Public bug reported: Please subscribe Christopher M. Penalver to this report.
This bug seems to be the same as Bug #1176062. Previously I was using Lubuntu 12.10, with kernel 3.5.0-37-generic, and I experienced no problems with either Firefox or Oracle's Virtual Box. Upon updating to Lubuntu 13.04 (and of course updating both packages), Firefox would not launch most of the time and Virtual Box would never launch. When either package crashed, the whole system would freeze, and a regular pattern of colored, diagonallly oriented bars would appear on the screen. These crashes always required a cold start (turning off and on) to regain control of the system. In the case of Firefox, I noticed that if I used the previous kernel (3.5.0-37-generic), the package would launch normally in Lubuntu 13.04. I did not test this with VirtualBox. My computer has an onboard graphics chip: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430]. Up to then, I had been using nouveau as the graphics driver. I then decided to replace nouveau with the nvidia drivers provided by Synaptic. This seems to have solved the problem, and now I can launch both Firefox and Virtual Box without any crashes with kernel 3.8.0-27-generic. I hope this helps. Thank you for your attention. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: linux-image-3.8.0-27-generic 3.8.0-27.40 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-27.40-generic 3.8.13.4 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-27-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: wechsler 2016 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: wechsler 2016 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw' Date: Mon Aug 12 10:41:57 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b61f5097-b765-473c-b977-14a7e90bf1ed InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-27 (197 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.1) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c016 Logitech, Inc. Optical Wheel Mouse Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:08da Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messanger Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MarkForUpload: True ProcFB: ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.0-27-generic root=/dev/mapper/lubuntu-root ro quiet splash RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-27-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-27-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.106 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-08-01 (10 days ago) WifiSyslog: dmi.bios.date: 09/18/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: F3 dmi.board.name: M61PM-S2 dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF3:bd09/18/2006:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnM61PM-S2:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr: ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring -- 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/1211343 Title: Firefox and Virtual Box crash and freeze the system Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Please subscribe Christopher M. Penalver to this report. This bug seems to be the same as Bug #1176062. Previously I was using Lubuntu 12.10, with kernel 3.5.0-37-generic, and I experienced no problems with either Firefox or Oracle's Virtual Box. Upon updating to Lubuntu 13.04 (and of course updating both packages), Firefox would not launch most of the time and Virtual Box would never launch. When either package crashed, the whole system would freeze, and a regular pattern of colored, diagonallly oriented bars would appear on the screen. These crashes always required a cold start (turning off and on) to regain control of the system. In the case of Firefox, I noticed that if I used the previous kernel (3.5.0-37-generic), the package would launch normally in Lubuntu 13.04. I did not test this with VirtualBox. My computer has an onboard graphics chip: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430]. Up to then, I had been using nouveau as the graphics driver. I then decided to replace nouveau with the nvidia drivers provided by Synaptic. This seems to have solved the problem, and now I can launch both Firefox and Virtual Box without any crashes with kernel 3.8.0-27-generic. I hope this helps. Thank you for your attention. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: linux-image-3.8.0-27-generic 3.8.0-27.40 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-27.40-generic 3.8.13.4 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-27-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: wechsler 2016 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: wechsler 2016 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw' Date: Mon Aug 12 10:41:57 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b61f5097-b765-473c-b977-14a7e90bf1ed InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-27 (197 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.1) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c016 Logitech, Inc. Optical Wheel Mouse Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:08da Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messanger Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MarkForUpload: True ProcFB: ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.0-27-generic root=/dev/mapper/lubuntu-root ro quiet splash RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-27-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-27-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.106 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-08-01 (10 days ago) WifiSyslog: dmi.bios.date: 09/18/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: F3 dmi.board.name: M61PM-S2 dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF3:bd09/18/2006:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnM61PM-S2:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1211343/+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