matteodefelice, if you adjust your swap space to something quite large (ex. 40GB), does this address the issue?
I could also reproduce this problem with MATLAB, due to manipulating data sets that are a few GBs in size. With the way MATLAB is designed, it loaded the entire GB dataset into memory first, then carried out the functions. I fixed the problem by making the swap 20GB+ -> http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/resolving-out-of- memory-errors.html ** Tags added: bios-outdated-a17 needs-upstream-testing regression- potential ** Summary changed: - Same as bug 1162073 + [Dell Precision WorkStation T3500] system freezes when the RAM is full ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1162073 [NP900X4C-A04US] System freeze on high memory usage ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- 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/1221217 Title: [Dell Precision WorkStation T3500] system freezes when the RAM is full Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: The system freezes when the RAM is full, it happens with MATLAB and R. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: linux-image-3.8.0-30-generic 3.8.0-30.44 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44-generic 3.8.13.6 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-30-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.4 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: matteo 3178 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: matteo 3178 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found. Date: Thu Sep 5 15:06:01 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=18c94b06-56ba-4d27-876e-2ac6eff3b9ed MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation T3500 MarkForUpload: True ProcFB: ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-30-generic root=UUID=384a0a8d-fc24-453d-9c40-c0ec21d1b727 ro quiet splash RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-30-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-30-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.106 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-07-29 (37 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 04/20/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A11 dmi.board.name: 09KPNV dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A01 dmi.chassis.type: 7 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA11:bd04/20/2011:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionWorkStationT3500:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn09KPNV:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct7:cvr: dmi.product.name: Precision WorkStation T3500 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1221217/+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