Re: [Xpert]Nvidia Linux PowerMac G4 driver
Mark Vojkovich wrote: On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, F. Heitkamp wrote: I saw in some followup message implying that the problem I have been having could be caused by bonobo. I tried using just ICEWM, instead of Gnome and it (Xsever) stayed up and working for 3-4 hours before I logged out. Even if bonodo (an X-client I assume) sparks the problem, if all it's doing is X stuff this is still an X-server issue. The X-server itself should never crash. My guess would be that it's a font that a particular app uses that the font renderer chokes on. It could be some other rendering problem though. Perhaps the XDrawArcs problem that was just fixed. If the server segfaulted, a gdb backtrace would be the first thing to look at. I downloaded the latest mozilla trunck. The X interface froze as I was pulling down the URL list box. This is farther than I got previously. Here is a bt from mozilla. Someone may find it useful (or not.) 0x0f7a6a88 in select () from /lib/libc.so.6 (gdb) bt #0 0x0f7a6a88 in select () from /lib/libc.so.6 #1 0x0f8fc480 in _XWaitForReadable (dpy=0x10122698) at XlibInt.c:473 #2 0x0f8fd340 in _XRead (dpy=0x10122698, data=0x7178 , size=32) at XlibInt.c:1037 #3 0x0f8fe110 in _XReply (dpy=0x10122698, rep=0x7178, extra=0, discard=1) at XlibInt.c:1672 #4 0x0f8fa318 in XTranslateCoordinates (dpy=0x10122698, src_win=12583034, dest_win=54, src_x=0, src_y=0, dst_x=0x71c8, dst_y=0x71cc, child=0x71d0) at TrCoords.c:48 #5 0x0fa91edc in gdk_window_get_origin () from /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0 #6 0x0e836060 in NSGetModule () from /local/mozilla/components/libwidget_gtk.so #7 0x0fb9c854 in gtk_marshal_NONE__NONE () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0 #8 0x0fbd9a38 in gtk_signal_remove_emission_hook () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0 #9 0x0fbd8aa4 in gtk_signal_set_funcs () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0 #10 0x0fbd60ec in gtk_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0 #11 0x0ecf6638 in gtk_mozarea_get_toplevel_focus () from /usr/local/mozilla/libgtksuperwin.so #12 0x0fa7b840 in gdk_input_remove () from /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0 #13 0x0fa7b9f8 in gdk_add_client_message_filter () from /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0 #14 0x0fa7ca8c in gdk_wm_protocols_filter () from /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0 #15 0x0fa7cd6c in gdk_wm_protocols_filter () from /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0 #16 0x0fa03054 in g_get_current_time () from /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0 #17 0x0fa036c0 in g_get_current_time () from /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0 #18 0x0fa03904 in g_main_run () from /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0 #19 0x0fb9a630 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0 #20 0x0e8204e0 in _SDA_BASE_ () from /local/mozilla/components/libwidget_gtk.so #21 0x0dbf10d0 in NSGetModule () from /local/mozilla/components/libnsappshell.so #22 0x100071d4 in _start () #23 0x10007c90 in main () #24 0x0f6f0a30 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6 Fred ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]Nvidia Linux PowerMac G4 driver
On Wed, 31 Dec 1969, F. Heitkamp wrote: GNU gdb 2001-09-15-cvs (MI_OUT) Copyright 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. Type show copying to see the conditions. There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type show warranty for details. This GDB was configured as powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu... /usr/X11R6.test/bin/25382: No such file or directory. Attaching to program: /usr/X11R6.test/bin/X, process 25382 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libz.so.1...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libz.so.1 Reading symbols from /lib/libm.so.6...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libm.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/libdl.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libdl.so.2 Reading symbols from /lib/libc.so.6...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libc.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/ld.so.1...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/ld.so.1 0x102f19ac in ?? () (gdb) where #0 0x102f19ac in ?? () Enter bt for a backtrace. You should get at least some of the symbols if the binaries haven't been stripped. The section above is in a module so it can't retrieve the function name. There is a hacked version of gdb that can debug XFree86 modules and get all the symbol names, but I don't know if that works on PPC. Anyhow, a backtrace should get a least some symbols provided the binary isn't stripped. Mark. ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]Nvidia Linux PowerMac G4 driver
Mark Vojkovich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, F. Heitkamp wrote: module installed. You said it crashed. Do you mean it segfaulted? Do you have a stack trace? X just stops. The image of the session remains in the framebuffer but no interaction can take place. Trying to kill X using the ps command (from a remote Does the cursor move? terminal) is not able to remove X or the image from the screen. The only way to get the console back is to reboot. I vaguely remember looking at the log files, and seeing nothing out of the ordinary. I would be glad to provide more information, if I could (suggestions welcome). If the server is still running it would be good to see a gdb backtrace to find out where it is at. It if segfaulted, a backtrace on the core dump would be useful. Mark. ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert A similar thing happens to me with my VooDoo3 when it freezes during fullscreen 3D and one thing you can do to avoid rebooting is to run xinit or whatever in the remote session that you used to kill X and you should find that the X server starts up again on the main machine and you can use it as normal without rebooting. The only problem with this is that if you kill the remote sesson Xgoes down with it. You'll also find that if you exit the X session normally the frozen screen that you had before will miraculously(?) return. Mike. ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]Nvidia Linux PowerMac G4 driver
