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Ubuntu: System freezing for a few seconds with iwlwifi microcode sw error

For a few months now my main system would momentarily freeze or stall (usually about 20-30 seconds) and then continue working. It was something that started after one system update and wasn’t fixed with any further updates. I opened a bug with Debian without much luck. The system would notify that one of the CPU… Read More: Ubuntu: System freezing for a few seconds with iwlwifi microcode… »

Ubuntu: Fixing the “error: no video mode activated” message on boot

During boot of your system and just after the BIOS messages Ubuntu might display a black screen with an error: no video mode activated message. The system boots normally but it is annoying. GRUB by default hides the boot menu and this message can show up if there is no video mode set. It seems… Read More: Ubuntu: Fixing the “error: no video mode activated” message on… »