[xubuntu-users] xubuntu-users Digest, Vol 87, Issue 48
c. marlow
chris at marlows.org
Tue Apr 29 19:37:55 UTC 2014
On 04/29/2014 11:42 AM, Dan Hanson wrote:
> I'm not sure how to reply to a message. I just wondered why the user,
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> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:10:29 -0400
> From: Fred Roller <fredroller66 at gmail.com <mailto:fredroller66 at gmail.com>>
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> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] xubuntu goes crazy
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> Who ask this question wasn't told to do all the sudo updates
> you should do after installing xubuntu. I did and mine works great.
> It made it a lot faster, plus ran better. I dont use hibernate,
> lock screen and turn off monitor work for me. I do have a lot of
> extra computers, so I try about everything suggested after installing
> xubuntu 12.04. I dont use a laptop, but I suspect hibernate works
> about the same way internally both on laptop and desktop. I dont
> worry about a couple cents a day that it may or may not save me though
> either. Sometimes I just leave my machine on and go to bed. It does
> power down when screen saver kicks in anyhow. I do click off internet
> pages.
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> 1. Re: xubuntu goes crazy (c. marlow)
> 2. Re: xubuntu goes crazy (Ralf Mardorf)
> 3. Re: xubuntu goes crazy (Fred Roller)
> 4. Re: xubuntu goes crazy (Fred Roller)
> 5. Re: xubuntu goes crazy (Ralf Mardorf)
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> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:02:36 -0500
> From: "c. marlow" <chris at marlows.org <mailto:chris at marlows.org>>
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> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Fred Roller
> <fredroller66 at gmail.com <mailto:fredroller66 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > On 04/27/2014 10:45 PM, c. marlow wrote:
> >>
> >> hi folks,
> >>
> >> so after 4 days of being up xubuntu 12.04 decides to go nuts
> >>
> >> 1. when clicking on icons it highlights all icons on the desktop
> >>
> >> 2. when clicking a folder it shows an OPEN menu not letting me
> double
> >> click
> >>
> >> 3. when logging out the log in screen wont take my password and
> gets
> >> elongated across the screen
> >>
> >> i do use standby at night when i am not on the computer. and its on
> >> during the day
> >>
> >> computer is fully up to code with updates
> >>
> >> i have not modified anything everything is still stock xubuntu
> 12.04
> >> as in repo list etc hasnt been touched
> >>
> >> rebooting everything seems ok for now...
> >>
> >> any ideas of why it would just go crazy all of a sudden?
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >> christopher
> >>
> > Try this for a night or so... through power management and
> screensaver both
> > ensure all options to go to suspend, sleep, hibernate, etc is
> turned off so
> > the system won't automatically go to sleep. This may include
> adjusting the
> > xorg.conf file as described on this list a week or so ago. Then
> at night
> > manually "Lock Screen" and turn off the monitor to conserve
> power (assuming
> > this is a desktop or attached monitor). If it can go a night or
> two without
> > going catawampus then we know it's the suspend.
> >
> > reasoning... I have had issues with any form of hibernate
> (suspend, sleep,
> > etc.) on any OS that I don't even bother. Locking the screen
> does not seem
> > to affect my system so it is my work around which is all it is;
> a work
> > around. If this proves out to be the suspend or sleep mode then
> we at least
> > have a direction towards a solution.
> >
> > HTH
> > - Fred
> >
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> i just feel bad leaving it on because it just going to waste energy...
> i know everyone tells me ohhh they dont use much energy at all
> compared to a fridge or this or that. i guess i am just trying to be a
> green person, and not enviromentally friendly but i will try it.
>
> cm
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> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:29:51 +0200
> From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf at rocketmail.com
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> On Mon, 2014-04-28 at 13:48 -0400, Fred Roller wrote:
> > Try this for a night or so... through power management and
> screensaver
> > both ensure all options to go to suspend, sleep, hibernate, etc is
> > turned off so the system won't automatically go to sleep. This may
> > include adjusting the xorg.conf file as described on this list a
> week or
> > so ago.
>
> No, the xorg.file [1] is only needed to avoid screen blanking.
>
> [1]
> man xorg.conf informs that the default values are 10 minutes.
> I had to add
>
> Section "ServerFlags"
> Option "BlankTime" "0"
> Option "StandbyTime" "0"
> Option "SuspendTime" "0"
> Option "OffTime" "0"
> EndSection
>
> to my /etc/X11/xorg.conf, so that I could disable screen blanking
> by the
> power manager settings, resp. since I don't need other power settings,
> to enable/disable screen blanking by
> (enable)
> killall xfce4-power-manager ; xfce4-power-manager
> (disable)
> killall xfce4-power-manager
> Without the xorg.conf entries screen blanking is active, even when the
> values are set to disable screen blanking by the power manager while
> it's running, or when it's killed. JFTR first I kill the power
> manager,
> when I want to enable it, to ensure that only one instance will run,
> when enabling it by a launcher.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:03:43 -0400
> From: Fred Roller <fredroller66 at gmail.com
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> On 04/29/2014 01:29 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > On Mon, 2014-04-28 at 13:48 -0400, Fred Roller wrote:
> >> Try this for a night or so... through power management and
> screensaver
> >> both ensure all options to go to suspend, sleep, hibernate, etc is
> >> turned off so the system won't automatically go to sleep. This may
> >> include adjusting the xorg.conf file as described on this list
> a week or
> >> so ago.
> > No, the xorg.file [1] is only needed to avoid screen blanking.
> >
> > [1]
> > man xorg.conf informs that the default values are 10 minutes.
> > I had to add
> >
> > Section "ServerFlags"
> > Option "BlankTime" "0"
> > Option "StandbyTime" "0"
> > Option "SuspendTime" "0"
> > Option "OffTime" "0"
> > EndSection
> >
> > to my /etc/X11/xorg.conf, so that I could disable screen
> blanking by the
> > power manager settings, resp. since I don't need other power
> settings,
> > to enable/disable screen blanking by
> > (enable)
> > killall xfce4-power-manager ; xfce4-power-manager
> > (disable)
> > killall xfce4-power-manager
> > Without the xorg.conf entries screen blanking is active, even
> when the
> > values are set to disable screen blanking by the power manager while
> > it's running, or when it's killed. JFTR first I kill the power
> manager,
> > when I want to enable it, to ensure that only one instance will run,
> > when enabling it by a launcher.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> + 1
>
> The purpose though was to ensure any automated power savings etc was
> turned off leaving only the manual option of locking screen. The end
> result is see if it clears up the erratic actions of the PC. Once
> cleared then hopefully we can systematically turn options on to see if
> we can narrow down cause... or some mad logic of that sort where
> by the
> OP may safely put his system to sleep. Something I should be doing
> myself. :P
>
> - Fred
>
>
>
>
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> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:10:29 -0400
> From: Fred Roller <fredroller66 at gmail.com
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> On 04/28/2014 11:02 PM, c. marlow wrote:
> > i just feel bad leaving it on because it just going to waste
> energy...
> > i know everyone tells me ohhh they dont use much energy at all
> > compared to a fridge or this or that. i guess i am just trying
> to be a
> > green person, and not enviromentally friendly but i will try it.
> >
> > cm
> I understand but this is just troubleshooting by taking the automated
> process out of the equation and then manually activating each process.
> Tonight Lock Screen. Tomorrow night suspend. The following Sleep. etc.
> Once you know which option cause the system to act up then you can
> avoid
> it until a fix is found and turn the auto feature back on the ones
> that
> work. Some such madness like that. :)
>
> - Fred
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:13:38 +0200
> From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf at rocketmail.com
> <mailto:ralf.mardorf at rocketmail.com>>
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> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] xubuntu goes crazy
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> Aren't there any kernel logs, dmesg? What happens when manually
> suspend/hibernate? What exactly is sleep/standby? I don't own a
> laptop,
> however, suspend/hibernate on my PC worked a long time ago, but I
> guess
> it doesn't work nowadays, haven't tested it for a long time, but I
> remember issues.
>
>
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> But, i did do all the updates when i got booted to the desktop. i ran
> the update manager once, rebooted when it told me too then ran the 2nd
> time and rebooted. i really hate the theme in 12.04 I like the lighter
> classic windows colors. this dark color is AWFUL, I dont know what
> the developers were thinking when they came up with the ALBATROSS or
> whatever and bluebird theme. back in 11.04 i wanna say it was
> defaulted like the windows classic theme and it was pretty and easy to
> read. i tried to use the redmond theme but when highlighting text its
> black on black and you cant read anything.
im using TBIRD to write this how do you make the email plain text? i
just highlighted all the text and clicked discontinue font sytles.
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