I agree with the troubles with the Ubuntu 10.04 and more over there is a very common problem with Ubuntu is it as you make the system a little busy by opening 4-5 applications at a time the screen goes black and the system reboots automatically.
On 8/16/10, Robert Citek <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Derek, > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Derek <[email protected]> wrote: >> Given that I am new to the entire Linux thing, (and so used to the >> Windows atmosphere) I am having slight problems with my O.S. > > Welcome to Ubuntu Linux. > >> First of all, whenever it idles for a little bit, my screen goes black >> and starts flashing multi-colored bars. I have Ubuntu 10.04 installed >> on two desktop computers, and same story for both of them. It seems to >> be a problem with the Screen saver, because when I tried to edit the >> screen saver to switch it off, the black screen and multi colored bars >> came up again. Also, if I have been using this O.S. for over an hour >> straight, the same story. > > Have you gone through the System Test App? You can find it in System >> Administration > System Testing. You can do all the tests or just > select the ones for video. That will give you a good indication if > its a hardware, software, or other issue. > > Give that a shot and let us know how it goes. > > Regards, > - Robert > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
