8.04 still locks up
Carl Friis-Hansen
ubuntuuser at carl-fh.com
Sat Sep 6 17:56:43 UTC 2008
elmo wrote:
> elmo wrote:
>> Nils Kassube wrote:
>>
>>> elmo wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I thought that I finally had a UBUNTU 8.04 that doesn't freeze and
>>>> lockup but no, after downloads from different sources, the same old
>>>> problem ...it works fine for a up to half hour or so then suddenly, the
>>>> cursor locks and there's nothing I do can free it other than turn the
>>>> computer off and back on and start over.
>>>>
>>>> I've tried trial and error combinations of keypresses to loosen up the
>>>> cursor....no effect.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> First shortcut to try is Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to restart the X server. Then
>>> try Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get a terminal. That way you can find out if your
>>> machine is completely locked or if only your X session is broken. When
>>> you restart the machine, have a look at the logs. Maybe there is some
>>> clue. In /var/log/messages search for the date and time when the problem
>>> happened and in /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old the last lines are a good
>>> candidate for an indication of your problem.
>>>
>>> Are you using desktop effects? Check if the problem persists if you
>>> disable desktop effects. Sorry, can't tell you how because I don't use it
>>> myself.
>>>
>>> What graphics hardware do you have? Are you using a proprietary graphics
>>> driver (ATI / Nvidia)?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I restart 8.04 and try repeating what I was doing when the freeze
>>>> occurred but it doesn't freeze again but it freezes when I'm doing
>>>> something completely different. There's no consistency to the
>>>> occurrence of the freeze.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> When the freeze happens, do you have a page with flash opened with your
>>> browser?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> No, it can happen without the browser, as when editing or just selecting
>> a file,
>>
>>
>>>> Does anybody have 8.04 that doesn't freeze? What's the secret?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Sure. I know about 15 computers with various hardware combinations (except
>>> there is none with ATI graphics) running 8.04 but I don't know any
>>> machine that freezes. Considering the low number of reports of freezes on
>>> this list I would assume there are _many_ machines working with 8.04
>>> without a problem like yours.
>>>
>>>
>>> Nils
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> It's possible that my lockup problem is due to some kind of hardware
>> defect but I have no clue as to what
>> and how to check. It's just that all my current operating systems all
>> work so well
>>
>>
>>
> When lockup occurs, there's no point in trying any of the suggested
> shortcuts because the keyboard is dead and I can't type anything. The
> monitor still shows the same display that was there when lockup occurred.
>
> The only thing that still works is pressing the power button to shut
> down the computer.
>
> Then, turning the computer back on, everything works normally until it
> locks up again.
Hi Elmo,
I see this thread is still running. I must have missed it, but do you
have a PCI-WiFi card in your machine? - If so, did it help to remove
the card from the machine?
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