Hardy Heron for the eeepc

2008-09-27 Thread andremangan
A Hardy Heron edition made especially for the eeepc is available for download from http://www.ubuntu-eee.com/ Mirror: Internode Enjoy! Andre -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: failure of linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic 2.6.24-19.41 to upgrade

2008-09-16 Thread andremangan
2008/9/17 Null Ack [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thats what were her for, to extend Australians embracing Ubuntu :) Yes, thats what I was meaning in Software Sources. Its not enabled by default so if you havent changed it, it wont be there. Just to clarify this for you Trevor, as someone unfamiliar

Re: I've downloaded an archive of a screen saver -- where does it belong?

2008-08-19 Thread andremangan
2008/8/19 Frode Egeland [EMAIL PROTECTED] To extract a .bz2, you'll need to add a 'j' in the tar options: tar -xjvf 29207-aasaver-0.3.2.tar.bz2 Cheers, Frode Please note, that the tar command is one of the few commands that does NOT require a - prefix for its options. . sorry, I

Re: DVD - CD BURNING

2008-07-29 Thread andremangan
2008/7/30 David Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi everybody, HARDY I have 100% failure on burning DVDs and CDs. The programs installed are Audio CD Exctractor, Brasero Rhythmbox. However, if I install Wine and use Imgburn http://www.imgburn.com/ then I get 100% success - which I was used to in

Re: Utilities wanted please

2008-07-23 Thread andremangan
2008/7/24 The Wassermans [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 22:45 +1000, Null Ack wrote: Gnome has an app called HardInfo I found and downloaded HardInfo from Symantic. I went into add/remove applications to install it but can't find it anywhere there. I would think that

Re: The Power of Ubuntu

2008-07-09 Thread andremangan
It occurred to me how powerful Ubuntu is. Even without Gnome ... Please let me acquaint you with INX which is a complete operating sytem based on Ubuntu Hardy Heron running totally without X. Perhaps you have already tried it. Designed to show what can be done purely from the command line,

Re: Monitor problem

2008-07-05 Thread andremangan
It is not the programme - the ATI Radeon 9250 is a slow coach. Andre 2008/7/5 The Wassermans [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, 2008-07-05 at 15:21 +1000, The Wassermans wrote: Thank you all for your attention. You can see, no doubt, what a sheltered life I have led. The video card I am

Re: Graphics Card Issue

2008-06-25 Thread andremangan
1. Try the monitor with another computer. If it does not work, it has ended its useful life. 2. Swap the connecting cable with another cable either analogue or digital - the 7600 GS should have both sockets. If it does not work, your graphics card may be at fault. 3. Connect the monitor to

Re: screen resolution

2008-06-20 Thread andremangan
I have just completed what I thought was a routine update but i have lost my video drivers and am using a very basic screen res and dont seem to have options to change it could someone point me in the right direction to restore my Ge force 7600 drivers. regards David Open your Control

Re: screen resolution

2008-06-20 Thread andremangan
Hello Gordon, David and list members, Something went awry with the list messages this morning. I did not post anything about resolution difficulties. That was David. I have been trying to help him and suggested in the first instance exactly what you had proposed, Gordon. Unfortunately, the

Re: screen resolution

2008-06-20 Thread andremangan
David, I have had a look at various lists, forums, etc to find information for you. The general advice is to install the following files (1) build-essential, (2) linux-headers-2.6.24-19, (3) kernel package as well as Linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-19-generic. Some or all of these files you may

Re: Reformat USB stick with a CD ISO9660 FS

2008-06-13 Thread andremangan
I have done this twice, once with a Maxtor Mini external drive and once with a Toshiba U3 Smart drive. In both cases I removed the partitions and then reformatted. Gparted has never worked for me except to display the formatted structure of the device. The procedure Dave Hall described should

Fwd: Thank you for Asus clarification!

2008-06-01 Thread andremangan
-- Forwarded message -- From: David [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/6/1 Subject: Thank you for Asus clarification! To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dave, your graphics card is actually an nVidia 8600 GT. Asus is merely the assembler. ~ Thanks very much, Andre, that's good

Re: Hardy Heron OK with Asus graphics cards?

2008-05-31 Thread andremangan
I am new to Linux. I recently got a new computer with two hard drives (WIN Vista on one of them). Ubuntu sounds great and I'm keen to get hold of Hardy Heron and try it out on the spare hard drive in my computer and explore the opportunities that Ubuntu offers. In Ubuntu forums on the Net I

Re: Importing fonts into OO

2008-05-20 Thread andremangan
2008/5/21 The Wassermans [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I am trying to import a particular .ttf font into OpenOffice (for windows). I can't find where OO fonts are stored. If you are looking for the fonts folder in Ubuntu, you will find several by using your search function in the Places menu. If you

Re: evolution, address book and calendar missing

2008-05-12 Thread andremangan
2008/5/13 Dave Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Tue, 2008-05-13 at 09:16 +1000, Peter Garrett wrote: On Sun, 11 May 2008 15:09:54 +1000 Dave Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No gifts received here. Would you like a copy Dave - as a gift - in pdf of course which you can then print onto a sheet

Re: evolution, address book and calendar missing

2008-05-10 Thread andremangan
This is why putting information in publicly available wikis is a good thing, the reader gets the updates straight away. You could even run your own wiki and put adsense ads on it if you wanted get something back for your efforts. Emailing PDFs for documentation is so dated :) So am I. I

Re: To the experts and the fanatic supporters...

2008-05-08 Thread andremangan
Hello Victor, Your frustration at finding that things do not work as you expect them to work is understandable. At least you had a go. In order to advise on sound and video, you would have to let the list members know just what kind of sound card you have and what kind of graphics card. It is

Re: upgrading problems

2008-05-06 Thread andremangan
2008/5/7 Victor Vahe Kevorkian [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Reluctantly, yesterday I went ahead and updated Ubuntu 7.10 to Ubuntu 8.04. After 45 minutes of downloading and 50 minutes of installing, I had problem with gcc-3.3-doc (which I finally deleted it after searching for an hour for solutions).

Re: transporting your evolution mail and address book to hardy heron

2008-04-27 Thread andremangan
I meant to say that it would assist in the transfer of emails stored in Evolution as well as the address book. 2008/4/27 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: For those doing a clean install of Hardy Heron. I have made a pdf file describing the procedure that will assist in accomplishing this task. If you

Re: Wine apps not showing up on task bar etc

2008-04-27 Thread andremangan
I have some apps without a Linux version around and need to run them in WINE. They seem to run mostly ok but they don't show up on the task bar... and if I minimize it I can't Atl+TAB and get it back, though ps -aux shows it's there and running. Anyone know what to do to fix this? I have

email and bookmarks to Hardy Heron

2008-04-27 Thread andremangan
Two HowTos to make the migration to Hardy Heron smoother. 1. Transporting your email, both received and sent from your present release of Ubuntu to Hardy Heron (16.7 KB). 2. Transporting your Firefox Bookmarks (24.3 KB). Both yours if you like. Cheers, Andre -- ubuntu-au mailing list

Re: GRUB breakdown

2008-02-10 Thread andremangan
On 10/02/2008, Victor Vahe Kevorkian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Once a week I re-start my Ubuntu 7.10 to boot into Windows XP to update my anti-virus, and update FoxMarks for my Bookmarks. To day, GRUB didn't come on to select Microsoft and I was stuck with a request of an operating system. I

Re: Problems with a Dell AIO 922 Printer

2008-02-01 Thread andremangan
Here are two URLs pertaining to the Dell AIO 922 as well as the Lexmark x5250 which are described as identical machines. http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Dell-Photo_AIO_Printer_922 http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Lexmark-x5250 -- ubuntu-au mailing list

Re: emails open as attachments?

2008-01-29 Thread andremangan
On 30/01/2008, martin fricke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While we're at it I recommend everyone to browse the web in text only mode as well. Would you please explain the reasoning that prompted your recommendation. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: Ubuntu on Dell laptops here in Aus?

2008-01-19 Thread andremangan
Thanks for that information, Matt. Everything works perfectly on this machine (Epc) including the webcam - in fact the camera capture programme used is is far superior to camorama - at least the Dapper edition of it. My Maxtor Mini has a capacity of 60 GB and works fine with the Epc but the

Re: fake bounce software

2007-12-27 Thread andremangan
Hello James, There is Mailwasher Pro, a product from Firetrust, written for Windows which will run very well via Crossover Linux. Some people have been successful in running it via Wine (same programme but free). Several Linux and Mac versions were being developed earlier this year but have now