[WLUG] ubuntu studio 14.04

[Charles Dayringer]

I didn't try to use the SysReq keys, but it looked interesting.

I switched video drivers on my HP Pavilion dv9000 laptop.

It was using an open-source x.org driver, I switched to the nvidia 
proprietary driver, and it seems to be working better now. I couldn't 
use any browser before, and just had a successful browsing session. 
Fingers crossed.

Thanks, all

-cd


On 04/27/2014 12:42 PM, Jeff Hanson wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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>
>      > <mailto: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>
>     <mailto: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>>
>      >          > <mailto: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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