Re: [ubuntu-uk] Blue tooth remte control

2010-03-27 Thread Farran Lee
If you just want to be able to move the mouse around, and it's an Ericsson phone, then just go to remote control in the phone, and connect it, and it works. If it's another phone, then I don't know, I've been pretty faithful to sony all my life which may be a bad thing, but it works for me so

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 9.04 + gnome screen error

2010-03-18 Thread Farran Lee
Maybe nautilus has died? Or isn't connecting to the desktop properly - I've had that happen, and nothing works on the desktop at all, not even right click...try killing nautilus or something. Can't say the background has ever vanished though :/ Sorry if that's no help :) ~~~ Farran On 18 March

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu used in Dr Who

2010-01-07 Thread Farran Lee
that is so cool XD I'mma watch it again now to spot it properly :P 2010/1/7 Martin Jernberg cs_bit...@msn.com Seen it on Planet Ubuntu -- From: javada...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 07:31:43 + To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Does Karmic Koala still use Rhythmbox?

2009-11-01 Thread Farran Lee
Although there have been several updates for it... Don't know if they're new development updates, or just ones we never got which have been integrated back in to the system? Sorry that made no sense, it's too early :P Farran 2009/11/1 Philip Wyett philwy...@gmx.com On Sun, 2009-11-01 at 06:32

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Farran Lee
another corporation didn't like it. However, Mozilla and most other groups have included it anyway. Tell me if I'm wrong, I probably am, but just thought I'd mention it :) -- Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Farran Lee
, that looks pretty good :D haven't had time to read the whole page, but the initial email makes sense. Even so - dammit :| -- Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Farran Lee
- the first install initial page has an ogg video on it :) -- Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] banshee and devices..?

2009-06-19 Thread Farran Lee
/hal/whatever picks the devices up, as when they're plugged in, my selected media player opens. Any ideas anyone? Or shall I just wait for an update? Thanks :D -- Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] banshee and devices..?

2009-06-19 Thread Farran Lee
On Fri, 2009-06-19 at 09:29 +0100, javadayaz wrote: Banshee recognises my G1 and syns it! 2009/6/19 Alan Pope a...@popey.com Hi, 2009/6/19 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com: not sure if this is my pc or is the current state of banshee, but atm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] banshee and devices..?

2009-06-19 Thread Farran Lee
.. cheers -- Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] eject default shortcut

2009-06-19 Thread Farran Lee
:( Sorry for such a stupid trivial question, but it's just annoying. Thanks :) -- Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu One - timescale?

2009-06-17 Thread Farran Lee
to wangle an invite. I've not installed it yet (internet issues, and am on W7 atm) but when i do, i may invite a few people in. *shortlists* --Michael Invites are nice. :-) cheekily, I have to agree :p -- Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is there an mp3 tag editor in the repositories?

2009-06-13 Thread Farran Lee
that annoyed me for aages until I found out the problem :p -- Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is there an mp3 tag editor in the repositories?

2009-06-12 Thread Farran Lee
of the ones that go with it :) just so you know. I think it might add a couple of other things, but that's the upshot of it. I think. Correct me if not :p -- Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

[ubuntu-uk] canon lbp-1120

2009-06-07 Thread Farran Lee
printers just make noises... :p well I've tried everything I can think of which isn't much - just downloaded the canon-written ppd and installed it. That's it. So I just hoped that someone may be able to shed a bit of light on the issue? Please? :) Thanks -- Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com I'm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] canon lbp-1120

2009-06-07 Thread Farran Lee
On Sun, 2009-06-07 at 21:49 +0100, Kris Douglas wrote: 2009/6/7 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com: well I'm very sorry everyone to bring this up and I'm sure several of you saw the subject and groaned... I've hunted around and no one seems to be able to make this printer reliably work

Re: [ubuntu-uk] canon lbp-1120

2009-06-07 Thread Farran Lee
On Sun, 2009-06-07 at 22:30 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote: Kris Douglas wrote: 2009/6/7 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com: well I'm very sorry everyone to bring this up and I'm sure several of you saw the subject and groaned... I've hunted around and no one seems to be able to make

[ubuntu-uk] aptoncd or alternative...?

