Public bug reported: There might be two causes of this bug: - I had S-ATA ALPM activated and high IO activity (unTarring a system backup) - My screen started flickering upon opening Google MapsGL, but the GPU seemed to be hanging before that.
I added i915.i915_enable_rc6=0 to my cmdline now, and it seems to be working fine (but rc6 was the whole reason for upgrading to precise) running: Linux 3.2.0-22-generic #35-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 3 18:33:15 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux on gnome-shell ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-22.35-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-22-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Chipset: sandybridge-m-gt2 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None Date: Sun Apr 8 19:14:06 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu ExecutablePath: /usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328) InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7 MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCCB27FX ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py ProcEnviron: ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-22-generic root=UUID=cbdd84dc-16d7-4c29-8800-d59c3f2ec4b0 ro i815.i915_enable_rc6=0 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel Title: [sandybridge-m-gt2] False GPU lockup UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: dmi.bios.date: 05/25/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: R1101V2 dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A dmi.board.name: VAIO dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.board.version: N/A dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR1101V2:bd05/25/2011:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCCB27FX:pvrC60962WN:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: VPCCB27FX dmi.product.version: C60962WN dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation i915_error_state: Error: [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.4-0ubuntu3 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 ** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-crash false-gpu-hang freeze precise ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/976713 Title: [sandybridge-m-gt2] False GPU lockup To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/976713/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs