Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala): Are You Experiencing Problems?
Filed under: Computers, Software
Ubuntu finally released version 9.10 of their popular open-source Operating System on the 29th of October, however it seems that there are a lot of users wishing that they had stuck with the previous version of the OS.
According to a recent article on TheRegister it seems that people who have installed Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) are experiencing a wide-range of issues, figures suggest that only 10 percent of people who have installed the latest version have gone completely smoothly, however a fifth of all installations are said to have resulted in “unfixable issues”.
There are a wide range of problems being reported, this includes blank flickering screens, “defaulting to the old 2.6.28 Linux kernel” and also problems with encryption.
It is thought that users who are doing a clean install of the OS are experiencing less issues, however this is not ideal for all users, find out more on TheRegister. As we hear any useful information regarding the problems we will try to keep you updated.
Have you had problems with Ubuntu 9.10? Describe your problems below.
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I have a problem with my HP6735S Broadcom Wireless network. Ubuntu 9.10 (64Bit) seems unable to detect the WiFi.
wat did u do bout it?? m facing the same prob! pls suggest solns?
Well, I must be one of the 10% as I have installed 9.10 on four different computers 2 x 64 bit and 2 x 32 bit and have not had any major issues at all. I guess i must be lucky
were they fresh installs? or upgrades?
go buy a lottery ticket!
me too
me too
ubuntu desktop 9.10
I’ve had failures, lockups, slowness, firefox freezes, grub errors like c/h/s values errors..
on 4 different 32 bit 2GB+ mem intel (dell and hp) machines…
I’m going back to 8.04…
I’ve upgraded one older Pentium 4 system from 9.04 to 9.10 and had no problems. I did clean installs on a newer Dell 64 bit system and installed UNR on my netbook through Wubi, again without issue. Let’s wait awhile to see if this is a major problem. The few users with an issue tend to gripe loudly, while those without problems remain silent. Overall the reviews have been very positive. As always, a clean install is best for any OS.
I upgraded yesterday and my touchpad and sound stopped working. Burned a 9.10 bootable, thinking that would work but to no avail. Finally just burned a 9.04 bootable and re-installed. Have a Lenovo 3000 G530.
The usual fix for this is to remove the Pulse-Audio package.
I installed 9.10 32-bit the day it came out and have not had any issues….yet.
Upgraded last night from 9.04 (worked fine) to 9.10
My system is an Athlon 1.4 on an Asus A7n8xe-dx, videocard is an ATI Radeon 9000.
-I no longer have sound
-Wireless (DLink) is not detected
-Icon for browser incorrect
-Cannot update desktop background
-Firefox only displays flash video haltingly or crashes
-Firefox crashes on various other sites
-About half the games are gone
-Opening and closing of windows is sometimes slow/halting
-System is generally slow
In short, I found this upgrade to be a mess. -RSW
Update- I tried a clean install of 9.10 on the same machine and had a bit better luck. Wireless works now, and things are a bit more snappy. Icons normal, and Firefox doesn’t crash, although halting flash video is still an issue, and the desktop image is still only viewable during shutdown- must be a driver issue. Sound worked after switching the selected output under preferences>sound>output (two identical devices appear!). It’s my backup machine, so I’ll keep the install and wait for an updated video driver.
Upgraded Dell Gx280 from 9.04 to 9.10. Sound stopped working and the PC seemed a bit sluggish. Ran a fresh install without any issues. Seems to run faster than 9.04. Also ran fresh installs on 2 dell d610’s, 1 d640 and 1 d630. All with no issues. I”m able to use bluetooth tethering out of the box for the first time with the d630.
Performed a fresh install of ubuntu 9.10 on several older AMD & P4 machines. All of them worked like a charm. No problems to report yet. I’ve always had problems using ubuntu on a new machine with an ATI card. I am still afraid to try it because of my experience with 9.04. Maybe next week I’ll have the courage to try.
I performed a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.10 today, and it froze on me several times in several different applications. I have now reinstalled Jaunty. I will wait to try Karmic in 6 months.
i too had some problems with ubuntu 9.10 32-bit(clean install)
-wireless not detected
-’rain drop’ sounds -esp during booting and turning off
-applications crashed few times.
Finally i went back to THE BEST-LINUX MINT 7 MAIN, and will wait for linux mint 8 (probably this month)
Sorry ubuntu, my vote is for LINUX MINT.
Linux Mint is Ubuntu based.