Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu jobs

2007-09-12 Thread Sean Miller
Chris Rowson wrote: > It's not what you've got, it's what you do with it that counts ;-) > I think the country has changed in the past 20-30 years, and that is part of it... I started in IT after my 'A' Levels when I secured a job as a trainee programmer and proceeded to work for the best part

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How do kernel builds etc determine the UUID of the root partition?

2007-09-12 Thread Robert McWilliam
On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:59:50 +0100 Martyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Does anyone know where the kernel builds & the like get the > root partition UUID from? I'm guessing it must be held in a file > somewhere, so if I can identify it I'll change it to the right one > for future upgrades etc. I gre

[ubuntu-uk] How do kernel builds etc determine the UUID of the root partition?

2007-09-12 Thread Martyn
Hi people, Some time ago I upgraded my hard drive, & rather than reinstall I did a dump & restore of / . Consequently the new disk/partition has a different UUID to the old one, afterwards rather than faff about with UUIDs I modified /etc/fstab & /boot/grub/menu.lst to use good old /dev/sda6 & all

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Redundency was Going back to the Dell deal...

2007-09-12 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Mark, On Wed, 2007-09-12 at 22:42 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: > > A very interesting idea. You could write a specification [0] for one and > > submit it as a blueprint [1] > > Done... (at least, entry into the specifications database.) > > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Redundency was Going back to the Dell deal...

2007-09-12 Thread Mark Harrison
Alan Pope wrote: > A very interesting idea. You could write a specification [0] for one and > submit it as a blueprint [1] Done... (at least, entry into the specifications database.) https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/ubuntu-network-appliance-edition I have no idea on the "protocol"

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu jobs

2007-09-12 Thread Chris Rowson
It's not what you've got, it's what you do with it that counts ;-) Chris. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Redundency was Going back to the Dell deal...

2007-09-12 Thread Mark Harrison
Alan, Gosh - I'll have a look at that, and see whether I can put something together. I guess it's one of those areas where, if there are others interested, the spec will get refined into something useful... and if no-one else's interested even in debating, then the project would never have att

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-12 Thread Mark Harrison
In the light of my car crash last week (and the fact that I've been out of a sling for about 24 hours), I've NOT done anything about arranging a venue for the "Gatwick Breakfast." If anyone wants to jump in, say so quickly, otherwise we might be better letting that idea die, and concentrating o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu jobs

2007-09-12 Thread Mark Harrison
Rhys Morgan wrote: > > Sorry did not mean to be arrogant, like I said it was just a rant really > i have been searching for weeks for jobs which from experience i have > done better quicker and more competently than people who have degree > level qualifications and falling at every hurdle some w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mobile phone ?

2007-09-12 Thread Tom Bamford
Ted, I have a SE W800i which works well. It auto-mounts in Gnome when connected over USB, which makes it a useful Sony card reader, and (using kbluetoothd) works well for bluetooth file transfers. I expect you will be able to access your plusnet mail as I have full IMAP support on my phone, not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mobile phone ?

2007-09-12 Thread Josh Blacker
Hi Ted, Can't help with the exact model, but the memory card in my Sony Ericsson P1i is read absolutely fine in Ubuntu. So long as I remember to save things from the phone (eg photos) onto the card, I have no trouble. Dragged and dropped some mp3s which showed up fine when I disconnected. No idea a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mobile phone ?

2007-09-12 Thread Stephen Garton
Hi Ted Ted Wager wrote: > I am looking to buy a Sony Ericsson w810 phone and notice the bundle > comes with a media package cd > that runs on various releases of Windows...I do not have access to a > Windows box so does anyone know > if it will be possible to upload mp3 files to the phone using

[ubuntu-uk] Mobile phone ?

2007-09-12 Thread Ted Wager
I am looking to buy a Sony Ericsson w810 phone and notice the bundle comes with a media package cd that runs on various releases of Windows...I do not have access to a Windows box so does anyone know if it will be possible to upload mp3 files to the phone using Linux ?...I suppose I can read th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubunter installer

2007-09-12 Thread Robin Hall
Many thanks for clearing up the mystery for me. I have no recollection of subscribing to this particular mailing list. Cheers Colin Watson wrote: > On Wed, Sep 12, 2007 at 09:17:12AM +0100, Robin Hall wrote: > >> I keep getting emails under the above heading but have no idea what they >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Remote

2007-09-12 Thread STONE COLD
right...so how can i find out if my remote is supported or not? > Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:04:11 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Remote> > > On 12/09/2007, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> >> > It came with my > case

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Remote

2007-09-12 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 12/09/2007, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It came with my case which is a Thermaltake Mozart sx. > > Whats LIRC? > It's an application that supports a lot of Infrared remote controllers in Linux. Which, if your remote uses IR, is exactly what you want. Hwyl, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@l

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu media centre project

2007-09-12 Thread STONE COLD
Hi, Does anyone know when the "Ubuntu Media Centre" will be live/launched? Regards Javad-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubunter installer

2007-09-12 Thread Colin Watson
On Wed, Sep 12, 2007 at 09:17:12AM +0100, Robin Hall wrote: > I keep getting emails under the above heading but have no idea what they > represent . I would be grateful if some kind soul will spare the time > to explain to me what purpose these emails serve. As I already said to you via a moder

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu jobs

2007-09-12 Thread Rhys Morgan
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> i have more >> computer related intellect than the majority of comp science degree grads. >> > > No offense, but saying things like that does not get you a job and > does not make you automatically better than people with CS degree's. > > Regards, > > Sorry did n

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Remote

2007-09-12 Thread STONE COLD
It came with my case which is a Thermaltake Mozart sx. Whats LIRC? > Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:14:41 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Remote> > > Quoting STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> > > Hi,> >> > As some of you may

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Remote

2007-09-12 Thread Rob Beard
Quoting STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > As some of you may or may not know i recently built a media > centre..it came with software, something called Imedia ...This was > for windows.. > > Now im wondering how can i use my remote in ubuntu. does it even > recognise the remote...

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-12 Thread Matthew Larsen
so... we gonna have a party or what? On 07/09/2007, Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 01:53:37PM +0100, Dianne Reuby wrote: > > Have you thought of running an online version for those who can't make > > the location(s)? A virtual assistants group that I belonged to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu jobs

2007-09-12 Thread Matthew Larsen
> i have more > computer related intellect than the majority of comp science degree grads. No offense, but saying things like that does not get you a job and does not make you automatically better than people with CS degree's. Regards, -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mail

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Remote

2007-09-12 Thread norman
> As some of you may or may not know i recently built a media centre..it > came with software, something called Imedia ...This was for windows.. > > Now im wondering how can i use my remote in ubuntu. does it even > recognise the remote...? can i control something like VLC with this > remote? wh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubunter installer

2007-09-12 Thread Tony Arnold
Robin, On Wed, 2007-09-12 at 09:17 +0100, Robin Hall wrote: > I keep getting emails under the above heading but have no idea what they > represent . I would be grateful if some kind soul will spare the time > to explain to me what purpose these emails serve. Can you post a sample to the list?

[ubuntu-uk] Ubunter installer

2007-09-12 Thread Robin Hall
I keep getting emails under the above heading but have no idea what they represent . I would be grateful if some kind soul will spare the time to explain to me what purpose these emails serve. Robin Hall -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

[ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Remote

2007-09-12 Thread STONE COLD
Hi, As some of you may or may not know i recently built a media centre..it came with software, something called Imedia ...This was for windows.. Now im wondering how can i use my remote in ubuntu. does it even recognise the remote...? can i control something like VLC with this remote? where d