[HLUG] Help with Linux kernel

[Sheila NaGig]

Thanks for the tips, have ordered most recent version of Ubuntu, and Puppy 5.7 on disc. Will see how it goes!  
Take care! 
-A
 
> To: herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk
> From: catether at talktalk.net
> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 14:04:04 +0000
> Subject: Re: [HLUG] Help with Linux kernel
> 
> 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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