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I have just tried to install Ubuntu 12.04.3 to my laptop, but i cannot get through the installation, because my computer shuts off. I have windows 7 on it and that runs just fine. I have installed Ubuntu to a flash driver and tried to run that on my computer, but it still keeps shutting off after a couple of minutes.

The weird think is that i can run ubuntu from VMware player just fine in the background of windows. I think the problem is that the computer is overheating of the harddrive

Anyone have had this problem? or know how to fix something like this?

Laptop AMD a8-4500m apu redaeon(tm) hd graphics 1.90 GHz RAM 8GB 64 bit

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For AMD/Intel , run this command in the terminal (uninstall other drivers first):

sudo apt-get install fglrx fglrx-pxpress

Then: sudo amdcccle and set the graphics to iGPU and not dGPU and you will see your temperatures falling greatly :)

I recommend to be using Ubuntu 13.10 as it works much better with Hybrid graphics.

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  • Uninstalled drivers wrote the command, but i cannot get through fast enough. was still running code until computer shut off. Should i rather install 13.10?
    – user233756
    Jan 9, 2014 at 17:00
  • Open your refrigerator and put your computer inside to lower the temperatures as much as possible, now put your computer on a table without touching it (lift it up with something and try to install the drivers) I hope that you now have time to install it, once installed do the instructions below the code and restart and you wont have temperature problems again.
    – Brask
    Jan 9, 2014 at 17:04
  • I shall try, but i am running my computer ontop of an freezing bag. So i do not know how effective this will be
    – user233756
    Jan 9, 2014 at 17:07
  • If the freezing bag is not letting the fans get fresh air you are doing something 0% effective. I hope you can solve your problem. Once you have installed it succesfully please try to give feedback about the resolution and I will give you further intructions to fix broken packages that may be left behind from the OS shutting down unexpectedly.
    – Brask
    Jan 9, 2014 at 17:09
  • Do you know if the problem is the graphic cards or the harddrive? I cannot get through fast enough, and i think im going to change some hardware to get it to work. Will just be using it through VMware until i get a fix
    – user233756
    Jan 9, 2014 at 17:46

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