32 +0100
 From: Mark Fraser mfraz74+ubu...@gmail.com
 To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
 Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Comparing installed packages
 Message-ID: 1557956.Qkuynz4i5L@rachael
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

 I've got 4 computers here that I would like to compare the installed
 packages
 on each one together. I've done dpkg --get-selection  installed.txt on
 each
 computer, but now I'm trying to merge each one into a single file and
 leave a
 space where a package isn't installed.

 Instead of:
 Acpi-support acpi-support   Acpi-supportacpi-support
 adduser acroreadadduser
 adduser
 Adobereader-enu acroread-binadobereader-enu adobereader-enu
 
 
 I'd like:
 Acpi-support acpi-support   Acpi-supportacpi-support
  acroread
   acroread-bin
 adduser adduser
   adduser
 Adobereader-enu adobereader-enu
 adobereader-enu

 Any ideas how to achieve this?


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] PC slowing down and freezing after upgrade of hardware

[David King]

On 08/03/14 14:39, Liam Proven wrote:



Is your new BIOS/firmware full updated?

What kernel are you running?

Have you tried the newer backport kernels?



After searching online I found that others have the same problem with 
Firefox 27



https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/986641


The kernel is 3.2.0-59-lowlatency. I have not updated the BIOS or 
firmware, nor used a backport kernel.


So far since not using Firefox but using Qupzilla all seems to be well.

So I am assuming it is a bug in Firefox.


David K

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[ubuntu-uk] PC slowing down and freezing after upgrade of hardware

[David King]

I am running Ubuntu Studio 12.04 on my PC which I built myself. I 
recently upgraded some of the hardware, including the CPU, RAM and 
motherboard. I am using the same hard drives and the same installation 
of Ubuntu Studio.


When I boot up and if I press ESC during the splash text to see what is 
going on (such as when it is doing disk checks), I see a 
constantly-repeated error message as follows:


[first some changing numbers] hub 2-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB 
device on port 2


and the same line appears below but the first number is 5 instead of 2, 
i.e. hub 5-0:1.0:


Today I am finding after logging into Ubuntu, that Firefox is working 
okay and then suddenly it freezes when opening a new tab, and then the 
whole PC goes very slow and is unresponsive. Pressing ALT SysRq REISUB 
does nothing. Other programs were running as well, and when it happens 
the RAM usage goes to maximum (8 GB installed) and the CPUs get busier 
(8-core 4 GHz).

The first time it happened I had to do a hard reboot.
The second time it happened the PC was still responding, but only just. 
I pressed CTRL ALT F1 to get into a console, but that was showing the 
hub 2-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 2 message again 
repeatedly, making it impossible to log in.
Going back to the GUI via CTRL ALT F7 I then managed to close each 
window and reboot.


So is the USB device error something that could be causing it to go 
slow? Or is it more likely to be a problem with Firefox or one of its 
extensions? Or a problem with Ubuntu Studio? I plan to upgrade the new 
LTS when it comes out in April or whenever.


When everything works it works well, with the faster CPU than before it 
never goes slow, normally. I can have various programs open and lots of 
tabs open in Firefox and it handles it smoothly.


So how do I fix this, and get rid of that USB device error and with the 
PC running normally without freezing?



David King





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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Some installation pointers please

[David Goldsbrough]

Very many thanks to all those who have contributed responses to my original
post.
Regrettably, my technical knowledge is not as up to date as it should be.
The days of being a Systems Administrator on UNIX servers in the mid-80s
serve me well occasionally at command line level, and the days of using and
administrating Windows/DOS systems from the early 80s through to the 90s
are clearly not good enough for the Machiavellian plots that Microsoft and
their hardware partners have got up to in order to frustrate the
linux/ubuntu community.

I have done some further research, especially on UEFI.  The
usual frustrations apply; viz. out of date articles on the vast range of
UBUNTU sources.

The strategies which responders made were very good.  Suffice to say,
regrettably I will not be trying to create a duel-boot laptop.  We will be
exploring other options that satisfies the prime need of having a backup
facility should the windows laptop fail.  Favourite at the moment is buying
a cheap second-hand machine where windows does not matter and we can just
put a Ubuntu only configuration together.

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[ubuntu-uk] Some installation pointers please

[David Goldsbrough]

My experience of installing Ubuntu is limited to either a full install on a
virgin hard-disk or into a Win XP environment.

I have been helping a friend recently with problems on their HP 64bit AMD
laptop regarding user profiles, corrupt registry and AVG.  Long story,
short - all is now sorted.

Being an evangelical Ubuntu user, after them using a spare Ubuntu  12.04
LTS machine of mine and a quickish tour around a live CD plus some rather
nice textbook I picked up for a £1 I convinced them they should at least
have a duel-boot machine.

I downloaded and burnt the 12.04.4 iso 64 bit version.  I then proceeded to
install but it bombed out having chosen for it to install itself alongside
Windows.  I thought it would simply find the Windows partition and roughly
half the available space still left on the drive.

So, I tried again thinking I would choose the third and final option of
Other thinking it would simply allow me to manually partition.  As I
type, I am now working from my recollection - the machine is now some
distance from me.  I seem to recall there was a coloured graphic display (I
am colour blind) showing the existing partitions - but I can't recall
exactly how many it showed - but my friend suggested there were only 4
different colours - that might be wrong.  Below that, was a table
describing it would seem the size of the partitions and the free space
available.  I seem to recall there was /dev/sda but with no size info
against it.  Below this there were 4 indented descriptions; /dev/sda1,
/dev/sda2, /dev/sda3. and / dev/sda4.  Three of these were described as
NTFS and one FAT32.  Can't remember the sizes, but I'm guessing the largest
was the one with Win7 on it.

At that point, I had no idea what to do and was not confident that no harm
would take place if I proceeded.  So, I aborted the installation.

From what I can recall, Windows and the machine seemed to have the
following partitions
* where the windows original installation files were
* where windows was installed
* an HP partition for something or another
* and another which I can't recall.

When I used a USB stick at one point it was allocated G: Drive so I'm
assuming the others mentioned above were C, D, E and F (not necessarily in
the same order above) - four in total.

I have been reading http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Multiple_OS_Installation and
other references.  If I understand correctly there is a maximum of 4
partitions allowed on a hard disk.  But I am utterly confused as to how to
proceed.  It is very important no damage is done to the windows
installation - far too much investment has taken place in terms of time,
customisation, software installs etc has taken place.  The data is safe on
sticks or in the cloud.  There is also a Ubuntu reputation issue I believe
- I have convinced my friend Ubuntu is so easy and simple compared to Win7.

Being a great believer in the adage you mustn't do anything that can't be
easily undone and you must always have a credible reversion plan, I would
welcome both a forward strategy and some detailed pointers on how I should
proceed to achieve a duel-booting machine.
Many thanks in advance.  Sorry about the long post.
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] using workspaces.

[David King]

On 08/12/13 00:06, Andres wrote:
I seem to recall configureing atl+tab to cycle through all programs 
independantly of which workspace they are in. I can look it up if 
useful. It should be only useful if you run a small amount of programs 
at the samd time. Also, if I remember correctly, you can 'tear' out a 
tab from a web browser and drag it to a new workspace as a new window. 
I think, though I have not used it, that kde (kubuntu) had the 
multiple desktops organized in activites which should do (if not, by 
tweaking) what you mentioned of 'as if it was an individual computer'.


Then there is the virtual machine stuff that I know even less about. 



For virtual machines, I recommend using Virtual Box, although you have 
to do stuff to compile the Virtual Box extensions into the kernel -- it 
comes with the commands you need to enter and is quite easy to do.


But with that comes the option, if you have enough RAM, to have a 
different virtual machine on each workspace maybe 2 or 3, and your host 
on another. Then you switch between virtual machines by switching the 
workspaces.


The great thing about virtual machines is being able to try out 
different versions of Linux without rebooting the PC, or even running 
Windows so you can run a Windows program that will not otherwise run. 
And you can save the state of the virtual machine when closing, so you 
do not even have to shut down that OS, and when you restart it, it 
carries on from where you left off.


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[ubuntu-uk] GLX problem

[David King]

Hi all,

I am currently having a problem with all things GLX related, i.e. 
screensavers that use GLX are no longer working, also a game that uses 
GLX. E.g. when running foobillard in terminal I get the following error:


main:rgstereo=0Video mode set failed: Couldn't find matching GLX visual

It used to work fine, running from the main menu. But now it's failing 
to find the right GLX visual. I get the same thing for screensavers,


   Xlib: extension GLX missing on display :0.0

This line is displayed several times on the screen instead of the 
screensaver, and the last bit says it exited abnormally (code 1)



I wonder if this is Flash/Gnash related? I recently found that Firefox 
was running extremely slowly on any site with Flash elements, so I 
removed Flash (I have heard it is very troublesome at times to some 
Linux users) and installed Gnash instead. Firefox works much better, and 
also with Flash-blocking add ons so that I only allow certain sites to 
use Flash.


I am not sure if the GLX problem occurred before or after this.

My Desktop is XFCE on Ubuntu 12.04

Of course it might also have been a recent update that might have 
knocked out GLX.


