[12:39] <_furycd001> Used ubuntu netinstall to create a minimal xubuntu setup on my laptop. Wifi runs slow even though I'm pretty close to the router. Any ideas on how to speed up internet ??
[12:40] <_furycd001> Internet runs slow on normal ubuntu/xubuntu installs also. Laptop is an early 2009 macbook.
[13:44] <ericzhill> I've got an old Toshiba laptop that Xubuntu 32-bit installs and runs fine on.  The 64-bit live USB try-before-install works great, but installed 64-bit won't boot with a failure to find init.  Any thoughts?
[13:59] <pmjdebruijn> ericzhill: sounds very funky
[13:59] <pmjdebruijn> both on BIOS/CSM not UEFI?
[13:59] <ericzhill> Yes, machine is too old for UEFI.
[14:00] <pmjdebruijn> does it properly support 64bit?
[14:00] <pmjdebruijn> is there anything like dual boot going on, that might complicate things?
[14:00] <ericzhill> The processor datasheet says it supports 64-bit, but I'm not sure how to tell.  The live 64-bit works great.
[14:01] <pmjdebruijn> well if the live cd works, it should be fine I guess
[14:01] <pmjdebruijn> but then again, do you have anything like dual boot?
[14:01] <ericzhill> No dual-boot.  I've flattened and reinstalled about 6 times, with and without LVM to see if that made a difference.
[14:01] <pmjdebruijn> did you reformat the partition before reinstalling?
[14:01] <pmjdebruijn> oh
[14:01] <ericzhill> Yes, wiped the partition clean and repartitioned.  No luck.
[14:01] <pmjdebruijn> with simple MBR paritioning?
[14:02] <ericzhill> I'm not sure what the "automatic" does, but I manually tried GPT and MBR partitioning with the same results.
[14:02] <pmjdebruijn> something like sda1 /boot ext4 2GB; sda2 swap swap 4GB; sda3 / ext4 20GB; sda4 /home ext4 *GB ???
[14:02] <pmjdebruijn> ericzhill: GPT is mostly intended for UEFI (not entirely true, but for most practical purposes it is)
[14:03] <ericzhill> Current partition setup is sda1 /boot ext2 1GB; sda2 / ext4 300GB; sda3 swap
[14:04] <ericzhill> I did double-check the disk UUID matches with /etc/fstab.  I saw some posts on AskUbuntu that indicated those might not match correctly.
[14:04] <pmjdebruijn> can you post an actual screenshot (via phone??) somewhere, where we cna see the entire sccreen?
[14:05] <pmjdebruijn> message context might give us a clue
[14:05] <pmjdebruijn> which xubuntu version btw? 16.04.1?
[14:05] <ericzhill> I'm in a meeting for another hour or so, then yes, screenshots inbound.  Xubuntu 16.04.1
[14:44] <ericzhill> Picture of the panic: https://goo.gl/photos/NcQjyETGuLSro3La6
[14:45] <ericzhill> pmjdebruijn: I can get you a video if that would help, but not much scrolled past before that screen.
[14:47] <pmjdebruijn> that's incredibly funky
[14:48] <pmjdebruijn> especially found /bin/sh but couldn't execute it
[14:48] <pmjdebruijn> I would boot a live cd, mount the partition and check if the files are okay
[14:48] <pmjdebruijn> ericzhill: if you in a chroot, you can apt a tool called debsums, which you can then use to verify all the files are okay
[14:48] <ericzhill> Booting into live now.
[14:53] <ericzhill> debsums is trawling through files at this point.  All ok.
[14:53] <ericzhill> (So far)
[14:53] <pmjdebruijn> can you do
[14:53] <pmjdebruijn> file /sbin/init
[14:54] <pmjdebruijn> file /bin/sh
[14:54] <pmjdebruijn> see if they are proper 64bit binaries
[14:55] <ericzhill> file /sbin/init -> symlink to systemd -> ELF 64-bit
[14:55] <ericzhill> file /bin/sh -> symlink to dash -> ELF 64-bit
[14:57] <pmjdebruijn> sounds good
[14:58] <ericzhill> Just deleted all the partitions, and created a new msdos partition table with parted.  Going to try the install again....  This can't be that complicated.  Right?
[16:19] <Artemis3> ericzhill, did you run memtest on that laptop?
[16:25] <ericzhill> No.  I'll try that shortly.
[16:26] <Artemis3> first thing to do when seeing kernel panics
[16:27] <ericzhill> Even though 32-bit works great and the 64-bit live works?
[16:27] <Artemis3> you never know...
[16:27] <Artemis3> bad ram lurking could be the problem
[16:28] <ericzhill> Fair enough.  I'll get memtest started and let it run for a while.
[17:29] <jones641> Hello everyone!
[17:32] <jones641> Anybody know how to tell lightdm not to turn of my screen when locking the computer?
[17:52] <xangua> Did you try light locker settings? (Last tab in power settings) jones641
[18:14] <jones641> @xangua yes, but that only gives me the option to tell it when to lock it, but nothing on screen poweroff
[18:42] <ericzhill> FWIW, memtest went fine.  I'm starting to think this machine is allergic to 64-bit anything.  Ubuntu 64-bit won't boot, live or otherwise.
[20:13] <ericzhill> Follow up - mint 64-bit installed and boots fine.  Can't get live Ubuntu 64-bit to boot.  64-bit Xubuntu boots fine but won't boot after install on HDD. <shrugs>
[20:58] <glitchd> can someone please help me figure out how to disable the feature pinch to zoom? its driving me nuts, every 'time i try to scroll with 2 fingers it zooms the screen