Also posted to the Ubuntu-UK mailing list, but I would appreciate it if someone could take a look at a bootchart image from today, and hazard a guess as to why my computer takes (metaphorically) 3 days to boot?
http://www.sheepeatingtaz.co.uk/images/gutsy-20080202-1.png
Image is fairly large, so apologies! It looks like modprobe & udev are taking the time, but [...]
So, I received my work laptop on Friday. It was like a small, defenceless child, seeking my protection. After nearly a full day, it is now (nearly) ready for use. Bearing in mind it came with Windows XP Pro, installed in OEM mode, this meant I had to:
Finish installing windows
Update Windows
Restart Windows
Update Windows
Restart Windows
Update Windows
Restart [...]
Unrelated to my previous post! Yesterday, my boss said:
Steve, get yourself a work laptop. But Don’t spend more than £400
So, seeing as it is for me, I want the most for my money!
I would like 2Gb Ram, but am aware I may have to settle for 1Gb.
Hard drive is not really an issue. It’s a [...]
On my laptop (an Acer 5600) I have two line running vertically down my screen. These lines started about a pixel thick, in a green or pink or white colour. They are getting bigger. They are both now 2 or 3 mm wide, with a mixture of colours. They are down the right hand side [...]
I’ve used a lot of programs in the past for ‘coding’. I’ve gone with notepad (back when I first started), through various things up to (for example) complex tools like Eclipse. I also gone back ‘down’ the scale, and used gedit/kate/notepad++ (depending on what platform I am using). In the end, I often get fed [...]