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[LP]

FYI, I am on the Bug mailing list for Ubuntu Mate 16
I don't believe I have ever received so many bug reports this late in the
game.
Change for the sake of change is not always a good thing.
I was really looking forward to Ubuntu-Mate.



On 27 April 2016 at 10:29, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> oops...... usually while using Live CD/DVD
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> On 27 April 2016 at 10:28, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I have noticed strange lock ups lately too, not just with 16 but all
>> Ubuntu.
>> I am now in the strange habit of pulling power supply and battery then
>> holding down the power on button for 5 full seconds.
>> This drains all power from capacitors and memory "I think"
>> But it works for me.
>> ttyl
>> LP
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>> On 27 April 2016 at 10:19, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> And with a nod to the computer gods...
>>>
>>> On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 at 10:18 Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi folks, A friend had this happen to him so he said remove the battery
>>>> and reinstall it and VOILA! it all works ok.I guess it must have been stuck
>>>> in a situation where I could not get access to the BIOS, I'll leave that to
>>>> the experts.I hope this will help someone in the same situation. Thanks for
>>>> all your inputs.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 9:05 PM, allan kelly <wrikent at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> UEFI boot maybe ???
>>>>>
>>>>> AK
>>>>> On Apr 26, 2016 8:24 PM, "Raymond House" <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> High CrankyOldBugger, It does not boot at all,I hear the click and
>>>>>> the fan starting up and the LED on the start button is on and then the fan
>>>>>> goes full speed and that,s it! I have to hold the start button down for a
>>>>>> while to turn it off.
>>>>>> On Apr 26, 2016 7:17 PM, "CrankyOldBugger" <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Raymond, try booting it up normal, as far as you can go, then once
>>>>>>> you're sure it's done booting hit Ctrl-Alt-F2 all at once and see if you
>>>>>>> get a login prompt.  If so, then we know it's driver issues on the GUI side
>>>>>>> of things.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, 26 Apr 2016 at 19:03 Roscoe <iankross at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That's about the time I would go and buy another computer! See, I
>>>>>>>> told you I was no expert. Now you have to listen to the real experts!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, 26 April 2016, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Roscoe, I have 14.04 live CD and I tried it but nothing happens
>>>>>>>>> no booting, no display.Also tried 14.04 USB 64bit memory stick with the
>>>>>>>>> same results.
>>>>>>>>> On Apr 26, 2016 6:51 PM, "Roscoe" <iankross at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hey Raymond:
>>>>>>>>>> As a user of Ubuntu as a daily driver since the first version, I
>>>>>>>>>> have noticed that over the years that some versions install with some
>>>>>>>>>> difficulty. As I am no Comp-Sci dude, I usually just reinstalled (maybe
>>>>>>>>>> even a couple of times) and it usually installed no prob.
>>>>>>>>>> I am big proponent of *patience is a virtue* but I don't have
>>>>>>>>>> any, so installs and re-installs are usually what I revert to.
>>>>>>>>>> Give it a try!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Ian
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 2:35 PM, Raymond House <
>>>>>>>>>> raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, I installed Ubuntu 16.04 from a live CD on my laptop and
>>>>>>>>>>> now I can't boot up.I can hear the fan going into high speed but that,s
>>>>>>>>>>> all, no display.I have to force it off.How can I restore the laptop? Thank
>>>>>>>>>>> you.
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