[08:28] <karthik_>  hey i need to switch netween workspaces.. how does it happen internally in the code
[08:28] <karthik_> ?
[08:32] <laga> can you define "workspaces"?
[08:36] <karthik_> i do not know the def of  workspace 
[08:37] <karthik_> but in the right hand side bottom we have two symbols
[08:37] <laga> ah.
[08:37] <karthik_> there we can shift from one to other
[08:37] <laga> that's not a kernel thing. well, it does involve multitasking, but that's pretty much low level functionality.
[08:37] <laga> you need to ask the desktop people
[08:37] <karthik_> or using ctrl+alt+right arrow/left arrow
[08:38] <karthik_> ok
[17:31] <crazybyte> hi
[17:31] <crazybyte> perhaps somebody could help me and explain what the nosmp parameter is?
[17:32] <crazybyte> i know that switches the smp kernel in single procesor or up mode
[17:32] <crazybyte> and disables apic
[17:32] <crazybyte> but beside that what it does?
[17:32] <crazybyte> i mean is it possible even if the operation system and programs see only one core that both cores are working?
[17:32] <crazybyte> thank you!
[17:33] <Kano> crazybyte: what do you think the other core should do?
[17:34] <crazybyte> Kano, i'm asking because i have a very nasty bug/behaviour on my laptop
[17:34] <crazybyte> this laptop is new
[17:35] <crazybyte> and it doesn't want to work only with nosmp
[17:35] <Kano> funny
[17:35] <crazybyte> when i try to use smp i end up blocking the system at boot
[17:35] <crazybyte> it doesn't work in any other distro
[17:35] <crazybyte> except slackware (boot cd)
[17:35] <Kano> what system
[17:35] <crazybyte> but it works fine in windows and freebsd
[17:35] <wilstone> hi, I was pointed in this direction with this question, hope someone can help
[17:36] <crazybyte> so it's something that si configurated in the kernle
[17:36] <wilstone> i'm trying to update my dell bios, but when I run "wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/firmware/bootstrap.cgi | bash" as root I get an untrusted packages warning, a "Do you want to continue" message, but no chance to respond so "unrecognised input", and the process aborts....is there an easy way round this?
[17:36] <wilstone> thanks
[17:36] <crazybyte> Kano, intel core 2 duo with 2gb memory usb based wifi and sata hdd
[17:37] <Kano> wilstone: dont use wget |bash, but download it
[17:38] <Kano> crazybyte: amd board? or why usb based wifi?
[17:38] <crazybyte> and that is why i was wondering if it is possible that both cores are working the only thing that when threading is used there is no explicit management on which core the thread goes in the case of nosmp
[17:38] <crazybyte> Kano, it's Intel
[17:38] <crazybyte> ah
[17:38] <crazybyte> sorry it has Sis chipset
[17:38] <Kano> the worst chipset you can buy
[17:38] <crazybyte> i mean but usb based wifi that the wifi that is integrated is connecting through usb
[17:39] <Kano> i would return it and get something with centrino logo
[17:39] <crazybyte> i can't return it
[17:40] <crazybyte> Kano, but it is possible that both cores are working even if they aren't visible by using nospm
[17:40] <crazybyte> ?
[17:40] <wilstone> Kano: thanks. i know this is a very stupid question, but I only started on ubuntu yesterday.....how?
[17:41] <crazybyte> wilstone, try using a browser perhaps
[17:41] <wilstone> yeah thanks for that.....
[17:41] <Kano> crazybyte: nope
[17:41] <crazybyte> ok
[17:42] <crazybyte> thx for the info Kano :)
[17:42] <crazybyte> btw Happy New Year!
[17:42] <crazybyte> wilstone: go to that url that you gave
[17:42] <wilstone> what I mean is where do I put it
[17:42] <crazybyte> download the file it there is one there
[17:42] <crazybyte> and or save it
[17:43] <crazybyte> in a file if you get a contents
[17:43] <crazybyte> and run it manually
[17:43] <crazybyte> you can save it anywhere imho
[17:43] <Kano> wget -O firmware-update.sh  http://linux.dell.com/repo/firmware/bootstrap.cgi
[17:43] <Kano> chmod +x firmware-update.sh
[17:43] <Kano> sudo ./firmware-update.sh
[17:44] <Kano> in case of problems try
[17:44] <Kano> sudo bash firmware-update.sh
[17:44] <wilstone> great
[17:44] <wilstone> thanks Kano
[17:44] <wilstone> for your patience