Fw: Re: Karmic 9.10 new kernel BAD!

[Leonard Chatagnier]

Sorry guys.  Karl did provide the info but to me directly and not copied the list.  I overlooked that fact when I read his email to me.

Leonard Chatagnier

lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net

--- On Tue, 12/1/09, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Karmic 9.10 new kernel BAD!
To: "Leonard Chatagnier" <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 2:52 PM

Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> --- On Tue, 12/1/09, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Karmic 9.10 new kernel BAD!
> To: "Leonard" <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net>
> Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 1:28 PM
> 
> Leonard wrote:
>> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>>> Leonard wrote:
>>>> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>>>>>      This morning I was trying to use my Karmic to check things
>>>>> with my Thunderbird and everything failed! I was not able to
>>>>> see anything I wanted.
>>>>>
>>>>>      Every morning this week I turn on the monitor and there is a
>>>>> jitter to the image, everything is jittering. I read a message
>>>>> and the jitter stops.
>>>>>
>>>>>      So I reboot and noticed the new kernel I was using. I reboot
>>>>> using the next oldest kernel and all is well again
 with Karmic.
>>>>>
>>>>>      So if your seeing what I saw or other odd effect this last
>>>>> week with Karmic, do try the earlier kernel. It makes it work
>>>>> a lot better.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 Karl
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Too much generalities in your post.  It would be helpful to everyone if you said just which
>>>> kernel you had trouble with and what graphics card you are using along with the driver.
>>>> In my case it's the linux-image-2.6.31-15 generic(Karmic with kubuntu-desktop)
>>>> 64 bit and nVidia  GeForce 9400 GT card using the latest proprietary driver nvidia-glx-185
>>>> The -15 kernel has been out for quite some time now.  Are you just now noticing problems
 with
>>>> it?  Likely it was one of the more recent updates that didn't include the newest kernel.  JMO.
>>>>
>>>      I do not know who you are. 
>> You know me as well as I know you.  We both post to the list.
>>
>>> I will get the number of the faulty kernel image when I reboot again later. Also I have no idea what my system is using. But here it si if you can figure it out:
>> Thanks.
>>> karl at karmic:~$ lspci
>> snipped
>>
>>> 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon HD 3200 Graphics
>> This is you graphics card I beliece.  How do you know that you are using the correct driver if you don't know which card you are using?
>>> 01:05.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RS780 Azalia controller
>> Your audio card.
>>> 02:00.0 Ethernet
 controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
>> Your NIC card.
>>
>> BTW, are you running the 32 or 64 bit Karmic.  Your lspci output indicated a 64 bit processor in you box.
>>
> 
>     I rebooted. The good kernel is 2.6.31-14-generic. The bad kernel is 2.6.31-15-generic which I got as a update last Friday. That was when the problems started.
> 
> Welcome to the crowd of those having issues with the -15 kernel.

   Perhaps you should stay with it and contribute it getting 
it fixed.
> 
    I would be glad to help fix the -15 problem. I do have the 
kernel. And it does mess up my computer in defined ways as 
reported. Did that with I think the 8.11 kernel that had no 
sound.


73 Karl




> 
>     I
 am using the 32 bit Karmic load. I think my cpu might support 64 bit but there is zero percent improvement in using 64 bit software.
> 
> Well at least it's good to know the it's not just a 64 bit issue with the Karmic -15 kernel.
> 
>     As for knowing my video card, I loaded Karmic and it came up full screen working fine. I had nothing to fix.
> 
> Good for you but the info may come in handy some day.
> 
> Len
> 


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