download linux kernel 2.6.33.2

Sun Apr 18 11:18:58 UTC 2010

On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 19:41 +0100, axel wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 14:05 -0400, Xander Pirdy wrote:
> > On 4/17/10, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 6:33 PM, axel <uraliin.asti at btinternet.com> wrote:
> > >> On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 18:23 +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
> > >>> On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 6:01 PM, axel <uraliin.asti at btinternet.com>
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>> > Greetings !
> > >>> >
> > >>> > I am running Ubuntu 8.04 with BIOS 2.6 24-27-generic.
> > 
> > 
> > Fairly certain that you mean Ubuntu 8.04 with Linux Kernel 2.6.24-7
> > generic, your bios is hardware specific and is stored on hardware
> > built into the motherboard. See bellow:
> > 
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Quite often , on Startup I get "Unable to obtain Operating
> > >>> > System"....or
> > >>> > words to that effect...and that is as far as it goes.
> > >>> > I have to reboot and go thru the F12 ...harddisk ...etc.to get things
> > >>> > going.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > So... I tried downloading LINUX KERNEL 2.6.33.2 ...which I managed to
> > >>> > do ...up to the point of "save file".
> > >>> >
> > >>> > The problem is , that I have been unable to "Install".
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Would somebody be so kind as to point out how I can proceed ?
> > >>> > With thanks
> > >>> > Axel.
> > >>>
> > >>> I'm afraid it's a little more complicated than that, and the newer
> > >>> kernel will not help you. Indeed it will probably break your PC if you
> > >>> did manage to install it, so excuse me if I do not tell you how or
> > >>> point you at web pages about it!
> > >>>
> > >>> Do you update your system regularly? It is a good idea to do so. You
> > >>> are on the current Long Term Support release of Ubuntu - the next one,
> > >>> which replaces your current one, is currently in the final stages of
> > >>> testing and will be out at the end of this month. If you want the
> > >>> latest kernel and so on, when the new version, called 10.04, is
> > >>> available, you should upgrade to it. Backup all your data first,
> > >>> though!
> > >>>
> > >>> For now, though, you can update your system with the latest fixes and
> > >>> so on by opening a terminal (from the Accessories menu, or press
> > >>> Ctrl-Alt-T) then type these 2 commands:
> > >>>
> > >>> sudo apt-get update
> > >>>
> > >>> (wait for that to finish; it may take some minutes.)
> > >>>
> > >>> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y
> > >>>
> > >>> (again, this might take quite a long time. Wait for it to finish and
> > >>> do not interrupt it once it has started.)
> > >>
> > >> Thank you for the info!
> > >> I did follow your suggestion and got the following:
> > >>
> > >> < axel at axel-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y
> > >> Reading package lists... Done
> > >> Building dependency tree
> > >> Reading state information... Done
> > >> Calculating upgrade... Done
> > >> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> > >> axel at axel-laptop:~$ >
> > >>
> > >> Do you think this will cure....for the time being .... the problem I
> > >> have ...i.e problem with accessing Ops System ?
> > >> Thank you .
> > >> Axel.
> > >
> > > OK, well, that message indicates that your system is up-to-date, so
> > > you must have been applying updates to it as you go along. That's
> > > good.
> > >
> > > So nothing has changed, in which case, no, I don't think it will have
> > > helped, I'm afraid.
> > >
> > > Can you write down & post the /exact, verbatim/ error message(s) you
> > > are getting when your machine won't boot?
> > >
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> > 
> > 
> > Your problem to me sounds unrelated to ubuntu, I have seen that error
> > message before and I am fairly sure that it comes directly from the
> > bios, though there are similar error messages from grub.
> > 
> > So first figure out whether it is the bios or grub that is giving you
> > the error. This is probably a grub legacy setup, so if you see the
> > messages at the top that start with "Stage" (1.5 is the main one I
> > think): then grub is your problem.
> > 
> > IF GRUB -
> > I would maybe try re-installing grub if that is so or try upgrading to
> > grub 2. Neither of these are really simple processes, and there are
> > potential pitfalls, so don't just try to "Download and Install",
> > without reading the fine print.
> > 
> > IF BIOS (or just for good measure)-
> > Go to your motherboard manufacturer's website (or laptop manufacturer
> > if that is the case) and see if it needs to be updated, and then if
> > you feel confident doing it (they are often fairly easy but you always
> > risk permanently bricking your machine, if you mess up and forget to
> > check something, power dies etc).
> > 
> > I have always seen this error after a terrible windows crash, and I
> > can't figure out why it would be happening, but afterwords I go into
> > the bios and it has disabled my main hard drive as a boot device, so I
> > just reset it. It is a minor annoyance, but it happens so rarely I am
> > not concerned. Also a reboot usually fixes mine.
> > 
> > I take it from the above post that you can boot this machine which
> > makes me think that it you might have a very similar situation? Are
> > you dual booting? Do you often have hard restarts (power failure, full
> > system crashes where you have to unplug it, or hold the button down
> > etc?) If so I would try to fix those, and you may see this stop.
> > Something else is that the motherboard may have physically degraded
> > since you got it and it is causing this glitch as well (check the
> > capacitors and make sure they aren't bloaded, and that nothing is
> > there that could be giving you shorts). Also check your power supply,
> > as it might not be performing as it should.
> > 
> > Good luck,
> > Xander
> 
> Xander ...Hi !
> I did update Grub :
> axel at axel-laptop:~$ sudo update-grub 
> [sudo] password for axel: 
> Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
> Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
> Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ...
> found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
> Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
> Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-27-generic
> Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic
> Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
> Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
> 
> I hope it works.
> Thanks again
> Axel.

I NOW DID YOUR SUGGESTED BIO STEP with DELL , as follows:
DELL Repositories Download.

axel at axel-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install firmware-addon-dell

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree 

Reading state information... Done

The following extra packages will be installed:

libsmbios-bin libsmbiosxml1

Suggested packages:

libsmbios-doc

The following NEW packages will be installed

firmware-addon-dell libsmbios-bin libsmbiosxml1

0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Need to get 220kB of archives.

After this operation, 1036kB of additional disk space will be used.

Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y

Get: 1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libsmbiosxml1
0.13.10-1ubuntu1.1 [55.5kB]

Get: 2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe libsmbios-bin
0.13.10-1ubuntu1.1 [103kB]

Get: 3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe firmware-addon-dell
2.1.0-0ubuntu1 [62.0kB]

Fetched 220kB in 0s (496kB/s) 

Selecting previously deselected package libsmbiosxml1.

(Reading database ... 123519 files and directories currently installed.)

Unpacking libsmbiosxml1
(from .../libsmbiosxml1_0.13.10-1ubuntu1.1_i386.deb) ...

Selecting previously deselected package libsmbios-bin.

Unpacking libsmbios-bin
(from .../libsmbios-bin_0.13.10-1ubuntu1.1_i386.deb) ...

Selecting previously deselected package firmware-addon-dell.

Unpacking firmware-addon-dell
(from .../firmware-addon-dell_2.1.0-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ...

Setting up libsmbiosxml1 (0.13.10-1ubuntu1.1) ...

Setting up libsmbios-bin (0.13.10-1ubuntu1.1) ...

Setting up firmware-addon-dell (2.1.0-0ubuntu1) ...

Processing triggers for libc6 ...

ldconfig deferred processing now taking place

axel at axel-laptop:~$ 

NEXT STEP 

axel at axel-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install firmware-addon-dell

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree 

Reading state information... Done

The following extra packages will be installed:

libsmbios-bin libsmbiosxml1

Suggested packages:

libsmbios-doc

The following NEW packages will be installed

firmware-addon-dell libsmbios-bin libsmbiosxml1

0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Need to get 220kB of archives.

After this operation, 1036kB of additional disk space will be used.

Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y

Get: 1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libsmbiosxml1
0.13.10-1ubuntu1.1 [55.5kB]

Get: 2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe libsmbios-bin
0.13.10-1ubuntu1.1 [103kB]

Get: 3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe firmware-addon-dell
2.1.0-0ubuntu1 [62.0kB]

Fetched 220kB in 0s (496kB/s) 

Selecting previously deselected package libsmbiosxml1.

(Reading database ... 123519 files and directories currently installed.)

Unpacking libsmbiosxml1
(from .../libsmbiosxml1_0.13.10-1ubuntu1.1_i386.deb) ...

Selecting previously deselected package libsmbios-bin.

Unpacking libsmbios-bin
(from .../libsmbios-bin_0.13.10-1ubuntu1.1_i386.deb) ...

Selecting previously deselected package firmware-addon-dell.

Unpacking firmware-addon-dell
(from .../firmware-addon-dell_2.1.0-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ...

Setting up libsmbiosxml1 (0.13.10-1ubuntu1.1) ...

Setting up libsmbios-bin (0.13.10-1ubuntu1.1) ...

Setting up firmware-addon-dell (2.1.0-0ubuntu1) ...

Processing triggers for libc6 ...

ldconfig deferred processing now taking place

axel at axel-laptop:~$ 

COMPLETION :

axel at axel-laptop:~$ sudo update_firmware

Running system inventory...

Searching storage directory for available BIOS updates...

Checking System BIOS for Inspiron 1501 - 2.6.3

Did not find a newer package to install that meets all installation
checks.

This system does not appear to have any updates available.

No action necessary.
END of TERMINAL INFO.

IT SEEMS I CAN NOT PROGRESS ANY FURTHER.
Please allow me to thank you for your very detailed help.
With thanks and kind regards,
Axel

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