Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 4 February 2013 17:03, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > Now I have the huge print-out from the terminal which was requested, having > somehow managed to copy it from the terminal, paste it into a notepad file, > copy that to the external hard drive, then from there to the Lenovo, which > is what I'm usi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 94, Issue 8

Sent from mobileubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote:On 04/02/13 13:14, Kris Douglas wrote: What he meant was that there may be zip data inside. Rename the file yo something.zip and see if it opens in your Archive viewer You should be able to right click the thing and open with optio

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 04/02/13 16:43, Mark Einon wrote: The command 'rfkill list' should tell you which rf kill switches are available, and what their state is. 0: hp wifi: Wireless LAN hard blocked: no soft blocked: no 1: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth hard blocked: no soft blocked: no Now I have the huge print-out

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 4 February 2013 16:38, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > On 04/02/13 15:59, Colin Law wrote: >> >> On 4 February 2013 15:48, Rowan Berkeley wrote: >>> >>> >>> Now it has Ubuntu installed, it simply won't boot from >>> the USB stick, no matter how much I juggle the boot order around. Don't >>> ask >>> me

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 4 February 2013 16:38, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > On 04/02/13 15:59, Colin Law wrote: >> >> On 4 February 2013 15:48, Rowan Berkeley wrote: >>> >>> >>> Now it has Ubuntu installed, it simply won't boot from >>> the USB stick, no matter how much I juggle the boot order around. Don't >>> ask >>> me

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 04/02/13 15:59, Colin Law wrote: On 4 February 2013 15:48, Rowan Berkeley wrote: Now it has Ubuntu installed, it simply won't boot from the USB stick, no matter how much I juggle the boot order around. Don't ask me why, it just won't. What you have installed on the disk will not affect wh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 4 February 2013 15:48, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > On 04/02/13 15:22, Colin Law wrote: >> >> >> I suggested (I think) some time back in a different thread that you >> try booting from the live CD/USB and confirm that the wireless is not >> found in that case, but I don't think you replied. See wha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 4 February 2013 14:42, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > On 04/02/13 14:31, Mark Einon wrote: >> >> I'm really surprised that this driver is not supported in your kernel >> - what version do you have? (run '$> uname -a' on the command line to >> find out). >> >> I think it's been in since 3.0, and availa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 04/02/13 15:22, Colin Law wrote: I suggested (I think) some time back in a different thread that you try booting from the live CD/USB and confirm that the wireless is not found in that case, but I don't think you replied. See what sudo lshw -C network says about the wireless network when liv

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 4 February 2013 14:42, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > On 04/02/13 14:31, Mark Einon wrote: >> >> I'm really surprised that this driver is not supported in your kernel >> - what version do you have? (run '$> uname -a' on the command line to >> find out). >> >> I think it's been in since 3.0, and availa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 04/02/13 14:31, Mark Einon wrote: I'm really surprised that this driver is not supported in your kernel - what version do you have? (run '$> uname -a' on the command line to find out). I think it's been in since 3.0, and available with compat-wireless from 2.6.30. The rt2860.bin file is also

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 4 February 2013 13:41, Alan Pope wrote: > On 04/02/13 13:21, Rowan Berkeley wrote: >> >> I already in effect tried that; when I ran the command 'unzip' on it, >> the machine renamed it "sp58586.exe.ZIP" and looked at it and said "gar >> nicht," or words to that effect. >> > > I grabbed the same

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 04/02/13 13:41, Alan Pope wrote: > On 04/02/13 13:21, Rowan Berkeley wrote: >> I already in effect tried that; when I ran the command 'unzip' on it, >> the machine renamed it "sp58586.exe.ZIP" and looked at it and said >> "gar nicht," or words to that effect. > > I grabbed the same file and i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

On 02/02/13 07:48, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > > > On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Paula Graham > wrote: > > OK. Verbatim instructions plus chatty asides below cos it's Friday > and I'm about to > quit for the week wh!(etc) > Paula > > I can see and dig

