[Karmic Beta] - Ghosts

[NoOp]

On 10/12/2009 11:49 AM, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> 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*!
>> 
>> 
> Opps... I am getting a new crop of updates today! And it 
> includes ANOTHER new kernel! I will check my current kernel 
> number and drop back to it if I get your problems after This 
> second new kernel in 2 days. Can't understand what is going on!
> 
> 73 Karl
> 
> 

Let it do the updates & don't respond to anything... just leave it idle.
I'm curious to see if it eventually times out & reboots itself.