[Karmic Beta] - Ghosts

[Karl F. Larsen]

Rashkae 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*!
>>
>>
> 
> 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.
> 

	Just got the second new kernel, ending in 13 and do not have 
any ghosts or other problem. So we can't blame the kernel it 
seems.

	I now have 11, 12 and 13 kernels I can boot from. This latest 
batch of updates did fix a minor problem when booting up. My 
Karmic Beta would write some strange words on a black 
background until the splash screen came up and then it would 
come up normal. This last reboot came up without the minor 
problem. So that is fixed.

73 Karl


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