Re: [ubuntu-uk] keyboards

2008-09-08 Thread sysadmin
You could always look at the ubuntu keyboards from Zareason they have no windows key which is novel but i have not tried one myself yet. http://www.zareason.com/shop/product.php?productid=16162 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB sound device for recording line-in to a laptop?

2008-09-08 Thread Rob Beard
Adam Funk wrote: Would anyone like to recommend an external USB sound-device with a line-in input, suitable for recording from a hi-fi line-level connection using Audacity? I have no idea what to search for or what the price ranges are like. A 3.5 mm or 2.5 mm stereo jack would be fine, or

[ubuntu-uk] Earphones

2008-09-08 Thread Jai Harrison
Hey, Until recently I used a pair of Sony MDR-ED21LP Groove Shaped Earpiece headphones (in-ear earphones) but they recently broke. I took a look on Amazon where I bought them from 2 years ago and found that some of the reviews mentioned how fragile they are. So I'm now after a replacement pair of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Earphones

2008-09-08 Thread Jai Harrison
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Javad Ayaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ive found the skullcandy and creative earphones work nicely for something under £12 Any specific models? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB sound device for recording line-in to a laptop?

2008-09-08 Thread Chris Weaver
The M-Audio transit is very good in this respect. Simply a small box on the end of a USB cable with line in and Line / optical Out. I've used one at the Radio station I work for years (although I cannot say what the situation is like under Ubuntu - other M-Audio products seem to be supported)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Earphones

2008-09-08 Thread Javad Ayaz
not at the top of my head sorry. I think the skull candy was the cheapest of the rangethey sound good as well. and come in different colours...if thats your thing! 2008/9/8 Jai Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Javad Ayaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ive found the

[ubuntu-uk] RAID failure after a couple of weeks

2008-09-08 Thread Chris Rowson
Hello again, You may recall my earlier conundrum about using Ubuntu Hardy LTS as a primary server OS. Well I've been running it for a couple of weeks now, and the software RAID array which I configured has failed. (brand new server hardware - 2 weeks old). I've looked back through logs, and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Earphones

2008-09-08 Thread Jai Harrison
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Javad Ayaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: not at the top of my head sorry. I think the skull candy was the cheapest of the rangethey sound good as well. and come in different colours...if thats your thing! I'm again looking at reviews on Amazon for these things

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RAID failure after a couple of weeks

2008-09-08 Thread Tony Travis
Chris Rowson wrote: [...] So, before I give the server company a bell. Does anyone know if this definitely looks like an error caused by a failed disk drive, or is it an Ubuntu bug (which I seem to have hit a few when using Hardy - more than you'd expect for an LTS - that are already

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RAID failure after a couple of weeks

2008-09-08 Thread Dave Walker
Chris Rowson wrote: SNIP The hardware controller you mention. Does that support Ubuntu? I wouldn't mind buying a hardware RAID card as long as it came with some kind of monitoring application (so I could tell remotely if the RAID fell over) and it managed to come in at the sub 100 quid

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Earphones

2008-09-08 Thread Javad Ayaz
tbh the skull candy does look a bit fragile ( wire-wise)...but i dont think they will last me THAT long! 2008/9/8 Jai Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Javad Ayaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: not at the top of my head sorry. I think the skull candy was the cheapest of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RAID failure after a couple of weeks

2008-09-08 Thread Michael Holloway
The hardware controller you mention. Does that support Ubuntu? I wouldn't mind buying a hardware RAID card as long as it came with some kind of monitoring application (so I could tell remotely if the RAID fell over) and it managed to come in at the sub 100 quid price... In my experience,

[ubuntu-uk] USB sound device for recording line-in to a laptop?

2008-09-08 Thread Adam Funk
Would anyone like to recommend an external USB sound-device with a line-in input, suitable for recording from a hi-fi line-level connection using Audacity? I have no idea what to search for or what the price ranges are like. A 3.5 mm or 2.5 mm stereo jack would be fine, or even a pair of RCA

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Earphones

2008-09-08 Thread Javad Ayaz
ive found the skullcandy and creative earphones work nicely for something under £12 2008/9/8 Jai Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey, Until recently I used a pair of Sony MDR-ED21LP Groove Shaped Earpiece headphones (in-ear earphones) but they recently broke. I took a look on Amazon where I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RAID failure after a couple of weeks

2008-09-08 Thread Tony Travis
Chris Rowson wrote: [...] The hardware controller you mention. Does that support Ubuntu? I wouldn't mind buying a hardware RAID card as long as it came with some kind of monitoring application (so I could tell remotely if the RAID fell over) and it managed to come in at the sub 100 quid

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RAID failure after a couple of weeks

2008-09-08 Thread Chris Rowson
[...] So, before I give the server company a bell. Does anyone know if this definitely looks like an error caused by a failed disk drive, or is it an Ubuntu bug (which I seem to have hit a few when using Hardy - more than you'd expect for an LTS - that are already reported). Smartctl doesn't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RAID failure after a couple of weeks

2008-09-08 Thread Chris Rowson
Chris Rowson wrote: [...] The hardware controller you mention. Does that support Ubuntu? I wouldn't mind buying a hardware RAID card as long as it came with some kind of monitoring application (so I could tell remotely if the RAID fell over) and it managed to come in at the sub 100 quid

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RAID failure after a couple of weeks

2008-09-08 Thread Chris Rowson
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris Rowson wrote: [...] The hardware controller you mention. Does that support Ubuntu? I wouldn't mind buying a hardware RAID card as long as it came with some kind of monitoring application (so I could tell remotely if

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Earphones

2008-09-08 Thread DarkOtter
Well, I'm no expert on earphones or sound quality etc., and I'm sure you've heard this before but, If you're prepared to spend about £20 the sennheiser PMX100s (or the other ones, the pmx are the ceckband which I prefer) are very good. Quite sturdy generally, and (to me) they seem to have very

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Earphones

2008-09-08 Thread Jai Harrison
Hey DarkOtter, I had a look at Amazon for the pmx but they're not in-ear type of earphones that I'm after. (Did you mean to say that they have a neckband?) I had a look at their earphones range and they seem to have reviews that suggest the sound quality is awful (one suggests a constant

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Earphones

2008-09-08 Thread DarkOtter
I had a look at Amazon for the pmx but they're not in-ear type of earphones that I'm after. Ah, sorry, missed that bit, but I thought I did say they were the neckband type. Anyway, sorry to go off topic then, I hadn't realised that. Can't say I notice any sort of adverse sound quality in the

[ubuntu-uk] Open source replacement for Adobe Flash

2008-09-08 Thread Dianne Reuby
My son's just started college, and one of the programs he'll be using is Macromedia (Adobe) flash. Neither of us want to waste disk space on putting XP back, so can anyone recommend an alternative for him to use at home? Ideally he'd like to be able to work on his files both at college and at

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open source replacement for Adobe Flash

2008-09-08 Thread Kris Marsh
You may have some success running the real Adobe Flash under wine: http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=applicationiId=23 You could also install XP inside Virtual Box, running inside Ubuntu - saves having to mess about with partitions etc. Cheers, Kris On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 8:29

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gracenote

2008-09-08 Thread Tim Dobson
Farran wrote: can gracenote be connected to rhythmbox to download track info in any way? I don't have too much experience with rythmbox, but in my experiences with amarok have been pretty good. the one it uses at the moment doesn't always return the right info, and there isn't much there

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open source replacement for Adobe Flash

2008-09-08 Thread Tim Dobson
Dianne Reuby wrote: My son's just started college, and one of the programs he'll be using is Macromedia (Adobe) flash. Hi, I just started my second year of Applied ICT (I'm now at A2) and I have just found out we are going to be using Macromedia Director (Yes that's the shockwave creation

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A Windows Mobile- Ubuntufied?

2008-09-08 Thread Tim Dobson
Alan Pope wrote: Don't hold your breath. I dont anticipate Ubuntu Mobile running (and working) on _any_ phone (with the possible exception of the freerunner) in the next few months. Unfortunately the ubuntu-mobile team have limited themselves by only producing stuff for intel compatible