[ltp] ubuntu on x24: kernel freezes on web browsing

Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sun, 13 Aug 2006 18:08:42 -0400


On Sun, 2006-08-13 at 15:22 +0200, Torsten Zech wrote:

> Well, basically not that much:

> system crash 10:55:06, this time when accessing one of the Gnome menus,
> hence not when browsing

> [...]
> (**) RADEON(0): Updating display base addresses...
> (**) RADEON(0): Memory map updated.
> (**) RADEON(0): Programming CRTC1, offset: 0x00000000
> (**) RADEON(0): GRPH_BUFFER_CNTL from 20045c5c to 20115c5c
> (**) RADEON(0): EngineRestore (32/32)
> (**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
> (II) Configured Mouse: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
> SetGrabKeysState - enabled

> I'm the more and more convinced that this is a hardware problem. I was
> running a memtest for ~ 1h, but no errors found ...

I wonder if it's a radeon crash (will we ever be free of them on
Thinkpads?).  Do you get freezes if you disable DRI?

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