On Monday 22 October 2007 18:58:48 Tony Arnold wrote:
On Mon, 2007-10-22 at 14:35 +0100, Tony Arnold wrote:
Can anyone recommend a PCI based Wireless card that is known to work
well with Gutsy, preferably out of the box?
The recommendation in various places is for RAlink chipset devices
So im getting regular speeds of 50kbs if im torrenting somethingi have a
2mb line with virgin!!!If not what should it be?
Am i getting the full capacity?
how much is 2mb in kbs?
Regards
Javad
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STONE COLD wrote:
So im getting regular speeds of 50kbs if im torrenting somethingi
have a 2mb line with virgin!!!If not what should it be?
Am i getting the full capacity?
how much is 2mb in kbs?
Regards
Javad
I think it all depends on how many people you're
On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 09:53:29 +
STONE COLD [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So im getting regular speeds of 50kbs if im torrenting somethingi
have a 2mb line with virgin!!!If not what should it be?
Am i getting the full capacity?
how much is 2mb in kbs?
2 Mb/s is 2 Mega bits per second = 2
This is a wonderful speed checker...
http://www.speedtest.net/
Has multiple places you can check speed to as, of course, the delay could be
at the other end ;-)
As for kbps and kb/s me old IT teacher taught me there were 8 bits in a
byte... therefore maximum on 2mbps would be 2048kbps/8 which I
i will do a test and put up the results!
Yes my broadband is thru cable!
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2007 10:11:09 + Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another broadband related q?
Sorry! You can not judge your connection on torrents for a start as
You can not judge your connection on torrents for a start as it also depends
on how many people are sharing and speed they are sharing at.
Also I believe it is 2mb per minute rather than kbs, if you are worried
about your speed try the broadband speed test that think broadband provide.
Also is
It also depends who you have broadband with Tesco etc offer llu broadband
which means they can add as many users as they want.
The other thing is that people talk about the best broadband provider, from
my experience (I am an entanet and zen reseller) if you are happy paying
more you get a
Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly
stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the
feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy?
Cheers
Alec Wright
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On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 11:47 +, Alec Wright wrote:
Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly
stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the
feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy?
Hardy has only just started
On 11/1/07, Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly
stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the
feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy?
Cheers
Alec Wright
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- Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be
fairly
stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since
the
feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy?
Cheers
Alec Wright
Not yet!
Let them
Hi Alec,
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 11:47 +, Alec Wright wrote:
Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly
stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the
feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy?
The Hardy repository isn't
Hi Tom,
Samsung quote the load unload cycle threshold as 60, so in your case
with such a high number of counts I'd be inclined to apply the
workaround.
There is a correlation on some drives but it depends on the
manufacturer. Hitachi and IBM use ramp or rollers to lift the heads from
the
BT Voyager routers are commercial products, sold in PC World etc. so they
wouldn't be locked into anything... I think it's the ones that BT supply
with their broadband as part of the package that are the issue.
Personally I prefer the Voyager routers anyway... they're more intuitive to
configure
Ah, so we're going with an H then.
I wondered whether H and W would be skipped on the basis that the
letters had already been used before Ubuntu switched into this alphabetical
progressed (Warty/Hoary)... clearly not...
Sean
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On 01/11/2007, Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BT Voyager routers are commercial products, sold in PC World etc. so they
wouldn't be locked into anything... I think it's the ones that BT supply
with their broadband as part of the package that are the issue.
Indeed. It always amuses me
Or so Evesham tech support say...
Here's what happened:
Whenever I switched my computer on, it would switch off within five
seconds or so. If I switch it on again, it will switch off again even
more quickly. It doesn't even get to detecting disk drives, let alone
booting an operating system.
It
Does that surprise you?
Anyways what machine are you running? What are the problems?
Regards,
Daniel
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Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Linux
Alan Pope wrote:
Hi Alec,
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 11:47 +, Alec Wright wrote:
Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly
stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the
feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy?
The
Hi, I'm calling back. Your tech support guy told me to re-install
Windows, but the PC is switching off before it starts the install...
M.
Alec Wright wrote:
Or so Evesham tech support say...
Here's what happened:
Whenever I switched my computer on, it would switch off within five
seconds
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 14:55 +, Alec Wright wrote:
Or so Evesham tech support say...
Here's what happened:
Whenever I switched my computer on, it would switch off within five
seconds or so. If I switch it on again, it will switch off again even
more quickly. It doesn't even get to
Hi Alec
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 14:55 +, Alec Wright wrote:
I phoned Evesham tech support, and they immediately said it was a
windows driver problem. When I told him it didn't have windows on it,
but had Linux on it, he put me on hold for a few minutes. When he got
back, he told me that he
Hi,
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 15:02 +, John Levin wrote:
Alan Pope wrote:
Hi Alec,
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 11:47 +, Alec Wright wrote:
Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly
stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the
Totally agree... it's like being asked to check your dial-up networking
settings when complaining that your router can't connect to the internet...
It's like duh! it's a router... -- this may have improved now, seeing as
many ISPs are now promoting routers rather than the old Alcatel Speedtouch
Yes usually do not volunteer information, and agree when they say something,
I they say to try something then take some time and then say you tried it,
usually if you keep saying it doesn't work whatever they say then they will
send out an engineer.
The only time you have problems is if they ask
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 15:03 +, Mark Harrison wrote:
Hi, I'm calling back. Your tech support guy told me to re-install
Windows, but the PC is switching off before it starts the install...
Suggested that to my dad (whos making the calls now) too
Thanks
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On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 15:34 +, Dougie Richardson wrote:
It may be worth reading this
http://www.dti.gov.uk/consumers/fact-sheets/page38311.html carefully so
you know all your rights before going any further.
From the warranty terms and conditions:
1. Cover provided by this contract:
...
Hi Dougie,
Thank you for explaining it a bit more. I have read documentation from
Hitachi on the subject, but couldn't find anything useful on the Samsung
website. I've also noticed today that the count is going up just as
quickly when running on external power as it does on battery power, so
And to add to that, quite possibly have certain important features
made inaccessible - because people can't be trusted to configure their
own routers now can they... I wouldn't touch a BT router with someone
else's 10 foot pole
Pete
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On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 16:01 +, Pete Stean wrote:
That Slashdot article is certainly worth a read btw, although it
doesn't help the OP.
Yep I read it quite a while ago. That's where i got the inspiration for the
title of this shred - one of the new articles about the hinge was titled Linux
Quoting Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Or so Evesham tech support say...
Here's what happened:
Whenever I switched my computer on, it would switch off within five
seconds or so. If I switch it on again, it will switch off again even
more quickly. It doesn't even get to detecting disk drives,
Quoting Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hi Alec
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 14:55 +, Alec Wright wrote:
I phoned Evesham tech support, and they immediately said it was a
windows driver problem. When I told him it didn't have windows on it,
but had Linux on it, he put me on hold for a few minutes.
Rob Beard wrote:
Last time I found something like that it was a faulty motherboard
which the temperature sensor was reporting the CPU (a Duron 700) was
running at 199 degrees!
I'd say they're fobbing you off somewhat. Funny, I remember the days
when Evesham stood for quality. Does it
Guys,
Where is the best place to start with C/C++ development from a Linux
(or GTK) perspective? Note that I haven't differentiated between C and
C++. This is because I do not mind which I use. I've been looking on
GNU's website and they feature a manual on glibc (which is a definite
advantage if
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 11:27 -0400, Alan Pope wrote:
SNIP
Ok, so some changes have been accepted in, but what I've said still
applies. The repo isn't currently open.
SNIP
Hi Alan,
The Gutsy repo has 23268 packages compared with Hardy's repo of a current 23373
packages.
Although the vast
What about the startup beeps, presuming of course that the BIOS supports
them? Can you get into the BIOS before shut down?
Mind you first thought was a faulty PSU especially if it cuts out quicker
the more times you sequentially try to re-start it.
E
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From: [EMAIL
Hi Jai,
Would be interested as to why you are interested in C/C++, what are your
objectives?
Dougie
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 18:11 +, Jai Harrison wrote:
Guys,
Where is the best place to start with C/C++ development from a Linux
(or GTK) perspective? Note that I haven't differentiated
From: Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/11/01 Thu PM 06:38:20 GMT
To: British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] UbuCon UK Ideas
Tony Arnold wrote:
On the location, my feeling is that if you run it in London people in
the far north of the country
Guys
My Gutsy installation is definately very unwell!
I appear to be gradually losing various functionality through nothing I'm
doing, cos I'm finding it hard to do anything!
So far I've lost the bongos at the log on screen - the wav file is no longer
on the system.
My System Preferences menu
ok, thanks. I'll check it out and report back!
On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 20:23 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote:
On 26/10/2007, Farran Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
cool, thanks. Looks like the best option. is there some kind
of website where I can upload and privately store the
Going back a couple of years now, we had to organise an event and the NEC
worked out a lot more cost effective than places like Earls Court, Olympia,
QE II Conference Centre, Barbican, Ally Pally etc etc
Don't know costings thesedays though.
E
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Chris Rowson wrote:
I just read this. Sickening isn't it!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/01/mandriva_ceo_posts_open_letter_to_steve_ballmer/
MS have been playing these games in Africa for some time: in 2002, they
offered Schoolnet Namibia Office Pro for free, in a deal that would
Yes I read it this afternoon. I'm sure there about a million spam and
scam related jokes that could be made here.
Dougie
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 20:24 +, Chris Rowson wrote:
I just read this. Sickening isn't it!
Hi Jai,
Hey Dougie
Would be interested as to why you are interested in C/C++, what are your
objectives?
My objects are to learn the language and then make GTK/GNOME
applications to suit my requirements. A big one of these is a music
player that suits my personal needs (and I shouldn't
John Levin wrote:
Chris Rowson wrote:
I just read this. Sickening isn't it!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/01/mandriva_ceo_posts_open_letter_to_steve_ballmer/
MS have been playing these games in Africa for some time: in 2002, they
offered Schoolnet Namibia Office Pro for free, in
Well at least now we know why Mr Gates was trying to get into Nigeria
when he had his visa application rejected.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/13/212125
Sorry, missed a 0 from the link.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/13/2121250
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Chris Rowson wrote:
I just read this. Sickening isn't it!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/01/mandriva_ceo_posts_open_letter_to_steve_ballmer/
This is exactly we keep fighting the corner for Linux, I'm trying to get
Linux into as many places as possible (for instance, community centres
Hi Jai,
Guys,
Don't forget the gals/dolls !!.
Where is the best place to start with C/C++ development from a Linux
(or GTK) perspective? Note that I haven't differentiated between C and
C++. This is because I do not mind which I use. I've been looking on
GNU's website and they feature a
Hi Jai,
I'll probably get castigated for this but I use both and found Python
and GTK much less hassle and easier to get up to speed with quickly.
C is what C is - a good strong language, C++ - well many have strong
opinions on it (including Linux Torvalds).
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 20:55 +,
Yes I wondered if that was a coincidence.
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 21:09 +, Skeg Fast wrote:
Well at least now we know why Mr Gates was trying to get into Nigeria
when he had his visa application rejected.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/13/212125
Sorry, missed a 0 from
Hi Dave,
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 18:26 +, Dave Walker wrote:
The Gutsy repo has 23268 packages compared with Hardy's repo of a current
23373 packages.
Although the vast majority of packages are identical, it's also showing up
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/
Hmm. I was wrong.
Hi David,
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 21:19 +, David Restall - System Administrator
wrote:
I wouldn't recommend KR - it's not a book for beginners. My KR is well
thumbed but was difficult to follow when I was starting out. I bought
C The Complete Reference by Herbert Schildt (McGraw Hill I
Chris Rowson wrote:
I just read this. Sickening isn't it!
Not to me it isn't.
The Nigerian government aren't complaining. The Nigerian people aren't
complaining.
[Or if they are, someone post a link and tell me about what]
In fact, the person who's complaining in this article is the
On 11/1/07, David Restall - System Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Jai,
Guys,
Don't forget the gals/dolls !!.
Where is the best place to start with C/C++ development from a Linux
(or GTK) perspective? Note that I haven't differentiated between C and
C++. This is because I
Chris Rowson wrote:
I just read this. Sickening isn't it!
Not to me it isn't.
The Nigerian government aren't complaining. The Nigerian people aren't
complaining.
[Or if they are, someone post a link and tell me about what]
In fact, the person who's complaining in this
Well having tried it and installing it finally, I was an idiot. I
couldn't get any info from college website about the .pcf file I
needed, so while waiting I decided to uninstall and try the newer
versions that the support guys posted...and now nothing will install
whatsoever, even with the
I don't know if this is of any help to you, but I happened to come
across this on t' interweb...
http://www.steveheller.com/cppad/cppad.htm
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On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 22:38 +, Chris Rowson wrote:
I'm hope you see me as an exploiter of innocent children for posting
this here. To be honest though, I don't have an agenda or petty points
to make.
Despite writing in rant mode, without remembering to include the
customary rant/rant
Hi Mark,
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 21:57 +, Mark Harrison wrote:
In fact, the person who's complaining in this article is the guy who
came in second in a procurement round, and he's throwing mud around and
hoping some of it sticks.
I see where you coming from but that's not how I read the
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