I would not duplicate any thread but here the stuff is rather obscure. I'm a not so clever linux user even if I used it since many years, but at a user level, not guru.
The last distro I've used without (important) problems is the 13.10.
Few days before this Christmas I decided to move toward the 14.10, first upgrading to 14.04 with the normal upgrade procedure, when my PC started to show anomalies at the boot.
The main behavior is: boot -> login screen and the whole thing freeze up. No way to use keyboard nor mouse or trackpad. Or (alternative behavior) login with success, then newly login page (I tried to put a wrong password and the login behave correctly, saying password incorrect)
I was able to do a full backup and then I decided to try to install from scratch Ubuntu 14.04 from CD (it was not so easy because more and more time the install sequence hanged on) and now I have a 14.04 working only in recovery mode.
I attach a syslog file containing the histories of 3 boots, each one with different warnings/errors, hoping this could be enough to understand where the problem is. I can add information as needed.
Details on my HW:
Linux jsbach 3.13.0-32-generic #57-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jul 15 03:51:08 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
product: Vostro 3700 (To be filled by O.E.M.)
product: 07VWR8
product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz
product: 8JSF25664HZ-1G4D1
product: 8JSF25664HZ-1G4D1
product: Core Processor DRAM Controller
product: Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port
product: GT216M [GeForce GT 330M]
product: GT216 HDMI Audio Controller
product: Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2
product: BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 3
product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 4
product: MMC/SD Host Controller
product: R5U2xx (R5U230 / R5U231 / R5U241) [Memory Stick Host Controller]
product: R5C832 PCIe IEEE 1394 Controller
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
product: 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
product: Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 6 port SATA AHCI Controller
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller
product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem
product: Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers
product: Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder
product: Core Processor QPI Link 0
product: Core Processor QPI Physical 0
product: Core Processor Reserved
product: Core Processor Reserved
product: ST9320423AS
product: DVD+-RW AD-7585H
product: DELL TY3P40B
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:12:00.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 01
serial: c0:cb:38:7f:86:8c
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=wl0 driverversion=6.30.223.141 (r415941) ip=192.168.1.38 latency=0 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abg
resources: irq:17 memory:fb400000-fb403fff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:13:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 03
serial: f0:4d:a2:a3:4f:ef
size: 10Mbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half firmware=rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
resources: irq:46 ioport:d000(size=256) memory:d2c04000-d2c04fff memory:d2c00000-d2c03fff memory:fb300000-fb31ffff
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 18)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port (rev 18)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 18)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 06)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 06)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 06)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev 06)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev 06)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev 06)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a6)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 06)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT216M [GeForce GT 330M] (rev a2)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GT216 HDMI Audio Controller (rev a1)
12:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
13:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
14:00.0 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd MMC/SD Host Controller (rev 01)
14:00.1 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5U2xx (R5U230 / R5U231 / R5U241) [Memory Stick Host Controller] (rev 01)
14:00.3 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 PCIe IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 01)
ff:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers (rev 05)
ff:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 05)
ff:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 05)
ff:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 05)
ff:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 05)
ff:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 05)
I don't know what to do anymore, I hope to find some enlightening hint from you. Thank you in advance.
