I was a little cautious when moving from 8.04 to 8.10. I waited until I found an Acer laptop of a friend's that 8.04 did not light up WiFi for, and did not work with its sound card. So I went ahead and upgraded to 8.10. That version did work with the WiFi and sound card, perfectly. I have since then installed 8.10 Server onto a new machine, then installed the GUI. That machine has 4Gb RAM, and runs like a triped ass ape.
BTW, the laptop I installed Ubuntu 8.10 on had been a Vista Business machine, with 2Gb RAM. When I got it the machine had been attacked via a Face Book borne threat. I insisted on installing Linux. The owner says his wife LOVES the Ubuntu interface, and has exclaimed several time about how incredibly fast her laptop is now, as compared to having Vista on it. Anyway, I vote you just move to 8.10 and be done with it... Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Jeff Johnson > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 3:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NF] Vista vs. Ubuntu Power Struggle > > > It may have something to do with Ubuntu 7.10. I had to modify a setting > on my desktop to get it to shut down all the way. 8.10 doesn't do that. > So maybe I will just upgrade to 8.10. > > Jeff > > Jeff Johnson > [email protected] > SanDC, Inc. > 623-582-0323 > Fax 623-869-0675 > > Phoenix Python User Group - [email protected] > > Michael Madigan wrote: > > I doubt it has anything to do with the OS. If the computer is > turned off, the computer is turned off. > > > > Why not just remove the battery when you're not using it? > > > > --- On Sat, 2/14/09, Jeff Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Jeff Johnson <[email protected]> > > Subject: [NF] Vista vs. Ubuntu Power Struggle > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 10:25 AM > > > > I have an HP 1000TX laptop that came with Vista Home. In fact it seems > > to be designed for Vista because there are XP drivers that are > > unavailable. I have it set up as to dual boot XP / Ubuntu. > > > > It is by far my most useful laptop to date - and I have had about 10 > > over the years. > > > > The problem I am having is that there is a power drain when I don't use > > it. If I go a full week without turning it on, it will not start. The > > battery is healthy because I use it at user group meetings for > about 2.5 > > hours and it still has a charge after the meeting. > > > > I googled around but couldn't find anything that would help with this > > power drain. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > If I can't solve this, I will return it to Vista and use the Ubuntu CD > > when I want to use Ubuntu - which is all the time except for Quickbooks > > and logging into corporate networks. > > > > TIA > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
