Based on the past few comments, this does indeed appear to be an amalgam of different issues, none of which are properly reported so this is not actionable.
See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/Freeze for guidance on how to properly diagnose and report gpu lockup bugs. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: High => Undecided ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu Precise) Status: New => Won't Fix ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Won't Fix ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Precise) Status: Incomplete => Won't Fix ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/993187 Title: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently while watching videos (Fixed by 3.3.6 kernel) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/993187/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs