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I am not trying to count to 500, I can do that without the help of a computer.

You sure made it sound like it.

I am not looking to get into a contest or make one... I just want some unofficial numbers to compare... and I understand that Linux(Ubuntu in this case) does sometimes require restarts... and Yes I...

If this doesn't belong here feel free to delete it, just a question of curiosity really.

I have often times heard that maintaining Ubuntu Systems are often times cheaper, because:

The lack of...

Backups are not an issue already have a plan in place. Thanks for the suggestion though

Thanks for the information, i have been getting the warning for a while, just now finding the time to ask about it, so i am guessing that it is not getting any worse.

gsmartcontrol reports one bad sector, so i guess Palimpset is correct, so how do i go about fixing this?

re-allocated sector count in new screenshot

here is a screenshot maybe it will make more sense to you then me, but i think it is telling that there is only one sector that is bad??

on my windows xp partition, is that a bad sign? how do i go about fixing it?

This worked after i figured out that you had to install the start up manager, thanks everyone for the help and suggestions

when I boot instead of getting the black and white splash screen with the ubuntu logo, i get a gray box that says "input not supported" and then eventually it gets to the login screen, my theory is...

I just installed it today, but i had the same issue with the alpha version, probably for a week...

is this normal or is there something up with my machine, this is a fresh install, I have been told to avoid partial upgrades, anyone else getting these?

umm... i suspect that it is these kinda of things that they tell you not to install beta software on production machines for...

This is my work computer, I do not have access to another video card :-(

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter

I have checked, there is nothing there.

960*600 or lower? right now I have it on 800*600 and it is horrible to do anything on? any help or suggestions would be great.

Hi, i set up simple backup and configured it to backup daily via Simple Backup Config. I am assuming that, that is all I need to do and that it will do the back ups as configured? or is there...

I can't seem to get the live disc to boot... which is why the question...


grrr it is driving me bonkers....

like say going from 9.04 (fresh install) to 9.10, also can i do this via a live cd or does it have to be done through the upgrade manager?

Yes this is the problem

if this is indeed the case, then how do I go about filing a report? Obviously i can not do it now as i am not at my computer. but please do tell me how so i can when I get home. Thanks

yes this seems to be the issue, but i have a nvidia chipset with integrated nvidia graphics (i assume this is what you are reffering to by ati), don't remember off the top of my head exactly what...