Fw: Re: Karmic 9.10 new kernel BAD!
Leonard
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
Wed Dec 2 04:07:22 UTC 2009
dean wrote:
> 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 :)
>
>
No bad at all; thanks for the reminder that I need to try it out.
--
Leonard
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
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