Commonly used to refer to unresponsive computers. If your software is freezing then you likely need to file a bug, as freeze problems are usually off topic here and will likely be closed.
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My ubuntu 13.04 keeps freezing
I have just installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my PC dual-booting it with Windows 7, then reboots but when I start to use Ubuntu for about 20 mins it freezes every thing but the mouse. The keyboard doesn't ...
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How do I prevent my screen from freezing after booting successfully on Acer Aspire 5520G laptop?
I own an Acer Aspire 5520G and just installed Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Win7 Ultimate. Both are 32bit. I am able to boot into either via GRUB. However, I am facing two problems:
The computer often ...
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12.10 - GPU lockup
I just downloaded the Ubuntu 12.10 and i am trying to install on my laptop with Nvidia
chipset, on previous version i was able to install on through nomodeset command and the i use to install later ...
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Desktop install of 12.10 freezes - potential bamf daemon issue?
This is my architecture:
vinod@vinod-lappy:~$ uname -a
Linux vinod-lappy 3.5.0-18-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 19 10:26:51 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
vinod@vinod-lappy:~$
and I am ...
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I have lost a 30GB Folder
i was using a video player running a movie. the player (movie player that is coming by default on ubuntu) was freezing and the file and others files in the same folder (30 GB ) was missing. still ...
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Mouse keeps freezing ramdomly
I used this command to see if my pc can locate my mouse;
xsetpointer -1 | grep Pointer
reponse is
Extended device -1 not found
My question is did I type in the right command or is there ...
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Dual monitor freeze after login after 13.04 upgrade
I just upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04 and my HDMI Video output stopped working. I've a dual monitor setup with dvi and HDMI display. Dvi works fine. Xrandr shows hdmi1 as connected. Graphic card is a ...
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13.04; frequent freezes under gnome-shell, gnome, unity
I just upgraded 12.10-->13.04 on my Dell Precision:
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1620 0 @ 3.60GHz
NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [NVS 300] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
I can login via gdm -- by ...
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ubuntu 13.04 - switching/opening window causes them to freeze
I've just installed ubuntu 13.04 a few days ago, used 12.10 before.
This problem happens sometimes, I try to switch between windows, or close/minimize/open windows and then everything, besides the ...
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Xubuntu 12.04 freezes before login on splash screen
Before you mark this as a duplicate for this What should I do when Ubuntu freezes? note that it is for issues after login, not before. I have tried previous versions of the kernel, Alt-F2, ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit keeps freezing when using VMs [Using Lenovo ideapad g580 laptop]
I'm having an annoying issue with my machine that I hope someone can help me with.
My machine keeps freezing when running a VM under it. From what I noticed till now, it happens mostly when I save a ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 freezes way too often
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit desktop on a Lenovo E430 ( ThinkPad Edge ) laptop, with XFCE desktop. But it freezes very often. Usually when playing videos, browsing the web and viewing pictures ( or ...
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Ubuntu freeze, google chrome closed unexpectedly and systems logout unexpectedly?
kernel image 3.2.0-38-generic-pae
Partition Table
\boot
Extended
swap
\root
\home
I have read the solution about system freezes; but the solution doesn't answer me why this happens. And I have to wait ...
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Inexplicable Slowness
I've been running Ubuntu for about 4 years now, and I'm having a problem with 12.04
Every once in a while the computer will slow almost to a stop, interrupting any playing audio/video, and ...
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cannot load microcode during boot of 64-bit ubuntu 12.04
Since the last update that replaced the linux kernel in my 64-bit ubuntu v12.04 system, the computer has been reporting error messages early in the "maroon-brown screen" portion of the boot process.
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Ubuntu keeps freezing but mouse still moves
OK so my Ubuntu Lenovo idea center keeps freezing... when i boot it up it freezes at random times but the mouse still moves. I have to hard boot it to make it stop. I don't want to have to hardboot ...
