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Update woes

radio boogie

Fri Mar 16, 2018 7:23:44 pm

I have this *$##& Acer Aspire E11 netbook that "m ready to use for sighting in my rifle.

I got it from my stepdaughter, original config of Win7 Home Premium, but she forgot the password. BIOS had a password it took me a week to get out of the way. No internal DVD drive, and I fought with every type of media to reinstall Windoze 7 to no avail. So, I tried a Zorin 12.1 core DVD I had burned a while back, and it installed and ran well for about four days.

Today, it started locking up on Chromium frequently. It's a fanless system, and I know it's clean inside because I had to disassemble it to attempt to clear the BIOS password. I can rule dust out. Also, it seems just slightly warm to the tough, top and bottom.

My intention for this computer is web browsing and a media device for our upcoming "cord cutting" since it has an HDMI port. I installed a few apps yesterday, Kodi being one. Not sure if this is a factor or not.

I saw an update for the OS and installed it, and now, it's stuck in a logon loop.I log in, it tries to load up the desktop, with one icon for "Network Servers" and flips right back to the login. Any suggestions? Should I try to tinker with this (I'm *really* pressed for time!) or just download and burn the 12.3 ISO and install it? Or, is there maybe a better distro for what I want to do (Roku type media device)? I'm in the middle of building a new radio studio, which is WAY behind schedule, my bench is piled high with gear I need to tune up or repair and I wish I had an assistant, so the quickest solution is best here! This thing has been the bane of my existence since LAST FALL.

Swarfendor437

Fri Mar 16, 2018 8:31:31 pm

Having looked at the spec of the machine here: http://www.umpcportal.com/products/Acer ... 0E11%20ES1 and if you confirm it only has 32 Gb SSD I would go for Zorin LIte. Alternatives are AntiX-17 32-bit, quelitu, WattOS (courtesy of zorinantwerp on another thread! :D ), SolydX Community Edition 32-bit Stable Release, MakuluLinux xfce, Q4OS 32-bit (if you want to reminisce with an XP style desktop), LXLE 32-bit. ;) :D

Having looked at your handle again, this came to mind:

https://soundcloud.com/bilal-lamrabtene ... -i-love-to

radio boogie

Fri Mar 16, 2018 9:15:19 pm

Swarfendor437 wrote:~and if you confirm it only has 32 Gb SSD~

This one actually has a 500Gb SATA drive w/ 4Gb DDR-3L RAM.

Sheesh... I've got 4 more desktops and two other laptops stacked up already in the shop that need attention. Not to mention the huge stack of audio gear.

Edit... It's running an Intel Celeron quad-core N2940, 64-bit CPU.

radio boogie

Fri Mar 16, 2018 9:22:56 pm

Swarfendor437 wrote:Having looked at your handle again, this came to mind:
https://soundcloud.com/bilal-lamrabtene ... -i-love-to


I *LOVE* T-Rex! Thank you for that! That's actually on our playlist!

Swarfendor437

Sat Mar 17, 2018 1:41:37 pm

Thanks for the update on the spec of the machine - the login loop resolution might be found in this thread:

https://askubuntu.com/questions/223501/ ... oop#223634

Hope you get sorted friend!

This may also be of interest to you!:

https://www.linux.org/threads/create-yo ... tion.4572/