Re: [Hampshire] Gnome / ubuntu issue with login / logout

James Courtier-Dutton said the following on 30/04/08 11:47:
> 2008/4/30 Charlie de Courcy <Charles.De-Courcy@???>:
>
>> Heya,
>>
>> As per slug, I've just completed a fresh installation of Ubuntu - hardy
>> heron.
>>
>> I'm still stuck with one issue on the desktop though which I can't figure
>> out. It was the same in gutsy, even though it's been blitzed.
>> I'm assuming it's a hardware incompatibility in that case but...
>>
>> I have auto-login enabled, and it will sometimes (about half the time) only
>> boot to a brown screen (pre ubuntu 'sound' which I haven't nuked yet ;)). I
>> cannot use Ctl+alt+F% to switch to a terminal, however the mouse moves on
>> the screen. Luckily it responds to a hit to the power button (only since
>> hardy!) and I can start over and keep trying in a russian roulette fashion
>> until it boots in successfully.
>> Also when shutting down a similar problem occurs, it hangs when bringing up
>> the shutdown / reboot dialogue and I have to use Ctl+alt+F% to power down
>> manually.
>>
>> This is all under gnome, any advice appreciated - hours of googling and
>> trawling logs has got me nowhere!!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>
> I have found this problem with hardy on some laptops.
> CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE is a way round it.
> What is does is log you out, and when you try the second time it works.
> Don't know why yet, but I have known about deadlocks relating to
> Network Manager resulting in a locked out keyboard and mouse.
>
> James
>
>
Sorry, forgot to state ctrl+alt+bksp does not work either. It is
completely dead to input apart from mouse (nothing to click), sysreq's
and power button....

Charlie