I did run memtest but only for one full cycle. Also Windows XP was running flawlessly, though full of spyware and like a snail.
On 31 May 2014 21:51, Colin Law <clan...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 31 May 2014 21:46, Gareth France <gareth.fra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I doubt you'd find 2gb in a pentium 4. I'll install Lubuntu or Xubuntu > and > > see how that goes. > > You don't actually need to re-install, just install lubuntu-desktop > and then select it from the logon screen. > > Run memtest for a few hours first though, if that fails then nothing will > work. > > Colin > > > > > > > On 31 May 2014 21:31, Colin Law <clan...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> On 31 May 2014 21:16, Gareth France <gareth.fra...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > This Thunderbird issue is doing my head in! It now tells me I have > >> > emails > >> > that don't exist! I suppose asking it to run Ubuntu could be taxing > the > >> > hardware and causing an overheat. I'll take a look tomorrow. > >> > >> I have just looked back and realised this is the thread about the old > >> PC, I don't think we know yet how much RAM it has, crashing could be > >> caused by not enough. If less than 1GB then no hope of running Unity > >> I think, ideally at least 2GB. > >> > >> Colin > >> > >> > > >> > > >> > On 31 May 2014 21:11, Colin Law <clan...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> On 31 May 2014 08:44, Gareth France <gareth.fra...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> > Sorry for the late reply guys. For some reason as yet unexplained > >> >> > Thunderbird decided to tell me I had unread emails but wouldn't > >> >> > display > >> >> > them! It's not running slowly at all, it just freezes at random > >> >> > points > >> >> > forcing you to power-cycle. I will be taking another look at it > later > >> >> > on > >> >> > today. I may try a re-install with one of the other flavours, we'll > >> >> > see. > >> >> > >> >> Do you mean that the machine is absolutely frozen? No mouse, > >> >> Ctrl+Alt+F1 does nothing, etc? > >> >> Have a look in /var/log/syslog to see if there are any messages > before > >> >> the freeze. > >> >> If nothing there then it could well be a hardware issue, overheating > >> >> possibly, or PSU for example. Try booting into memtest and leave it > >> >> running for a few hours and see if it freezes then or shows errors. > >> >> > >> >> Colin > >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > On 30 May 2014 15:47, Pete Smout <smoutp...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> On May 30, 2014 9:57 AM, "George DiceGeorge" > >> >> >> <dicegeo...@hotmail.com> > >> >> >> wrote: > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > as its an older machine try xubuntu? > >> >> >> > http://xubuntu.org/getxubuntu/ > >> >> >> > [g] > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- From: Gareth France Sent: Friday, 30 > >> >> >> > May, > >> >> >> > 2014 07:07 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Constant > >> >> >> > crashing > >> >> >> > I recently installed Ubuntu on a friends computer as it was > >> >> >> > running > >> >> >> > painfully slowly with Windows. It is an older machine and > >> >> >> > xxxxxxxxxx > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > -- > >> >> >> > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > >> >> >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > >> >> >> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Hi, > >> >> >> > >> >> >> On that age of machine I would consider lubuntu or xubuntu or even > >> >> >> crunchbang (not a *buntu but Debian based lightweight Openbox os, > >> >> >> hope > >> >> >> I > >> >> >> don't break any list rules straying from *buntus) > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Also look at how much RAM the machine has, it can be picked up > for a > >> >> >> few > >> >> >> pounds now ! > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Regards > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Pete S > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > >> >> >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > >> >> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > >> >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > >> >> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > >> >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > >> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > >> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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