Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-15 Thread Ian Bruntlett
Hi All, On 15 May 2017 at 15:19, Lucas Dias wrote: > Do you trying to use Firefox ESR? > > There is a PPA for Firefox 52 ESR: > > https://launchpad.net/~jonathonf/+archive/ubuntu/firefox-esr > > In: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/your-hardware-no-longer-supported > > "Firefox Extended Supp

[lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-15 Thread Lucas Dias
Do you trying to use Firefox ESR? There is a PPA for Firefox 52 ESR: https://launchpad.net/~jonathonf/+archive/ubuntu/firefox-esr In: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/your-hardware-no-longer-supported "Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) w

[lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Eric Bradshaw
On Sun, 14 May 2017 11:44:08 -0700, Brendan || Lyn Perrine wrote: Although I know pentium IV( prescott) to core 2 was a huge jump on the intel side I also have 4 GB of ram in this laptop. It seems to do everything but gaming and running virtual machines well. Just wanted to chime-in and lamen

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Fritz Hudnut
Now posting under the top . . . . On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 10:03 AM, Aere Greenway wrote: > I was just glad to report how I had come up with a rather different way of > making it work for me, and that it did work as a music workstation. > > I do lament the coming demise of all 32-bit machines, bu

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 14 May 2017 22:03:05 +0200, Jörn Schönyan wrote: >Firefox needs SSE2, the P3 does only have SSE1. >https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/your-hardware-no-longer-supported Oops! In a previous mail I already mentioned that even SSE2 isn't state-of-the-art. We should expect that even SSE2 gets

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Ian Bruntlett
Hi Ralf and Jorn, On 14 May 2017 at 21:03, Jörn Schönyan wrote: > Firefox needs SSE2, the P3 does only have SSE1. > https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/your-hardware-no-longer-supported Thank you for your answers. Much appreciated. I think a reasonable compromise would be to use a different

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Jörn Schönyan
Am 14. Mai 2017 21:45:53 MESZ schrieb Ian Bruntlett : >Hi All, > >Regarding the Firefox crash. Using Synaptic Package manager I installed >the >Firefox debug symbols package firefox-dbg. > >I then ran Firefox 3 times in gdb. It consistently crashes in a >function >being called by:- >/build/firefo

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 14 May 2017 20:45:53 +0100, Ian Bruntlett wrote: >Hi All, > >Regarding the Firefox crash. Using Synaptic Package manager I >installed the Firefox debug symbols package firefox-dbg. > >I then ran Firefox 3 times in gdb. It consistently crashes in a >function being called by:- >/build/firefox

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Ian Bruntlett
Hi All, Regarding the Firefox crash. Using Synaptic Package manager I installed the Firefox debug symbols package firefox-dbg. I then ran Firefox 3 times in gdb. It consistently crashes in a function being called by:- /build/firefox-wWifUV/firefox-53.0.2+build1/js/src/jit/BaselineJIT.cpp:157 I'v

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 14 May 2017 11:44:08 -0700, Brendan || Lyn Perrine wrote: >Although I know pentium IV( prescott) to core 2 was a huge jump on the >intel side I also have 4 GB of ram in this laptop. It seems to do >everything but gaming and running virtual machines well. Indeed my old machine had 4 GiB RAM

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Brendan || Lyn Perrine
On Sun, 14 May 2017 20:14:04 +0200 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sun, 14 May 2017 11:03:23 -0600, Aere Greenway wrote: > >I do lament the coming demise of all 32-bit machines, but I will move > >on, when it is necessary to do so. > > A while ago I replaced my around ten years old 64 bit dual-cor

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 14 May 2017 11:03:23 -0600, Aere Greenway wrote: >I do lament the coming demise of all 32-bit machines, but I will move >on, when it is necessary to do so. A while ago I replaced my around ten years old 64 bit dual-core mobo/CPU with a newer elCheapo 64 bit dual-core mobo/CPU. It does

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Aere Greenway
On 05/14/2017 10:46 AM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: top posting, for clarity and relaxation . . . . I am reminded of the trials and tribulations of "PPC" by this thread, we tried to keep what was/is functioning hardware viable by using software that was "lighter" and "lighter" . . . the problem with

[lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Fritz Hudnut
top posting, for clarity and relaxation . . . . I am reminded of the trials and tribulations of "PPC" by this thread, we tried to keep what was/is functioning hardware viable by using software that was "lighter" and "lighter" . . . the problem with "technology" is that it's "like a shark, it has t

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu

2017-05-13 Thread Aere Greenway
On 05/13/2017 03:28 PM, Ian Bruntlett wrote: Hi All, I, too, am chasing down a problem with Firefox on Lubuntu problem. It keeps on crashing with SIGILL (illegal instruction). Now it is late, I'm off to bed but I do have a couple of insights. * If you are running a GUI based programme and it

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu

2017-05-13 Thread Ian Bruntlett
Hi All, I, too, am chasing down a problem with Firefox on Lubuntu problem. It keeps on crashing with SIGILL (illegal instruction). Now it is late, I'm off to bed but I do have a couple of insights. * If you are running a GUI based programme and it fails to start correctly, fire up a terminal and

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu

2017-05-13 Thread Aere Greenway
On 05/13/2017 05:25 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Sat, 13 May 2017 11:32:21 +0200, Basil Fernie wrote: On Mon, 8 May 2017 20:54:00 -0600 Aere Greenway wrote: But on attempting to browse the web (using Firefox) to download my latest music software, the browser crashes! I tried Chromium, and it als

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu

2017-05-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
PS: >>On Mon, 8 May 2017 20:54:00 -0600 Aere Greenway wrote: >>> But on attempting to browse the web (using Firefox) to download my >>> latest music software, the browser crashes! Do they crash when browsing and/or downloading? If they crash during a download, are you downloading to a tmp

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu

2017-05-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 13 May 2017 11:32:21 +0200, Basil Fernie wrote: >On Mon, 8 May 2017 20:54:00 -0600 Aere Greenway wrote: >> But on attempting to browse the web (using Firefox) to download my >> latest music software, the browser crashes! >> >> I tried Chromium, and it also crashes. >> >> I tried Qupzil

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu

2017-05-13 Thread Basil Fernie
On Mon, 8 May 2017 20:54:00 -0600 Aere Greenway wrote: > Lubuntu Users: > > I noticed in the minimum system requirements for Lubuntu 17.04, that a > Pentium 4, or perhaps a Pentium M is required. > > I have two Pentium 3 machines, on which I successfully tested Lubuntu > 16.10, and later upgr

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu

2017-05-09 Thread E James
On 09/05/17 03:54, Aere Greenway wrote: > Lubuntu Users: > > I noticed in the minimum system requirements for Lubuntu 17.04, that a > Pentium 4, or perhaps a Pentium M is required. > > I have two Pentium 3 machines, on which I successfully tested Lubuntu 16.10, > and later upgraded them to 17.0

[lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu

2017-05-08 Thread Aere Greenway
Lubuntu Users: I noticed in the minimum system requirements for Lubuntu 17.04, that a Pentium 4, or perhaps a Pentium M is required. I have two Pentium 3 machines, on which I successfully tested Lubuntu 16.10, and later upgraded them to 17.04. These machines passed my basic sequence of test