In my system it crashes around once or twice per day. I send attached some files that might be rellevant.
The apparently most interesting part, in Xorg.log: [ 30672.939] (EE) intel(0): Failed to submit batch buffer, expect rendering corruption or even a frozen display: No space left on device. [ 30673.029] (EE) intel(0): Failed to submit batch buffer, expect rendering corruption or even a frozen display: No space left on device. [ 30673.030] (EE) intel(0): Failed to submit batch buffer, expect rendering corruption or even a frozen display: No space left on device. [ 30673.031] (EE) intel(0): Failed to submit batch buffer, expect rendering corruption or even a frozen display: No space left on device. [ 30673.050] (EE) [ 30673.050] (EE) Backtrace: [ 30673.314] (EE) 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x49) [0xb770ccd9] [ 30673.314] (EE) 1: /usr/bin/X (0xb7565000+0x1abbc6) [0xb7710bc6] [ 30673.314] (EE) 2: (vdso) (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb754240c] [ 30673.314] (EE) 3: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0xb719a000+0x135c61) [0xb72cfc61] [ 30673.314] (EE) 4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (0xb6ed2000+0x1231c) [0xb6ee431c] [ 30673.314] (EE) 5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (0xb6ed2000+0x1431c) [0xb6ee631c] [ 30673.314] (EE) 6: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (0xb6ed2000+0xf1f05) [0xb6fc3f05] [ 30673.314] (EE) 7: /usr/bin/X (0xb7565000+0x12b604) [0xb7690604] [ 30673.314] (EE) 8: /usr/bin/X (0xb7565000+0x3927f) [0xb759e27f] [ 30673.314] (EE) 9: /usr/bin/X (0xb7565000+0x3cba5) [0xb75a1ba5] [ 30673.314] (EE) 10: /usr/bin/X (0xb7565000+0x2a10a) [0xb758f10a] [ 30673.315] (EE) 11: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf3) [0xb71b34d3] [ 30673.315] (EE) 12: /usr/bin/X (0xb7565000+0x2a4e9) [0xb758f4e9] [ 30673.315] (EE) [ 30673.315] (EE) Bus error at address 0xb5f04008 [ 30673.315] Fatal server error: [ 30673.315] Caught signal 7 (Bus error). Server aborting So it seems to be related to the Intel driver, but I fail to understand what no space left is this about. It is probably something related to the graphics card (Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1070487 Title: Xorg/Unity occasionaly crashes Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Hello I had lots of problems (and lots of lost data) because of this bug in 12.04: https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/xorg-server/+bug/956071 Even after that I've had an occasional Unity/Xorg crash. And it's very inconvenient every time since I always loose work when working in applications that can't auto-save etc. Now I had my first crash in 12.10 and it generated a crash-file in /var/crash: -rw-r----- 1 root whoopsie 5718069 okt 22 16:14 _usr_bin_Xorg.0.crash I'm attaching this crash file. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell] CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Tue Oct 23 20:16:22 2012 DistUpgraded: 2012-10-18 21:09:42,000 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: vboxhost, 4.2.2: added EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21cf] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) MachineType: LENOVO 42433ZG ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=c3c7f36f-ca42-443e-819f-5553fe3d040a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-18 (4 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 12/06/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 8AET56WW (1.36 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 42433ZG dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8AET56WW(1.36):bd12/06/2011:svnLENOVO:pn42433ZG:pvrThinkPadT520:rvnLENOVO:rn42433ZG:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 42433ZG dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T520 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu3 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1070487/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

