Comment 78 for bug 1377878

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Istimsak (saqman2060) wrote : Re: [Bug 1377878] Re: PPC - GUI freezes except for mouse pointer

Can you run the same system in live mode? If so, open a terminal and file a
bug against ubiquity explaining exactly what happened. Make sure you
include the version of the kernel.

On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 3:29 AM, Boris Reinhard <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> @Adam
>
> sadly, yes. But it now should be clear with the existing workarounds
> that's not necessary for future releases.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1377878
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> Title:
> PPC - GUI freezes except for mouse pointer
>
> Status in The Linux Kernel:
> Confirmed
> Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> During the installation the computer freezes completely except for the
> mouse pointer. And even that is stuck with whatever shape it happened
> to have at the time it froze. The steps I have to cause the freeze
> are run Ubiquity to start the installation open a terminal, run
> Ubuntu-bug and let it launch Firefox. It will freeze every time then.
> Even the consoles (ctrl-alt-f1 etc) are unavailable. What kind of
> information can I collect and how?
>
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