Comment 5 for bug 1503931

Hi Christopher

I am a fan for Ubuntu but my background is hardware development
primarily in radio telecommunication systems but also other areas in
electronic design. I am not a software developer and only use
applications for mathematical analysis and simulation. I reported the
crash due to the prompt to do so but these crashes are not catastrophic
and Ubuntu just goes on :-) . However I would like to assist Ubuntu as
best I can and should be able to test versions as virtual machines using
Virtualbox. Unfortunately Virtualbox has become somewhat flaky these
days especially when creating virtual machines - I use Mint Cinnamon
with an earlier version of Virtualbox as this seems to work eventually.
Virtualbox with Windows 10 for example is a massive failure and this
marriage from hell results in an application that is actually impossible
to even remove! However Virtualbox always works on Linux for running a
VM but remains problematic when attempting to create them. However I'll
persevere and report back if I make any progress.

Ian

On 9/10/2015 10:41 PM, Christopher M. Penalver wrote:
> afz12, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.
> Could you please test the latest upstream kernel available from the very
> top line at the top of the page from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-
> ppa/mainline/?C=N;O=D (the release names are irrelevant for testing, and
> please do not test the daily folder)? Install instructions are available
> at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds . This will allow
> additional upstream developers to examine the issue.
>
> If the latest kernel did not allow you to test to the issue (ex. you couldn't boot into the OS) please make a comment in your report about this, and continue to test the next most recent kernel version until you can test to the issue. Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested. If this issue is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tags by clicking on the yellow circle with a black pencil icon, next to the word Tags, located at the bottom of the report description:
> kernel-fixed-upstream
> kernel-fixed-upstream-X.Y-rcZ
>
> Where X, Y, and Z are numbers corresponding to the kernel version.
>
> If the mainline kernel does not fix the issue, please add the following tags:
> kernel-bug-exists-upstream
> kernel-bug-exists-upstream-X.Y-rcZ
>
> Please note, an error to install the kernel does not fit the criteria of
> kernel-bug-exists-upstream.
>
> Once testing of the latest upstream kernel is complete, please mark this
> report's Status as Confirmed. Please let us know your results.
>
> Thank you for your understanding.
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Medium
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>