Chris, After installing the latest available mainline kernel build version for Raring - 3.9.0-030900rc8 - the video problem again is gone. On UbuntuForums this kernel had good reviews, especially regarding the way it fixes Intel video problems on laptops, so it seems to have done the trick. I'll post any problems here if they arise in the next few days.
I'm curious why there isn't a final build of 3.9 available for Raring, only for Saucy and Trusty. I also wonder why the auto updates of Raring are based on 3.8 rather than newer kernels. Thanks for the tip on using wget with resume - I've been using Windows FDM for that function. Your patience and expert assistance are also much appreciated. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1264270 Title: Regular black screens since automatic kernel upgrade Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Since upgrading the kernel along with other automatic software updates (about 200MB download) the video of this system regularly blanks after a few minutes of operation or shows a black screen with white text having machine gibberish that looks like a log file with seconds at the left edge. Resetting the display screen to never turn off automatically doesn't help. Unplugging the laptop's monitor and plugging it in again will usually restore normal functioning, but only for a while. This sort of problem occurred the previous two times automatic kernel upgrades were installed and was fixed by a display manager update that followed about a week later, at least in one case. Maybe three times is a charm and the underlying problem will now be solved. Thanks. I'm filing another bug regarding a crash that occurred during one of the video hang-ups when monitor unplugging didn't help. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-34.49-generic 3.8.13.12 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-34-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.5 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Thu Dec 26 15:30:39 2013 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: raring DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:2102] InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-17 (191 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. K55A MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_IN:en PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_IN SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-34-generic root=UUID=440d36e9-d062-454d-bbc6-f718f29b97ad ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/20/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: K55A.404 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: K55A dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrK55A.404:bd08/20/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnK55A:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnK55A:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: K55A dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.06.19~13.04-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.43-0ubuntu1.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.1.7-1ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.1.7-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2b2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.6-0ubuntu4.3 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.7-0ubuntu1 xserver.bootTime: Thu Dec 26 15:10:03 2013 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6.2 xserver.video_driver: intel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1264270/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
