my first step is usually to find the model number in the lspci output, and the google that number along with ubuntu 16.04 and see if anyone's posted a guide.
-wes On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 9:28 PM, Michael Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > Installed 16.04 LTS via flash drive to new hard drive. Only took a few > minutes! Previous DVD installs took much, much longer. Anyhow, so far, no > network. Sadly, my Linux memory has become very foggy, so please forgive > the noobie type questions. I don't seem to be finding eth0. Using lspci, I > find the info for the onboard Broadcom Ethernet adapter, but under > 'Capabilities' it says "<access denied>. Running ifconfig does not show > eth0, but it does show enp3s0. If I try "sudo ifup eth0" I get "Unknown > interface eth0." > > I'm kind of surprised at the minimum of questions and the speed of the > install. I wonder what else will not be working? > > Thanks for your comments, > > Michael > > > On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 8:42 PM, Michael Barnes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I figured the quickest and easiest was probably to start all over. It > > looks like all my files, pictures, documents, etc. are still intact. I'll > > just stick in a new hard drive, install 16.04 LTS from scratch, then copy > > what I need from the old drive to the new one. Thanks for everyone's > > comments. > > > > Michael > > > > > > On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 12:51 AM, Nat Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> instead of comparing xorg files, I'd want to get it to try to > >> automagically > >> configure stuff fresh, maybe with a *sudo dpkg-reconfigure xorg* and a > >> *sudo > >> apt update && sudo apt upgrade && sudo apt dist-upgrade* > >> Maybe try dpkg-reconfiguring your window manager (unity?) > >> -- did it disable the universe or multiverse for the upgrade and do you > >> need to reenable it? > >> Check your /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ > >> > >> Did you do the upgrade to 16.04 by manually editing the sources, or did > >> you > >> use the tool in the Software Center, or did you do-release-upgrade from > >> the > >> command line? > >> > >> On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 3:20 PM, Michael Barnes <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > Yeah, I got to thinking after I started I shouldn't have done that. > >> > Everything has been packed away for almost a year. It seems I've > >> forgotten > >> > more than I remember. A new hard drive is probably in order. I'll have > >> to > >> > compare Xorg files and look at drivers loaded between the two > versions. > >> > Just have to remember how to do all that. > >> > > >> > Michael > >> > > >> > > >> > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 1:44 PM, Edward Koenig <[email protected] > > > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> > > Michael > >> > > If the new version boots and you can ssh to log in, then most likely > >> > > either X.org or a GPU driver did not update fully or correctly. This > >> is > >> > > very typical for proprietary nvidia drivers, or any proprietary > >> hardware > >> > > drivers that install a kernel module. You might try using the > command > >> > line > >> > > tools to reinstall the GPU and X bits. I'm not sure it Ubuntu > >> switched > >> > to > >> > > wayland with this release so perhaps check on that. Remember to > read > >> the > >> > > release notes etc before clicking "upgrade" > >> > > > >> > > Nuking from orbit, as Dick suggests after backup, will certainly > work. > >> > > Personally run a Linux distribution to avoid such "windowesque" > fixes. > >> > > > >> > > Ed > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > On May 12, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Dick Steffens < > [email protected]> > >> > > wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > >> On 05/12/2017 11:24 AM, Michael Barnes wrote: > >> > > >> I rebooted again and at the grub screen chose 14.04LTS. > Everything > >> > came > >> > > up > >> > > >> normally. After login, I get a pop-up window that says 14.04 is > out > >> > > dated > >> > > >> and no longer supported. Anyhow, display and everything works, > so I > >> > > know at > >> > > >> least the hardware is okay. Shutdown and restart, let grub screen > >> > choose > >> > > >> default and back to blank screens. I can ssh in and shutdown from > >> > remote > >> > > >> session. Screens give Ubuntu shutdown splash just before power > off. > >> > > > > >> > > > Having been on this list a fairly long time, I've followed the > >> advice > >> > of > >> > > > others who say one should not use the "upgrade" path to move from > >> one > >> > > > Ubuntu release to another, but should start with a fresh install. > I > >> > have > >> > > > gone from Ubuntu 10 to 12 to 14, and am slowly moving to 16. Each > >> time > >> > I > >> > > > had the luxury of being able to at least put in a fresh hard drive > >> for > >> > > > the new version, and then mount the old hard drive to be able to > >> copy > >> > > > files as needed. I don't think any of the episodes has been > >> painless, > >> > > > since it seems there's always something big that changes so that > it > >> > > > doesn't work the way it did in the previous version, but I have > >> always > >> > > > been able to get past it, often with the help of folks on this > list. > >> > > > > >> > > > So, in your case, I'd recommend using Grub to boot to your > previous > >> > > > version, find a way to back up all your important files, and > >> install 16 > >> > > > from scratch. Better would be to have two machines, but not > everyone > >> > has > >> > > > that luxury. I'm happy that I do have that option this time, > because > >> > > > there are a handful of things I have yet to be able to figure out > >> how > >> > to > >> > > > do in 16 that I need on at least a weekly basis, if not a daily > one. > >> > > > > >> > > > -- > >> > > > Regards, > >> > > > > >> > > > Dick Steffens > >> > > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > > PLUG mailing list > >> > > > [email protected] > >> > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > PLUG mailing list > >> > > [email protected] > >> > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > >> > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > PLUG mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> PLUG mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
