11-19-2018, 04:46 AM
Thanks to [member=2]Jerry[/member] and [member=458]m654321[/member] . Jerry, I tried holding down the shift key at boot time, but it didn't work! Nothing happened, it just booted exactly as normal. I tried the process several times, with the left shift key and the right shift key in case one of them wasn't working well, but nothing happened.
I'm agreeing with the possibilities both of you raised, that maybe it is some kernel issue or some other software problem that has crept in over time, because I had to re-start 5 times to get it to recognize Wi-Fi today, which is worse than it's ever been since these issues started. Yet my other LL machine (LL 4.0) worked fine with Wi-Fi during that same time period, so it's not our Wi-Fi going out.
I'm still trying to figure out what I did wrong with the shift key at boot time, but also considering that if it is a kernel issue or other software problem, maybe the best thing is to install LL4.2 from scratch.
However, I'm also hoping that me and the machine can limp on through together during the next week as is, because I have a lot of stuff to do on it and I really need the system as-is and Wi-Fi compatible between now and then, my other machine is too slow/inefficient for me to get through such a busy period with my sanity intact!
After that week is up, I will have more time and can start thinking about whether I try again to a) boot up with an older kernel as a diagnostic tool like Jerry suggested, b) do a dual install with another copy of LL as a diagnostic tool like m654321 suggested, or c) do a fresh install of LL4.2 and hope for the best (realizing there is no guarantee that will actually fix the problem).
Dilemmas. :-\
I'm agreeing with the possibilities both of you raised, that maybe it is some kernel issue or some other software problem that has crept in over time, because I had to re-start 5 times to get it to recognize Wi-Fi today, which is worse than it's ever been since these issues started. Yet my other LL machine (LL 4.0) worked fine with Wi-Fi during that same time period, so it's not our Wi-Fi going out.
I'm still trying to figure out what I did wrong with the shift key at boot time, but also considering that if it is a kernel issue or other software problem, maybe the best thing is to install LL4.2 from scratch.
However, I'm also hoping that me and the machine can limp on through together during the next week as is, because I have a lot of stuff to do on it and I really need the system as-is and Wi-Fi compatible between now and then, my other machine is too slow/inefficient for me to get through such a busy period with my sanity intact!
After that week is up, I will have more time and can start thinking about whether I try again to a) boot up with an older kernel as a diagnostic tool like Jerry suggested, b) do a dual install with another copy of LL as a diagnostic tool like m654321 suggested, or c) do a fresh install of LL4.2 and hope for the best (realizing there is no guarantee that will actually fix the problem).
Dilemmas. :-\
Using Linux Lite for everything now. I put it on my desktop and my laptop. Woohoo!