[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 Title: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xf86-video-siliconmotion/+bug/136853/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
** Changed in: xf86-video-siliconmotion Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 Title: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xf86-video-siliconmotion/+bug/136853/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
Martin-Éric Racine, thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Gutsy reached EOL on April 18th, 2009. See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases Is this an issue on a supported release? If so, could you please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal: apport-collect 136853 ** Attachment removed: ECRAN_IBM_SERIES1200.jpg https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion/+bug/136853/+attachment/553540/+files/ECRAN_IBM_SERIES1200.jpg ** Attachment removed: Xorg.0.log with SMI_DEBUG https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion/+bug/136853/+attachment/526034/+files/Xorg.0.log ** Attachment removed: Xorg.0.log https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion/+bug/136853/+attachment/509402/+files/Xorg.0.log ** Attachment removed: Xorg.0.log https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion/+bug/136853/+attachment/506128/+files/Xorg.0.log ** Attachment removed: Xorg conf - Valid https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion/+bug/136853/+attachment/303512/+files/xorg.conf ** Attachment removed: xorg.conf - Valid https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion/+bug/136853/+attachment/211791/+files/xorg.conf ** Attachment removed: Xorg.0.log https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion/+bug/136853/+attachment/211805/+files/Xorg.0.log ** Package changed: xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion (Ubuntu) = xorg (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: High = Low ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 Title: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xf86-video-siliconmotion/+bug/136853/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
** Changed in: xf86-video-siliconmotion Importance: Unknown = Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 Title: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
** Changed in: xf86-video-siliconmotion Importance: Medium = Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 Title: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
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[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
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[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
@daniel durand, To have X non-frozen, add the option in driver EXA as already stated. https://bugs.launchpad.net/xf86-video-siliconmotion/+bug/136853/comments/9 @Tormod Volden, yes, the system went completely frozen. No terminal, no alt+sysreq with stock xubuntu-9.04, it works with EXA although yesterday I installed the system for a friend don't know if it works flawless. I will report relative problems from the user. -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
Can anyone answer Francisco's questions in comment 34 please? -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
On Monday 30 March 2009 21:51:03 Daniel Durand wrote: I've just updated jaunty_tormod. Great, I see the screen ! I see the toolbar on top the 2nd half of the screen is block with xdhmc marked but the screen seems freezed and I've no mouse cursor. But it's a great progress to have a xwindow ! I've not the time today to send a log but I'll send to morrow afternoon... Tanks Daniel Attached a screen picture showing the freeze screen -- Cordialement, Daniel Durand ** Attachment added: ECRAN_IBM_SERIES1200.jpg http://launchpadlibrarian.net/25277848/ECRAN_IBM_SERIES1200.jpg -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
Does your X server remain completely frozen? I mean, is it still responsive to client requests? Does it still respond to the keyboard? (e.g. does it die when you hit Ctrl+Alt+backspace? But note that for this to work you will probably need to set Option DontZap off in Section ServerFlags). In case it is really frozen and you have access to gdb, a backtrace at the place it hangs would be useful. It might also be interesting to know if some combination of the following Section Device options makes any difference: Option NoAccel Option UseBIOS true Option HWCursor false Option mclk 0Hz -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
2009/4/2 Francisco Jerez curroje...@riseup.net Does your X server remain completely frozen? Yes, completly. i'll do the tests on next Saturday. But, I believed that the new version of Xorg.conf was reinitialised at every start ? Where put the options proposed ? Please note that I have no screen and xwindow server with the last liveCD of Knoppix nor with the liveCD of Puppy-linux. But, I really like xubuntu and want to keep it on this old laptop. Thanks -- Daniel Durand -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
Daniel Durand duran...@9online.fr writes: But, I believed that the new version of Xorg.conf was reinitialised at every start ? Where put the options proposed ? Yes, xorg.conf is what I meant. -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
Daniel Durand duran...@9online.fr writes: I've just updated jaunty_tormod. Great, I see the screen ! I see the toolbar on top the 2nd half of the screen is block with xdhmc marked but the screen seems freezed and I've no mouse cursor. But it's a great progress to have a xwindow ! I've not the time today to send a log but I'll send to morrow afternoon... Tanks Daniel I don't understand. Do you mean that the X server wasn't coming up at all before? I thought your problem was about DPMS. How are your symptoms then? Are they somewhat different after upgrading to 1.7.0? Is the screen already freezed when you start a plain X server with no clients? # Xorg -retro -logverbose 8 Don't you get an X-shaped cursor after running that? If you don't, then there may be some problem with hardware cursor rendering. Try adding this to Section Device: Option HWCursor off -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
On Wednesday 01 April 2009 10:35:40 Francisco Jerez wrote: I don't understand. Do you mean that the X server wasn't coming up at all before? yes, I'd a black screen with my IBM series and silicommotion card I thought your problem was about DPMS. How are your symptoms then? Are they somewhat different after upgrading to 1.7.0? Yes, by now I get a screen : on the top, a toolbar with restart - shutdown - language - session - remote login with XDMCP and in the secund half-screen below : a blanck rectangle with on teh left XDMCP The screen is freezed and i have no cursor -- Cordialement, Daniel Durand -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
2009/3/30 Daniel Durand duran...@9online.fr I've just updated jaunty_tormod. I join my xorg file -- Daniel Durand ** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24584892/Xorg.0.log -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
Daniel, that log was not from Jaunty!? -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
2009/3/31 Tormod Volden bugpost.tor...@gmail.com Daniel, that log was not from Jaunty!? -- Hum, little error I hope this is good -- Daniel Durand ** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24588929/Xorg.0.log -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
** Attachment removed: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24586410/Xorg.0.log -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
I've just updated jaunty_tormod. Great, I see the screen ! I see the toolbar on top the 2nd half of the screen is block with xdhmc marked but the screen seems freezed and I've no mouse cursor. But it's a great progress to have a xwindow ! I've not the time today to send a log but I'll send to morrow afternoon... Tanks Daniel 2009/3/30 Tormod Volden bugpost.tor...@gmail.com I uploaded an 1.7.0-1ubuntu1~tormod3 to my PPA which includes Francisco's patch, for those of you who are not able to build drivers from git. The package is built with CFLAGS=-DSMI_DEBUG. Please test it, as well as the xset test suggested by Francisco. -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. Status in xf86-video-siliconmotion: Confirmed Status in “xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Since switching to Gutsy to verify whether the packages I maintain still operate as expected, I have noticed that after a few minutes of idle operation, the screen goes blank and cannot be returned to normal. The only way to get screen content again is to reboot, which is possible either by pressing the ACPI-enabled power button or a remote SSH connection. Broken DPMS is suspected, although I have no way of confirming this. Purposely downgrading xserver-xorg-core and anything that depend on it, then pining it to that version, while keeping all the rest of the packages to Gutsy versions solves it, which suggests something related to X.org upgrade from 1.2 to 1.3 might be at play. Note: someone on #ltsp mentions a similar situation using xserver-xorg-video-amd, yet the exact same AMD driver doesn't exhibit this behavior when compiled and used with earlier X releases. -- Daniel Durand -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
I uploaded an 1.7.0-1ubuntu1~tormod3 to my PPA which includes Francisco's patch, for those of you who are not able to build drivers from git. The package is built with CFLAGS=-DSMI_DEBUG. Please test it, as well as the xset test suggested by Francisco. -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
2009/3/24 Francisco Jerez curroje...@riseup.net I'm fine with doing a new release after sorting this out, I'm not even sure if any of those commits will do the trick. Hi, *I've got the ability to test my laptop on evening : i Installed the two releases proposed and I havn't any progress I attach my log -- Daniel Durand ** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24324434/Xorg.0.log -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
The patch I'm attaching (diff'ed against git master) should stop the monitor from being incorrectly reported as connected and also fix this annoying warning I saw in your logs: [3.482336] (WW) SMI(0): invalid frequency 157.000 MHz [freq = 135.000 MHz] That was preventing the driver from programming the maximum memory clock. It's unlikely that it will fix the DPMS problem though. In fact, I doubt it is really about DPMS because 1.7.0 switches to DPMS off temporarily during mode setting and if it were broken you would never see anything at all on the screen. To confirm this you can try: $ xset dpms force off; sleep 1; xset dpms force on That should turn the LCD off and then on again. To find out what is the server doing when the screen remains black, you can try to build the driver with CFLAGS=-DSMI_DEBUG, and then invoke it with some high verbosity level, like: # Xorg -logverbose 8 Then try to reproduce it. BTW, has the VT switching problem mentioned above been solved on 1.7.0? I'm quite sure that the awful slowness problem with 32bpp was fixed on commit 1fc340dcf0abd7fa0837fef2c711aaec4fa8bcb8. ** Attachment added: fix_sm712_clock_limit_and_monitor_detection.patch http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24327386/fix_sm712_clock_limit_and_monitor_detection.patch -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
