[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Netbook Remix PXE or ISO

2009-04-25 Thread Harry Rickards
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'd love to install the Jaunty Netbook Remix on my old Dell C610, but it doesn't boot off of a USB drive. Has anyone found a way to either remove un-needed stuff from the .img file and convert it into a bootable CD .iso (the C610 doesn't have a DVD

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread David King
In regards to wi fi, when using UNR 9.04 on my Asus Eee PC 901, how do I search for wi fi networks? The default Xandros makes it easy to search for them and see details on each wi fi connection, but does Ubuntu have this? I have searched for it as well in Ubuntu 8.04 on a laptop with a wi fi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Netbook Remix PXE or ISO

2009-04-25 Thread Harry Rickards
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rob Beard wrote: Harry Rickards wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'd love to install the Jaunty Netbook Remix on my old Dell C610, but it doesn't boot off of a USB drive. Has anyone found a way to either remove un-needed

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Netbook Remix PXE or ISO

2009-04-25 Thread Harry Rickards
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kris Douglas wrote: 2009/4/25 Harry Rickards hricka...@l33tmyst.com: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rob Beard wrote: Harry Rickards wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'd love to install the Jaunty Netbook

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread Tony Pursell
Hi Dave To see the available wi-fi networks, I just click on the wi-fi icon, top right between the battery icon and the sound volume icon. Then select the one to connect to. Tony On 25 Apr 2009 at 11:29, David King wrote: In regards to wi fi, when using UNR 9.04 on my Asus Eee PC 901,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread mac
Farran Lee wrote: snip - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before - my ubuntu currently installed has a few (several) weird issues - I'm about to start exams snip Sorry to be awkward :P I just don't have the time for a broken computer, yet I really would like to upgrade it If you have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread mac
Rob Beard wrote: snip A niggly thing I found was that the display was slow (I have Intel video) although reading the Ubuntu Wiki I found a couple of options to speed it up although I haven't done the hack to enable Compiz, I'll just wait for the bug fixed drivers. Rob I'm having similar

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Farran Lee
On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 13:46 +0100, mac wrote: Farran Lee wrote: snip - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before - my ubuntu currently installed has a few (several) weird issues - I'm about to start exams snip Sorry to be awkward :P I just don't have the time for a broken computer,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread mac
mac wrote: Rob Beard wrote: snip A niggly thing I found was that the display was slow (I have Intel video) although reading the Ubuntu Wiki I found a couple of options to speed it up although I haven't done the hack to enable Compiz, I'll just wait for the bug fixed drivers. Rob I'm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread Rob Beard
mac wrote: Rob Beard wrote: snip A niggly thing I found was that the display was slow (I have Intel video) although reading the Ubuntu Wiki I found a couple of options to speed it up although I haven't done the hack to enable Compiz, I'll just wait for the bug fixed drivers.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Christopher Dalby
On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 01:38:10PM +0100, Farran Lee wrote: hi all sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just I'm wary for a few reasons: - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before - my ubuntu currently installed has a few (several) weird issues - I'm about to start

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread Thomas Ibbotson
mac wrote: Rob Beard wrote: snip A niggly thing I found was that the display was slow (I have Intel video) although reading the Ubuntu Wiki I found a couple of options to speed it up although I haven't done the hack to enable Compiz, I'll just wait for the bug fixed drivers. Rob I'm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Steve Cook
On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:38:10 +0100 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com wrote: hi all sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just I'm wary for a few reasons: - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before - my ubuntu currently installed has a few (several) weird issues

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Farran Lee
On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 14:14 +0100, Christopher Dalby wrote: On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 01:38:10PM +0100, Farran Lee wrote: hi all sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just I'm wary for a few reasons: - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before - my ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Farran Lee
On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 14:19 +0100, Steve Cook wrote: On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:38:10 +0100 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com wrote: hi all sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just I'm wary for a few reasons: - I've had lots of trouble with upgrades before -

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Announcement: Manchester Release Party

2009-04-25 Thread ged byrom
Gordon Allott wrote: Manchester release party was a huge success, Hopefully have some pics up at some point, Hats off to Lucy and the BBC backstage peoples for organising it :) I think in the end I managed to say hello to everyone, have a chat and tried to tell everyone who didn't know about

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty available

2009-04-25 Thread mac
Thanks, guys, for helpful pointers. I've reverted to the old driver: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReinhardTartler/X/RevertingIntelDriverTo2.4 and graphics now work perfectly. :-) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Rob Beard
Farran Lee wrote: Welcome to the lists, Chris/RoboNuggie! :P yeash, this is my only desktop, I'm looking to get a laptop soon and I was gunna have a triple-linux boot, but I never got round to it... I guess that the safest option atm is just to wait. I was hopeful that perhaps people knew

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jaunty upgrade safe enough for me?

2009-04-25 Thread Steve Cook
On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:50:27 +0100 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com wrote: On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 14:19 +0100, Steve Cook wrote: On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:38:10 +0100 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com wrote: hi all sorry to sound like I'm doubting Jaunty... I'm not, it's just

[ubuntu-uk] boot from a external hard drive

2009-04-25 Thread Rik Boland
Hi I want to get started on Gento but I don't have another machine to work with, nor do I want on, so is it all possible to use a external hard drive in a caddy and to boot it up that way? I hope that makes sense and I hope you can. If you can how easy is it to do it? Shalom --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release: Welsh Party - Starbucks, Cardiff CF10 2BJ until 7pm

2009-04-25 Thread Christopher Swift
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Christopher Swift wrote: As I have forgotten to say elsewhere in my emails, in the Central Bar, we will be upstairs. To get upstairs one must walk into the bar, go roughly 5 metres forward and the stairs will be on your right. If there are any

[ubuntu-uk] Manchester Release Party Pics

2009-04-25 Thread Andrew Williams
A few people may of spotted me firing away with a camera at the event, and as requested i've made them available online. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nik_doof/sets/72157617311869238/ I took in the region of 300 photos during the night so it's taking some time to process them all. Expect more