Intel driver freezes laptopc with 852/855GM

[Łukasz Jernaś]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel

Freezes computer so even SysRq doesn't work. Latest updates are applied. Only vesa driver is working
lspci output:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-3ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue May 11 22:32:58 2010
DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
GdmLog:
 Error: command ['kdesudo', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log'] failed with exit code 1: QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directory
 QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /home/deejay1/.config/ibus/bus
 Bus::open: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
 IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon
 cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log: No such file or directory
GdmLog1: Error: command ['kdesudo', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.1'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.1: No such file or directory
GdmLog2: Error: command ['kdesudo', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.2'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.2: No such file or directory
Lsusb:
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite L10
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   3.3V 32-bit PC Card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=fe8a18e9-8173-4d8c-b983-5fa2f6bcafc6 ro splash quiet
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
XorgLogOld:

dmi.bios.date: 05/11/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: V2.80
dmi.board.name: Satellite L10
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: PSL10E-01R00VPL
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: Rev.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrV2.80:bd05/11/2006:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteL10:pvrPSL10E-01R00VPL:rvnTOSHIBA:rnSatelliteL10:rvrRev1.0:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrRev.1:
dmi.product.name: Satellite L10
dmi.product.version: PSL10E-01R00VPL
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-22-generic

[Geir Ove Myhr (gomyhr)]

Yes, we know. Unfortunately, many 855GM-based computers freezes and we do not know about a workaround that works for everyone or even most people. There is a link for possible workarounds in the release notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes#Intel%208xx%20X%20freezes/crashes .

[Łukasz Jernaś (deejay1)]

FWIW reenabling KMS did the trick for me (laptop toshiba satellite l10-204)