03-24-2021, 05:32 PM
My computer is having some nasty burnt smell for the last few weeks, until the last Saturday my power supply unit (i mean the fan) doesn't want to work anymore.
Thinking it could be PSU problem, so I replaced it. Now my motherboard doesn't work anymore. The whole thing need to be replaced.
So my 70$ fix become 700$ upgrade! (at 1:4.13 USD exchange rate, so it is ~169.50 USD)
But it is an old computer though. Had it for 5-6 years, so it have a good run.
But upgrading computer also brings another whole set of problems.
The first one is it refused to boot from my old harddisk. Something to do with UEFI and stuff. End up spending days to fix it, only to discover CSM actually stands for "Compatibility Support Module", and it is default to "disable". It doesn't help every UEFI tutorial I read ask me to DISABLE it!
Then there is hardware issues: new motherboard = new sound card = new device driver. End up upgrade my OS from Ubuntu Xenial to Fossa.
But Fossa is 64-bit OS, now I have to recompile all my 32-bit programs.
... and then it is GTK 3 now, need to look for alternative for my GTK 2 programs.
... and then reconfigure the settings/preference of every programs.
... and then reconfigure "Send to/Open With" menu for every file type.
Never ending of fixing, never ending of headache...
The project will be on hold until I finish my computer upgrade.
- Rufas
Thinking it could be PSU problem, so I replaced it. Now my motherboard doesn't work anymore. The whole thing need to be replaced.
So my 70$ fix become 700$ upgrade! (at 1:4.13 USD exchange rate, so it is ~169.50 USD)
But it is an old computer though. Had it for 5-6 years, so it have a good run.
But upgrading computer also brings another whole set of problems.
The first one is it refused to boot from my old harddisk. Something to do with UEFI and stuff. End up spending days to fix it, only to discover CSM actually stands for "Compatibility Support Module", and it is default to "disable". It doesn't help every UEFI tutorial I read ask me to DISABLE it!
Then there is hardware issues: new motherboard = new sound card = new device driver. End up upgrade my OS from Ubuntu Xenial to Fossa.
But Fossa is 64-bit OS, now I have to recompile all my 32-bit programs.
... and then it is GTK 3 now, need to look for alternative for my GTK 2 programs.
... and then reconfigure the settings/preference of every programs.
... and then reconfigure "Send to/Open With" menu for every file type.
Never ending of fixing, never ending of headache...
The project will be on hold until I finish my computer upgrade.
- Rufas