I was trying to watch a movie using VLC, or SMPlayer and it just crashed X server. Happens all the time. Using ATI Mobility Radeon HD5730 1GB, binary drivers - 12.1
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+10ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-15.24-generic 3.2.5
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-15-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,move,mousepoll,scale,compiztoolbox,imgpng,grid,obs,gnomecompat,place,workarounds,wall,resize,vpswitch,regex,snap,session,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sun Feb 12 20:57:06 2012
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2012-02-11 11:37:02.610616
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
fglrx, 8.930, 3.2.0-14-generic, x86_64: installed
fglrx, 8.930, 3.2.0-15-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Madison [Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series] [1002:68c0] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:1c22]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120210)
JockeyStatus:
xorg:fglrx_updates - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. N61Ja
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-15-generic root=UUID=e92c1dca-3eb6-43ed-b0ac-faeaabed4bc9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-11 (1 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/19/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: N61Ja.211
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: N61Ja
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrN61Ja.211:bd05/19/2010:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnN61Ja:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnN61Ja:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: N61Ja
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu8
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu33
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0~rc2-0ubuntu5
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0~rc2-0ubuntu5
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.99.901-1ubuntu3
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 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2
setting output to GLX in VLC, fixes the problem