Instant-update:
So indeed I had a broken memory module. I had installed 2x1GB, but only 1
showed. (the 860 is due to the video controller using 200-odd MB system RAM)
Now back up and running with 4GB . Will report back if I encounter the
issue again (I haven't put the crontab fix in place so I'll
Egads, the thick plottens... turns out I have some type of error in my
system. In particular:
marten@MacMini-New:/usr/local/bin$ cat /proc/meminfo |grep MemTotal
MemTotal: 859916 kB
Yes you read that right, 860Mb. That's clearly incorrect. I'll go and
see if I can put in something better.
As an addendum, is there a quick-fix for this? Meaning: can I revert to
kernel 3.xsomething easily in Ubuntu? Or are there all types of
unwelcome side effects to dropping from new-hotness to old-coldness,
kernel-wise?
signed, pro linux sysadmin for many years, back in the 2000's, now only
recently
FWIW this affects me too. I installed pretty much exactly the same
installation (Ubuntu + Kodi + Steam) on two Mac minis, two days ago.
You can compare the devices if you wish - MacMini 4,1 and 5,1
respectively. 4,1 works fine, 5,1 does not.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Mini#Specifications_3
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