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Kernel does not support 64 bit cpu [closed]
I installed old Ubuntu version 14.04 LTS (i386) alongside Windows 10 and I get the following error message:
error: kernel does not support 64 bit cpu
error: you need to load the kernel first
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Package linux-image-extra-3.13.0-166-generic is missing in 14.04
I have a chef script that installs linux-image-extra for whatever the given kernel is on the system by doing apt-get -y install linux-image-extra-uname -r, but today it's started to fail saying that ...
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Touchpad stops working randomly on HP Elitebook 840 g3
The mousepad of my laptop stops working after some time, but I can't reproduce it with any particular action.
I found two solutions
Switching between virtual console and GUI
Restarting the psmouse ...
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What is causing Ubuntu 18.10 to stop boot process at backlit black screen after latest OS updates?
Did latest OS updates on 4 Feb 2019 on HP Elitebook 2530P. Updates required restart. System restarted, but hung with backlit black screen. Could only get it to work by interrupting boot and ...
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Kernel panic not syncing : System is deadlocked on memory
I updated my Ubuntu 14.04 kernel to 4.19, however,when I reboot there's a error: Kernel panic - not syncing: System is deadlocked on memory.
It remains there, and I don't know what to do.
I have made ...
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Linux image removal or installled failed [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS i386. Currently installed linux-image-extra-3.13.0-153-generic.
From past few week I am dealing with this problem, but now the problem gets bigger...even I am not able to ...
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TeamViewer is not working after automatic installation of kernel in Ubuntu
I am using Teamviewer 14 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64 Bit OS. Just now, the OS popped up with some updates and it has updated the kernel i.e., linux-image which I was using without any issues. Please note ...
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Have to run modprobe every time I want to use my webcam on MacBook Air
Ubuntu 14.04 on MacBook Air.
Using the following method to install webcam on MacBook air:
cd /etc/local/src
git clone https://github.com/patjak/bcwc_pcie.git
cd bcwc_pcie/firmware
sudo make
sudo ...
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prelink-rtld: segfault at 318
I'm noticing the following error in my server (Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS). Could you please advise on this?
Oct 22 01:29:27 xxxxxxxxx kernel: [1452400.314336] prelink-rtld[57301]: segfault at 318 ip ...
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Unable to boot, because initial ram disk for kernel cannot be created
We have a server running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. The installation and reinstallation of the last kernel package fails, because the system says 'no space left on /boot'. Though there is plenty of space.
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Why does kernel 4.4.0-135 need an explicit upgrade instead of the usual apt upgrade?
On several Ubuntu (16.04 LTS, Xenial) systems apt list --upgradable tells me that kernel upgrades are available:
$ apt list --upgradable
initramfs-tools/xenial-updates,xenial-updates 0.122ubuntu8.12 ...
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Attempted to kill init! Ubuntu 14.04
version: 14.04
windows: win10
I forced VirtualBox off this morning, it keeps showing this image:
Then, I tried repairing and reinstalling Ubuntu.
Now, I can't boot up it as that "Attempted to kill ...
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Applications requiring JRE not starting
When I first started my computer this morning, I started getting successive System program problem detected alerts. This is after a software update last night. Now my IDEs (Intellij, Android Studio) ...
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Ubuntu Server 14.04 - "vmlinuz is a directory which I did not expect"
TL;DR - is there any reason /vmlinuz or /vmlinuz.old should be directories, not symlinks to images in boot? Any reason not to replace these (empty) directories with the proper symlinks?
The whole ...
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dpkg error, unable to install anything "resource temporarily unavailable", `dpkg --configure -a` hangs [duplicate]
Every time I try to
sudo apt-get upgrade
I get
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open
(11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/...
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Did I install the wrong generic kernel?
I am using 14.04.5 LTS in a production environment.
I think that I might have installed the kernel for Xenial when I am using Trusty. If I did, I'm surprised apt let me do this..
The system seems ...
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With Ubuntu 14.04 host with kernel 3.13.0-151 all my kvm virtual machines crash on boot
My kvm virtual machines are Ubuntus and Windows 10. All went well as far my host uUunbtu 14.04 updated its kernel to 3.13.0-151. After that both Ubuntu and Windows 10 virtual machines crash on boot. ...
