I’ve been experiencing significant system instability on my Ubuntu 24.04 machine after a recent BIOS update. The system randomly resets itself, and the logs show various errors. I’m hoping to get some guidance on how to troubleshoot and resolve these issues.
System Information:
- OS: Ubuntu 24.04 (Previously Ubuntu 22.04 with the same issue)
- Kernel: 6.8.0-40-generic
- Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 GAMING X AX DDR5 LGA1700 (Rev 1.1)
- CPU: Intel i7-13700k
- BIOS Version: Updated to F11d (latest) from Gigabyte’s website due to issues with microcode for 13th and 14th generation Intel processors. The problem started after updating to F11c, and F11d did not resolve it.
- Dual Boot: Windows and Ubuntu (Issue does not appear on Windows, at least not yet)
Issue Description:
Since updating the BIOS, my system has been crashing randomly, and the logs are filled with various errors. I’ve tried resetting the BIOS to its default settings, but the issue persists. The crashes occur at random moments, even when the system is idle, with no applications running. Here’s a snapshot of the errors occurring shortly after boot:
$journalctl --since "2024-08-14 12:15:00" --until "2024-08-14 12:34:00" -p 0..3
sie 14 12:16:17 BMO kernel: i2c i2c-1: Invalid 7-bit I2C address 0xffff
sie 14 12:16:18 BMO kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: WRT: Invalid buffer destination
sie 14 12:16:18 BMO kernel:
sie 14 12:16:19 BMO kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Malformed MSFT vendor event: 0x02
sie 14 12:16:19 BMO bluetoothd[1234]: profiles/sap/server.c:sap_server_register() Sap driver initialization failed.
sie 14 12:16:19 BMO bluetoothd[1234]: sap-server: Operation not permitted (1)
sie 14 12:16:29 BMO gdm-password][2251]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
sie 14 12:16:32 BMO systemd[2295]: Failed to start app-gnome-gnome\x2dkeyring\x2dpkcs11-2688.scope - Application launched by gnome-session-binary.
sie 14 12:16:32 BMO systemd[2295]: Failed to start app-gnome-gnome\x2dkeyring\x2dsecrets-2685.scope - Application launched by gnome-session-binary.
sie 14 12:16:32 BMO systemd[2295]: Failed to start app-gnome-gnome\x2dkeyring\x2dssh-2682.scope - Application launched by gnome-session-binary.
sie 14 12:16:32 BMO systemd[2295]: Failed to start app-gnome-snap\x2duserd\x2dautostart-2942.scope - Application launched by gnome-session-binary.
sie 14 12:16:32 BMO systemd[2295]: Failed to start app-gnome-user\x2ddirs\x2dupdate\x2dgtk-2950.scope - Application launched by gnome-session-binary.
sie 14 12:16:33 BMO kernel: [drm:nv_drm_master_set [nvidia_drm]] ERROR [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to grab modeset ownership
sie 14 12:16:33 BMO kernel: [drm:nv_drm_master_set [nvidia_drm]] ERROR [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to grab modeset ownership
sie 14 12:16:33 BMO kernel: [drm:nv_drm_master_set [nvidia_drm]] ERROR [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to grab modeset ownership
sie 14 12:16:33 BMO kernel: [drm:nv_drm_master_set [nvidia_drm]] ERROR [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to grab modeset ownership
sie 14 12:16:33 BMO kernel: [drm:nv_drm_master_set [nvidia_drm]] ERROR [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to grab modeset ownership
sie 14 12:16:33 BMO kernel: [drm:nv_drm_master_set [nvidia_drm]] ERROR [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to grab modeset ownership
sie 14 12:16:33 BMO kernel: [drm:nv_drm_master_set [nvidia_drm]] ERROR [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to grab modeset ownership
sie 14 12:16:33 BMO kernel: [drm:nv_drm_master_set [nvidia_drm]] ERROR [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to grab modeset ownership
sie 14 12:16:33 BMO kernel: [drm:nv_drm_master_set [nvidia_drm]] ERROR [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to grab modeset ownership
Troubleshooting Steps Taken So Far:
- I2C: Running i2cdetect -y -r 1 shows a device at address 0x48, but the Invalid 7-bit I2C address 0xffff error persists.
sudo i2cdetect -y -r 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f
00: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 48 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
50: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
- WiFi: The Intel WiFi card (iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: WRT: Invalid buffer destination) continues to show errors even with updated drivers.
- Bluetooth: Reinstalling bluez did not resolve the Bluetooth errors related to malformed MSFT vendor events.
- GNOME Keyring: Multiple GNOME Keyring components fail to start, affecting other system processes.
- NVIDIA DRM: The DRM module for NVIDIA (nv_drm_master_set) fails to grab modeset ownership, potentially causing graphical instability.
- Memtest86+: Passed without errors, so RAM issues are unlikely.
- Temperatures: I’ve been monitoring component temperatures closely, and none of them appear to be overheating.
Additional Information:
- Dual Boot: I have a dual-boot setup with Windows, and this issue does not occur on Windows (at least, not yet).
- BIOS Reset: I’ve reset the BIOS to its default settings, but the issue persists.
- Random Ubuntu reboots: The system reboot itself randomly, even when idle with no applications running.
- Previous Ubuntu Version: The problem started on Ubuntu 22.04 after the BIOS update, so I reinstall to Ubuntu 24.04, but the issue remains.
Request for Help:
I’m looking for:
- Guidance on identifying which of these errors might be causing the system resets.
- Could the BIOS update have introduced hardware or firmware incompatibilities with the current Ubuntu kernel?
- What steps can I take to isolate whether this is a hardware or software issue?
Has anyone encountered similar issues post-BIOS update, and if so, how were they resolved? Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you in advance!
