[lubuntu-users] install problem

2017-12-20 Thread Stephen Soucy
Greetings! I am trying to run lubuntu 17.10-desktop-amd64.iso on an older MacBook, Core 2 Duo 2 GHz processor with 1 GB of RAM. I burned a dvd on my newer MacBook, and when I insert it in the old MacBook, and start with the option key down, it presents me with a choice of my regular hard drive,

[lubuntu-users] 17.10 problem

2017-12-20 Thread Ian Bruntlett
Hi, Saw this on Phoronix:- https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-17.10-BIOS-Corrupter And Canonical has noted it here:- https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop Basically, 17.10 can possibly corrupt your BIOS firmware on certain computers. See the above links for more info.

Re: [lubuntu-users] rtl8814au driver?

2017-12-20 Thread Thomas Drebert
Hallo, next level, after upgrade my system from Linux tdndlx 4.13.0-16-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 11 18:35:14 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux to Linux tdndlx 4.13.0-19-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP Mon Dec 4 11:58:07 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux I get the "Error modprobe: ERROR: c

Re: [lubuntu-users] 17.10 problem

2017-12-20 Thread Simon Quigley
Hello, On 12/20/2017 05:49 AM, Ian Bruntlett wrote: > Hi, > > Saw this on Phoronix:- > https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-17.10-BIOS-Corrupter > > And Canonical has noted it here:- > https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop > > Basically, 17.10 can possibly corrupt your B