upgrade from Lubuntu 12 LTS to Lubuntu 14 LTS on old desktop?

Sun Aug 9 12:58:21 UTC 2015

Hi, sometimes Dell needs b43 drivers that is all... nothing big.
Does your computer have b43?
I didn't mean to misdirect you if I did.  Some Dell computers need the
b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer packages.
It is only an 'issue' because I have to plug in to the Ethernet when
setting up a laptop.  It is remarkably easy to do, (if you know to
install it)

The USB WiFi adapter is a different issue.

it might help to post the terminal output of:

lsusb

On 08/09/2015 07:43 AM, Richard H. McCullough wrote:
> I did update my Dell 8200 to Ubuntu 14.04 with no problems at all.
> Update retained my LXDE.
>
> What is the b43 issue?
> Is it related to USB wireless adapter problem?  I just bought Netgear
> WNA3100M
> and have not been able to get it to work. After googling I had several
> conflicting
> stories about how to fix it.
> (I have also been wondering if my Belkin N300 could ever work.)
>
> 1) First I tried the ndiswrapper approach. I installed ndiswrapper
> programs and
> bcmwl-kernel-source and b43-fwcutter.
> Not too sure what part of broadcom-sta-source is installed.
> Had weird problem with Synaptic Package Manager -- every time my mouse
> passed
> over a display window, all the info disappeared!!! Sometimes if I
> played with the
> scroll bar, the info would reappear.
> WNA3100M never connected.
> It's possible I may also have Network settings wrong
> since I never tried to use wireless adapter before.
> I had same disappearing info. problem.
> Ubuntu seemed to override some of my settings. DNS was usually set to
> 127.0.1.1
> overriding my DNS setting of 192.168.1.254 for AT&T U-verse router.
>
> 2) Then I went to Ask Ubuntu and found the rtl8192cu driver approach.
> Without uninstalling the stuff from step (1) above, I installed the
> driver using
>     git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8192cu.git
>     cd rtl8192cu
>     make
>     sudo make install
> But the WNA3100M never worked. It sort of looked like it connected,
> but there was never any data transferred, and it sort of looked like
> I was still on Ethernet (looking at Interfaces with System Profiler
> and Benchmark
> and using lsusb and usb-devices) even though I unplugged the Ethernet
> cable.
>  
> 3) FYI
> I was able to use Netgear WNA3100M on Windows 8.1 Pro,
> but finding device (& rest of installation) failed on Windows 10 Pro.
>  
>  
> Can you explain what's happening & how to fix it?
>
> Dick McCullough
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 21:37:00 -0500
> From: israeldahl at gmail.com
> To: lubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: upgrade from Lubuntu 12 LTS to Lubuntu 14 LTS on old desktop?
>
> @Fritz
> I am was trying to explain not to use the 12.04 version of LXDE, sorry
> if that was unclear.
>
> To recap:
> You can install a PPA to have an up-to-date WM/DE  (possibly even LXDE).
> So yes, you CAN stay on 12.04.
>
> But Dells usually work pretty well (aside from the b43 issue
> sometimes, maybe others).  14.04 is quite nice, so if they can upgrade
> I'd suggest it for sure.
>
>
>
> On 08/08/2015 12:47 PM, Fritz Hudnut wrote:
>
>
>
>         Hi,
>         In short: Yes you can, and should.  Do not use 12.04 as the
>         version of
>         LXDE (what Lubuntu is built on) is not supported.
>         In Long:
>         You can still use 12.04 if you want to use a PPA to install a
>         different
>         interface.  But even still 14.04 is a very snappy system.  I'd
>         suggest
>         upgrading to 12.04 for many reasons.
>
>
>     et al:
>
>     Just to rebutt on this somewhat confusing advice, "do not use
>     12.04" followed by "I'd suggest upgrading to 12.04 for many
>     reasons" ?????  : - ))  I still have Xu 12.04 running on my PM
>     3,1; I just got a number of updates even last weekend on it.  I've
>     considered the software reminders to "upgrade now to 14.04" on it
>     . . . I did move my iBook 933 MHz w/ 546 MB RAM to 14.04, but
>     doing so was not as trouble free as doing a 12.04 install.  In 14
>     I had to do an xorg.conf file to keep display from freezing, and,
>     then among other issues, the i2c thingie so that there is no sound.
>
>     Of course this is in the **problem area*** of being PPC, but, in
>     comparison, 12.04 installed w/o issues, and, other than not having
>     "suspend" . . . it is fine.  There is always a new flavor of linux
>     coming down the pike, but, for the old hardware perhaps whatever
>     runs best/easiest is the best choice.
>
>     Will I ever bring my PM up to 14??? perhaps; I recently tested the
>     LiveDVD of Lu 14.04.2 on it, and posted my experience of having no
>     need for boot params, it was a bit "snappier" as far as running
>     commands in the Terminal went; but then the window title bar text
>     is illegible . . . whereas everywhere else the display resolution
>     was fine . . . .  Very odd, not a total showstopper, but, why take
>     time to upgrade the old machine, and then spend time getting it to
>     do basic stuff, stuff that 12.04 is doing just fine???  Didn't get
>     any comments from the list on that one . . . in terms of
>     suggestions on how to render titlebar text so it would be
>     read-able, or ideas on why it would be un-readable, when the rest
>     is fine.
>
>     Israel has mentioned "ToriOS" here on the list a few times along
>     with JWM, which is possibly still based on 12.04???  Would that be
>     a way to get an update on 12.04, but still keep the stability and
>     ease of installation . . . rather than increasing system
>     requirements on hardware to move it up to 14??  Just trying to
>     show that there might be benefit for staying with 12 on low spec
>     equipment.
>
>     F.
>
>     PS: Someone mentioned qupzilla here and awhile back, so I was
>     looking for a browser that could work on my PPC stuff . . .
>     couldn't get it to show up in 12, but on the iBook with 14 it did,
>     so I installed it . . . when I tried to "go" to Gmail or other
>     webmail pages, it crashed--several times . . . it was "removed." 
>     : - )
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
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