[gentoo-user] X crashes, how to troubleshoot?

[gentoo-user] X crashes, how to troubleshoot?

[Willie Wong]

Recently X has spontaneously crashed on me several times. Each time it
is triggered by opening up a new webpage in a new tab in Firefox. The
URL of the webpages are random, so I don't think it has to do with any
particular site (and those url often open fine on subsequent visits). 

The message that I end up having from X is:

Backtrace:
0: X (xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x80ab23b]
1: X (0x8048000+0x5e1d5) [0x80a61d5]
2: (vdso) (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb782240c]
3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (0xb7299000+0x32cae)
[0xb72cbcae]
4: X (0x8048000+0xc6550) [0x810e550]
5: X (0x8048000+0x20745) [0x8068745]
6: X (0x8048000+0x22df7) [0x806adf7]
7: X (0x8048000+0x1d285) [0x8065285]
8: /lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xe5) [0xb7397bb5]
9: X (0x8048000+0x1ce51) [0x8064e51]
Bus error at address 0xb61f4000

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 7 (Bus error). Server aborting

which is not too much to go on. As you can see, I use the intel
drivers. The behaviour may have started after my March 19 upgrades:

Fri Mar 19 11:08:54 2010 >>> x11-libs/libXau-1.0.5
Fri Mar 19 11:09:41 2010 >>> x11-libs/libXdmcp-1.0.3
Fri Mar 19 11:10:06 2010 >>> x11-misc/util-macros-1.6.1
Fri Mar 19 11:20:13 2010 >>> x11-libs/libX11-1.3.3
Fri Mar 19 11:21:17 2010 >>> x11-libs/libdrm-2.4.19
Fri Mar 19 11:22:44 2010 >>> x11-libs/libXt-1.0.8
Fri Mar 19 11:23:26 2010 >>> x11-libs/libXScrnSaver-1.2.0
Fri Mar 19 11:41:42 2010 >>> x11-libs/openmotif-2.3.3
Fri Mar 19 11:42:17 2010 >>> x11-apps/xinput-1.5.1
Fri Mar 19 12:30:55 2010 >>> x11-apps/xinit-1.2.1
Fri Mar 19 12:54:23 2010 >>> x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.6
Fri Mar 19 12:55:55 2010 >>> x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel-2.10.0-r1

For what it's worth, here's the lspci output:

Gee-Mi-Ni elog # lspci -vs 00:02.*
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 1999
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
        Memory at 58280000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
        I/O ports at 60c0 [size=8]
        Memory at 40000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        Memory at 58300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
        Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
        Kernel driver in use: i915

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 1999
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Memory at 58200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2


Any suggestions on what I can do to figure out what the problem is?

Thanks, 

W
-- 
Willie W. Wong                                     wwong@math.princeton.edu
Data aequatione quotcunque fluentes quantitae involvente fluxiones invenire 
         et vice versa   ~~~  I. Newton

Re: [gentoo-user] X crashes, how to troubleshoot?

[AJ Spagnoletti]

This is a late reply and you might have already solved the issue,
however, I was running into this problem as well, and it was resolved
for my by backing my X packages back down to stable as I was running a
stable kernel. Another fix was to upgrade to an unstable X. I was
informed that there have bee problems mixing unstable drivers and
stable kernel. Hope this helps

On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Willie Wong <wwong@math.princeton.edu> wrote:
> Recently X has spontaneously crashed on me several times. Each time it
> is triggered by opening up a new webpage in a new tab in Firefox. The
> URL of the webpages are random, so I don't think it has to do with any
> particular site (and those url often open fine on subsequent visits).
>
> The message that I end up having from X is:
>
> Backtrace:
> 0: X (xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x80ab23b]
> 1: X (0x8048000+0x5e1d5) [0x80a61d5]
> 2: (vdso) (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb782240c]
> 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (0xb7299000+0x32cae)
> [0xb72cbcae]
> 4: X (0x8048000+0xc6550) [0x810e550]
> 5: X (0x8048000+0x20745) [0x8068745]
> 6: X (0x8048000+0x22df7) [0x806adf7]
> 7: X (0x8048000+0x1d285) [0x8065285]
> 8: /lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xe5) [0xb7397bb5]
> 9: X (0x8048000+0x1ce51) [0x8064e51]
> Bus error at address 0xb61f4000
>
> Fatal server error:
> Caught signal 7 (Bus error). Server aborting
>
> which is not too much to go on. As you can see, I use the intel
> drivers. The behaviour may have started after my March 19 upgrades:
>
> Fri Mar 19 11:08:54 2010 >>> x11-libs/libXau-1.0.5
> Fri Mar 19 11:09:41 2010 >>> x11-libs/libXdmcp-1.0.3
> Fri Mar 19 11:10:06 2010 >>> x11-misc/util-macros-1.6.1
> Fri Mar 19 11:20:13 2010 >>> x11-libs/libX11-1.3.3
> Fri Mar 19 11:21:17 2010 >>> x11-libs/libdrm-2.4.19
> Fri Mar 19 11:22:44 2010 >>> x11-libs/libXt-1.0.8
> Fri Mar 19 11:23:26 2010 >>> x11-libs/libXScrnSaver-1.2.0
> Fri Mar 19 11:41:42 2010 >>> x11-libs/openmotif-2.3.3
> Fri Mar 19 11:42:17 2010 >>> x11-apps/xinput-1.5.1
> Fri Mar 19 12:30:55 2010 >>> x11-apps/xinit-1.2.1
> Fri Mar 19 12:54:23 2010 >>> x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.6
> Fri Mar 19 12:55:55 2010 >>> x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel-2.10.0-r1
>
> For what it's worth, here's the lspci output:
>
> Gee-Mi-Ni elog # lspci -vs 00:02.*
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 1999
>        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
>        Memory at 58280000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
>        I/O ports at 60c0 [size=8]
>        Memory at 40000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
>        Memory at 58300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
>        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
>        Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
>        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
>        Kernel driver in use: i915
>
> 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
>        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 1999
>        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
>        Memory at 58200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
>        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
>
>
> Any suggestions on what I can do to figure out what the problem is?
>
> Thanks,
>
> W
> --
> Willie W. Wong                                     wwong@math.princeton.edu
> Data aequatione quotcunque fluentes quantitae involvente fluxiones invenire
>         et vice versa   ~~~  I. Newton
>
>

