[05:58] <xubuntu42i> Good Morning
[05:59] <diogenes_> Good morning
[06:00] <xubuntu42i> once in a while, every few bootups, I get Kernel Panic while booting and have to reinstall the 18.10 I use. #
[06:00] <xubuntu42i> It's not such a big problem, because all programms are still available after re-install.
[06:01] <xubuntu42i> but it happens again and again.
[06:01] <xubuntu42i> maybe a firmware problem? I use intel QX6850
[06:02] <xubuntu42i> and always failed to install the cpu firmware
[06:02] <diogenes_> how old is hdd/ssd, what else beside xubuntu you have there?
[06:04] <xubuntu42i> I had another xubuntu 16.04 before on a partition on the SSD I use, the rest in use is now 1gb /boot, 25gb /root and 45gb /home
[06:05] <xubuntu42i> the old partitions for 16.04 are new formated since they where not in use after a re-install
[06:06] <diogenes_> how old is hdd/ssd also why you need a separate /boot?
[06:06] <xubuntu42i> righright now   fasdfasdfasdf
[06:25] <xubuntu02w> hi there again...#
[06:26] <xubuntu02w> I just re-installed.  Could it be better if I format the /boot Partition, or will I loose anything other from my set up system.
[06:27] <xubuntu02w> right now, I only choose the partitions again, and the mount-points 1. /boot 2. /root 3. /home
[06:27] <xubuntu02w> and dont format anything
[06:33] <xubuntu02w> this way I have to reinstall some apps anytime. But many are still there and useable
[06:52] <thorr66> Guten Morgen
[06:55] <diogenes_> halo
[16:43] <vp11> my xubuntu, a fresh install of 18.04 LTS, is randomly freezing. can someone help me debug it? I don't know where to start.
[16:50] <diogenes_> vp11, what is freezing?
[16:50] <vp11> I'd like to say that the OS freezes, but the mouse pointer is responsive
[16:50] <vp11> everything else is frozen
[16:51] <vp11> including the clock on the taskbar
[16:51] <xubuntu82w> hello guys, how do I format my usb drive in xubuntu?
[16:51] <diogenes_> xubuntu82w, install gnome-disks
[16:51] <diogenes_> vp11, how often it happens?
[16:53] <vp11> diogenes_: I installed Xubuntu on this laptop yesterday, it happened twice already. It's a ThinkPad A485.
[16:54] <diogenes_> vp11, run: inxi -Fx
[16:54] <diogenes_> and pastebin the output
[16:55] <diogenes_> !pastebin
[16:56] <vp11> diogenes_: https://paste.debian.net/hidden/f3557ef3/
[17:01] <diogenes_> vp11, have you fully updated the system after installing?
[17:01] <vp11> yes
[17:07] <diogenes_> vp11, this could be a try: http://dpaste.com/1GSNBNN
[17:07] <diogenes_> but keep in mind, if after reboot you are welcomed with a black screen
[17:08] <diogenes_> then you need to alt+ctrl+f2 and: sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-radeon.conf
[17:09] <vp11> alright, I will create the xorg.conf.d folder and add this conf file as sudo
[17:10] <vp11> and pray :)
[18:10] <vp11> well, so far so good, no black screen of death diogenes_
[18:10] <vp11> I'll let you know in case it freezes again
[18:10] <vp11> what would be your guess btw? just curious
[18:10] <vp11> your guess for the reason it was freezing
[18:12] <diogenes_> vp11, only speculations, some rendering issues
[19:31] <vp11> diogenes_: it was a good try, but it just happened again
[19:31] <vp11> and now not even the mouse pointer moved! so it has worsened :P
[19:33] <diogenes_> vp11, then another try is to use a newer kernel, 4.19 for instance
[19:34] <vp11> should I rollback and remove the 20-radeon.conf file?
[19:35] <diogenes_> you can leave it there
[19:44] <Spass> vp11, is that some old AMD card? if yes you could change the content of that file to this - http://dpaste.com/11NZ6RJ
[19:45] <Spass> and restart your machine
[19:45] <vp11> Spass: it's pretty recent tbh
[19:45] <Spass> oh, in that case leave "amdgpu"
[19:45] <vp11> I just found a reddit post that might be relevant
[19:45] <vp11> https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/93yn8m/ryzen_5_2500u_on_linux/
[19:45] <vp11> "In my case, I require "idle=nowait" and "acpi_enforce_resources=lax" added to GRUB, which squashed an issue with a core freezing, and the kernel had to be at least 4.16 for the graphics drivers to properly function"
[19:46] <vp11> Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is exactly what this thinkpad has
[19:46] <vp11> so I guess it's worth a shot
[19:52] <Guest17259> exit
[20:12] <enigma1945> filling_left_right = columns_vertical
[20:12] <enigma1945> sory
[23:17] <n-iCe> Question, how can I know which xubuntu version I'm actually running.
[23:17] <Unit193> lsb_release -a ?
[23:18] <n-iCe> 18.10, thanks.
[23:19] <n-iCe> So I'm in the lastest release.
[23:19] <n-iCe> I remember reading that xubuntu is the best linux distro out there for laptops, do you agree? ( Article said was the best optmized linux distro for laptops)
[23:30] <Unit193> Well, I use and like it, not really used anything other than Xubuntu/Debian for a while.