Fw: Re: Karmic 9.10 new kernel BAD!

[dean]

Leonard wrote:
> 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.
>
Ahh my bad :)