2 questions about Hardy..

[Shade]

Just installed and everything works just perfect.. Except from the sound.. well.. It works but the volume is VERY sensitive. I can only I turn up the sound I first start to hear something at around 80% .. and then it jumps from no sound at 80% to full sound at 100%.. So I just wanna know if there is a way to adjust the volume control in ubuntu?

Also, I'm starting to move all my stuff from XP to Ubuntu.
So about mail programs in Ubuntu.. Is there one that supports .pst files so I can get my outlook backups added in linux?

Thanks in advance..

[Shade]

Anyone.....?

[frankausmtank]

This may not be a huge help, but by pointing the mouse cursor on the little speaker symbol and then turning the scroll wheel (or middle button) I get way more precise volume adjustments than with the volume buttons.

[trent9008]

So about mail programs in Ubuntu.. Is there one that supports .pst files so I can get my outlook backups added in linux?

What I eventually did was to install the Windows version of Thunderbird, which can automatically import some things from Outlook, and then move them from the Windows version of Thunderbird to the Linux version.

[voneschenbach]

Hey Shade,

Greetings to Jutland - I used to live in Flensburg and with today's rainy, windy and cold weather I am having flashbacks ;o)

I had a similar problem when I installed Ubuntu 7.10 on my T30 - the way I get around this (or perhaps this is the way you are supposed to use it) is to turn the overall volume up to 100%, and then adjust the volume control on the individual applications to attain fine control. This works well with Amarok, which I am using for my mp3 player at the moment. I also disabled the startup noise as the Ubuntu splash sound can be surprising in a quiet classroom.

[archer6]

Just installed and everything works just perfect..

I'm curious as to how you partitioned your hard drive (sizes and number of partitions) ? And did you keep the "hidden" rescue & recovery partition? If so, does it show up when using GParted?

I have a liveCD on the way. I want to be sure and not overwrite the rescue & recovery partition when setting up my dual boot combo of XP & Ubuntu 8.04. on my 100GB T60 HDD.

[carbon_unit]

On my T60 the restore partition is a fat32 5.10 gb partition clear at the end of the drive. It shows up in gparted at the right end of the bar.
I had to modify grub to point it to the restore partition but it works fine after that. The blue button and F11 do not launch Rescue and Recovery but the entry in grub allows me to access it.

[archer6]

On my T60 the restore partition is a fat32 5.10 gb partition clear at the end of the drive. It shows up in gparted at the right end of the bar.
I had to modify grub to point it to the restore partition but it works fine after that. The blue button and F11 do not launch Rescue and Recovery but the entry in grub allows me to access it.

Would you please post the method you used to modify grub, sounds like the perfect solution.

[carbon_unit]

After Linux is installed edit the /boot/grub/menu/lst file. Mine looks like this.

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# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
#            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
default		0

gfxmenu=/etc/grub/message.mint

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout		10

# Pretty colours
color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
#      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title		Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root		(hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader	+1
#
# title		Linux
# root		(hd0,1)
# kernel	/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/sda2 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,1)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##      alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##      lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##      altoptions=(recovery mode) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##      howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##      memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## ## End Default Options ##

title		Linux Mint, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic
root		(hd0,1)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=/dev/sda2 ro quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
boot

title		Linux Mint, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode)
root		(hd0,1)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=/dev/sda2 ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
boot

title		Linux Mint, kernel memtest86+
root		(hd0,1)
kernel		/boot/memtest86+.bin 
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title		Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title		Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root		(hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader	+1


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda3
title		Thinkvantage Rescue & Recovery
root		(hd0,3)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader	+1

The changes I made are in red below.

# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda3
title Thinkvantage Rescue & Recovery
root (hd0,3)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1