[WLUG] ubuntu studio 14.04

[Jeff Hanson]

Next time it happens try the SysReq keys:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key#Uses

Wait about 5 seconds between each key combo.  If it shuts down then the
kernel is still functioning (IOW, it's not a hard freeze) and problem is
X.org, probably a video driver bug.



On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Charles Dayringer <dayringer at izzy.net>wrote:

> Since my "upgrade" to 14.04, I am experiencing regular lock-ups,
> freezing my laptop so I can't even get a command line & have to power
> down. It's almost like using windoze again...
>
>
> On 04/26/2014 07:33 PM, Chris Baty wrote:
> > I'm starting to think Ubuntu is getting buggy.  I tried to restore
> > Apache to it's default config and it insisted o n keeping the previous
> > configuration, even after reloading.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Alexander J. Marsh <ajmarsh at gmail.com
> > <mailto:ajmarsh at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Looks like others have hit a similar bug.
> >
> >
> >     *
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1115886*
> >
> >
> >     On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Charles Dayringer
> >     <dayringer at izzy.net <mailto:dayringer at izzy.net>> wrote:
> >
> >         Permissions OK, everyone can read.
> >         It's true for all images, and was working OK in previous version.
> >         -cd
> >
> >
> >         On 04/25/2014 03:12 PM, Alexander J. Marsh wrote:
> >          > What are the permissions on said image files?   See if a
> >         chmod 777 fixes
> >          > the problem.  Just the first thing I thought of off the top
> >         of my head.
> >          >
> >          >
> >          >    ++alex
> >          >
> >          >
> >          >
> >          > On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Charles Dayringer
> >         <dayringer at izzy.net <mailto:dayringer at izzy.net>
> >          > <mailto:dayringer at izzy.net <mailto:dayringer at izzy.net>>>
> wrote:
> >          >
> >          >     I just upgraded from ubuntu studio 13.10 to 14.04
> >          >
> >          >     I've been using ubuntu studio for several years, happily,
> >         always keeping
> >          >     up with updates & upgrades.
> >          >
> >          >     It seems fine mostly, but for some reason, It won't let
> >         me use pictures
> >          >     for wallpaper now. All image files are grayed out &
> >         unselectable in the
> >          >     display manager.
> >          >
> >          >     Any hints?
> >          >
> >          >     -cd
> >          >
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