How to freeze-crash Kubuntu in minutes without trying (1)

[T20User]

Gratefully and hopefully installed 7.10 on an IBM TP20. In Konqueror, using Screen Saver Open GL, machine froze when trying elementary Particle Fountain; had to reboot.
Haven't yet tried printer or peripherals.

[SheeEttin]

Re: How to freeze-crash Kubuntu in minutes without trying (1)

Try using the appropriate graphics drivers.

[cynewave]

Re: How to freeze-crash Kubuntu in minutes without trying (1)

I am having a similar problem. I have loaded Gutsy on 3 different machines, including one Gateway laptop. On all 3 I am experiencing lockups. If I leave the machine sitting without the screensaver enabled, it locks up at some point. If I enable the screen saver, it locks up immediately 80% of the time....

[dibl]

Re: How to freeze-crash Kubuntu in minutes without trying (1)

Open a console window and run

top

and let it run, so you can see what is hogging all the resources at the point when it "locks".

BTW, true "lockups" are pretty rare. Usually it's just the x server.

[Bongo5HH]

Re: How to freeze-crash Kubuntu in minutes without trying (1)

My Gutsy install locked up at some point while it was running all by it's self (I was at the movies.. don't ask... lol) the other night. First time I've seen that happen in Kubuntu in two years.

Kev

[dibl]

Re: How to freeze-crash Kubuntu in minutes without trying (1)

Couple of thoughts for the "locked up" guys:

1. Check for the strigi package and remove it:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3086410.0


2. Raising Skinny Elephants Is Utterly Boring

BEFORE you reach for that power switch, give the Alt-SysRq combo a chance to do a graceful shutdown/reboot. Press "Alt-SysRq" and then, one at a time in sequence, " r s e i u b ".

Probably you will be amazed to see your "locked up" system do a shutdown and normal reboot.

Reference: http://linuxgazette.net/issue81/vikas.html