Some additional information. When Picasa starts the splash sacreen comes up imediately but there is no disc activity as is normally the case. The splash scree then goes away after about 1-2 minutes with no disc activity.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1382251 Title: Kernel update breaks Picasa Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: After Kernel update (3.2.0-70-pae) Picasa for Linux no longer starts (shows splash screen, then after a while it closes). After restarting the laptop with previous kernel (3.2.0-69-pae), Picasa starts normally. Back and forth several times -> confirmed Doesn't change if trying to start Picasa under Nvidia graphics card instead of on-board Intel (Bumblebee) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-70-generic-pae 3.2.0-70.105 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-70.105-generic-pae 3.2.63 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-70-generic-pae i686 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.7 Architecture: i386 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: fer 2137 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: fer 2137 F...m pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xd9c00000 irq 49' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC269VB' Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,10431113,00100100' Controls : 24 Simple ctrls : 13 Date: Thu Oct 16 19:18:28 2014 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=42df4fb0-c9fd-47aa-8274-ce9b3c1255d9 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. N53Jf MarkForUpload: True ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-70-generic-pae root=UUID=42e515fa-dd55-4d3f-8668-29854772f749 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-70-generic-pae N/A linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-70-generic-pae N/A linux-firmware 1.79.18 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: mei UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-02-24 (599 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 01/25/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: N53Jf.210 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: N53Jf dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrN53Jf.210:bd01/25/2011:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnN53Jf:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnN53Jf:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: N53Jf dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1382251/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

