Avoiding forced shutdown from non-functioning system

[Shawn McCuan]

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On Wed, 2007-06-06 at 12:20 -0400, Martin Laberge wrote:
> On June 4, 2007 12:36:29 Chris wrote:
> > Hello everybody...I'm about as new as you can be so please forgive my
> > ignorance.
> > 
> > I have just put a test computer together to learn....and learn well
> > Ubuntu. (I'm coming from Open Suse...to many issues that never seemed to
> > get resolved.)  
> > For reference the pc uses the Intel 945G chipset (with onboard
> > graphics),512MB DDR2 RAM and a SATA HD.  
> > I'm assuming it's some drive conflict, but with this machine the machine
> > stops responding.  This last time it was the mouse would still function
> > but I couldn't click on anything, and the keys wouldn't function.  Other
> > times the nothing would function and the machine would just lock up.
> > Other than just dumping the power on the machine (or using the "Forced
> > Misbehaving"applet is there another way to view what the heck is going
> > on with this system?  
> > Also sometime when the machine boots the desktop would show, but the
> > panel would not show unless I click on the Desktop. Any idea why this
> > happens.
> > I haven't notice this issue with the Intels 865 or 875 chipsets...just
> > the 945...?
> > 
> > Also guys I have some questions about things that may not be
> > techincal....where is the best place to ask questions like what's the
> > best software for remote desktop for Ubuntu to a WinXP machine...and
> > things like that?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Chris
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> for the best soft to remote access ANY OS, look at VNC (or it's derivate)
> it can remote access other machine screen and mouse and keyb,
> from/to linux,windows,os/x (once properly configured)
> and is easy to use from any platform
> 
> for the graphic, I have a I-865G and if behaves correctly with accel
> and GL and fonts, in 1280x1024 with the standard ubuntu drivers (using i915 DRI)
> (once setup correctly too (i just removed the 1600x1200 from the xorg.conf file))
> Maybe the I-945G is not well supported by the driver... or need additionnal adjustments
> 
> for the lockup, my memory chips are bus-400 but my machine runs well only if bios
> is set to bus-320 speed of ram, (otherwise it locks, or jams, or slow, or ...)
> Maybe you have similar situation...
> 
> I hope this helps...
> 
> 
> -- 
> ----------------------------------------------
> Martin Laberge
> mlsoft at videotron.ca
> 
> 30 years of unix admin... and still learning!
>