Comments for /var/log/brain http://arfab.wordpress.com Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:51:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The curious affair of the missing core… by Michael http://arfab.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/the-curious-affair-of-the-missing-core/#comment-106 Michael Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:51:53 +0000 http://arfab.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-106 Found it. Classic case of stupid. In msconfig.exe > Boot > Advanced options (Windows), I had set the number of cores to three. I did this awhile back and had forgotten. Don't ask me why. Found it. Classic case of stupid. In msconfig.exe > Boot > Advanced options (Windows), I had set the number of cores to three. I did this awhile back and had forgotten. Don’t ask me why.

]]> Comment on The curious affair of the missing core… by Michael http://arfab.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/the-curious-affair-of-the-missing-core/#comment-105 Michael Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:48:30 +0000 http://arfab.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-105 Ah, thank you. I tried setting to defaults in bios, but it didn't work for me. Dell m4400 Bios A15. I'll cross my fingers that the next bios update addresses it. Thanks! Ah, thank you.

I tried setting to defaults in bios, but it didn’t work for me. Dell m4400 Bios A15. I’ll cross my fingers that the next bios update addresses it. Thanks!

]]> Comment on The curious affair of the missing core… by arfab http://arfab.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/the-curious-affair-of-the-missing-core/#comment-103 arfab Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:48:00 +0000 http://arfab.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-103 Have you spotted the follow-up to this post? I tried it with various flavours of Linux-based OSes. In the end I found the problem was with the BIOS not the OS or hardware. Have you spotted the follow-up to this post?

I tried it with various flavours of Linux-based OSes. In the end I found the problem was with the BIOS not the OS or hardware.

]]> Comment on The curious affair of the missing core… by Michael http://arfab.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/the-curious-affair-of-the-missing-core/#comment-102 Michael Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:24:37 +0000 http://arfab.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-102 I have a Q9300 that I just noticed is only showing 3 cores. I'm using Windows Server 2008 R2, what OS are you using? My first guess is a bad processor, and I figure I will try a cleanly installed OS to verify. I'm curious to find what you discover. I have a Q9300 that I just noticed is only showing 3 cores. I’m using Windows Server 2008 R2, what OS are you using? My first guess is a bad processor, and I figure I will try a cleanly installed OS to verify. I’m curious to find what you discover.

]]> Comment on The curious affair of the missing core: Part 2 by arfab http://arfab.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/the-curious-affair-of-the-missing-core-part-2/#comment-100 arfab Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:43:13 +0000 http://arfab.wordpress.com/?p=164#comment-100 I'd be inclined to agree with you, but it's like you quite rightly point out... Personally I don't want to install half of KDE on my system just so I can run one program. I’d be inclined to agree with you, but it’s like you quite rightly point out… Personally I don’t want to install half of KDE on my system just so I can run one program.

]]> Comment on The curious affair of the missing core: Part 2 by arfab http://arfab.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/the-curious-affair-of-the-missing-core-part-2/#comment-99 arfab Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:27:00 +0000 http://arfab.wordpress.com/?p=164#comment-99 Yeah, this is KDE 4.3.2 :) Yeah, this is KDE 4.3.2 :)

]]> Comment on The curious affair of the missing core: Part 2 by Yottskry http://arfab.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/the-curious-affair-of-the-missing-core-part-2/#comment-98 Yottskry Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:10:10 +0000 http://arfab.wordpress.com/?p=164#comment-98 Hmm, hang on then...which version of KDE is this you've been using? Because if we're talking KDE4 then I probably agree with you on most of the points, but if it's KDE3 then I'm not so sure :) I don't know why they decided to replace Konqueror with Dolphin. Perhaps Konqueror was getting too bloated for them? Shame, it was far superior to anything else on offer. Hmm, hang on then…which version of KDE is this you’ve been using? Because if we’re talking KDE4 then I probably agree with you on most of the points, but if it’s KDE3 then I’m not so sure :)

I don’t know why they decided to replace Konqueror with Dolphin. Perhaps Konqueror was getting too bloated for them? Shame, it was far superior to anything else on offer.

]]> Comment on The curious affair of the missing core: Part 2 by Odin Omdal Hørthe http://arfab.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/the-curious-affair-of-the-missing-core-part-2/#comment-97 Odin Omdal Hørthe Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:38:55 +0000 http://arfab.wordpress.com/?p=164#comment-97 The *only* usable digital image organizer is *digiKam*. It's a KDE-program. It's the only one I use though. But I need all the KDE-libs and Kmail (WTF!?) just to use digiKam. But it's that good. Also, I think many people find Kdenlive to be a usable video editor. I myself use PiTiVi, as Kdenlive crashed last time I tested it. But, just as I've said it, if you take lots of pictures, there's no substitute for digiKam. The *only* usable digital image organizer is *digiKam*.

It’s a KDE-program. It’s the only one I use though. But I need all the KDE-libs and Kmail (WTF!?) just to use digiKam. But it’s that good.

Also, I think many people find Kdenlive to be a usable video editor. I myself use PiTiVi, as Kdenlive crashed last time I tested it.

But, just as I’ve said it, if you take lots of pictures, there’s no substitute for digiKam.

]]> Comment on The curious affair of the missing core: Part 2 by arfab http://arfab.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/the-curious-affair-of-the-missing-core-part-2/#comment-95 arfab Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:56:03 +0000 http://arfab.wordpress.com/?p=164#comment-95 This is a valid few points you've made, and I'd be inclined to agree with you about Konqueror. Having said that, the KDE team don't consider Konqueror to be the main file management tool for KDE any more, Dolphin is, which doesn't have all the same features that Konqueror does. I don't know about Kopete or Amarok though. Personally I just don't like Amarok 2, there's not a lot more to it than an interface for functions that you can get from other programs like Rhythmbox or Banshee. Amarok 1.4 was tidy and easy to use but the new version is just a mess. I can't really comment on Kopete other than that 3 years ago it was the only instant messenger that I could get my webcam to work on but it was buggy and never worked for more than a few minutes. The new version just crashes on both my laptops. Without that feature I don't think it does anything that the empathy, emesene or pidgin don't. Another issue I've had with KDE is that bluetooth frontend just doesn't work on my installation, and that's using two different bluetooth devices (one built in and a usb dongle) both of which worked fine using GNOME's bluetooth-applet. This is a valid few points you’ve made, and I’d be inclined to agree with you about Konqueror. Having said that, the KDE team don’t consider Konqueror to be the main file management tool for KDE any more, Dolphin is, which doesn’t have all the same features that Konqueror does.
I don’t know about Kopete or Amarok though. Personally I just don’t like Amarok 2, there’s not a lot more to it than an interface for functions that you can get from other programs like Rhythmbox or Banshee. Amarok 1.4 was tidy and easy to use but the new version is just a mess.
I can’t really comment on Kopete other than that 3 years ago it was the only instant messenger that I could get my webcam to work on but it was buggy and never worked for more than a few minutes. The new version just crashes on both my laptops. Without that feature I don’t think it does anything that the empathy, emesene or pidgin don’t.
Another issue I’ve had with KDE is that bluetooth frontend just doesn’t work on my installation, and that’s using two different bluetooth devices (one built in and a usb dongle) both of which worked fine using GNOME’s bluetooth-applet.

]]> Comment on KDE for a week by Yottskry http://arfab.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/kde-for-a-week/#comment-92 Yottskry Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:45:30 +0000 http://arfab.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-92 There is actually a good paint program for KDE called Krita and it can do quite a lot of what Gimp can do. It's not bad at all. There is actually a good paint program for KDE called Krita and it can do quite a lot of what Gimp can do. It’s not bad at all.

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