[OCLUG-Tech] has anyone modified ubuntu to use systemd instead of upstart?

2013-11-20 Thread Robert P. J. Day
reading this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/systemd wondering if anyone's done that and if there are any traps i need to watch out for. thanks. rday -- Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario,

[OCLUG-Tech] Hardware Problems

2013-11-20 Thread Shawn H Corey
Every now and again, my computer freezes. Nothing works. Then, when I reboot, it freezes during BIOS, so it can't be a software issue. I ran a memory check; everything's OK. I replaced the CMOS battery. I replaced the thermal paste on the CPU. I re-seated everything that can be re-seated. The

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Hardware Problems

2013-11-20 Thread Stephen Gregory
Sounds like a bad power supply. -- sg On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Shawn H Corey shawnhco...@gmail.comwrote: Every now and again, my computer freezes. Nothing works. Then, when I reboot, it freezes during BIOS, so it can't be a software issue. I ran a memory check; everything's OK. I

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Hardware Problems

2013-11-20 Thread Jean-Francois Messier
That makes much sense to me...:-) JF --- Le code source libre c'est l'ouverture de l'esprit. Open Source is open minded. Original Message Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Hardware Problems From: Stephen Gregory oc...@kernelpanic.ca Date: Wed,

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Hardware Problems

2013-11-20 Thread Shawn H Corey
On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:13:33 -0700 Jean-Francois Messier j...@messier.ca wrote: That makes much sense to me...:-) JF --- Le code source libre c'est l'ouverture de l'esprit. Open Source is open minded. Original Message

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Hardware Problems

2013-11-20 Thread Shawn H Corey
On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:51:07 -0800 (PST) Jeffrey Moncrieff jeffrey.moncri...@yahoo.ca wrote: It Could also be Caps on the Motherboard.  It is relative to check this. Open the case and if see Caps with a bulge on the mother board you'll have to replace the caps or the whole mother board/.

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Hardware Problems

2013-11-20 Thread Paul Hays
First step: I suggest trying a known-good power supply if you can. Caution - the large capacitors in these get charged to hundreds of volts, high enough to be dangerous. I've seen a few power supplies fail for reasons other than the capacitors, and when the caps fail they can damage other