I ended up trying kernel.ubuntu.com and
installed the kernel. I rebooted and the nvidia driver didn't
work. I rebooted into the 3.8 kernel and the driver worked
normally. Maybe there's a bug in the kernel that keeps the nvidia
driver from working. I'm thinking about using an old Dell
inspiron 350 for most of the stuff I do with the computer, and
putting windows on this one so I can use it for something I need
the extra cpu capacity for such as video editing or transcoding.
Then save up for a couple of months until I can afford a new
motherboard and processor. I think I'll also spend the time
looking into finding a motherboard and processor combo that likes
linux. The last thing I want is to buy new hardware and end up
with the same problem I have now.
On 09/05/2013 11:45 PM, Brian Cluff
wrote:
Ah,
sorry, I didn't account for you having an nvidia card before I
recommended the upgrade. The proprietary drivers are some of the
last things to make it into the release. Thats why I used my T60
as the guinea pig instead of one of my more used, powerful,
laptops. Are you trying to use the proprietary driver or nouveau?
It might be easier to temporarily switch your raring repository to
saucy and tell it to grab the kernel, then switch the repositories
back.
Brian Cluff
On 09/05/2013 09:39 PM, Derek Trotter wrote:
I tried it, but the Nvidia driver wouldn't
work. I tried to reinstall
it, but the installer gave an error message saying it couldn't
continue. I guess I might have to wait until Next month when
they
release it.
Is there anything keeping me from going to
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ downloading the
kernel
from there and installing it?
On 09/05/2013 11:06 AM, Jon Kettenhofen wrote:
For what it's worth, I'm running the
13.10 kernel in puppy slacko 5.6
on a Dell Precision 670 with one hyper-threaded CPU and it has
virtually "cured" the laggy ills of ubuntu and mint for me.
If I
succeed in compiling original vi, I probably won't go back to
the
popular distros. The speed is addicting. Everything works as
advertised by Barry Kauler et al. The learning curve is
reasonable
and the system apps have friendly annotations.
Jon Kettenhofen
subs@kexsof.com
On 09/05/2013 03:29 AM, Derek Trotter wrote:
I'll backup the current install then
try that.
On 09/05/2013 12:14 AM, Brian Cluff wrote:
You might try installing the net yet
released kubuntu 13.10 on it.
It's got the 3.11 kernel in it that might have fixed
whatever is
causing the lockups.
I've been running it on a Lenovo T60 for a few weeks with
no
problems at all.
Brian Cluff
On 09/04/2013 11:56 PM, Derek Trotter wrote:
I've spent the last week going
through the kernel parameters for
the 3.8
kernel and trying different options. So far this beast
still locks
up.
I recall several months ago that this beast did not lock
up when I
tried
Slackware. I'm figuring something happens while Kubuntu
is booting up
that doesn't happen when Slackware boots up. Does
anyone know what
that
might be?
I just bought a Dell inspiron 350 yesterday. I'm
thinking of
reinfecting this thing with windows and using it only
when I need the
extra processor power. However I really don't want to
do that. I
will
be ever so thankful if anyone has an answer. Thanks.
Derek
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