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    User Experience Survey

    I can't get past page three (rate sources). It's telling me that there are still some responses to be made, but I've clicked all the checkmarks:confused:. I'm using Chromium on 10.4 if that makes a...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Print to Canon MP780 on Apple Time Capsule

    This worked for me, thanks. I'm using a Samsung ML-1510 printer and Lucid 10.4 and the process described above still applies (I know I shouldn't really be exhuming 18 month old threads...)
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    [ubuntu] Re: How do you stop memtest86+??

    Hi

    I had this a few months ago. This thread may help you, maybe....

    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1679879

    Jon.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Remove Try ubuntu on persistant USB

    +1 for this. Dunno why, but I had to unplug the Sata drive cable to all my drives before the live cd would install to the USB stick. Reconnect the Sata cables after install and set bios boot...
  5. [SOLVED] Re: MIDI Virtual Keyboard....no sound output!

    Hi. The keyboard doesn't make any sound on it's own. You need qjackctl and qsynth as well. Open qjackctl first, then qsynth then vkybd. Then go into the 'connect' option of qjackctl and hook up...
  6. [ubuntu] Google Earth > Right Click My Places > Add Network Link

    Hi. I have an IMac running OSX and two PC's running lucid. I also have an NAS attached to my wifi router. On my Mac, in Google Earth, I've right clicked My Places, added a network link to my NAS...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Can only boot to memtest

    Rubi1200 - THANK YOU. Solved by method two. I was erroneously cut and pasting the whole block in but it wasn't processing anything after the the abort message. I cut and pasted it in one line at a...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Can only boot to memtest

    Hi & thanks for helping. Unfortunately, neither method does it. Both fail in a similar manner - with an 'abort' message when I select Y to continue. Here's the terminal text of method 2 (like I...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Can only boot to memtest

    Thank you for your reply. I'm in a Live CD. Here is the output from the script:



    Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010
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    [SOLVED] Re: Can only boot to memtest

    Anyone please?
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    [SOLVED] Can only boot to memtest

    Hi

    I've just done a routine update and it went a bit wrong. Downloaded ok and the terminal did it's unpacking and updating thing, then it said I needed to reboot. So I did, and now I can only...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Benefits of Ubuntu?

    Ubuntu is far superior to Windows, as long as your main interest isn't playing 'big name' games (if it is, get a console). Some specifics answers:
    1. Security - virus infection is a non issue with...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Windows doesn't show up on GRUB

    Did you type sudo update-grub or just update-grub. I think you need the sudo.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Best wireless card or adapter

    For wifi cards, have a look at this
    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported

    As far as routers are concerned, they're all pretty much the same, just make sure you...
  15. Thread: Google Earth

    by jondodson
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    Re: Google Earth

    Hi. It's best installed using the software centre, which will install it into the correct place and grant it the correct permissions to run. I think you need to install the medibuntu repository...
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    Sticky: [SOLVED] Re: Laptop COMPATABILITY List.

    Ubuntu 10.04 32 bit
    Dell
    Inspiron 6000

    Everything works OK: wifi, function keys, touchpad (inc x & y scroll), and multimedia keys.
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    Re: ubuntu 10.04 - Suspend, Hibernate not working

    Removing SD card worked for me - dell inspiron 6000.
  18. [ubuntu] Re: Upper GNOME Panel is garbled after login.

    I have exactly the same problem. Straight off the bat from a clean install. Didn't happen in 9.10.
  19. [ubuntu] Two Questions about Lucid (plymouth and system tray)

    Hi

    I'm enjoying Lucid so far (and Karmic before it). But two things are slightly spoiling what would otherwise be perfection, any help welcome:

    1) The boot up and close down screens are full...
  20. [all variants] Re: ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/xxxx-xxx-xxx-xx does not exist

    I had this problem when I used a live ubuntu disc to do a "dd" clone of my system disc. It cloned, but it wouldn't boot because of the uuid. I tried the "root=" hack but it still wouldn't boot even...
  21. Thread: Kstars

    by jondodson
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    [ubuntu] Re: Kstars

    Can't help you with Kstars but did you know that cartes du ciel is now available for Linux? I've got it installed but I can't for the life of me remember where from/how I did it. I found this link...
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    [ubuntu] Re: need usage guage

    I use knemo. It sits in the tray and monitors daily, monthly and yearly throughput. It also looks like the windows networking icon in that it animates when data is being received/sent.
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    [other] Re: Boot Screen is an underscore?

    Well, I'm not the OP, but I came here for the same reason - an ugly & texty boot with the splash screen only finally appearing about two seconds b4 the desktop comes up. Texty close down too.
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    [ubuntu] Re: [SOLVED] How to change User Name?

    I've just used this and can confirm it works. The exact syntax I used, in recovery mode (hold down shift at boot to get recovery mode) was
    usermod -l new -m -d /home/new old
    where new and old are...
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    [kubuntu] Re: 4Gb SD does not work in 10.04 64bit

    SD readers/writers cannot read/write SDHC Cards. Different hardware specs. Vice versa works though.
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