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Technical & Scientific => Software => Topic started by: KnuckleBuckett on September 09, 2008, 09:28:31 AM
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I thought this was interesting. I didn't expect the CPU usages the author encountered. Do those of you who author websites concur?
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/09/03/review.chrome.ap/index.html
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Yeah, I really dislike flash in websites.
And 40-50 tabs? I don't even run that many apps during the course of my day I don't think. Guess I'm more of a minimalist, I don't see the problem in starting up and shutting down firefox's all day long. I hate having too many windows open at the same time. It bothers me for some strange reason. And as long as the apps I use remember where I was when I left, it's really no big deal to me.
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From the sounds of it the guy is a moron using stats he doesn't understand. Plus, who the fuck needs 40 to 50 pages open at one time (exception: pr0n surfing).
And here is an easy solution to flash hogging resources: Stop going to youtube. Seriously probably less then 1% of the pages I visit have flash embedded in them.
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From the sounds of it the guy is a moron using stats he doesn't understand. Plus, who the fuck needs 40 to 50 pages open at one time (exception: pr0n surfing).
And here is an easy solution to flash hogging resources: Stop going to youtube. Seriously probably less then 1% of the pages I visit have flash embedded in them.
DING DING DING!!
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I have never had 40+ pages/tabs up in any browser. I just can't imagine the need. :dunno:
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I just loaded up 30 odd pages with 10 of them from YouTube using FF3.0 and Ubuntu 8.04 on a 2Ghz Dell laptop
Firefox was sluggish, but hell, it's streaming 10 links of video feed. Didnt crash and the "top" command showed it using between 75-85% CPU - not suprising and I doubt IE could do better
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Yeah, 75% while trying to open that many sounds perfectly reasonable.
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if i get over 10 tabs i feel claustrophobic
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I think the guy is an idiot. No normal user browses with that many browser windows opened to that many tabs. And while I agree that flash is a flaming turd on the web community, it has its uses.
And the guy flip-flopped from being an FF fan to a Chrome fan so many times in the same article that if you didn't read the conclusion, you wouldn't know what the fuck he was trying to say. Nevermind the fact that the article started out as IE vs Chrome and ended in FF vs Chrome.
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And the guy flip-flopped from being an FF fan to a Chrome fan so many times in the same article that if you didn't read the conclusion, you wouldn't know what the fuck he was trying to say. Nevermind the fact that the article started out as IE vs Chrome and ended in FF vs Chrome.
...only to conclude at the end that you should just try IE8. :rolleyes:
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imagine the amount of hate mail hes gotten
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I'm sure it isn't enough
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yea but we are all way too lazy
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I agree. 40-50 tabs? That's crazy. And I've never noticed that kind of slowdown in firefox or any web browser.
>I just loaded up 30 odd pages with 10 of them from YouTube using FF3.0 and Ubuntu 8.04 on a 2Ghz Dell laptop
Off-topic: I just installed Ubuntu on my external HD and everything seems so much smoother/quicker than windows. It might just be the fact that I've had XP installed for such a long time compared to Ubuntu, but it's got to boot up/shutdown at least 10 times quicker than XP.
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Off-topic: I just installed Ubuntu on my external HD and everything seems so much smoother/quicker than windows. It might just be the fact that I've had XP installed for such a long time compared to Ubuntu, but it's got to boot up/shutdown at least 10 times quicker than XP.
It's all I use now. I run XP through virtualbox if I want to try something, but 99% of my time in on Ubuntu these days. I used to be very interested in Windows and Windows programming but to be honest I dont miss it these days. I do what I need to do in Python and GTK
The only bugbear is games - anything from Epic or ID will usually play native (except for UT3 which is still waiting for a long promised linux installer). Other games are ok in Wine (Half Life 2, Command & Conquer 3). Still, the games that do play are amongst my favorites, so what the hell!
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i actually have Ubuntu sitting on a cd next to me. i love vista but im looking to drop the weight and give nix another run. Just havent made the leap. Maybe tonight.
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Ubuntu still has quirks but every release keeps getting better and better. I still have some issues with my laptop's suspend/hibernate and the networking getting mucked up. I think a lot of that would be taken care of if I got a newer laptop. But I like Ubuntu much better than Windows. The only real thing keeping me from the full switch (I dual boot right now) is multi-monitor stuff, it works but not as smoothly when I unplug and go back to the laptop, and Visio. So I'd still have to run a VM with XP or something for a couple business things.