On Thu, 2002-01-03 at 13:47, Mike wrote: A similar thing happens to me with my VooDoo3 when it freezes during fullscreen 3D and one thing you can do to avoid rebooting is to run xinit or whatever in the remote session that you used to kill X and you should find that the X server starts up again on the main machine and you can use it as normal without rebooting. The only problem with this is that if you kill the remote sesson Xgoes down with it. man nohup (or zsh has disown, ...) You'll also find that if you exit the X session normally the frozen screen that you had before will miraculously(?) return. The server restores the VT to whatever it was when it started. With a real framebuffer device, you should be able to get the console back using fbset. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]Nvidia Linux PowerMac G4 driver
Mark Vojkovich wrote: On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, F. Heitkamp wrote: When I use my PC (running Linux) as an X terminal, to log into the Mac, I am able to work for hours with no crashes. Doesn't this raise suspicion that the problem is in the nv driver? No. Like I said, I'd be more suspicious of the font render or font server. I don't see that there's anything significantly different between the x86 and PPC versions of the nv driver. There's just some register changes programming big endian primitives rather than little endian ones, and those obviously work or it wouldn't be rendering. I never saw any crashes, but I wasn't using a font server and didn't have the freetype module installed. You said it crashed. Do you mean it segfaulted? Do you have a stack trace? X just stops. The image of the session remains in the framebuffer but no interaction can take place. Trying to kill X using the ps command (from a remote terminal) is not able to remove X or the image from the screen. The only way to get the console back is to reboot. I vaguely remember looking at the log files, and seeing nothing out of the ordinary. I would be glad to provide more information, if I could (suggestions welcome). Fred ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]Nvidia Linux PowerMac G4 driver
Mark Vojkovich wrote: On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, F. Heitkamp wrote: I've pulled the latest CVS xfree86 and compiled it on my G4 533 dual Snakebite. I am also using the latest benh kernel. My Mac has the GForce 2MX card (I think.). I've gotten X to work with the nv driver but it usually crashes after a few minutes. Once it crashed when I tried to send a mail message from Mozilla. The last crash happened when I was using gnome and had a couple terminals open. I am currious as to what kind of luck others are having? BTW I am using debian unstable. It worked for me but I haven't done a whole lot of testing on it. I doubt the crashes are nv driver specific. I saw problems with things like starting multiple servers and switching VTs and stuff like that. But I believe those are console driver bugs. If you crashed running Mozilla I'd be more suspicious of the font renders (freetype, etc...) or the font server, if you are running one. When I use my PC (running Linux) as an X terminal, to log into the Mac, I am able to work for hours with no crashes. Doesn't this raise suspicion that the problem is in the nv driver? Fred ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
[Xpert]Nvidia Linux PowerMac G4 driver
I've pulled the latest CVS xfree86 and compiled it on my G4 533 dual Snakebite. I am also using the latest benh kernel. My Mac has the GForce 2MX card (I think.). I've gotten X to work with the nv driver but it usually crashes after a few minutes. Once it crashed when I tried to send a mail message from Mozilla. The last crash happened when I was using gnome and had a couple terminals open. I am currious as to what kind of luck others are having? BTW I am using debian unstable. Fred ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]Nvidia Linux PowerMac G4 driver
On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, F. Heitkamp wrote: I've pulled the latest CVS xfree86 and compiled it on my G4 533 dual Snakebite. I am also using the latest benh kernel. My Mac has the GForce 2MX card (I think.). I've gotten X to work with the nv driver but it usually crashes after a few minutes. Once it crashed when I tried to send a mail message from Mozilla. The last crash happened when I was using gnome and had a couple terminals open. I am currious as to what kind of luck others are having? BTW I am using debian unstable. It worked for me but I haven't done a whole lot of testing on it. I doubt the crashes are nv driver specific. I saw problems with things like starting multiple servers and switching VTs and stuff like that. But I believe those are console driver bugs. If you crashed running Mozilla I'd be more suspicious of the font renders (freetype, etc...) or the font server, if you are running one. Mark. ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]Nvidia Linux PowerMac G4 driver
On Sun, 2001-12-30 at 22:35, Mark Vojkovich wrote: On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, F. Heitkamp wrote: I've pulled the latest CVS xfree86 and compiled it on my G4 533 dual Snakebite. I am also using the latest benh kernel. My Mac has the GForce 2MX card (I think.). I've gotten X to work with the nv driver but it usually crashes after a few minutes. Once it crashed when I tried to send a mail message from Mozilla. The last crash happened when I was using gnome and had a couple terminals open. I am currious as to what kind of luck others are having? BTW I am using debian unstable. It worked for me but I haven't done a whole lot of testing on it. I doubt the crashes are nv driver specific. I saw problems with things like starting multiple servers and switching VTs and stuff like that. But I believe those are console driver bugs. If you crashed running Mozilla I'd be more suspicious of the font renders (freetype, etc...) or the font server, if you are running one. I don't have problems with any of this on a PowerBook with a Rage128 M3. The only obvious differences are the X and console drivers, but the latter doesn't affect normal X usage. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
