Hi Christopher, On 13 November 2015 at 00:56, Christopher M. Penalver < christopher.m.penal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> While you are welcome to do that as a test (as the release and > architecture are supported downstream via the L/Ubuntu Community), it > wouldn't be recommended to use a i386 architecture going forward as it > is deprecated upstream. > That's quite worrying as a fair number of my friends use 32 bit CPUs. However, to be more accurate, they tend to be some kind of Pentium or Atom. Will the 586 CPUs still be supported in future releases of Lubuntu Linux? > Despite this, Could you please test the latest upstream kernel available > from the very top line at the top of the page from > http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/?C=N;O=D (the release > names are irrelevant for testing, and please do not test the daily > folder)? Install instructions are available at > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds . This will allow > additional upstream developers to examine the issue. > OK, done that. Short story: Bug still present. Long story: To give you peace of mind, here are the details of the kernel I installed and ran... contact@aristotle:~$ uname -a Linux aristotle 4.3.0-040300-generic #201511020949 SMP Mon Nov 2 14:50:44 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux contact@aristotle:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 15.10 Release: 15.10 Codename: wily And here is the info displayed when I installed the above 4.3.0-etc kernel... contact@aristotle:~$ cd new-kernels/ contact@aristotle:~/new-kernels$ ls linux-headers-4.3.0-040300-generic_4.3.0-040300.201511020949_amd64.deb linux-image-4.3.0-040300-generic_4.3.0-040300.201511020949_amd64.deb contact@aristotle:~/new-kernels$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb [sudo] password for contact: Selecting previously unselected package linux-headers-4.3.0-040300-generic. (Reading database ... 191898 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack linux-headers-4.3.0-040300-generic_4.3.0-040300.201511020949_amd64.deb ... Unpacking linux-headers-4.3.0-040300-generic (4.3.0-040300.201511020949) ... Selecting previously unselected package linux-image-4.3.0-040300-generic. Preparing to unpack linux-image-4.3.0-040300-generic_4.3.0-040300.201511020949_amd64.deb ... Done. Unpacking linux-image-4.3.0-040300-generic (4.3.0-040300.201511020949) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-4.3.0-040300-generic: linux-headers-4.3.0-040300-generic depends on linux-headers-4.3.0-040300; however: Package linux-headers-4.3.0-040300 is not installed. dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-4.3.0-040300-generic (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up linux-image-4.3.0-040300-generic (4.3.0-040300.201511020949) ... Running depmod. update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later) Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.3.0-040300-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.3.0-040300-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.3.0-040300-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.3.0-040300-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.3.0-040300-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 4.3.0-040300-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.3.0-040300-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/unattended-upgrades 4.3.0-040300-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.3.0-040300-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 4.3.0-040300-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.3.0-040300-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 4.3.0-040300-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.3.0-040300-generic Generating grub configuration file ... Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported. Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.3.0-040300-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.3.0-040300-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-18-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-18-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-16-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-16-generic Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin done Errors were encountered while processing: linux-headers-4.3.0-040300-generic contact@aristotle:~/new-kernels$ Also, try as I might, I couldn't get a boot menu listing the different kernels on boot up. Tried pressing left shift or right shift, to no avail. HTH :) Is there anything else I can do for you? BW, Ian -- -- ACCU - Professionalism in programming - http://www.accu.org -- My writing - https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/ -- Free Software page - https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/home/free-software -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1514102 Title: Intermittent graphics corruption Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Every so often the screen would be corrupted with horizontal lines of junk. WORKAROUND: Add to /etc/default/grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX nomodeset: sudo update-grub reboot Now the system will only allow VGA 640x480 graphics. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-17.21-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: LXDE Date: Sat Nov 7 18:44:01 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-07 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1514102/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp