Below is an example from my syslog. I just realised that this is a slightly different "GPU hung" message, but the result is the same for me.
Mar 12 23:01:48 sppc26 kernel: [ 0.000000] Linux version 3.8.2-030802-generic (root@gomeisa) (gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) ) #201303031906 SMP Mon Mar 4 00:07:09 UTC 2013 Mar 12 23:01:48 sppc26 kernel: [ 0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.2-030802-generic root=UUID=5083e04c-1bad-44bf-a241-c839914a697a ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash i915.i915_enable_rc6=0 . . . Mar 12 23:09:37 sppc26 kernel: [ 505.650930] [drm:i915_hangcheck_hung] *ERROR* Hangcheck timer elapsed... GPU hung Mar 12 23:09:37 sppc26 kernel: [ 505.650935] [drm] capturing error event; look for more information in /debug/dri/0/i915_error_state Mar 12 23:12:46 sppc26 kernel: [ 695.152169] SysRq : This sysrq operation is disabled. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1153587 Title: [sandybridge-m-gt2+ mesa] GPU lockup IPEHR: 0x445c4000 IPEHR: 0x01000000 Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: I have been having random hangups for more than a year now, but only since the beginning of last week, I have been getting the GPU hang-up error messages, with or without system hang-ups. This one coincided with one of the complete lock-ups, that could only be resolved by Alt +SysRq-REISUB. I will now try the approach proposed in Comment #81, hoping for the best. I hope that I am not seeing two different issues here. The GPU hang-up error message has been reoccurring without obvious hang-ups in the past few days, while my complete hang-ups have been happening randomly, sometimes with the possibility to reboot as outlined above, sometimes without (only the power button would do) and sometimes the computer turned itself off without any interaction from my side, and without leaving any trace of a crash in the log files... ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-26.40-generic 3.5.7.6 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-26-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10 Architecture: amd64 Chipset: sandybridge-m-gt2+ Date: Mon Mar 11 14:03:28 2013 DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu DuplicateSignature: [sandybridge-m-gt2+] GPU lockup IPEHR: 0x445c4000 IPEHR: 0x01000000 Ubuntu 12.10 ExecutablePath: /usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py GpuHangFrequency: Several times a week InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-06-28 (621 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427) InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.2mu MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6320 MarkForUpload: True ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py ProcEnviron: ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic root=UUID=5083e04c-1bad-44bf-a241-c839914a697a ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash i915.semaphores=0 RelatedPackageVersions: xserver-xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel Title: [sandybridge-m-gt2+] GPU lockup IPEHR: 0x445c4000 IPEHR: 0x01000000 UdevDb: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'udevadm' UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-27 (135 days ago) UserGroups: dmi.bios.date: 08/15/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A15 dmi.board.name: 087HK7 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd08/15/2012:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6320:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn087HK7:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: Latitude E6320 dmi.product.version: 01 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1153587/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp