Re: [opensuse] Open SuSE 13.1 on Dell 4400
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On 2014-03-22 10:43 (GMT-0700) Carl Spitzer composed:
Strange now I am trying with 11.4 I am having it freeze on install at 70% of probing hardware search for system files. I did a media check and the disk checks fine. I have another 11.4 system with a 512mb and the install worked there just fine so I am wondering if the dell has a problem.
Very likely this problem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague
I found bad caps on a 4400 about last November. Time to pop it open and look. Likely you'll see several bad ones. If you don't see any on
On Sat, 2014-03-22 at 14:27 -0400, Felix Miata wrote: the motherboard, open up the power supply and look inside it. Many times this is a
problem one can fix oneself if the hardware is worth keeping working, but with i845 I suggest retirement. http://www.badcaps.net/
Your money is better spent elsewhere than on RAM for such an old system. You can get a several years newer and faster Dell from Craigslist or eBay for as little as you might pay for more RAM. e.g. GX620 http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/sys/4370632182.html
One last free test, install on other system which worked fine and move the drive back to the dell. BTW the wireless worked fine on the system using Knoppix 7.2.0 so the hardware is OK on that score. If it was the capacitors then why did Knoppix work and why did the original OS XtraPorky work?? One last free test, install on other system which worked fine and move the drive back to the dell. BTW the wireless worked fine on the system using Knoppix 7.2.0 so the hardware is OK on that score. If it was the capacitors then why did Knoppix work and why did the original OS XtraPorky work?? Ill try the strange machine load and see what happens. Now If I could just go back to hda hdb etc designation UUID is a pain and not intuitive. -- Lynux the choice of a GNU generation ,= ,-_-. =. ((_/)o o(\_)) `-'(. .)`-' \_/ CWSIV -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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On 2014-03-23 07:55 (GMT-0700) Carl Spitzer composed:
BTW the wireless worked fine on the system using Knoppix 7.2.0 so the hardware is OK on that score. If it was the capacitors then why did Knoppix work and why did the original OS XtraPorky work??
You think a simple visual inspection for a problem other machines identical to your model is known to have is not worth making? Caps don't usually fail 100% in one instant. It happens gradually. Maybe the way Knoppix and XP work fell short used as they were of taxing the system to its current breaking point, a breaking point that will continue to grow more easily reached if indeed this is a problem yours has. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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