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xserver-xorg-video-intel package

[i945gme] Xorg crashes on startup (UXA bug)

Bug #357942 reported by dbkaplun on 2009-04-08

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	xf86-video-intel	Fix Released	Critical	freedesktop-bugs #21573
	xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)	Invalid	High	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel

With UXA, when I load up Xorg I may or may not see corrupted images on my screen. However, no matter what, half a second later, the screen goes black and I can't Alt+Ctrl+F<n> to a command prompt.

I'm using an Intel 945GME Express [8086:27ae] (rev 03).

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.6.3-0ubuntu8
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.27-8-eeepc-lean (root@adamm-laptop) (gcc version 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) ) #1 SMP Sun Nov 16 12:45:01 MST 2008
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-8-eeepc-lean i686

[lspci]
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27ac] (rev 03)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:830f]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:830f]

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dbkaplun (dbkaplun) wrote on 2009-04-08:

Dependencies.txt Edit (4.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
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Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2009-04-20

tags:	added: crash
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2009-04-21

description:

updated

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2009-04-24

summary:

- (UXA) Xorg crashes on startup
+ [i945gme] (UXA) Xorg crashes on startup

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2009-04-25

summary:

- [i945gme] (UXA) Xorg crashes on startup
+ [i945gme] Xorg crashes on startup (UXA bug)

Geir Ove Myhr (gomyhr) on 2009-04-26

tags:

added: 945gme intel jaunty xorg

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2009-05-01

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → High

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2009-05-01:

For Karmic we're making UXA bugs like these a top priority, so I would like to forward this one upstream. First though, we need to verify the issue still exists with the latest upstream release. Would you please install and test the 2.7.0 driver and reproduce the bug, and let us know ASAP? A PPA with a Jaunty version of this driver is available at: https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates/

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Incomplete

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dbkaplun (dbkaplun) wrote on 2009-05-02:

With the new driver, all graphics are MUCH faster, but the same thing happens with UXA as it did with the old drivers.

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2009-05-03:

Okay thanks.

I'm curious though, the original description of the issue indicated the system failed very quickly. How are you able to determine that with the newer driver that "graphics are MUCH faster"?

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Triaged

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dbkaplun (dbkaplun) wrote on 2009-05-03:

Haha, I didn't explain myself explicitly enough.

Without UXA, graphics are great. This happened with Intrepid and this new graphics driver from the PPA.

With UXA, the system crashes as soon as GDM is supposed to come up. This happened only in Jaunty (as the problem -- extremely slow graphics -- started with Jaunty and trying UXA was a supposed fix) with both drivers.

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #21573, Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2009-05-05:

Forwarding this bug from a Ubuntu reporter:
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/357942

[Problem]
With UXA, when I load up Xorg I may or may not see corrupted images on my screen. However, no matter what, half a second later, the screen goes black and I can't Alt+Ctrl+F<n> to a command prompt.

I'm using an Intel 945GME Express [8086:27ae] (rev 03).

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.6.3-0ubuntu8
Also tested: 2.7.0 from Ubuntu's x-updates
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.27-8-eeepc-lean (root@adamm-laptop) (gcc version 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) ) #1 SMP Sun Nov 16 12:45:01 MST 2008
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-8-eeepc-lean i686

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #21573, Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2009-05-05:

distro: Ubuntu
architecture: i686
kernel: 2.6.27-8-eeepc-lean
xserver-xorg: 1:7.4~5ubuntu18
mesa: 7.4-0ubuntu1
libdrm: 2.4.5-0ubuntu4
-intel: 2:2.6.3-0ubuntu8
-ati: 1:6.12.1-0ubuntu2

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #21573, Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2009-05-05:

Created an attachment (id=25491)
XorgConf.txt

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #21573, Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2009-05-05:

Created an attachment (id=25492)
XorgLog.txt

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2009-05-05:

#10

Hi min,

I've forwarded your bug upstream to https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21573 - please subscribe to that report in case upstream has further questions or wishes you to test something. Thanks ahead of time.

Also, if they need you to test an even newer version of the driver, you can check for git snapshots at https://edge.launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2009-05-05

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel:
status:	Unknown → Confirmed

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #21573, dbkaplun (dbkaplun) wrote on 2009-05-05:

#11

Hi, I'm the original reporter.

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Albert Damen (albrt) wrote on 2009-05-10:

#12

Current Operating System: Linux mindvirus-laptop 2.6.27-8-eeepc-lean

Kernel 2.6.27 does not have GEM. Therefore UXA cannot work.
If you want to test UXA, you will need to use at least a 2.6.28 kernel.

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #21573, Jesse Barnes (jbarnes-virtuousgeek) wrote on 2009-05-11:

#13

Adjusting severity: crashes & hangs should be marked critical.

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #21573, Eric Anholt (eric-anholt) wrote on 2009-05-12:

#14

UXA never worked on non-GEM kernels until after 2.7.0. Please try 2.7.99.1, which includes a series of fixes that got it working for me.

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2009-05-12:

#15

You're using a non-GEM enabled kernel. You need to use the Jaunty 2.6.28 kernel or newer in order to use UXA, because other kernels don't have GEM, which UXA requires.

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu):
status:	Triaged → Invalid

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #21573, Carl Worth (cworth) wrote on 2009-06-03:

#16

As Eric says, this should be resolved with more recent versions of the driver. Please feel free to re-open the bug report if you upgrade and still have problems.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2009-06-03

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel:
status:	Confirmed → Fix Released

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2010-09-13

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel:
importance:	Unknown → Critical

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2011-01-25

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel:
importance:	Critical → Unknown

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2011-02-03

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel:
importance:	Unknown → Critical

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