Comment 25 for bug 239021

Hi again.

Sorry it's taken a while, but I've tested the new kernel as per the request, and the short answer is my problem is fixed by the 2.6.27 kernel. The rest of this write-up is what I did and found during testing.

In Hardy I simply installed the linux-image-2.6.27-2-generic deb package from the Intrepid archive. The freezing/lockups stopped and the system was completely stable. There were obviously a few minor issues, because installing linux-restricted-modules etc wasn't an option. Restarting Hardy with the standard kernel brought back the frequent crashes.

Intrepid Alpha5 was also stable apart from a few bug related application crashes (but not system crashes). Updating the packages to the latest in the repository, which included the updated 2.6.27-3 kernel, was also fine and I haven't had a single crash.

Installing the Nvidia restricted drivers (and so enabling Compiz) had no detrimental effect. I am also happy to report that for the first time, I am able to use the suspend and hibernate options! (Only works with Nvidia restricted drivers installed.)

Alpha5 has won me over to Intrepid, but for anyone with the same problem as mine and preferring an LTS release, it would seem that a backport of the 2.6.27 kernel would fix the problem in Hardy.

Let me know if there's anything else needed concerning this bug. I'm happy to mark the this bug as solved on release of Intrepid.

Thanks to the many developers involved and keep up the good work!

David