On 19 June 2012 18:01, pete smout <[email protected]> wrote: > On 18/06/12 12:41, Liam Proven wrote: >> >> On 17 June 2012 14:15, pete smout<[email protected]> wrote: > > <snip> > >> >> Plug in wired alternatives. Install, *update it* and *then* see if the >> wireless ones still don't work. >> > Hi > > Yep I have installed the system now and everything else worked 'out of the > box' except the mouse after much google-ing and searching that mouse 'SONY > VGP-WMS3' has been flagged as non-compatible since 8-04 and despite a now > very old bug the issue does not appear to have been resolved. > > However ASDA sell a cheap USB wireless mouse (£3.99) which does work fine > and my step dad is quite happy to use that, but it does seem a pity that the > matching one that came with his machine does not. > > To pass on his compliments to all of the devs and testers, in his words 'why > would anyone buy windows when something this good is available for free'! He > even loves Unity coming as a total *buntu virgin! He is so chuffed he even > muttered something about making a contribution financially to the ubuntu > website! > So all told another great success for Ubuntu! and one less MS mug in the > world!
Excellent. Really good news. Thanks for letting us know. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: [email protected] • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: [email protected] • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
