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ChrisOfBristol
Joined: 17 Nov 2012 Posts: 14
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Posted: Sat 17 Nov 2012, 14:33 Post subject:
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I have installed Chromium-20-lucid as per instructions. The Launcher points to a shell script which exists and has the executable permission, which points to the program which has the executable permission. I have selected Chromium as the default browser.
Yet nothing happens when I click on the Browse launcher.
To try to see what is going wrong I tried right-clicking then choosing "Run_In_Terminal" and I get this error message:
/tmp/runinterminal-2209: line3: 22053 iIlegal instruction "/usr/local/bin/defaultbrowser"
Obviously this may not reflect the real problem when clicking normally.
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rameshiyer
Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Posts: 252 Location: Calicut, Kerala, India
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Posted: Sat 17 Nov 2012, 23:46 Post subject:
Chromium Subject description: New Version |
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Let us try new version Chromium 25 SFS and PET file which is available in forum. Download and install. You can also try Iron Browser.
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puppyluvr

Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 3466 Location: Chickasha Oklahoma
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Posted: Sun 18 Nov 2012, 00:16 Post subject:
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Hello,
Not right click menu.
Open a terminal, and type:
And post any errors..
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ChrisOfBristol
Joined: 17 Nov 2012 Posts: 14
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Posted: Sun 18 Nov 2012, 14:55 Post subject:
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puppyluvr wrote: | type: defaultbrowser |
If dillo is the default browser it runs, but Chromium results in this error message:
Quote: | Illegal instruction |
Note that I wanted to try XFCE so I've typed and that still starts when I switch on. I'm not sure how to go back to the default desktop - I suppose it might be something like
Chromium doesn't start on either.
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puppyluvr

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Posted: Sun 18 Nov 2012, 17:06 Post subject:
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01micko

Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 8670 Location: qld
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Posted: Sun 18 Nov 2012, 17:14 Post subject:
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ChrisOfBristol
Unfortunately, Chromium and Chrome do not support most Athlon-XP processors or anything else under an i686. I think it's something to do with the SSE instruction.
In your case you will need to stick with Seamonkey/Firefox/Opera or at least something other than chromium.
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ChrisOfBristol
Joined: 17 Nov 2012 Posts: 14
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Posted: Sun 18 Nov 2012, 18:20 Post subject:
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puppyluvr wrote: |
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I opened a terminal and typed that - but nothing happened. However I have found an application called WM Switcher which is available from JWM and XFCE and works in both directions.
I'm not sure which I prefer yet, but XFCE is nearer to my desktop with Ubuntu 12.10 plus Gnome-session-fallback so I will probably end up with that, but I want to give JWM a fair chance first.
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ChrisOfBristol
Joined: 17 Nov 2012 Posts: 14
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Posted: Sun 18 Nov 2012, 18:22 Post subject:
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01micko wrote: | Unfortunately, Chromium and Chrome do not support most Athlon-XP processors or anything else under an i686. |
I've just installed Google Chrome 14.0.835.186 and am using it now. Good news because it's faster than Firefox, runs videos out-of-the-box and is preferable all round IMHO.
This old laptop is an Asus Hi-Grade Notino A1300. On boot it says that it has an Intel Celeron 800MHz processor. I don't know whether that is an i686 or how the Chrome requirements below compare with an i686. Quote: | https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95411
Chrome system requirements
Google Chrome is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. For optimal performance, we recommend the following system requirements:
Windows requirements Mac requirements Linux requirements
Operating system Windows XP Service Pack 2+
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8 Mac OS X 10.6 or later Ubuntu 10.04+
Debian 6+
OpenSuSE 11.3+
Fedora Linux 14
Processor Intel Pentium 4 or later Intel Intel Pentium 3 / Athlon 64 or later
Free disk space 100 MB
RAM 128 MB |
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disciple
Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 6781 Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Posted: Fri 23 Nov 2012, 01:37 Post subject:
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Quote: | Intel Celeron 800MHz processor. I don't know whether that is an i686 |
I think you'll find it is.
Quote: | or how the Chrome requirements below compare with an i686 |
Well, I think that Celeron is 3 era of Pentium 3, and will therefore work.
I'm not sure about Chrome, but the latest Chromium certainly works on a 1000Mhz Celeron from 2001. I guess the options some Chrome/Chromium packages are compiled with may mean that they wouldn't though...
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sandlynx
Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 41
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 12:19 Post subject:
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01micko wrote: | ChrisOfBristol
Unfortunately, Chromium and Chrome do not support most Athlon-XP processors or anything else under an i686. I think it's something to do with the SSE instruction.
In your case you will need to stick with Seamonkey/Firefox/Opera or at least something other than chromium. |
Thanks for that info. I downloaded Chromium 9 from PPM, and it didn't come up. I am using an AMD Athlon XP processor.
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Semme

Joined: 07 Aug 2011 Posts: 7827 Location: World_Hub
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 12:44 Post subject:
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Sandlynx- this I was meaning to ask about..
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djm5820
Joined: 13 Jan 2013 Posts: 2
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Posted: Mon 21 Jan 2013, 20:02 Post subject:
chrome not running Subject description: thanks for all ur input |
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I had read somewhere that frugal install was better for some programs so I thought I had that prob cause chrome runs fine on full install of my 1100mhz machine but couldn't get it to run on a 700mhz athlon machine that has a frugal install, but I see from ur discussion that its that processor not being supported by chrome which makes sense so will try opera on athlon. oh and I love puppy I have wary on 3 old p-3 machines and the athlon and have racy on my 1100 daily machine. I almost have a friend convinced to put quirky on his p-4 machine
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trapster

Joined: 28 Nov 2005 Posts: 2106 Location: Maine, USA
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Posted: Tue 22 Jan 2013, 19:04 Post subject:
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Make sure SSE is enabled in the bios
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RJARRRPCGP
Joined: 09 Dec 2008 Posts: 98 Location: USA (Springfield, Vermont)
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Posted: Tue 22 Jan 2013, 22:00 Post subject:
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trapster wrote: | Make sure SSE is enabled in the bios |
I never heard of a board BIOS where you can turn off SSE.
No such option with most boards.
And for AMD users: If the Athlon chip you have don't have SSE1, it means it's a T'bird or earlier.
Only Palomino and later have SSE1. All Athlon XPs have SSE1.
SSE2 didn't exist until Athlon 64!
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trapster

Joined: 28 Nov 2005 Posts: 2106 Location: Maine, USA
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Posted: Fri 25 Jan 2013, 18:59 Post subject:
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http://forums.anandtech.com/archive/index.php/t-727409.html ??
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