Re: [ubuntu-uk] heads up - Secure Boot Problems for Linux Users Are Here Already

2012-06-08 Thread Alan Bell
On 08/06/12 14:41, Dave Morley wrote: But only devices Running Windows, those running android linux etc by default would have the switch disabled they might do, or might have a Googley Android key. Come to that, there could be ARM devices with a Canonical key that can only ever run signed Ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Clonezilla to image thinkpad hard drive before installing Ubuntu

2012-06-08 Thread kpb
On Fri, 8 Jun 2012 17:17:49 +0100 Simon Greenwood wrote: [snip] > > > You should be able to set up the Thinkvantage partition in Grub. As far as > I know it's just a stripped down version of Windows and it's possible that > Ubuntu will actually ask you if you want to keep it when it has installed

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Clonezilla to image thinkpad hard drive before installing Ubuntu

2012-06-08 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 8 June 2012 17:05, kpb wrote: > On Fri, 8 Jun 2012 16:58:05 +0100 > Simon Greenwood wrote: > > [snip] > > > > > I've used Clonezilla and it works fine on most machines. Realistically > you > > could just leave the restore partition on the disk as it boots Windows to > > do the restore process

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Clonezilla to image thinkpad hard drive before installing Ubuntu

2012-06-08 Thread Chris Fox
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/06/2012 17:05, kpb wrote: > Leaving the 21 GB restore partition is no hassle, I have > difficulty using more than about 5Gb for data, but my understanding > is no thinkvantage because of Grub, so no restore from hard drive? > > Cheers > > I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Clonezilla to image thinkpad hard drive before installing Ubuntu

2012-06-08 Thread kpb
On Fri, 8 Jun 2012 16:58:05 +0100 Simon Greenwood wrote: [snip] > > > I've used Clonezilla and it works fine on most machines. Realistically you > could just leave the restore partition on the disk as it boots Windows to > do the restore process. > > s/ > -- > Twitter: @sfgreenwood > "TBA are p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Clonezilla to image thinkpad hard drive before installing Ubuntu

2012-06-08 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 8 June 2012 16:53, kpb wrote: > Hello All > > One for any Thinkpad owners using Ubuntu > > Just bought a second hand Thinkpad X200s, and it runs Ubuntu 12.04 from a > USB stick really nicely, with the basics working fine (I mainly need > suspend to ram). > > I'd like to be able to restore the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Clonezilla to image thinkpad hard drive before installing Ubuntu

2012-06-08 Thread Dave Morley
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/06/12 16:53, kpb wrote: > Hello All > > One for any Thinkpad owners using Ubuntu > > Just bought a second hand Thinkpad X200s, and it runs Ubuntu 12.04 > from a USB stick really nicely, with the basics working fine (I > mainly need suspend to r

[ubuntu-uk] Using Clonezilla to image thinkpad hard drive before installing Ubuntu

2012-06-08 Thread kpb
Hello All One for any Thinkpad owners using Ubuntu Just bought a second hand Thinkpad X200s, and it runs Ubuntu 12.04 from a USB stick really nicely, with the basics working fine (I mainly need suspend to ram). I'd like to be able to restore the hard drive including the recovery partition to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] text colour change

2012-06-08 Thread Norman Silverstone
On 08/06/12 12:20, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 12:13, Norman Silverstone wrote: On 08/06/12 12:08, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 12:00, Norman Silverstonewrote: On 08/06/12 11:38, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 11:31, Norman Silverstone wrote: On 08/06/12 10:57, Colin Law

Re: [ubuntu-uk] heads up - Secure Boot Problems for Linux Users Are Here Already

2012-06-08 Thread Dave Morley
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/06/12 14:21, Alan Bell wrote: > On 02/06/12 14:06, Nigel Verity wrote: >> Hi All >> >> If anybody can get a key from Verisign for $99 that makes a >> mockery of having secure boot in the first place. > no, that isn't how it works at all. It is p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] heads up - Secure Boot Problems for Linux Users Are Here Already

2012-06-08 Thread Alan Bell
On 02/06/12 14:06, Nigel Verity wrote: Hi All If anybody can get a key from Verisign for $99 that makes a mockery of having secure boot in the first place. no, that isn't how it works at all. It is possible for some people to get a binary signed by Microsoft by paying $99 which goes to verisig

Re: [ubuntu-uk] text colour change

2012-06-08 Thread bouncysteve
I can confirm the problem in Firefox 13 (slight blue tint on text when scrolling) and that disabling smooth scrolling rectifies it. On 8 June 2012 12:20, Colin Law wrote: > On 8 June 2012 12:13, Norman Silverstone wrote: > > On 08/06/12 12:08, Colin Law wrote: > >> > >> On 8 June 2012 12:00, No

Re: [ubuntu-uk] text colour change

2012-06-08 Thread Colin Law
On 8 June 2012 12:13, Norman Silverstone wrote: > On 08/06/12 12:08, Colin Law wrote: >> >> On 8 June 2012 12:00, Norman Silverstone  wrote: >>> >>> On 08/06/12 11:38, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 11:31, Norman Silverstone  wrote: > > > On 08/06/12 10:57, Colin L

Re: [ubuntu-uk] text colour change

2012-06-08 Thread Norman Silverstone
On 08/06/12 12:08, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 12:00, Norman Silverstone wrote: On 08/06/12 11:38, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 11:31, Norman Silverstonewrote: On 08/06/12 10:57, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 10:52, Norman Silverstone wrote: I frequently watch the BBC w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] text colour change

2012-06-08 Thread Colin Law
On 8 June 2012 12:00, Norman Silverstone wrote: > On 08/06/12 11:38, Colin Law wrote: >> >> On 8 June 2012 11:31, Norman Silverstone  wrote: >>> >>> On 08/06/12 10:57, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 10:52, Norman Silverstone  wrote: > > > I frequently watch the BBC

Re: [ubuntu-uk] text colour change

2012-06-08 Thread Norman Silverstone
On 08/06/12 11:38, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 11:31, Norman Silverstone wrote: On 08/06/12 10:57, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 10:52, Norman Silverstonewrote: I frequently watch the BBC web site and recently have noticed that, when scrolling, text changes from black to blue and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] text colour change

2012-06-08 Thread Colin Law
On 8 June 2012 11:31, Norman Silverstone wrote: > On 08/06/12 10:57, Colin Law wrote: >> >> On 8 June 2012 10:52, Norman Silverstone  wrote: >>> >>> I frequently watch the BBC web site and recently have noticed that, when >>> scrolling, text changes from black to blue and back again when scrolling

Re: [ubuntu-uk] text colour change

2012-06-08 Thread Norman Silverstone
On 08/06/12 10:57, Colin Law wrote: On 8 June 2012 10:52, Norman Silverstone wrote: I frequently watch the BBC web site and recently have noticed that, when scrolling, text changes from black to blue and back again when scrolling stops. Has anyone else seen this and has anyone any ideas what co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] text colour change

2012-06-08 Thread Colin Law
On 8 June 2012 10:52, Norman Silverstone wrote: > I frequently watch the BBC web site and recently have noticed that, when > scrolling, text changes from black to blue and back again when scrolling > stops. Has anyone else seen this and has anyone any ideas what could be the > cause? OS is Xubuntu

[ubuntu-uk] text colour change

2012-06-08 Thread Norman Silverstone
I frequently watch the BBC web site and recently have noticed that, when scrolling, text changes from black to blue and back again when scrolling stops. Has anyone else seen this and has anyone any ideas what could be the cause? OS is Xubuntu 12.04. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https: