Re: [Dorset] Changing the Boot Order with grub2

2009-11-02 Thread Terry Coles
On Monday 02 Nov 2009, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Yes, AIUI the upgrade leaves you at grub 1, and doesn't update the > non-Linux code, whereas a clean install uses grub 2. Version 1 has > menu.lst, 2 has default/grub, so you need to investigate the problem on > the right machine. :-) Yes. But Kubu

Re: [Dorset] Changing the Boot Order with grub2

2009-11-02 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Terry, > So what I think happens is that during an upgrade the grub tool looks > for a menu.lst, and if it finds it, it uses it to create the boot > order. If it doesn't, as it won't for a clean install, it creates > /etc/default/grub from the identities of the bootable partitions and > uses

Re: [Dorset] Changing the Boot Order with grub2

2009-11-02 Thread Terry Coles
On Monday 02 Nov 2009, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > That's odd. Looking at the 9.10 source of the startupmanager program, > it initially appears it checks on starting that /etc/default/grub, > amongst other files, exists. If it doesn't then it falls back to > assuming you've a legacy grub installation

Re: [Dorset] Changing the Boot Order with grub2

2009-11-02 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Terry, > On Monday 02 Nov 2009, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > > Perhaps the `DEFAULT' entry in /etc/default/grub? (Menu items > > numbered from 0.) And then run `sudo update-grub'. Other > > configuration resides in /etc/grub.d, allegedly. But none of that > > probably applies since I gleaned it

Re: [Dorset] Changing the Boot Order with grub2

2009-11-02 Thread Terry Coles
On Sunday 01 Nov 2009, Andrew Morgan wrote: > Install StartUp-Manager. This can be found in Ubuntu Software Centre, or > by running 'apt-get install startupmanager' if you prefer. I searched for anything with 'boot' in the title, but didn't search for 'startup' ;-( > This creates a launcher in S

Re: [Dorset] Kubuntu 9.10 REview

2009-11-02 Thread Terry Coles
On Sunday 01 Nov 2009, mercha...@onetel.com wrote: > I also did the Upgrade over the air/Internet on Friday. Now I don't have > any wireless. I can't find a way of starting the wireless (Yet) and I > notice on the > ubuntuforums that it seems to be a problem. Otherwise, as Terry says, It > seems

Re: [Dorset] Changing the Boot Order with grub2

2009-11-02 Thread Terry Coles
On Monday 02 Nov 2009, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Perhaps the `DEFAULT' entry in /etc/default/grub? (Menu items numbered > from 0.) And then run `sudo update-grub'. Other configuration resides > in /etc/grub.d, allegedly. But none of that probably applies since I > gleaned it from the forum post y

Re: [Dorset] Opera.

2009-11-02 Thread Robert Bronsdon
Not open source software - but I'm a long term user. Very much a program worth a try if you get the time. Sorry - I'll try not to be a fanboy too much. Rob -- Using Opera M2: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-11-03 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.

[Dorset] Opera.

2009-11-02 Thread Simon O'Riordan
New thread! Opera 10 is available. My Opera installation advertised it, and when I went there, instead of fingers-crossed deb-for-debian botch job, they have a download page specifically for Ubuntu including LTS Hardy. The Opera website reads your configuration anyway and takes you to the right