8.04 still locks up

[Carl Friis-Hansen]

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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