Public bug reported: I've noticed my screen going dim and then it returns to normal after a few seconds but its almost like it's doing a soft reboot. At the same time I notice the CPU fan spin really fast also. Not sure if that has anything to do with it or if that's purely coincidence.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-25.33-generic 3.16.7 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-25-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Thu Nov 13 19:18:22 2014 DistUpgraded: 2014-10-29 01:03:09,211 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: utopic DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:059c] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-08 (66 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 5721 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-25-generic root=UUID=ee647464-ab52-4ada-9562-237a223dc7b6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-29 (15 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 10/25/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A12 dmi.board.name: 0TTDYT dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: A12 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA12:bd10/25/2013:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron5721:pvrA12:rvnDellInc.:rn0TTDYT:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA12: dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5721 dmi.product.version: A12 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.0-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.0-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Thu Nov 13 18:29:56 2014 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 21579 vendor SEC xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1 ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 ubuntu utopic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1392549 Title: So many times the last two days my screen force closes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1392549/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp