Ubuntu User - Please Help

[now-EYE-see]

I know that Ubuntu on a computer built for WINdows is a bit fickle, but I don't think your computer should crash/freeze after about 5-10min after login.

Computer info

Toshiba L500

Dual processor pentium (intel)

memory 2GB

250-260 HDD

I believe the display card is a TFT because that is what most of the Toshiba's I have look up are.

The problem is that about 10min. to 30min. into login after opening a few usually two or three programs, my entire computer freezes.
I notice that I am usually downloading.

I have downloaded some different drivers for toshiba and made sure I had a suitable display driver.

Looking at others who ask about the same problem it could be a memory or display problem but I really have no idea.

I like the speed and user friendly Ubuntu but I would like it better if I knew what this problem was.

ANy ideas?

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

Which Graphics Card do you have? Open Terminal and execute this

lspci | grep -i vga
grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Post output here.

[now-EYE-see]

@ubuntu:~$ lspci | grep -i vga
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
@ubuntu:~$ grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf
grep: /etc/X11/xorg.clspci | grep -i vga
grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.confonf: No such file or directory
@ubuntu:~$



i guess intel but what will this help me do?

[devils casper]

Press Alt+F2 and type this

gksu gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Above code will open an empty xorg.conf file in Gedit with root privileges.

Copy following contents and paste in that file :

Section "Device"
       Identifier "Configured Video Device"
       Driver    "vesa"  
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
         Identifier "Configured Monitor"
         HorizSync 31.5 - 70.0
         VertRefresh 50 - 160
 EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Default Screen"
        Monitor "Configured Monitor"
        Device "Configured Video Device"
        DefaultDepth 24
        Subsection "Display"
             Depth 24
             Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" 
        EndSubsection
EndSection

Save file and reboot machine.

[now-EYE-see]

That was helpful it prompted me before login to change the graphics or reduce the quality "this session" computer seems faster

other possible causes;

also I have been downloading torrent onto my host file folder could this cause problems?

&

And because you seem to know your stuff once before I tried to edit a file to do with forwarding wifi or my internet settings.
I realize now it was dumb but I was wondering if there is a way to reset my internet settings
I believe I was way off in the forum I was looking at and I was actually building code for a server or building a connection that would connect a computer through the internet
basically created my own desktop connection to a far away computer over the internet
could that cause problems.


it look somewhat like this


* it was full of stars like this and they explained here, to me what I was changing like ip configuration and such
i was hoping to find that config location and open it again

the forum said something like you wrote about typing into the terminal and opening some type of configuration file

i was hoping at the very least to delete what I left in case it is affecting my current settings


this is one of the sites i look at and tried to follow the instruction no result
here i downloaded the ipmasq and other programs which i am not sure would cause a shutdown

ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=335465

HOWTO: Share internet connection over wireless network with DHCP - Ubuntu Forums


HOWTO: Share internet connection over wireless network with DHCP - Ubuntu Forums


this is the page i used and I am wondering if this could cause permanent damage.

help.ubuntu.com/community/dhcp3-

help.ubuntu.com/community/dhcp3-server




here's another

[reed9]

* it was full of stars like this and they explained here, to me what I was changing like ip configuration and such
i was hoping to find that config location and open it again

In Debian/Ubuntu, the main file for controlling network interfaces is /etc/network/interfaces

For the default NetworkManager program to function properly, this file should only have the following lines (Not including anything preceded by a #, which indicates a comment and is not read as part of the configuration.)

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

[now-EYE-see]

the file I just edited was blank so no sweat

help.ubuntu.com/community/dhcp3-

this page shows the config file i used (fix it)

nano -w /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.config

everything working now

1 hour no problem

i lied it just froze

thanks to chromium restore I can keep writing this








Can anybody help me?

[now-EYE-see]

I don't know if I edited this page or not
save or not save that is the question
I really didn't know what it was except when I look for a save button there was none so I just quit it or something like that

nano -w /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.config

however if I did make changes to this what should I do?

[oz]

I don't know if I edited this page or not
save or not save that is the question
I really didn't know what it was except when I look for a save button there was none so I just quit it or something like that

[code]nano -w /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.config
[code]


however if I did make changes to this what should I do?

In nano, the keys for exiting and saving the edits are the control and x keys: CTL-X

It should ask if you want to save the changes.

[now-EYE-see]

It should ask if you want to save the changes.

Let say I pressed enter after editing that file would that have anything to do with Ubuntu freezing on me no mouse no keyboard nothing?