Cautiously Optimistic About the Gibbon

I updated Ubuntu to 7.10, despite my previous encounter with its untamed ways. My wireless problems seem to be gone, and things generally run smoother overall. The CPU frequency adjusts correctly according to the temperature, but I miss the raw power and slight burning smell from before. We’ll see how it goes…

I wonder if my previous problems were strictly related to the kernel that Feisty Fawn was built on - my past experience is that changing kernels can have unexpected consequences with hardware functioning or not - and not in a linear, always-improving progression. The nice thing about Gentoo is you got over the fear of replacing your kernel - sometimes, problems just went away with the next version or even the next release.

 

The Ubuntu Guru Gap

I think I may have found the fatal flaw in Ubuntu - not enough gurus! After posting to the forum and to the Launchpad bug tracker about my mysterious NetworkManager bug (my laptop has been freezing inexplicably on Pratt’s wireless network - found other people with the same problem, but no solutions ), my post and my bug have been untouched, going on 48 hours or so. The forum posts that get reponses? Mostly basic installation questions (I fried my x.org, help!) and discussion of new features.

This is not acceptable! Maybe I’m spoiled by the Gentoo forums, but you could at least get flamed for not posting the correct log file with your bug! I’m wondering now if Ubuntu’s vaunted “community” is very broad but very shallow.

 

Technical Difficulties

I switched my laptop to Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon this weekend, thinking “I can handle Gentoo ~x86, this should be no problem!”. The Gibbon is still very alpha - lots of start-up (and shutdown !?!?) problems - definately not ready to take home to Mom.

Last night I re-loaded it with Feisty Fawn and I’m very happy.