Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-16 Thread Felix Lechner
Tim, Thank you for your advice. Are you also still running the old 2.6.34-v9patch kernel from Brian Rogers? Why don't I need the updated modules from Glasenhardt's '855gm-fix' like everyone else? Anyone following the new instructions in the sticky is taken to Brian's new kernel

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-15 Thread Darxus
Thanks. So this does what you suggest? apt-add-repository ppa:glasen/855gm-fix apt-add-repository ppa:brian-rogers/graphics-fixes apt-add-repository ppa:glasen/intel-driver aptitude update aptitude install linux 855gm-fix-dkms aptitude dist-upgrade -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-15 Thread Darxus
One full work day without a crash! What needs to happen for this stuff to get into Maverick? -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-14 Thread Darxus
After several more crashes yesterday, I finally broke down and spent a few hours installing Jaunty. Turns out wpa_supplicant doesn't work to get me on the lan at work under Jaunty. So my remaining options are: 1) Vesa driver, at 1024x768 instead of 1200x1920. 2) Buy new hardware. 3) Switch

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-14 Thread Tim Hallett
Darxus, Have you tried the following, in order, exactly? Somehow, I doubt it because this actually works. 1. In Synaptic package manager, go to Linux, select the item that just says Linux, this will download and install the latest stable Ubuntu kernel, which will install without reformatting

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-14 Thread Darxus
Tim: I did not have the linux meta package installed, but I did have the linux-image-generic meta package through which it depends on the latest actual kernel package, so I've been running 2.6.32-23-generic #37-Ubuntu SMP. I haven't done the rest, I'll do that now. -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-14 Thread Darxus
Intel driver v.710 is in xserver-xorg-video-intel version 2:2.9.1-3ubuntu5? -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-14 Thread Felix Lechner
Darxus, Please try this before you buy a new computer: My graphics performance seems a bit sluggish at times (but I also have a slow network). My system is stable with a 1680x1050 resolution on 82845G/GL. Crashes have pretty much stopped. Every once in a while my system freezes when I try to

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-14 Thread Darxus
Crashed again. I have installed: linux 2.6.32.23.24 855gm-fix-dkms 0.7.5~glasen~ppa2 libgl1-mesa-dri 7.7.1-1ubuntu4~gpufix2 libdrm-intel1 2.4.21~glasen~ppa5 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-3ubuntu5 Tim: I believe this is everything you recommended? -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash)

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-14 Thread Tim Hallett
No, when I referred to 710, I was referring to the git number on the Glasenhardt version, now unavailable, instead install xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.12.0+git20100712~glasen~ppa1 -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-14 Thread Tim Hallett
Thanks Felix IMHO, stay with the combination you have. Glasenhardt should have Git 714 built within a few hours (either today or tomorrow) but aside from that upgrade, you are the same as me. When I spoke of 710, I was referring to Git 710 in Glasenhardt, which just worked really well, no

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-05 Thread Tim Hallett
Mint Isadora (Lucid) graphics performance has been greatly improved with the Glasenhart drivers and libdrm. However, certain GL-screensavers (for example, Ant Inspect, Ant Maze, Atlantis) instantly bring down the system. I would like to be able to do a backtrace on these crashes, but do not

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-02 Thread Darxus
After following the instructions in the description to install linux- image-2.6.34-v9patch-generic, it still crashed. -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-02 Thread jerrylamos
Maverick Alpha 2 on intel i845G Linux version 2.6.35-6-generic (bui...@vernadsky) (gcc version 4.4.4 (Ubuntu 4.4.4-6ubuntu1) ) #9-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 30 23:09:46 UTC 2010 still fails. Maverick Linux 2.6.34-5 did run as installed with KMS and with intel driver all Linux's since fail. Alpha 2

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-01 Thread Tim Hallett
The Glasenhart patches and Rogers Mesa patch have resulted in good performance but with occasional freezes at start of some GL screensavers (which I cannot identify because they never get a chance to start. Which log files should I send to Stefan in order to help him rectify this, and what

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-07-01 Thread Darxus
This is ridiculous. A version that does not hang or crash at all can easily be released by blacklisting the hardware acceleration, right? How? Do that. A release that works. Then play with the rest. -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-30 Thread rufio
The patched kernel fixes problem with i915 crashing but now processes can't readlink /proc/$$/(exe|cwd|root) (access denied) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 12) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 1252

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-30 Thread Darxus
Can hardware acceleration please be blacklisted again so I can go back to going a whole day without my computer crashing without going back to Jaunty? That's all it takes, right? Is that hard? Two months after release. This is really messed up. -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash)

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-28 Thread mrickma
On one of ours Dell Optiplex GX60 with 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01) I just tested the recommended fix from https://launchpad.net/~brian-rogers/+archive/graphics-fixes the 2.6.34-v9patch-generic

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-22 Thread Nandhakumar
Hi 2010/6/21 Nigel Atkinson ni...@atkinson.gen.nz I've tried the driver from ppa:glasen/intel-driver on two identical machines with i845 (from Memory - not at them at present). One seems to now work fine and can even run Blender without crashing (which would instantly previously). It has

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-21 Thread dbclinton
@Tim Thanks for the correction. However, I see that 855gm-fix-exp-dkms comes with a bit of a threat of its own: Stability may suffer with this version. If you experience frequent crashes than please install the non-exp-version of this package. And 855gm-fix-dkms isn't perfect either: Known

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-20 Thread Tim Hallett
Installed the Glasenhart 855-drm patch (stable) and then the intel driver. Improved overall stability and performance, but Google Earth still brought system down, as did OpenGL screensavers with frequency. Then added Brian Roger's Mesa fix, after which Google Earth functioned perfectly,

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-20 Thread dbclinton
I installed the Glasenhart patch on my Edubuntu thin client server - two of the clients have i845 chips. There was no improvement in the client experience: it still makes it to the login screen but crashes as soon as the user completes the login process. I haven't had the guts to install Brian

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-20 Thread Tim Hallett
@dbclinton Did you install both the 855 patch and the intel driver package (ther'e on different repositories on Glasenhart's site)? -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received this bug notification because you are

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-20 Thread dbclinton
I first added ppa:glasen/intel-driver to my repositories and then installed libdrm (actually it was called libdrm2 - marked for upgrade - in my synaptic) and xserver-xorg-video-intel (also marked for upgrade). I assume that would have got the job done. Is there something I missed? Thanks --

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-20 Thread Nigel Atkinson
I've tried the driver from ppa:glasen/intel-driver on two identical machines with i845 (from Memory - not at them at present). One seems to now work fine and can even run Blender without crashing (which would instantly previously). It has the server kernel (server + gnome- desktop). On the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-20 Thread Tim Hallett
@dbclinton Yes, you also need the fixed kernel modules from ppa:glasen/855gm-fix -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-20 Thread Tim Hallett
@Nigel Yes I have the same behavior with flash-embedded photos in Firefox as well. IIRC it goes way if the 855 experimental modules are used. Also, the GL screensavers will still take down the system intermittently. -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-18 Thread sam
Downloaded the intel driver from ppa in comment 136 and it seems to make a difference the crashes no longer happen and the framerate has gone up to 1099 the only thing is compiz is blacklisted for the card and there is no easy way to overwrite in lucid that i can find out -- MASTER: [i845]

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-16 Thread Brian Rogers
** Description changed: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel This is a MASTER bug report, i.e. not a real bug report, but a tool to help manage other bug reports. Most bug reports on i845 are probably due to the CPU/GPU incoherency problem that is now consolidated

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-16 Thread Nandhakumar
Hi to all, 2010/6/16 fedsed fedo...@mail.ru I use the drivers https://launchpad.net/~glasen/+archive/intel-driverhttps://launchpad.net/%7Eglasen/+archive/intel-driver . Crashes have stopped. I am using ubuntu 10.04 . My system configuration is intel p4 processor, 845GV chipset motherboard

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-16 Thread Tim Hallett
Could newbies get detailed instructions on implementing this new driver (including correct apt-get commands) to install the new Glasenhardt driver? Perhaps this possible fix and said instructions should be added to the guide page for this bug. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-15 Thread fedsed
I use the drivers https://launchpad.net/~glasen/+archive/intel-driver. Crashes have stopped. -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-07 Thread mrickma
In Brian Rogers' ppa two knew kernels have been build, linux- image-2.6.34-drm-generic and linux-image-2.6.34-v9patch-generic. Unfortunately those too freeze my Dell Optiplex GX60 with 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE (rev 01) the same way as the 2.6.34-52 kernel did, i.e. at the first mode switch. As I

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-07 Thread jerrylamos
i845G here which only runs Lucid with no KMS and vesa. KMS and/or intel driver cause X crashes randomly. i845G does work on Karmic with its intel driver and KMS. Now, this is Meerkat Alpha 1 and I think KMS and intel driver are working. ? How do I tell for sure? (May be fleeting, the dread

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-05 Thread Tim Hallett
Let me see if I understand We have a fixed kernel for i845 that has never successfully booted a machine... The Intel corporate team officially leading the fix have contributed no code since this bug was released in January... All the workarounds proposed involve removing fairly major areas

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-05 Thread Aether
I think I have the same problem - for me X crashes and even restarting kdm doesn't fix it. Running linux image 2.6.32-22 on a Dell Inspiron mini 10v with an i915. Interestingly enough an Arch linux user reports a fix by starting X later in the boot process

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-05 Thread useResa
Interesting link and read as provided by Aether (comment #131). Unfortunately Ubuntu does no longer use inittab and I know to little on how to control the startup order. I know it is controlled by the S and the number following it in the /etc/rcX.d (where X represents the runlevel) that is

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-04 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/lucid-security/linux-ec2 ** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/lucid-security/linux-mvl-dove -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X,

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-04 Thread jdorwart
Unfortunately I have neither of these packages installed and I still get the crash. I do not get the Zebra stripe thing, just a black screen that the only way I can seem to recover from is by pressing the power button. Fortunately the boot process is so much faster I have not thrown the whole

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-03 Thread Darxus
Just crashed when I ctrl-shift-clicked on a link in chrome. Damn. Verified the flash stuff was still removed. Link was General Motors EV1 on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_drag_coefficient -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-02 Thread Darxus
Based on comment #117 I removed flash, and haven't had a crash / hang while running chrome since (when it had been a few times a day previously). Still not long enough to be certain. Exact steps: sudo aptitude remove flashplugin-installer flashplugin-nonfree sudo mv

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-02 Thread MikeG0
Just had a crash after hitting wunderground.com in chrome. However, looks like the flashplugin-installer package and libgcflashplayer.so were still available. Removed/renamed these and the page loads fine now. wunderground.com loads a flash ad in an iframe which probably tries installing flash

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-01 Thread sam
Tried the kernel mentioned in the last post (http://kernel.ubuntu.com /~kernel-ppa/mainline/drm-intel-next) latest build Crashes decreased in frequency but still crashes after being used for a while -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-06-01 Thread Darxus
Povray's graphical output is causing crashes the same as web browsers. My exact command was: povray -iall.pov -otrans.png. Ran it with -D (no graphical output) and it didn't crash. -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-31 Thread sam
I re-enabled kms which seemed to be disabled which seemed to stop the crashing a bit then i tried to install a game through wine which kept crashing the system halfway through i think this is related... Compiz doesnt work on my install with 845gm is that part of this bug? -- MASTER: [i845]

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-31 Thread sam
Originally I was getting no compiz and every time i tried to run something graphics intensive the system would crash and black and white lines would flash tried to apply patch but system would not boot -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-31 Thread mrickma
The same here as in comment #115: kernel 2.6.34-52 (2.6.34-52.1) from Brian Rogers' ppa freezes the system. Dell Optiplex GX60 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01) libdrm

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-30 Thread Michael Gorham
[Possible Workaround] Dell Inspiron 1100 -intel 82845G/GL (on Lucid 10.04) [Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 03)] Hacked at this for several days now. Been working mainly in gnome- terminal firefox for more than 12 hours straight w/out a

