upgraded to 11.10 then 12.04--both keep stopping

[Cecil McCoy]

I am not new to Ubuntu, but feel like. I have been using 10.10 since it came out and after a couple of "bumps" it has been working perfectly. I hadn't used this laptop for several months and, when starting it in August, it said 10.10 was no longer supported and that I needed to upgrade. I upgraded to 11.10. It worked fine. Day before yesterday, 11/8/2012 I decided to upgraded to 12.04 LTS because it is, well, LTS. Something has changed as 12.04 will not work. very long, for me. The system stops responding, although the cursor still works. After the problem with 12.04 i reinstalled 10.11 and now it is doing the same thing. I have tried several things mentioned on the internet, such as disabling hardware acceleration on Firefox, as that seems to be where it happened quickest. None of the worked. The reason I originally went to Ubuntu/Linux is the laptop came with VISTA and I had had enough of MS; I have had good luck with Ubuntu so would appreciate any help.

[ibjsb4]

Hi Cecil

Could be you need to install the proper video driver. The right one could of got lost in the shuffle. What kind of video card do you have?

[Cecil McCoy]

It's on an HP Pavillion laptop; I don't know what video set it uses. I'm going to have to go back to notes as it's been years since I've used the terminal. The 10.10 version just didn't give me any problems.

[Cecil McCoy]

GE Force 7150M/nForce 630m by nVidia. Couldn't believe I found the notes so quick.

[ibjsb4]

If you want a fix that will work right now you could download/install Lucid 10.04 LTS. It is still supported until April of next year.

http://releases.ubuntu.com/lucid/

[ibjsb4]

GE Force 7150M

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2028549

More here

http://www.googlubuntu.com/results/?cx=006238239194895611142%3Au-ocqbntw_o&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=GE+Force+7150M+precise+12.04&as_qdr=all&sa=Google+Search&lang=en

[critin]

Just to be sure the machine can run Unity, copy and paste this code into the terminal, if you haven't already.


/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

[Cecil McCoy]

Just to be sure the machine can run Unity, copy and paste this code into the terminal, if you haven't already.


/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

Everything said yes including compatible with Unity!

[Cecil McCoy]

If you want a fix that will work right now you could download/install Lucid 10.04 LTS. It is still supported until April of next year.

http://releases.ubuntu.com/lucid/

Thanks for the info. I'm just bull-headed enough to want to get this working. I'm amazed at the amount of help from the Linux/Ubuntu community. I'm far from a computer nerd and just like a system that is reliable--which Linux/Ubuntu is once the bugs are found.

[Cecil McCoy]

GE Force 7150M

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2028549

More here

http://www.googlubuntu.com/results/?cx=006238239194895611142%3Au-ocqbntw_o&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=GE+Force+7150M+precise+12.04&as_qdr=all&sa=Google+Search&lang=en

I downloaded the recommended driver; will let you know how it works. Like I told ibjsb4 the Ubuntu community is amazing in their willingness to help!!!

[ibjsb4]

Just to be sure the machine can run Unity, copy and paste this code into the terminal, if you haven't already.


/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

Thats one cool test :)

[critin]

Yes, it is. Someone gave it to me long ago and I found I couldn't run unity 3D. 2D is the best I can use, but it works for everything since I don't need turning cubes and bouncing what-evers. lol

[wjwh]

Just to be sure the machine can run Unity, copy and paste this code into the terminal, if you haven't already.


/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

Cannot get this to work. Get the reply "No such file or directory" each time I try! Any ideas. I am using Ubuntu 10.04.

[Cecil McCoy]

Just to be sure the machine can run Unity, copy and paste this code into the terminal, if you haven't already.


/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

It says it can.

[Cecil McCoy]

Downloaded the recommended driver yesterday and nothing changed. I'm at the Denver airport on the way to a 2 week job so will be a bit before I get back to the problem. Fortunately, I have another laptop for contract jobs.
Thanks for all the responses!!:smile:

[ibjsb4]

Cannot get this to work. Get the reply "No such file or directory" each time I try! Any ideas. I am using Ubuntu 10.04.

10o4 is pre-unity (gnome2) and I suppect it is simply not offered.

[wjwh]

10o4 is pre-unity (gnome2) and I suppect it is simply not offered.

So I need to be running Unity before I can run a test to see whether I can run Unity? Duh!

[ibjsb4]

So I need to be running Unity before I can run a test to see whether I can run Unity? Duh!

You made me laugh, but yes I guess that's one way to look at it. So you install 12o4 and unity3d wont boot, instead you go to unity2d. Or maybe your running 12o4 and want to upgrade to 12.10 which does not have the 2d option. Don't you think it would then come in handy? Plus I said I suspect that's the reason; maybe its time to do some googling :)