[lubuntu-users] tools for 'extended lifespan' ; was: 16.04 on Aspire One

[Nio Wiklund]

Hi again Friet,

I do not know much about firmware upgrades.

The discussion about including tools for 'extended lifespan' into 
Lubuntu can be continued at the Lubuntu Users mailing list. I hope and 
think other people might have ideas about it.

Please post a question in the Hardware Forum at the Ubuntu Forums.

ubuntuforums.org

I think you have a good chance to get a useful reply there too.

Best regards
Nio

Den 2016-04-30 kl. 20:02, skrev Friet Pan:
> I see,
>
> Thanks for explaining, it does make sense. And ir would make a nice
> addition to this page:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS
>
> I assumes that LTS meant the same as stable. Thats why I jumped into
> 16.04 at the release date.
> Allthough I had been warned.
>
> I'll delay other planned upgrades, but I will Try Lubuntu on a few other
> boxes.
>
> Also, what tools are available or reccomended to do firmware upgrades
> within *buntu?
>
> I came across this post:
> http://metal03326.blogspot.nl/2012/04/samsung-p-ssd1800-firmware-update.html
> And I have the feeling that this could be related to the Aspire's issues.tools for 'extended lifespan'
> But I only have *buntu boxes.
>
> Also since Lubuntu aims at 'extended lifespan' It would be nice if these
> tools would be included in Lubuntu by default, and get some exposure on
> how to use them. This could get eventually get more performance out of
> old boxes that are crapped up by 'that other OS'  Allthough this could
> also introduce more risks if it is not 100% clear how to use these tools.
>
> I'd be happy to give it a try, allthough it would be nice to have some
> guidance. I'm a Ubuntu User since 10.04 but I don't have any dev skills.
> I don't really enjoy commandline work but i'm not afraid of it.
>
> I hope my feedback is of any use?
>
> Best,
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> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com>
> *To:* Friet Pan <frietpan at ymail.com>; "lubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com"
> <lubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 30, 2016 1:19 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [lubuntu-users] 16.04 on Aspire One
>
> Den 2016-04-30 kl. 11:44, skrev Friet Pan:
>
>  > Fridays 16.04 install took ages, and at first boot more trouble, The OS
>  > refused to boot, busybox came up and I decided to get some sleep...
>  >
>  > Today I re-installed 14.04 again on the Aspire One. And that runs fine
>  > So the hardware appears to be still OK.
>  >
>  > Could there be a kernel bug in 'Torvalds' 4.4 regarding the (samsung)
>  > P-SSD1800 device?
>  >
>  > Is there a way to verify kernel stuff like that?
>  >
>  > Why is there no 3.6 Kernel available as fallback on a install image?
>  > Also since there are issues with wifi and synaptics touchpad. This way
>  > you would at least have an option ti install a fresh 16.04 LTS and then
>  > try bleeding edge kernels again in a week or so...
>  >
>  > And what if there is a kernel error regarding the SSD could that damage
>  > the SSD?
>
>
> Hi Friet,
>
> There are 'always' bugs in a new release. Gradually the bugs are
> squashed. If you want to smooth ride, I suggest that you only use the
> following long time releases,
>
> 12.04.1 LTS
> 12.04.5 LTS
> 14.04.1 LTS
> 14.04.5 LTS (when it will arrive)
> 16.04.1 LTS (when it will arrive)
> 16.04.5 LTS (when it will arrive)
>
> Waiting until the first point release, late in July or in August, will
> give you an iso file which is much better debugged than the original iso
> file (right now, skip 16.04 LTS, instead wait for 16.04.1 LTS).
>
> You should also avoid to 'do-release-upgrade' until when the first point
> release iso files are available (late in July or in August).
>
> Best regards
> Nio
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