It's worth a try. When I decide to back up all my stuff on my desktop at home, I'm going to switch that over to Ubuntu. I'd say Ubuntu is a bit like Vista right now. Works great for some people with the right hardware/peripherals but others stuggle.
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My laptop seems to like everything. Also my Vista is 32 bit and the Ubuntu is made for my 64bit dual core so i imagine it will be 100000x faster then vista. And i dont use suspend/hibernate
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I'm going to do it tonight, fuck it. Will my quicklaunch buttons work? Like my laptop has my mute, volume up down, etc i would like them to still work
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>>Will my quicklaunch buttons work? Like my laptop has my mute, volume up down, etc i would like them to still work
Works fine on my Dell
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Hmm....im doing a data dump to the desktop now (since i cant image) and tonight im going to wipe this thing clean and jump in....
Wonder if opera for nix is working better then the windows version. I hate FF so i cant use that lol.
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>I still have some issues with my laptop's suspend/hibernate and the networking getting mucked up.
Yeah, suspend/hibernate won't work for me...but I'm assuming that's because I'm running on an external drive. I haven't tried to get it to work yet.
I previously had Fedora installed on it, which was a major pain just to get to boot, and setting up wireless was just as bad (plus my volume control keys didn't work). Ubuntu has been so much easier so far. Still not ready to ditch XP completely though.
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I think I might install Ubuntu on my wife's old desktop just to give it a whirl. We'll see.
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I always liked slackware but it just never covered all my needs. so many people love this o/s and seem to think it does so we'll see
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>I always liked slackware but it just never covered all my needs
Slackware is one of those minimalist distros. If you want something that covers all your needs you should try Fedora or Ubuntu.
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Ok so i tried to install it, didnt go so well. Chose english, then chose install. Never left that screen just spun the cd and made reading noises come from my disk drive that sounded like an old 3.5 floppy. It was scary.
Popped cd out, reseated the disk just incase, rebooted and same thing. So rebooted again and chose the check disk for errors option, same thing.
what gives? i gave it like 5-7minutes each time, those sounds make me nervous. my cdrom never does that. i never heard any cdrom do that.
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ugh...corrupted cd?
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i thought so, so i just burned another one using magic iso. same thiung
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Tried running it live?
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the "test" option?
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No. You can put it in the CDROM, bot it and it will have an option to run without installing.
Basically as a Live Disk
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Somethings wonky. The whole install process should only take about 5-10 mins.
Which version of the ISO did you download?
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Did you run the integrity test on the CDs?
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No. You can put it in the CDROM, bot it and it will have an option to run without installing.
Basically as a Live Disk
It shows "Test Ubuntu without changing your system" and install, but neither worked.
Somethings wonky. The whole install process should only take about 5-10 mins.
Which version of the ISO did you download?
ubuntu-8.04.1-desktop-amd64
Did you run the integrity test on the CDs?
Yes, it had the same result (see few posts back)
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Stupid question but is this PC actually an AMD64 PC (or Intel 64 bit)? Maybe try the regular ISO and see what that does.
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AMD Turion 64Bit X2 2.0GHZ
Damn i was excited to finally have a 64bit system.....i guess ill try the other iso
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I never have 40-50 tabs open, but recently Firefox has been crap on my computer.
Also,
Luckily, there's a small add-on program for Firefox that lets the user prevent Flash files from running automatically when a page loads, and it turns Firefox into a stable, efficient browser.
Where do I get this?
edit: wow, Jen, way to read the other two pages of this thread.
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I never have 40-50 tabs open, but recently Firefox has been crap on my computer.
Also,
Luckily, there's a small add-on program for Firefox that lets the user prevent Flash files from running automatically when a page loads, and it turns Firefox into a stable, efficient browser.
Where do I get this?
Well, NoScript (http://noscript.net/) does that--don't know if that's what he's referring to.
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ok im in Ubuntu (exclusively, no windows) and so far i feel right at home lol. I'm not sure if it was the standard version that made it work or the fact i used a different program to burn the iso but it worked.
Question #1: All my files are on a desktop on the network running Vista, yet in the network i cant see it. How do i make it show up?
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omg im loving this. FF on here is even kinda sorta maybe cool
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You should have samba on it
Copy the command below
Open a terminal. Paste it in. Run it
sudo apt-get install samba smbfs samba-common
That should allow you to read a Windows share
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sweet ill try it. im trying to figure out how to install xmms. i see its not a package so i have the tar.gz in firefox but not sure where to go from there. i tried sudo apt-get install linktofilehere but that didnt work either.
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ok ran the command, went to places -> network -> windows network still blank. There were some errors, though:
steve@CM-Laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install samba smbfs samba-common
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
smbclient
Suggested packages:
openbsd-inetd inet-superserver smbldap-tools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
samba smbfs
The following packages will be upgraded:
samba-common smbclient
2 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 113 not upgraded.
Need to get 11.6MB of archives.
After this operation, 9626kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main smbclient 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5 [4863kB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main samba-common 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5 [2840kB]
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main samba 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5 [3840kB]
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main smbfs 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5 [94.2kB]
Fetched 11.6MB in 32s (359kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 95860 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace smbclient 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.4 (using .../smbclient_3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement smbclient ...
Preparing to replace samba-common 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.4 (using .../samba-common_3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement samba-common ...
Selecting previously deselected package samba.
Unpacking samba (from .../samba_3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package smbfs.
Unpacking smbfs (from .../smbfs_3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5_i386.deb) ...
Setting up samba-common (3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5) ...
Setting up smbclient (3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5) ...
Setting up samba (3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5) ...
Generating /etc/default/samba...
tdbsam_open: Converting version 0 database to version 3.
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 1 (min password length), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 2 (password history), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 3 (user must logon to change password), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 4 (maximum password age), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 5 (minimum password age), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 6 (lockout duration), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 7 (reset count minutes), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 8 (bad lockout attempt), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 9 (disconnect time), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 10 (refuse machine password change), returning 0
Importing account for nobody...ok
Importing account for steve...ok
Adding group `sambashare' (GID 124) ...
Done.
Adding user `steve' to group `sambashare' ...
Adding user steve to group sambashare
Done.
* Starting Samba daemons [ OK ]
Setting up smbfs (3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.5) ...
steve@CM-Laptop:~$
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Can you ping the other pcs on the network? It might be Vista not wanting to play along. Does the Vista machine have a firewall on it? Does it show if you disable the firewall for a second?
oh...xmms:
sudo apt-get install xmms2
If you want a graphical installer: System->Administration->Synaptic Package manager
If you want an app, try using the repository first via apt-get or synaptic. If it's not there, try to get a deb file. Then go for whatetver else is available
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yea i googled a bit and went with sudeo apt-get install audacious instead b/c i read xmms2 has no gui :)
Let me check the vista machine but im 99% sure it has no firewall. I know i used to have to dbl click it then type in my user info to login but i assumed it would still show here.
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Before you get too far, did you try the 64 bit version again using your other burning software?
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nah cuz im out of cd's. this one seems to be running amazingly so im good for a while.
Noted that my sister ran a windows update and the FW was on, now its off and i can see the desktop. Double clicking it never prompts for a password and shows no files, so im going to go make the desktop a full open login and see what happens
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Firewall is off, password removed, and all the folders have it set to allow everyone (even guests) to access them. I can open the desktop's icon on Ubuntu but no files show up...
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got it. in true windows fashion it needed a reboot....even tho it said it didnt.
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nah cuz im out of cd's. this one seems to be running amazingly so im good for a while.
Just FYI: it's possible to install from a USB flash drive. That's what I did. Can't remember the name of the software i used, but it downloaded the Ubuntu ISO and made it bootable automatically.
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nah cuz im out of cd's. this one seems to be running amazingly so im good for a while.
Just FYI: it's possible to install from a USB flash drive. That's what I did. Can't remember the name of the software i used, but it downloaded the Ubuntu ISO and made it bootable automatically.
Here's a good link for that - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD/Persistence
Some tutorials just have you running a live cd from the pendrive, but this one has you set it up so that any changes you make are automatically saved between reboots and any packages you install are ready when you boot . Good for fixing downed systems
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Good to know :)
I must say im loving this. It's been about 2 years since i played with any distro and this one makes it pretty damn easy. I almost feel like im running Windows as far as usage goes. Also i had started watching the most recent episode of ghost hunters before i went to the dark side, and i just finished watching it now and on linux the video and audio is worlds better. I am using VLC just as i was in Vista, with the exact same file but its much more crisp and clear now.
