8.04 still locks up

[elmo]

Carl Friis-Hansen wrote:
> elmo wrote:
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>> elmo wrote:
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>>> Nils Kassube wrote:
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>>>> elmo wrote:
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>>>>> 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.
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>>>> 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)?
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>>>>> 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.
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>>>> When the freeze happens, do you have a page with flash opened with your 
>>>> browser?
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>>> No, it can happen without the browser, as when editing or just selecting
>>> a file,
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>>>>> Does anybody have 8.04 that doesn't freeze?  What's the secret?
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>>>> 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
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>>> 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
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>> 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.
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>> Then, turning the computer back on, everything works normally until it 
>> locks up again.
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>
> 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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I don't know if I have a PCI-WiFi card.  How can I check?
elmo