Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Minimum and recommended RAM to install Lubuntu Trusty

2014-03-27 Thread JM
://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu > and > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/WikiMap > seems out of date. > > > -Original Message- > From: Nio Wiklund > Sent: Thursday, 27 March, 2014 15:51 > To: JM ; Ali Linx ; Phill Whiteside > Cc: Dale Visser ; lubuntu-qa@li

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Minimum and recommended RAM to install Lubuntu Trusty

2014-03-27 Thread JM
On Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:08:24 +0100 Nio Wiklund wrote: > 2014-03-27 09:39, JM skrev: > > On Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:29:56 +0400 > > Ali Linx wrote: > > > >> That said, as per my +3 years endless tests, the Recommended RAM for > >> Lubuntu 'must be'

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Minimum and recommended RAM to install Lubuntu Trusty

2014-03-27 Thread JM
On Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:29:56 +0400 Ali Linx wrote: > That said, as per my +3 years endless tests, the Recommended RAM for > Lubuntu 'must be' IMHO = 512MB > > If you will ever mention 'minimum' then you should mention too that: > "please note that your machine will not work as expected after

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Minimum and recommended RAM to install Lubuntu Trusty

2014-03-27 Thread JM
>> If anyone still think I'm wrong, see the thread :) > >> >> > >> >> And first thing you do, check the date of that thread: October > >> 8th, 2010 > >> >> > >> >>> Best regards > >> >>> Nio > >> >>> > >> >> Thank you! > >> >> > >> > > >> > Hi everybody :-) > >> > > >> > I see your points, I just want to explore things and find out myself. > >> > > >> > > >> > *. 9w - an installer for old computers > >> > > >> > So I uploaded a directory with an experimental installer and two > >> sample > >> > systems to install. The installer is based on a Debian system with an > >> > i486 kernel, and it can install any kind of [free] operating system. > >> > There are two sample systems which expand to 4 GB > >> > > >> > Lubuntu Trusty non-pae built february 23 'Ltrusty-npae-feb23.iso' > >> > Lubuntu Saucy PAE-for-Pentium-M 'LubuSaucy-pae2pm-4GB.iso' > >> > > >> > 9w comes as a hybrid ISO file, that works from CD/DVD and cloned from > >> > USB. So it is simple to make install media for most old computers. > >> > > >> > See this link > >> > > >> > http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/9w/ > >> > > >> > > >> > 1. What computer will run at all, will be able to do some 'real > >> work', > >> > etc? It might be worth the effort just for the sake of knowledge. > >> > > >> > > >> > 2. What computers are the target for a non-pae Ubuntu kernel? > >> > > >> > With the new fix in Trusty, [almost all] Pentium M and Celeron M will > >> > work with standard 32-bit kernel and the very simple tweak to add the > >> > boot option 'forcepae'. > >> > > >> > If all pre-Pentium II computers are out of the question, how many > >> > computers remain? For example: Are there motherboards, that are > >> non-pae, > >> > and are not helped by fake-PAE? Other problems? > >> > > >> > I'm thinking of Jörn's reply: > >> > > >> > Ursprungligt meddelande > >> > Ämne: Re: have you got a really old computer > >> > Datum: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 22:48:24 +0100 > >> > Från: Joern mailto:joern.schoen...@web.de>> > >> > Till: Nio Wiklund >> <mailto:nio.wikl...@gmail.com>> > >> > > >> > There also some CPUs that aren't PAE capable but were likely shipped > >> > with enough RAM, like some VIA ones, 1 or 2 versions of Pentium M > >> with > >> > 1.2 GHz and the Transmeta Crusoe. > >> > > >> > Jörn > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > 3. What computers are the target for ToriOS? > >> > > >> > - Is Pentium 4 and 512 MB RAM the low limit? > >> > > >> > > >> > Best regards > >> > Nio > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > > > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- JM -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] QA Membership Renewal

2014-02-04 Thread JM
On Tue, 4 Feb 2014 09:57:49 -0500 ke...@refaceplace.net wrote: > Hi all, > > I think there is a problem with the Lubuntu QA membership renewal > system. It seems to renew one's membership for only 14 days. This has > happened to me twice now. Surely, it's not supposed to work this way. > > A

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] OBI 2.2 released - mkusb pot file for translators

2014-01-13 Thread JM
e mkusb. The user runs mkusb to install the > OBI from a compressed image file. mkusb can also be used to install an > operating system from an iso file (or to wipe the first megabyte to get > rid of traces that might create problems when repartitioning a mass > storage device). > > Be

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] OBI 2.2 released - mkusb pot file for translators

2014-01-12 Thread JM
s suitable for very old computers. A 4 > GB pendrive is big enough for the text version. > > See this link > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OBI > > > Best regards > Nio > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > Post to : lubuntu-

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] OBI 2.2 released - and Non PAE kernels

2014-01-12 Thread JM
f version 2.2 with a > >> text desktop environment, which is suitable for very old computers. A 4 > >> GB pendrive is big enough for the text version. > >> > >> See this link > >> > >> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OBI > >> > >> > >> Best regards > >> Nio > >> > >> -- > >> Lubuntu-users mailing list > >> lubuntu-us...@lists.ubuntu.com > >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > >> > > > > > > > -- > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- JM -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] OBI 2.2 released

2014-01-12 Thread JM
t; https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OBI > > > > > > Best regards > > Nio > > > > -- > > Lubuntu-users mailing list > > lubuntu-us...@lists.ubuntu.com > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > > -- JM -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] (WAS Bug 1259525 [1]) Bug #1256434

2013-12-15 Thread JM
: lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net > >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > >> > >> -- > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > >> Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> > >> > > > > -- > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > > Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > > -- > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- JM -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] (WAS Bug 1259525) - Double Network Bug?

2013-12-14 Thread JM
> On 14 December 2013 21:25, wrote: > > > Live session works on PPC again. > > > > I noticed the little power button on the right end of the tray doesn't > > work. (I think it's called the tray.) Also, still have the double network > > there, too. > > > > Keith Rogers On Sat, 14 Dec 2013 22:42:2

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] People do not understand the desktop installer

2013-11-23 Thread JM
On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:15:25 + Colin Law wrote: > On 23 November 2013 06:43, Nio Wiklund wrote: > > It happened again :-( > > > > See this link > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1769482&page=79&p=12855281#post12855281 > > I can't understand which text the guy was looking at when

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Back on 13.10 release - Lxsession Edit

2013-11-21 Thread JM
Hello, I will put all the answers which are upside down in another order... :p (although I will try my best, might not yet be exactly how it should have been due to some indicators missing). On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:17:23 -0800 Dale Visser wrote: > Julien Lavergne wrote: > > 2013

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Back on 13.10 release - Lxsession Edit

2013-11-21 Thread JM
On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:34:00 -0200 Iberê Fernandes wrote: > Mélodie, > > Regarding lxsession edit, I agree with you: I'm still fighting to > understand it. (I'm a Lubuntu user since 11.10) > > However, some other folks seems to have got how it works: > http://mylinuxexplore.blogspot.com.br/201

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Back on 13.10 release - Lxsession Edit

2013-11-19 Thread JM
On Mon, 18 Nov 2013 11:24:18 +0100 Julien Lavergne wrote: > - Change in autostart applications : all applications in /etc/xdg and > .config/autostart/ was disable by default. That's was a design decision to > reduce the number of applications launching randomly. It was replaced by an > applicati

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu fake-PAE installed system image file for Lubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander

2013-11-05 Thread JM
On Sat, 2 Nov 2013 19:08:28 +0100 Kadrija Hrlovic wrote: > Thank you very much Nio. > I've just read OBI documentation and discovered to my horror that it cannot > be used for dualboot system which is what I had in mind :( > I don't want to get rid of Windows XP on my laptop. > Is there any way o

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] [Lubuntu-comms] People do not understand the desktop installer

2013-11-05 Thread JM
e the time and just go for the easiest > >>> solution rather than changing the whole thing just because 'some' users > >>> who > >>> can't read nor backup their data? > >>> > >>> But YES, I am WITH any improvement that makes

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] keymap us(alt-intl) not working as expected.

2013-11-04 Thread JM
On Mon, 4 Nov 2013 09:53:08 -0200 Federico Leoni wrote: > Good morning all, > please see in line reply. Hello, Yes, that should be the standard. :-| > > To the people affected by this bug, I would like to suggest trying also to > > configure > > their keyboard with dpkg-reconfigure. ie: > >

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] keymap us(alt-intl) not working as expected.

