[Sussex] Wotcha List..... and other problems....

[Desmond Armstrong]

Harry Rickards wrote:
> On 12 Apr 2009, at 15:29, john davis <johnsemailaccount at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>   
>> Wotcha List,
>>
>> Should have said "hello" again sooner. Plus I can't remember why I  
>> stopped getting the mails etc (change of provider or something like  
>> that).
>>
>> Ha! I might even try and make it to the moot this month (seeing as I  
>> haven't manage to get to one for at least 18 months).
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyway, maybe someone can point me in the right direction........
>>
>> I've currently got Ubuntu 8.10 installed on the new PC, but using  
>> KDE4 for the desktop (and back to dual booting as I couldn't suss my  
>> webcam).
>>
>> The problem is a strange one (to me anyway). I run synaptic once a  
>> week to make sure the system in up to date etc, and most things seem  
>> fine. My graphics are nvidia based and I've got the latest 180.???  
>> driver installed and running, but with a couple of applications the  
>> graphics seem to run really slowly (completely or in part).
>>
>> If I'm running GNUBG, all the screen redraws (after trying to move  
>> the counters) are very slow, when I'm using firefox, it seems to  
>> take forever to open the drop down menus (but everything else seems  
>> to work - as far as I can tell from my vvv limited knowledge).
>>
>> Now I know, or at least believe, that it's not a graphics thing per  
>> se, because I installed supertux and the game plays fine.
>>
>> Oh, and the other problem is that I can't open the CD/DVD drawer  
>> from the case. I have to open a terminal and use the "eject" command.
>>
>> The system is less than 6 months old (a packard bell/PC world wonder  
>> box). It seems fine as far as I can establish, resources-wise.
>>
>> So any guidance etc would be brilliant.
>>
>> regards
>>
>> John D.
>>
>>     
>
> I'm afraid I can't give any help, but you mght want to try posting  
> your problem to the ubuntu-uk mailing list, where there's bound to be  
> someone who knows a fix.
>
> Thanks
> Harry
>
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