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Sticking with the 32bit version isn't a horrible idea either (if you don't mind it). I did the 64bit on my dad's AMD I recently built him and there were a few gotchas due to the lack of full 64 bit support in some software packages (like flash, his print driver, and a couple others). I was pretty close to dropping the 64 bit but ended up finding scripts to get stuff worked out. He likes it a lot but still has questions from time to time. Once I get him off his piano tuning software (which requires Windows due to a stupid USB dongle) life should be easier. VMWare still has some issues from time to time for him.
The thing I like about Ubuntu is the 6 month releases; with each one, I keep having fewer things to complain about or that require some obscure shell script to fix.
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I may try the 64 bit version later but im already expecting enough issues with things im used to for windows without needing a nix and 64bit version lol
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List of a few really decent apps to try:
- avant window manager - get that task manager like on MacOs with the bouncing icons
- gimp & inkspace - very decent image image manipulators for bimaps & vector graphics
- Code Blocks IDE - very good ide for C/C++ with auto complete.
- komodo edit & glade - get coding in python
- virtualbox - run windows and other linux or unix in emulation. Get the guest addons and run them full screen like they were running naturally
And that's just pretty much what I'm running now...barely scratches the surface
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I love GIMP :)
I'm liking Audacious
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Have a look at compiz fusion
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bvnQE1EAEZY
P.S. that's the avant navigator on the bottom that I talked about
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Not a fan. And i absolutely hate mac.
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what are you guys using for PHP? I just bought phpDesigner so im thinking of trying that with WINE (i guess?) so i can still use it
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also is there a way to make it so im windows in pigeon flash down on the "taskbar" like aim does in windows?
please rename this thread RoD's conversion to linux. Thnx
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>>And i absolutely hate mac.
It's not Mac - it's sweet looking linux
>>what are you guys using for PHP?
There are millions of editors, try a few. At least that app should work fine in wine - http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=10504
>>also is there a way to make it so im windows in pigeon flash down on the "taskbar" like aim does in windows?
Dont know...try the preferences
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yea i dont see it in the pref's. thnx for the link :)
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Not sure then, but of you dont like pidgin download another one - they are all free
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yea im working on getting kopete working now. following a tutuorial to get it 100% functional in gnome.
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ugh i dislike kopete way more then pigeon.....i miss my trillian i cant believe theres no linux version lol
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There's an AIM for linux - http://www.aim.com/get_aim/linux/latest_linux.adp
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I use "gaim" and it flashes in the task bar when I have a new message (using gnome).
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I use "gaim" and it flashes in the task bar when I have a new message (using gnome).
I looked into gaim and was told it was renamed to pigeon, which is the one i have that doesnt flash.
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Just remembered the program I used to boot from my flash drive: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
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I use "gaim" and it flashes in the task bar when I have a new message (using gnome).
im an idiot. i right clicked the icon to set it to away 20-30 times and never once till today did i notice the "flash window" option at the bottom of the menu :lol:
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turns out that only works when someone sends u a new message for the first time (start of conversation).....lame.
Anyway here's one for ya. I have the power management settings set to never put the laptop to sleep on a/c or power, and when i close the lid to go to a blank screen. All day im long im 100% fine, but at night i shut the lid and pass out. Wake up and its always stuck on the black screen and i have to hold the power button down to shut it off. Any ideas?
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Power management is a pain. It works on my laptop fine but screws up on my desktop.
Is it really crashed or is it just the display manager - does it come back after a minute if you press Ctr-Alt-Backspace?
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it wont come back no matter what i hit. Last night when i went to bed i only left the power and network plugged in to it and still did it. And i can tell its the "blank screen" because its not totally black its the grey like when it does it during the day, and i never have a problem.
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What graphics card do you have?
If you set the power management option to "Do nothing" instead of "Blank screen" does it do anything?
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Nvidia 8600 mobile, 256mb
i can try that tonight. on do nothing it still shuts the screen off right? or does it override the hardware?
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do you guys have stability issues at all? Linux runs 10x faster then windows but i have crashes or lockups alot more often. FF/Opera go grey alot and are unuseable for 20-30 seconds probably 4-5 tims a day and limewire crashes every other time i used it. Audacity stopped working twice yesterday and i had to reboot. Cant think of any others.
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I just want to see what happens. Does it still crash?
>>do you guys have stability issues at all? Linux runs 10x faster then windows but i have crashes or lockups alot more often. FF/Opera go grey alot and are unuseable for 20-30 seconds probably 4-5 tims a day and limewire crashes every other time i used it. Audacity stopped working twice yesterday and i had to reboot. Cant think of any others.
