To: WeatherGod: I wonder if there may be an error in counting people affected by bug 461163.... As test, I booted my computer from the cd drive and ran the Ubuntu 9.10 trial version from the install cd-rom. The system locked up in the same time frame as when I loaded 9.10 on my hard disk in place of version 9.04. Wonder if a number of people may download the ISO file, write it to a cd-rom, run the trial version and crash. These people are unlikely to file a bug report. At any rate, if you want to run tests of computer freezes, you may be able to get info from cd-rom booting instead of loading the entire operating system and looking for crashes.... I ran the "lshw" command and obtained the following profile of my hardware: compaq description: Desktop Computer product: GN632AV-ABA a6200t vendor: HP-Pavilion version: Chassis Version width: 32 bits capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4 smp-1.4 smp configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop cpus=1 uuid=4C991CD9-7A9E-DC11-BCD5-AAA3FE50BD80 *-core description: Motherboard product: Lancaster8 vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. physical id: 0 version: 1.04 serial: X312345678 slot: To Be Filled By O.E.M. *-firmware description: BIOS vendor: American Megatrends Inc. physical id: 0 version: 5.16 (10/01/2007) size: 64KiB capacity: 448KiB capabilities: isa pci pnp upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification *-cpu description: CPU product: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 420 @ 1.60GHz vendor: Intel Corp. physical id: 4 bus info: cpu@0 version: 6.6.1 serial: 0001-0661-0000-0000-0000-0000 slot: CPU 1 size: 1600MHz capacity: 1600MHz width: 64 bits clock: 200MHz capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss tm pbe nx x86-64 constant_tsc up arch_perfmon pebs bts pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm *-cache:0 description: L1 cache physical id: 5 slot: L1-Cache size: 32KiB capacity: 32KiB capabilities: internal write-back data *-cache:1 description: L2 cache physical id: 6 slot: L2-Cache size: 512KiB capacity: 512KiB capabilities: internal write-back unified *-memory description: System Memory physical id: 1e slot: System board or motherboard size: 1GiB *-bank:0 description: DIMM Synchronous 667 MHz (1.5 ns) product: HYMP564U64CP8-Y5 vendor: AD00000000000000 physical id: 0 serial: SerNum0 slot: DIMM0 size: 512MiB width: 64 bits clock: 667MHz (1.5ns) *-bank:1 description: DIMM Synchronous 667 MHz (1.5 ns) product: HYMP564U64CP8-Y5 vendor: AD00000000000000 physical id: 1 serial: SerNum2 slot: DIMM2 size: 512MiB width: 64 bits clock: 667MHz (1.5ns) *-pci description: Host bridge product: 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 100 bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz configuration: driver=agpgart-intel module=intel_agp *-display UNCLAIMED description: VGA compatible controller product: 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 2 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: msi pm bus_master cap_list configuration: latency=0 *-multimedia description: Audio device product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1b bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0 version: 01 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 module=snd_hda_intel *-pci:0 description: PCI bridge product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1c bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport-driver *-pci:1 description: PCI bridge product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1c.1 bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.1 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport-driver *-network description: Ethernet interface product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0 logical name: eth0 version: 01 serial: 00:1d:60:d1:1f:ae size: 100MB/s capacity: 100MB/s width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full ip=192.168.1.101 latency=0 link=yes module=r8169 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s *-usb:0 description: USB Controller product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1d bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd *-usb:1 description: USB Controller product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1d.1 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.1 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd *-usb:2 description: USB Controller product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1d.2 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.2 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd *-usb:3 description: USB Controller product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1d.3 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.3 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd *-usb:4 description: USB Controller product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1d.7 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.7 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm debug bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 module=ehci_hcd *-pci:2 description: PCI bridge product: 82801 PCI Bridge vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1e bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0 version: e1 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci bus_master cap_list *-usb:0 description: USB Controller product: USB vendor: NEC Corporation physical id: 4 bus info: pci@0000:01:04.0 version: 41 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64 maxlatency=42 mingnt=1 *-usb:1 description: USB Controller product: USB vendor: NEC Corporation physical id: 4.1 bus info: pci@0000:01:04.1 version: 41 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64 maxlatency=42 mingnt=1 *-usb:2 description: USB Controller product: USB 2.0 vendor: NEC Corporation physical id: 4.2 bus info: pci@0000:01:04.2 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=64 maxlatency=34 mingnt=16 module=ehci_hcd *-communication UNCLAIMED description: Communication controller product: SM56 PCI Modem vendor: Motorola physical id: 5 bus info: pci@0000:01:05.0 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list configuration: latency=64 maxlatency=255 mingnt=1 *-isa description: ISA bridge product: 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1f bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list configuration: latency=0 *-ide:0 description: IDE interface product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1f.1 bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.1 logical name: scsi0 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: ide bus_master emulated configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0 *-cdrom description: DVD reader product: DVD C DH48CYP vendor: ATAPI physical id: 0.0.0 bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0 logical name: /dev/cdrom logical name: /dev/cdrw logical name: /dev/dvd logical name: /dev/scd0 logical name: /dev/sr0 version: UH11 capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc *-ide:1 description: IDE interface product: 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1f.2 bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2 logical name: scsi2 logical name: scsi3 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list emulated configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0 *-disk:0 description: ATA Disk product: ST3160815AS vendor: Seagate physical id: 0 bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0 logical name: /dev/sda version: 3.CH serial: 6RX1CQVC size: 149GiB (160GB) capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=1549f232 *-volume:0 description: EXT3 volume vendor: Linux physical id: 1 bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,1 logical name: /dev/sda1 logical name: / version: 1.0 serial: 5f675801-cf4e-4c8b-a9e6-ab91b88fab96 size: 146GiB capacity: 146GiB capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files ext3 ext2 initialized configuration: created=2009-11-03 15:24:09 filesystem=ext3 modified=2010-03-11 08:55:19 mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered mounted=2010-03-11 08:23:26 state=mounted *-volume:1 description: Extended partition physical id: 2 bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,2 logical name: /dev/sda2 size: 2910MiB capacity: 2910MiB capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended *-logicalvolume description: Linux swap / Solaris partition physical id: 5 logical name: /dev/sda5 capacity: 2910MiB capabilities: nofs *-disk:1 description: ATA Disk product: MAXTOR STM316081 vendor: Maxtor physical id: 1 bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0 logical name: /dev/sdb version: 3.AA serial: 6RA1593D size: 149GiB (160GB) capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=00063d15 *-volume description: Windows FAT volume vendor: mkdosfs physical id: 1 bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0,1 logical name: /dev/sdb1 version: FAT32 serial: 4776-dda8 size: 149GiB capacity: 149GiB capabilities: primary fat initialized configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat *-serial UNCLAIMED description: SMBus product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1f.3 bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz configuration: latency=0 *-scsi physical id: 1 bus info: usb@1:6 logical name: scsi4 capabilities: emulated scsi-host configuration: driver=usb-storage *-disk description: SCSI Disk physical id: 0.0.0 bus info: scsi@4:0.0.0 logical name: /dev/sdc size: 488MiB (512MB) capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos *-volume description: Windows FAT volume physical id: 1 bus info: scsi@4:0.0.0,1 logical name: /dev/sdc1 logical name: /media/USB 512XFER version: FAT16 serial: 0d1d-a055 size: 488MiB capacity: 488MiB capabilities: primary fat initialized configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat mount.fstype=vfat mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,fmask=0077,dmask=0077,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,flush state=mounted *-network DISABLED description: Ethernet interface physical id: 1 logical name: pan0 serial: 4a:a7:2d:9a:e5:a7 capabilities: ethernet physical configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes