I have a copy of KUBUNTU. Do you think putting that on the box instead of Ubuntu would solve the problem of it crashing? On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com> wrote: > As to the screensaver...huh. I just realized I have no idea, and I'm > running the same thing! See, I think "Unity" is an absolute turd so I > converted it to Gnome3 via the command: > > http://www.webupd8.org/2011/08/installing-using-classic-gnome-desktop.html > > ...but unfortunately Ubuntu put virtually no effort into a rational > set of menus so there's all kinds of stuff missing, including, I just > realized, the damn screensaver controls. > > Arg. > > And this is why I'm strongly considering dumping it for Mint12 - they > at least have put some effort into making Gnome3 work. > > Sigh. > > Odds are it has the latest kernel bits for power management and ACPI > controls, which is another top contender for "why your rig is > crashing"...they only just got a handle on that stuff, with patches > that can be applied to current kernels and if I recall right, Mint12 > did so? > > Jim > > > > Jim > > On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 7:05 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > > I settled for the new Ubuntu.I don't know the kernel version. How do I > turn > > off the screensaver app? > > > > On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Well something is screwball re: power management. Huh. head.> > >> > >> What version of Linux did you settle on? Oneiric? Which kernel > >> version? There's been some recent work on laptop power > >> management...as in REAL recent. I think it got patched into Mint12 > >> but I'm not certain. > >> > >> Oh, also, turn off the screensaver app if you have it enabled. > >> There's been some weird stuff there for the last few kernels... > >> > >> Jim > >> > >> On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Michael Havens > wrote: > >> > My laptop just started to panic after I started running it off of the > >> > battery. Any idea what the problem is? > >> > > >> > -- > >> > :-)~MIKE~(-: > >> > > >> > --------------------------------------------------- > >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: