Hard hang/freeze after installing

[eamner]

Hello

I recently installed Kubuntu 16.04. Had some issues when upgrading from 14.04.. for some reason when I left upgrading overnight the session locked and could not get back... so I lost that and had to reinstall from scratch... never mind. Luckily I had everything backed up.
I reinstalled my system using a USB stick. I had to try at least three times because in the first two tries for some reason it didn't finish. Finally I got it installed (I did some changes in partition since I have a dual boot with Win7 which is installed in sda1/2..).
Anyway after finishing installation everything looked good but as I started using it my machine started hanging -completely. I'm not able to ctrl-alt-F1 or anything-. Seems to be random, when trying to open Mozilla, or when looking for programs in Discovery... For example I clicked on system updates (I had >400Mb in updates), I left it updating overnight, and it didn't freeze. But then I installed Chromium and when navigating to some page it did.
Can somebody help see what's going on? maybe taking a look at my logs?
I have a 500GB HD, Nvidia GTX-660 card, M-audio 1010lt soundcard (it detects the realtek from the motherboard but I disabled it), 2 GB RAM, Intel i3 processor. I have a WD external drive via USB.
I haven't installed any driver whatsoever, it's a clean install.

I appreciate your inputs.

[eamner]

I forgot to mention that when the freeze occurs, I can actually move the mouse cursor. But that's it.

[GreyGeek]

My guess: NVIDIA driver a/o configuration problems. Which driver are you using?

[dequire]

There are so many threads on here citing issues with the upgrade from 14.04 and earlier versions to 16.04 that it really shouldn't have been listed as a viable (and supported) option. With 16.04 using a much newer kernel, and especially with the upgrade from KDE 4 to Plasma 5, the issues have been numerous. I've experienced this myself first-hand on two different computers. I think there are many issues, from video drivers (mentioned above), to KDE 4 config files that are no longer relevant (and possibly borked), that I could not with a clear conscious recommend going the upgrade route to anybody. IMHO, wiping the HD and doing a fresh install is the only clear path to a (hopefully) hassle-free experience. Add the fact that you are duel-booting to the mix and you potentially decrease the likelihood of a successful upgrade even more so.

Also, IHMO it's a good idea to unplug any unnecessary devices during an install / upgrade. Printers, USB keys, USM HD's, etc. Always a small chance they can mess up the install or cause general headaches, and having them plugged in during install doesn't really accomplish anything.

This is more of a general observation that a direct answer to your post, but I feel pretty strongly on the subject, so I'm posing there for posterity's sake.

As posted above, random UI freezes are often caused by graphics card issues, and I would start there in my troubleshooting checklist.

[GreyGeek]

There are so many threads on here citing issues with the upgrade from 14.04 and earlier versions to 16.04 that it really shouldn't have been listed as a viable (and supported) option. With 16.04 using a much newer kernel, and especially with the upgrade from KDE 4 to Plasma 5, the issues have been numerous. I've experienced this myself first-hand on two different computers. I think there are many issues, from video drivers (mentioned above), to KDE 4 config files that are no longer relevant (and possibly borked), that I could not with a clear conscious recommend going the upgrade route to anybody. IMHO, wiping the HD and doing a fresh install is the only clear path to a (hopefully) hassle-free experience. Add the fact that you are duel-booting to the mix and you potentially decrease the likelihood of a successful upgrade even more so.

Also, IHMO it's a good idea to unplug any unnecessary devices during an install / upgrade. Printers, USB keys, USM HD's, etc. Always a small chance they can mess up the install or cause general headaches, and having them plugged in during install doesn't really accomplish anything.

This is more of a general observation that a direct answer to your post, but I feel pretty strongly on the subject, so I'm posing there for posterity's sake.

As posted above, random UI freezes are often caused by graphics card issues, and I would start there in my troubleshooting checklist.

Adding to your list:
1) do NOT install using a wireless connection! Stretch a cat5 or better cable to your box from your router, if only for the install.
2) do NOT choose the option to download and install updates or drivers during the install. Wait until you've completed the install and have booted into it normally. THEN, do the "sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade" to bring down the latest updates,
3) Then plug in your printer, USB hub, or other peripherals, followed by "sudo ubuntu-drivers" to find alternate (proprietary) drivers for your video and other devices.
4) After you've installed all your additional apps and configured them to your liking, take a snapshot (btrfs, if your using it) or make a full system clone (clonezilla).
5) THEN install backed up data, old emails, non-repository packages, etc....

Debugging and install vs reinstalling:
If you think, after preliminary investigations or asking questions here on this forum, that it will take you more than three hours, OR, it already has taken you more than three hours, to solve a problem, it will be a lot easier to reinstall from scratch than fix a busted system. My installation usually takes 20-30 minutes. Adding back my settings and additional apps and data usually takes no more than 1 to 2 hours. So, worse case mode, three hours to "FIX" a bad problem.

IF you have to re-install two or three or more times from the same LiveXXX, that has been checksummed, to get a working installation then you are doing something wrong ... repeatedly. Keep written notes about each step and what your choose.

[eamner]

Thanks for your answers.

My guess: NVIDIA driver a/o configuration problems. Which driver are you using?

Some information from command line:

 
*-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: GK106 [GeForce GTX 660]
       vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
       version: a1
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=nouveau latency=0
       resources: irq:26 memory:fa000000-faffffff memory:d8000000-dfffffff memory:d6000000-d7ffffff ioport:bc00(size=128) memory:fbd80000-fbdfffff

I'm not an expert on linux, but why does that line says "width:64 bits"? does it mean I'm using a 64b driver?

The kubuntu I installed is 32b:

Linux eric-home 4.4.0-38-generic #57-Ubuntu SMP Tue Sep 6 15:41:41 UTC 2016 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux

Some more info...

filename:       /lib/modules/4.4.0-38-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau.ko
license:        GPL and additional rights
description:    nVidia Riva/TNT/GeForce/Quadro/Tesla
author:         Nouveau Project
srcversion:     F4F92A65BC7D8F26A9BC177
alias:          pci:v000012D2d*sv*sd*bc03sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010DEd*sv*sd*bc03sc*i*
depends:        drm,drm_kms_helper,ttm,mxm-wmi,wmi,video,i2c-algo-bit
intree:         Y
vermagic:       4.4.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686 
parm:           tv_norm:Default TV norm.
		Supported: PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL-Nc, NTSC-M, NTSC-J,
			hd480i, hd480p, hd576i, hd576p, hd720p, hd1080i.
		Default: PAL
		*NOTE* Ignored for cards with external TV encoders. (charp)
parm:           vram_pushbuf:Create DMA push buffers in VRAM (int)
parm:           nofbaccel:Disable fbcon acceleration (int)
parm:           tv_disable:Disable TV-out detection (int)
parm:           ignorelid:Ignore ACPI lid status (int)
parm:           duallink:Allow dual-link TMDS (default: enabled) (int)
parm:           pstate:enable sysfs pstate file, which will be moved in the future (int)
parm:           config:option string to pass to driver core (charp)
parm:           debug:debug string to pass to driver core (charp)
parm:           noaccel:disable kernel/abi16 acceleration (int)
parm:           modeset:enable driver (default: auto, 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled, 2 = headless) (int)
parm:           runpm:disable (0), force enable (1), optimus only default (-1) (int)

Adding to your list:
1) do NOT install using a wireless connection! Stretch a cat5 or better cable to your box from your router, if only for the install.

Thanks for the tip, but I'm connected with a cable (I have a PC).

2) do NOT choose the option to download and install updates or drivers during the install. Wait until you've completed the install and have booted into it normally. THEN, do the "sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade" to bring down the latest updates,

Well, my bad. I clicked the option to download drivers during install... :-( As I mentioned before, I haven't installed anything myself, all this was installed by default by the installer.

IMHO, wiping the HD and doing a fresh install is the only clear path to a (hopefully) hassle-free experience. Add the fact that you are duel-booting to the mix and you potentially decrease the likelihood of a successful upgrade even more so.

I had issues during upgrade... that's why I opted to wipe the partition and reinstall using a usb stick. It is a fresh install.
I have used dual boot for years, never had issues with it.
In previous kubuntu versions I always used the nvidia drivers (manual install). Never had problems.

So, you guys recommend to reinstall everything and choosing not to download drivers during install? I'm scared I'll end up damaging my hard disk with all these "hard reboots".

[GreyGeek]

Rebooting doesn't damage your HD.
64b is the bandwidth of your GPU.
Post the output of lshw and lspci
BTW, are you in Europe?


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[eamner]

Rebooting doesn't damage your HD.
64b is the bandwidth of your GPU.
Post the output of lshw and lspci
BTW, are you in Europe?


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Using the reset button won't damage my HD??

Well, I'm in south America but for some reason after reinstalling the time in Windows is messed up (even though it's fine in BIOS). I'll fix that later.

As requested:

eric-home
    description: Desktop Computer
    product: H55 HD (To Be Filled By O.E.M.)
    vendor: BIOSTAR Group
    version: 6.0
    serial: None
    width: 32 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.6 dmi-2.6 smp-1.1 smp
    configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop cpus=2 family=To Be Filled By O.E.M. sku=To Be Filled By O.E.M. uuid=00020003-0004-0005-0006-000700080009
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: H55 HD
       vendor: BIOSTAR Group
       physical id: 0
       serial: None
       slot: None
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
          physical id: 0
          version: 080015
          date: 06/15/2010
          size: 64KiB
          capacity: 1984KiB
          capabilities: isa pci pnp upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification
     *-cpu:0
          description: CPU
          product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU         530  @ 2.93GHz
          vendor: Intel Corp.
          physical id: 4
          bus info: cpu@0
          version: 6.5.2
          serial: 0002-0652-0000-0000-0000-0000
          slot: CPU 1
          size: 2933MHz
          capacity: 2933MHz
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 133MHz
          capabilities: x86-64 boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx rdtscp constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt lahf_lm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid dtherm arat
          configuration: cores=2 enabledcores=2 id=1 threads=4
        *-cache:0
             description: L1 cache
             physical id: 5
             slot: L1-Cache
             size: 128KiB
             capacity: 128KiB
             capabilities: internal write-through instruction
             configuration: level=1
        *-cache:1
             description: L2 cache
             physical id: 6
             slot: L2-Cache
             size: 512KiB
             capacity: 512KiB
             capabilities: internal write-through unified
             configuration: level=2
        *-cache:2
             description: L3 cache
             physical id: 7
             slot: L3-Cache
             size: 4MiB
             capacity: 4MiB
             capabilities: internal write-back unified
             configuration: level=3
        *-logicalcpu:0
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.1
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:1
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.2
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:2
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.3
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:3
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.4
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:4
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.5
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:5
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.6
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:6
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.7
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:7
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.8
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:8
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.9
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:9
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.a
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:10
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.b
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:11
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.c
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:12
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.d
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:13
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.e
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:14
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.f
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:15
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.10
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
     *-memory
          description: System Memory
          physical id: 29
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 2GiB
        *-bank:0
             description: DIMM [empty]
             product: ModulePartNumber00
             vendor: Manufacturer00
             physical id: 0
             serial: SerNum00
             slot: DIMM0
        *-bank:1
             description: DIMM [empty]
             product: ModulePartNumber01
             vendor: Manufacturer01
             physical id: 1
             serial: SerNum01
             slot: DIMM1
        *-bank:2
             description: DIMM SDRAM Synchronous
             product: ModulePartNumber02
             vendor: Manufacturer02
             physical id: 2
             serial: SerNum02
             slot: DIMM2
             size: 2GiB
             width: 64 bits
        *-bank:3
             description: DIMM [empty]
             product: ModulePartNumber03
             vendor: Manufacturer03
             physical id: 3
             serial: SerNum03
             slot: DIMM3
     *-cpu:1
          physical id: 1
          bus info: cpu@1
          version: 6.5.2
          serial: 0002-0652-0000-0000-0000-0000
          size: 2950MHz
          capabilities: vmx ht
          configuration: id=1
        *-logicalcpu:0
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.1
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:1
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.2
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:2
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.3
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:3
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.4
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:4
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.5
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:5
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.6
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:6
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.7
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:7
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.8
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:8
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.9
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:9
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.a
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:10
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.b
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:11
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.c
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:12
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.d
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:13
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.e
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:14
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.f
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:15
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.10
             capabilities: logical
     *-pci
          description: Host bridge
          product: Core Processor DRAM Controller
          vendor: Intel Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 12
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
        *-pci:0
             description: PCI bridge
             product: Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
             version: 12
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:24 ioport:b000(size=4096) memory:fa000000-fbdfffff ioport:d6000000(size=167772160)
           *-display
                description: VGA compatible controller
                product: GK106 [GeForce GTX 660]
                vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
                version: a1
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
                configuration: driver=nouveau latency=0
                resources: irq:26 memory:fa000000-faffffff memory:d8000000-dfffffff memory:d6000000-d7ffffff ioport:bc00(size=128) memory:fbd80000-fbdfffff
           *-multimedia
                description: Audio device
                product: GK106 HDMI Audio Controller
                vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
                physical id: 0.1
                bus info: pci@0000:01:00.1
                version: a1
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
                resources: irq:17 memory:fbd7c000-fbd7ffff
        *-usb:0
             description: USB controller
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1a
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1a.0
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
             resources: irq:16 memory:f9ffc000-f9ffc3ff
           *-usbhost
                product: EHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.4.0-38-generic ehci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@1
                logical name: usb1
                version: 4.04
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub
                   vendor: Intel Corp.
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@1:1
                   version: 0.00
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-usb:0
                      description: Keyboard
                      product: Microsoft
                      vendor: Microsoft
                      physical id: 1
                      bus info: usb@1:1.1
                      version: 6.64
                      capabilities: usb-2.00
                      configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA speed=12Mbit/s
                 *-usb:1
                      description: USB hub
                      product: Multimedia Keyboard HUB
                      vendor: Chicony
                      physical id: 2
                      bus info: usb@1:1.2
                      version: 1.10
                      capabilities: usb-1.10
                      configuration: driver=hub maxpower=100mA slots=3 speed=12Mbit/s
                    *-usb
                         description: Keyboard
                         product: Multimedia Keyboard
                         vendor: Chicony
                         physical id: 1
                         bus info: usb@1:1.2.1
                         version: 1.10
                         capabilities: usb-1.10
                         configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=36mA speed=12Mbit/s
                 *-usb:2
                      description: Human interface device
                      product: Back-UPS ES 550 FW:843.K2 .D USB FW:K2
                      vendor: APC
                      physical id: 3
                      bus info: usb@1:1.3
                      version: 1.06
                      serial: 3B1113X39554
                      capabilities: usb-1.10
                      configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=2mA speed=1Mbit/s
                 *-usb:3
                      description: Mass storage device
                      product: My Book 1140
                      vendor: Western Digital
                      physical id: 4
                      bus info: usb@1:1.4
                      logical name: scsi6
                      version: 10.03
                      serial: 5743415A4138353732313530
                      capabilities: usb-2.10 scsi emulated scsi-host
                      configuration: driver=usb-storage maxpower=8mA speed=480Mbit/s
                    *-disk
                         description: SCSI Disk
                         product: My Book 1140
                         vendor: WD
                         physical id: 0.0.0
                         bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0
                         logical name: /dev/sdb
                         version: 1003
                         serial: WCAZA8572150
                         size: 1862GiB (2TB)
                         capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                         configuration: ansiversion=6 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512 signature=00021365
                       *-volume
                            description: Windows NTFS volume
                            physical id: 1
                            bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0,1
                            logical name: /dev/sdb1
                            version: 3.1
                            serial: 2add1c4f-8f84-1044-9cb5-2e4187963777
                            size: 1862GiB
                            capacity: 1862GiB
                            capabilities: primary ntfs initialized
                            configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2011-03-10 13:53:24 filesystem=ntfs label=My Book state=clean
                    *-enclosure UNCLAIMED
                         description: SCSI Enclosure
                         product: SES Device
                         vendor: WD
                         physical id: 0.0.1
                         bus info: scsi@6:0.0.1
                         version: 1003
                         serial: WCAZA8572150
                         configuration: ansiversion=6
        *-pci:1
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:17 ioport:1000(size=4096) memory:7c000000-7c1fffff ioport:7c200000(size=2097152)
        *-pci:2
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.4
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.4
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:17 ioport:c000(size=4096) memory:fbe00000-fbefffff ioport:7c400000(size=2097152)
           *-ide
                description: IDE interface
                product: VT6415 PATA IDE Host Controller
                vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
                version: 00
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: ide pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom
                configuration: driver=pata_via latency=0
                resources: irq:16 ioport:cc00(size=8) ioport:c880(size=4) ioport:c800(size=8) ioport:c480(size=4) ioport:c400(size=16) memory:fbef0000-fbefffff
        *-pci:3
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 6
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.5
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.5
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:16 ioport:d000(size=4096) memory:fbf00000-fbffffff ioport:f8f00000(size=1048576)
           *-network
                description: Ethernet interface
                product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
                vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
                logical name: enp4s0
                version: 03
                serial: 00:30:67:8d:f1:8d
                size: 100Mbit/s
                capacity: 1Gbit/s
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
                configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full firmware=rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw ip=192.168.1.2 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
                resources: irq:25 ioport:d800(size=256) memory:f8fff000-f8ffffff memory:f8ff8000-f8ffbfff memory:fbfe0000-fbffffff
        *-usb:1
             description: USB controller
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
             resources: irq:23 memory:f9ffa000-f9ffa3ff
           *-usbhost
                product: EHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.4.0-38-generic ehci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@2
                logical name: usb2
                version: 4.04
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub
                   vendor: Intel Corp.
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@2:1
                   version: 0.00
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: driver=hub slots=8 speed=480Mbit/s
        *-pci:4
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 82801 PCI Bridge
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1e
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0
             version: a6
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list
             resources: ioport:e000(size=4096)
           *-multimedia
                description: Multimedia audio controller
                product: ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O Controller
                vendor: VIA Technologies Inc.
                physical id: 6
                bus info: pci@0000:05:06.0
                version: 02
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=snd_ice1712 latency=64
                resources: irq:17 ioport:ec00(size=32) ioport:e880(size=16) ioport:e800(size=16) ioport:e480(size=64)
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: H55 Chipset LPC Interface Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=lpc_ich latency=0
             resources: irq:0
        *-ide:0
             description: IDE interface
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA IDE Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
             resources: irq:18 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:ff90(size=16) ioport:ffa0(size=16)
        *-serial UNCLAIMED
             description: SMBus
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
             version: 06
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:f9ff8000-f9ff80ff ioport:400(size=32)
        *-ide:1
             description: IDE interface
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 2 port SATA IDE Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.5
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.5
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
             resources: irq:18 ioport:a880(size=8) ioport:a800(size=4) ioport:a480(size=8) ioport:a400(size=4) ioport:a080(size=16) ioport:a000(size=16)
        *-generic UNCLAIMED
             description: Signal processing controller
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.6
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.6
             version: 06
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:f9ff6000-f9ff6fff
     *-scsi:0
          physical id: 2
          logical name: scsi0
          capabilities: emulated
        *-disk
             description: ATA Disk
             product: WDC WD5000AAKX-7
             vendor: Western Digital
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/sda
             version: 1H20
             serial: WD-WCC2EASS0937
             size: 465GiB (500GB)
             capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
             configuration: ansiversion=5 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512 signature=4430c53c
           *-volume:0
                description: Windows NTFS volume
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
                logical name: /dev/sda1
                version: 3.1
                serial: 58fc-f144
                size: 98MiB
                capacity: 100MiB
                capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
                configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2016-02-04 22:56:23 filesystem=ntfs label=System Reserved state=clean
           *-volume:1
                description: Windows NTFS volume
                physical id: 2
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
                logical name: /dev/sda2
                version: 3.1
                serial: 2a871322-869a-7942-b5df-ce35134efaa6
                size: 97GiB
                capacity: 97GiB
                capabilities: primary ntfs initialized
                configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2016-02-04 22:58:08 filesystem=ntfs modified_by_chkdsk=true mounted_on_nt4=true resize_log_file=true state=dirty upgrade_on_mount=true
           *-volume:2
                description: Extended partition
                physical id: 3
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,3
                logical name: /dev/sda3
                size: 367GiB
                capacity: 367GiB
                capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
              *-logicalvolume:0
                   description: Linux filesystem partition
                   physical id: 5
                   logical name: /dev/sda5
                   logical name: /
                   capacity: 365GiB
                   configuration: mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered state=mounted
              *-logicalvolume:1
                   description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
                   physical id: 6
                   logical name: /dev/sda6
                   capacity: 1974MiB
                   capabilities: nofs
     *-scsi:1
          physical id: 3
          logical name: scsi1
          capabilities: emulated
        *-cdrom
             description: DVD-RAM writer
             product: CDDVDW SH-224DB
             vendor: TSSTcorp
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/cdrom
             logical name: /dev/cdrw
             logical name: /dev/dvd
             logical name: /dev/dvdrw
             logical name: /dev/sr0
             version: SB00
             capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
             configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
  *-power UNCLAIMED
       description: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       product: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       physical id: 1
       version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       serial: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       capacity: 32768mWh

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 12)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port (rev 12)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 06)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev 06)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev 06)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev a6)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation H55 Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 06)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK106 [GeForce GTX 660] (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GK106 HDMI Audio Controller (rev a1)
03:00.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6415 PATA IDE Host Controller
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
05:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies Inc. ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O Controller (rev 02)

(I ran them with sudo)

[GreyGeek]

Using the reset button won't damage my HD??

Na. My box is as old as yours (2010) and in my many experiments I have been forced to hit the power button more than once to regain control. Power button, shutdown, reboot ... all pretty much the same. It is true that a cold boot or a power off are the two times that the most stress is put on circuitry ... current and voltage spikes ... but except for really cheap computers that do not design to more than twice the voltage and current ratings of their components, hitting the power button to start up or shut down a computer won't hurt the HD, or anything else. It may, however, corrupt the data written on the drive if the data was in the process of being written when the power button was hit. But, even then, OS's usually detect such power downs and land the HD rw heads smoothly.

Well, I'm in south America but for some reason after reinstalling the time in Windows is messed up (even though it's fine in BIOS). I'll fix that later.

Big continent. How stable is the voltage on your power line? Do you filter it? Voltage spikes on the power line may be a bigger source of problems than just turning your computer off by the powere button instead of clicking on the desktop power off button.

As requested:

eric-home
    description: Desktop Computer
    product: H55 HD (To Be Filled By O.E.M.)
    vendor: BIOSTAR Group
    version: 6.0
    serial: None
    width: 32 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.6 dmi-2.6 smp-1.1 smp
    configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop cpus=2 family=To Be Filled By O.E.M. sku=To Be Filled By O.E.M. uuid=00020003-0004-0005-0006-000700080009
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: H55 HD
       vendor: BIOSTAR Group
       physical id: 0
       serial: None
       slot: None
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
          physical id: 0
          version: 080015
          date: 06/15/2010
          size: 64KiB
          capacity: 1984KiB
          capabilities: isa pci pnp upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification
     *-cpu:0
          description: CPU
          product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU         530  @ 2.93GHz
          vendor: Intel Corp.
          physical id: 4
          bus info: cpu@0
          version: 6.5.2
          serial: 0002-0652-0000-0000-0000-0000
          slot: CPU 1
          size: 2933MHz
          capacity: 2933MHz
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 133MHz
          capabilities: x86-64 boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx rdtscp constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt lahf_lm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid dtherm arat
          configuration: cores=2 enabledcores=2 id=1 threads=4
        *-cache:0
             description: L1 cache
             physical id: 5
             slot: L1-Cache
             size: 128KiB
             capacity: 128KiB
             capabilities: internal write-through instruction
             configuration: level=1
        *-cache:1
             description: L2 cache
             physical id: 6
             slot: L2-Cache
             size: 512KiB
             capacity: 512KiB
             capabilities: internal write-through unified
             configuration: level=2
        *-cache:2
             description: L3 cache
             physical id: 7
             slot: L3-Cache
             size: 4MiB
             capacity: 4MiB
             capabilities: internal write-back unified
             configuration: level=3
        *-logicalcpu:0
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.1
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:1
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.2
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:2
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.3
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:3
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.4
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:4
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.5
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:5
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.6
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:6
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.7
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:7
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.8
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:8
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.9
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:9
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.a
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:10
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.b
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:11
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.c
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:12
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.d
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:13
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.e
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:14
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.f
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:15
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.10
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
     *-memory
          description: System Memory
          physical id: 29
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 2GiB
        *-bank:0
             description: DIMM [empty]
             product: ModulePartNumber00
             vendor: Manufacturer00
             physical id: 0
             serial: SerNum00
             slot: DIMM0
        *-bank:1
             description: DIMM [empty]
             product: ModulePartNumber01
             vendor: Manufacturer01
             physical id: 1
             serial: SerNum01
             slot: DIMM1
        *-bank:2
             description: DIMM SDRAM Synchronous
             product: ModulePartNumber02
             vendor: Manufacturer02
             physical id: 2
             serial: SerNum02
             slot: DIMM2
             size: 2GiB
             width: 64 bits
        *-bank:3
             description: DIMM [empty]
             product: ModulePartNumber03
             vendor: Manufacturer03
             physical id: 3
             serial: SerNum03
             slot: DIMM3
     *-cpu:1
          physical id: 1
          bus info: cpu@1
          version: 6.5.2
          serial: 0002-0652-0000-0000-0000-0000
          size: 2950MHz
          capabilities: vmx ht
          configuration: id=1
        *-logicalcpu:0
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.1
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:1
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.2
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:2
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.3
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:3
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.4
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:4
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.5
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:5
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.6
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:6
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.7
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:7
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.8
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:8
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.9
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:9
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.a
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:10
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.b
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:11
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.c
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:12
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.d
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:13
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.e
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:14
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.f
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:15
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 1.10
             capabilities: logical
     *-pci
          description: Host bridge
          product: Core Processor DRAM Controller
          vendor: Intel Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 12
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
        *-pci:0
             description: PCI bridge
             product: Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
             version: 12
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:24 ioport:b000(size=4096) memory:fa000000-fbdfffff ioport:d6000000(size=167772160)
           *-display
                description: VGA compatible controller
                product: GK106 [GeForce GTX 660]
                vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
                version: a1
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
                configuration: driver=nouveau latency=0
                resources: irq:26 memory:fa000000-faffffff memory:d8000000-dfffffff memory:d6000000-d7ffffff ioport:bc00(size=128) memory:fbd80000-fbdfffff
           *-multimedia
                description: Audio device
                product: GK106 HDMI Audio Controller
                vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
                physical id: 0.1
                bus info: pci@0000:01:00.1
                version: a1
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
                resources: irq:17 memory:fbd7c000-fbd7ffff
        *-usb:0
             description: USB controller
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1a
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1a.0
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
             resources: irq:16 memory:f9ffc000-f9ffc3ff
           *-usbhost
                product: EHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.4.0-38-generic ehci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@1
                logical name: usb1
                version: 4.04
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub
                   vendor: Intel Corp.
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@1:1
                   version: 0.00
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-usb:0
                      description: Keyboard
                      product: Microsoft
                      vendor: Microsoft
                      physical id: 1
                      bus info: usb@1:1.1
                      version: 6.64
                      capabilities: usb-2.00
                      configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA speed=12Mbit/s
                 *-usb:1
                      description: USB hub
                      product: Multimedia Keyboard HUB
                      vendor: Chicony
                      physical id: 2
                      bus info: usb@1:1.2
                      version: 1.10
                      capabilities: usb-1.10
                      configuration: driver=hub maxpower=100mA slots=3 speed=12Mbit/s
                    *-usb
                         description: Keyboard
                         product: Multimedia Keyboard
                         vendor: Chicony
                         physical id: 1
                         bus info: usb@1:1.2.1
                         version: 1.10
                         capabilities: usb-1.10
                         configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=36mA speed=12Mbit/s
                 *-usb:2
                      description: Human interface device
                      product: Back-UPS ES 550 FW:843.K2 .D USB FW:K2
                      vendor: APC
                      physical id: 3
                      bus info: usb@1:1.3
                      version: 1.06
                      serial: 3B1113X39554
                      capabilities: usb-1.10
                      configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=2mA speed=1Mbit/s
                 *-usb:3
                      description: Mass storage device
                      product: My Book 1140
                      vendor: Western Digital
                      physical id: 4
                      bus info: usb@1:1.4
                      logical name: scsi6
                      version: 10.03
                      serial: 5743415A4138353732313530
                      capabilities: usb-2.10 scsi emulated scsi-host
                      configuration: driver=usb-storage maxpower=8mA speed=480Mbit/s
                    *-disk
                         description: SCSI Disk
                         product: My Book 1140
                         vendor: WD
                         physical id: 0.0.0
                         bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0
                         logical name: /dev/sdb
                         version: 1003
                         serial: WCAZA8572150
                         size: 1862GiB (2TB)
                         capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                         configuration: ansiversion=6 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512 signature=00021365
                       *-volume
                            description: Windows NTFS volume
                            physical id: 1
                            bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0,1
                            logical name: /dev/sdb1
                            version: 3.1
                            serial: 2add1c4f-8f84-1044-9cb5-2e4187963777
                            size: 1862GiB
                            capacity: 1862GiB
                            capabilities: primary ntfs initialized
                            configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2011-03-10 13:53:24 filesystem=ntfs label=My Book state=clean
                    *-enclosure UNCLAIMED
                         description: SCSI Enclosure
                         product: SES Device
                         vendor: WD
                         physical id: 0.0.1
                         bus info: scsi@6:0.0.1
                         version: 1003
                         serial: WCAZA8572150
                         configuration: ansiversion=6
        *-pci:1
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:17 ioport:1000(size=4096) memory:7c000000-7c1fffff ioport:7c200000(size=2097152)
        *-pci:2
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.4
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.4
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:17 ioport:c000(size=4096) memory:fbe00000-fbefffff ioport:7c400000(size=2097152)
           *-ide
                description: IDE interface
                product: VT6415 PATA IDE Host Controller
                vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
                version: 00
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: ide pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom
                configuration: driver=pata_via latency=0
                resources: irq:16 ioport:cc00(size=8) ioport:c880(size=4) ioport:c800(size=8) ioport:c480(size=4) ioport:c400(size=16) memory:fbef0000-fbefffff
        *-pci:3
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 6
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.5
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.5
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:16 ioport:d000(size=4096) memory:fbf00000-fbffffff ioport:f8f00000(size=1048576)
           *-network
                description: Ethernet interface
                product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
                vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
                logical name: enp4s0
                version: 03
                serial: 00:30:67:8d:f1:8d
                size: 100Mbit/s
                capacity: 1Gbit/s
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
                configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full firmware=rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw ip=192.168.1.2 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
                resources: irq:25 ioport:d800(size=256) memory:f8fff000-f8ffffff memory:f8ff8000-f8ffbfff memory:fbfe0000-fbffffff
        *-usb:1
             description: USB controller
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
             resources: irq:23 memory:f9ffa000-f9ffa3ff
           *-usbhost
                product: EHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.4.0-38-generic ehci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@2
                logical name: usb2
                version: 4.04
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub
                   vendor: Intel Corp.
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@2:1
                   version: 0.00
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: driver=hub slots=8 speed=480Mbit/s
        *-pci:4
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 82801 PCI Bridge
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1e
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0
             version: a6
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list
             resources: ioport:e000(size=4096)
           *-multimedia
                description: Multimedia audio controller
                product: ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O Controller
                vendor: VIA Technologies Inc.
                physical id: 6
                bus info: pci@0000:05:06.0
                version: 02
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=snd_ice1712 latency=64
                resources: irq:17 ioport:ec00(size=32) ioport:e880(size=16) ioport:e800(size=16) ioport:e480(size=64)
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: H55 Chipset LPC Interface Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=lpc_ich latency=0
             resources: irq:0
        *-ide:0
             description: IDE interface
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA IDE Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
             resources: irq:18 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:ff90(size=16) ioport:ffa0(size=16)
        *-serial UNCLAIMED
             description: SMBus
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
             version: 06
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:f9ff8000-f9ff80ff ioport:400(size=32)
        *-ide:1
             description: IDE interface
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 2 port SATA IDE Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.5
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.5
             version: 06
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
             resources: irq:18 ioport:a880(size=8) ioport:a800(size=4) ioport:a480(size=8) ioport:a400(size=4) ioport:a080(size=16) ioport:a000(size=16)
        *-generic UNCLAIMED
             description: Signal processing controller
             product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.6
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.6
             version: 06
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:f9ff6000-f9ff6fff
     *-scsi:0
          physical id: 2
          logical name: scsi0
          capabilities: emulated
        *-disk
             description: ATA Disk
             product: WDC WD5000AAKX-7
             vendor: Western Digital
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/sda
             version: 1H20
             serial: WD-WCC2EASS0937
             size: 465GiB (500GB)
             capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
             configuration: ansiversion=5 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512 signature=4430c53c
           *-volume:0
                description: Windows NTFS volume
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
                logical name: /dev/sda1
                version: 3.1
                serial: 58fc-f144
                size: 98MiB
                capacity: 100MiB
                capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
                configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2016-02-04 22:56:23 filesystem=ntfs label=System Reserved state=clean
           *-volume:1
                description: Windows NTFS volume
                physical id: 2
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
                logical name: /dev/sda2
                version: 3.1
                serial: 2a871322-869a-7942-b5df-ce35134efaa6
                size: 97GiB
                capacity: 97GiB
                capabilities: primary ntfs initialized
                configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2016-02-04 22:58:08 filesystem=ntfs modified_by_chkdsk=true mounted_on_nt4=true resize_log_file=true state=dirty upgrade_on_mount=true
           *-volume:2
                description: Extended partition
                physical id: 3
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,3
                logical name: /dev/sda3
                size: 367GiB
                capacity: 367GiB
                capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
              *-logicalvolume:0
                   description: Linux filesystem partition
                   physical id: 5
                   logical name: /dev/sda5
                   logical name: /
                   capacity: 365GiB
                   configuration: mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered state=mounted
              *-logicalvolume:1
                   description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
                   physical id: 6
                   logical name: /dev/sda6
                   capacity: 1974MiB
                   capabilities: nofs
     *-scsi:1
          physical id: 3
          logical name: scsi1
          capabilities: emulated
        *-cdrom
             description: DVD-RAM writer
             product: CDDVDW SH-224DB
             vendor: TSSTcorp
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/cdrom
             logical name: /dev/cdrw
             logical name: /dev/dvd
             logical name: /dev/dvdrw
             logical name: /dev/sr0
             version: SB00
             capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
             configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
  *-power UNCLAIMED
       description: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       product: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       physical id: 1
       version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       serial: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       capacity: 32768mWh

