I finally figured out the problem. The problem existed in almost every live version that I have successfully run in the past including Knoppix. I do not know how the BIOS got changed because I did not fool with it as I did not know it. The video BIOS was set to NOT use the integrated video card. I set it to use the integrated video card. An additional benefit is that it runs faster. I did not change the bios because old versions of Knoppix would not run.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1414477 Title: system crashes with blank screen ususlly white Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: The system crashes with a blank screen many times, 8 or 10 times this AM. Chrome crashes, Firefox crashes, PCManFM, copying and pasting, scrolling, and many other apps. It crashed this AM during an Update system and nothing else was running. I think I was scrolling the details. I can not give any dumps because it won't run long enough. I listed some info in terminal and it crashed scrolling it. Maybe it is hardware, but it seems to be running now for at least 30 mins. I think I am going to change distros. I tried many things including running some live CDs and DVDs with differing versions of Ubuntu on them to see if I could determine a place when they stopped running, and thought I figured it out, but I did not have it figured out. It has been crashing since I installed 14.04, I think. I may have some non-standard repositories. I ran 12.04 for about a year or 2. --- ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: realtime 1698 F.... lxpanel CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory CurrentDesktop: LXDE DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=fb410345-ccdf-4803-826d-215c019e61af InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-08 (48 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2) IwConfig: eth0 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. MachineType: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 745 Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-generic root=/dev/mapper/lubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-44-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-44-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.127.11 RfKill: Tags: trusty Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 05/21/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2.3.1 dmi.board.name: 0GX297 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 15 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.3.1:bd05/21/2007:svnDellInc.:pnOptiPlex745:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0GX297:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct15:cvr: dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 745 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1414477/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
