Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
On 6 May 2011 23:25, Chris Wilson afrowi...@gmail.com wrote: Hey there, Sorry your first experience of Ubuntu isn't as great as you would like it to be. We'll do everything we can to help you out. First of all, when a company says they don't support Linux, it only means that they haven't been formally trained in how to guide a user through the process of setting up their email account. In reality, all email services, including BT internet, are supported by Linux. In order for us to figure out what's wrong, we would appreciate it if you would tell us, in as much detail as possible, the steps you went through to set up your BT email account. Thanks, Chris On 6 May 2011 22:02, J FRANCIS j.francis...@btinternet.com wrote: I have recently downloaded Ubuntu on to a computer. I am unable to connect to my e-mail server who is btinternet.com. Is there anyone on the forum, using Ubuntu and using btinternet.com. as their e-mail server BT say that they do not support Linux. Is this so? Would appreciate any help or assistance. Many thanks and Regards John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ this may help to setup evolution mail client and btinternet Enter you name and email address as requested. *Receiving email* : Server type = POP Server = mail.btinternet.com Username = the bit of your email before @btinternet.com *Sending email* : server type = SMTP Server : smtp.btinternet.com MAKE SURE SERVER REQUIRES AUTHENTICATION IS TICKED Security = no encryption Authentication = plain Username = the bit of your email before @btinternet.com azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preferred online storage solution?
On 16 February 2011 12:41, Hassan Haz Williamson h...@hazrpg.co.uk wrote: @Gordon, I think he's gone with Dropbox. Considering someone in IRC just said they got more space now. :P -- Regards, Haz -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ may be worth noting that any files/folders you share link to in dropbox can be served upto a 10gb daily limit. some of the android rom developers are using this for storage and distribution of roms. azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Stickers?
On 7 February 2011 11:01, gazz pmg...@gmx.co.uk wrote: On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 16:37 +, Martin Meredith wrote: On 04/02/11 12:21, David Jones wrote: Assuming you mean Ubuntu stickers, one possibility is thelinuxemporium, although they're saying out of stock of the free stickers at the moment, but say keep sending requests in and they'll send them out when they get new stocks http://shop.linuxemporium.co.uk/merchandise/ubuntu.html They've been saying that for months though - I've been thinking about just getting a batch printed but it'd be a couple of hundred quid . . . Paula -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ I bought a few of these metal stickers a few years back. reasonable price http://amzn.to/fXBRkT 30 x ubuntu metal badge = $17.40 + $12.98 shipping ~ £10.81 + £8.06 shipping azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diaspora
hi all, would appreciate an invite TIA azmodie p.s hope all are having great start to 2011. On 7 January 2011 10:04, Liam Gallear liam.gall...@gmail.com wrote: On 7 Jan 2011, at 09:36, Joseph Walton-Rivers wrote: Hello, If anyone has any invites going spare, I wouldn't mind one :) Thanks, Joseph Walton-Rivers, webpig...@gmail.com | www.webpigeon.me.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Hi Joseph, I've sent you an invite. Thanks and Regards, Liam Gallear liam.gall...@gmail.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diaspora
On 7 January 2011 12:05, Liam Gallear liam.gall...@gmail.com wrote: On 7 Jan 2011, at 11:34, azmodie wrote: hi all, would appreciate an invite TIA azmodie p.s hope all are having great start to 2011. Hi Azmodie, I sent you an invite too. If anyone else needs one, I got two left. Thanks and Regards, Liam Gallear liam.gall...@gmail.com Cheers Liam. azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadband usage meter
On 7 December 2010 08:48, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: On 07/12/2010 08:15, James Page wrote: On Mon, 2010-12-06 at 21:49 +, Avi Greenbury wrote: The situation my dad ended up with is to rely on BT's warning email at 80% of usage, and bear the cap in mind during the month. If you have an online account with BT they now have a Broadband usage monitor - I think its updated daily. You can find it in the Broadband section of the online servicing website. Yes they do. I'm using a meter on my Windows machine in order to monitor what sort of activity uses the most bandwidth and wanted to compare usage on my Linux machine. ( you'd be amazed at how much bandwidth is used by online forums for example...) I use vnstat http://humdi.net/vnstat/ which is a simple command line network stats. there are also some graphical frontends too http://sourceforge.net/projects/vnstatsvg/ http://www.sqweek.com/sqweek/index.php?p=1 hope this helps azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cheese on netbook
