Hi mic, this sounds like a fix we just put in for 915/945 chips available in Ubuntu's linux 2.6.38-7.36 kernel, so I think once you update to that kernel you should find this resolved.
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737972 Title: drm:i915_hangcheck_elapsed] *ERROR* Hangcheck timer elapsed... GPU hung _______________________________________________ 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