[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1310489] Re: xorg.conf overwritten by booting system
Thanks Alberto. FYI, the log excerpts I included are not in the exact same order as the 4 cases I listed. I did put text above each log section indicating what I was trying at the time. Test case 2 in my posting corresponds to the 3rd block of log messages in the attachment. So far, I've never seen a case where gpu-manager renamed the xorg.conf file without logging a message that it was doing so. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-drivers-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1310489 Title: xorg.conf overwritten by booting system Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in ubuntu-drivers-common source package in Trusty: Fix Released Bug description: Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release: 14.04 == SRU Request == There is a regression in the gpu-manager that causes it to revert user changes right before the first reboot after enabling the fglrx driver or the nvidia driver on a system with hybrid graphics (Intel+AMD or Intel+NVIDIA). This causes the gpu-manager to remove the current xorg.conf and to switch to Mesa. [Impact] * This regression makes it almost impossible to use binary drivers on systems with hybrid graphics. [Test Case] * Make sure to be using a hybrid system with Intel+AMD or Intel+NVIDIA GPUs. * Make sure that the gpu-manager is not disabled (only necessary if you disabled it manually). * Remove all fglrx and nvidia drivers (keep the nvidia-common and the nvidia-prime packages): sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-331 sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-331 sudo apt-get --purge remove fglrx sudo apt-get --purge remove fglrx-updates * Install ubuntu-drivers-common from trusty-proposed. * Restart the system. * Install the binary driver (either fglrx or nvidia, according to the available discrete GPU), reboot, and check that the binary driver is enabled (attach your /var/log/gpu-manager.log) - Expected: the (AMD or NVIDIA) discrete GPU is enabled. - Bad behavior: the system switches back to the intel driver and the discrete GPU is not used, despite the fact that the system was configured properly. [Regression Potential] * Low. Systems that currently work will keep working as usual, the ones that currently fail should finally work. [Other Info] * N/A - Hello, I am using a notebook with a quadcore AMD A10 and hybrid graficcard AMD/ATI Radeon HD 8650G / AMD/ATI Sun XT Radeon HD 8670A/8670M/8690M. After installing fglrx I generated the xorg.conf in the terminal with 'sudo aticonfig --adapter=all --initial' and it looked pretty good. Up to this point I was able to switch between the cards with the commands 'sudo aticonfig --px-dgpu' for the discrete card and 'sudo aticonfig --px-igpu' for the intigrated card to save power. After rebooting I realized that I was no longer able to switch between the cards and found that the xorg.conf will be overwritten whenever I modified it and reboot the system. The new (by boot) generated xorg.conf contains not the relevant information for switing between the cards. I attached both configuration in one file (xorg.conf.comparison). I will also provide the atisysteminfo-report.txt so far I will find the place where to attach. Edit: I fixed the error -- AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory] but it changed not the bug of overwriting the xorg.conf. Regards, Uwe ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Apr 21 08:43:29 2014 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: fglrx, 13.350.1, 3.13.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Richland [Radeon HD 8650G] [1002:990b] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1985] Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1985] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-20 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr - Release amd64 (20140417) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=fdcb1eaf-eda9-48ee-9d5b-b44e1fc06687 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1220426] Re: [nvidia-prime]Freeze while using touchpad
Try building with dpkg-buildpackage -b. That command appears to complete with no errors. Afterwards I have the following .deb files in the parent directory: xorg-server-source-lts-utopic_1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2_all.deb xserver-xephyr-lts-utopic_1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2_amd64.deb xserver-xorg-core-lts-utopic_1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2_amd64.deb xserver-xorg-core-lts-utopic-dbg_1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2_amd64.deb xserver-xorg-dev-lts-utopic_1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2_amd64.deb xwayland-lts-utopic_1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2_amd64.deb The instructions from Patrick Mertens in posting #212 said There should now be 11 *.deb files in that folder (run ll *.deb to check). As nielsmayer pointed out we need to install only two: xserver-common_1.15.1 and xserver-xorg-core_1.15.1 (The exakt file names vary depending on your distro! Just type the first few letters and hit the TAB key to get them typing this command): ~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i ./xserver-common_1.15.1-0ubuntu2.3_all.deb ./xserver-xorg-core_1.15.1-0ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb There is an xorg-core deb, but no xserver-common deb. Should I install the xephyr deb instead? The xwayland one? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1220426 Title: [nvidia-prime]Freeze while using touchpad Status in X.Org X server: Fix Released Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Using Asus N43SL laptop as an example, with nvidia-prime installed, so the dedicated NVIDIA graphics card (GT 540m) is in use, once in a while, my screen will freeze when I use my touchpad. WORKAROUND: Use USB mouse. WORKAROUND: Uninstall nvidia-prime and use integrated graphics. WORKAROUND: Do a VT switch via Ctrl+Alt+F1 then Ctrl+Alt+F7. In the attached Xorg.0.log, you can see synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: touchpad found each time I did a VT switch and regained control: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1220426/+attachment/3801516/+files/Xorg.0.log The following upstream report has a patch that addresses this issue: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=86288 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/1220426/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1310489] Re: xorg.conf overwritten by booting system
This problem is not fixed, or at least not fully. I am running Xubuntu 14.04 on the 3.13.0-47-generic kernel. I have Nvidia optimus graphics on my laptop with dual Intel GMA HD and Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M graphics cards. I have the ubuntu-drivers-common version 1:0.2.91.8, nvidia drivers version 331.113, and nvidia-prime version 0.6.2. I've noticed the following: 1. When I have the Nvidia prime profile selected and reboot, the system leaves my xorg.conf alone. The gpu-manager.log says that I previously had 2 cards, I have 2 cards now, and nothing changed. 2. When I switch to the Intel prime profile from the Nvidia prime profile and reboot, the gpu-manager.log says I previously had 2 cards and I have 2 cards now and the system did not change, but IT DELETES xorg.conf anyway! 3. Whenever I reboot with the Intel prime profile in effect, the gpu- manager.log always says I previously had 1 card, I have 2 cards now, and the system has changed. Then it renames xorg.conf to xorg.conf.currentdate. 4. When I switch from the Intel prime profile to the Nvidia prime profile, the gpu-manager.log says I previously had 1 card, I now have 2 cards, and the system has changed. It then tries to remove xorg.conf, which isn't there anyway, and then regenerates xorg.conf. One weird thing is it usually says Found /dev/dri/card0, driven by i915, but in this case only it says Found /dev/dri/card1, driven by i915. Why would the card number change? Without knowing anything about the internals here, it sure looks like there is a bug in how gpu-manager counts cards, or if it gets that info from something else, then that something has a bug. ** Attachment added: GPU Manager logs https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/+bug/1310489/+attachment/4339543/+files/gpu%20manager%20logs -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-drivers-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1310489 Title: xorg.conf overwritten by booting system Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in ubuntu-drivers-common source package in Trusty: Fix Released Bug description: Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release: 14.04 == SRU Request == There is a regression in the gpu-manager that causes it to revert user changes right before the first reboot after enabling the fglrx driver or the nvidia driver on a system with hybrid graphics (Intel+AMD or Intel+NVIDIA). This causes the gpu-manager to remove the current xorg.conf and to switch to Mesa. [Impact] * This regression makes it almost impossible to use binary drivers on systems with hybrid graphics. [Test Case] * Make sure to be using a hybrid system with Intel+AMD or Intel+NVIDIA GPUs. * Make sure that the gpu-manager is not disabled (only necessary if you disabled it manually). * Remove all fglrx and nvidia drivers (keep the nvidia-common and the nvidia-prime packages): sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-331 sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-331 sudo apt-get --purge remove fglrx sudo apt-get --purge remove fglrx-updates * Install ubuntu-drivers-common from trusty-proposed. * Restart the system. * Install the binary driver (either fglrx or nvidia, according to the available discrete GPU), reboot, and check that the binary driver is enabled (attach your /var/log/gpu-manager.log) - Expected: the (AMD or NVIDIA) discrete GPU is enabled. - Bad behavior: the system switches back to the intel driver and the discrete GPU is not used, despite the fact that the system was configured properly. [Regression Potential] * Low. Systems that currently work will keep working as usual, the ones that currently fail should finally work. [Other Info] * N/A - Hello, I am using a notebook with a quadcore AMD A10 