[Bug 225689] New: X server crash in screensaver
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 Summary: X server crash in screensaver Product: openSUSE 10.2 Version: RC 2 Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: X.Org AssignedTo: sndirsch@novell.com ReportedBy: ug@novell.com QAContact: sndirsch@novell.com from time to time my X server crashes. This has only happened when I was in screensaver mode until now (black screen screensaver) and never when I was at the machine. Log attached -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #1 from ug@novell.com 2006-12-04 01:32 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=108053) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=108053&action=view) logfile -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attachment #108053|application/x-trash |text/plain mime type| | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |mhopf@novell.com Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |ug@novell.com ------- Comment #2 from sndirsch@novell.com 2006-12-04 01:40 MST ------- Could you also attach /etc/X11/xorg.conf? Does this happen always with the same screensaver theme? Which one(s)? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ug@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED ------- Comment #3 from ug@novell.com 2006-12-04 01:43 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=108067) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=108067&action=view) xorg.conf yes, the screensaver is always the same and only a simple black screen -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority|P5 - None |P2 - High ------- Comment #4 from sndirsch@novell.com 2006-12-04 01:51 MST ------- Which screensaver? xlock, xscreensaver, whatever ... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #5 from ug@novell.com 2006-12-04 01:53 MST ------- the KDE screensaver -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #6 from sndirsch@novell.com 2006-12-04 13:48 MST ------- It's a GF 6600. Could you check if the card's fan still work? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #7 from ug@novell.com 2006-12-05 01:28 MST ------- *uh* the fan is broken. I have ordered a new card. I think we can close this then as invalid. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #8 from sndirsch@novell.com 2006-12-05 01:39 MST ------- ROTFL. It's an MSI one, right? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #9 from ug@novell.com 2006-12-05 01:44 MST ------- yes, that's right :) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |RESOLVED Resolution| |INVALID ------- Comment #10 from sndirsch@novell.com 2006-12-05 13:17 MST ------- Ok. Let's close as INVALID for now. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ug@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED Resolution|INVALID | ------- Comment #11 from ug@novell.com 2006-12-12 01:09 MST ------- I have a new card but it happened again last night. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #12 from ug@novell.com 2006-12-12 01:09 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=109285) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=109285&action=view) log -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|REOPENED |ASSIGNED -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |ug@novell.com ------- Comment #13 from sndirsch@novell.com 2006-12-12 15:39 MST ------- You're now using the nvidia driver. Does this also happen with the nv driver? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #14 from sndirsch@novell.com 2006-12-19 14:37 MST ------- Uwe? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #15 from ug@novell.com 2007-01-02 06:54 MST ------- I will try the nv driver soon. I just want to observe the nvidia driver a bit. While I was on vacation, the X server did not crash in 14 days while the KDM was running (no screensaver). It seems to have something to do with the KDE black screen screensaver -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ug@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|ug@novell.com | ------- Comment #16 from ug@novell.com 2007-01-09 01:27 MST ------- I'm using the nv driver now for a few days and the crash happens again last night (log attached) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #17 from ug@novell.com 2007-01-09 01:28 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=111944) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=111944&action=view) logfile -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |ug@novell.com ------- Comment #18 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-09 02:47 MST ------- This didn't happen with the nvidia driver, correct? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ug@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|ug@novell.com | ------- Comment #19 from ug@novell.com 2007-01-09 02:49 MST ------- it did (see log 12-12-2006) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attachment #111944|application/x-trash |text/plain mime type| | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #20 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-09 02:54 MST ------- Ok. Then it's likely a general Xserver problem. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #21 from mhopf@novell.com 2007-01-09 03:46 MST ------- As this is an MSI 6600 - I must sound absurd, but can you re-check whether the fan still works? ;-) It happened to fall off twice in a row in my system... Stefan, can we give Uwe our 6600 or even a different nvidia card for some time to see whether it's a particular hardware fault? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #22 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-09 03:49 MST ------- (In reply to comment #21)
As this is an MSI 6600 - I must sound absurd, but can you re-check whether the fan still works? ;-)
