I have the exact same problem after installing a fresh version of 17.10 with Xubuntu on 2 laptops with the same graphics card running the i915-driver. It happens randomly. The desktop just freezes for some seconds. Previously running 16.04 with no problem.
Kernel: 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64 bits: 64 gcc: 7.2.0 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 (Gtk 2.24.31) Machine: Device: laptop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Compaq 6910p v: B.58 serial: N/A Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 30BE v: KBC Version 68.36 serial: N/A BIOS: Hewlett-Packard v: 68MCU Ver. B.58 date: 10/26/2009 CPU: Dual core Intel Core2 Duo T7100 (-MCP-) arch: Conroe rev.13 cache: 2048 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 7181 clock speeds: max: 1801 MHz 1: 1795 MHz 2: 1795 MHz Graphics: Card: Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) bus-ID: 00:02.0 Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.5 ) drivers: modesetting (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1280x800@60.00hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 965GM version: 2.1 Mesa 17.2.2 Direct Render: Yes DMESG ========= WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 753 at /build/linux-KM2a5S/linux-4.13.0/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank.c:1090 drm_wait_one_vblank+0x19b/0x1b0 [drm] Modules linked in: bnep pata_pcmcia coretemp snd_hda_codec_hdmi kvm snd_hda_codec_analog snd_hda_codec_generic pcmcia snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec yenta_socket input_leds irqbypass snd_hda_core snd_hwdep arc4 joydev btusb btrtl serio_raw pcmcia_rsrc snd_pcm btbcm btintel pcmcia_core snd_seq_midi bluetooth hp_wmi snd_seq_midi_event iwl4965 wmi_bmof sparse_keymap snd_rawmidi ecdh_generic snd_seq iwlegacy mac80211 lpc_ich snd_seq_device snd_timer cfg80211 snd soundcore shpchp smsc_ircc2 irda tpm_infineon hp_accel lis3lv02d input_polldev mac_hid parport_pc ppdev lp parport ip_tables x_tables autofs4 firewire_ohci firewire_core ahci libahci i915 pata_acpi sdhci_pci sdhci crc_itu_t e1000e psmouse ptp pps_core i2c_algo_bit wmi drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect video sysimgblt fb_sys_fops drm CPU: 1 PID: 753 Comm: Xorg Tainted: G W 4.13.0-17-generic #20-Ubuntu Hardware name: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 6910p/30BE, BIOS 68MCU Ver. B.58 10/26/2009 task: ffff9af6f5e0c200 task.stack: ffffa980c0af4000 RIP: 0010:drm_wait_one_vblank+0x19b/0x1b0 [drm] RSP: 0018:ffffa980c0af7978 EFLAGS: 00010286 RAX: 000000000000001f RBX: ffff9af6b4700000 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff9af6ff50dc78 RDI: ffff9af6ff50dc78 RBP: ffffa980c0af79d8 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 00000000000006b8 R10: ffffa980c0af7978 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000001 R13: 0000000000000170 R14: 000000001d00094a R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f96d65b0a40(0000) GS:ffff9af6ff500000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f030db25000 CR3: 00000000769cd000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 Call Trace: ? wait_woken+0x80/0x80 intel_get_load_detect_pipe+0x5c6/0x640 [i915] intel_tv_detect+0x145/0x4d0 [i915] ? __i2c_transfer+0x11d/0x400 ? __ww_mutex_lock_slowpath+0x16/0x20 drm_helper_probe_detect+0x4d/0x90 [drm_kms_helper] ? drm_helper_probe_detect+0x4d/0x90 [drm_kms_helper] drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes+0xe1/0x780 [drm_kms_helper] ? __mark_inode_dirty+0x114/0x3a0 drm_mode_getconnector+0x153/0x330 [drm] ? __drm_mode_object_find+0x54/0xa0 [drm] ? drm_mode_connector_property_set_ioctl+0x60/0x60 [drm] drm_ioctl_kernel+0x5d/0xb0 [drm] drm_ioctl+0x31b/0x3d0 [drm] ? drm_mode_connector_property_set_ioctl+0x60/0x60 [drm] ? dput.part.23+0x2d/0x1e0 do_vfs_ioctl+0xa5/0x610 ? vfs_write+0x132/0x1a0 SyS_ioctl+0x79/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x1e/0xa9 RIP: 0033:0x7f96d3a00ea7 RSP: 002b:00007ffeca02fbe8 EFLAGS: 00003246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ffeca02fa00 RCX: 00007f96d3a00ea7 RDX: 00007ffeca02fc20 RSI: 00000000c05064a7 RDI: 000000000000000e RBP: 00007ffeca02f9f0 R08: 00000000ffffffff R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000003246 R12: 0000563becfb947c R13: 00007ffeca02fb50 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 Code: ff e8 8a ff ae d0 48 8b 7d a0 48 8d 75 a8 e8 bd 51 b3 d0 45 85 ff 0f 85 0c ff ff ff 44 89 e6 48 c7 c7 d8 0b 1b c0 e8 56 04 b5 d0 <0f> ff e9 f6 fe ff ff 0f 1f 40 00 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 -- 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/1735062 Title: Xorg freeze To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1735062/+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