[ubuntu-uk] Evolution
My wife has used Evolution for several years with very few problems however, recently, she has reported a rather unusual fault and I am supposed to put it right. Sometimes, a message which is listed will not show the body of that message, who it's to and who it's from are there but no message. If reply is selected the message appears in the reply window and if print is selected the message is printed. Thus, we know the message is available but it will not display. To make things worse, this problem is not tied to any particular sender and seems to be intermittent. I would be most grateful for suggestions on how to troubleshoot this problem as I know very little about Evolution. Furthermore, I have no idea what my wife may have done out of the ordinary when using her computer and neither does she. Thanks in advance Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] GDU
My PC is dual booted with Xubuntu 14.04.1 LTS and Windows 7 and the graphics is derived from the MB. I would like to trial some software in Windows which requires a GDU addition to the computer and I would welcome some advice on what might be suitable without causing problems with Xubuntu. Because this is only a trial I am looking for the most economical route. According to the supplier of the software any of the following units would be suitable:- NVIDIA GeForce 8 Series, GeForce 9 Series, GeForce 100 Series, GeForce 200 Series, GeForce 300 Series, GeForce 400 Series, GeForce 500 Series, ATI Radeon HD2000 Series, Radeon HD3000 Series, Radeon HD4000 Series, Radeon HD5000 Series, Radeon HD6000 Series. Thanks for your help Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] old toshiba
On 06/09/14 22:25, Simon Greenwood wrote: On 6 September 2014 20:56, Matthew Wild mwi...@gmail.com mailto:mwi...@gmail.com wrote: On 6 September 2014 19:54, Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com mailto:sfgreenw...@gmail.com wrote: There is a free DOS called, predictably FreeDOS (http://freedos.org), which is available in floppy and CD images. In case anyone else thinks the site is down, the correct address appears to, unhelpfully, be http://www.freedos.org/ Regards, Matthew Do you know, I think I've done that before, I rarely put www in front of a hostname anymore and of course it's still technically incorrect according to RFC 3986 but you just assume it works, but of course not if the bare domain doesn't have an A record. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood TBA are particularly glib Thanks folks, FreeDos has been successfully installed and indications are good for being able to use some of the old applications and games on 3.5in floppies. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] old toshiba
I have unearthed an old Toshiba Satellite S300CDS/2.1GB which appears to be in working order. It has Windows 2000 installed but needs a password which nobody knows. It seems to me to be a good idea to try to install a version of Ubuntu and would like to know what you would suggest. Thanks Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] old toshiba
Thank you all for responding to my request and, from what I have read, it seems that this machine will not run any reasonably current OS. I have also unearthed a lot of old games which probably ran on DOS from 3.5in floppies. I wonder if I can find an old DOs disk, that would be fun and nothing to do with Ubuntu. Norman There's an article in issue 88 of Full Circle magazine (page 15) about creating a minimal Ubuntu desktop. Might be worth a look: http://fullcirclemagazine.org Windows XP shipped to OEMs in 2001 and the public in 2002. This PC probably predates the 21st century. It *maxes out* at 96MB RAM: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=37114start=15 You can forget any current distro on it. It's even older than I thought with my previous comment. It might *just about* run DSL. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] re-installing windows
I have a dual boot set up with Xubuntu and Windows 7 and there is a difficulty with Windows which may mean removing Windows and re-installing after formatting that portion of the HDD. Are there any things I should beware of before embarking on this, please? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] colour changes with vertical scroll
Vertical scrolling causes the colour of whatever is on the screen to change and the colour returns to the original as soon as scrolling stops. For example, in the case of text, the colour changes from black to blue and back to black. I would like to troubleshoot and, if possible, cure this phenomenon. Google has not been particularly helpful and I would be grateful for any positive ideas and things to do. Thanks in advance. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] colour changes with vertical scroll
On 03/04/14 11:52, Colin Law wrote: On 3 April 2014 11:31, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: Vertical scrolling causes the colour of whatever is on the screen to change and the colour returns to the original as soon as scrolling stops. For example, in the case of text, the colour changes from black to blue and back to black. I would like to troubleshoot and, if possible, cure this phenomenon. Google has not been particularly helpful and I would be grateful for any positive ideas and things to do. Thanks in advance. Is that in all apps or just, for example, firefox? I do not use Firefox but Google Chrome and yes it happens there it also happens in LibreOffice and in Thunderbird. I haven't looked anywhere else. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] sibelius
My granddaughter is compelled to use Sibelius, running on Windows, at school for her music composition work and uses Ubuntu at home. Is there any software that she could use at home which will be compatible with Sibelius on Windows. Thanks Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] sibelius
On 26/01/14 20:19, George DiceGeorge wrote: MuseScore is a free cross-platform WYSIWYG music notation program that offers a cost-effective alternative to commercial programs such as Sibelius, Finale and Capella. http://musescore.org/en/download How compatible for swapping to and fro i dont know, but if she learns both sibelius and museScore and how to transfer between them she'll be ahead of her classmates in many ways! [george] Thanks for your responses, I now have my task for tomorrow. Norman -Original Message- From: Norman Silverstone Sent: Sunday, 26 January, 2014 20:01 To: ubuntu-uk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] sibelius My granddaughter is compelled to use Sibelius, running on Windows, at school for her music composition work and uses Ubuntu at home. Is there any software that she could use at home which will be compatible with Sibelius on Windows. Thanks Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] sibelius
On 26/01/14 21:08, Colin Law wrote: On 26 January 2014 20:01, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: My granddaughter is compelled to use Sibelius, running on Windows, at school for her music composition work and uses Ubuntu at home. Is there any software that she could use at home which will be compatible with Sibelius on Windows. Thanks My daughter uses Sibelius under Wine on Ubuntu 12.04. Thanks again to Colin and Tim, there is something to keep us goung. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome
On 18/12/13 08:39, Alan Lord (News) wrote: On 18/12/13 07:36, Paul Mellors wrote: Hello Norman Are you having problems with the site, as using a default chrome should just work fine [after looking at that link], chrome browser is the same as it would be in windows there really isn't anything to disimilar. As would be firefox. Both browsers employ a lot of common code across all Operating Systems. Skimming through the optimising suggestions I didn't see very much that was Windows specific apart from adding a trusted certificate (which is a *doddle* in Firefox BTW). What is/are the issue(s) you are having? When making a search, after a few clicks of the mouse the Ancestry screen stops responding. Sometimes, after logging in to the site there is no further response. What's putting me off going ahead with the suggestions is that the screen shots presented in the 'how to' are very different to my screen for Google Chrome. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome
I'm on 12.04, and having tons of trouble with Chrome, but not on Ancestry. But I do see that the post you're directed to was published in 2010, so I should think the info was out of date anyway. I don't have the problems in Firefox, so I think the problem is Chrome rather than Ancestry or my OS. Dianne My thanks to all those who came to my assistance. I took the bull by the horns, cleared the cache, re-booted and all is well again. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome
I am using a web site which requires me to carry out some optimising procedures non of which cover Linux OS. Is this the place to ask for advice or would it be best if I contacted Google? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome
On 17/12/13 21:34, Paul Sladen wrote: On Tue, 17 Dec 2013, Norman Silverstone wrote: I am using a web site which requires What is the website? Ancestry.co.uk and here are the instructions http://help.ancestry.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5253 Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] using workspaces.
