Comments for UbuntuGuru http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com Better living through a better OS Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:57:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by dimeotane http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1479 dimeotane Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:57:11 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1479 Thanks for your follow up! Not only does it cost $$ to repair, but also the pain-in-the-buttness of having to wait to get the restore disks, and not having a working Netbook that was just purchased. I agree I've been lucky... Almost all Ubuntu installs I've done I've been able to have a dual boot, and not needed to use a recovery CD to get the windows partition back. It's possible I had better success by using 9.10 to resize. Anyways, the truth is I have rarely booted into the windows partition since. I felt the need to keep it there just in case, but day to day have no need (or interest) in using it. I did image the netbook to a backup drive first the minute I pulled it out of it's box, so I had that to restore it, in case I needed to return it if Ubuntu wasn't going to work out. My other computers are now 100% ubuntu... the windows partition long since been removed. My main attention now is to partition for easy backups. On every system I put Ubuntu on, I have a separate /home partition and separate /root. That way I only back up the irreplaceable /home partition much faster. I can always replace /root easily from the downloaded installer. Thanks for your follow up! Not only does it cost $$ to repair, but also the pain-in-the-buttness of having to wait to get the restore disks, and not having a working Netbook that was just purchased.

I agree I’ve been lucky… Almost all Ubuntu installs I’ve done I’ve been able to have a dual boot, and not needed to use a recovery CD to get the windows partition back. It’s possible I had better success by using 9.10 to resize.

Anyways, the truth is I have rarely booted into the windows partition since. I felt the need to keep it there just in case, but day to day have no need (or interest) in using it. I did image the netbook to a backup drive first the minute I pulled it out of it’s box, so I had that to restore it, in case I needed to return it if Ubuntu wasn’t going to work out.

My other computers are now 100% ubuntu… the windows partition long since been removed. My main attention now is to partition for easy backups. On every system I put Ubuntu on, I have a separate /home partition and separate /root. That way I only back up the irreplaceable /home partition much faster. I can always replace /root easily from the downloaded installer.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by Anita Lewis http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1478 Anita Lewis Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:36:11 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1478 I did get it fixed by getting the restore disk from Toshiba, an external cdrom drive, and restoring Windows. Then I restored grub and all has been good. fdisk shows the same geometry as yours does, but that makes sense, because that is how Linux is reporting it. The question in my mind is why did Windows continue to boot for you, but not for me? I'm thinking it was because you repartitioned with version 8.10. A few years ago there was a lot of this happening. I have found a couple of posts of it happening recently with this netbook. Perhaps it is not a big issue. I wanted to warn people about it, because it is pretty costly to fix - for me it was $25 for the restore disk and more than that for an external cdrom drive. I'm ok with it, because I'm 10 years or so into Linux now and I would not be without it! Still, it is a puzzle to me how you got off so easy. :-) I did get it fixed by getting the restore disk from Toshiba, an external cdrom drive, and restoring Windows. Then I restored grub and all has been good.

fdisk shows the same geometry as yours does, but that makes sense, because that is how Linux is reporting it. The question in my mind is why did Windows continue to boot for you, but not for me? I’m thinking it was because you repartitioned with version 8.10.

A few years ago there was a lot of this happening. I have found a couple of posts of it happening recently with this netbook. Perhaps it is not a big issue. I wanted to warn people about it, because it is pretty costly to fix – for me it was $25 for the restore disk and more than that for an external cdrom drive. I’m ok with it, because I’m 10 years or so into Linux now and I would not be without it! Still, it is a puzzle to me how you got off so easy. :-)

]]> Comment on Ubuntu on Toshiba NB200 / NB 205 Netbook by dimeotane http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/ubuntu-on-toshiba-nb200-nb-205-netbook/#comment-1477 dimeotane Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:44:21 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-1477 Right now with the latest karmic updates I am playing audio from the headphone jack through powered speakers for multimedia presentations in my classroom. Yes, I agree, it doesn't look like the patches are included in Karmic yet though. By installing a patch I did have the internal speaker working as well, (but haven't reapplied it yet since updating to the newest kernel) It's a small speaker but good enough for a little sound. You wouldn't get this netbook for studio quality audio. I didn't have the internal mic working yet though. These threads are where the latest patches are being discussed: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/438318 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/389040?comments=all Right now with the latest karmic updates I am playing audio from the headphone jack through powered speakers for multimedia presentations in my classroom. Yes, I agree, it doesn’t look like the patches are included in Karmic yet though.

By installing a patch I did have the internal speaker working as well, (but haven’t reapplied it yet since updating to the newest kernel) It’s a small speaker but good enough for a little sound. You wouldn’t get this netbook for studio quality audio. I didn’t have the internal mic working yet though.

