xrandr causing a crash when ran from another display

[Richard_Cocks]

Ubuntu 9.04

From display :1 I ran a new X on display :3.

X :3 -ac & nvidia-settings --load-config-only

I then switched back (ctrl+alt+F7) to display :1 and tried to running the following command

DISPLAY=:3 xrandr --size 1024x768

This caused the X that was running (display :3) to crash (display :1 was unaffected), with the following errors: (Followed by the full log)

Backtrace:
0: X(xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x813518b]
1: X(xf86SigHandler+0x55) [0x80c7be5]
2: [0xb7fbd400]
3: /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0(pixman_fill+0x13e) [0xb7f1d6fe]
4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so(fbFill+0x425) [0xb64bfee5]
5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so(fbPolyFillRect+0x1c4) [0xb64c0144]
6: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so [0xb681b954]
Saw signal 11. Server aborting.

#full /var/log/Xorg.3.log

X.Org X Server 1.6.0
Release Date: 2009-2-25
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-23-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux richard-desktop 2.6.28-12-generic #43-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 1 19:27:06 UTC 2009 i686
Build Date: 09 April 2009 02:10:02AM
xorg-server 2:1.6.0-0ubuntu14 (<email address hidden>)
 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
 to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
 (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
 (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.3.log", Time: Sat May 9 12:51:11 2009
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Configured Monitor"
(**) | |-->Device "Configured Video Device"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
 Entry deleted from font path.
(==) FontPath set to:
 /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
 /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
 /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
 /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
 /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
 /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
 /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
 built-ins
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(II) Cannot locate a core pointer device.
(II) Cannot locate a core keyboard device.
(II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices.
 If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable AllowEmptyInput.
(II) Loader magic: 0x3bc0
(II) Module ABI versions:
 X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
 X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
 X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
 X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(II) Loader running on linux
(--) using VT number 9

(--) PCI:*(0@2:0:0) nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600 GT] rev 162, Mem @ 0xe0000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xe1000000/16777216, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) System resource ranges:
 [0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
 [1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
 [2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
 [3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
 [4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
 [5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(II) "extmod" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded by default.
(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "record" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri2" will be loaded by default.
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
 compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
 Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module 180.44 Mon Mar 23 15:29:02 PST 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
 compiled for 1.6.0, module version = 1.0.0
 Module class: X.Org Server Extension
 ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
 compiled for 1.6.0, module version = 1.0.0
 Module class: X.Org Server Extension
 ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
 compiled for 1.6.0, module version = 1.13.0
 Module class: X.Org Server Extension
 ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
 compiled for 1.6.0, module version = 1.0.0
 ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
 compiled for 1.6.0, module version = 1.0.0
 ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
 compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
 Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 180.44 Mon Mar 23 15:05:32 PST 2009
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 02@00:00:0
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
 compiled for 1.6.0, module version = 1.0.0
 ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "wfb"
(II) LoadModule: "wfb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so
(II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
 compiled for 1.6.0, module version = 1.0.0
 ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
(II) resource ranges after probing:
 [0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
 [1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
 [2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
 [3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
 [4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
 [5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(II) NVIDIA(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
 "Default Screen" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NoLogo" "True"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
(II) NVIDIA(0): enabled.
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 6600 GT (NV43) at PCI:2:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 131072 kBytes
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.43.02.64.00
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected AGP rate: 8X
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 6600 GT at PCI:2:0:0:
(--) NVIDIA(0): Samsung SyncMaster (CRT-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Samsung SyncMaster (CRT-0): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
(==) NVIDIA(0):
(==) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(==) NVIDIA(0): will be used as the requested mode.
(==) NVIDIA(0):
(II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) NVIDIA(0): "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 1024
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (85, 86); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
(--) NVIDIA(0): option
(==) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
 [0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
 [1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
 [2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
 [3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
 [4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
 [5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized AGP GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(II) Loading extension XINERAMA
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
(II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing extension GLX
[config/dbus] couldn't take over org.x.config: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied (Connection ":1.58" is not allowed to own the service "org.x.config.display3" due to security policies in the configuration file)
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation
(II) LoadModule: "evdev"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//evdev_drv.so
(II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
 compiled for 1.6.0, module version = 2.1.1
 Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
 ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: always reports core events
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Configuring as mouse
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Macintosh mouse button emulation" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: xkb_rules: "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: xkb_model: "pc105"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "gb"
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: xkb_layout: "gb"
(**) Option "xkb_options" "lv3:ralt_switch"
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: xkb_options: "lv3:ralt_switch"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse
(**) Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse: always reports core events
(**) Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
(II) Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse: Found 8 mouse buttons
(II) Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse: Configuring as mouse
(**) Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse: (accel) set acceleration profile 0

