[Karmic Beta] - Ghosts

[Karl F. Larsen]

NoOp wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 
> 

	I did that. I took a nap and it had finished the updates and 
was waiting with the square panel for me to click on reboot. I 
have no known problems on this Karmic Beta 32 bit in it's own 
partition.

73 Karl


-- 

	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
	Linux User
	#450462   http://counter.li.org.
         Key ID = 3951B48D