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To avoid corrupting a current specific thread on Samsung SSD I thought I would post this here.
There is so much info floating around, it's difficult to get a clear picture, so here are some highlights.


- An issue with Samsung SSD surfaced with regards to errors generated by "TRIM"
  It transpires that there "was" a kernel issue, now fixed >=3.6


- To make matters worse there is "also" a firmware bug with certain types & sizes of 840/850 ~ Pro's & Evo's
  There is "NO Fix" yet from Samsung, or any statement confirming the issue or the affected types
  What is known, is that people who have recently upgraded the firmware have now introduced the bug
  It causes performance and data error issues.



- TRIM is automatically enabled in Ubuntu 14.04, therefore is also enabled in LL
  It is "fstrim" and is a cron job runs from /etc/cron.weekly ((it is present on all my PC's))
  But if you disable/remove it, then the SSD performance will slowly go down.


- There are "Other SSD's" with trim & data issues,
  I believe this is from the most current kernel "Blacklist", these devices are stopped from Trimming, from


[color=rgb(51, 51, 51)][/color][color=rgb(150, 152, 150)]/* devices that don't properly handle queued TRIM commands */[/color][color=rgb(51, 51, 51)][/size][/color][/color]

I've tried to give Linux a chance several times already during recent 15 years or so... always repelled by elementary problems soon after installation. Seems that things have changed. Tested several distros and decided for LL as the closest to my taste.

Thanks to development team for sharing the results of all the hard work!

Jiri

Hello

I'm trying to connect to a Linux Lite 2.6 PC with Remmina via VNC, but is impossible.

I have vino server installed, and vino-preferences configured. When I do a " /usr/lib/vino/vino-server " in a terminal shows that this server is running, but I can't connect. I don't have problems connecting other Windows, Linux and Mac's via Remmina

Can you Help me?

Distrowatch reported  sharing the opinion that the friendly face of Linux Lite 2.6 deserves more credit than it gets. http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20151019#lite  8)

I also posted this on Linux Lite's Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/linuxliteos?fref=nf and my local Linux Users Group Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/groups/10197206670/. 

I recall reading a few months ago about the Linux Kernel bug that was causing issues with the aforementioned drives. Forgive me if this is a naive question but given that LL uses an older kernel I was wondering if the issue will have been patched out at this point or whether it's a case of waiting for a newer kernel?

Hi all

I'm using Linux Lite 2.6 32bit and am having  a problem getting Chromium web browser to stay set as default.

Here's the deal. Open "Preferred Applications" and set Chromium as default,the when I open Chromium it tells me it's not set to default blah,blah,blah.So I click yes to make it so.
I verify this in settings.

The fun part: open the  "Preferred Applications" again and it's now set to nothing.Select Chromium again,close the pop up
and back in Chromium again tells me it's not default.This goes back and forth and ticking me off because everything opens in Firefox no matter what default is set where.

Is this a Chromium issue or Linux Lite? Thanks

Can somebody explain to me what is going on? I have 2 usb 2.0 sticks..32 and 64gb, both formatted as fat32.

When i use them on laptop and copy or paste something to them it is extremely slow. It starts and then after 10-15 seconds it stops, sometimes for 10-15 seconds but it can last 5-10 minutes, nothing happening then, both sticks show activity but nothing is copied or pasted over to them. After some time it starts again and then the same over again after a few seconds. You should think that when it starts you see the amount of data transferred being changed but no, it just picks up were it stopped. Looks like linux is running out of breath when transferring files and needs to take a break before being able to continue.

The speed is also extremely slow, i got max speed of 2Mb/sec if i am lucky, most of the times i don't even get 1Mb/sec.
At the moment i am trying to copy 15GB of pictures and video to the 64GB stick..speed..215kB/sec..says it will take 20 hours


Stopped the copy because the speed dropped to 15kB/sec. I dont know what is the problem, but i only have it with both sticks in linux, i even installed a fresh copy of windows and both sticks worked at 28Mb/sec without stopping.

Hello Linux Lite friends.

I have this weird problem that keeps bugging me. When start my machine it sometimes just shows me a black screen with a mouse pointer
I can fix it but its a lot of hassle.

This is what i need to do to fix the problem:
press ctrl-alt-F1
login at command prompt.
sudo stop lightdm
startxfce4
then im back at the desktop, i reboot.
Now in some cases this will fix it, how ever sometimes it doesn't.

If it did fix it i do:
ctrl-atl-F1
login at prompt.
sudo stop lightdm
remove my xfce config.(rm -rf ~/.config/xfce4)
startxfce4
That wil show me my desktop again. I reboot.

After startup:
Then i do a restore of a backup i made, this fixes most all my settings except for the panels.

Can any one tell me where to look for the problem? Why are my xfce settings causing problems?
I have the following running:
conky, shiki theme, cpu-graph plugin, weather plugin.

My hardware:
Asrock
Linux Lite 2.6
Desktop:  Xfce 4.10
Processor:    Intel® Atom™ CPU 330 @ 1.60GHz
Architecture:  x86_64
Memory:  1749 MB (Used: 565 MB 32.3%)
Kernel:  Linux 3.13.0-62-generic
Software Updates:  Last updated on 2015-10-14 time to update

Devices

Graphics Card:    NVIDIA Corporation ION VGA
Sound Card:    NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 High Definition Audio
Storage:  292 GB (Used: 4,4 GB)

Just signed up to plumb the depths of your collective knowledge.  I'm sure I can get LL to work for me, but I'm struggling.

I don't think it's entirely me.  I started my career working with SunOS 4.1 and I was a Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris at one point.  So I don't have a problem with the operating system per se - I just can't seem to get it to do completely what I want.

I'm sure you lot will sort me out.

Cheers,
Jez.

A few years ago I bought myself a little Intel Atom PC (A Zotac Z-Box) to sit next to my TV and act as both a central file server and for playing various media on the telly.  I really wanted it to be Linux powered and I put Linux Lite on it.  I had a terrible struggle trying to get the audio out through the HDMI and on top of that, hardly any media streamed across the internet worked.  I persevered for a few months but eventually threw in the towel and put Windows on it, which, for all its flaws, just worked.

Being a good netizen, I kept my machine updated.  With Windows 8 it started to feel the strain and when I offered it up as the sacrificial lamb for my first Windows 10 upgrade, well...the upgrade went fine and I actually quite like Windows 10 (what little I managed to experience of it)...but it was a step too far for the little machine and it was rendered useless.

So I've come back to have yet another stab at Linux.  I liked Linux Lite before so I tried it again.  So far I've just used Live mode from the USB, but it does seem to have come along.  It only took a couple of minutes to get the HDMI audio sorted, and not a command line in sight (not that this bothers me).

What's more, most of the internet video works.

But not all of it. Notably, Netflix still doesn't "just work".  A few catch-up TV services work, but a few don't.  The internet is my only source of TV (I don't have a digital receiver and my signal's rubbish anyway) so it's rather important that all of this works for me.  This day and age, I don't think that's asking too much.

So I'm here to ask you all: is this feasible yet? Can I genuinely use Linux as a Media Centre PC without having to resort to hacks and kludges (like WINE)?  Or will I have to see if I can find an old XP CD that'll install?

Actually, even if it comes down to hacks and kludges, I'd be interested to know if I can get LL into a usable state.

Cheers,
Jez.