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 12)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port (rev 12)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 06)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev 06)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev 06)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev a6)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation H55 Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 06)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK106 [GeForce GTX 660] (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GK106 HDMI Audio Controller (rev a1)
03:00.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6415 PATA IDE Host Controller
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
05:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies Inc. ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O Controller (rev 02)

(I ran them with sudo)

You have a similar CPU to mine, which is an Intel i3-370M. Yours is an Intel i3-533, which is also a dual core, 4 thread, 64bit processor. Why did you install the 32b version of Kubuntu? It's like disconnecting three spark pulgs on an eight cylinder engine!

What I was looking for was a second display unit. When a laptop with an intel CPU and mobo has a NVIDIA display chip it is usually the second chip, an Intel "Integrated Graphics Controller Chip" (HD, HD3000, HD4000, etc...) being the first. Apparently not in your case. Perhaps your BIOS has a setting which allows you to switch between an internal Intel display chip and the NVIDIA? If so, then the BumbleBee apps would be necessary. Otherwise, you'll have to locate an NVIDA driver for your GTX660. I've never had an NVIDIA graphics chip and have no experience installing them or setting them up. Oshunluver and some other do, however. Maybe they will chime in with some expert advice. Meanwhile, I'd recommend that you download the latest point release of Kubuntu 64b and install it.
(79f46b96ae3b3fa858cccfd214478e2f *kubuntu-16.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso)

[eamner]

Na. My box is as old as yours (2010) and in my many experiments I have been forced to hit the power button more than once to regain control. Power button, shutdown, reboot ... all pretty much the same. It is true that a cold boot or a power off are the two times that the most stress is put on circuitry ... current and voltage spikes ... but except for really cheap computers that do not design to more than twice the voltage and current ratings of their components, hitting the power button to start up or shut down a computer won't hurt the HD, or anything else. It may, however, corrupt the data written on the drive if the data was in the process of being written when the power button was hit. But, even then, OS's usually detect such power downs and land the HD rw heads smoothly.

Ok I'll take your word.

Big continent. How stable is the voltage on your power line? Do you filter it? Voltage spikes on the power line may be a bigger source of problems than just turning your computer off by the powere button instead of clicking on the desktop power off button.

Unfortunately I live in Venezuela. Big energy problems.
I only have an APC BackUPS ES 550VA 120V between the PC and the wall.

You have a similar CPU to mine, which is an Intel i3-370M. Yours is an Intel i3-533, which is also a dual core, 4 thread, 64bit processor. Why did you install the 32b version of Kubuntu? It's like disconnecting three spark pulgs on an eight cylinder engine!

Wait, with 2 GB RAM is it advisable to install 64-b? I thought it was only worth with > 4GB...
On the same subject, I work with many music/audio applications (jackd, carla, Ardour, Hydrogen, etc, etc). And my M-Audio soundcard (I have an external keyboard connected to it), will they perform well?
I never had a 64b system before. But if you think it's worth I can give it a try. This is a learning process for me.

What I was looking for was a second display unit. When a laptop with an intel CPU and mobo has a NVIDIA display chip it is usually the second chip, an Intel "Integrated Graphics Controller Chip" (HD, HD3000, HD4000, etc...) being the first. Apparently not in your case. Perhaps your BIOS has a setting which allows you to switch between an internal Intel display chip and the NVIDIA? If so, then the BumbleBee apps would be necessary. Otherwise, you'll have to locate an NVIDA driver for your GTX660. I've never had an NVIDIA graphics chip and have no experience installing them or setting them up. Oshunluver and some other do, however. Maybe they will chime in with some expert advice. Meanwhile, I'd recommend that you download the latest point release of Kubuntu 64b and install it.
(79f46b96ae3b3fa858cccfd214478e2f *kubuntu-16.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso)

My motherboard has an integrated graphic card, but I disabled it in BIOS. I always use the Nvidia. In 14.04 I had it enabled but it always appeared in my device list so I disabled it.
By the way in my Audio devices right after installing I saw "GK106 HDMI Audio controller Digital Stereo (HDMI)". I suppose this comes with the Nvidia card but since I want to use my Maudio card I disabled it (In Kubuntu, not in BIOS). It is the only "tweak" I've done after installing. I guess the less devices I see, the simplier it gets.
I'll start downloading Kubuntu 64b. Let me know if you have another observation, I really appreciate it.

I forgot to mention, in my display properties I have:

RENDERING BACKEND: OPENGL 2.0
OPENGL INTERFACE GLX

[GreyGeek]

Ok I'll take your word.


Unfortunately I live in Venezuela. Big energy problems.
I only have an APC BackUPS ES 550VA 120V between the PC and the wall.

I'm aware of that. I have a friend who is married to a lady from Venezuela and she says that her family members have lost considerable weight because of the food shortages.

The APC usually has only enough power to keep the desktop running for 5-15 minutes, just long enough to do do a graceful power off. I used to own an APC when I was running a Sony VAIO desktop. I used it for about a year and on the day I really needed it, when our power was interrupted by a drunk hitting the transformer, the APC failed. It's battery was bad despite my frequent testing by pushing the test button.

Wait, with 2 GB RAM is it advisable to install 64-b? I thought it was only worth with > 4GB...
On the same subject, I work with many music/audio applications (jackd, carla, Ardour, Hydrogen, etc, etc). And my M-Audio soundcard (I have an external keyboard connected to it), will they perform well?
I never had a 64b system before. But if you think it's worth I can give it a try. This is a learning process for me.

The "4GB" is the maximum a memory a 32b OS could use (at one time. I don't know if that is still a limitation, but I do know that to use more than 4GB of RAM you need to use the 64b OS. The system requirements for K/Ubuntu 16.04 are:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release notes
Recommended system requirements:

• 2 GHz dual core processor or better
• 2 GB system memory
• 25 GB of free hard drive space
• Either a DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media
• Internet access is helpful

Your 2GB is enough to run the 64b Kubuntu. I have 8GB of RAM and I rarely see more than 1.1GB being used. When you install it create at least a 3GB Swap file so that hibernate will work, if you use hibernate.

My motherboard has an integrated graphic card, but I disabled it in BIOS. I always use the Nvidia. In 14.04 I had it enabled but it always appeared in my device list so I disabled it.

That's what I thought.
I had an Acer with an Intel graphic chip and a secondary NVIDIA chip but my BIOS would not allow me to disable the Intel, so I had to use the BumbleBee app and its "optimus" driver.

By the way in my Audio devices right after installing I saw "GK106 HDMI Audio controller Digital Stereo (HDMI)". I suppose this comes with the Nvidia card but since I want to use my Maudio card I disabled it (In Kubuntu, not in BIOS). It is the only "tweak" I've done after installing. I guess the less devices I see, the simplier it gets.
I'll start downloading Kubuntu 64b. Let me know if you have another observation, I really appreciate it.

...

[eamner]

I'm aware of that. I have a friend who is married to a lady from Venezuela and she says that her family members have lost considerable weight because of the food shortages.

Yes, that's true I have lost about 4 kilos this year. I mean, we're not starving in my home.. I have a good job and still can provide for my family, which makes me a "privileged person" (others are not so lucky). However I've had to restrict non essential meals (cookies, desserts and such).
Well, luckily in the area I live we rarely have power outages, because I live in front of a clinic. But I'm not sure about the "quality" of the electricity (sudden increase/decrease of power, etc).

The APC usually has only enough power to keep the desktop running for 5-15 minutes, just long enough to do do a graceful power off. I used to own an APC when I was running a Sony VAIO desktop. I used it for about a year and on the day I really needed it, when our power was interrupted by a drunk hitting the transformer, the APC failed. It's battery was bad despite my frequent testing by pushing the test button.

When I bought mine (about 2 yrs ago) it would run for >20 min. Today it can run for 5-7 min. But that's fine. I'm always at home when the computer is on.

Alright. I'm downloading the file now (will be downloaded tomorrow.. it is late and I only have a 1 Mbps ADSL), and will try to reinstall without the option of automatically downloading the drivers.
Then I will install the driver from here (never had problems with these drivers):
http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

I'll let you know the results. Thanks.

[eamner]

Well, looks like 64-b is not for me..
I tried installing first without clicking "download updates while installing"... All I got was a black screen after rebooting, and a kernel panic after a second reboot. This last screen mentioned something about "/init" not working.

Then I tried clicking on "download updates...", but with the same result.

Tonight I will try again 32-b, but without downloading updates. It is the only option I haven't tried (and despite the freezes, it worked better than 64-b, since at least I could login to my account).

[GreyGeek]

Just curous ... have you tested your RAM?

[eamner]

No... do you mean with the Kubuntu installer?
I tested the disk, though, as it was one of the options in the installer.