I want to take the leap and go Linux Ubuntu

fermi

ses6jwg wrote: »

Nope done away with windows altogether

Very good.

Did the same a few weeks ago when I realised I hadn't needed to boot into Windows for 3/4 months.

ses6jwg

One thing which is annoying me, is I can't get a PS3 Media Server running.

I have installed the programme after much kafuffle, but cant them to recognise each other.

EUREKA!

IT COULD BE THE UBUNTU FIREWALL!

HOW DO I TURN IT OFF IN THE TERMINAL?

fermi

Presumably: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW

C_Mababejive

I have ubuntu dual booting on my tosh lappy and i do use it occasionally. As others have noted,getting wireless to work on some chipsets needs some work. I also note that whereas in vista,my lappy has stepping power levels, in ubuntu,the lappy cpu seems to run full on all the time and thus the lappy is laways warm and the blower fires up occasionally . In vista there is a "power plan" so that i can set it to high performance/balanced/power saver which appears to moderate cpu workrate amongst other things..

fermi

C_Mababejive wrote: »

I also note that whereas in vista,my lappy has stepping power levels, in ubuntu,the lappy cpu seems to run full on all the time and thus the lappy is laways warm and the blower fires up occasionally . In vista there is a "power plan" so that i can set it to high performance/balanced/power saver which appears to moderate cpu workrate amongst other things..

Toshiba laptop here, and powerplans and cpu frequency scaling works fine.

Then again, I am using Mandriva Linux with KDE at the primary desktop. Plus obviously, is unlikely to be the same model.

But check the ubuntu forums/wiki/docs. If the processor supports it, then there should be some way of getting it working.

S0litaire

start "Synaptec Package Manager" and search and install "cpufreqd"(This has the speedstep drivers for the kernel) first then "cpudyn" it's a program to control speedstep CPU's

I've never used them (don't have a speedstep CPU) but they should work automaticaly to power the CPU up and down as required.

(*hint if you're looking for a program it's usually easier to go into "Synaptec Package Manager" and type what you are looking for in the "Search" button, NOT the quicksearch box and see what it gives you.)

C_Mababejive

Thanks peeps..I'll look into that.

BTW my lappy is a dual core AMD Turion 64

<update>

system says it already has powernowd installed,,deinstalled and installed cpufreq.

How do i step the thing down off full thrust..so to speak??

<update>

just reading the wiki here...
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/SpeedStep

currently have governor set to ondemand,,just have to work out how to make it all happen at startup without bashing terminal window again

ses6jwg

all problems ironed out - turned out it was the firewall blocking ps3 media access.

linux has taken up 6.1gb that includes some applications, pictures and a couple of films

asininity

C_Mababejive wrote: »

Thanks peeps..I'll look into that.

BTW my lappy is a dual core AMD Turion 64

<update>

system says it already has powernowd installed,,deinstalled and installed cpufreq.

How do i step the thing down off full thrust..so to speak??

<update>

just reading the wiki here...
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/SpeedStep

currently have governor set to ondemand,,just have to work out how to make it all happen at startup without bashing terminal window again

Are you in Arch of ubuntu?