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["John Weintraub" <johnweintraub@xxxxxxxxx>]

The people I am less likely to be able to help are Nora Randall (java install, possible downloaded tarball)., George Wade (touchscreen, no driver), + Dan Faulks (touchpad, can't activate). I think these may be compiling tarball driver issues, and I am sorry but my compilation skills are not yet up to par. If they are not tarball, but can be handled by script re-writes, I could help, with some possible support from other S.H.'s

At windowless Wednesdays I have typically left the scripting and tarballing issues to Alishams & Steve, who are better at it than I am.

I have Ubuntu 10.10 on CD, can't yet put it on a USB flash drive, as I have none to spare.

Thanks, Cheers JJW



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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Randall Ross 
  To: ubuntu-vancouver-loco-support-heroes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 2:52 PM
  Subject: [Ubuntu-vancouver-loco-support-heroes] Support Saturday #8 -Preparation / Inbound Requests


  Greetings SupportHeroes and Heroines.

  RSVP's are closed. Here is the final issues list inbound.

  Please take a look and let me know if there are any you want to
  personally tackle. This will save time on Saturday, and ensure that we
  have everyone working on their best issue.

  We set up at 9am, so please try to arrive then.

  Please try to be as self sufficient as possible. For example, bring a
  power bar, bring a USB stick with the latest images.

  We're sometimes wifi constrained at this location so if anyone can bring
  a router and route out to either a 3G network or to a public hotspot,
  that would help. In the event of no wifi, we may have to use only what
  we bring in on our disks, so please plan accordingly.

  See you all at 9am.

  Cheers,
  Randall



  > Peter Dawe 
  > 
  >     “I would like to see the demo. Second I would like to install Xubuntu or the full Ubuntu on an old laptop to be left at my cabin. I had xubuntu 8.04 but upgraded to 10.04 which did not run and then I lost it in trying to solve the problems.”
  > Please tell us about your computer. What hardware is it? (Make, model, RAM, CPU, disk space, laptop or desktop)
  >     “Dell Inspiron 2650 with 384 mb RAM,CPU 1.70GHz, 6.28 GB disk space”
  > Are you currently running Ubuntu on this hardware? If so, which version?
  >     “I used Xubuntu 8.04, when I upgraded to10.04, the touch pad and keyboard worked rarely. Itried to reinstall but messed up and have no ubuntu now. I am almost embarrassed to ask for help with this old clunker but it is a matter of ubuntu's magic.”
  > Do you have a recent backup of your personal data? (If not, we highly recommend that you copy all data to an eternal disk. If you need help doing this, please let us know here)
  >     “The data is not important on this computer as I want to use ubuntu only.”

  ----------

  > randy 
  >     “Will I upgrade to 10.10 given the number of tweaks required for my Sony? (display, sound, wireless have previously required intervention. My touch pad has continued to be a source of extreme irritation, albeit Rex gave a me a disable key. <more...>”
  > Please tell us about your computer. What hardware is it? (Make, model, RAM, CPU, disk space, laptop or desktop)
  >     “Sony laptop VPCF119, Intel i7, 6G RAM, Nvidia GT218 GeForce 310M, AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter, 500G HDD, <...more> Rex documented fixes. Need to troubleshoot syncing PDA (HTC Touch) too. ”
  > Are you currently running Ubuntu on this hardware? If so, which version?
  >     “Lucy Lucy Lucy -- she's my girl.”
  > Do you have a recent backup of your personal data? (If not, we highly recommend that you copy all data to an eternal disk. If you need help doing this, please let us know here)
  >     “Si”

  ---------

  > Sid Mickey 
  >     “1. How to download ISO to USB stick 2. Install 10.10 on laptop.”
  > Please tell us about your computer. What hardware is it? (Make, model, RAM, CPU, disk space, laptop or desktop)
  >     “Dell Inspiron 1600 Centrino, 2G ram”
  > Are you currently running Ubuntu on this hardware? If so, which version?
  >     “10.04”
  > Do you have a recent backup of your personal data? (If not, we highly recommend that you copy all data to an eternal disk. If you need help doing this, please let us know here)

  ---------

  > Nora D Randall 
  >     “In order to access open office help I need to install open office-java-common-something. I found it on launchpad but can't figure out how to install it.”
  > Please tell us about your computer. What hardware is it? (Make, model, RAM, CPU, disk space, laptop or desktop)
  >     “done already”
  > Are you currently running Ubuntu on this hardware? If so, which version?
  >     “done already”
  > Do you have a recent backup of your personal data? (If not, we highly recommend that you copy all data to an eternal disk. If you need help doing this, please let us know here)
  >     “will do”

  ----------

  > Stella Yan 
  >     “I want to install Ubuntu on my laptop. I am brand new to Ubuntu.”
  > Please tell us about your computer. What hardware is it? (Make, model, RAM, CPU, disk space, laptop or desktop)
  >     “It is Ascer, Aspire 1410 series, Model No: ZH7, RAM 3GM, intel core 2 solo processor SU3500, 250 GM HDD”
  > Are you currently running Ubuntu on this hardware? If so, which version?
  >     “No. I am very new to Ubuntu. I am using Windows 7 on my laptop.”
  > Do you have a recent backup of your personal data? (If not, we highly recommend that you copy all data to an eternal disk. If you need help doing this, please let us know here)
  >     “I had back-up data.”

  ----------

  > Judith Knight 
  > 
  > Please tell us briefly what assistance you need.
  >     “CDI College is helping me since I am a student and the next room is the computer wizards.”
  > Please tell us about your computer. What hardware is it? (Make, model, RAM, CPU, disk space, laptop or desktop)
  >     “computer is a hp the IT and computer Instructor knows more about this computer than I do.”
  > Are you currently running Ubuntu on this hardware? If so, which version?
  >     “Ubuntu 10.10 was maverick however new ownership”
  > Do you have a recent backup of your personal data? (If not, we highly recommend that you copy all data to an eternal disk. If you need help doing this, please let us know here)
  >     “sounds like a good idea and no I have not done that yet. I have an empty swivel does that help?”


  > ------
  > Rusty
  > Please tell us briefly what assistance you need.
  > “looking to pick up an install disk and problems with web page loading
  > and restricted drivers ieflash”
  > Please tell us about your computer. What hardware is it? (Make, model,
  > RAM, CPU, disk space, laptop or desktop)
  > “amd althon 64 with ati graphics chip”
  > Are you currently running Ubuntu on this hardware? If so, which version?
  > “yes 9.04”
  > Do you have a recent backup of your personal data? (If not, we highly
  > recommend that you copy all data to an eternal disk. If you need help
  > doing this, please let us know here)
  > “n/a”
  > 
  > 
  > ------
  > Dan Faulks
  > Please tell us briefly what assistance you need.
  > “I wish I could get someone to help with Synaptics touchpad settings so
  > I can disabled "tap to click" but I don't think there is a driver
  > available yet for it.”
  > Please tell us about your computer. What hardware is it? (Make, model,
  > RAM, CPU, disk space, laptop or desktop)
  > “Dell Latitude E6410”
  > Are you currently running Ubuntu on this hardware? If so, which version?
  > “yes. 10.10 Maverick Meekrat”
  > Do you have a recent backup of your personal data? (If not, we highly
  > recommend that you copy all data to an eternal disk. If you need help
  > doing this, please let us know here)
  > “yes.”
  > Please specify your email address. This will only be used if we need to
  > gather more information in order to prepare to help you.
  > 
  > 
  > ------
  > Nora D Randall
  > Please tell us briefly what assistance you need.
  > “I am running 10.04 and my update manager has an error I can't fix and
  > it has prevented downloads.”
  > Please tell us about your computer. What hardware is it? (Make, model,
  > RAM, CPU, disk space, laptop or desktop)
  > “Acer Aspire 5600 laptop 993MB memory 62 GB available intel 1.66 GHz”
  > Are you currently running Ubuntu on this hardware? If so, which version?
  > “10.04”
  > Do you have a recent backup of your personal data? (If not, we highly
  > recommend that you copy all data to an eternal disk. If you need help
  > doing this, please let us know here)
  > “I can back it up, but I'd like to know how to restore my email contacts.”
  > 
  > 
  > ------
  > Andy
  > Please tell us briefly what assistance you need.
  > “I need to get a touchscreen working and maybe wireless. Depending on if
  > I can get the touchscreen working or not. Wireless currently works out
  > of the box; but maybe not in the Ubuntu release that will enable the
  > touchscreen”
  > Please tell us about your computer. What hardware is it? (Make, model,
  > RAM, CPU, disk space, laptop or desktop)
  > “It is a VIA PicoITX with the 1.2gh processor, 2g ram with the VM80L
  > touchscreen that requires touchkit drivers to my knowledge; which I have
  > tried and failed to install. Its actually the VIA Artigo A1100 kit. I
  > will have either 250gig or 500 gig. ”
  > Are you currently running Ubuntu on this hardware? If so, which version?
  > “I am running 10.10 with full wirelsess support! Yay! and all else works
  > great! Just need the touchscreen to work. I dual boot 9.1 as it seemed
  > to be supported by the wireless and am willing to run any Ubuntu that
  > will get the touchscreen working. ”
  > Do you have a recent backup of your personal data? (If not, we highly
  > recommend that you copy all data to an eternal disk. If you need help
  > doing this, please let us know here)
  > “This is not a problem, we can wipe it clean and start from scratch,
  > whatever works! If I get the touchscreen (ts) and wireless working in
  > one of the boots, I would love to have a small partition to play with
  > 10.10 as well. ts works in a Windows Vbox”
  > 
  > “ Thanks for your help! I am willing to trade the 250gig drive with a
  > 500gig drive if it would be easier to have multiple boots for stabs at
  > getting it working on different Ubuntu releases. ”
  > 
  > 
  > ------
  > Michel
  > Please tell us briefly what assistance you need.
  > “after upgrading to 10.04 from 9 my system wont boot in graphical
  > interface mode. it keeps defaulting to terminal mode. ”
  > Please tell us about your computer. What hardware is it? (Make, model,
  > RAM, CPU, disk space, laptop or desktop)
  > “i will respond to that question when I get home later today”
  > Are you currently running Ubuntu on this hardware? If so, which version?
  > “Was running ubuntu 9.something”
  > Do you have a recent backup of your personal data? (If not, we highly
  > recommend that you copy all data to an eternal disk. If you need help
  > doing this, please let us know here)
  > “mostly but I would like to recover files I didn't back up since the
  > last time I backed it up. If they can be copied in terminal mode I would
  > do it. I also don't know how to mount my removable drive in terminal mode ”
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > ------
  > Yes Oct 26, 2010 11:06 AM
  > George Wade
  > 
  > Please tell us briefly what assistance you need.
  > “Seeing how a Linux program is organised: where the files all go.
  > Because there should be a lot of valuable Linux programs that can be run
  > on Mac OS as long as they are installed and then the organisation checked.”
  > Please tell us about your computer. What hardware is it? (Make, model,
  > RAM, CPU, disk space, laptop or desktop)
  > “Mac Mini Intel 4 GB ram”
  > Are you currently running Ubuntu on this hardware? If so, which version?
  > “Occasionally, V 10”
  > Do you have a recent backup of your personal data? (If not, we highly
  > recommend that you copy all data to an eternal disk. If you need help
  > doing this, please let us know here)
  > “Done”
  > 
  > 




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