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  1. [SOLVED] Re: ubuntu 10.10 reinstall in a serval pro ssd vs hdd

    If you can live with the smaller size and extra expense, get the SSD. It is sooo much faster. You can put a regular HD in the other drive bay (replacing optical media) or use ESATA or USB-III to...
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    [SOLVED] Re: How long do System 76 laptops last?

    Here is my take on my p-6.

    http://paul.hahn.name/nerdy-thoughts/product-reviews/serval-professional-p-6
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    [other] Re: System76 laptop bag

    I am happy with Tom Bihn Brain Bag (Serval p6). Pricey, but worth it. Tom's site lists bag sizes that will carry various System 76 machines.
  4. [all variants] Re: A small question regarding the System76 logo sticker on my computer...

    I have the same issue. Pretty soon I will have an "ystem76". I thought of a potential solution, however. If and when you get the new "kit" just take it down to the mall and see if they will ghost...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Serval Profesional core i7 battery life

    I have a slightly older Serval with the Nvidia GTX 285M, a Q820 processor, 8GB, and the Intel 160 SSD. It puts out little heat when idling along. When you fire up the processor and the GPU at the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Upgrade hard drive in Starling2 to SSD

    You will gain a noticeable improvement with a good SSD drive. Is it worth the money? I would say... maybe. Good SSD drives are pretty expensive, but getting cheaper all the time. You will likely have...
  7. [SOLVED] Re: Serval Professional (Serp6): Fans, Suspend, and Hibernate

    I have one with the Nvidia card on Lucid and it seems to work. Am I correct in assuming this is caused by 10.10 or does it have something to do with the ATI card?

    I am looking to upgrade to get...
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    [all variants] Re: System 76 upgrade question

    I have a Serval Pro. It is a desktop replacement. I do lug mine around to client sites and I do use it when giving presentations to my college students. I like the power of the i7 and the solid state...
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    [ubuntu] Re: New Linux User Has Backup Questions

    gddrescue and good old dd work ;)
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    [ubuntu] Re: New Linux User Has Backup Questions

    If you still want to find out what is going on, I would bypass this whole formatting thing and write directly to the disk using dd as previously recommended on page 4.

    This will generate lots of...
  11. Thread: yelp problem

    by PabloH
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    [ubuntu] Re: yelp problem

    Having the same problem. Reinstalled it, still no love.

    Core was generated by `yelp'.
    Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.
    #0 0x00007fc73f5fefc7 in ?? () from...
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    [SOLVED] Re: gnome help does not work

    yelp seg faults for me whenever I run it. Does not matter what user.

    Core was generated by `yelp'.
    Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.
    #0 0x00007fc73f5fefc7 in ?? () from...
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    [ubuntu] Re: New Linux User Has Backup Questions

    I don't think you are doing anything wrong. It sounds like you have a dud machine to me. Lockups are not normal. If there was a problem with the program-- only it should become unresponsive-- not the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Serval SerP6 - X Resets

    So I did the above. I hit enter for two hours inside chrome, terminal, etc-- no issues. Then I went back to this windows to post about my success... hit enter trying to type out a message to post...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Serval SerP6 - X Resets

    This bug is similar and Plymouth related (if not the same):

    Read all the duplicate bugs and you will see what I mean.

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/532047

    From...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Serval SerP6 - X Resets

    Well I just did it. I will let chrome ferment here a bit and then hit enter a bunch of times and see if it happens...


    (Presses enter a bunch of times. X-resets. Logs back in. Restarts Chrome......
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    [ubuntu] Re: Serval SerP6 - X Resets

    Interesting, it would explain why I never get the x-reset crash since I started logging in, immediately logging out and then logging back in again every time I start/reboot the computer.
  18. Thread: System backups

    by PabloH
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    [ubuntu] Re: System backups

    Here is what I do for backups:

    1. I use git for versioning control. Git is the way to keep multiple versions of files around. I don't think backup tools should handle versioning of files, nor...
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    [ubuntu] Re: New Linux User Has Backup Questions

    It should be no problem to put ext4 on the drive. I have done it plenty of times. To do so simply plug in the usb disk. Then right click on the icon for the usbdisk that will appear on the desktop...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Lemur2 and the SSD

    Don't worry about quality SSD's. The bad ones were cheapy units. The bad stories concern these units primarily.

    The Intel's are quality units based on their SSD's used in servers with very high...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Serval SerP6 - X Resets

    If you want to work around the x-reset without uninstalling the driver: Login for the first time after booting and immediately log back out. Then log back in again. No more resets.
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    [ubuntu] Re: New Linux User Has Backup Questions

    A word of caution concerning the FAT32 usb partition. While you can copy your data to it, it will not preserve linux/unix file attributes and permissions. That is ok for photos and what not, but if...
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    [ubuntu] Re: My new Wild Dog is crashing repeatedly

    I am sorry to hear you have having so many issues with system stability. This is not a normal thing, I can assure you of that.


    Hopefully they get you sorted out soon and we can get back to...
  24. [ubuntu] Re: CPU spike while on battery power = Serp6 black screen lockup

    I can't get mine to do that. I have google-branded Chrome, but the same setup otherwise. I turned the display up to max and the cpu settings to performance, yanked the plug out and started Chrome and...
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    [ubuntu] Re: X server restarts when hitting enter twice

    For me it is not fixed yet, did it again yesterday. To get around it, I log in, log out and log in again. That fixes it and it does not happen again.

    A correction, it does not appear to be hitting...
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