* [gentoo-user] Synaptics driver freezes my kernel
@ 2012-10-09 11:57 Helmut Jarausch
2012-10-13 22:44 ` Gregory M. Turner
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From: Helmut Jarausch @ 2012-10-09 11:57 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
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.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Synaptics driver freezes my kernel
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
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From: Gregory M. Turner @ 2012-10-13 22:44 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
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).
-gmt
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Synaptics driver freezes my kernel
2012-10-13 22:44 ` Gregory M. Turner
@ 2012-10-14 8:30 ` Helmut Jarausch
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From: Helmut Jarausch @ 2012-10-14 8:30 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
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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