Ubuntu 12.04 LTS freezes after last undate run

[Michael Mori]

I have been running 12.04 since July 2012 without many problems (Skype sometimes freezes and if I close by pressing x, I cannot restart it.) until recently when I installed the lastest updates.

Sometimes the screen blacks out, comes back to life (This has just happened while I am typing this), blacks out again, and then seems fine - no explnation for this.

However, when the system does freeze, apart from the mouse which works fine, no keybaord input is registered, sometimes the Ctrl, Alt, F1 does take me to the blank input screen as suggested by someone, but hen I don't know what to do from there, so I just power off the system via the power button.

How can I undo the last upgrade to make my machine work again?

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[Michael Mori (mori-mike)]

I think it was on Mon or Tues this week, when I ran the usually updates
that come from the update manager. Now at random times the screen freezes
and nothing seems to work to be able to shut down. I am not a teckie so I
don't even know how to use "Terminal".

1. Can I reset the system to last week somehow - I only use cloud based
products , Google apps, Dropbox, Xero, WorkflowMax and such like, and store
hardly anything on the system.

2. Should I upgrade to 12.10 and how do i do that?

Many thanks

On 21 March 2013 14:18, Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot <
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> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. It seems that your bug report is not filed about a
> specific source package though, rather it is just filed against Ubuntu
> in general. It is important that bug reports be filed about source
> packages so that people interested in the package can find the bugs
> about it. You can find some hints about determining what package your
> bug might be about at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage.
> You might also ask for help in the #ubuntu-bugs irc channel on Freenode.
>
> To change the source package that this bug is filed about visit
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1158213/+editstatus and add the
> package name in the text box next to the word Package.
>
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> Title:
> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS freezes after last undate run
>
> Status in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> I have been running 12.04 since July 2012 without many problems (Skype
> sometimes freezes and if I close by pressing x, I cannot restart it.)
> until recently when I installed the lastest updates.
>
> Sometimes the screen blacks out, comes back to life (This has just
> happened while I am typing this), blacks out again, and then seems
> fine - no explnation for this.
>
> However, when the system does freeze, apart from the mouse which works
> fine, no keybaord input is registered, sometimes the Ctrl, Alt, F1
> does take me to the blank input screen as suggested by someone, but
> hen I don't know what to do from there, so I just power off the system
> via the power button.
>
> How can I undo the last upgrade to make my machine work again?
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1158213/+subscriptions
>

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Kind regards,

Michael Mori

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hallo
when the problem happens again, please attach here, using the buton below 'Add attachment or patch' the file:
/var/log/syslog
If you want to upgrade to 12.10 then start software center, select Edit -> Software Sources, click the Update tag and in the:
Notify me of a new Ubuntu version, select `For any new version', close and run update manager (Dash and type up, will show software updates, click on it
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http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

[Michael Mori (mori-mike)]

Thanks Fabio, I will do so next time.

Would you recommend the upgrade to 12.10 I only use my computer for cloud
computing. I run 2 businesses on the cloud, so I need the OS to run
smoothly.

Thanks

On 23 March 2013 18:17, Fabio Marconi <email address hidden> wrote:

> Hallo
> when the problem happens again, please attach here, using the buton below
> 'Add attachment or patch' the file:
> /var/log/syslog
> If you want to upgrade to 12.10 then start software center, select Edit ->
> Software Sources, click the Update tag and in the:
> Notify me of a new Ubuntu version, select `For any new version', close and
> run update manager (Dash and type up, will show software updates, click on
> it
> ---
> Ubuntu Bug Squad volunteer triager
> http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1158213
>
> Title:
> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS freezes after last undate run
>
> Status in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> I have been running 12.04 since July 2012 without many problems (Skype
> sometimes freezes and if I close by pressing x, I cannot restart it.)
> until recently when I installed the lastest updates.
>
> Sometimes the screen blacks out, comes back to life (This has just
> happened while I am typing this), blacks out again, and then seems
> fine - no explnation for this.
>
> However, when the system does freeze, apart from the mouse which works
> fine, no keybaord input is registered, sometimes the Ctrl, Alt, F1
> does take me to the blank input screen as suggested by someone, but
> hen I don't know what to do from there, so I just power off the system
> via the power button.
>
> How can I undo the last upgrade to make my machine work again?
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1158213/+subscriptions
>

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Kind regards,

Michael Mori

[Michael Mori (mori-mike)]

Here is a printscreen.

I hope this helps
[image: Inline images 1]

On 24 March 2013 15:57, Michael Mori <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thanks Fabio, I will do so next time.
>
> Would you recommend the upgrade to 12.10 I only use my computer for cloud
> computing. I run 2 businesses on the cloud, so I need the OS to run
> smoothly.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On 23 March 2013 18:17, Fabio Marconi <email address hidden> wrote:
>
>> Hallo
>> when the problem happens again, please attach here, using the buton below
>> 'Add attachment or patch' the file:
>> /var/log/syslog
>> If you want to upgrade to 12.10 then start software center, select Edit
>> -> Software Sources, click the Update tag and in the:
>> Notify me of a new Ubuntu version, select `For any new version', close
>> and run update manager (Dash and type up, will show software updates, click
>> on it
>> ---
>> Ubuntu Bug Squad volunteer triager
>> http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad
>>
>> ** Changed in: ubuntu
>> Status: New => Incomplete
>>
>> --
>> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
>> report.
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1158213
>>
>> Title:
>> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS freezes after last undate run
>>
>> Status in Ubuntu:
>> Incomplete
>>
>> Bug description:
>> I have been running 12.04 since July 2012 without many problems (Skype
>> sometimes freezes and if I close by pressing x, I cannot restart it.)
>> until recently when I installed the lastest updates.
>>
>> Sometimes the screen blacks out, comes back to life (This has just
>> happened while I am typing this), blacks out again, and then seems
>> fine - no explnation for this.
>>
>> However, when the system does freeze, apart from the mouse which works
>> fine, no keybaord input is registered, sometimes the Ctrl, Alt, F1
>> does take me to the blank input screen as suggested by someone, but
>> hen I don't know what to do from there, so I just power off the system
>> via the power button.
>>
>> How can I undo the last upgrade to make my machine work again?
>>
>> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1158213/+subscriptions
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Kind regards,
>
>
> Michael Mori
>

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Kind regards,

Michael Mori