On 07/17/2017 12:16 PM, Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote:
I am having trouble with my Feb 2010 AMD quad core desktop. It
started out as Ubuntu 9.10. I now have it set up for 14.04LTS. The
big issue with going beyond that - i.e. 16.04 - is the fact that the
upgrade craps out during the install process. I have to have 13.10 or
earlier to get my Canon MG6220 drivers to work. Then I get to
update/upgrade it to 14.04LTS. Then I must stop or crash the install
and have problems with GRUB thinking that it had a good install for
16.04 when it does not work at all. At least now I have very little
on the 250 GB OS's drive that gets lost. I stopped using it for
emails after that. It is just a files server now - sort of.
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Have you tried linuxquestions.org for support?
http://www.linuxquestions.org/
I use Slackware, not Ubuntu, but I have gotten some good support from lq
in the past on a problem or two that stumped me. They may be able to
help you with your upgrade installation.
To say something in support of software driver developers, I can imagine
it is a daunting task to continue to support old hardware. Much of it is
long gone to the trash collection or electronic recycling - especially
mechanical devices that wear out, and driver developers probably no
longer have an instance of a particular piece of old hardware to test
their drivers with. Even if they had, the quantity of different devices
and models could become a time-consuming task to test each and every
one. In this day of new stuff coming on the market quickly, obsoleting a
previous version, I imagine it is quite difficult to keep supporting the
old stuff and some things slip through the cracks.
That said, I have quite a lot of old stuff and sympathize with what you
are saying. I am satisfied with not buying the latest gadget as soon as
it comes on the market and tossing out something that is still working.
I always remember the wise words of Adam Osborne: "He, who lives on the
cutting edge of technology, gets sliced to bits!"
Girvin Herr
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