My poor HP Pavilion, which had a video problem when I was using it, was finally repaired.
I took it to the repair shop the first week of February and they gave it back to me last Thursday... after almost two months.
When they gave it to me, the video display was fixed. However, when I tried to play a DVD for my daughter, the DVD drive would not read any disc, so I took it again to the repair shop last Friday morning. In the afternoon, I received a call and the HP laptop was finally operational in all senses.
Well, almost ALL. It turns out that, after not being able to update the OSs, my rather old PCLinuxOS install got frozen in time. PCLOS is a semi-rolling distro and you are advised to update it at least every two weeks. Obviously, after two months, the machine cannot even get the repos.
I will have to migrate it to a newer version of PCLOS. But I will do that during Easter. The thing is, I am not sure if I want to do it. The current install of PCLOS has everything I need to work and play (it even runs the game Braid on Desura), so... why fixing it if it is not broken?
I upgraded Mageia and OpenMandriva Lx without any problem.
It is good to have this soldier back with the troop.
A blog to compile what I have learned (and what I am learning) about Mandriva (and GNU/Linux in general) since 2009, when I migrated. Current distros I'm using: OpenMandriva Lx 4.2, Mageia 7, PCLinuxOS, MX 19, and Elive 3.
Suscribirse a:
Enviar comentarios (Atom)
And the Magic is Ready!
Two weeks ago, DistroWatch reported that Mageia 9 had been released. Back then, I was swamped with work and, even when the Mageia notifier ...
-
Linux is commonly de-famed as an operating system for computer gurus and, in the Linux world, many people believe that the only user-friendl...
-
On Feb, 24, I upgraded my Fedora install from 27 to 29. Well, it turns out that Fedora 30 was released two days ago, so I decided to upgrad...
I bet you will end up upgrading PCLOS. Even if it works, you cannot escape the call. Resistance is futile... :P
ResponderEliminar