Computer freeze on Ubuntu desktop

[huwcooks]

I've had a new Dell desktop with Ubuntu already installed on it. Every time I've tried to use it, after logging in and going into the main Ubuntu desktop, the computer freezes completely, cursor, clock, and doesn't unfreeze at all. Control + Alt + Backspace does nothing, so I have to turn off and turn on again, but every time its the same.

I have managed to get in via Failsafe Gnome and I have updated to 8.10 and updated everything that was available on the Update Manager, but going back in via normal session it still freezes. Anyone have any ideas? A friend of mine thinks I might need to enable the proprietary graphics drives and configure them. I havent tried this yet. Restricted Drivers manager doesn't appear on Administration though.

[linux_tech]

The restricted drivers manager is renamed "hardware drivers"

If you did wish to install the Restricted Drivers Manager; the code would be-
sudo apt-get install restricted-manageror

[huwcooks]

I have managed to enable the restricted drive, but it still freezes in the normal session. Went it to xsession errors and the following appears:

** (nautilus:6334): WARNING **: Can not calculate _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS

** (nautilus:6334): WARNING **: Can not calculate _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS

** (nautilus:6334): WARNING **: Can not get _NET_WORKAREA

** (nautilus:6334): WARNING **: Can not determine workarea, guessing at layout

Also:

** (nautilus:6334): WARNING **: Unable to add monitor: Not supported

Any ideas?

[spadewarrior]

I am huwcook's said friend (who has been unable so far to fix this problem...)

Here is his xorg.conf if it is of any help :


# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#** sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
*** Identifier*** "Default Layout"
* screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
*** Load*** *** "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
*** Identifier*** "Generic Keyboard"
*** Driver*** *** "kbd"
*** Option*** *** "XkbRules"*** "xorg"
*** Option*** *** "XkbModel"*** "pc105"
*** Option*** *** "XkbLayout"*** "gb"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
*** Identifier*** "Configured Mouse"
*** Driver*** *** "mouse"
*** Option*** *** "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
*** Identifier*** "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
*** Identifier*** "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
*** Option*** *** "VendorName"*** "ATI Proprietary Driver"
*** Option*** *** "ModelName"*** "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
*** Option*** *** "DPMS"*** "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
*** Identifier*** "Configured Video Device"
*** Driver*** *** "fglrx"
EndSection

Section "Device"
*** Identifier*** "aticonfig-Device[0]"
*** Driver*** *** "fglrx"
*** Option*** *** "ForceMonitors"*** "notv"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
*** Identifier*** "Default Screen"
*** Device*** *** "Configured Video Device"
*** Monitor*** *** "Configured Monitor"
*** Defaultdepth*** 24
EndSection

Section "Screen"
*** Identifier*** "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
*** Device*** *** "aticonfig-Device[0]"
*** Monitor*** *** "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
*** Defaultdepth*** 24
*** SubSection "Display"
*** *** Viewport*** 0*** 0
*** *** Depth*** 24
*** EndSubSection
EndSection







and the complete xsession-errors:


/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_US.
Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/all_ALL linked to /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/default.
SESSION_MANAGER=local/dell-desktop:/tmp/.ICE-unix/6213
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL front:0
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL front:0
Shutdown failed or nothing to shut down.
xrdb:* "*Label.background" on line 220 overrides entry on line 150
xrdb:* "*Text.background" on line 226 overrides entry on line 191
xrdb:* "*Label.foreground" on line 232 overrides entry on line 151
xrdb:* "*Text.foreground" on line 238 overrides entry on line 192
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Initializing nautilus-share extension
seahorse nautilus module initialized
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 01:00.0 0300: 1002:94c3 (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Comparing resolution (1024x768) to maximum 3D texture size (8192): Passed.
Checking for nVidia: not present.
Checking for FBConfig:
** (nautilus:6334): WARNING **: Can not calculate _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS

** (nautilus:6334): WARNING **: Can not calculate _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS

** (nautilus:6334): WARNING **: Can not get _NET_WORKAREA

** (nautilus:6334): WARNING **: Can not determine workarea, guessing at layout
present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Nautilus-Share-Message: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare: cannot open usershare directory /var/lib/samba/usershares. Error No such file or directory
Please ask your system administrator to enable user sharing.



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Initialising tracker...

** (trackerd:6446): WARNING **: Tracker daemon is already running - attempting to run in readonly mode
Could not set idle IO priority...attempting best effort 7 priority
starting HAL detection for ac adaptors...none found
Throttle level is 0

** (nautilus:6334): WARNING **: Unable to add monitor: Not supported
11
evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Setting timeout for 10296 1225756800 1225746504
evolution-alarm-notify-Message:* Tue Nov* 4 00:00:00 2008

evolution-alarm-notify-Message:* Mon Nov* 3 21:08:24 2008

Starting gtk-window-decorator
/usr/bin/compiz.real (video) - Warn: No 8 bit GLX pixmap format, disabling YV12 image format
I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/home/huw/.compiz/session/default0"


huw, is it the dell 520n?

[huwcooks]

Its the inspiron 530.

[spadewarrior]

Any suggestions for this?