I have two different makes and models of computers running Ubuntu Server 12.04.1 LTS and they are experiencing the same freezing that others are experiencing.
One is a Dell Dimension 4600 and the other is a HP Pavilion 8679F. I know these are old, but previously they both were running 10.04 flawlessly without the freezing. I use the HP for DNS/DHCP in home and the Dell is my kids' Minecraft server. The HP has little load on it and the Dell is has load when my kids play Minecraft, otherwise it sits there throughout the day while the kids are in school. I am finding that on average, the freezes/hang state occurs every 24-48 hours. All currents updates have been installed on both machines. I am running the '3.2.0-31-generic-pae' kernel on both machines. I do not run X on either machine, although I installed Xrender on the minecraft server because it complained that Java needed it. After reading through this thread, I installed the 'linux-crashdump' package on both machines and will report what I get from it the next time this issue happens. Also, per a previous entry in this thread, I added the kernel parameter 'drm_kms_helper.poll=0' to grub as well. I never had this entry before, so we will see if that has any affect. In either case, I wanted to inform the relevant parties that this issue persists in the latest LTS release, and it does not matter what your hardware configuration is. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/993187 Title: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently. Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in “linux” source package in Precise: Won't Fix Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” source package in Precise: Won't Fix Bug description: Update: 6/12/2012 This bug is about a complete system lock-up. No other TTYs can be started. Mouse doesn't move. Keyboard doesn't react. The only solution is hard reset. Seems to happen on a variety of configurations, including nVidia, ATI and Intel graphics. If you are still able to TTY or SSH into other sessions, move the mouse or use the keyboard, file another bug. Thx. Joris V. (brains). Update: 5/21/2012 Updating the kernel to 3.3.6 as suggested by Michael in #91, the system seems stable, no freezes yet in 5-6 hrs of using and watching videos for couple of hrs. Original description: I recently installed newly released ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit version on my desktop. And it is frequently freezing, for the first few hours it ran smoothly and when I started watching videos it started freezing randomly. I have to use hard restart every time. Initially it was only during videos but now even during normal browsing it is freezing. I am using on board graphics and do not have any graphics card installed. Can someone please help me here, I really love the new looks of 12.04 and it bugs me not being able to use :( Below is my hardware configuration: Processor: Intel CORE i3 processor (2nd generation) Board: Intel® Desktop Board DH67BL Ram: 4GB Graphics: On board HDD: 500 GB Please let me know if you need more information, or any specific logs I can capture (and how). Thanks, Ketan Patil To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/993187/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
