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Author:  forquare1 [ Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Ubuntu 11.04 sometimes crashes/freezes
Hi all,

I run 64-bin Ubuntu 11.04 at work (I can post specs later if needs be), and sometimes I come in of a morning and the screensaver has frozen, I can't SSH into the box, and I need to cut the power to restart it. I think it may have something to do with the network as when my box goes down, so does our little Ubuntu 32-bit 11.04 'server'.

Under OS X and Solaris I'd know where to start looking, but everything is quite alien under Ubuntu. Can anyone suggest where I should start looking?

Cheers,
Ben
Author:  rustybucket [ Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ubuntu 11.04 sometimes crashes/freezes
The first place I'd look is the ACPI settings.

That said, I've had problems before with the screensavers themselves and had to go without.
Author:  forquare1 [ Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ubuntu 11.04 sometimes crashes/freezes
ACPI in the BIOS? Or in Ubuntu?
Also, would anything significant be happening in a log file somewhere? I'm not sure where to look.
Author:  rustybucket [ Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ubuntu 11.04 sometimes crashes/freezes
Erm...

...if it can wait until tomorrow I'll have a bit more brainpower to help. Right now I'm knackered. Sorry :oops:
Author:  rustybucket [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ubuntu 11.04 sometimes crashes/freezes
Sorry for the dearth of posting. Just lately I seem to be having real problems with energy levels. Consequently my brain and google-fu are both very weak.

However, off the top of my head, I would start by

  1. setting the ACPI to S1+S3 in the BIOS (if possible). If that doesn't help try...
  2. ...booting into Ubuntu with
    Code:
    acpi=off

If that doesn't work there are other possibilities but, right now, brainy no worky. Sorry :oops:
Author:  forquare1 [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ubuntu 11.04 sometimes crashes/freezes
Not a problem, thanks for your advice Jim :)

Hardware knowledge has dribbled out my ears I think :? And I'm OK at using Linux, but more admin'y things I'm having to Google far more than normal, normally one search turns into three or four as I have to Google other things..
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