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-30 Thread Michael Gorham
Oh yeah, also forgot ... removed compiz -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 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 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-30 Thread Eduardo Ribeiro Rodrigues
I think the key here is the 3D stuff (OpenGL). In my case, what I noticed as the culprit was the screensaver. Once I disabled it, even with power management enabled, putting the monitor to sleep and despite the fact I use a KVM that most of the time is not selected to the Ubuntu machine, I haven't

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-30 Thread Eduardo Ribeiro Rodrigues
Just applied the PPA patch and re-enabled my GL screensaver. Let's see... -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-29 Thread Kangarooo
I did whats written in description. sudo apt-add-repository ppa:brian-rogers/graphics-fixes sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade sudo apt-get install linux-image-2.6.34-52-generic and this kernel wasnt even starting computer. i also tryd

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-27 Thread Olaf Lessenich
The PPA is here: https://launchpad.net/~brian-rogers/+archive /graphics-fixes I just tried with the kernel from your PPA. With KMS enabled, the system freezes immediately and blanks the screen before even writing anything to a logfile. If KMS is disabled via 'i915.modeset=0', the system boots

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-26 Thread Darxus
What's the short term fix for people who just want their computer to stop crashing? Anything less drastic than installing jaunty? -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received this bug notification because you are a

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-26 Thread Odin Hørthe Omdal
On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 6:53 PM, Darxus dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: What's the short term fix for people who just want their computer to stop crashing? Anything less drastic than installing jaunty? Agreed. I've tried VESA, but it doesn't work. I can't get any picture. Guess my screen isn't

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-26 Thread Brian Rogers
There is a kernel patch in this upstream bug: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27187 Since 2.6.34 has been released and this patch also seems pretty stable, I've uploaded the final 2.6.34 release with drm-intel-next and this patch to my graphics-fixes PPA. It's based on Maverick's

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-26 Thread Brian Rogers
** Description changed: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel This is a MASTER bug report, i.e. not a real bug report, but a tool to help manage other bug reports. Most bug reports on i845 are probably due to the CPU/GPU incoherency problem that is now consolidated

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-26 Thread Brian Rogers
** Description changed: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel This is a MASTER bug report, i.e. not a real bug report, but a tool to help manage other bug reports. Most bug reports on i845 are probably due to the CPU/GPU incoherency problem that is now consolidated

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-25 Thread Andy
I am having this problem on 2 new installs today. One is a HP P4 and the other is a Emachines P4 celeron. Fresh installs of 10.04 and black screen flashes. No 3D and only vesa driver works on the HP. -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-19 Thread Sam Diener
Hey all, I know I am late joining in this bug but I have been following closely. Running Ubuntu 10.04. Using workaround G from hforzman above. System runs a lot longer but now instead of the horizontal bars/zebra lockup... I get a black screen freeze. Hardware: 0:02.0 VGA compatible

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-19 Thread hfzorman
Thanks Sam Diener for letting me know what after all it freezes. It has happened also to me that X.org crashed but I wanted to make sure it wasn't me only so I could edit the wiki. The last crash I had was trying using a game in Lucid and I got this error: starting postfix Mail Transport Agend

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-19 Thread Christian
I'm still having this problem in my 20 LTSP clients that have i845 onboard card, they randomly crash up after 2 or 3 hours working. Setting acpi=off in kernel clients solves the problem for me, has anybody tried this? -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-19 Thread nunogt
Christian, I've tried acpi=off and it does not solve the problem. It will crash as randomly and frequently as before. -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-11 Thread Brian Rogers
The kernel patch from this bug might help: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27187 I placed a kernel with the newest version of the patch in my experimental PPA: https://launchpad.net/~brian-rogers/+archive/experimental If it helps, you can provide feedback in the upstream bug. **

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-11 Thread jdorwart
I will try tonite. Let you know if it works.nbsp; Thanks. Jeff -- Sent from my Palm Pre On May 11, 2010 12:15 AM, hfzorman lt;hfzor...@gmail.comgt; wrote: @jdorwart: Your problem is the same as mine. I have tried Workaround G from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes and it's

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-10 Thread jdorwart
No matter how far I back up to older kernels (within the Lucid family) I still get crashes of X that require power off and power back on. I have tried, after enabling the key combos, to cnt - alt - bcksp to restart X but that does not seem to do anything either. There does not appear to be any

