Comments on: Ubuntu is not ready for laptops (at least not mine) http://polygon89.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/ubuntu-is-not-ready-for-laptops-at-least-not-mine/ Just another Wordpress.com weblog Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:04:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: polygon89 http://polygon89.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/ubuntu-is-not-ready-for-laptops-at-least-not-mine/#comment-53 polygon89 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:23:49 +0000 http://polygon89.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-53 i hear that ubuntu did release a fix, which makes it so the disk is aggressive while you are on battery, but then never parks while its plugged in, i hear that ubuntu did release a fix, which makes it so the disk is aggressive while you are on battery, but then never parks while its plugged in,

]]> By: joe http://polygon89.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/ubuntu-is-not-ready-for-laptops-at-least-not-mine/#comment-52 joe Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:52:31 +0000 http://polygon89.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-52 Load cycle count issue has not been fixed in Ibex. The hard drive in my laptop is parking every few seconds. Good job, guys! Load cycle count issue has not been fixed in Ibex. The hard drive in my laptop is parking every few seconds. Good job, guys!

]]> By: Brian http://polygon89.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/ubuntu-is-not-ready-for-laptops-at-least-not-mine/#comment-24 Brian Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:16:00 +0000 http://polygon89.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-24 The opensuse version works every time for me but like you said does not work after suspend/hibernate. I'll have to suspend and see if my hard drive starts parking again here in intrepid. The opensuse version works every time for me but like you said does not work after suspend/hibernate. I’ll have to suspend and see if my hard drive starts parking again here in intrepid.

]]> By: polygon89 http://polygon89.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/ubuntu-is-not-ready-for-laptops-at-least-not-mine/#comment-22 polygon89 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:51:03 +0000 http://polygon89.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-22 the thing is, the ubuntudemon guide was what i was using, and i followed that opensuse wiki page to the letter, and it only worked half the time. I took notes of the date and the load cycle count, and it was pretty stable, then like over ne day it would suddenly jump 100 counts, like it failed to call the script or something. Also, that opensuse guide does not work after resuming from suspend/hibernate =/ ill check out intrepid for sure when it comes out however. thanks for your comment =) the thing is, the ubuntudemon guide was what i was using, and i followed that opensuse wiki page to the letter, and it only worked half the time. I took notes of the date and the load cycle count, and it was pretty stable, then like over ne day it would suddenly jump 100 counts, like it failed to call the script or something. Also, that opensuse guide does not work after resuming from suspend/hibernate =/

ill check out intrepid for sure when it comes out however. thanks for your comment =)

]]> By: Brian http://polygon89.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/ubuntu-is-not-ready-for-laptops-at-least-not-mine/#comment-21 Brian Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:02:20 +0000 http://polygon89.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-21 I am sorry to hear you have come across some problems regarding linux, however at least a couple of these I have found ways to fix. First, I really recommend installing Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex Alpha 5. It is now reaching more stable points of operation to where you won't have as many bugs as in Alpha 1 or so (I've yet to find any bugs that show stoppers). Intrepid has fixed my suspend problems that were absolutely terrible on Hardy. The good news is, that if there is a bug, it will most likely be fixed before the final release. Also, when the final release is out, you will not need to reinstall it because downloading the daily updates keeps you up-to-date with the latest version. You can get it here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/ The load cycle count issue can be fixed! It used to be quite a problem for me on my Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop. There is a "fix" out there called the "ugly fix" developed by UbuntuDemon. The fix has changed between gutsy and Hardy/Intrepid, in fact it used to be quite hard to do, but now an average linux user can apply the fix with ease. Here's the link to the guide on how to fix it. http://en.opensuse.org/Disk_Power_Management It's a fairly short how-to, so make sure you read all of the information because it tells you how you can adjust the settings to your preference, but the numbers they give you should work just fine. Hope this helps! I am sorry to hear you have come across some problems regarding linux, however at least a couple of these I have found ways to fix.

First, I really recommend installing Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex Alpha 5. It is now reaching more stable points of operation to where you won’t have as many bugs as in Alpha 1 or so (I’ve yet to find any bugs that show stoppers). Intrepid has fixed my suspend problems that were absolutely terrible on Hardy. The good news is, that if there is a bug, it will most likely be fixed before the final release. Also, when the final release is out, you will not need to reinstall it because downloading the daily updates keeps you up-to-date with the latest version. You can get it here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/

The load cycle count issue can be fixed! It used to be quite a problem for me on my Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop. There is a “fix” out there called the “ugly fix” developed by UbuntuDemon. The fix has changed between gutsy and Hardy/Intrepid, in fact it used to be quite hard to do, but now an average linux user can apply the fix with ease. Here’s the link to the guide on how to fix it. http://en.opensuse.org/Disk_Power_Management

It’s a fairly short how-to, so make sure you read all of the information because it tells you how you can adjust the settings to your preference, but the numbers they give you should work just fine.

Hope this helps!

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