Hi,
H/W: Dell Precision M6800 i7-4600M 64b, 16GB RAM, 230GB SSD, Intel HD 4600
S/W: as per title, with 5.15.0-18-generic x86_64 kernel; Mate 1.24.0
one partition for system on /, another for /home, and finally one for swap (16GB)
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This week had to re-install Ubuntu following an update where an issue with video driver appeared: pointed to an incorrect driver. Would get a blank screen on reboot and was unable to get system to boot in recovery mode.
Is there a definitive method to boot into recovery mode?
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In re-installing Ubuntu: 20-04.3 -> 20-04.5. Machine freezes regularly and unable to recover this without forcing a hard power down by keeping power button pressed until off.
If memory serves, in Windows, it was usually possible to do a Cntrl+Alt+Del and you got a system menu where one could kill a delinquent process or at least force a controlled reboot, versus a hard power down.How can one always have the possibility of being able to open a terminal with a minimum of resources available, both CPU and memory, to be able to resolve issue?
I'd like to improve my Linux Ubuntu skills and learn how to drill down on issues like the present freezing by examining journals.
What system journals should be examined and what should be looked at for system freezing please?
Many thanks for all help.
xian