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Nvidia drivers Create Login Loop on 14.04
I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 because the primary software I use for work depends on this version. The Nvidia-390 was installed and running fine, but the computer was slow (likely due to an i9 chip, as ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 no kernel
everybody. I had nvidia driver with 396 and after some days I received kernel update 4.15 and I upgraded kernel to 4.15. Then I could not launch games. It said some nvidia errors in my kernel version ...
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I am not able to install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Kernal Panic error
Hi I have one laptop HP Folio 9470m, HDD 500 GB, RAM 4 GB, Processor i5. I am trying to install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS from my Pen Drive bootabled it with Rufus but at the time of booting screen is getting ...
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BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000030 (Ubuntu 14.04, kernel: 4.4.0-31) [closed]
I get the following "log" output using "crash"
[558679.340881] ip_tables: error: `ERROR'
[558679.344717] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000030
[558679.344779] IP: ...
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Experiencing Suspend/Resume Problem After Latest Kernel Update - Ubuntu 14.04
I am experiencing suspend/resume issues after updating my kernel to the latest versions viz. 3.13.0-149-generic. Since 2015, and until Kernel version 3.13.0-147-generic, everything was working fine. ...
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BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 0000000081b66158 (for 14.04 kernel:4.4.0-31)
I got the following output using "log" command at the "crash" utility command-line:
[9176.888659] perf interrupt took too long (5011 > 5000), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 25000.
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Messed-up cursor after kernel upgrade for Kubuntu 14.04
I'm runing Kubujtu 14.04, and because of its limitations I needed to upgrade the kernel to version 4.9. The upgrade seems to have worked except for one glitch: the cursor appears as a smaller arrow ...
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Installing after downgrade [duplicate]
Ubuntu kernel on a remote server (14.04) was downgraded from 119 (apparently there was a glitch that damaged nvidia drivers) to 4.4.0-116. Whenever I'm trying to install anything, I keep getting the ...
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Is the same kernel version 4.4.0-1016-aws different on Ubuntu 16 and 14?
I built a kernel module fc.ko on Ubuntu 16.04 for kernel 4.4.0-1016-aws. The I copied the kernel module to a Ubuntu 14.04 running the same kernel version 4.4.0-1016-aws but got error:
insmod: ERROR: ...
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apt-get error on kernel / dpkg on 14.04 LTS
I'm running 14.04 LTS on a Dell XPS and started having issues when using apt-get recently:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, ...
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Kernel update seems to induce Intel graphics driver malfunction [closed]
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04.5 with Intel Graphics drivers. With kernel versions up to 3.13.0-142, everything works fine. When I boot on 3.13.0-143, however, the following things happen:
Redshift fails to ...
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Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory
I got following error when I open the virtual machine in vmware workstation:
Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory. Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded.
Then I ...
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Ubuntu 14.04: After upgrade to kernel 4.4.0-116-generic Broadcom wlan does not function
After auto-update from kernel 4.4.0-112-generic to 4.4.0.116-generic, the Broadcom wlan adapter is no longer available. As I did not yet have time for further research, I removed the 4.4.0-116 kernel ...
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How to get rid of "i2c i2c-1: sendbytes: NAK bailout" errors on Ubuntu Server?
After upgrading a 14.04 production server from 3.13 kernel to 4.4.0-112 it started producing these errors every couple of minutes:
[drm:drm_edid_block_valid [drm]] *ERROR* EDID checksum is invalid, ...
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Still booting from old kernel after upgrade
I upgraded 2 almost identical servers from 14.04.2 to 16.04.3 via do-release-upgrade.
One went fine but the other still boots from the old kernel. I tried all suggestions mentioned in similar ...
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ubuntu 14.04 completely freezes during login
I use ubuntu 14.04. I am facing this problem right now. it freezes every time I want to login. ubuntu worked well for 1 year. no key combinations like alt+sysrq+k or alt+sysrq+REISUB are working. I am ...
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Networking - Dell Gaming - Ubuntu 14.04 WiFi (Wireless) not working - Kernel issue [duplicate]
I recently installed 14.04 on my Dell gaming laptop. This link gives my laptop specs.
