I couldn't figure out how to upgrade the BIOS on this system without Windows, so I've given up.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1091058 Title: 1002:95c4 [Satellite Pro P300-16V] GPU locks up and the screen turns white Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: At random, if I'm using ANY 3D program or game (except, strangely, window managers, including compiz, gala, mutter, etc)... the GPU will lockup, the screen redraws with a bunch of lines at the bottom, and then it begins to turn white. I wish I could give more information but each time it happens the system locks up completely and I have to force it to restart (which is NOT good). This problem was happening on Ubuntu 12.10 and persists into 13.04. --- .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.13.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: GNOME DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 4.3.2, 3.12.0-7-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 4.3.2, 3.13.0-1-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 4.3.2, 3.13.0-2-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV620/M82 [Mobility Radeon HD 3450/3470] [1002:95c4] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff50] InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-24 (447 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite Pro P300 Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0+git1311151746.d571d6~gd~s [origin: unknown] PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-2-generic root=UUID=11f0f4e0-65cd-4d72-b5a0-5fab21660b89 ro quiet splash radeon.dpm=1 vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-2.17-generic 3.13.0-rc7 Tags: third-party-packages trusty ubuntu regression reproducible compiz-0.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-2-generic x86_64 UnreportableReason: This is not an official Ubuntu package. Please remove any third party package and try again. UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm lpadmin sambashare sudo dmi.bios.date: 04/14/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.bios.version: V2.70 dmi.board.name: Satellite Pro P300 dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.board.version: Not Applicable dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrV2.70:bd04/14/2008:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteProP300:pvrPSPC5E-01400CEN:rvnTOSHIBA:rnSatelliteProP300:rvrNotApplicable:cvnTOSHIBA:ct1:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Satellite Pro P300 dmi.product.version: PSPC5E-01400CEN dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.50-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1~git1311211600.2d5f21~gd~s version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1~git1311211600.2d5f21~gd~s version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0+git1311151746.d571d6~gd~s version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.907-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10+git1311070905.480f09~gd~s xserver.bootTime: Mon Jan 13 02:01:34 2014 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2 xserver.video_driver: radeon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/1091058/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp