Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-ati
(this might be related to 108527, 195051 etc, but is freezing at a different location) running up-to-date 8.04.1 on a laptop, replacing SuSE 10.2 that was outdated but running smoothly. xserver-xorg-video-ati version: 1:6.8.0-1 random screen freeze, always during cursor movement (using touchpad); experienced it in serveral applications, including synaptic, f-spot and firefox. cursor is still moving, but keyboard and buttons are dead. first tried to start gdb during the freeze, resulting in gdb error. ltrace/strace during freeze just said "--- SIGALRM (Alarm clock) ---. then followed https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Backtracing guidelines. backtrace shows freeze occurring at ioctl() from drmDMA() in RADEONCPGetBuffer() ** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- [Hardy, 8.04.1] radeon 9600 random screen freeze https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250770 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
