[Bug 933788] Re: X crashes or spins on occasion
We're closing this bug since there has not been a response from the original reporter. However, the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. If you're not the original reporter, we'd prefer you file a new bug report. Some tips: * Report X.org bugs via the command: `ubuntu-bug xorg` * Test against the latest development Ubuntu. http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/ Bugs marked as affecting the development version tend to get priority attention. * The `xdiagnose` utility has functionality for enabling debugging and analyzing a few common X problems. * Tag your bugs with the Ubuntu versions you have reproduced the issue in. * See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Reporting for tips on writing good bug reports. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/933788 Title: X crashes or spins on occasion To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/933788/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 933788] Re: X crashes or spins on occasion
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[Bug 933788] Re: X crashes or spins on occasion
Hi Denver, I have a sense you may have two separate bugs. Or, rather, the problems you mention are distinct and can be investigated separately. For this bug report let's focus on the X crash. You mentioned that X crashed back to the login screen. That will almost always result in a terse backtrace written to the end of your /var/log/Xorg.0.log or /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old, however nether of those files attached to this bug report show that error. Please see if you can reproduce the crash and then collect the log file and attach it here. If it is crashing, what we need is a full backtrace. Directions for gathering backtraces are at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Backtracing. There were a number of bugs filed about X crash issues around the same time as yours, which were due to a bug in the -synaptics driver and fixed with xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.5.99~git20120220-0ubuntu3. So you might want to try updating first and verify you're still seeing the crash with that version installed. Regarding the 100% CPU bug, *typically* that is due to a client application rather than X itself. Sometimes xrestop can give a sense of what client apps are using lots of resources. Otherwise, just start randomly killing your X clients until the X cpu usage drops; whatever you last killed will be the wayward client. Then file a new bug against that program. Or, if you're still unable to narrow it down, post a new bug report against X to focus on that issue and we'll follow up from there. ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) = xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: New = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/933788 Title: X crashes or spins on occasion To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/933788/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 933788] Re: X crashes or spins on occasion
Hi Bryce, Thanks for reviewing my report. I will attempt to provide the additional details you mentioned if the crash happens again. I did a dist-upgrade this morning so I'm guessing I will have the latest xserver-xorg-input-synaptics you mentioned. If it doesn't happen for a week or two, perhaps that solved it. For the 100% CPU issue, I did try killing off client applications before killing X itself. There were probably still one or two left so it could have been one of those, but I believe I did kill the bigger ones like Firefox and Chromium. Anyway, I'll try to kill off the client apps more methodically and completely next time. I'll give xrestop a try, too; thanks for the tip. I also noticed (and this is probably the topic for a new bug report), that a particular operation in Chromium caused a new window to appear, which is completely white, always on top, not associated with any application, and difficult/impossible to close. I noticed that after this happened, compiz is now consistently using exactly 24% of my CPU according to top. The particular operation seemed to involve having the autocomplete dropdown activated while also doing Ctrl+N, though I can't remember exactly what combination of things were going on at that time. I'll provide more details if it happens again, but the window is still there if there's some diagnostics I can run to see what it is. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/933788 Title: X crashes or spins on occasion To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/933788/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 933788] Re: X crashes or spins on occasion
The white window sounds like bug #935630. We're looking for photographic evidence in order to take the next step with that bug, so if it does indeed sound like the issue you're having, and you could supply that, it'd certainly help. Exact steps to reproduce the bug of course would be wonderful. The -synaptics update was probably not available in time for your dist- upgrade this morning, but should be there now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/933788 Title: X crashes or spins on occasion To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/933788/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 933788] Re: X crashes or spins on occasion
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