On 08/12/13 16:21, alan c wrote: On 07/12/13 13:50, Norman Silverstone wrote: I am starting to make use of more than one workspace and would like to know whether each space should behave as if it were an individual computer. I ask because if that should be the case then there may be something wrong with my set up. For example I am using my web browser on space 1. Leaving the web browser running, I change to space 2 to read my email. There is a link to a web page in one of the emails so I click on it and the page that was open in space 1 appears. The web browser is Google Chrome. Example actions: On workspace 1, open a browser window Move to workspace 2, and using the launcher browser icon, right click, and choose 'open a new window'. A new browser window opens in workspace 2, (which is independent of the browser already running in workspace 1) Move to workspace 3, and open say a Libre Office writer text doc or something. Note the white dot marks around the icons of the apps which are running. The white dot marks are triangles or empty chevron, context dependant on workspace use. Current workspace shows solid dot. Now, single left click on the browser icon in the launcher. You should expect to see enlarged thumbnails of the two (possibly different) browser windows, you can choose one. With pc with 3d graphics facility, you can drag and drop between the thumbnail workspaces. Now click on the launcher icon for libre office. You are taken to the relevant workspace and the app is the 'current' window My personal preference is for the workspaces to be arranged linear (left- right, and not in a 2x2 matrix, which I loose track of Very clear and useful example. Just one snag, I forgot to mention that I am using Xubuntu and the icons appear not respond in the same way as those in Ubuntu. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] using workspaces.
I am starting to make use of more than one workspace and would like to know whether each space should behave as if it were an individual computer. I ask because if that should be the case then there may be something wrong with my set up. For example I am using my web browser on space 1. Leaving the web browser running, I change to space 2 to read my email. There is a link to a web page in one of the emails so I click on it and the page that was open in space 1 appears. The web browser is Google Chrome. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] using workspaces.
I am starting to make use of more than one workspace and would like to know whether each space should behave as if it were an individual computer. I ask because if that should be the case then there may be something wrong with my set up. For example I am using my web browser on space 1. Leaving the web browser running, I change to space 2 to read my email. There is a link to a web page in one of the emails so I click on it and the page that was open in space 1 appears. The web browser is Google Chrome. Norman -- That is exactly what happens. I have my mail in space 1 and my browser in space 2. When I click on a link in an email I don't really want the system to plonk another browser window over the mail client, so I'm quite happy with this behaviour. But there are times when windows behave independently, like if you use Alt-Tab to switch between programs it will only scroll through the programs running in that window. Tony Thanks folks, I get the message. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] wireless mouse
After using my Microsoft mouse for a few hours, small movements of the scroll wheel causes a large movement of the text. This is easily corrected by disconnecting and reconnecting the wireless detector. I wonder why this happens and if there is any way of preventing it. Ideas most welcome. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] adobe connect
Is any one able to help me please? I have recently installed the latest version of Ubuntu on a friend's laptop and he needs to be able to use Adobe Connect for his work, if possible. Google suggests that this is not possible but the references are fairly old, thanks. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] adobe connect
On 04/09/13 10:40, Alan Pope wrote: On 4 September 2013 10:38, Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com wrote: On 4 Sep 2013 09:56, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: Is any one able to help me please? I have recently installed the latest version of Ubuntu on a friend's laptop and he needs to be able to use Adobe Connect for his work, if possible. Google suggests that this is not possible but the references are fairly old, thanks. It looks like Adobe Connect Desktop is an Adobe Air application, for which Adobe discontinued support a few years ago. You should be able to find the last release for Linux if you search for it. There can be some work to be done to make it install on newer versions of Ubuntu. The other option appears to be a plugin for Firefox. I just signed up to try Adobe Connect and it installed a plugin automagically and seemed to work okay. I didn't go through all the features, but it doesn't look too broken on 13.10. Cheers, Al. Thanks, I'll give it a try on 13.04 64 bit. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] adobe connect
snip) I just signed up to try Adobe Connect and it installed a plugin automagically and seemed to work okay. I didn't go through all the features, but it doesn't look too broken on 13.10. Cheers, Al. Thanks, I'll give it a try on 13.04 64 bit. Norman I have just tried to install Adobe Connect 8 both 64 bit and 32 bit and the installation was refused because of the poor quality of the software. This is new to me. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] evolution
My wife, who is using Ubuntu 12.04, would like to make a backup of her address book and emails in Evolution prior to setting up a new PC. What is the best way to do this, please? She does not require anything else backed up and she has copies of all her text files on a memory stick. Thanks in advance Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] evolution
On 01/09/13 14:32, surfer wrote: Dear Norman I am not a maestro, but you can use the back up facility, which will save everything on Evolution. The format of the files are mbox, which means they are not readable by a text editor. I would only give you duff a explanation so do read the help pages and you can see the backup and restore items in the File menu item. Regards Patrick Mulvey On Sun, 2013-09-01 at 11:09 +0100, Norman Silverstone wrote: My wife, who is using Ubuntu 12.04, would like to make a backup of her address book and emails in Evolution prior to setting up a new PC. What is the best way to do this, please? She does not require anything else backed up and she has copies of all her text files on a memory stick. Thanks in advance Norman Thank you for your replies - persuaded the wife to try it and it worked to her satisfaction. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Inline posting
snip? This issue is a hardy perennial. There seem to be two worlds: one that maintains the original and ancient traditions of the early internet, and puts replies (preferably only plain text) below the original post; and one - containing the majority of the commercial, business and government snip? Or to summarise: there is not one true way to do it, just do what you think is right based on context, taking into account both what you are replying to and who you are replying to. Thoughts anyone? Very well put, I agree. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] vlc
When I run a video DVD using VLC, for some reason the DVD plays allright but omits the start up information such as intro music and the screen about limits on use etc. Can someone please suggest on what I need to do to get the DVD to start at the beginning. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] missing hard drive
big snip You have missed something. When it says install alongside Windows, that does not say or mean or imply anything about *where* on which disk it's going to go. It just means it will leave Windows in place, possibly resizing it, and make a new partition for Ubuntu. If you want to pick where, you have to click the customise button and make your own. Surely you have done this before? Part of my problem is that I just expect everything to happen without really understanding what is going on. You are correct in what you say and the lesson to be learnt from this episode is beware, if you have two hard drives, you must specify where you want the operating systems to go. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] missing hard drive
I have just finished a completely fresh install, on my PC, of Xubuntu 13.04 64 bit and, for the first time, Windows 7 64 bit. There were no problems with the dual installation. However, although my PC has two hard drives, only one appears in either operating system. Please, how do I get my missing HDD back in Xubuntu? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] missing hard drive
