Ubuntu 9.10 on Dell Dimension 2400 Update

[Nate]

On the Ubuntu Developer mailing list Martin Pitt relates:

Well, the bug tracker is full of regression and other reports. Karmic
> indeed was meant from the start as a "crack dump" release, with lots
> and lots of new technology going into it. So in a way, it was the
> Fedora of Ubuntu releases so far.
>
> Perhaps we should have announced that more clearly...
>
> At least we now have a full cycle ahead of us to do bug fixing. :)
>
> Martin
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Source:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-discuss/2009-November/009934.html



On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 8:32 PM, M Jenkins <bergtau at verizon.net> wrote:

> I've got Ubuntu 9.10 running now on an eee, a Dell Dimension 4600, and a
> Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop. The eee has no sound. The 4600 has sound
> issues and is WAY sluggish - I've got a desktop of lineart every time I
> minimize a window. Much to my shock, it's running like gangbusters on
> the 8100.
>
> Upgrading Ubuntu used to be such a slam-dunk. I hadn't read that this
> version was rushed or tailored for servers in any way. Seems there are
> all sorts of problems. Lots of solutions and workarounds too, but why
> the bumpiness?
>
> Ron Swift wrote:
> > Thanks for the feedback from everyone on my issue with the two Dell
> > Dimension 2400 workstations. The modem removal from the one solved the
> > IRQ errors, but both units continued to freeze up after running for
> > about 10 minutes.
> > I removed Ubuntu 9.10 from both boxes. Then I installed Kubuntu 9.04 via
> > wubi on the box with Win XP and as a fresh install on the other box.
> > Both are running just fine.
> > So I don't know what the issue was with Ubuntu 9.10 on these boxes, but
> > I am satisfied with the end result.
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rajiv Gunja wrote:
> >
> >> Wow, I have not seen such errors in ages. Back in the 1996 - 2001, for
> >> certain distributions, we had to change the IRQ settings in the BIOS
> itself.
> >> If the modem is not the culprit, give the IRQ table under PCI in BIOS.
> >>
> >> Let us know how you fare.
> >>
> >> -GGR
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> >>
> >> 2009/11/11 Chuck Frain<chuck at chuckfrain.net>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> My first thought was 'is there a modem in there?' and if so can you try
> >>> disabling it or removing it?
> >>>
> >>> I found a post in the ubuntu forums that confirmed that thought here
> >>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8279919 but it could be any
> >>> type of serial device or ports if you don't have modems in them.
> >>>
> >>> Let us know how it turns out!
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, 11 Nov 2009, Ron Swift wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I have two Dell Dimension 2400 workstations at my office that ran Win
> XP
> >>>> for about 3 years. Both were purchased new from Dell with Win XP
> >>>> installed and are similarly configured with 512 mb ram, Intel Celeron
> >>>> chip and 80 gig hard drive.
> >>>> I installed Ubuntu 9.10 on one using Wubi from within Win XP and a
> fresh
> >>>> install of Ubuntu 9.10 completely wiping out Win XP on the other.
> >>>> The one machine with the dual boot will boot into Ubuntu but after
> >>>> working in it for about 10 minutes or so it will freeze the screen and
> >>>> keyboard but the mouse cursor still moves. The machine has to be hard
> >>>> powered down.
> >>>> The second fresh install machine does the exact same thing. It also
> >>>> displays "Serial8250 too much work for irq17" errors multiple times.
> >>>> If it was just one and not both machines, I would have the motherboard
> >>>> replaced and try re-installing Ubuntu. But I am not sure that it is a
> >>>> hardware versus a Ubuntu OS issue.
> >>>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >>>> Thanks
> >>>>
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