New Linux Mint distributions freeze on my computer

[eleinor]

I've just installed LMDE 201012. Before this, I used mint 9 x64 without any error. My greatest problem is, that all new Linux Mint distributions freeze on my computer. I have problem with the following versions:
Mint 10 x86,
Mint 10 x64,
LMDE 201009 x86
LMDE 201012 x86,
LMDE 201012 x64.

Once it froze while working on livecd to start install. I have no idea what is wrong. In my opinion my computer has no problem, memtest86 gone for a half day without error, I've tried another HDD. The other OS (Windows 7 x64) working without any error for 10 months.

Any idea? What should I look for in the log files? Which log files?

Other problems: While working (before freeze), pidgin crashed with segmentation fault frequently. A cannot install fpc package, there are dependence errors with some packages.

[wayne128]

There must be something common to your freeze problem for so many version Mint 10 (32-, 64-), LMDE 9 ( 32-), LMDE 12 ( 32-, 64-)

While it is hard to guess from reading your post, prime suspect is the graphic, however the Mint10 and LMDE 9 are using the same kernel 2.6.32.xx.
May be you can list your hardware and check if any issue on either graphic card or other special hardware that does not work well with kernel.

[eleinor]

Here is my computer:


I have a TV tuner card inside: http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=z ... templete=2

If you need something else, tell me.

[willie42]

if you can open a terminal and

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inxi -G

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lspci

post results here

[eleinor]

LSPCI:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset DRAM Controller (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5
00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) PCI Express Root Port 1
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) PCI Express Root Port 5
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) PCI Express Root Port 6
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 90)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JIB (ICH10) LPC Interface Controller
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) 4 port SATA IDE Controller #1
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) SMBus Controller
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller #2
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV770 [Radeon HD 4850]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc HD48x0 audio
03:00.0 IDE interface: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB368 IDE controller
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
05:00.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7131/SAA7133/SAA7135 Video Broadcast Decoder (rev d0)
05:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller (rev 46)


INXI -G
Graphics: Card ATI RV770 [Radeon HD 4850] X.Org 1.7.7 Res: 1680x1050@59.9hz
GLX Renderer Mesa DRI R600 (RV770 9442) 20090101 TCL DRI2 GLX Version 1.5 Mesa 7.7.1

[eleinor]

These results are not from installed LMDE only from livedvd. It's frozen with livedvd too 5 minutes ago...
LMDE 12 amd64

[willie42]

I dont see an issue off hand at the moment. I looked at your tv tuner card and its not on the list of being capable but that does not mean its not. Hopefully someone can see something I am not but I will keep looking

[eleinor]

I'll try it without the TV tuner, I don't use it anyway, and waiting for some other ideas. Thanks

[wayne128]

check this out, worth to try some ideas in this thread

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... 850&page=2

[eleinor]

check this out, worth to try some ideas in this thread

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... 850&page=2

I don't have any problem with the boot process, and as I read that thread is about boot error, but Ill look after it.

But, I've found something in the Xorg.0.log on the installed LMDE:

SELinux: Disabled on system, not enabling in X server
(EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/dri/r600_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/dri/r600_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
(EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering
(II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
(EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
(EE) GLX: could not load software renderer
(II) GLX: no usable GL providers found for screen 0

That may be an error which could result a freeze?
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As I read in other pages, these are not the things I'm looking for, these couldn't result a freeze.