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Thread ID: 142764	2016-09-05 19:20:00	Linux Systems	B.M. (505)	Press F1

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1425506	2016-09-11 22:51:00	Good that you have sorted the network issues. There are one or two other things that I would do: 1. Open administration/driver manager and enable AMD microcode. 2. Install drivers for any AMD or Nvidia graphics with the same utility. You could also: 3. Install preload (adaptive read-ahead process) via synaptic or via apt 4. hardinfo is useful for system information and can be installed via synaptic or via apt.	KarameaDave (15222)
1425507	2016-09-11 23:57:00	You’re up early this morning Rod. :) Yeah, what can I say, I'm a night person and usually don't go to bed until 1 - 2 a.m. (or later). :D Great, glad you have it working well now. Wow! I must say that is seriously fast internet you have there. :thumbs:	Rod J (451)
1425508	2016-09-12 00:41:00	Good that you have sorted the network issues. There are one or two other things that I would do: 1. Open administration/driver manager and enable AMD microcode. 2. Install drivers for any AMD or Nvidia graphics with the same utility. You could also: 3. Install preload (adaptive read-ahead process) via synaptic or via apt 4. hardinfo is useful for system information and can be installed via synaptic or via apt. Thanks Dave. I'm keeping track of all the suggestions and applying them one at a time in case I have a problem. That way I might have a clue as to what went wrong. AMD microcode is now activated so we'll see what happens, if anything noticeable.	B.M. (505)
1425509	2016-09-12 01:42:00	I doubt you will notice much difference, but your CPU will.	KarameaDave (15222)
1425510	2016-09-12 04:06:00	Another Update: Well the Computer has been rock solid Internet wise since the change to the old Dynalink Adapter. :clap I installed that v4l2ucp “Errant Camera” update you found Dave but that is purely Camera adjustment like brightness, contrast, gamma etc. No Sound. Anyway, the Video side of the camera is working fine on Skype but still no sound regardless of which source selection I make. I tried setting it to iCM10 and restarting the computer but it just returned to Microphone / Microphone 1 Built-in Audio. I can’t find anywhere where you can Mute or Unmute the Microphone but that looks to be the problem one way or other. If there’s no further Suggestions I’ll dig out another Webcam and see if we can get lucky again. In the meantime, is there any way to stop this continuous input of password every time you want to adjust something? :rolleyes:	B.M. (505)
1425511	2016-09-12 04:18:00	Great, glad you have it working well now. Wow! I must say that is seriously fast internet you have there. :thumbs: You mean my old home town hasn't got fibre yet? :lol: The problem is probably in the exchange as I was in the construction team that installed the original equipment when it cut over from manual all those years ago. :D	B.M. (505)
1425512	2016-09-12 04:53:00	Yeah that password thing is a pain.	Driftwood (5551)
1425513	2016-09-12 05:14:00	It's intentional that it asks you for the root password. It's not like Windows where UAC does it every time you open a program. If this is happening, it's because you're making a change and you NEED to be an Administrator, and you should be taking caution with what you're doing.	Chilling_Silence (9)
1425514	2016-09-12 05:30:00	Oh, there's fibre here all right but I just don't have access to it myself. :( Maybe one day :cool: With the webcam issue it's hard to know ... you get used to Googling continuously when setting up new hardware on Linux. The hardware manufacturers understandably fall over themselves to support Windows with drivers and to some extant Apple, but Linux ... not so much. :groan: You just get used to living with the fact that some peripheral hardware will never work as well in Linux as it does in Windows. But, occasionally things actually work better in Linux than in Windows. Example: My old TV card was a right royal pain in WinXP (BSOD's, etc) and I never found an app that made it work all that well. Then when I first tried Ubuntu years ago the TV card worked so much better and more stable in Ubuntu using the TVTime app compared to how it was in WinXP. Some games actually perform better in Linux via Wine than they did in Windows. Some quite good games have Linux native versions. I also have Steam installed here and Half Life 2 and Portal work perfectly. In any case I'm a very casual gamer so gaming was never a big obstacle for me to switch to Linux. So, it's swings and roundabouts to some extent and of course, no viruses, more security and stability (mostly) with Linux. Some manufacturers do have good Linux support: HP and Brother printers, for example. The password thing is by design, you do get used to it and know that it's helping keep the system from being compromised. Especially if you're a single user of the PC make the admin password short and easy to type so it's less of a hassle.	Rod J (451)
1425515	2016-09-12 06:17:00	It's intentional that it asks you for the root password. It's not like Windows where UAC does it every time you open a program. If this is happening, it's because you're making a change and you NEED to be an Administrator, and you should be taking caution with what you're doing. I’m sure that it has its uses Chill, but it should be able to be turned off. Imagine if you were driving down the road and wanted to turn and the car brings up a notice: "You are about to turn Right, please enter your password." Or you’re driving a digger: "You’re about to crowd the bucket, please enter your password." It’s a load of Hogwash and it’s my computer and I wish to do what I like with it. "Oh, you’re about to chuck me in the tide, please enter your password." :D	B.M. (505)
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