@Ben Straton:
I'm pleased to hear that. I've been using that PPA for the last couple
of months with no problems.
Irihapeti
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I was finding that the packages from raof PPA weren't helping.
I'm currently using the glasen PPA packages successfully.
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@Chris Halse Rogers:
I ran ppa-purge on both of the glasen PPAs and re-enabled the raof one,
upgraded and rebooted. Toshiba A10 is running. I'm typing this message
from it.
Just one thing I'm not sure about: the glasen ppa compiled some kernel
module, and it may still be enabled. How would I
I've removed the kernel module and reinstalled the kernel and headers.
Now I'm getting some weird text artifacts that I haven't seen for a long
time. I've attached a couple of screen shots.
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I notice also that the laptop is running very hot at times. I had to
shut down when the temp. got to 68C and showed no signs of dropping.
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I've removed the raof PPA using ppa-purge and installed glasen's PPA
instead. I've run the laptop for several hours, including with desktop
effects (though only some of the time). So far, I've had no problems.
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Still freezing on Toshiba Satellite A10, unfortunately. I've had to
restart in safe graphics mode. The system boots as far as checking
battery state, and then locks up entirely.
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I've run a couple of tests with a standard grub boot line, i.e. removed
i915.modeset=0
Uptime was 4.5 hours and 6 hours, with no problems.
Seems like the bug has been fixed. :)
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@Antonio
I wouldn't go so far as to say that a Satellite A10 is unusable, but you will
need a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, using the vesa driver. You can use the
configuration from message #74 but with vesa instead of fbdev as the driver.
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@Antonio
I agree with your comment about the regular user. Even finding the info can be
a bit tricky. For example, I already knew about needing to use i915.modeset=0
xforcevesa in the boot line, but I couldn't find it from the front page of the
Ubuntu website, even though I knew that there was
The need to use i915.modeset=0 xforcevesa still exists in 10.04 final.
I hope that there's a note somewhere for people who are likely to
encounter this problem.
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Also, I think that C is correct: this is a problem of fairly recent
origin.
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Update to previous message:
From time to time, when using i915.modeset=0 option, I find that the
display becomes pixellated. That is, the lettering and objects are still
all there, but instead of being solid black, they will display as partly
black and partly coloured.
Logging out and in again
Adding i915.modeset=0 to the kernel line in grub seems to prevent the
crashes. I probably need to leave the machine going all day to be really
certain of that.
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Binary package hint: xorg
X runs for a short while (some minutes, sometimes longer, then crashes
to a blank screen. Pressing an arrow key reveals a command-line screen.
Attempting to run 'startx' gets a message that x is still running.
Rebooting is the only remedy.
This is
** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44987555/BootDmesg.txt
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http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44987556/CurrentDmesg.txt
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http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44987557/Dependencies.txt
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Live CD image of 20100419.1 needs i915.modeset=0 xforcevesa added to
the boot command line, or it just locks up, presumably when trying to
start the x server.
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I've tried a couple more times, and both times show PGTBL_ER: 0x
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Sorry, it totally refuses to boot with nomodeset. In recovery mode, I
get as far as the recovery menu, choose continue, get the message
rc.sysinit. and then it stops.
nomodeset with the vesa driver used to be a workaround for me, but I
haven't used it for a while. Should I test that?
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Update:
Just discovered something that might make a difference to the bug reports.
The laptop won't currently run without an xorg.conf.failsafe file.
Section Device
Identifier Configured Video Device
Driver fbdev
EndSection
Section Monitor
Identifier
Geir:
No, I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for letting me know. I probably won't be
able to do anything about it until tomorrow, though.
Do I do the testing with the standard xserver-xorg.video-intel, or do I
need to install the xorg-edgers version for the test?
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I got the testing done sooner than expected. The logs are attached.
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The logs were copied from the laptop via ssh, as in the past, while it
was still hung.
I've been having other problems with X and gdm on the laptop, but I
think these are to do with recent updates and probably not just intel
things.
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After several hours of using the laptop (not all in one session), I
finally got a lockup. It was different from the usual ones I experience
because the mouse pointer also froze. The only option was a total power-
down. (I've removed the battery some time ago to make this easier.)
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The upgraded packages were libdrm-intel1, libdrm-nouveau1, libdrm-
radeon1, and libdrm2. I removed - downgraded, rather - the first three
and kept libdrm2. I figure that -nouveau1 and -radeon1 wouldn't be doing
anything on an intel system and that the problem was most likely to be
with -intel1.
@Geir
I installed your libdrm version as mentioned in Bug 447892. Initially, I just
added the PPA to my sources.list and updated. That installed a total of four
upgraded packages, and my laptop locked up while I was running the repro.sh.
Then I downgraded the other three packages to the
Please register at bugs.freedesktop.org and add yourself to the CC
field of the upstream bug...
Done.
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I've had a couple more freezes since I left the last message, and they
didn't take nearly as long to happen. I still don't know why - neither
of them involved having desktop effects enabled, and I hadn't done any
updates in the meantime.
I'll put the xorg-edgers stuff back and see what I can
I got the xorg-edgers to freeze in the end by using a modified version
of the repro.sh.
The batchbuffer dump is attached.
I did get one error message when running it:
cp: reading `/sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/i915_ringbuffer_data': Cannot allocate
memory
Now I'll go and get the latest mainline
Batchbuffer dump from xorg-edgers and mainline kernel
(2.6.33-020633rc5-generic) attached.
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I've been testing with Xubuntu,
ubuntu kernel version 2.6.32-11
libdrm2 version 2.4.17+git20100120
xserver-xorg-video-intel version 2:2.10.0+git20100120
The first test was after installing xubuntu-desktop metapackage, but
leaving all my other stuff installed.
Uptime was 6.5 hours with no
@Geir
Standard Xubuntu Lucid froze after 5 hours of uptime. If it's of any relevance,
I was playing Freecell when it happened, and I was trying to move a group of
cards from the left-hand-most pile. On previous occasions, this action has
caused freezes. I was playing Freecell at various times
so am unclear why it took so long for the freeze to occur.
I just remembered that I'd turned on desktop effects not long
previously, to try and cause something to happen, if it was going to.
That may be a contributing factor.
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@Geir
Lucid is already on the laptop, with lxde and openbox as desktop environments.
I can make an image of the installation (so that I can put it back later) and
then install Xubuntu-desktop and do some testing. I take it that ideally you'd
like batchbuffer dumps from both the standard Ubuntu
The laptop acquired an extra 512MB of RAM yesterday, and I thought it
might be useful to reinstall Xubuntu with all updates and see what
happens. Installation method was to install a command-line system first,
then install Xubuntu-desktop plus do other updates before rebooting and
logging into the
I've installed those versions. After about an hour of active use, it's
locked up, but a little differently from previous freezes. I have set
the clock in the panel to display seconds, so that I can tell easily
when there's a graphics freeze, but this time the clock is still
counting seconds.
I added Brian's PPA to my sources.list and installed the current
versions of the packages. Unfortunately, I got the lock-up after only a
few minutes.
Software versions are:
Kernel: 2.6.31-17-generic
libdrm: 1:2.4.11-2+karmic3
xserver-xorg-video-intel: 3:2.8.1-1ubuntu3+karmic
No older versions of
@Geir
I just remembered that I originally tested a retro (Jaunty, I think) version
of xserver-xorg-video-intel as one of my first experiments, and it locked up
rapidly (see original report at the top of this thread). So maybe there's not
much point in getting older versions of Brian's packages.
I am also getting the freeze with Lucid. Unfortunately the machine won't
boot with acpi=off added to the kernel line.
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I think that these are different problems, one reason being that the
lockup I experience can sometimes take an hour to appear, whereas bug
447892 seems to cause lockups almost immediately. I can test the custom
kernels you mention and see what happens. Presumably, if 800 works, I
don't need to
Having tested the kernels you compiled for Olie, I can confirm that I am
getting the freeze on 600, 799 and 800, but not 599.
It may simply be that I didn't test the 2.6.31.2 kernel for long enough
- it sometimes takes an hour or so before I get a freeze.
I'm about to install Lucid on the spare
I have tried various kernels as per
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-
intel/+bug/447892/comments/53
The last kernel I can use without lockup is 2.6.31.2
I notice that this version, plus rc9 and .1, seem to cause a lot of heavy CPU
use which really slows down Firefox
I installed linux-image-2.6.30-freezetest1, linux-
image-2.6.30-freezetest8 and linux-image-2.6.30-freezetest9, as per
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-
intel/+bug/447892. I tested freezetest1 and freezetest9 for over 1 1/2
hours without lockup. I removed acpi=off from
I've posted the results of my test here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-
intel/+bug/477256
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@Ben
Yes, there is a workaround.
1) Add acpi=off (without the quotes characters) to kernel line in
Grub. It should end like this: acpi=off quiet splash
2)Edit /etc/modules and add a new line: apm power_off=1
I'm still getting the screen suddenly go blank from time to time, but I
restore
Upgraded to the latest standard Karmic kernel, along with various other
updates (but none for xserver-xorg-video-intel, I noticed). The laptop
locked up after about 10 minutes or so, that is, without acpi=off in the
Grub kernel command line.
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Installed mainline kernel v2.6.32-rc7, dated 13 November. The machine
locked up as usual, but with one difference: I could use cntrl-alt-F2 to
access tty2. Running TOP showed nothing unusual. I tried restarting gdm
but it did no good. On reboot it hung at loading modem drivers or
similar wording.
I'd like to clarify a couple of things, if I may.
I think that desktop effects are already turned off. I'm not that
familiar with Xubuntu, and I'm just running with the default settings.
The compositor is turned off in the Window Manager Tweaks application.
Is there something else I need to do as
I found a fix for the shutdown problem here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-417028.html
It may take a while before I know if that's caused any other problems.
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That appears to have fixed the freezing. I used the system for over 3
hours, mainly web browsing. Previously, the limit was one hour, maximum,
and often a lot less.
However, two odd things happened. Firstly, that the screen suddenly went
blank for no apparent reason. Moving the mouse did not
@Geir Ove Myhr:
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but there appear to be links to two
versions of xorg-edgers attached to that message. Which one do I use?
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@Geir Ove Myhr
Ahh, I was thinking I had to download stuff from git and compile it!! A
ppa sounds much easier for me to handle.
So, if I understand correctly, I need to install the .deb from the ppa,
create an xorg.conf file with:
Section Device
Identifier my-old-i8xx
Driver intel
Option
Thanks. It goes to show that it pays to ask for clarification, even if I
risk looking like an idiot :) As you might have guessed, I'm new to bug
reporting.
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Here are the latest logs, after following the instructions given above.
I hope these are more useful.
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I see that this bug is still marked incomplete.
Is there something else I should be doing to help progress?
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After installing Xubuntu Karmic on this laptop, I'm having regular
Xserver lockups, as in once per session. The mouse pointer still moves,
but clicking does nothing and the keyboard is disabled. I can use the
Alt-SysRq-REISUB
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I think that the problem I am dealing with on my laptop is not the same
as this one, as it doesn't happen immediately on startup but sometimes
takes many minutes to appear. I've run the batchbuffer dump routine
(after restoring Karmic to the laptop). I've filed a new bug report:
477256
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I've attached both Xorg.0.conf and Xorg.0.log.old, because I'm not sure
which one, if any, is the one needed.
The laptop was rebooted immediately after the freeze (via ssh) and hung
while rebooting, and then again after powering off completely. (I
retrieved the log files just now via PartedMagic
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Should have added this in the initial report: This bug is a duplicate of
/ related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-video-
intel/+bug/447892
Also: Xorg.0.log from the time of the freeze was provided as part of the
initial batchbuffer dump archive.
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I tried the retro version of xserver-xorg-video-intel on my laptop. It
lasted longer, but eventually locked up as before. I also noticed some
distortion such as part of a line of text (in Firefox) totally
disappearing, and white lines across some bold type.
I've decided to put Hardy back on for
I have an old Toshiba Satellite A10 which has been freezing in the
manner described since installing Karmic. (It previously had Hardy on
it.)
The relevant portion of the output of lshw reads:
*-display:0
description: VGA compatible controller
product: 82852/855GM
No luck - it froze again.
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