2.6.32-16.25 makes system barely usable

[William Shand]

Ubuntu Lucid, fully updated to current packages, running the linux-image-2.6.32-16-generic kernel.

When i boot into the latest version 2.6.32-16.25, the system becomes barely usable, with compiz running on an ATI Radeon HD 4650.

Takes around 4 seconds for the menu to open, and a further 5 seconds for a program to open once i click on it, also the compiz effects show in delayed frames that basically makes the program freeze.

Also its making my system freeze every couple of seconds.

But if i load the 2.6.32-15.22 version, my computer runs smoothly.

Please let me know if you need to see any more logs.

Thanks

[William Shand (williamshand14)]

Just done a fresh re-install and fully updated my system, rebooted into the new kernel again, and the same problem happens

[Euphro (euphro)]

I've had the same problem, periodically freezing system (every 10 secs), compiz not working, with 2.6.32-16.25 using a Radeon HD 3450 on an Intel machine with 2.8 GHz P4 and 2 GB RAM . I've reverted to 2.6.32-15.22 and the problems have gone away.

[William Shand (williamshand14)]

Any chance someone could confirm this please, i really want this fixed so i can use the new kernel :(

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi William,

This bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ .

If it remains an issue, could you run the following command from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux 535444

Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

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[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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