Ubuntu 8.10 May Handle CPUs a Bit Too Well

[Izek]

I used Ubuntu 8.10, and I just have to say that it probably handles CPUs a bit too well. Compiz regularly causes my whole system to lock-up every few minutes, but on hardy... not the case; even when a CPU get driven to 100% or more, hardy still stays stable without any lockups. It may be due to the driver of my graphics card, or just the handling of compiz, but with the way I see it, I'm not too sure anymore.

[waspbr]

if anything there's more control. I run numerical analysis software, openFoam , and sometimes it may be too much for my laptop. In hardy this would mean that temperature would build up to 80-90 deg since the frequency scaling is to set to "on demand".

In intrepid however, it is easier to configure ur cpu scaling on the fly, so while I am running a model, I can scale back the cpus by a few nmouse clicks, sure it takes slightly longer, but the temperature stays at reasonable levels

[Izek]

In intrepid however, it is easier to configure ur cpu scaling on the fly, so while I am running a model, I can scale back the cpus by a few nmouse clicks, sure it takes slightly longer, but the temperature stays at reasonable levels

How do you do that by the way?

[wolfen69]

I used Ubuntu 8.10, and I just have to say that it probably handles CPUs a bit too well.

if it were not for the fact that you displayed where you are from, i would have assumed english was not your first language. and there's still a chance that it is not. however, what does the above statement mean? it handles cpu's a bit too well? :-k first off, handling something too well does not make sense. if something is wrong, it is not being handled well in the first place. secondly, a CPU is a central processing unit. what does your problem have to do with cpu's? please clarify.

[solwic]

if it were not for the fact that you displayed where you are from, i would have assumed english was not your first language. and there's still a chance that it is not. however, what does the above statement mean? it handles cpu's a bit too well? :-k first off, handling something too well does not make sense. if something is wrong, it is not being handled well in the first place. secondly, a CPU is a central processing unit. what does your problem have to do with cpu's? please clarify.

Ah Wolfen...I remember reading lots and lots of your posts.

I probably shouldn't bother with this, but I have to say that it is people like you who drive new users away from great distros like this one.

Why nitpick over semantics? I think his meaning is pretty clear; he mentioned lockups. Or perhaps it's sarcasm?

I'm not trying to start an argument or discussion here; I'm not even going to check back on this post. Just wanted to point out what most of the rest of us are probably thinking: stop being such an unhelpful, deliberately obtuse *******, and focus on helping rather than deconstruction sentence structure.

Cheers! :)

[Izek]

Why nitpick over semantics? I think his meaning is pretty clear; he mentioned lockups. Or perhaps it's sarcasm?

It wasn't sarcasm, I really did have lockups on Intrepid. Switching to hardy rectified them. Though seeing hardy show a CPU with 102% is kinda... weird.

[wolfen69]

Ah Wolfen...I remember reading lots and lots of your posts.

I probably shouldn't bother with this, but I have to say that it is people like you who drive new users away from great distros like this one.

Why nitpick over semantics? I think his meaning is pretty clear; he mentioned lockups. Or perhaps it's sarcasm?

I'm not trying to start an argument or discussion here; I'm not even going to check back on this post. Just wanted to point out what most of the rest of us are probably thinking: stop being such an unhelpful, deliberately obtuse *******, and focus on helping rather than deconstruction sentence structure.

Cheers! :)
i drive new users away? that's odd. i have helped alot of people in the forums. i didn't get 370 thanks for my witty writing style. and have also kept alot of people from leaving ubuntu because i solved their problem. i'm sorry if you took my post the wrong way, but i was trying to get to the bottom of the op's original post.

anyway, glad to hear hardy works for you.

[Izek]

Yeah but switching to an older ubuntu doesn't really make me all that happy.

[Geekkit]

Yeah but switching to an older ubuntu doesn't really make me all that happy.

Be patient dude :) , wait a few months and 8.10 will have those bugs solved I'm sure.

Besides 8.04 isn't all that old now is it? I'm still using 7.10 on my desktop and it still does what I need it to do.

[MrWES]

if it were not for the fact that you displayed where you are from, i would have assumed english was not your first language. and there's still a chance that it is not. however, what does the above statement mean? it handles cpu's a bit too well? :-k first off, handling something too well does not make sense. if something is wrong, it is not being handled well in the first place. secondly, a CPU is a central processing unit. what does your problem have to do with cpu's? please clarify.

Hrmm...and your punctuation trumps him? heh...right.


P.S. Puppy Linux roxs!

[waspbr]

@ Izek, i could control my cpu frequency by using the "cpu frequency monitor" that can be added by right clicking in one of the gnome panels (like any other applets).

The same feature is availble on hardy with some limitations, if I remember correctly in hardy the applets just show the load and profile of the frequency monitor on the CPUs on intrepid you can toggle the mode.

of course it goes without saying that frequency scaling must be supported by your cpu. I myself am running a turion X2 64 2GHz

[Izek]

Ah, I see. I don't think scaling is allowed on my Phenom X3 64 1.89 GHz (2.0 GHz each core)