Re: [ubuntu-uk] Which NVIDIA GPU for Natty?

2011-06-13 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: On 13 June 2011 17:27, Philip Newborough corenomi...@corenominal.org wrote: I am not a gamer, but I would like it to perform well at HD media playback and possibly recording some screencasts.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lenovo N500: further gremlins

2010-08-08 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Rowan Berkeley rowan.berke...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, people. Two more gremlins today: sound card vanished, i.e. not just no sound, but 'internal audio' not found in audio hardware; and 'shut down' vanished from main user menu. Did a hard shut down using the power

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64-bit flash plugin and iPlayer (Was 64 bit lucid install)

2010-04-26 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 5:42 PM, A J Binnie gus.bin...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks, On 26 April 2010 14:53, Jonathon Fernyhough j.fernyho...@gmail.com wrote: It's all good; I've been running 64-bit for over a year. Just make sure you download the 64-bit Flash player from Adobe rather than using

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64-bit flash plugin and iPlayer (Was 64 bit lucid install)

2010-04-26 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 7:19 PM, A J Binnie gus.bin...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Simos, Thanks for your reply. On 26 April 2010 16:27, Simos Xenitellis simos.li...@googlemail.com wrote: Verify what you have at the moment, at 'about:plugins'. With the latest 64-bit Flash from http

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Joggler crackling, idle=halt in Grub.cfg

2010-04-22 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Colin Law clan...@googlemail.com wrote: HI I have picked up the flash image from dysentry referenced in http://www.joggler.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33t=235 and it works fine.  In http://www.jogglerwiki.info/index.php?title=Ubuntu_Netbook_Remix it is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-08 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Alan Lord (News) alansli...@gmail.com wrote: On 08/04/10 14:36, Paul Morgan-Roach wrote:     Ahhh i see, i have uploaded the tutorial to my blog:     http://www.newforumnetwork.com/joggler Daniel, just to clarify is that working *with* sound?  I'm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-08 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Daniel Case danielcas...@googlemail.com wrote: I have fixed the problem with the help of some guys in #mer Sound, does not work out of the box but will work once the last line has been removed from /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf However in order to fix the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] C64 running Ubuntu?

2010-03-19 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Dianne Reuby pramc...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Is this real? http://www.commodoreusa.net/index.html A revamped C64 running Win7 or Ubuntu. Think of it as a modern computer in the C64 form factor (shape). Does this form factor have any technical advantages over

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is there an mp3 tag editor in the repositories?

2009-06-13 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Farran Leefazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com wrote: On Fri, 2009-06-12 at 16:16 +0100, Simos Xenitellis wrote: Try 'easytag'. There is also an 'easytag-aac' which relates to some special MP3 files. If easytag does not work on your MP3 files, look into 'easytag-aac

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is there an mp3 tag editor in the repositories?

2009-06-12 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Rowan Berkeleyrowan.berke...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, people. Banshee doesn't edit tags in mp3 files, only the copies of these tags in its own Music Library. Also, it doesn't seem to be able to recognise new additions to the mp3 archive except by recompiling

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbooks loosing Linux for Windows 7

2009-05-14 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:30 PM, jakewc2 jake...@sky.com wrote: Who is Bill Weinburg? Is he something high up in the Linux world, I came across this article which has cropped up from the article I posted. It seems thigns are hotting up because of that article.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbooks loosing Linux for Windows 7

2009-05-14 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:44 PM, John jake...@sky.com wrote: Simos Xenitellis wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:30 PM, jakewc2 jake...@sky.com wrote: Who is Bill Weinburg? Is he something high up in the Linux world, I came across this article which has cropped up from the article I posted

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbooks loosing Linux for Windows 7

2009-05-13 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 1:49 PM, John jake...@sky.com wrote: Has anybody seen this today? It seems MS is at it again. http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/05/12/netbooks-goodbye-linux-hello-windows-7/ John, there is some broken telephone situation here. The original statement is about the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Click downloaded Ubuntu

2009-05-03 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Harry Rickards hricka...@l33tmyst.com wrote: On 3 May 2009, at 21:18, David King linux...@avoura.com wrote: I was watching the BBC News 24 TV programme Click broadcast this weekend. When they were testing a 100 Mbit/s broadband connection, they used it to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Iplayer download on Linux

2008-12-20 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: David King wrote: I found this as well http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=941093 for installing Adobe AIR on 64bit Ubuntu David King Great thanks. I'm going to be installing Ubuntu on my new laptop later on.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Iplayer download on Linux

2008-12-19 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: Steve Garton wrote: On intrepid, there's a package called adobe-flashplugin which I had to install to get the iplayer installer to work. My problem is now there is nothing in iplayer to download. I'll RTFM on it tonight I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] usb boot ?

2008-11-09 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Andrew Jenkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ted wrote: I am trying to install Ubi to a usb stick but keep getting a grub error when I boot from it...I have installed Puppy Linux to a usb stick and that boots ok..My question is if puppy will boot from the usb port

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-05 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Many people make the mistake to install the stock Ubuntu on the EEE. The specialised version that Yishay mentions below is what people should be installing instead. Advanced users would stick to the stock Ubuntu on the EEE. Simos On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Yishay Mor [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 8.10

2008-11-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 3:48 PM, norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having read of some of the woes stemming from the upgrade I thought I had better take the plunge and see what happens. So, this morning I did the necessary to my laptop, and all went like a charm. I am now having a rest from

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 8.10

2008-11-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 5:19 PM, norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One most peculiar fault which I have not been able to correct is with Evolution Mail. I cannot send or receive mail because the button to send/receive is greyed out. Any suggestions would be gratefully received. Otherwise,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intrepid release party, Waxy O'Connors, London - who's coming?

2008-10-30 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 11:50 AM, Seif Attar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrew Oakley wrote: Prior to the Hardy release party, I kept up-to-speed over IRC. Unfortunately my new employer blocks IRC so I've no idea what social arrangements are being made. Who's coming to the Canonical-organised