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[Francisco Stefano Wechsler <geral@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Please subscribe Christopher M. Penalver to this report.

This bug seems to be the same as Bug #1176062. Previously I was using
Lubuntu 12.10, with kernel 3.5.0-37-generic, and I experienced no
problems with either Firefox or Oracle's Virtual Box. Upon updating to
Lubuntu 13.04 (and of course updating both packages), Firefox would not
launch most of the time and Virtual Box would never launch. When either
package crashed, the whole system would freeze, and a regular pattern of
colored, diagonallly oriented bars would appear on the screen. These
crashes always required a cold start (turning off and on) to regain
control of the system.

In the case of Firefox, I noticed that if I used the previous kernel
(3.5.0-37-generic), the package would launch normally in Lubuntu 13.04.
I did not test this with VirtualBox.

My computer has an onboard graphics chip: NVIDIA Corporation C61
[GeForce 6150SE nForce 430]. Up to then, I had been using nouveau as the
graphics driver.  I then decided to replace nouveau with the nvidia
drivers provided by Synaptic. This seems to have solved the problem, and
now I can launch both Firefox and Virtual Box without any crashes with
kernel 3.8.0-27-generic.

I hope this helps. Thank you for your attention.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: linux-image-3.8.0-27-generic 3.8.0-27.40
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-27.40-generic 3.8.13.4
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  wechsler   2016 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1:  wechsler   2016 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw'
Date: Mon Aug 12 10:41:57 2013
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b61f5097-b765-473c-b977-14a7e90bf1ed
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-27 (197 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.1)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c016 Logitech, Inc. Optical Wheel Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:08da Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messanger
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB:
 
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.0-27-generic root=/dev/mapper/lubuntu-root ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-27-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-27-generic  N/A
 linux-firmware                            1.106
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
 	Soft blocked: no
 	Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-08-01 (10 days ago)
WifiSyslog:
 
dmi.bios.date: 09/18/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F3
dmi.board.name: M61PM-S2
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF3:bd09/18/2006:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnM61PM-S2:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr:

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring

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Title:
  Firefox and Virtual Box crash and freeze the system

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Please subscribe Christopher M. Penalver to this report.

  This bug seems to be the same as Bug #1176062. Previously I was using
  Lubuntu 12.10, with kernel 3.5.0-37-generic, and I experienced no
  problems with either Firefox or Oracle's Virtual Box. Upon updating to
  Lubuntu 13.04 (and of course updating both packages), Firefox would
  not launch most of the time and Virtual Box would never launch. When
  either package crashed, the whole system would freeze, and a regular
  pattern of colored, diagonallly oriented bars would appear on the
  screen. These crashes always required a cold start (turning off and
  on) to regain control of the system.

  In the case of Firefox, I noticed that if I used the previous kernel
  (3.5.0-37-generic), the package would launch normally in Lubuntu
  13.04. I did not test this with VirtualBox.

  My computer has an onboard graphics chip: NVIDIA Corporation C61
  [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430]. Up to then, I had been using nouveau as
  the graphics driver.  I then decided to replace nouveau with the
  nvidia drivers provided by Synaptic. This seems to have solved the
  problem, and now I can launch both Firefox and Virtual Box without any
  crashes with kernel 3.8.0-27-generic.

  I hope this helps. Thank you for your attention.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: linux-image-3.8.0-27-generic 3.8.0-27.40
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-27.40-generic 3.8.13.4
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-27-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  wechsler   2016 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  wechsler   2016 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw'
  Date: Mon Aug 12 10:41:57 2013
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b61f5097-b765-473c-b977-14a7e90bf1ed
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-27 (197 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.1)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
   Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c016 Logitech, Inc. Optical Wheel Mouse
   Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:08da Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messanger
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcFB:
   
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.0-27-generic root=/dev/mapper/lubuntu-root ro quiet splash
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-27-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-27-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.106
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
   	Soft blocked: no
   	Hard blocked: no
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-08-01 (10 days ago)
  WifiSyslog:
   
  dmi.bios.date: 09/18/2006
  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: F3
  dmi.board.name: M61PM-S2
  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF3:bd09/18/2006:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnM61PM-S2:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr:

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