In using Synaptic I see that the GLX stuff is still installed. I tried 
reinstalling some of it, but it made no difference.


I am using the Linux open source graphics driver for my graphics card, 
nothing proprietary. It is an AMD card.



So how do I get GLX working again?


David K


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] GLX problem (solved)

[David King]

I just tried booting an older kernel and all my GLX 
screensavers/programs are working again.



I was using Kernel Linux 3.2.0-56-lowlatency and then it was updated 
yesterday to Kernel Linux 3.2.0-57-lowlatency and then the GLX problems 
started, so I have now booted into Kernel Linux 3.2.0-56-lowlatency again.


Could there be a bug in the later kernel?


David K



On 07/12/13 11:36, David King wrote:

Hi all,

I am currently having a problem with all things GLX related, i.e. 
screensavers that use GLX are no longer working, also a game that uses 
GLX. E.g. when running foobillard in terminal I get the following error:


main:rgstereo=0Video mode set failed: Couldn't find matching GLX 
visual


It used to work fine, running from the main menu. But now it's failing 
to find the right GLX visual. I get the same thing for screensavers,


   Xlib: extension GLX missing on display :0.0

This line is displayed several times on the screen instead of the 
screensaver, and the last bit says it exited abnormally (code 1)



I wonder if this is Flash/Gnash related? I recently found that Firefox 
was running extremely slowly on any site with Flash elements, so I 
removed Flash (I have heard it is very troublesome at times to some 
Linux users) and installed Gnash instead. Firefox works much better, 
and also with Flash-blocking add ons so that I only allow certain 
sites to use Flash.


I am not sure if the GLX problem occurred before or after this.

My Desktop is XFCE on Ubuntu 12.04

Of course it might also have been a recent update that might have 
knocked out GLX.


In using Synaptic I see that the GLX stuff is still installed. I tried 
reinstalling some of it, but it made no difference.


I am using the Linux open source graphics driver for my graphics card, 
nothing proprietary. It is an AMD card.



So how do I get GLX working again?


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[ubuntu-uk] dpkg error on libgmp10

[David King]

I am having a problem with updating any software on my Ubuntu Studio 12.04

There are various updates listed, but when trying to install them I get 
an error:


installArchives() failed: (Reading database ... dpkg: unrecoverable 
fatal error, aborting:
 unable to open files list file for package `libgmp10': Input/output 
error /var/cache/apt/archives/libgmp10_2%3a5.0.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb

Error in function:
SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)


/var/lib/dpkg/status contains the following entry:

Package: libgmp10
Status: install ok installed
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 486
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com
Architecture: amd64
Source: gmp
Version: 2:5.0.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (= 2.7)
Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Description: Multiprecision arithmetic library
 GNU MP is a programmer's library for arbitrary precision
 arithmetic (ie, a bignum package).  It can operate on signed
 integer, rational, and floating point numeric types.
 .
 It has a rich set of functions, and the functions have a regular
 interface.
Original-Maintainer: Debian Science Team 
debian-science-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org

Homepage: http://gmplib.org/



I removed this from the status file and ran

sudo apt-get -f install

I am still getting errors, and libgmp10 is installed, and is the latest 
version, but Synaptic cannot list its installed files, and dpkg is 
getting an error reading its files



I have tried just reinstalling libgmp10 but it fails, I have tried 
updating the list of updates, I have tried updates via Update Manager, 
Synaptic and apt-get on the CLI.



Whatever I try to do I get an error with dpkg, and it is something to do 
with libgmp10. I am loathe to remove it as so much else depends on this 
vital software.



If I try
sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgmp10

The following output is shown:


Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer 
required:
  gir1.2-ubuntuoneui-3.0 calligra-l10n-engb libhsqldb-java gjs 
kde-l10n-engb

  gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 libubuntuoneui-3.0-1 libcmis-0.2-0
  gir1.2-gjsdbus-1.0 libgjs0c
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libgmp10
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 33 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 238 kB of archives.
After this operation, 498 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main libgmp10 amd64 
2:5.0.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1 [238 kB]

Fetched 238 kB in 1s (160 kB/s)
(Reading database ...
dpkg: warning: files list file for package `libgmp10' missing, assuming 
package has no files currently installed.

(Reading database ... 751863 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libgmp10 2:5.0.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1 (using 
.../libgmp10_2%3a5.0.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...

Unpacking replacement libgmp10 ...
dpkg: error processing 
/var/cache/apt/archives/libgmp10_2%3a5.0.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb 
(--unpack):
 failed to install updated files list file for package libgmp10: 
Input/output error

Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libgmp10_2%3a5.0.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)



When trying to remove unneeded packages with apt-get autoremove
I still get the same errors



What can I do to fix this?



David K




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Re: [ubuntu-uk] dpkg error on libgmp10

[David King]

Thanks, but I already tried that and still got the same errors. It 
downloaded the file again, but still the same problem persists.



David K



On 08/11/13 15:23, Colin Law wrote:

On 8 November 2013 15:18, David King linux...@avoura.com wrote:

I am having a problem with updating any software on my Ubuntu Studio 12.04

There are various updates listed, but when trying to install them I get an
error:

installArchives() failed: (Reading database ... dpkg: unrecoverable fatal
error, aborting:
  unable to open files list file for package `libgmp10': Input/output error
/var/cache/apt/archives/libgmp10_2%3a5.0.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb

That file is corrupted.  It is just the downloaded deb file so you can
safely delete it and it will be re-downloaded.
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/libgmp10_2%3a5.0.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] dpkg error on libgmp10

[David King]

Thanks for the suggestion. I did this, and when it rebooted, it did disk 
checks, but then failed to mount anything, so I rebooted into Linux Mint 
(also installed on this PC) and did a disk check of Ubuntu from gparted, 
which did not find any errors.


The good news is that when I rebooted again and booted into Ubuntu, it 
booted okay, and it offered the libgmp10 file in the Update Manager, so 
I installed it that way. I also did a sudo apt-get autoremove in a CLI 
and that worked too, so no more problems with dpkg it seems.



David K



On 08/11/13 15:26, Colin Law wrote:

On 8 November 2013 15:23, Colin Law clan...@googlemail.com wrote:

On 8 November 2013 15:18, David King linux...@avoura.com wrote:


I am having a problem with updating any software on my Ubuntu Studio 12.04

There are various updates listed, but when trying to install them I get an
error:

installArchives() failed: (Reading database ... dpkg: unrecoverable fatal
error, aborting:
  unable to open files list file for package `libgmp10': Input/output error
/var/cache/apt/archives/libgmp10_2%3a5.0.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb

That file is corrupted.  It is just the downloaded deb file so you can
safely delete it and it will be re-downloaded.
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/libgmp10_2%3a5.0.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb

It might also be worth while forcing a disk check.
sudo touch /forcefsck
and re-boot.

Colin



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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Saucy Salamander - [Name]

[David Goldsbrough]

Bet it wont be Tardy Tortoise
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Virgin broadband from 20 to 60 megas

[David King]

In part it will depend on the speed of your wifi, it is slower than 20 
Mbit/s then upgrading your Virgin broadband will make no difference.


Also consider the speed of the devices themselves, you wrote that HD 
does not always work well, so it might be that your devices cannot 
handle HD video well.


Increasing the speed of your connection is unlikely to make much 
difference to the videos you download/stream. I have about 4 Mbit/s on 
my broadband and can stream videos online okay, although HD videos not 
always so smooth. Looking at the actual download speed for the video it 
shows something less than the 4 Mbit/s.


I think that a faster internet connection will only allow you to do more 
at once rather than making videos play better.


20 Mbit/s is already 5 times what I have and should be good enough for 
streaming video. Even to more than one device at once.


I would suggest you only upgrade to 60 Mbit/s if it costs the same, 
otherwise you are wasting your money, in my opinion.



David



On 20/07/13 20:52, Muñiz Piniella, Andrés wrote:


Hello all,
The heaviest use of internet I do is for some video streaming at home. 
At the moment youtube on mobile and tablet and lovefilm on the wii 
(still no joy with ubuntu). Also video chat.


They take less then a minute to load and only ocasionally do they 
break midway (normally removing hd mode makes things better).


Do you think I would notice a significant improvement from going from 
20 megs to 60 megs?


Bonus question: the upgrade will come with virgins wireless router 
that will be replacing my 7 year old router from netgear. Would that 
show a significant improvement as well? Most of my gadgets are wireless.






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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Home folder keeps disappearing

[David King]

I had not included the  /home by mistake, but mentioned it further down.

The sudo mount did include

/dev/sda7 on /home type ext4 (rw)



David K



On 01/06/13 00:52, Daniel Llewellyn wrote:


On 1 June 2013 00:33, J Fernyhough j.fernyho...@gmail.com 
mailto:j.fernyho...@gmail.com wrote:


On 31 May 2013 22:12, David King linux...@avoura.com
mailto:linux...@avoura.com wrote:
 /home is mounted on /sda7
 it has 12.37 GiB free, and it's 71.29 GiB in size (according to
gparted)


What's the content of /etc/fstab ? Your /home should be in there (but
it's not showing with 'mount'... interesting...).


it might be, though he did state that he edited the output before 
posting. I've long since been trained not to do this because the 
people trying to help cannot know what was deleted and therefore 
whether it was important or not. In this case we have no way of 
determining whether the /home mount was mistakenly deleted or whehter 
it truly is not mounted.


(see the numerous rants on qmail-pa...@jms1.net 
mailto:qmail-pa...@jms1.net mailing list from the experts about 
people who read the now-defunct qmailrocks.org http://qmailrocks.org 
guide and believed they understood how qmail worked only to be bitten 
on the bottom and seeking help from the experts with piecemeal and 
doctored information. Note: I still don't understand qmail well enough 
to help others.)


I learned this lesson the hard way, and I try to teach others the same 
lesson when I see it done by them.


re-reading the above sounds harsh, it's not meant to, but it is a 
valid point that a lot of people forget or don't realise or ignore.

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[ubuntu-uk] Home folder keeps disappearing

[David King]

Sometimes my home folder is missing. When I boot up and get to the login 
screen, I enter my password to login and it does not load the desktop, 
but goes straight back to the login screen. And just now my home folder 
literally just disappeared. I can see other user folders in  /home but 
not for my current user, although I am still logged in.


I am using Ubuntu Studio 12.04 XFCE and it is up to date, the last 
updates were applied this morning, although the problem has persisted 
for a while now. Although today is the first time I have lost my home 
partition while logged in.


This is a real nuisance. I can see home folders in the same partition 
for other users (from other distros I have installed on the same PC) but 
not my own.


Any ideas why it keeps getting hidden and how to prevent it getting hidden?


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Home folder keeps disappearing

[David King]

Nothing is encrypted. I should point out that /home is a separate 
partition to root, but on the same hard drive. Most of my data is on 
other hard drives.


David


On 31/05/13 17:42, Alan Jenkins wrote:

Hey David,

Do you have encrypted home folders enabled? If so it could just be
failing to mount your home using encfs for some reason.


On 31 May 2013, at 17:19, David King linux...@avoura.com wrote:


Sometimes my home folder is missing. When I boot up and get to the login 
screen, I enter my password to login and it does not load the desktop, but goes 
straight back to the login screen. And just now my home folder literally just 
disappeared. I can see other user folders in  /home but not for my current 
user, although I am still logged in.

I am using Ubuntu Studio 12.04 XFCE and it is up to date, the last updates were 
applied this morning, although the problem has persisted for a while now. 
Although today is the first time I have lost my home partition while logged in.

This is a real nuisance. I can see home folders in the same partition for other 
users (from other distros I have installed on the same PC) but not my own.

Any ideas why it keeps getting hidden and how to prevent it getting hidden?


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Home folder keeps disappearing

[David King]

I have not specifically run a file system check on the home partition, 
but I assume that Ubuntu has done so when booting up when it says it is 
checking the drives. It must do each partition after so many mounts, right?


sudo mount (edited to remove irrelevant partitions, i.e. some things not 
related to system or home, i.e. we're only interested in sda):


   davoura@avourastudio12:/media$ sudo mount
   [sudo] password for davoura:
   /dev/sda5 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
   proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
   sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
   none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
   none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
   none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
   udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
   devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
   tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
   none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
   none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
   /dev/sda1 on /media/mint13 type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
   binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc
   (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
   gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/davoura/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon
   (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=davoura)
   gvfs-fuse-daemon on /root/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon
   (rw,nosuid,nodev)


sudo fdisk -l


   davoura@avourastudio12:/media$ sudo fdisk -l

   Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
   255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
   Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
   Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
   I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
   Disk identifier: 0x000773a6

   Device Boot  Start End  Blocks   Id  System
   /dev/sda1   *2048614420473072   83  Linux
   /dev/sda261442048   976773119   4576655365  Extended
   /dev/sda561444096   1228840953072   83  Linux
   /dev/sda6   122886144   1843261433072   83  Linux
   /dev/sda7   184328192   33383219174752000   83  Linux
   /dev/sda8   333834240   49153023978848000   83  Linux
   /dev/sda9   491532288   51610828712288000   83  Linux
   /dev/sda10  516110336   54068633512288000   83  Linux
   /dev/sda11  540688384   968499199   213905408   83  Linux
   /dev/sda12  968501248   976773119 4135936   82  Linux swap /
   Solaris




/home is mounted on /sda7
it has 12.37 GiB free, and it's 71.29 GiB in size (according to gparted)

(I have not included output for other drives)

I should also add that a lot of things in /home/davoura are symlinks to 
stuff in another user folder, as I also have an older Ubuntu 
installation which I no longer use (10.10 on sda6), and use some of the 
settings from that for Ubuntu Studio 12.04 through symlinks, and the 
same thing for my Linux Mint installation (on sda1). I have never had 
this problem in Linux Mint nor the older Ubuntu.


I have backups of various files, I had a backup of /home from a few 
months ago, but have now made a new backup of the latest files.


There is nothing in /home/lost+found (checked with sudo ls lost+found)


David K



On 31/05/13 21:05, Alan Jenkins wrote:
So all of /home is on a partition but just your home folder is gone? 
Have you ran a file system check on that partition? Do you have 
backups? Have you checked lost+found on that partition for files?


Also just so we have a better idea of the environment could you please 
give us the output of these two commands?


sudo mount

sudo fdisk -l

Thanks,

Alan Jenkins

On 31 May 2013, at 21:00, David King linux...@avoura.com 
mailto:linux...@avoura.com wrote:


Nothing is encrypted. I should point out that /home is a separate 
partition to root, but on the same hard drive. Most of my data is on 
other hard drives.


David


On 31/05/13 17:42, Alan Jenkins wrote:

Hey David,

Do you have encrypted home folders enabled? If so it could just be
failing to mount your home using encfs for some reason.


On 31 May 2013, at 17:19, David Kinglinux...@avoura.com  wrote:


Sometimes my home folder is missing. When I boot up and get to the login 
screen, I enter my password to login and it does not load the desktop, but goes 
straight back to the login screen. And just now my home folder literally just 
disappeared. I can see other user folders in  /home but not for my current 
user, although I am still logged in.

I am using Ubuntu Studio 12.04 XFCE and it is up to date, the last updates were 
applied this morning, although the problem has persisted for a while now. 
Although today is the first time I have lost my home partition while logged in.

This is a real nuisance. I can see home folders in the same partition for other 
users (from other distros I have installed on the same PC) but not my own.

Any ideas why it keeps getting hidden and how to prevent it getting hidden

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu quickly ebook template

[David King]

On 18/01/13 00:44, Mike Hingley wrote:
Just thought I'd drop you an update - I posted on the mailing list 
asking for recommendations for HTML WYSIWYG editors - I was working on 
a quickly template for ebooks - an I managed to get the code onto 
launchpad this evening.


https://launchpad.net/quickly-ubuntu-ebook

There's still some work to do with it - mainly to do with sharing 
source, but it has been a great experience so far. Getting it into 
launchpad was more complicated but I'm happy it's there.


My hope is that people will be able to use this template to create 
ebooks and that we will benefit from the benefits of the ubuntu and 
linux packaging system.  Content Packaging is something I feel 
passionately about - and I gave a talk about content packaging at 
oggcamp11 about packaging Linux Reality back catalogue in a PPA.


Anyway - it's getting late here ...  Thanks everyone.





You have a typo in the title on that page

Manage your ebook using quickly, publish your novell to launchpad.

it should be novel not novell.



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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems with OpenGl and libGL

[David King]

It's okay now, I got OpenGL working again.


On 15/12/12 19:55, David King wrote:

I am running Ubuntu Studio 12.04 64-bit version.

I have OpenGL and libGL stuff installed, but recently things that 
require it no longer run and I get an error message when trying to run 
from the command line like this:


cairo-dock: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1:
cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory



I have libgl1-mesa-glx installed, which provides libGL.so.1

I have Codeweavers Crossover 12.0 installed as well, and this has a 
diagnostics program cxdiag which gives the following output:


~$ /opt/cxoffice/bin/cxdiag
[MissingLibGlu]
Level=Recommend
Title=Missing 32bit libGLU.so.1 library
Description=This may be needed by some games or CAD applications.

[MissingLibGsm]
Level=Suggest
Title=Missing 32bit libgsm.so.1 library
Description=Lets Windows applications use the GSM codec for
audio compression and decompression.

[MissingLibNss_mdns]
Level=Require
Title=Missing 32bit libnss_mdns.so.2 library
Description=This library is needed for network and Internet
access. Installing it is strongly recommended.

[Properties]
display.depth=24

[MissingLibGL]
Level=Recommend
Title=Missing 32bit libGL.so.1 library
Description=Provides hardware-accelerated Direct3D and OpenGL
support. This is used for games, but also for CAD applications.

[OpenglNotWorking]
Level=Recommend
Title=OpenGL does not work
Description=OpenGL did not work in our simple tests. This means
OpenGL and DirectX applications, including most games, will likely
not work. Other applications should be unaffected.




I already installed the 32-bit libraries required by Crossover. 
Although if it still needs the ones listed above, then how can I 
install those? i.e. instead of the 64-bit versions, what command do 
use to install a 32-bit version? I tried sudo apt-get install 
libgl1-mesa-glx:386 and similar but nothing got installed as it could 
not find the package.


