Re: Boot times,services and packages

2008-11-02 Thread shirish
Reply in-line :- On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 13:55, Martin Pitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: shirish [2008-10-27 16:55 +0530]: a. nvidia-kernel (no nvidia card so useless) This is gone for good in 8.10, thanks to the reorganization of linux-restricted-modules. The nvidia/fglrx drivers are entirely

Re: Boot times,services and packages

2008-11-02 Thread shirish
Hi all, I still have a query, Macofi asked how the OS should know the computer case? AFAIK most if not all the processors used in the laptop are different. And nowadays they also have quite a few sensors which makes identifying them easier isn't it ? If one of the ways or using a combination

Re: Boot times,services and packages

2008-11-02 Thread Mackenzie Morgan
On Sun, 2008-11-02 at 17:09 +0530, shirish wrote: Hi all, I still have a query, Macofi asked how the OS should know the computer case? Looking at lshw, I noticed that it can tell what type of computer it is, so maybe something could be done about this... -- Mackenzie Morgan

Re: Boot times,services and packages

2008-11-02 Thread shirish
Mackenzie, Thank you for looking into that. Also nvidia-kernel is now gone (although don't remember if I removed it or one of the updates) but what's gone is good. -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Re: Boot times,services and packages

2008-10-28 Thread Martin Pitt
shirish [2008-10-27 16:55 +0530]: a. nvidia-kernel (no nvidia card so useless) This is gone for good in 8.10, thanks to the reorganization of linux-restricted-modules. The nvidia/fglrx drivers are entirely separate now and no bits are installed by default. Martin -- Martin Pitt

Re: Boot times,services and packages

2008-10-27 Thread shirish
On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 16:55, shirish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, There are three services which on my system which just take cycles other than doing anything. (or so I believe) a. nvidia-kernel (no nvidia card so useless) b. bluetooth (no support for bluetooth in the

Re: Boot times,services and packages

2008-10-27 Thread shirish
Reply in-line :- On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 22:43, Mackenzie Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 16:55 +0530, shirish wrote: Hi all, There are three services which on my system which just take cycles other than doing anything. (or so I believe) a. nvidia-kernel (no

Re: Boot times,services and packages

2008-10-27 Thread Mackenzie Morgan
On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 23:00 +0530, shirish wrote: Reply in-line :- On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 22:43, Mackenzie Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 16:55 +0530, shirish wrote: Hi all, There are three services which on my system which just take cycles other than

Re: Boot times,services and packages

2008-10-27 Thread shirish
Hi all, From what I understand many or most of the chips used in the laptop are different from normal desktops. I'm sure a combination of two-three chips and things could make the OS know its a lappy not a desktop or vice-versa . Isn't that possible? After two or three boots when it has an idea

Re: Boot times,services and packages

2008-10-27 Thread Mackenzie Morgan
On Tue, 2008-10-28 at 00:06 +0530, shirish wrote: Hi all, From what I understand many or most of the chips used in the laptop are different from normal desktops. I'm sure a combination of two-three chips and things could make the OS know its a lappy not a desktop or vice-versa . Isn't that

Re: Boot times,services and packages

2008-10-27 Thread Mackenzie Morgan
On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 20:09 +0100, Markus Hitter wrote: Am 27.10.2008 um 18:13 schrieb Mackenzie Morgan: On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 16:55 +0530, shirish wrote: Hi all, There are three services which on my system which just take cycles other than doing anything. (or so I believe)

Re: Boot times,services and packages

2008-10-27 Thread Markus Hitter
Am 27.10.2008 um 20:11 schrieb Mackenzie Morgan: On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 20:09 +0100, Markus Hitter wrote: Am 27.10.2008 um 18:13 schrieb Mackenzie Morgan: On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 16:55 +0530, shirish wrote: Hi all, There are three services which on my system which just take cycles

Re: Boot times,services and packages

2008-10-27 Thread Mackenzie Morgan
On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 20:22 +0100, Markus Hitter wrote: Am 27.10.2008 um 20:11 schrieb Mackenzie Morgan: On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 20:09 +0100, Markus Hitter wrote: Am 27.10.2008 um 18:13 schrieb Mackenzie Morgan: On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 16:55 +0530, shirish wrote: Hi all, There