Congratulations :-) I think those commands are only a temporary switch off of zram. So after reboot it will re-appear (and the installed system is not affected at all). You need to do something else, for example remove the package zram-config to switch it off completely and persistently.
Best regards Nio On 2013-09-25 23:00, ke...@refaceplace.net wrote: > Hi Phil, > > First, cut to the chase; the installation succeeded. Here's what I did: > > I attempted the same installation as before--automatic resize option > from the [PPC] Live iso using a usb flash drive. > > Used boot parameter "live video=radeonfb:1920x1080-32@60" to boot the > Live iso. > > After it booted, I opened a terminal and typed: > > sudo swapoff /dev/zram0 <return> > sudo swapoff /dev/zram1 <return> > sudo rmmod zram <return> > > Then closed the terminal and double clicked the install icon. > > I checked the option to download updates, but not the third party stuff. > > At the finish, the computer rebooted to the correct partition, and > everything works normally. Color depth was correct, so I guess the > installer passed on the boot parameter correctly. > > One thing though. When I open the Disks application, it shows a zram0 > and zram1 partition, each with 528MB. I don't know enough about this > stuff to know if that's correct. I thought I turned zram off with the > above sudo commands. Or, did that just turn it off while the > installation was being done? > > Anyway, the installation worked. I think I'll try a "use entire disk" > installation next. > > Best regards, > Keith > > > On Sep 25, 2013, at 2:46 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote: > >> Keith, >> >> such information would be really handy as we have to write up some >> release notes for the known bug for when 13.10 final-beta comes out on >> Thursday. >> >> With the fix from upstream only currently available in amd64 for the >> 'it freezes at the end of instal' section, which does not solve a >> further bug that we can see. Joe is of the opinion that there are, in >> fact, two bugs affecting zram. Getting the upstream patch into an ISO >> will at least give ISO's that will install on lower RAM machines >> without the 'freeze' at the end. It will also allow people with 32 >> bit, amd-mac and ppc architecture to take it for a spin (excuse the pun). >> >> Regards, >> >> Phill. >> >> >> >> >> On 25 September 2013 19:20, <ke...@refaceplace.net> wrote: >> >> On Sep 25, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote: >> >> On 2013-09-25 19:01, ke...@refaceplace.net wrote: >> I attempted an install from the 20130924 Live ISO via a usb flash drive. >> I selected the automatic resize option. The hard drive is 120GB and >> already has a fully updated 13.10 installation on it. The resizing went >> normally and the installation began. >> >> The system froze at the slide showing the video features. I had to leave >> the room after starting the installation, so I'm not sure how far along >> that slide is, but the progress bar had hardly advanced. >> >> The mouse and keyboard were frozen, as was the little progress wheel on >> the screen. I had to do a hard reset by holding the power button in for >> 5 seconds. >> >> I rebooted into my previously installed 13.10 system (now occupying half >> the hard drive space) and verified the hard drive was partitioned for >> the new installation. My previous installation seems to be unaffected. >> >> Regards, >> >> Keith Rogers >> >> >> >> Hi Keith, >> >> I'm not sure, but I guess that zRAM is used also for PPC. If so, try to >> perform the installation after you have switched off zRAM according to >> the following mail. >> >> sudo swapoff /dev/zram0 >> sudo swapoff /dev/zram1 >> ... >> sudo rmmod zram >> ----------------------------------- >> Check with >> >> swapon -s >> >> that there is no active zram device. >> >> Best regards >> Nio >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: AW: [Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu 13.10 beta >> Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:40:53 +0200 >> From: Leszek Lesner <leszek.les...@web.de> >> To: Phill Whiteside <phi...@ubuntu.com> >> CC: Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@gmail.com>, Julien Lavergne >> <gi...@ubuntu.com>, Lars Noodén <lars.noo...@gmail.com>, "Ali Linx >> (amjjawad)" <amjja...@gmail.com>, Nik Th <ni...@gmx.com>, Kjetil >> brinchmann Halvorsen <kjetil1...@gmail.com>, >> "lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net" <lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net> >> >> Am Mittwoch, 18. September 2013, 15:37:37 schrieb Phill Whiteside: >> Thanks, >> >> I've just come accross >> >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2162655&p=12735571#post12735571and >> >> >> sudo parted -l >> >> >> also gives me >> >> Error: /dev/zram0: unrecognised disk label >> >> Error: /dev/zram1: unrecognised disk label >> >> So, it is increasingly looking like zram is the culprit (or rather the >> fact >> it is the 'not working' version). >> >> >> >> It's way out of my depth now! But, from reading the ubuntu forums >> post, it >> may also explain these random lock ups that (some of us) have been >> seeing. >> >> >> You can test it on your own by deactivating zram >> sudo swapoff /dev/zram0 >> sudo swapoff /dev/zram1 >> sudo rmmod zram >> and see if it freezes again. >> >> With zram enabled it should only freeze when really writing to those zram >> swapdevices otherwise no freeze should appear. >> >> >> Hi Nio, >> >> Thanks for the info. I'll give it a try. >> >> Best regards, >> Keith >> >> >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa >> Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> >> -- >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
