Re: [OCLUG-Tech] tutorial on Kubuntu 9.04? Funny problems. Gigabyte Built in video

2009-05-02 Thread William Case
Hi Charles: On Fri, 2009-05-01 at 23:46 -0400, Charles MacDonald wrote: > I have just bought a new generic computer using a Gigabyte Intel core > duo board. > > Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L Motherboard > My motherboard is an Intel Gigabyte GA G31M-ES2L. Perhaps the 'E' signifies a different video car

[OCLUG-Tech] RE Funny problems. Gigabyte Built in video

2009-05-02 Thread Charles MacDonald
R RENAUD wrote: > I"m not using Ubuntu but I've had screen resolution issues with other Linux installations. Using the common (is it standard?) display settings gui, there are 3 tabs for "settings", "hardware" and (maybe) "dual head". > The maximum resolution on the "settings" tab might go as

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Connecting Thunderbird and Firefox in Kubuntu 9.4

2009-05-02 Thread Charles MacDonald
Lisa wrote: I wrote a tutorial on this here: http://g33kgrrl.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/getting-thunderbird-to-open-links-in-firefox-not-konqueror/ Hopefully this will be the last time you have to copy/paste a URL. ;-) Fantasti had tried something that another site had which put a line li

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] tutorial on Kubuntu 9.04? Funny problems. Gigabyte Built in video

2009-05-02 Thread William Case
Charles, just a suggestion; On Fri, 2009-05-01 at 23:46 -0400, Charles MacDonald wrote: > I have just bought a new generic computer using a Gigabyte Intel core > duo board. > > Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L Motherboard > > Since Kubuntu was released last week, I decided to use that for my > initial set

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] tutorial on Kubuntu 9.04? Funny problems. Gigabyte Built in video

2009-05-02 Thread R RENAUD
--- On Sat, 5/2/09, Charles MacDonald wrote: ... > But I have been getting a few glitches.. > > 1) Screensize. The unit is connected to my old 21 inch > monitor which suggests I use 1600 X 1200 as resolution. > maximum that the System settings Display applet will do is > 1360X768 which gives a

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Connecting Thunderbird and Firefox in Kubuntu 9.4

2009-05-02 Thread Lisa
I wrote a tutorial on this here: http://g33kgrrl.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/getting-thunderbird-to-open-links-in-firefox-not-konqueror/ Hopefully this will be the last time you have to copy/paste a URL. ;-) Lisa Charles MacDonald wrote: Another unrealted problem with my new computer. When I c