System Crash observed when Screensaver settings were being set

[Mahesh N V]

I have "Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - the Lucid Lynx - released in April 2010", on my desktop. I have set my screen to 1280*1024 resolution. When I was trying to change screensaver from default 'Blank' to some other 'theme', my system crashed. Now after that, system crashes, whenever I try to open the screensaver option from "system -> preferences "menu.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: gnome-system-monitor 2.28.0-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr 6 23:29:01 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-system-monitor
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-system-monitor
XsessionErrors: (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1260): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed

[Mahesh N V (mahesh-nv)]

Package is: gnome-screensaver

apt-cache policy gnome-screensaver
gnome-screensaver:
  Installed: 2.30.0-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2.30.0-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 2.30.0-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[alexg (asg1290)]

I am having the same problem and it is a nasty crash too. I have a total system freeze and cannot ping or ssh into the machine after I try and change the screensaver. This is a P4 2.4ghz system with intel graphics.

[Mahesh N V (mahesh-nv)]

mine is also P4 2.4 Ghz system, with intel graphics. i have to reset the
system to recover from the crash

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:04 PM, alexg <email address hidden> wrote:

> I am having the same problem and it is a nasty crash too. I have a
> total system freeze and cannot ping or ssh into the machine after I try
> and change the screensaver. This is a P4 2.4ghz system with intel
> graphics.
>
> --
> System Crash observed when Screensaver settings were being set
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/556722
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> I have "Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - the Lucid Lynx - released in April 2010", on my
> desktop. I have set my screen to 1280*1024 resolution. When I was trying to
> change screensaver from default 'Blank' to some other 'theme', my system
> crashed. Now after that, system crashes, whenever I try to open the
> screensaver option from "system -> preferences "menu.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> Package: gnome-system-monitor 2.28.0-1ubuntu2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic i686
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Tue Apr 6 23:29:01 2010
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-system-monitor
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_IN
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: gnome-system-monitor
> XsessionErrors: (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1260): GLib-CRITICAL
> **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
>
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[alexg (asg1290)]

I decided to ssh into the machine and tail a few logs then brought up the gnome-screensaver settings dialog and here are the errors I got.

 tail -f Xorg.0.log
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 108.00 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz)
(II) intel(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz)
(II) intel(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz)
(II) intel(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) intel(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0 28.32 720 738 846 900 400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz)
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 78.75 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) intel(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz)
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz)

Fatal server error:
Failed to submit batchbuffer: Input/output error

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
         at http://wiki.x.org
 for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

(II) Power Button: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) Power Button: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) LITEON Technology USB Multimedia Keyboard: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) LITEON Technology USB Multimedia Keyboard: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
 ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log

tail -f /var/log/messages
Apr 7 11:31:00 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 14.930497] type=1505 audit(1270661460.142:6): t3"
Apr 7 11:31:00 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 14.936243] type=1505 audit(1270661460.150:7): orkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action"
Apr 7 11:31:00 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 14.936630] type=1505 audit(1270661460.150:8): man/scripts/dhclient-script"
Apr 7 11:31:00 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 14.951262] type=1505 audit(1270661460.162:9):
Apr 7 11:31:00 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 14.970028] type=1505 audit(1270661460.182:10): -previewer"
Apr 7 11:31:00 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 14.980648] type=1505 audit(1270661460.194:11): -thumbnailer"
Apr 7 11:31:01 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 16.041852] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is n
Apr 7 11:31:01 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 16.044180] e100: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps F
Apr 7 11:31:01 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 16.044376] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link
Apr 7 11:31:20 giftshopcustomer-desktop pulseaudio[1117]: ratelimit.c: 1 events suppressed
Apr 7 11:36:30 giftshopcustomer-desktop pulseaudio[1757]: pid.c: Stale PID file, ...

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Hi Mahesh,

Thanks for including the attached files. Could you also include your /var/log/Xorg.0.log (or Xorg.0.log.old) from after reproducing the issue?

Please attach the output of `lspci -vvnn` too.

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[Mahesh N V (mahesh-nv)]

`lspci -vvnn` output attached

[Mahesh N V (mahesh-nv)]

Xorg.log.old

[Mahesh N V (mahesh-nv)]

Xorg.0.log

[Satish (satish-jeswani)]

Really,this is really nasty Bug..One cannot expect such problem in the latest release..

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