[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1272781] Re: Often system freezes

2014-01-28 Thread NLR
This issue seem to appear using fglrx (which is a proprietary driver, not under xorg's responsibility) and after altering some backlight parameters (such as closing lid). You may try to update your BIOS to last revision (A10) and blacklist dell_laptop module as I wrote in my previous post. I

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1272781] Re: Often system freezes

2014-01-27 Thread NLR
Maybe a workaround : # echo blacklist dell_laptop /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf It seems that dell_laptop is conflicting with something. Source : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2192865 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1272781] Re: Often system freezes

2014-01-26 Thread NLR
I'm also facing this issue with the exact same computer (Dell Inspiron 7520). I guess it appears just after adding acpi_backlight=vendor to boot options (/etc/default/grub). Unfortunately, this option is the only way to be able to increase or decrease backlight. -- You received this bug