Hello,
I am a new user of Ubuntu Budgie. I am french, so excuse me for my English writing…
I hope the system will not freeze before the end of my topic.
Before that, I tried Ubuntu V24.04 LTS : impossible to install. Then V22.04 LTS : always freezing after 10 mn. V20.04 : freezing when listening music.
Then Lubuntu and after Linux Mint Cinamon V22.4 (good ads for stability, but no way)
Always same freezing pb (mouse, then system).
So I am trying Ubuntu Bugdie V24.04.2, and it seems to be stable, but during installation of Libre office : freezing (3 times to install). Trying to watch a video : freezing after 2 mn… and always freezing, if I do other think than using installed applications, and only one by one (no writing this topic with listening music).
So if some one can help.
I have a Packard Bell with 6 Go RAM DDR2, AM Athlon II x4 640 3.00 GHz, Nvidia Geforce GT320, old bios with MBR, no EFI.
Budgie is installed on a SATA HD 160 Go, sda (installed with format option, and grub on the same hd), I have Windows 10 on another hd (SATA 2 To).
Best regards.
The freezing issues are highly likely due to your old graphics card. The oldest nvidia driver is the 390 series. I am not sure if that is still available for ubuntu 24.04. If it isnt then you will be using the opensource nouveau driver.
Do check if a driver is available - look in ubuntu sources - additional drivers to see if is available and whether you need to activate it.
What about testing your RAM?
As I am a linux rookie, how do you replace a graphics card driver ?
Do you have a special tool suggestion. I did it in windows mode, no pb detected.
When you boot linux, in grub there should be a memtest option, try that.
Happens to me too.. only maybe 2 times a month. I do a reboot and I’m fine. (also NVIDIA). I can live with that. If it happens all the time, you might want to check out some YouTube Videos. I can’t give you a link here, but this is the Title: Ubuntu: How can I uninstall Nvidia proprietary drivers?
(2 Solutions) video from: Roel Van de Paar ////// or: Debian Linux - Uninstall NVIDIA Driver (Step-by-Step) video from: “SYSADMIN 102” ////// Hope this helps. It’s not a guarantee, but maybe it will solve your problem.
Hi,
I did a memory test wiyh Memtest86 ver 5.31b => no problem.
I did a system upgrade, as proposed.
I surched for additionnal driver in the system information : no additional driver.
I found also for graphics : NVA3 (I don’t know if it is a NVIDIA driver.
For the moment, it seems to be stable, exceeding all the durations with other Linux version.
Thank’s a lot for different proposals. I keep the Nvidia solution from Germoney.
You can mark the post as “solution” if you want, after a few more days of testing.
I maintained the conversation open, because the laptop continues to freeze. One time, when downloading the ubuntu upgraded package while listening music, one more time using Freeoffice and serching something on the Web… The mouse began to freeze, and then impossible to reboot with the use of the keypad, each time necessity to stop the computer with the on /off button.
I don’t know the problem of compliance this version of UB system because the start is good and suddenly it freezes.
If some one have an idea.I tried the modification of the NVIDIA driver, but no solution, using NVA3 driver, I changed the mouse, still the same.
Best regards.
I would start to look at temperatures of various components. If things are getting too hot this will cause freezes
https://askubuntu.com/questions/15832/how-do-i-get-the-cpu-temperature
Hi,
Here with the use of lm-sensors
nouveau-pci-0100
Adapter: PCI adapter
GPU core: 900.00 mV (min = +0.80 V, max = +0.98 V)
fan1: 2850 RPM
temp1: +43.0°C (high = +95.0°C, hyst = +3.0°C)
(crit = +105.0°C, hyst = +5.0°C)
(emerg = +135.0°C, hyst = +5.0°C)
acpitz-acpi-0
Adapter: ACPI interface
temp1: +26.0°C
k10temp-pci-00c3
Adapter: PCI adapter
temp1: +20.9°C (high = +70.0°C)
and these are the temperatures just before the freeze?
Yes, because just after sendind , I tried to install hddtemp, I opened Qterminal to install, and it froze.
I reboot with the on/off, I tried to opoen firefox, another frozen screen.
I am using my phone, because while writing, it froze.
Perhaps some threads block in the system, because each time, the situation is different ?
If I boot with grub on windows mode, installer on one other HD, no problem.
And — I’m stupidly empirical — have you tried using a different Linux distribution that isn’t based on Ubuntu 24.04? Zorin 17.3, for example?
I tried Ubuntu version 24, 20, 18, lubuntu, linux mint cinamon and standard, zorin (2 différent versions), and the stablest version seems budgie.
I just installer hardinfo. I did GPU drawing test, and when the lettres came and fill the screen, the computer froze.
Perhaps NVIDIA driver nvd3 problem.
I’m sorry, I’m just taking the conversation and piecing it together.
I don’t know what you’re talking about, but unfortunately I think it’s simpler: your computer is past its sell-by date, even on Linux.
Don’t count on an NVIDIA driver, if your computer is running with the so-called “Nouveau” driver, you’ll have to make do with it.
Or try even more unlikely light or “old” distributions (UB 16?).
I’m telling you from experience.
So I download the 300 series driver, and when I tried to install, a message telling me I am on a x server and I need to exit x before install : I don’t understand. So I will search the good method to install this driver.
I’ve sent you a PM if you’d prefer to continue in French.
You need to switch to “pure terminal” mode (TTY).
What is the format of your driver file? Is it “.run”?
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If so, make the driver file executable: Right-click > Properties > Permisions > Allow executing file as program
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Switch to TTY with “Ctrl Alt F3”.
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Identify yourself (ID + Password).
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Go to the directory where the driver is located:
cd Downloads(for example) -
Enter
sudo ./drivername.run -
To exit TTY mode, type “Ctrl Alt F7”.