Re: [ubuntu-uk] dead netbook

2009-09-08 Thread Kris Douglas
What Rob said, thats exactly what happens when the bios fails. Link posted works a treat. 2009/9/8 Bruce Beardall : > Thanks Rob > > I'll have to wait until this evening but I'll give it a go. > > Cheers > > Bruce > > > 2009/9/8 Rob Beard >> >> Bruce Beardall wrote: >> > Pressed the power button

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Powertop - any advice?

2009-09-08 Thread Rob Beard
John Matthews wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > >> mac wrote: >> >> >>> Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >>> >>> >>> 2009/9/8 mac : > Before I start messing with Powertop, has anyone got any advice, > warnings, gotcha's? > >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Powertop - any advice?

2009-09-08 Thread Alan Pope
2009/9/8 John Matthews : > Hi, are there any instructions on how to use this, I Installed it, but > have no idea about how to start it, to even look at program. > It's a terminal based program. Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and run:- sudo powertop The gramattically in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Powertop - any advice?

2009-09-08 Thread John Matthews
Rob Beard wrote: > mac wrote: > >> Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >> >> >>> 2009/9/8 mac : >>> >>> Before I start messing with Powertop, has anyone got any advice, warnings, gotcha's? >>> Nope. I don't think it's possible to break anything. >>>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Powertop - any advice?

2009-09-08 Thread Rob Beard
mac wrote: > Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: > >> 2009/9/8 mac : >> >>> Before I start messing with Powertop, has anyone got any advice, >>> warnings, gotcha's? >>> >> Nope. I don't think it's possible to break anything. >> > > Thanks, Jonathon, that's reassuring. So I guess I'll tr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Powertop - any advice?

2009-09-08 Thread mac
Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: > 2009/9/8 mac : >> Before I start messing with Powertop, has anyone got any advice, >> warnings, gotcha's? > > Nope. I don't think it's possible to break anything. Thanks, Jonathon, that's reassuring. So I guess I'll try the suggested fixes for the session to see if

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Printer prob

2009-09-08 Thread Rob Beard
mike daniels wrote: > 9.04 detected and enabled my HP1440 printer automatically. > My Lexmark Z34 was not detected, after adding it, a print request just > returned blank pages. > Any suggestions please, (apart from "use the HP one") ? > Thanks, Michael > > Too be honest the Lexmark printers are n

[ubuntu-uk] Printer prob

2009-09-08 Thread mike daniels
9.04 detected and enabled my HP1440 printer automatically. My Lexmark Z34 was not detected, after adding it, a print request just returned blank pages. Any suggestions please, (apart from "use the HP one") ? Thanks, Michael -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Powertop - any advice?

2009-09-08 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/9/8 mac : > Before I start messing with Powertop, has anyone got any advice, > warnings, gotcha's? > > mac > Nope. I don't think it's possible to break anything. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dead netbook

2009-09-08 Thread Bruce Beardall
Thanks Rob I'll have to wait until this evening but I'll give it a go. Cheers Bruce 2009/9/8 Rob Beard > Bruce Beardall wrote: > > Pressed the power button on my Acer Aspire One this morning and the > > button light goes on followed by the whirring of the fan but that's > > it. Not even a BI

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dead netbook

2009-09-08 Thread Rob Beard
Bruce Beardall wrote: > Pressed the power button on my Acer Aspire One this morning and the > button light goes on followed by the whirring of the fan but that's > it. Not even a BIOS to hack into. > > Any ideas? > > Anyone heard of this happening to other Aspire Ones? > > It's currently got Jaun

[ubuntu-uk] dead netbook

2009-09-08 Thread Bruce Beardall
Pressed the power button on my Acer Aspire One this morning and the button light goes on followed by the whirring of the fan but that's it. Not even a BIOS to hack into. Any ideas? Anyone heard of this happening to other Aspire Ones? It's currently got Jaunty installed which was running fine - t

[ubuntu-uk] Powertop - any advice?

2009-09-08 Thread mac
Before I start messing with Powertop, has anyone got any advice, warnings, gotcha's? mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/