0bsidian
August 15th, 2008, 08:59 AM
System:
Dell Laptop XPS M1210
Ubuntu Hardy latest install
This is going to be difficult to explain... I haven't made any system changes that I'm aware of other than downloading updates as they come in. Yesterday I was downloading something and walked away for a while. When I returned, I moved the mouse to bring the monitor back (I know there have been issues with power saving and Ubuntu on laptops and usually there is only a slight pause, but sometimes I have to perform a hard reboot b/c the system freezes). I had to reboot this time and during the startup I could get as far as the DELL loading screen and then I would get either a black screen, a black screen filled with columns of 00, or a greenish screen with thin, dark, vertical lines. I couldn't get to the Ubuntu login screen after a number of reboots and when I tried selecting a recovery option the same weird screens and freezing would occur. So, I grabbed the latest Hardy install Iso from a friend and tried to reinstall everything. I had to do that twice before I could get to a longin - everything finally seemed to be working.
About an hour and a half later I was just reinstalling software and downloading the updates while watching a video and it froze again, then shut down on its own. Now I'm back to the weird 00 columns and can't get to a login or command line. The other odd symptom is flashing leds (caps lock and the one with a 'down' arrow) after I reach either the 00 screen, a black screen, or a greenish one during startup. The system is frozen when the leds are flashing.
I'm completely lost and need some rapid help - thanks
Dell Laptop XPS M1210
Ubuntu Hardy latest install
This is going to be difficult to explain... I haven't made any system changes that I'm aware of other than downloading updates as they come in. Yesterday I was downloading something and walked away for a while. When I returned, I moved the mouse to bring the monitor back (I know there have been issues with power saving and Ubuntu on laptops and usually there is only a slight pause, but sometimes I have to perform a hard reboot b/c the system freezes). I had to reboot this time and during the startup I could get as far as the DELL loading screen and then I would get either a black screen, a black screen filled with columns of 00, or a greenish screen with thin, dark, vertical lines. I couldn't get to the Ubuntu login screen after a number of reboots and when I tried selecting a recovery option the same weird screens and freezing would occur. So, I grabbed the latest Hardy install Iso from a friend and tried to reinstall everything. I had to do that twice before I could get to a longin - everything finally seemed to be working.
About an hour and a half later I was just reinstalling software and downloading the updates while watching a video and it froze again, then shut down on its own. Now I'm back to the weird 00 columns and can't get to a login or command line. The other odd symptom is flashing leds (caps lock and the one with a 'down' arrow) after I reach either the 00 screen, a black screen, or a greenish one during startup. The system is frozen when the leds are flashing.
I'm completely lost and need some rapid help - thanks