<div dir="ltr">I'm not sure how to reply to a message. I just wondered why the user, Message: 4 Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:10:29 -0400 From: Fred Roller <<a href="mailto:fredroller66@gmail.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">fredroller66@gmail.com</a>> To: <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] xubuntu goes crazy Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:535F4255.3060209@gmail.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">535F4255.3060209@gmail.com</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed<div>Who ask this question wasn't told to do all the sudo updates you should do after installing xubuntu. I did and mine works great. It made it a lot faster, plus ran better. I dont use hibernate, lock screen and turn off monitor work for me. I do have a lot of extra computers, so I try about everything suggested after installing xubuntu 12.04. I dont use a laptop, but I suspect hibernate works about the same way internally both on laptop and desktop. I dont worry about a couple cents a day that it may or may not save me though either. Sometimes I just leave my machine on and go to bed. It does power down when screen saver kicks in anyhow. I do click off internet pages. </div> </div><div class="gmail_extra"> <div class="gmail_quote">On 29 April 2014 08:00, <<a href="mailto:xubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">xubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send xubuntu-users mailing list submissions to <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a> You can reach the person managing the list at <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users-owner@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users-owner@lists.ubuntu.com</a> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of xubuntu-users digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: xubuntu goes crazy (c. marlow) 2. Re: xubuntu goes crazy (Ralf Mardorf) 3. Re: xubuntu goes crazy (Fred Roller) 4. Re: xubuntu goes crazy (Fred Roller) 5. Re: xubuntu goes crazy (Ralf Mardorf) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:02:36 -0500 From: "c. marlow" <<a href="mailto:chris@marlows.org">chris@marlows.org</a>> To: Xubuntu Support and User Discussions <<a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] xubuntu goes crazy Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:CANjhhfCkVNZgbDyqX5nTKBK5Wcu0jv0aVE9fwf0qMCRbAC0_Xg@mail.gmail.com">CANjhhfCkVNZgbDyqX5nTKBK5Wcu0jv0aVE9fwf0qMCRbAC0_Xg@mail.gmail.com</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Fred Roller <<a href="mailto:fredroller66@gmail.com">fredroller66@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > On 04/27/2014 10:45 PM, c. marlow wrote: >> >> hi folks, >> >> so after 4 days of being up xubuntu 12.04 decides to go nuts >> >> 1. when clicking on icons it highlights all icons on the desktop >> >> 2. when clicking a folder it shows an OPEN menu not letting me double >> click >> >> 3. when logging out the log in screen wont take my password and gets >> elongated across the screen >> >> i do use standby at night when i am not on the computer. and its on >> during the day >> >> computer is fully up to code with updates >> >> i have not modified anything everything is still stock xubuntu 12.04 >> as in repo list etc hasnt been touched >> >> rebooting everything seems ok for now... >> >> any ideas of why it would just go crazy all of a sudden? >> >> thanks, >> christopher >> > Try this for a night or so... through power management and screensaver both > ensure all options to go to suspend, sleep, hibernate, etc is turned off so > the system won't automatically go to sleep. This may include adjusting the > xorg.conf file as described on this list a week or so ago. Then at night > manually "Lock Screen" and turn off the monitor to conserve power (assuming > this is a desktop or attached monitor). If it can go a night or two without > going catawampus then we know it's the suspend. > > reasoning... I have had issues with any form of hibernate (suspend, sleep, > etc.) on any OS that I don't even bother. Locking the screen does not seem > to affect my system so it is my work around which is all it is; a work > around. If this proves out to be the suspend or sleep mode then we at least > have a direction towards a solution. > > HTH > - Fred > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> i just feel bad leaving it on because it just going to waste energy... i know everyone tells me ohhh they dont use much energy at all compared to a fridge or this or that. i guess i am just trying to be a green person, and not enviromentally friendly but i will try it. cm -- ~ Christopher ~ <a href="mailto:chris@marlows.org">chris@marlows.org</a> Blog: <a href="http://www.cwmsjournal.com" target="_blank">www.cwmsjournal.com</a> Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/cmar606" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/cmar606</a> ===================================================== **DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted from <a href="mailto:chris@marlows.org">chris@marlows.org</a>, and to <a href="mailto:chris@marlows.com">chris@marlows.com</a>, are solely intended for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential and privileged. If you receive this email in error, please advise me by return email immediately. Please also disregard the contents of the email, delete it and destroy any copies immediately. All emails incoming and outgoing are kept for my personal use and are kept on file and archived away INDEFINITELY. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:29:51 +0200 From: Ralf Mardorf <<a href="mailto:ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com">ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com</a>> To: <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] xubuntu goes crazy Message-ID: <1398749391.1779.14.camel@archlinux> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Mon, 2014-04-28 at 13:48 -0400, Fred Roller wrote: > Try this for a night or so... through power management and screensaver > both ensure all options to go to suspend, sleep, hibernate, etc is > turned off so the system won't automatically go to sleep. This may > include adjusting the xorg.conf file as described on this list a week or > so ago. No, the xorg.file [1] is only needed to avoid screen blanking. [1] man xorg.conf informs that the default values are 10 minutes. I had to add Section "ServerFlags" Option "BlankTime" "0" Option "StandbyTime" "0" Option "SuspendTime" "0" Option "OffTime" "0" EndSection to my /etc/X11/xorg.conf, so that I could disable screen blanking by the power manager settings, resp. since I don't need other power settings, to enable/disable screen blanking by (enable) killall xfce4-power-manager ; xfce4-power-manager (disable) killall xfce4-power-manager Without the xorg.conf entries screen blanking is active, even when the values are set to disable screen blanking by the power manager while it's running, or when it's killed. JFTR first I kill the power manager, when I want to enable it, to ensure that only one instance will run, when enabling it by a launcher. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:03:43 -0400 From: Fred Roller <<a href="mailto:fredroller66@gmail.com">fredroller66@gmail.com</a>> To: <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] xubuntu goes crazy Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:535F40BF.1020604@gmail.com">535F40BF.1020604@gmail.com</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 04/29/2014 01:29 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Mon, 2014-04-28 at 13:48 -0400, Fred Roller wrote: >> Try this for a night or so... through power management and screensaver >> both ensure all options to go to suspend, sleep, hibernate, etc is >> turned off so the system won't automatically go to sleep. This may >> include adjusting the xorg.conf file as described on this list a week or >> so ago. > No, the xorg.file [1] is only needed to avoid screen blanking. > > [1] > man xorg.conf informs that the default values are 10 minutes. > I had to add > > Section "ServerFlags" > Option "BlankTime" "0" > Option "StandbyTime" "0" > Option "SuspendTime" "0" > Option "OffTime" "0" > EndSection > > to my /etc/X11/xorg.conf, so that I could disable screen blanking by the > power manager settings, resp. since I don't need other power settings, > to enable/disable screen blanking by > (enable) > killall xfce4-power-manager ; xfce4-power-manager > (disable) > killall xfce4-power-manager > Without the xorg.conf entries screen blanking is active, even when the > values are set to disable screen blanking by the power manager while > it's running, or when it's killed. JFTR first I kill the power manager, > when I want to enable it, to ensure that only one instance will run, > when enabling it by a launcher. > > > > + 1 The purpose though was to ensure any automated power savings etc was turned off leaving only the manual option of locking screen. The end result is see if it clears up the erratic actions of the PC. Once cleared then hopefully we can systematically turn options on to see if we can narrow down cause... or some mad logic of that sort where by the OP may safely put his system to sleep. Something I should be doing myself. :P - Fred ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:10:29 -0400 From: Fred Roller <<a href="mailto:fredroller66@gmail.com">fredroller66@gmail.com</a>> To: <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] xubuntu goes crazy Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:535F4255.3060209@gmail.com">535F4255.3060209@gmail.com</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 04/28/2014 11:02 PM, c. marlow wrote: > i just feel bad leaving it on because it just going to waste energy... > i know everyone tells me ohhh they dont use much energy at all > compared to a fridge or this or that. i guess i am just trying to be a > green person, and not enviromentally friendly but i will try it. > > cm I understand but this is just troubleshooting by taking the automated process out of the equation and then manually activating each process. Tonight Lock Screen. Tomorrow night suspend. The following Sleep. etc. Once you know which option cause the system to act up then you can avoid it until a fix is found and turn the auto feature back on the ones that work. Some such madness like that. :) - Fred ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:13:38 +0200 From: Ralf Mardorf <<a href="mailto:ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com">ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com</a>> To: <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] xubuntu goes crazy Message-ID: <1398752018.1779.19.camel@archlinux> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Aren't there any kernel logs, dmesg? What happens when manually suspend/hibernate? What exactly is sleep/standby? I don't own a laptop, however, suspend/hibernate on my PC worked a long time ago, but I guess it doesn't work nowadays, haven't tested it for a long time, but I remember issues. ------------------------------ -- xubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> End of xubuntu-users Digest, Vol 87, Issue 48 ********************************************* </blockquote></div> </div>