Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools
On 06/10/10 06:58, javadayaz wrote: Just an update to all this..when I run livecd...it will let me choose an option...but then the cd loads and the pc shuts down..and restarts! Okay I wonder if it's a hardware problem that has developed due to the excess heat. Try booting up the CD and when you get to the boot menu select the option to test memory (it might say Memtest). Run this for a few hours (at least) and let us know if you get any errors, crashes or reboots. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools
ok will do...although i did run one before ( after all these problems occurred, after i reapplied the thermal coating) but then quit after 70% ...but i will run it again! On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: On 06/10/10 06:58, javadayaz wrote: Just an update to all this..when I run livecd...it will let me choose an option...but then the cd loads and the pc shuts down..and restarts! Okay I wonder if it's a hardware problem that has developed due to the excess heat. Try booting up the CD and when you get to the boot menu select the option to test memory (it might say Memtest). Run this for a few hours (at least) and let us know if you get any errors, crashes or reboots. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools
On 6 October 2010 07:46, javadayaz javada...@gmail.com wrote: ok will do...although i did run one before ( after all these problems occurred, after i reapplied the thermal coating) but then quit after 70% ...but i will run it again! On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: On 06/10/10 06:58, javadayaz wrote: Just an update to all this..when I run livecd...it will let me choose an option...but then the cd loads and the pc shuts down..and restarts! Okay I wonder if it's a hardware problem that has developed due to the excess heat. Try booting up the CD and when you get to the boot menu select the option to test memory (it might say Memtest). Run this for a few hours (at least) and let us know if you get any errors, crashes or reboots. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk To run a proper memtest you want to run it for 6-8 hours minimum, this will give your PC a good work over at the same time. My niece had a similar issue as you with CPU overheating on her laptop, I could run live cds and leave it in the bios for ages but running Windows after about 10 minutes it would shut down so doing something fairly strenuous would be a good test. Andy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools
well i let mine go to 70% ...and that was within half an hour...but like i said ..i didnt let it finish...ill do so tonight when i get home! On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Andy Partington andy.parting...@gmail.comwrote: On 6 October 2010 07:46, javadayaz javada...@gmail.com wrote: ok will do...although i did run one before ( after all these problems occurred, after i reapplied the thermal coating) but then quit after 70% ...but i will run it again! On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: On 06/10/10 06:58, javadayaz wrote: Just an update to all this..when I run livecd...it will let me choose an option...but then the cd loads and the pc shuts down..and restarts! Okay I wonder if it's a hardware problem that has developed due to the excess heat. Try booting up the CD and when you get to the boot menu select the option to test memory (it might say Memtest). Run this for a few hours (at least) and let us know if you get any errors, crashes or reboots. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk To run a proper memtest you want to run it for 6-8 hours minimum, this will give your PC a good work over at the same time. My niece had a similar issue as you with CPU overheating on her laptop, I could run live cds and leave it in the bios for ages but running Windows after about 10 minutes it would shut down so doing something fairly strenuous would be a good test. Andy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Musick Manager
On 5 October 2010 16:48, Jacob Mansfield cyberja...@gmail.com wrote: On 5 October 2010 14:28, pmgazz pmg...@gmx.co.uk wrote: (Amarok is painfully slow, especially on GNOME and Exaile is also very slow and crashes a lot). There's your answer Whose answer? To what question? Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Musick Manager
On 05/10/10 16:26, Jacob Mansfield wrote: banshee crashes every 10 seconds, due to the fact that I have 103.7GB of music On 5 October 2010 14:28, pmgazzpmg...@gmx.co.uk wrote: I have 97 GB of music, works fine for me - must be another reason why it's crashing. You could try gmusicbrowser, I don't like its interface but it's designed for big music collectoins. Paula -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Musick Manager
On 6 October 2010 13:14, pmgazz pmg...@gmx.co.uk wrote: I have 97 GB of music, works fine for me - must be another reason why it's crashing. You could try gmusicbrowser, I don't like its interface but it's designed for big music collectoins. Be nice to find out why banshee is crashing rather than just jump ship and use something else though. Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Musick Manager
On 6 October 2010 13:43, Dan Attwood danattw...@gmail.com wrote: Still not in the repos though? songbird stopped linux support didn't they? Yup! http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/songbird-leaving-linux-behind Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Musick Manager
songbird stopped linux support didn't they? Yup! http://getnightingale.com/ -- Fork -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Musick Manager
