[HLUG] Help with Linux kernel

[Ann]

Maybe see if Puppy will work for you as it is very lightweight, if so 
have a look around to see which other distros you could find. Debian 
still uses very old kernels so maybe your hardware does not like it too 
much. Worth a try to do a bit of distro hopping which we have all done.
Ann


On 04/01/16 21:13, david winterton wrote:
> 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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