XMMS2 is not a replacement to XMMS in the Ubuntu Hardy (8.04)  repo. There is an offical ubuntu xmms pacakage, unfortunately wich is not available in Ubnuntu repo. We have to manually download and install it. You can download from the link

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/i386/xmms/1:1.2.10+20070601-1build2

There are both soruce packages and ubuntu build deb packages in the above link…
But inturn dont mistake that installing XMMS2 from the repo is the XMMS player. After intallation there may be some combatibility problems. But there wont be any probleming in playing songs.

Applications, Ubuntu Hardy, Ubuntu

Many laptops, that uses Intel board faces problems with Wlan. That is, most of the time when booted with Ubuntu 8.04 the Wlan will not be enabled and the WirelessLan switch in the laptops will not be of any use… More over the Wireless Lan leds will also be of no use. I faced the same problem and i happened to reboot my ubuntu severall times to get my wlan enabled.

I googled and had a chat in IRC and found it a bug with Ubuntu. Also found the solution as i was surfing. The solution to the above problem is making the WLAN led glow and making the WLAN switch work. For that install the package below using Synaptic or atp-get

linux-backports-modules-hardy

that is install like

~$ sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-hardy

Even if it doesnt work after this, install the Latest stable version of ndiswrapper from the link,

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/ndiswrapper

Iam right now using my Dataone connection, in my Lap via wlan as my modem is Wireless enabled. I never reboot now a day to enable my Wlan enabled in my Ubuntu.

Linux Networking, Ubuntu Hardy, Ubuntu, wlan

For a Dell xps 1530 model laptop, Hardy (Ubuntu 8.04) doesnt support Nvidia driver directy. Instead you will have to download two packages and install it manually.

The packages are    nvidia-glx-new-envy    and    nvidia-new-kernel-source-envy and pls note that the version of these packages should be 173.14.05+2.6.24.501-501.30 Hence the two packages

1. nvidia-glx-new-envy 173.14.05+2.6.24.501-501.30
2. nvidia-new-kernel-source-envy 173.14.05+2.6.24.501-501.30

The download links for both these packages are

1. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/i386/nvidia-new-kernel-source-envy/173.14.05+2.6.24.501-501.30
2. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/i386/nvidia-glx-new-envy/173.14.05+2.6.24.501-501.30

Also remove anyother nvidia kernel sources if installed….. This works well.

Hence the default package for nvidia-glx-new as old ubuntu versions doesnt support now…. Even if you try installing this default package you will have to run yuo hardy only in you Low Graphics Mode.

Note: Take a back of you   /etc/X11/xorg.conf   file before performing any operation. If any problem goto a shell using other run levels (pressing Alt+Ctlr+f4) and replace the back up file with the one in that location.

Ubuntu Dell, Hardy, nvidia, Ubuntu