Same here on Acer Aspire 9504WSMi (9500 series) $ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=jaunty DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.04" $ cat /proc/version Linux version 2.6.28-15-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 18 18:40:08 UTC 2009 Sep 27 17:33:29 kernel: [ 4437.036244] PM: resume devices took 2.668 seconds Sep 27 17:33:29 kernel: [ 4437.036371] PM: Finishing wakeup. Sep 27 17:33:29 kernel: [ 4437.036373] Restarting tasks ... <6>synaptics was reset on resume, see synaptics_resume_reset if you have trouble on resume Sep 27 17:33:29 kernel: [ 4437.137995] done. Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000046] Corrupted low memory at c000ffe0 (ffe0 phys) = 8a420000 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000086] Corrupted low memory at c000ffe8 (ffe8 phys) = f0003000 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000120] Corrupted low memory at c000ffec (ffec phys) = 00001c01 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000155] Corrupted low memory at c000fff0 (fff0 phys) = 1010022c Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000189] Corrupted low memory at c000fff4 (fff4 phys) = 0000fffe Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000222] Corrupted low memory at c000fff8 (fff8 phys) = 3000ffd2 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000256] Corrupted low memory at c000fffc (fffc phys) = 1b8bf000 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000294] ------------[ cut here ]------------ Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000297] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.28/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c:719 check_for_bios_corruption+0xc8/0xd0() Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000299] Memory corruption detected in low memory Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000331] Modules linked in: aes_i586 aes_generic ieee80211_crypt_ccmp binfmt_misc radeon drm bridge stp bnep input_polldev joydev sbp2 lp snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss pcmcia snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support snd_timer snd_seq_device psmouse yenta_socket rsrc_nonstatic ipw2200 led_class ppdev pcspkr serio_raw video sdhci_pci sdhci pcmcia_core ieee80211 ieee80211_crypt snd soundcore snd_page_alloc parport_pc parport output intel_agp agpgart ohci1394 r8169 mii ieee1394 fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000377] Pid: 7179, comm: vbetool Tainted: G W 2.6.28-15-generic #49-Ubuntu Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000379] Call Trace: Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000385] [] warn_slowpath+0x60/0x80 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000388] [] ? release_console_sem+0x1c9/0x200 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000394] [] ? printk+0x18/0x1a Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000397] [] check_for_bios_corruption+0xc8/0xd0 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000400] [] periodic_check_for_corruption+0x8/0x30 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000404] [] run_timer_softirq+0x130/0x200 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000407] [] ? periodic_check_for_corruption+0x0/0x30 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000410] [] ? periodic_check_for_corruption+0x0/0x30 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000414] [] __do_softirq+0x97/0x170 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000417] [] ? hrtimer_interrupt+0x186/0x1b0 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000421] [] do_softirq+0x5d/0x60 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000424] [] irq_exit+0x55/0x90 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000428] [] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x5b/0x90 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000431] [] apic_timer_interrupt+0x28/0x30 Sep 27 17:33:31 kernel: [ 4440.000433] ---[ end trace c00913420ebb8ad1 ]---