[HLUG] Help with Linux kernel

[david winterton]

I am no expert Sheila, but if your laptop ( like my nearly as old thinkpad)
has a dvd drive, load a live 32 bit distro and see if it runs, there is a
chance you are facing a hardware problem, these things do wear out, esp. if
used daily.
See you on at the meeting
Yours David
On 4 Jan 2016 21:05, "Sheila NaGig" <wanderingpilgrims at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
> Thanks so much for your help, it is truly appreciated!
> My distro is Debian, if that makes any difference.
> Take care and bye for now
> A
>
>
> > Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2016 19:06:48 +0000
> > From: joolsr1 at gmail.com
> > To: herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > Subject: Re: [HLUG] Help with Linux kernel
> >
> > Hi A
> >
> > Bit odd as normally Lenovo IBM are very compatible machines that work
> > easily with Linux.
> >
> > Probably you will need to boot with a different kernel parameter or no
> apic
> > or no acpi something like this where the kernel options passed by default
> > are causing the oops you're seeing.
> >
> > As Ann said if you can let us know which distro you're trying that would
> > help to diagnose things
> >
> > One thing worth trying ... If you're using a 2.6 kernel it will be quite
> an
> > old distro. Many issues are fixed with newer kernels that are used with
> > newer versions of Linux. Although 32 bit isn't as popular as it was you
> can
> > still get 32 bit downloads of most distros so I would try the latest lts
> > version of Ubuntu or Mint possibly with xfce or another light distro for
> > your hardware. But you might as well just try Mint and mate as the
> desktop
> > and just get it working first.
> >
> > If you want to try fixing the problem you have now you will need to get
> to
> > interrupt the Linux boot and try putting -noapic etcat the end of the
> boot
> > line . it's a bit tricky without knowing more but basically will be a
> start
> > .. Or just dl a newer version and try installing that instead
> >
> > Good luck see you at the next mtg on 27th jan
> >
> > Julian
> >  Hi,
> > Newcomer here. I plan on being present at the next meeting, as I have
> > recently discovered there is an issue with my Linux 32 kernel
> 2.6.32-5-686
> > on a Lenovo IBM ThinkPad R31. (Processor intel, Cellr no. 1.2 GHZ, Hard
> > drive 20GB, RAM 512 MB).
> >
> > Don't know much about operating systems but will do my best to prep
> myself
> > before the 27th.
> >
> > Just checking if anyone that will be there knows how to deal with a
> kernel
> > oops with such variables, and if they could possibly provide some
> > assistance in a simplified, accessible way for a beginner. I would really
> > enjoy learning about the process, not just have someone do it for me.
> >
> > Many thanks and take care,
> > -A
> >
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