Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

On 23/01/13 15:57, Mark Fraser wrote: > On 18 January 2013 09:32, Simon Greenwood > wrote: > > > On 18 Jan 2013 07:59, "Mark Fraser" > wrote: > > > > Found this zoostorm laptop on ebuyer's website > http://www.eb

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

On 06/02/13 13:37, Paula Graham wrote: I also buy from PCSpecialist, their laptops are a similar Clevo chassis to the Zoostorm but you get higher spec for lower price with the Zoostorm laptop. I just bought a PCSpecialist mini ITX since Zoostorm desktop boxes sound like low-flying aircraft. I bou

[ubuntu-uk] Logon to desktop lag

I'm getting concerned about my log-on to desktop time of 30-40 seconds! It used to be 10 seconds. A while ago & possible* after some updates it slowed to the above [as it has been now for some time]. This has been my experience soon after [& still using] 12.04. It used to be: 9 secs when good

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Logon to desktop lag

On 06/02/13 20:38, SuperEngineer wrote: I'm also sure a boot logger *might* help - but darned if I can remember name of it! Used it a long time ago but name eludes me, can't find it in synaptic searches - doh! Bootchart probably. Click this to install it.. apt://bootchart Once installed, re

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Logon to desktop lag

On Wed, 2013-02-06 at 21:53 +, Alan Pope wrote: > Bootchart probably. Click this to install it.. > > apt://bootchart Thanks Alan. -- Cheers, Bill B. [SuperEngineer] -- -Registered Linux User 523667- -Registered Ubuntu User 32366- -Free as in Freedom--

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Logon to desktop lag

On 6 February 2013 20:38, SuperEngineer wrote: > I'm getting concerned about my log-on to desktop time of 30-40 seconds! When you say log-on to desktop time do you mean the time between logging on and getting to the desktop, or do you mean the time taken to boot the PC? Colin > > It used to be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Logon to desktop lag

On Wed, 2013-02-06 at 22:04 +, Colin Law wrote: > do you mean the time between > logging on and getting to the desktop, or do you mean the time taken > to boot the PC? > Colin, I mean the time from entering password at lightdm screen & pressing to the time for a working desktop to fully load.

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu unusably slow

My system has never been much cop. Despite being only 5 months old it struggles to play an mp3 and browse the web at the same time. No idea why. However tonight it ground to a halt, the hard drive access light went mad and the mouse stopped moving. Then it moved in jerks and a variety of window

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Logon to desktop lag

On Wed, 2013-02-06 at 21:53 +, Alan Pope wrote: > Bootchart probably. Alan, solved. A thousand thanks. Bootchart proved the one thing I'd got so used to I'd forgotten it might be a cause. Cairo dock loading at start up on a Unity desktop - used to be fine but no longer so it appears... it's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu unusably slow

On 6 Feb 2013 22:31, "Gareth France" wrote: > > My system has never been much cop. Despite being only 5 months old it struggles to play an mp3 and browse the web at the same time. No idea why. However tonight it ground to a halt, the hard drive access light went mad and the mouse stopped moving. T

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu unusably slow

On 06/02/13 22:49, Kris Douglas wrote: On 6 Feb 2013 22:31, "Gareth France" > wrote: > > My system has never been much cop. Despite being only 5 months old it struggles to play an mp3 and browse the web at the same time. No idea why. However tonight it ground

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu unusably slow

On Wed, 6 Feb 2013, Gareth France wrote: > www.cliftonts.co.uk/system1.png > www.cliftonts.co.uk/system2.png 'plugin-container' 100% That's the flash player; something flash on a website has probably gone AWOL. Various streaming sites still use flash-based media-players and one of these probably

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu unusably slow

On 6 February 2013 22:30, Gareth France wrote: > My system has never been much cop. Despite being only 5 months old it > struggles to play an mp3 and browse the web at the same time. No idea why. > However tonight it ground to a halt, the hard drive access light went mad > and the mouse stopped

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu unusably slow

On 06/02/13 22:59, Paul Sladen wrote: On Wed, 6 Feb 2013, Gareth France wrote: www.cliftonts.co.uk/system1.png www.cliftonts.co.uk/system2.png 'plugin-container' 100% That's the flash player; something flash on a website has probably gone AWOL. Various streaming sites still use flash-based med

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu unusably slow

On 06/02/13 23:01, Simon Greenwood wrote: On 6 February 2013 22:30, Gareth France > wrote: My system has never been much cop. Despite being only 5 months old it struggles to play an mp3 and browse the web at the same time. No idea why. However toni

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu unusably slow

On 6 February 2013 23:05, Gareth France wrote: > To the best of my knowledge I wasn't using Adobe Air at the time. And as > for Flash, of course I don't choose how others design their sites. > But you can choose what software to run on your computer. Have you tried a flash blocker? Or a differe