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Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10

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On Sun, 6 Nov 2016 10:46:21 -0500, Silver Slimer wrote:

> On 2016-11-06 10:13 AM, Harvey Wallbanger wrote:
>> On Sun, 06 Nov 2016 08:45:40 -0500, Silver Slimer wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2016-11-05 6:14 PM, Harvey Wallbanger wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:46:12 -0400, Silver Slimer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 1) Download ISO 2) Use Unetbootin to load it onto a spare 2GB key 3)
>>>>> Restart computer 4) Enter BIOS, disable UEFI, FastBoot and SpeedStep
>>>>> 5) Save settings, restart 6) Wait for Ubuntu 16.10 to load from the
>>>>> USB key 7) Laugh as it fails to do so... again... like so many other
>>>>> distributions.
>>>>>
>>>>> As DFS said:
>>>>>
>>>>> Microsoft is doomed.
>>>> Ubuntu has far too many bugs especially if you are trying to use a
>>>> version other than the current LTS version.
>>>> Try LinuxMint with the kde desktop.
>>>> It works well in a vm if you want to test first prior to committing.
>>>> Manjaro is another excellent distribution worth trying.
>>>> You can read about various Linux distributions here http://
>>>> distrowatch.com/
>>>
>>> I looked into the matter and I can't help but notice that if the USB key
>>> is inserted into a different port, it seems to work without any kind of
>>> issue. My laptop has six different USB port (4 on the left, 2 on the
>>> right) and essentially should all work in the same fashion but I get the
>>> impression that some of them receive less power than the others and
>>> therefore can't load up the liveUSB key. They're probably fine for
>>> connecting a device but not for powering one up; this is an issue I've
>>> seen in the past for peripherals which were plugged into a USB port that
>>> had been split with a hub of some sort.
>> Most likely your motherboard has more than one brand or model USB 
>> controller.
>> Usually the front ports are on a different controller, and sometimes 
>> different brand, then the back ports.
>> 
>> Intel, AMD, VIA, Etron, ASMedia and Renesas are some of the popular ones.
>> I'll bet the one that works with Linux is the Intel controller as they 
>> tend to be most compatible.
>> That's why it works from one port and not another. You need to locate the 
>> block diagram of your motherboard and take a look to see which ports map 
>> to which controllers.
> 
> Well, I've already determined that the second port on the left side of
> the laptop seems to work whereas the 1st one, right beside it, somehow
> doesn't. Oh well.

Is one port a USB2 and the other a USB3?
Some keys have problems with one or the other, especially when
booting.

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My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-04 17:46 -0400
  Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Harvey Wallbanger <wallbanger@REMOVEMEemail.com> - 2016-11-05 22:14 +0000
    Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-06 08:45 -0500
      Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Harvey Wallbanger <wallbanger@REMOVEMEemail.com> - 2016-11-06 15:13 +0000
        Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-06 10:46 -0500
          Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Bob Glennford <rigormortis@uymail.com> - 2016-11-06 11:02 -0500
            Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-06 11:18 -0500
            Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Harvey Wallbanger <wallbanger@REMOVEMEemail.com> - 2016-11-06 16:25 +0000
              Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-06 12:06 -0500
            Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-11-06 21:25 +0000
              Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-06 14:41 -0700
              Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Bob Glennford <rigormortis@uymail.com> - 2016-11-06 17:09 -0500
                Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Harvey Wallbanger <wallbanger@REMOVEMEemail.com> - 2016-11-06 22:18 +0000
          Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-11-06 10:18 -0700
    Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-11-06 21:24 +0000
      Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-06 14:41 -0700
      Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Harvey Wallbanger <wallbanger@REMOVEMEemail.com> - 2016-11-06 21:43 +0000
        Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-11-07 15:34 +0000
          Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-07 09:01 -0700
  Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-11-06 08:02 -0800
    Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-06 11:17 -0500
      Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-11-06 08:58 -0800
    Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10 Harvey Wallbanger <wallbanger@REMOVEMEemail.com> - 2016-11-06 16:30 +0000

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