Public bug reported:
When the error comes up, the computer is stalling and Xorg uses 50-70% of CPU!
To reproduce:
1) Open VLC media player.
2) Click "Show playlist" button.
Now the window starts to flicker.
Attached is a video:
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.14-generic 3.5.3
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep 4 12:45:47 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV350 AS [Radeon 9550] [1002:4153]
(prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:0200]
Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:0201]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120724.2)
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: ASUSTek Computer Inc. K8N
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-13-generic
root=UUID=9ecbf9c4-5908-44bc-b329-494d0acd6b58 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/16/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1011.005
dmi.board.name: 'K8N'
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1011.005:bd02/16/2006:svnASUSTekComputerInc.:pnK8N:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn'K8N':rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: K8N
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.0-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.38-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20120821.c1114c61-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20120821.c1114c61-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.12.99.905-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
1:6.99.99~git20120713.6ef1ad6a-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.1-4~ubuntu1
** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity ubuntu
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