I know, I know, this post might seem a little dated already, considering the release of Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) is imminent. My fault .. I sort of … um .. just forgot to press publish about four months ago … I’ve previously documented my experiences with installing Ubuntu 7.10, and then an upgrade to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'dell'
Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) on Dell Vostro 1500 laptop
November 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Linux, Ubuntu
Tags:dell·Ubuntu·vostro·vostro 1500
Ubuntu Laptop ACPI hard disk ‘clicking’ bugfix on the way
January 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Linux, Ubuntu
You may remember I had some issues on my Dell Vostro 1500 with a scary sounding periodic hard disk ‘click’, related to a bug in the pm-utils package. In brief: this bug effectively puts the disk into powersaving mode far too often, drastically reducing it’s working lifespan. Well, good news … it looks like the [...]