Lau above has a TSSTcorpCD/DVDW TS-L632D optical drive. This drive causes system freezes with some firmware versions. See here for details: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/75295/comments/97
Also, another possible cause is the PATA/SATA combination in Intel chipsets and the way this works with libata. Examine the following link it may provide your solution. http://linux-ata.org/faq.html#combined The slow down as a result of the PATA/SATA combination may be causing at least some of the above mentioned problems. This will only affect those with Intel chipsets. -- system locking up (forcing a hard reboot) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/89362 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