Francisco, first of all, thanks for maintaining this driver! I am looking for a minimal fix for Jaunty, since it is already in Beta it will be difficult to get a new git snapshot through, unless it is really needed. Which other commits since 1.7.0 might be needed? 0b34c4a29fcf45ac24361b4691cca0fd99cc3a3f ? If you release a 1.7.1 stable bug fix release maybe it would be easier to get it in ;) Anyway, if we don't get test results from any of the guys here, it will have to wait for Ubuntu 9.10. -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
I'm fine with doing a new release after sorting this out, I'm not even sure if any of those commits will do the trick. -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
2009/3/18 Tormod Volden bugpost.tor...@gmail.com Daniel, can you please attach your Jaunty Xorg.0.log? -- M Jaunty log (in late, excuse me...). Thanks for answering -- Daniel Durand ** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24242396/Xorg.0.log -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
Daniel: according to your logs you have a monitor connected to the VGA output, is that right or is monitor detection failing? If you really have a monitor connected, do you experience the DPMS problem with the external monitor? Could you try setting: Option UseBIOS off in your xorg.conf, Section Device? You could also try to build the current development version from sources. To check out a copy from the git repository: git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-siliconmotion -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
2009/3/23 Francisco Jerez curroje...@riseup.net Daniel: according to your logs you have a monitor connected to the VGA output, is that right or is monitor detection failing? No, I just have my IBM thinkpad 1200 series and no external monitor selected For other tests, i can't do them before next saturday... If you really have a monitor connected, do you experience the DPMS problem with the external monitor? Could you try setting: Option UseBIOS off in your xorg.conf, Section Device? You could also try to build the current development version from sources. To check out a copy from the git repository: git clone git:// anongit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-siliconmotion -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. Status in xf86-video-siliconmotion: Confirmed Status in “xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Since switching to Gutsy to verify whether the packages I maintain still operate as expected, I have noticed that after a few minutes of idle operation, the screen goes blank and cannot be returned to normal. The only way to get screen content again is to reboot, which is possible either by pressing the ACPI-enabled power button or a remote SSH connection. Broken DPMS is suspected, although I have no way of confirming this. Purposely downgrading xserver-xorg-core and anything that depend on it, then pining it to that version, while keeping all the rest of the packages to Gutsy versions solves it, which suggests something related to X.org upgrade from 1.2 to 1.3 might be at play. Note: someone on #ltsp mentions a similar situation using xserver-xorg-video-amd, yet the exact same AMD driver doesn't exhibit this behavior when compiled and used with earlier X releases. -- Daniel Durand -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
I have made xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion packages for Jaunty which include the ``Stop clearing of VESA compliance power down mode bit'' patch from git, in my PPA https://launchpad.net/~tormodvolden/+archive/ppa Please test them as soon as possible and we might be able to get this into Jaunty if it helps. -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
I think it would still be interesting to test the version from git, as DPMS is handled somewhat differently there. -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
To try to resolve the problem on my Thinkpad series 1200 (xubuntu 8.10), I installed xubuntu jaunty : same result ! Daniel -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
Daniel, can you please attach your Jaunty Xorg.0.log? -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
Confirmed on a Gateway Solo 2550 (8.04.1 Server) Francisco L. Fernandez: You can get rid of the mouse artifacts by adding: Option HWCursor off to the Device section of your xorg.conf. Adding fbcon and vga16fb to /etc/modules fixed the issue of a blank screen once leaving X. -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
Unfortunately there has been no response to the upstream bug report. If somebody can try latest X packages (Intrepid or even better Jaunty) and confirm the problem is still there, we could update the report. -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
** Tags added: valid-xorg-conf -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
I can also confirm this issue, unfortunately after moving from Gentoo, to Ubuntu 8.04, I also get the vcons switching issue (which the posted workaround in a href=https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion/+bug/144178bug #144178/a does not seem to work for me. Perhaps this is because I'm using vesafb, and not vga16fb). I wish I could be of more use. Disabling DPMS is the only workaround I can think of for the moment. Is anyone in a position to actually debug this and investigate the cause? ** Attachment added: Xorg conf http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14874296/xorg.conf -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #15898 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15898 ** Also affects: xf86-video-siliconmotion via https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15898 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 136853] Re: Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS
** Changed in: xf86-video-siliconmotion Status: Unknown = Confirmed -- Screen blanks and freezes after a few minutes of idling, possibly due to broken DPMS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
