janl, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. With just the HP laptop (not the SONY), could you please run the following command once from a terminal as it will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report: apport-collect -p xorg 1515551
Please ensure you have the package xdiagnose installed, and that you click the Yes button for attaching additional debugging information. When reporting xorg related bugs in the future, please do so via the above method. You can learn more about this functionality at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs. ** Description changed: - After upgrading my two laptops (HP EliteBook 8470p, Sony Vaio, both - several years old) to 15.10 both started freezing within 12 hours of - booting and the screens started flickering when X did fade-out and fade- - ins. + After upgrading my HP EliteBook 8470p to 15.10 it started freezing + within 12 hours of booting and the screen started flickering when X did + fade-out and fade-ins. Booting the HP with the 15.04 kernel (3.19.0-31) makes it stable again. - The sony vaoi was downgraded to 14.04 and is stable there. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-31.36-generic 3.19.8-ckt7 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-31-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Thu Nov 12 11:34:25 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-07 (734 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-26 (16 days ago) ** Summary changed: - Several laptops unstable with 15.10 kernels + [HP EliteBook 8470p] Unstable with 15.10 kernels ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1515551 Title: [HP EliteBook 8470p] Unstable with 15.10 kernels Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After upgrading my HP EliteBook 8470p to 15.10 it started freezing within 12 hours of booting and the screen started flickering when X did fade-out and fade-ins. Booting the HP with the 15.04 kernel (3.19.0-31) makes it stable again. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-31.36-generic 3.19.8-ckt7 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-31-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Thu Nov 12 11:34:25 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-07 (734 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-26 (16 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1515551/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
