Den 2014-10-07 08:44, Ali Linx skrev: > > On 10/07/2014 04:37 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote: >> Den 2014-10-07 07:15, Ali Linx skrev: >>> On 10/07/2014 02:30 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote: >>>> Den 2014-10-06 16:04, Alberto Salvia Novella skrev: >>>>> Nio Wiklund: >>>>>> If the PAE issue stops you, the computer >>>>>> will stop very early, not act like you described. >>>>> In >>>>> <https://launchpadlibrarian.net/186622425/10600520_10203068700657798_3304663011951813746_n.jpg>, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> the kernel says it's a matter of PAE; what fits what documentation >>>>> says >>>>> in <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PAE>. >>>>> >>>> Hi Alberto and Ali, >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>>> My mistake, I must have read only the text in the mail and from that >>>> concluded that the computer booted and even logged in and out. Maybe I >>>> confused it with the dialogue in another thread. >>>> >>>> But --forcepae in the picture is not correct. It should be -- forcepae >>>> >>>> "{space}--{space}forcepae" at the end of that line. >>> That picture was when I tried to boot Xubuntu 14.04 from a LiveUSB and >>> yes, I have not added "space" between "--" and "forcepae" so that was >>> possibly the reason why I got that error on the taken picture that >>> Alberto included which I attached to the bug report :) >>>> I hope it helps you Ali :-) >>> My main issue is not booting the system. That is a minor issue and it is >>> solved. >>> The main problem here is that the machine is not usable. Almost most if >>> not all is lagging after logging to the desktop. >>> >>>> Best regards >>>> Nio >>>> >>> Okay, this machine is playing hide and seek with me. >>> Xubuntu 12.04 (Kernel: 3.2.0-69) is working now without any problem. >>> >>> Yesterday, I was trying to install "xubuntu-restricted-extras" and it >>> never worked neither from Terminal, nor Synaptic nor Ubuntu Software >>> Center. The machine was frozen when I tried and it did not even let me >>> finish the command "sudo apt-get install xubuntu-restricted-extras" ... >>> >>> Now, it seems fine. >>> >>> I have rebooted many times yesterday with no luck. >>> It seems better today. >>> >>> No idea what is going on with that machine ... >>> >>> Maybe it is the load on the CPU because with such weak machine, it is >>> very easy to see the CPU usage at 100% and very easy to produce that. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >> Hi again, > > Hello again, >> >> It could also be a hardware error, anything from a bad (electric) >> connection to bad ram or a failing component on the motherboard or a >> failing power supply unit (giving low voltage, near the limit). > > You are right. It has 1023 bad sectors and it says: "Disk Failure is > Imminent" so I will tell the owner of the machine. He knows his machine > is very old and he just wanted to try GNU/Linux on it before installing > it on any other newer machine of his. >> >> Best regards >> Nio > > Thank you for everything, both of you :) > > I think so far so good .. hope I won't face any problem again :) > No, I don't think he is interested to replace his HDD and therefore, I > will ask him not to complain in case his machine will be frozen again ;) >
It is a nice feeling, when you have found the source of the problems :-) Best regards Nio -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
