Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?

2007-05-08 Thread Dianne Reuby
I'm using the TurboPrint driver for my Canon Pixma IP3000 printer, and no problems. I'm still using the fr~ee version, which places a logo on each page, put I plan to upgrade to the paid version now I'm sure I'm sticking with Ubuntu. You may like to try it out on your Canon printer.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?

2007-05-08 Thread Peter D Beattie
Hi Dianne Thanks for your Cannon Printer. I am using an Epson C48 which configures fine on Version 6-06. PeterD On Tue, 2007-05-08 at 16:03 +0100, Dianne Reuby wrote: I'm using the TurboPrint driver for my Canon Pixma IP3000 printer, and no problems. I'm still using the fr~ee version, which

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?

2007-05-08 Thread norman
I'm using the TurboPrint driver for my Canon Pixma IP3000 printer, and no problems. I'm still using the fr~ee version, which places a logo on each page, put I plan to upgrade to the paid version now I'm sure I'm sticking with Ubuntu. You may like to try it out on your Canon printer.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?

2007-05-08 Thread peter
On Tue, 2007-05-08 at 17:05 +0100, norman wrote: I use Turboprint for my Epson Stylus Photo R300 and have done so for about 18 months. Hi As remarked earlier one can test Turboprint before paying. So one knows what one is getting. Peter -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?

2007-05-07 Thread Dianne Reuby
Would kubuntu have installed a virtual drive/directory for the purposes of the exercise, or should I have been running as it will be after a full install? My mind grappled with the possibilities and I came down to the two drives on my machine being NTFS rather than Fat 32. I'm still

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True? (Gregory Kirby)

2007-05-07 Thread Jonathan Roberts
What kind of connection do you have? Do you have a router with ethernet, a usb modem, a pci dial-up modem!? Someone (possibly even me!) might be able to help you with it... Best wishes, Jon Still having trouble getting on line ubuntu/kubuntu. It could be the terminology is different so I am

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?

2007-05-07 Thread LeeUKHA
Would kubuntu have installed a virtual drive/directory for the purposes of the exercise, or should I have been running as it will be after a full install? My mind grappled with the possibilities and I came down to the two drives on my machine being NTFS rather than Fat 32. Still having

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?

2007-05-07 Thread Josh Blacker
Rest assured that (k)Ubuntu will happily read NTFS partitions when it's installed. I'm not too sure about the latest status of NTFS writing under Linux, but I went the other way, my dual-boot machine has the ext3 ifs driver installed on the Win side so it can read/write to the Ext3

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?

2007-05-07 Thread Kris Marsh
On 5/7/07, LeeUKHA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would kubuntu have installed a virtual drive/directory for the purposes of the exercise, or should I have been running as it will be after a full install? My mind grappled with the possibilities and I came down to the two drives on my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?

2007-05-07 Thread Tony Travis
Kris Marsh wrote: [..] I also use the ext2 IFS driver http://www.fs-driver.org/ in Windows, so I can access my Linux partition both ways. Hello, Kris. I used this too, but it stuffed up the journal on my ext3 filesystem! I'm using it read-only now ;-) Tony. -- Dr. A.J.Travis,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?

2007-05-07 Thread Gregory Kirby
I'm still dual-booting, though I hardly ever use Windows now. When I installed Ubuntu, it put desktop links to both my FAT32 and NTFS Windows drives automatically - I can access these from Ubuntu, to read/copy any files or folders that I need. Dianne Reuby Thanks for that Dianne. Dual boot

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?

2007-05-07 Thread Gregory Kirby
HI all, In am getting more confident that I can migrate with a certain level of success. Especially now that I have found a site showing how to connect to my Qtek 9100 running Mobile 5. Brother printer supported. Canon printer, scanner, camera and photoprinter may be a challenge. Also

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?

2007-05-07 Thread Josh Blacker
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot is probably the site that I used most when reading up on dual-booting before embarking on it, but there are plenty of posts in the ubuntuforums as well (mainly about problems people had, of course). I found it quick and painless, apart from

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?

2007-05-06 Thread Jim Kissel
A good, non-technical review/article of Ubuntu http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/05/ubuntu_review.html -- Simple effective migration to Open Source based computing Jim Kissel Open Source Migrations Limited w: http://www.osml.eu e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: +44(0) 8703 301044 m: +44(0) 7976