freeze on start up

[lostinyonkers]

hp 533w
2.7 ghz p4
1gb ram
20gb hdd
kubuntu only

Ok, so I start up Kubuntu, type in my username and pass...

If I click on the HD icon as soon as it appears, it brings me to my desktop, if I wait longer it freezes as the other icons try to load.

WHEN/IF I get to my desktop the system almost instantly freezes, with the exception of my cursor, which can move about but do nothing more.

[dibl]

Re: freeze on start up

If I click on the HD icon as soon as it appears

Heh -- where did you find an instruction to do THAT?

Try putting your hands in your pockets, until the desktop comes up by itself. THEN you can click something.

[lostinyonkers]

Re: freeze on start up

the desktop never comes up at all if i wait on it. the live cd does the same thing but the live cd works just fine on my compaq I think its a driver problem but I dont know enough about kubuntu to get it up and running

[dibl]

Re: freeze on start up

OK, that's probably a video driver issue -- review #2 in the "Top 20" link in my signature, and also the one further down on "proprietary drivers". If you want more help on it, you'll have to get to a console (Alt-F1 or Ctrl-Alt-F1 should get you a command prompt where you can log in) and run

lspci -v

and then post the output here so we can see what your graphics chip is.

[lostinyonkers]

Re: freeze on start up

thank you


I will see what i can do

[lostinyonkers]

Re: freeze on start up

thank for all your help.


this is what cam out of it

kernel modules: i2c-i801

00:1f.5 multimidis audio controller: Intel corporation 82801db/dbl/dbn (ich4/ich4-l/ich4/m) ac'97 audio controller (rev 01)

subsystem: trigem computer inc. device 3189
flags: bus master medium devsel,latency 0, IRQ 17
I/O ports at 1c00 [size=256]
I/O PORTS AT 18C0 [SIZE=64]
MEMORY AT e8080c00 (32 bit, non-prefetchable) [size512]
MEMORY AT e8080000 (32 bit, non-prefetchable) [size256]
capabilities <ACCESS DENIED>
kernel drive in use Intel Ich
kernel module: snd Intel 18x0

02:02.0 ETHERNET CONTROLLER: RETEK SEMIECONCUCTOR CA LTD. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (REV 10)
subsystem: trigem computer co. inc. device 3189
Flags: bus master medium devsel latency 64 IRQ 17
I/O PORTS AT 2000 [SIZE=256]
memory at e8100000 ( 32 bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
capabilities: <access denied>
kernel driver in use 8139 too
kernel modules 8139cp, 8139 too

[lostinyonkers]

Re: freeze on start up

I think i found the problem

timer not connected to IO-APIC upon booting

I will try to update the bios and see what happens
then get back to you on it