2009-06-03 Thread Farran Lee
to remember what it is called. Can anyone either point me in the right direction, offer another program or help me fix aptoncd please? Sorry for three requests at once :p Thanks :) === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] aptoncd or alternative...?

2009-06-03 Thread Farran Lee
On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 18:09 +0100, Farran Lee wrote: hi all you may remember I was trying to connect a friend's pc to the net? well I've not pursued that atm, instead looking at aptoncd. Currently it collapses while loading the list of installed files at about 57%. Weird. However, recently I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] aptoncd or alternative...?

2009-06-03 Thread Farran Lee
On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 18:24 +0100, Farran Lee wrote: On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 18:09 +0100, Farran Lee wrote: hi all you may remember I was trying to connect a friend's pc to the net? well I've not pursued that atm, instead looking at aptoncd. Currently it collapses while loading the list

[ubuntu-uk] burning discs in virtual machines

2009-06-03 Thread Farran Lee
so I've got it all working so far... the only problem is, the .iso I need to burn is in a virtual machine; specifically ubuntu 9.10 i386 in VirtualBox. How can I burn discs in it? Is there something special I need to install? Thanks :) === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P

[ubuntu-uk] dial up connection?

2009-05-17 Thread Farran Lee
hi all sorry, I'm sure I could find this on the net but don't have time. How do I set up a dial-up-conenction on a friend's computer? ftr, it's BT dsl broadband modem that they use, don't know if this is relevant. Thanks -- Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dial up connection?

2009-05-17 Thread Farran Lee
17, 2009 at 6:26 PM, Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com wrote: sorry, I'm sure I could find this on the net but don't have time. What makes you think we all have time if you don't? How do I set up a dial-up-conenction on a friend's computer? ftr, it's BT dsl broadband modem

[ubuntu-uk] how to set up a dial up connection

2009-05-17 Thread Farran Lee
intended to help people. Again, thank you all. -- Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] how to set up a dial up connection

2009-05-17 Thread Farran Lee
On Sun, 2009-05-17 at 20:04 +0100, Farran Lee wrote: hi everyone just wondered if you would be able to help me out a bit. I've promised to help a friend with her new ubuntu machine, but her family use dial up broadband. I'm revising a lot at the moment because of my GCSEs over the next 3

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dial up connection?

2009-05-17 Thread Farran Lee
. However, no harm done, I'll have a look around in a couple of weeks. *goes back to revision* -- Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dial up connection?

2009-05-17 Thread Farran Lee
, about a million miles away from the modem anyway - they weren't sure what to do for internet bar lugging the whole pc downstairs every time. Of course I'll discuss it with her (and parents) first, but otherwise thanks very much :) -- Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com I'm only 16 :P

[ubuntu-uk] kernel still a problem

2009-05-03 Thread Farran Lee
, as the package was not a genuine ubuntu one! This can't be right, can it? Thanks === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel still a problem

2009-05-03 Thread Farran Lee
On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 12:48 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Farran Lee wrote: well I'm back to moan about my kernel: I'm still running the 2.6.27-14 version (I think) but every time any package manager runs, it fails on the kernel configuration

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Permanently disable Compiz

2009-05-03 Thread Farran Lee
=== Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel still a problem

2009-05-03 Thread Farran Lee
On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 13:33 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Farran Lee wrote: On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 12:48 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: Farran Lee wrote: well I'm back to moan about my kernel: I'm still running the 2.6.27-14 version (I think

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel still a problem

2009-05-03 Thread Farran Lee
On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 17:18 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Farran Lee wrote: here's the first error: /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: linux-image-generic is broken or not fully installed. don't really need pastebin :P it said that sudo linux-image

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel still a problem

2009-05-03 Thread Farran Lee
On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 18:07 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Farran Lee wrote: On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 17:18 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: Farran Lee wrote: here's the first error: /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: linux-image-generic is broken

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel still a problem

2009-05-03 Thread Farran Lee
On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 18:48 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Farran Lee wrote: On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 18:07 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: Farran Lee wrote: On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 17:18 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: Farran Lee wrote: here's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rampant gnome-system-monitor!!

2009-05-03 Thread Farran Lee
actually upgraded yet, but I've never come across it using that much of the processor... so sorry, can't really help, just thought I'd add a bit :) === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Click downloaded Ubuntu

2009-05-03 Thread Farran Lee
how funny === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Farran Lee
On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 13:46 +0100, mac wrote: Farran Lee wrote: snip - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before - my ubuntu currently installed has a few (several) weird issues - I'm about to start exams snip Sorry to be awkward :P I just don't have the time for a broken computer

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Farran Lee
On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 14:14 +0100, Christopher Dalby wrote: On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 01:38:10PM +0100, Farran Lee wrote: hi all sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just I'm wary for a few reasons: - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before - my ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Farran Lee
On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 14:19 +0100, Steve Cook wrote: On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:38:10 +0100 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com wrote: hi all sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just I'm wary for a few reasons: - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Net Neutrality Threat in Europe

2009-04-22 Thread Farran Lee
-amendement-138-was-voted-again so all seems fine atm :P = I'm only 16 :P Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] nvidia graphics drivers

2009-04-11 Thread Farran Lee
On Fri, 2009-04-10 at 09:38 +0100, Robert McWilliam wrote: On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 02:40:00AM +0100, Farran Lee wrote: quick update: drs305 helped me on the forums with the kernel bit... don't know what the issue was, but removing the .postinst file from /var/boot/info and reinstalling

[ubuntu-uk] kernel deleted and I don't think I can reboot...!!! :/

2009-04-09 Thread Farran Lee
in exactly the same way. So I have headers, no images and no modules. At the very least, can someone tell me if it's safe to turn my pc off please? Thank you very much === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel deleted and I don't think I can reboot...!!! :/

2009-04-09 Thread Farran Lee
On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 14:31 +0100, Daniel Drummond wrote: Farran Lee wrote: I've had issues with my kernel recently - it had 27-11, -12 and -14 installed. Every time I installed anything, it always tried to regenerate the boot image, and always returned an error saying it had to leave

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel deleted and I don't think I can reboot...!!! :/

2009-04-09 Thread Farran Lee
On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 14:55 +0100, Daniel Drummond wrote: Alec Wright wrote: You've got a kernel there. vmlinuz-* are kernel images 2009/4/9 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com: On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 14:31 +0100, Daniel Drummond wrote: Farran Lee wrote: I've had issues with my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel deleted and I don't think I can reboot...!!! :/

2009-04-09 Thread Farran Lee
On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 15:00 +0100, Farran Lee wrote: On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 14:55 +0100, Daniel Drummond wrote: Alec Wright wrote: You've got a kernel there. vmlinuz-* are kernel images 2009/4/9 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com: On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 14:31 +0100, Daniel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel deleted and I don't think I can reboot...!!! :/

2009-04-09 Thread Farran Lee
On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 16:23 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: 2009/4/9 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com: now I remember why I tried to fiddle with the kernels... cos the graphics driver won't install properly because of them. Exactly the same error message as the kernel error is returned when I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel deleted and I don't think I can reboot...!!! :/

2009-04-09 Thread Farran Lee
On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 16:28 +0100, Farran Lee wrote: On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 16:23 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: 2009/4/9 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com: now I remember why I tried to fiddle with the kernels... cos the graphics driver won't install properly because of them. Exactly

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel deleted and I don't think I can reboot...!!! :/

2009-04-09 Thread Farran Lee
On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 16:42 +0100, Farran Lee wrote: On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 16:28 +0100, Farran Lee wrote: On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 16:23 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: 2009/4/9 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com: now I remember why I tried to fiddle with the kernels... cos

[ubuntu-uk] nvidia graphics drivers

2009-04-09 Thread Farran Lee
nvidia-glx-180. Which tries to remove nvidia-xconfig, which I obviously need. ay ideas? Thanks === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] nvidia graphics drivers

2009-04-09 Thread Farran Lee
On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 23:22 +0100, Michael G Fletcher wrote: On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com wrote: the graphics bit has got stupid now... different packages that depend on each other, or aren't listed as conflicting, are trying to remove each other. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] nvidia graphics drivers

2009-04-09 Thread Farran Lee
On Fri, 2009-04-10 at 01:08 +0100, Farran Lee wrote: On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 23:22 +0100, Michael G Fletcher wrote: On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com wrote: the graphics bit has got stupid now... different packages that depend on each other

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Italian ubuntian in Exeter

2009-04-08 Thread Farran Lee
... but that shouldn't affect what the laptop picks up unless it's been configured into the hardware or something. i'm probably wrong but even so :p === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel 12-13-14 ??

2009-04-07 Thread Farran Lee
On Tue, 2009-04-07 at 11:46 +0100, Robert McWilliam wrote: On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 04:34:09PM +0100, Farran Lee wrote: hmm the last post i did got grabbed by the list's spamassassin :S I'll try again: http://pastebin.com/f7d0f623d From that it looks like /sbin/update-grub is failing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel 12-13-14 ??

2009-04-07 Thread Farran Lee
On Tue, 2009-04-07 at 16:58 +0100, Michael G Fletcher wrote: On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com wrote: On Tue, 2009-04-07 at 11:46 +0100, Robert McWilliam wrote: On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 04:34:09PM +0100, Farran Lee wrote: hmm the last post i did

[ubuntu-uk] kernel 12-13-14 ??

2009-04-06 Thread Farran Lee
can I get it? and it also complains about duplicate sources every time, when there's very definitely not (at least in the files I've checked :P). cheers === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P attachment: stock_smiley-10.png-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel 12-13-14 ??

2009-04-06 Thread Farran Lee
On Mon, 2009-04-06 at 16:25 +0100, James Milligan wrote: Search for paste bin on google. James On 6 Apr 2009, at 16:21, Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com wrote: hey all it would appear that my box is having issues with the kernel update, from 27.12 to .13. I think

Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernel 12-13-14 ??

2009-04-06 Thread Farran Lee
On Mon, 2009-04-06 at 16:25 +0100, James Milligan wrote: Search for paste bin on google. James On 6 Apr 2009, at 16:21, Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com wrote: hey all it would appear that my box is having issues with the kernel update, from 27.12 to .13. I think

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell

2009-04-05 Thread Farran Lee
... and does anyone know when rhythmbox will be able to tag aac/m4a? It gets really annoying having to edit all the badly tagged files in easytag rather than where I'm playing the music from :S === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

[ubuntu-uk] Banshee annoyances - was: Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell

2009-04-05 Thread Farran Lee
On Sun, 2009-04-05 at 15:05 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: 2009/4/5 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com: oh, does Banshee tag properly now? I know pre-v1, it only changed its internal database and didn't affect the actual files... It does if you tick the box that says to save meta data

Re: [ubuntu-uk] sound issues - fixed

2009-03-25 Thread Farran Lee
+P3xyWD0/XC5S0sw YZUAnjUvtqeyTuSAqnvN7TfyU6ub7XUc =HMJA -END PGP SIGNATURE- yeah, mine does that every so often, but not with pcm: the master volume just resets itself to about 65% volume. :\ oh well hehe not so bad I guess, just annoying === Farran Lee I'm

[ubuntu-uk] rosegarden

2009-01-29 Thread Farran Lee
settings I need to change... Please help! :) Thanks === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P attachment: stock_smiley-1.pngattachment: stock_smiley-10.png-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Clearing home directory at logout

2009-01-29 Thread Farran Lee
... === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] killed box through /var :P

2008-12-23 Thread Farran Lee
haven't discovered yet :( cheers === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P attachment: stock_smiley-4.png-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] video playback

2008-11-02 Thread Farran Lee
hi all just upgraded, now basic video formats like .avi won't play :( help please :) thanks === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P attachment: stock_smiley-1.pngattachment: stock_smiley-4.png-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] enlightenment?

2008-07-13 Thread Farran Lee
Stubbs okay so how easy and safe would it be to install e17? === Farran Lee I'm only 15 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] video colouring

2008-07-13 Thread Farran Lee
since upgrade to 8.04, my video colour has been wrong and i don't know why. Gstreamer and xine don't conflict any more, so I can't tell what's going on :(. What do I do? Thanks === Farran Lee I'm only 15 :P attachment: stock_smiley-4.png-- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] video colouring

2008-07-13 Thread Farran Lee
On Sun, 2008-07-13 at 12:38 +0100, Kris Douglas wrote: On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Farran Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: since upgrade to 8.04, my video colour has been wrong and i don't know why. Gstreamer and xine don't conflict any more, so I can't tell what's going on . What do I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DVD playback

2008-04-18 Thread Farran Lee
it can't be that I a 64bit linux user can't watch dvds?! === Farran Lee I'm only 15 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DVD playback

2008-04-18 Thread Farran Lee
On Fri, 2008-04-18 at 20:51 +0100, Farran Lee wrote: On Fri, 2008-04-18 at 19:54 +0100, norman wrote: hello everyone again... got ANOTHER problem (oh the woes of Linux :/) DVDs will not play at all. I've tried everything I know without going out of my comfort zone - I presumed

Re: [ubuntu-uk] possible to install ubuntu like gentoo?

2008-04-17 Thread Farran Lee
... it also reckons I have no updates, but it's been at least two months since I last went on the net :/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] possible to install ubuntu like gentoo?

2008-04-17 Thread Farran Lee
motherboard That makes sense I suppose, so it's most likely the ram. Here's some of the syslog attached, as I have no idea what's necessary, so I'll give you the last bootup. Sorry it's so long, as I'm not sure when it crashed (again). Thanks === Farran Lee I'm only 15 :P

Re: [ubuntu-uk] possible to install ubuntu like gentoo?

2008-04-17 Thread Farran Lee
, peak temperature around 50 degrees. Cheers === Farran Lee I'm only 15 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] possible to install ubuntu like gentoo?

2008-04-17 Thread Farran Lee
On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 16:21 +0100, Lucy wrote: On 17/04/2008, Farran Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I sent this just now but it wouldn't go through because the file was too large. Not been moderated yet: I'm back, that was a lot quicker than I expected. Okay, spec: 2GB OCZ SLI

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Motherboards dying ( was:Re: possible to install ubuntu like gentoo?)

2008-04-17 Thread Farran Lee
iD8DBQFIB3WaauMjEM4rxIQRAljkAKCoy5SxdqrvUtYex0DNgJszSeUDYACfT4jQ aZV3+JO6o7sn4k4meaZnNSo= =phhm -END PGP SIGNATURE- not as far as I know - I'm only just getting to grips with the hardware side of computing. Is it obvious? Does the mb just not boot at all? === Farran Lee I'm only 15 :P

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Motherboards dying ( was:Re: possible to install ubuntu like gentoo?)

2008-04-17 Thread Farran Lee
On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 17:21 +0100, Johnathon Tinsley wrote: - Farran Lee wrote: not as far as I know - I'm only just getting to grips with the hardware side of computing. Is it obvious? Does the mb just not boot at all? I've seen it once, when the capacators fail

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Motherboards dying ( was:Re: possible to install ubuntu like gentoo?)

