Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Orange wireless dongle on Ubuntu 8.10

2009-02-14 Thread John
Hi, its really odd because on the Ubuntu forums it says that it is easy to install the dongle as Intrepid recognises the software, but it wont, I even tried to install it through Wine, but it wouldnt even do that. It wasnt the dongle either because we tried two of them. It seems to block the so

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Orange wireless dongle on Ubuntu 8.10

2009-02-14 Thread Rik Boland
John I am in the same boat will you please let me how and if you ever get your machine with dongle working.  I want to get rid on landline meaning wireless so the dongle is the only way forward for me Thanks Rik Rik Boland 15 Stanley Place, Lancaster, LA1 5PN  Mobile 07866439588 We need

[ubuntu-uk] Installing Orange wireless dongle on Ubuntu 8.10

2009-02-14 Thread John
I wanted to try get Orange Wireless on here, as I have Orange with my mobile. I went into the shop, and they allowed me to try installing the dongle with one of their SIM cards, and the dongle. Well, I was in there for about an hour, and it just wasnt having it. It would install the drivers, it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A thank you and a quiery....

2009-02-14 Thread John
Kev wrote: > I've lost the old e-mails - what version are you running - do you have > universe enabled ? > The link I gave goes back to gutsy > > Kev > > > John wrote: > >> Hi, thank you for the quick reply. I have that in front of me now, and >> it says No matching Application Available. >> >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Connecting to my ethernet Connection......

2009-02-14 Thread John
Robert McWilliam wrote: > On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 02:25:16PM +, John wrote: > >> Ok, have checked the connections, and rebooted, but its still showing >> never in the network box. Would that be what is causing the wired >> connection problem? >> > > I don't think that's likely to be t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Custom Ubuntu for a USB key

2009-02-14 Thread James Milligan
I'd be interested in this too, but I'd be running from an external hdd so plenty of room. I'm still a newbie to Linux so would be good to try it on any pc Thanks for any help James On 14 Feb 2009, at 22:22, Simon Wears wrote: Ever since 8.10 was released, I've carried with me a copy of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rolling back Updates

2009-02-14 Thread James Tait
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > Quoting Chris Weaver : >> P.S Anyone a member of the London LUG? > > Popey will be, that man gets everywhere... :oP I was stood behind Alan Pope in the queue at our canteen yesterday morning. I'm not sure what surprised me most -- seeing him so far away from th

[ubuntu-uk] Custom Ubuntu for a USB key

2009-02-14 Thread Simon Wears
Ever since 8.10 was released, I've carried with me a copy of Intrepid on my 1Gb USB key, since it's bundled along with my flat keys. I was wondering about making the install a little more customised - at the moment it's just the standard live CD on a USB, but I'd like to make something that may loa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lightning

2009-02-14 Thread Kris Marsh
The problem with Firefox / Thunderbird is they are profile-based. So, you will find Thunderbird application store directory at ~/.mozilla-thunderbird/somerandomname.default/ Lightning stores its settings using the usual Thunderbird config settings, which is: ~/.mozilla-thunderbird/yourprofilename.

[ubuntu-uk] Lift to Brum Bug Jam?

2009-02-14 Thread Ciaran Mooney
Josh, By the look of the wiki (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GlobalBugJam/Birmingham) there is a number we can all ring to get a lift. So you just need to get a train to Chester Road. What time are you planning to get there so we don't have some poor soul driving backwards and forwards? Ciarán -- ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lightning

2009-02-14 Thread Ciaran Mooney
Hi, If I remember correctly it is stored under the .mozilla folder in your home directory. I don't know if there is any sharing capabilities built in, but there is an extension that integrates google calendar that works very well. I suppose you could set up a scrip to copy the .mozilla/lightening

[ubuntu-uk] Lightning

2009-02-14 Thread keith
Whilst Lightning is topical - I have several machines running Thunderbird, both Ubuntu and Windows versions. I wonder if anyone can tell me where Lightning stores its data and under what name as I would like to be able to share the same data on all the machines. Or alternatively does anyone h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A thank you and a quiery....

2009-02-14 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Sat, 2009-02-14 at 09:05 +, John wrote: > I think I have discovered why my calendar wont work. The repositories > install Lightening 0.8, and the provider only works with lightning 0.9. > Is there anyway I can update lightning to 0.9? Can somebody give me the > commands for this? > Thank

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Connecting to my ethernet Connection......

2009-02-14 Thread Chris Bagley
I have the 'never' on my netbook too and LAN works fine so that appears just to be a red herring. Like the others say if you can try it on someone else's router as it sounds like your may be the problem...or (less likely) it could be the cable. For the auto-eth section of your manual settings you c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A thank you and a quiery....

2009-02-14 Thread John
George MacLeod wrote: > > > 2009/2/13 Matthew Daubney mailto:m...@daubers.co.uk>> > > On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 12:23 +, John wrote: > > Hi, thank you for the quick reply. I have that in front of me > now, and > > it says No matching Application Available. > > > > That's wha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Connecting to my ethernet Connection......

2009-02-14 Thread John
Michael Holloway wrote: > On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 19:08 +, John wrote: > >> Oh that's odd, I thought it had connected once since being installed. Oh >> well. Does anybody have any idea on how get this fixed? >> >> Thank you. >> >> John. >> > > Do you have another computer/laptop you can