Re: [gentoo-user] X crashes, how to troubleshoot?

[Ngoc Nguyen Bao]

On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 10:57 PM, AJ Spagnoletti <rubiks120@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is a late reply and you might have already solved the issue,
> however, I was running into this problem as well, and it was resolved
> for my by backing my X packages back down to stable as I was running a
> stable kernel. Another fix was to upgrade to an unstable X. I was
> informed that there have bee problems mixing unstable drivers and
> stable kernel. Hope this helps
>
> On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Willie Wong <wwong@math.princeton.edu> wrote:
>> Recently X has spontaneously crashed on me several times. Each time it
>> is triggered by opening up a new webpage in a new tab in Firefox. The
>> URL of the webpages are random, so I don't think it has to do with any
>> particular site (and those url often open fine on subsequent visits).
>>
>> The message that I end up having from X is:
>>
>> Backtrace:
>> 0: X (xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x80ab23b]
>> 1: X (0x8048000+0x5e1d5) [0x80a61d5]
>> 2: (vdso) (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb782240c]
>> 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (0xb7299000+0x32cae)
>> [0xb72cbcae]
>> 4: X (0x8048000+0xc6550) [0x810e550]
>> 5: X (0x8048000+0x20745) [0x8068745]
>> 6: X (0x8048000+0x22df7) [0x806adf7]
>> 7: X (0x8048000+0x1d285) [0x8065285]
>> 8: /lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xe5) [0xb7397bb5]
>> 9: X (0x8048000+0x1ce51) [0x8064e51]
>> Bus error at address 0xb61f4000
>>
>> Fatal server error:
>> Caught signal 7 (Bus error). Server aborting
>>
>> which is not too much to go on. As you can see, I use the intel
>> drivers. The behaviour may have started after my March 19 upgrades:
>>
>> Fri Mar 19 11:08:54 2010 >>> x11-libs/libXau-1.0.5
>> Fri Mar 19 11:09:41 2010 >>> x11-libs/libXdmcp-1.0.3
>> Fri Mar 19 11:10:06 2010 >>> x11-misc/util-macros-1.6.1
>> Fri Mar 19 11:20:13 2010 >>> x11-libs/libX11-1.3.3
>> Fri Mar 19 11:21:17 2010 >>> x11-libs/libdrm-2.4.19
>> Fri Mar 19 11:22:44 2010 >>> x11-libs/libXt-1.0.8
>> Fri Mar 19 11:23:26 2010 >>> x11-libs/libXScrnSaver-1.2.0
>> Fri Mar 19 11:41:42 2010 >>> x11-libs/openmotif-2.3.3
>> Fri Mar 19 11:42:17 2010 >>> x11-apps/xinput-1.5.1
>> Fri Mar 19 12:30:55 2010 >>> x11-apps/xinit-1.2.1
>> Fri Mar 19 12:54:23 2010 >>> x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.6
>> Fri Mar 19 12:55:55 2010 >>> x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel-2.10.0-r1
>>
>> For what it's worth, here's the lspci output:
>>
>> Gee-Mi-Ni elog # lspci -vs 00:02.*
>> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>>        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 1999
>>        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
>>        Memory at 58280000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
>>        I/O ports at 60c0 [size=8]
>>        Memory at 40000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
>>        Memory at 58300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
>>        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
>>        Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
>>        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
>>        Kernel driver in use: i915
>>
>> 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
>>        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 1999
>>        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
>>        Memory at 58200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
>>        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
>>
>>
>> Any suggestions on what I can do to figure out what the problem is?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> W
>> --
>> Willie W. Wong                                     wwong@math.princeton.edu
>> Data aequatione quotcunque fluentes quantitae involvente fluxiones invenire
>>         et vice versa   ~~~  I. Newton
>>
>>
>
>

Seems that you also suffer problem with Intel driver and kernel
2.6.32. Upgrade your xf86-video-intel to v2.11.0 may help.
-- 
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Re: [gentoo-user] X crashes, how to troubleshoot?

