Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good News For Acer Aspire One 521 Users
On 30 April 2011 10:02, scoundrel50a wrote: > Hi, I was wondering, I am having problems with installing Natty on my > machine as well, can you show me the workaround on the Ubuntu forums? Would > like to have a look. > I suspect the workarounds won't help your issue as he was installing inside VirtualBox, not on the bare metal. Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good News For Acer Aspire One 521 Users
On 30 April 2011 07:20, Trevor Hyde wrote: > I downloaded the beta2 version a couple of days back to try on VirtualBox, > but wasn't able to install Unity because of "hardware" deficiencies. (This > appears to be a well known issue and someone's published a workaround on the > Ubuntu forum.) > For anyone else considering running Ubuntu 11.04 inside VirtualBox, see Alan Bell's blog post about it. http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2011/04/21/ubuntu-natty-in-virtualbox-with-unity/ Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good News For Acer Aspire One 521 Users
On 30/04/11 07:20, Trevor Hyde wrote: I downloaded the beta2 version a couple of days back to try on VirtualBox, but wasn't able to install Unity because of "hardware" deficiencies. (This appears to be a well known issue and someone's published a workaround on the Ubuntu forum.) I ran it as a live disc on the main desktop, but obviously, Unity wasn't running at its maximum speed so I wasn't able to achieve the expected drool factor, and I've rated it as just "Not Bad but Prefer Gnome 2/XFCE". I also downloaded Fedora 15 beta with its Gnome 3 desktop - same issue with VirtualBox, but when I ran that as a live disc, I was surprised to see the similarity with Unity, although in my opinion, G3 is rather prettier and there seems more to play around with. I'm used to Gnome 2. I like it, I'm happy with it, and I don't see the need to change. Hi, I was wondering, I am having problems with installing Natty on my machine as well, can you show me the workaround on the Ubuntu forums? Would like to have a look. John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good News For Acer Aspire One 521 Users
On Sat, 2011-04-30 at 04:43 +0100, alan c wrote: > I was testing a version of 11.04 recently and a non techie friend who > I help with Ubuntu saw it in passing and exclaimed > 'Oh! I like that! When can I have it?' > I was, and still am, trying to get used to Unity and its superficial > lack of a menu structure, but even after a short period of use I have > to say that I think it is growing on me. I think it will be a winner. I agree. I found Natty a bit off-putting at first, but as you persevere and discover things like the menu you get by right-clicking the apps icon on the sidebar, it gets better! I'm looking forward to installing it on my Netbook - the liveCD looks really good on there. I'm waiting till June to do that, as I'm going to be short of time to do a lot of work if I get problems. Regards,Barry. -- 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] Good News For Acer Aspire One 521 Users
I downloaded the beta2 version a couple of days back to try on VirtualBox, but wasn't able to install Unity because of "hardware" deficiencies. (This appears to be a well known issue and someone's published a workaround on the Ubuntu forum.) I ran it as a live disc on the main desktop, but obviously, Unity wasn't running at its maximum speed so I wasn't able to achieve the expected drool factor, and I've rated it as just "Not Bad but Prefer Gnome 2/XFCE". I also downloaded Fedora 15 beta with its Gnome 3 desktop - same issue with VirtualBox, but when I ran that as a live disc, I was surprised to see the similarity with Unity, although in my opinion, G3 is rather prettier and there seems more to play around with. I'm used to Gnome 2. I like it, I'm happy with it, and I don't see the need to change. On 29/04/11 22:43, Nigel Verity wrote: Hi I bought an Acer Aspire One 521 a few months ago to use as a media player. Unfortunately, with each of the last 4 versions of Ubuntu installed, the headphone jack was completely dead. The same situation applied with numerous other Linux distros. The only one to show any improvement was PCLinuxOS which would, at least, send audio to the headphone jack, but not shut off the internal speakers. Very annoying. For the benefit of anybody experiencing the same symptoms with the AO521, I am pleased to report that the problem has been fixed in 11.04. The headphone jack works and the internal speakers shut off when expected. The other niggling problem of having no battery monitor remains. Maybe 24 hours is not giving it a fair chance, but I can't stand the new user interface. It strikes me as unintuitive and a retrograde step in productivity. I've installed XFCE instead which is great. It would be interesting to get the views of other users who had never seen the new GUI until yesterday. Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good News For Acer Aspire One 521 Users
On 29/04/11 22:43, Nigel Verity wrote: [...] Maybe 24 hours is not giving it a fair chance, but I can't stand the new user interface. It strikes me as unintuitive and a retrograde step in productivity. I've installed XFCE instead which is great. It would be interesting to get the views of other users who had never seen the new GUI until yesterday. As you login, you can choose the Ubuntu Classic session if you wish, if you do not want to install a further environment. I was testing a version of 11.04 recently and a non techie friend who I help with Ubuntu saw it in passing and exclaimed 'Oh! I like that! When can I have it?' I was, and still am, trying to get used to Unity and its superficial lack of a menu structure, but even after a short period of use I have to say that I think it is growing on me. I think it will be a winner. -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Good News For Acer Aspire One 521 Users
Hi I bought an Acer Aspire One 521 a few months ago to use as a media player. Unfortunately, with each of the last 4 versions of Ubuntu installed, the headphone jack was completely dead. The same situation applied with numerous other Linux distros. The only one to show any improvement was PCLinuxOS which would, at least, send audio to the headphone jack, but not shut off the internal speakers. Very annoying. For the benefit of anybody experiencing the same symptoms with the AO521, I am pleased to report that the problem has been fixed in 11.04. The headphone jack works and the internal speakers shut off when expected. The other niggling problem of having no battery monitor remains. Maybe 24 hours is not giving it a fair chance, but I can't stand the new user interface. It strikes me as unintuitive and a retrograde step in productivity. I've installed XFCE instead which is great. It would be interesting to get the views of other users who had never seen the new GUI until yesterday. Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
