Sporadic Kernel Panic while playing videos
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Kernel panics occur sporadically in Xubuntu. The error can be triggered more likely by playing MP4 and WebM Videos in Firefox or VLC, but it also happened with the Parole player or idling. I first thought of an hardware issue, but memtest gave me no clue AND it also happened similarly inside a Oracle Virtual Box on another, completely different hardware. The only similarity was using 64-bit SMP (mine is AMD, theirs were Intel).
Most of the time the system freezes completely, repeating the last half of a second of the sound that was playing over and over again. I also have seen a few kernel panic screens (which I am hopefully able to attach) with multiple kernel versions.
If the error is pointing to the ATi graphic's driver, I also want to add that I am not using any proprietary drivers.
Even though kernel panics aren't logged, I try to include everything I can think of. For the logs attached let me hint at the time of the last panic which occured at March 17th between 11:17 and 11:20 CET.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-83-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
/dev/snd/
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Mar 17 12:14:31 2016
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-02-01 (409 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140723)
IwConfig:
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
MachineType: ECS A780GM-A
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.127.20
RfKill:
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/15/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 080014
dmi.board.name: A780GM-A
dmi.board.vendor: ECS
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: ECS
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: A780GM-A
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: ECS
description: | updated |
This is the first of two kernel panic screens.