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October 18th, 2014, 06:12 PM
Hello Ubuntu Forum,
I replaced Windows XP with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on my desktop, which had Windows XP. When I am working on the computer, the screen suddenly goes dark or white with vertical grey lines. Sometimes this occurs in less than 2 minutes and sometimes, if the computer is just idle, it doesn't occur at all. It happens in a variety of different programs (e.g., Chromium as well as LibreOffice). For example, last week I was able to get and install all the software updates without a crash. However, upon restarting, I went to sign in on a website via Firefox and the crash happened about 1 minutes 20 seconds from start up. I am unable to use my keyboard to do anything. I end up having to do a hard shutdown by hold the power button until the power goes off.
Can anyone help me solve this issue? I think it might be power issue, but am not sure. Below are the specs of my computer.
Computer:
OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (installed all updates as of 10/18/14)
Memory: 2.3 GiB
Processor: AMD (Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+) [I think this is the Radeon Xpress 200 Series]
Graphics: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RS480
Disk: 154.9GB
OS Type: 64 Bit
Monitor: LG Flatron L1950B
Thanks in advance for any help, ideas or suggestions!
I replaced Windows XP with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on my desktop, which had Windows XP. When I am working on the computer, the screen suddenly goes dark or white with vertical grey lines. Sometimes this occurs in less than 2 minutes and sometimes, if the computer is just idle, it doesn't occur at all. It happens in a variety of different programs (e.g., Chromium as well as LibreOffice). For example, last week I was able to get and install all the software updates without a crash. However, upon restarting, I went to sign in on a website via Firefox and the crash happened about 1 minutes 20 seconds from start up. I am unable to use my keyboard to do anything. I end up having to do a hard shutdown by hold the power button until the power goes off.
Can anyone help me solve this issue? I think it might be power issue, but am not sure. Below are the specs of my computer.
Computer:
OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (installed all updates as of 10/18/14)
Memory: 2.3 GiB
Processor: AMD (Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+) [I think this is the Radeon Xpress 200 Series]
Graphics: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RS480
Disk: 154.9GB
OS Type: 64 Bit
Monitor: LG Flatron L1950B
Thanks in advance for any help, ideas or suggestions!