12.04LTS to 14.04LTS

[bybgrant]

Hi, I am just seeking advice before its time to upgrade, I have Ubuntu 12.04LTS installed on my ASUS P5N73-AM, 2 gig of RAM and the standard onboard graphics card, it runs 12.04LTS fine, but on two occassions in the past I tried to install 13.04 on it, both times it installed with no hassles, right up to the point where the system booted up, I would get as far as seeing the desktop but then it would just freeze, this happened both times, so my question is, is this Likely to happen if and when I upgrade to 14.04LTS or is 14.04LTS going to be more comaptible? I am pretty sure the issue is something to do with the graphics card drivers as I had the same issue when I tried to run a Proprietary driver in 12.04.

Thanks
Grant

[mörgæs]

If you have a fine working system you should wait a couple of months before considering anything else. If there's no need for the new system it's best to let the dust settle.

Regarding hardware compatibility please run
sudo lshw -sanitize > lshw.txt and post lshw.txt in CODE tags.

[bybgrant]

computer
description: Desktop Computer
product: System Product Name ()
vendor: System manufacturer
version: System Version
serial: [REMOVED]
width: 64 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.5 dmi-2.5 vsyscall32
configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop uuid=[REMOVED]
*-core
description: Motherboard
product: P5N73-AM
vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
physical id: 0
version: 2.XX
serial: [REMOVED]
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
physical id: 0
version: ASUS P5N73-AM ACPI BIOS Revision 0801
date: 03/23/2010
size: 128KiB
capacity: 960KiB
capabilities: pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification
*-cpu
description: CPU
product: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5200 @ 2.50GHz
vendor: Intel Corp.
physical id: 4
bus info: cpu@0
version: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5200 @ 2.50GHz
slot: Socket 775
size: 2500MHz
capacity: 3800MHz
width: 64 bits
clock: 200MHz
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx x86-64 constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm dtherm cpufreq
configuration: cores=2 enabledcores=2 threads=2
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 5
slot: L1 Cache
size: 64KiB
capacity: 64KiB
capabilities: synchronous internal write-back data
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 6
slot: L2 Cache
size: 2MiB
capacity: 2MiB
capabilities: synchronous internal write-back unified
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 26
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 2GiB
*-bank:0
description: DIMM DDR2 667 MHz (1.5 ns)
product: None
vendor: None
physical id: 0
serial: [REMOVED]
slot: DIMM1
size: 1GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 667MHz (1.5ns)
*-bank:1
description: DIMM DDR2 667 MHz (1.5 ns)
product: None
vendor: None
physical id: 1
serial: [REMOVED]
slot: DIMM2
size: 1GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 667MHz (1.5ns)
*-pci
description: Host bridge
product: NVIDIA Corporation
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: a2
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
*-memory:0 UNCLAIMED
description: RAM memory
product: nForce 630i memory controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 0.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.1
version: a2
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: latency=0
*-memory:1 UNCLAIMED
description: RAM memory
product: nForce 630i memory controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
configuration: latency=0
*-memory:2 UNCLAIMED
description: RAM memory
product: nForce 630i memory controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 1.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.1
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
configuration: latency=0
*-memory:3 UNCLAIMED
description: RAM memory
product: nForce 630i memory controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 1.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.2
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
configuration: latency=0
*-memory:4 UNCLAIMED
description: RAM memory
product: nForce 630i memory controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 1.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.3
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
configuration: latency=0
*-memory:5 UNCLAIMED
description: RAM memory
product: nForce 630i memory controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 1.4
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.4
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
configuration: latency=0
*-memory:6 UNCLAIMED
description: RAM memory
product: nForce 630i memory controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 1.5
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.5
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
configuration: latency=0
*-memory:7 UNCLAIMED
description: RAM memory
product: nForce 630i memory controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 1.6
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.6
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
configuration: latency=0
*-memory:8 UNCLAIMED
description: RAM memory
product: nForce 630i memory controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
configuration: latency=0
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: MCP73 LPC Bridge
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 3
bus info: pci@0000:00:03.0
version: a2
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master
configuration: latency=0
*-serial
description: SMBus
product: MCP73 SMBus
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 3.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:03.1
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm cap_list
configuration: driver=nForce2_smbus latency=0
resources: irq:10 ioport:ff00(size=64) ioport:1c00(size=64) ioport:1c80(size=64)
*-memory:9 UNCLAIMED
description: RAM memory
product: MCP73 Memory Controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 3.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:03.2
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
configuration: latency=0
*-memory:10 UNCLAIMED
description: RAM memory
product: MCP73 Memory Controller
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 3.4
bus info: pci@0000:00:03.4
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
configuration: latency=0
*-usb:0
description: USB controller
product: GeForce 7100/nForce 630i USB
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 4
bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm ohci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
resources: irq:23 memory:effff000-efffffff
*-usb:1
description: USB controller
product: MCP73 [nForce 630i] USB 2.0 Controller (EHCI)
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 4.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:04.1
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: debug pm ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
resources: irq:22 memory:efffe000-efffe0ff
*-ide:0
description: IDE interface
product: MCP73 IDE
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 8
bus info: pci@0000:00:08.0
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pata_amd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
resources: irq:0 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:fc00(size=16)
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: MCP73 High Definition Audio
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 9
bus info: pci@0000:00:09.0
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0 maxlatency=5 mingnt=2
resources: irq:22 memory:efff4000-efff7fff
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: MCP73 PCI Express bridge
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: a
bus info: pci@0000:00:0a.0
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list
resources: ioport:c000(size=4096) memory:efb00000-efbfffff memory:efa00000-efafffff
*-network DISABLED
description: Wireless interface
product: F5D7000 v7000 Wireless G Desktop Card [Realtek RTL8185]
vendor: Belkin
physical id: 6
bus info: pci@0000:01:06.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 20
serial: [REMOVED]
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8180 driverversion=3.5.0-48-generic firmware=N/A latency=32 link=no maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
resources: irq:18 ioport:ce00(size=256) memory:efbff000-efbff1ff
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: MCP73 PCI Express bridge
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: b
bus info: pci@0000:00:0b.0
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:40 ioport:b000(size=4096) memory:ef900000-ef9fffff ioport:ef800000(size=1048576)
*-pci:2
description: PCI bridge
product: MCP73 PCI Express bridge
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: c
bus info: pci@0000:00:0c.0
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:41 ioport:e000(size=4096) memory:ef700000-ef7fffff ioport:efe00000(size=1048576)
*-pci:3
description: PCI bridge
product: MCP73 PCI Express bridge
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: d
bus info: pci@0000:00:0d.0
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:42 ioport:d000(size=4096) memory:efd00000-efdfffff ioport:efc00000(size=1048576)
*-ide:1
description: IDE interface
product: MCP73 IDE
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: e
bus info: pci@0000:00:0e.0
version: a2
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ide pm msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ahci latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
resources: irq:21 ioport:9f0(size=8) ioport:bf0(size=4) ioport:970(size=8) ioport:b70(size=4) ioport:f700(size=16) memory:efff8000-efff9fff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: MCP73 Ethernet
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: f
bus info: pci@0000:00:0f.0
logical name: eth0
version: a2
serial: [REMOVED]
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=forcedeth driverversion=0.64 duplex=full ip=[REMOVED] latency=0 link=yes maxlatency=20 mingnt=1 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:43 memory:efffd000-efffdfff ioport:f600(size=8) memory:efffc000-efffc0ff memory:efffb000-efffb00f
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: C73 [GeForce 7050 / nForce 610i]
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 10
bus info: pci@0000:00:10.0
version: a2
width: 64 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0
resources: irq:23 memory:ed000000-edffffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:ee000000-eeffffff memory:7ff00000-7ff1ffff
*-scsi:0
physical id: 1
logical name: scsi2
capabilities: emulated
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: ST2000DL003-9VT1
vendor: Seagate
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: CC98
serial: [REMOVED]
size: 1863GiB (2TB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=000e5a1e
*-volume:0
description: EXT4 volume
vendor: Linux
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sda1
logical name: /
version: 1.0
serial: [REMOVED]
size: 1861GiB
capacity: 1861GiB
capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
configuration: created=2014-01-06 14:07:49 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/ modified=2014-03-14 09:08:24 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered mounted=2014-04-11 16:35:55 state=mounted
*-volume:1
description: Extended partition
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,2
logical name: /dev/sda2
size: 1917MiB
capacity: 1917MiB
capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
*-logicalvolume
description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
physical id: 5
logical name: /dev/sda5
capacity: 1917MiB
capabilities: nofs
*-scsi:1
physical id: 2
logical name: scsi4
capabilities: emulated
*-cdrom
description: DVD-RAM writer
product: BDDVDRW GGC-H20L
vendor: HL-DT-ST
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@4:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/cdrw
logical name: /dev/dvd
logical name: /dev/dvdrw
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: 1.03
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
*-scsi:0
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@11
logical name: scsi11
capabilities: scsi-host
configuration: driver=usb-storage
*-scsi:1
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@7
logical name: scsi7
capabilities: scsi-host
configuration: driver=usb-storage

[bybgrant]

you should wait a couple of months before considering anything else

Aw, but I was so looking forward to the new Ubuntu lol

[mörgæs]

Well, maybe I was using too strong words. A shorter delay is also fine, but it takes always some time before the most important bugs are fixed.

Your hardware looks fine.

[James_Laughlan]

Im glad this question was already asked as I was going to ask it :). I feel the same way. Wait until the dust settles and all the bugs are worked out before you upgrade. A lesson taught to me from *******.