These threads are where the latest patches are being discussed:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/438318
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/389040?comments=all

]]> Comment on Ubuntu on Toshiba NB200 / NB 205 Netbook by Simon http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/ubuntu-on-toshiba-nb200-nb-205-netbook/#comment-1476 Simon Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:02:18 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-1476 Hi, I am interested in getting this netbook, but was holding off because of the Jaunty issues with it. Do you have any updates about Karmic final? Most notably the audio (including speakers, headphones and microphone). I can't see any evidence that the patches have been included in the final Karmic kernel. Thanks. Hi,

I am interested in getting this netbook, but was holding off because of the Jaunty issues with it. Do you have any updates about Karmic final? Most notably the audio (including speakers, headphones and microphone). I can’t see any evidence that the patches have been included in the final Karmic kernel.

Thanks.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by James Young http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1474 James Young Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:30:17 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1474 Everything seems balanced. The only issue is Linux. I have been running Ubuntu on my desktop PC for several months but I would hesitate to call myself an experienced user Everything seems balanced. The only issue is Linux. I have been running Ubuntu on my desktop PC for several months but I would hesitate to call myself an experienced user

]]> Comment on blogging with gnome-blog by Arsento http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/blogging-with-gnome-blog/#comment-1473 Arsento Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:32:44 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/blogging-with-gnome-blog/#comment-1473 Interesting and informative. But will you write about this one more? Interesting and informative. But will you write about this one more?

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by dimeotane http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1472 dimeotane Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:27:11 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1472 Hi Anita, Sorry to hear this happened to you. I know from personal experience how frustrating that kind of thing is. I was lucky enough that it worked flawlessly with 9.10 for me. Gosh I need to check my blog more often for comments and questions. I'm sure by now my reply will be too late, but for what it's worth: Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x6dbadddf Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 10199 81923436 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda2 18152 19457 10490445 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda3 10200 18151 63874440 5 Extended /dev/sda5 10200 11415 9767488+ 83 Linux /dev/sda6 11416 17980 52733331 83 Linux /dev/sda7 17981 18151 1373526 82 Linux swap / Solaris Partition table entries are not in disk order My kernel is currently 2.6.31-14-generic (but was when I installed in July it was a few versions ago). I don't have gparted installed, but Karmic's version of gparted is listed as 0.4.5-2ubuntu1 Hope you've managed to recover your system ok! Hi Anita,
Sorry to hear this happened to you. I know from personal experience how frustrating that kind of thing is. I was lucky enough that it worked flawlessly with 9.10 for me. Gosh I need to check my blog more often for comments and questions. I’m sure by now my reply will be too late, but for what it’s worth:

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0×6dbadddf

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 10199 81923436 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 18152 19457 10490445 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 10200 18151 63874440 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 10200 11415 9767488+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 11416 17980 52733331 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 17981 18151 1373526 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Partition table entries are not in disk order

My kernel is currently 2.6.31-14-generic (but was when I installed in July it was a few versions ago).

I don’t have gparted installed, but Karmic’s version of gparted is listed as 0.4.5-2ubuntu1

Hope you’ve managed to recover your system ok!

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by dimeotane http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1471 dimeotane Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:14:23 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1471 I've only used Ubuntu UNR karmic (pre release daily build) on this netbook. Over the years I've tried a dozen different distros, on many different computers. I often check distrowatch to see what else is out there in the linux work. For me Ubuntu is the most polished, with the largest community support, and frequent updates. It has the easy to use feel of a mac, but with the beauty of open source. I've sometimes used other distros for imaging drives, formatting, or file recovery. I think Dell chose to go with Ubuntu over other linux distros for some of these reasons. I’ve only used Ubuntu UNR karmic (pre release daily build) on this netbook.

Over the years I’ve tried a dozen different distros, on many different computers. I often check distrowatch to see what else is out there in the linux work. For me Ubuntu is the most polished, with the largest community support, and frequent updates. It has the easy to use feel of a mac, but with the beauty of open source. I’ve sometimes used other distros for imaging drives, formatting, or file recovery. I think Dell chose to go with Ubuntu over other linux distros for some of these reasons.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by dimeotane http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1470 dimeotane Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:09:58 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1470 Wow, that's really cool of you to come here and say so! You've inspired me to keep updating this more often. I've kinda left it behind for a month now. Wow, that’s really cool of you to come here and say so! You’ve inspired me to keep updating this more often. I’ve kinda left it behind for a month now.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by dimeotane http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1469 dimeotane Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:08:47 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1469 Yes, the cooling fan kicks in every now and then depending on how heavy the CPU load is. Most of the time it is off. It's very quiet! One of the reasons I picked this netbook based on the reviews. Yes, the cooling fan kicks in every now and then depending on how heavy the CPU load is. Most of the time it is off. It’s very quiet! One of the reasons I picked this netbook based on the reviews.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu on Toshiba NB200 / NB 205 Netbook by dimeotane http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/ubuntu-on-toshiba-nb200-nb-205-netbook/#comment-1468 dimeotane Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:06:13 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-1468 I just installed the audio patch and rebooted and it worked for me. I didn't need to change /boot/grub/menu.lst I just installed the audio patch and rebooted and it worked for me. I didn’t need to change /boot/grub/menu.lst

]]> Comment on Ubuntu on Toshiba NB200 / NB 205 Netbook by dimeotane http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/ubuntu-on-toshiba-nb200-nb-205-netbook/#comment-1467 dimeotane Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:04:49 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-1467 UNR on the NB200 has had sound from day 1, just not from the internal speaker until the patch came out. With the latest kernel patch this has been fixed. The built in speaker is small, and not ideal for serious audio. It's fine for everyday casual stuff. In the past, some people are ok with using external speakers or headphones. I'd say that without sound URN is VERY usable, although it depends on what you need your netbook for.... for a musician / sound editor you'd be likely to be using higher end audio equipment anyway. UNR on the NB200 has had sound from day 1, just not from the internal speaker until the patch came out. With the latest kernel patch this has been fixed. The built in speaker is small, and not ideal for serious audio. It’s fine for everyday casual stuff. In the past, some people are ok with using external speakers or headphones. I’d say that without sound URN is VERY usable, although it depends on what you need your netbook for…. for a musician / sound editor you’d be likely to be using higher end audio equipment anyway.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu on Toshiba NB200 / NB 205 Netbook by dimeotane http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/ubuntu-on-toshiba-nb200-nb-205-netbook/#comment-1466 dimeotane Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:56:11 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-1466 Hi Anmar, thankyou for reading my blog. I've found that suspend and resume work really well since day one with Karmic. I just close the lid for suspend, and then powerbutton for instant resume... the only finicky thing at first was the wifi. Now that works flawlessly as well I find. Bluetooth did not seem to be detected, but I haven't really tried as I have nothing bluetooth I need to work on it. I suppose sometime I could check to see if it works with my phone. Users of the NB200 on the ubuntu forums <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1215665" rel="nofollow">NB200 setup thread</a> may be able to tell you more. Audio still seems to be waiting for the final patches to be included (as of this date). I imagine it will be fixed by the end of the month when Karmic is officially released. The hotkeys that I've used that work are volume up/down, brightness up/down, mute, suspend to ram: those seem to work... some of the others don't seem to work. I'm finding Karmic very useable. The only real challenge I've had was dealing with a broken update while using the daily build a few months ago. No problem since. Hi Anmar, thankyou for reading my blog. I’ve found that suspend and resume work really well since day one with Karmic. I just close the lid for suspend, and then powerbutton for instant resume… the only finicky thing at first was the wifi. Now that works flawlessly as well I find.
Bluetooth did not seem to be detected, but I haven’t really tried as I have nothing bluetooth I need to work on it. I suppose sometime I could check to see if it works with my phone. Users of the NB200 on the ubuntu forums NB200 setup thread may be able to tell you more.
Audio still seems to be waiting for the final patches to be included (as of this date). I imagine it will be fixed by the end of the month when Karmic is officially released.
The hotkeys that I’ve used that work are volume up/down, brightness up/down, mute, suspend to ram: those seem to work… some of the others don’t seem to work.
I’m finding Karmic very useable. The only real challenge I’ve had was dealing with a broken update while using the daily build a few months ago. No problem since.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by Toshiba Mini NB205 Price Dropped http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1465 Toshiba Mini NB205 Price Dropped Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:22:24 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1465 Toshiba NB205 - Great little computer. The 6 cell, 9 hour battery extends about 3/4" beyond the case and is VERY useful for holding this small computer. I replaced the 1MB of RAM with 2MB and installed Office 2007 Small Office Edition. The computer boots fast and is a pleasure to use. I was unnecessarily concerned about the ability of this computer to quickly handle my 87MB Excel file that includes imbedded images. Runs PowerPoint and Outlook almost as quickly as my desktop. Amazing package - highly recommended. Toshiba NB205 – Great little computer.
The 6 cell, 9 hour battery extends about 3/4″ beyond the case and is VERY useful for holding this small computer. I replaced the 1MB of RAM with 2MB and installed Office 2007 Small Office Edition. The computer boots fast and is a pleasure to use. I was unnecessarily concerned about the ability of this computer to quickly handle my 87MB Excel file that includes imbedded images. Runs PowerPoint and Outlook almost as quickly as my desktop.
Amazing package – highly recommended.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu on Toshiba NB200 / NB 205 Netbook by Anmar Oueja http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/ubuntu-on-toshiba-nb200-nb-205-netbook/#comment-1464 Anmar Oueja Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:09:20 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-1464 Hello: I am an avid linux user and wish to purchase the NB200 for my travels. I am interested in knowing more about your Karmic experience. I would appreciate it if you can let me know the following please: 1. Does suspend and resume work (as of Alpha 5)? 2. Does audio work with the stock Ubuntu kernel in Alpha 5? 3. Do the hot keys on the keyboard (enable disable touchpad, enable disable wireless, etc?) 4. Does Bluetooth work out of the box? I am interested in Karmic (9.10) and how it works with this machine out of the box. Cheers! anmar Hello:

I am an avid linux user and wish to purchase the NB200 for my travels. I am interested in knowing more about your Karmic experience. I would appreciate it if you can let me know the following please:

1. Does suspend and resume work (as of Alpha 5)?
2. Does audio work with the stock Ubuntu kernel in Alpha 5?
3. Do the hot keys on the keyboard (enable disable touchpad, enable disable wireless, etc?)
4. Does Bluetooth work out of the box?

I am interested in Karmic (9.10) and how it works with this machine out of the box.

Cheers!

anmar

]]> Comment on How to: simple security with Easy Crypt by sandrar http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/how-to-keep-secret-with-easy-crypt/#comment-1463 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:44:17 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/how-to-keep-secret-with-easy-crypt/#comment-1463 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu on Toshiba NB200 / NB 205 Netbook by dingo http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/ubuntu-on-toshiba-nb200-nb-205-netbook/#comment-1462 dingo Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:31:28 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-1462 not sure where their at with this but reading this post one would be hopeful it really did work, however experience shows me that with karmic on a fresh daily build of both ubuntu netbook remix and kubuntu netbook, i have 0 sound from UNR, but kubuntu netbook sound works great, kinda odd their from the same karmic base one works the other plainly doesnt. So something recently has seemed to change. I can say the new UNR desktop look is very useable, however without sound UNR itself is useless. not sure where their at with this but reading this post one would be hopeful it really did work, however experience shows me that with karmic on a fresh daily build of both ubuntu netbook remix and kubuntu netbook, i have 0 sound from UNR, but kubuntu netbook sound works great, kinda odd their from the same karmic base one works the other plainly doesnt. So something recently has seemed to change. I can say the new UNR desktop look is very useable, however without sound UNR itself is useless.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu on Toshiba NB200 / NB 205 Netbook by MetroPietro http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/ubuntu-on-toshiba-nb200-nb-205-netbook/#comment-1461 MetroPietro Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:37:47 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-1461 Hi Dimeotane, followed your link to Bug #389040 and based on comments #94 and #96, I downloaded and installed kernel 2.6.28-15.50~lp389040oga2-generic. I have not tried to boot from it yet, but I did look at my filesystem from / and did not see the inird or vmlinuz files corresponding to this new patched kernel. Can you provide a quick HowTo, i.e. the syntax for the lines we should add to /boot/grub/menu.lst so that GRUB will find the newly-installed kernel? Or if we should boot somehow differently, can you explain? Thanks. Hi Dimeotane, followed your link to Bug #389040 and based on comments #94 and #96, I downloaded and installed kernel 2.6.28-15.50~lp389040oga2-generic. I have not tried to boot from it yet, but I did look at my filesystem from / and did not see the inird or vmlinuz files corresponding to this new patched kernel. Can you provide a quick HowTo, i.e. the syntax for the lines we should add to /boot/grub/menu.lst so that GRUB will find the newly-installed kernel? Or if we should boot somehow differently, can you explain? Thanks.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by MrBlue21 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1460 MrBlue21 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:11:03 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1460 I have the Toshiba Netbook as well and I'm loving it. I have Ubuntu 9.04 and it seems to run very hot. Does your netbook's fan turn on and off with the 9.10 Karmic Koala Netbook Remix? Thanks. I have the Toshiba Netbook as well and I’m loving it. I have Ubuntu 9.04 and it seems to run very hot. Does your netbook’s fan turn on and off with the 9.10 Karmic Koala Netbook Remix? Thanks.

]]> Comment on blogging with gnome-blog by KC Jackson http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/blogging-with-gnome-blog/#comment-1457 KC Jackson Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:30:59 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/blogging-with-gnome-blog/#comment-1457 Hello Guru, what entice you to post an article. This article was extremely interesting, especially since I was searching for thoughts on this subject last Thursday! Hello Guru, what entice you to post an article. This article was extremely interesting, especially since I was searching for thoughts on this subject last Thursday!

