Remove references to colorful static. The problem was these issues may or may not be related, and both are not reportable in the usual way. I was just mentioning all the serious symptoms of problems together, rather than assuming they were all the result of a single discrete bug.
On Mar 8, 2018 21:51, "Daniel van Vugt" <[email protected]> wrote: > Tom, please try to report one issue per bug. > > We can either: > > * make this a duplicate of bug 1753776 and you log a new bug for the > other problem; or > * remove references to the first "static" problem from this bug. > > So please let us know how you'd like to proceed. > > ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1754425 > > Title: > 18.04 3.27 Gnome-shell Near-Fatalities > > Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > It's impossible to make a normal bug report, so here's the best I can > describe: > > EVERY login to gnome, there is a moment after I enter my password and > press return, where whole screen goes small-resolution (cursor small, > all text and boxes get smaller), and best way to describe it is > "colorful static" pattern replaces the purple/black. After this > hiccup, a moment of black, then taken to the gnome desktop. Things > work fine. > > If I close the lid, it seems that the computer flat-out doesn't wake > up. HOWEVER, if I wait patiently more than 20 seconds, and press (not > hold) the power button, SOMETIMES, the computer will "snap out of it" > and come back to my desktop. Although RAM is 25% used, and CPU usage > is around 25-50% or less (depending on apps), mouse will regularly > freeze up for some seconds every 10 seconds or so. Wifi will claim to > be "on", but there aren't any networks in the "select network" > dialogue. Turning wifi off and then on does not fix this problem. So > I'll be in this terrifying state of non-responsive every few seconds > computer, with no ability to reconnect to networks and report bug. > > I force restart. The first restart, upon login, will hang indefinitely > on a purple screen with the cursor in the middle. I will have to force > restart again. Upon 2nd restart, it will boot "normally", in that > after I login, I get the "familiar" "colorful static" splash screen > before being taken to normal functional gnome desktop experience. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 > Package: gnome-shell 3.27.92-0ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-10.11-generic 4.15.3 > Uname: Linux 4.15.0-10-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10 > Architecture: amd64 > CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME > Date: Thu Mar 8 12:38:24 2018 > DisplayManager: gdm3 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-02 (5 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 > (20180228) > ProcEnviron: > TERM=xterm-256color > PATH=(custom, no user) > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: gnome-shell > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+ > bug/1754425/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1754425 Title: 18.04 3.27 Gnome-shell Near-Fatalities Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: It's impossible to make a normal bug report, so here's the best I can describe: EVERY login to gnome, there is a moment after I enter my password and press return, where whole screen goes small-resolution (cursor small, all text and boxes get smaller), and best way to describe it is "colorful static" pattern replaces the purple/black. After this hiccup, a moment of black, then taken to the gnome desktop. Things work fine. If I close the lid, it seems that the computer flat-out doesn't wake up. HOWEVER, if I wait patiently more than 20 seconds, and press (not hold) the power button, SOMETIMES, the computer will "snap out of it" and come back to my desktop. Although RAM is 25% used, and CPU usage is around 25-50% or less (depending on apps), mouse will regularly freeze up for some seconds every 10 seconds or so. Wifi will claim to be "on", but there aren't any networks in the "select network" dialogue. Turning wifi off and then on does not fix this problem. So I'll be in this terrifying state of non-responsive every few seconds computer, with no ability to reconnect to networks and report bug. I force restart. The first restart, upon login, will hang indefinitely on a purple screen with the cursor in the middle. I will have to force restart again. Upon 2nd restart, it will boot "normally", in that after I login, I get the "familiar" "colorful static" splash screen before being taken to normal functional gnome desktop experience. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.27.92-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-10.11-generic 4.15.3 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-10-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Mar 8 12:38:24 2018 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-02 (5 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180228) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1754425/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