and hybrid graficcard AMD/ATI Radeon HD 8650G / AMD/ATI Sun XT Radeon HD 8670A/8670M/8690M. After installing fglrx I generated the xorg.conf in the terminal with 'sudo aticonfig --adapter=all --initial' and it looked pretty good. Up to this point I was able to switch between the cards with the commands 'sudo aticonfig --px-dgpu' for the discrete card and 'sudo aticonfig --px-igpu' for the intigrated card to save power. After rebooting I realized that I was no longer able to switch between the cards and found that the xorg.conf will be overwritten whenever I modified it and reboot the system. The new (by boot) generated xorg.conf contains not the relevant information for switing between the cards. I attached both configuration in one file (xorg.conf.comparison). I will also provide the atisysteminfo-report.txt so far I will find the place where to attach. Edit: I fixed the error -- AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1220426] Re: [nvidia-prime]Freeze while using touchpad
Okay, I got a lot further this time. Instead of sudo apt-get build-dep xorg-server I used sudo apt-get build-dep xorg-server-lts-utopic That installed a bunch of additional packages. When I executed the sudo fakeroot debian/rules binary command it ran for a few minutes, spit out thousands of lines of output, and appeared to compile dozens or hundreds of modules. However it got to a point where it failed with the following messages: dh_shlibdeps sed -i 's/libgl1-mesa-glx /libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-utopic /' -i debian/xserver-xorg-core-lts-utopic.substvars sed: can't read debian/xserver-xorg-core-lts-utopic.substvars: No such file or directory make[1]: *** [binary-deb] Error 2 Any suggestions of how to get past this? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1220426 Title: [nvidia-prime]Freeze while using touchpad Status in X.Org X server: Fix Released Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Using Asus N43SL laptop as an example, with nvidia-prime installed, so the dedicated NVIDIA graphics card (GT 540m) is in use, once in a while, my screen will freeze when I use my touchpad. WORKAROUND: Use USB mouse. WORKAROUND: Uninstall nvidia-prime and use integrated graphics. WORKAROUND: Do a VT switch via Ctrl+Alt+F1 then Ctrl+Alt+F7. In the attached Xorg.0.log, you can see synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: touchpad found each time I did a VT switch and regained control: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1220426/+attachment/3801516/+files/Xorg.0.log The following upstream report has a patch that addresses this issue: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=86288 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/1220426/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1220426] Re: [nvidia-prime]Freeze while using touchpad
I recently installed Ubuntu 14.04.2 and the release notes include In an effort to support a wider variety of hardware on an existing LTS release, the 14.04.2 point release will ship with an updated kernel and X stack by default. This newer hardware enablement stack will be comprised of the kernel and X stack from the Utopic 14.10 release. I was able to build and use the patch on my Xubuntu 14.04 system, but I get errors following the instructions on Ubuntu 14.04.2. sudo apt-get build-dep xorg-server gives me: The following packages have unmet dependencies: libegl1-mesa : Depends: libgbm1 (= 7.11~1) but it is not going to be installed libqt5gui5 : Depends: libgbm1 (= 8.1~0) but it is not going to be installed If I download xorg-server-source, that's the 1.15.1 version and it doesn't match what I'm running (1.16.0), right? I tried downloading the xorg-server-source-lts-utopic package, but it won't build. sudo fakeroot debian/rules binary gives me: debian/rules:17: /usr/share/quilt/quilt.make: No such file or directory make: *** No rule to make target `/usr/share/quilt/quilt.make'. Stop. I tried adding the PPA using utopic main and when I selected the xorg- common package from it, it appeared it was going to uninstall dozens of packages, so I didn't proceed with that. How do I get this working on 14.04.2? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1220426 Title: [nvidia-prime]Freeze while using touchpad Status in X.Org X server: Fix Released Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Using Asus N43SL laptop as an example, with nvidia-prime installed, so the dedicated NVIDIA graphics card (GT 540m) is in use, once in a while, my screen will freeze when I use my touchpad. WORKAROUND: Use USB mouse. WORKAROUND: Uninstall nvidia-prime and use integrated graphics. WORKAROUND: Do a VT switch via Ctrl+Alt+F1 then Ctrl+Alt+F7. In the attached Xorg.0.log, you can see synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: touchpad found each time I did a VT switch and regained control: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1220426/+attachment/3801516/+files/Xorg.0.log The following upstream report has a patch that addresses this issue: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=86288 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/1220426/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
