Here is what I'm looking at. This isn't my computer. I repair PC's and I had an end user with this low powered laptop running XP so I decided to let him try out lubuntu. The install went smoothly with the non-PAE boot switch, but now I can't update anything. I'd rather not have to format and start over since he's spent time configuring his system. Any tips would be appreciated. I tried sudo apt-get clean, sudo apt-get install -f, sudo apt-get update. No go.
Also his touchpad stopped working, the wireless stopped working, the keyboard works in firefox but not chrome, and in firefox the address bar sometimes turns black and gray for some reason. I was hoping the update would help address some of this stuff.
Here's the message I get trying to update:
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-proposed/main linux-image-3.13.0-26-generic i386 3.13.0-26.48 [14.6 MB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic i386 3.13.0-24.47 [14.6 MB]
Fetched 29.2 MB in 2min 19s (208 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 169286 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-3.13.0-26-generic_3.13.0-26.48_i386.deb ...
This kernel does not support a non-PAE CPU.
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.13.0-26-generic_3.13.0-26.48_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.13.0-26-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-26-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.13.0-26-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-26-generic
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic_3.13.0-24.47_i386.deb ...
This kernel does not support a non-PAE CPU.
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic_3.13.0-24.47_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.13.0-24-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.13.0-24-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.13.0-26-generic_3.13.0-26.48_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic_3.13.0-24.47_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Best Answer
When installing on a non-pae capable system using
forcepae
option you may still boot without this option set in Grub. Subsequent kernel updates will then fail.To overcome this add the following line to your
/etc/default/grub
(source: commment #4 to bug #1307105):Then run
and reboot your system for changes to take effect.