[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1485258] [NEW] Nvidia 340+NVidia Prime + external monitor = system unusable, continuous xorg crashes, external monitor never works
Public bug reported: SUMMARY - laptop with NVidia card and Optimus technology - xorg configured ages ago to automatically switch between built-in and external monitor when plugging/unplugging - clean Ubuntu 15.04 after upgrading from 14.10 from 14.04 - no nvidia-* nor bumblebee-* was installed (that's what I mean by clean) - everything was working perfectly fine while only using integrated intel GPU - I installed NVidia-340 and nvidia-prime (and whatever) via Software Updates - Additional Driver Result: * Boot with external monitor connected = keeps crashing forever at the login screen * Boot without external monitor connected = seems to work with built-in screen (at least for the few minutes I tested) * Connect external monitor after boot at login screen = xorg crashes once or twice, then both screens go black * Connect external monitor after logging in = both screens go black * Disconnect external monitor = built-in screen remains black, never turns on again, unless Xorg crashes Basically, the laptop is completely unusable. NVidia-prime and nvidia-340 screw everything up beyond imagination. I was lucky tojust be able to recover from that, uninstall all nvidia-stuff, and get my working system back. MORE DETAIL Until recently I had Ubuntu 14.04. I had nvidia-331 installed but unused since ages ago. I had disabled them (if I remember correctly) by going to Software Updates - Additional drivers (the same I had used to install them) and choosing to use Nouveau instead (back), because I had experiencing a lot of glitches with NVidia-331. This was even before I upgraded to 14.04. Because my laptop has Optimus technology, I was only using the integrated Intel GPU. At some point I had also installed bumblebee, but I had never figured out how to actually make any use of it. I had Xorg configured so that, when plugging an external monitor, only the external monitor would be used and the built-in one would turn off; and when unplugging the external monitor, the built-in monitor would automatically turn on. So I only use one monitor at a time. I guess I configured this via the System Settings - Displays All this was working fine. When the fix for #1431753 was released, nvidia-340 got installed and, against my will and without notice, they were somehow enabled, so I started experiencing #1220426 and #1483388 (but nothing comparable to what I'm describing in this report). So, I apt-get removed nvidia-* and bumblebee. After that (and across several reboots) all was working perfectly fine again. Again, I was only using the shitty integrated Intel GPU (without even the hardware acceleration that it supports, btw, but that's another story), but I had no issues. Then today I upgraded to 14.10 and immediately after, to 15.04. Everything kept working smoothly, including automatic screen switching when plugging/unplugging the external monitor. Then I thoughy I'd give NVidia-340 another try. I thought maybe a fresh install on 15.04 would work. I went to Software updates - Additional Drivers and I selected use NVidia-340 That installed nvidia-340, nvidia-settings, nvidia-prime, and something- nvidia-else. I rebooted. At the first reboot, I had the external screen already connected. After the boot completed, xorg started to crash again and again like crazy. The login screen would appear and disappear from both screen at a few seconds intervals, and I would hear the drum sound every time (and could not finish typing my password and logging in). THE SYSTEM WAS UNUSABLE, I COULD NOT LOG IN. So I rebooted without the external monitor connected. I then connected the external monitor while still at the login screen. Xorg crashed one or a couple of times, then the built-in screen turned off but the external one didn't turn on either. So I disconnected the screen; after a while Xorg crashed again and only then the built-in screen turned on again I rebooted again, and fully logged in without the external screen connected. Then I plugged in the screen = again, the built-in screen turned off but the external one didn't turn on. I disconnected the screen, and the built-in screen never turned on again. So, I rebooted without the external monitor, uninstalled all the nvidia-related stuff, rebooted, and now again everything is working (without using the NVidia card, of course). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-25.26-generic 3.19.8-ckt2 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-25-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.2 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Aug 15 23:25:52 2015 DistUpgraded: 2015-08-15 21:46:56,607 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: vivid DistroVariant:
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1485248] [NEW] No hardware acceleration out-of-the-box with Intel HD GPU
Public bug reported: I don't know whether I am reporting this against the right package. I have an acer laptop with these GPUs: - GPU0: Intel HD Graphics 4000 (M) - GPU1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M with Optimus technology. I know getting the NVidia card to work is as complicated as hell, so I gave up on that. However, I expect the Intel GPU to work at its full potential out of the box. Instead, I ran several benchmark test tools and they perform very poorly, indicating that everything is being rendered by software. On moderately complex 3D graphics tests I get frame rates around 18fps, while on the most trivial tests (like a rotating horse with no texture whatsoever) I get 60fps at most. By googling around I've found some how-to's for getting hardware acceleration to work, but they are either unclear or incomplete or they contraddict one another, and none of them is official. I shouldn't be supposed to do perform complicated installations and configurations. Support for all the available hardware acceleration power, at least on the integrated GPU, should work right out of the box. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: mesa-vdpau-drivers (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-25.26-generic 3.19.8-ckt2 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-25-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.2 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Aug 15 22:33:33 2015 DistUpgraded: 2015-08-15 21:46:56,607 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: vivid DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: vboxhost, 4.3.14, 3.13.0-61-generic, x86_64: installed vboxhost, 4.3.14, 3.16.0-44-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0647] NVIDIA Corporation GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M/820M / GT 620M/625M/630M/720M] [10de:1140] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] GeForce 710M [1025:0691] InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (673 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail - Release amd64 (20130424) MachineType: Acer Aspire V3-571G ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-25-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=5830b30e-69e8-4bb4-8a2b-bc2b43c7414a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: mesa UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-08-15 (0 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Acer dmi.bios.version: V2.07 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: VA50_HC_CR dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer dmi.chassis.version: V2.07 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV2.07:bd10/15/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireV3-571G:pvrV2.07:rvnAcer:rnVA50_HC_CR:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV2.07: dmi.product.name: Aspire V3-571G dmi.product.version: V2.07 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150410.1-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.2-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.2-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1 xserver.bootTime: Sat Aug 15 21:48:00 2015 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id9170 vendor ACI xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3 ** Affects: mesa (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 ubuntu vivid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1485248 Title: No hardware acceleration out-of-the-box with Intel HD GPU To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/+bug/1485248/+subscriptions ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1485269] [NEW] Display settings window disappears
Public bug reported: When I go to the display settings on external monitor, and switch the external and laptop screens' position and apply, the whole display- screens window disappears. Shortly after, it reverts back since I couldn't click keep-these-settings. I think this is caused by going to the external monitor(not laptop) to open the screen settings initially. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt2 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-25-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Sat Aug 15 16:02:10 2015 DistUpgraded: 2014-04-19 04:44:12,758 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bbswitch, 0.7, 3.13.0-61-generic, x86_64: installed bbswitch, 0.7, 3.19.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia-340, 340.76, 3.13.0-61-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia-340, 340.76, 3.19.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 4.3.10, 3.13.0-61-generic, x86_64: installed EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:054e] InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-23 (630 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander - Release amd64 (20131016.1) MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS L521X ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-25-generic root=UUID=8e997c12-0ee0-422b-a7e4-a7cb0a74f38f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display SystemImageInfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'system-image-cli' UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-19 (483 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 12/17/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A16 dmi.board.name: 0C5Y96 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: A16 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA16:bd12/17/2013:svnDellInc.:pnXPSL521X:pvrA16:rvnDellInc.:rn0C5Y96:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA16: dmi.product.name: XPS L521X dmi.product.version: A16 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2~ubuntu14.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.4 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.4 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: Sat Aug 15 13:09:23 2015 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id4333 vendor AUO xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7 ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 trusty ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1485269 Title: Display settings window disappears To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1485269/+subscriptions ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1417952] Re: [HP Pavilion 23 AIO] Stuck on the ubuntu loading splashscreen with fglrx installed
you might want to try again with the latest ubuntu-drivers-common, which now comes with better support for dual AMD powerxpress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1417952 Title: [HP Pavilion 23 AIO] Stuck on the ubuntu loading splashscreen with fglrx installed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1417952/+subscriptions ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1410801] Re: [AMD Richland + Topaz XT ] gpu-manager generated xorg.conf is not compatible with switchable graphics
** Changed in: hwe-next Status: Confirmed = Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1410801 Title: [AMD Richland + Topaz XT ] gpu-manager generated xorg.conf is not compatible with switchable graphics To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1410801/+subscriptions ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1454868] Re: Ubuntu 15.04 Freezes Totally
Hi, Same problem here. I see a bug repport #1453298 and they say: Changed in linux (Ubuntu): status: Incomplete → Confirmed no longer affects: linux (Ubuntu) but i still having the problem. Regards, Daniel -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1454868 Title: Ubuntu 15.04 Freezes Totally To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1454868/+subscriptions ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1483388] Re: System randomly won't complete boot
When this happens, any of these may happen: A) I force-power-off the computer, try to boot again in the exact same conditions (not plugging/unplugging AC power nor mouse nor external screen), and at the next attempt most of the times it boots normally B) I do the same as A, but retry for six-seven times and it NEVER completes boot. So, I disconnect the external screen if it was connected, or connect it if it wasn't, and then at the next attempt it works. It may be random, but the odds don't seem high. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1483388 Title: System randomly won't complete boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/+bug/1483388/+subscriptions ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1483388] Re: System randomly won't complete boot
/var/log/Xorg.0.log.old is empty /var/log/gpu-manager.log doesn't exist ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed ** Also affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1483388 Title: System randomly won't complete boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/+bug/1483388/+subscriptions ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1483388] Re: System randomly won't complete boot
I can't tell for sure, but the files you asked me to attach don't seem to contain the same error messages that I saw in the black screen during the boot. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1483388 Title: System randomly won't complete boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/+bug/1483388/+subscriptions ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
