OT - What linux do you recommend for older PCs?

[Matthias Rebbe]

adding that line to grub fixed it. Thanks for that.

Matthias


> Am 23.01.2018 um 15:08 schrieb Mike Bonner via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>>:
> 
> If you can switch to the 4.15 kernel the screen issue may be fixed,
> alternatively..
> If you can get to a terminal screen with lubuntu, it looks like you can do
> the following to fix the display problem.. (works for some, not all it
> seems)
> 
> sudo nano /etc/default/grub
> 
> Simple editor 'nano' will open.
> Add line
> GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=text
> at the end of file.
> 
> Save file and exit from nano.
> 
> issue command:
> 
> sudo update-grub
> 
> reboot.
> 
> On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 6:00 AM, Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks to all for your thoughts and comments.
>> 
>> My first try now was Lubuntu 17.10.1, Installation was quick and easy, but
>> unfortunately there seems to be a bug in it which affects my graphic card
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1724639 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1724639> <
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1724639 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1724639>>
>> 
>> Problem is that after startup 80% of the screen are shown black. I need to
>> hibernate the system and wake it up again to get the whole screen shown.
>> 
>> In a next step and when i have again some spare time i will try 16.04, if
>> this is also not working then i will again “say good bye” to Linux as i did
>> already some years ago and will move on with Mac OS X and Windows.
>> At least for some time.  Linux and me - some kind of a love-hate. ;)
>> 
>> Matthias
>> 
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