No problem at all about being a Linux newbie. We all start somewhere ;) Can you try triggering the hang, and then hitting CTRL-ALT-F1. That should give you a text-based login screen (if that doesn't work, try CTRL-ALT-F2. If that doesn't work, then I'll talk you through sending me the saved logs...)
See if you can run the commands there. You'll need to write them down, and then type them back in. The files (uname-a.log etc) will appear in your home folder, which you can use when you get recover again. -- in Gutsy, System freezes when attempting to update via synaptic manager or with add remove applications - but only when the NVIDIA proprietary driver is activated. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157564 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
