I think we should say then what base system requirements are to run Sage. However, running Sage in a VirtualBox Ubuntu 9.1 with the Ubuntu Firefox works fine. I have new system coming. I just wanted to point out if Sage has users trying to run a system like mine it has problems. Thanks Mike
On Dec 4, 7:29 am, Dima Pasechnik <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael, > I guess you have discovered (or about to discover) yourself a > well–known fact that Windows (XP, or whatever) is not really suitable > platform for > doing any remotely serious computing :) > Dmitrii > > 2009/12/4 Michael Madison <[email protected]>: > > > > > > > I am running Sage 4.2.1 on a old 1GB ram XP computer with the > > VirtualBox binary distribution. In the notebook if I try a 3D graph > > Firefox shuts down and kills the Sage session. This is the same > > problem I had with the VirtualBox Sage version 4.2. > > > I have also created a separate Ubuntu 9.1 vm in VirtualBox, where I > > loaded all the stuff needed to run and compile Sage 4.21. This > > included the FireFox upgrades needed to run the 3D plots from a > > notebook. To this vm I added a second network connection which is a > > VirtualBox host only, just like in the binary VirtualBox Sage 4.21. I > > compiled Sage 4.21. When I run the notebook sage using the Firefox > > inside the Ubuntu 9.1 vm everything works great and I get 3D graphs. > > I can also start a Sage notebook with a IP address and access it from > > my Windows Firefox. This works fine until I run a 3D graph and then > > the windows Firefox closes down, just like in the binary distribution > > for VirtualBox Sage 4.21. However, if I start Firefox in Ubuntu I can > > get into the same sheet and run the 3D graph with no problem and Sage > > has not shut down. > > > I suspect the problem with the 3D graph is from the VirtualBox host > > connection. I don't know if it is just because of my XP system. > > > In general I like the VirtualBox system better than VMware. However, > > for users with old XP systems it is a problem. Below I included my > > system specs. Mike > > > Intel Celeron M 1.5 GHz, 1 GB Ram > > Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600, Service Pack 3 > > VirtualBox 3.0.10 > > > results from cat /proc/cpuinfo > > > processor : 0 > > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > > cpu family : 6 > > model : 13 > > model name : Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.50GHz > > stepping : 8 > > cpu MHz : 1476.382 > > cache size : 1024 KB > > fdiv_bug : no > > hlt_bug : no > > f00f_bug : no > > coma_bug : no > > fpu : yes > > fpu_exception : yes > > cpuid level : 2 > > wp : yes > > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr > > pge mca cmov pat clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss nx up > > bogomips : 3007.50 > > > -- > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/sage-support > > URL:http://www.sagemath.org > > -- > Dmitrii Pasechnik > ----- > DISCLAIMER: Any text following this sentence does not constitute a > part of this message, and was added automatically during transmission.- Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URL: http://www.sagemath.org
