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  1. [ubuntu] Re: Apps requiring flashplayer won't run under 12.04

    Has anyone got any updates if this is fixed. I have just installed Xubuntu 12.4 on my daughters Viao laptop and U Tube won't work on it for her. I have downloaded the latest flash player through...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Booting direct to Grub

    Thanks for the reply.

    I will have a go at resetting the boot order. I seem to remember getting an error when I done that but I can't recall now. Will try again.

    I guess that I am just...
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    [ubuntu] Booting direct to Grub

    Hello,
    I have a Dell Inspiron 530 with two hard drive. From a fresh install throughout I first put Win XP Pro on one disk and then Ubuntu 12.4 on the other.

    I followed an online guide to do this...
  4. Sticky: [all variants] Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot

    My issues appear to have been a faulty hard drive which I have now replaced. Bot that was a fiddly job, never seen screws so small before.

    I'm installing Xubuntu now via the alternative disc...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Does anyone else miss the task bar?

    Thanks for all the suggestions, I had no idea it was such a hot potato! Certainly wasn't trying to stir up any rebellion.

    I will stick with it a while and see how I go, but I do still keep...
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    [ubuntu] Does anyone else miss the task bar?

    Hi, having upgraded from Ubuntu 11.4 to 12.4 I was somewhat shocked by the new layout.

    I am warming slightly to it but I really do miss the bottom task bar. In fact it is a bit of a hindrance not...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 12.4 desktop icons shown as question mark

    No, they where downloads from the software store and self installed into the icon bar.

    I should have said that they did show up as the proper icons on set up - the ? only appeared on the next...
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    [ubuntu] 12.04 desktop icons shown as question mark

    Hi,
    Is anyone else having this problem. I have upgraded to Ubuntu 12.4 (from 11.4) and some of the desktop launcher icons on the left are appearing as grey question mark boxes. It's like the icon...
  9. Re: changing default save game folder in Micropolis

    I had a go at this game as well. I had no problems running the game, seems stable enough to me. But likewise I can not save it either. I can't select any path in the save as option that it will...
  10. Sticky: [all variants] Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot

    Thanks again Bogan,
    The thing is over 10 yrs old so I am not going to mess about with it too much for now. I figure that a HD is a fraction of the cost of a new replacement laptop so just brought a...
  11. Sticky: [all variants] Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot

    I have looked at the boot repair and I think that assumes that you can get into the system of some type to launch it from.

    I am fast approaching the thoughts that I may need to ditch the HD as...
  12. Sticky: [all variants] Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot

    Hello Bogan,
    Thanks for the reply.

    I did scan through a few answers, I think the one you said was one of them. The only confusion I wasn't sure of is that it seems to assume that the computer...
  13. Sticky: [all variants] Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot

    Hello all,
    New poster here!

    This thread seems to be what I have. A blank screen on a non bootable laptop after upgrading to Xubuntu 12.4. But at over a 100 pages long I thought I would confirm it...
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