X server crashes with "Saw signal 11. Server aborting"
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xserver-xorg
More that a few times within the last month I've seen this. There I was walking along minding my own business and BLAM! black screen, .... GDM login again. Aarrgh WTF?
Only info is in Xorg.0.log.old: (full file attached)
Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/
1: /usr/bin/
2: [0xb7878400]
Saw signal 11. Server aborting.
xorg version stuff:
ii dontzap 0.1.2 Command line tool to set the DontZap option in xorg.con
ii python-xkit 0.4.2 library for the manipulation of the xorg.conf
ii xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10 X.Org X Window System
ii xorg-docs-core 1:1.4-5 Core documentation for the X.org X Window System
ii xorg-options-
ii xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10 the X.Org X server
ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.6.4-2ubuntu4.1 Xorg X server - core server
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Karmic, a few funny repos:
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Here's my xorg.conf:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
# enable twinview
Option "TwinView" "1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
# Disable "dri2"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Default Device"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
# Twinview display order
Option "TwinViewXinera
Option "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP-0, DFP-1"
Option "TwinViewOrient
EndSection
affects: | xorg (Ubuntu) → nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu) |
affects: | nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu) → xorg-server (Ubuntu) |
tags: | added: karmic |
affects: | nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) → nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu) |
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → Triaged |
Happened again. This time after choosing "save as" from firefox. Grr, this is a real PITA.
Same sig:
Backtrace: X(xorg_ backtrace+ 0x3b) [0x8133d6b] X(xf86SigHandle r+0x55) [0x80c7d35]
0: /usr/bin/
1: /usr/bin/
2: [0xb7737400]
Saw signal 11. Server aborting.
Absolutely nothing in kern.log
Saw this in daemon.log, but there's a few of them, the rest had no ill effects. bugs.launchpad. net/bugs/ 191889)
Jan 11 16:43:11 ice NetworkManager: <info> Unmanaged Device found; state CONNECTED forced. (see http://