Ubuntu 22.04 freezing on a lenovo ThinkPad x201

[Nio Wiklund]

Den 2022-04-21 kl. 16:03, skrev Ian Bruntlett:
> Hi Brian,
> 
> Here we go...
> 
> Used "Startup Disk Creator" to put the Jammy Jellyfish iso onto a 4GB USB
> flash drive. Booted x201 from it and chose "Try Ubuntu" and eventually the
> GUI desktop appeared. Went into a terminal emulator window and typed in
> "top". System froze after 3 minutes of uptime (according to top).
> 
> Tried again. This time waited a bit, waiting to see if it would
> crash/freeze. After a little bit of time, chose "Install Ubuntu". Progress
> indicator was one disc out of 7. Was typing in Wi-Fi password for
> networking when system froze/crashed. Progress indicator was three discs
> out of 7.
> 
> Tried again, This time not choosing anything. So far 19 minutes have
> elapsed without a crash.
> 
> Am willing to do more tests, if required...
> 
> Also. Would you like me to use "dd" on my USB flash drive, just to rule out
> the possibility of a problem with "Startup Disk Creator"? I believe the
> relevant command is something like this (can you confirm?) :
> sudo dd if=path_and_filename_of_iso of=/dev/sdb status=progress
> 
> BW,
> 
> 
> Ian
> 

Hi Ian,

"Startup Disk Creator" is a cloning tool and gives the same result as 
dd. So I think you can focus on testing other things that the developers 
need (to find what is wrong). For example, have you tried with a 
community flavour (Kubuntu, Lubuntu ... Xubuntu) of Jammy?

Best regards
Nio