[06:52] hi all [16:00] i am following the ubuntu doc of creating the live cd , but not supporting , it is coming upto mounting the filesystem [16:02] Hello there! [16:03] i am following the ubuntu doc of creating the live cd , but not supporting , it is coming upto mounting the filesystem [16:04] Just to say I am planning to install Ubuntu on an Hitachi FLORA 270HX laptop which is old laptop [16:05] I have 128 Mo RAM, so not too sure if I can install the Ubuntu or if I should prefere XUbuntu... [16:05] anyway when I installed stackware I had to use some kernel options like noacpi (if I remember correctly) [16:06] And I don't see this laptop listed on the ubuntu webpage.... so, just hope it'll work [16:06] TokyoFrench, Xubuntu will barely be functional, but will work [16:07] TokyoFrench, I'd suggest installing a "command line" system only from the alternate disk, then adding the xubuntu-desktop package [16:07] livecd which i created based on ubuntu is not booting on laptop [16:07] TokyoFrench, you may also consider openbox, there have been quite some posts about it on different blogs [16:08] gan, brand & model ? [16:08] MagicFab: Thanks for the tips! [16:08] MagicFab, thinkpad IBM [16:09] TokyoFrench, also see some draft notes I have here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FabianRodriguez/DefaultInstall [16:10] gan, see http://www.thinkwiki.org for great tips on thinkpads [16:10] gan, what exact TP model ? [16:11] gan, have you tried the latest hardy alpha ? a *lot* has improved for laptops [16:11] MagicFab, no [16:13] gan, you may want to base your liveCD on Hardy if you' re targetting laptops - just my personal opinion [16:13] MagicFab, ok [16:15] MagicFab: so my understanding is that installing command line system and then xubuntu-desktop will actually install less package than directly installing XUbuntu, and thus making a lighter system..? [16:15] no, TokyoFrench [16:15] it will install exactly the same [16:15] except you can use that same CD to install other Ubuntu flavors (like Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc) [16:16] Mmm ok.. so the point is just testing the different flavors? [16:16] And in my personal experience, installing with the text based installler on older machines ALWAYS works, as opposed to using the standard live CD [16:16] ok [16:18] oups compiz crash :) [16:18] Thank you for helping. I really look forward to install this Ubuntu (I never tested before), cause I am too much a newbie for slackware haha [16:18] the point is install in ~20 minutes (text install, minimal system) then choosing whatever flavor you want and knowing nothing will crash or hang (graphcis specifically) later on [16:19] installing on 128ram will take a looooong time using the liveCD [16:19] sounds great [16:19] and if you're experimenting taht time adds up :) [16:20] :) [16:20] I am upgrading my system so I expect to loose my connection - brb [16:20] sorry if it's not the channel topic, but do you know if ubuntu is able to manage encrypted partitions? (cryptsetup) [16:21] Yes... well at install time the only option that works is encrypting everything [16:21] haha I like that [16:21] I alre [16:21] If you want to do it after install time it's still a rather manual-ish procedure [16:21] I never tried Ubuntu but I already love it ;-) [16:22] If you encrypt all as suggested in the partition manager during install time, you get a nice prompt at boot time asking for the password [16:22] great... but encryption doesn't slow general performances too much? [16:22] I have been using that on my main laptop for ~8 months and never had problems even when the machine was turned off brutally (battery drain) [16:23] TokyoFrench, on an older machine, you can feel performance drops specially if you encrypt your swap partition (because, well, swap is used often on very low memory conditions) [16:23] but on recent systems is not noticeable [16:24] yep... I actually plan to crypt one partition, that will generally be not mounted, and when I need it to be mounted, to unable the cache... [16:24] I mean disable the cash [16:24] I mean disable the Swap.... haha I should go to bed [16:25] Funny: todays update of Network manager includes this: " #432322 - network-manager: package upgrade kills network connections every time" [16:25] TokyoFrench, the easiest way to do that I foujnd was.... wait... [16:25] http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/01/24/use-an-encrypted-usb-drivepartition/ [16:26] read all the comments, though [16:26] yep thks [16:42] lol et bien, ca chauffe sur certains forums ubuntu ;-) [16:43] MagicFab: thank you for your help, I will follow your advices [16:43] bybye