No, meanwhile it's a GF 7600 GS. The 6600 with the broken fan has already been replaced. :-) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #23 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-09 04:20 MST ------- The issue can be reproduced with the blank KDE screensaver after the machine running a few days. I'll get the card from Uwe (gave him an ATI one as replacement). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority|P2 - High |P3 - Medium -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |ug@novell.com ------- Comment #24 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-10 11:32 MST ------- Uwe, I've given you back your card. Please install the latest x11-tools package from STABLE (build /work/src/done/STABLE/x11-tools when it's not checked in yet) and set DISPLAYMANAGER_XSERVER=xf86debug in /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager. Then restart xdm. This will start the Xserver in gdb, which will create some logs and a core file, when the Xserver crashes to /tmp/xf86debug.XXXXXXXXXX /tmp/core.Xorg.XXXXXXXXXX See /usr/bin/xf86debug for details. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #25 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-10 22:01 MST -------
Please install the latest x11-tools package from STABLE (build /work/src/done/STABLE/x11-tools when it's not checked in yet) Not necessary any longer. :-)
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ug@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|ug@novell.com | ------- Comment #26 from ug@novell.com 2007-01-15 06:18 MST ------- if I do that, I only get a black screen with mouse cursor instead of the KDM. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |ug@novell.com ------- Comment #27 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-15 06:45 MST ------- Ok. Let me know when you leave your office. Then I can try to configure it for you. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #28 from ug@novell.com 2007-01-17 01:19 MST ------- today I restarted my X server because it already took 1,5GB of RAM after a few days running. Maybe that was the problem before too. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #29 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-17 03:44 MST ------- You mean kernel randomly killing processes. I think such things can still be seen in /var/log/messages. Can you check this? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #30 from ug@novell.com 2007-01-17 03:52 MST ------- no, there are no "killing process" entries in /var/log/messages But my Xorg process uses 358MB now and each time I look at it, it needs some MB more (I started with 302MB this morning). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ug@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|ug@novell.com | ------- Comment #31 from ug@novell.com 2007-01-18 07:20 MST ------- I think I found the problem. It seems to be the amarok process. As long as it runs, my Xorg process is growing and growing. When I stop amarok, the Xorg mem usage is standing still at the current value. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #32 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-18 09:13 MST ------- For whatever reasons the new xf86debug script seems to start 2 or even 3 Xserver on the same VT, which is bogus. # ps aux [...] /bin/sh -x /usr/bin/X -nolisten tcp -br \ vt7 -auth /var/lib/xdm/authdir/authfiles/A:0-07Qs5v gdb /usr/bin/Xorg -nolisten tcp -br \ vt7 -auth /var/lib/xdm/authdir/authfiles/A:0-07Qs5v /usr/bin/Xorg -nolisten tcp -br \ vt7 -auth /var/lib/xdm/authdir/authfiles/A:0-07Qs5v #pstree [...] |-gdb---Xorg---Xor The result is that you only get a blank screen. Not sure what's wrong with the script !?! Any ideas? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #!/bin/sh if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then echo "You must be root to use this program!" exit 0 fi if ! test -x /usr/bin/gdb; then echo "gdb (package gdb, series d) must be installed before running this program!" exit 0 fi # It is recommended to also have installed the following debuginfo packages: # xorg-x11-libXau-debuginfo # xorg-x11-libXdmcp-debuginfo # xorg-x11-libs-debuginfo # xorg-x11-driver-video-debuginfo # xorg-x11-driver-input-debuginfo # xorg-x11-server-debuginfo tmpfile=`mktemp /tmp/xf86debug.XXXXXXXXXX` # generate core file ulimit -c unlimited corefile=`mktemp /tmp/core.Xorg.XXXXXXXXXX` echo -n "Starting X Server in Debugger ... " gdb << EOF &> $tmpfile file /usr/bin/Xorg set args ${1+"$@"} handle SIGUSR1 nostop run generate-core-file $corefile bt quit EOF echo "done" echo "Debugger output written to $tmpfile." if [ -s $corefile ]; then echo "Core file written to $corefile." else rm $corefile fi -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority|P3 - Medium |P2 - High -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |mhopf@novell.com ------- Comment #33 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-29 14:40 MST ------- Matthias? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 mhopf@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|mhopf@novell.com | ------- Comment #34 from mhopf@novell.com 2007-01-30 04:21 MST ------- Hm. Did you use this script for xdm? In that case it could well be that the signaling doesn't work as intended (X signals its father process that it is started and the socket is open) as the father is no longer the xdm process. If you start it directly, it shouldn't do that... In that case I wouldn't have a clue. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 ------- Comment #35 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-30 04:39 MST ------- Yes, I did use the script with xdm. IIRC this problem does not happen when I use it directly. Will double check this. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |RESOLVED Resolution| |LATER ------- Comment #36 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-30 09:24 MST -------
Will double check this. done. Uwe, currently we cannot investigate this issue. Hope you'll find a new screensaver, which doesn't crash your machine. Setting to LATER.
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225689 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary|X server crash in |nv: X server crash in screensaver |screensaver | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
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