From: Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@igpm.rwth-aachen.de>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Synaptics driver freezes my kernel
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:30:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1350203415.2461.0@numa-i> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5079EED0.2030005@malth.us>
On 10/14/2012 12:44:32 AM, Gregory M. Turner wrote:
> On 10/9/2012 4:57 AM, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using kernel 3.6.1-gentoo (which claims to have fixed a synaptics
>> modules bug) with
>> xorg-server-1.11.4-r1 (I can't use a more recent one because my ATI
>> graphics card is "too old"
>> for ati-drivers > 12.4) and xf86-input-synaptics-1.6.2.
>>
>> After a few minutes, it segfaults the kernel ==> hard reset.
>> Without synaptics the system is rock stable (for many hours at
>> least).
>>
>> Has anybody made a similar experience or know about a bug fix?
>>
>> Many thanks for hint,
>> Helmut.
>
> It's been working for me for ages ... in fact for years, I maintained
> a bug with an ebuild for it before it even went into the kernel.
>
> Never seen it cause a crash, ever. Are you sure synaptics caused
> your reset? Unless you have changed the defaults, last I checked, a
> linux kernel panic would not cause a hard reset, but a freeze (or
> what looks like one from an X11 gui).
>
Yes, it's definitely the synaptics driver. Perhaps it's connected with
the 3.6.x kernel series.
I have updated the drivers to the GIT version (1.6 branch) and the
probablem seems to be fixed now.
I'm still using xorg-server-1.11.4-r1 since I have to stick to the
ati-drivers-12.4 because my graphics card
is "too old".
Helmut.
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2012-10-09 11:57 [gentoo-user] Synaptics driver freezes my kernel Helmut Jarausch
2012-10-13 22:44 ` Gregory M. Turner
2012-10-14 8:30 ` Helmut Jarausch [this message]
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