New 8.04, same problem

[David Curtis]

elmo wrote:
> I had previously posted "8.04 still locks up" and receive a massive 
> amount of reponses. I must apologize for not responding to all the mail 
> that poured in.
> 
> I couldn't keep up so I decided that rather that trying to fix the 
> problem, it would be simpler to just start afresh with a new 
> installation so I cleaned out and reformatted the partition, then 
> downloaded a new ISO from what I'm sure is a reliable source (MIT) and 
> burned a fresh installation disk,  Everything went by the book,ISO 
> download, IMAGE CD, installation, etc.
> 
> Bootup from the disk went perfectly so I ran a few tests and decided OK 
> now I'll try the installed system.  The first thing I tried was to 
> change the screen background.....one cursor movement......TOTAL 
> LOCKUP!!!!....keyboard dead, mouse action dead,
> So, I pressed the computer power button to shut off the computer, then 
> rebooted and tried again to change the screen background.....success!!!
> 
> The computer ran perfectly for several operations, then about 5 minutes 
> later, a mouse movement and it locked  TOTAL lockup, no keyboard action, 
> no mouse action, just a frozen screen display with a cemented cursor. 
> Again,lockup is inconsistent and not repeatable.
> 
> OK, so now it's back to 7.10 (CD & DVD) which work perfectly both from 
> an internal HD and an external HD, So does Debian.
> 
> When will 8.10 be available.?
> 
> elmo
> 
> 
Elmo,

In a general sense, the first thing you need to do to trouble shoot this 
is to make a list of this system's hardware and search for known 
problems/bugs with said hardware.  For example, 'Ubuntu 8.04 Nvidia 
lockup' gets some decent hits in google. As does 'Ubuntu 8.04 Asus 
lockup'. Even better is to input a hardware identifier string into 
google like 'Ubuntu 8.04 Nvidia GeForce2 MX 400 lockup'.

With that said, if you type 'lshw' or 'lspci' on a command line, the 
hardware that this machine consists of will be displayed. You can write 
the pertinent info down or cut a paste it into google. Or for that 
matter, cut and paste it into an email so the list can see and say, hey 
I got the same card/board/device, this is what I did to fix it/cope with it.

The above is pretty much what I remember from your last thread(s). If 
this is a bit beneath your capabilities I apologize. If you need more 
help with this then let us know.

7.10 is supported till next spring, so you're good till then if 8.10 
does not solve these lockups.

Dave