Backtrace:
0: X(xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x813518b]
1: X(xf86SigHandler+0x55) [0x80c7be5]
2: [0xb7fbd400]
3: /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0(pixman_fill+0x13e) [0xb7f1d6fe]
4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so(fbFill+0x425) [0xb64bfee5]
5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so(fbPolyFillRect+0x1c4) [0xb64c0144]
6: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so [0xb681b954]
Saw signal 11. Server aborting.
(II) Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
 ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log

[Richard_Cocks (richard-cocks)]

Assigned to Xorg package

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Please collect a full backtrace - see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Backtracing for directions.

[Richard_Cocks (richard-cocks)]

This is a backtrace best I could do. I don't know where to obtain debugging info for the nvidia driver I'm using?

I hope it's enough, please let me know if you need anything else.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

I've posted a new version of the -nvidia driver to our xorg-edgers PPA,
would you mind testing it either on Jaunty or Karmic and see if it
resolves this bug?

Get nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 - 185.18.14 here:

  https://edge.launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.

[Szo (szo)]

I installed 185.18.36-0ubuntu1~ppa1 from http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu, and I get a similar crash:

Backtrace:
0: X(xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x813518b]
1: X(xf86SigHandler+0x55) [0x80c7be5]
2: [0xb7ff6400]
3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so(wfbFill+0x59e) [0xb64a5b8e]
4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so(wfbPolyFillRect+0x1c4) [0xb64a5d84]
5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so [0xb6811aa4]
Saw signal 11. Server aborting.
 ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
 ddxSigGiveUp: re-raising 11

I also see this problem at an other machine that runs a legacy version of the driver (173.14.20) and the problem is I don't even know what triggers it, the one users is doing it's own business and suddenly the other's X session crashes (my first idea was to disable the screensaver, it's not that [could it be the power save?] )

[Szo (szo)]

Looks like, kopete triggers it when creating a pop-up.

[Richard_Cocks (richard-cocks)]

I'm still getting this problem with 185 and Karmic; sorry for not replying sooner.

new backtrace attached.

[Szo (szo)]

With 190.53 from http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu :

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X(xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x81314bb]
1: /usr/bin/X(xf86SigHandler+0x51) [0x80c1c61]
2: [0xffffe400]
3: /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0(pixman_fill+0x87) [0xb7ec3e87]
4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so(fbFill+0x425) [0xb682c415]
5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so(fbPolyFillRect+0x162) [0xb682c612]
6: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so [0xb6b92ab6]

[Szo (szo)]

With Lucid, 195.36.15, the bug (or a very similar one) is still there:
When I have two users logged in (using KDM), after a while the session of the user not currently active crashes with this backtrace:

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x80e937b]
1: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x61c7d) [0x80a9c7d]
2: (vdso) (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0x980410]
3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so (wfbCopyNtoN+0x20f) [0x19b0af]
4: /usr/bin/X (miCopyRegion+0x21b) [0x819cadb]
5: /usr/bin/X (miDoCopy+0x44d) [0x819cffd]
6: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so (wfbCopyArea+0x78) [0x19a3f8]
7: /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so (0x468c000+0x3640b6) [0x49f00b6]
Segmentation fault at address 0x551b6c

nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu3
nvidia-current-modaliases 195.36.15-0ubuntu3

Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release: 10.04

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

This is a pretty ancient bug; anyone still seeing this crash on Oneiric or Precise?

Probably this is essentially a dupe of #273797, but it would be nice to not crash...

[Szo (szo)]

I haven't seen it in a while

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]