You can try manjaro linux. Its arch based and uses 3.8 kernel by default. Manjaro akso allows you to install other kernels and therefore you get kernel selection options at boot if you install. But just for testing the live cd is running 3.8. Hope it helps On 29/05/2013 10:09 AM, "Heracles" <[email protected]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > I have my core i3 laptop running Ubuntu 13.04 without problems on the > 3.5 series kernels (3.5.0.25). > However, when the system updates it causes great instability and > basically refuses to work on the 3.8.1 series of kernels. > I have found a temporary fix by making it boot the older kernel and all > is well but I need to get to the bottom of this. > > I can't check anything while the 3.8 series kernel is running as typing > on the command line is like using an editor. The typed characters appear > at first but nothing runs or indeed happens and the system acts like it > does when a reboot is essential. > I can't even run "apt-get -f install" as nothing happens. > > Anyone else had this problem? > Is there an ISO available with a running 3.8 kernel that I could try a > live boot with? > > Heracles > > PS. My desktop has no problems with the newer kernels and it's an old > AMD II x4 with 8GB Ram. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJRpUdHAAoJEJk11efqjIS4hY8H/2D/+jpJ9LAOuMcBlPIsRYL6 > PwJK5VuKe1lkG8uqiJJFNxaxkYDLzV0RESpqsAarABYvHkiPutjMxSFBY9APwWsn > r/v1Dcdrx9CAI0EO18XYw2j+m2JcUCPuCoK8oQ5S2QYS9PFbncnepJB8rYEieK1X > LtLS4F5vMKD0Yz4f8teAPXHeFP7SSHUUNXU2CCXlEj8HGKPwhAtPvTD725mGI2DO > BljRO6v+sAYviC/R3wXtzFjVrmafSXtPm/YjNpPi3WnkX5psg5tJG9UfBy22rHKl > lKZgU73T2ec/GzHy5yFddhIUyka6Zv6kHIAKZzc8wF3cuDwc5+rTBWpmDiyGdts= > =NnQQ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
