Re: [Dorset] Ubuntu failed update....

2010-10-25 Thread Sean Gibbins
On 26/10/10 07:02, Peter Washington wrote: > Hi Dan, > > On 26 October 2010 01:03, Dan Jones wrote: >> Finally decided to upgrade from 8.04 to 10.04 (got bored of the update >> manager nagging me :]) >> Anyway, after a day of waiting for all the packages to download, towards the >> end of the upda

Re: [Dorset] Ubuntu failed update....

2010-10-25 Thread Sean Gibbins
On 26/10/10 02:51, Andrew Morgan wrote: > If there are video problems then log in to a console (Ctrl+Alt+F1) and > edit "/etc/X11/xorg.conf". Change the Driver in Section "Device" to > one of "nouveau", "nv" or "nvidia", then save and restart gdm. > > If there were problems upgrading packages then

Re: [Dorset] Ubuntu failed update....

2010-10-25 Thread Peter Washington
Hi Dan, On 26 October 2010 01:03, Dan Jones wrote: > Finally decided to upgrade from 8.04 to 10.04 (got bored of the update > manager nagging me :]) > Anyway, after a day of waiting for all the packages to download, towards the > end of the update it bombs out due to the non-free nvidia drivers.

Re: [Dorset] Ubuntu failed update....

2010-10-25 Thread Andrew Morgan
If there are video problems then log in to a console (Ctrl+Alt+F1) and edit "/etc/X11/xorg.conf". Change the Driver in Section "Device" to one of "nouveau", "nv" or "nvidia", then save and restart gdm. If there were problems upgrading packages then run 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure -a'. I've had to d

[Dorset] Ubuntu failed update....

2010-10-25 Thread Dan Jones
Finally decided to upgrade from 8.04 to 10.04 (got bored of the update manager nagging me :]) Anyway, after a day of waiting for all the packages to download, towards the end of the update it bombs out due to the non-free nvidia drivers. Now I'm scared to reboot... Any advice? ~Dan -- Next meetin

Re: [Dorset] Working with Linux and open source

2010-10-25 Thread John Carlyle-Clarke
On 25/10/10 14:32, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Hi, John Carlyle-Clarke wrote: I should know better than to try and start a discussion at the weekend since everyone only posts from work ;) I think there's some on the list that work freelance, e.g. on embedded software, rather than as a nine-to-five

Re: [Dorset] Working with Linux and open source

2010-10-25 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi, John Carlyle-Clarke wrote: > I should know better than to try and start a discussion at the weekend > since everyone only posts from work ;) I think there's some on the list that work freelance, e.g. on embedded software, rather than as a nine-to-five contractors for a few months at a time.

[Dorset] C4L back in the news.

2010-10-25 Thread Peter Merchant
I picked up on this news item when I saw the name of C4L, where some of us visited a few months ago. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/dorset/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9107000/9107191.stm Perhaps you also want to hit the 'race to infinity' button and help push BT to fibre to my/your area area. C