01-31-2021, 04:21 PM
It depends on what you are prepared to try to keep the machine going given that support is time limited.
Trying version 4.8 wouldn't cost anything but time.
If you have to stick with 3.8 you can investigate further into why firefox is broken. If as seems possible it was a kernel upgrade then one thing to try is booting from an earlier kernel to see if it allows firefox to work again.
Going from memory and what I would have tried if I didn't have the option to upgrade to 5.x
From the Grub loader menu at boot select advanced options. This should show a choice of available kernels. Select an earlier one and let it boot to see if it fixes the new issues.
If you don't see a Grub loader screen when you boot try tapping the 'shift' key (for BIOS) or 'esc' key (for UEFI) very early in the boot process before the Linux kicks in to see if you can catch it. Then choose an earlier kernel as above.
If you can't catch Grub loader using shift or esc keys then it might be necessary to boot normally and find a file /etc/default/grub which can be edited to force a grub screen to show itself.
Trying version 4.8 wouldn't cost anything but time.
If you have to stick with 3.8 you can investigate further into why firefox is broken. If as seems possible it was a kernel upgrade then one thing to try is booting from an earlier kernel to see if it allows firefox to work again.
Going from memory and what I would have tried if I didn't have the option to upgrade to 5.x
From the Grub loader menu at boot select advanced options. This should show a choice of available kernels. Select an earlier one and let it boot to see if it fixes the new issues.
If you don't see a Grub loader screen when you boot try tapping the 'shift' key (for BIOS) or 'esc' key (for UEFI) very early in the boot process before the Linux kicks in to see if you can catch it. Then choose an earlier kernel as above.
If you can't catch Grub loader using shift or esc keys then it might be necessary to boot normally and find a file /etc/default/grub which can be edited to force a grub screen to show itself.
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