Christopher,

My problem is (was?) with an HP Mini 110 not a Dell computer. I haven't
tried it recently so I can't say if it was fixed or not.

Thanks,
Keith


On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 7:09 AM, Christopher M. Penalver <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> mikesmithv, as per
>
> http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriverDetails?driverId=R243190&fileId=2731117184
> an update is available for your BIOS (A10). If you update to this
> following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BiosUpdate , does it change
> anything?
>
> If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the
> output of the following terminal command:
> sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
>
> Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so
> posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful.
>
> For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette
> .
>
> Thank you for your understanding.
>
> ** Tags added: bios-outdated-a10
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
>        Status: Triaged => Incomplete
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1079440
>
> Title:
>   i945: Random complete freeze using dual monitors
>
> Status in The Linux Kernel:
>   Fix Released
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>   I can run all day without problems if I boot up using just the laptop
>   screen, but using an external monitor to extend the viewing area I get
>   a crash after about an hour or two of use, 100% guaranteed.  It seems
>   completely random.  I was getting similar crashes in 12.04 but using
>   2d "fixed" that.  Now with 12.10 I have to use 3d.  By complete freeze
>   I mean no mouse click or key press does anything but I can still see
>   the cursor move with the mouse.
>
>   When I first installed 12.10 and the system froze I could use ctrl-
>   alt-F1 to restart the display manager, but since a recent system
>   update ctrl-alt-F1 just switches to a black screen (no text).  Typing
>   any kind of command seems to have no effect, so it is more than the
>   characters simply not displaying.  So this recent system update seems
>   to make the crash more severe when it happens.
>
>   Description:  Ubuntu 12.10
>   Release:      12.10
>
>   compiz:
>     Installed: 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3407-0ubuntu1
>     Candidate: 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3407-0ubuntu1
>     Version table:
>    *** 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3407-0ubuntu1 0
>           500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates/main
> amd64 Packages
>           100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>        1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu2 0
>           500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64
> Packages
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
>   Package: compiz 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3407-0ubuntu1
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
>   Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
>   .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
>   ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
>   CompositorRunning: compiz
>   Date: Thu Nov 15 14:13:02 2012
>   DistUpgraded: Fresh install
>   DistroCodename: quantal
>   DistroVariant: ubuntu
>   DkmsStatus: vboxhost, 4.2.4, 3.5.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
>   EcryptfsInUse: Yes
>   GraphicsCard:
>    Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated
> Graphics Controller [8086:27a2] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>      Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:01cd]
>      Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:01cd]
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-31 (15 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64
> (20121017.5)
>   MachineType: Dell Inc. MP061
>   MarkForUpload: True
>   PackageArchitecture: all
>   ProcEnviron:
>    TERM=xterm
>    PATH=(custom, no user)
>    XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
>    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>   ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic
> root=UUID=0650f48a-9821-4f03-aad9-130f0ff78d65 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
>   SourcePackage: compiz
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>   dmi.bios.date: 12/18/2006
>   dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.bios.version: A06
>   dmi.board.name: 0FF049
>   dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.chassis.type: 8
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd12/18/2006:svnDellInc.:pnMP061:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0FF049:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
>   dmi.product.name: MP061
>   dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3407-0ubuntu1
>   version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
>   version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
>   version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
>   version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6
>   version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
> 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3
>
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