computer goes spontanious to text mode and then halts

[G.C. Hassink]

While just browsing in nautilus xorg apparently crashes, at least I see suddenly some text scrolling over an otherwise black screen and then system is unresponsive. i have to restart. the system then does not notify that a serious crash occured which is strange i think.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic-pae 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 7570a87475d07d1f6be2b328fd182199
CheckboxSystem: b1865df84255b8716d3bcc269ff410d1
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Fri Jun 15 16:03:07 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: ndiswrapper, 1.57, 3.2.0-24-generic-pae, i686: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RC410 [Radeon Xpress 200M] [1002:5a62] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff31]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" - Build i386 LIVE Binary 20120427-09:21
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 002: ID 1241:1166 Belkin MI-2150 Trust Mouse
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite L20
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic-pae root=UUID=11480fdb-c8a6-4240-9173-d48a05f9c00d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/25/08
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: V2.50
dmi.board.name: Satellite L20
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrV2.50:bd12/25/08:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteL20:pvrPSL2XE-01400WDU:rvnTOSHIBA:rnSatelliteL20:rvrNotApplicable:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Satellite L20
dmi.product.version: PSL2XE-01400WDU
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[madbiologist (me-again)]

Thankyou for your bug report. Can you please attach a gdb trace as described at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Backtrace

[bugbot (bugbot)]

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