Hardly ever. Like I said, my desktop crashes sometimes when I put it into suspend, but I'm sure that's an issue with the NVidia drivers it uses. My laptop has crashed once in the last few months - a problem with a flash video in FF.
If the display locks, you can restart it with Ctr-Alt-Backspace
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do you guys have stability issues at all? Linux runs 10x faster then windows but i have crashes or lockups alot more often. FF/Opera go grey alot and are unuseable for 20-30 seconds probably 4-5 tims a day and limewire crashes every other time i used it. Audacity stopped working twice yesterday and i had to reboot. Cant think of any others.
Yeah, I've had FF lock up on me a couple times so far.
Had the display lock up on me once, but I didn't try Ctrl-Alt-Backspace.
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Alright tomm if its locked up still i'll try that. I havent been able to leave it sit long enough today to try and recreate it. I wonder if it could be the Nvidia drivers.
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update:
it did it this mroning and twice today. CTRL + ALT + Backspace brings it to the login screen at least. wish i could stop it from happening at all
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Weird...
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Very much so. I also had issues last night. Pigeon kept loosing sound for no reason, and every other message i would send caused the program to just exit on me. Several reboots until the problem went away. Audacitiy also has a habit of not playing songs. I'll open it, select one and nothing. Reboot and its fine. Same thing with VLC, sometimes it wont start a video unless i reboot.
I love linux but its the little things driving me nuts. Like my IM windows on the taskbar dont flash on new messages, program crashes, etc. Hell last night i even had a point where all the windows were missing from the taskbar except opera. That happened twice.
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That's linux, man. If you dont like messing with it to get it perfect then you wont enjoy it
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Your using Audacity as an audio player? That's sort of like using a wrecking ball to hammer a nail into a wall. Audacity is awesome for recording and all kinds of audio processing, but there are more stable and lightweight apps for general media playing.
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i meant audacious, my bad.
I dont mind screwing with it i just dont see anything i can do about it lol. I'm out of my element.
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>I dont mind screwing with it i just dont see anything i can do about it
download the source and get hackin!
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ugh.....lol
i wonder why your's blinks and mine doesnt.
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I can try help a little, but first of all:
http://www.linuxforums.org/
http://ubuntuforums.org/
Cant live without spending time on these
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ugh.....lol
i wonder why your's blinks and mine doesnt.
I'm using Gaim 1.5.1. They probably just changed it in newer releases. You could always try to find an old tarball (though it doesn't quite look as nice, seems to work fine with MSN, gmail, and Jabber protocols though).
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I can try help a little, but first of all:
http://www.linuxforums.org/
http://ubuntuforums.org/
Cant live without spending time on these
Thanks man.
ugh.....lol
i wonder why your's blinks and mine doesnt.
I'm using Gaim 1.5.1. They probably just changed it in newer releases. You could always try to find an old tarball (though it doesn't quite look as nice, seems to work fine with MSN, gmail, and Jabber protocols though).
Hmm, ill see what i can come up with. I would sacrafice pretty for functional (seems to be the linux way :lol:)
commies.
:rolleyes:
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:lol: wtf
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Just an update:
If i leave the lid open over night, the computer has NO issues. Wakes right up from the mouse like i never left. So its something with closing the lid.
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I can try help a little, but first of all:
http://www.linuxforums.org/
http://ubuntuforums.org/
Cant live without spending time on these
Have those forums actually helped you? I tried asking about getting suspend/hibernate working on my system and on ubuntuforums, it got buried in about a minute with no response, and on linuxforums, the only people who replied don't seem to know how to read.
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so all this talk about Ubuntu and I decided last week to install it on an old laptop I've had lying around.
I downloaded the latest version, went out and bought some blank CD-R disks and then tried to install. It just hung forever. After a while I googled the problem and learned that you can't install it without at least 256MB RAM. Apparently that laptop only has 128. Go figure! its running windows XP but it can't install Ubuntu. LOL.
I really like the interface of Ubuntu, but I need windows on my primary PC (and can't do a duel boot because I'm using about 95% of my hard drive already). Oh well, guess I'll just have to wait until someday when i can afford a new computer.
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I can try help a little, but first of all:
http://www.linuxforums.org/
http://ubuntuforums.org/
Cant live without spending time on these
Have those forums actually helped you? I tried asking about getting suspend/hibernate working on my system and on ubuntuforums, it got buried in about a minute with no response, and on linuxforums, the only people who replied don't seem to know how to read.
I've hardly ever had the patience for posting questions. Probably posted a dozen in all the time I spent on boards, I use the sites to search for other posts
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so all this talk about Ubuntu and I decided last week to install it on an old laptop I've had lieing around.
I downloaded the latest version, went out and bought some blank CD-R disks and then tried to install. It just hung forever. After a while I googled the problem and learned that you can't install it without at least 256MB RAM. Apparently that laptop only has 128. Go figure! its running windows XP but it can't install Ubuntu. LOL.
I really like the interface of Ubuntu, but I need windows on my primary PC (and can't do a duel boot because I'm using about 95% of my hard drive already). Oh well, guess I'll just have to wait until someday when i can afford a new computer.
The community docs say that the minimum is 64meg, but that's bare minimum and you'd probably have to slim it down to make it happy. If you want linux on that machine, try Xubuntu which uses a different display manager and is a little happier on low spec systems.
As to that laptop running WinXP - that OS is 7 years old now but the Ubuntu distro your trying to install is this year's - hardly surprising if it likes a bit more RAM than XP. Remember that Vista starts its demads at 1/2 a Gig of memory and anyone who uses it knows that it isn't too happy unless it has 2 Gig
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i THOUGHT i needed windows, but i didnt :P
And i dont post much on mass forums like that. I scan and if i dont find what i need i run to google and if that fails, im here.
Today im fighting with my wireless card, but im loosing. Next on the list is getting Sopcast and TVants working so i dont have to suffer this week when football is on.
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GAIM definitly looks better, i actually prefer the look. Still doesnt blink though. The little icon by the clock does, but so did pigeon. I need the im windows to flash on the taskbar or i cant keep track
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>Still doesnt blink though.
That's some crazy shit.. mine most definitely blinks in the task bar, even when I'm on a different desktop. Maybe it has something to do with the older version of gnome I have or something. My whole box is pretty outdated.
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yea this is 2.0 beta i think. i tried a few right ups that are supposed to make it blink, nothing. I used a plugin to get it to ammend "- NEW" to the window which helps some for now. Some people even say gnome cant blink windows but thats obviously not true.
maybe i will try an older version today.
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GOT IT!!! It requires the Message Notification plugin (which i had) and the setting "window manager alert URGENT" to be enabled :)
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Someone with my same probably finally replied to my thread on linuxforums, so I take back what I said. Looks like there's probably an issue with the drive not powering up right away, though I don't know how to fix it yet.
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Its the little things that bother you. For example i just got done watching a show on VLC, and i close it. Now my sound on gaim doesnt work. Happens all the time a program using audio gets closed and then the others have no sound. Like the device gets wrapped up or something.
Linux crashes alot less then windows, its x10 fast, etc. BUT i have never had to reboot this often in my life.
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I have the same sound problem. I fixed it once in the past on another install, but I havent got around to fixing it again yet. When I do I'll tell you how I did it.
The main problem linux has is that 90% of the hardware manufacturers build devices for a windows target as their main goal. Linux developers are then left with incomplete specs or nothing at all when they want to use the device with linux, so there's a lot of guess-work and "suck-it-and-see" hopefullness. There was an effort by linux developers to offer their driver-building services for free to manufacturers in exchange for complete specs and a little co-operation.
Things are getting better...
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yea its making me want to learn more about programming lol. Yea when u remember the fix let me know, im dying here :lol:
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yea its making me want to learn more about programming lol. Yea when u remember the fix let me know, im dying here :lol:
Lol! That took about 60 seconds
sudo apt-get install libflashsupport
Restart firefox and any app that plays sound. Just tried it and played vcl, rythmbox & a vid from youtube with sound from each app.
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i used to program its just so time consuming. but im having fun tinkering with linux lol.
I'll try that and see what happens, thnx.
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i will say i got bored last night and this disturbs me.....lol
steve@CM-Laptop:~$ make love to me
make: *** No rule to make target `love'. Stop.
steve@CM-Laptop:~$ dont tell me to stop bitch
bash: dont: command not found
steve@CM-Laptop:~$ suck my cock
The program 'suck' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install suck
bash: suck: command not found
steve@CM-Laptop:~$ exit
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OH MY GOOODDDDD!!!