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-10 Thread hfzorman
@jdorwart: Your problem is the same as mine. I have tried Workaround G from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes and it's working well. Shall you try? -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received this bug

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-08 Thread Brian Murray
** Tags added: patch -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 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 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-06 Thread mrickma
A new combination for testing, perhaps it is a sign for an upcoming fix: I am writing this on a 82845G/GL (rev 01) under Lucid with the following software installed: linux-image-2.6.34-997-generic_2.6.34-997.201004191525_i386.deb from

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-06 Thread hfzorman
KMS has been blacklisted in today's kernel updates. Look: * SAUCE: i915 KMS -- blacklist i845g - LP: #541492, #563277 I'm going to install and check what happens. -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-06 Thread hfzorman
Ok, after a few hours I let the computer alone and found it crashed, constantly trying to turn on and off X.org. So the KMS blacklist attempt on the new Linux Kernel didn't worked. -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-05 Thread Chris Halse Rogers
** Tags removed: patch -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 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 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-04 Thread hfzorman
I can confirm linuxcentre (his machine is the same as mine) and kshitijmmmec. The crashes keep going on and sometimes I get the very frequently others I can be using the computer for hours without problems. Vesa proves stable. -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-05-03 Thread kshitijmmmec
I am using lucid lynx from its release candidate version on my i845 architecture desktop. I am regularly facing crashes due to black screen on the the monitor. Also i could not enable my visual effects to either Normal or Extra as it starts searching for available drivers and reports Desktop

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-28 Thread Bryce Harrington
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 08:56:43PM -, jerrylamos wrote: Lucid nstable on i845. I've tried everything in this launchpad bug except 2.6.32-10 and all attempts fail except vesa. Jerry, are you indicating that turning KMS off did not fix the problem for you on your systems? I had understood

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-28 Thread linuxcentre
I get exactly the same as #90. Same version, same errors. Tried disabling KMS, acpi=off, disabling DRI, Using a Dell 2400 desktop equipped with 82845G on board graphics. Only vesa mode proves stable so far. -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-27 Thread Ralf Schulze
I can confirm that the bug is still present: ! dpkg -l|grep xorg-video-intel ii xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-3ubuntu5 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver ~ dmesg |grep drm [0.00] Linux version 2.6.32-21-generic

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-27 Thread Abe Lau
Here is the combinations I have tried (with options i915 modeset=1 with options i915 modeset=0 both tested) and all failed after a while (from 5 mins to 2 hours): --With Lucid RC install --With xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-3-ubuntu4 --With

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-27 Thread Christian
I'm having this bug in all my old onboard intel 845 cpu. One workaround I found is to set acpi=off in boot kernel option. This completely fix the video problems. -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received this bug

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-27 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
With 3ubuntu5 should KMS default on or off for an i845? Jerry, the KMS defaults are set in the kernel, not the DDX driver. With 2.6.32-20 KMS was on by default, and with 2.6.32-21 it was turned off on i830, i845, and i855. One complicating factor is that xserver-xorg-video-intel (the DDX

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-27 Thread jerrylamos
Lucid nstable on i845. I've tried everything in this launchpad bug except 2.6.32-10 and all attempts fail except vesa. Anyone know how to install the package for 2.6.32-10? I haven't found it on any of the ubuntu URL's that I've tried. Thanks, Jerry -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-26 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package xserver-xorg-video-intel - 2:2.9.1-3ubuntu5 --- xserver-xorg-video-intel (2:2.9.1-3ubuntu5) lucid; urgency=low * Drop debian/patches/107_disable_dri_on_845_855.patch: + This attempt to work around the crashes on i845 and i855 documented in

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-26 Thread Geir Ove Myhr
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu Lucid) Status: Fix Released = Triaged -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-26 Thread alexg
I just upgraded to the latest fix and I am still having this problem dpkg -l|grep xorg-video-intel ii xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-3ubuntu5 [ 2397.948014] [drm:i915_gem_idle] *ERROR* hardware wedged [ 2399.064724] [drm:i915_gem_entervt_ioctl] *ERROR* Reenabling wedged

