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On Sun, 2009-07-26 at 10:41 -0400, Kent Borg wrote: > Bill Ricker wrote: > > i might be better off moving both or one up to Jaunty. > > > > I have my doubts about Jaunty. On my notebook I have had random total > freezeups (frozen mouse, no keyboard response, menubar clock seconds > stop, etc.) and near freezeups (mouse pointer still moves), there is a > hubub on the net about the Intel graphics driver being messed up, and I > can verify that there are problems with dual displays; I am suspicious > the two are related. I run Jaunty with dual monitors on an HP dv8000t 17" laptop (3 + years old). Native resolution on the laptop is 1680x1050. I keep two monitor setups, one at work with a port replicator that is also a stand, and at home I have a knick-knack box that I prop the laptop up on so that it is the same height as the monitor next to it. My work second monitor is a 1280x1024, and the second one at home is a nice 22" 1680x1050. I have had no issues with driving either second monitor. I have tried running two separate systems with USB keys for data transfer, but it becomes a mess real quick, and there are multiple copies all over the place, especially when you're experimenting with code. The other pain is that if I find some cool app for dong things I would have had to install it twice, and maintain it twice. Now, I transport my laptop to and from work. I maintain a single system, and it works with both the home and the work dual monitor setups (and when I say works, it works flawlessly with compiz-fusion and rotating desktops etc, grouped terminals, alpha transparency etc). I keep ALL (even experimental) code in an SVN repository, and have also started keeping documents there too, as it works as a nice central point of storage. And yes, I second (third?) that the one thing I spent good money on was a laptop backpack. It makes carrying the laptop (not the lightest one in the world) almost effortless, and is a lot more comfortable that a normal laptop case. Some of the nicer ones also have an extending drag bar and wheels so that you can pull then like airline luggage, but I didn't go quite that far ... Richard > > Experiment with Jaunty before committing. > > > -kb, the Kent who is waiting for the fall so he can more past Jaunty. > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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