8.04 randomly locks up.

[Brendan Strunk]

Try reinstalling Ubuntu> Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:27:19 -0400> From: pat.mysterywriter at gmail.com> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> Subject: Re: 8.04 randomly locks up.> > I get the same freeze-up but it always occurs when I'm online. Usually > when I'm trying to do something like view a YouTube video or something > equally cpu intensive. Everything freezes, and the only way to recover > is a hard boot. I tried one fix suggested about updating my wireless > drivers, but that didn't help. I do every update that comes to me. I've > considered adding some RAM to my laptop, but have no idea if that will > help the issue or not. If it's a flaw in 8.04 I guess at this point I'll > just wait until the next upgrade comes.> > Pat Brown> pat.mysterywriter at gmail.com> http://www.pabrown.ca/> > L.A. Heat, the first Chris and David mystery> > > > > elmo wrote:> > This my fifth attempt to send this message. The first four times were > > tried when I was running UBUNTU 8.04, twice with CD version and twice > > with the DVD version, but freezeup occurred and the messages couldn't be > > sent. I finally had to resort to Windows XP to send this message.> >> > I have both, the CD and DVD, versions of 8.04 ubuntu installed and I'm > > having a freezeup problem with both. The two were downloaded from > > different sources. The earlier versions (6.04 - 7.10) didn't have any > > such problems and neither does it occur in Windows. > >> > The freezeup seems to be completely random but seems to occur when I > > move the cursor> > to select some operation. It doesn't happen every time I move the > > cursor, it is completely random.> >> > When freezeup occurs, mouse operation and none of the keyboard keys have > > any visible effect except pressing the power button on the computer to > > shut it off and start over.> >> > I'm quite sure I have the proper (for my computer) versions of ubuntu > > installed.> > All of the earlier ubuntus never gave me any problem.> > Could this be some flaw in 8.04?> >> > elmo> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > ubuntu-users mailing list> ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
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