Re: [ubuntu-uk] Book costs (was Re: e-books without Adobe Digital Editions)

2010-11-12 Thread Colin Law
On 11 November 2010 22:23, Tyler J. Wagner ty...@tolaris.com wrote: On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 21:12 +, Bruno Girin wrote: For a publisher, the traditional business model is based on acquiring the rights to reproduce a text, producing physical items out of this text, shifting those books to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Special bugs, and Live CDs. Help with this Bug please?

2010-11-12 Thread Dianne Reuby
On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 15:51 +, alan c wrote: I got burned by a nasty bug in the live CD of 10.10 which has the effect of wiping your whole hard drive if you should be so unlucky to choose a particular install option relating to choosing a *partition* (not the whole drive!). Seen from

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Special bugs, and Live CDs. Help with this Bug please?

2010-11-12 Thread Colin Law
On 12 November 2010 09:22, Dianne Reuby pramc...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 15:51 +, alan c wrote: I got burned by a nasty bug in the live CD of 10.10 which has the effect of wiping your whole hard drive if you should be so unlucky to choose a particular install option

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Special bugs, and Live CDs. Help with this Bug please?

2010-11-12 Thread Liam Proven
On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Colin Law clan...@googlemail.com wrote: On 12 November 2010 09:22, Dianne Reuby pramc...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 15:51 +, alan c wrote: I got burned by a nasty bug in the live CD of 10.10 which has the effect of wiping your whole hard drive

[ubuntu-uk] A chance to say Hello!

2010-11-12 Thread Matthew Daubney
Tomorrow afternoon (from about 11:30 - ~12:30/1:00) I'll be in Costa Coffee in Oxford.. (here http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=qsource=s_qhl=engeocode=q=costa +coffee,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Special bugs, and Live CDs. Help with this Bug please?

2010-11-12 Thread Alan Pope
On 12 November 2010 09:57, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, but *what* particular sequence? Nobody has yet spelled it out, AFAICS. I'd like to know so I can avoid it! It's detailed in the bug report linked to in the first mail. Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Special bugs, and Live CDs. Help with this Bug please?

2010-11-12 Thread Andy Braben
I have to say that I installed Ubuntu 10.10 on a different partition on the same disk as Windows XP and all went very smoothly with no problems at all. I can only ascertain from this that only certain hardware is affected. Regards, Andy. On 12 November 2010 10:11, Alan Pope a...@popey.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Special bugs, and Live CDs. Help with this Bug please?

2010-11-12 Thread alan c
On 12/11/10 10:24, Andy Braben wrote: I have to say that I installed Ubuntu 10.10 on a different partition on the same disk as Windows XP and all went very smoothly with no problems at all. I can only ascertain from this that only certain hardware is affected. I do not believe it is related

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Special bugs, and Live CDs. Help with this Bug please?

2010-11-12 Thread Liam Proven
On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: On 12 November 2010 09:57, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, but *what* particular sequence? Nobody has yet spelled it out, AFAICS. I'd like to know so I can avoid it! It's detailed in the bug report linked to in the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Book costs (was Re: e-books without Adobe Digital Editions)

2010-11-12 Thread John Levin
On 10/11/2010 08:17, Neil Greenwood wrote: On 9 November 2010 19:53, richardrjs1...@u.genie.co.uk wrote: On 09/11/10 15:40, Neil Greenwood wrote: On 9 November 2010 13:13, pmgazzpmg...@gmx.co.ukwrote: All the editing etc has to be done for the print copy anyway, and an e book has none

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A chance to say Hello!

2010-11-12 Thread gazz
On Fri, 2010-11-12 at 10:09 +, Matthew Daubney wrote: Tomorrow afternoon (from about 11:30 - ~12:30/1:00) I'll be in Costa Coffee in Oxford.. (here http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=qsource=s_qhl=engeocode=q=costa +coffee,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A chance to say Hello!

