Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help: Firefox, RealPlayer, and a headset
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 10/10/06, David Morley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm not sure on this but all the plugins for firefox are listed in >> Tools/Add-ons/Extentions (tab) > That normally lists extensions, most audio plugins aren't installed as > an extension. > To view your plugins open a new tab and type: about:plugins in the > address bar and hit enter. > Scroll to where it says real player, there's normally a link to the > plugins web page. > I use mplayer's real player plugin. > > - Andy > Thank you to those who replied. For some reason - and I didn't do anything technical about it yesterday - it's working fine this morning. Even as I write I'm listening to Woman's Hour through my cans! So, thanks too to whoever sent the technical vibes. Rosie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Help: Firefox, RealPlayer, and a headset
This is probably a trivial question but I expect somebody here knows the answer. I run Firefox, currently 1.5.0.7, under Dapper, and have a RealPlayer plugin for Firefox. My box contains a VIA 8253 sound card and I also use a Plantronics USB headset. The speakers that came with my box are damaged and although usable are temperamental. The only external speakers that are usable are those incorporated in my Philips monitor and those leave a lot to be desired in terms of quality. I like to listen to music while I'm working, so I use the headset with Rhythmbox. I do also like to listen to Radio 4 and sometimes Radio 3 while I work, and herein lies the problem. I have set the headset to be my default sound card. This works fine for system sounds, Rhythmbox, and just about everything else. But the radio, playing through Firefox/RealPlayer, ignores the headset and goes straight through the VIA soundcard to the external speakers. This is rather less than satisfactory, and I can't seem to find a way to change settings in RealPlayer or Firefox. Can anybody help me here? A supplementary question: When I'm frustrated I like to play Freeciv with myself - there's something profoundly cathartic about sending a flotilla of ironclads against Houston and they make satisfying bangs. At least, they do when it's working properly, and it worked just fine when I was running under Mandiva 2006. Alas, I can't seem to coax any kind of noises out of Freeciv under Dapper, whether through the speakers or the headset! All help gratefully received. Rosie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems installing Ubuntu server on an old computer
Caroline Ford wrote: > Have you tried > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromWindows I think that might be a solution in the long term. Right now my client wants her pooter back! The problem seems to be that once the CD has booted it can no longer see itself. (it's a pretty ancient CD-ROM drive) Anyway, I have managed to put W*nd*ws XP on it and it works, so my client can at least use that until I think of something else. Thanks to everybody who offered suggestions. Rosie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Problems installing Ubuntu server on an old computer
A client has an old PC, which was running Windows 98 which had become tired and she lacks the original Windows 98 didks as she bought the machine second hand. Somewhere along the line she managed to format the hard disk so that Win 98 will no longer boot. I have suggested that this machine is a prime candidate for XUbuntu. Unfortunately, when I tried to install XUbuntu from the CD, I discovered that the BIOS wasn't able to recognise the CD in order to boot from it. I made a Linux rescue floppy and was then able to read the XUbuntu CD but not boot from it. What I could do was make a floppy from sbm.bin, which would then allow me to boot from the CD-ROM. It was then quickly evident that memory was low because the nascent XUbunto could not access swap space on the hard disk. It tried gamely, running through keyboard selection and hardware detection, but eventually turned up its little feet with the message <0>Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt What I think I need to do is to get a rescue floppy or CD which will enable me to format and repartition the hard disk. Although I may be wrong. Does anybody have any suggestions? Rosie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
