question: i have a celeron M 1.2 GHz (yes, i know it's almost 10 years old) with no pae and physical address size reports 32 bits.<div> </div><div>will any of the methods work for me before i start poking around my perfect working Lubuntu 12.04?</div> <div> </div><div>tks!</div><div>iberê</div><div> <div class="gmail_quote">2013/5/10 Nio Wiklund <<a href="mailto:nio.wiklund@gmail.com" target="_blank">nio.wiklund@gmail.com</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Getting ready for easier conversion from Windows XP: Now there are instructions how to make an install USB drive *from Windows with graphical user interface tools* in <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu-fake-PAE" target="_blank">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu-fake-PAE</a> Best regards Nio On 2013-05-06 10:44, Nio Wiklund wrote: > Hello all Lubuntu lovers, > > Now there are three methods to make the new Ubuntu family 32-bit pae > kernels available for Pentium M, that have pae capability, but do not > show the pae flag. > > > 1. Mörgæs's method to start from the Ubuntu 12.04 non-pae mini-iso file > > <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PAE" target="_blank">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PAE</a> > > A variant of this method is that people who have > - more or less personalized versions of Lubuntu 12.04 running, or > - already have a Lubuntu 12.04 iso file and a slow internet connection > use fake-pae to upgrade to 12.10 and/or 13.04. > > > *. Lubuntu-13.04-fake-PAE > > The idea is to make it easier for people who want to go directly into a > new version of Lubuntu. This is a good alternative for a fresh install > (instead of downloading 12.04 and upgrading twice to newer releases). > > Right now the software (images to download and README files) resides on > my google drive, but once it is tested by a few more people, Phill > Whiteside can host it on his web-site. Only two persons have tested it > (one person except myself), and I ask you for help. > > <a href="https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B46yhFQuJvfPRXRvSmJ6b0xoNE0&usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B46yhFQuJvfPRXRvSmJ6b0xoNE0&usp=sharing</a> > > A. Please test if the installation process works, and that the README > texts work, even if you have no laptop with Pentium M. I need feedback > from you to improve the instructions, so that the installation will work > also for people who are not so experienced with terminal window commands. > > B. If you have no time to test an installation, please read the README > files at the google drive site, and suggest improvments to make it > better! Any suggestions are welcome, general ones that make it easier to > follow, added text, changed text, improved English grammar (I am > Swedish, and there might be some Swenglish phrases, that should be > changed). Also tell me which method you prefer 'grub-n-iso' or > 'installed system', and why :-) > > > 2. 'grub-n-iso' > > Advantages: > Similar to normal installation (via 1GB or 2GB USB drive) > No upgrading between versions is necessary > Full flexibility, for example to make a dual boot system > > Disadvantages: > You do not get a complete worḱing operating system directly > You need to install fake-pae using 7bit's ppa after the installation > It uses the desktop iso file, while the alternate iso file can install > to systems with lower RAM. > > Warning: This Lubuntu Raring 'grub-n-iso’ system is not intended to run > with non-pae CPUs, it is only intended for Pentium M, that have pae > capability but no pae flag. I take no responsibility for any damage, > that this software can cause. > > Backup all personal data before trying this method. > > Use it only for computers with old Pentium M CPUs without the pae flag > (mainly if not only laptops)! > > Check very carefully which drive is the USB drive, to use as the > ‘grub-n-iso’ or ‘grub-n-iso-n-swap’ USB boot drive. Double check and > triple check, because dd will overwrite the drive and if you write to a > drive with unique data, there is no way to get them back. > > The ‘grub-n-iso’ system should work well with 1 GB RAM or more, maybe > with 768 MB. The ‘grub-n-iso-n-swap’ system can install will less RAM, > because the swap can relieve some peaks in memory usage. It depends on > the computer specs (not only RAM, also graphics chip and other devices, > that use memory) if it will work, but I guess you can to install with > 512 GB RAM. My guess is based on tests in VirtualBox. If you have less > RAM, I suggest that you use another method, either the > Lubuntu-13.04-fake-PAE install method 'installed system', or the method > by Mörgæs starting with Ubuntu non-pae 12.04 mini.iso, fake-pae, and > upgrading to > 12.10 (and 13.04). See <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PAE" target="_blank">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PAE</a> > > > 3. Installed system > > Advantages: > No live install CD/DVD/USB drive is used > No upgrading between versions is necessary > You get a complete worḱing operating system directly > > Disadvantages: > It is a different way to install a system. > It installs into 16 GB (the first 16 GB of a drive) > It is easier to use 'grub-n-iso' for a dual boot system > > > This Lubuntu Raring 'installed system' can run with at least the later > Pentium M cpus. Right now it is on a USB 3 pendrive, installed from the > Lubuntu Raring desktop iso in a modern computer and tested in my IBM > Thinkpad T42 with Pentium M 1,7 GHz. It uses the fake-pae method of > 7-bit @ubuntuforums to let the 32-bit pae kernel be updated with CPUs > without a pae flag. > > I'm not sure if older Pentium M CPUs can run well with it. Check, that > > cat /proc/cpuinfo > > reports 36 bit physical address size! > > Warning: This Lubuntu Raring 'installed system' is not intended to run > with non-pae CPUs, it is only intended for Pentium M, that have pae > capability but no pae flag. I take no responsibility for any damage, > that this software can cause. > > > *. Background > > The Pentium M CPUs are a special case. They have pae capability, but do > not announce the pae flag. So they fall between the chairs. With the > fake-pae trick, introduced by 7bit @ ubuntuforums, it is possible to > upgrade. There are many high-quality professional laptops around with > Pentium M processors. > > My Raring installation on a USB 3 pendrive runs beautifully on my old > Thinkpad with Pentium M without the pae flag. So the fake-pae flag helps > it sit on the pae chair. > > This is what I am willing to offer to other Pentium M owners. > > > Best regards > Nio alias sudodus > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div> <div> </div>-- abs e bons estudos!<div>iberê</div> </div>