As the title suggests, the Wireless connection isn't working (isn't visible for access). I scoured the net for ...
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What Kernel Version to be Upgraded or considered for Ubuntu 14.04 with kernel version 3.16.0-30-generic in mitigating Spectre & Meltdown
Can any one help me What Kernel Version to be Upgraded or considered for Ubuntu 'm using Ubuntu 14.04 with Linux version 3.16.0-30-generic in mitigating Spectre & Meltdown. Followed the advisory ...
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Apply Meltdown patches to Ubuntu 14.04 [duplicate]
I follow the upgrade guide here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
to perform the kernel-level patches to Ubuntu 14.04LTS https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-...
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Meltdown / Spectre patch for 14.04 using kernel 3.16 [duplicate]
Several of my servers are running 14.04 with kernel 3.16. The spectre / meltdown patches listed on the Ubuntu help wiki don't indicate that 3.16 will be patched. Wondering if I should roll these ...
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KPTI support on AWS ubuntu kernels
I'm currently rolling in the released upgrades via restarts to our 14.04 LTS 3.13 kernels to mitigate against Meltdown, and have noticed that the currently published checks for KPTI support don't show ...
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Intel wireless driver issue - Ubuntu 14.04
I've bought a new laptop - the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon - and dual-booted Ubuntu 14.04 (I need to stick with 14.04) with Windows 10. Ubuntu could not detect any WiFi networks, and in Software & ...
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Error: 'Operation not permitted' from both insmod and modprobe [closed]
I am trying to insert a module in Ubuntu 14.04, but both
sudo insmod xpcie.ko
and
sudo modprobe xpcie
return the error
could not insert xpcie.ko: Operation not permitted
I have placed a copy of ...
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Load Kernel Modules boot error after do-release-upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04
I had a headless box running 14.04
I ran do-release-upgrade to 16.04
Now I'm getting an error and failure to boot on the latest kernel but an older kernel boots fine when selected from advanced boot ...
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DKMS build failing without meaningful error
I'm trying to enable a kernel module I've got from a device vendor to work with DKMS. I can successfully build the module and manually install and enable it. But when using DKMS a get an error that ...
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How to upgrade my ubuntu 14.04 linux kernel 4.4 to linux kernel 4.12
When I ran the librealsense examples the error require to upgrade the Linux kernel to 4.12:
root@ubuntu:~/librealsense/build# ./examples/save-to-disk/rs-save-to-disk
RealSense error calling ...
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Two serial ports (RS232 & RS422) conflicting with each other. /dev/ttyUSB crash
Problem: My Ubuntu OS cannot handle two serial ports when the serial devices that are connected to the serial ports are powered on. how to overcome this issue and prevent my port from crashing? How do ...
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How do I get identical kernel release and kernel versions across multiple systems?
How do I get identical kernel versions across multiple machines?
I have 8 machines which I want to be on identical OS versions. They originally started out as Ubuntu 14.04 installs (at differing ...
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Kernel panic after Ubuntu 14.04 base upgrade via Software Updater
Long story short, I did an upgrade on the 14.04 base files via Software Updater yesterday. Now I am unable to boot to any of the kernels or their recovery modes, all attempts result in a kernel panic....
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Ubuntu /boot file full [duplicate]
I am running a Dell 1950 server with Ubuntu running on it. I am getting a message that my /boot file is full. I know that I have many older version images of the kernel installed and taking up space....
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Can I remove the 3.13 kernel series from Kubuntu 14.04 LTS?
Some time ago, I installed the 4.4 kernel series in the form of the HWE option for Kubuntu 14.04 LTS. I did this mainly because the 4.4 series kernel is a little faster than the 3.13 series. Now, ...
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apt-get -f install No space left on device (Ubuntu 14.04)
I'm tring to run
sudo apt-get -f install
Output:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were ...
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Ubuntu is showing me update packages that I don't need, How can I delete them?
In Ubuntu 14.04.5 I did sudo apt-get upgrade intencionally for holding kernel updates and I installed nvidia-375 because I have a GTX 740M I know that if I update the kernel, my GPU driver will die, ...
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