Fw: Re: Karmic 9.10 new kernel BAD!

[Leonard]

dean wrote:
> Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
>> 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
>>     >
>>
>>
>>     -- 
>>
>>         Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
>>         Linux User
>>         #450462 http://counter.li.org.
>>              Key ID = 3951B48D
>>
> 185 aren't the latest Nvidia drivers, maybe upgrade to 190 and see if 
> that resolves the issue.
Yep, am aware of that from reading the list.  I meant the latest from 
the Ubuntu mirrors and should have made that clear.

-- 
Leonard
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
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