[Willie Wong]

On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 11:57:32AM -0400, AJ Spagnoletti wrote:
> This is a late reply and you might have already solved the issue,
> however, I was running into this problem as well, and it was resolved
> for my by backing my X packages back down to stable as I was running a
> stable kernel. Another fix was to upgrade to an unstable X. I was
> informed that there have bee problems mixing unstable drivers and
> stable kernel. Hope this helps

Thanks. I've already downgraded to an older version of the intel X
driver, which seems to have "fixed" the issue. Unfortunately I haven't
been able to get KMS working with the newer kernels (on boot it does
not detect the laptop's LCD and blanks out), so I am stuck with
not-upgrading the X drivers for the moment being.

Cheers, 

W
-- 
Willie W. Wong                                     wwong@math.princeton.edu
Data aequatione quotcunque fluentes quantitae involvente fluxiones invenire 
         et vice versa   ~~~  I. Newton

Re: [gentoo-user] X crashes, how to troubleshoot?

[Willie Wong]

On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 01:21:01AM +0700, Ngoc Nguyen Bao wrote:
> Seems that you also suffer problem with Intel driver and kernel
> 2.6.32. Upgrade your xf86-video-intel to v2.11.0 may help.

Actually, I am still on kernel 2.6.30; with .32 something's not quite
right with the KMS and on boot my laptop's LCD is not detected. I'll
try 2.11.0 to see if it also fixes my problem. 

Thanks, 

Willie
-- 
Willie W. Wong                                     wwong@math.princeton.edu
Data aequatione quotcunque fluentes quantitae involvente fluxiones invenire 
         et vice versa   ~~~  I. Newton

Re: [gentoo-user] X crashes, how to troubleshoot?

[Mark Knecht]

On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 7:37 AM, Willie Wong <wwong@math.princeton.edu> wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 01:21:01AM +0700, Ngoc Nguyen Bao wrote:
>> Seems that you also suffer problem with Intel driver and kernel
>> 2.6.32. Upgrade your xf86-video-intel to v2.11.0 may help.
>
> Actually, I am still on kernel 2.6.30; with .32 something's not quite
> right with the KMS and on boot my laptop's LCD is not detected. I'll
> try 2.11.0 to see if it also fixes my problem.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Willie
> --
> Willie W. Wong                                     wwong@math.princeton.edu
> Data aequatione quotcunque fluentes quantitae involvente fluxiones invenire
>         et vice versa   ~~~  I. Newton
>
>

You may know this already but the Intel Graphics email list is
populated with (among others) some of the Intel guys actually
developing and testing the drivers. When I was bringing up my i5-661
machine they were very responsive in solving the few (and I think less
severe) problems that I was having. They were pretty much right on top
of what packages I needed to run to solve problems with my hardware.

You might give them a try. It's a low volume list.

http://intellinuxgraphics.org/

Good luck,
Mark

Re: [gentoo-user] Intel KMS LVDS; was X crashes, how to troubleshoot?

[Willie Wong]

On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 10:37:16AM -0400, Willie Wong wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 01:21:01AM +0700, Ngoc Nguyen Bao wrote:
> > Seems that you also suffer problem with Intel driver and kernel
> > 2.6.32. Upgrade your xf86-video-intel to v2.11.0 may help.
> 
> Actually, I am still on kernel 2.6.30; with .32 something's not quite
> right with the KMS and on boot my laptop's LCD is not detected. I'll
> try 2.11.0 to see if it also fixes my problem. 

Just as an aside, my issue with the 2.6.32 kernels turns out to be a
bios bug: the bios reports the lid to my netbook is closed even when
it is open (cat /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID0/state shows 'closed'). Now
starting kernel 2.6.32 apparently the KMS was 'fixed' to trust the
bios reporting, hence it does not think *any* computer display is
attached to the computer. 

This leads to a kernel error on boot and a blank screen. 

Anyway, Pablo (whoever you are: thanks!), a gentoo user, commented on
a Ubuntu bug report
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/515246/comments/55
and provided the RTFM response: apparently we can override the bios by
passing a suitable boot parameter to explicitly enable the LCD display
on the laptop. 

With this now I'll be able to upgrade to a newer version of the kernel
and test out the new intel X drivers. 

Cheers, 

W

-- 
Willie W. Wong                                     wwong@math.princeton.edu
Data aequatione quotcunque fluentes quantitae involvente fluxiones invenire 
         et vice versa   ~~~  I. Newton