[i855] GPU lockup b280f081

[Gary M]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel

Playing an audio CD with RhythmBox, with theme sounds disabled. On a diskless Toshiba Tecra A2 with maverick desktop i386 alpha-3 installed on external USB hard-drive partitions and most updates applied.
Selected View|Visualization.
RhythmBox and its indicator vanished.
Volume indicator vanished.
Got shown crash in indicator-applet, reported as bug #615263.
Then got shown this crash.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.12.0-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-14.20-generic 2.6.35
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-14-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Chipset: i855
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1024x768
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Mon Aug 9 20:27:19 2010
DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
DumpSignature: b280f081
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100803.1)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
Lsusb:
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0d49:7100 Maxtor
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: TOSHIBA TECRA A2
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.35-14-generic root=/dev/sda7 ro quiet splash
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py
ProcEnviron:

SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Title: [i855] GPU lockup b280f081
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 04/28/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: Version 1.20
dmi.board.name: Portable PC
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Version A0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0000000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: Version 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrVersion1.20:bd04/28/2004:svnTOSHIBA:pnTECRAA2:pvrPTA20A-029002:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrVersionA0:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrVersion1.0:
dmi.product.name: TECRA A2
dmi.product.version: PTA20A-029002
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
i915_error_state: Error: [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.35-14-generic