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X.Org X Server 1.5.99.3 Release Date: (unreleased) X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-19-server i686 Ubuntu Current Operating System: Linux ostrogoth 2.6.28-t23-200812261629 #26 PREEMPT Fri Dec 26 16:46:55 CET 2008 i686 Build Date: 17 December 2008 03:10:17AM xorg-server 2:1.5.99.3-0ubuntu3 (bui...@rothera.buildd) Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Dec 28 19:42:04 2008 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" [New Thread 0xb7a406c0 (LWP 7886)] [tcsetpgrp failed in terminal_inferior: Operation not permitted] (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) [10f] 320 x 200, 70Hz [112] 640 x 480, 60Hz, 72Hz, 75Hz, 85Hz, 100Hz [115] 800 x 600, 60Hz, 72Hz, 75Hz, 85Hz, 100Hz [118] 1024 x 768, 60Hz, 70Hz, 75Hz, 85Hz, 100Hz [11b] 1280 x 1024, 60Hz, 75Hz, 85Hz [11e] 640 x 400, 70Hz [124] 1600 x 1200, 60Hz, 75Hz, 85Hz [134] 320 x 240, 72Hz [13e] 1400 x 1050, 60Hz, 75Hz [144] 400 x 300, 72Hz [154] 512 x 384, 70Hz [175] 720 x 480, 75Hz [17f] 720 x 576, 75Hz Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. [Switching to Thread 0xb7b886c0 (LWP 30543)] xf86_wrap_crtc_notify (screen=0x9ea5b70, new=0xb7b278c0 <dri_crtc_notify>) at ../../../../hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.c:2947 warning: Source file is more recent than executable. 2947 old = config->xf86_crtc_notify; (gdb) thread apply all bt Thread 1 (Thread 0xb7b886c0 (LWP 30543)): #0 xf86_wrap_crtc_notify (screen=0x9ea5b70, new=0xb7b278c0 <dri_crtc_notify>) at ../../../../hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.c:2947 #1 0xb7b27821 in DRIFinishScreenInit (pScreen=0x9ea5b70) at ../../../../hw/xfree86/dri/dri.c:620 #2 0xb7af1dc0 in SAVAGEDRIFinishScreenInit (pScreen=0x9ea5b70) at ../../src/savage_dri.c:1071 #3 0xb7ae56f2 in SavageScreenInit (scrnIndex=0, pScreen=0x9ea5b70, argc=1, argv=0xbf9841c4) at ../../src/savage_driver.c:3646 #4 0x080711dd in AddScreen (pfnInit=0xb7ae4910 <SavageScreenInit>, argc=1, argv=0xbf9841c4) at ../../dix/main.c:688 #5 0x080adeb6 in InitOutput (pScreenInfo=0x81f3ee0, argc=1, argv=0xbf9841c4) at ../../../../hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c:1245 #6 0x080718d1 in main (argc=1, argv=0xbf9841c4, envp=0xbf9841cc) at ../../dix/main.c:309 So the segfault happens in xf86_wrap_crtc_notify () when it tries to assign something to old. However, old is optimized out by the compiler: (gdb) p old $1 = <value optimized out> (gdb) p *old Cannot access memory at address 0x0 Soooo... it seems my problems are caused by a compiler bug... I'll rebuild without optimizations and try again... -- segfault during X startup with savage driver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311544 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs