Comment 54 for bug 727594

Forwarding this bug from Ubuntu reporter mkis62:
http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/714719

[Problem]
GPU lockup (of the "Hangcheck timer elapsed" variety) on 2.6.38-2 kernel and 2.14.0 intel driver with i915gm hardware. No compositor is running.

[Original Description]
X crashed while setting preferences in Decibel Audio Player
tty1-6 works ... rebooting...

From GPU dump:
ACTHD: 0xffffffff
EIR: 0x00000000
EMR: 0xffffffed
ESR: 0x00000001
PGTBL_ER: 0x00000000
IPEHR: 0x02000004
IPEIR: 0x00000000
INSTDONE: 0x03c7c081
    busy: IDCT
    busy: IQ
    busy: PR
    busy: VLD
    busy: Instruction parser
    busy: Windowizer
    busy: Intermediate Z
    busy: Perspective interpolation
    busy: Texture decompression
    busy: Sampler Cache
    busy: Filtering
    busy: Bypass FIFO
    busy: Pixel shader
    busy: Color calculator
    busy: Map L2

From dmesg:
[ 2026.252160] [drm:i915_hangcheck_elapsed] *ERROR* Hangcheck timer elapsed... GPU hung
[ 2026.254795] [drm:i915_do_wait_request] *ERROR* i915_do_wait_request returns -11 (awaiting 402290 at 402288, next 402291)

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-2.29-generic 2.6.38-rc3
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-2-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Chipset: i915gm
CompisitorRunning: None
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1024x768
 edid-base64: DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Mon Feb 7 18:50:19 2011
DistUpgraded: Yes, recently upgraded Log time: 2011-01-03 14:04:23.058239
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DumpSignature: 82856c05
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py
GconfCompiz:

GraphicsCard:
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:006a]
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:006a]
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
MachineType: Acer TravelMate 2410
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py
ProcEnviron:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-2-generic root=UUID=263aecd1-0156-49f9-8d5e-99e8079b240f ro gfxpayload=true quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcKernelCmdLine_: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-2-generic root=UUID=263aecd1-0156-49f9-8d5e-99e8079b240f ro gfxpayload=true quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu3
 libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu6
Renderer: Hardware acceleration
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Title: [i915gm] GPU lockup 82856c05
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 02/07/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: V1.09
dmi.board.name: Morar
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Rev
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: None
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrV1.09:bd02/07/2006:svnAcer:pnTravelMate2410:pvr0100:rvnAcer:rnMorar:rvrRev:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: TravelMate 2410
dmi.product.version: 0100
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu6