Hi everyone,
First of all, sorry if I am sending this to this list but I believe it
is the best channel to ask about the issue.
I have a very old machine (hp compaq nx9030) with Pentium M CPU.
You can't install 14.04 unless you add:
forcepae
before you boot from the LiveUSB:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/450400/install-lubuntu-14-04-lts-on-a-non-pae-processor
The CPU has PAE but its flag is showing NON-PAE. That is why, when
"forcepae" does work. We all know that the kernel in 14.04 is PAE.
Starting from 12.10, all *ubuntu family moved to PAE Kernel instead of
NON-PAE.
Lubuntu 14.04 and Xubuntu 14.04 installed successfully on that machine.
The problem starts when I upgrade to 14.04.1 .. the machine will stop
responding after the login.
With Lubuntu 14.04.1, every time I login to the desktop, it shows the
desktop with an error message that I can't read and quickly go back to
the login screen. Mouse is frozen.
With Xubuntu 14.04.1, it is a bit better but mouse frozen and everything
is broken after login. It does not however go back to the login screen
like Lubuntu.
I have tried ToriOS Alpha (http://torios.org/) and it worked perfectly.
The only problem with ToriOS is it is still under heavy development and
I can't give a new user to GNU/Linux a machine with Alpha system.
My questions:
Have anyone faced the same issue with Pentium M CPU?
If yes, how do I go around this issue without problems?
This is my 62nd convert from Windows to GNU/Linux (StartUbuntu in real
life) [1] and I'd be very happy to fully convert it to GNU/Linux.
I have never used Pentium M before. This is my first time. All my
installations for the last 4 years were successful. This is the first
time I face this issue so please advise :)
Many thanks!
[1]
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StartUbuntu/Activities#Convert_Users_in_Real_Life
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