Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Oops! with new xorg

[Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>]

On Dienstag 02 Juni 2009, Mick wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have come across this debilitating affliction which means that I can
> no longer shutdown properly my laptop.  It looks as if the kernel
> crashes when xorg is trying to unload the radeon driver - but I am not
> sure - please see attached pic.
>
> This what I am currently running:
>
> x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r6(07:49:06 05/23/09)(hal
> input_devices_evdev input_devices_keyboard input_devices_mouse
> input_devices_synaptics nptl sdl video_cards_radeon xorg -3dfx -debug
> -dmx -input_devices_acecad -input_devices_aiptek
> -input_devices_calcomp -input_devices_citron
> -input_devices_digitaledge -input_devices_dmc -input_devices_dynapro
> -input_devices_elo2300 -input_devices_elographics -input_devices_fpit
> -input_devices_hyperpen -input_devices_jamstudio
> -input_devices_joystick -input_devices_magellan
> -input_devices_microtouch -input_devices_mutouch -input_devices_palmax
> -input_devices_penmount -input_devices_spaceorb -input_devices_summa
> -input_devices_tek4957 -input_devices_tslib -input_devices_ur98
> -input_devices_virtualbox -input_devices_vmmouse -input_devices_void
> -input_devices_wacom -ipv6 -kdrive -minimal -tslib -video_cards_apm
> -video_cards_ark -video_cards_ast -video_cards_chips
> -video_cards_cirrus -video_cards_dummy -video_cards_epson
> -video_cards_fbdev -video_cards_fglrx -video_cards_geode
> -video_cards_glint -video_cards_i128 -video_cards_i740
> -video_cards_impact -video_cards_imstt -video_cards_intel
> -video_cards_mach64 -video_cards_mga -video_cards_neomagic
> -video_cards_newport -video_cards_nv -video_cards_nvidia
> -video_cards_r128 -video_cards_radeonhd -video_cards_rendition
> -video_cards_s3 -video_cards_s3virge -video_cards_savage
> -video_cards_siliconmotion -video_cards_sis -video_cards_sisusb
> -video_cards_sunbw2 -video_cards_suncg14 -video_cards_suncg3
> -video_cards_suncg6 -video_cards_sunffb -video_cards_sunleo
> -video_cards_suntcx -video_cards_tdfx -video_cards_tga
> -video_cards_trident -video_cards_tseng -video_cards_v4l
> -video_cards_vermilion -video_cards_vesa -video_cards_via
> -video_cards_virtualbox -video_cards_vmware -video_cards_voodoo
> -video_cards_xgi)
>
> x11-base/xorg-x11-7.2
>
> Is there anything I can do to fix this?

for starters, more informations. Driver versions used. Xorg.0.log before 
crash, maybe dmesg before crash (you know, for hardware stuff), does the crash 
happen with an unpatched kernel too? etc pp.