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maliceis there widgets for ubuntu04:06
malicethat I can download that is04:06
Burgundaviamalice: widgets?04:06
maliceYes, something that would run on the desktop like realtime sports scores etc....04:07
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nnonixAnyone with a Thinkpad in here?09:33
Burgundaviannonix: no, but I might be able to answer your questions09:34
nnonixAh, no question ....09:34
nnonixrather, I talked with a few people in there with thinkpads asking about why dappers keybindings didn't recognize the blue thinkpad button ..09:35
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nnonixI got the feeling they were not even trying to use that button.09:35
Burgundaviano, I think there is outstanding bug against that09:36
nnonixEdgy now recognizes that button and I thought I'd mention it, in case they didn't know.09:36
nnonixit works now09:36
nnonixand I'm giddy09:36
Burgundaviaah09:38
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ubuntu_demonHi01:10
Nailorhi01:10
ubuntu_demonIs there a way to search launchpad for specific laptops ? I'm searching for a new laptop and I want to search for bugs on a couple of possible models.01:11
ubuntu_demonI'm searching for a laptop. I understand that this is not a support channel but I have no idea where else to ask this :)01:13
ubuntu_demonI'm not asking for you guys to search for me or something :p01:13
philwyetthttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam See section 5 in contents for model listings01:20
ubuntu_demonphilwyett: I know that. I was asking for a way to search launchpad for bugs for laptop models.01:25
ubuntu_demonI'm not asking for suppor for a certain laptop nor am I asking for help in finding me a new laptop nor am I asking for the LaptopTestingTeam wiki. I'm merely asking for a way to search launchpad to find bugs for laptops (specific models) :)01:26
philwyettNot sure about that. Maybe someone else knows.01:27
ubuntu_demonand I have no idea who else to ask then here :)01:27
ubuntu_demonokay thanks01:27
ubuntu_demonI will hang out a bit here then01:27
ubuntu_demonI'm a moderator of Ubuntuforums. If I can get good information on this I can put it in a sticky01:27
ubuntu_demonI just don't have much launchpad experience01:28
philwyettMY lappy works great under dapper and thats a damn site better than two days ago when I switched from running latest RHEL 4.4.01:28
ubuntu_demonYou may tell me which one you are using :)01:28
ubuntu_demonhere's the sticky in the laptop support section : http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=25392701:29
philwyettSony Vaio VGN-FS415M upgraded in store to 1Gb RAM.01:29
ubuntu_demonWhat's the size of it ?01:29
philwyettScreen?01:30
ubuntu_demonyeah the screen unless the laptop has a small screen but is still big01:30
ubuntu_demonI'm searching for a laptop myself see : http://ubuntudemon.wordpress.com/2006/09/09/possible-laptops-feedback-request/01:30
philwyett15.4" widescreen with max native res of 1280x80001:30
NailorWell, I've got Asus V6J but it goes over you budget01:31
ubuntu_demonhi Nailor01:31
ubuntu_demonI'm searching for a core duo laptop of good quality smaller than 15" for about 1200 euros if that's possible.01:32
philwyettMine is about your budget.01:32
ubuntu_demonNailor do you happen to know how to search launchpad for laptop bugs of specific laptops ?01:32
NailorNo idea :\01:33
philwyettubuntu_demon: Just never add an Acer to your list, they ain't good IMHO.01:34
ubuntu_demonWhat about Fujitsu Siemens ? Is that an A brand ?01:34
NailorWell, depends on the laptop. The most expensive Acers are ok, though (at least here in Finland) they have a weird keymap01:34
Nailorubuntu_demon: Yup, that's a brand01:34
philwyettFuji is good01:35
ubuntu_demonI mean an A grade brand01:35
NailorFuji is fine, I haven't heard complaining about those01:35
ubuntu_demonHere's the list : http://ubuntudemon.wordpress.com/2006/09/09/possible-laptops-feedback-request/ and more elaborate here : http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1475956&postcount=32 01:36
ubuntu_demonany models I should remove from that list ?01:36
NailorThough, in the 1200e budget there won't be any superior machines :p01:36
philwyettThe mac :-D01:37
Nailorubuntu_demon: Weren't you from Denmark?01:37
ubuntu_demonremove the mac ? because of potential heat problems ?01:38
ubuntu_demonI'm from the netherlands01:38
NailorOh, remembered wrong :P01:38
NailorAynway, there's this Danish manufacturer, called Zepto01:38
Nailorhttp://www.zepto.com/01:38
philwyettubuntu_demon: Not just that, I just think they are over priced for what you get.01:38
ubuntu_demonNailor do you agree with philwyett on removing the macbook from my list ?01:39
ubuntu_demonsomeone (maybe you?) suggested Zepto to me before01:39
NailorI'm not so sure about the Zeptos quality, but at least they offer good performance per buck01:39
ubuntu_demonI think I couldn't find a Zepto model of my liking available in the netherlands01:39
ubuntu_demonBut I want good quality .. that's important to me also01:40
Nailorubuntu_demon: Well, I like the Macbook myself, in terms of inventions used while building it but it sure gets hot01:40
NailorSome of my friends have it but they complain about the heat01:41
NailorIt's not lap friendly :p01:41
ubuntu_demonOkay I'm removing the macbook from the possiblities thanks for that guys :-D01:42
NailorThe list you got, I'd prefer the A8J or the Amilo01:43
philwyettI agree01:43
ubuntu_demonIf I can find a good laptop for myself then I can suggest it to others on the forums01:43
ubuntu_demonWhat about the Asus barebone ?01:43
NailorWell, if you find a god barebone it might work too.01:43
ubuntu_demonAsus S62J-H044 is a barebone01:43
NailorI've been a bit sceptic about barebones, but dunno is there a real reason for it =P01:43
ubuntu_demonThe thing I like about the Asus S62J-H044 is that I don't pay for windows.01:44
NailorThat's true01:44
ubuntu_demonRegarding the specs it has a better CPU than the A8Jc for about 50 euros more which is also good.01:44
NailorHow's the guarantee with the barebone?01:44
ubuntu_demonbut I have no idea about the build quality .. I have read some negative comments01:45
NailorOr, warranty01:45
NailorAsus normally has 2 years warranty01:45
ubuntu_demonwarranty is good also 2 years01:45
Nailorwell, there propably ain't big difference between the barebone and the normal01:45
ubuntu_demonAt least the case is different. I don't know about the motherboard.01:46
Nailorah01:46
ubuntu_demonThe barebone has VBI parts .. which means Verified by Intel.01:46
NailorWell, the non-barebone might be better tested01:46
ubuntu_demonVBI means that intel standardized on some parts such as the battery01:47
NailorAs a whole package, I mean.01:47
NailorYeah.01:47
ubuntu_demonYeah the A8Jc might be better tested because a lot more people use it. So they would have solved possible problems by now (you would think)01:47
ubuntu_demonhere's information about VBI program : http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/emea/eng/283358.htm01:49
ubuntu_demonand here : http://www.laptops4u.nl/cmsdownloads/Verified_by_Intel.pdf01:49
NailorAt leaset someone has tested A8Jc: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/AsusA8Jc01:49
NailorNot completely though :p01:49
ubuntu_demonyeah01:50
NailorWell. Happy hunting, I'll be off to the store for a while, gotta get some filling to my pizza. 01:50
ubuntu_demonThanks :-D01:50
ubuntu_demonI'll be back soon01:52
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ubuntu_demonhi04:32
jsgotangcohey04:34
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NailorHi there again04:45
Nailorubuntu_demon: Any luck with the laptop decissions?04:45
ubuntu_demonhey04:48
ubuntu_demonI'm going slowly :)04:48
ubuntu_demonI don't want to hurry this decision because it04:48
ubuntu_demonit's a lot of money to me04:48
NailorYeah04:48
NailorAnd having a bad laptop sucks04:48
ubuntu_demonyeah04:52
NailorI can sell you my old IBM, 166MHz and 48 megs of RAM ;)04:52
ubuntu_demon:p04:53
ubuntu_demon:-P04:53
ubuntu_demonDo you know anything about the quality of "Intel  Pro/Wireless 3945 ABG" support ?04:53
NailorWorks like a charm04:54
Nailor(I've got 3945 on my laptop)04:54
ubuntu_demonWhat did you have to do to make it work ?04:54
NailorInstalled a correct kernel (linux-686)04:55
TreenaksNailor: that's not even necessary I think?04:55
Treenaksthe 686 part04:55
Nailordunno04:56
Treenaksit works out of the box on Ubuntu04:56
NailorUm..04:56
TreenaksNailor: for me04:56
NailorOh04:56
ubuntu_demonThe comment on : https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported ... seems to be wrong then04:56
Treenaksubuntu_demon: it might be old04:56
NailorI installed 6.06 but it didn't work out of the box04:56
NailorWith the -386 kernel04:56
NailorInstalling -686 did the trick04:57
NailorThough, it might have something to do with the fact that the ipw ships with propietary binary regulator daemon04:57
ubuntu_demonOpinions on this article ? Do you think I should add it to the sticky in the laptop support subforum ? http://polishlinux.org/choose/laptop/#04:57
ubuntu_demonHere's the sticky : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=253927 maybe you have other suggestions for the sticky04:58
NailorWhy not, a nice collection of stuff to consider when getting a new laptop04:59
ubuntu_demonOkay I stickied it :)05:00
ubuntu_demonI mean I added it to the sticky :p05:00
NailorWell, maybe the LaptopTestingTeam page *could* be there with a mention, that the data is intended for testing purposes05:00
NailorIt still gives you a good overview of the capabilities of the laptop though05:00
ubuntu_demonI will add it. Thanks.05:03
ubuntu_demondone. Please check whether you like the text :)05:04
ubuntu_demonregarding the S62J .. how big is the chance that I wouldn't get suspend to disk or suspend to ram working in your view ? It's an asus barebone. Here are the specs : http://www.laptops4u.nl/info?p=1011{1}232{2}195{3}238{5}89{6}311{8}104{9}188{10}111{14}187{21}248{22}250{23}253{25}312   more specs here : http://www.laptops4u.nl/cmsdownloads/Verified_by_Intel.pdf05:07
NailorOh, I ment that you could have an additional link pointing to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/05:08
ubuntu_demonoriginally I joined this channel to find out how to search for specific laptops on launchpad .. LOL :P05:08
NailorThe HardwareSupport link was just fine05:08
Nailorwell.. =)05:08
ubuntu_demonOw okay I will change it :)05:08
NailorWell, I don't see any reason why that wouldn't suspend to ram at least05:09
NailorDunno about hibernate, since I've been having some trouble with it myself05:09
ubuntu_demonI improved the sticky a bit. Any suggestions ?05:12
ubuntu_demonDoes the centrino platforum laptops drain the battery a lot when it is suspended to ram ?05:13
NailorMy laptop lasts 2-3 days with suspend if suspended with full battery05:15
ubuntu_demonDo you think I take a big risk when I would order the S62J-H044 regarding getting Ubuntu to work perfectly ?  sorry for all the questions .. I promise to put a laptop review online when I have bought one :)05:15
ubuntu_demonand now you are talking about suspend to ram ?05:16
NailorYup05:16
ubuntu_demoncool05:16
ubuntu_demonSo having suspend 2 disk not available for a while is not that major of a problem.05:16
NailorI don't really remember when have I shut this machine the last time05:16
NailorYup05:16
NailorThat's why I haven't used it05:16
NailorOf course, it would keep the battery life longer, and would have a huge benefit in case of power running out05:17
NailorAs you could hibernate (Suspend to disk) and have all the work you were doing saved till you get the power back on05:17
ubuntu_demonyeah hibernate seems really useful 05:18
ubuntu_demonbut I could live without for a while if suspend to ram works for a few days :)05:18
ubuntu_demonThe one thing I'm a bit worried about regarding the S62J-H044 is the build quality and the quality of the case and screen05:18
ubuntu_demonI really like the fact of not paying money to microsoft and if it is a great laptop then being able to suggest it to others :)05:19
ubuntu_demonBut I don't like taking a big risk because I don't have much money. The only money I have goes to a new laptop.05:19
NailorWell, there's always the suspend2 patch to kernel, but I don't want to waste any time recompiling my kernel :P05:19
NailorIm running out of time nowadays having all kinds of project so testing things with my laptop has been a bit postponed lately05:21
NailorRight now I'm trying to build 2x200G mirroring raid to my server (2x840MHz P III) and I can assure you it takes a while to synchronize the disks.. :P05:22
ubuntu_demonI don't want to need to recompile my kernel either. It's bothersome to do it for each kernelupgrade05:23
ubuntu_demon:)05:23
NailorWell. Anyway. I'll get bak to making the pizza :p05:25
ubuntu_demonany idea about the nvidia geforce go 7200 / 7300 / 7400 support in Linux ? 05:30
ubuntu_demonhave a nice meal :)05:31
ubuntu_demon7200 and 7300 are on http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_18897.html so I don't think it will be a problem05:33
ubuntu_demonI meant 7300 and 7400 are on there but 7200 isn't05:33
ubuntu_demonthe GF go 7200 doesn't have it's own memory : http://www.nvidia.com/object/go_7_series_techspecs.html05:38
NailorI have 740006:05
NailorEverything works, even XGL06:05
ubuntu_demoncool06:09
ubuntu_demonThe HP DV2085 has become less interesting to me because 1) I can't find any information about running Ubuntu or Linux on it 2) the GF go 7200 doesn't have dedicated memory 3) the GF go 7200 isn't listed in nvidia's list of supported cards06:11
ubuntu_demonThe most interesting models are the two asus ones.06:12
ubuntu_demonI'll be responding extra slow from now on :)06:13
NailorI got my pizza out of the oven, so I'll responding very slowly for now on too :)06:16
ubuntu_demonWhat flavour it it ?07:03
NailorMy pizza?07:03
NailorIt was a onion-pepper-shrimp-goat cheese-mozarella-mushroom -combination =P07:04
ubuntu_demonI hope it was good :)07:47
NailorExcellent =)07:49
ubuntu_demongreat07:52
ubuntu_demonWhere do you live ? 07:52
NailorIn Finland, in a city called Turku07:53
ubuntu_demonI live in the Netherlands but I think I already told you that :)07:54
ubuntu_demonSo you are a volunteer of the LaptopTestingTeam ?07:54
ubuntu_demonI'm going to cook (macaroni)07:55
ubuntu_demonstill responding extra slow ;)07:55
NailorYup, I've mostly been testing my laptop07:56
NailorAs much as I can though, because I'm using this as a work laptop too07:56
ubuntu_demonokay07:56
ubuntu_demonI actually have to go because my girlfriend is going to use this computer now. I might talk to you later in this channel :)07:57
ubuntu_demonbye!07:57
NailorBye!07:57
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Infectohi 10:04
Infectocrimsun send me in here :) 10:05
BurgundaviaInfecto: what do you need help with?10:05
Infectosuspend 10:05
Infectomy problem is 10:05
Infectomy laptop dont want to start after suspend 10:05
Infectothe problem is i dont know how to debug it 10:05
Infectomaybe some tips 10:05
Infectomy ver of ubuntu i edgy up to date 10:06
Infectos/i/is10:08
crimsunI believe I remember Matthew advising having ``dmesg'' output ready [but I may have mistaken it for suspend-to-disk, not -ram] 10:08
Infectohmm, i`m sing suspend to ram 10:08
Infectoto disk is to slow for me 10:08
Infectoi need fast actions :) 10:08
Infectothe strainght think is that suspend start acting when i releas the lid buton 10:10
Infectowhen i push it and hold nothing happend 10:12
Infectomaybe something is hapening but not wanted actions :) 10:12
Infectoin my opinion off course 10:12
Infectoany ideas ? 10:30
crimsunInfecto: Matthew has been idle for nearly 7 hrs; it's the weekend, so check back later.10:39
Infectook thx one more time 10:40
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Infectomkey so one more :)11:46
Infectowhy mplayer is playing my move so slow on fgrlx when i use -vo x11 11:47
Infectowith -vo xv dont run even11:47

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