Re: [Dorset] Nokia Discount codes for N900 - run out tomorrow!

2009-10-21 Thread Bob Dunlop
On Tue, Oct 20 at 10:50, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > > Hi, Just in case this is of interest to some list members. I know > there's been talk about the phone on #dorset IRC channel. Ralph. None of the codes work for me this morning (Wed 21st), I guess "tomorrow" was a few days back :( Best price SI

Re: [Dorset] Nokia Discount codes for N900 - run out tomorrow!

2009-10-21 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Bob, > On Tue, Oct 20 at 10:50, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > > Hi, Just in case this is of interest to some list members. I know > > there's been talk about the phone on #dorset IRC channel. Ralph. > > None of the codes work for me this morning (Wed 21st), I guess > "tomorrow" was a few days bac

[Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Terry Coles
Hi, Does anyone know if it is possible to run the Asus EEE 701 version of Xandros inside a VM? I got the ISO from http://sourceforge.net/projects/eeecommunity/files/ and tried to install it in VirtualBox. Unfortunately, when I try to boot, the machine shuts down straight after the Asus splas

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Alan Pope
2009/10/21 Terry Coles : > Does anyone know if it is possible to run the Asus EEE 701 version of Xandros > inside a VM?  I got the ISO > from http://sourceforge.net/projects/eeecommunity/files/ and tried to install > it in VirtualBox.  Unfortunately, > when I try to boot, the machine shuts down s

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday 21 Oct 2009, Alan Pope wrote: > 2009/10/21 Terry Coles : > > Does anyone know if it is possible to run the Asus EEE 701 version of > > Xandros inside a VM? I got the ISO from > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/eeecommunity/files/ and tried to install > > it in VirtualBox. Unfortunat

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Robert Bronsdon
On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:34:16 +0100, Terry Coles wrote: I am currently trying the guide at http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?pid=221727 . If I have any success I will post back. Thought I'd point you this way just in case you wanted to give it a go yourself. Robert -- Using Opera

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Sean Gibbins
Terry Coles wrote: > I'll just have to try to visualise what my mother is seeing and help her that > way. Otherwise, it's a quick trip to the Midlands this weekend. > > Next time you're up there you might want to install VNC on there Terry, might save you a trip in future. Sean -- www.

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread John S Robinson
Terry, Any chance you can get live access via VNC. This [1] seems to suggest that eeepc includes the server by default. Cheers, JohnR. [1] http://my.safaribooksonline.com/9780768686401/ch03lev2sec7#snippet On Wednesday 21 October 2009 15:04:45 Terry Coles wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know if

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday 21 Oct 2009, Robert Bronsdon wrote: > I am currently trying the guide at > http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?pid=221727 . If I have any success > I will post back. Thought I'd point you this way just in case you wanted > to give it a go yourself. That looks as if it might do the

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday 21 Oct 2009, John S Robinson wrote: > Any chance you can get live access via VNC. This [1] seems to suggest that > eeepc includes the server by default. Anyone know how I can tell? Do I need to get her to start it from a console? This would be the ideal answer, and probably worth a

[Dorset] Air Conditioning unit for sale

2009-10-21 Thread Robert Bronsdon
Hello all, Just a heads up I've got a 12000BTU portable air conditioning unit (900W draw from the socket) for sale at the minute. Full working condition - just no longer required. Its of the stand up type with several speed fan - which also runs without the cooling functionality to save pow

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday 21 Oct 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > On Wednesday 21 Oct 2009, Robert Bronsdon wrote: > > I am currently trying the guide at > > http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?pid=221727 . If I have any success > > I will post back. Thought I'd point you this way just in case you wanted > > to gi

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Andrew Morgan
Terry Coles wrote: > - I can 'see' an xorg.conf if I do ls X* in /mnt-system/etc Capital vs. lowercase X? If you really are doing this then I suspect it is listing the contents of /mnt-system/etc/X11/ which happens to only contain xorg.conf? -- Andrew. -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday 21 Oct 2009, Andrew Morgan wrote: > Terry Coles wrote: > > - I can 'see' an xorg.conf if I do ls X* in /mnt-system/etc > > Capital vs. lowercase X? If you really are doing this then I suspect it > is listing the contents of /mnt-system/etc/X11/ which happens to only > contain xorg.conf

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Simon O'Riordan
Another example of the disappearing comments? So it's the lug server, not my mail client? - Original Message - From: "Andrew Morgan" To: "Dorset Linux User Group" Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 6:23 PM Subject: Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine > Terry Coles wro

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday 21 Oct 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > I've now realised that this is because ls doesn't support | less or | more, > so those directories were scrolling off the screen. OK. So now I'm editing xorg.conf using vi under ash. Anyone know how to cut and paste into a vi session running in an a

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Robert Bronsdon
On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:11:34 +0100, Terry Coles wrote: > Anyone know how to cut and paste into a vi session running in an ash > shell under VirtualBox? Without pastebin integration working - you can't. You could however ssh into the Guest and copy/past into your terminal on your Host. Or

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Terry, > - xorg.conf isn't in /usr/X11 as the reference says it should be. (The X11 > directory doesn't exist.) You could try find / -name xorg.conf with a "sudo" up the front if you're not already root. That'll print the path of each one it finds. > - I can 'see' an xorg.conf if I

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday 21 Oct 2009, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > > - xorg.conf isn't in /usr/X11 as the reference says it should be. (The > > X11 directory doesn't exist.) > > You could try > > find / -name xorg.conf Tried that; there was no find command (or locate). > I can only think you weren't where y

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Robert Bronsdon
On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:30:06 +0100, Terry Coles wrote: > On Wednesday 21 Oct 2009, Ralph Corderoy wrote: >> find / -name xorg.conf > > Tried that; there was no find command (or locate). use -iname (ignores case). As for not being able to use find. Have you checked your $PATH etc. Also ha

Re: [Dorset] Running EEE Xandros in a Virtual Machine

2009-10-21 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday 21 Oct 2009, Robert Bronsdon wrote: > On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:30:06 +0100, Terry Coles > > Tried that; there was no find command (or locate). > > use -iname (ignores case). > As for not being able to use find. Have you checked your $PATH etc. Also > have you manually looked in /usr/bin