Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-ati package

  1. Bug #36596
  2. Comment #11

Comment 11 for bug 36596

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ed-ong (ed-ong) wrote : Re: system freeze after clicking task manager trash icon in "pan" newsreader

I had a few hours today, so I tried installing older drivers, and found that it is ok in ati_6.5.7.3-0ubuntu2, and the issue starts occuring in ati_6.5.7.3-0ubuntu3.

An a more technical note, I saw that 6.5.7.3-0ubuntu3 had some fix in radeon_accel.c in regards to some random bogus DMA issue, so i recompiled it without the fix (e.g using the radeon_accel.c from 6.5.7.3-0ubuntu2). With that compile, the crash occurs ImmediatelY upon hitting the trash icon.
Please note, I am NoT claiming the bugs are the same, but hopefully they are somewhat related and can help narrow down the issue.