It's difficult because it seems only certain laptop models will be affected very often. And while no developers are affected by the bug then it's unlikely to get fixed. Because nobody with the ability to fix the bug has the hardware to reproduce the bug.
-- 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/1806242 Title: kernel: [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] *ERROR* Atomic update failure on pipe A/B/C Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I have this error and arbitrary freezes on the system My System: Hardware: Processor: Intel Core i7-8750H @ 4.10GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0M2MWX, Chipset: Intel Device a36f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK1 + 256GB TOSHIBA KSG60ZMV, Graphics: Intel Device 3e9b, Audio: Realtek ALC3246, Monitor: DELL P2016, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2400 Gigabit + Intel Device a370 Software: OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-39-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1980 dmesg output: Dec 2 16:00:22 G5 kernel: [ 2027.018608] [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] *ERROR* Atomic update failure on pipe B (start=15726 end=15727) time 1024 us, min 894, max 899, scanline start 845, end 903 Dec 2 16:08:50 G5 kernel: [ 2534.448063] ACPI Error: [LCD_] Namespace lookup failure, AE_NOT_FOUND (20170831/psargs-364) Dec 2 16:08:50 G5 kernel: [ 2534.448071] No Local Variables are initialized for Method [BRT6] Dec 2 16:08:50 G5 kernel: [ 2534.448072] Initialized Arguments for Method [BRT6]: (2 arguments defined for method invocation) Dec 2 16:08:50 G5 kernel: [ 2534.448073] Arg0: 00000000a83faa08 <Obj> Integer 0000000000000001 Dec 2 16:08:50 G5 kernel: [ 2534.448076] Arg1: 0000000035246c42 <Obj> Integer 0000000000000000 Dec 2 16:08:50 G5 kernel: [ 2534.448079] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed \_SB.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP.BRT6, AE_NOT_FOUND (20170831/psparse-550) Dec 2 16:08:50 G5 kernel: [ 2534.448145] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed \EV5, AE_NOT_FOUND (20170831/psparse-550) Dec 2 16:08:50 G5 kernel: [ 2534.448206] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed \SMEE, AE_NOT_FOUND (20170831/psparse-550) Dec 2 16:08:50 G5 kernel: [ 2534.448268] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed \SMIE, AE_NOT_FOUND (20170831/psparse-550) Dec 2 16:08:50 G5 kernel: [ 2534.448332] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed \NEVT, AE_NOT_FOUND (20170831/psparse-550) Dec 2 16:08:50 G5 kernel: [ 2534.448394] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.ECDV._Q66, AE_NOT_FOUND (20170831/psparse-550) Dec 2 16:14:41 G5 kernel: [ 2885.660715] acpi INT3400:00: Unsupported event [0x86] Dec 2 16:14:45 G5 kernel: [ 2889.787584] acpi INT3400:00: Unsupported event [0x86] Dec 2 16:20:32 G5 kernel: [ 3237.026638] [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] *ERROR* Atomic update failure on pipe B (start=88190 end=88191) time 1687 us, min 894, max 899, scanline start 864, end 14 Dec 2 16:22:20 G5 kernel: [ 3344.842212] wlp0s20f3: AP 90:ef:68:2c:31:9b changed bandwidth, new config is 2432 MHz, width 2 (2422/0 MHz) --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: instantcrush 1622 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: XFCE DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-11-28 (4 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725) MachineType: Dell Inc. G5 5587 Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-39-generic root=UUID=0017db25-edad-4311-bca6-171f2624432e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-39.42-generic 4.15.18 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.15.0-39-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.15.0-39-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.173.2 Tags: bionic Uname: Linux 4.15.0-39-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 11/01/2018 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.6.1 dmi.board.name: 0M2MWX dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.6.1:bd11/01/2018:svnDellInc.:pnG55587:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0M2MWX:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.family: GSeries dmi.product.name: G5 5587 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1806242/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp