[i945] Compiz and Intel 82945G/GZ Card Causes Freeze

[Keith Drummond]

Binary package hint: compiz

1 - Ubuntu 9.10

2 - Installed Version of xserver-org-video-intel is 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2.1

3 - When I turn on computer I expect compiz and computer to start normally

4 - After logging in the computer will work for a few seconds the will freeze completely, including no response from the keyboard or mouse. After a hard shutdown and turning off compiz (setting effects to 'none' in appearance settings) stops the problem

[lspci]
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub [8086:2770] (rev 02)
     Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2a60]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2772] (rev 02)
     Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2a60]

[Keith Drummond (kd353)]

Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: a01bf52ed245bc40874a949e0d429755
CheckboxSystem: b633b4f40868d491c2ae5b50030ce6f3
CompizPlugins: [core,move,resize,place,decoration,animation,ccp,dbus,mousepoll,gnomecompat,png,svg,imgjpeg,text,commands,neg,video,wall,snap,scale,scaleaddon,expo,staticswitcher,regex,resizeinfo,workarounds,ezoom,vpswitch,extrawm,fade,session]
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: Compaq-Presario GM274AA-ABU SR5109UK
Package: compiz 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu2.1
PackageArchitecture: all
PciDisplay: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2772] (rev 02)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-18-generic root=UUID=6838a19d-5ac3-4f83-a48e-8130a85e5bfb ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-18.55-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2.1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-18-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 05/29/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: v5.05
dmi.board.name: Lucknow
dmi.board.vendor: Foxconn
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrv5.05:bd05/29/2007:svnCompaq-Presario:pnGM274AA-ABUSR5109UK:pvr:rvnFoxconn:rnLucknow:rvr1.0:cvn:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GM274AA-ABU SR5109UK
dmi.sys.vendor: Compaq-Presario
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = i686, kernel = 2.6.31-18-generic

[Keith Drummond (kd353)]

I realise that this bug is similar to Bug #492271 but following the comments there I am logging this as a separate bug due to differences in hardware.

Please contact me should you require any further info (and tell me how to retrieve it for you)

Thank you!

[Keith Drummond (kd353)]

There seems to be a fix for this on the Ubuntu Forums, http://swiss.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1307001&page=3 post #22.

I logged in with effects set to none. Uninstalled the compiz components as per the forum post then reinstalled. Set-up compiz icon and then turned on my preferred effects in CCSM. Finally turned on effects and everything seemed to work. Have restarted and turned off the PC several times now and I have yet to suffer from the freeze.

I do not know what has 'fixed' this, but if you require any further logs from my PC then let me know.

Thanks.

[Vikram Dhillon (dhillon-v10)]

This issue was reported against karmic, so can you confirm if this issue exists with the most recent Lucid Lynx 10.04 Alpha release? ISO CD images are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/ . Thanks in advance.

[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.

[Keith Drummond (kd353)]

The problem still exists on my system under Lucid too. It seems to be connected to the compiz fusion icon. If I do not load it at start-up my system will freeze after a few mins forcing a hard shutdown. As long as I have the compiz fusion icon running it seems fine.

Though this is only in the main user account. All the guest accounts have to have graphics switched off or the system will freeze up, regardless of the compiz fusion icon being installed.