Dapper complete system freeze---could be 'ati' driver or epiphanybrowser

[Wenzhuo Zhang]

You are not alone. See the bug reports:

https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/50687
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/55570

Sadly, this problem still hasn't been confirmed.

If you can endure with the so-called safe mode graphics, you can switch to the vesa driver by modifying /etc/X11/xorg.conf (probably line 102) and then reboot(or restart gdm). Although it's a lot slower and consumes much more CPU cycles, it's not too bad for LCD users actually.

Wenzhuo

jlh wrote:
> I have the same problem.  I installed dapper on my Thinkpad T30 a month
> ago.  I encounter random total freezes, and all I can to is shut down
> using the on/off button, and restart the computer.
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> There's no predicting when this will happen.  I've spent evenings on
> the machine with no freeze, shut it down, restarted the next day, and
> encountered a freeze within an hour. 
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> The freezing seems less likely using Galeon or Opera, than Firefox or
> Flock.  
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> I agree this is a very frustrating condition.  I've run Fedora and Suse
> for more than two years on the same laptop.  Never had any similar
> problem.
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