Forwarding this bug from Ubuntu reporter Rob Emmett:
http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/982010

[Problem]
One of several 0x7... bugs in ubuntu, this one with oolite

[Original Description]
just opening the application oolite creates this error/hang

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
 
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Chipset: gm45
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Sun Apr 15 02:55:50 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox, 4.1.12, 3.2.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.12, 3.2.0-22-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.12, 3.2.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
DuplicateSignature: [gm45] GPU lockup  render.IPEHR: 0x78080003 Ubuntu 12.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GpuHangFrequency: Very infrequently
GpuHangReproducibility: Yes, I can easily reproduce it
GpuHangStarted: Today
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30e1]
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30e1]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120401)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 2530p
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py
ProcEnviron:
 
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic root=UUID=c30a3c2c-2fca-43db-a841-f2fbdf388f0c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg             1:7.6+12ubuntu1
 libdrm2                  2.4.32-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Title: [gm45] GPU lockup  render.IPEHR: 0x78080003
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:
 
dmi.bios.date: 12/27/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68PSU Ver. F.20
dmi.board.name: 30E1
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 03.24
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68PSUVer.F.20:bd12/27/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteBook2530p:pvrF.20:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30E1:rvrKBCVersion03.24:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 2530p
dmi.product.version: F.20
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu35
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2