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    can't login at certain sites

    For two days now I have been unable to sign in at certain websites. Two of them are my email and my bank, so this is fairly urgent. I wait a long time going nowhere and then get a message "The...
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    [ubuntu] can't access sound preferences

    Running Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook version. When I try to get into my sound preferences I get the message "Waiting for sound system to respond" and then nothing happens. So I can't adjust volume except...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Will 12.04 fit on a 4GB SSD?

    I think this may be the way to go. Thx.

    Please just explain one last thing: I've no idea what you mean by fake out Ubiquity at first.
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    [SOLVED] Re: Will 12.04 fit on a 4GB SSD?

    Well that's basically what I've been doing. But would it work the other way round?
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    [SOLVED] Re: Will 12.04 fit on a 4GB SSD?

    Yes -- it seems the recommended minimum drive-size is now 5 GB.

    Would it be feasible to run Ubuntu from a USB stick or slot-card? These little netbooks don't have CD/DVD drives. Would there be...
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    [SOLVED] Will 12.04 fit on a 4GB SSD?

    Are there any figures available for the amount of space required for a clean install of 12.04?

    A few years ago I was fool enough to try and save a few $$ by buying a netbook with a hard drive of...
  7. Thread: partitioning

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    [SOLVED] partitioning

    Which forum or other info source should I visit for basic (fairly noob) discussion of partitioning?

    How many partitions is it useful to have, and what size? There seems to be a school of thought...
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    [SOLVED] Re: updates after support ended

    I'm still curious as to why I can still receive regular updates for a system that is no longer supported, and also wondering if I am asking for trouble installing updates that were posssibly intended...
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    [SOLVED] Re: updates after support ended

    Well, I used to think that this also applied to the netbook version, until I received notifications that this was not the case and that support was ending in October. Perhaps the updates that I'm...
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    [SOLVED] updates after support ended

    I'm still running Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook version on my Dell mini (not sure what later version I can trust).

    Support for 10.04 (Netbook) supposedly ended in October and I received the usual warnings...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Internet Movie Database

    [QUOTE=moldaviax;11408639]just to confirm last users findings by adding that its ok from UK with 11.04 with FF4.01]

    Yes, this sort of restriction, copyright protection, drm, or whatever, seems to...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Internet Movie Database

    Well, guys, the problem is solved. You have to be in the US to play that stuff.

    Other sites will give you an explanation. IMDB apparently doesn't have the basic savvy!

    Thx for your efforts to...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Internet Movie Database

    A good idea and I'll keep it in the back of my mind, but no, I don't have any kind of downloader.

    I just had the bright idea of trying it on my netbook (running FF on Ubuntu 10.04) and it won't...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Internet Movie Database

    Try these:

    http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2866585113/


    http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1775738393/


    http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi27592217/
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    [SOLVED] Re: Internet Movie Database

    Yes, I imagined the same scenario and tried with Hosts disabled, but still no success.

    I made another discovery playing about with those clips on IMDB. They invite the public to submit "demo...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Internet Movie Database

    Don't have Adblock or Noscript. Tried running FF in safemode with all addons disabled. Tried unticking Block pop-up windows. Still no go.

    Could it be blocked by something in the Hosts file? I...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Internet Movie Database

    No errors, etc. Quite simply, nothing happens. I'm running FF 7.0.1.
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    [SOLVED] Internet Movie Database

    Anybody got any idea why I can't play any of the clips on Internet Movie Database ( www.imdb.com )? I'm running 11.04 with several media players installed, and can play YouTube just fine. If you...
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    [SOLVED] Re: synchronizing texts

    Thx Haqking for the lead to that guide, which I had never seen before. I'll study it when I find time (which I don't have right now!)
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    [SOLVED] Re: synchronizing texts

    I would like to be able to make changes to one version of a text, then designate that version as "source" in Grsync and have the changes appear in the "destination" version.

    On a later occasion I...
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    [SOLVED] Re: synchronizing texts

    It isn't working that way for me, using Gedit. The changes simply don't appear.
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    [SOLVED] synchronizing texts

    I've been using grsynch to keep folders and files in sync between two computers, but is there anything that will synchronize the actual content of text files?
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    [ubuntu] Re: asp files

    I think you've put your finger on it. I have Flash 10.2, which is out of date. When I try to get 10.3 I keep getting a message "Package 'adobe flashplugin' is virtual." whatever that means, and I...
  24. Thread: asp files

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    [ubuntu] Re: asp files

    A little circle keeps going round and round as if something was downloading, but nothing ever appears.
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    [ubuntu] asp files

    What do I need to view a web page with an .asp extension? I'm trying to look at this:
    http://www.radio-canada.ca/espace_musique/ghHoraires.asp
    but nothing happens.

    I'm running FF3.6 on Ubuntu...
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