2010-11-12 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 12/11/2010 10:09, Matthew Daubney wrote: Tomorrow afternoon (from about 11:30 - ~12:30/1:00) I'll be in Costa Coffee in Oxford.. (here http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=qsource=s_qhl=engeocode=q=costa +coffee,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Special bugs, and Live CDs. Help with this Bug please?

2010-11-12 Thread Colin Law
On 12 November 2010 11:33, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: On 12 November 2010 09:57, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, but *what* particular sequence? Nobody has yet spelled it out, AFAICS. I'd like to know so I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Special bugs, and Live CDs. Help with this Bug please?

2010-11-12 Thread Dianne Reuby
I wasn't trying to install - I was just trying to run from LiveCD to check for hardware issues. Although I chose that option, it chuntered away for several minutes before I decided that it wasn't loading. When I chose Cancel, it told me the installation was still in progress. It left me thinking

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Special bugs, and Live CDs. Help with this Bug please?

2010-11-12 Thread Colin Law
On 12 November 2010 13:18, Dianne Reuby pramc...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: I wasn't trying to install - I was just trying to run from LiveCD to check for hardware issues. Although I chose that option, it chuntered away for several minutes before I decided that it wasn't loading. When I chose Cancel,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A chance to say Hello!

2010-11-12 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Fri, 2010-11-12 at 11:59 +, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: On 12/11/2010 10:09, Matthew Daubney wrote: Tomorrow afternoon (from about 11:30 - ~12:30/1:00) I'll be in Costa Coffee in Oxford.. (here http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=qsource=s_qhl=engeocode=q=costa +coffee,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A chance to say Hello!

2010-11-12 Thread Matthew Wild
On 12 November 2010 14:10, Matthew Daubney m...@daubers.co.uk wrote: Not really... however I'm intending to potter around a lot in the coming year to try and meet lots of linux peeps :) If you ever make the Redditch/Worcester way and accept to an XMPP logo on your laptop too... let me know :)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Special bugs, and Live CDs. Help with this Bug please?

2010-11-12 Thread Glen Mehn
On 12/11/10 09:57, Liam Proven wrote: Yes, but *what* particular sequence? Nobody has yet spelled it out, AFAICS. I'd like to know so I can avoid it! It's listed in the bug in the original post. -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A chance to say Hello!

2010-11-12 Thread Neil Perry
Ot; small world I use to live in redditch. Moved away a couple of years back. On 12 Nov 2010 15:01, Matthew Wild mwi...@gmail.com wrote: On 12 November 2010 14:10, Matthew Daubney m...@daubers.co.uk wrote: Not really... however I'm intending to potter around a lot in the coming year to try

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A chance to say Hello!

2010-11-12 Thread Colin Law
On 12 November 2010 17:01, Neil Perry npe...@gmail.com wrote: Ot;  small world I use to live in redditch.  Moved away a couple of years back. Even smaller, I was brought up in Redditch (Headless Cross), till 1973. Perhaps there is some chemical in the water that affects the brain, leaning it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Special bugs, and Live CDs. Help with this Bug please?

2010-11-12 Thread alan c
On 12/11/10 11:33, Liam Proven wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Alan Popea...@popey.com wrote: On 12 November 2010 09:57, Liam Provenlpro...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, but *what* particular sequence? Nobody has yet spelled it out, AFAICS. I'd like to know so I can avoid it! It's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A chance to say Hello!

2010-11-12 Thread Neil Perry
Must be something in that water, crabs cross I was. Until 2004. On 12 Nov 2010 17:13, Colin Law clan...@googlemail.com wrote: On 12 November 2010 17:01, Neil Perry npe...@gmail.com wrote: Ot; small world I use to live in redditch. Moved away a couple of years back. Even smaller, I was

[ubuntu-uk] Using HTC phone via Ubuntu Internet connection

2010-11-12 Thread David King
I have just bought a HTC Desire Z mobile phone, running Android 2.2. It has a feature to allow, via the USB cable, use of the Internet connection on a PC so that the phone can connect via that, rather than use the 3G or wi fi when those are not available or not wanting to use them. I want to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A chance to say Hello!

2010-11-12 Thread Josh Holland
Worcester proper for me, though I'm in Oxford during term time. All of you folks should be coming along to get WorcsLUG going again. There is a pub meet arranged for the 7th in Worcester, and I'll most likely be going along. The more the merrier etc Josh -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using HTC phone via Ubuntu Internet connection

2010-11-12 Thread Rob Beard
On 12/11/10 18:51, David King wrote: I have just bought a HTC Desire Z mobile phone, running Android 2.2. It has a feature to allow, via the USB cable, use of the Internet connection on a PC so that the phone can connect via that, rather than use the 3G or wi fi when those are not available

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using HTC phone via Ubuntu Internet connection

2010-11-12 Thread Bill Cumming
I've a HTC Desire HD I've plugged it in to my 10.10 laptop and it works. I can pass through my Laptop's connection to my phone, or pass my phones connection to my laptop. Saved me from moving my laptop when I tried to change the drivers on my Broadcom wireless from the closed source to the open

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using HTC phone via Ubuntu Internet connection - Tethering

2010-11-12 Thread alan c
On 12/11/10 18:51, David King wrote: I have just bought a HTC Desire Z mobile phone, running Android 2.2. It has a feature to allow, via the USB cable, use of the Internet connection on a PC so that the phone can connect via that, rather than use the 3G or wi fi when those are not available

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using HTC phone via Ubuntu Internet connection - Tethering

2010-11-12 Thread alan c
On 12/11/10 20:40, alan c wrote: On 12/11/10 18:51, David King wrote: I have just bought a HTC Desire Z mobile phone, running Android 2.2. It has a feature to allow, via the USB cable, use of the Internet connection on a PC so that the phone can connect via that, rather than use the 3G

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A chance to say Hello!

2010-11-12 Thread Will Bickerstaff
On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Josh Holland j...@joshh.co.uk wrote: Worcester proper for me, though I'm in Oxford during term time. All of you folks should be coming along to get WorcsLUG going again. There is a pub meet arranged for the 7th in Worcester, and I'll most likely be going

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A chance to say Hello!

2010-11-12 Thread Colin Law
On 12 November 2010 19:50, Josh Holland j...@joshh.co.uk wrote: Worcester proper for me, though I'm in Oxford during term time. All of you folks should be coming along to get WorcsLUG going again. There is a pub meet arranged for the 7th in Worcester, and I'll most likely be going along. The

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A chance to say Hello!

2010-11-12 Thread Matthew Wild
On 12 November 2010 17:01, Neil Perry npe...@gmail.com wrote: Ot;  small world I use to live in redditch.  Moved away a couple of years back. I got here from Droitwich a couple of years ago. Every time I try and leave I end up back where I started a couple of hours later, so I'm stuck here for

[ubuntu-uk] Loosy splah screen after update to 10.10

2010-11-12 Thread Pallottini Aymeric
I have got an Acer Revo, that I have updated from ubuntu 10.04 to 10.10. After the update the splash screen is not the usual graphic one, it is a simple bit of text displaying ubuntu 10.10 and some dots, with even some of the events of the boot process being displayed. The same when shutting

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using HTC phone via Ubuntu Internet connection - Tethering

2010-11-12 Thread Josh Holland
On Fri, 2010-11-12 at 20:40 +, alan c wrote: This is 'tethering' I believe. On my Android Pulse (T Mobile brand) (early Android version too I guess), I found I needed an app. To drift slightly off the original topic, I also have a T-Mobile Pulse, which I could tether to my 10.04 (not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loosy splah screen after update to 10.10

2010-11-12 Thread Craig Peden
Everyone has it. It is the newer graphical boot/shutdown stuff that I think it generated by Plymouth as opposed to the xsplash you will have been used to. You could install xsplash. - Craig On 12 Nov 2010, at 22:36, Pallottini Aymeric paillom...@yahoo.com wrote: I have got an Acer Revo, that I