Yep, components are so cheap now, and eBuyer.com are offering free
delivery when you spend over £50 (you have to choose the 5 working day
delivery option but usually the order is delivered within 2 or 3 days
anyway!).
You'd possibly find though that newer motherboards generally now
On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 14:21:15 +, Chris Coulson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
2008/12/1 Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 1 Dec 2008, at 10:24, Darren Mansell wrote:
I sold my EEE PC about 10 months ago and for (almost) the same money
built
a very respectable rig with bits from ebuyer. My
On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:55:07 +0100, Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Chris Coulson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Those 404 errors look quite normal for packages that are being updated
multiple times in rapid succession. What has happened is that your
package
On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:51:02 +0100, Chris Rowson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My local bus company gives names to all its buses - one is called
Intrepid. Does that count?
Wonder if they'd like to change the colour scheme and logo on that
vehicle
I work in a IT, so to promote Ubuntu to my
On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:10:55 +0100, Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi folks,
I'm in the process of trying to roll out Ubuntu across one of our
offices as a replacement to Windows XP. At the moment on Windows XP we
have a standard desktop which includes desktop background, Internet
On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:17:41 +0100, Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well it depends exactly what you want to do.
To give you an idea... I have put a TV card in my kids PC after their TV
blew up. The original idea was to install MythTV and use a Freeview TV
card so they could record
On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:37:07 +0100, Javad Ayaz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
i dont have an aerial. im only using virgin (freeview only) to watch tv!
As said below your best option is to get an analogue TV card as they have
composite and s-video in. Generally Hauppauge (pron. hop-hog, not
On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:27:01 +0100, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Whilst I appreciate that not everyone likes books in dead-tree form, some
do, so let's focus this on that group of people who do.
I've been wondering if there's a set of Ubuntu related topics that are
not
covered, or
Signed. Although they just ignore every petition on there and come back
with some response about how what they are doing is better.
On Sun, 2008-04-06 at 00:23 +0100, James Grabham wrote:
Doneroony
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 10:20 PM, Jason Liquorish [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Also signed
On Sat, 2008-04-05 at 13:31 +0100, Paul Midgley wrote:
Hello
I need help with my DVD writer, I cannot burn any cd or dvd and I get an
error stating could not determine resulting image file.
The following is from the debugging output.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Paul
Alan Pope wrote:
On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 07:40:01PM +, Darren Mansell wrote:
Same here. Did you manage to install the asus_acpi module successfully
so it shuts down ok?
Yup.
Cheers,
Al.
Hmmm I followed the instructions on the eeeuser wiki and lsmod shows
asus_acpi
Dave Walker wrote:
Darren Mansell wrote:
Hmmm I followed the instructions on the eeeuser wiki and lsmod shows
asus_acpi not being used.
Does $ sudo modprobe asus_acpi return an error, if not then it's
cleanly loaded.
Kind Regards,
Dave Walker
Yeah its fine
Alan Pope wrote:
On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 12:11:34PM +, Colin McCarthy wrote:
I'm planning on giving it ago on my unit tomorrow. Has anyone else put a
'different' OS on their eeePC?
I have Ubuntu on mine :)
I have been so impressed with the simple GUI and it's features I
Mac wrote:
Alan Pope wrote:
On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 12:11:34PM +, Colin McCarthy wrote:
I'm planning on giving it ago on my unit tomorrow. Has anyone else put a
'different' OS on their eeePC?
I have Ubuntu on mine :)
I have been so impressed with the simple GUI
of users data transparently and one place to back
stuff up. That would be my choice./
So everyone would login as normal?
Would it be possible to have a centralised usr / password list that each
system could query?
Darren Mansell wrote:
Michael Rimicans wrote:
Hi all
Dougie Richardson wrote:
Hi Alan,
On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 16:34 -0400, Alan Pope wrote:
Which has been all over planet ubuntu for about a week or so. Slashdot
is quite behind on this topic.
Slashdot has a much wider audience, many of whom are anti-Linux, in fact
many who are
Josh Blacker wrote:
On 10/29/07, Lucy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 29/10/2007, Tony Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Josh,
Josh Blacker wrote:
which suggests the latest version of the client works. Version 4.8.01.0640.
My Uni is still only supplying 4.8.00.???, so I'll ask our network
Michael Rimicans wrote:
Hi all,
Situation:
One room with ten computers (running Win2k) and network hardware
installed.
Internet connection running through a old Netpilot proxy box.
Users would log into a local desktop and would only be asked for a
username and pwd for web
Kris Douglas wrote:
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Date: 26 Oct 2007 08:59
Subject: [Wolves] BBC Technology poll - vote now :-)
To: Wolverhampton Linux User Group [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Just
Chris Rowson wrote:
It's funny how strange things can happen to cheer you up on miserable days.
Walking across the city centre just now, I met my computing related
cartoon hero (except for Tux of course!)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2149/1634609970_72eefd4787_b.jpg
If only we could get
Jai Harrison wrote:
I've just had an argument with my guardian about doing A levels next
year instead of going to a third-rate University that will lead to my
eventual curricular failure. It seems all of the good universities
won't accept me without a maths qualification (only the bad ones
Just to let everyone know the SBLUG (Birmingham) is having a release
party for Gutsy a week tomorrow on launch date (18th Oct)
I'm booked to do a small talk and demo of the new features of Gutsy so
everything is likely to go wrong with my laptop.
Details are here:
STONE COLD wrote:
Hi,
Im back with the same problem.
I cant get my DVD rom to burn. Its a Lite on 20A1H. I was using a TDK
+RW to burn on but unfortunately that was riddled with issues.
Furthermore, i also tried to burn it in windows but to no avail. Some
of you suggested trying to
STONE COLD wrote:
the reason why i wouldnt say its faulty is because i have previously
burnt a cd using ityes as a matter of fact it is connected to same
ide cables as the case fans..
You mean its connected
STONE COLD wrote:
when i try the default cd/dvd creator this is what i get!
There was an error writing to the disc:
Unhandled error, aborting
Gotta be faulty mate. Or at least a hardware type issue. May be worth
STONE COLD wrote:
just checked and the ide cable is not connected to anything else...out
of interest...the ide cable is 20 something connector at the back of
the rom? :)
The rom was brand new and i have not updated the firmware!
80 ;-)
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STONE COLD wrote:
ok il try another make dvd then.
There is a firmware update available (described as match more media...)
http://us.liteonit.com/us/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=204Itemid=67limit=1limitstart=2
Alan Pope wrote:
On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 17:12 +0100, Darren Mansell wrote:
STONE COLD wrote:
just checked and the ide cable is not connected to anything else...out
of interest...the ide cable is 20 something connector at the back of
the rom? :)
The rom was brand new and i have
On Tue, 2007-09-25 at 14:36 +, STONE COLD wrote:
From:
STONE COLD [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To:
British Ubuntu Talk
ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
To:
British Ubuntu Talk
ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
On Thu, 2007-09-20 at 09:08 +, STONE COLD wrote:
Hi,
How can i make my desktop look cool!
Im running fiesty. I dont want wobbly windows and rotating cube.
Keeping these things in mind...please pass on your ideas/comments?
Regards
Javad
On Fri, 2007-09-14 at 14:31 +0100, Tom Bamford wrote:
Hello,
Having work with an Orange livebox for a client, I can say they are
terrible units with poor firmware and fault tolerance. The two I used
frequently dropped the ppp connection for no reason and gave mediocre
Wifi range and
On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 10:51 +, STONE COLD wrote:
I have a dual boot installed on an 80gb hd. I installed a 400gb for my
media. I partitioned this 400gb hd into two 200gb partitions But after
a gutsy install they are now showing 186gb of free space each!
I don’t understand why this is?
On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 10:31 +, STONE COLD wrote:
ok so ill try and update the bios! see if that brings any joy
Don't just do it for the sake of it though. Have a look on the
manufacturers site, see if they have published a later version of the
BIOS than you have then upgrade if it says
On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 07:33 +, STONE COLD wrote:
Ok i did the hand test i.e i touched the heatsink and it wasnt hot at
all..i could barely feel any warmth coming from there!
By the way for those talking bout sensors When i type it into
terminal ..it gives me temps for both
On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 09:59 +, STONE COLD wrote:
How do you know my motherboard isnt new?lol
Actually it did come with a disc to update the bios from the
supplier...but that was in windows!
All the problems get discovered with firmware/BIOS' when they are first
released. Generally
On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 08:54 +0100, Tony Arnold wrote:
so this is ok?reliable ?
Hard to say without some other way of checking the temperatures in
some
independent manner. Suggestions have been made!
Seriously. If its a desktop machine and you can touch the heatsink
without fear of
Thanks Chris (and Rob).
I am beginning to get the idea I think. Am I correct in believing that
the Filtering Machine is just 'somewhere' on the LAN as usual, and
that the users machines are then configured to point to it, so LAN
cabling is not affected?
Also, is the arrangement
On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 10:08 +0100, Keith Bowerman wrote:
I was surprised not to receive a reply from my previous posting on this
subject. I accept that there is a lot of other traffic at present and
also my description of my problem was rather long winded.
To precis the situation - when
On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 11:44 +, STONE COLD wrote:
Its not a small case it is quite big (for a media centre case)...but
even if 60c is accurate...why would ubuntu show me 28c on occasions
even less..when pc is idle...whereas in windows the temps show in the
40s
Im running an AMD Athlon
On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 13:28 +, STONE COLD wrote:
and thats what i mean...should i trust my ubuntu telling me its a nice
28c.
What can i install (tried and tested) in ubuntu that will accurately
tell me the CPU temp. Something that can sit in a toolbar and
constantly supply me with
On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 14:44 +0100, Stuart Saunders wrote:
Hello Phi
Yeah it happens in iTunes and uTorrent but doesn't happen in Freshtel
voip phone maybe because it is only a little window, i don't know.
Can you send your /etc/X11/xorg.conf
I think its reading from there and the Gnome
On Tue, 2007-09-04 at 14:46 +0100, Eddie Armstrong wrote:
Is it possible to elaborate on some of the possible pitfalls here?
Maybe there are config files I shoulsd avoid?
Nothing that springs to mind unfortunately. It's been so long since I
did it that way that I can't remember anything in
On Mon, 2007-09-03 at 13:21 +0100, Andy Loughran wrote:
Currently the solution is to do a google map, and find a location with
the minimum average distance for participants. It seems to be a fair
way of doing things.
Looks like it will be the Hogshead in Wolves then :)
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On 03/09/07, Darren Mansell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, 2007-09-03 at 13:21 +0100, Andy Loughran wrote:
Currently the solution is to do a google map, and find a location with
the minimum average distance for participants. It seems
On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 11:11 +0100, Pete Stean wrote:
I've never had any luck with this command. What I did this last time
was manually change the distribution in /etc/apt/sources.list and
then run 'sudo apt-get update' and then 'sudo apt-get dist-upgrade' (I
replaced all the references to
On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 11:39 +0100, Chris Jones wrote:
Hi
Darren Mansell wrote:
Yep update-manager hasnt worked for me a few times with Gutsy so I run:
Strange, that's how I upgraded from feisty to gutsy months ago, but it
is possible that it's broken at the moment (it being unreleased
On Thu, 2007-08-23 at 10:57 +0100, alan c wrote:
Phil Bull wrote:
Hi Matt,
Hope work's going well.
On Thu, 2007-08-23 at 10:19 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote:
Well thats the biggest threat to linux: If Microsoft charged
reasonable licenses for their software (ie £20 for Vista
On Fri, 2007-08-10 at 17:42 +0100, John Taylor wrote:
Darren Mansell wrote:
On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 10:35 +0100, John Taylor wrote:
VM would be nice and being able to instantly flick (click) from
windows to Ubuntu - perhaps some of the youngsters might help one
day!!
John Taylor
On Fri, 2007-08-10 at 14:26 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote:
On 10/08/07, Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I now have /etc/fstab thus:
//serverIP/public /media/nas cifs
credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
0 0
(all on one line, of course; and the
On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 10:35 +0100, John Taylor wrote:
VM would be nice and being able to instantly flick (click) from
windows to Ubuntu - perhaps some of the youngsters might help one
day!!
John Taylor
Anyone around Birmingham/Worcs area is free to ask my Linux services.
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On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 11:16 +0100, Paul Mellors wrote:
On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 11:02 +0100, Darren Mansell wrote:
On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 10:35 +0100, John Taylor wrote:
VM would be nice and being able to instantly flick (click) from
windows to Ubuntu - perhaps some of the youngsters might
On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 21:31 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote:
count me
in on this
Me too! :) I'm after a desktop.
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On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 14:18 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote:
On 07/08/07, Neil Greenwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Shame the laptops aren't included yet...
Oops! I got that backwards - the Inspirons *are* the laptops, not the
desktops!
1 laptop, 1 desktop. They both look very tasty too.
On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 15:37 +0100, Pete Stean wrote:
Wonder how they're getting on with enabling all the features on the
laptop though - power management etc - are there any caveats I wonder?
Pete
My Lenovo built for Windows laptop works fine with wifi/ACPI etc. so
if they've had time to get
On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 16:33 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote:
On 7/30/07, Darren Mansell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From my own experience of talking to others and generally noticing
trends I would say that Ubuntu gets more home usage than Mac OS in the
UK.
Does anyone have any facts or figures
On Sun, 2007-07-29 at 19:02 +0100, Ciaran Mooney wrote:
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Hi,
If you subscribe to the South Birmingham LUG mailing list you may have
already seen me ask for help.
Saturday September 15th is Software Freedom Day, its a day when local
groups
From my own experience of talking to others and generally noticing
trends I would say that Ubuntu gets more home usage than Mac OS in the
UK.
Does anyone have any facts or figures to confirm or deny this? Can
anyone suggest any ways to get an idea of how true this is?
Mac OS doesn't seem to be
On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 15:36 +0100, norman wrote:
I have some home made DVDs that I would like to edit and wondered if
there was some software which would enable me to transfer the files
from the DVD to the hard drive. I would then propose to edit them
using Avidemux and re-record.
On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 17:10 +0100, norman wrote:
snip
Thank you, I will investigate and see what's what.
This is remarkable. I have used 3 different pieces of software and all
three give the same result. Three .vob files are produced the first of
which seems to be the
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