<div dir="ltr"><div>Next time it happens try the SysReq keys:<br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key#Uses">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key#Uses</a><br><br></div><div>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.<br>
<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Charles Dayringer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dayringer@izzy.net" target="_blank">dayringer@izzy.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Since my "upgrade" to 14.04, I am experiencing regular lock-ups,<br>
freezing my laptop so I can't even get a command line & have to power<br>
down. It's almost like using windoze again...<br>
<br>
<br>
On 04/26/2014 07:33 PM, Chris Baty wrote:<br>
> I'm starting to think Ubuntu is getting buggy. I tried to restore<br>
> Apache to it's default config and it insisted o n keeping the previous<br>
> configuration, even after reloading.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Alexander J. Marsh <<a href="mailto:ajmarsh@gmail.com">ajmarsh@gmail.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ajmarsh@gmail.com">ajmarsh@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Looks like others have hit a similar bug.<br>
><br>
><br>
> *<a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1115886*" target="_blank">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1115886*</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Charles Dayringer<br>
> <<a href="mailto:dayringer@izzy.net">dayringer@izzy.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:dayringer@izzy.net">dayringer@izzy.net</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Permissions OK, everyone can read.<br>
> It's true for all images, and was working OK in previous version.<br>
> -cd<br>
><br>
><br>
> On 04/25/2014 03:12 PM, Alexander J. Marsh wrote:<br>
> > What are the permissions on said image files? See if a<br>
> chmod 777 fixes<br>
> > the problem. Just the first thing I thought of off the top<br>
> of my head.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > ++alex<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Charles Dayringer<br>
> <<a href="mailto:dayringer@izzy.net">dayringer@izzy.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:dayringer@izzy.net">dayringer@izzy.net</a>><br>
> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:dayringer@izzy.net">dayringer@izzy.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:dayringer@izzy.net">dayringer@izzy.net</a>>>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > I just upgraded from ubuntu studio 13.10 to 14.04<br>
> ><br>
> > I've been using ubuntu studio for several years, happily,<br>
> always keeping<br>
> > up with updates & upgrades.<br>
> ><br>
> > It seems fine mostly, but for some reason, It won't let<br>
> me use pictures<br>
> > for wallpaper now. All image files are grayed out &<br>
> unselectable in the<br>
> > display manager.<br>
> ><br>
> > Any hints?<br>
> ><br>
> > -cd<br>
> ><br>
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