It happens whether or not I'm playing a video. Most of the videos I watch are not flash videos. They're mostly avi files with xvid, but some were mpeg1 or mpeg2. I used vlc to play them. On 11/10/2011 16:32, Dazed_75 wrote: > All of your issues sound like they happen when playing videos. Is > that true or are there other times as well? > > As far as what else it could be, there could be lots of possibilities > but they might be hard to track down to elements that are common to > Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Fedora. If it is localized to playing videos, I > would certainly be suspicious of the command line based underpinnings > the players might use. Oh, and are the videos Flash based or not? > > If you are coming to the meeting tonight and can come to the > restaurant after, someone there may be able to help. > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Derek Trotter > > wrote: > > On 11/10/2011 16:10, Dazed_75 wrote: >> Try looking to see if you are using the open source generic >> nvidia driver or the proprietary one. I am not sure where that >> is in the Kubuntu menus but look for something in System, or >> Administration with a name that is probably something about >> Hardware. It should run a program that looks to see if there are >> proprietary drivers you might choose to use. > When I first installed the os I noticed the problem with the > driver it came with. I checked and found where it suggested a > proprietary driver and offered one other. I chose the one that > was recommended. The bug showed itself with the driver that came > with the install and the one I installed later. > >> I AM curious though if you have some particular reason for >> suspecting it is due to you having that video card since a screen >> freeze could be something above the driver level. > I've had that card for about 2 years while the machine was running > XP and didn't have this problem. It only showed itself after I > installed the latest Ubuntu and Kubuntu version as well as the > other latest linux flavors I mentioned earlier. Fedora 15 was the > worst. It would freeze the screen as soon as I started playing a > video. The others would let me watch at least for a few minutes > before the screen froze. > > Also if it's not a driver problem, what else could it be? > >> >> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Derek Trotter >> > wrote: >> >> I have an NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS card that plugs into a PCI >> slot. I have no problems with it in XP, but when I installed >> Kubuntu 11.10 I found a problem. Occasionally the screen >> freezes. I can't switch to a console. Also I can't kill the >> x server. I know the machine has not completely locked up >> because when I have audio playing, it keeps playing even >> though the screen has frozen. None of the usual means to >> shut down a machine work. The only thing I can do is hit the >> reset button, press the power switch for several seconds >> until the machine shuts off, or pull the plug. I've >> encountered this on Ubuntu 11.10, Kubuntu 11.10, Mepis 11 and >> Fedora 15. I installed the LTS verson of Kubuntu 10 and >> haven't had any problems with it. Does anyone have any idea >> what's going on or how to fix it? >> >> Thanks >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry >> >> The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain >> occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. >> - Thomas Jefferson >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list -PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry > > The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain > occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. > - Thomas Jefferson > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss