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  1. Re: CPU frequency at max with powersave governor

    what does that means exactly? I assume it's from the turbostat output.

    I removed the battery yesterday, I will have to put it back in and see.
  2. Re: CPU frequency at max with powersave governor

    i tried with --time=10 option for powertop, but it didnt seem to work, just stays constantly running. so i simply ran 'powertop'.


    Summary: 2936.7 wakeups/second, 363.6 GPU ops/seconds, 0.0 VFS...
  3. Re: CPU frequency at max with powersave governor

    so what would you recommend doing, as an alternate to trying different kernels? i'm guessing try reverting to the old method: intel-pstate=disable. - if i did that, is there anything else i would...
  4. Re: CPU frequency at max with powersave governor

    how would i find out what these events might be? it must be directly related to the hardware enablement upgrade i did, as i havent changed anything else.
  5. Re: CPU frequency at max with powersave governor

    yes i know its different, the new way 'powersave' is more like the old way 'on-demand'. it didnt used to be on max, and now it is - which for me is a waste.


    ./turbostat -d sleep 10

    CPUID(0):...
  6. CPU frequency at max with powersave governor

    had this laptop for about 8 months. i have tried many different setups due to hardware problems, i finally was getting by ok with a specific kernel, but still left with a bad crashing problem, which...
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    Re: Which DNS service are you using ?

    i use Comodo Secure DNS, i've had no problems with it, and have been using for a year or more.

    http://www.comodo.com/secure-dns/
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    Re: Ubuntu personality disorder

    a filesystem or setup with some sort of restore function would definitely be useful.

    but also what i would do if i were you is:
    -- try a different system like linux lite or maybe LXLE as they...
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    Re: Just doing some research

    xubuntu 14.04 has 3 years support from now. linux mint 13 has 3 years support from now. linux mint 17 will be released at the end of may, which will have 5 years support.
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    Re: Xubuntu 14.04

    its always fun reading stories like this. i am an xfce person, so i keep informed about the xubuntu and linux mint xfce changes, sometimes i use one, sometimes i use the other.

    if possible, you...
  11. Re: Trying to decide between Xubuntu 12.04 or Elementary OS for old laptop.

    i have had experience with these things and various systems. the best for stability, usability and lightness is lxle:
    http://lxle.net/about/ which is based on lubuntu.

    for 512mb ram that is.
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    Re: looking for new DE

    xfce is very customizable and easy to use.
    you can get xfce specific themes here:
    http://xfce-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=420

    and for extra general themes:
    http://gnome-look.org/
  13. Re: Workflow tweaks and oddities on your desktop - the invisible not-stockness

    mine are just surface things.

    firefox:
    -- colorific extension, tweak it so i can double-click the icon on web pages that are bright, dark or have dull coloured writing, to change or invert...
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    [ubuntu] Re: PCMan as Root

    ok you have got yourself into a little muddle. it seems all you wanted was to be able to open the file manager as root. you can either run the command gksudo pcmanfm or follow that guide as you did,...
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    Re: November Nuances Screenshot Thread

    Xubuntu:

    music player:
    1. audacious >> view >> interface >> winamp classic
    2. interface preferences >> refugee (with 'sans' fonts)

    icons at the bottom of screen:
    xfce panel

    window...
  16. Re: [ubuntu] How much RAM is ideal for Ubuntu?

    personally i would change the notifications system to xfce4-notifyd, and the window manager to xfwm4 (its still light). the rest can be configured from within the given GUI - panel placement, size...
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    Re: Marvellous May Screenshot Thread

    those are some bad temperatures!
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    Re: Marvellous May Screenshot Thread

    xfce
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    [ubuntu] Re: How to disable login password sound?

    i remember someone having the same problem, just uninstall "espeak" if you dont need any speech synthesizer features on your system, i also had a similar issue and did the same.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Fonts corrupted, urgent help required

    if you dont get a fix, you could use that workaround by adding it as a startup application. you create a new startup entry, and add the restart command to the application command.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Oh dear, 2 hours in...

    firstly, you need to shrink your main Windows system or Windows data partition, using the Windows disk management tool.

    then delete a partition, you cannot install anything unless you delete one....
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    Re: Marvellous May Screenshot Thread

    xfce (not a lot of difference)
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    Re: Marvellous May Screenshot Thread

    xfce
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    Re: Amazing April Screenshots

    you might also want to try lxle
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    Re: how to setup an evolution email account

    there is also sylpheed and claws, i have tried both, sylpheed is what i use. claws didnt auto-fill addresses when creating mail, and there was another issue.

    i can help you with setup for...
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