I have been installing all updates when they become available, and have noticed that there is no crash report for the video anymore.
However, I am still seeing errors on tty1 when rebooting, and error messages in /var/log/kern.log and /var/log/syslog - see below :- =============syslog================ <snip> Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.018721] fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.018728] registered panic notifier Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.018745] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20080730 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0 Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.018824] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.018883] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64 Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.035003] vga16fb: initializing Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.035013] vga16fb: mapped to 0xc00a0000 Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.035022] vga16fb: not registering due to another framebuffer present Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.245228] input: HDA Digital PCBeep as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input9 Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.268051] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x37 Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc gdm-binary[863]: WARNING: Unable to find users: no seat-id found Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.732140] composite sync not supported Mar 30 11:05:53 eeepc kernel: [ 17.384072] render error detected, EIR: 0x00000010 Mar 30 11:05:53 eeepc kernel: [ 17.384171] page table error Mar 30 11:05:53 eeepc kernel: [ 17.384221] PGTBL_ER: 0x00000010 Mar 30 11:05:53 eeepc kernel: [ 17.384282] [drm:i915_handle_error] *ERROR* EIR stuck: 0x00000010, masking Mar 30 11:05:53 eeepc kernel: [ 17.384407] render error detected, EIR: 0x00000010 Mar 30 11:05:53 eeepc kernel: [ 17.384489] page table error Mar 30 11:05:53 eeepc kernel: [ 17.384539] PGTBL_ER: 0x00000010 <snip> Mar 30 11:05:54 eeepc kernel: [ 18.112589] composite sync not supported Mar 30 11:05:54 eeepc kernel: [ 18.804073] composite sync not supported Mar 30 11:05:56 eeepc kernel: [ 20.331397] composite sync not supported Mar 30 11:05:57 eeepc kernel: [ 21.028102] composite sync not supported Mar 30 11:05:57 eeepc kernel: [ 21.723366] composite sync not supported <snip> Mar 30 11:06:11 eeepc kernel: [ 35.676021] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present Mar 30 11:06:12 eeepc kernel: [ 36.576108] composite sync not supported Mar 30 11:06:13 eeepc kernel: [ 37.292165] composite sync not supported Mar 30 11:06:14 eeepc kernel: [ 38.016584] composite sync not supported <snip> ==============END of syslog=============== =============kern.log=================== <snip> Mar 30 11:05:51 eeepc kernel: [ 15.860045] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.018721] fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.018728] registered panic notifier Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.018745] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20080730 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0 Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.018824] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.018883] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64 Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.035003] vga16fb: initializing Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.035013] vga16fb: mapped to 0xc00a0000 Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.035022] vga16fb: not registering due to another framebuffer present Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.245228] input: HDA Digital PCBeep as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/in put9 Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.268051] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x37 Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc gdm-binary[863]: WARNING: Unable to find users: no seat-id found Mar 30 11:05:52 eeepc kernel: [ 16.732140] composite sync not supported Mar 30 11:05:53 eeepc kernel: [ 17.384072] render error detected, EIR: 0x00000010 Mar 30 11:05:53 eeepc kernel: [ 17.384171] page table error Mar 30 11:05:53 eeepc kernel: [ 17.384221] PGTBL_ER: 0x00000010 Mar 30 11:05:53 eeepc kernel: [ 17.384282] [drm:i915_handle_error] *ERROR* EIR stuck: 0x00000010, masking Mar 30 11:05:53 eeepc kernel: [ 17.384407] render error detected, EIR: 0x00000010 Mar 30 11:05:53 eeepc kernel: [ 17.384489] page table error Mar 30 11:05:53 eeepc kernel: [ 17.384539] PGTBL_ER: 0x00000010 <snip> Mar 30 11:05:54 eeepc kernel: [ 18.112589] composite sync not supported Mar 30 11:05:54 eeepc kernel: [ 18.804073] composite sync not supported Mar 30 11:05:56 eeepc kernel: [ 20.331397] composite sync not supported Mar 30 11:05:57 eeepc kernel: [ 21.028102] composite sync not supported Mar 30 11:05:57 eeepc kernel: [ 21.723366] composite sync not supported <snip> Mar 30 11:06:05 eeepc kernel: [ 29.517757] [drm:drm_mode_getfb] *ERROR* invalid framebuffer id Mar 30 11:06:05 eeepc kernel: [ 29.899508] composite sync not supported <snip> Mar 30 11:06:11 eeepc kernel: [ 35.676021] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present Mar 30 11:06:12 eeepc kernel: [ 36.576108] composite sync not supported Mar 30 11:06:13 eeepc kernel: [ 37.292165] composite sync not supported Mar 30 11:06:14 eeepc kernel: [ 38.016584] composite sync not supported <snip> ==========END of kern.log=================== on tty1, the lines with a dmesg times of [ 17.384072} to [ 17.384539] ("render error ...." up to "PGTBL _ER 0x..." appear at the top of the screen. Hope this is of some use - cheers and good luck -- [i915gm] GPU lockup 1df215e0 (PGTBL_ER: 0x00000010) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/525517 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