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

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