@Joseph: I tried 3.2.0-4.10 but still had the errors:
Ubuntu 3.2.0-4.10-generic 3.2.0-rc5
[ 88.263384] DRHD: handling fault status reg 2
[ 88.263396] DMAR:[DMA Write] Request device [00:02.0] fault addr 7ff1c7000
[ 88.263399] DMAR:[fault reason 05] PTE Write access is not set
@Leann: I tried intel_iommu=igfx_off on both the rc5 and the current rc7 kernel and did not have the errors:
Ubuntu 3.2.0-4.10-generic 3.2.0-rc5
[ 0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-generic root=UUID=88689ad2-74b5-442c-9290-8ae60b63e16b ro quiet splash intel_iommu=igfx_off vt.handoff=7
[ 0.000000] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-generic root=UUID=88689ad2-74b5-442c-9290-8ae60b63e16b ro quiet splash intel_iommu=igfx_off vt.handoff=7
@Joseph: I tried 3.2.0-4.10 but still had the errors:
Ubuntu 3.2.0-4.10-generic 3.2.0-rc5
[ 88.263384] DRHD: handling fault status reg 2
[ 88.263396] DMAR:[DMA Write] Request device [00:02.0] fault addr 7ff1c7000
[ 88.263399] DMAR:[fault reason 05] PTE Write access is not set
@Leann: I tried intel_iommu= igfx_off on both the rc5 and the current rc7 kernel and did not have the errors: /boot/vmlinuz- 3.2.0-4- generic root=UUID= 88689ad2- 74b5-442c- 9290-8ae60b63e1 6b ro quiet splash intel_iommu= igfx_off vt.handoff=7 /boot/vmlinuz- 3.2.0-4- generic root=UUID= 88689ad2- 74b5-442c- 9290-8ae60b63e1 6b ro quiet splash intel_iommu= igfx_off vt.handoff=7
Ubuntu 3.2.0-4.10-generic 3.2.0-rc5
[ 0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=
[ 0.000000] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=
Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7 /boot/vmlinuz- 3.2.0-7- generic root=UUID= 88689ad2- 74b5-442c- 9290-8ae60b63e1 6b ro quiet splash intel_iommu= igfx_off vt.handoff=7 /boot/vmlinuz- 3.2.0-7- generic root=UUID= 88689ad2- 74b5-442c- 9290-8ae60b63e1 6b ro quiet splash intel_iommu= igfx_off vt.handoff=7
[ 0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=
[ 0.000000] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=
I will now use 'intel_ iommu=igfx_ off' as the workaround.