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Post #409,584
by Another Scott
4/27/16 12:31:25 PM
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New I had a similar issue updating a machine a while ago.
I haven't tried to troubleshoot it. I'll probably just do a fresh install of Mint or Ubuntu or something, if I ever want to play with Linux on the metal again.

Lately I'm thinking that VMs are the way to go. The hardware's generally fast enough, and VirtualBox is generally good enough, that it seems like a workable solution.

I had my step mom set up on an iMac with a Win7 VM so she could run Quicken/win to do her church's books. It seemed to work well enough for the year or two that she did that (she's handed the job off to someone else now).

I'm still dreading the "upgrade" from Win7 to Win10... :-/

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #409,585
by pwhysall
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4/27/16 2:15:47 PM
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New Win 7 to Win 10.
It'll be fine, and it definitely is an upgrade. Your computer will go faster!
Post #409,591
by Another Scott
4/27/16 3:45:53 PM
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New Yeah, yeah. We'll see. ;-) (Thanks.)
Post #410,127
by Another Scott
5/15/16 11:03:56 PM
5/15/16 11:03:56 PM
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New Got it running again. Lenovo Thinkpad T61.
It was running Mint 13 and X wouldn't start. I couldn't figure out enough about the error to fix it (the driver was Nvidia version 3xy.mumble but the kernel was for version 3za.mamble and the mismatch made it puke. I don't know how the mismatch happened.).

I burned a DVD for Ubuntu 16.04 but the system wouldn't boot from it for some reason (either from the internal DVD drive or from a USB DVD drive). Maybe there was something weird about the way the MacbookPro burned it or something...

I found the Mint 13 DVD and it booted perfectly and I did a fresh reinstall. Updated everything and started reinstalling various apps. I haven't installed the nVidia driver yet...

It's still a nice laptop (1650x1200 screen), but it's heavy and probably can't last more than a couple of hours not being plugged in.

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #410,128
by drook
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5/16/16 4:46:51 AM
5/16/16 4:46:51 AM
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New Battery life? What's that?
I don't think mine was ever good for more than an hour-and-a-half when new. Now it's probably good for a half-hour.

And replacement batteries are half the cost of a new laptop.
--

Drew
     I'm too old for this shit - (drook) - (48) - April 25, 2016, 11:57:03 PM EDT
         I know that song. - (static) - April 26, 2016, 02:49:23 AM EDT
         Yeap. - (malraux) - (26) - April 26, 2016, 09:24:42 AM EDT
             Me too. - (pwhysall) - (25) - April 26, 2016, 10:00:55 AM EDT
                 Meh - (scoenye) - (24) - April 26, 2016, 07:31:20 PM EDT
                     Too much configuration, not enough apps - (malraux) - (23) - April 26, 2016, 10:00:26 PM EDT
                         That's about the size of it. - (pwhysall) - (20) - April 27, 2016, 09:32:19 AM EDT
                             That's about what I figured - (scoenye) - (19) - April 27, 2016, 07:11:03 PM EDT
                                 Eh, no. - (pwhysall) - (18) - April 28, 2016, 01:11:13 AM EDT
                                     It's great for trying options - (drook) - (9) - April 28, 2016, 02:32:40 AM EDT
                                         Speaking specifically to the photo angle - (pwhysall) - (8) - April 28, 2016, 06:02:04 AM EDT
                                             My photo needs are lighter - (drook) - (7) - April 28, 2016, 07:44:49 AM EDT
                                                 I feel ya - (pwhysall) - (6) - April 28, 2016, 08:05:32 AM EDT
                                                     I assume PS has something for that? - (drook) - (5) - April 28, 2016, 09:49:37 AM EDT
                                                         It looks like Nikon says you should fix it in the camera first. - (Another Scott) - (3) - April 28, 2016, 10:30:28 AM EDT
                                                             You definitely start there - (drook) - April 28, 2016, 11:39:20 AM EDT
                                                             Nope - (pwhysall) - (1) - April 28, 2016, 02:02:44 PM EDT
                                                                 Interesting. - (Another Scott) - April 28, 2016, 04:57:12 PM EDT
                                                         Re: I assume PS has something for that? - (pwhysall) - April 28, 2016, 02:04:17 PM EDT
                                     So, it is not ready for *your* desktop - (scoenye) - (7) - April 29, 2016, 05:41:50 PM EDT
                                         LibreOffice 5.1 is very good, also too. - (Another Scott) - (6) - April 29, 2016, 05:51:08 PM EDT
                                             It is - (scoenye) - (5) - April 29, 2016, 06:55:44 PM EDT
                                                 I haven't used it in a while - (hnick) - (4) - April 29, 2016, 07:30:20 PM EDT
                                                     I have used Draw for various things, but not that. - (Another Scott) - (2) - April 29, 2016, 08:45:29 PM EDT
                                                         Looks like it might be useful. - (hnick) - (1) - April 30, 2016, 05:54:34 AM EDT
                                                             Sounds good. Remember - LibreOffice runs on Winders and MacOS too. -NT - (Another Scott) - April 30, 2016, 08:43:31 AM EDT
                                                     Never used the office suites for that - (scoenye) - May 2, 2016, 07:10:12 PM EDT
                         True - (Steve Lowe) - April 27, 2016, 02:43:19 PM EDT
                         That about sums it up. - (static) - April 27, 2016, 11:14:58 PM EDT
         I have one for experimention. Hane not booted it in a month -NT - (boxley) - April 26, 2016, 10:07:31 AM EDT
         Proprietary video drivers? - (scoenye) - (10) - April 26, 2016, 07:13:26 PM EDT
             Dunno yet, going to spend some more time on it tonight -NT - (drook) - (9) - April 26, 2016, 07:31:35 PM EDT
                 Depending on the symptoms... - (scoenye) - (8) - April 26, 2016, 08:52:24 PM EDT
                     "whining detractors" ;-) - (malraux) - (6) - April 26, 2016, 10:01:24 PM EDT
                         At least I can get it to work again - (scoenye) - (5) - April 27, 2016, 07:03:37 PM EDT
                             I don't use Windows. What's your point? -NT - (malraux) - (4) - April 27, 2016, 07:34:15 PM EDT
                                 That they all have warts -NT - (scoenye) - (3) - April 27, 2016, 10:46:16 PM EDT
                                     From a desktop perspective, Linux has more than OSX in my experience -NT - (malraux) - (2) - April 28, 2016, 07:31:54 PM EDT
                                         As it so happens, I ended up getting a MacBook dropped in my lap last evening - (scoenye) - (1) - April 29, 2016, 06:44:50 PM EDT
                                             EveryMac has lots of good info. - (Another Scott) - April 29, 2016, 07:03:13 PM EDT
                     Already tried nuking the profiles, no luck -NT - (drook) - April 27, 2016, 07:51:27 AM EDT
         I had a similar issue updating a machine a while ago. - (Another Scott) - (4) - April 27, 2016, 12:31:25 PM EDT
             Win 7 to Win 10. - (pwhysall) - (1) - April 27, 2016, 02:15:47 PM EDT
                 Yeah, yeah. We'll see. ;-) (Thanks.) -NT - (Another Scott) - April 27, 2016, 03:45:53 PM EDT
             Got it running again. Lenovo Thinkpad T61. - (Another Scott) - (1) - May 15, 2016, 11:03:56 PM EDT
                 Battery life? What's that? - (drook) - May 16, 2016, 04:46:51 AM EDT
         Success - (drook) - (1) - May 10, 2016, 07:15:20 PM EDT
             :-) Woot! -NT - (Another Scott) - May 10, 2016, 07:58:27 PM EDT
         You, me, and Danny Glover. -NT - (CRConrad) - May 23, 2017, 06:41:08 AM EDT

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