i've also got this issue with 3.5 and 3.6 kernels on i386 system. My workaround is via xorg.conf:
create (or replace what's in a current one) an /etc/X11/xorg.conf with Code: Section "Device" Identifier "My Graphics" Driver "nouveau" Option "GLXVBlank" "on" EndSection -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to libdrm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1039125 Title: [drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: PFIFO_CACHE_ERROR - Ch 2/2 Mthd 0x0800 Data 0x00000000 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libdrm/+bug/1039125/+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