-Original Message- From: Barry Drake bdr...@crosswire.org Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:54:13 To: UK Ubuntu Talkubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Reply-To: bdr...@crosswire.org, UK Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cheese on netbook On Fri, 2010-11-05 at 22:44 +, Tony Pursell wrote: Can you try with a live CD or USB? If the webcam is still not found, then I think you will pretty well have proved a hardware fault. Yes, I'll try that. I think I can find a USB version of the netbook remix live CD - I must have one somewhere If not, Ill make one. Should have thought of that. Regards,Barry Drake. -- Sent from my Dell Netbook using Ubuntu - the window-free environment that gives me real fresh air. I did a bit of googling and came up with these answers on askubuntu.com http://askubuntu.com/questions/3222/my-webcam-wont-work-how-do-i-debug http://askubuntu.com/questions/5397/webcam-not-recognized-in-dell-mini-10v-on-lucid-lynx-how-to-troubleshoot the general gist seems to be changing the video settings in gstreamer-properties and select Video for Linux 2 in the video tab. hope this helps azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu/Linux is still not an OS for the masses - discuss
On 13 October 2010 22:25, Will Bickerstaff will.bickerst...@gmail.comwrote: Isn't this what the OP was getting at. Why isn't this included as on option, so when the desktop fails to load, which in my experience, is far more common than is being indicated in this discussion, the user can reboot and try the 'safe graphics mode' option doing exactly this. What you've just posted, may as well be written in Urdu, the user the OP is describing would find this a ridiculously complicated method just to get a usable desktop. What they need is a selection that explains in plain English this is what you do if the normal method doesn't produce a desktop. Why was the safe graphics mode option ever removed? Maybe we should even get grub to create a 'safe graphics mode' entry, that way if a user later experiences video issues they can at least get to a desktop. Old nVidia hardware is an absolute nightmare in my experience, and I'll be keeping clear of nVidia for a long time. I experienced bug 220951 on a system which failed to start X. What to do then. Unusable tty's and no X Screwed. A safe graphics mode in my boot menu would have made life so much easier. I've learnt, and changed my grub conf to always create one. I think you hit the nail on the head. as long as we have to rely on binary closed source drivers direct from manufactures. these drivers will struggle to keep up with open-source development. in the meantime i think new and general users should run the more stable Long Term Support release (LTS). as it is generally the most stable release compared to the 6 monthly release. tends to upgrade to next LTS more reliably than the 6 monthly to 6 monthly. also the LTS is a 2 year release cycle. allowing longer between updates. (not sure this is made clear enough for new users). (note this doesn't deal directly with graphics issue but addresses the overall situation.) On 13 October 2010 22:39, Jacob Mansfield cyberja...@gmail.com wrote: I have but one thing to say about this argument. DOES ANYBODY ACTUALLY CARE??? Jacob Mansfield Programmer I think the discussion has some merits in user experience and the argument has left the thread in my opinion. leaving more room for discussion. azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shredding HDD data
On 17 September 2010 11:04, John Matthews jake...@sky.com wrote: On 11/08/10 13:07, Alan Pope wrote: On 11 August 2010 12:47, John Matthewsjake...@sky.com wrote: I tried to install it, from the repository, it says its installed, but I cant find it any where. Where would it install to? This lists the files in the package:- http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/i386/secure-delete/filelist /usr/bin/sdmem /usr/bin/sfill /usr/bin/srm /usr/bin/sswap And this indicates they have man pages:- /usr/share/man/man1/sdmem.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/sfill.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/srm.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/sswap.1.gz Cheers, Al. Hi Al, sorry its taken so long to get back on this, and now I see both urls are page unavailable now, so dont know what is going on there. I tried installing secure-delete, it says its installed, but I its not in any of the drop down menus. Do you know how I can find it to start it, or is now gone. Thanks. John. -- Ubuntu User #30817 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ secure-delete is a command line tool and must be run from the terminal. i believe the command you are looking fro is srm. try typeing man srm in terminal. i personaly have not used it. i have used wipe command in the past . http://www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/2008/01/securely-wipeerase-files-in-ubuntu.html hope this helps. azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vote Results!
On 31 August 2010 14:44, Colin Law clan...@googlemail.com wrote: On 31 August 2010 12:24, Alan Bell alan.b...@theopenlearningcentre.com wrote: There were 85 voters and the results in order of the options are: [...] Making this the most popular logo option: http://pollka.libertus.co.uk/pics/full/logo14.svg (don't worry about the 14 in the URL, that means nothing) There is something odd going on here, when I open the above link (Firefox 3.6.8 in Ubuntu) it shows a different font to that on the original vote page (http://pollka.libertus.co.uk/), yet the image on that page is the same url as the one above. Presumably something to do with fonts available on the voting page. Is there a definitive image somewhere that looks the same however it is accessed? I am not sure what we voted for now. Colin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ I have the same issue, both firefox and chrome display different fonts and the position of the ubuntu logo in top corner is among the uk text in firefox and extended far right in chrome. although the vote page is correct as its displaying the png version although linked to the svg version. azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lenovo N500 will not load Ubuntu
I was trying to run a N500 today from a live CD and it would not boot from the cd drive without first changing the bios boot order. I did not want to do this so I booted from a live usb stick (10.04) I saw a reported comment that the n500 by default does not have the bios set to boot from CD. I got to the boot order menu by using F12 at the first screen, then choosing usb. If I had edited the bios for a changed boot sequence I think I would still have needed to use F12. hth -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ hi alan c. changing the boot order in the bios is perfectly safe to do. most computers have the boot order set to boot hd first by default. you should also be abloe to choose the cdrom from the F12 menu too. either way is fine. azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Rsync to a remote computer
On 4 August 2010 14:23, ByteSoup bytes...@gmail.com wrote: On 04/08/10 12:28, Colin Law wrote: On 4 August 2010 12:23, Gordon Burgess-Parkergor...@gbpcomputing.co.uk wrote: Is it possible to use rsync to a folder on a remote computer? Yes If so what's the syntax? u...@server:folder/folder/.. Assuming the remote machine is running linux, then you should also be able to use the -a option (which incorporates a few common used options). If your remote machine is a windows box, im not sure it will work. Slightly off topic but might be useful to you, I had a external HDD, it came formatted with the FAT filesystem, however I had murders getting all files to rsync from my Ubuntu machine, it didnt like preserving user, groups and soft links etc. I reformatted the drive to ext4 and it worked a charm. -Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ i had similar issues with fat filesystems on target. from : http://sial.org/howto/rsync/ Normally, the -a option can be used to perfectly mirror the files. However, if the target filesystem does not support permissions, a different set of options should be used to avoid warnings from rsync. To synchronize data to a USB drive with a FAT filesystem, I use the -rlt options. man rsync -r, --recursive recurse into directories -l, --links copy symlinks as symlinks -t, --times preserve modification times azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lite Distro was Non-technical events?
On 20 July 2010 15:25, Paul Morgan-Roach roa...@roachy.net wrote: On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: Me, I'm watching Crunchbang with interest, but it's not a beginners' distro. Crunchbang is awesome - I set it up for my wife who was complaining about performance on her EEEPC 701, and have since run it on other hardware that has less than impressive resources, but where a desktop environment is needed. To be fair, once i'd actually set it up so the menu's made sense for her and she had all the apps she needed she was fine and hasn't asked for any support on it since. She's not the kind of user who makes changes to her machine every day, but she does use email and the web heavily, work in spreadsheets and word processor documents and she's really happy with it. Interested to try the new version with the Debian base when it gets into Beta... P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ I have use crunchbang statler alpha on my samsung nc10. have to say i haven't had any issues. although i love openbox. the xfce mod looks exactly the same as the openbox setup. with added advantage of auto-generating menus. azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [SFD-announce] SFD 2010 registration is OPEN!!!
anyone else thinking live video links ? azmodie On 19 July 2010 15:42, pmgazz pmg...@gmx.co.uk wrote: Happy to do what I can, count me in. GLLUG is also thinking of doing something. Paula On 19/07/10 14:49, Alan Pope wrote: Anyone fancy doing something for Software Freedom Day? -- Forwarded message -- From: Frederic Muller f...@beijinglug.org f...@beijinglug.org Date: 19 July 2010 14:45 Subject: [SFD-announce] SFD 2010 registration is OPEN!!! To: SFD announcements sfd-annou...@sf-day.org sfd-annou...@sf-day.org, Open discussions about SFD sfd-disc...@sf-day.org sfd-disc...@sf-day.org Dear all, This is with a lot of struggles that we have finally managed to open the SFD 2010 registration! [0] As you can see there is still a lot of ongoing work on the site, and this includes a New Wiki [1] where you can create your team page [2] , a new home page [3] for all the information about Software Freedom International and other generic and important stuff and much more to come. I want to particularly thank Thilo, JM, Matt and Robert for helping out as well as our web infrastructure sponsors, that is Canonical [4] and Linode [5] for providing our little corner on the web. Due to the delay there will only be 10 days to get free CDs this year, so don't slack! And happy SFD preparations! Oh and by the way, the direct link to registering your team is herehttp://cgi.softwarefreedomday.org/register.html after creating your team page [2] of course. Any question please let us know. The SFI Board [0] http://cgi.softwarefreedomday.org/register.html [1] http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/ [2] http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/CreateYourTeampage [3] http://maddog.softwarefreedomday.org/cms-sfd/ [4] http://www.canonical.com/ [5] http://www.linode.com/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [dundee] DVWA at the society 8th
-- Forwarded message -- From: fi...@finux.co.uk Date: 5 April 2010 19:10 Subject: [dundee] DVWA at the society 8th To: dun...@lists.lug.org.uk Hi Guys, As a trip down memory lane, i'm sending out the reminder for this meeting. The University of Abertay Dundee Linux Society; Are proud to announce that Tom Mackenzie of Random Storm will be talking to the Linux Society on Thursday the 8th of April about Damn Vulnerable Web App (DVWA). DVWA has rocketed to forefront of its competitors for its amazing talent of teaching web developers, ethical hackers, and interested individuals how web application can be both secure and insecure. TALK ABSTRACT; The talk is going to consist of three sections. The first section is going to be a brief introduction about myself, my background and how I first got into this line of work. The second section is going to look at DVWA which is an open source web application created by Ryan Dewhurst and has been recently acquired by RandomStorm LTD. DVWA stand for Damn Vulnerable Web Application and was created as an aid for security professionals to test their skills and tools in a legal environment, help web developers better understand the processes of securing web applications and aid teachers/students to teach/learn web application security in a class room environment. The third section is going to look at specific web application vulnerabilities i.e. SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting, how they work and how they can be prevented. DVWA incorporates a high security level which will be used here to present what security should be in place in that particular environment. END OF ABSTRACT The talk is free and open to everyone, including non-students. This is a fantastic opportunity to get into grass roots security testing, and you never know you may actually learn a thing or two. Feel free to pass this around to anyone you think may find it of interest http://thelinuxsociety.org.uk/content/damn-vulnerable-web-app-a-talk-by-thomas-mackenzie Finux ___ dundee GNU/Linux Users Group mailing list dun...@lists.lug.org.uk http://dundeelug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dundee -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Blue tooth phone act as mouse?
On 29 March 2010 16:00, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 1:36 AM, red rik_bol...@btinternet.com wrote: Hi, again I have nokia 6301 phone and want to be able to use it as a blue tooth mouse, can I do this? Um. How would a phone work as a mouse? What do you have in mind? Do you want to use the up/down/left/right buttons on the phone to move the PC's mouse pointer? If so, no, I don't think so. I have heard of a project to make a phone's camera work as an optical mouse, so you put your phone on the desk slid it around. It's clumsy, inaccurate, kills your phone battery scratches dirties up the back of the phone and its camera's lens, though. Can't see why anyone would want to do it, myself. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven i think he means something more like this http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/ReMoko not sure if there is an equivalent project for j2me or other that would run on that phone. azmodie http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/ReMoko -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 64 bit
On 2 March 2010 01:57, A J Binnie gus.bin...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, I joined this list a couple of weeks ago, and tonight I've had my first reason to post something. Been using Ubuntu on and off since 6.06 and with every release I'm getting closer to making it my main OS (I dual-boot with Windows Vista at the moment, which is my main reason for finally wanting to ditch Windows...) Until now I've always used 32-bit versions of Ubuntu and was happily running 9.10 on this machine. Tonight, though, I decided to do a fresh install and go with the 64-bit version. I was hitherto unaware that my machine would support it, but that turned out not to be the case. What's annoying me is that I have a list of kernels that appear on the GRUB menu that I no longer have installed. Indeed, when I try to boot into any of them, the boot process stops. I deleted all the partitions that Ubuntu originally resided on and recreated them all from scratch, so I can only assume that the grub list that comes up is stored in the MBR, which should, in theory, be on my main windows partition. Back in the old days I was able to edit /boot/grub/menu.lst or something similar... where are the grub configuration files kept these days? There seems to be quite a change in 9.10. Thanks in advance. Gus -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ i believe as of 9.10 the default bootlader is now grub2 instead of grub. grub2 has a different menu setup and more features. There is still a menu file. /boot/grub/grub.conf You should not edit this by hand though. more info here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1195275 azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mounting NAS using curlftpfs
On 20 February 2010 11:18, Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com wrote: On 20 February 2010 00:50, Jon Reynolds maill...@jcrdevelopments.comwrote: Thanks for the link, but I think I can't solve my problem like that as this is a NAS drive, not another machine's share. So am still a bit dumbfounded. In my experience some of these network drives don't use TCP/IP but a hacked version of IPX. Did you have to install drivers for it in Windows? Simon I have a netgear NAS1100 which uses samba shares. which as you say just mounts in winxp no problem. trying to get it to mount in linux had me going round in circles. eventually turned out i needed to mount a share not the root of the machine eg. //192.168.0.3/media/ not //192.168.0.3/ and use the name of the share as username with blank password. sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.3/media/ /media/fnd/ -o username=NameOfShare,password='',file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 this may not be the case but hey worth a try. azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell
2009/4/4 Robin Cardrick bobb...@gmail.com alan c wrote: I heard about the French Gendarmerie saying they saved 50 million Euros by using Ubuntu, so I contacted my local councilors suggesting they consider similar. I received a reply: 'Thank you for your e-mail, and this interesting information. I am happy to raise this matter with the Council. We are always looking for efficiencies, particularly in these times.' slightly OFT The Dundee Council has been running linux server since 1995 and so far i believe its the only council in the UK although they have had a few other councils interested in the idea. The main IT guy did a presentation last year on what they are using. although they still running win xp clients. they may be moving open office in on client side in near future. more details probably available on request azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Squid proxy box with serious IPv6 DNS problem...
Interestingly, the DNS server being used is the internal Windows DNS server, which is listed third in the resolv.conf after the two entries for OpenDNS's server, so I'm not sure what's going on there... I can ping the OpenDNS servers by their IP addresses and that works fine... I think I'm starting to get a headache Lee Hi Lee i had a lot of problems with openDNS servers and also my ISP DNS seems flaky. I am currently using dns servers from here http://www.dnsserverlist.org/ may be worth giving them a try. one problem i have heard of with opendns servers is due to them poisioning dns some previous discussion on dundee lug mailinglist http://mailman.lug.org.uk/pipermail/dundee/2008-October/004622.html azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] network monitor
another option is http://crunchbang.org/wiki/vnstat-network-traffic-monitor/ vnstat is a console app but can add a web interface to it. [google] azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor
try Install either wmctrl or devilspie. http://burtonini.com/blog/computers/devilspie http://www.sweb.cz/tripie/utils/wmctrl/ azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT : Need stuff
2009/2/3 Ciaran Mooney general.moo...@googlemail.com: Hey, My computer monitor just died. :( Booo. So I'm in the market for a new TFT screen. Just wanted to garner some opinions about good value monitors. Also I don't think my current graphics card can handle a larger screen, it can only just cope with basic desktop effects! So I'll likely be needing a new graphics card too. Now I know this means going with ATI or nVidia, both of which have either rubbish open drivers, or dodgy evil closed ones. I've used nVidia before, and they seem to be less painful. However I again have no idea about which graphics cards are good value. It'd be great if there were any commercial cards with open drivers that'd be great. Essentially I'm lazy, and open drivers tend to be less hassle. Any ideas? Ciarán -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ I just boght 2 of these 19 monitors from tesco http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-4733.aspx resonable price and the screens are very bright. max resolution is 1440x900. as to graphics card. i have nvidia in my desktop and ati on one laptop and intel in other laptop. was not happy with the open drivers for nvidia or ati so closed source it was. all seem to work resonably. only problem i had with intel was that there was no opengl support hope you find the help you need. azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Im buying a new phone!! How compatible are android and Ubuntu?
I opted for a Openmoko Freerunner last august. development has been slower than some would have expected and there are a couple of hardware buzzing issues. (there is a fix but requires soldering) There are plenty of distros [1] for it including two based on debian and there is also a beta port of android released by koolu. status etc here [2] although android on the freerunner is not quite ready as a daily phone many others are using other ditros quite happily. as far as i know androids filesytem on the g1 provided by t-mobile is readonly. it has been cracked twice and then patched again in updates. google is offering a developer edition of the g1 which solves this problem but this would not come with the unlimited data contract from t-mobile. also worth noting that there is also a g2 handset on the way. which does not feature a keyboard. Thus awaiting the cupcake release which should include a virtual keyboard. some great guys in the community have added a virtual keyboard to the koolu release but it has issues with not being able to input text in some of the dialogs. as for the android os look and feel. i realy like it. some nice visuals and snappy screens. azmodie [1] http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Distributions [2] http://freerunner.android.koolu.com/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] G1 options - was: Im buying a new phone!!...
you can get the developer edition of the phone here. http://code.google.com/android/dev-devices.html azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Visual Query Designer
you could try http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/5.1.html MySQL Workbench 5.0 - The DBDesigner 4 Successor MySQL Workbench 5.0 has been developed by the Developer Tools Team of Sun Microsystems, Database Group. The team is lead by fabFORCE.net founder and DBDesigner4 implementor Michael G. Zinner, aiming to offer an improved database tooling experience for all platforms. http://www.fabforce.net/dbdesigner4/ DBDesigner 4 is a visual database design system that integrates database design, modeling, creation and maintenance into a single, seamless environment. azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Scottish Users
Hi Ken, You dont say in your email the area you are located which would help to find more lugs closer to you. In Dundee we have The Abertay Linux society (http://www.thelinuxsociety.org.uk) as mentioned in Linux Format issue 115 (page 14) alongside Edlug. Quote from site : You don't have to have any Linux experience to come to a meeting and you will find lot's of people who enjoy helping people understand how Linux works. Our meetings normally consist of a informal presentation on numbers of subjects relating F.L.O.S.S (Free, Libre, Open-Source, Software) and current events happening in the software world. The society promotes the use of non proprietary software as a core replacement, with a friendly and relaxed approach and with a variety of experience a good discussion is normally always expected. Although we are affiliated to The Abertay University, the society is open to both students and non-studenty types. all the best in your search. azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] WorcsLUG
a lot of the lug.org.uk sites are down at the moment due to server upgrades by the lug.org.uk maintainers. dundee.lug.org.uk is one of them. NOTE: as far as i know azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Now consoles - was - Window border corruption other problems with Compiz
I do admit open hardware would be better. i have an old xbox1 but its now lying in bits on my floor while i get round to putting it in an aluminium case (boredom) as for my PS3 which i love. well lets just say there have beed some intresting projects including darpa challenge team axia used a ps3 to power its navigation and the 8 ps3 cluster simulating black holes. yellow dog linux now owned by flickstar has added the ability to use the rsx-gpu ram as swap almost equivalently giving you 512mb. this is intresting tutorial too from a media center point of view. http://us.fixstars.com/showcase/cellebration/pvr/ i'm sure someone can find the press release o the rsx-gpu thing. later azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] SIS 630/730 PCI/AGP VGA Display adapter
i have a laptop using the sis 630/730 PCI/AGP VGA Display adapter when it boots i get all these white lines and then the screen goes dark i've tried vga=normal and set vga=xxx various ones also tried video=sisfb:mode:800x600x24,mem:65536,rate:70 in grub and video=sisfb:mode=800x600x24,mem:65536,rate:70 all with no avail. any ideas ?? azmodie -- Umbrella Corporation :- They are the fear within all of that there is a company. The Corporation controlling everything that is Umbrella. A combination of Microsoft and the US Military. At some level there is a board of directors who meet once a month and decide all of our fates. -- Jeremy Bolt - Producer - Resident Evil : Apocalypse -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tag Lines?
I think one of my favorite tag lines involving ubuntu was coined by Arron finnon (President of The Abertay Linux Society) while atending the debian confrence. Ubuntu: is an old african word for Cant Install Debian azmodie -- Umbrella Corporation :- They are the fear within all of that there is a company. The Corporation controlling everything that is Umbrella. A combination of Microsoft and the US Military. At some level there is a board of directors who meet once a month and decide all of our fates. -- Jeremy Bolt - Producer - Resident Evil : Apocalypse -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] How 'Gnu' are you?
23 non-free packages, 1.4% of 1636 installed packages (laptop) -- Umbrella Corporation :- They are the fear within all of us that there is a company. The Corporation controlling everything that is Umbrella. A combination of Microsoft and the US Military. At some level there is a board of directors who meet once a month and decide all of our fates. -- Jeremy Bolt - Producer - Resident Evil : Apocalypse -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diskless Workstations
Did a quick google search and churned up http://www.devonit.com/terminals/terminals_models_features.php NTA 6027L NTA 8027L models both have intergrated 17inch lcd panels quote from linux devices : Devon IT Inc. has embedded an optimized version of Red Hat Linux in a line of low-cost thin-client terminals ranging from the entry-level Ntavo NTA 6010A priced at $149, to the $599 NTA 6015L that boasts an integrated 15-inch, 1024x668 TFT LCD screen. full article : http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT5307375514.html - Kris Findlay aka azmodie [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Abertay Linux Society / TayLUG - -- Umbrella Corporation :- They are the fear within all of that there is a company. The Corporation controlling everything that is Umbrella. A combination of Microsoft and the US Military. At some level there is a board of directors who meet once a month and decide all of our fates. -- Jeremy Bolt - Producer - Resident Evil : Apocalypse -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
