Remove references to colorful static. The problem was these issues may or may not be related, and both are not reportable in the usual way. I was just mentioning all the serious symptoms of problems together, rather than assuming they were all the result of a single discrete bug.
On Mar 8, 2018 21:51, "Daniel van Vugt" <daniel.van.v...@canonical.com> wrote: > Tom, please try to report one issue per bug. > > We can either: > > * make this a duplicate of bug 1753776 and you log a new bug for the > other problem; or > * remove references to the first "static" problem from this bug. > > So please let us know how you'd like to proceed. > > ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1754425 > > Title: > 18.04 3.27 Gnome-shell Near-Fatalities > > Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > It's impossible to make a normal bug report, so here's the best I can > describe: > > EVERY login to gnome, there is a moment after I enter my password and > press return, where whole screen goes small-resolution (cursor small, > all text and boxes get smaller), and best way to describe it is > "colorful static" pattern replaces the purple/black. After this > hiccup, a moment of black, then taken to the gnome desktop. Things > work fine. > > If I close the lid, it seems that the computer flat-out doesn't wake > up. HOWEVER, if I wait patiently more than 20 seconds, and press (not > hold) the power button, SOMETIMES, the computer will "snap out of it" > and come back to my desktop. Although RAM is 25% used, and CPU usage > is around 25-50% or less (depending on apps), mouse will regularly > freeze up for some seconds every 10 seconds or so. Wifi will claim to > be "on", but there aren't any networks in the "select network" > dialogue. Turning wifi off and then on does not fix this problem. So > I'll be in this terrifying state of non-responsive every few seconds > computer, with no ability to reconnect to networks and report bug. > > I force restart. The first restart, upon login, will hang indefinitely > on a purple screen with the cursor in the middle. I will have to force > restart again. Upon 2nd restart, it will boot "normally", in that > after I login, I get the "familiar" "colorful static" splash screen > before being taken to normal functional gnome desktop experience. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 > Package: gnome-shell 3.27.92-0ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-10.11-generic 4.15.3 > Uname: Linux 4.15.0-10-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10 > Architecture: amd64 > CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME > Date: Thu Mar 8 12:38:24 2018 > DisplayManager: gdm3 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-02 (5 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 > (20180228) > ProcEnviron: > TERM=xterm-256color > PATH=(custom, no user) > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: gnome-shell > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+ > bug/1754425/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1754425 Title: 18.04 3.27 Gnome-shell Near-Fatalities To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1754425/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs