I bought a WiFi USB adapter for that computer. I upgraded 8.04 beta to latest level. Result, now : - Screen-wise, Ubuntu boots normally as it did with 7.04 - My patch is still needed to get 1024*768, though. - And the computer still locks up when the screens blanks. I supposed this is screen power saving kicking in. And indeed, if I turn it off, the computer keeps alive.
I opened bug #213747 about random applications crashes. Could they be caused by the screen driver? No at first thought, as the apps usually have no window open. But who knows (about a mishandeled interrupt for example) So, in terms of progression, we're back to 8.04 alpha 6 status. This is far better than 7.10, but worse than 7.04. I can't tell if the Live CD will boot in fullscreen or line mode. I would have needed another CD to test that. It's one month I hoped to work with s.o. assigned this bug. We might have fixed these problems together. Failing that, you'll have to instruct this adapter's users: - to expect the Live CD to boot in line mode and do with that - to set their Screen Power Saving to infinity. For as long as the Global Warming does not make it illegal. Good luck, VIA, cheers all. -- VIA/S3G VT8623 [Apollo CLE266] display no longer works https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197514 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