I can rearrange the windows on the panel at the bottom!!!! im in love....
The audio works great now, thanks man :) Now if i can get my wireless and the tvants/sopcast streams working ill be stoked.
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Whats up with the wireless?
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I followed all the directions for setting it up (downloading the drivers, configuring ndiswrapper, etc) and it shows a wireless device on wan0 and says its in scan mode or whatever but it doesnt pick anything up. And when i hit the switch to turn the wireless on or off the light never goes blue (active) just stays orange (off) so i can only assume linux isnt handling something right.
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What wireless adapter is it?
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crap its a broadcom but its not a 43xx. whats the command that shows all the installed pci devices? i forgot and i cant find it....was like lpn something i think
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found it (lspci). Interesting though, i ran this before i did anything to find what exactly it was for a model, and it was a 9000 something.....now:
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01)
I'm going to pull the spec sheet for the laptop and see what it is real quick, because i think the terminal is wrong. And the instructions i followed werent for a 43xx series either.
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it's a
Broadcom BCM94311
edit: im an ass, its on the restricted list. lemme reboot and see what happens.
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The driver on the restricted list is a B43, which i dont have. I enabled it for kicks and rebooted, but it disabled itsself. It says "in use" but its unchecked.
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omg i plugged in my printer and it was like ok, you can use it now! my god this rocks
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The printer works or the wireless works?
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the printer. it required no effort on my part what so ever. on windows it was a 20 minute installation.
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Hey Dumah, do you have a program in particular you like for creating images for backup? I like to do all my backups by creating an image once or twice a week. For windows i used Acronis, and it was always reliable. I have been reading into it for Ubunutu but before i go with something i want to get some feedback on it :)
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Yeah...I use "sbackup"
http://www.debianadmin.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html
The "s" stands for simple. It does what I want but there are some features it could do with (least of all it doesnt notify me that the backup was done and all's fine, so I have to manually check), but it works well and is able to schedule, selectively backup and does incremental backups.
Have a go with it. If you need something more beefed up, have a look around on the web, there are a few alternatives
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Thanks =]
I'm glad i made the leap. There's kinks and stuff here and there but except for one (wireless) they are all worked out. The crashes are very rare, speed is phenominal, theres just no downside. Should have done this years ago :)
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Ok i got my wireless working. After many many failed attempts, i got it working using the following writeup:
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
Just an update incase you guys run across a need to get a B43XX card working.
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Just an update Dumah i took your advice. I'm not using advant (dont see a need for the toolbar) but i am using fuzion. im loving the cube. I rarely used the second desktop until today and in the last 3 hours i added to a total of 4 desktops and im bouncing around like a fucking kangaroo :lol:
not sure im liking bouncy windows yet. My only complaint is the "title bar" on all windows is an ugly ass maroon and i cant find a place to change it. and if i disable window decoration i loose the close/minimize/maximize buttons
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Right click Desktop -> Change Desktop Backgrounds -> Themes. Change the theme and change the colours
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yea i tried that the title bar refuses to change
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the color is growing on me lol....
These bouncy windows are amusing haha. I'm loving the enhanced multiple desktop management though. I hated that my touchpad would constantly flip between my two workspaces becaose of the scroll on it, and now thats gone. and i never really used the multiple desktops before but now with the fast switching and all i have gone from 2 up to a total of 6.
i think im in love all over again
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ok heres a stupid question (seems easier to just contain them in this offtopic thread)
I have a few fonts i need from 1001fonts to do a website, so i need them in gimp. Where do i put these damn .tiff files in ubuntu? Google bounced back a few outdated hits that dont work for me.
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http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=112227
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:dblthumb2:
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Can i stop mount icons from showing up on the desktop? I'm incredibly anal with the desktop and anytime i put a cd in, usb drive, or connect via ftp it makes an icon on the desktop. They all go away except the ftp, which i have to unmount myself. Can i just not have them?
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Took me some time to find this...
Open a terminal and type "gconf-editor"
apps-> nautilus -> desktop. Unclick "volumes-visible"
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
I couldnt find that for the life of me and i get major OCD over the desktop.
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OMG.. create another thread already...
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Really? I kept this one going instead of having like.....30 threads. Figured it was cleaner and less annoying that way.
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OMG.. create another thread already...
Thank you!!
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Fine ill start threads lol. Sorry for trying to keep it clean :P