themusicgod1, as per http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers an update to your BIOS is available (1.15). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BiosUpdate does it change anything? If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report. For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette . Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags added: bios-outdated-1.15 ** No longer affects: linux (Ubuntu) ** Project changed: ubuntu-gnome => linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1341220 Title: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000040 Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: System crashed, when it booted back up it wanted to report this bug via popup. ProblemType: KernelOops DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: linux-image-3.16.0-3-generic 3.16.0-3.8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-3.8-generic 3.16.0-rc4 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-3-generic x86_64 Annotation: Your system might become unstable now and might need to be restarted. ApportVersion: 2.14.4-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: themusicgod1 2043 F.... pulseaudio Date: Sat Jul 12 18:31:33 2014 DuplicateSignature: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at location RIP: 0010:location location xhci_alloc_streams+0x155/0x780 Failure: oops InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-09 (3 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140708) MachineType: Acer TravelMate X483 ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-3-generic root=UUID=885e04f0-bd26-4885-aa1c-f134c674b8ff ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. RelatedPackageVersions: kerneloops-daemon 0.12+git20090217-3ubuntu8 SourcePackage: linux Title: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000040 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/23/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: V1.05 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: MA40_HX dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.05:bd08/23/2012:svnAcer:pnTravelMateX483:pvrV1.05:rvnAcer:rnMA40_HX:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: TravelMate X483 dmi.product.version: V1.05 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1341220/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
