have this problem too uname -a Linux makapoh-desktop 2.6.31-4-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 24 18:05:56 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
cat /proc/interrupts | grep NMI NMI: 0 0 Non-maskable interrupts dmesg | grep watchdog [ 0.000000] Command line: root=UUID=f48887a2-bd9d-422f-9e92-39a08fe6ffe5 ro quiet splash nmi_watchdog=0 [ 0.000000] Kernel command line: root=UUID=f48887a2-bd9d-422f-9e92-39a08fe6ffe5 ro quiet splash nmi_watchdog=0 [ 523.770338] vboxdrv: Trying to deactivate the NMI watchdog permanently... [ 523.770349] vboxdrv: NMI watchdog either active or at least initialized. Please disable the NMI [ 523.770353] vboxdrv: watchdog by specifying 'nmi_watchdog=0' at kernel command line. -- vboxdrv occasionally fails to load on karmic 2.6.30 kernels due to active nmi_watchdog https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/399732 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
