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Hi !

I'm running Ubuntu Natty 32-bit and skype 2.2.0.25
My webcam is a Logitech Quickcam IM (046d:08a6).

I used to be able to use this combination on previous versions of Ubuntu (skype might...

Not exactly what I would call documentation...:roll:

Is this documented somewhere ? Link ?

Can someone confirm this ?

Thanks.

Check your trash: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=898573

Wouldn't it be easier to disable the idle screen blanking ?

Should be under power management. You might have to disable the screen saver too.

In Ubuntu (and other Linux distributions) software is installed via packages, which are found in repositories.

Instead of searching the net for software you'd like to install and then download an...

But that's the thing: you don't. If the progress bar was moving at a steady, constan pace I would agree. But more often than not they don't.

Typical pattern: they start slow, speed up until almost...

I hate progress bars. I really do. With a passion.

Why have a progress bar ? What is it supposed to tell me ?

Ok, I guess the idea is to give me an indication about when something is supposed...

oops, beat me to it.

Boot into a liveCD (you can use the one you installed from), start gparted (Partition Editor under System, Administration), resize your partitions accordingly.

Remember to back up your important...

Have you checked the release notes ???

Especially this bit ?

Sinclair ZX-81 with a whopping 16k memory extension :eek::eek::eek:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81

+1 for dual booting.

You don't need to go out and buy a linux specific laptop, which might be more expensive.
Select a few win7 laptops that you like, check the hardware compatibility with linux...

Surprised nobody has mentioned handbrake so far:

http://handbrake.fr/

Excellent guide to mounting at startup (fstab) here.

Tried that, didn't change a thing.:(

I can't turn the volume on the 2nd microphone up. I can select it, but I can't get it to change the volume.

Thanks, I will try that and report back here.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2

You need to edit this file: /etc/default/grub

Look for GRUB_DEFAULT=0



Change this to whatever the entry for windows is and you should be fine.

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Thanks for the tip. I did a lot of googling and reading, but haven't found a way to turn on the mic boost :-(

I toggled capture for all sources, doesn't make a difference.

Also remember: the microphone is working, just at a very low level, which renders it useless.

I tried an external mic, works...

Success !


service cron status

returned


cron start/running, process 1233

Ahhh, this is driving me nuts. I used to start deluge from cron, but can't seem to be able to do it anymore.

This is my line in crontab:


40 17 * * * export DISPLAY=:0 && /usr/bin/deluge

I...

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