2013-11-04 Thread JM
On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 10:44:43 -0200 Federico Leoni wrote: > 2013/11/3 Nio Wiklund : > > On 2013-11-03 12:20, Federico Leoni wrote: > >> Em 03/11/2013 00:08, "Andre Rodovalho" > >> escreveu: > >>> > >>> Do you have this problem on Lubuntu 13.04? > >>> > >>> I updated to 13.10 from 13.04... LxKeyma

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Frozen Menu

2013-11-04 Thread JM
On Mon, 4 Nov 2013 13:45:53 +0400 "Ali Linx (amjjawad)" wrote: > Bonjour Melodie, Hello! > As for the bug, many thanks! No problem, thanks for you to have reported it and pointed to it at the list. > I am glad that I am not the old one who is affected :P This is the kind of little annoyance

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Frozen Menu

2013-11-03 Thread JM
On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 14:06:21 +0400 "Ali Linx (amjjawad)" wrote: > Hi, > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxpanel/+bug/970758 > > I do hope this is the last time I send a reminder about this bug and I do > hope this is the last time I have to re-explain about this bug :) > > You guys

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] lxkeymap

2013-10-28 Thread JM
On Mon, 28 Oct 2013 17:50:27 -0200 Federico Leoni wrote: > 2013/10/28 Alexis Lopez Zubieta : > > Hello: > > > > Take a look to "lxkb-config" at https://github.com/azubieta/lxkb_config. It > > may be > > what you are looking for. > Alexis the point is, why I have to install a package outside ou

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] ZRAM, vm.swappiness and the future

2013-10-26 Thread JM
On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 20:37:04 +0200 Leszek Lesner wrote: > As some of you know there were some discussions on this mailinglist > regarding zram and vm.swappiness. > In this mail I want to write down all I know and learned about zram, > vm.swappiness and its cooperation. > This is intend as a help

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] [Lubuntu-comms] People do not understand the desktop installer

2013-10-25 Thread JM
On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:59:08 +0400 "Ali Linx (amjjawad)" wrote: > On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Julien Olivier wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > the video idea is not so good for another reason: it would need to be > > dubbed in all supported languages, and that's not very practical. > Hi Julien, >

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Lockup

2013-10-24 Thread JM
On Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:08:53 +0300 Lars Noodén wrote: > I just had Saucy lock up on me for the first time in a long while. > There was nothing in the log files at all, not even cron jobs that > should have come and gone during the time the machine was frozen. > > Linux lubuntu 3.11.0-12-ge

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] People do not understand the desktop installer

2013-10-24 Thread JM
On Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:46:46 -0200 Andre Rodovalho wrote: > Yes... Today, a little knowledge about partitions is required... But at > least, some warning should be displayed before applying modifications! > > I guess a graph showing how the partitions will look like after > modifications might h

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] People do not understand the desktop installer

2013-10-24 Thread JM
On Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:47:17 -0200 Iberê Fernandes wrote: > From the Facebook posts to our list: > http://amjjawad.blogspot.com/2013/10/ubiquity-and-installing-ubuntu-and-its.html > > Interesting user experience. > > Thank you Ali! Hi, I noticed a small mistake on the blog: "by NOT backing up

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] [Lubuntu-comms] People do not understand the desktop installer - about a video

2013-10-24 Thread JM
On Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:11:24 +0400 "Ali Linx (amjjawad)" wrote: > On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 6:06 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote: > > 1. I'll be very happy if someone makes a video > I can do that but as I mentioned, I need to get my normal voice back :) Hi, Videos are big, heavy and as it was sayd peo

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] People do not understand the desktop installer

2013-10-24 Thread JM
On Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:26:19 +0200 Nio Wiklund wrote: > Hi everybody, > > Today, there is another person, who misunderstood the partitioning > dialogue of the desktop installer. > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2183287 > > 'When I went to install 13.10 I chose the option to remove

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Next respin tested 2013-10-17 00:43 (06.43 CEST)

2013-10-17 Thread JM
and use that; It is more > important than 'are there people who need it'. > > Just my 2 cents worth, > > Regards, > > Phill. > > > On 18 October 2013 02:31, Nio Wiklund wrote: > > > On 2013-10-17 23:23, JM wrote: > > > On Thu,

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Next respin tested 2013-10-17 00:43 (06.43 CEST)

2013-10-17 Thread JM
On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:04:58 +0200 Nio Wiklund wrote: > Hi Mélodie, > > It is OK for me that you start a poll in the French Ubuntu forums. Hi Nio, Done: Sondage : Lubuntu avec FAKE-PAE, êtes-vous concerné ? - http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?id=1396961 I would have liked to point to

