Thanks form the A17 INFO Christopher. After BIOS update the carlos@carlosLT:~$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date A17 08/19/2015
A restart, and, I still have the same issue: No improvement. carlos@carlosLT:~$ dmesg | grep drm:intel [ 1.595212] [drm:intel_set_pch_fifo_underrun_reporting [i915]] *ERROR* uncleared pch fifo underrun on pch transcoder A [ 1.595250] [drm:intel_pch_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* PCH transcoder A FIFO underrun Carlos ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- 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/1535879 Title: It looks to be the (expired ) bug #1451632 drm:intel fifo Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1451632/+activity dmesg | grep drm:intel [ 1.441536] [drm:intel_set_pch_fifo_underrun_reporting [i915]] *ERROR* uncleared pch fifo underrun on pch transcoder A [ 1.441575] [drm:intel_pch_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* PCH transcoder A FIFO underrun Returned back (https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79261). It seamed to be fixed up-stream but not for all. Effects on my DELL Precision E6530: without notice it switches from nouveau to nvidia. Switching back to nouveau it hangs (need restart) and OK. Using optimus: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108GLM [NVS 5200M] (rev ff) I'll try to use the upstream kernels and inform ... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-25.30-generic 4.2.6 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-25-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 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: Unity Date: Tue Jan 19 20:32:03 2016 DistUpgraded: 2015-10-12 20:30:48,655 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: wily DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0535] NVIDIA Corporation GF108GLM [NVS 5200M] [10de:0dfc] (rev ff) (prog-if ff) InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-19 (610 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6530 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-12 (99 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 12/13/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A09 dmi.board.name: 07Y85M dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A01 dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd12/13/2012:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6530:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn07Y85M:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: Latitude E6530 dmi.product.version: 01 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+15.10.20151015-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.0.2-1ubuntu4 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.0.2-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9.1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.2-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0+git20150819-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20150808-0ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A xserver.bootTime: Tue Jan 19 18:32:11 2016 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 5553 vendor CMN xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9.1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1535879/+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