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Old 01-20-2019, 05:43 PM   #16
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Bummer.

If you file a report on https://bugzilla.kernel.org/ maybe it will get fixed. It's hardly unusual for bugs they don't know about to persist for long periods. Maybe someone who sees it will have a workaround to recommend, as might a query on the kernel mailing list.

Is there an NVidia proprietary driver for G71 with the 4.15 kernel?

How much loss do you notice on other activities when running on one CPU?
 
Old 01-20-2019, 06:45 PM   #17
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If you file a report on https://bugzilla.kernel.org/ maybe it will get fixed.
I'll do so.

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Is there an NVidia proprietary driver for G71 with the 4.15 kernel?
Yes there is but it doesn't even boot.

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How much loss do you notice on other activities when running on one CPU?
Depends. When writing/testing assembly code, none. When using eclipse, its quite noticeable. Overall its not all that bad one one CPU, for now I'll live with it, but in the long term this needs to get fixed.
 
Old 01-20-2019, 07:15 PM   #18
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Is Plymouth installed in your 18.3? If it's installed in openSUSE, "it doesn't even boot" (whatever that means) with proprietary NVidia installed, but works as expected otherwise. It would be no surprise to me if something similar happens in Mint 18.3.
 
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Is Plymouth installed in your 18.3?
Yes it is. Since lightdm and cryptsetup both depend on it, uninstalling is not an option. So I removed splash from GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT. That however, did not make the nvidia driver work.

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"it doesn't even boot" (whatever that means)
It means a quick flash of the password promt for cryptsetup, mangled with various colors and the system freezing completely with a continous beep from its speaker.
 
Old 01-21-2019, 01:42 AM   #20
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here's another thought:
Ubuntu is known for phasing out hardware support somewhat earlier than Linux (kernel) in general.
That also applies to all Ubuntu derivates, certainly Mint.

So the suggestion would be to proactively look for distros that are
a) NOT based on ubuntu
b) specifically designed for old hardware
you can have a look yourself, but it's a safe bet that antiX is the best fit.
 
Old 01-21-2019, 05:15 AM   #21
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I won't dispute AntiX, but Slackware accommodates old stuff too.

It has lilo-1.x, elilo, grub, sysvinit, fixed width X fonts, and every X video driver back into the nineties. I can still get R128, S3, etc - which are long forgotten video cards. As late as slackware-13.37 you could still run a '86 on Slackware and you can run a '586 on it today.
 
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It has lilo-1.x, elilo, grub, sysvinit, fixed width X fonts, and every X video driver back into the nineties. I can still get R128, S3, etc - which are long forgotten video cards. As late as slackware-13.37 you could still run a '86 on Slackware and you can run a '586 on it today.
i did not know it extends so far.
will keep it in the back of my mind for the next time i struggle with an oldie.
 
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Belated edit: On slackware 13.37, you could run a '486, not 'an '86, which would be an 8086
 
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I've had system freezes with kernels 4.15.xx and later on both the Banana Pi (original) (Fedora 28) and an Intel J1900 APU system (ASRock Q1900-ITX). Ubuntu 16.04
Disabling the GUI console and running just a text console, problem solved.
The Kernel team have introduced Power Management code to many drivers to reduce power consumption for laptops.
I believe this is the source of the problem. Not all hardware combinations are fully tested.
It's a bugger when systems just freeze, no logs, nothing. Crashing daily, sometimes running for a week.

Alan VK2ZIW

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Old 02-06-2019, 02:15 PM   #25
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@beard5849: It's better not to hijack a thread, but to post your own thread when you have a problem and give it a proper subject & details. That can usually get attention and get it sorted. Otherwise delimit it as follows
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