Re: [ubuntu-uk] Packard Bell, what wonderful support!

2013-05-09 Thread Michael Holmes
I can also attest to issues with Packard Bell support. After having to RMA a laptop 3 times for the same issue (hard drive failures, all within the warranty period), I was finally placated when I got a full refund as compensation... for them losing my laptop at the service center. Avoid at all

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

2011-10-31 Thread Michael Holmes
On 31 October 2011 09:58, Robert Flatters robert.flatt...@gmail.com wrote: This will be a growing problem, if there is no step processes in place to get UEFI turned off you HP Guy will have big problems in the coming months. I fear Microsoft is trying to lockout Linux from installing on new

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

2011-10-30 Thread Michael Holmes
On 30 October 2011 15:19, alan c aecl...@candt.waitrose.com wrote: ... “My friend recently got an HP s5-1110 with Win 7 installed. UEFI has prevented the installation of GRUB on this machine. This is going to happen even if you don't have Secure Boot. UEFI and BIOS *do not* have compatible

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

2011-10-30 Thread Michael Holmes
On 30 October 2011 18:59, Colin Watson cjwat...@ubuntu.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 04:22:05PM +, Michael Holmes wrote: On 30 October 2011 15:19, alan c aecl...@candt.waitrose.com wrote: ... “My friend recently got an HP s5-1110 with Win 7 installed. UEFI has prevented

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Peer to peer apt

2010-05-17 Thread Michael Holmes
I can see a few problems with this: * If it comes turned off by default, then most people won't be distributing the upgrades. * If it is turned on by default, people with caps will quickly max out, and most ill turn it off, going back to problem one. * Less popuar packages will heve little to no

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BT Home Hub

2009-04-14 Thread Michael Holmes
Hi, Please refrain from using HTML in messages to the list. It can cause problems for many people, and the colours can annoy some people. Michael Holmes -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Posters

2008-11-14 Thread Michael Holmes
2008/11/14 Paul Sutton [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://bumperstickers.cafepress.com/item/ubuntu-sticker-bumper/158648386 $4.49 Not sure what the current exchange rate is, Cafepress says £3.03 here. Mike -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Slightly OT: GeForce 4 MX support fixed?

2008-11-02 Thread Michael Holmes
Thanks Michael, I'll try to perhaps bring in the legacy drivers from the Hardy repos onto a new Ibex system, and I may file a bug at Launchpad regarding the situation. Mike 2008/11/2 Michael Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Short answer is no. Long answer is that for me it was fixed in an update

[ubuntu-uk] OT: Good Laptop Brands for Linux?

2008-07-29 Thread Michael Holmes
I thought I'd ask here if you dont mind, but does anyone have any recommendations on which laptop brands I should go for and which I should avoid? Any help appreciated. Michael Holmes -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good batch audio converter?

2008-04-13 Thread Michael Holmes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mac wrote: | Mac wrote: | SoundConverter has worked well for me with this kind of job. | | Sorry, Michael - I didn't make clear that SoundConverter doesn't do AAC, | hence my other suggestions. | | Mac | | | Thanks Mac, I'll check out dBPowerAmp as

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good batch audio converter?

2008-04-13 Thread Michael Holmes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mac wrote: | Michael Holmes wrote: | ...I'll check out dBPowerAmp as soon as I install Wine, and the | M4As I have aren't DRM'd anyway :) (It's Apple's M4P's that are | protected, as far as I know) | | Your post got me to wondering how well dbPowerAmp

[ubuntu-uk] Good batch audio converter?

2008-04-12 Thread Michael Holmes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hey guys, Just need some quick advice on a good piece of software to convert my audio library (currently in about 8 hours of music, mainly MP3 but a few in AAC too) to Ogg Vorbis. Cheers, Michael Holmes -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HDD drives... which brand(s)?

2008-02-05 Thread Michael Holmes
I've generally had a good experience with Hitachi (I'm using one now that works fine with linux). Last Seagate I had died after 5 months. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu

2008-02-03 Thread Michael Holmes
It's a matter of choice. I'm using Kubuntu right now (I've tried KDE4 but it is awful in my opinion) On 2/3/08, Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did I say Kfce? Brain was clearly having a strange day... it was, of course, Xfce I meant. Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone 3G card with T-Mobile uk SIM [Works]

2007-06-30 Thread Michael Holmes
Rob, Being a user of T-Mobile UK, I can testify that it is just £1 for a day's bandwidth. Mike On 6/30/07, Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: alan c wrote: I am delighted to find that (with Kubuntu 7.04) a Vodafone 3G card (pcmcia) with T-Mobile SIM (payg) works easily in my Dell Inspiron

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google does it again...

2007-04-01 Thread Michael Holmes
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: Yet another stunner from Google: http://www.google.com/tisp/ M. Heh, that was a good one. Better than last year? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Nvidia binary drivers

2007-04-01 Thread Michael Holmes
I am just asking a simple question. I have an nVidia GeForce 4 MX integrated card. Do I need nvidia-glx or nvidia-glx-legacy for hardware emulation? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/