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General => Installation issues => Topic started by: pw44 on July 28, 2017, 09:04:58 pm
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Hi all,
after a long time, i'm back and would like to upgrade from 10.04 to 16.04.
Is there a tool where i can preserve the configurations, like phone lines, extensions, etc, or do i need to install from scratch and configure all again?
With best regards,
Paulo
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you could try upgrading to 14.04 by changing the package repositories to trusty in /etc/apt/sources.list, doing an apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade.
I would suggest backing up the system disk, before doing this.
16.04 is still being debugged, so it shouldn't be used, at present.
-Thom
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To add to what Tschak said: Phenigma had good success moving from system to the next by using the regular LinuxMCE Backup and Restore which is available from the web admin.
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Thanks and based on the answer, i downloded the dvd image of 14.04.
It boots, splash screen, i choose hybrid install, and runs but does nothing.
Any hint for 14.04?
BR.
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The preferred way of installing LinuxMCE these days is:
* Install regular (*)Ubuntu 1404 Desktop (32 or 64)
* Run netinstall.
Enjoy :-)
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The preferred way of installing LinuxMCE these days is:
* Install regular (*)Ubuntu 1404 Desktop (32 or 64)
* Run netinstall.
Enjoy :-)
Thank you Posde. I thought only 32 bit would work. Ok, 64 bits prefered :)
Netinstall = wget mce-install.sh ?
Thanks!
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wget -q https://git.linuxmce.org/linuxmce/linuxmce/raw/master/src/install-helpers/mce-install.sh && chmod +x mce-install.sh
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ok, installed 14.04 64 bits, apt-get update, apt-get upgrade, ubunt-drivers autoinstall, mce-install.sh, and at the end, rebooted. now i get mouse pointer, black screen with 0, mouse pointer, black screen with 0, and so on, endless.....
any clue?
Thanks,
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another try. installed 14.04 fresh, not updates, mce-install.sh, went to the end, reboot and 0, mouse pointer, 0, mouse pointer, endless
nvidia 210 is my card....
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Define endless.
Do you have another option of a graphics adapter?
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endless.... looping ;)
no i don't have another graphic card.
I can enter rescue mode at boot and remove the nvidia drivers. any hint which driver shall i use for it?
blacklisted nouveau, removed nvidia*, installed drivers from NVIDIA NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.102.run, same thing... 0, pointer, 0, pointer in a loop.
it seams that nvidia-install.sh is installing the removed drivers again.
did not give a try, but can i disable nvidia-install.sh so the NVIDIA NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.102 stays? is it supported by lmce?
TIA
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try this: http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=14520.0
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i did some minutes ago.
removed the nvidia drives (NVIDIA NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.102.run --uninstall), removed all nvidia drives (304, 375, etc), downloaded from pastebin, used and the result was the same, with 340. Changed to 304, and the result was the same.
From ssh i could see AVWizard installing 340. did not work. Could see installing 304. Did not work either.
Any driver your recomend?
This hardware configuration worked with 10.04 (well, i build it and used the HD with lmce 10.04).
TIA
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i did some minutes ago.
removed the nvidia drives (NVIDIA NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.102.run --uninstall), removed all nvidia drives (304, 375, etc), downloaded from pastebin, used and the result was the same, with 340. Changed to 304, and the result was the same.
From ssh i could see AVWizard installing 340. did not work. Could see installing 304. Did not work either.
Any driver your recomend?
This hardware configuration worked with 10.04 (well, i build it and used the HD with lmce 10.04).
TIA
Last I looked, in nvidia-install.sh, the selection of which nvidia driver version is based on the version of Ubuntu. Even though I'm running 14.04, my graphics card only works with the 302 driver. I edited nvidia-install.sh to only be able to install the 302 driver.
You may have similar situation
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Thank you ardirtbiker. Where do i find 302? seached and did not find.
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I made a mistake... it is actually nvidia 304.135 (not 302)
When my MD was doing this, I was watching the dmesg log (on my core) at the file /usr/pluto/diskless/35/var/log and saw that there were messages stating that no NVIDIA card was found supported by the driver (340 and 352)
in nvidia-install.sh there is this
case " $Driver_Current_Supported " in *" $PCI_Id "*)
case $(lsb_release -cs) in
precise)
echo "nvidia-340" ;;
trusty)
echo "nvidia-352" ;;
xenial)
echo "nvidia-361" ;;
esac
return 1
and there is
case $(lsb_release -cs) in
precise)
echo "nvidia-340"
return 1
;;
trusty)
echo "nvidia-352"
return 1
;;
xenial)
echo "nvidia-361"
return 1
;;
esac
I changed them all to "nvidia-304" in the nvidia-install.sh that was in /usr/pluto/diskless/35/usr/pluto/bin/ directory (for my media director device 35...yours may be different if MD). You should also be able to edit this file on the core /usr/pluto/bin/nvidia-install.sh
If I remember, it wasnt until i modified /etc/pluto.conf and changed either 'firstboot' or 'avwizarddone' values (or both) to get it to re-install the correct nvidia-304 driver.
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yes, i did it also, trying 304 and 340. did not work.
is nvidia-install.sh really necessary if a nvidia driver is already installed and working (lightdm)?
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One of the programmers would know that answer. I know it gets called to run in certain conditions.
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well, i could not find the way to install it..... :-[
it simply does not start avwizard. it loops from mouse pointer to black screen with 0 on the toop left corner.
tried 304, 340, nothing works.
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Did you edit nvidis-install.sh? Or temporarily rename it? It's set to run automatically and can reinstall over the other nvidia driver. You can also switch to another terminal and observe log messages...that is how I determined that my card was not supported by the drivers Tgat nvidia-instsll.sh was installing.
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yes, i did edit nvidia-install.sh and did not work. Did also rename it, and created a nvidia-install.sh with "exit 0". did not work either.
purchased a nvidia 6800 and as soon i receive it will try again.
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Strange indeed. My core has older nvidia card that only works with 304 driver. My MD in living room has a card that will only go as high as 340 driver. Editing nvidia-install.sh has always worked for my situation.. trying other card may resolve your issue
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I have quite a similiar experience....fresh install of 14.04. i tried the last image as well as net install. Its booting...displays 0 in the top left, goes blank, reboots. All of this continuously. The graphicscard in this case is a cheap gt710.
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I have quite a similiar experience....fresh install of 14.04. i tried the last image as well as net install. Its booting...displays 0 in the top left, goes blank, reboots. All of this continuously. The graphicscard in this case is a cheap gt710.
Along with modifying nvidia-install.sh, delete /etc/X11/xorg.conf file AND in /etc/pluto.conf, change Firstboot = false to Firstboot = true...and then reboot
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If we can get the PCI id's of the cards in question then lmce can automatically choose the correct driver.
`lspci -nn | grep VGA`
I think that gives what we need.
J.
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here you go Phenigma:
my CORE (that will only run driver up to version 304.135)
00:18:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation G71 [GeForce 7950 GT] [10de:0295] (rev a1)
my MD (that will only run driver up to version 340.102):
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GF116 [GeForce GTX 550 Ti] [10de:1244] (rev a1)
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Could I get you to create an Issue in GitLab at https://git.linuxmce.org/ so we can track this and not lose it?
Thanks!
J.
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Issue #2793
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tried with nvidia 6800. same issue.