crash x server 9.04

[Predrag]

Hi I have a problem with Ubu 9.04 beta. Sometimes when i open some windows or im surfing on internet my Ubu 9.04 crash.this crashes are randomly.Crash = restarting my X server to log screen.It happend in Ubu 9.04 alpha 6 and Beta.I can send you some error logs but I dont know which one.My configuration is :fujitsu siemens amilo 1510;Ati X 1100;1,5 Gb ram.

[Jon Charge (seropith)]

Hello. Thank you for your report. If we could get some more information...

What video driver are you using?

Can you attempt this workaround?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/FglrxInteferesWithRadeonDriver

Thank you for your interest,

Jon

[Jon Charge (seropith)]

New -> Incomplete
More info needed, suggested workaround.

[Predrag (predragsvk)]

Hi Im using originaly drivers from ubuntu.I havent been installing new drivers from amd.com or synaptic.Maybe this crash is beacuse amd still not release officialy driver for 9.04

[Predrag (predragsvk)]

here is an Xorg.0.log attachment

[Greg Odero-Jowi (ojgreg)]

I also get the same random crashes in X. I'm using the free driver that comes with Ubuntu (nv). I was getting black screens while trying the Nvidia supplied driver (180.44) installed both manually and using the repository. The legacy drivers (173 and 177) didn't work either; it crashes before it even loads X/desktop. I have not tried nouveau but I suspect the result will be the same.

I have an Asus EN7100GS graphics card; here is the output from lspci:
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07:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 7100 GS (rev a1)
 Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8222
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
 Region 0: Memory at fa000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
 Region 1: Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
 Region 3: Memory at fb000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
 Expansion ROM at fcfe0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
 Capabilities: <access denied>
 Kernel modules: nvidiafb
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[Greg Odero-Jowi (ojgreg)]

X/gnome is pretty much unusable...it is crashing as soon as I launch an application (terminal, firefox, vuze...). I cannot kill X and get a console. I have tried SSHing from another machine and killing X and GDM on the command line, but the computer is still UNUSABLE UNTIL I REBOOT. There are no errors that stand out in the log files.

[Greg Odero-Jowi (ojgreg)]

Log files attached (dmesg, Xorg.0.log and Xorg.0.log.old).

[Greg Odero-Jowi (ojgreg)]

I've been watching my dmesg log and I saw some backtraces that may mean a defective graphics card. I have replaced my nvidia card with an ATI card and will watch it's behavior for another couple of days. Glad to say my system hasn't frozen since I replaced the card last night. Looking closely at the old nvidia card, one of the memory chips seems to have some heat induced damage.

[Greg Odero-Jowi (ojgreg)]

My system hasn't frozen in 10 days (since I replaced the graphics card). I can confirm that the issue I was experiencing was caused by the faulty card.

[Przemek K. (azrael)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates. If you could test the current Ubuntu development version (10.04), this would help us a lot. If you can test it, and it is still an issue, we would appreciate if you could upload updated logs by running apport-collect 350530, and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

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Hi Predrag,

This bug was reported against an earlier version of Ubuntu, can you
test if it still occurs on Lucid?

Please note we also provide technical support for older versions of
Ubuntu, but not in the bug tracker. Instead, to raise the issue through
normal support channels, please see:

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If you are the original reporter and can still reproduce the issue on
Lucid, please run the following command to refresh the report:

  apport-collect 350530

If you are not the original reporter, please file a new bug report, so
we can work with you as the original reporter instead (you can reference
bug 350530 in your report if you think it may be related):

  ubuntu-bug xorg

If by chance you can no longer reproduce the issue on Lucid or if you
feel it is no longer relevant, please mark the bug report 'Fix Released'
or 'Invalid' as appropriate, at the following URL:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/350530

[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.