[Bug 619582] Re: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000008 caused by running lshw-gtk launched from gksu

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 614008 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614008 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 614008 lshw causes laptop to freeze up -- BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0008 caused by running lshw-gtk launched

[Bug 619582] Re: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000008 caused by running lshw-gtk launched from gksu

I have the same problem on Maverick beta, and it's can be reproduced on a VMware machine: How reproducible: always How to reproduce: 1. Download Maverick beta ubuntu-10.10-beta-server-i386.iso from http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/download 2. Boot it on VMware machine (mine is VMware

[Bug 619582] Re: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000008 caused by running lshw-gtk launched from gksu

i recently compiled and installed the maverick 2.6.35.2 kernel on a server running jaunty. i believe that i am encountering the same (or a very similar) issue. when booted with the new kernel, the server hangs with a kernel oops when lshw is run, apparently while probing the Framebuffer device.

[Bug 619582] Re: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000008 caused by running lshw-gtk launched from gksu

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