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Ubuntu fails to load after update: caps lock flashes and computer freezes

Asked by Shea Barton

ok so when ubuntu loads it freezes and the caps lock indicator flashes.
text only mode outputs: Kernel Panic - not syncing: Aiee, killing interrupt handler! ---then dies

when i first installed hardy hardin 64 bit i had this problem. even from booting off livecd. 32 bit ran fine.
i installed/ran intrepid ibex alpha 4 for like 3/4 weeks, until there was some sort of kernel update on ~august 30, which reintroduced the problem into intrepid ibex

the whole problem I posted here before i tried initially installing intrepid: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/42508

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Shea Barton (shea279) said : 		#1

ok more troubleshooting.. I realized that when grub now boots, it has 3 more options: the standard boot, recovery mode, and last successful boot---- except that its with a different kernel version. (i assume installed from the update.

the new kernel version: 2.6.27-2, is the default and fries my comp when booted from.
the old kernel: 2.6.26-5, you have to manually select, after which it boots fine.

how can i get the new kernel version to work, and why isn't it?

im sersly starting to get pissed off with these random "virus updates" by ubuntu which fry your computer. reminds me to much of windows..

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Robert Di Gioia (digioiar) said : 		#2

Hi!

The Intrepid Ibix is alpha software at this point, which means that it is not stable, as it is currently being debugged for deployment in October, and users should expect lots of broken software until it is officially released into production. If you require a stable release, Hardy Heron (8.04) is the current production version.

Good luck.

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Robert Di Gioia (digioiar) said : 		#3

Oh, I should have mentioned that you can open a bug on your issue at http://bugs.launchpad.net and click the Report a Bug button on the right.

Good luck.

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Shea Barton (shea279) said : 		#4

no im saying basically every other "stable" release had the same problem, including hardy hardin 64 bit. intrepid ibex alpha 4 worked, until an kernel update which killed my laptop.

i will post a bug

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dshai xshjk (jsudi39) said : 		#5

Yes the same loading issue occurred here in my software you can check it on https://pcscapes.com/ and kindly help me to fix this problem.

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