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-25 Thread timosha
Here are my five cents: On an IBM Thinkpad R51 - 2887 with: VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) and kernel 2.6.32-21 + xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-3Ubuntu1 everything works perfectly, including Compiz. No X crahes at all. So, I

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-24 Thread jerrylamos
i845 worked O.K. since putting retro on 4/22. Just now booted up was doing an aptitude update with Firefox up and black screened no zebra stripes. ssh worked so tar is attached. Fatal server error: Failed to submit batchbuffer: Input/output error Does not look like the usual GPU lockup. Jerry

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-24 Thread jerrylamos
On previous comment, GPU is hung see excerpt from dmesg: [ 98.664029] [drm:i915_hangcheck_elapsed] *ERROR* Hangcheck timer elapsed... GPU hung [ 98.664048] render error detected, EIR: 0x [ 98.664092] [drm:i915_do_wait_request] *ERROR* i915_do_wait_request returns -5 (awaiting 3401

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-23 Thread Felix Lechner
The x-retro package worked well for a day. Then there were a couple of crashes in rapid succession. One thing is definitely better: The X server restarts and offers to run in low res mode. So no more zebra stripes. I can also get to the gettys. I can supply more information next time if

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-22 Thread Michael Audas
Well, so much for that. Rebooted my system about 1/2hr ago, and as soon as I load up scrotwm, I can see screen corruption (horizontal bar filled with white noise), and then X locked up completely. Tried re-jigging my xorg.conf (had previously been mucking around with vesa and fbdev), but to no

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-22 Thread jerrylamos
i845 ran for a total of 5 hours no problem with intel driver 2.8.0 see comment $76. I didn't try exercising KMS but it was up, with boot parameters quiet, splash. i830 running Lucid updated as of 20100420 with intel driver 2.8.0 for two hours O.K. It won't run hardly at all with the Lucid level

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-22 Thread Bryce Harrington
On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 01:03:56PM -, Michael Audas wrote: I'm kinda at a loss here. I don't understand how the karmic driver worked so well for several days, and then bam, it decides to go crazy. Well, the fact is that xserver-xorg-video-intel is not like an all-in-one driver, it depends

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-22 Thread jerrylamos
KMS not active on i845 and i830 as far as I can tell (I know little about it) with driver 2.8.0. Still running fine. Jerry -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 You received this bug notification because you are a member

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-22 Thread Bryce Harrington
On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 06:47:17PM -, jerrylamos wrote: KMS not active on i845 and i830 as far as I can tell (I know little about it) with driver 2.8.0. Still running fine. Dunno if 2.8.0 is going to be an adequate solution for most people, but figured it's worth at least making it easy

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-22 Thread Bryce Harrington
On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 05:49:38PM -, Matt Toups wrote: So I tried going back to kernel 2.6.32-10-generic and I haven't had a crash -- current uptime is 28 days. Can you write up what you did (step-by-step directions would be cool) to this wiki page?

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-21 Thread jerrylamos
What steps are used to revert back to version 2.8.0-27 of the xserver- xorg-video-intel package? I looked at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReinhardTartler/X/RevertingIntelDriverTo2.4 but couldn't figure out how to use the directions, example where did 0xce90d8983e731f79 come from? Thanks, Jerry --

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-21 Thread mrickma
Yesterday I installed Ubuntu 10.04 on an elderly Dell desktop equipped with 82845G on board graphics and was hit by the stuck zebra crash reported here about every 5 min. The xserver-xorg-video-intel was disabling DRI when it recognized the chipset. The i915.modeset=0 workaround really worked

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-21 Thread Brian Murray
** Tags added: patch -- MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541492 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 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-21 Thread Matt Toups
Hi, I realize that this may or may not be useful information, but a while ago I was tired of the frequent crashes on my i845, and I noticed that they started happening after I rebooted for a kernel update. After that the crashes were very frequent. So I tried going back to kernel

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 541492] Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

2010-04-21 Thread jerrylamos
Installed latest Ubuntu build 20100419, has not been updated last 2 days. i845 ran for 1.5 hours before GPU lockup with quiet, splash, default intel driver. Only benefit was even with KMS the login screen stayed up so I could ssh in. I have the usual dump but it looks like there are lots

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