system freezes after last kernel update
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Motin |
Bug Description
I've had 3 system freezes after the last (jun 17, 2006) kernel update. I'm using i386-686 2.6.15-25.43.
On three occasions, my system has frozen (nothing responds) and required power off to reboot. I couldn't even get C-A-F1 to take me to a terminal. I'm running a pci nvidia-glx card, and using dialup ppp. On all 3 occasions I was on the internet. The first time, I was opening links to add additional tabs in firefox and the system froze. The next two times were downloading big files overnight .. in the I found the system frozen.
I'm using kde-3.5.3 from kubuntu. But, none of these problems occurred before this update, so I believe something in the update was the cause.
I will try rolling the kernel back to see if that might be the problem.
I am a 5+ years linux user with moderate to high knowledge.
regards,
Note: the original reporter indicated the bug was in package 'linux-image'; however, that package was not published in Ubuntu.
It will take me a while to test other kernel versions and report back. Some others on the ubuntu mail list have suggested trying the i386 kernel, which I will test first.