2008-04-17 Thread Farran Lee
On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 17:31 +0100, Andrew Oakley wrote: Farran Lee wrote: On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 17:06 +0100, andylockran wrote: So how common is it? Have you had a motherboard die on you? not as far as I know - I'm only just getting to grips with the hardware side of computing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] possible to install ubuntu like gentoo?

2008-04-17 Thread Farran Lee
On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 17:44 +0100, Andrew Oakley wrote: Farran Lee wrote: lots of people have had problems with the same motherboard. I'd call that a fairly massive hint, and other than hard drive failure, I'd say we're coming to the end of the list of possibilties. Update

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Motherboards dying ( was:Re: possible to install ubuntu like gentoo?)

2008-04-17 Thread Farran Lee
On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 17:50 +0100, Thomas Ibbotson wrote: Farran Lee wrote: I mentioned earlier that lots of people had problems with my model mb, and it still didn't work after RMA, so I might have to pick a different one. If I did, would I have to completely reinstall the system

[ubuntu-uk] new compiz plugins

2008-04-17 Thread Farran Lee
okay, successful update eventually... where's my two new compiz plugins? Screensaver and aquarium? Also, i have never had the 3d windows plugin either. Just wondering, looking forward to playing with them :( === Farran Lee I'm only 15 :P -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] possible to install ubuntu like gentoo?

2008-04-17 Thread Farran Lee
card, but had a few spare mobos with AGP slots in them around). (that probably reveals how old I am now heh.) Be careful when diagnosing/testing! XuanYou Tan From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Farran Lee Sent: 17 April 2008

[ubuntu-uk] evolution smileys

2008-04-17 Thread Farran Lee
stupid, trivial question: where's my smileys gone? I have automatically insert smileys ticked, but they don't show. === Farran Lee I'm only 15 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Motherboards dying ( was:Re: possible to install ubuntu like gentoo?)

2008-04-17 Thread Farran Lee
investing in a decent one. Chris slightly off the motherboard branch: just checked my system info, and it now says I have 1.9GB memory instead of 2! Definitely sending it back now... === Farran Lee I'm only 15 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

[ubuntu-uk] ubuntu cd damaging windows paritions?

2008-01-13 Thread Farran Lee
witnessed them. Can anyone confirm that this is not the cd please? Note: I did not install anything while running it live. === Farran Lee I'm only 15 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] system colour scheme... on ubuntu?!

2007-12-21 Thread Farran Lee
hi all probably quite trivial - and unnecessary, as my laptop's going down for re-install very soon anyway: Just reverted back to clean ubuntu appearance - normal theme and desktop layout etc - when I noticed the scroll bar was still the Blubuntu theme blue. The style hadn't changed and neither

Re: [ubuntu-uk] motorola v3 phone

2007-11-21 Thread Farran Lee
, Neil Greenwood wrote: Hi Farran, On 17/11/2007, Robert McWilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:43:05 + Farran Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok... here you go, if it helps: dpkg -s kdelibs-data Package: kdelibs-data Status: install ok installed

Re: [ubuntu-uk] motorola v3 phone

2007-11-21 Thread Farran Lee
apparently the file does not exist when I run that... On Sat, 2007-11-17 at 18:30 +, Robert McWilliam wrote: On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:43:05 + Farran Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok... here you go, if it helps: dpkg -s kdelibs-data Package: kdelibs-data Status: install ok

Re: [ubuntu-uk] motorola v3 phone

2007-11-21 Thread Farran Lee
'wc /var/libs/dpkg/info/kdelibs-data.list')? On 21/11/07 16:44:35, Farran Lee wrote: apparently the file does not exist when I run that... Sorry, I got the path wrong, it should have been /var/lib/dpkg/info/kdelibs-data.list (not libs

