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  1. [ubuntu] HP Compaq NC8000 - Synaptic Touchpad causes logoff

    Hi all,

    I just finished upgrading from 10.04 LTS to 10.10

    Everything started as it should, ubuntu sound played at login (tick)

    I clicked on my account (the screen went blank for a second)...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 10.04 not authorized to mount usb drive

    I'm afraid I agree with this, although I appreciate the complexities of operating systems, this sort of thing should be operating system 101.

    Combined with the constant crashing, and this flash...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 10.04 not authorized to mount usb drive

    The Policykit procedure worked for me also, but only until the next reboot, then it went back into its old habit.

    If I remove / reinstall polciy kit again and then reboot, it fixes it again, but...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Random Freeze / Hang-up

    I've seen comments in some of the threads indicating that this crashing issue is not present in Fedora.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Random Freeze / Hang-up

    I don't,

    mine shows:-

    Switching to clocksource tsc

    then it shows

    Switching to clocksource acpi_pm
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    [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Random Freeze / Hang-up

    I hear that.....

    Windows ME was more stable than this release.

    After 6 months, I have managed to fix the issue with the Sound Card not initialising, which would sometimes work and sometimes...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Random Freeze / Hang-up

    I can make my crash instantly with absolute guaranteed 100 percent success by running the System Testing. Always locks it up within the first few seconds of scanning the system. I'm sure that...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Unable to mount USB, Not Authorized

    I have this problem too on my HP NC8000.

    I've noticed that the lack of sound correlates to the USB Flash Drives and Hard Drives not being authorised. I also cannot shutdown unless I use the...
  9. [ubuntu] Re: HP Compaq NC8000 Screen Goes Blank except for Mouse Pointer & Cursor & Crashes

    Hi dino99

    I have done the above, I noticed in Synaptic that xserver-xorg-video-radeon was already installed. I removed it and then reinstalled it.

    However after rebooting there is still nothing...
  10. [ubuntu] Re: HP Compaq NC8000 Screen Goes Blank except for Mouse Pointer & Cursor & Crashes

    Hi dino99

    System admin hardware driver - says no drivers (and nothing listed to choose from)

    .xsession-errors shows:-

    /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
    Setting IM through...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Random Freeze / Hang-up

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    Hi all,

    this sounds similar to the problem on my HP Compaq NC8000 that I have raised in another post.

    Mine crashes frequently since upgrading from 9.10....
  12. [ubuntu] Re: HP Compaq NC8000 Screen Goes Blank except for Mouse Pointer & Cursor & Crashes

    Some additional info regarding my problem.

    I can replicate the problem at will by running System Testing.

    Every time I attempt it, the blank screen (with mouse pointer and cursor only) followed...
  13. [ubuntu] Re: HP Compaq NC8000 Screen Goes Blank except for Mouse Pointer & Cursor & Crashes

    Hi -humanaut- as requested:-

    elminster@ODYSSEY:~$ lspci -v
    00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller (rev 03)
    Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 088c...
  14. [ubuntu] HP Compaq NC8000 Screen Goes Blank except for Mouse Pointer & Cursor & Crashes

    Hi everyone, Did a quick search for these symptoms and couldn't find anything related.

    After upgrading to 10.04 I found that the computer (HP NC8000) now crashes frequently and at random...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Upgraded 9.10 cant enable wireless

    Hmmm,

    This seems to happen frequently when upgrading.

    Now hear my story.

    I have TWO Hewlett Packard Compaq NC8000 Laptops.

    The reason I have two was because I got sick of having to stuff...
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    Re: Freeware Star Wars game: Battle of Endor

    There is a way to get it working in wine.

    Install the Visual Basic 6 runtime drivers and the Direct X 9 runtime drivers and then the game will run.

    I used winetricks to assist with the install...
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