Re: [Dorset] Restoring Grub on an EFI Machine

2016-10-04 Thread Tim
I downloaded this boot dvd the last time I had an issue with grub http://www.supergrubdisk.org/super-grub2-disk/ It scanned the disk found the two disk with the two distro on, offered me a solution and when I agreed it wrote me a new grub, worked perfectly. Don't know if it will work for your

Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meeting Tonight, Tuesday 2016-10-04.

2016-10-04 Thread Tim
My annual visit to a lug meeting (just to prove I do exist :) ) will have to go unfulfilled this month unless you are all up for a good dose of man flu? Have fun without me Regards Tim On 04/10/16 13:12, Natalie Masse Hooper wrote: I was planning to come, but Jemma appears to be

[Dorset] Problems with Security certificate

2016-10-04 Thread Peter Linehan
Fiurefix 49,0 on Kbuntus 16.04 Using Dratel Modem/router I get as far as 'waiting for share gemmil.name' cheers pwl On 03/10/16 13:00, dorset-requ...@mailman.lug.org.uk wrote: Send dorset mailing list submissions to dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World

Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meeting Tonight, Tuesday 2016-10-04.

2016-10-04 Thread Natalie Masse Hooper
I was planning to come, but Jemma appears to be developing a migraine today so it looks like I'll be on babysitting duties tonight... On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Hi, > > It's the pub meet tonight at The Broadway, 8pm-ish. For those that >

[Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meeting Tonight, Tuesday 2016-10-04.

2016-10-04 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi, It's the pub meet tonight at The Broadway, 8pm-ish. For those that haven't been before look out for a flip of laptops or Terry's stuffed penguin. http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings%3Apub http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=members#terry_coles We are often to

[Dorset] Meeting 4.10.16

2016-10-04 Thread Ferret Beevor
An interesting evening. Final thoughts of the evening, Microsoft Google Amazon and apple need knocking down in size. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-10-04 20:00 Meets, Mailing

[Dorset] Restoring Grub on an EFI Machine

2016-10-04 Thread Terry Coles
Hi, You may remember that I was less than impressed with Dell when I bought an XPS-13 Developer Edition earlier this year because it came with Ubuntu 14.04 and zero support. Since I couldn't upgrade the Ubuntu installation without throwing away the touchscreen capabilities, I compromised

Re: [Dorset] Restoring Grub on an EFI Machine

2016-10-04 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Terry, > I can no longer see a menu from the boot-screen; it goes straight into > Ubuntu. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#GRUB_vs_GRUB_2 says On a new installation of Ubuntu 9.10 or later with no other installed operating systems, GRUB 2 will boot directly to the login

Re: [Dorset] Restoring Grub on an EFI Machine

2016-10-04 Thread Terry Coles
On Tuesday, 4 October 2016 16:18:20 BST Ralph Corderoy wrote: > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#GRUB_vs_GRUB_2 says > > On a new installation of Ubuntu 9.10 or later with no other > installed operating systems, GRUB 2 will boot directly to the login > prompt or Desktop. No

[Dorset] Pub meeting

2016-10-04 Thread Ferret Beevor
My girlfriend will be tagging along who's also a Linux noob. > -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-10-04 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well:

Re: [Dorset] Problem with security certificate

2016-10-04 Thread Keith Edmunds
Hi Ralph > What modem-only hardware do you like? DrayTek Vigor 130. I would no longer recommend DrayTek routers, but their modems seem solid. > And did you consider a router that can run OpenWRT or similar? I have one running Tomato, which seems pretty good. My attitude to these things has