I'm having exactly the same problem, but with Intel graphics card It started to happen after the upgrade to raring.
-- (EE) (EE) [mi] EQ overflow continuing. 500 events have been dropped. (EE) (EE) Backtrace: (EE) 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x49) [0xb76dcf79] (EE) 1: /usr/bin/X (mieqEnqueue+0xf8) [0xb76bb5b8] (EE) 2: /usr/bin/X (0xb752f000+0x54335) [0xb7583335] (EE) 3: /usr/bin/X (xf86PostMotionEventM+0x24b) [0xb75c001b] (EE) 4: /usr/bin/X (xf86PostMotionEvent+0xaa) [0xb75c026a] (EE) 5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so (0xb572c000+0x3fa8) [0xb572ffa8] (EE) 6: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so (0xb572c000+0x61c1) [0xb57321c1] (EE) 7: /usr/bin/X (0xb752f000+0x80121) [0xb75af121] (EE) 8: /usr/bin/X (0xb752f000+0xac173) [0xb75db173] (EE) 9: (vdso) (__kernel_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb750c400] (EE) 10: (vdso) (__kernel_vsyscall+0x10) [0xb750c424] (EE) 11: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (ioctl+0x19) [0xb71e90c9] (EE) 12: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdrm.so.2 (drmIoctl+0x34) [0xb73fc9d4] (EE) 13: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (0xb6e1a000+0x35497) [0xb6e4f497] (EE) 14: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (0xb6e1a000+0x366af) [0xb6e506af] (EE) 15: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (0xb6e1a000+0x5f1e2) [0xb6e791e2] (EE) 16: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (0xb6e1a000+0x72c32) [0xb6e8cc32] (EE) 17: /usr/bin/X (BlockHandler+0x49) [0xb7571469] (EE) 18: /usr/bin/X (WaitForSomething+0xfa) [0xb76da14a] (EE) 19: /usr/bin/X (0xb752f000+0x3ddbe) [0xb756cdbe] (EE) 20: /usr/bin/X (0xb752f000+0x2b535) [0xb755a535] (EE) 21: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf5) [0xb711a935] (EE) 22: /usr/bin/X (0xb752f000+0x2b909) [0xb755a909] (EE) [540369.989] (EE) intel(0): Detected a hung GPU, disabling acceleration. [540369.989] (EE) intel(0): When reporting this, please include i915_error_state from debugfs and the full dmesg. [540369.989] [mi] Increasing EQ size to 512 to prevent dropped events. [540369.989] [mi] EQ processing has resumed after 523 dropped events. [540369.989] [mi] This may be caused my a misbehaving driver monopolizing the server's resources. -- -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1077616 Title: 10de:0ca3 (EE) [mi] EQ overflowing. Additional events will be discarded until existing events are processed Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Random hard locks on fresh installs of Ubuntu 12.10 (64 bit), requiring hard reboot. Keyboard is unresponsive, and unable to Ctrl+Alt+F5 etc. This happens with any Desktop environment (GNOME, Cinnamon, KDE). Using NVidia GT240 with NVidia binary blob. This appears to be no pattern to when this happens - can be using any application. Happens several times per day. With Nouveau my system usually freezes within a couple of minutes of logging in. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 304.51 Tue Sep 18 17:16:56 PDT 2012 GCC version: gcc version 4.7.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.2-2ubuntu1) .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None Date: Sun Nov 11 11:38:46 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: nvidia-current-updates, 304.51, 3.5.0-16-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia-current-updates, 304.51, 3.5.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia-current-updates, 304.51, 3.5.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation GT215 [GeForce GT 240] [10de:0ca3] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: CardExpert Technology Device [10b0:0401] InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-01 (40 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120930) MachineType: System manufacturer P5Q3 DELUXE MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic root=UUID=227be926-89cc-48ce-ac13-7a10a38896b3 ro quiet splash SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/11/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1702 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P5Q3 DELUXE dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1702:bd12/11/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnP5Q3DELUXE:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5Q3DELUXE:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: P5Q3 DELUXE dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer version.compiz: compiz N/A version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36 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.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A 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/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/1077616/+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