Things like Cairo Dock which was the first thing I noticed had failed 
to run yesterday needs OpenGL libraries and so will not run, although 
I do not know if it is 32- or 64-bit.


Before that everything worked fine. So I do not know what happened to 
break the system and OpenGL.


The only thing I can think of is I had a small problem with Crossover 
running Photoshop, and I had to install the libjpeg (or similar) 
library, 32-bit, to get that working. And I updated Crossover from 
11.3 to 12.0.



Any ideas on how to get OpenGL working again?


David K








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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gwibber Facebook updates

[David King]

On 16/12/12 20:52, Alan Pope wrote:

On 16/12/12 18:06, SuperEngineer wrote:

All suggestions [apart from use a web browser and go the long way
round] welcome.



Delete the connection to facebook and re-create it?
Kill gwibber and gwibber-service run them from a terminal and look for 
interesting messages?




I used to use Gwibber, and then a few months ago it seemed to stop 
working properly, so I uninstalled it.


You might find one of the apps at 
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/10/omg-5-five-facebook-apps-for-the-linux-desktop 
helpful if Gwibber still gives problems. I have not tried them (other 
than Gwibber). ALthough it could be a problem with the Facebook API 
meaning that Gwibber is not receiving Facebook updates because of 
Facebook, maybe even Facebook changed something in the way their feeds 
go out to software through their API.



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[ubuntu-uk] Problems with OpenGl and libGL

[David King]

I am running Ubuntu Studio 12.04 64-bit version.

I have OpenGL and libGL stuff installed, but recently things that 
require it no longer run and I get an error message when trying to run 
from the command line like this:


   cairo-dock: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: cannot
   open shared object file: No such file or directory



I have libgl1-mesa-glx installed, which provides libGL.so.1

I have Codeweavers Crossover 12.0 installed as well, and this has a 
diagnostics program cxdiag which gives the following output:


   ~$ /opt/cxoffice/bin/cxdiag
   [MissingLibGlu]
   Level=Recommend
   Title=Missing 32bit libGLU.so.1 library
   Description=This may be needed by some games or CAD applications.

   [MissingLibGsm]
   Level=Suggest
   Title=Missing 32bit libgsm.so.1 library
   Description=Lets Windows applications use the GSM codec for audio
   compression and decompression.

   [MissingLibNss_mdns]
   Level=Require
   Title=Missing 32bit libnss_mdns.so.2 library
   Description=This library is needed for network and Internet
   access. Installing it is strongly recommended.

   [Properties]
   display.depth=24

   [MissingLibGL]
   Level=Recommend
   Title=Missing 32bit libGL.so.1 library
   Description=Provides hardware-accelerated Direct3D and OpenGL
   support. This is used for games, but also for CAD applications.

   [OpenglNotWorking]
   Level=Recommend
   Title=OpenGL does not work
   Description=OpenGL did not work in our simple tests. This means
   OpenGL and DirectX applications, including most games, will likely
   not work. Other applications should be unaffected.




I already installed the 32-bit libraries required by Crossover. Although 
if it still needs the ones listed above, then how can I install those? 
i.e. instead of the 64-bit versions, what command do use to install a 
32-bit version? I tried sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-glx:386 and 
similar but nothing got installed as it could not find the package.


Things like Cairo Dock which was the first thing I noticed had failed to 
run yesterday needs OpenGL libraries and so will not run, although I do 
not know if it is 32- or 64-bit.


Before that everything worked fine. So I do not know what happened to 
break the system and OpenGL.


The only thing I can think of is I had a small problem with Crossover 
running Photoshop, and I had to install the libjpeg (or similar) 
library, 32-bit, to get that working. And I updated Crossover from 11.3 
to 12.0.



Any ideas on how to get OpenGL working again?


David K




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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Still images + sound track = DVD any suggestions for software

[David Bissett]

Export as mpg or mp4 then use k3b to burn to disc. I have always found
Brassero to be a bit pointless. David
On Dec 4, 2012 9:34 PM, keith k...@sohcahtoa.org.uk wrote:

 Thanks George

 Openshot seems easy to use, I can use the Resize tool to drag the still
 images along the time line to match the sound track. I'm exporting a
 stupid test video as a dvd video in PAL c with a sound track. I get an
 exported file with the .dvd file extension.

 Everyone

 What do I use to burn this to a DVD disk? Brasero has been sitting at
 the 'converting video to MPEG2' phase for some 10 minutes now... The DVD
 burner works as I make ISOs on DVD discs...

 cheers

 On Tue, 2012-12-04 at 19:28 +, George MacLeod wrote:
  try openshot it's in the repositories. Import images as a sequence,
  define frame rate then add an audio track. You can then save the movie
  in a number of formats.
 
 
  On 4 December 2012 18:55, keith k...@sohcahtoa.org.uk wrote:
  Hello All
 
  I need to take some still images and a sound track (pre
  existing audio
  file) and produce a video that can be burned to DVD and that
  will play
  on standard DVD players in the UK. I need to be able to 'cue'
  the images
  to the sound track (which is people talking about the images).
 
  I've tried PhotoFilmStrip as found in synaptic and I'm getting
  errors
  when rendering (python error from deep in the GUI) a silly
  test project.
 
  Any suggestions for software that will 'just work'?
 
  PS: I'm on Gnome Ubuntu Remix
 
 
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Still images + sound track = DVD any suggestions for software

[David Bissett]

Should have added use DeVeDe to make the DVD file from the mpg/mp4. This
saves an iso file that can be burned to disc. Works well for me. D
On Dec 5, 2012 6:16 AM, David Bissett davidbiss...@gmail.com wrote:

 Export as mpg or mp4 then use k3b to burn to disc. I have always found
 Brassero to be a bit pointless. David
 On Dec 4, 2012 9:34 PM, keith k...@sohcahtoa.org.uk wrote:

 Thanks George

 Openshot seems easy to use, I can use the Resize tool to drag the still
 images along the time line to match the sound track. I'm exporting a
 stupid test video as a dvd video in PAL c with a sound track. I get an
 exported file with the .dvd file extension.

 Everyone

 What do I use to burn this to a DVD disk? Brasero has been sitting at
 the 'converting video to MPEG2' phase for some 10 minutes now... The DVD
 burner works as I make ISOs on DVD discs...

 cheers

 On Tue, 2012-12-04 at 19:28 +, George MacLeod wrote:
  try openshot it's in the repositories. Import images as a sequence,
  define frame rate then add an audio track. You can then save the movie
  in a number of formats.
 
 
  On 4 December 2012 18:55, keith k...@sohcahtoa.org.uk wrote:
  Hello All
 
  I need to take some still images and a sound track (pre
  existing audio
  file) and produce a video that can be burned to DVD and that
  will play
  on standard DVD players in the UK. I need to be able to 'cue'
  the images
  to the sound track (which is people talking about the images).
 
  I've tried PhotoFilmStrip as found in synaptic and I'm getting
  errors
  when rendering (python error from deep in the GUI) a silly
  test project.
 
  Any suggestions for software that will 'just work'?
 
  PS: I'm on Gnome Ubuntu Remix
 
 
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT Linux based anti virus cds

[David King, linux user]

I have downloaded and used proprietory anti virus from well known AV companies, 
e.g. Avira. It was based on linux but was not customisable and intended to 
disinfect Windows PCs.

David


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Sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:54
Subject: [ubuntu-uk] OT Linux based anti virus cds

Hi
I am looking into LInux based anti virus cd's  and found the following site

http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-av-cd.html

just wondered if anyone had an experience in this area and perhaps some
suggestions.

I would assume cd's being read only makes them more immune from the type
of virius that may try and infect a flash drive type device that are
generally read / write.

Basically looking for something like the system rescue cd, but for anti
virus.

This may benefit others here too,   esp those with friends who use
Windows but also complain of getting viruses.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu not booting up

[David King]

I can now boot into Ubuntu Studio okay.

The only thing I did was, when in Linux Mint, to update GRUB. Maybe it 
was trying to boot into an old kernel in Ubuntu Studio that was not 
there? I am not sure why it was not working. Or it could be something 
else was wrong.


But it is booting okay. I even updated the kernel and rebooted and it is 
still okay.



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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu not booting up

[David King]

On 20/11/12 13:14, J Fernyhough wrote:

On 20 November 2012 12:59, David King, linux user linux...@avoura.com wrote:

I should also add that the hard disk is still quite new.


How much free space do you have? e.g. what's the output of

$ df -h

?


It has 16 GB free space on that partition.


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Ubuntu on a Nexus 7

[David Jones]

Have you had a look at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nexus7/Installation

That details how to install Ubuntu on a Nexus 7.

Hope that helps.

Dave

On 11/20/2012 10:46 AM, javadayaz wrote:

Hi all,

Has anyone installed Ubuntu on their N7? How is the end user experience?

Im thinking of buying one as I would really to get a cheap tablet to 
use Ubuntu on as an alternative to my laptop.


Also do people think I should buy it now or wait till the xmas sales 
for a chance of the prices coming down? Ideally I would like to buy 
the 32gb version!


Look forward to your thoughts...

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