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    [ubuntu] VBox slave and USB drives not showing

    I'm having trouble with my XP install.

    I only created a 5GB drive when I first installed XP, and am now finding I need more room.
    I've created a second .vdi as the primary slave, but although...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Installation freezes

    The Freevents laptops have a hardware conflict with the sdhci module.

    You need to blacklist the module on install, or install a custom kernelbuild.

    All the info you need is here:
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    [ubuntu] taskbar appearance

    I'm trying to completely replace the standard menus and use just awn, but unfortunately there's no suitable equivalent to nm-applet just yet, so i've made the bar transparent and hidden it in the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Hp LaserJet 2500 Printer problem

    If you go to System > Administration > Printing and click on whatever your system has recognised as the HP 2500, one of the boxes that comes up is "Device URI".

    Simply cut and paste what i've...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Hp LaserJet 2500 Printer problem

    I've got it working.

    The Device URI that is selected when the printer is autodetected is hp://usb/hp_color_LaserJet%202500?serial= and then a long number.

    Replacing this URI with:
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    [ubuntu] Re: Hp LaserJet 2500 Printer problem

    I'm having the same problem.

    Eventually I managed to get it to work with my desktop by uninstalling the drivers and then randomly plugging it in and reinstalling things until it somehow worked,...
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    [ubuntu] Can't see MSHOME PC

    I'm trying to copy my files from my Vista laptop to my 7.10 desktop, so that I can eradicate Vista once and for all.

    For reasons I won't bore you with i'm going to wait to upgrade to 8.04 on the...
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    Re: MP3 player recommendations

    Thanks everyone.

    I've got the Sansa Clip, which is brilliant.

    I've also got it running on both Vista and Ubuntu, and can transfer files between the 2 - I forced it to MSC mode and it works.
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    Poll: Re: So: Who here lives in Mom's basement?

    I confess - it's me - I live in your mom's basement.

    ;-)
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    Re: MP3 player

    I wonder if this is to do with it forcing MTP when connected to an XP / Vista machine. Have you tried forcing it into MSC mode?

    I've found this at anythingbutipod which might prove useful - have...
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    Re: MP3 player

    Thanks.

    I've read all the reviews at Amazon for the Clip, the Zen Stone Plus and some of the Sony alternatives, and in the end i've ordered a 2GB Clip.

    re: the not working as a memory-stick -...
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    MP3 player recommendations

    My iPod nano has finally died and i'm looking for a replacement.

    I hadn't used it with my desktop since I couldn't install i-tunes now i'm using ubuntu, so i've nothing to tie me to apple again,...
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