[ubuntu-za] Random freezes

[David Nel]

I tried to access the console but the keyboard was unresponsive. Weren't any
flashing LED's or anything. I didn't check the logs though which I probably
should have but I have tried a kernel update and will see how it fairs.
Thanks for the help though.

On 21 December 2010 11:43, Wesley Werner <wesley.werner at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 9:58 AM, David Nel <david.uberdiablo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I think it's a kernel problem to be honest but not sure if I can install
> a
> > more reliable kernel. Has anyone found some form of a work around yet?
>
> It could be a kernel bug or hardware related, perhaps I can offer some
> troubleshooting ideas?:
>
> - is the system completely unresponsive? And if so, are the caps
> lock/scroll locks lights flashing? If they are, it's a kernel panic.
> - can you ctrl+alt+F1 into another console and log in?
> - check the logs for any suspect errors right after you reboot. Even
> boot into text mode only to avoid loading X (recovery mode from the
> GRUB menu)
> - check the system logs and X11 logs:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LinuxLogFiles
>
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