[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2011-01-13 Thread Chris Halse Rogers
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 541511 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541511 Bug cleanup: duping this to the master i855 freeze bug. ** 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 l

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-10-28 Thread maep
I had frequent short freezes on Xubuntu 10.10. The patch from the Glasen PPA (note: only one 's') fixed my problems . There is a howto here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes (I know it's posted somewhere above but it took me a while to find it, so I might as well save others some tim

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-10-18 Thread Irihapeti
@Ben Straton: I'm pleased to hear that. I've been using that PPA for the last couple of months with no problems. Irihapeti -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, whi

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-10-18 Thread Ben Straton
A fix is in the works, once the new intel drivers have been tested and are stable they will be included. In the meantime, use the Glassen PPA, that is where they are being tested. Ben Straton Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2010, at 5:33 AM, Mike Rose <447...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > I

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-10-18 Thread Mike Rose
I get the feeling we're expected to buy new hardware. On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 10:56 +, Novastorm wrote: > Is some sort of fix for this ever going to make it into Lucid? Or are we > expected to just pick and choose our own solutions? > -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 h

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-10-18 Thread Novastorm
Is some sort of fix for this ever going to make it into Lucid? Or are we expected to just pick and choose our own solutions? -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, whi

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-10-04 Thread Chris Halse Rogers
I'm unassigning myself from this bug; I've got the needed feedback for Maverick, and we've gone with the safe option of fbdev. I'll leave this bug open; there's still a reasonable chance we can get a proper fix, and apparently some i8xx documentation has just been released. ** Changed in: xserver

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-08-22 Thread ilanrab
On Dell Latitude D400 laptop, with 1GB RAM. Initiated an upgrade, from 8.04lts to 10.04.1lts, a few days ago. Uses the Intel 82852/82855 GM/GME graphics controller. After the upgrade was completed: At the end of the boot process, while the X-server is started, I get a blank screen and everything

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-07-22 Thread Irihapeti
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. -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-07-22 Thread Irihapeti
** Attachment added: "Screenshot-raofPPA-2.png" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/52313226/Screenshot-raofPPA-2.png -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-07-22 Thread Irihapeti
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. ** Attachment added: "Screenshot-raofPPA.png" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/52313209/Screenshot-raofPPA.p

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-07-22 Thread Chris Halse Rogers
On Thu, 2010-07-22 at 07:41 +, Irihapeti wrote: > @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

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-07-22 Thread Irihapeti
@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 chec

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-07-21 Thread Chris Halse Rogers
I've got another version of the xserver-xorg-video-intel packages in https://edge.launchpad.net/~raof/+archive/aubergine . This fixes a crash on startup that I didn't notice, so should work rather better than the previous one. -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-07-20 Thread Olie
I have also removed the raof packages, and I am now using the glasen PPA using the "potential solution" and "workaround A" from the wiki link in comment #97. This seems to be working without problems. -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-07-19 Thread Irihapeti
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. -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bug

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-07-13 Thread Ben Straton
I have not tested this PPA, since I have already found a working solution for this issue, and have updated the official Ubuntu wiki documentation page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-07-13 Thread Olie
Sorry, I meant that the laptop froze before the login screen, not the boot screen. -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xf86-video-intel.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-07-12 Thread Olie
Thank you for still working on this. Unfortunately, it does not work for me either. I upgraded libdrm2 and xserver-xorg-video-intel from raof ppa, removed all GRUB options, removed i915 blacklist and removed the xorg.conf file. My laptop froze with a black screen before i reached the boot prompt

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-07-12 Thread Sergi Sales
Hi all, in my Acer Travelmate 380 with a "VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)" the gdm process didn't even start.. Ubuntu 10.04 and the "vesa" driver is the only workaround that worked for me.. -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-07-12 Thread Irihapeti
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. -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-07-12 Thread Chris Halse Rogers
Ok! Ladies and Gentlemen! Chris Wilson of upstream fame has done some work to re-integrate a legacy driver for the Intel cards that have been hard done by in the GEM transition. The xserver-xorg-video-intel packages in https://edge.launchpad.net/~raof/+archive/aubergine have a GEM-less legacy dr

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-05-08 Thread Andreas Schildbach
I can confirm that the workaround in comment #89 mostly works on an ASUS M2400N. I could not boot with "acpi=off" as described in step 1, it locked up with a black screen. I had to do a text-mode install instead. After that, I continued from step 2 and everything went as described. -- [i855gm] Fr

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-05-03 Thread AraKs
The workaround proposed by Olie works (verified on MAXDATA Pro 5000X). Blacklisting intel i915 driver is the only way to go, until a newer and working version gets released. This should be the default behavior of ubuntu 10.04. I've read somewhere that this approach was already adopted in earlier

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-04-30 Thread Olie
I managed to install Lucid RC, using one additional workaround: You need to disable the i915 kernel module as well as the other fixes above. Here is a step-by-step procedure, which worked for me: 1: Download and boot the alternate install CD. At the boot prompt, press F6 and select "ACPI=off" (ESC

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-04-02 Thread AKrone
same thing with ubuntu ubuntu-10.04-beta1-desktop-i386.iso : without any additive kernel parameters hung at boot with black screen, with nomodeset went a bit further but froze at the end of the boot without showing the desktop. -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bug

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-03-21 Thread dentaku65
Intel i855gm still unusable in Lucid Beta 1; tried Lubuntu iso With KMS and without (nomodesetting) both failing after choose the option "Try Lubuntu without install" Tried Safe Graphics Mode and it works; Lubuntu loads. I don't know what Safe Graphics Mode means, but I quite sure that do not use

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-03-07 Thread dentaku65
I can confirm this with Lucid Alpha 3 No chances to use/test Lucid on my box with Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) Starting with burned iso of Xubuntu: 1) With KMS freeze after the kernel starts 2) Without KMS (nomedeset) short time with garbage screen of Plymouth

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-03-02 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel Status: In Progress => Confirmed -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xf86-video-intel. _

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-03-02 Thread Bryce Harrington
** Summary changed: - [i855] [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 + [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 -- [i855gm] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member o

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-02-26 Thread ka9987
I'am just trying to install the new libdrm 2.4.18 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.xorg.announce/1000 from the tar archive on my ubuntu karmic - maybe that helps. Since I'm a newbie, I dont really know how to proceed: the files were installed (configure.. make.. make install) in /usr

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-02-21 Thread Tomasz Rozynek
After upgrading to Xorg 1.7.5-1-i686 (Arch Linux) my system freezes in a different way. I can move only mouse cursor, but... I can switch to a terminal and kill Xorg :-) . And I don't get freeze after lid close anymore. After a freeze in logs I see many (I mean really a lot!) lines like: Feb 21 14

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-02-16 Thread Tomasz Rozynek
Yeah... I also got a freeze today (first one in a week). Must be something else. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xf86-video-intel.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-02-13 Thread Olie
I tried updating libdrm from Geirs PPA without any luck, I still get freezes. I also have Debian testing installed (using XFCE) on a separate partition. Here I also need to use the vesa driver to prevent freezing. I tried to update this to the latest libdrm and libdrm-intel1 (version 2.4.17.1), bu

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-02-12 Thread souplin
@Andrea Vico same here seems to be the frame buffer doesn't work correctly. I boot only by setting the kernel options "nomodeset nosplash" then switch via alt+ctrl+F7 to a terminal where I can put my crypto passphrase. To get to the grub menu press ESC fast when starting the laptop. Intel Drive

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-02-12 Thread Andrea Vico
I have upgraded to Kubuntu Lucid and update the packge with the ppa packages but I can see only a black screen with no kernel option and intel driver. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-02-11 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
Andrea, 2.6.31 is the Karmic kernel. The libdrm package could hopefully fix (some of) the remaining freeze bugs in Lucid, but I don't have much hope for Karmic. Actually, I would recommend people who experience frequent freezes on Karmic to upgrade to Lucid now. Yes, it is a development version an

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-02-11 Thread Andrea Vico
For me nothing is changed: X freeze after some second past the log-in. I use kernel 2.6.31-20. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xf86-

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-02-11 Thread Tomasz Rozynek
Still stable, but there is another issue - after install of that libdrm I get hangs immediately after lid close. The mouse cursor stops moving and the computer is not responding to anything. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You receiv

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-02-10 Thread Tomasz Rozynek
All evening, pretty heavy loaded with work, without any hangs. Seems quite ok. I may be wrong, as hangs sometimes occur extreamly rarely. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-02-10 Thread Tomasz Rozynek
I've installed that release of libdrm from source and I'll see whether my system hangs or not. Will give feedback in some time. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X,

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-02-10 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
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://laun

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-29 Thread Louis-Xavier Brusset
I come from BUG 370292 ( https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg- video-intel/+bug/370292 ) I made the test trying to install linux-image-2.6.31.1-855gmtest599-git522bb74_gomyhr2nopae_i386.deb 04-Jan-2010 18:21 30M (I got an error with the PAE version) But my computer does not boot with th

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-27 Thread Alberto Cerpa
New subscriber. I am using the same chipset (855GM), but reported my test results in: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/456902/comments/72 -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug n

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-13 Thread Olie
Still no luck. I did the following tests: A: Downgraded as follows (using Brians PPA): libdrm-intel1 2.4.14-1ubuntu1 -> 1:2.4.11-2+karmic3 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1 -> 1:2.4.11-2+karmic3 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 -> 5:2.8.0-2-gb0aa94f Result: Freeze B: As A, plus enabling KMS by mak

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-10 Thread Brian Rogers
Olie, try it with KMS enabled and any AccelMethod setting in xorg.conf deleted. It's possible it won't freeze with that setup. If it still freezes, also try installing this version: https://launchpad.net/~brian-rogers/+archive/graphics- testing/+build/1437394/+files/xserver-xorg-video- intel_2.7.9

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-10 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
Olie, did you also downgrade libdrm? phran tried that at bug 496187 and reports that the freezes stopped (or at least became much less frequent, probably another freeze bug which is currently masked by the frequent freezes). -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.la

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-10 Thread Olie
No such luck for me. Using the standard kernel (2.6.31-17-generic), I replaced xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 with 4:2.8.0.901+karmic from Brian Rogers PPA and booted with nolapic and nomodeset. My laptop froze within a minute. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 h

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-09 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
[This comment goes to freeze bugs on intel 855GM] At bug 456902 (similar freezes on 845G) there is currently an effort to find where xserver-xorg-video-intel and/or libdrm changed and so that the freezes were triggered. Brian Rogers has a PPA that he is updating libdrm and -intel until they catch

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-07 Thread Sergi Sales
Hi all, I've an Acer TravelMate 380. I had experienced the bug in karmic until the final release and solved with the "nomodeset" parameter in grub, but the intel driver in xorg. Now, I'm in lucid lynx with kernel 2.6.32-9-generic and I'm experiencing the bug again and solving with the "nomodeset

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-05 Thread Bill Farrow
On my Asus M5200N, I can confirm that 599 kernel does not freeze, and I get visual desktop effects, full screen video, suspend and hibernation. The 600 kernel re-introduces the freeze. 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) Sub

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-05 Thread Olie
Thank you Denis, that confirms that you experience the bug as well. As to your question, no I would not recommend to use any of the test kernels for daily use, you are missing a lot of bug fixes adn new features that are in the current official kernel. Until this bug is fixed upstream, I am using

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-05 Thread Denis
Hi Olie, 599 is ok and 600 freeze for me too! Do you think I can use my pc with kernel 599/freezetest9 or they are not suitable for production? P.S. I also tried ubuntu 10 alpha version and it freeze too -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/44

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-04 Thread Olie
Hi Denis, It would be helpful if you could test the two kernels from Geir in comment #59 above. If your problem is the same as mine, 599 will work without freeze and 600 will freeze. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-04 Thread Denis
Hi, I'm affected by this problem too on a Asus M3000 lspci -v: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 1742 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16 Memory at f00

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-03 Thread Carl Englund
Tested kernels - 599 indeed causes the freeze while 600 does not! -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xf86-video-intel. ___

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-02 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
I have packaged some more kernels and Olie has tested and found the bad commit. Turns out it is this one: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.31.y.git;a=commit;h=7abf3aa8294d95e3f0be375f30e8d933f874ada0 On http://www.kvante.info/855GMfreeze/ there are several test kernels.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-02 Thread Carl Englund
Also having problems with Karmic and i855GM freezing. Tested 500 (works) and 800 (freezes). ACPI=off works using standard Ubuntu kernel. Posted a bug here but I'm thinking now it's a duplicate: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/502193 -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-02 Thread Olie
Thank you. ..490.. and ..500.. works and ..800.. freezes. That helps me a lot since compiling one version of the kernel takes more than 12 hours on this machine. I will start bisecting and compiling from here. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bug

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-01 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
Olie, to save you some compiling I have packaged three test kernels that you may check. They are at http://www.kvante.info/855GMfreeze/ . They are for the following commits: 855gmtest490-git50afc60: USB: sl811-hcd: Fix device disconnect: 855gmtest500-gitc10bea0: drm/i915: Check that the relocation

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-01 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Olie wrote: > I am not much of a kernel hacker, I will be happy to test anything, but > I need help from someone to find the specific change from .1 to .2 that > causes the problem. I can guide you through it. I did it for the first time last week, and it wasn't to

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2010-01-01 Thread Olie
Having tried a lot of the kernels from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/ i found that the freeze starts to occur at v2.6.31.2. Specifically, this works fine: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.31.1/linux-image-2.6.31-02063101-generic_2.6.31-02063101_i386.deb This fre

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-12-30 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
Thank you guys for testing. It is clear from your results that this is a different freeze problem from the one that occurs on 845G. We don't need any more testing of the test kernels on 855GM. Olie, I think the error messages indicate that the deb-file was not fully downloaded. It is possible to g

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-12-29 Thread Irihapeti
I've posted the results of my test here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video- intel/+bug/477256 -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which i

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-12-29 Thread Olie
Thank you Geir for your work on this. I have tested your freezetest kernels with good results as follows: I am using an Asus M2400N laptop with the Intel 855GM, as reported by lspci -v: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-12-29 Thread AKrone
Hello Geir, thank you for the freezetest kernels. I tried them out with Karmic. My result is: no freezes happend with none of the kernels freezetest1, freezetest8 and freezetest9. My graphic card is a Intel 855 and shows this values in lspci: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 8

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-12-28 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
I have compiled three Ubuntu Jaunty kernel packages based on Brian Rogers' findings upstream for bug 456902 (similar to this but for 845G chipset) and made them available at http://www.kvante.info/845Gfreeze/ . They may also work in Karmic, but I'm not sure. This may turn out to be the same problem

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-24 Thread hrustov
At least you are find a workaround. Confirm that vesa driver with "nomodeset" option allow to work normally. thanks a lot. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-23 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
Thank you for testing. Actually, from your previous logs I now also see that my theory about the DRI option not being used with KMS is wrong. Maybe you could upload Xorg.0.log and `dmesg` output with and without acpi=off (and otherwise identical settings, say, "DRI" "off" in xorg.conf still). Then

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-23 Thread kalessin
Sorry to disappoint, but I just re-checked and indeed all test data I submitted so far had set the "DRI=off" option (as can be seen from the Xorg logs I posted). This stems from the very first tests I did, and in order not to introduce to many variables, I left it at that setting. So I can confirm

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-23 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
Another thing that may work (and it is useful for us to know whether it does for you) is the 'nomodeset' option combined with the xorg.conf from comment #19. I think this is what acpi=off might be doing (in addition to turning off power management and other stuff). It seems that on some chipsets

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-23 Thread kalessin
So it did, you are right. 'vesa' seems to be working when I use 'nomodeset'. I see slight screen corruption on window borders, but nothing serious. At least it works now, thanks. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-23 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
> ...which causes the machine to lock up instantly and completely. So I guess > I am out of options right now. Vesa isn't working on my computer either (bug 401214), but I have 965GM so probably not the same problem. In my case in only breaks with KMS, though, so the kernel option 'nomodeset' and

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-23 Thread kalessin
> If you want to use the VESA driver, make an xorg.conf like this: > Section "Device" > Identifier "my-old-i8xx" > Driver "vesa" > EndSection ...which causes the machine to lock up instantly and completely. So I guess I am out of options right now. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-19 Thread Tormod Volden
If you want to use the VESA driver, make an xorg.conf like this: Section "Device" Identifier "my-old-i8xx" Driver "vesa" EndSection -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubun

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-19 Thread kalessin
Update: I backed out xorg-edgers from my machine. Non-edgers driver does indeed work without KMS, and acpi=off seems to stop the freezes. nomodeset has no apparent effect. Summary: -freezes with nomodeset -does _not_ freeze with acpi=off Problems with acpi=off: -no sound -no wifi -no power manage

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-18 Thread Andrea Vico
In data mercoledì 18 novembre 2009 20:19:43, hai scritto: > Thank you for testing. I also have no idea why KMS and ACPI seem to be > related. Just thought it would be nice to know for the upstream > developers if turning off ACPI helped. If it doesn't work, it doesn't > work. > > Actually, if you

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-18 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
Thank you for testing. I also have no idea why KMS and ACPI seem to be related. Just thought it would be nice to know for the upstream developers if turning off ACPI helped. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. Actually, if you back out of xorg-edgers and back to standard Karmic, you should be abl

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-18 Thread kalessin
I've tried both kernels, and it does not seem to have any effect. The machine starts, then X starts into low graphics mode and a window opens, telling me that the Intel driver is complaining about no kernel modesetting support. I have not made further experiments if I can get it to initialise someh

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-18 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
Is this still with the mainline kernel? If so, it may be worth trying acpi=off on the standard Karmic kernel. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the regis

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-18 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
** Tags added: kubuntu -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xf86-video-intel. ___ Mailing li

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-18 Thread kalessin
Geir, I am sorry to report that without ACPI support my laptop won't initialize its hardware properly at all, resulting in a (non-functional) low-graphics-fallback. So I cannot check for this. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You rece

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-14 Thread theducks
I had this problem with my Toshiba S1135. I use the acpi=off as a workaround. I Boot only Gnome, not KDE -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registran

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-14 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
kalessin, at bug 476817 which is another freeze bug on 855GM, it is reported that adding acpi=off on the kernel command line makes the freezes go away. Could you check if this is the case for you as well? You other guys, we know that you also have freeze problems, but please don't report your own

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-14 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xf86-video-inte

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-13 Thread Laszlo_Lebrun
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Confirmed -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xf86-video-inte

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-13 Thread odi
Maybe I can add some information: Got the same problem as Michael Langerhorst on an Asus M2400 after an upgrade vom Jaunty to Karmic -- X freezes some seconds after having started the desktop after login. Ctrl- alt-del does not work, Alt-Fn1 etc. does not work, Sysrq-k kills X-Server, but the scree

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-13 Thread blu...@in
Same problem but the Laptop (Toshiba S A10-521) freeze some time after hours of work and some time few minutes after logging. Integrated Graphics Chipset : Intel(R) 852GM. Fresh Ubuntu Karmic installed. Regards DamienB -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launch

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-13 Thread Laszlo_Lebrun
Indeed, Intel I9xxGM graphic cards appear to be a permanent pain under KDE. Fairly enough, Gnome or XFCE hasn't got any problem with them and runs like a charm on the widely spread notebooks withI9xx GM graphic cards. For the time being, my favourite workaround is to use UBUNTU with a Gnome sessi

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-10 Thread kalessin
So, finally got round to creating updated logs (including DebugFlushCaches). Updated upstream information, duplicating here just in case. - Slightly updated test case (hopefully not too many changed unknowns, had to do an system update): -mainline kernel 2.6.32-020632rc6-generic, rc5 is stil

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-07 Thread Pierre Monlong
Geir Ove Myhr i've created the new bug report with according traces (xorg-edgers and DebugFlushCaches) see : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/477972 Thank you -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/44789

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-07 Thread Irihapeti
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 -- [i855GM

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-05 Thread Pierre Monlong
I encounter a problem very very close on my Fujistu-siemens Amilo M7400 with i855GM GPU just after upgarding from 9.04 to 9.10. Is it useful that i post my Batchbuffer dump & logs ? What can i do to help solve ? Thank -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launch

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-05 Thread Irihapeti
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 th

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-02 Thread karin meyer
I have a similar problem on my Dell D600 laptop when booting with the 2.6.31-14 kernel which was part of the upgrade to 9.10; basically I get one mouse-click & then the system freezes - ALt-CTRL-DEl doesn't work and I have to shut down by pulling the powerplug & removing the battery. if I boot wi

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-01 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel Status: Confirmed => In Progress -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xf86-video-intel. _

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-01 Thread Irihapeti
No luck - it froze again. -- [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xf86-video-intel. ___ Mailing

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-01 Thread Irihapeti
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 Integr

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-01 Thread Tormod Volden
Note that downgrading to 2.7 is a last resort and seldom very useful. With 2.7 (and Jaunty) DRI was disabled for i8xx cards, so you might as well run with latest 2.9 but disable DRI if you have trouble with your i8xx card. A minimal xorg.conf for this would be: Section "Device" Identifier "my-o

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 447892] Re: [i855GM] Freeze shortly after X startup on Intel i855

2009-11-01 Thread Tormod Volden
In Jaunty, we had 116_8xx_disable_dri.patch which turned off DRI for i8xx cards: "because it fails to run without freezing on i810 and i865G chips. (See LP 304871)" So that might explain why we now see some trouble on i8xx cards since DRI got reenabled. As a stop-gap solution for those who have

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