Comment 20 for bug 104673

I seem to have the same problem with a fresh install of gutsy as well. running 3d apps (blender, k3d) locks up X. I'm running on a dell 1420n with a 965 GMA.
Is this really an error with the kernel modules? is there a solution \ workaround for this problem?
Error in I830WaitLpRing(), timeout for 2 seconds
...
cache_mode: 6800/180
mi_arb_state: 44
IA_VERTICES_COUNT_QW 3/0
IA_PRIMITIVES_COUNT_QW 1/0
VS_INVOCATION_COUNT_QW 0/0
GS_INVOCATION_COUNT_QW 0/0
GS_PRIMITIVES_COUNT_QW 0/0
CL_INVOCATION_COUNT_QW 0/0
CL_PRIMITIVES_COUNT_QW 1/0
PS_INVOCATION_COUNT_QW 15180/0
PS_DEPTH_COUNT_QW 3e8c1d6a/0
WIZ_CTL 0
TS_CTL 0 TS_DEBUG_DATA 2f6fefd
TD_CTL 0 / 0
space: 129576 wanted 131064
(II) intel(0): [drm] removed 1 reserved context for kernel
(II) intel(0): [drm] unmapping 8192 bytes of SAREA 0xf8def000 at 0xb7c3c000

Fatal server error:
lockup

(II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
Error in I830WaitLpRing(), timeout for 2 seconds
pgetbl_ctl: 0x7ff80001 pgetbl_err: 0x0
ipeir: 0 iphdr: 79000002
LP ring tail: 5d8 head: 0 len: 1f001 start 0
Err ID (eir): 0 Err Status (esr): 1 Err Mask (emr): ffffffdf
instdone: 3fe5fafd instdone_1: ffffb
instpm: 10
memmode: 0 instps: 8001e022
HW Status mask (hwstam): fff8dffe
IRQ enable (ier): 2 imr: fff80000 iir: 20
acthd: 3c3b278 dma_fadd_p: 3c3b300
ecoskpd: 307 excc: 0
cache_mode: 6800/180
mi_arb_state: 44
IA_VERTICES_COUNT_QW 3/0
IA_PRIMITIVES_COUNT_QW 1/0
VS_INVOCATION_COUNT_QW 0/0
GS_INVOCATION_COUNT_QW 0/0
GS_PRIMITIVES_COUNT_QW 0/0
CL_INVOCATION_COUNT_QW 0/0
CL_PRIMITIVES_COUNT_QW 1/0
PS_INVOCATION_COUNT_QW 15180/0
PS_DEPTH_COUNT_QW 3e8c1d6a/0
WIZ_CTL 0
TS_CTL 0 TS_DEBUG_DATA 2f6fefd
TD_CTL 0 / 0
space: 129568 wanted 131064

FatalError re-entered, aborting
lockup