[sandybridge] xorg freezes while video watching

[Arseny Klimovsky]

While watching youtube video in firefox in a fullscreen mode, or in mplayer (using smplayer fronend), a screen freezes but mouse pointer is responsible.

Dual screen (both 1920x1080) in mirror mode is used.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,mousepoll,imgpng,workarounds,scale,wall,regex,gnomecompat,grid,snap,resize,place,move,expo,session,ezoom,staticswitcher]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Mon Oct 24 22:39:16 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: blcr, 0.8.2: added
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0102] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2002]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=ru:en_US:en
 LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic root=UUID=ca260b9b-380b-4b09-9c78-54901c6bb687 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/15/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: BLH6710H.86A.0110.2011.0415.1506
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: DH67BL
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAG10189-205
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrBLH6710H.86A.0110.2011.0415.1506:bd04/15/2011:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDH67BL:rvrAAG10189-205:cvn:ct3:cvr:
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu13
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

[erik anderson (v1k1ng1001)]

Sounds similar to the problems I'm having with smplayer and .mkv video where mouse is responsive but gui freezes and then entire desktop freezes: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/smplayer/+bug/878000

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Hey arseny.klimovsky,

You filed this bug report against natty, but I see it's still open and
doesn't appear to have much activity recently. So, now that oneiric
is released and stable, this may be a good point for you to upgrade
and re-test if this issue is still present there.

If it's solved in the new release and you think it's worth backporting
the fix, please indicate that. Or if having the fix in the new release
is good enough, feel free to close out the bug (or let us know and we'll
close it.)

If it's not solved, leave the bug report open. I can't promise we'll
get to it (we get way more bugs filed than we can usually get to), but
your testing and feedback can help out if and when we do.

[Arseny Klimovsky (arseny.klimovsky)]

Actually, I've already upgraded to oneric and this bug seems not to appear anymore.

So, I can close the bug, if someone needs a backport, I think he can reopen it.