Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyway of downloading Iplayer?

2008-02-06 Thread Kris Douglas
On 06/02/2008, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Javad Ayaz wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Does anyone know how to download files from the iplayer? > > I have used record my desktop using a reduced frame area to match the > play area, in ubuntu. Seems to work ok. I have no idea what I would be > doing if

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyway of downloading Iplayer?

2008-02-06 Thread alan c
Javad Ayaz wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know how to download files from the iplayer? I have used record my desktop using a reduced frame area to match the play area, in ubuntu. Seems to work ok. I have no idea what I would be doing if I actually ran windows though. I also do not know what file

Re: [ubuntu-uk] External drive.... Grrr

2008-02-06 Thread Tom Bamford
Andy Watts wrote: > Hi people > > could some kind soul desipher the following dmesg output for me please. it's > a drive that XP recognises ok > > [11226.398993] usb 2-3: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address > 18 > [11226.578921] usb 2-3: device descriptor read/64, error -62 > [

Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread Josh Blacker
Dianne Reuby wrote: > When I've got too depressed with "real" news, I read the headlines from > Sky's "Offbeat" section. Today I've been uplifted to see that: > * an 18-year old student swallowed his door key to stop his > friends taking him home when they thought he'd drunk enough -

[ubuntu-uk] External drive.... Grrr

2008-02-06 Thread Andy Watts
Hi people could some kind soul desipher the following dmesg output for me please. it's a drive that XP recognises ok [11226.398993] usb 2-3: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 18 [11226.578921] usb 2-3: device descriptor read/64, error -62 [11226.862848] usb 2-3: device descrip

Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread Kris Douglas
On 06/02/2008, Seif Attar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Kris Douglas wrote: > |>> Tom Bamford wrote: > |>>> [snip] > |>>> > |>>> I guess everyone has their viewing preference; the same 15 minutes of > |>>> lukewarm headlines over and over again is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyway of downloading Iplayer?

2008-02-06 Thread Pete Stean
> > > > Don't hold your breath.. > > > > Cheers, > > Al. Yeah - you'd definitely go blue, because it's going to be a long time before the Beeb see sense on this issue... That said, with Flash9 installed the iPlayer gives a very smooth experience in Firefox. Of course you only have a 7 day window

Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread Seif Attar
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kris Douglas wrote: |>> Tom Bamford wrote: |>>> [snip] |>>> |>>> I guess everyone has their viewing preference; the same 15 minutes of |>>> lukewarm headlines over and over again is not for me, nor any |>>> US-b[i]ased station. | | I know this is tota

Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread Robert McWilliam
On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 04:04:37PM +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > I know this is totally off topic, but I was wondering why there are > "[]" around the 'i' on Tom Bamford's post: "US-b[i]ased"? It makes the i optional so that it could be US-based and US-biased. __

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Crashing

2008-02-06 Thread Seif Attar
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michael Holloway wrote: |> Ok, morning came and that machine hadn't crashed, so I started the |> unison sync again to force the machine to crash, and something happened |> while I had an ssh session open, the server didn't crash as it usually |> does

Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread Dianne Reuby
When I've got too depressed with "real" news, I read the headlines from Sky's "Offbeat" section. Today I've been uplifted to see that: * an 18-year old student swallowed his door key to stop his friends taking him home when they thought he'd drunk enough - he had to let nature

Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread Kris Douglas
On 06/02/2008, Tom Bamford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > William Anderson wrote: > > Tom Bamford wrote: > >> [snip] > >> > >> I guess everyone has their viewing preference; the same 15 minutes of > >> lukewarm headlines over and over again is not for me, nor any > >> US-b[i]ased station. > > > > Rol

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyway of downloading Iplayer?

2008-02-06 Thread Kris Douglas
On 06/02/2008, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 03:45:43PM +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > Hopefully the BBC will get their act together and do something about > > cross-platfrom compatibility. > > Don't hold your breath.. > > Cheers, > Al. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyway of downloading Iplayer?

2008-02-06 Thread Alan Pope
On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 03:45:43PM +, Kris Douglas wrote: > Hopefully the BBC will get their act together and do something about > cross-platfrom compatibility. Don't hold your breath.. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wik

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyway of downloading Iplayer?

2008-02-06 Thread Kris Douglas
On 06/02/2008, Javad Ayaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > not much help then! well im sure someway will come along soon > > > On 06/02/2008, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 12:07:22PM +, Javad Ayaz wrote: > > > so i can just dload the file and view it in any old pl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Crashing

2008-02-06 Thread Michael Holloway
Ahhh thats where i saw the Seagate USB thing... on this list!!! > Forwarded Message From: Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk > To: British Ubuntu Talk > Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Problems with the latest Seagates? > Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:17:43 + > > Y

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Crashing

2008-02-06 Thread Michael Holloway
> Ok, morning came and that machine hadn't crashed, so I started the > unison sync again to force the machine to crash, and something happened > while I had an ssh session open, the server didn't crash as it usually > does (without any errors), this time it returned an I/O error to unison > and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Crashing

2008-02-06 Thread Seif Attar
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Seif Attar wrote: | Hello, | | Thanks for the email, somehow Michael's email slipped though my | fingers! :S and your email made go back to look for his email! | | On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 21:57 +, Neil Greenwood wrote: |> On 05/02/2008, Michael Holl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread Tom Bamford
Seif Attar wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > | BBC, Sky, ITN all suck big time. Try watching Al Jazeera, there's always > | something fairly important or interesting on there, and no > | "entertainment news" (a contradictory term in itself). > I like the jazeera news

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread Seif Attar
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 | BBC, Sky, ITN all suck big time. Try watching Al Jazeera, there's always | something fairly important or interesting on there, and no | "entertainment news" (a contradictory term in itself). I like the jazeera news (I get it from the Sky News packa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread Tom Bamford
William Anderson wrote: > Tom Bamford wrote: >> [snip] >> >> I guess everyone has their viewing preference; the same 15 minutes of >> lukewarm headlines over and over again is not for me, nor any >> US-b[i]ased station. > > Rolling news channels aren't designed to be watched for extended periods

Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread William Anderson
Tom Bamford wrote: > [snip] > > I guess everyone has their viewing preference; the same 15 minutes of > lukewarm headlines over and over again is not for me, nor any > US-b[i]ased station. Rolling news channels aren't designed to be watched for extended periods of time, unless something "big"

Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread Tom Bamford
Alan Pope wrote: > On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 01:31:42PM +, Tom Bamford wrote: >> Forgot CNN, which is also pretty weak on content. >> > > Reminds me of an American guy I worked with last year. > > Him: You know, they need adverts on the BBC! > Me: Why!? > Him: Because I gotta take a pee sometim

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread Kirrus
- "Tom Bamford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > > Josh Blacker wrote: > >> Rob Beard wrote: > >>> Andy Watts wrote: > >>> > Many thanks guys > > l also found the answer at > http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/nonfree > > lt's up and running now,

[ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread Alan Pope
On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 01:31:42PM +, Tom Bamford wrote: > Forgot CNN, which is also pretty weak on content. > Reminds me of an American guy I worked with last year. Him: You know, they need adverts on the BBC! Me: Why!? Him: Because I gotta take a pee sometimes, and I can't miss what's on!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread Tom Bamford
Tom Bamford wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: >> Josh Blacker wrote: >>> Rob Beard wrote: Andy Watts wrote: > Many thanks guys > > l also found the answer at > http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/nonfree > > lt's up and running now, just wish the news wasn't so depressing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC news site

2008-02-06 Thread Tom Bamford
Rob Beard wrote: > Josh Blacker wrote: >> Rob Beard wrote: >>> Andy Watts wrote: >>> Many thanks guys l also found the answer at http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/nonfree lt's up and running now, just wish the news wasn't so depressing :) >>> What abo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyway of downloading Iplayer?

2008-02-06 Thread Javad Ayaz
not much help then! well im sure someway will come along soon On 06/02/2008, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 12:07:22PM +, Javad Ayaz wrote: > > so i can just dload the file and view it in any old player say vlc? > > > > No. > > Cheers, > Al. > > -- > ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyway of downloading Iplayer?

2008-02-06 Thread Alan Pope
On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 12:07:22PM +, Javad Ayaz wrote: > so i can just dload the file and view it in any old player say vlc? > No. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I _NEED_ one of these...

2008-02-06 Thread Andy Watts
On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:37:57 + Keith Bowerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 13:19 +, Alan Pope wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 01:19:05PM +, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace > > wrote: > > > http://www.tuxisalive.com/ > > > > > > > Oooh, we're having a wishlist da

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyway of downloading Iplayer?

2008-02-06 Thread Javad Ayaz
so i can just dload the file and view it in any old player say vlc? On 06/02/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I tried it, it works a treat, had to follow this to get flash > installed(from ubuntu forums). > > "There's a bug in the flashplugin-nonfree package; this thread > (

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyway of downloading Iplayer?

2008-02-06 Thread daniel . lamb
I tried it, it works a treat, had to follow this to get flash installed(from ubuntu forums). "There's a bug in the flashplugin-nonfree package; this thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=636397) has more information on it, as well as corrected packages. In short, you need to download th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadband Advice

2008-02-06 Thread Sean Miller
On 2/5/08, Ronnie Tucker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not sure about now-a-days but they used to give you a crap username that > was part of your name (initials I think) and part of your postcode, and > the password was something like '1234'. The only way to create a new > (decent) username (or t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyway of downloading Iplayer?

2008-02-06 Thread Neil Greenwood
Hi Rob, On 05/02/2008, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 06:58:47PM +, Rob Beard wrote: > >> You could also install the DownloadHelper plugin for Firefox and stream > > > > Have you actually tried this for bbc iplayer streamed content? > > > >