On 02/05/13 09:19, Liam Proven wrote: On 2 May 2013 07:31, norman silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: I have just finished a completely fresh install, on my PC, of Xubuntu 13.04 64 bit and, for the first time, Windows 7 64 bit. There were no problems with the dual installation. However, although my PC has two hard drives, only one appears in either operating system. Please, how do I get my missing HDD back in Xubuntu? Windows can't read Linux filesystems. If you have one whole drive partitioned for each, then it is normal for the Linux one to be invisible to Windows, except in Disk Manager: (Start | Run | diskmgmt.msc) In Linux, you should be able to see and indeed mount the Windows drive. What does Gparted show? Terminal - sudo apt-get install gparted -y ; sudo gparted I am beginning to wonder if something has gone very wrong. I ran sudo parted -l and two drives were shown, /dev/sda 500GB and /dev/sdb 250GB. In the past, when I have installed Ubuntu I was offered the choice to set up partitions but this time I was not. Could this mean that Xbuntu is now installed on the 250GB drive which is not showing on the desktop. If that is the case then a lot of data which was stored could have been lost as the smaller drive was used just for that. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] missing hard drive
On 02/05/13 13:05, Avi Greenbury wrote: norman silverstone wrote: I have just finished a completely fresh install, on my PC, of Xubuntu 13.04 64 bit and, for the first time, Windows 7 64 bit. There were no problems with the dual installation. However, although my PC has two hard drives, only one appears in either operating system. Please, how do I get my missing HDD back in Xubuntu? Are each missing the same HDD, or different ones? If you cannot distinguish them by size or similar, you can use smartctl to get the serial number; smartctl -a /dev/sda | head will print some data about /dev/sda, including its serial number. I presume you can get the same out of Windows using the Disk Manager tool Liam mentioned, or perhaps by right-clicking on a drive and choosing 'Properties'. They are both missing the same one. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] missing hard drive
snip Are each missing the same HDD, or different ones? If you cannot distinguish them by size or similar, you can use smartctl to get the serial number; smartctl -a /dev/sda | head will print some data about /dev/sda, including its serial number. I presume you can get the same out of Windows using the Disk Manager tool Liam mentioned, or perhaps by right-clicking on a drive and choosing 'Properties'. They are both missing the same one. The fog is beginning to clear. By the look of things Windows 7 is on the 500GB drive and Xubuntu is on the 250GB drive. Why did this happen? I always thought that when making a dual install the Ubuntu OS went on to the same drive as Windows and this is what I want - operating systems on one drive each in its own partition and the other drive for storing data and so on. This is how it was before I started the new install, Windows XP Pro and Xubuntu 12.04 on the 500 GB drive. I realise that I have lost some data but most of it was backed up so that can be recovered but, how do I reinstall Xubuntu 13.04 so that it is on the 500GB drive and the two operating systems and their application in separate partitions? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] missing hard drive
On 02/05/13 16:27, Avi Greenbury wrote: norman silverstone wrote: The fog is beginning to clear. By the look of things Windows 7 is on the 500GB drive and Xubuntu is on the 250GB drive. Why did this happen? I always thought that when making a dual install the Ubuntu OS went on to the same drive as Windows and this is what I want - operating systems on one drive each in its own partition and the other drive for storing data and so on. This is how it was before I started the new install, Windows XP Pro and Xubuntu 12.04 on the 500 GB drive. This doesn't sound like such a crazy default, either way the installer does tell you what it intends to do with partitions and the like before it writes to them. I realise that I have lost some data but most of it was backed up so that can be recovered but, how do I reinstall Xubuntu 13.04 so that it is on the 500GB drive and the two operating systems and their application in separate partitions? You can re-run the installer and this time, at the partitioning stage, instruct it to do that. More technically involvedly, you could rejig the partitions on the 500G and copy the Linux partition over, then repair Grub. The latter would preserve the current state of the install. Avi, you are correct in what you say about the partitioning at the install stage, however, on reflection, there was no partitioning choice offered. I think I chose the first offer which was to install alongside Windows 7. The installer did not do this and I am now wondering if this is a bug or have I missed something? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] motherboard and cpu for Ubuntu
I intend to update the hardware in my PC and would be most grateful if you could point me to the most useful source of information which would help me to decide on a motherboard, cpu combination which would be good for Ubuntu and Xubuntu. Alternatively, any personal advice would be most useful. Thanks Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] input problem
Xubuntu 12.04 - boot, no input possible from both keyboard and mouse buttons. Ubuntu 12.04 - boot, only intermittent input possible from both keyboard and mouse buttons. Windows XP Pro - boot, input from keyboard and mouse buttons as normal. The problem occurred spontaneously with my PC. Suggestions please on how to troubleshoot this anomaly. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] input problem
Xubuntu 12.04 - boot, no input possible from both keyboard and mouse buttons. Ubuntu 12.04 - boot, only intermittent input possible from both keyboard and mouse buttons. Windows XP Pro - boot, input from keyboard and mouse buttons as normal. The problem occurred spontaneously with my PC. Suggestions please on how to troubleshoot this anomaly. Are they conventional usb keyboard and mouse? Yes - I have tried both wired and wireless. When you say intermittent do you mean they come and go while you are using the PC or do they work for a while then stop and you have to reboot or unplug and replug the device, or something, to get them back, or some other sort of indeterminacy? They come and go whilst using the PC. Do they work/fail together? Yes both the keyboard and the mouse buttons fail at the same time. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] input problem
snip Are they conventional usb keyboard and mouse? Yes - I have tried both wired and wireless. I wonder whether it is that the system is becoming unresponsive as something is clogging up the machine, rather than a problem with the mouse and keyboard. Does it happen when you are doing anything in particular? Viewing online videos for example? I had thought of that but the problem starts as soon as booting has finished and no particular application running. Does the disk activity light flash continuously while the problem exists? Yes there are very slight flashes all the time with an occasional large flare. This activity also shows when running XP Pro. Open System Monitor and go to the Resources tab and leave that running and visible if possible, at least so that you can see the CPU and Memory sections. When it goes unresponsive do you see the CPU(s) going to 100%? Also what are the values for Memory and Swap when it is unresponsive. I will see if I can find a way to do this allowing for the lack of response to the mouse buttons. When you say intermittent do you mean they come and go while you are using the PC or do they work for a while then stop and you have to reboot or unplug and replug the device, or something, to get them back, or some other sort of indeterminacy? They come and go whilst using the PC. Do they work/fail together? Yes both the keyboard and the mouse buttons fail at the same time. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] input problem
very big snip I have just booted the PC for the first time in 24 hours running Ubuntu 12.04 and the keyboard and mouse buttons behave as they should. CPU activity is very low and there is no swap activity. I will leave the machine running to see what happens. Do gremlins still exist?? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] off topic (apologies)
I have never used this list before for a subject which is not related to Ubuntu but I cannot think where else to go. I would like to hear from any one who gets their broadband supplied by wireless (radio). My supply is by wireless because there is no reasonable supply any other way and I am unable to open ports on my router by port forwarding. What I am anxious to know is whether this is due to the method of supply or something else. Please, can any one help as the broadband supplier seems unable to do so? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] off topic (apologies)
snip 1. Who is the ISP? See reply to Colin 2. What sort of service is it - eg is it 3G, or actual wifi (I suspect 3G) Definitely not wifi. 3. What is the make and model of your router Router is ZyXEL NBG 417N and was supplied by the broadband supplier. I can guess how the service is presented and I think that you're going to be limited by upstream options so you might have to use alternative solutions that don't need port forwarding, and if it's about remote access, consider Teamview. I am considering Teamview but I presume this will not allow one to play games. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] off topic (apologies)
snip When you say it is by wireless do you mean that you are effectively sharing a wifi link with others, or is more sophisticated than that? If you are sharing a wifi link then it is the wifi base station that would have to have the port opened to your machine. There is an antenna fixed to my house which I am told receives a wireless signal. If it is not shared wifi then can you give us more details of how it works? Who is the supplier? According to 'whatismyipaddress' the ISP is Virgin Media and the Organization is Telecoms Facilities Limited who fixed the installation and to whom I pay a monthly fee. They may be alternatives to achieve what you want to without opening ports. What do you need the ports opened for? I want to open ports for remote access and to play games with my friends particularly Bridge Baron. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] off topic (apologies)
snip You're going to have to find out what kind of network you have and a bit more info in general before anyone can advise. It is Wifi, 3G, WiMAX or what? Study your bill and your contract, for starters. I believe it is WiMAX Secondly, do you have admin access to your router? Yes. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] off topic (apologies)
I know we had this communication before privately, but it looks like your ISP is Virgin insofar as that is the gateway for your wireless service. According to the company's website (walesbroadband.com) it's WiMAX, which is no bad thing as it does provide a decent service but with their architecture there probably isn't the facility for port forwarding as your router almost certainly has an unrouted IP address and they can't or won't route ports from the Internet gateway to your router. That is true. You might be able to set something up using LogMeIn.com or a similar service but depending on how their system is set up there's not necessarily any guarantee of that. Thanks, I'll have a look at that. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] ssh
I am setting up a new router and I wonder if there is anything I need to do so that my son may access my computer should I require of help. Thanks in advance Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] ssh
On 31/08/12 12:11, Simon Greenwood wrote: On 31 August 2012 12:07, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: I am setting up a new router and I wonder if there is anything I need to do so that my son may access my computer should I require of help. Thanks in advance Broadly speaking, if he needs ssh access you will probably need to forward a port on the router to your computer. By default this is port 22, and there will probably be a preset for it. However, you might want to consider additional security by opening a different port, which reduces the incidence of port scanning. Check with your son first. This seemed to be quite straightforward but, like so many things I try to do, I am stuck. Is there some magic involved in making port forwarding work? I followed the instruction in the router's manual, I read and tried things I found in Google but, as far as I could tell, the port did not open. Perhaps some kind person could point me to where I might find the answer to my dilemma. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] wireless keyboard.
I have a wireless keyboard which has one drawback - there are no 'Lock' key lights presumably to save batteries. There is, I believe, software for Windows which shows the state of the 'Lock' keys on the monitor screen and I wondered if there was anything available for Ubuntu. Suggestion would be much appreciated. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] text colour change
I frequently watch the BBC web site and recently have noticed that, when scrolling, text changes from black to blue and back again when scrolling stops. Has anyone else seen this and has anyone any ideas what could be the cause? OS is Xubuntu 12.04. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] text colour change
On 08/06/12 10:57, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 10:52, Norman Silverstonenor...@littletank.org wrote: I frequently watch the BBC web site and recently have noticed that, when scrolling, text changes from black to blue and back again when scrolling stops. Has anyone else seen this and has anyone any ideas what could be the cause? OS is Xubuntu 12.04. Is that on all bbc pages? The home page for example? If not can you provide a link to a page? Go to Home page select any text item and scroll Is it ok on other websites? I have just tried Google - same thing Which browser and version are you using? Firefox 13.0 Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] text colour change
On 08/06/12 11:38, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 11:31, Norman Silverstonenor...@littletank.org wrote: On 08/06/12 10:57, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 10:52, Norman Silverstonenor...@littletank.orgwrote: I frequently watch the BBC web site and recently have noticed that, when scrolling, text changes from black to blue and back again when scrolling stops. Has anyone else seen this and has anyone any ideas what could be the cause? OS is Xubuntu 12.04. Is that on all bbc pages? The home page for example? If not can you provide a link to a page? Go to Home page select any text item and scroll What do you mean by select any text item? Select BBC NEWS or BBC SPORT or LOCAL NEWS and then select one of the items under those headings, for example VAT on hospital revamp 'criminal'. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] text colour change
On 08/06/12 12:08, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 12:00, Norman Silverstonenor...@littletank.org wrote: On 08/06/12 11:38, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 11:31, Norman Silverstonenor...@littletank.orgwrote: On 08/06/12 10:57, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 10:52, Norman Silverstonenor...@littletank.org wrote: I frequently watch the BBC web site and recently have noticed that, when scrolling, text changes from black to blue and back again when scrolling stops. Has anyone else seen this and has anyone any ideas what could be the cause? OS is Xubuntu 12.04. Is that on all bbc pages? The home page for example? If not can you provide a link to a page? Go to Home page select any text item and scroll What do you mean by select any text item? Select BBC NEWS or BBC SPORT or LOCAL NEWS and then select one of the items under those headings, for example VAT on hospital revamp 'criminal'. Can't you just supply a link to a page that shows the problem? I don't see the VAT one. Find a page that shows the problem, copy the url out of the browser (www.whatever) and paste it here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18364417 Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] text colour change
On 08/06/12 12:20, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 12:13, Norman Silverstonenor...@littletank.org wrote: On 08/06/12 12:08, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 12:00, Norman Silverstonenor...@littletank.orgwrote: On 08/06/12 11:38, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 11:31, Norman Silverstonenor...@littletank.org wrote: On 08/06/12 10:57, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 10:52, Norman Silverstonenor...@littletank.org wrote: I frequently watch the BBC web site and recently have noticed that, when scrolling, text changes from black to blue and back again when scrolling stops. Has anyone else seen this and has anyone any ideas what could be the cause? OS is Xubuntu 12.04. Is that on all bbc pages? The home page for example? If not can you provide a link to a page? Go to Home page select any text item and scroll What do you mean by select any text item? Select BBC NEWS or BBC SPORT or LOCAL NEWS and then select one of the items under those headings, for example VAT on hospital revamp 'criminal'. Can't you just supply a link to a page that shows the problem? I don't see the VAT one. Find a page that shows the problem, copy the url out of the browser (www.whatever) and paste it here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18364417 I am not seeing any problem here, I wonder if it is to do with the new smooth scrolling they have introduced. Try disabling it via Edit Preferences Advanced General and deselect Use Smooth Scrolling Colin Absolutely correct, your suggest worked like a charm. Thanks. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbird fonts
On 05/06/12 21:32, Alan Bell wrote: On 05/06/12 20:17, Norman Silverstone wrote: snip lots of stuff mostly not really about font sizes hold ctrl, twiddle with your mouse wheel. Alan. That's great with messages received, is it supposed to work with a message being written? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbird fonts
On 06/06/12 08:33, Alan Bell wrote: On 06/06/12 07:08, Norman Silverstone wrote: That's great with messages received, is it supposed to work with a message being written? Norman works with both for me Alan. Thank you I was too impatient. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] thunderbird fonts
I have asked this question on another users group but so far, I have not had an answer which works. Using Thunderbird 12.0.1 and Xubuntu 12.04 32-bit plain text the font in the message window is very small and I want to make it larger. I have tried making changes using Edit - Preferences - Display - Formatting - Advanced but nothing changes. I assume I am missing something but I don't know what. I have tried Google but I am more confused than ever. Could someone, please, be kind enough to point me to where I might find the answer to the problem. Thanks Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbird fonts
On 05/06/12 18:57, Jim Price wrote: On 05/06/12 14:48, Norman Silverstone wrote: I have asked this question on another users group but so far, I have not had an answer which works. Using Thunderbird 12.0.1 and Xubuntu 12.04 32-bit plain text the font in the message window is very small and I want to make it larger. I have tried making changes using Edit - Preferences - Display - Formatting - Advanced but nothing changes. I assume I am missing something but I don't know what. I have tried Google but I am more confused than ever. Could someone, please, be kind enough to point me to where I might find the answer to the problem. Thanks In the dialog you refer to, the first setting is Fonts for:. Each message has a label on it, which you don't normally see, which specifies the way in which the contents are to be interpreted. The likelihood is that almost all of the messages you receive will be encoded by the sender using Western, or possibly Central European. You can have different sized fonts for different encodings, so the chances are that when you see a message which you can't change the font size, it means that message is encoded with a setting other than the one you are trying to change the size of. You didn't mention whether that is something which you have already tried, but have a look at the headers using ViewHeadersAll and look for the Content type setting. That should tell you how the sender has encoded the message, and give a clue as to what you need to do to make sure that you know what encoding of font to change in the advanced settings. Try settings Fonts for to Western and see if that makes any difference. I see from your settings that you have outging mail set to US ASCII. I have mine set to Unicode (UTF-8), which is the standard encoding in Ubuntu, and backwards compatible with US ASCII. If you send email to Windows users which contains foreign language characters, they may not see them correctly if their email client doesn't read the headers and display UTF-8 correctly, but if you don't write emails in a foreign language, that won't affect you or them using UTF-8. You can also set incoming mail to Unicode (UTF-8), and if you do see character errors in an incoming email, you can correct that by selecting Viewcharacter encodingwestern (or whatever it says in their headers they have encoded it with). Try unchecking Allow messages to use other fonts. Check use fixed width fonts for plain text messages, and after you have done that, the setting which affects font size in messages should be the one labelled Monospace. Worst case is you should be able to change the font size (if it needs to be bigger) with the Minimum font size setting. That's about all I can think of for now. I am a little surprised that Ubuntu didn't set up UTF-8 in Thunderbird (which was the case last time I did a fresh install, which was a while ago as the profile I'm using now originated in Thunderbird 2). Thank you very much for this very clear explanation, things are now dropping into place. I found that the only really effective way to alter the font size was by altering the Minimum font size setting. I seem to remember reading in one of the leads from Google that there is an issue with UTF-8 in the current version of Thunderbird. Thanks again. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] copying data from one PC to another PC
This is probably elementary but it is the first time I have ever needed to do this. A new machine has been set up with Evolution and I want to transfer those files containing the data to do with my emails such as old mail received and sent. Also, I would like to transfer the bookmarks and, I suppose, cookies for Firefox. Which files would I need to copy and what is the simplest way to do this, please. Thanks in advance. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] broadband problem
Where I live it is only possible to get BB speeds of between 1.0 mbps and 1.5 mbps so I am testing wireless broadband (TFL). There a number of machines using the BB supply but not all at the same time. On my work surface there are two working routers one connected to the wireless supply and the other to normal wired supply. Here are some BB speed results:- PC running Ubuntu 11.04 with wireless supply speed = 8.5 mbps PC running Xubuntu 12.04 no discernible BB signal above PC with ordinary wired supply 1.3 mbps above PC running Windows XP Pro wireless supply speed 8.5 mbps Can anyone please explain why the machine running Xubuntu does not respond to the BB supplied via wireless. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] broadband problem
I forget to mention that the connection from the routers to the PCs was by wireless. To add another bit of information the PC running Xubuntu was tried with a wired connection to the router and the BB speed was 8.2 mbps. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] broadband problem
On Tue, 2012-05-15 at 15:38 +0100, Kris Douglas wrote: On 15 May 2012 15:34, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: I forget to mention that the connection from the routers to the PCs was by wireless. To add another bit of information the PC running Xubuntu was tried with a wired connection to the router and the BB speed was 8.2 mbps. Norman Is it an entirely different installation? It might be worth checking to see if you are required to install any drivers or firmware for your wireless device prior to using it. -- Kris Douglas. www.krisd.eu Kris - What do you mean by wireless device? If you are referring to the router connected to the wireless BB the answer is no. If you are referring to the dual booted PC, which is a new machine, the wireless BB just works on the ancient Windows XP Pro so surely should just work on the latest edition of Xubuntu. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] broadband problem
On Tue, 2012-05-15 at 17:45 +0100, Kris Douglas wrote: On 15 May 2012 17:22, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: I forget to mention that the connection from the routers to the PCs was by wireless. To add another bit of information the PC running Xubuntu was tried with a wired connection to the router and the BB speed was 8.2 mbps. Kris - What do you mean by wireless device? If you are referring to the router connected to the wireless BB the answer is no. If you are referring to the dual booted PC, which is a new machine, the wireless BB just works on the ancient Windows XP Pro so surely should just work on the latest edition of Xubuntu. As you mention, you say you are connecting to the broadband from the Xubuntu machine with a WiFi adapter, when you use a cable it works, with the WiFi adapter it doesn't. The assumption I am making is that it could be something to do with the wireless adapter (USB dongle or PCI card or integrated unit). It may well be installed fine in Windows X Ubuntu, but not on Xubuntu. -- Kris Douglas. www.krisd.eu I believe you are on the right track as long as we just confine ourselves to XP Pro and Xubuntu. (The Ubuntu example is a bit of a red herring). So, I have a situation where the latest version of Xubuntu does not have the necessary driver whereas old XP Pro does. What is my next step, please, to remedy the situation? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] broadband problem
On Tue, 2012-05-15 at 17:45 +0100, Kris Douglas wrote: On 15 May 2012 17:22, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: I forget to mention that the connection from the routers to the PCs was by wireless. To add another bit of information the PC running Xubuntu was tried with a wired connection to the router and the BB speed was 8.2 mbps. I am sorry to be a nuisance but I had a search through the various bits and pieces that came with the new computer and found a CD labelled Edimax which is the name of the wireless card. On opening up the CD I came across a file labelled 'Driver for Linux OS' The driver is labelled 2010_07_16_RT3062_Linux_STA_v[2].4.0.0.tar.bz2 Would some kind person instruct me, please, on what I need to do to install this driver so that I may see if it solves my problem. Thanks Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] dual boot problem
Many thanks to those who went to the trouble to help and guide me. I am now a little older and a lot wiser. Without doubt, the easiest way to do what I wanted is to open the box, disconnect the second drive, install the OSs, test, reconnect the second drive and close the box. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] dual boot problem
Barry, I would be most grateful if you could point me in the right direction. I know that one of the options is to do something else. I have looked at that where the drives are listed but I am uncertain what to do thereafter. Got a lot to do tonight - it will be tomorrow afternoon before I can boot from a DVD and talk you through it, so if one of the others can help before then I'll be grateful. That's OK Barry, not to worry, time is on my side. I forget to mention that although I have used Ubuntu since Warty the emphasis is on used and not fiddled with. Instructions I can usually follow but age is not on my side (84 years young) Norman -- Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. http://ubuntuadverts.org/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] dual boot problem
That's OK Barry, not to worry, time is on my side. I forget to mention that although I have used Ubuntu since Warty the emphasis is on used and not fiddled with. Instructions I can usually follow but age is not on my side (84 years young) Norman Right. I'm a kid of only 70, so very able minded (I think not). OK. snip In the install dialogues, choose the 'Something else' option, and tell Ubuntu to install to the newly created ext4 partition. Make sure you tell it to put the bootloader on the drive you are currently booting from. This is one place you need to be careful as this is where grub will be installed and updated. If you put it on the wrong drive, you will need to boot into that drive! So far so good. You may get a warning about installing to a partition and not a drive but if you have got it right, it should be workable. The hold your breath and see if you can boot after the installation has completed. Please don't shout at me if anything messes up. This is not an easy process, but I have done it two or three times before I started using a dedicated drive for Windows and one for Ubuntu (with an extra one for Ubuntu testing). The latter arrangement is far far easier for me to maintain. I can understand and follow all that you say and, viewed theoretically, it is very good. Where I am at a complete loss is how to practically modify the partition containing Windows. I suppose I should read up on gparted before going any further. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] dual boot problem
I can understand and follow all that you say and, viewed theoretically, it is very good. Where I am at a complete loss is how to practically modify the partition containing Windows. I suppose I should read up on gparted before going any further. Norman gparted is easy! Fire it up and browse to the NTFS partition you want to resize, and select it. Click on the 'partition' menu and there is an option to 'resize/move'. The rest is easy, and I can honestly say it hasn't let me down once but then I've never had a power failure or a computer hardware problem during the re-sizing - which takes quite a while! Occasionally, my wife manages to trip one or more mcb's when she is getting stuff out of the pantry there's no way around that. Right, that seems straight forward. I'll have some tea and then have a go. I have no data to loose so if things mess up it wont matter. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] dual boot problem
Barry, using gparted, the HDD containing Windows XP Pro was partitioned as you described and all seemed well. The installation process was started and do something else selected. The partition allocated ext4 was chosen and then I was warned that I needed to indicate a boot partition so I chose this partition. The installation completed but, on reboot, it went straight into Windows. I have confirmed that the two OSs are on the same drive so I assume I need to do something about Grub. Still, progress is being made. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] dual boot problem
I have a new PC with two HDDs and I am trying to install Windows and Ubuntu on one of the drives keeping the other for data and so on. In the past I have dual booted many machines without any difficulty but this is the first time I have tried with a machine with 2 drives and there are problems. Installing XP Pro puts the OS on the main drive as expected but Ubuntu wants to install on the second drive and not along side windows. This shows in the installation process when the point is reached where a decision has to be made on the installation when install along side is selected. The next step then involves setting the partition and it is here that the installer thinks that windows is on the second drive and not on the first drive. If this is ignored and the installation allowed to proceed then I end up with XP Pro on one drive and Ubuntu on the other and this is what I do not want. I suppose the problem could be solved by opening up the machine and disconnecting the second drive before trying to install Ubuntu but this seems rather like taking a sledge hammer to crack a nut as well as possibly negating the guarantee. I have researched but have failed to find a solution and I would be so pleased if someone could solve the problem. Thank you in advance. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] dual boot problem
On Sat, 2012-05-12 at 18:47 +0100, Andy Braben wrote: On 12 May 2012 18:39, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: I have a new PC with two HDDs and I am trying to install Windows and Ubuntu on one of the drives keeping the other for data and so on. In the past I have dual booted many machines without any difficulty but this is the first time I have tried with a machine with 2 drives and there are problems. Installing XP Pro puts the OS on the main drive as expected but Ubuntu wants to install on the second drive and not along side windows. I have three HD's on mine and I have no problem telling Ubuntu exactly where I want it. There is an option in the installer to select whichever drive you want it on. I can't remember details without booting into a DVD but if you can't find it, I'll do that for you. Barry, I would be most grateful if you could point me in the right direction. I know that one of the options is to do something else. I have looked at that where the drives are listed but I am uncertain what to do thereafter. You need to Do soemthing else. From there it should tell you what you have on each drive, so should clearly show where Windows is. If you only have one partition on that drive and Windows is taking up the whole drive, you can select to partition the drive, which I think uses GParted to do it. Andy, all I know is that if there is one drive and the installer is instructed to install along side Windows, then the installer partitions the drive accordingly and gets on with the installation. So, are you suggesting that, because there are two drives one of which is empty, the installer decides to install on the empty one rather than partition and install on the one with Windows? I have heard of Artificial intelligence but surely this is not correct. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Asus
Has anyone any experience or knowledge about the Asus P8H61-M motherboard, please. Thank you in advance. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Asus
Has anyone any experience or knowledge about the Asus P8H61-M motherboard, please. Thank you in advance. If you Google 'Ubuntu Asus P8H61-M' you will get some useful results, the first being that it's an EFI board so it will probably only work with a 64 bit distribution although it doesn't seem very promising from that post. Asus themselves have passed it for Ubuntu 10.10. Snip Surely the running of 64 bit distributions is a function of the CPU not the motherboard. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and GIGABYTE
I am looking to buy a new desktop PC and have come across a range of reasonable looking machines which are based on the above motherboard. It would be very much appreciated if anyone knows of or has experienced use of this motherboard. Thanks in advance Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and GIGABYTE
It would be very much appreciated if anyone knows of or has experienced use of this motherboard. The computer I am writing this on now is one I built myself using a Gigabyte P67-DS3-B3 and it works absolutely fine, with no issues at all. I is usually less the manufacturer but the chipset and processor and integrated (or external) graphics used that determine the compatibility. If you are able to get the part code or model of the motherboard it may be easier for us to give you a definitive answer. The motherboard is GA-H61MA-D3V. I hope this helps. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Update 2012- Re: Fwd: [Ossg-announcements] Adoption of Open Source across HM Government – London 22/02/11 and 01/03/11]]
big snip Update 2012: Proprietary lobby triumphs in first open standards showdown http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/public-sector/2012/04/proprietary-lobby-triumphs-in.html -- Is this not yet another example of the ineptness of the present Government and its subservience to big business. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity testing
snip That's a shame. I'd be interested in knowing exactly which test it was and we can fix the text description pretty easily for future tests. For example I am asked to run gedit. No problem, I go to Applications, Accessories and select Text Editor. Problem, there is no heading Applications. I could of course select a terminal and type gedit and press enter - problem where do I find a terminal. I move on and I am asked to run nautilus. As far as I am concerned nautilus is or was a submarine. Checkbox does have the option to skip this test which enables you to move onto a test which you understand or can perform. When I first saw the email about testing I thought it was a great idea. At my age time is not a problem and so I could start to learn about the latest version of Ubuntu and, at the same time, return something to help the developers. My fear now is that if I continue with more tests I may produce misleading data causing the developers more hindrance than help. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity testing
snip Boot off the USB stick or CD/DVD and then follow the prompts. one of the options is to install side-by-side with your existing installation. Choose that, job done. Other options will allow you to upgrade or overwrite. Don't choose those if you absolutely want dual boot. I started the installation process but the only options I was offered were to 'Erase', 'Upgrade' or 'Do something else'. Nowhere was the option to install side-by side. Now what? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity testing
snip You are right, I am seeing that too. The side by side option seems not to be there. Do Something Else takes one to the manual setup page. I would be quite happy to do a manual set up if I could be sure not to ruin everything else on the HD. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity testing
snip You are right, I am seeing that too. The side by side option seems not to be there. Do Something Else takes one to the manual setup page. I would be quite happy to do a manual set up if I could be sure not to ruin everything else on the HD. Open a terminal (in your normal booted system) and type df Copy and paste the results here. In a terminal Ctrl+Shift+C copies to the paste buffer. Did that, here is the result. Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/sda1147921176 54147020 86260156 39% / none 1018232 684 1017548 1% /dev none 1024860 260 1024600 1% /dev/shm none 1024860 100 1024760 1% /var/run none 1024860 0 1024860 0% /var/lock none 1024860 0 1024860 0% /lib/init/rw Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity testing
snip You are right, I am seeing that too. The side by side option seems not to be there. Do Something Else takes one to the manual setup page. I would be quite happy to do a manual set up if I could be sure not to ruin everything else on the HD. Open a terminal (in your normal booted system) and type df Copy and paste the results here. In a terminal Ctrl+Shift+C copies to the paste buffer. none 1024860 0 1024860 0% /lib/init/rw Well at least that is nice and simple. If you boot into the installer and go into Something Else then you should see /dev/sda /dev/sda1 /dev/sda2 (it might be a different number) where sda2 has type Swap and sda1 is ext3 or ext4. It does not matter which. sda1 should show a size of 140GB or thereabouts with 85GB used. You first need to shrink this to make room for 12.04. First though make sure you have backed up everything important just in case. Click on sda1 and click Change. It will show the partition size as 14 (MB) or thereabouts. Reduce this by about 1 to allow 10GB for 12.04. So if it were 14 change it to 13. MOST IMPORTANTLY leave Use As set to do not use, and do NOT select Format. Click OK which will show a warning about writing it to disk and that you will not be able to undo it. Click Continue. Go and have a cup of coffee while it shrinks the partition. When it is finished you should a new entry marked as Free Space or 1MB. Select this one and click Add. Set the Mount Point to /, leave the rest at default and click OK It should now show the new partition as type ext4, mount point / and Format ticked. DOUBLE CHECK that the other partitions have nothing under Mount Point and are NOT ticked for formatting. Offer a quick prayer or sacrifice to any Deity you consider relevant and click Install Now. Thanks, Colin that looks pretty straight forward. Just one question, where you say Set the Mount Point to /, is the ',' necessary or just punctuation? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity testing
snip No comma, use the drop down list to select / from the options there. Thank you. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity testing
snip I would like to make a couple of comments relating to my experience. The most time consuming part of the process is the downloading and installation of the system. I suppose, overall this took well over 2 hours. Perhaps, with super fast broadband and a super computer, neither of which I have, this time would be considerably reduced but, where I live, broadband is a joke. Eventually I settled down to do some tests and very soon encountered difficulties because I did not really understand how to carry out the required test. I am not thick but when I am asked, for example, to start gedit or nautilus using a set up with which I am not familiar I was lost and gave up. Maybe this testing is only for the Ubuntu literate and not for a simple user like me. I will have another look when I have recovered my equilibrium but I don't hold out much hope of being any use to the developers. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity testing
snip I think we all ought to shout at the gimp folk. Gimp is an incredibly capable program, and it is also the least intuitive and least workable that I have ever seen! If the Gimp folk wanted to sell it for cash, there would be no chance! It seems to me that FOSS developers never talk to potential (non-geek) users. It's high time ordinary folk like us (folk who use and don't develop) got ourselves a voice. Once upon a time ordinary folk did have a voice which was welcomed. I know because I was one of them. I was one of the first non-technical users of Ubuntu and was used as a bit of a guinea-pig by one of my sons who worked for Canonical. It was all very new to me and I found and filed bugs. But, as Canonical became more complex and diverse, so the sort of help which users like me could give appeared to be of less and less use to developers. This is not the place to have a rant so I'll go and play patience. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity testing
If any of you are at a loose end this weekend and would like to make Unity better, we'd really appreciate some testing ahead of the next release. I made a little summary video to show how easy it is to get involved. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgL957zo5QM It's all detailed on this blog post from my colleague Nicholas. http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2012/04/unity-510-whats-new-and-call-for.html Testing like this is a super easy way to get involved and doesn't require any development skills at all. It's mostly just following some prepared instructions and reporting when it breaks :) I would like to have a go but need a little helpful advice, please. I have Ubuntu 11.04 on my desktop computer and wondered if there is a simple way to install the version of Ubuntu to be tested along side the version I use. Thanks Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity testing
snip There is. Download the ISO, use USB startup disk creator to put it on a USB stick, or burn the ISO to a CD/DVD. Boot off the USB stick or CD/DVD and then follow the prompts. one of the options is to install side-by-side with your existing installation. Choose that, job done. Other options will allow you to upgrade or overwrite. Don't choose those if you absolutely want dual boot. Once installed the grub boot menu will show both installs. Thanks Alan and everyone else for your help. Here I go. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] libreoffice - writer
=== snip 2. Is there a Welsh dictionary available so that it is possible to produce documents in Welsh without lots of words being underlined in red and spelling can be checked? I think what you are looking for is here http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:OpenOfficeExtensions/List This could well be what I am looking for. Thanks to Bob and all others who took the trouble to respond. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] libreoffice - writer
I am encouraging a Windows Office user to change to LibreOffice within Ubuntu 11.10. This person has raised 2 questions that I am unable to answer and I would welcome advise, please. 1. How does one minimise the document only without minimising the application? 2. Is there a Welsh dictionary available so that it is possible to produce documents in Welsh without lots of words being underlined in red and spelling can be checked? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] update manager
I am just trying to find my way around 11.10 and have noticed that there appears to be an option missing, the option to have updates downloaded in the background. Thus, when I respond to the cue that there are updates available I have to wait for them to be downloaded before they can be installed. Have I missed something? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager
I am just trying to find my way around 11.10 and have noticed that there appears to be an option missing, the option to have updates downloaded in the background. Thus, when I respond to the cue that there are updates available I have to wait for them to be downloaded before they can be installed. You can ask for security updates to be automatically downloaded in Update Manager Settings Updates When there are security updates ... but that does not seem to be available for other updates. Thank you for that, Colin. I wonder why the same does not apply to all updates? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Top Posting
snip Do you make a point of bottom posting regardless of the recipient's style? Or do you just stay 'bothered' inside but think 'what's the point' and just top-post? I am not a computer nerd, just an 'old codger'. When I started to use email I was instructed to put my remarks after the lines upon which I was commenting and to snip out superfluous material. No further comment. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] update manager
I am using Ubuntu 11.04 and, today, ran Update Manager. The usual window appeared with a list of updates and I selected install updates. I entered my password and a small window appeared which,amongst other things, said what looked like Downloaded 0 B of 1 B. After a little while, another window appeared and I was asked to insert a CD/DVD'Ubuntu 11.10_Oneiric Ocelot_-Release i386 (20111012)' and given the choice to Cancel or Continue. As I have no idea what this is all about I chose Cancel and the window for Update Manager re-appeared with the list of packages to be installed and any attempt to install updates starts the cycle over again. Could someone please tell me what I need to do to be able to install the updates. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager
snip In Update Manager, click Settings and on the Ubuntu Software tab make sure that the CDROM is *not* checked. Though it seems a bit odd that it was looking for the 11.10 CD when you are on 11.04. Settings are all as they should be. The only connection this computer has with Ubuntu 11.10 is that I have downloaded and stored Ubuntu 11.10 and made an install CD for use on another machine. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager
On Fri, 2011-11-11 at 15:02 +, Colin Law wrote: On 11 November 2011 14:57, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: snip In Update Manager, click Settings and on the Ubuntu Software tab make sure that the CDROM is *not* checked. Though it seems a bit odd that it was looking for the 11.10 CD when you are on 11.04. Settings are all as they should be. The only connection this computer has with Ubuntu 11.10 is that I have downloaded and stored Ubuntu 11.10 and made an install CD for use on another machine. Do you see anything odd if you do sudo apt-get update Yes:- Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) oneiric InRelease Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) oneiric/main TranslationIndex Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) oneiric/restricted TranslationIndex Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) oneiric/main Translation-en_GB Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) oneiric/main Translation-en Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) oneiric/restricted Translation-en_GB Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) oneiric/restricted Translation-en This is then followed by a lot of stuff all referring to natty. Does this help? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager
big snip Panic over, thanks. I looked more carefully at the settings and, lo and behold, there was an entry for Ubuntu 11.10 CDROM and it was ticked. Some Gremlin must have been busy behind my back. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] upgrade to 11.10
I am using 11.04 with, what I assume to be, the original Gnome desktop. My computer is not particularly sophisticated being about 5 years old and I would like to know whether I am likely to encounter a whole lot of new problems to solve should I decide to upgrade. I have tried to follow comments made by list members and am rather confused and elderly. I have been using Ubuntu since the first release and any real help would be much appreciated. Norman Silverstone -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] upgrade to 11.10
snip Yes - try 11.10 from the live-CD. If you like it, install it. If you prefer the Gnome desktop, consider using XUbuntu. On an older box, it might suit you better. Again, run it from the live-CD until you are sure it's what you want. If the live-CD does everything you want, Ok. If not, you'll know what the problems are without sabotaging your existing install. Never thought of that, thank you. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files
snip Sarah Is this the right camera? If so, GIMP + UFRaw / gimp-ufraw plugin is the way to go on a Linux system. There are a few RAW converters available for Ubuntu and I would suggest that Photivo is well worth more than a look at. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] boot time
Is it my imagination or does 11.04 take considerably longer to cold boot than previous, recent versions of Ubuntu? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] upgrade from 9.10 to 11.04
snip But you have been specifically answered told how to install Unity-2D! What do you want, someone to come and do it for you? Now, now, don't get your knickers in a twist. More generally: what spec of computer do you have? What is the make, model memory capacity of its graphics adaptor? Do you have drivers installed for the graphics adaptor? I presume you mean well but I do not really understand what or why you are asking and I am not really sure if I care. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] upgrade from 9.10 to 11.04
I presume you mean well but I do not really understand what or why you are asking and I am not really sure if I care. Calm down, everybody... it really is not worth it. I agree, I am just a cantankerous old man of 83 years who has been using Ubuntu since the first day it was released. In fact, I took part in some of the early valuations and validations. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo MTE450
On Thu, 2011-06-30 at 18:36 +0100, mac wrote: On 30/06/2011 16:18, Norman Silverstone wrote: I have recently installed Ubuntu 11.04 and I am unable to get the buttons on the pad to respond when I am using GIMP. The pen and its buttons are OK. Prior to installing 11.04 I was using 9.10 and the buttons on the pad worked. Norman This is, I'm afraid, a hardy perennial: every new release of Ubuntu breaks the solutions that 'Favux' and others have engineered to get Wacom tablets working. I'm sorry to say that I had to give up on this endless cycle when I started a serious photography course (for which I now use an Intuos 4 with an iMac and the various industry standard post-processing software). I can only suggest the usual approach: trawl through the recent stuff on http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967147 which I notice started in November 2008 (!). I see that Favux - God bless him; that man deserves a medal - is still toiling to repair Ubuntu's Wacom software, this time after the breakages caused by the 11.04 upgrade. He's a great bloke, and will reply to your posts on that thread most helpfully. But do read and apply the relevant advice on the thread first. Best wishes, as always. Thanks for your response which I will follow up and I suppose any really serious user of a Wacom is not likely to be running Linux. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] run a script
When I right click on a folder containing a script and select Open I am offered a choice of either Run or Run in Terminal. When I select the latter a terminal opens and then flashes off again. How do I get to make the terminal stay open, please. Running GNOME in 11.04. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo MTE450
I have recently installed Ubuntu 11.04 and I am unable to get the
buttons on the pad to respond when I am using GIMP. The pen and its
buttons are OK. Prior to installing 11.04 I was using 9.10 and the
buttons on the pad worked. The procedure I use is to run the following
script before running GIMP:-
#!/bin/bash
# If you set XSW in your environment it will override the
# script's default of /usr/bin/xsetwacom.
# If you set PAD and/or STYLUS then those override the script's
# defaults of 'Wacom Bamboo pad' and 'Wacom Bamboo' which are
# known correct for Ubuntu 9.04
# --8--[ Do not change this bit: ]---
test x$XSW = x XSW=/usr/bin/xsetwacom
test -x $XSW || { echo Cannot find xsetwacom in /usr/bin; exit 1; }
test x$PAD = x PAD=Wacom Bamboo pad
test x$STYLUS = x STYLUS=Wacom Bamboo
pad () {
$XSW set $PAD $@
}
stylus () {
$XSW set $STYLUS $@
}
# --8--[ Configurability from here down. ]---
# Define the Bamboo buttons
#
pad AbsWDn CORE KEY + # circle zoom out
pad AbsWUp CORE KEY - # circle zoom in
pad Button1 CORE KEY CTRL /z # key 1 () undo
pad Button2 CORE KEY CTRL# key 2 (FN1) CTRL
pad Button3 CORE KEY SHIFT CTRL /e# key 3 () fill frame
pad Button4 CORE KEY SHIFT # key 4 (FN2) SHIFT
stylus TPCButton off # side switch mode
stylus mode Absolute # positioning mode
stylus Button1 Button 1 # pentip click left
stylus Button2 Core Key x # Lower side switch Fg/Bg - Bg/Fg
stylus Button3 Button 2 # Upper side switch click middle
Could someone please suggest what I might need to change or point me to
where I might find the answer to the difficulty.
Thanks
Norman
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