Ubuntu 10.10 crashes after about ten minutes.

When does it crash?
Are there apps that make it crash?
What happens when it crashes?

Details please.....

Can you describe "crashes" a little more? It is hard to know what the cause of it is from that..

* Does your machine boot?
* Do you see the ubuntu logo?
* Do you see a mouse pointer?
* Can you reach the login screen?
* Can you boot from a "live CD"?
    - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

Hi MYCAE,

   Yes the machine boots. I get the screen which gives me a choice of Ubuntu 9.10 'generic', Ubuntu 9.10 'generic recovery' or Microsoft Windows XP. I usually pick the generic. Then I get the login screen. I can login, give my password and the typical 'classic ?' orange screen appears. I can open applications, begin creating Word documents, or view a web page through Firefox.....then suddenly....CRASH!!! and all I can do is Shut Down the hard way.

   If I can get specific instructions on how to alter some line of code in Windows or in the Ubuntu boot sequence, I think I can do it.

I really like Linux; I think it beats Windows hands down. But right now I need some help.

Julio E. Sada

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Can you describe "crashes" a little more? It is hard to know what the
cause of it is from that..

* Does your machine boot?
* Do you see the ubuntu logo?
* Do you see a mouse pointer?
* Can you reach the login screen?
* Can you boot from a "live CD"?
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Hi actionparsnip,

   I replied to mycae with information I thought was relevant. Should I get into the answers.launchpad to find answers to my queries?

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When does it crash?
Are there apps that make it crash?
What happens when it crashes?

Details please.....

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Have you tested your ram for errors?

Hi again actionparsnip,

   I do not know what that means: How do I test my ram for errors. I am in Ubuntu Linux 2.6 right now using Firefox. It hasn't crashed yet; so I am going to send this off before it does.

Julio
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Have you tested your ram for errors?

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I don't know how to test the ram for errors. I never knew that ram could have errors...i always thought that ram was a relatively static entity. Anyway it seems that this last time that I went into Ubuntu, which uses the Linux Kernel 2.6.31-22 generic, GNOME 2.281, and is listed as having 2.7 GiB of Memory, I was in for about twice as long as usual...about 20 min. before it CRASHED again.
 So, I shut it down using the ON/OFF button. Then I got back in and am in Firefox entering this message right now.

When you see grub there should be memtest entry below recovery mode.Boot in it and wait.it will take time to check your ram.Other solution is to ttry to upgrade with alternate CD to Lucid (Ubuntu 10.4).

Hi zvacet,

   I don't know what grub is, but I'll find out and try that ram test first. Would upgrading to Ubuntu 10.10 help.?

Julio E. Sada

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zvacet proposed the following answer:
When you see grub there should be memtest entry below recovery mode.Boot
in it and wait.it will take time to check your ram.Other solution is to
ttry to upgrade with alternate CD to Lucid (Ubuntu 10.4).

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When you boot, hold SHIFT and you will see the kernels and the last optionn will be memtest.

RAM can fail just like any other device. RAM is used to hold apps while they run so if it is faulty, you will get issues.

If it is bad, you will see this:
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:9H9OyK9UTahZSM:http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/563/memtestfail.png&t=1

A good test will stay like this troughout the whole test:
http://www.memtest.org/pics/nf2-big.gif

Hi actionparsnip,

   I'll try this as soon as I get home. I am a teacher..so I am held captive by a bunch of 7th grade students until 3:00 every day.

Julio E. Sada

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Your question #136720 on Ubuntu changed:
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actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
When you boot, hold SHIFT and you will see the kernels and the last
optionn will be memtest.

RAM can fail just like any other device. RAM is used to hold apps while
they run so if it is faulty, you will get issues.

If it is bad, you will see this:
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:9H9OyK9UTahZSM:http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/563/memtestfail.png&t=1

A good test will stay like this troughout the whole test:
http://www.memtest.org/pics/nf2-big.gif

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Hi actionparsnip,

  It CRASHED during the reply to this e-mail...this is the second try...the hold the SHIFT down didn't work. Is there something else I can do. If I go a minute longer this F****** thing will crash again, so this will have to do. bye
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Your question #136720 on Ubuntu changed:
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    Status: Open => Answered

actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
When you boot, hold SHIFT and you will see the kernels and the last
optionn will be memtest.

RAM can fail just like any other device. RAM is used to hold apps while
they run so if it is faulty, you will get issues.

If it is bad, you will see this:
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:9H9OyK9UTahZSM:http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/563/memtestfail.png&t=1

A good test will stay like this troughout the whole test:
http://www.memtest.org/pics/nf2-big.gif

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Hi actionparsnip,

   I tried the hold the SHIFT button down during the boot. I have Ubuntu alongside Windows XP. I get to choose which OS I want. I usually select Ubuntu simply because it is so much faster than Windows.
   So I down arrowed to Ubuntu and pressed ENTER, then immediately held the SHIFT key down, which then displayed the GRUB title you mentioned. But there was no option called "memtest" that I could select in order to test the memory.
   Would uninstalling version 9.10 and installing version 10.10, which I am getting update requests for already remedy this CRASHING or would it open up another can of worms?
   Thanks for all you do.

Julio E. Sada

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Your question #136720 on Ubuntu changed:
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actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
When you boot, hold SHIFT and you will see the kernels and the last
optionn will be memtest.

RAM can fail just like any other device. RAM is used to hold apps while
they run so if it is faulty, you will get issues.

If it is bad, you will see this:
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:9H9OyK9UTahZSM:http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/563/memtestfail.png&t=1

A good test will stay like this troughout the whole test:
http://www.memtest.org/pics/nf2-big.gif

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Please made if you don't already have an Ubuntu desktop install cd... http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

Then please boot your pc entirely (you must not see windows starting) from Ubuntu live install cd and when the system start to boot from cd you will see two bottom screen icons ( keyboard and man inside circle ) please press space (choose your desired language) then a screen textual center menu will appear to you with this items in it:

Try Ubuntu without installing
Install Ubuntu
Check disc for defects
Test memory
Boot from first hard disk

Please select "Test Memory" to deeply test your ram healty, if your pc freeze at installation or installation doesn't start.

Hi marcobra,

   I got into the BIOS and changed the Boot Sequence so it would boot from the CD-ROM first. Then I booted from my installation CD, and lo and behold I saw the infamous "Memtest." So I ran it. It was a LOOOOOOOOONG-ASS test , but after, it showed OK...NO Problem. Now I'm thinking that the Installation Disc being bad or has a corrupted section. But I don't know how to check it.
 Anyway, it has already CRASHED once before this e-mail

Julio E. Sada
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marcobra (Marco Braida) proposed the following answer:
Please made if you don't already have an Ubuntu desktop install cd...
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

Then please boot your pc entirely (you must not see windows starting)
from Ubuntu live install cd and when the system start to boot from cd
you will see two bottom screen icons ( keyboard and man inside circle )
please press space (choose your desired language) then a screen textual
center menu will appear to you with this items in it:

Try Ubuntu without installing
Install Ubuntu
Check disc for defects
Test memory
Boot from first hard disk

Please select "Test Memory" to deeply test your ram healty, if your pc
freeze at installation or installation doesn't start.

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To check ISO image from which was done CD, use:
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM
To check disk, at boot run:
      Check disc for defects
in the boot menu you were able to display.

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Hi delance,

   I'll try this suggestion. I am also trying to download an 10.10 ISO to burn to bootable CD to see if this will eliminate the problem. I actually was quite satisfied with whatever version of Ubuntu I had before(9.04, I think) I tried to load 9.10. It was just that I kept getting those messsages about "this version of Ubuntu is no longer supported." I should have left well enough alone.
   I'll try your suggestion and get back to you.

Julio

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delance proposed the following answer:
To check ISO image from which was done CD, use:
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM
To check disk, at boot run:
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Hi Ya'll,

   Sorry for all waste of time. I decided to uninstall Ubuntu 10.10. I'll try again later(6 mon.) when this version is more stable.

Thanks,

Julio E. Sada

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Your question #136720 on ubiquity in ubuntu changed:
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Summary changed to:
Ubuntu 10.10 crashes after about ten minutes.

Description changed to:
I recently received a bootable copy of Ubuntu 10.10. I uninstalled 9.10
and, after many tries, managed to get Ubuntu 10.10 installed to run
alonside Windows XP. But, just like the previous version, after about
ten minutes or so, it crashes. I did as a friend suggested to increase
the hard disk shut-down time to 3 hours. But I left the monitor shut-
down time the same..about 15 minutes. I plan to increase that time too,
today.

But if the crashing continues I don't know what to do. I have already
checked my RAM and it tested OK, after a very very long test.

    Julio E. Sada
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I sorry guys. I should haved terminated this inquiry sooner. I am currently not using Ubuntu 10.10.
But I will try again at a later date.

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