Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

Hi Ralf, On 12 November 2017 at 16:54, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Smartctl is not perfect, but another link in the chain, even unplugging > SATA cables and connecting them again is important and so on and so > forth... > On a system I refurbished recently, memtest86+

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

PS: If RAM bars mounted to computer A should fail Memtest, do the same RAM bars fail Memtest when mounted to computer B? -- Guerilla Open Access Manifesto: https://archive.org/stream/GuerillaOpenAccessManifesto/Goamjuly2008_djvu.txt -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 15:37:50 +, Ian Bruntlett wrote: >Given personal experience of refurbishing computers for the Contact >Computer Wombling/Refurbishing Project, I have found that when a >computer I'm working on fails to run memtest86+ , that computer is not >reliable enough for normal use.

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

Hi Ralf et al, On 12 November 2017 at 14:45, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Apart from this, it might have been a BIOS issue and maybe the RAM > wasn't bad. Memtest is _not_ reliable. Using Memtest makes sense, but > you shouldn't trust it. > > If RAM shouldn't pass Memtest

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:27:39 -0700, Mark F wrote: >It was so strange. I used Windows 95% of the time. It didn't freeze >(even when installing it). But, for some reason Linux touched that bad >memory in a way that caused my computer to hang. Linux does use all available RAM, not only regarding

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 7:05 AM, Ian Bruntlett wrote: > > One thing to do is check for memory problems. > ,,, > * Use the down arrow key to select "Memory test (memtest86+) > ... That's *excellent* advice. About 20 years ago I would occasionally install Linux. For a

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

Hi All, On 11 November 2017 at 15:56, Aere Greenway wrote: > Does the system hang (can't move mouse pointer, or do other things), or > does the browser crash, and appear to hang as the crash-reporter takes a > long time (and system resources) to gather information

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

On 11/09/2017 07:03 PM, O Vagabundo wrote: I need help in updating lubuntu today but when I try to open any browser the system hangs O Vagabundo: Does the system hang (can't move mouse pointer, or do other things), or does the browser crash, and appear to hang as the crash-reporter

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

On Sat, 11 Nov 2017 15:25:50 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >If you should use another browser, take a look at > > name_of_the_browser --hel ^ --help FWIW if you shouldn't know the name of the browser's command you could type the first letters of the

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

On Sat, 11 Nov 2017 14:05:44 +, Ian Bruntlett wrote: >If you get any error from the memory testing, you need to get someone >to help you with your hardware Not necessarily, Memtest could fail. If the installed Memtest should show errors, I still would use an original Memtest live media and

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

Hi, On 10 November 2017 at 02:03, O Vagabundo wrote: > I need help in updating lubuntu today but when I try to open any browser > the system hangs > One thing to do is check for memory problems. With lubuntu already installed, * Switch computer on * Press and hold down