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Re: My latest experience with Ubuntu 16.10

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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.


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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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