[Bug 50323] system freezes after last kernel update

[golfbuf]

Public bug reported:

I've had 3 system freezes after the last (jun 17, 2006) kernel update.
I'm using i386-686 2.6.15-25.43.

On three occasions, my system has frozen (nothing responds) and required
power off to reboot.  I couldn't even get C-A-F1 to take me to a
terminal.  I'm running a pci nvidia-glx card, and using dialup ppp.  On
all 3 occasions I was on the internet.  The first time, I was opening
links to add additional tabs in firefox and the system froze.  The next
two times were downloading big files overnight .. in the I found the
system frozen.

I'm using kde-3.5.3 from kubuntu.  But, none of these problems occurred
before this update, so I believe something in the update was the cause.

I will try rolling the kernel back to see if that might be the problem.

I am a 5+ years linux user with moderate to high knowledge.

regards,


Note: the original reporter indicated the bug was in package 'linux-image'; however, that package was not published in Ubuntu.

** Affects: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Untriaged
         Status: Unconfirmed

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system freezes after last kernel update
https://launchpad.net/bugs/50323