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 04/02/13 13:21, Rowan Berkeley wrote: I already in effect tried that; when I ran the command 'unzip' on it, the machine renamed it "sp58586.exe.ZIP" and looked at it and said "gar nicht," or words to that effect. I grabbed the same file and indeed it's a windows executable and not a zip or

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

On 02/02/13 10:30, Barry Drake wrote: > On 01/02/13 19:28, Paula Graham wrote: >> So, less confusingly chatty recap: 1. find and download the driver 2. >> change to driver's folder in a terminal 3. sudo make 4. sudo >> make-install 5. sudo modprobe [module ID] Paula > > Paula Thanks for talk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 04/02/13 13:21, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > On 04/02/13 13:14, Kris Douglas wrote: >> >> What he meant was that there may be zip data inside. Rename the file >> yo something.zip and see if it opens in your Archive viewer. >> >> Ahem. OK. But anyway, to return to my original point and Alan's >> respo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 04/02/13 13:14, Kris Douglas wrote: What he meant was that there may be zip data inside. Rename the file yo something.zip and see if it opens in your Archive viewer You should be able to right click the thing and open with option should be archive manager -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 04/02/13 13:14, Kris Douglas wrote: What he meant was that there may be zip data inside. Rename the file yo something.zip and see if it opens in your Archive viewer. Ahem. OK. But anyway, to return to my original point and Alan's response to it, there's nothing to unzip. I already in ef

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

What he meant was that there may be zip data inside. Rename the file yo something.zip and see if it opens in your Archive viewer. On 4 Feb 2013 12:36, "Rowan Berkeley" wrote: > On 04/02/13 12:07, Colin Law wrote: > >> On 4 February 2013 12:01, Rowan Berkeley >> wrote: >> >>> On 04/02/13 11:46, C

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 04/02/13 12:07, Colin Law wrote: On 4 February 2013 12:01, Rowan Berkeley wrote: On 04/02/13 11:46, Colin Law wrote: On 4 February 2013 11:40, Rowan Berkeley wrote: Unfortunately, it seems that you can have a package sitting in plain view on the desktop but the terminal will keep telling

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 4 February 2013 12:01, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > On 04/02/13 11:46, Colin Law wrote: >> >> On 4 February 2013 11:40, Rowan Berkeley wrote: >>> >>> Unfortunately, it seems that you can >>> have a package sitting in plain view on the desktop but the terminal will >>> keep telling you "no such file

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Websites and your PC hardware details

On 3 February 2013 23:19, Bruno Girin wrote: > On 03/02/13 18:09, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > > > > > > On 3 February 2013 16:00, Bruno Girin > > wrote: > > > > > > > > That makes sense in context - failed logins combined with the changed > > hardware would trigger

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 04/02/13 11:46, Colin Law wrote: On 4 February 2013 11:40, Rowan Berkeley wrote: Unfortunately, it seems that you can have a package sitting in plain view on the desktop but the terminal will keep telling you "no such file or package." This rather stops me in my tracks. Show us the command

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

Have you thought about trying Lauchpad or Bugzilla? I had problems with my HP3070a Printer/Scanner and it was fixed after I posted my problem in Launchpad. I was given this link; http://www.hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install/install/ind

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 4 February 2013 11:40, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > On 04/02/13 08:38, Alan Pope wrote: >> >> On 04/02/13 04:03, Rowan Berkeley wrote: >>> >>> In my unending search for ways to implement the wireless driver on my >>> converted Compaq machine, I have found the recommended driver on HP's >>> website,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 04/02/13 08:38, Alan Pope wrote: On 04/02/13 04:03, Rowan Berkeley wrote: In my unending search for ways to implement the wireless driver on my converted Compaq machine, I have found the recommended driver on HP's website, and it comes in an MS-DOS .exe package which ndiswrapper cannot use be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

On 04/02/13 04:03, Rowan Berkeley wrote: In my unending search for ways to implement the wireless driver on my converted Compaq machine, I have found the recommended driver on HP's website, and it comes in an MS-DOS .exe package which ndiswrapper cannot use because the latter needs to access cert