[Solved] Frustration is maxing out / needing encouragement

[Pat D]

viewtopic.php?f=213&t=266326

I'm running 2 18.3 Cinnamon systems here, and they're both giving me nothing but problems.
Am I dealing with hardware and Linux issues with both machines?
Is there any way to find out?

[Schultz]

Open the terminal and paste in inxi -Fxz and press enter (on both computers). Paste the results back here inside of code tags.

[Pat D]

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devlin@MainBox ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: MainBox Kernel: 4.13.0-37-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Compaq 6200 Pro MT PC
           Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 1497
           Bios: Hewlett-Packard v: J01 v02.15 date: 11/10/2011
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i7-2600 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 27138
           clock speeds: max: 3800 MHz 1: 3392 MHz 2: 3392 MHz 3: 3392 MHz
           4: 3392 MHz 5: 3392 MHz 6: 3392 MHz 7: 3392 MHz 8: 3392 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1680x1050@59.95hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Desktop
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.2.8 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-37-generic
Network:   Card: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection
           driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: f080 bus-ID: 00:19.0
           IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 3000.6GB (14.6% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: Hitachi_HUA72202 size: 2000.4GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD10EZEX size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 148G used: 9.3G (7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: /home size: 762G used: 391G (55%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 8.59GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 37.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 279 Uptime: 3 min Memory: 1492.0/15928.5MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 
devlin@MainBox ~ $ 

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devlin@OtherBox ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: OtherBox Kernel: 4.13.0-37-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   Mobo: Intel model: DH57DD v: AAE82022-204
           Bios: Intel v: JGIBX10J.86A.0625.2010.1219.2132 date: 12/19/2010
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5 650 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 4096 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 12800
           clock speeds: max: 3200 MHz 1: 1333 MHz 2: 1333 MHz 3: 2933 MHz
           4: 1333 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1360x768@59.95hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ironlake Desktop
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 17.2.8 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-37-generic
Network:   Card: Intel 82578DC Gigabit Network Connection
           driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: 2100 bus-ID: 00:19.0
           IF: enp0s25 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (1.7% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST1000DL002 size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 99G used: 7.3G (8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: /home size: 405G used: 788M (1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 8.59GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 31.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 189 Uptime: 19:40 Memory: 671.4/7775.1MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 
devlin@OtherBox ~ $ 

The "Otherbox" has it's own raft of issues, one of which is constant loss of characters in the display. It once had Ubuntu Mate on it and had that same problem with it, too.

Thanks. really hoping you can come up with ideas here.

[Pjotr]

On both boxes, try these measures, in this order:

1. Disable all visual effects in Cinnamon:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... n-Cinnamon
(item 7.1, right column)

2. Roll the kernel back to the latest kernel of the 4.4 series (currently 4.4.0-116). Boot from it (it's under the header Advanced in the Grub bootloader menu) and remove all installed kernels from all higher series.

3. Try another graphics driver:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... l-graphics
(item 6, left column)

[Pat D]

Pjotr, I know you don't approve of Grub-Customizer; could you tell me how to take those kernels out of grub2 ?
And after doing step 3, the resultant output of inxi -G :

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devlin@MainBox ~ $ inxi -G
Graphics:  Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1680x1050@59.95hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Desktop
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.2.8

Is this what you expected?

[Pjotr]

Kernels:
Update Manager - panel: View - Linux kernels

Intel driver:
See the note (in italics) at the end of item 6, to which I referred.

[Flemur]

viewtopic.php?f=213&t=266326
I'm running 2 18.3 Cinnamon systems here, and they're both giving me nothing but problems.
Am I dealing with hardware and Linux issues with both machines?
Is there any way to find out?

If the problem at that URL was the script not running - you just didn't pass it the parameter it wanted. When you did pass the param, the script worked.

Was that the problem or was there another issue?

[Pat D]

AfterI change the graphics driver, I get this result for the grep you mention:

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evlin@MainBox ~ $ grep modesetting /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[    19.739] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 2
[    19.740] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[    19.740] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[    19.740] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    19.740] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 2
[    19.740] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[    19.740] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[    19.740] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    19.740] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[    19.740] (II) Unloading modesetting
[    19.740] (II) Failed to load module "modesetting" (already loaded, 0)
[    19.741] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[    19.752] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
devlin@MainBox ~ 

What exactly is this telling me, please?

[Flemur]

AfterI change the graphics driver, I get this result for the grep you mention:

I told you that grep? Anyway...

What exactly is this telling me, please?

I don't know, but I don't see any reason to think it's a problem - I ran that 'grep' and the output looked almost exactly the same as yours. I don't run a proprietary driver, dunno if that matters.

[Pat D]

Thanks, I get nervous when I see

Failed

in output

[Flemur]

Thanks, I get nervous when I see

Failed

in output

I got the same "error" - it doesn't load the driver because it's already loaded, look up above that part.

[Pat D]

Yeah, I saw that...
It just made it worse...snork snork lol