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Next respin tested 2013-10-17 00:43 (06.43 CEST)

2013-10-17 Thread JM
On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:42:20 +0200 Nio Wiklund wrote: > Hi Mélodie and Jörn, > > [See replies inline] Hi, same here, replying in the body of the mail. > On 2013-10-17 13:52, JM wrote: > > On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 11:05:08 +0200 > > Jörn Schönyan wrote: > >>

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Next respin tested 2013-10-17 00:43 (06.43 CEST)

2013-10-17 Thread JM
On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 11:05:08 +0200 Jörn Schönyan wrote: > Am 17.10.2013 10:47, schrieb Nio Wiklund: > > Hi Jörn, > > > > Do you mean for really old computers (pre Pentium II), that are not > > helped by fake-PAE? ... > According to Wikipedia, there are Pentium 3 that aren't capable of PAE. > I a

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] USB Creator GTK - Consolekit - Mounting/Unmounting devices

2013-10-17 Thread JM
heard > >>> was to use dd. Nothing will now get fixed before release. If people have > >>> a decent set of instructions using *any* usb installer to use 13.04 to > >>> install 13.10, please put them onto the wiki; or even in a text file > >>> with step by step expla

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Install (auto-resize) in Lubuntu Desktop i386 for Saucy Daily

2013-10-16 Thread JM
select. > > > > Are there bug numbers for these bugs already? > > > > Best regards > > Nio > > > > > > > > > > -- > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- JM -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Saucy Final Desktop iso's disabled

2013-10-16 Thread JM
On Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:34:18 +0100 Phill Whiteside wrote: > It does indeed seem it is that bug. Here's how the lubuntu one should look > when it's re spun. > https://launchpadlibrarian.net/153861844/lubuntu-new-dividors.png I'm sure > everyone does agree that from just a support side of things, h

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] USB Creator GTK - Other USB Live install methods

2013-10-14 Thread JM
On Tue, 15 Oct 2013 00:11:38 +0200 JM wrote: > On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 21:47:37 +0100 > Phill Whiteside wrote: > > > The USB installers have been pretty much broken all cycle. Last I heard was > > to use dd. Nothing will now get fixed before release. If people have a > >

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] USB Creator GTK - Other USB Live install methods

2013-10-14 Thread JM
On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 21:47:37 +0100 Phill Whiteside wrote: > The USB installers have been pretty much broken all cycle. Last I heard was > to use dd. Nothing will now get fixed before release. If people have a > decent set of instructions using *any* usb installer to use 13.04 to > install 13.10,

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] USB Creator GTK - Consolekit - Mounting/Unmounting devices

2013-10-14 Thread JM
On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 21:04:05 +0200 Nio Wiklund wrote: > On 2013-10-14 01:21, JM wrote: > > Hi, > > > > The test consists in booting to Lubuntu Saucy final (installed on hard > > drive), and > > consists in installing to USB in order to install from there as if

[Lubuntu-qa] Test case "Install (auto-resize)"

2013-10-13 Thread JM
Hi, I guess "Archived" means there is no access to editing anymore? http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/305/builds/55590/testcases I did one more so I'd like to report it anyhow as at last having found an extra hard drive, I worked on one of the test cases (have to boot from USB). Th

[Lubuntu-qa] USB Creator GTK - Consolekit - Mounting/Unmounting devices

2013-10-13 Thread JM
Hi, The test consists in booting to Lubuntu Saucy final (installed on hard drive), and consists in installing to USB in order to install from there as if it were an install from cdrom. I have tried three times already and the Live CD creator fails ending the process. Apport was started but it

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu Saucy testing - console apps not started from menus

2013-10-12 Thread JM
On Sat, 12 Oct 2013 18:01:30 +0200 JM wrote: > Hi, > > I installed the distro up to date as of yesterday evening into a USB stick > with > persistent mode. The persistent mode works fine. I stumbled upon a bug: > > having installed first htop, and for further test mc,

[Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu Saucy testing - some errors at boot

2013-10-12 Thread JM
Hi, Still in Lubuntu USB Live with persitency... for information. After pressing Escape to hide the graphical boot and show the messages from scrolling, I can observe an error message. I have no idea if it is important or not, and if that has been noticed. So while testing I thought I would tak

[Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu Saucy testing - console apps not started from menus

2013-10-12 Thread JM
Hi, I installed the distro up to date as of yesterday evening into a USB stick with persistent mode. The persistent mode works fine. I stumbled upon a bug: having installed first htop, and for further test mc, I tried to start one then the other from the menus: none is started. Instead, this is

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Final Freeze for Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy) at 2100UTC today - Live USB test

2013-10-12 Thread JM
gt; > Phill. > > > On 12 October 2013 14:39, JM wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > As I am reading this message I feel confused somehow : have some clear > > step-to-step > > instructions been given? If not is it possible to get some (and not too > > long t

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Final Freeze for Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy) at 2100UTC today

2013-10-12 Thread JM
hoping everyone gets on board with testing images, helping > > to fix absolutely critical bugs, donating spare creative cycles to > > the release notes, and any other way we can all contribute to yet > > another great Ubuntu release. > > > > ... Adam > > >

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Fwd: final Lubuntu i386 desktop live

2013-10-11 Thread JM
Hello Nio, On Fri, 11 Oct 2013 14:01:39 +0200 Nio Wiklund wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I would have liked to read from your tests if the machine slows down by > > swapping too > > early while some memory is still available or if it uses most of the > > physical RAM > > before doing so. You could se

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Fwd: final Lubuntu i386 desktop live

2013-10-11 Thread JM
On Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:47:21 +0200 Nio Wiklund wrote: > [Results after installation at the end] > > Original Message > Subject: final Lubuntu i386 desktop live > Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 09:06:30 +0200 > From: Nio Wiklund > To: lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net > > Hi! > > I hav

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] RC final testing in T30 IBM thinkpad

2013-10-05 Thread JM
On Sat, 5 Oct 2013 16:34:11 +0200 JM wrote: > I'll be back to talk about the sound as soon as I will have rebooted to > another install > to check if the sound card still works. > > Regards, > Mélodie Hi, The sound works. I had to try with headphones to hear music.

[Lubuntu-qa] RC final testing in T30 IBM thinkpad

2013-10-05 Thread JM
Hi, Some time ago I installed one of the testing releases. This was done with an install from USB stick although the only USB here is a 1.1 version, because the Live CD was not seen (the CD/DVD might not work anymore, or the lens might need a cleaning). My T30 laptop has the following specs (thi

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] zRAM broken on Raring?

2013-09-28 Thread JM
On Sat, 28 Sep 2013 13:11:36 +0200 Leszek Lesner wrote: (...) > > disk? Here is a configuration file: > > http://meets.free.fr/Downloads/BentoVillageProject/Configurations/System/etc/sysctl.d/50-local.conf > This is no real solution it is more of a workaround if you only have > workloads that do

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] zRAM broken on Raring?

2013-09-28 Thread JM
On Sat, 28 Sep 2013 13:04:56 +0200 Nio Wiklund wrote: > On 2013-09-28 12:28, Joyce MARKOLL wrote: > ... > > > > Hi, > > > > I have said what follows in other posts on this list lately, however I will > > repeat it: > > > > I have used zram in Ubuntu 12 as well as in the present Lubuntu Saucy

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Sylpheed test (was: e: Lubuntu 13.10 beta)

2013-09-24 Thread JM
On Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:03:33 +0300 Lars Noodén wrote: > On Tue, 24 Sep 2013 00:49:52 +0200 JM wrote: > [snip] > > PS: Lars, about your test with Thunderbird and Firefox, I'm not too much > > astonished: > > both are heavy... what about trying Sylpheed a

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu 13.10 beta

2013-09-23 Thread JM
to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net > > > <mailto:lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net> > > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > > > <https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-qa> > > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > > > > First of all, Thanks for all the hard work, everyone. > > > > Do we know for sure if this issue is actually fixed in upstream > > v3.12-rc1? Lars, were you able to test and ISO with the test kernel > > built in, or can you reproduce the bug just by booting into the test > > kernel? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Joe > > > > > > > -- > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- JM -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

[Lubuntu-qa] Testing Lubuntu 20130920 in T30

2013-09-22 Thread JM
Hi, Although I refreshed the ISO with the zsync command, it's still says 20130920. I want to test it in a laptop IBM T30 with the Intel Pentium 4 - M 1.8 Ghz CPU and 1 GB RAM. I burned it to CD, and my machine seems not to boot to CD anymore. I started the CD on my main machine, a tower whic

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu 13.10 beta - zram and hardware

2013-09-22 Thread JM
On Sun, 22 Sep 2013 23:13:31 +0300 Lars Noodén wrote: > Hi, Mélodie, > > Ok. I'll see what I can do about getting a dmesg after the next crash > on Monday (tomorrow) Ok. > I've included the contents of /proc/cpuinfo below at the end of the > message. Yes. Strangely they both have a differen

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy - ZRAM matter

2013-09-22 Thread JM
Hi, About ZRAM : I have written a very detailed bug report last year about the chosen setups in Ubuntu. (Which has not been considered and no argument given : removed! :-( ) * For one, in Live it is limited to machines which have less than 512 MB RAM. I consider this is not relevant at all, fr

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] more unexpected freezes Saucy, maybe also nouveau

2013-09-22 Thread JM
On Sun, 22 Sep 2013 19:35:07 +0200 Nio Wiklund wrote: > More results: also nouveau might cause problems according to this post > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2175609&p=12795905#post12795905 > > Best regards > Nio The nouveau driver has always brought trouble such as a black scree

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu 13.10 beta - zram and hardware

2013-09-22 Thread JM
On Sun, 22 Sep 2013 19:25:32 +0300 Lars Noodén wrote: > On 09/22/2013 07:12 PM, JM wrote: > > On Sun, 22 Sep 2013 18:36:36 +0300 > > Lars Noodén wrote: > > > >> On 09/22/2013 06:04 PM, JM wrote: > >>> I will be interested to know if by any chance th

[Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu 13.10 appearance: compliments and little criticism

2013-09-22 Thread JM
Hi, The general feeling, as it has been so far, is a great looking desktop with a beautiful theme, background, I love the icons for this version, and I greatly appreciate the button menu on the panel because it is large and the non tech/end users should not miss it! There is one item for which

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu 13.10 beta

2013-09-22 Thread JM
On Sun, 22 Sep 2013 18:36:36 +0300 Lars Noodén wrote: > On 09/22/2013 06:04 PM, JM wrote: > > I will be interested to know if by any chance that helps. I would also like > > to know > > about the specs of the machine(s) where the freeze have occurred > > (Motherboard

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu 13.10 beta

2013-09-22 Thread JM
On Sun, 22 Sep 2013 00:49:05 +0200 nio wiklund wrote: > If it is an IBM Thinkpad T30, you have a Pentium M CPU which probably has > pae capability but no pae flag. The saucy kernels need pae. Is this link > describing your computer? > > http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIG

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu 13.10 beta

2013-09-22 Thread JM
On Sat, 21 Sep 2013 20:19:50 +0200 Nio Wiklund wrote: > On 2013-09-21 20:10, Lars Noodén wrote: > > On 09/21/2013 08:59 PM, JM wrote: > >> have you set it up to create block devices which are as large as 50% of > >> the available ram, and one of those block

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu 13.10 beta

2013-09-21 Thread JM
On Sat, 21 Sep 2013 20:11:47 +0300 Lars Noodén wrote: > On 09/21/2013 08:00 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote: > > At this point it seems that we are trapped between a rock and a hard place. > > > > Kernel team <> ISO team. ::SIGH:: Such frustrations led to my resigning > > from various teams, I've aske

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Beta 1

2013-09-02 Thread JM
On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 00:38:51 +0100 Phill Whiteside wrote: > Yes > > that was the shortest answer I could give. zsync will simply see the target > file (on your computer), compare it to the master file (remote computer) > and then simply update it. Zsync does not know what alpha's or beta's > are.

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Beta 1

2013-09-02 Thread JM
On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 00:14:09 +0100 Phill Whiteside wrote: > Hi, > > the Beta 1's are now available for testing. They are the pretty much the > finished article (art work follows a bit later). If you want to see how > 13.10 behaves on your system and ensure it behaves, now is a really good > time

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Half of test suite still down due to Xorg bug

2013-09-02 Thread JM
On Mon, 02 Sep 2013 10:10:08 -0500 Erick Brunzell wrote: > On 09/02/2013 02:56 AM, JM wrote: > > On Mon, 02 Sep 2013 02:24:57 -0500 > > however, Graphics are not related to DE, or to window managers, but depend > > on the > > driver provided to work with Xorg. &g

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Half of test suite still down due to Xorg bug

2013-09-02 Thread JM
On Mon, 02 Sep 2013 02:24:57 -0500 Erick Brunzell wrote: > With Beta 1 testing approaching - maybe as soon as tomorrow - I wanted > to let everyone know that I'm still unable to test as much as usual > because of this bug: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1205643 > > I ha