On 2017-04-18 12:40 +0200, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau > Version: 1:1.0.11-1 > Severity: normal > > Looks like my GeForce GT 240 is not well supported by nouveau.
Try a kernel and libgl1-mesa-dri from jessie-backports. If that does not help, use the NVidia blob or buy a Radeon card. > Here is what I can see before pulling the plug: > > Apr 18 12:16:06 vostrodell kernel: [15473.519712] nouveau E[ > PGRAPH][0000:01:00.0] vm flush timeout > Apr 18 12:16:08 vostrodell kernel: [15475.519540] nouveau E[ > PGRAPH][0000:01:00.0] vm flush timeout > Apr 18 12:16:10 vostrodell kernel: [15477.519169] nouveau E[ > VM][0000:01:00.0] vm flush timeout: engine 13 > Apr 18 12:16:12 vostrodell kernel: [15479.518772] nouveau E[ > PGRAPH][0000:01:00.0] vm flush timeout > Apr 18 12:16:14 vostrodell kernel: [15481.518476] nouveau E[ > PGRAPH][0000:01:00.0] vm flush timeout > Apr 18 12:16:23 vostrodell kernel: [15490.810128] nouveau W[ > BARCTL][0000:01:00.0] flush timeout > Apr 18 12:16:23 vostrodell kernel: [15490.810161] nouveau W[ > PFIFO][0000:01:00.0] unknown intr 0x00800000, ch 3 > Apr 18 12:16:23 vostrodell kernel: [15490.810389] [sched_delayed] sched: RT > throttling activated > Apr 18 12:16:23 vostrodell rtkit-daemon[1233]: The canary thread is > apparently starving. Taking action. > Apr 18 12:16:23 vostrodell rtkit-daemon[1233]: Demoting known real-time > threads. > Apr 18 12:16:23 vostrodell rtkit-daemon[1233]: Successfully demoted thread > 1297 of process 1212 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio). > Apr 18 12:16:23 vostrodell rtkit-daemon[1233]: Successfully demoted thread > 1296 of process 1212 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio). > Apr 18 12:16:23 vostrodell rtkit-daemon[1233]: Successfully demoted thread > 1295 of process 1212 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio). > Apr 18 12:16:23 vostrodell rtkit-daemon[1233]: Successfully demoted thread > 1212 of process 1212 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio). > Apr 18 12:16:23 vostrodell rtkit-daemon[1233]: Demoted 4 threads. > Apr 18 12:16:24 vostrodell kernel: [15492.137476] nouveau W[ > PFIFO][0000:01:00.0] unknown intr 0x04000000, ch 3 > Apr 18 12:16:25 vostrodell kernel: [15492.810000] nouveau E[ > PGRAPH][0000:01:00.0] vm flush timeout > Apr 18 12:16:44 vostrodell kernel: [15494.809641] nouveau E[ > VM][0000:01:00.0] vm flush timeout: engine 13 > Apr 18 12:16:44 vostrodell kernel: [15512.402357] nouveau W[ > BARCTL][0000:01:00.0] flush timeout > Apr 18 12:16:44 vostrodell kernel: [15512.402364] nouveau W[ > PFIFO][0000:01:00.0] unknown intr 0x04c00000, ch 3 > > > Would be nice to at least be able to switch to virtual term instead of hard > reboot. I guess you'll have to use ssh or even netconsole to capture more kernel messages. Possibly related upstream bug: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69465. Cheers, Sven