Public bug reported:

I run a setup of 2 radeon graphics cards, with 3 screens, in the
following layout from left to right counting from 0:

Card 0 Screen 1, Card 1 Screen 0, Card 0 Screen 0 rotated ccw

I have been running this setup for a year and it has worked fine. This
monday I updated some packages and did a reboot, and I usually reboot
just once a month cause I patch my running kernel with uptrack.

After the reboot I started noticing problems with the second card, Card
1 above. With a mean time between failures of about an hour, the second
card freezes the screen, I usually notice that the mouse pointer isn't
visible anymore when I move it across from one screen to the middle one.
For future reference, the window I have on the middle screen is a
fullscreen emacs window.

I have tried the following kernels: vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic,
vmlinuz-3.13.0-79-generic, vmlinuz-3.13.0-83-generic

All have the same problem. And nothing shows up in dmesg when the freeze
occurs, or in the Xorg.0.log, I made copies from before and after a
freeze.

If I move the mouse, that I can't see, onto the middle screen, make
emacs the active window (again I can't see this), scroll around a bit
with the arrow keys and take a screenshot, the screenshot shows the
correctly scrolled window, so the big X buffer is actually correctly
updated.

If I CTRL-ALT-L to lock the screens, they all go black, but when you
press enter only the screens on Card 0 shows the lock screen, the middle
one again shows frozen emacs.

CTRL-ALT-F1 shows two text terminals on the outermost screens, in the
middle, you've guessed it, frozen emacs.

If I go to the menu and select Switch user, surprise! Now the frozen
screen is gone and it is a gray login screen with the login menu
actually on the screen to the right.

Log back into my still running user, boooooooh, it again shows the same
frozen emacs.

Switch to a completely new user, screen in middle is correct and
working.

And lastly if I log out completely from my user and log in again the
screen is now unfrozen, but I have lots of work and it is really really
annoying to have to log out 8 times during a day at work.

I'm gonna try one more ancient kernel just to see if there have been
some changes to drm or the radeon driver, but I am pretty stumped on
this one. It all worked fine last week.

Description:    Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS
Release:        14.04
Linux rymdborje 3.13.0-77-generic #121-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 20 10:50:42 UTC 2016 
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-77.121-generic 3.13.11-ckt32
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-77-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
 
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: 
[core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,resize,gnomecompat,snap,imgpng,regex,animation,place,move,vpswitch,mousepoll,grid,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,workarounds,session,wall,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Fri Apr  8 10:38:17 2016
DistUpgraded: 2015-03-16 15:26:59,578 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox, 4.3.36, 3.13.0-65-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 4.3.36, 3.13.0-77-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 4.3.36, 3.13.0-79-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 4.3.36, 3.13.0-83-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Turks XT [Radeon HD 6670/7670] 
[1002:6758] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:03f2]
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Oland PRO [Radeon R7 240/340] 
[1002:6613] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:04bb]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-13 (1486 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 
(20111011)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic 
root=/dev/mapper/fiskgunnar-root ro nomdmonddf nomdmonisw
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-03-16 (388 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/22/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0906
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P9X79
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0906:bd12/22/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnP9X79:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1~ubuntu14.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.6
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.6
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Thu Apr  7 13:45:39 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors: RADEON(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
xserver.video_driver: radeon

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty ubuntu

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Title:
  One of my two graphics cards has started to freeze the screen

Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I run a setup of 2 radeon graphics cards, with 3 screens, in the
  following layout from left to right counting from 0:

  Card 0 Screen 1, Card 1 Screen 0, Card 0 Screen 0 rotated ccw

  I have been running this setup for a year and it has worked fine. This
  monday I updated some packages and did a reboot, and I usually reboot
  just once a month cause I patch my running kernel with uptrack.

  After the reboot I started noticing problems with the second card,
  Card 1 above. With a mean time between failures of about an hour, the
  second card freezes the screen, I usually notice that the mouse
  pointer isn't visible anymore when I move it across from one screen to
  the middle one. For future reference, the window I have on the middle
  screen is a fullscreen emacs window.

  I have tried the following kernels: vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic,
  vmlinuz-3.13.0-79-generic, vmlinuz-3.13.0-83-generic

  All have the same problem. And nothing shows up in dmesg when the
  freeze occurs, or in the Xorg.0.log, I made copies from before and
  after a freeze.

  If I move the mouse, that I can't see, onto the middle screen, make
  emacs the active window (again I can't see this), scroll around a bit
  with the arrow keys and take a screenshot, the screenshot shows the
  correctly scrolled window, so the big X buffer is actually correctly
  updated.

  If I CTRL-ALT-L to lock the screens, they all go black, but when you
  press enter only the screens on Card 0 shows the lock screen, the
  middle one again shows frozen emacs.

  CTRL-ALT-F1 shows two text terminals on the outermost screens, in the
  middle, you've guessed it, frozen emacs.

  If I go to the menu and select Switch user, surprise! Now the frozen
  screen is gone and it is a gray login screen with the login menu
  actually on the screen to the right.

  Log back into my still running user, boooooooh, it again shows the
  same frozen emacs.

  Switch to a completely new user, screen in middle is correct and
  working.

  And lastly if I log out completely from my user and log in again the
  screen is now unfrozen, but I have lots of work and it is really
  really annoying to have to log out 8 times during a day at work.

  I'm gonna try one more ancient kernel just to see if there have been
  some changes to drm or the radeon driver, but I am pretty stumped on
  this one. It all worked fine last week.

  Description:  Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS
  Release:      14.04
  Linux rymdborje 3.13.0-77-generic #121-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 20 10:50:42 UTC 
2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-77.121-generic 3.13.11-ckt32
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-77-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: 
[core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,resize,gnomecompat,snap,imgpng,regex,animation,place,move,vpswitch,mousepoll,grid,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,workarounds,session,wall,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell]
  CompositorRunning: None
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Fri Apr  8 10:38:17 2016
  DistUpgraded: 2015-03-16 15:26:59,578 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus:
   virtualbox, 4.3.36, 3.13.0-65-generic, x86_64: installed
   virtualbox, 4.3.36, 3.13.0-77-generic, x86_64: installed
   virtualbox, 4.3.36, 3.13.0-79-generic, x86_64: installed
   virtualbox, 4.3.36, 3.13.0-83-generic, x86_64: installed
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches
  GraphicsCard:
   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Turks XT [Radeon HD 6670/7670] 
[1002:6758] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:03f2]
   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Oland PRO [Radeon R7 240/340] 
[1002:6613] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:04bb]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-13 (1486 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 
(20111011)
  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic 
root=/dev/mapper/fiskgunnar-root ro nomdmonddf nomdmonisw
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Symptom: display
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-03-16 (388 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/22/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 0906
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: P9X79
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0906:bd12/22/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnP9X79:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1~ubuntu14.04.1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.6
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.6
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 
2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.6
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 
1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Thu Apr  7 13:45:39 2016
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors: RADEON(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension.
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
  xserver.video_driver: radeon

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