I can reproduce the problem definitively by running Pandora for about 20 min on latest proposed repos etc. I captured this info from the freeze:
==== dmesg ==== [ 7320.656032] INFO: task i915/0:272 blocked for more than 120 seconds. [ 7320.656038] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 7320.656042] i915/0 D c08145c0 0 272 2 0x00000000 [ 7320.656048] ed2bbf04 00000046 efbb713c c08145c0 efbb73a8 c08145c0 a4e86259 00000688 [ 7320.656056] c08145c0 c08145c0 efbb73a8 c08145c0 a4e854a0 00000688 c08145c0 edcfbe00 [ 7320.656064] efbb7110 ef92f014 ef92f018 ffffffff ed2bbf30 c056fd66 c0748e80 ef92f01c [ 7320.656072] Call Trace: [ 7320.656086] [<c056fd66>] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0xc6/0x130 [ 7320.656090] [<c056fc80>] mutex_lock+0x20/0x40 [ 7320.656123] [<f08f1c0a>] i915_gem_retire_work_handler+0x2a/0x70 [i915] ==== /var/log/messages ==== Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656041] i915/0 D c08145c0 0 272 2 0x00000000 Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656047] ed2bbf04 00000046 ee336000 c08145c0 efbb73a8 c08145c0 31bdeba8 000006c2 Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656056] c08145c0 c08145c0 efbb73a8 c08145c0 31bde544 000006c2 c08145c0 ed810a00 Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656063] efbb7110 ef92f014 ef92f018 ffffffff ed2bbf30 c056fd66 c0748e80 ef92f01c Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656071] Call Trace: Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656084] [<c056fd66>] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0xc6/0x130 Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656088] [<c056fc80>] mutex_lock+0x20/0x40 Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656122] [<f08f1c0a>] i915_gem_retire_work_handler+0x2a/0x70 [i915] Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656131] [<c0157a7e>] run_workqueue+0x6e/0x140 Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656145] [<f08f1be0>] ? i915_gem_retire_work_handler+0x0/0x70 [i915] Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656150] [<c0157bd8>] worker_thread+0x88/0xe0 Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656156] [<c015c280>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40 Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656160] [<c0157b50>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0xe0 Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656163] [<c015bf8c>] kthread+0x7c/0x90 Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656167] [<c015bf10>] ? kthread+0x0/0x90 Dec 1 20:20:25 dell2400 kernel: [ 8040.656173] [<c0104007>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10 ==== lspci ==== 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01) Subsystem: Dell Device 0160 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16 Region 0: Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] Region 1: Memory at feb80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K] Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 1 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Kernel driver in use: i915 Kernel modules: i915 -- [i965 X3100] X freezes randomly, only mouse pointer still functional https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/345119 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs