This occurred as a result of right clicking on a flash drive icon, which was sitting on the Unity launcher, and clicking "safely remove". My PC was under a very high CPU load at the time, attempting to print a complex 300 meg PDF. This PDF was located on the desktop, and not the flash drive.
ProblemType: KernelOops
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.2.0-18-generic-pae
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic-pae i686
Annotation: Your system might become unstable now and might need to be restarted.
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Mar 15 16:39:48 2012
Failure: oops
SourcePackage: linux
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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]
Subdevices: 2/2
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: brian 1899 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf0520000 irq 50'
Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1884A'
Components : 'HDA:11d4184a,103c3035,00100200'
Controls : 34
Simple ctrls : 20
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=d09f5261-02f5-4f53-9bd5-7da923e54be4
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc7900 Convertible Minitower
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-generic-pae root=UUID=c5414f2f-0dea-485a-9b7d-1e5fcd8b5bfb ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic-pae 3.2.9
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-18-generic-pae N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-18-generic-pae N/A
linux-firmware 1.71
RfKill:
StagingDrivers: mei
Tags: precise staging
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic-pae i686
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-12 (3 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 03/05/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 786G1 v01.16
dmi.board.asset.tag: MXL9100Z1W
dmi.board.name: 3032h
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: MXL9100Z1W
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786G1v01.16:bd03/05/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7900ConvertibleMinitower:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3032h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7900 Convertible Minitower
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:
apport-collect 956473
and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.
If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.
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