Re: One of the best things about Linux
There is a thread of horror stories on the Unbuntu forums about laptops not coming awake after being put to "sleep" (no, Fido, not THAT 'put to sleep!'). Seems there may be bug-ugh. I let this desktop "sleep," and found the same problem with it -- when you punch a key or move the mouse, nothing happens; the system continues to snooze. Finally, I had to do a hard reboot by holding the power key down for a few seconds to rectify the sitichyation.
Mayhaps, it would be wise to avoid letting the computer nod off if you have anything of value that may be lost in a reboot until this issue is resolved.
On other fronts, I tried running Ubuntu 9.10 from the CD just to test my current Compaq laptop (AMD processor and Windders Wista Premium). Unlike Hardly Heron (8.04), there were no hardware issues at all, including WiFi (which found my router and correctly identified the encoding as WPA, and came up flawlessly once the proper code was entered) and the nVidia video system -- which was identified and the proprietary driver proffered for installation (problematical on a boot-from-CD trial, since the system must reboot to load and use the driver). At least, I know now that I can install this new distro on the laptop and achieve full functionality. That's good news -- just so long as the laptop and I can stay awake. ;)
Re: One of the best things about Linux
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Originally Posted by W3MIV
There is a thread of horror stories on the Unbuntu forums about laptops not coming awake after being put to "sleep" (no, Fido, not THAT 'put to sleep!'). Seems there may be bug-ugh. I let this desktop "sleep," and found the same problem with it -- when you punch a key or move the mouse, nothing happens; the system continues to snooze. Finally, I had to do a hard reboot by holding the power key down for a few seconds to rectify the sitichyation.
Mayhaps, it would be wise to avoid letting the computer nod off if you have anything of value that may be lost in a reboot until this issue is resolved.
On other fronts, I tried running Ubuntu 9.10 from the CD just to test my current Compaq laptop (AMD processor and Windders Wista Premium). Unlike Hardly Heron (8.04), there were no hardware issues at all, including WiFi (which found my router and correctly identified the encoding as WPA, and came up flawlessly once the proper code was entered) and the nVidia video system -- which was identified and the proprietary driver proffered for installation (problematical on a boot-from-CD trial, since the system must reboot to load and use the driver). At least, I know now that I can install this new distro on the laptop and achieve full functionality. That's good news -- just so long as the laptop and I can stay awake. ;)
i all ready have lucid 10.04 on my laptop :mrgreen:
Re: One of the best things about Linux
I've seen this with Ubuntu, too, but it didn't seem like a big deal. When it got hung after being asleep, all I had to do was hold the power button and shut it down, then re-start it. Linux boots and shuts down so fast that now I routinely just shut 'er down. Problem solved! (Or at least worked around).
