[Bug 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 541511 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541511 I'm going to dupe this against the master bug report for i855 freezing issues, and follow up on the periodic freezing issue there. ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 541511 MASTER: [i855] GPU lockup (apport-crash) * You can subscribe to bug 541511 by following this link: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/541511/+subscribe -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
Thank you Brian for your work. Actually I'm using your kernel to fix this bug on my laptop: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video- intel/+bug/568779 -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
Googling revealed a thread that looks relevant to me: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1238374 One even mentions the 10 secs interval between each "hanging". Post #15 claims to have a solution. -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
Thank you Brian for all the help. I tried linux-image-2.6.35-ppa20+v9patch-generic and the cursor was invisible. I tried linux-image-2.6.35-ppa20+v9+cursorfix-generic and almost everything was working fine: KMS, 3D, XV... glxgears even reported 308 fps instead of 260 fps that it showed with the 2.6.34rc3-51-generic kernel. An annoying glitch with linux-image-2.6.35-ppa20+v9+cursorfix-generic though: every exactly 10 seconds, a process named kslowd000 caused a CPU spike, which resulted in the computer "hanging" for half a second - mouse not moving, screen not updating etc. So the best solution for me was to clone my hard disk to transfer the old 2.6.34rc3-51-generic to the other laptop. I hope that the CPU glitch above can be fixed so that I can use the newer kernel with its significant performance improvement. Btw, why aren't those kernels mentioned in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes ? It's the only way to make those laptops work properly in Lucid... Thanks again! -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
The kernels in the experimental PPA are all outdated. The new kernels are in graphics-fixes: https://launchpad.net/~brian-rogers/+archive /graphics-fixes Try linux-image-2.6.35-ppa20+v9patch-generic. If X starts but the cursor is invisible, then try linux-image-2.6.35-ppa20+v9+cursorfix-generic. -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
@Brian Rogers: I tried the last kernel from your ppa (2.6.35rc4-v9patch1.e467e10) on another laptop with 855, and X wouldn't start unless "nomodeset" was used. Could you please reupload 2.6.34rc3-51-generic because that works for me, but I didn't keep the .deb? Thank you! The other methods listed in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes won't give me KMS, XV and 3D simultaneously, so 2.6.34rc3-51-generic is the only way for my graphics card to work properly. -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
Unfortunatelly, I have to report multpiple freezes in the last couple of weeks. If it's any help, I'll gladly send some logs the next time it happens. -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
** Tags added: hardy -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
I can confirm that on my Asus M3N (8086:3584, 82852/855GM) Lucid works with Brian's 2.6.34rc7-51 and modesetting turned on. CPU usage seems OK, but I noticed that video in mplayer is a bit glitchy. On Karmic, I used a kernel from bug #447892 without modesetting. -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
** Summary changed: - [i855] [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard + [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
For anyone on Lucid, I have uploaded a version of Lucid's libdrm to my PPA which has this patch: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/mesa/drm/commit/?id=4f0f871730b76730ca58209181d16725b0c40184 . This patch is supposed to fix many of the freeze problems that has occurred lately. The PPA is at https://launchpad.net/~gomyhr/+archive/standard . -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
I retried with nomodeset kernel option Stock kernel + xserver-xorg-video-intel - 3:2.6.3-0ubuntu9.4backtrack1 the libdrm was: libdrm - 1:2.4.5-0ubuntu4backtrack1 And it froze, though ssh was luckily available! -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
@Brian No, did not try that, because I had to use nomodeset before to get this to work (with the vesa driver). But will try again, with nomodeset tomorrow. -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
Have you tried those versions along with also booting with 'nomodeset' in the kernel options? Otherwise that version of the driver probably won't do the right thing. -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
Oops sorry, the intel driver version was: xserver-xorg-video-intel - 3:2.6.3-0ubuntu9.4backtrack1 the libdrm was: libdrm - 1:2.4.5-0ubuntu4backtrack1 Installed all i386 files from both packages. -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
libdrm - 1:2.4.5-0ubuntu4backtrack1 combined with: xserver-xorg-video-intel - 3:2.7.0-1ubuntu1backtrack1 using stock karmic kernel: ubuntu logo shows, the screen flickers and freezes black. ssh works. using the 599 kernel actually does the same, but no ssh! -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
Using the option "Tiling" "false" does not make a difference it froze at login screen. (ssh worked) Will now try to revert to the older libdrm versions and intel video drivers as instructed by Brian Rogers. -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
Willem, I see that you tested a lot of options in xorg.conf in comment #2 and nothing stopped the freezes. Could you also try Option "Tiling" "false" in the Device section? Most likely it won't make a difference, but if it does I think that is good news. -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
Using ppa-purge (that's found in xorg-edgers ppa), it's rather easy to rollback to the non-ppa version. -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
OK, I did try just upgrading the kernel, which didn't help. I have tried 2.6.32-rc7 from the mainline kernels. However, the description of xorg-edgers worries me. This the laptop that I work on, so I rather have a non freezing X, without sound, 3D acceleration, than a non working laptop. Could I just add the ppa to my sources and update the packages? And if that fails, roll them back without any harm? Or is it more difficult? (If it is this easy, and I will always be able to revert to the status I am in now, I will give it a try) -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
On bug 447892 comment 23 it is described how to get potentially better batchbuffer dumps. It may also be useful to try with a recent mainline kernel from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/MainlineBuilds) together with xorg- edgers. It would be nice if you could try that. -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
** Tags added: 855gm freeze karmic ** Tags removed: needs-xorglog -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
I've also tried acpi=off and it fixes the freezing problem... But just because, at least on my system, it disables 3D acceleration completely. I don't use desktop effects for testing, but Google Earth. If 3D is enabled, I load Google Earth and X freezes in the first minute. With acpi=off kernel parameter, GE tells me that it's using software renderer, thus no freeze, although it's painfully slow ;) There is nothing relevant in dmesg or the X log when it freezes... Is there anything we can do to help developers track this issue? -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
I actually tried tonight and it works! -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
So the kernel option acpi=off will actually get you a working (not freezing) system? If so, thanks for this work-around! (Will try tomorrow) -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
the same behavior here with a intel 855GM graphic chip and the karmic release. Only booting with "acpi=off" option helps so that X is not freezing anymore, the boot option "nomodeset" does not change anything, X will still freeze after a while. -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
As the status is still incomplete, could someone tell me what information I can gather to help you guys track the bug? -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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 476817] Re: [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard
** Summary changed: - [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard + [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard -- [i855] [karmic] X freezes with intel 855GM videocard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476817 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