wiped disk - no longer bootable

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 09 July 2019 14:38:36 Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users wrote:

> On Tue, 2019-07-09 at 19:52 +0200, Volker Wysk wrote:
> > And now the system boots again! (It's a fresh KISS Ubuntu 19.04.)
>
> Ubuntu GNOME is everything, but KISS ;).
>
> > The installation of Ubuntu was terribly slow. It hung at the message
> > [snip] The counter counted up very slowly. [snip]
>
> Most likely a broken drive, second likely a broken controller of the
> mobo or another part of the mobo is the culprit.
>
> I wouldn't be surprised, if some GNOME shell install or even some
> other Ubuntu flavor wouldn't run on old hardware, but if the
> installation already is slow, then most likely fishy hardware is the
> cause, it's even not much likely that the PEBCAK.
>
> Shouting! Bootcamp mode! Did you replace the fine battery and
> restore/upgarde the BIOS? Assuming you are using several RAM bars, did
> remove all, excepted of one RAM bar and after that did replace the RAM
> bar by one after another RAM bar? That's way more meaningful then
> running Memtest.
>
While in "bootcamp mode" Ralf, its often quite beneficial to remove and 
replace the memory, since you are there anyway, run it back in and out 
of the sockets, in to fully latched positions and back out, 3 or 4 times 
per memory board, just to wear thru the air pollutants and oxidation so 
as to re-establish good solid connections. A slightly damp piece of bare 
newsprint paper pinched between ones finger and thumb, the damp to 
discourage static electricity, and slid the length of the boards 
contacts can also be beneficial, just don't use a surface that been 
printed on. Ink is less that helpfull.

> "Sustainable future" + "budget" vs "the effort of
> maintenance/troubleshooting + "human mortality".


Cheers, Gene Heskett
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