nouveau reporting DATA_ERROR INVALID_VALUE on Asus Eeebox EB1501P, nvidia ion

[Alexander List]

1)

alex@eebox:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 13.10
Release: 13.10

2)
alex@eebox:~$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau:
  Installed: 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1 0
        500 http://at.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) I expect no errors in kern.log

4) I see errors in kern.log

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Mon Jan 27 16:40:44 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [ION] [10de:0a64] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:845e]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-26 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. EB1501P
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.11.0-15-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/17/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0302
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: EB1501P
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0302:bd11/17/2010:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pnEB1501P:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnEB1501P:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: EB1501P
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Mon Jan 27 11:41:59 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1
xserver.video_driver: nouveau

[Alexander List (alexlist)]

Similar error reported on different hardware:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/+bug/1241595

[Alexander List (alexlist)]

Occasionally, the system freezes like described in #5.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Alexander List, thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Saucy reached EOL on July 17, 2014.
See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

If an actual issue is present in a supported release (not just the presence of the word error in a log) please file a new report.