On 06/10/10 13:14, Alan Pope wrote: Be nice to find out why banshee is crashing rather than just jump ship and use something else though. Al. Good point! But all the music browsers are a bit temperamental with big collections except gmusicbrowser - so if I can't get anything else to run properly, I fall back on it. It's an ugly critter though and doesn't do anything other than handle large collections well. Paula -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Musick Manager
On 6 October 2010 13:54, pmgazz pmg...@gmx.co.uk wrote: Good point! But all the music browsers are a bit temperamental with big collections But if everyone just says music player X is broken with large music collections and then _nobody_ files a bug about it, how will that status quo ever change? Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Musick Manager
On 6 October 2010 13:51, David Houston r...@crankyadmin.net wrote: songbird stopped linux support didn't they? Yup! http://getnightingale.com/ -- Fork That looks unpromising. A website and forum that has changed twice, no code, no releases. I'll set my expectations accordingly. Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Musick Manager
On 06/10/10 13:58, Alan Pope wrote: But if everyone just says music player X is broken with large music collections and then _nobody_ files a bug about it, how will that status quo ever change? Cheers, Al. OK OK, I'll try to be less of a slob ;) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Musick Manager
songbird have a ppa on launchpad On 6 October 2010 14:52, pmgazz pmg...@gmx.co.uk wrote: On 06/10/10 13:58, Alan Pope wrote: But if everyone just says music player X is broken with large music collections and then _nobody_ files a bug about it, how will that status quo ever change? Cheers, Al. OK OK, I'll try to be less of a slob ;) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools
Hi I've let the comp chug away at memtest for 6 hours..it came up with no errors. I then stopped it, I'm still get the text I posted earlier...I'm really disheartened now! On 6 Oct 2010 09:01, javadayaz javada...@gmail.com wrote: well i let mine go to 70% ...and that was within half an hour...but like i said ..i didnt let it finish...ill do so tonight when i get home! On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Andy Partington andy.parting...@gmail.comwrote: On 6 October 2010 07:46, javadayaz javada...@gmail.com wrote: ok will do...although i did run one before ( after all these problems occurred, after i reapplied the thermal coating) but then quit after 70% ...but i will run it again! On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: On 06/10/10 06:58, javadayaz wrote: Just an update to all this..when I run livecd...it will let me choose an option...but then the cd loads and the pc shuts down..and restarts! Okay I wonder if it's a hardware problem that has developed due to the excess heat. Try booting up the CD and when you get to the boot menu select the option to test memory (it might say Memtest). Run this for a few hours (at least) and let us know if you get any errors, crashes or reboots. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk To run a proper memtest you want to run it for 6-8 hours minimum, this will give your PC a good work over at the same time. My niece had a similar issue as you with CPU overheating on her laptop, I could run live cds and leave it in the bios for ages but running Windows after about 10 minutes it would shut down so doing something fairly strenuous would be a good test. Andy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools
Update: So I was playing around in the bios..and perhaps stupidly, selected the output to onboard. This has now rendered a black screen. The pc still turns on but I see nothing. I must add that for the last few years I've been using the graphics and no gcard. Looks like its completely buggered now. On 6 Oct 2010 23:38, javadayaz javada...@gmail.com wrote: Hi I've let the comp chug away at memtest for 6 hours..it came up with no errors. I then stopped it, I'm still get the text I posted earlier...I'm really disheartened now! On 6 Oct 2010 09:01, javadayaz javada...@gmail.com wrote: well i let mine go to 70% ...and that was within half an hour...but like i said ..i didnt let it finish...ill do so tonight when i get home! On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Andy Partington andy.parting...@gmail.comwrote: On 6 October 2010 07:46, javadayaz javada...@gmail.com wrote: ok will do...although i did run one before ( after all these problems occurred, after i reapplied the thermal coating) but then quit after 70% ...but i will run it again! On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: On 06/10/10 06:58, javadayaz wrote: Just an update to all this..when I run livecd...it will let me choose an option...but then the cd loads and the pc shuts down..and restarts! Okay I wonder if it's a hardware problem that has developed due to the excess heat. Try booting up the CD and when you get to the boot menu select the option to test memory (it might say Memtest). Run this for a few hours (at least) and let us know if you get any errors, crashes or reboots. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk To run a proper memtest you want to run it for 6-8 hours minimum, this will give your PC a good work over at the same time. My niece had a similar issue as you with CPU overheating on her laptop, I could run live cds and leave it in the bios for ages but running Windows after about 10 minutes it would shut down so doing something fairly strenuous would be a good test. Andy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
