[fglrx] [mi] EQ overflowing: screen turns off when idle and laptop freezes

[Manuel López-Ibáñez]

Sometimes when leaving the computer unattended, the screen turns off and the computer seems frozen. CPU seems to be working at full speed. Swithing to virtual terminals is not possible, and other actions seem not to be working (like using multi-media keys to play music). However, alt+Sysrq does work and it is able to successfully re-boot the machine.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.960-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-40.64-generic-pae 3.2.40
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-40-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr 23 16:20:48 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Manuel López-Ibáñez (manuellopezibanez)]

This still happens with fglrx-updates 2:12.104-0ubuntu0.0.1

It also happens sometimes just by closing the lid.