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ubuntu 12.04 freezing frequently
I'm on a Latitude e6430s. The keyboard and mouse don't respond at all, and all animations stop. (Incidentally, I can't get REISUB to work at any time, even when there isn't a problem -- might be ...
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ASUS P7P55D, i5 CPU with Ubuntu 12.04.1
I'm having a problems with lockup/freeze during install for Ubuntu 12.04.1 on an ASUS P7P55D motherboard, i5 CPU, and with Kingston 2x 2GB RAM.
Is there a known issue with this hardware?
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Ubuntu 12.04 lts temporarily freezing everytime I download things from the internet or terminal is running a command
As the title states, I recently reinstalled 12.04 lts due to some problems I was having. The good news is that this fixed the problem, but the bad news is that now everything on Ubuntu seems really ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 (through 11.04) freeze when NVIDIA powermizer not set to Maximum Performance
Running ubuntu 11.10 with all the latest updates, latest NVIDIA drivers (304.64 - it has been happening on all drivers for more then a year now though), with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 240.
If I don't set ...
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Arandr/external monitor freezing/crashing Xubuntu 12.10
I tried to get my external monitor working through ARandR since enabling it though the settings manager had no effect - the screen simply stayed blank.
However, if I run ARandR and turn on the ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 freezes at boot installation (at the purple screen)?
Each time i try to install Ubuntu 12.10 live cd, the Ubuntu installer asks about the language and then it loads at the purple screen. Suddenly everything freezes at some point in the first purple ...
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System locks up completely - can't find a fix
I'm running a new installation of Kubuntu 12.04 LTS, dual boot with Windows 7. However, my laptop locks up completely and my only option is to power it off. This happens primarily when I'm on ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 freezes after new install
I installed Ubuntu 12.04LTS 32bit on my computer but after the installation I have lots of complications:
-Sometimes the login does not work -> I cannot enter the password
-I receive many ...
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Kubuntu 12.04 Desktop freezes when running too long
I have a python script that runs in a terminal window, when I leave this script running for six or 10 hours straight, it has no problem as long as I come back and turn on the monitor and move the ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS freezes on Sony Vaio sve1513q1es
I have this new pc sony (in title) and I installed ubuntu 12.04.
I'm using kernel 3.2.0-41-generic-pae (I installed 32 bit version even if my pc is 64 bit because there were some errors during the ...
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Ubuntu freezes and don't shut down
I have a problem. Always I can use Ubuntu normally, but after a couple hours, the internet stop working, the browser freezes and when I try to shut it down or reboot, this message appears:
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Software Center permanently frozen
Last night I was installing FlightGear 2.10 on my Ubuntu 13.04 sytem. I added the plydeb package, etc. and got ubuntu software center to see the 2.10 FlightGear version. I left it to download and ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 problems with Unity 3d and Ati Radeon Hd 6670
Im running Ubuntu 12.04 in my PC, Intel Dual Core,2.5gb RAM, ATI Radeon HD 6670
I have intalled the driver for my ATI following this tutorial.
The thing is that Unity 3D do not respond, every time ...
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Unity Tweak Tool, crashes, freezing
Not many issues with ubuntu 13.04 other than currently trying to edit unity in tweak tools, it constantly crashes (This along with doing pretty much more than 1 process at any given time, though 1 ...
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Major Console Bug! No fix anywhere on google?
Ctrl + Alt + F1-F6 consoles are not working for me. The only thing it's bringing up is a black screen (Nothing can be typed or done whatsoever at all). It has done this since ubuntu 12.04? (I don't ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 startup freezes (ATI Radeon RV730)
Since I've updated from 12.10 to 13.04, desktop environment freezes on each startup. My GPU is ATI Radeon HD 4670 (RV730), driver fglrx-updates is installed, Linux 3.8.0-19-generic, 64-bit system. ...
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ubuntu 12.04 LTS freezes after a long periode of inactivity
I ran ubuntu 10.04 LTS on this machine without problem. I now run ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit. I use it as a backup server and test server which means it's on all the time. That's the problem, because as ...
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Log file locations for troubleshooting a hard system freeze
Since Ubuntu 12.04, I've tried every version available on my work desktop and they've all had the same bug/problem: My system freezes at seemingly random times and it is completely unresponsive (can't ...
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Troubles Installing Ubunt 12.10 or 13.04 from live-usb as second OS
Most answers here on booting/installing problems from live-usb tend to concern older systems, which should not apply here since I want to first set up Ubuntu on a new computer.
So here my problem:
I ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 gnome 3.4 stitches every couple of seconds
I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 and Gnome 3.4 on top.
I am experiencing a weird issue, and I have no idea how to track it down.
Every approx. 20 seconds my screen "freezes" for very-very ...
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Why did my Ubuntu 12.04 laptop fill with trash windows and lock up?
My Toshiba Portege (w. touch-sensitive rotating "tablet" screen) laptop with Ubuntu 12.04 has been pretty stable, but this morning I left it with the lid nearly down to the keyboard, and when I ...
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Unity Freezes when pressing Control-S in a program
I don't really know where to start but this is sequence:
I press Control S in Geany / Libre Office, etc.
Suddenly, I loose tob bar and side bar. I can't select anything. Keybinds don't respond. I ...
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Ubuntu won't start up anymore
I recently tried out my new usb bluetooth adapter. It is a "pluggable" brand that said it was linux friendly. I put it in, messed around with my bluetooth headset, it worked great. I then restarted my ...
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Ubuntu freezes while attempting to log in
I really dont know what seems to be the problem with my ubuntu computer, it continually freezes after I log in. The log in box disappears and I am left with a frozen screen with my mouse in the ...
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12.04 LTS Dual Boot Ubuntu sometimes does not boot up
Hey askubuntu community,
I recently purchased a Lenovo U410 Ideapad, and much to my surprise, dual booting Ubuntu and Windows 8 was not as hard as I had thought it would be. However, the issue rises ...
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Unable to update, screen freeze or no video signal
I am no longer able to update Ubuntu!
The screen freezes when installing from fresh using a CD (even with nomodeset and other options set).
For my last install I used the alternate install for ...
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System freezes posibly because of google-chrome?
I know there are similar questions, but none refer to the way I go about it. Freezes are not regular and I can't reproduce them.
When it does happen, it usually completely freezes for about 10 ...
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Why my ubuntu freezes? How to debug it?
My ubuntu 12.04 freezes often. It freezes usually few seconds after waking up from sleep. But that is not the rule. I've seen it frozen afrer few seconds after it booted normally with applications ...
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Screen freezes on HP pavilion, ATI Radeon
Two months ago I opened up my Notebook and cleaned it. I followed istructions and I remember putting everything back in place.
Immediately after I started experiencing some problems. At the begining ...
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freezing in violet screen or black in ubuntu 12.10 32 bit on hp probook4520s
my lap top battery died so I removed it and I'm working plugged in all the time . I want to start my laptop it stuck on violet or black screen . it's driving me crazy . I left my laptop for 1 hour but ...
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12.04 lagging and crashing
I'm relatively new to Ubuntu but I kind of love it. I had 11.10 installed on my computer and it worked like a charm. However since installing a 12.* Version I have several problems, which make my ...
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How to find what is causing system freezes
Two or three times a day (starting about a week ago) my system will freeze (running 12.04.2 LTS). When the freeze occurs music will continue playing and the mouse pointer is still moveable (clicking ...
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Why Ubuntu freezes after writing a password?
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my PC. Everything is fine, but when it asked a password, I type the password and PC is frozen, but I can move freely with cursor.
I tried Ctrl+Alt+T but nothing ...
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Ubuntu freezes after a batch of updates
I installed a first batch of updates after doing a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10 tonight on my laptop. The fresh install worked great. But after the updates when it offered me to restart it will not ...