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by Megan "Best Netbook 2009" http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1456 Megan "Best Netbook 2009" Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:01:33 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1456 I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often. I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by Melisa http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1455 Melisa Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:56:54 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1455 Did you try any distros other than UNR before deciding? I've got the nb205 and have been looking for a reasonably speedy distro that will work on it (especially the wireless) but I'm just not crazy about Ubuntu. I'd love to know if you tried anything else that worked. Did you try any distros other than UNR before deciding? I’ve got the nb205 and have been looking for a reasonably speedy distro that will work on it (especially the wireless) but I’m just not crazy about Ubuntu. I’d love to know if you tried anything else that worked.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by Anita Lewis http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1447 Anita Lewis Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:04:38 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1447 After repartitioning with the installer for remix 9.04, I lost the ability to boot into Windows even though it was listed in grub. As I said previously, this happened some years ago and was fixed with Windows fixboot. I'm sure it was due to the change in disk geometry in the BIOS. I fixed it by getting the restore disk from Toshiba ($25) and buying an external cd drive. Now I'd like to see if we can find the original geometry, because it is possible to prevent this by giving the geometry when booting the installer. Of course, who is going to bother to find this out? With luck, most people will use 9.10! I don't know why it didn't happen in 9.10, but I'm sure it has a different kernel and possibly a newer version of gparted. Would you please report the cylinders, heads, sectors that you have when you do 'sudo fdisk -l'? Also what version of the kernel and gparted? Thanks, Anita After repartitioning with the installer for remix 9.04, I lost the ability to boot into Windows even though it was listed in grub. As I said previously, this happened some years ago and was fixed with Windows fixboot. I’m sure it was due to the change in disk geometry in the BIOS. I fixed it by getting the restore disk from Toshiba ($25) and buying an external cd drive. Now I’d like to see if we can find the original geometry, because it is possible to prevent this by giving the geometry when booting the installer. Of course, who is going to bother to find this out? With luck, most people will use 9.10!

I don’t know why it didn’t happen in 9.10, but I’m sure it has a different kernel and possibly a newer version of gparted. Would you please report the cylinders, heads, sectors that you have when you do ’sudo fdisk -l’? Also what version of the kernel and gparted?

Thanks,
Anita

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by Jaroslav http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1445 Jaroslav Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:39:27 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1445 Well, thanks for this point of view. J. Well, thanks for this point of view. J.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by dimeotane http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1442 dimeotane Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:01:26 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1442 Thankyou for your readership. I really enjoyed your thoughtful letter (from Prague no less!!). Ubuntu in my experience is the most user friendly distribution, that is likely to 'just work' with most hardware. It also has frequent updates. When I first put Ubuntu on my Dell XPS notebook, there were a few finicky things that required tweaking... by reading more on the Ubuntu forums. (wireless required Ndiswrapper, graphics needed driver, sound didn't work 100%) A few months and an upgrading to newer versions and everything worked! I've not had to compile anything really. (My HP laserjet 1020 did need the printer driver compiled a few versions ago.) Yes there is some time and learning required, but IMHO I think it's good to learn more by taking more ownership, and becoming more computer literate. Learning ubuntu has been extremely rewarding for me and when I consider if years ago I had continued to only keep using Windows, my time would have been consumed by dealing with Virus attacks instead of actually learning powerful techniques for using my computer. The Asus EEE 1005HA would have been my other choice for a netbook, and has equally excellent specs. Asus makes great notebook computers (I understand also for some of the other big brands as well). There is a major EEE following in Ubuntu and I think that fans who contribute to Ubuntu updates will eventually work out the drivers & settings. For myself I went with the NB200 because of lower pricing and greater availability. Perhaps the EEE 1005 has better speakers than the NB200, so that could be a reason for choosing it over the NB200? Thankyou for your readership. I really enjoyed your thoughtful letter (from Prague no less!!). Ubuntu in my experience is the most user friendly distribution, that is likely to ‘just work’ with most hardware. It also has frequent updates. When I first put Ubuntu on my Dell XPS notebook, there were a few finicky things that required tweaking… by reading more on the Ubuntu forums. (wireless required Ndiswrapper, graphics needed driver, sound didn’t work 100%) A few months and an upgrading to newer versions and everything worked!
I’ve not had to compile anything really. (My HP laserjet 1020 did need the printer driver compiled a few versions ago.) Yes there is some time and learning required, but IMHO I think it’s good to learn more by taking more ownership, and becoming more computer literate. Learning ubuntu has been extremely rewarding for me and when I consider if years ago I had continued to only keep using Windows, my time would have been consumed by dealing with Virus attacks instead of actually learning powerful techniques for using my computer.

The Asus EEE 1005HA would have been my other choice for a netbook, and has equally excellent specs. Asus makes great notebook computers (I understand also for some of the other big brands as well). There is a major EEE following in Ubuntu and I think that fans who contribute to Ubuntu updates will eventually work out the drivers & settings. For myself I went with the NB200 because of lower pricing and greater availability. Perhaps the EEE 1005 has better speakers than the NB200, so that could be a reason for choosing it over the NB200?

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by Jaroslav http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1439 Jaroslav Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:11:35 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1439 Hi Dimeotane! Thank you for this post. Me and my (as yours also a) good taste wife are looking for a decent netbook and Toshiba NB200 has almost everything we are up to. The look, fine designed keyboard and touchpad, quiet fan, etc. Everything seems balanced. The only issue is Linux. I have been running Ubuntu on my desktop PC for several months but I would hesitate to call myself an experienced user. But I realy like the advantages of netbook tailored Ubuntu distributions like UNR, Eeebuntu or Easy Peasy. And I must say I'm pretty affraid of all the difficulties (and there are many of them) I read about instalation of them on NB200. Is it worth it? Shall I take my time and compile and complile and compile? Or is there a real expectations that (at least) the major issues will be solved in 9.10 Karmic Koala? Our second choice is Asus Eee PC 1005HA which is not without some minor troubles neither at this time. But I am pretty sure I could handle them a lot easier and also the future support of Eees might better than the NB200's. Anyway, I am looking forward to read anything about your experiences with this Toshibita adorable. Greetings from Prague, CZ. Hi Dimeotane! Thank you for this post. Me and my (as yours also a) good taste wife are looking for a decent netbook and Toshiba NB200 has almost everything we are up to. The look, fine designed keyboard and touchpad, quiet fan, etc. Everything seems balanced. The only issue is Linux. I have been running Ubuntu on my desktop PC for several months but I would hesitate to call myself an experienced user. But I realy like the advantages of netbook tailored Ubuntu distributions like UNR, Eeebuntu or Easy Peasy. And I must say I’m pretty affraid of all the difficulties (and there are many of them) I read about instalation of them on NB200.

Is it worth it? Shall I take my time and compile and complile and compile? Or is there a real expectations that (at least) the major issues will be solved in 9.10 Karmic Koala?

Our second choice is Asus Eee PC 1005HA which is not without some minor troubles neither at this time. But I am pretty sure I could handle them a lot easier and also the future support of Eees might better than the NB200’s.

Anyway, I am looking forward to read anything about your experiences with this Toshibita adorable.

Greetings from Prague, CZ.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by Anita Lewis http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1438 Anita Lewis Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:18:04 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1438 Bummer. I used 9.04 and got the problem where the C/H/S gets changed in the BIOS. The basics of it is that gparted uses what the kernel gives it for the hard drive geometry and then it gets changed in the BIOS. Unfortunately the little segment of the MBR where Windows keeps its information about the geometry is unchanged and it can't find boot information. This happened to me before, but I was able to use a Win XP disk to do fixmbr and fixboot. No such luck on the netbook. There is a possible fix using sfdisk which I will try. On the last machine where this happened, the sfdisk fix didn't work. I'm hoping this will be better. I should have used 9.10 like you did. :-( Bummer. I used 9.04 and got the problem where the C/H/S gets changed in the BIOS. The basics of it is that gparted uses what the kernel gives it for the hard drive geometry and then it gets changed in the BIOS. Unfortunately the little segment of the MBR where Windows keeps its information about the geometry is unchanged and it can’t find boot information.

This happened to me before, but I was able to use a Win XP disk to do fixmbr and fixboot. No such luck on the netbook. There is a possible fix using sfdisk which I will try. On the last machine where this happened, the sfdisk fix didn’t work. I’m hoping this will be better. I should have used 9.10 like you did. :-(

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by dimeotane http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1436 dimeotane Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:34:12 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1436 I first backed up the whole drive with DD, then the MBR just in case things screwed up. I used gparted to resize windows down to 1/3, then made a root / partition and a /home partion and a swap. It partitioned fine, but I needed to mess with grub2 to get my windows boot on the menu... Grub2 is done differently and I had to look in the forums for that. I should post the how to here though.. Thanks for following the blog! I first backed up the whole drive with DD, then the MBR just in case things screwed up. I used gparted to resize windows down to 1/3, then made a root / partition and a /home partion and a swap. It partitioned fine, but I needed to mess with grub2 to get my windows boot on the menu… Grub2 is done differently and I had to look in the forums for that. I should post the how to here though.. Thanks for following the blog!

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by Anita Lewis http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1435 Anita Lewis Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:25:32 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1435 How did you repartition the drive? I read of a bad experience on a netbook using gparted on the installer. I've never had a problem with a regular laptop of desktop; so I'm wondering. Thanks How did you repartition the drive? I read of a bad experience on a netbook using gparted on the installer. I’ve never had a problem with a regular laptop of desktop; so I’m wondering. Thanks

]]> Comment on Awesome Addressbook for Netbook Remix by Awesome Addressbook for Netbook Remix « UbuntuGuru » NetbookBlog http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/awesome-addressbook-for-netbook-remix/#comment-1433 Awesome Addressbook for Netbook Remix « UbuntuGuru » NetbookBlog Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:48:44 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-1433 [...] Addressbook for Netbook Remix « UbuntuGuru Source: UbuntuGuru - Monday, 27th July 2009, 18:48 GMT How fast is your netbook? New Atom N280 super_pi speed test [...] [...] Addressbook for Netbook Remix « UbuntuGuru Source: UbuntuGuru – Monday, 27th July 2009, 18:48 GMT How fast is your netbook? New Atom N280 super_pi speed test [...]

