Following up on myself, it appears that I don't have a swap file either (unless I'm looking for it wrong):
# /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0 /dev/sda2 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/sda1 /media/Windows ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0 /home/jzitt/Desktop/ubuntu-10.04-netbook-i386.iso /media/isoimages/ubuntu-10.04-netbook-i386 iso9660 ro,loop 0 0 On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Joseph Zitt <[email protected]> wrote: > Looking at this, it appears that i don't have a swap partition at all. Does > that mean that my system isn't actually swapping, or that the swap is > handled some other way? > > jz...@jzitt-ubuntu-eee-1000p:~$ sudo fdisk -l > > Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x9f1192b6 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 * 1 10444 83885056 7 HPFS/NTFS > /dev/sda2 10444 17738 58593750 83 Linux > /dev/sda3 18150 19455 10485760 1b Hidden W95 FAT32 > /dev/sda4 19455 19457 17760+ ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32) > > Disk /dev/sdb: 2044 MB, 2044723200 bytes > 31 heads, 30 sectors/track, 4294 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 930 * 512 = 476160 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdb1 * 1 4295 1996676+ b W95 FAT32 > > Disk /dev/sdc: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0xc680f370 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdc1 1 60801 488384001 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) > jz...@jzitt-ubuntu-eee-1000p:~$ > > > On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 10:01 AM, David Steele < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sounds like it is thrashing swap. Can you run 'top' somewhere to monitor >> for memory hogs? ( 'M' to sort by memory usage) >> >> On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Joseph Zitt <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Following up, a month later: >>> >>> Well, it looks like I've figured out all these problems -- except the >>> most vexing one. Printing, the external monitor, the keyboard, all do what I >>> expect them to, on my Asus Eee 1001P running Ubuntu 10.10. >>> >>> The system still will go into a state in which the disk sounds like it's >>> thrashing endlessly and the interface freezes. I can sometimes nudge the >>> mouse pointer a little, but that's it. The only thing to do is to forcibly >>> power down. This has been happening, pretty much consistently, after it's >>> been up for an hour or two, when I've gone a little while without using the >>> keyboard or mouse. This happens both when I'm running the Netbook edition >>> with the Unity interface and the Desktop edition with the Gnome interface. >>> It does not happen when I run Windows 7 on the same hardware. >>> >>> Unfortunately, this happens consistently enough that I end up running >>> Windows most of the time. Since I prefer Linux and am more comfortable with >>> it, I would like to run Ubuntu on the system as my default, only hopping >>> over to Windows for specific tasks (such as managing my iPhone, which I >>> would leave to my PowerPC Mac running OS X Panther, except that, like a lot >>> of people, I can't get it to talk to my 2WIRE DSL connection effectively). >>> >>> Searching the web, I haven't found other instances of the problem with >>> Ubuntu freezing up, but I may not be searching on the right terms. >>> >>> Might this added info point to a solution? >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Joseph Zitt <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> First, my apologies for posting outside the key topics of politics or >>>> dentistry. >>>> >>>> I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition with the Unity interface on an >>>> Asus Eee 1001P. [0] >>>> >>>> The system has some quirks, such as starting with the keyboard NumLocked >>>> (which led me to think that i couldn't log in at all until I realized it) >>>> and not supporting an external monitor well. >>>> >>>> It also sometime grinds effectively to a halt. I hear it continuously >>>> accessing the hard drive, but can't do anything. This sometimes happens >>>> when >>>> I revive it by pressing a key after it's been idle for several hours, but >>>> also see it in some other less well-defined circumstances. (One thing I >>>> found was that opening the Files and Folders screen, so I don't use that >>>> anymore, sticking with Gnome Commander.) When this happens, all I can do is >>>> forcibly power down then power it back up. >>>> >>>> I seem to remember there being scripts, and possibly even software >>>> packages, that straightened this stuff out, but I'm not seeing them >>>> anymore. >>>> >>>> BTW, I hated the Unity interface when I first experienced it, but have >>>> grown to like it. With the help of Gnome Do, a bunch of Firefox plugins, >>>> Dropbox, and a few other tools, this is a surprisingly useful little PC. >>>> >>>> So... does anyone have any pointers on getting 10.10 to work better on >>>> this Eee? >>>> >>>> [0] http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=5AH8HAdGuhiQIXgg >>>> -- >>>> Joseph Zitt ::http://www.josephzitt.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Joseph Zitt ::http://www.josephzitt.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: >>> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-us-ohio> >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : >>> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-us-ohio> >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Joseph Zitt ::http://www.josephzitt.com > -- Joseph Zitt ::http://www.josephzitt.com
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