Ubuntu 8 10 vs Ubuntu 9 04 BETA (Boot Time Drag Race)

[jeshaw3242]

it's only fair if you're using the exact same hardware for both boot is based off of CPU speed, hard drive speed and RAM so obviously a computer with 1ghz CPU and a slow access time hard drive and 400mb of RAM would have a slow boot compared to an OC 4ghz CPU with 8gb of RAM and a fast hard drive.

[firecad2006]

cant what for 8.10, ubuntu jus

[MUERTE2007COL]

left pc sux

[overswordcamb2]

9.04 on the right yeah?

looks a lot faster, are both those fresh installs on identical laptops?

[idealpicture]

the 8.10 are fresh install but for the 9.04 BETA, I'm just updating it online.

[overswordcamb]

did you come accross any problems white updating?

because I've done it before (i think it must have been updating 7.10 to 8.04, so long time ago) and there was a lot of glitches and comparability errors is places you wouldn't expect.

i don't want to fresh install this time arround but would like to update as long as it doesn't mess it up

[idealpicture]

I'm also got problem when updating the distribution, even my nephew got crash when loading ubuntu, bit it can be repair as long as you got internet connection (cable recommended)..just try and error, ecept you don't want to mess up with your data..or you can update it IF your internet connection are strong enough..

unlike windows update, I can't find what is the update about, because it's just the same after being updated..hehe

[overswordcamb]

i don't have a cable connection, but i do have a pretty strong wireless one, it should be ok, as long as i save all my settings somewhere else, then i can just re-install and get it back to the way it was

[BurNiNgBAssisT86]

my installer of 8.10 ubuntu AND xubuntu crashed a long time ago. but i remember, that i only waited like 2 days, loaded iso's again, and everything was running like a roadrunner^^

but it only crashed on my tower pc.. never had problems with my laptop and ANY linux distro =)) i tried out puppy linux yesterday (boot from usb into ram) fastest ever and only 100 mb installed it on my fathers "music"laptop.. he's a happy man now \o/ hurray \o/

[CrasyFingers]

What are the specs on both laptop?

[idealpicture]

for the 8.10

- turion 64x2 2.00Ghz

-1Ghz of RAM

for the 9.04 BETA

- celeron 1.8Ghz

-1Ghz of RAM

although the RAM are same, but it's usually just performed if the system running, not at the boot start, USUALLY..

[CrasyFingers]

Thanks man,

But what about the hard drives, i thought that's what made the biggest difference for boot times. thanks again in advance

[idealpicture]

from my experience, true..it's happened to my PC where when I put more hard drives, the boot time plus it's performance are more faster..

but in above situation, I've found that the laptop used to run 9.04 just consist 80GB than 160GB on the 8.10 laptop..interesting huh? ;)

[anzonix]

1Ghz of RAM?

You idiot. :D

[pedrohackerwin32]

Is.....

[Ne0nLiteZ]

um gigahertz of ram?

[idealpicture]

133 ghz

[Ne0nLiteZ]

im pertty sure RAM comes in gbs or mbs...

[idealpicture]

woops..

you right..

my bad :)

[Ne0nLiteZ]

:P .

[jacekjacenty]

I used to like Ubuntu so I will give them a chance, but also I am tempted to switch to Mint. There is almost a moth left till final release so after that I can wait few more months for Ubuntu to sort out their problems.

[jacekjacenty]

What's the point of having faster boot time if installer crashes and it is really difficult to install latest Ubuntu. Also my Intel 82865G and few other things have stopped working. So far Jaunty looks like a big step backwards compared to old Ununtu :-(

If these problems are not resolved I will switch to another Debian based distro.

[idealpicture]

if not, switch to Slackware :)

[weeman7007]

Don't forget there is still about 20 days until the full release... I usually wait until a week or 2 after to make sure the bugs have been ironed out

[idealpicture]

better help Ubuntu devoper on reducing the bug..

It's community distro!

[rub3nmv]

really dificult? are you serious? XDDDD

[jacekjacenty]

I am serious, don't you think that constant crashes of the installer make it easy?

[rub3nmv]

I've never had any problem with the installer, neither in my computer nor in the computer of my friends whom I installed Ubuntu. Sorry if you have problems with it, hope they will be solved on the new version.

[overswordcamb2]

i sometimes crash on install

it's usually when i open up an application or do somthing stupid as it's trying to install, which seems perfectly reasonable to me, but after install it runs perfectly

ubuntu all the way