]]> Comment on Ubuntu for Netbooks by Links 26/07/2009: GNU/Linux in French Schools, KDE 4.3 Excitement | Boycott Novell http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1430 Links 26/07/2009: GNU/Linux in French Schools, KDE 4.3 Excitement | Boycott Novell Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:07:52 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/ubuntu-for-netbooks/#comment-1430 [...] Ubuntu for Netbooks I did a fair amount of research this month on netbooks, and ended up choosing the Toshiba NB200 (or NB205 as it is in the US) as what I thought was the best option currently. I read quite a few reviews online, and paid attention to the reviews comparing among netbooks the real world issues that aren’t often covered by comparing specs. Each computer maker seems to have a netbook now trying to corner the market, and they’re almost all the same hardware it seems. But good notebook review sites measure practical concerns like screen brightness outdoors, contrast, heat, fan noise, keyboard feel, and actual battery life. [...] [...] Ubuntu for Netbooks I did a fair amount of research this month on netbooks, and ended up choosing the Toshiba NB200 (or NB205 as it is in the US) as what I thought was the best option currently. I read quite a few reviews online, and paid attention to the reviews comparing among netbooks the real world issues that aren’t often covered by comparing specs. Each computer maker seems to have a netbook now trying to corner the market, and they’re almost all the same hardware it seems. But good notebook review sites measure practical concerns like screen brightness outdoors, contrast, heat, fan noise, keyboard feel, and actual battery life. [...]

]]> Comment on blogging with gnome-blog by Links 26/07/2009: GNU/Linux in French Schools, KDE 4.3 Excitement | Boycott Novell http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/blogging-with-gnome-blog/#comment-1429 Links 26/07/2009: GNU/Linux in French Schools, KDE 4.3 Excitement | Boycott Novell Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:07:09 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/blogging-with-gnome-blog/#comment-1429 [...] blogging with gnome-blog [...] [...] blogging with gnome-blog [...]

]]> Comment on How to: simple security with Easy Crypt by dimeotane http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/how-to-keep-secret-with-easy-crypt/#comment-1425 dimeotane Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:08:03 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/how-to-keep-secret-with-easy-crypt/#comment-1425 Thierry, thats a good point. Since I wrote the entry, Truecrypt has come out with a gui and easycrypt took a while to update the task bar app to be compatible with the newest version. So I stopped using it for a while. An announcement 2008-11-08: Truecrypt 6.x - 6.1 now supported. I'll take another look sometime soon! Thierry, thats a good point. Since I wrote the entry, Truecrypt has come out with a gui and easycrypt took a while to update the task bar app to be compatible with the newest version. So I stopped using it for a while. An announcement 2008-11-08: Truecrypt 6.x – 6.1 now supported. I’ll take another look sometime soon!

]]> Comment on What’s the ‘best’ file compression method? by woot http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/whats-the-best-file-compression-method/#comment-1422 woot Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:30:54 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/whats-the-best-file-compression-method/#comment-1422 Thank you ! this was exacty what i was looking for ! thanks once again for the time and effort you spent on this litel project ! Thank you ! this was exacty what i was looking for !
thanks once again for the time and effort you spent on this litel project !

]]> Comment on Forensics Live CD by bufare http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/forensics-live-cd/#comment-1421 bufare Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:15:36 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/forensics-live-cd/#comment-1421 That was a nice read. That was a nice read.

]]> Comment on Forensics Live CD by sara http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/forensics-live-cd/#comment-1419 sara Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:28:11 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/forensics-live-cd/#comment-1419 good info good info

]]> Comment on ubuntu stock market programs by trading http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/ubuntu-stock-market-programs/#comment-1418 trading Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:14:07 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/ubuntu-stock-market-programs/#comment-1418 OHH I am amazed with it. It is a good thing for my me. Thanks. ^_^ OHH I am amazed with it. It is a good thing for my me. Thanks. ^_^

]]> Comment on How to: simple security with Easy Crypt by Thierry B. http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/how-to-keep-secret-with-easy-crypt/#comment-1417 Thierry B. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:44:25 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/how-to-keep-secret-with-easy-crypt/#comment-1417 Hi, Has easycrypt any interest now that Treucrypt has a GUI? Hi,

Has easycrypt any interest now that Treucrypt has a GUI?

]]> Comment on What’s the ‘best’ file compression method? by Ben http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/whats-the-best-file-compression-method/#comment-1413 Ben Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:53:01 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/whats-the-best-file-compression-method/#comment-1413 I have been using zip for the same thing, compressing virtualbox files, but there seems to be filesize limit that zip can handle (2/4GB). It seems to just ignore them, giving the impression that they were included, but on inspecting the archive they are missing. I have heard rzip is designed for larger files, but until it becomes an option in fileroller (installed the rzip package for command line use) I think I will have to use bz2. I have been using zip for the same thing, compressing virtualbox files, but there seems to be filesize limit that zip can handle (2/4GB). It seems to just ignore them, giving the impression that they were included, but on inspecting the archive they are missing. I have heard rzip is designed for larger files, but until it becomes an option in fileroller (installed the rzip package for command line use) I think I will have to use bz2.

