Seeking Help

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 22 January 2013 09:45:07 geoff at thebakershome.net did opine:
Message additions Copyright Tuesday 22 January 2013 by Gene Heskett

> > On 23/01/13 00:13, geoff at thebakershome.net wrote:
> >> On 22/01/13 16:27, geoff at thebakershome.net wrote:
> >>>> Hello,
> >>>> 
> >>>>     I built a new system recently and after running some tests I am
> >>>>     of
> >>>> 
> >>>> the
> >>>> opinion that either the Kernel has a bug, or my motherboard needs
> >>>> to go
> >>>> back to the manufacturer for an RMA replacement.
> >>>> 
> >>>>     I am interested to find someone else with a Gigabyte P75-D3
> >>>> 
> >>>> motherboard.
> >>>> It would be nice to have someone else with this board who could
> >>>> confirm
> >>>> that the kernel is capable of completing an install in less than 6
> >>>> hours,
> >>> 
> >>> Jesus, what sort of "install"?! :-)
> >>> 
> >>> Install from DVD, install over the Internet, install from a Live CD,
> >>> or what?
> >>> 
> >>>>    or "apt-get update" in less than 10 minutes.
> >>> 
> >>> To begin with, what is the speed of your internet connection?
> >>> Dial-up or
> >>> what?
> >>> 
> >>> Then what sort of system which you "built": how much RAM, what
> >>> speed, what speed cpu?
> >>> 
> >>> Suggestion: if you ask for help provide needed info so that people
> >>> can answer your questions :-) .
> >>> 
> >>> [pruned]
> >>> 
> >>> BC
> > 
> > More information, got it.
> > 
> > - Install was from DVD
> > - Computer has 32 GB of ram and an Intel i7 3770 CPU.
> > - Primary HDD is a Samsung 840 Pro (SSD)
> > - Ubuntu 12.10
> > - Internet connection is 10 Mbps download, 800 kbps upload
> > 
> > Thank-you
> > -Geoff
> > 
> > 
> > 32GB of RAM eh? :-) I've got 16GB and consider it an overkill - and I
> > have yet to see more than 4GB of it used :-) .
> 
> Overkill is the only way to kill

Whereas I have 4Gb in this box, and its 500 megs into swap in 2 weeks 
uptime.  Do a swapoff -a;swapon -a, and something will die needing a reboot 
to restore.  Hell of a way to run a train IMO.

Cheers, Gene
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