[ubuntu-uk] motorola v3 phone

2007-11-17 Thread Farran Lee
hi all has anyone managed to get their motorola v3 working on linux? I only run linux in the house (apart from a couple of old, decrepid windows laptops), and would like an easier method of file transfer than bluetooth - mainly because it's slow. When I plug it in, it appears to be /dev/ttyACM0,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] motorola v3 phone

2007-11-17 Thread Farran Lee
McWilliam wrote: On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:06:28 + Farran Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I plug it in, it appears to be /dev/ttyACM0, but I'm not sure how to mount it. I entered it under /etc/fstab, but did not know what filesystem it was, so it couldn't mount it. /dev/tty* would

Re: [ubuntu-uk] motorola v3 phone

2007-11-17 Thread Farran Lee
a new pc soon. Thanks Farran On Sat, 2007-11-17 at 16:08 +, Robert McWilliam wrote: On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:22:17 + Farran Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ahh, ok. Makes sense. I have just found moto4lin, but cannot install it because of the state my laptop is currently

Re: [ubuntu-uk] motorola v3 phone

2007-11-17 Thread Farran Lee
) Practically the same error (obvious it would be, really?) Hope they help in solving my problem (and hopefully lots of other people's!) Farran On Sat, 2007-11-17 at 16:37 +, Robert McWilliam wrote: On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:22:37 + Farran Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: no, sorry. That won't work

Re: [ubuntu-uk] motorola v3 phone

2007-11-17 Thread Farran Lee
: On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:55:29 + Farran Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (Reading database ... dpkg: error processing mythtv (--remove): failed in buffer_read(fd): files list for package `kdelibs-data': Input/output error The problem seems to be kdelibs-data. It looks to be partially

Re: [ubuntu-uk] /home partition

2007-11-01 Thread Farran Lee
ok, thanks. I'll check it out and report back! On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 20:23 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote: On 26/10/2007, Farran Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: cool, thanks. Looks like the best option. is there some kind of website where I can upload and privately store

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [IDEA] ICS calendar of meetings

2007-10-07 Thread Farran Lee
hi Al, the Calendar thing you attached works fine - just so you know! Farran On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 19:22 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: Hi Freddie, On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 14:47 +0100, Freddie Ruddick wrote: Would it be possible to publish the dates and times of the ubuntu-uk meetings in a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fsck forced on boot up due to date problems after update

2007-10-05 Thread Farran Lee
Hi Rob just had that happen with my laptop. Inside is a tiny battery that powers the BIOS memory (or something). My laptop is awfully old, and the battery has finally gone flat. This means that every time my laptop is disconnected from the mains, it forgets all the settings I have made in the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Re-installs - How do exp users do it?

2007-09-03 Thread Farran Lee
Hello Only partially related to the subject... How do you set a separate partition for /home in Ubuntu? It doesn't seem to give the choice in the installation process. I suppose I'd have to create the partition manually after a clean install. Thanks in advance if you can help Farran On Mon,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] find a file

2007-08-06 Thread Farran Lee
is there a graphic front end to either of these? On Mon, 2007-08-06 at 10:50 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote: There are the two commands 'find' and 'locate' from the command line. One is slower because it literally trawls the system to find things, and the other works from a database that's updated

Re: [ubuntu-uk] find a file

2007-08-06 Thread Farran Lee
: Farran Lee wrote: is there a graphic front end to either of these? Yes, gnome-find http://gnome-find.sourceforge.net/ On Mon, 2007-08-06 at 10:50 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote: There are the two

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cannot install Feisty Fawn

2007-07-03 Thread Farran Lee
dodgy dvd? 'Unable to find a medium containing a live file system.' that would be the dvd - possibly with a corrupt iso? fazza On Tue, 2007-07-03 at 16:02 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote: Looks like you might have a problem with your Hard Disks, can you explain your hard disk setup (including size,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Booting Up

2007-06-15 Thread Farran Lee
Thanks for the replies. The problem message is [ 111.522451] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready Does that mean anything sensible? My set is the same as it has been for a long time. Cheers, Keith -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England. Using

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