]]> Comment on Digital Forensics by L http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/digital-forensics/#comment-1408 L Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:42:58 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/digital-forensics/#comment-1408 I saw a picture of the laptop drive side of the HX-IDE-K and there is no blanked out hole, so how do you know which way to plug a laptop drive into it so you don't blow up the laptop drive by guessing wrong (it allows you to plug the laptop drive in either way)? Thank you. I saw a picture of the laptop drive side of the HX-IDE-K and there is no blanked out hole, so how do you know which way to plug a laptop drive into it so you don’t blow up the laptop drive by guessing wrong (it allows you to plug the laptop drive in either way)? Thank you.

]]> Comment on What’s the ‘best’ file compression method? by someguy http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/whats-the-best-file-compression-method/#comment-1407 someguy Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:28:03 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/whats-the-best-file-compression-method/#comment-1407 hopefully you'll find this as helpful as I did. http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000798.html hopefully you’ll find this as helpful as I did.

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000798.html

]]> Comment on What’s the ‘best’ file compression method? by Sora http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/whats-the-best-file-compression-method/#comment-1406 Sora Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:13:54 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/whats-the-best-file-compression-method/#comment-1406 well in all there are a few others that are not used nearly as often as others one for example is the KGB archive which works better than 7zip and is slightly faster than 7zip but only by a few seconds or two well in all there are a few others that are not used nearly as often as others one for example is the KGB archive which works better than 7zip and is slightly faster than 7zip but only by a few seconds or two

]]> Comment on testdisk saves the day by Feri Ametia http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/testdisk-saves-the-day/#comment-1404 Feri Ametia Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:51:55 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/testdisk-saves-the-day/#comment-1404 Thanks for the information. can you explain how to install tesdisk on ubuntu, because i always failed when install it... Thanks Thanks for the information.

can you explain how to install tesdisk on ubuntu, because i always failed when install it…

Thanks

]]> Comment on add some simple security by file systems question http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/add-some-simple-security/#comment-1403 file systems question Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:33:22 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/add-some-simple-security/#comment-1403 looking through the manual for shred, it appears as though it will not work on "journaling file systems." does anyone know if ubuntu 8.04 uses such a thing? (Ext3, XFS, Re3iser FS or JFS) looking through the manual for shred, it appears as though it will not work on “journaling file systems.” does anyone know if ubuntu 8.04 uses such a thing? (Ext3, XFS, Re3iser FS or JFS)

]]> Comment on What’s the ‘best’ file compression method? by wadthehell http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/whats-the-best-file-compression-method/#comment-1402 wadthehell Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:37:53 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/whats-the-best-file-compression-method/#comment-1402 wtf WInrAR STore Compression method is the best =) wtf WInrAR STore Compression method is the best =)

]]> Comment on What’s the ‘best’ file compression method? by Papa G http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/whats-the-best-file-compression-method/#comment-1401 Papa G Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:43:32 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/whats-the-best-file-compression-method/#comment-1401 Cool. Thanks! Cool. Thanks!

]]> Comment on What’s the ‘best’ file compression method? by pranay http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/whats-the-best-file-compression-method/#comment-1400 pranay Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:11:16 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/whats-the-best-file-compression-method/#comment-1400 There is one more_KGB archiver.It has the best compression but takes the most time. eg on a 512 mb ram computer to compress 25 mb it will take 2 hrs. There is one more_KGB archiver.It has the best compression but takes the most time.
eg on a 512 mb ram computer to compress 25 mb it will take 2 hrs.

]]> Comment on The digg.com Revolution of ‘07 by tenjin http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/28/#comment-1397 tenjin Wed, 21 May 2008 17:03:10 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/28/#comment-1397 Awesome post and thanks for posting it so all can see and read! Awesome post and thanks for posting it so all can see and read!

]]> Comment on How to: simple security with Easy Crypt by benux http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/how-to-keep-secret-with-easy-crypt/#comment-1396 benux Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:03:54 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/how-to-keep-secret-with-easy-crypt/#comment-1396 @Easy Kill: I'm having the same problem as you (can't create crypts larger than 2GB). I had no problem doing this until I upgraded to Hardy. Anybody have any idea what's going on? And no I'm not trying to create them with FAT file systems, I'm using EXT3. @Easy Kill: I’m having the same problem as you (can’t create crypts larger than 2GB). I had no problem doing this until I upgraded to Hardy. Anybody have any idea what’s going on? And no I’m not trying to create them with FAT file systems, I’m using EXT3.

]]> Comment on ubuntu stock market programs by SrEngRet http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/ubuntu-stock-market-programs/#comment-1395 SrEngRet Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:14:58 +0000 http://ubuntuguru.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/ubuntu-stock-market-programs/#comment-1395 Is this still operational? I'm using Ubuntu and can't get it to work OR I have not followed the procedure. What is your advice? Is this still operational? I’m using Ubuntu and can’t get it to work OR I have not followed the procedure.
What is your advice?

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