Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top
On Friday 06 June 2008 22:45:45 Philip Wyett wrote: 2008/6/6 Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Philip Wyett wrote: We should forget swap partitions unless someone specifies a custom one and work by a default install where the created swap partition is double the amount of physical RAM. Regards Phil Even when dual booting with Windows? Rob I would always keep to the double the physical RAM for swap. But then I don't dual boot and use other machines to have Windows on. Regards Phil What about if you add more memory at a later date, would you resize the swap partition? -- Registered Linux User #466407 http://counter.li.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top
On Sat, 2008-06-07 at 08:07 +0100, Mark Fraser wrote: What about if you add more memory at a later date, would you resize the swap partition? You could, or you could add a swap file inside another partition. Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top
2008/6/7 Matt Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Philip Wyett wrote: 2008/6/6 London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 2008/6/6 Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]: London School of Puppetry wrote: It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but I'm not. I am using Hardy Heron. Cheers, Caroline What make/model laptop is it? Someone on the list might have the same model. I found that with regards to hibernation, if you don't have a swap partition larger than the amount of physical memory in your machine it won't hibernate. Not sure how much more though, I've generally got away with a 1.5GB swap partition in my 1GB laptop and it hibernates okay (Dell Latitude D610). Rob *Hi, Dell Inspiron 1525* ** * Cheers, Caroline* -- Whats the output (from the terminal) of command: sudo lshw Regards Phil *How do I check for the output- can you give me a step by step procedure-I just love and use Ubuntu I'm not a techy. Caroline * I suspect the jubling of letters may be a hardware fault, did you try windows, or was it one of the dell preinstalled ubuntu ones? Mj *It was preinstalled but we upgraded to Hardy as soon as we got it. *Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top
It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but I'm not. I am using Hardy Heron. Cheers, Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top
2008/6/6 London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED]: It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but I'm not. I am using Hardy Heron. Cheers, Caroline -- Whats the laptop make and model? Regards Phil -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top
London School of Puppetry wrote: It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but I'm not. I am using Hardy Heron. Cheers, Caroline What make/model laptop is it? Someone on the list might have the same model. I found that with regards to hibernation, if you don't have a swap partition larger than the amount of physical memory in your machine it won't hibernate. Not sure how much more though, I've generally got away with a 1.5GB swap partition in my 1GB laptop and it hibernates okay (Dell Latitude D610). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top
2008/6/6 Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]: London School of Puppetry wrote: It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but I'm not. I am using Hardy Heron. Cheers, Caroline What make/model laptop is it? Someone on the list might have the same model. I found that with regards to hibernation, if you don't have a swap partition larger than the amount of physical memory in your machine it won't hibernate. Not sure how much more though, I've generally got away with a 1.5GB swap partition in my 1GB laptop and it hibernates okay (Dell Latitude D610). Rob We should forget swap partitions unless someone specifies a custom one and work by a default install where the created swap partition is double the amount of physical RAM. Regards Phil -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top
Philip Wyett wrote: We should forget swap partitions unless someone specifies a custom one and work by a default install where the created swap partition is double the amount of physical RAM. Regards Phil Even when dual booting with Windows? Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top
2008/6/6 Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Philip Wyett wrote: We should forget swap partitions unless someone specifies a custom one and work by a default install where the created swap partition is double the amount of physical RAM. Regards Phil Even when dual booting with Windows? Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com I would always keep to the double the physical RAM for swap. But then I don't dual boot and use other machines to have Windows on. Regards Phil -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top
2008/6/6 Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]: London School of Puppetry wrote: It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but I'm not. I am using Hardy Heron. Cheers, Caroline What make/model laptop is it? Someone on the list might have the same model. I found that with regards to hibernation, if you don't have a swap partition larger than the amount of physical memory in your machine it won't hibernate. Not sure how much more though, I've generally got away with a 1.5GB swap partition in my 1GB laptop and it hibernates okay (Dell Latitude D610). Rob *Hi, Dell Inspiron 1525* ** * Cheers, Caroline* -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top
2008/6/6 London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 2008/6/6 Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]: London School of Puppetry wrote: It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but I'm not. I am using Hardy Heron. Cheers, Caroline What make/model laptop is it? Someone on the list might have the same model. I found that with regards to hibernation, if you don't have a swap partition larger than the amount of physical memory in your machine it won't hibernate. Not sure how much more though, I've generally got away with a 1.5GB swap partition in my 1GB laptop and it hibernates okay (Dell Latitude D610). Rob *Hi, Dell Inspiron 1525* ** * Cheers, Caroline* -- Whats the output (from the terminal) of command: sudo lshw Regards Phil -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top
Philip Wyett wrote: 2008/6/6 London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 2008/6/6 Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]: London School of Puppetry wrote: It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but I'm not. I am using Hardy Heron. Cheers, Caroline What make/model laptop is it? Someone on the list might have the same model. I found that with regards to hibernation, if you don't have a swap partition larger than the amount of physical memory in your machine it won't hibernate. Not sure how much more though, I've generally got away with a 1.5GB swap partition in my 1GB laptop and it hibernates okay (Dell Latitude D610). Rob Hi, Dell Inspiron 1525 Cheers, Caroline -- Whats the output (from the terminal) of command: sudo lshw Regards Phil I suspect the jubling of letters may be a hardware fault, did you try windows, or was it one of the dell preinstalled ubuntu ones? Mj -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
