well, I don't have any more ideas for you right now, but if you don't get it figured out by this weekend, the PLUG Clinic is this Sunday, 1-5pm.
1731 SE 10th Ave, 97214. -wes On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 11:37 PM, Michael Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > It also looks like it is not using IPV4, only IPV6. Strange. > > > On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 10:40 PM, Michael Barnes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > More info seems to lead to more questions. Apparently this has something > > to do with systemd. I guess this is a new (to me) thing and it changes > the > > way stuff is named. So, what used to be eth0 is now enp3s0. But, trying > the > > usual network commands with that don't work either. > > > > Michael > > > > > > On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 10:04 PM, wes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> 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 > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
