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elaine81
December 22nd, 2009, 01:35 PM
Hi all ,

need help again , pls help ... after installing Ubuntu 9.0.4 , tot that this OS is rather slow , it's hangs after every few mins , the screen will greyed out , then gradually resumed , then greyout again , after every few clicks with my mouse , anyone hv any solution for this ? i hv tried a few methods show in below link but doesn't help much , realli sickening , experts , pls help me ...

http://www.pelagodesign.com/blog/2009/07/21/how-to-make-ubuntu-linux-run-faster-on-a-laptop/


Thanks in Advanced!!:):)
Grenage
December 22nd, 2009, 01:36 PM
A good start would be your computer specs!
elaine81
December 22nd, 2009, 02:15 PM
A good start would be your computer specs!

Intel celeron M

Memory = 236 MB

Available disk space = 31.6 GB


How abt this?
presence1960
December 22nd, 2009, 03:02 PM
Intel celeron M

Memory = 236 MB

Available disk space = 31.6 GB


How abt this?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements

Read that, you may have trouble running Ubuntu with that little RAM. Maybe try Xubuntu or Masonux 9.04 (http://sites.google.com/site/masonux/home)

Or try the alternate text based installer- get it here (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate).

Or add more RAM.

The last option is the best in my opinion- add more RAM. RAM is very cheap if you can find it for your machine.
elaine81
December 22nd, 2009, 03:04 PM
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements

Read that, you may have trouble running Ubuntu with that little RAM. Maybe try Xubuntu or Masonux 9.04 (http://sites.google.com/site/masonux/home)

Or add more RAM.


Oh ... thanks !!! I think i will upgrade my ram first , thanks !!!:):)
elaine81
December 27th, 2009, 09:11 AM
Hv added 512mb more ram to my laptop , now ubuntu load quite fast without hanging , thanks!!!
stinger30au
December 27th, 2009, 10:35 AM
some tips i have learnt the hard way

have a decent high speed hdd to install ubuntu to in the first place

do a custom install and get the swap file and go nuts with it, give it say 6 gig for swap and watch it fly

also throw as much ram at it as u can

enjoy
ram4nd
December 27th, 2009, 10:46 AM
have a decent high speed hdd to install ubuntu to in the first place
HDD speed doesn't matter. It's not like: if you don't have SATA HDD you cant own Linux.
presence1960
December 27th, 2009, 02:32 PM
Hv added 512mb more ram to my laptop , now ubuntu load quite fast without hanging , thanks!!!

Glad you got it working. Enjoy ubuntu.