Re: 9.10

2010-06-18 Thread Jason Hayes
On Friday 11 June 2010 04:09:04 pm ericall...@juno.com wrote: Is anyone else using ubuntu 9.10 ? -- Eric Restarting an old thread here. Any general comments on how the 9.10 install went? Any issues that people noticed? Considering doing the upgrade here soon and wanted to double check

Re: 9.10

2010-06-18 Thread Eric Shubert
Jason Hayes wrote: On Friday 11 June 2010 04:09:04 pm ericall...@juno.com wrote: Is anyone else using ubuntu 9.10 ? -- Eric Restarting an old thread here. Any general comments on how the 9.10 install went? Any issues that people noticed? Considering doing the upgrade here soon and wanted

Re: 9.10

2010-06-18 Thread Jason Hayes
On Friday 18 June 2010 11:00:48 am Eric Shubert wrote: Jason Hayes wrote: On Friday 11 June 2010 04:09:04 pm ericall...@juno.com wrote: Is anyone else using ubuntu 9.10 ? -- Eric Restarting an old thread here. Any general comments on how the 9.10 install went? Any issues

Re: 9.10

2010-06-14 Thread Lisa Kachold
pppd ? Are you using a chat script for a CDMA EDVO card? ' Or just a modem? On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 6:02 PM, ericall...@juno.com wrote: Ubuntu LTS Server in various places around the world. Whatcha need? Office: (480)307-8707 ATT: (503)754-4452 I'm just trying to set up a dialer so I

Re: 9.10

2010-06-14 Thread ericallen3
I got it online with KPPP On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:22:45 -0700 Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.com writes: pppd ? Are you using a chat script for a CDMA EDVO card? ' Or just a modem? On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 6:02 PM, ericall...@juno.com wrote: Ubuntu LTS Server in various places around the

Re: 9.10

2010-06-12 Thread Joseph Sinclair
Try opening a command prompt and running /usr/sbin/nm-system-settings or /usr/sbin/NetworkManager If it's installed at all, that will start the program. If that doesn't work, you need to put in the CD you used to install Ubuntu, and use synaptic to install the network-manager package from the

9.10

2010-06-11 Thread ericallen3
Is anyone else using ubuntu 9.10 ? -- Eric -- -- Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c12c27b942e5e4e3m07vuc

Re: 9.10

2010-06-11 Thread Stephen
I am on my laptop. Im getting ready to dual boot my windows machine with the most current version maybe... undecided. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 4:09 PM, ericall...@juno.com wrote: Is anyone else using ubuntu 9.10 ? -- Eric

Re: 9.10

2010-06-11 Thread ericallen3
On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:32:32 -0700 Stephen cryptwo...@gmail.com writes: I am on my laptop. Im getting ready to dual boot my windows machine with the most current version maybe... undecided. if it dials out, let me know... . Eric

Re: 9.10

2010-06-11 Thread Lisa Kachold
On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 4:09 PM, ericall...@juno.com wrote: Is anyone else using ubuntu 9.10 ? -- Eric -- I run Ubuntu LTS Server in various places around the world. Whatcha need? Office: (480)307-8707 ATT: (503)754-4452 --- PLUG-discuss

Re: 9.10

2010-06-11 Thread ericallen3
Ubuntu LTS Server in various places around the world. Whatcha need? Office: (480)307-8707 ATT: (503)754-4452 I'm just trying to set up a dialer so I can get online -- Eric -- -- Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the

Re: 9.10

2010-06-11 Thread Joseph Sinclair
I presume you're trying to setup your Juno connection. In Ubuntu 9.10 you should be able to open networking and just follow the prompts. Here's a (slightly dated) webpage that should walk you through the process. http://www.ubuntugeek.com/setting-up-dial-up-connection-in-ubuntu.html

Re: 9.10

2010-06-11 Thread ericallen3
On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:43:23 -0700 Joseph Sinclair plug-discuss...@stcaz.net writes: I presume you're trying to setup your Juno connection. In Ubuntu 9.10 you should be able to open networking and just follow the prompts. No, trying to get online period, and the networking icon does

Re: 9.10

2010-06-11 Thread Joseph Sinclair
...@stcaz.net writes: I presume you're trying to setup your Juno connection. In Ubuntu 9.10 you should be able to open networking and just follow the prompts. No, trying to get online period, and the networking icon does not exist on mine for some reason, that's why I'm having a hard time. I

Re: 9.10

2010-06-11 Thread ericallen3
On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:31:40 -0700 Joseph Sinclair plug-discuss...@stcaz.net writes: Not the networking icon; System|Administration|Networking in the Ubuntu menu. There are screenshots at the link I gave earlier (http://www.ubuntugeek.com/setting-up-dial-up-connection-in-ubuntu.html). I

Re: ubuntu 9.10

2010-02-24 Thread Stephen
at 8:52 PM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote: I am in possession of a linux machine installed with ubuntu 9.10. I got the computer but not the disk with the extra programs. Would someone be gracious enough to mail me that disk? I am at 3486 E Granite DR, Cottonwood, AZ 86326. Why am I

Re: ubuntu 9.10

2010-02-24 Thread Michael Havens
that is installed on the CD is on your computer already. (i think) http://spiceminesofkessel.com/2009/11/11/a-beginners-guide-to-installing-software-in-ubuntu-9-10/ On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 8:52 PM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote: I am in possession of a linux machine installed with ubuntu 9.10

Re: ubuntu 9.10

2010-02-24 Thread Jim March
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote: when I tried to start Ruby it told me to apt-get it. Unfortunately, I do not have internet for that box. Michael, the thing about FOSS software is, because it's free nobody spends a lot of time nicely sticking everything on

Re: ubuntu 9.10

2010-02-24 Thread Stephen
Recent Fedora installs are now a livecd as well no longer DVD's On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Jim March 1.jim.ma...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote: when I tried to start Ruby it told me to apt-get it. Unfortunately, I do not have

Re: ubuntu 9.10

2010-02-24 Thread Craig White
On Wed, 2010-02-24 at 14:44 -0700, Stephen wrote: Recent Fedora installs are now a livecd as well no longer DVD's wrong - you simply have a choice of the installation DVD or a live-cd. There are DVD's for various cpu's (i386, x86_64, PPC, etc.) The live-cd is obviously a small footprint

ubuntu 9.10

2010-02-23 Thread Michael Havens
I am in possession of a linux machine installed with ubuntu 9.10. I got the computer but not the disk with the extra programs. Would someone be gracious enough to mail me that disk? I am at 3486 E Granite DR, Cottonwood, AZ 86326. Why am I oosting my address? Beecause whoever wants to come visit

Re: ubuntu 9.10

2010-02-23 Thread kitepi...@kitepilot.com
) equivalent, but duno them... ET Michael Havens writes: I am in possession of a linux machine installed with ubuntu 9.10. I got the computer but not the disk with the extra programs. Would someone be gracious enough to mail me that disk? I am at 3486 E Granite DR, Cottonwood, AZ 86326

Re: Kubuntu 9.10 - I HATE KDE 4.X

2009-11-13 Thread Wayne Davis
What I REALLY need is for someone who is fluent in the new interface to spend 10-15 min face time showing me how the new gui works. As I said, it is all probably VERY simple, but JUST outside my grasp to BIG PICTURE it. I'm a BIG PICTURE guy. AZ RUNE wrote: I have disk for pclinuxos 2009.1

Re: Kubuntu 9.10 - I HATE KDE 4.X

2009-11-13 Thread AZ RUNE
What are you doing next week? I will load up something and give the tutorial you need. Brian On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Wayne Davis waydavis.phx.li...@gmail.comwrote: What I REALLY need is for someone who is fluent in the new interface to spend 10-15 min face time showing me how the new

Re: Kubuntu 9.10 - I HATE KDE 4.X

2009-11-13 Thread Wayne Davis
I have the time - name the place/time, etc TIA AZ RUNE wrote: What are you doing next week? I will load up something and give the tutorial you need. Brian On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Wayne Davis waydavis.phx.li...@gmail.com mailto:waydavis.phx.li...@gmail.com wrote: What I

Kubuntu 9.10 - I HATE KDE 4.X

2009-11-11 Thread Wayne Davis
I am trying DESPERATELY to fall in love with KDE 4.x, but this plasmoid, containment, wideget window, blah,blah blah... AGHHH!!! has me NUTS! I'm sure it is simple, but for the life of me, I cannot make heads or tails of it. WHERE can I go to have someone spend 15 min SHOWING me the ropes

Re: Kubuntu 9.10 - I HATE KDE 4.X

2009-11-11 Thread James Finstrom
if you hate kde4 you wont like windows 7 they are exactly the same... 2 versions back I dropped kubuntu in favor of Ubuntu. You can make gnome act and look like KDE ( my gnome http://jfinstrom.deviantart.com/art/My-Desktop-105130611 ) On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Wayne Davis

Re: anyone done a ubuntu 9.10 upgrade yet?

2009-11-11 Thread Stu
On Tue, 2009-11-10 at 22:09 -0700, Jerry Davis wrote: I have used linux for many years, and I have found that upgrades in place rarely work in the past. Has anyone done a upgrade in place using the Update Manager for ubuntu 9.10? Did it work? Or would it be better to just create a tarball

anyone done a ubuntu 9.10 upgrade yet?

2009-11-10 Thread Jerry Davis
I have used linux for many years, and I have found that upgrades in place rarely work in the past. Has anyone done a upgrade in place using the Update Manager for ubuntu 9.10? Did it work? Or would it be better to just create a tarball of my home directory, save it off, download and burn the iso

Re: anyone done a ubuntu 9.10 upgrade yet?

2009-11-10 Thread Joshua Zeidner
Manager for ubuntu 9.10? Did it work? Or would it be better to just create a tarball of my home directory, save it off, download and burn the iso, and just do a full install? -- Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown Registered Linux User: 275424 K7AZJ This email's Fortune: If ignorance is bliss

Re: anyone done a ubuntu 9.10 upgrade yet?

2009-11-10 Thread Andrew Farris
a upgrade in place using the Update Manager for ubuntu 9.10? Did it work? On 3 of the 4 computer's I've done so far, the upgrade was flawless, aside from the new firefox icon not automatically appearing. Of the successful ones, 2 were AMD/nVidia-based desktops, both relatively new, custom builds w

Re: anyone done a ubuntu 9.10 upgrade yet?

2009-11-10 Thread Jim March
Ext4 is one of the best new features, now fully stable. It's worth the clean install to get. Jim --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

Re: anyone done a ubuntu 9.10 upgrade yet?

2009-11-10 Thread Andrew Farris
On Tue, 2009-11-10 at 22:30 -0700, Joseph Sinclair wrote: This depends on what you want out of the upgrade: For most desktop use, upgrading from 9.04 to 9.10 is pretty smooth and painless, although you'll be stuck with the stupid chooser login, all of the other GDM options are gone. [snip

Re: Installing Ubuntu 9.10 on Dell M6400 with Raid

2009-11-07 Thread Eric Shubert
Matthew A Coulliette wrote: Hi all, I was trying to install Ubuntu 9.10 on my new Dell Precision M6400, that I bought from the Dell Depot. As soon as I got it I installed 2 Western Digital 320gb Scorpio Sata drives. I used the onboard Intel Matrix Storage Manager (v8.0.0.1039) ICH9M-E

Re: Installing Ubuntu 9.10 on Dell M6400 with Raid

2009-11-07 Thread Joseph Sinclair
running an ancient single-core CPU or a tiny little atom chip. ==Joseph++ Matthew A Coulliette wrote: Hi all, I was trying to install Ubuntu 9.10 on my new Dell Precision M6400, that I bought from the Dell Depot. Details Snipped If anybody knows how to setup hardware raid with ubuntu 9.10

Re: Installing Ubuntu 9.10 on Dell M6400 with Raid

2009-11-07 Thread Stephen
Intel raid is a firmware based soft raid So it won't work as is Linux just has no drivers Likely never will On 11/6/09, Matthew A Coulliette matthew...@cox.net wrote: Hi all, I was trying to install Ubuntu 9.10 on my new Dell Precision M6400, that I bought from the Dell Depot. As soon

Re: Installing Ubuntu 9.10 on Dell M6400 with Raid

2009-11-07 Thread Stephen
not worth it. Software RAID is pretty effective in Linux, and you'll almost certainly be fine with performance unless you're running an ancient single-core CPU or a tiny little atom chip. ==Joseph++ Matthew A Coulliette wrote: Hi all, I was trying to install Ubuntu 9.10 on my new Dell Precision

Installing Ubuntu 9.10 on Dell M6400 with Raid

2009-11-06 Thread Matthew A Coulliette
Hi all, I was trying to install Ubuntu 9.10 on my new Dell Precision M6400, that I bought from the Dell Depot. As soon as I got it I installed 2 Western Digital 320gb Scorpio Sata drives. I used the onboard Intel Matrix Storage Manager (v8.0.0.1039) ICH9M-E to mirror the drives, (Raid 1). I gave

Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-18 Thread Michael Butash
I rebuilt fresh my HTPC box with Jaunty not long ago with ext4, but I don't really see much of a difference than my favoured reiserfs. I built my video lvm slice with xfs as it comes most recommended for managing large files like the 12-20gb bluray rips it sees now, but once I add some disk space

RE: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-18 Thread Bob Elzer
...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Michael Butash Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:42 AM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers... I just upgraded from ibex to jaunty and to Karmic on my laptop, and I've

RE: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-18 Thread Michael Butash
: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Michael Butash Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:42 AM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers... I just upgraded from

Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-18 Thread Ryan Rix
Michael Butash wrote: I guess I'm lame in assuming or expecting that if they're going to offer an upgrade function, that it work. Microsoft has punished people for 25 years thinking such heretical thoughts even trying to use their *upgrades* between os's, but it's nice to dream that one day

Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-18 Thread Michael Butash
It's actually a good point Ryan - if they'd just backport more newer builds of software, it would obviate the need for massive upheaval which inevitably breaks half the things it does. The big-bang approach of dist-upgrades between revisions just simply doesn't work as it's been proven throughout

RE: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-18 Thread Matt Graham
Bob Elzer wrote: The best way to upgrade an OS is to do a fresh install. How extraordinarily annoying. I have installed Gentoo once on my laptop, when I got it, 3 years ago, and have kept it up to date with the portage system. In most cases, that approach Just Works from what I can see. I'm

RE: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-18 Thread Bob Elzer
...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Ryan Rix Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:40 PM To: mich...@butash.net; Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers... Michael Butash wrote: I guess I'm lame in assuming

Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-18 Thread Craig White
On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 14:39 -0700, Ryan Rix wrote: Michael Butash wrote: I guess I'm lame in assuming or expecting that if they're going to offer an upgrade function, that it work. Microsoft has punished people for 25 years thinking such heretical thoughts even trying to use their

Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-18 Thread Jared Anderson
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Matt Graham danceswithcr...@usa.netwrote: How extraordinarily annoying. I have installed Gentoo once on my laptop, when I got it, 3 years ago, and have kept it up to date with the portage system. I'm not surprised since it takes about 3 years to run

Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-18 Thread Stephen
This is a worthy goal, but it can lead to the system being as stable as a stegosaurus on rocket-powered roller skates. This honestly to me would be very stable as he would squash the skates and suffocate the rockets... :-D On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Matt Grahamdanceswithcr...@usa.net

Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-18 Thread Stephen
only on those ever so powerful p4's ;-) On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Jared Andersonja...@thegoldenedge.com wrote: On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Matt Graham danceswithcr...@usa.net wrote: How extraordinarily annoying.  I have installed Gentoo once on my laptop, when I got it, 3 years

RE: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-18 Thread Bob Elzer
: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Matt Graham Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 3:02 PM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: RE: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers... Bob Elzer wrote: The best way

RE: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-18 Thread Bob Elzer
PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers... This is a worthy goal, but it can lead to the system being as stable as a stegosaurus on rocket-powered roller skates. This honestly to me would be very stable as he would squash the skates and suffocate

Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-18 Thread Austin William Wright
Craig White wrote: unfortunately it is not all around making your life easier but rather there are libraries which provide dependencies for many different packages and the incremental option will always hold back items because software X requires newer version of library Y and software Z can

Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha4 and the Intel video drivers...

2009-08-17 Thread Jim March
Folks, I have a laptop with the mediocre Intel 965/X3100 chipset. In Ubuntu Jaunty it ran like a turd until major tweaks were applied, and the results weren't 100% stable. Jaunty came out right as the Intel video support was in flux and Jaunty basically caught about half of what was needed