The crashing is resolved upon moving the video PCI card to a different computer (32-bit rather than 64-bit) running the same Ubuntu.
# uname -a Linux sparky 3.2.0-36-generic-pae #57-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 8 22:01:06 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1162555 Title: repeatable system crash related to bttv kernel module To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1162555/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs