[Karmic Beta] - Ghosts

[Rashkae]

NoOp wrote:
> I have ghosts in my karmic beta test machine... While doing today's
> updates, which included some kernel stuff, the screen had gone blank
> while downloading & installing the updates (standard power saver).  Next
> thing I know karmic *reboots* all by itself, comes back up with a
> default screen & *then* tells me that a restart is required w/option
> buttons 'Restart Later' & 'Restart Now'. Well, duh, the POS just fully
> rebooted!
> 
> Opps... I waited to long to try one of the options; screen has gone
> black again & now doesn't respond to anything on the keyboard. No
> Ctrl-Alt-F(x), nothing. Only way to recover was to pop the power switch
> & then the system shut down.
> 
> Wow, I'm impressed! This is just like... *Windows*!
> 
> 

Yup, windows behaves much the same way when you have an overheating or
otherwise malfunctioning piece of hardware.  That first 'automatic
reboot' should be a big clue there.